https://meenews.co/post/6ac7f19875342cf4db8db000 Nebraska Christian therapists sue city over ban on helping minors accept their biological sex te 2026-10-08T19:40:08.162Z Nebraska Christian therapists sue city over ban on helping minors accept their biological sex Christian counselors are suing Lincoln, Nebraska, over an ordinance they say threatens therapists with jail, fines and professional consequences for helping minors who want to become comfortable with their biological sex or address unwanted same-sex attraction, even after the Supreme Court struck down a similar Colorado restriction earlier this year. Thomas More Society Senior Counsel Matt Heffron told Fox News Digital in an interview Wednesday that Lincoln's ordinance amounts to government "viewpoint discrimination," arguing counselors are permitted to help minors move toward gender transition but barred from counseling them toward accepting their biological sex when that is the client's stated goal. "The government allows certain type of speech in therapy sessions, and it disallows other sorts of speech or viewpoints," Heffron said. "It's just a confirmation of government viewpoint, government-favored speech over disfavored speech." FIRED SCHOOL COUNSELOR LOSES AGAIN AFTER FREE SPEECH FIGHT OVER GENDER-THEMED BOOKS IN HIS OFFICE Heffron said Lincoln's ordinance prevents counselors from helping minors who want to become comfortable with their biological sex or address unwanted same-sex attraction. He argued that a nearly identical Colorado restriction was found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in Chiles v. Salazar as viewpoint discrimination and that the Eighth Circuit subsequently reached a similar conclusion in a case involving Kansas City. EXCLUSIVE: INDIANA SCHOOL COUNSELOR FIRED FOR SPEAKING OUT ON GENDER IDENTITY POLICY SETTLES LAWSUIT FOR $200K Heffron said a counselor accused of having those conversations could face an investigation and potentially a misdemeanor charge, a $500 fine, a $100 civil penalty and the loss of professional licenses or credentials. Heffron said Thomas More Society repeatedly asked Lincoln to repeal the ordinance or agree not to enforce it, but after the city declined to do so and stopped responding, the group filed suit. DETRANSITIONERS REVEAL HOW DOCTORS PUSHED THEM TOWARD LIFE-ALTERING TREATMENT AS TEENS "The stakes of this case as far as minors are concerned, is that there are minors out there, and a fair number of them is what I hear, who are perhaps faith-based or for other reasons, they are unhappy with same-sex attraction that they may be experiencing or they're unhappy with what used to be called gender dysphoria," Heffron said. "And these minors go to a therapist, particularly a Catholic one like the one in this case, and they ask to be helped. It's awful, it's cruel to tell those children they can't be helped," he added. "In fact, the only thing that the statute or that ordinance allows is it will allow that therapist to help guide them into gender transition with all of the evils that include surgeries and hormones and that sort of thing. They can guide them into that. And they can make them comfortable with their same-sex attraction." CATHOLIC NUNS CARING FOR DYING PATIENTS FIGHT NEW YORK TRANS RULE, FACE JAIL TIME In this instance, Heffron said the government is policing speech. "When an ordinance tries to say what sort of view is allowed, what sort of speech is allowed, that's viewpoint discrimination," Heffron said. Fox News Digital reached out to Jamie Reyes, director of the Lincoln Commission on Human Rights in Lincoln, Nebraska, for comment. The city said that it does not comment on pending litigation. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7f19675342cf4db8daff7 Marine Corps Osprey catches fire during exercise in North Carolina; 4 injured te 2026-10-08T19:40:06.223Z Marine Corps Osprey catches fire during exercise in North Carolina; 4 injured A U.S. Marine Corps aircraft carrying four service members burst into flames Thursday following a hard landing during a training mission in North Carolina. The MV-22B Osprey out of Marine Corps Air Station New River went down near the Bladen Lakes State Forest. BLOODIED, EJECTED MARINE CORPS PILOT SEEN CALM AND COLLECTED AFTER WASHINGTON CRASH DESTROYS AIRCRAFT All four personnel aboard were taken for medical evaluation, according to a Marine Corps statement provided to Fox News. White Lake Fire Chief Dale Brennan told WECT that at least one Marine suffered burns and was rushed to a nearby clinic. Both civilian and military emergency crews responded to the crash site. ARMY IDENTIFIES 2 PILOTS KILLED IN APACHE HELICOPTER CRASH NEAR FORT HOOD DURING TRAINING EXERCISE The incident coincided with scheduled training exercises at MCAS New River this week. Prior to the exercise, neighboring Camp Lejeune had issued a notice warning local residents to expect increased traffic delays, security measures, and emergency response activity. The cause of the incident remains under investigation. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7ef4275342cf4db8dae91 BetMGM Bonus Code FOXNEWS: Get up to $1500 in Bonuses When Betting on Cowboys-Bucs on TNF te 2026-10-08T19:30:10.922Z BetMGM Bonus Code FOXNEWS: Get up to $1500 in Bonuses When Betting on Cowboys-Bucs on TNF Tonight brings us Thursday Night Football and the launch of Week 5 in the NFL, which means we are more than 25% done with this season. That still leaves plenty of time to wager on the season, and BetMGM is giving you a great reason to do it tonight using promo code FOXNEWS. 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During a question-and-answer segment at the end of Stewart's "The Weekly Show" podcast, he was asked whether Democrats should seek to impeach Trump if they regain control of Congress in the midterm elections. He said he wanted to see Democrats make a full-scale effort to rebalance the economy, and said he didn't want to see performative hearings. "I don't want to see a f---ing five-act performative play of House hearings," Stewart said. "I just don't want to see it. I don't want to see everybody having the opportunity to pantomime accountability because you know they're actually not going to bring it." STEWART EXPECTS SCHUMER, JEFFRIES TO DISAPPOINT IF THE DEMS WIN BACK THE HOUSE AND SENATE "You want to do some investigations of some s---, that's great," he continued. "But on the triage list of what's wrong in this country, it is, 'I'm sorry, sir, you're going to have to stay in the waiting room because this guy just got shot, and it sounds to me like you just have a sore throat.' Like do the s--- that actually is killing people right now." Stewart added that he wanted Democrats to "govern." "You want to do some things that are ancillary, a little side project, you want to do the investigations as a hobby, knock yourself out. Fix s---," he said. "Jon Stewart is tapping into a real tension within the Democratic electorate," Lauryn Killian, CEO of Killian Campaigns, told Fox News Digital in a statement. "There will certainly be Democrats who want impeachment, particularly those who believe the Trump administration warrants aggressive congressional scrutiny." "But there is a meaningful difference between legitimate accountability and turning impeachment into another chapter of the anti-Trump resistance movement," she continued. "If Democrats take back Congress, voters will expect them to actually govern, not spend two years trying to undo the last election."  HOUSE DEMS PLOT TRUMP INVESTIGATION BLITZ IF THEY SEIZE MAJORITY Killian said the smarter political strategy would be to look into "wrongdoing and pursue accountability where the facts warrant it, while focusing congressional energy on issues that actually affect Americans' lives: the economy, affordability, public safety and government competence." "Winning Congress would give Democrats an opportunity to demonstrate they can govern beyond simply being the opposition," she added. "If they turn that opportunity into another impeachment crusade, Republicans will have a very clear argument to make to voters: Democrats were given power to govern, and chose instead to keep fighting the last election."  "Jon Stewart is saying what Democrats don't want to hear: voters want results, not revenge," Y. David Scharf, chair of government strategies and controversies at Morrison Cohen, told Fox News Digital. "If Democrats win Congress and spend the next two years trying to impeach Trump instead of lowering costs and fixing the economy, they'll be writing the Republican playbook for 2028." He described impeachment as "political theater." Democratic strategist James Carville and his podcast co-host Al Hunt also warned against impeachment on Tuesday. Carville and Hunt argued that impeachment would be a waste of time and Democrats should devote their energy to investigating the president instead. CARVILLE SAYS THE GOP IS BETTER THAN DEMOCRATS AT ONE KEY SKILL THE 2028 DEM NOMINEE WILL NEED "I’ll tell you one thing that I think Democrats should steer clear of, and that’s impeachment," Hunt said. "It’s not that Trump has not committed impeachable offenses, far worse than what he was accused of back in 2019 with Ukraine. I mean, he has. I mean, you could come up with a bill of particulars of, you know, a dozen at least. But you know something, James? It’s not going to happen, and it is a distraction." "It is a waste of energy," Hunt added. "Investigate, investigate, investigate. Don’t go on a mission that isn’t going to succeed." Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who also served as White House chief of staff, urged fellow Democrats not to pursue impeachment during an interview on Sunday. "You’re never going to get an impeachment," he said. "Then, if you do that, you just basically prove all [of] Washington is what the American people think. It’s Disneyland on the Potomac. Deliver the change. Deliver a comprehensive ethics package that uses the investigations to then deliver change." The warnings came as Democrats held a polling advantage over Republicans heading into the final weeks before the midterm elections. FORMER CHICAGO MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL DECLARES AMERICA IS READY FOR A JEWISH PRESIDENT House race projections show Democrats winning 215 seats compared to 201 for the GOP, meaning Democrats would need to win at least three of the 19 remaining toss-up races to clinch a majority. Republicans would need to win at least 17 of those races. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has declined to say whether he would support impeachment proceedings against Trump, though he appeared to suggest over the summer that impeachment would not be a top priority. Fox News' Anders Hagstrom and Alexander Hall contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7ea9275342cf4db8dabef Illinois woman disappears on trip with boyfriend who returned home without her, mother says te 2026-10-08T19:10:10.784Z Illinois woman disappears on trip with boyfriend who returned home without her, mother says Police are searching for a young woman from Illinois who has been missing for more than a week. The Palatine Police Department reports Alyssa Smith, 24, has been missing since September 30, after going on a trip to Chicago with her boyfriend and never returning home, her mother confirmed to Fox News Digital. Her mother has been sharing posts and flyers on social media pleading for her daughter's return. SISTER OF MISSING DC MOM SPEAKS OUT AFTER EX’S ARREST EXPOSES 'HORRIFYING' ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP Her boyfriend, Jacob Ray Caso, returned home from Chicago without Alyssa, her mother, Rebecca Smith said. NEW YORK GRANDMOTHER VANISHES IN LAS VEGAS AS FAMILY GETS MYSTERIOUS TEXTS FROM HER PHONE ASKING FOR BITCOIN He reshared a missing persons poster for Smith on social media with the message "Time to come home," he wrote. "No one is mad at you." Caso has not been accused of any crime or wrongdoing. "Since receiving the missing-person report, Palatine Police detectives have been actively investigating Smith’s whereabouts and following up on information received regarding possible sightings," police said. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X According to police, reports indicate Smith may have been seen on Saturday, Oct. 3, in the Grant Park area, as well as near Cicero Avenue and Roosevelt Road. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB Investigators are working to verify these sightings and gather additional information on her current location. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB Smith appears to work at a Chipotle, according to her social media account. She is described as a White female, approximately 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing between 135 and 140 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. SEND US A TIP She has several body piercings and numerous tattoos, notably including a "Pennywise" clown tattoo on her left shoulder. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST At the time of her disappearance, Smith was believed to be wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, light khaki-colored pants or sweatpants, and white Adidas sneakers. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL Anyone who spots Smith or has information on her immediate whereabouts should contact their local law enforcement agency or dial 911. Fox News Digital has reached out to Caso and the Palatine Police Department. 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"Seven plus months ago, I posted that (Lisa) had her last chemotherapy," Pavin wrote in a post on Instagram. "We found out a couple months ago that her cancer never went away completely." Despite the gut punch diagnosis, Pavin appears to be optimistic about the outlook based on his words online. CANCER VACCINE PREVENTS DEADLY MELANOMA FROM RETURNING OR SPREADING IN LANDMARK TRIAL "Over the last two months and after multiple visits to The Mayo Clinic, Lisa is getting her CAR-T infusion today. We are hoping and praying that this will kick her cancer’s a–!" Pavin writes that the emotional and physical toll of fighting the disease has been taxing while praising Lisa for her "courage" and showing plenty of gratitude towards the doctors as well as the family's support group. REITAN WINS AFTER NEARLY QUITTING FOR YOUTUBE, SNEDEKER'S WELL-EARNED CRY, AND EARLY PGA CHAMPIONSHIP HYPE "To the doctors, nurses and everyone at The Mayo Clinic, a heartfelt thank you for your care and empathy," he writes. "And much gratitude to all of Lisa’s friends who have reached out to her for your prayers and support which has helped more than you will ever know!" The comments are all universally positive and supportive, with followers offering prayers and words of encouragement , including former athletes such as Troy Aikman, Kenny Lofton and Teemu Selane. Even during his wife's battle, Pavin has found time to play the game he loves. The former US Open champion took part in the Sanford International at Minnehaha Country Club in Sioux Falls, South Dakota last month, finishing 21 strokes behind eventual winner Zach Johnson. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7e87d75342cf4db8dab8d Hurricane Rachel could bring heavy rain, strong winds to Lake Havasu City this weekend te 2026-10-08T19:01:17.994Z Hurricane Rachel could bring heavy rain, strong winds to Lake Havasu City this weekend Lake Havasu City could see a dramatic shift in weather this weekend as Hurricane Rachel moves toward Southern California, bringing the possibility of heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds to the region. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7e87775342cf4db8dab82 Kylyn Taylor completes Buffalo Park Triple Crown with win at Flagstaff City Meet te 2026-10-08T19:01:11.444Z Kylyn Taylor completes Buffalo Park Triple Crown with win at Flagstaff City Meet Flagstaff junior Kylyn Taylor completed the Buffalo Park Triple Crown this year, winning the Peaks Invitational, Four Corners Invitational and now the Flagstaff City Meet on Wednesday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7e87475342cf4db8dab79 Gardening Etcetera: Is time in your garden a journey or a destination? te 2026-10-08T19:01:08.903Z Gardening Etcetera: Is time in your garden a journey or a destination? This week's edition of the Gardening Etcetera column, written for the community by certified Master Gardeners of the University of Arizona's Coconino County Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7e87175342cf4db8dab4d Schumer, Jeffries dodge Mamdani controversy as fellow New York Dem unloads te 2026-10-08T19:01:05.813Z Schumer, Jeffries dodge Mamdani controversy as fellow New York Dem unloads New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has come under fire for his comments on the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, but two leading voices in New York politics have so far remained quiet. Mamdani’s post on Wednesday briefly acknowledged Hamas’ blitz on Israel that left more than 1,100 Israelis dead and more than 250 others captured and held hostage by the terrorist organization. But the bulk of his statement spent time on criticizing Israel for its actions in Gaza in the three years since. "The suffering did not begin nor end that day. It instead continued through the Israeli government’s devastating, ongoing genocide in Gaza, in which it has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians — including more than 21,000 children," Mamdani said on X. "Even since the so-called ceasefire, more than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed." MAMDANI DOUBLES DOWN ON ANTI-ISRAEL OCT 7 STATEMENT AFTER BACKLASH "That suffering has intensified with every Israeli bomb dropped on ambulances waiting outside hospitals, every drone strike targeting a residential building or journalist, and every shipment of food aid turned away at a border crossing," he continued. "Many New Yorkers are reckoning with this unbearable grief, and we mourn alongside them — all while knowing that our tax dollars fund these war crimes." Mamdani notably did not mention the Jewish community in New York City, which is home to nearly 1 million Jews, according to a 2023 study from the UJA-Federation of New York. And while at least one New York Democrat, Rep. Dan Goldman, laid into Mamdani for his comments, neither Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer nor House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, the two most powerful Democrats in Congress, has reacted. MAMDANI’S $30M PLAN TO FIGHT ANTISEMITISM INCLUDES INCREASED FUNDING FOR ANTI-ISRAEL GROUP "This is a reprehensible statement on the anniversary of the horrific terrorist attack by a Palestinian terrorist organization against innocent Israelis," Goldman said on X. "In the guise of ‘grieving’ with those mourning that day, Mayor Mamdani asserts as fact hotly disputed allegations that he knows full well will offend and further upset those same people he pretends to grieve with." Neither Schumer nor Jeffries responded to requests for comment on Mamdani's remarks. They put out their own statements on the Oct. 7 attack on Wednesday. Schumer, who is Jewish, noted that the attack was the "single deadliest day in Jewish history since the Holocaust." His support of Israel has become a wedge issue for some Senate Democrats, who have slowly pushed back against funding arms for Israel following three years of conflict in Gaza. DEM SENATOR WHO DEMANDED SAUDI ACCOUNTABILITY OVER KHASHOGGI MEETS WITH CROWN PRINCE, PUSHES PALESTINIAN STATE "Today, we reaffirm our commitment to the security of the Israeli people, to the aid and wellbeing of the Palestinian people and the recovery of the devastation in Gaza that the ensuing conflict brought, and to doubling down on efforts for a lasting peace resulting in two states where Israelis and Palestinians can live side by side in equal measures of peace, security, dignity, and mutual recognition," Schumer said. Jeffries was more aligned with Schumer’s left flank in his statement, while recognizing that "we are reminded of the painful reality that the Jewish people are in a constant struggle for survival, as has been the case for thousands of years." "Throughout the past three years, considerable suffering has plagued the Middle East. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7e85375342cf4db8daad1 49ers GM John Lynch Reveals Mike Evans' Defiant Injury Message to Him te 2026-10-08T19:00:35.581Z 49ers GM John Lynch Reveals Mike Evans' Defiant Injury Message to Him 49ers GM John Lynch revealed Mike Evans' defiant response after doctors and trainers expressed concerns about his injury return. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7e85075342cf4db8daac8 A Peculiar Bias Drew Panthers HC Dave Canales to Star WR te 2026-10-08T19:00:32.479Z A Peculiar Bias Drew Panthers HC Dave Canales to Star WR Wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan has had himself a week, could that be because of an interesting bias his head coach has? Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7e84e75342cf4db8daabf Ja'Marr Chase Takes Step Towards Possibly Returning for Week 5 Game te 2026-10-08T19:00:30.727Z Ja'Marr Chase Takes Step Towards Possibly Returning for Week 5 Game Both Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins suffered injuries in last weekend's Bengals loss to the Jaguars. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7e84a75342cf4db8daab6 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Has Simple Response to Critics of His Play Style te 2026-10-08T19:00:26.642Z Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Has Simple Response to Critics of His Play Style Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander responded to critics of his controversial play style. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7e84775342cf4db8daaad Republicans Blame Trump for High Costs in Two Key Senate Battlegrounds te 2026-10-08T19:00:23.875Z Republicans Blame Trump for High Costs in Two Key Senate Battlegrounds Republicans are blaming Trump policies for increasing the cost of living in Iowa and Ohio, a new poll found ahead of the midterms. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7e84575342cf4db8daaa4 Greg Abbott Gets Good Sign After Double Texas Polling Blow te 2026-10-08T19:00:21.349Z Greg Abbott Gets Good Sign After Double Texas Polling Blow Texas Governor Greg Abbott got some welcome news on Thursday after two recent polls showed his Democratic challenger ahead. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7e84175342cf4db8daa9b Pope Leo's Chances Of Winning Nobel Peace Prize te 2026-10-08T19:00:17.824Z Pope Leo's Chances Of Winning Nobel Peace Prize The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize set to be announced on Friday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7e83a75342cf4db8daa92 USS Abraham Lincoln's Condition As It Makes Port: What Photos Show te 2026-10-08T19:00:10.471Z USS Abraham Lincoln's Condition As It Makes Port: What Photos Show The USS Abraham Lincoln has docked back home in California, looking cleaner and fresher than when it made port in Thailand. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7e83675342cf4db8daa75 Karla Toledo loses bid to end Tucson DACA deportation case te 2026-10-08T19:00:06.497Z Karla Toledo loses bid to end Tucson DACA deportation case An immigration judge on Tuesday refused to terminate deportation proceedings against Karla Toledo, a Tucson DACA recipient, saying that “DACA is not an absolute protection.” DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, is a program created in 2012 that lets certain people brought to the U.S. as children apply for a renewable two-year reprieve from deportation and a work permit. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained Toledo at her Tucson home in May. Video footage shows agents bursting through the door and not providing a search warrant when she asked for one. At the time, Toledo was waiting for her DACA to renew, held a valid work permit and had no prior criminal history. She was held for 12 hours at the Tucson ICE Field Office, then transferred to an ICE processing center in Florence. After 18 hours of processing, she was moved to the Eloy Detention Center, where she was held for a few days before being released on bond. Toledo was summoned to immigration court June 3 to face deportation proceedings. The day before, the Department of Homeland Security filed a motion asking the court to terminate the case. On June 3, she received a letter from DHS saying it had filed a new notice to appear, reinstating the proceedings for July, and had summoned her husband, who has asylum, as well. Toledo’s DACA was renewed for another two years in late June, after which her court appearance was rescheduled from July 7 to Oct. 6. “Despite having active DACA status and no criminal record, DHS is continuing her attempt to deport Karla because she is speaking out about the injustices her and other DREAMers throughout the country are facing,” said U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva, who was at Toledo’s Tuesday hearing. “Her courage is inspiring, and I will continue standing with her in this fight.” We're a nationally recognized newsroom, but we're still a nonprofit that runs on community support. Help us keep telling Tucson's stories. Toledo and her husband greet U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva outside the federal building in Tucson before Toledo’s hearing Tuesday. Topacio "Topaz" Servellon / Tucson Spotlight. During oral arguments, Toledo’s attorney, Mo Goldman, disputed the main allegation in the charging document: that she did not have proper documentation when she returned to the United States from a trip to Mexico a few years ago. “She did come in with the proper document,” said co-counsel Luis Campos after the hearing. “The Department of Homeland Security, the very same department that’s here today, issued (Toledo) an advance parole document to travel and reenter the United States. She presented that document to the Department of Homeland Security at a port of entry. They were satisfied, it was a good document (and) they let her into the United States with that document.” Goldman told Judge Michael Lloyd that Toledo had a valid entry document at the time under the Immigration and Nationality Act and asked him to consider terminating the deportation proceedings, given her current DACA status. DHS countered that “DACA does not provide legal status” and that anyone approved for advance parole who leaves the country and returns is “treated as an arriving alien,” according to the application instructions for advance parole. Goldman asked the judge to reconsider terminating the proceedings, saying “nothing in the respondent’s past … warrant termination of DACA.” He questioned why DHS would renew Toledo’s DACA while putting her in deportation proceedings. Campos agreed, saying DHS could have moved to end Toledo’s DACA protection if it wanted to. “The Department of Homeland Security approved her DACA renewal, and at the same time, is trying to have it removed. It’s contradictory,” Campos said after the hearing. Lloyd denied the motion to terminate the case and sustained the charges against Toledo, saying DACA status does not provide “any right or entitlement” to remain in or reenter the United States. “Stand with Karla” signs sit outside the federal building in Tucson, where supporters gathered for Toledo’s hearing Tuesday. Topacio "Topaz" Servellon / Tucson Spotlight. Lloyd also agreed with DHS that Toledo was paroled into the U.S. and did not enter legitimately. Lloyd’s decision follows an April ruling by the Board of Immigration Appeals that being a DACA recipient, by itself, is not enough to terminate removal proceedings. The decision also requires judges to thoroughly explain any reasons for terminating a case beyond the fact that a person has DACA. Goldman disagreed with Lloyd's decision. “These judges have discretion, but this discretion that they have has been pulled away from them by the current administration,” Goldman said. “We presented the court with numerous letters, evidence that she graduated from school, we even put her … resume in there. We put all this evidence in there showing strong equities. Meanwhile, the court didn’t care.” After the hearing, Toledo thanked the community members who came out to support her and explained why she continues to pursue her case. “My strength right now is that I’m doing it not just for me but for other DACA recipients. I’m doing this for myself and for my husband, yes, but for other DACA recipients because they deserve not to go through the process that I went through,” Toledo said. “I have the support of both of my lawyers, and as long as they say we can fight, I will continue fighting.” Toledo also encouraged community members to vote in the Nov. 3 election. “Not voting is not cool. Not voting doesn’t make you different,” she said. “Vote. Use your right. There’s people like me and a lot of people in our community that cannot vote, but you represent us. Use that. Use your voice.” Goldman said he plans to appeal the decision while other aspects of the case move forward. Toledo and her husband are to reappear to immigration court in March. 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/6ac7e5ec75342cf4db8daa41 FDA says its abortion pill review will finish in December, and it’s report will be due by March te 2026-10-08T18:50:20.530Z FDA says its abortion pill review will finish in December, and it’s report will be due by March U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a safety review of abortion medication last spring, following an anti-abortion pressure campaign urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to overturn a Biden-era rule allowing abortion pills to be prescribed via telemedicine. (Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said late Wednesday that it expects to complete its  long-awaited safety review of abortion pills by mid-December and issue a report evaluating the results by March 2027. The agency disclosed the information in a court-mandated status report it submitted in the federal lawsuit Louisiana v. FDA. The timeline aligns with recent reporting that the Trump administration intends to delay controversial decisions around abortion until after the midterm elections. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the review last spring, following an anti-abortion pressure campaign urging the FDA to overturn a Biden-era rule allowing abortion pills to be prescribed via telemedicine. More than a year later, national anti-abortion leaders are criticizing the administration for delaying action, and have signaled they would reject a review that finds medication abortion safe if they don’t find it to be thorough enough. “The FDA’s court-ordered update on its abortion-drug study is alarming,” said Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser in a written statement released late Wednesday night. “Instead of the promised gold-standard study, the FDA is trying to peddle fool’s gold.” The Trump administration has used the ongoing study to delay several federal lawsuits related to medication abortion regulation. Louisiana, as well as Missouri and Texas, sued the federal government, arguing that federal policies allowing mifepristone to be prescribed via telehealth and distributed by mail undermine state abortion bans. Six months ago, a federal district court in Louisiana granted the FDA’s motion to stay proceedings in the case until the government completed its review of the current mifepristone-misoprostol regimen. The FDA says it is comparing the safety profile of medication abortion to the safety profile of surgical abortion and analyzing a variety of data sources within, and outside of, the FDA’s Sentinel system, a distributed database related to medical product safety. The agency says it is also reviewing mifepristone’s Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS), a drug-safety program the FDA uses for certain drugs. That includes reconsidering the agency’s 2023 decision allowing for telehealth abortion. “Following completion of its study and review, FDA will decide whether changes to the Mifepristone REMS Program are necessary and, if applicable, initiate any such changes in accordance with established processes,” reads the status report submitted by the U.S. Department of Justice. Mary Ziegler, a law professor at the University of California, Davis, expects the FDA’s review to be guided by politics rather than science. “I think the fact that the Trump administration has not yet issued new restrictions on mifepristone is primarily because Republicans think it’s dangerous to do that politically,” Ziegler said. “I think if they do impose new restrictions, it’ll be to cater to the base.” Anti-abortion groups have urged the administration not to wait until the study is complete to take action on abortion drugs, and warned they would not accept inaction even after the study is complete. They’ve also said they will continue to pursue abortion-pill restrictions in the states. “The Pro-Life Movement is prepared to reject a methodologically flawed review where the agency has simply gone through the motions to rubber stamp the current REMS, or lack thereof,” said John Mize, CEO of Americans United for Life, in a written statement. His group was involved in a movement-wide effort to produce and promote research on medication abortion, analyzing commercially available Medicaid insurance claims data. White papers produced by the Ethics and Public Policy Center and the Foundation for the Restoration of America found that about 11% of patients who took mifepristone experienced serious adverse events, which is 22 times higher than what’s on the current drug label for mifepristone. The papers, which were not published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, used a broader definition of serious adverse event than what the FDA uses. Anti-abortion leaders told Stateline they have been expecting the FDA to conduct its own analysis of Medicaid insurance claims data as part of its review. They say the agency should not only use its internal systems, calling them insufficient. “I’m certainly hopeful that the FDA is using more robust data sources like an insurance claims database,” said Dr. Christina Francis, CEO of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, which was a plaintiff group in a previous lawsuit challenging the FDA’s regulation of abortion pills, which the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed over standing issues. The Indiana OB-GYN said the FDA’s review is “long overdue” and said her practice has seen complications from abortion pills “at least on a monthly basis.” Ushma Upadhyay, a professor at the University of California, San Francisco, who has co-authored several studies showing low rates of serious adverse health risks for medication and telehealth abortion, said it would be difficult to draw conclusions about telehealth abortion just from insurance claims data. “Insurance claims are an excellent way to understand safety of many medications, and I also think it is useful in understanding the safety of medication abortion, but not specifically telehealth, because most of the telehealth abortion providers do not accept insurance,” Upadhyay said. Ziegler said the results of the safety review are unlikely to change the debate over abortion pills. “Mifepristone is one of the most studied, most politicized drugs in the country,” she said. “Obviously it’s not being studied because it hasn’t been studied.” Stateline reporter Sofia Resnick can be reached at sresnick@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/6ac7e5e975342cf4db8daa22 DeSantis fraud crackdown drives nearly $1B spending plunge after providers billed impossible hours te 2026-10-08T18:50:17.233Z DeSantis fraud crackdown drives nearly $1B spending plunge after providers billed impossible hours Florida's sweeping Medicaid fraud crackdown has helped drive a nearly $1 billion reduction in projected annual spending on behavioral therapy services alone, according to state officials, after investigators uncovered suspicious billing practices. Tallahassee’s internal crackdown — which included discoveries of providers billing Medicaid for more hours than there are in a day — comes amid heightened federal scrutiny of Medicaid fraud, including investigations and payment reviews involving Minnesota. The DeSantis administration said its approach aims to stop suspicious Medicaid claims before taxpayer dollars are paid out rather than trying to recover improper payments afterward. The strategy mirrors a call from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to move away from traditional "pay-and-chase" models. "This year, we announced the most significant Medicaid integrity initiative in the history of our state, and today, I was proud to announce some of the results from these efforts," Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a news release. VANCE TURNS UP HEAT ON STATES WITH FEDERAL CASH THREAT OVER MEDICAID FRAUD CRACKDOWN More than 220 Medicaid providers have been terminated for fraud, waste or abuse, while more than 260 have faced payment restrictions or suspensions. The state has also referred more than 150 suspected fraud cases to the attorney general's office over the past year. Annual Medicaid spending on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), a therapy commonly used for children with autism, had been projected to reach $3.86 billion but is now expected to total $2.88 billion in fiscal year 2026-27, according to the governor's office. Officials attributed the nearly $980 million reduction to a combination of fraud enforcement, managed care and utilization management efforts. Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) told Fox News Digital that its expanded monitoring uncovered providers billing Medicaid for services through every weekend and holiday for months, including instances in which providers billed for more than 24 hours of services in a single day. "Protecting Medicaid means protecting the people it was created to serve," AHCA Secretary Shevaun Harris said in a statement. FRAUD EXPERT EXPOSES HOW HIDDEN NETWORKS DROVE MINNESOTA FRAUD, OTHER MAJOR SCAMS: 'CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE' "For children, pregnant women, the disabled, and our seniors, it means making sure they have access to high-quality care while ensuring taxpayer dollars are not lost to fraud or abuse. AHCA will continue taking decisive action to strengthen program integrity, hold bad actors accountable and safeguard these critical services for Floridians," she said. Harris’ agency provided additional details on its crackdown to Fox News Digital, including how its new fraud-protection mechanisms work. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER Through a pilot program with identity-verification firm SentiLink, Florida is screening for stolen or fake identities and hidden ownership structures among Medicaid providers. Separately, the state has imposed enrollment moratoriums on certain high-risk provider categories. AHCA also told Fox News Digital that it has issued more than 1,000 adverse decisions involving Medicaid provider enrollment or re-enrollment since January 2026, part of its effort to prevent suspicious providers from entering or remaining in the program. The agency has conducted 400 site visits to providers since January, including providers in high-risk categories such as applied behavior analysis, medical equipment and adult day care. "Medicaid fraud is a national problem, and it is growing more sophisticated everywhere," AHCA told Fox News Digital. "Florida is not waiting to be told what to do. We are building the model: prevent fraud at the front door, verify every provider, and follow the data. We welcome partnership with CMS and other states, because a fraudulent provider stopped in Florida is a scheme that does not move on to the next state." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7e5e575342cf4db8daa19 Israeli actress calls out Hollywood stars 'silencing artists' who support Jewish state te 2026-10-08T18:50:13.895Z Israeli actress calls out Hollywood stars 'silencing artists' who support Jewish state Israeli actress Noa Cohen pushed back against celebrities "silencing artists" supporting the Jewish state, according to comments reported by The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday. Cohen spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about her latest film "Our Loves," a drama set during the deadly Oct. 7 terror attacks in 2023. The film, one of the first to dramatize the events, drew criticism for being told largely through Israeli citizens' perspectives as Hollywood stars continue to speak out against Israel. The 24-year-old actress, who knew many victims of the Hamas attacks, expressed dismay at celebrities' actions, particularly their calls to boycott Israeli film institutions. COMEDIAN DECLARES JERRY SEINFELD 'UNCANCELLABLE' DESPITE 'WOKE' ANTI-ISRAEL FESTIVAL BOYCOTT "Silencing artists because of government policies closes conversation. And don’t we need to keep that open?" Cohen said. In 2025, over 1,000 Hollywood stars, directors and other film workers, including Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo, signed a pledge to boycott institutions such as festivals, cinemas, broadcasters and production companies that "are implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people." Cohen denied films like "Our Loves" erased the Palestinian people and encouraged a more open mind. HOLLYWOOD STARS LIKE MAYIM BIALIK, DEBRA MESSING AMONG 1,200 BLASTING ISRAELI FILM BOYCOTT AS 'ERASURE OF ART' "I mean, you don’t have to agree with a government to hear the stories of its people," Cohen said. In the meantime, she told The Hollywood Reporter that she and several others are still grieving the losses of that day. "You couldn’t really grieve until all the hostages were home," Cohen said. "So really we’re not even at the end of the first year of grieving. And there will be many more years." 'NOBODY WANTS THIS': CONSULTING RABBI CALLS OUT STAR'S 'IGNORANT' TAKE ON 'GENOCIDE' IN GAZA Cohen is perhaps best known for her portrayal as the Virgin Mary in Netflix's "Mary" film which premiered in 2024. At the time, Cohen's casting caused an uproar among anti-Israel critics for casting an Israeli woman in the role, insisting that the real Mary was "Palestinian." The film's director, D.J. Caruso, previously defended the casting in a statement, saying, "It was important to us that Mary, along with most of our primary cast, be selected from Israel to ensure authenticity." In a comment to Fox News Digital, the Israeli-American Council (IAC) stood by Cohen's comments and called out efforts to target Israeli institutions and citizens. "Artists have every right to express their views, including views we may strongly disagree with. But freedom of speech does not mean freedom to apply a double standard and engage in discrimination," the IAC said. "There is a clear difference between criticizing Israel's government policies and targeting Israeli artists because of their faith or national origin. Boycotting Israeli artists in the name of artistic freedom is disingenuous, wrong, and a clear act of antisemitism." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7e5e275342cf4db8daa10 Fox News AI Newsletter: 7 key midterm states put tech boom in focus te 2026-10-08T18:50:10.803Z Fox News AI Newsletter: 7 key midterm states put tech boom in focus IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER: PEOPLE DECIDE: The rapid buildout of data centers powering America’s artificial intelligence boom is heading to the ballot box this November, as voters across the country weigh measures that could shape where and how the massive facilities are built. Voters will decide 34 data center-related ballot measures across seven states — California, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Nevada, Ohio and Wisconsin. NEXT GIANT LEAP: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos laid out a sweeping vision for America’s future Wednesday, telling Fox News the U.S. must beat China to the moon, artificial intelligence could help families get by with less work and data centers could one day operate in space. TRUST ISSUES: As artificial intelligence rapidly evolves to make financial scams hyperrealistic, cybersecurity experts warn that the best defense isn't sophisticated detection software. It's good old-fashioned human skepticism. 'OUR CITY': A Memphis City Council meeting descended into chaos Tuesday night after lawmakers postponed a vote on a proposed yearlong moratorium on new data centers, as protesters chanted inside City Hall, police cleared the chamber and a fight broke out in the lobby. FAMILY NIGHTMARE: A California mother and Navy veteran was having breakfast with her husband when a caller who cloned her daughter's voice claimed to have kidnapped her. MIND GAMES: A top official at the Department of War discussed how artificial intelligence is playing a role in war readiness strategy, and said foreign adversaries are carrying out "psyop" operations to fuel the anti-data center and anti-artificial intelligence movement across the U.S. METAL MANIA: Investors have long prized gold as a hedge against inflation and economic uncertainty, but one of the world’s fastest-growing industries is now fueling a new source of demand for the precious metal. The buildout of artificial intelligence is driving investment in advanced semiconductors, servers and the sprawling data centers needed to power the technology. That expansion also requires a range of materials used in high-performance electronics, including gold. WIRED FOR WORK: Inside a sprawling Texas data center campus, blinking tower lights and rows of neatly organized cables power the technology Americans use every day. Keeping it all running, however, takes an army of electricians, mechanics, technicians and construction workers — and the industry says it needs more of them. TOMORROW'S TRADE-OFF: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in an interview on Sunday that the benefits of artificial intelligence are enough to justify accepting some risks and suggesting that the public should continue to have broad access to the emerging technology. CAN'T SAY: During a Monday New York City Council hearing, representatives from OpenAI, Google, Meta and Anthropic were asked to assure under oath whether AI agents will always comply with safety guardrails to prevent catastrophic harm. FACE TIME: Chick-fil-A is bucking a growing fast-food industry trend, with CEO Andrew Cathy saying the chicken chain does not plan to use artificial intelligence to take customers' drive-thru orders. POWERING UP: President Donald Trump announced Sunday the creation of a new federal "Super Intelligence Force" tasked with coordinating the government’s efforts to keep the United States at the forefront of rapidly developing artificial intelligence technology. FAST TRACK: Workers in the U.S. who use artificial intelligence regularly in their job are seeing benefits like working more quickly or creatively, though a new study finds that those gains aren't evenly distributed across the workforce. NEW TO CAMPUS: OpenAI on Wednesday announced that it's adding a college planner tool to its ChatGPT for Teens along with new study features on the platform. FOLLOW FOX NEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook Instagram YouTube X LinkedIn SIGN UP FOR OUR OTHER NEWSLETTERS Fox News First Fox News Opinion Fox News Lifestyle Fox News Health DOWNLOAD OUR APPS Fox Business Fox Weather Fox Sports Tubi WATCH FOX NEWS ONLINE Fox News Go STREAM FOX NATION Fox Nation Stay up to date on the latest AI technology advancements and learn about the challenges and opportunities AI presents now and for the future with Fox News here. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7e3a075342cf4db8da9a8 Fanatics Sportsbook Promo Code FOXNEWS350: Bet $20, Get $350 on Buccaneers vs Cowboys te 2026-10-08T18:40:32.572Z Fanatics Sportsbook Promo Code FOXNEWS350: Bet $20, Get $350 on Buccaneers vs Cowboys Welcome to Week 5 of the NFL. As always, it kicks off with a great Thursday Night Football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Dallas Cowboys. Fanatics Sportsbooks wants you to be part of the game with an offer of $350 in bonus bets on a $20 wager when using promo code FOXNEWS350.  When this game was scheduled, the schedule makers had to think it was going to be two teams that looked like they were headed for the postseason. The Buccaneers haven’t been able to get a win yet, and the Cowboys have seen games slip through their grasp.  The Buccaneers are 0-4 to start the season, and they’ve lost three home games in a row. It is fairly shocking for a team that has plenty of good players on the roster. Baker Mayfield is out for three to six weeks, so things are going from bad to worse for Tampa Bay.  The team turned to Jalon Daniels last week, and it wasn’t a very encouraging start. He threw for just 148 yards against the Packers, and ultimately the team lost 17-14. He did give them 55 yards on the ground, but it wasn’t nearly enough to keep the offense moving and the Packers off of the field. 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New users can use promo code FOXNEWS350 to earn $350 in FanCash on a $20 wager on tonight’s game.  Buccaneers vs Cowboys Odds Odds subject to change Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7e39b75342cf4db8da99f Grandmother of 12 holds plank for 5 hours in record-breaking feat te 2026-10-08T18:40:27.992Z Grandmother of 12 holds plank for 5 hours in record-breaking feat A 61-year-old Canadian grandmother broke the female abdominal plank world record, holding the position for five hours. The feat occurred at the Huntsman World Senior Games in Utah on Oct. 4, where DonnaJean Wilde broke her own record by nearly 30 minutes, as reported by Storyful. Wilde’s plank began at 3:03 p.m. and ended at 8:03 p.m., with several judges rotating in and out of shifts during that period, a spokesperson for the World Senior Games told Storyful. FITNESS INFLUENCER SAYS ONE SIMPLE HABIT CAN HELP ANYONE GET BACK IN SHAPE Her previous record of 4 hours, 30 minutes and 11 seconds was set on March 21, 2004, at the Canada high school where she once served as vice principal, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. "To successfully achieve the record, the challenger’s forearms and toes must touch the ground at all times," Guinness states. "The remainder of the body must be lifted off the ground and be kept straight throughout." FITNESS EXPERT REVEALS 6 THINGS PEOPLE OVER 35 SHOULD DO AFTER WORKOUTS TO STAY STRONG "My elbows hurt pretty bad," DonnaJean said after completing the previous record. "I was so worried about losing my form, and I think that’s why my quads hurt because I was just really tense." She shared with Guinness that the first two hours "went by quickly," but the following two hours were much more difficult. "The last hour was the most challenging, just to stay focused and keep my form," she said. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER During the last 30 minutes, she said she focused on "breathing, staying calm, and not shaking." CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES Wilde first added planking to her daily routine years ago after breaking her wrist, as she could perform the exercise while wearing a cast. "I realized that I could read and do things when I was planking and fell in love with it," she said, according to the report. Wilde shared some advice for others aiming to hold extended planks. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ "Keep trying and keep practicing. When you have to read or work on your computer, just get on the floor and do it on the floor." Wilde has 12 grandchildren, as reported by Guinness. Her new record is pending review and approval by Guinness. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7e39875342cf4db8da996 Fire alarm disrupts Northwestern 'October 7' play based on massacre survivor testimony te 2026-10-08T18:40:24.638Z Fire alarm disrupts Northwestern 'October 7' play based on massacre survivor testimony A fire alarm at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois interrupted a play recounting firsthand testimony from survivors of the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks on Tuesday night, forcing an evacuation of the auditorium during a performance intended to commemorate the victims ahead of the massacre's third anniversary. The performance, titled "October 7," was hosted by Northwestern Hillel and featured verbatim testimony from survivors and eyewitnesses of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led terrorist attacks, which killed approximately 1,200 people in Israel and resulted in 251 hostages being taken into Gaza. Northwestern Media Relations told Fox News Digital that the fire alarm was activated during the performance at Cahn Auditorium, prompting an evacuation and a police investigation. "At approximately 8:12 p.m., a fire alarm at Cahn Auditorium was activated, which caused the evacuation of the building," a Northwestern Media Relations spokesperson said. "Upon a fire and police investigation, the building was determined safe, and guests invited back in. The event continued as planned and concluded at 9:45 p.m. The Northwestern University Police Department will continue their investigation." FORMER HAMAS HOSTAGE COUNTERS HASAN PIKER’S UT AUSTIN EVENT WITH HER STORY OF SURVIVAL A spokesperson for Campaign Against Antisemitism condemned the broader climate facing Jewish students on college campuses in a statement provided to Fox News Digital. "Campuses have become radicalized, resulting in the ostracization of Jewish students on campus," the spokesperson said. "Universities in the U.S. and throughout the West have to take a stand against antisemitism on campus. Administrative leave is a start, but if the allegations are borne out, the consequences need to be severe. That’s what zero tolerance means." The earliest widely circulated version of the video, which shows attendees evacuating the auditorium as a fire alarm sounded, was posted by Ann McElhinney, co-writer of the play "October 7," who said in her post that the alarm hit "even stronger because it’s already October 7 in Israel." ANTI-ISRAEL GROUPS RALLY ACROSS US ON OCTOBER 7 ANNIVERSARY, CHANTING 'LONG LIVE THE INTIFADA' McElhinney's co-author and husband, Phelim McAleer, called for those responsible to face consequences in an interview with the Jewish News Syndicate on Wednesday. "The people responsible must be found and prosecuted," McAleer said. "These people are demonic. Disrupting the truth, disrupting stories of tragedy and heroism. They should be ashamed of themselves. This just makes us all the more determined to take this play to every campus across America." The Coalition Against Antisemitism at Northwestern (CAAN) shared a statement on its website, saying that the timing of the alarm was particularly troubling because the 2023 massacre began amid rocket attacks and air raid sirens warning Israeli civilians to seek shelter. CAMPUS ANTISEMITISM EXTENDS BEYOND STUDENT PROTESTS AND INTO CLASSROOMS, ADL WARNS However, the group emphasized that investigators had not established whether the alarm was deliberately activated. It said the Cook County State's Attorney's Office Hate Crimes Unit was aware of the incident and called for authorities to examine whether antisemitic bias played a role. The incident came less than a year after Northwestern reached a $75 million agreement with the Trump administration to resolve federal civil rights investigations involving allegations of antisemitism and discrimination on campus. Under the November 2025 agreement, Northwestern committed to strengthening protections for Jewish students, implementing mandatory antisemitism training and maintaining policies governing demonstrations and disruptions of university activities. The production, created by McAleer and McElhinney and directed by Jeff Gurner, previously ran off-Broadway and was performed at several universities, including Princeton, UCLA and Bowdoin College. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7e39575342cf4db8da98d Anti-scam settings on iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy you should check te 2026-10-08T18:40:21.512Z Anti-scam settings on iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy you should check Scammers have become very good at getting us to do the dirty work for them. Someone may pose as your bank, claim your account was hacked or tell you to move money before something terrible happens. The call or message might sound convincing enough that you willingly follow the instructions. That's one reason a new iOS 27 setting caught my attention. Apple calls it Impersonation Risk Detection, and it can help supported apps recognize signs that you may be acting under the influence of a scammer. If you use Android, keep reading. Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy phones have their own built-in scam protections, and some of them go after the problem from a different direction. I would check these settings no matter which of these phones is in your pocket. Join us for a free CyberGuy LIVE class. Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson shares practical ways to stay safer, smarter and more confident with technology. Explore classes on stopping spam, phone security, financial protection and using AI to get better healthcare. Each class is free, easy to follow and comes with a free printable checklist. See the classes and register at CyberGuyLive.com SCAMMERS ARE BUYING GOOGLE ADS TO STEAL BANK LOGINS Apple introduced Impersonation Risk Detection with iOS 27. The feature is designed to help with active social engineering scams, where someone pressures or guides you into doing something yourself. That last part is important. Traditional security can help block malware or stop an unauthorized login. However, those defenses can have a harder time helping when you are the legitimate account holder and a scammer has convinced you to send money or change sensitive account information. When you perform certain sensitive actions inside a supported third-party app, that app can ask Apple for a risk assessment. Apple says examples may include making a payment or changing critical security information such as a password. The app then receives one of three risk levels: From there, the app decides how to respond. It might ask you to verify your identity, delay an action or display a warning before letting you continue. That could give you one more opportunity to stop when a scammer is rushing you through a payment or account change. Impersonation Risk Detection looks at signals related to how you are using your device. Apple says those signals can include interaction patterns, timing, context and basic sensor data. Apple's privacy documentation gives some additional examples. Your iPhone may consider whether you are sharing your screen as well as the approximate number of recent phone calls or emails you have received. It can combine that assessment with certain Apple Account information, including recent App Store downloads and purchases. The goal is to look for unusual behavior that could suggest someone is guiding or pressuring you. However, there is an important limitation. This feature works only with third-party apps that support Apple's Impersonation Risk Detection system. Turning it on does not give every app on your iPhone automatic scam detection. Apple says it never analyzes the content of your Photos, Messages or Mail for this feature. The underlying device information used to create the assessment also stays protected from both Apple and the requesting app. There is still some information sharing you should understand before turning it on. Your iPhone creates an on-device assessment and sends that assessment, rather than the underlying device data, to Apple. Apple can then combine it with certain Apple Account activity to generate the final risk signals. Apple also learns the category of activity you were attempting, such as signing in or making a payment. Apple says it does not learn which app requested the signals or the content of what you were doing inside the app. The requesting app receives the resulting risk level. It does not receive the underlying information Apple used to produce it. Apple requires you to choose whether supported apps can request Impersonation Risk Detection signals. As a result, Share with App Developers starts out turned off. That means simply updating your iPhone to iOS 27 does not activate the protection. You need to go into Settings and enable it yourself. One warning from Apple really stands out. If somebody on the phone tells you to disable Impersonation Risk Detection, Apple says you might be dealing with a scammer. I would treat a request like that as a major red flag. Hang up and contact the company using a number or app you already trust. Here's how to check the setting on an iPhone running iOS 27: Apple says changes to this setting may take up to 24 hours to take effect. After you turn it on, you can return to Settings > Privacy & Security > Impersonation Risk Detection to see which apps have recently requested a risk assessment. You can also review why each app requested access and turn off access for individual apps. Samsung Galaxy phones also include tools designed to identify suspicious callers, although the exact features you see can vary by model, carrier and software version. On many Galaxy phones, Caller ID and spam protection is the main setting to check. Samsung uses technology from Hiya to identify suspected spam, scam and potential fraud calls, including numbers that aren't saved in your contacts. Samsung also offers a separate real-time Scam detection feature on some compatible Galaxy phones running One UI 8.5 or higher. Samsung says that feature can analyze calls for scam patterns and alert you with a tone or vibration. However, that option does not appear on every Galaxy phone, even when the device is running current software. Samsung began rolling out One UI 9 in September 2026, starting with the Galaxy S26 series after its debut on Samsung's newest foldables. Feature availability can still depend on your model, carrier and region. MAKE UNKNOWN CALLERS EXPLAIN WHY THEY'RE CALLING On a Samsung Galaxy, the exact options can vary by model, carrier and software version. To check the protection available on your phone: Samsung uses call-identification technology from Hiya to help identify suspected spam and scam callers, including numbers that aren't saved in your contacts. On compatible Galaxy phones, you may also see Call screening in the Phone app's settings. That feature can handle certain incoming calls before you answer. Samsung documents Call screening for compatible phones running One UI 8.5 or higher. Google takes a different approach on Pixel phones. Its Scam Detection feature can analyze a phone conversation in real time and warn you when the call shows patterns commonly associated with fraud. In the U.S., Google currently supports call Scam Detection on eligible Pixel 6 and later devices, with some model-specific exceptions. Pixel 9 and newer models use Gemini Nano on the device for scam detection during calls. Google says the feature works on the device. However, the company also warns that it cannot detect every scam, so a call that receives no warning should never automatically be considered safe. To check it: Call Scam Detection requires you to opt in. If Google detects patterns associated with a scam during an eligible call, your Pixel can warn you while the conversation is still happening. That's useful because many scams become more convincing once a criminal gets you talking. The scammer can adjust the story based on what you say and keep applying pressure. Pixel owners have another protection worth checking. Scam Detection for chat messages can analyze new message notifications from supported apps and warn you when something looks suspicious. Google says this feature is available in the U.S. and several other countries. In the U.S., Scam Detection can also work with Gboard in select messaging apps and warn you as you begin responding to a suspicious message. Google expanded that capability with its September 2026 Pixel update. Unlike call Scam Detection, message Scam Detection is turned on by default. Google says the feature runs in a secure, isolated environment. Your message content stays private and is not sent to Google unless you choose to share a message after receiving an alert. Google's September 2026 Pixel update is rolling out to supported Pixel devices running Android 17, so I would also make sure your Pixel has the latest available system update installed. SCAMMERS KNOW THE BEST TIME TO TEXT YOU These features aren't interchangeable, which is actually helpful. Apple's Impersonation Risk Detection focuses on signs that you may be getting manipulated while performing sensitive actions inside supported apps. Pixel can watch for scam patterns during calls and suspicious messages. Samsung can analyze supported calls for scam patterns. A scam may also move between several channels. Someone could text you first, get you on the phone and eventually convince you to open a legitimate banking app. Having protections at different points in that process gives your phone more opportunities to warn you before money or account information changes hands. Treat a scam warning as a reason to stop and verify what is happening. Don't keep following the caller's instructions while trying to decide whether the warning is right. Hang up if you're on a suspicious call. Then contact the bank, government agency or company directly using its official app, website or a phone number you already trust. The same goes for payment alerts. Open your financial institution's official app yourself and check the account. Don't use a phone number or link supplied by the person who contacted you. Also remember the reverse. No warning does not prove that a call, message or transaction is legitimate. Apple and Google both make clear that these systems can miss scams. I like these features, but I would use them as another layer rather than my only protection. Scammers constantly change their scripts. They can spoof caller ID, impersonate companies you know and use personal information to make a fake story sound believable. If someone unexpectedly asks for a password, verification code or payment, slow down. A demand to transfer money to a "safe account" should also send up an immediate warning sign. Strong antivirus software can help protect against malicious links, phishing sites and malware that may appear alongside these scams. A password manager can also help by generating unique passwords and making it harder to reuse the same credentials across accounts. The phone can warn you. You still get the final say. Get my picks for the best 2026 antivirus protection winners for your Windows, Mac, Android and iOS devices at CyberGuy.com. What I find most interesting about these scam protections is how close they're getting to the moment when someone might actually lose money. For years, we've relied heavily on spam filters and caller warnings to keep criminals away. Now our phones are starting to look for what happens after the conversation begins. Apple's approach in iOS 27 could be especially useful when a scammer has already convinced you to open a legitimate app and take action yourself. Pixel can warn about suspicious calls and messages, while some compatible Galaxy phones can detect scam patterns during calls. Would you trust your phone enough to stop a payment after it warned you that you might be getting scammed, or would you still need to see more proof before changing course? 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/6ac7e39175342cf4db8da984 NFL calls prediction markets a form of sports gambling, urges courts to let states regulate te 2026-10-08T18:40:17.928Z NFL calls prediction markets a form of sports gambling, urges courts to let states regulate The National Football League has made its stance clear on prediction markets. In an amicus brief on Thursday, the league said that the sites fall under the sports gambling umbrella and should similarly be regulated by states. "Billions of dollars will be bet on NFL games through prediction markets each season, and any delay from the Court will result in increasing consumer harm and risk to game integrity," the NFL wrote in the brief, via ESPN. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE The league sent a letter to prediction market operators just before the start of the season saying they objected to markets like coaching and officiating decisions, injuries, and other markets that could be swayed by insider info. The league has yet to partner with predict markets but does have deals with official online sportsbooks. "The [Commodity Futures Trading] Commission's failure even to reference such objectionable contracts that the NFL identified months ago -- contracts that have been and continue to be listed as contracts by operators like Kalshi -- is deeply concerning and creates significant risks for the NFL's players, coaches, and officials and market participants," the league said. The CFTC, however, said that it has been in touch with the league as prediction markets have risen, but the league has not entered an agreement with them to work together. "Since day 1, the CFTC has engaged with the NFL regarding the agency’s rulemaking agenda and policy priorities. It’s unfortunate the NFL declined to sign an MOU with the CFTC which would’ve provided the league the ability to better discuss, cooperate, and exchange information with us to promote the integrity and resilience of prediction markets," Brooke Nethercott, public affairs director for the CFTC, told Fox News Digital. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER A CFTC source said that "just weeks ago, several senior NFL staff members notified senior CFTC staff that they were on the verge of commercial partnerships with several prediction market operators." Kalshi also took a shot at the NFL for not being "willing to share data and collaborate to protect game integrity." "Kalshi’s top priority is the integrity of its markets. That priority is reflected in the fact that other major sports league and integrity partner in the United States is partnering with Kalshi—including the MLB, NHL, USTA and others," Kalshi told Fox News Digital. "Contrary to the NFL’s statements, the CFTC is actively policing sports-related markets, which are now listed on nearly every US commodities exchange. The CFTC’s ongoing rulemaking addresses many of the NFL’s supposed concerns. And those rules sit atop the same comprehensive system of federal enforcement that protects trillions of dollars of transactions in US markets." A source from the CFTC also said that the NFL's brief "makes clear that it is most interested in regulating the regulator, not game integrity." "While this bullying tactic may work in the states, the CFTC will not be subject to regulatory capture, which is exactly why the federal framework established by Congress is the most effective way to regulate prediction markets," the source said. "This is not about the NFL opposing prediction markets..." an NFL source said. "If the CFTC were to adopt the same robust regulatory approach as states, this would be less of an issue... "For years, ever since sports betting on prediction markets started to gain traction, the NFL has been closely engaged in the relevant policy discussions. This is about protecting game integrity and consumers—just like legalized sports betting. There have already been billions of dollars in NFL wagers on prediction markets this season. Given this volume of trading and the uncertainty around it, it is critical for the Court to act as soon as possible. But it is unclear if the Commission has the resources or staff to adequately regulate sports betting." "Polymarket shares the NFL’s commitment to preserving the integrity of the game, which is why we’ve built advanced market surveillance tools and are actively collaborating with the CFTC, SEC, and other professional leagues toward a harmonized federal framework that delivers a stronger, more consistent form of integrity compared to a patchwork of disconnected state laws built for a bygone era," a Polymarket spokesperson said. The league's filing comes as New Jersey challenges a federal appeals court ruling that favored Kalshi's position that federal commodities law overrides state gambling regulations. Prediction markets can be used by those 18 and older, while online sportsbooks are limited to those 21 and older. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7e38d75342cf4db8da97b Maryland man accused of girl's fatal shooting released from prison days before te 2026-10-08T18:40:13.452Z Maryland man accused of girl's fatal shooting released from prison days before A Maryland man charged with killing a 12-year-old girl while allegedly firing at two men near a youth football game was released from prison just eight days before the deadly shooting. Tyree Reynolds, 23, was released from state custody on Sept. 25, according to Fox 45 News, which cited the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (MDPSCS). Reynolds faces 30 criminal counts, including murder and attempted murder, in connection with Saturday's shooting at a youth football homecoming game at Leon Day Park in Baltimore. HOUSE DEMOCRAT BLASTED AFTER EARLY RELEASE LAW FREED INMATES LATER CHARGED WITH MURDER During a Wednesday court appearance, Reynolds waived his bond hearing. He appeared via video from a wheelchair with a cast around his leg. Authorities said surveillance footage captured Reynolds opening fire on two men in a parking lot adjacent to the football field during an argument over a parking spot. Investigators allege Reynolds reached into a backpack, pulled out a short-barreled rifle and began firing. POLICE MAKE ARREST AFTER GUNFIRE DURING CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME LEAVES 1 DEAD One of the men returned fire, striking Reynolds in the ankle. Reynolds then allegedly fired toward the football field, striking 12-year-old Khloe Ishway and three other victims. Ishway died from her injuries. "Khloe was just 12 years old. She should have a whole life ahead of her: school, a career, time spent with family and friends. Instead, she was killed because two adult men resorted to deadly violence to resolve an argument over a parking spot," Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said. "Our hearts remain with Khloe's mother, her family and friends, and our entire community, and we are committed to getting justice on their behalf," he continued. CALIFORNIA SUED OVER POLICY THAT COULD FREE SERIAL KILLERS AS LACI PETERSON'S FRIEND SOUNDS ALARM At the time of the shooting, Reynolds was on probation stemming from a previous shooting for which he had recently completed his prison sentence. "The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services is heartbroken by the tragic death of 12-year-old Khloe Ishway and the injuries to innocent bystanders," the agency said in a statement. "Tyree Reynolds was previously sentenced to 15 years of incarceration, with all but five years suspended by a judge. Reynolds served the entirety of that five-year term, day for day, and was released on September 25, 2026." Reynolds was arrested three times in 2021. In February of that year, he was arrested on a handgun possession charge and was granted pretrial release. Before he was sentenced in that case, Reynolds was arrested again in connection with a March 2021 assault and later in connection with a July 2021 shooting that was never prosecuted, according to Fox 45 News. Reynolds later pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of first-degree assault and a firearms violation. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison, followed by three years of probation. A judge suspended all but five years of the 15-year sentence, which Reynolds served in full before his release in September. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7e38675342cf4db8da958 Watch the trailer for ‘The Altruists,’ Netflix’s show about the FTX scandal te 2026-10-08T18:40:06.956Z Watch the trailer for ‘The Altruists,’ Netflix’s show about the FTX scandal A fictionalized Sam Bankman-Fried is coming to your TV screen on November 19. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7e14575342cf4db8da948 Every rule has an exception: Arizona QB Noah Fifita fighting stigma of 5-foot-10 frame te 2026-10-08T18:30:29.993Z Every rule has an exception: Arizona QB Noah Fifita fighting stigma of 5-foot-10 frame TUCSON – Like most college quarterbacks with professional ambitions, Noah Fifita faces a difficult path to the NFL. It’s not necessarily because he doesn’t have the arm strength, or can’t read defenses on the fly. It’s because of something the University of Arizona signal caller can’t change. His height. At 5-foot-10 and 190 pounds, Fifita is projected as a late-round draft pick or undrafted free agent partly because of his size, but his coaches are confident that he will make it to the next level despite being one of the smaller quarterbacks eligible for the 2027 NFL draft. “It doesn’t matter if he’s drafted first or if he’s an undrafted free agent,” Arizona offensive coordinator Seth Doege said. “If he gets in that building, he’s staying in that building. I can guarantee you that he’s going to make that roster.” Fifita is building his stock for a 4-1 Wildcats team that on Saturday plays 3-2 West Virginia. He has thrown for 1,415 yards and 13 touchdowns with three interceptions and a 166.3 passer rating, but that isn’t changing his draft stock in the eyes of some analysts.  “I do see him as an undrafted free agent,” said Justin Melo, who covers the NFL draft for Sports Illustrated. “There are some things to like on tape about him: He’s an accurate quarterback. The way he processes things really well at the line of scrimmage. Things like that, I do think will probably get him an opportunity in training camp.” It is a rarity to find quarterbacks who are under 6-feet. The only two starting quarterbacks in the NFL under that height are the Carolina Panthers’ Bryce Young and the Minnesota Vikings’ Kyler Murray, both of whom are 5-foot-10. “That’s just incredibly difficult to overcome,” Melo said. “In relation to what scouts look for and what they prefer from a size perspective – 5-10, 185, I believe, that’s just going to be 0 to 1 percentile in terms of NFL quarterback size. So, really, really tough to overcome. The size is by far the biggest concern.”  Quarterbacks under 6 feet have found success in the NFL. Dough Flutie, who was 5-foot-10, threw for 14,715 yards and 86 touchdowns. Flutie had a stint in the CFL from 1990 to 1997 before returning to the NFL. Russell Wilson, 5-foot-11, achieved major success in the NFL, winning a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks and making 10 Pro Bowl appearances. FIfita had his best season in 2025, passing for 3,228 yards and throwing for 26 touchdowns and six interceptions after struggling in 2024 with 12 interceptions when transitioning to a new coaching staff and offensive scheme. Despite the rough year, Fifita returned to Tucson and put his name on the radar for scouts. “Two thousand, nine hundred passing yards and 18 touchdowns certainly wasn’t the year he envisioned for himself,” Melo said, referring to 2024. “But you talk about sort of the mental fortitude, come back 2025, didn’t leave the program, right? He’s still there in Arizona and he throws for over 3,200 yards, Really impressive.” Fifita and the Wildcats won nine games in 2025, knocking off No. 25 Cincinnati and No. 20 Arizona State. “He had a big 2025. Really appreciated the way he bounced back. Probably one of the better years in program history from the quarterback position,” Melo said of last season when Fifita ranked 23rd in passing yards and ninth in touchdowns in all of college football. “He’s an accurate quarterback. I talked about accuracy. I talked about the ball placement. I think he sees things really well pre-snap, especially at the line of scrimmage.” Fifita said he doesn’t pay much attention to his draft stock, insisting his focus remains on the rest of the season. He has won 27 games with Arizona, just one shy of tying Ortege Jenkins for most wins by a Wildcats quarterback. Fifita broke the school’s passing record this season when he threw for 297 yards against Northern Illinois in Week 3, leading the Wildcats to a 42-17 win and surpassing Nick Foles who held the previous record. Fifita now has 10,598 yards. “How many games have you been a part of like that? The whole country should be talking about this kid,” Arizona coach Brent Brennan said. “Not just based on how he plays, not just based on who he is and the choices he’s made throughout his career here. So many people have jumped ship and looked for something new where the grass was always greener.” Fifita’s production in college has answered questions about whether his size stops him at the NCAA level. But will he be able to translate that into the NFL, or even hear his name called on draft day? The people who witness Fifita play every day, in practice and in games, are pretty sure they know the answer. “Anytime I get a chance to talk to a scout, I’m going to tell them exactly how I feel about Noah, and to me, Noah Fifita is the exception to every rule,” Doege said.  “One of my favorite things to say to anybody that’s that evaluating Noah Fifita is like if you spend a week with Noah. Come back and let’s talk after that and you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about.” Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7e13275342cf4db8da8f1 Ben Affleck is an AI nerd, and the internet is impressed te 2026-10-08T18:30:10.019Z Ben Affleck is an AI nerd, and the internet is impressed Ben Affleck is going viral for his deep knowledge of AI, from neural networks and transformers to open weights. The actor, who sold his AI filmmaking startup to Netflix earlier this year, is proving he's more than just a Hollywood star. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7dee375342cf4db8da88e OpenAI’s math solutions aren’t meeting the field’s standards yet te 2026-10-08T18:20:19.047Z OpenAI’s math solutions aren’t meeting the field’s standards yet OpenAI's flood of proofs deviated from the guidelines set by a group of mathematical researchers consulted by the frontier lab. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7dedf75342cf4db8da885 Anthropic changes usage policy to ban model abuse and election interference te 2026-10-08T18:20:15.661Z Anthropic changes usage policy to ban model abuse and election interference Anthropic's updated usage policy explicitly prohibits users from repeatedly abusing Claude in extreme cases, though ordinary frustration and criticism are still allowed. The new rules also address election interference, deceptive campaigns, weapons software, and surveillance. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7dedb75342cf4db8da87c Google brings agentic AI to Gemini, starting with businesses te 2026-10-08T18:20:11.652Z Google brings agentic AI to Gemini, starting with businesses Google is turning Gemini into an AI agent that can plan, execute tasks, and work across business apps and systems. The agent can delegate work to subagents, use multiple AI models, and even gets its own workplace identity, complete with an email address. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7ded875342cf4db8da873 OpenAI’s revenue is reportedly $20 billion less than previously projected te 2026-10-08T18:20:08.575Z OpenAI’s revenue is reportedly $20 billion less than previously projected It had previously been reported that the AI lab's annualized revenue was some $70 billion, but a new report claims it's a whole lot less than that. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7ded675342cf4db8da86a Popular AI leaderboard Arena nearly doubles valuation to $3.1B valuation in 10 months te 2026-10-08T18:20:06.569Z Popular AI leaderboard Arena nearly doubles valuation to $3.1B valuation in 10 months The company behind the popular LMArena leaderboard has raised $200 million led by Lightspeed and Khosla, and is now measuring AI models on alignment issues such as lying. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7dc8a75342cf4db8da706 Caitlin Clark says she blocks social media hate and enjoys hostile WNBA road crowds te 2026-10-08T18:10:18.662Z Caitlin Clark says she blocks social media hate and enjoys hostile WNBA road crowds Caitlin Clark said she can't remember the last time she read a direct message on social media. She also enjoys getting booed by opposing fans. Apparently, WNBA players can be the subject of an enormous amount of attention without volunteering to spend their entire day focusing on the worst aspects of it. CAITLIN CLARK'S LOWEST-RATED PLAYOFF GAME STILL OUTDREW EVERY NON-FEVER FIRST-ROUND BROADCAST During her season-ending news conference Thursday, Clark condemned "racist rhetoric" and "discrimination," praised passionate crowds and explained how she tries to manage the noise surrounding her. It was a refreshingly sane approach to a subject that has produced far too much nonsense around the WNBA. Some players, and plenty of people covering them, should take notice. The discussion began with a question about Kelsey Mitchell's comments on the attention that comes with being Clark's teammate. Clark said seeing teammates go through that upset her. She rejected people using her name to promote racism or discrimination. "That's never been something I've stood for," Clark said. "For those of you that know me, that's not what I'm about. It's not how I was raised." While Clark acknowledged that people shouldn't be sending nasty messages on social media, she said she tries to avoid reading them. "I couldn't tell you the last time I read a direct message," Clark said. "I just try to block out the noise the best I can." There is a useful lesson in that. Condemning someone else's behavior doesn't require giving that person unlimited access to your attention. Online trolls seek attention, which is why they send vile messages in the first place. Spending your time thinking about and reacting to those comments gives the trolls exactly what they want. Clark recalled Golden State fans booing her every time she touched the ball. "I like that. I thought that was great and fun," she said. Imagine that. A professional athlete enjoying an opposing crowd trying to throw her off her game. "You can boo. You can yell at people," Clark said. She even brought up watching the Yankees in the playoffs. "Man, those Yankee fans are brutal," she said with a smile. Anyone expecting a visiting star to receive a warm welcome in every building should probably spend a little more time watching sports. Those fans want to see their team win, and opponents are just standing in the way. The atmosphere is part of what makes a road win satisfying. Enjoying it doesn't mean accepting everything fans say or do, as Clark made clear. "I think there's certainly a line and that can't be crossed," she said, adding that "there's certain rhetoric that's just not okay." Where that line falls became a major subject of debate during the playoffs, when Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson confronted a Fever fan. "You don’t step towards me. You never should step and point at me," Wilson said afterward. Prime Video's broadcasters defended Wilson without knowing what the fan had said. Apparently, her reaction was all the evidence they needed. But as OutKick reported, both the Fever and WNBA found no fan-conduct violation. DAN DAKICH BLASTS A'JA WILSON OVER FAN INCIDENT IN PLAYOFF LOSS TO THE FEVER Clark was discussing her own experiences Thursday. Still, her willingness to enjoy a hostile road crowd offers a useful perspective in a league where interactions with spectators have become such a consuming subject. This wasn't the first time an opposing player accused a Fever fan of inappropriate conduct despite the team and league finding no such evidence. Fever general manager Amber Cox said no fans had been removed for misconduct at home this season. Yet, left-wing podcaster Sarah Spain said Cox was being "defensive." Well, wouldn't you be defensive if people kept trashing your fans and you had information that contradicted what they were saying? Clark's answer showed how easily a person can condemn misconduct while also expressing appreciation for fans. Those positions fit together just fine. "For the real fans that do show up and do support and do respect, I applaud you," she said. "And there are a lot of you. And that's not just here in Indianapolis. That's across the league." When every conversation about fans revolves around the worst behavior, or the alleged worst behavior, the people who show up, support their teams and make the games worth watching can disappear from the discussion. "There are a lot of really great fans and a lot of fans that I really, truly enjoy getting to play in front of," she said. The rest of the WNBA would benefit from spending a little more time focusing on those people and a little less time reading DMs. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7dc8675342cf4db8da6fd 'Generation COVID' explores the lasting toll of pandemic-era school closures te 2026-10-08T18:10:14.130Z 'Generation COVID' explores the lasting toll of pandemic-era school closures EXCLUSIVE — An upcoming documentary examines the lasting toll of school closures six years after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted classrooms nationwide. "Generation COVID," directed by Jennifer Sey and Andrew James, follows children and families across California, New York, Oregon, Colorado and Connecticut as they grapple with the effects of pandemic-era school closures and mandates. The documentary was filmed over more than four years. Sey told Fox News Digital that while much of the country appears ready to move on from the pandemic, many children are still struggling with its consequences. NEWSOM'S ADMISSION THAT INFAMOUS COVID MOVE WAS 'INSANE' TRIGGERS VIRAL FURY: 'WE ALL TOLD YOU' The XX-XY Athletics founder said, "It just feels to me like everyone wants to move on, and there’s really been no reckoning about what we did to young people in particular, and I wanted to create a record of that so that it never happens again." Sey said she hopes the film offers a visual record of how school closures affected American children and encourages a different approach during any future pandemic. LEGACY MEDIA IGNORES MASSIVE ANTHONY FAUCI DOCUMENT RELEASE ALLEGING HE MISLED CONGRESS ON COVID ORIGINS Sey lived in San Francisco for more than three decades and spoke out against the city’s prolonged shutdowns. "I ended up having to leave San Francisco. I lost a career I'd spent 30 years building, but I continued to speak out in defense of children." After leaving her job in 2022, Sey began producing the documentary. Sey, a former elite gymnast and national team member, said her commitment to protecting children is rooted in the abuse she experienced as a young athlete. She is also an Emmy-winning producer of "Athlete A," a documentary examining the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal and broader abuse within elite gymnastics. "I ended up being the first whistleblower about abuse in elite gymnastics all the way back in 2008. And I really did it because I wish someone had stood up for me when I was a child, and the abuse that I suffered, I really did not come out of it for two decades after having left the sport. And so, when I see that children are suffering, I can't help myself. I will fight for them." "I feel like everyone's moved on, but the kids have not moved on." Sey said her experiences have shaped her determination to continue speaking out for children. HERE'S HOW THE CDC TRIED TO USE BAD SCIENCE TO CONVINCE PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS DURING COVID She also argued that children were "dehumanized" during the pandemic. "They were models, they were cogs in a wheel, and we lost all sense of the humanity of a child, the need to be around other kids for their own development. We lost a sense of a child learning to speak that's 3 years old, and being told if you don't wear a mask, you're going to kill your grandmother. Who tells a child that? Who tells a small child that. We inflicted fear." The film examines the consequences of school closures as well as the censorship that Sey believes helped keep them in place. "Generation COVID" premieres Oct. 22, 2026, on SalemNOW. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7da2875342cf4db8da68e The complete Side Events lineup at Founder Summit 2026 te 2026-10-08T18:00:08.529Z The complete Side Events lineup at Founder Summit 2026 Boston, are you ready?! TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 is about to explode with energy — and the real magic kicks off with an epic lineup of Side Events lighting up the city from November 3–6! Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7d7df75342cf4db8da62f Minnesota father convicted of killing teenage son whose remains were found in landfill te 2026-10-08T17:50:23.983Z Minnesota father convicted of killing teenage son whose remains were found in landfill A Minnesota man was found guilty of killing his teenage son, whose remains were found in a landfill after he vanished for over a month. Jordan Dupree Collins Sr., who represented himself during his trial, was convicted Wednesday of second-degree murder for killing his 16-year-old son, Jordan "Manny" Collins. Ashley Berry, the boy's mother, has previously described Manny as someone who was "always helping others, spreading kindness, and lifting up those around him." "Manny should still be here today," Anoka County Sheriff Brad Wise said in a statement. "No verdict can remove the pain his loved ones feel, but we hope this decision provides some measure of justice. Our thoughts remain with Manny’s family, especially his mother, Ashley, as they continue to grieve and remember him." MINNESOTA MAN ACCUSED OF PLOTTING MALL OF AMERICA ATTACK, PLEDGING ALLEGIANCE TO ISIS: FBI According to the criminal complaint, the teen went to his father's apartment in May 2025 and was never heard from again. His mother and his girlfriend both told police they last communicated with him in the early morning hours of May 8, 2025. Collins told Manny's mother that the 16-year-old left his Columbia Heights apartment on the afternoon of May 8 to go to St. Paul to visit his girlfriend and grandmother. The girlfriend later told authorities that Manny never indicated he was coming to visit during their last video call together. On May 15, 2025, police obtained a search warrant and descended on Collins' apartment, where they found "items with apparent blood staining in garbage bags in a living room closet." MAN KILLS WIFE AND 7-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER BEFORE TAKING OWN LIFE AT MINNESOTA HOME DAYCARE; FOURTH VICTIM FOUND Police said DNA testing confirmed that the blood found in the apartment belonged to Manny. In early June 2025, local law enforcement agencies, the FBI and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension launched an extensive search of an Elk River landfill after surveillance footage showed a garbage truck emptying a dumpster behind Collins' apartment. The search ended grimly on June 28, 2025, when investigators recovered Manny's body from the landfill. An autopsy determined he was likely decapitated with a knife. Collins was arrested on July 7, 2025, and has been in custody ever since. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 2, 2026. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7d7dc75342cf4db8da626 Massachusetts manhunt underway for Ryan Hanafin after mother Andria found dead of gunshot wound te 2026-10-08T17:50:20.746Z Massachusetts manhunt underway for Ryan Hanafin after mother Andria found dead of gunshot wound Massachusetts police are looking for a 22-year-old man believed to be driving a black Dodge Charger after his mother was found dead of a gunshot wound in her kitchen early Thursday. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said Reading police received the call around 12:38 a.m. Thursday, from the victim's husband, whom she said returned to his home on Center Avenue and found his wife dead in their kitchen, said in a news briefing streamed by local media. She identified the 911 caller as Matthew Hanafin, 48, and the victim as his wife, Andria Hanafin, 49. She said the couple's 13-year-old child was present in the home. MANHUNT UNDERWAY AFTER OFF-DUTY MASSACHUSETTS POLICE VETERAN FOUND DEAD AT WOMAN'S HOME A person of interest has been identified as their older son, 22-year-old Ryan Hanafin, who is the subject of a manhunt. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS He has been described as 5 feet, 10 inches tall. The only photo of him released by police shows him with shoulder-length, straight blonde hair, a mustache and glasses. MANHUNT INTENSIFIES FOR ARMED WOMAN AFTER VETERAN MASSACHUSETTS POLICE OFFICER FOUND DEAD AT HOME FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X The DA said there was "no significant history" of police calls to the family home. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB Ryan Hanafin is believed to be driving a black 2010 Dodge Charger with the Massachusetts license plate 2PSY15. SEND US A TIP The younger son was out with friends until around 9 p.m. and told police he went directly to his bedroom when he got home and did not see his mom, according to DA Ryan. GOT A TIP? Matthew Hanafin told investigators he hadn't spoken with his older son since Wednesday morning, she said. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST Reading Police Chief David J. Clark said that while Ryan Hanafin is a person of interest, he should still be considered "potentially armed and dangerous." Anyone who sees him or his vehicle is asked to call 911. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL "By all means, please do not approach him," he said. "Please contact 911, the local police department, whatever, if you see the vehicle or come across him. We are urging people to stay safe and not put themselves in danger." This is a developing story. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7d7d975342cf4db8da61d Country music singer Shane Smith puts his own spin on Johnny Cash's iconic 'Hurt' cover te 2026-10-08T17:50:17.345Z Country music singer Shane Smith puts his own spin on Johnny Cash's iconic 'Hurt' cover Country music star Shane Smith is setting the internet on fire with a cover of a legendary song. Shane Smith is known for being the lead singer of Shane Smith & The Saints, which is a country band whose music has heavy influences of red dirt and Americana. While they might not have the commercial recognition of someone like Morgan Wallen, there's no question Shane Smith and his band have an incredibly loyal following and they pump out some of the best music in the genre. COUNTRY MUSIC SENSATION ELLA LANGLEY GOES VIRAL ON TIKTOK WITH COVER OF CLASSIC SONG, FANS GO WILD Now, he's blending up a classic song. Smith posted a YouTube video on Monday of him covering the famous song "Hurt," and it's generating some serious buzz. "Covering one of my favorite songs of all time written originally by Nine Inch Nails and covered by Johnny Cash," Smith wrote in the caption. Cash's cover of "Hurt" is one of the most famous songs the country music icon ever did. Now, the "All I See Is You" singer has taken a crack at it in a very impressive fashion. KOE WETZEL GOES VIRAL WITH STRIPPED-DOWN 'WHEN I'M GONE' PERFORMANCE THAT HAS FANS BUZZING Give it a listen below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. I think that's a very impressive performance of "Hurt." It's every bit as ominous as Johnny Cash's legendary version. People in the comments were quick to offer lots of different reactions. One person wrote, "I love all 3 renditions of this song and am a fan of all three artists. Well done Shane!" A second wrote, "Great cover!!" A third added, "Awesome performance!" Seems like everyone is in agreement. What do you think about Shane Smith's cover of "Hurt"? Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7d7cf75342cf4db8da5f9 Community raises $1M for east Tucson PACC adoption center te 2026-10-08T17:50:07.546Z Community raises $1M for east Tucson PACC adoption center The new Eastside PACC Adoption Center, built with more than $1 million in community donations, held its grand opening last month after more than 350 pets found homes there since a June soft opening. The 5,382-square-foot space can accommodate up to 50 pets at a time and is expected to support up to 2,400 additional adoptions each year, according to Pima Animal Care Center. The Eastside Adoption Center, at 7225 E. Broadway Blvd., sent 17 dogs and six cats home on its first day. The center grew out of a need to serve the east side. PACC’s main shelter and adoption center is at Grant and Silverbell on Tucson’s west side. About 15 months ago, Tori Chisholm, CEO of Friends of Pima Animal Care Center, met with PACC director Steve Kozachik to discuss expanding adoptions to the east side. Friends of PACC is a nonprofit that has directly supported PACC for the past 10 years. “To make an investment as a community of people who care about pets was kind of a no-brainer,” Chisholm said. “There’s always been a mindset that we needed animal welfare services on the east side of town.” Tucson Spotlight trains the next generation of Southern Arizona journalists and publishes their work free for everyone. No paywalls, no corporate backing — just readers who believe this community deserves better local news. Eastside PACC Adoption Center Animal Placement Manager Wade Schultz, second from left, poses with volunteers at the Sept. 26 grand opening. Topacio "Topaz" Servellon / Tucson Spotlight. The main shelter is open admission and takes in between 19,000 and 23,000 pets each year. Intake numbers from January through July were similar to last year, but adoptions were down an average of 5.9%. Six of the seven months saw declines, with the largest in June at 14.1%. February was the only month with an increase, at 3.7%. Consistent overcrowding at the Westside location remains PACC’s biggest challenge. Chisholm hopes the new Eastside location can bridge the gap for families whose trek to the Westside may keep them from finding a furry companion. Cats are the most popular pets, staying an average of just 48 hours after arriving. Chisholm said the need was clear in adopter data. “Two-thirds of all of our adopters were coming from zip codes that were midtown Tucson and west,” Chisholm said. “That meant there was a huge segment of the population on the east side of town that either felt like PACC was too far or they didn’t have access. We knew we needed to bring the services and bring amazing animals closer to them.” Two dogs rest together in a room at the new Eastside PACC Adoption Center, which can hold up to 50 pets at a time. Topacio "Topaz" Servellon / Tucson Spotlght. Friends of PACC is paying for the effort through donations. “We’ve committed, as friends of PACC, about $1.3 million to make this happen over the next two and a half to three years, and our donors fund all of it,” said Friends of PACC CFO David Picard. Architectural and tenant improvements created 13 rooms that each house one or two medium to large dogs, plus a larger room in the back for smaller dogs and puppies. Some dog rooms are split with a divider to keep the dogs more relaxed. The dogs also have two spacious meet-and-greet areas and a large, gated play yard behind the facility for play and walks. Cats are kept in kennels in one room, with a meet-and-greet room next door. Donations will continue to cover the lease, utilities and staff wages. “This would not be here without your support,” Wade Shultz, animal placement manager for the Eastside center, told attendees during the grand opening celebration. “We are so happy to be a part of your community, and we are so happy to be here with you. Without you, we just would not be here.” Pima County Supervisor Steve Christy holds up a “Finally home” T-shirt from Friends of PACC during the Eastside PACC Adoption Center’s Sept. 26 grand opening. Topacio "Topaz" Servellon / Tucson Spotlight. County officials also thanked the community at the event. “It’s a real testament again to the passion and commitment that so many of you have for something like this,” said District 4 Supervisor Steve Christy. “I just want to commend everybody who took part in this, and especially the volunteers who day after day are here to take care of our four-footed friends. I’m appreciative, I know the community is appreciative, I know the public is appreciative.” On grand opening day, 23 dogs and 17 cats were adopted, including every adoptable cat at the center. The Eastside PACC Adoption Center is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from noon to 6:30 p.m., Wednesday from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m., and weekends from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. All dogs 4 months and older and cats older than 5 years are free. 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/6ac7d57f75342cf4db8da5b0 Nicolas Maduro and wife Cilia Flores face new charge of conspiracy to torture Americans te 2026-10-08T17:40:15.382Z Nicolas Maduro and wife Cilia Flores face new charge of conspiracy to torture Americans The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York charged former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiracy to commit torture to Americans and others to stay in power, according to a superseding indictment filed Thursday. Maduro's government, according to the indictment, "presided over a system of repression that relied on violence against political opposition, arbitrary detention, and the torture of detainees, including United States citizens." The torture included "electric shock, asphyxiation, rape, forced nudity, prolonged isolation, starvation, punishment cells, and psychological torture, such as threats to harm and kill victims' families, including children," the indictment read. The charge carries a maximum of life imprisonment if any of the alleged torture resulted in death, and a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison if not. FAMILIES SUE MADURO IN US, ACCUSE EX-PRESIDENT OF DIRECTING POLICE UNIT TIED TO EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS In one incident, the indictment alleges that a U.S. detainee in Venezuela was beaten for days and doused with a noxious liquid that made him vomit, which Venezuelan officers then allegedly made him eat. WAR CRIMES COURT TURNS 'BLIND EYE' TO TOP WORLD THREATS WHILE TARGETING AMERICANS, TRUMP ADMIN ACCUSES The detainee, who was allegedly accused of plotting to kill Maduro, was also subjected to electric shock torture to his torso and genitals and injected with a substance that induced seizures. "On one occasion, CC-3 personally observed Victim-7 being electrocuted; laughed at and taunted Victim-7 during the electric shock; and directed other DGCIM officers in connection with the electric shock," the indictment read. MADURO'S ALLEGED 'BAG MAN' ALEX SAAB ARRESTED LESS THAN 3 YEARS AFTER BIDEN PARDON: REPORT After spending eight-and-a-half months at Boleíta Norte prison in Venezuela, the detainee was released and returned to the U.S. in October 2022, according to the indictment. The indictment alleges Maduro and Flores "inflicted severe physical and mental pain and suffering to repress and punish political opposition, silence dissent and perceived dissent, preserve and protect the power and authority of the members of the conspiracy, and intimidate, harass, and neutralize their opponents, including through kidnappings." The pair, who face numerous other charges, were arrested in Venezuela in January during Operation Absolute Resolve. Maduro was originally charged with narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices in a 2011 indictment that President Donald Trump's Department of Justice unsealed in 2020. Flores was then charged in a superseding indictment in January with cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices. They have pleaded not guilty and a trial is scheduled for June 2027.  EXCLUSIVE: FBI EXTRADITIONS SOAR AS PATEL RAMPS UP FOREIGN OUTREACH, VOWS 'NO SANCTUARY' Flores appeared in court Thursday for a bond hearing on her motion for release from jail. Her lawyers were requesting home confinement with GPS tracking, citing a heart condition and arguing she does not pose a danger to the community. US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein denied the request. The U.S. government opposes her release, arguing she poses a flight risk and danger to the public. Flores' attorneys say she denies the allegations against her, and both she and Maduro have filed motions to dismiss on diplomatic immunity grounds. Fox News' Maria Paronich and Patrick Ward contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7d32375342cf4db8da545 Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Weigh In, Again, in TV Ad Fight te 2026-10-08T17:30:11.407Z Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Weigh In, Again, in TV Ad Fight The emergency application to the justices marks the latest move in a monthslong fight over who is entitled to low rates for political ads. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7d0db75342cf4db8da4f0 Mamdani doubles down on anti-Israel Oct 7 statement after backlash te 2026-10-08T17:20:27.789Z Mamdani doubles down on anti-Israel Oct 7 statement after backlash New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani doubled down on his October 7 statement accusing Israel of carrying out a "genocide" in Gaza on Thursday. Mamdani made the statement while speaking to the press at an unrelated event on Thursday. Reporters asked him about anger in the Jewish community over his statement on the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks that briefly recognized that day's atrocities before accusing Israel of carrying out genocide against Palestinians. "Do you believe you made any missteps that enflamed tensions in this very difficult moment for a lot of New Yorkers?" a reporter asked. ISRAEL AMB TORCHES MAMDANI OCT 7 POST: 'LIKE TURNING SEPTEMBER 11 INTO A DAY OF MOURNING FOR AL-QAEDA' "I believe that there must be room to mourn every single life," Mamdani responded. "There must be room to mourn the lives of the more than 1,100 that Hamas killed three years ago; there must be room to mourn the 74,000 Palestinians that the Israeli government has killed since." "There must be room to reckon with the ways in which so many New Yorkers' lives have been shattered," he continued, noting that the vigil he attended highlighted testimonies from those killed "either on the day or the genocide since." WEAPONIZING THE CHARGE OF GENOCIDE FUELS AN INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS ANTISEMITISM Mamdani went on to accuse the Israeli government of using the October 7 massacre as "a justification for a genocide." The mayor also repeatedly declined to say that he would change anything about the statements he made on Wednesday, either in his formal statement or during his attendance at the October 7 vigil. He also justified his greater emphasis on Palestinian deaths, arguing that "this is something that is ongoing, as opposed to something that simply happened three years ago." In his statement on Wednesday, Mamdani condemned Hamas’ attack as a "horrific war crime" while also characterizing Israel’s subsequent military operation as a genocide. NETANYAHU ACCUSES MAMDANI OF 'FOMENTING HATE,' SAYS RHETORIC IS MAKING NEW YORK JEWS AFRAID "The suffering did not begin nor end that day," he wrote. "It instead continued through the Israeli government’s devastating, ongoing genocide in Gaza in which it has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians — including more than 21,000 children." Israel has rejected accusations that it is committing genocide in Gaza, saying its military targets Hamas and other terrorist groups while seeking to minimize civilian casualties. The mayor's statement sparked bipartisan backlash, with Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., calling it "egregious and insulting." "There are 364 days of the year to focus on that. This is a day that should just be focused on what was by all agreement a horrific terror attack," Goldman, who is Jewish, told Politico. "What the mayor’s statement did today was to blame Israelis for the attack that they suffered three years ago. Regardless of what you actually think of the conflict and what’s happened either since or before, there’s no excuse for victim blaming." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7d0d575342cf4db8da4e7 Dem House hopeful alleges she was brutally attacked during 2 am campaign errand te 2026-10-08T17:20:21.459Z Dem House hopeful alleges she was brutally attacked during 2 am campaign errand Arizona Democratic congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia said she was knocked unconscious and raped during an overnight encounter with two attackers in August while trying to repair a damaged campaign sign. Greene-Placentia told Phoenix New Times that she was walking through a parking lot in Sun City shortly after 2 a.m. on Aug. 14 to repair a damaged campaign sign when someone struck her in the head, knocking her unconscious. Greene-Placentia said she regained consciousness to find a man raping her and kicked at a second man who approached her, according to Phoenix New Times. A public information officer with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office confirmed to Fox News Digital that a police report was filed on Aug. 31. SCANDALS, SOCIALISTS AND TRUMP ROIL PRIMARIES, SEND INCUMBENTS PACKING AT NEAR-RECORD PACE "Detectives advised it is still an ongoing investigation, and we cannot comment on the investigation at this time," said the officer. Greene-Placentia initially told investigators that one of her attackers used a derogatory remark she interpreted as "Democratic b---h," according to the Phoenix New Times, but told The New York Times on Wednesday that she could not be sure what she had heard. Greene-Placentia told Phoenix New Times she suffered extensive bruising and vaginal bleeding for three days after the alleged assault and believed she may have sustained a concussion. Greene-Placentia missed a campaign event and was out of contact with her staff for about two days following the alleged assault, according to The New York Times. She later told campaign aides and her husband what happened before reporting it to police on Aug. 31, saying she initially felt embarrassed and wanted to forget the incident. She ultimately decided to go public to encourage other sexual assault survivors to speak out. "I never imagined I would have to tell this story, but I know I am far from the only woman who has lived through something like this," Greene-Placentia said in a statement released Wednesday. "Too many survivors carry these experiences silently. I am speaking out because I want them to know they are seen, they are heard, and they are not alone." DEMOCRATS TARGETING 12 ADDITIONAL RED DISTRICTS IN MIDTERMS PUSH TO RETAKE HOUSE "What happened will not silence me. I’m going to keep showing up, keep fighting for this community, and keep working every day to bring real representation to the people of CD8," she added. Greene-Placentia received support from both Republicans and Democrats, including her Republican opponent, Rep. Abe Hamadeh, who called for authorities to investigate the alleged attack. "I have read the disturbing story and call upon authorities to investigate these serious allegations thoroughly, including finding all possible camera footage of the time and place in order to prosecute the crime to the fullest extent of the law. No American should become a victim of a crime in their own community," her opponent Rep. Abe Hamadeh said in a statement. "This was a cruel and cowardly attack, and it has no place in Arizona. No one should have to fear for their safety, or the safety of the people they love, while serving their community," Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs' office said in a statement to Phoenix New Times. Fox News Digital reached out to Greene-Placentia's campaign for comment. Hamadeh has represented Arizona's 8th Congressional District since January 2025. Fox News' Power Rankings rate the district as solidly Republican heading into the 2026 midterm elections. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7d0d275342cf4db8da4de Aaron Judge, who played exactly zero innings this postseason, sends blunt message to Yankees front office te 2026-10-08T17:20:18.321Z Aaron Judge, who played exactly zero innings this postseason, sends blunt message to Yankees front office Aaron Judge, who played as many innings for the New York Yankees as I did this postseason, sent the front office a clear message after Wednesday's ALDS loss to the Tampa Bay Rays ... Fix it. Now. I'm paraphrasing, of course, but I'm not far off. RAYS SWEEP YANKEES IN ALDS AFTER CONTROVERSIAL SPECTATOR INTERFERENCE DENIES ANTHONY VOLPE'S HOMER For those who missed it, the Judge-less Yankees were swept by the Rays in a controversial Game 3 that saw Anthony Volpe's game-tying home run get called back because of fan interference. New York would go on to lose, 4-3. As for Judge ... he couldn't do anything about it. The Yankees superstar missed every postseason game with a right calf strain, and played just 66 games this season — a career-low, not counting the silly COVID season in 2020. It was a lost season for Judge. A frustrating one. A contentious one, especially towards the end with manager Aaron Boone. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! And it all came to a head after Wednesday's loss: "We're the Yankees. I feel like they [the front office] should go all-in and do what they need to do," Judge said. "If we've got holes, if it's finding certain players or personnel, whatever we need, you've got to go out there and get it. That's why I signed back here with the Yankees, to fight for a championship every single year. To go all in." Yeah, a pretty clear message to Brian Cashman and everyone in the front office from Aaron Judge. Essentially, "Go fix it." Now, a couple things ... YANKEES STAR AARON JUDGE HEADS BACK TO INJURED LIST WEEKS AFTER RETURNING FROM BROKEN RIB Fan, by the way, were quick to point out that last one: I could go on and on. It's a bloodbath right now on Yankees social media. Everyone is miserable. Fans are miserable. Players are, clearly, miserable. We've already reached the "fire Aaron Boone!" portion of the offseason, and it's not even 24 hours old yet. These comments from Judge seem to have struck a particular nerve, though. It's one thing to make them after playing 150 games and performing in the postseason. It's another thing to say something when you've barely seen the field since June. All rise! Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7d0cd75342cf4db8da4d5 Caleb Flynn's mistress avoided charges despite murder texts as her attorney reveals why te 2026-10-08T17:20:13.818Z Caleb Flynn's mistress avoided charges despite murder texts as her attorney reveals why The attorney for Caleb Flynn's former mistress is pushing back against suspicions that she helped plot the murder of the former "American Idol" contestant's wife, telling Fox News Digital that disturbing messages about wanting Ashley Flynn dead were not evidence that his client took part in the Tipp City, Ohio, killing. Dayton defense attorney Nick Gounaris, who represents Alleigha Botner, said investigators reviewed her messages with Flynn, cellphone records and surveillance footage as they worked to determine whether she had any involvement in the crime. Botner's secret affair with Flynn became a central part of his trial, where jurors heard exchanges about killing his wife, including a suggestion to hire someone to do it. Flynn was ultimately convicted on Sept. 29 of murdering Ashley and sentenced on Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. 'AMERICAN IDOL' ALUM CALEB FLYNN WEEPS AS DAUGHTERS ASK HIM WHY HE KILLED THEIR MOTHER, VOW NOT TO VISIT HIM "I think the reason that she wasn't charged is just because you say something, you still have to show that that person was somehow involved," Gounaris told Fox News Digital. "The evidence that was reviewed, the evidence that was developed, the evidence that they secured through all of these different avenues did not suggest anything that involved Alleigha Botner in the death of Ashley Flynn." Gounaris said he initially worried Botner could become a target of the investigation after she spoke to police without an attorney and was not entirely forthcoming about her relationship with Flynn. WATCH: ‘AMERICAN IDOL’ ALUM CALEB FLYNN TELLS COPS FLAG-CARRYING STRANGER CAME TO DOOR BEFORE WIFE’S SHOOTING Investigators had begun uncovering the affair while examining the Feb. 16 shooting at the couple's Tipp City home, where prosecutors said Flynn shot his wife twice in the back of the head before staging a break-in. Botner eventually acknowledged the relationship, but her family became concerned about her legal exposure and contacted Gounaris, who began speaking with investigators to determine whether she was a witness or potential suspect. MISTRESS TOLD ‘AMERICAN IDOL’ CONTESTANT SHE WANTED ‘TO KILL’ WIFE BUT TESTIFIED DIVORCE, NOT MURDER, WAS PLAN "As a defense attorney, my first reaction is, wait a minute, we've got to be very careful ... we've got to be concerned that she might be a target here," Gounaris said. "So ... let me bring her into the office. Let's protect her. Let me now be her advocate. Let me speak with investigators and let me then determine, you know, where this is going." As more evidence emerged, Gounaris said, investigators increasingly treated Botner as a witness, and nothing they uncovered suggested she participated in Ashley's murder. DAD OF 'AMERICAN IDOL' CONTESTANT'S SLAIN WIFE MADE EERIE GOOGLE SEARCH AFTER HEARING OF HER MURDER Jurors heard that Flynn and Botner exchanged over 107,000 messages during their affair, including conversations in which Flynn repeatedly expressed a desire to kill his wife. In one message, Flynn said he had stayed awake thinking of ways to kill Ashley without going to jail. WATCH: Caleb Flynn had ominous response when mistress said ‘I want to kill her’ Gounaris acknowledged the exchanges were ugly but argued that messages discussing Ashley's death represented only a small fraction of their conversations and largely occurred months before the killing. MISTRESS TOLD ‘AMERICAN IDOL’ CONTESTANT SHE WANTED ‘TO KILL’ WIFE BUT TESTIFIED DIVORCE, NOT MURDER, WAS PLAN Some of the most troubling exchanges came just hours before Ashley was killed, when Flynn told Botner, "It's happening," and she responded, "You're about to be free." Gounaris said the messages were about Flynn's plans to divorce his wife, explaining that the pair had stopped communicating for roughly a month after Botner ended their relationship in January because Flynn repeatedly failed to leave Ashley. MISTRESS TOLD ‘AMERICAN IDOL’ CONTESTANT SHE WANTED ‘TO KILL’ WIFE BUT TESTIFIED DIVORCE, NOT MURDER, WAS PLAN Flynn contacted her again shortly before the murder, claiming he was finally preparing to seek a divorce and disclose the affair to church leadership, Gounaris explained. The renewed conversations included roughly 250 messages discussing divorce, custody, employment and what would happen if Flynn left his marriage, he said. Botner even researched divorce-related questions using ChatGPT and sent Flynn screenshots. MISTRESS TOLD ‘AMERICAN IDOL’ CONTESTANT SHE WANTED ‘TO KILL’ WIFE BUT TESTIFIED DIVORCE, NOT MURDER, WAS PLAN "All of the communications that are contemporaneous with the time that he kills his wife all the way up to 12:45 in that morning – about an hour and 45 minutes ... before he calls 911 – are all about divorce," Gounaris said. He maintained that Botner believed Flynn was preparing to leave his wife, not kill her, an explanation she also gave during her testimony. But questions about Botner's conduct extended beyond the messages themselves. During the trial, jurors heard about efforts to conceal the affair, including discussions about deleting communications and replacing phones. Gounaris argued those conversations were motivated by concerns that the relationship could jeopardize Flynn's chances of gaining custody of his daughters during a divorce. "What are they covering up?" Gounaris asked. "They're covering up what the relationship was. So she was explaining to him, 'You need to go get a new phone, you need to delete this app. We ... have not had these conversations.'" FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X The attorney also offered his own theory about why Flynn killed Ashley, suggesting the former church music leader may have realized that ending his marriage would cost him the comfortable life he had built. Flynn worked for his father-in-law's company, had two daughters and held a prominent role at his church. Gounaris believes the prospect of losing those things may have pushed him toward a fatal decision. "He had a girlfriend. He liked having a girlfriend. He had a wife. He liked having his wife, he liked his children, he liked his job, he liked his income, he liked his ... he liked it all," Gounaris said. "On the early morning of Feb. 16, something in his mind said, 'Wait a minute, this is not going to work out for me. I'm not going to have my job. I'm going to be thrown out of the church,' and something happened that caused him to end the life of his wife." SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS Unlike prosecutors, who argued Flynn had planned the murder, Gounaris suggested the killing may have resulted from a decision made that night. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB "I think it was something that occurred right at that moment at night," he said. "I think that he did things. I think he was sloppy with how he did things." SEND US A TIP That assessment remains the attorney's theory. Jurors convicted Flynn of aggravated murder and eight other counts after roughly 2½ hours in the deliberation room. Flynn continued to maintain his innocence at sentencing, telling the court he did not kill his wife. Flynn's attorneys filed a notice of appeal Wednesday in Miami County court, two days after he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. GOT A TIP? Flynn was admitted to the state prison system Wednesday and is being held at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, Ohio, according to Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction records. Gounaris said he believes Botner's lack of involvement was established through the investigation and that she now faces the difficult task of rebuilding her life after the affair and her testimony became public. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST He acknowledged that Botner bears responsibility for the relationship and the hateful things she said about Ashley, but rejected the suggestion that those actions made her responsible for the murder. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL "Look, she'll take full responsibility for her actions," Gounaris said. "The truth is that she had an affair with a married man and she said terrible things about that man's wife. That's what she did. "What the public has wrong is that she was somehow involved in the planning or execution of the murder that Caleb did on the 16th of February 2026. That's what the public has wrong," he continued. "She takes full responsibility for her actions, but not what he was convicted of." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7ce8175342cf4db8da49b Illegal U-turn leads Maricopa police to suspected DUI, registry violation te 2026-10-08T17:10:25.890Z Illegal U-turn leads Maricopa police to suspected DUI, registry violation A traffic stop over an illegal U-turn led police to a canceled registration, a suspected impaired driver and a sex-offender registry violation. Police pulled over the car around 3 p.m. Oct. 3 after observing it make an illegal U-turn, finding a man and two women in the front seat. The driver, 64-year-old Senita resident Jefferson McGee had watery, bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol, according to a probable cause statement. McGee told officers he had consumed one shot of alcohol before driving. Officers also found an E&J Brandy shooter was found alongside a marijuana pipe with residue inside and several other unopened shooters. McGee showed signs of impairment during field sobriety testing, according to the statement.  During the search, officers learned the vehicle’s canceled registration was linked to McGee’s failure to update his information as a registered sex offender within the required 72-hour period. McGee was arrested on suspicion of failing to register as a sex offender, impaired driving and an open-container violation. The post Illegal U-turn leads Maricopa police to suspected DUI, registry violation appeared first on InMaricopa.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7ce7a75342cf4db8da48f What will the takeover of Arizona’s prison healthcare system look like? te 2026-10-08T17:10:18.667Z What will the takeover of Arizona’s prison healthcare system look like? Key points: A court-appointed official will take over Arizona’s prison healthcare system on Oct. 19 The change follows a long-running lawsuit alleging inferior healthcare in the system Advocates hope the takeover will lead to improvements, while the state says it has already made progress and is continuing to fight it A long-awaited outside takeover of Arizona’s prison healthcare system is set to begin this month, putting a court-appointed receiver in charge of a prison system the state has spent years defending and inmates have condemned as constitutionally inadequate.  Annette Chambers-Smith, a former Ohio prison official, was appointed in July to assume control of the healthcare system in the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry. Her takeover is scheduled to start Oct. 19. State officials are asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to delay the takeover, though their request is unlikely to be approved given that courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, have three times turned down similar requests. The receivership is the latest development in a case that began in 2012 and has repeatedly returned to the courts over disputes about Arizona’s medical and mental health treatment of its prisoners. As receiver, Chambers-Smith will have broad authority over the system’s budget, healthcare contracts, staffing and delivery of services. Any system changes, expected to begin this month, could potentially reshape how the state’s prison healthcare is managed for years to come. While the state continues to challenge the takeover, advocates for inmates say they believe an outside manager is now necessary after years of efforts to bring the system into compliance with court orders. “This is a remedy that shouldn’t be paused,” said Sophie Hart, managing attorney for the Prison Law Office, which is representing inmates who brought the case. “We’ve been working on this case for more than a decade and have twice agreed with the defendants about the terms that are needed to solve the problems in the prison system. Neither time have they implemented those changes. At this point, we are quite confident a receiver is what’s needed.”  Corrections department officials did not respond to requests for an interview this week.  Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, disagrees with the court’s decision ordering the receivership. Hobbs, who took office in 2023 and is running for reelection, inherited a prison system that had been mismanaged for years and has worked with Corrections Department Director Ryan Thornell to improve it, spokesperson Christian Slater said. “A receiver is an impractical use of Arizona taxpayer dollars with zero accountability,” Slater said in an email. “The court ordered the state to pay the receiver an annual salary of $500,000 and gave the receiver a blank check to spend taxpayer money.  “The governor secured four bipartisan budgets since [a 2023] injunction was ordered, which have helped ADCRR make significant progress towards compliance over the last three years. Now, a court-imposed receiver will have at least five years to accomplish what Director Thornell and the administration were given only three years to do.”  How will operations change? According to the July order from Arizona District Court Judge Roslyn Silver, Chambers-Smith will be tasked with leadership and management of the prison system’s healthcare, including budgeting and accounting, delivery of services and overseeing contracts with providers.  She will be paid $500,000 a year and establish a new Office of the Receiver. The arrangement is set to last five years but could be extended, according to court records.  Chambers-Smith will have six months to develop a long-term plan but, in the meantime, can implement “short-term measures essential for immediately improving critical healthcare issues” and can begin restructuring the healthcare system, according to the order.  Attempts to reach Chambers-Smith for an interview were unsuccessful. According to court records, she has already started shaping the office. In a letter to Silver Monday, Chambers-Smith requested approval to hire Kellie Wasko, a nurse and corrections official, as chief of healthcare operations in the Office of the Receiver.  Silver ruled that she would grant the request pending any objections from the state, which has until the end of the week to weigh in.  Chambers-Smith previously served as director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections from 2019 to 2026. “She has extensive experience in correctional healthcare specifically and in coming into compliance with consent decrees,” Hart said. “We’re confident from our due diligence and our interviewing of her, and looking into the work she did in Ohio, that she has the skills needed to make the changes in Arizona.”  It’s unclear exactly how much the changes will cost, or if there’s enough state funding to pay for them. A 2025 order from Silver requiring the department to add 557 healthcare workers was estimated by the state to cost more than $100 million per year.  The Legislature and Hobbs included only about half of those costs in the budget they approved in June.  Why is this happening? The receivership stems from a 2012 lawsuit Arizona inmates and their advocates filed. They alleged the state’s prison health care system failed to meet constitutional standards. The case included allegations of serious delays and lapses in medical care. In one instance, a man waited more than three years for a biopsy of a nodule on his prostate. The biopsy, once it was finally conducted in late 2009, revealed he had aggressive Stage 2 cancer. According to the lawsuit, the man also experienced gaps as long as two months in getting medications prescribed by outside urologists, causing him “harm and permanent injuries.” In another case, a man who suffered eye injuries and face fractures from an assault by another inmate had to wait almost a year before he could see an ophthalmologist, the suit said. He reported chronic pain and waited months to learn if pain medications would be approved and provided.  The two sides reached a settlement in 2014, but Silver rescinded her approval in 2021, saying the state failed to meet its obligations to provide adequate healthcare.  In 2025, attorneys for inmates asked Silver to appoint a receiver, citing a 2024 report from a court-appointed doctor assigned to monitor the prison system. The report found that five suicides in state prisons that year could have likely been prevented had the state adhered to a 2023 injunction for healthcare requirements.  What are both sides saying?  Corrections reform advocates and the inmates’ attorneys initially said they viewed a receiver as a last resort, but argued the department had not come close to complying with court orders for improvements, making it a necessary next step.  “No remedies other than receivership have a realistic hope of righting this foundering ship,” they wrote in court records.   The department, meanwhile, disputed advocates’ account of the care being provided.  “While the plaintiffs may not be interested in drawing attention to the significant progress being made by the department to improve the delivery and expansion of health care services across prisons, the department certainly is,” the department said in a February 2025 statement. “Instead of recognizing the irrefutable change happening across the ADCRR, the plaintiffs continue to move the goalpost.” The state has continued to oppose the takeover and appealed Silver’s decision to grant the receiver to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. It argued that the order should be reversed because substantial progress is already being made to improve healthcare.  After the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request to delay the takeover last week, the state made a last-minute request with a panel of judges in the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday. Officials are arguing that the status quo should be preserved when oral arguments in the appeal are only a few weeks away, in December. “Against that modest delay, the harms of denying a stay are irreversible: a federal receiver will assume ‘[a]ll duties and authorities vested by law in the Director of ADCRR relating to the health care of the class members,’  and the state will begin paying ‘[a]ll costs incurred during the receivership’ 1-ER-11) with funds the state cannot recover if the orders are reversed,” they wrote. If the request is denied, the changes will begin on Oct. 19 – which is likely given that courts have three times denied requests to delay the takeover. Advocates said they are hopeful about what comes next.  “The severity of harm and the fact that we all know what needs to be done to address it is frustrating,” Hart said. “But I’m optimistic that the receiver is the thing that is finally needed to improve care and end this case.”  The post What will the takeover of Arizona’s prison healthcare system look like? first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7ce7175342cf4db8da461 Security Guard Fatally Shoots Armed Man at Nashville Federal Courthouse te 2026-10-08T17:10:09.326Z Security Guard Fatally Shoots Armed Man at Nashville Federal Courthouse The man tried unsuccessfully to fire a gun, then wielded a knife before he was shot inside the Fred D. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, the police said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7c9d575342cf4db8da365 City of Flagstaff to host drop off day and fix-it clinic this fall te 2026-10-08T16:50:29.285Z City of Flagstaff to host drop off day and fix-it clinic this fall The City of Flagstaff's Sustainability Office will be hosting a drop off day on Saturday, Oct. 24 and a fix-it clinic on Saturday, Nov. 7. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7c9d175342cf4db8da35c Mariano Birdno returns to Flagstaff to play NAU on his home field te 2026-10-08T16:50:25.055Z Mariano Birdno returns to Flagstaff to play NAU on his home field Former Flagstaff Eagle Mariano Birdno has lived his dream as a Division I football player from Flagstaff. He will get the rare chance to play in his hometown against NAU on Saturday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7c9cb75342cf4db8da34a Aaron Lieberman pitches pragmatism in bid to unseat Carine Werner in pivotal Senate race te 2026-10-08T16:50:19.168Z Aaron Lieberman pitches pragmatism in bid to unseat Carine Werner in pivotal Senate race Republican Sen. Carine Werner is facing off against Democrat Aaron Lieberman, a former legislator, in the Legislative District 4 Senate race. (Photos by Gage Skidmore: Flickr and Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0) Democratic lawmaker Aaron Lieberman hopes to unseat Republican Sen. Carine Werner in one of the Arizona Legislature’s most competitive races in November, with a focus on pragmatism instead of partisan fighting.  Lieberman told the Arizona Mirror that his door-knocking efforts have mostly focused on reaching independents and moderate Republican voters. Legislative District 4 covers parts of northeast Phoenix, Scottsdale and Paradise Valley. It’s highly competitive, but leans Republican.  “The biggest thing I hear again and again and again is they’re sick of all the fighting,” he said. “They’re sick of all the name calling.” GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE During his prior stint as a state representative from 2018 until 2021, Lieberman said that he didn’t always agree with then-Gov. Doug Ducey or Rusty Bowers, who was the GOP speaker of the House of Representatives, but he still worked with them.  “I never called them any names,” Lieberman said. “I never cursed (them) out.” The candidates, the ballot measures, and the tools you need to cast your vote. Arizona Votes: 2026 Relations between lawmakers from both parties at the Arizona Capitol have become increasingly hostile — a hallmark of Trump-era politics, which has emphasized name-calling and outrageous claims about political opponents. The Republicans who control both chambers have refused to consider the vast majority of Democrat-sponsored proposals, and Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed hundreds of bills that had only Republican support.  Lieberman also pointed to a hot mic incident last year during a Scottsdale Unified School District meeting, where Werner is a school board member, when she made derogatory comments about a district employee’s appearance, calling her “morbidly obese.” Following her comments, more than 1,500 people signed a petition calling for her resignation.  Werner did not respond to requests for an interview. In 2025, Werner sponsored legislation to make school board elections partisan, and though the measure passed with support from Republicans and one Democrat, it earned a veto from Hobbs. Werner was elected to the school board in 2022 and is not seeking reelection this year.  “For normal people, that’s just crazy behavior, you know what I mean?” Lieberman said. “The notion that you’d think the problem in our schools is we don’t have enough partisanship doesn’t make any sense to regular people. And they kind of can’t believe that that’s the track record of the person representing them down at the state Senate.” But Werner has also had success in working with Hobbs and legislative Democrats since she ousted incumbent Sen. Christine Marsh, a Democrat, from her seat in 2024. As the chairwoman of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, she sponsored 21 pieces of legislation that gained bipartisan support and that Hobbs signed into law. The majority of that legislation was focused on preventing Medicaid fraud, protecting healthcare workers and changing policies at the Department of Child Safety.  Several of those bills were aimed at improving communications among DCS, Native American tribes and law enforcement agencies to prevent tragedies like the 2025 murder of Emily Pike, a 14-year-old member of the San Carlos Apache tribe who was killed after running away from a DCS-licensed group home. “I believe reforms must focus on one simple principle: the right information must reach the right people at the right time,” Werner wrote in a Feb. 15 social media post about the bills. “When agencies communicate clearly and act swiftly, children are protected. When they don’t, the consequences are heartbreaking.” But Lieberman said that Werner is too extreme for LD4. In 2024, alongside members of the far-right Arizona Freedom Caucus, she advocated for putting PragerU lessons in Arizona’s public schools. The far-right nonprofit media company offers videos with titles like “Your Pilot Is a DEI Hire. Good Luck!” and “M.I.A. Masculinity in America.” “I think it’s critical in the few competitive districts that we have, that you actually get pragmatic people who are working from the center, and that’s me in my background — and, frankly, that’s not Senator Warner, who’s much more on the extreme side,” Lieberman said.  During his time in the House, Lieberman said some of his accomplishments working with Republicans were grants to small businesses to help owners get by during the height of the COVID 19 pandemic, tax credits to bring the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to Arizona and bringing more affordable four-year degrees to community colleges.  “Every single one of those issues was identified as having strong support among Democrats and Republicans who were really working from the center, and that’s what I think we need more of,” he said.  Lieberman left the Arizona House in 2021 to mount an unsuccessful run for governor, a race that Hobbs ultimately won.  But he’s feeling good about his chances this year, with Democrats hopeful that they’ll finally gain control of one or both chambers of the legislature for the first time since 1966.  The LD4 Senate race is one of 17 that the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is putting money into in hopes of flipping the seats.  If elected, Lieberman said he wants to help tackle some of the affordability issues that Republicans ran on in 2024, but have only gotten worse since then.  Lieberman said he supports a temporary pause on the state gas tax to give drivers some relief, wants the state to look closely at supermarket mergers that drive up costs, and is a proponent of allowing cities and towns to regulate businesses like Airbnb, which take up housing stock and drive up costs for homeowners.  “It just gets back to having folks down there who will work together for the good of the state, and that means by definition, compromise,” he said. “I think that’s a good thing, not a bad thing.” YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE. SUPPORT Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7c9bf75342cf4db8da307 A startup founder who served time in prison is looking to court an untapped market: ex-cons te 2026-10-08T16:50:07.356Z A startup founder who served time in prison is looking to court an untapped market: ex-cons Richard Bronson, a former Stratton Oakmont partner who served time in federal prison for securities violations, has launched Commissary Club, a startup that uses AI to help people leaving prison find jobs, housing, community and even dates. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7c78875342cf4db8da2e0 Gomez among ‘Achievers’ te 2026-10-08T16:40:40.257Z Gomez among ‘Achievers’ Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA) in September celebrated executive director Alejandra Gomez, who was named a 2026 Women Achievers of Arizona Award winner in the Nonprofit category by the Arizona Capitol Times and State Affairs. Gomez will be recognized alongside this year’s honorees at the awards luncheon on Oct. 8 at the Arizona Biltmore. Alejandra Gomez “For more than a decade, Alejandra has helped build LUCHA into one of Arizona’s most powerful grassroots organizations, standing alongside working-class, Latino and immigrant communities in fights for higher wages, immigrant rights, public education, voting rights, affordable housing, healthcare and a government that works for the people who power our state,” the organization said. They added, “Her leadership has always been rooted in a simple belief: lasting change does not come from one person or one election. It comes from organized communities and power willing to fight together, build power and demand more from those who govern us.” For her part, Gomez expressed gratitude to her predecessors and to the many individuals who show up to support the organization’s cause. “I stand on the shoulders of the extraordinary women who came before me, whose leadership, courage, and commitment paved the way for all of us who continue this work today. This recognition also belongs to the thousands of LUCHA members, leaders and staff who have built this organization alongside me,” Gomez said. “Everything we have won in Arizona has come from ordinary people deciding that we deserve more and organizing together to make it possible.” Learn more about LUCHA at www.luchaaz.org. Find information about the Women Achievers of Arizona Award at https://azcapitoltimes.com/event/women-achievers-of-arizona-2026. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7c78275342cf4db8da2d7 Community celebrates Pride te 2026-10-08T16:40:34.983Z Community celebrates Pride For 45 years, Phoenix Pride has been organizing marches, rallies, parades, entertainment, education, and outreach events to celebrate the Phoenix LGBTQ+ community. This year, the 45th Anniversary Pride Festival will be held in downtown Phoenix at The Arizona Center, 455 N. 3rd St. A weekend of events begins Saturday, Oct. 10, with a Pre-Pride Coming Out Concert. Gates open at 6 p.m.; showtime is 7-10 p.m. On Sunday, Oct. 11, the Phoenix Pride Parade steps off at 10 a.m. The parade travels south on 3rd Street from Portland Street to Taylor Street, ending at the entrance to the festival. Festival hours on Sunday are noon to 10 p.m. This year’s Phoenix Pride Festival will continue to be a celebration designed to bring the Valley’s diverse LGBTQ+ and allied communities together for a weekend of camaraderie and celebration, organizers say, while raising funds for the Phoenix Pride Community Programs and educating the public about the existence and continuing civil rights battle facing the community. Find tickets and information online at www.phoenixpride.org/events/pride-festival. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7c77675342cf4db8da2a4 Sydney Sweeney and Marilyn Monroe share surprising family connection after years of comparisons te 2026-10-08T16:40:22.663Z Sydney Sweeney and Marilyn Monroe share surprising family connection after years of comparisons Sydney Sweeney and Marilyn Monroe are related, according to a new genealogy report.  The global family history platform MyHeritage determined that Sweeney and Monroe are ninth cousins once removed, with their family trees connected through a shared ancestor, Ezra Perry, an early settler in Sandwich, Massachusetts, who lived from approximately 1625 to 1689. The relationship runs through Sweeney’s father, Steven Sweeney, and Monroe’s biological father, Charles Stanley Gifford, according to MyHeritage’s research. EXCLUSIVE: MICHAEL MCDONALD’S LONG-LOST SON REVEALS STUNNING MOMENT HE DISCOVERED FAMOUS FATHER AFTER 58 YEARS "People have always drawn parallels between Sydney Sweeney and Marilyn Monroe, but seeing their paths align on a deeper level inspired us to look for a real bond in the MyHeritage archives," Roi Mandel, director of research at MyHeritage, said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital. "Uncovering their shared branch was incredible," Mandel continued. "It’s a powerful reminder that humanity is one vast family tree, and when we dig deep, we uncover how remarkably interconnected we all are." MARILYN MONROE ROLE LEAVES ACTRESSES 'SET UP TO FAIL': EXPERTS Representatives for Sweeney did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. The discovery comes after years of comparisons between Sweeney and Monroe, from their blonde bombshell images and Old Hollywood glamour to the intense public attention surrounding their careers and personal lives. Sweeney has also embraced Monroe’s iconic style on several red carpets. In February, the "Euphoria" star wore an ivory Ceil Chapman gown at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival that closely resembled the dress Monroe wore on the cover of Life magazine in 1952. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Monroe wore the white, off-the-shoulder gown for the April 7, 1952, issue of Life. The look featured dramatic ruching, a cinched waist and a decorative brooch at the neckline. Sweeney’s stylist, Molly Dickson, sourced the vintage dress from Beverly Hills boutique Timeless Vixen. The actress accessorized the look with a brooch that also echoed Monroe’s styling. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE Sweeney also previously channeled Monroe at the December premiere of "The Housemaid," wearing a white gown with a sweeping skirt that recalled Monroe’s famous dress from the subway grate scene in "The Seven Year Itch." Additionally, there is another reported parallel between the actresses. SYDNEY SWEENEY SHARES CHEEKY BOAT TRIP PHOTOS WITH BOYFRIEND SCOOTER BRAUN Monroe converted to Judaism in 1956 before marrying playwright Arthur Miller. A Page Six report claimed that Sweeney is considering converting to Judaism amid her relationship with Scooter Braun. PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Sweeney's representatives did not immediately comment on this report.  Although Sweeney and Monroe’s connection dates back roughly 400 years, the finding adds a real family link to the comparisons that have followed Sweeney throughout her rise to fame. Fox News Digital's Michael Ruiz contributed to this post. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7c76e75342cf4db8da29b Tennis player Terence Atmane fires racket toward crowd and nearly hits spectators in epic tantrum te 2026-10-08T16:40:14.761Z Tennis player Terence Atmane fires racket toward crowd and nearly hits spectators in epic tantrum You don't often see full-blown temper tantrums in sports, but when you do, it’s a sight to behold. Given how Terence Atmane reacted on Monday after an unforced error, you would have thought he made the biggest mistake of his career at Wimbledon, not during the opening round of qualifying at the Shanghai Masters. The 24-year-old’s explosive outburst began in the third set, when he hit his forehand shot into the net. Atmane did his best Rob Gronkowski impression and spiked his racket into the net. Atmane then reverted to acting like a spoiled brat, as he took a tennis ball out of his pocket and decided to obliterate it and launch it over the small grandstand. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE However, his outburst wasn’t close to a conclusion. The irascible Atmane then took his frustrations out on the net, smashing his racket on the net cord three times. After another unforced error later in the third set, Atmane changed things up. Instead of abusing his racket any further, he decided to launch it toward the crowd sitting in the stands. The racket clanged off the metal bar and didn’t injure any fans, but the crowd audibly gasped at Atmane’s petulance, as the racket didn’t miss them by much. Incredulously, Atmane was only issued a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct and received a point penalty instead of being defaulted. To cap it all off, Atmane retired from the match when his opponent, Bernard Tomic, was serving for the match at 6-4, 4-6, 5-3. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! The tennis world was appalled by Atmane’s behavior, with some fans taking to social media to call for him to be banned from the sport. "Should literally never be allowed in a tennis court again," one user wrote on X. "He should be banned. Worst I’ve ever seen," another X user wrote. "Throwing the racquet like that should earn an automatic disqualification, clearly cannot control his emotions and show any professionalism," another user posted to X. For Atmane, it was the second time in two weeks that he retired from a match. While playing Elias Ymer in a Challenger match in the third set in Jingshan, Atmane retired with the score tied at 5-5. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7c52475342cf4db8da239 How Elon Musk got back in Trump's orbit after nuclear fallout, insiders reveal: 'Water under the bridge' te 2026-10-08T16:30:28.625Z How Elon Musk got back in Trump's orbit after nuclear fallout, insiders reveal: 'Water under the bridge' EXCLUSIVE: As Elon Musk prepares to receive a prestigious honor from President Donald Trump Thursday afternoon, several sources familiar with the pair's relationship say the trillionaire is back in the administration's fold after last year's nasty blowup between the pair. "Water under the bridge," one former administration official told Fox News Digital when about to classify the falling out and subsequent rekindling of the pair's relationship. Musk had a meteoric rise within the MAGA movement during the 2024 presidential election and, after Trump was re-elected, joined the administration to lead massive federal government cuts under the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). During that time, he had a chummy relationship with Trump, who presented him with a ceremonial golden key to the White House during an Oval Office celebration. In May 2025, Musk left the government after leading DOGE for four months. The CEO of Tesla, SpaceX and X (formerly Twitter) was reportedly at odds with Trump over the amount of government spending tied to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which he viewed as antithetical to DOGE's effort to reduce wasteful spending in a bloated federal government. NEW BOOK ON ELON MUSK EXAMINES THE BILLIONAIRE’S MIND, MOTIVATION AND MAKING LIFE MULTI-PLANETARY On June 3, 2025, Musk took to the social media platform he owns to rail against the bill, describing it as a "disgusting abomination." "KILL THE BILL," Musk wrote on X the following day. Trump fired back in a social media post of his own, saying Musk had been "wearing thin" on him, and that Musk went "CRAZY" after Trump rolled back what the administration described as a Biden-era "backdoor electric vehicle mandate." Musk then claimed that Trump would not have won the 2024 election without his financial support and accused him of "ingratitude." Through his America PAC, Musk helped fund the campaigns of Trump and other Republicans to the tune of nearly $300 million. Musk later accused Trump of being in the infamous Epstein files, though he never provided proof for the claim. TRUMP SAYS MICHAEL COHEN WAS 'WEAPONIZED' BY MAINSTREAM MEDIA IN SURPRISE RADIO REUNION At that point, a former White House official told Fox News Digital that Musk was completely removed from the White House fold. "He wasn’t in the office at all," the source said. Musk had previously occupied a space in the Eisenhower Executive Office Space, alongside other White House staff. But, the former official said it's in Trump's nature to rekindle old relationships, regardless of how nasty the dustup. In fact, Trump and his longtime personal attorney, Michael Cohen, just revived their old friendship in September, despite a major falling out and Cohen's testimony against Trump during the 2024 "hush money" trial involving adult entertainer Stormy Daniels. A third source familiar with the matter said Musk began getting back into Trump's good graces earlier this year, while a current administration official disputed the characterization that Musk was fully out of the White House fold in the first place. The administration official said that despite the fallout, Musk has been seen recently at the White House, in part because he's making good on promises to financially support Republican candidates in the 2026 midterm elections. WHAT'S ON THE MENU FOR TRUMP'S STATE DINNER WITH CHINA'S XI? ONE AMERICAN STAPLE IS NOTABLY MISSING Musk has made several high-profile appearances at the White House in recent weeks. He was at the America.gov launch in late September, alongside engineers from the National Design Studio who built the AI-powered website. He appeared again during Trump's state dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping last month, and was seated at the president's table. Thursday afternoon, Trump is slated to award Musk the National Medal of Science, the nation's top award for scientific and technological achievement, as first reported by Fox News Digital. "The Trump administration is grateful for the contributions of these incredible leaders in science and technology. These recipients are helping ensure America keeps leading the world in innovation," White House spokesperson Liz Huston told Fox News Digital regarding the award. Fox News Digital reached out to Musk and the White House for comment. Fox News' Ashley J. DiMella contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7c51f75342cf4db8da230 Christa Pike's attorney says she's 'up and walking' more than a week after botched execution te 2026-10-08T16:30:23.082Z Christa Pike's attorney says she's 'up and walking' more than a week after botched execution Christa Pike, the Tennessee death row inmate who survived two doses of the lethal injection drug pentobarbital last week, is "up and walking," according to one of her lawyers. "What's been described to me is that physically there's quite a bit going on, that her arms are very injured and she's not able to use them very much," attorney Stephen Ferrell told BBC Radio 4 early Thursday. "She is up and walking for the first time today, but just around the room, not very far." He went on to say it remains unclear whether she suffered "permanent damage" and that her head is "somewhat foggy." CHRISTA PIKE NOW CONSCIOUS AND TALKING AFTER SURVIVING 2 DOSES OF LETHAL INJECTION DRUG "She can lose her train of thought really easily and forgets where she's going," he said. Neither Ferrell nor a spokesperson for Pike's legal team responded to requests for comment Thursday morning. Dr. Joel Zivot, an anesthesiologist who advises Pike's legal team, told Fox News Thursday that he believes she's still in the intensive care unit. DEATH ROW INMATE UNCONSCIOUS ON VENTILATOR AFTER BOTCHED EXECUTION FOR TEEN’S KILLING: ATTORNEYS Randy Spivey, another attorney for Pike, said outside a Nashville courthouse Wednesday that her legal team did not expect her to wake up, believing she was "brain dead" Monday evening. "To the shock of everyone, including me, including her team and including the medical team, Christa woke up and began talking," he said. "I do not have an explanation for what happened between Monday night and Tuesday morning, but what we do know is that Christa has a long road to recovery." WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT PENTOBARBITAL AFTER DEATH ROW INMATE SURVIVES 2 LETHAL INJECTION DOSES Her first words upon waking were "Where am I?" and "Who are you?" he added, explaining that the ordeal left her "angry and confused." Pike is believed to be the first person in modern history to survive an attempted lethal injection, according to her attorneys and experts on the death penalty. TEXAS EXECUTES JAMAAL HOWARD DESPITE CONCERNS OVER LETHAL INJECTION DRUG USED IN FAILED TENNESSEE EXECUTION She has pneumonia, cannot swallow and has a blood clot in one arm, Spivey said. He described her hands as looking "like if you were to blow up a surgical glove" and said he wasn't sure if she'll ever be able to use them again. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X Davidson County Chancery Court Judge I'Ashea Myles granted Pike's emergency motion to preserve evidence from the failed execution Wednesday. CHRISTA PIKE’S BOTCHED LETHAL INJECTION TAKES FOCUS OFF VICTIM, JEOPARDIZES EXECUTION: FORMER POLICE CHIEF She ordered the Tennessee Department of Correction to retain physical evidence, including needles, IV lines, package labels and drugs, as well as text messages, encrypted communications, photographs and recordings. She specifically said messages on apps like Signal need to be preserved. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS Pike was sentenced to death for the 1995 torture and murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville. Two others involved in the slaying received lesser sentences — one who was 17 at the time and another who testified on behalf of the state as part of a plea deal. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB They were all students at Knoxville's Job Corps Center, a vocational school for youths from troubled backgrounds. SEND US A TIP Slemmer was studying computers, an emerging field at the time, then-Knoxville Police Chief Phil Keith told Fox News Digital previously. LETHAL INJECTION SURVIVOR CHRISTA PIKE'S FORMER SATANIST BOYFRIEND COULD BE RELEASED IN 5 YEARS CHRISTA PIKE EXECUTION FAILURE SPARES MURDERER WHO BAILED VICTIM OUT JUST TO KILL HIM "She was a bright young woman," he said. "She had interest in computers. She was applying herself there. She was clearly an innocent party in this." LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST After slashing her dozens of times, Pike and her accomplices crushed Slemmer's skull with a chunk of asphalt. Tadaryl Shipp, who is serving a life sentence and is due for his next parole hearing in 2031, carved pentagrams into her chest and face. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL A groundskeeper who later discovered the gruesome crime scene initially thought he'd stumbled upon an animal carcass, before he saw Slemmer's clothes through the blood, according to court records. What happens next for Pike remains unclear. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has halted executions for the rest of the year. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7c51a75342cf4db8da227 Five important college football questions that will be answered after this weekend's slate te 2026-10-08T16:30:18.827Z Five important college football questions that will be answered after this weekend's slate Don't look now, college football fans, but this weekend will officially mark the halfway point of the 2026 regular season. It's hard to believe we are already six games into this thing but time flies when you're having fun, I suppose. While this coming weekend won't exactly be a "separation Saturday" situation, several questions will be answered in part because of the circumstances surrounding the games as well as the quantity of data points we now have at our disposal. Half a season is usually about when you start to find out who teams really are for the year. Frauds get exposed and championship contenders start to rise to the top and prove their worth, and 2026 is no different. So, indulge me, as I look at five important questions from the college football season that will be answered after the clock strikes midnight on Saturday. When Kalen DeBoer arrived in Tuscaloosa by way of Seattle to take the Crimson Tide head coaching position, the general consensus was that the good times would continue to roll at Bama. ALABAMA PROVIDES UPDATE FOR SHOWDOWN AGAINST GEORGIA, AS SCHOOL, SEC AND TRUMP PLAN FOR HURRICANE ISAIAS While the Tide have been a really good program under DeBoer, averaging ten wins and recruiting at an elite level in his two seasons at the helm, they've failed to reach the same heights they did the previous decade and a half during Saban's reign. Alabama is off to a 5-0 start, their best since 2022, but questions are still lingering about the ceiling of this team. They have an impressive road win over a top-25 Mississippi State team and their offense looks night unstoppable, however they also survived a scare at home against an average-at-best Florida State team in a game where their defense was a bit leaky. If the Tide can knock off second-ranked Georgia this weekend in Bryant Denny Stadium, it will go a long way in signifying the program is trending back towards the elite status it held when Saban roamed the sidelines. A loss would probably mean the big crimson machine still needs a tune up. College football can be such a fickle mistress sometimes. Last weekend, the Florida Gators carried a top-ten ranking as well as a top-five offense into Columbia, Missouri. They left the Show Me State licking their wounds and taking a tumble, both in the national rankings and the offensive metrics. FLORIDA DROPS IMPRESSIVE OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCE TO PULL OFF MASSIVE WIN OVER NO. 4 OLE MISS Jadan Baugh, Florida's Heisman hopeful running back, was held under 100 yards for the first time this season, as the Gators could only muster a measly 42 yards on the ground for the day. Did the Tigers crack the code to stopping Florida's high-powered offense? The Gators welcome South Carolina to The Swamp this weekend, and while no one will mistake the Gamecocks for the '85 Bears, they have the talent along the defensive line of scrimmage to cause Florida some headaches. If Florida comes out and struggles to move the football against an average South Carolina defense, it could mean the book is out on how to contain offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner's scheme. Speaking of those Gamecocks, there might not be a coach in America with a hotter seat than South Carolina head man Shane Beamer. I spoke to multiple people who are fairly plugged into the football program who told me a loss at home against Kentucky might have sealed Beamer's fate. However, I was shocked to wake up Sunday morning and still see him employed, but I don't think it was because I was fed bad intel. A loss in The Swamp to Florida would drop the Gamecocks to 2-4 on the season, and a particularly ugly loss might send Beamer to the nearest executive airport to find his own way home. There's too much talent on this South Carolina roster for Beamer to keep his job at 2-4, and if the wheels were already turning in terms of replacing him, I don't see a world where he survives this weekend. The Gamecocks will likely get potential first-round pick Dylan Stewart back to bolster their pass rush, and while that might help things on the field, I doubt it does anything for the embattled head coach's chances off the field. Saturday in The Swamp might be Beamer's swan song, win or lose. The Indiana Hoosiers had a historic season in 2025, compiling a 16-0 record and absolutely buzzsawing their way through a loaded College Football Playoff field en route to the school's first ever national championship. Unfortunately, that was last year, and the 2026 version of the Hoosiers looks nothing like their 2025 counterparts. In fairness, Indiana has played virtually no one of note, save for a nail-biter against a better-than-we-thought Northwestern squad. Saturday's game against Nebraska should help us answer the question of whether the Hoosiers are really deserving of that number next to their name, or if they're ranked where they are solely due to last year's success. Laugh all you want, but the Huskers should offer a stiff test to Indiana, particularly their defense. Nebraska's offense looks as good as it has in a while, and they steamrolled a pair of conference opponents prior to their upcoming matchup with the defending champs. If the Hoosiers struggle in Lincoln on Saturday, it might mean coach Curt Cignetti's squad just isn't ready to repeat as national champions this year. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! The UCLA Bruins are ranked in the top-25 of the AP Poll. Just let that sink in for a little bit, because in today's day and age, the Bruins being anywhere close to the top-25 in football is a rarity. That all seems to be changing under first year coach Bob Chesney, who I told you all to keep an eye on before the season even started. The Bruins are fresh off a dismantling of Maryland on the road, and while the Terrapins aren't exactly a juggernaut, hanging 54 points on a conference opponent on the road is an impressive feat regardless. Sure, UCLA hasn't played a particularly noteworthy schedule so far this season, that will all change when the Bruins travel to Autzen Stadium this weekend to take on Oregon. The Ducks stumbled to start the season, but have rebounded quite nicely and look to be back on track towards winning the Big Ten. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER If Chesney and the Bruins can win this game or even keep it close on Saturday, it will go a long way in showing everyone that this hot start to 2026 isn't all smoke and mirrors. A signature win in Eugene would do wonders for UCLA's recruiting class, which is already in a great spot just a few months out from signing day, and it could put the Bruins in the driver's seat to win the Big Ten title. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7c51675342cf4db8da21e Fox News ‘Antisemitism Exposed’ Newsletter: Deranged Israel haters mark Oct. 7 with pro-Hamas protests te 2026-10-08T16:30:14.527Z Fox News ‘Antisemitism Exposed’ Newsletter: Deranged Israel haters mark Oct. 7 with pro-Hamas protests Fox News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world. IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER: - Anti-Israel groups rally across US on Oct. 7 anniversary, chanting 'long live the intifada' - Former Hamas hostage counters Hasan Piker’s UT Austin event with her story of survival - Mamdani’s $30M plan to fight antisemitism includes new funding for anti-Israel group TOP STORY: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators staged massive rallies across major American cities to mark the one-year anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks. Chanting "long live the intifada," activist groups marched through streets from New York to California, clashing with law enforcement and counter-protesters. The widespread demonstrations sparked heavy security deployments as tensions boiled over near college campuses and civic landmarks. VIDEO: Rabbi Steve Leder, who was a consultant on season one of "Nobody Wants This," told Fox News Digital that Adam Brody presented an opinion as fact when he discussed Gaza. WATCH HERE: PIKER IN HIS PLACE: Former Hamas hostage Maya Regev confronted leftist streamer Hasan Piker's controversial rhetoric during a tense appearance at UT Austin. Regev directly countered Piker's claims about the October 7 attacks by delivering a harrowing eyewitness account of her captivity in Gaza. The emotional clash left the audience stunned as the survivor’s brutal reality shattered the streamer’s political spin. FUNDING FIB: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is sparking fierce backlash over a new $30 million plan to combat antisemitism. Critics erupted after details revealed the blueprint increases funding for Partners Against the Hate, funneling millions to the Arab American Association of New York, a group notorious for its aggressive anti-Israel advocacy. GUEST EDITORIAL: Bishop Robert Stearns, founder and executive director of Eagles’ Wings, writes to urge Christians to maintain unwavering support for Israel following the October 7 attacks. Stearns argues that standing with the Jewish state is a moral and biblical duty, warning that growing global apathy and rising antisemitism threaten both Israel's survival and foundational Judeo-Christian values. QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "It is like turning September 11 into a day of mourning for al-Qaeda terrorists. We will not let this happen. We will remember those who were murdered, and we will never forget who was behind this massacre." Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon on anti-Israel protests marking the anniversary of Oct. 7. - Looking for more on this topic? Find more antisemitism coverage from Fox News here. - Did someone forward you this email? Subscribe to additional newsletters from Fox News here. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7c2c975342cf4db8da1c8 Sara Daniels receives Golden Apple Award te 2026-10-08T16:20:25.442Z Sara Daniels receives Golden Apple Award Sara Daniels, a fifth-grade science and social studies teacher at Smoketree Elementary School, has been named the September 2026 recipient of the Sherry Dailey Golden Apple Award, presented by the K-12 Foundation. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7c2c475342cf4db8da1bf Anderson Powersports consolidates Lake Havasu City locations te 2026-10-08T16:20:20.279Z Anderson Powersports consolidates Lake Havasu City locations Anderson Powersports has consolidated its two Lake Havasu City locations into a single facility as the company prepares to develop a new Powersports Superstore along State Route 95. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7c08875342cf4db8da13b Armed man shot dead after attempted attack inside Nashville federal courthouse, police say te 2026-10-08T16:10:48.427Z Armed man shot dead after attempted attack inside Nashville federal courthouse, police say An armed man was shot and killed Thursday at the federal courthouse in Tennessee's largest city, police said. The incident took place as the man in question was attempting to carry out an attack, police said during a Thursday morning news conference. This is a developing story. Check back here for updates. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7c08175342cf4db8da132 Missing 72-year-old hiker found alive days after frightening 100-foot fall left her badly injured te 2026-10-08T16:10:41.582Z Missing 72-year-old hiker found alive days after frightening 100-foot fall left her badly injured A multi-day camping trip in Northern California sparked a desperate search after a 72-year-old woman failed to return as expected. Mary Beth Granbery, a Mount Shasta resident, departed for a multi-day camping trip on Sept. 28 and was expected to return by Oct. 1, according to a press release from Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office. When Granbery did not show up for work the following day, concerned family members reported her missing, the release said. GRIZZLY BEAR MAULS HIKER, DRAGS HIM DOZENS OF FEET ON GLACIER NATIONAL PARK TRAIL A key development came on Oct. 3, when family members located Granbery's camper van at the Cabin Creek Trailhead in neighboring Shasta County, according to the sheriff’s office. The Siskiyou and Shasta County Sheriff's Offices then joined forces — with deputies and search and rescue teams working together to locate the missing hiker. Fox News Digital reached out to the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office and Shasta County Sheriff's Office for comment and further details. On Oct. 4, ground crews located Granbery near Cabin Creek, the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office said. Though she was alive and conscious, she'd suffered serious injuries after falling down a steep embankment, according to the sheriff's offices. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Those injuries apparently included a severe knee injury. She also showed signs of exposure when rescuers reached her — and she was disoriented and "nonverbal," according to reports.  With Granbery injured in difficult terrain, California Highway Patrol (CHP) Air Operations assisted in getting her out of the area. The helicopter crew hoisted Granbery from the trail and flew her to a nearby landing zone. She was transferred to an air ambulance, according to a Shasta County Sheriff's Office media release. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES She was taken to Mercy Medical Center in Redding for treatment, the sheriff's office said. "[Granbery] is in stable condition, and her injuries are non-life threatening," the Shasta County Sheriff's Office wrote. Officials thanked the deputies, search and rescue volunteers, CHP air crew and Granbery's family and friends for their roles in the search and rescue effort. "Glad she was rescued and prayers for a quick recovery," a Facebook user posted. "Glad she was found, but that was not the smartest decision she made. She should not be hiking alone. She is old enough to know better," wrote another person. "Thank you, Lord," said someone else.  Fox News Digital previously reported on another hiker who was found alive after disappearing for a week in a remote national park. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Craig Berg, 70, went missing while on an extended solo hike at Isle Royale National Park in Michigan before fellow backpackers spotted him on Sept. 12. Berg was suffering from hypothermia when Michigan State Police personnel reached him, and a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew later hoisted him from the remote island. The search involved crews on land, water and in the air, including K-9 teams, drones, seaplanes and a Coast Guard boat. Bonny Chu of Fox News Digital contributed reporting. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7c07c75342cf4db8da129 Michigan police probe possible serial killer after 5 men suffer fatal injuries along popular trail te 2026-10-08T16:10:36.449Z Michigan police probe possible serial killer after 5 men suffer fatal injuries along popular trail Authorities in Michigan are investigating a string of five killings that may be connected, police said. The Lansing Police department announced in a news conference that the five deaths occurred over the last year with unnerving similarities linking all of them, FOX 2 reported. Victims were discovered along the Lansing River Trail, which feeds directly into Michigan State University's campus. "One question that we’re being asked is, do we have a serial killer in Lansing? What we need the public to know, is we are investigating all of these cases. They are all active investigations, and we are looking at the idea or the possibility that these may be related cases," Lansing Police Chief Rob Backus said at a news conference on Friday, FOX 2 reported. THIRD BODY FOUND IN MINNEAPOLIS IN THREE DAYS AS POLICE INVESTIGATE STRING OF DEATHS: REPORT In each of these five cases, investigators said victims may have been attacked overnight. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X Four out of five incidents involved some sort of "blunt force trauma to the facial area," Backus said. No weapon has been recovered. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB Timeline of killings GOT A TIP? Backus said investigators are exploring whether all five trail deaths are connected to a single killer, possibly the person in custody – but did not confirm he is responsible for all the killings. 📩 Send me a story idea: kelsie.cairns@fox.com 📸 Instagram: kelsiecairns_tv 🎥 Facebook: Kelsie Cairns SUSPECT IN DEATHS OF 5 FOUND DEAD AFTER COPS UNCOVER GRIM SCENE AT RURAL PROPERTY OUTSIDE PORTLAND LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST Smith has not been named a suspect or charged in the other four cases. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL All victims appear to be homeless, White men who were possibly sleeping, reports say. Police are actively investigating all deaths. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7c07675342cf4db8da120 White Sox pitching depth faces real test as Guardians try to push playoff series to five games te 2026-10-08T16:10:30.353Z White Sox pitching depth faces real test as Guardians try to push playoff series to five games Three of the four Division Series are over. The Los Angeles Dodgers advanced in four games, despite losing one at home. The Tampa Bay Rays advanced by sweeping the New York Yankees yesterday. The Milwaukee Brewers and Padres played four great games, but San Diego ultimately fell short, losing 3-1. That sets up another National League Championship Series between the Brewers and Dodgers. The Rays are awaiting their opponent, and it could be the Chicago White Sox if they win today, or we will get a Game 5 against the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday. The Guardians finally broke out their bats yesterday. In Game 1, they were shut out. In Game 2, they gave up the lead, but at least they scored three runs. In Game 3, the team put nine runs on the board and spoiled the White Sox playoff home debut. The bigger question for them now is how they can get it done again. The Guardians did have a slightly better batting average and slightly more hits than the White Sox in the regular season, so they are technically a better-hitting team, but the White Sox scored 98 more runs than Cleveland. They also hit almost 50 fewer homers. FANATICS SPORTSBOOK PROMO CODE FOXNEWS350: BET $20, GET $350 ON ANY MLB DIVISIONAL SERIES GAME TODAY If the Guardians can find a way to keep the White Sox from putting balls over the fence, they might be able to win this one. In order to do that, they are sending Parker Messick to the mound. He had a great season, going 12-9 with a 2.56 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP. He started the first game of the series and lost the game. He went 4.1 innings and allowed two earned runs on four hits, two walks, and six strikeouts. In two starts on the road against the Sox this season, Messick allowed four earned runs over 14.2 innings of work. The White Sox are still up in the series and really don't have any pressure. If they don't win this game, and if they don't win this series, the season will still be viewed as a massive success. If they do fail to win or close this out, most will point to the team being young and inexperienced. However, the real blame probably needs to be placed on the fact that this team has very little pitching. That is going to be an issue for closing out this series as well. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Teams get familiar with the arms over the course of a series, and with so many matchups being figured out, hitters start to see tendencies from the pitchers. The White Sox are opening with Hagen Smith, who has pitched twice already in this series. To the point about hitters figuring out tendencies, Smith allowed a run over 0.2 innings of work yesterday. That was his first run allowed in the postseason. The White Sox will need him to keep a clean sheet and figure out how to stop the Guardians here. It will be an all-hands-on-deck situation. Messick does give the Guardians an advantage in this game. Starters only throw for three innings in the postseason, typically. However, Messick is one who could go a bit longer. The White Sox should be a little more comfortable and settled in today. The team will get another crowd ready to explode, but that might've been a distraction yesterday. It shouldn't today. I think this game goes over seven runs, and I think the Guardians will push it to five games. I'll split a unit on the plays. For more sports betting information and plays, follow David on X/Twitter: @futureprez2024 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7c06c75342cf4db8da113 The Seashells Case Against Comey at a Crossroads te 2026-10-08T16:10:20.138Z The Seashells Case Against Comey at a Crossroads A judge will soon rule on whether the former F.B.I. director must face trial for an Instagram post. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7c06675342cf4db8da0f8 Goodfire says its new ‘inside-out’ monitors catch rogue AI agents at a fraction of the cost te 2026-10-08T16:10:14.412Z Goodfire says its new ‘inside-out’ monitors catch rogue AI agents at a fraction of the cost Goodfire just launched what it says is a cheaper way to keep AI agents in check: instead of paying a second AI to read everything an agent does, its monitors peek inside the model while it works and only call in backup when something looks fishy. 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Shark SpeedStyle Pro Ionic Hair Dryer: $139 (40% off) Neutrogena makeup wipes: $8.97 (34% off) grace & stella eye roller: $9.35 (23% off) Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7be0d75342cf4db8d9dba Where top Democrat Senate candidates and their GOP opponents stand on trans athletes in women's sports te 2026-10-08T16:00:13.353Z Where top Democrat Senate candidates and their GOP opponents stand on trans athletes in women's sports Democrats are heading into the 2026 midterms confronting a debate that has divided their party and repeatedly put candidates on the defensive: transgender athletes competing in girls’ and women’s sports. Some candidates now oppose that participation, while others defend decisions by sports organizations — approaches that have exposed disagreements over policy and campaign strategy. Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico voted against House Bill 25 in 2021, which required public-school athletes to compete based on the sex recorded on their birth certificates at or near birth. The measure became law despite Democratic opposition. During a September Fox News interview, Talarico said he would oppose transgender athletes competing in girls’ sports when participation threatened safety or fairness. He defended his earlier opposition to restrictions as a response to overly broad legislation, saying he favored allowing local communities to make eligibility decisions. "As a former public school teacher, James cares about our student athletes — that’s why throughout his career he has opposed trans athletes playing girls’ sports when it jeopardizes safety or fairness," campaign spokesperson JT Ennis told OutKick on Tuesday. "At the same time, he’ll always stand against discrimination, especially when the most powerful politicians in the country bully students to score political points, because his faith teaches him that every child is made in the image of God." Talarico's campaign has not responded to questions on whether he would vote in favor of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. Talarico’s Republican opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, has pursued legal action to exclude transgender athletes from women’s competition. In December 2024, he sued the NCAA, alleging that marketing competitions as women’s events while permitting athletes of the male sex violated Texas consumer-protection law. Paxton sought an injunction barring their participation in women’s events in Texas or involving Texas teams, or requiring the NCAA to stop marketing those competitions as women’s sports. Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed has previously advocated for transgender students’ access to sports teams matching their gender identity. During his 2018 gubernatorial campaign, he told Pride Source that state-level efforts should protect young people’s access to bathrooms, locker rooms and "sports teams of choice," arguing that exclusion could worsen bullying and mental-health problems. "To me, I think it's really important for us to fight at the state level to protect access to bathrooms, to locker rooms, to sports teams of choice for young people," he said. "The consequence here that we don't appreciate is that not only are you otherizing people who usually have a much harder time in school because of the risk of bullying as a function of gender identity, but also the mental health consequences of this are real." Asked about transgender athletes in women’s sports during an August 2026 Fox News interview, El-Sayed said eligibility should be "decided by the people who govern sports." He sought to redirect the discussion toward healthcare and affordability, without specifying the eligibility restrictions he would support. El-Sayed's campaign did not respond to a request for comment. El-Sayed’s Republican opponent, former Rep. Mike Rogers, supports excluding athletes of the male sex from girls’ and women’s competition. During his 2024 Senate campaign, Rogers signed Independent Women’s Voice’s Stand With Women Commitment, pledging to support legislation preserving female opportunities and private spaces. "Biological men should not be competing with our daughters, period," he said when announcing the commitment. North Carolina Democratic Senate nominee Roy Cooper vetoed the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act as governor in July 2023. The legislation prohibited athletes of the male sex from competing on girls’ and women’s middle-school, high-school and college teams, defining sex by reproductive biology and genetics at birth. "We don’t need politicians inflaming their political culture wars by making broad, uninformed decisions about an extremely small number of vulnerable children that are already handled by a robust system that relies on parents, schools and sports organizations," Cooper wrote in his veto message at the time. The state's GOP supermajority overrode his veto that August. Cooper's campaign did not respond to a request for comment. Cooper’s Republican opponent, former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley, supports North Carolina’s restrictions on transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports and has criticized Cooper’s veto. At a September campaign event in Pittsboro, Whatley praised legislation enacted over Cooper’s opposition and accused the former governor of prioritizing transgender participation over protections for female athletes. Georgia Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff voted against advancing the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act in March 2025. The legislation would have prohibited federally funded educational institutions from allowing athletes of the male sex to compete in sports designated for women or girls. Ossoff defended his 2025 vote by calling the bill an overreach. He told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that school districts and athletic associations could ensure safe, fair competition without subjecting children’s bodies to intrusive federal investigation. In March 2026, he also voted against advancing a transgender sports restriction offered as an amendment to the SAVE America Act. Ossoff's campaign did not respond to a request for comment. Ossoff’s Republican opponent, Rep. Mike Collins, voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act when it passed the House in January 2025. The legislation would prohibit federally funded educational institutions from allowing athletes of the male sex to compete in sports designated for women or girls. Collins has also highlighted his opposition to transgender participation in women’s sports during his Senate campaign. Minnesota’s Democratic Senate nominee, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, has committed to supporting the Transgender Bill of Rights, according to the Christopher Street Project’s executive director. The nonbinding resolution calls for federal protections against gender-identity discrimination throughout school life, explicitly including athletics and access to facilities. Flanagan received the organization’s endorsement and told The Advocate that Democrats should defend communities under attack. In September, her campaign criticized Tafoya’s sports stance without specifying how Flanagan would vote on federal restrictions. Flanagan's campaign did not respond to a request for comment Flanagan’s Republican opponent, former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya, has made restricting male athletes from female sports a campaign priority. Her platform promises to "keep men out of women’s sports and locker rooms." Tafoya has also criticized the WNBA’s handling of the debate and publicly supported Sophie Cunningham’s advocacy on the issue. Her campaign position establishes support for restrictions on both competition and locker-room access, although her platform does not identify a specific sports bill she would introduce. Maine Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson voted in June 2023 to reject LD 930, legislation whose proposed amendment would have limited girls’ secondary-school sports teams to students of the female sex. As Senate president, Jackson supported accepting the committee’s recommendation that the bill not pass. In an April 2026 questionnaire during his gubernatorial campaign, he answered "No" to a question combining a transgender sports ban with dismantling other Maine Human Rights Act protections. Jackson subsequently received EqualityMaine’s endorsement, but those positions leave questions about what specific eligibility restrictions, if any, he would support in Congress. Jackson's campaign did not respond to a request for comment. Republican Sen. Susan Collins has explicitly supported excluding transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports. She voted to advance the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act in March 2025 and a similar amendment offered by Sen. Tommy Tuberville in March 2026. Explaining the latter vote, Collins said her longstanding position was that "transgender athletes should not compete in girls’ and women’s athletics." She cited fairness, safety and athletic opportunities for female competitors, arguing that Title IX’s protections should rest on sex rather than gender identity. New Hampshire Democratic Senate nominee Chris Pappas voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act in January 2025, after opposing an earlier version in April 2023. The legislation would prohibit federally funded schools from allowing athletes of the male sex to compete in sports designated for women or girls. TRANS ATHLETES DROP LAWSUIT TO GAIN ACCESS TO GIRLS' SPORTS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AFTER SCOTUS RULING Following his 2023 vote, Pappas called the legislation part of a series of "bigoted, harmful attacks on the transgender community." He argued that excluding transgender students from sports would harm students and their communities, emphasizing that all students should have opportunities to participate in school athletics. Pappas' campaign did not respond to a request for comment. Pappas’ Republican opponent, former Sen. John E. Sununu, supports restrictions on transgender athletes competing in girls’ and women’s sports. In a June campaign statement welcoming the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing state restrictions, Sununu argued that protecting female athletes’ opportunities was consistent with Title IX’s purpose. He also criticized Pappas’ opposition to legislation restricting transgender participation, framing the issue around safety and the integrity of women’s athletics. Former Sen. Sherrod Brown, the Democratic nominee in Ohio’s Senate special election, opposed federal funding restrictions targeting schools that allow transgender girls and women to compete on female teams. In March 2021, Brown voted against a procedural motion to advance an amendment that would have withheld certain education funding from states, school districts and colleges permitting male athletes to participate in girls’ and women’s sports. In March 2024, he voted to table another proposal restricting funding over transgender participation. His campaign defended those votes as protecting Ohio schools’ funding and said Brown supported a fair process for athletics. A 2024 campaign advertisement also endorsed leaving eligibility decisions to local sports leagues rather than politicians. Those positions establish opposition to the federal measures, but leave unanswered which specific eligibility restrictions Brown would support. Brown's campaign did not respond to a request for comment. Brown’s Republican opponent, Sen. Jon Husted, supports excluding transgender girls and women from female sports teams. As Ohio’s lieutenant governor, Husted backed House Bill 68, which included restrictions on transgender participation in school and college sports, saying, "Men should not compete in women’s sports." In March 2025, Husted voted to advance the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which would prohibit federally funded education programs from permitting male athletes to participate in sports designated for women or girls and define sex by reproductive biology and genetics at birth. The measure failed to secure the votes necessary to advance. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Iowa Democratic Senate nominee Josh Turek, a two-time Paralympic gold medalist in wheelchair basketball, has publicly opposed male athletes competing against females. "I don’t believe that biological males should compete against females in sports," Turek told The New York Times in July. However, he has also argued that eligibility decisions should rest with sports governing organizations rather than Congress or the courts. His legislative record includes a March 2023 vote against requiring students to use school bathrooms and changing facilities corresponding to their sex at birth. That legislation addressed access to facilities rather than eligibility for female teams. Turek's campaign did not respond to a request for comment. Turek’s Republican opponent, Rep. Ashley Hinson, supports federal legislation excluding transgender girls and women from female school sports teams. In January 2025, Hinson voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which would prohibit federally funded education programs from allowing male athletes to compete in sports designated for women or girls and determine sex through reproductive biology and genetics at birth. Her office described the legislation as protecting the integrity of girls’ sports. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7be0b75342cf4db8d9db1 Yankees legends Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez deliver blunt post-mortem on team: 'Something has to change' te 2026-10-08T16:00:11.596Z Yankees legends Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez deliver blunt post-mortem on team: 'Something has to change' The New York Yankees have tied their longest World Series drought since 1923. It will now be 17 consecutive seasons without the Commissioner's Trophy in the Bronx after getting swept in the American League Division Series by their AL East rival Tampa Bay Rays. The Yankees managed to squeak out just five runs in the three-game set and hit just .130 in the series. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Last year, the Yankees were able to salvage one win in the DS, but it didn't stop Alex Rodriguez from calling last year's roster construction "one of the worst" he had ever seen. Well, the Yankees ran back largely the same exact team and got a nearly identical result, leaving Rodriguez and Derek Jeter in shambles. "Something has to change. I'm not talking about personnel, but I'm talking about a philosophy. There has to be a philosophy change," Rodriguez said on FOX late Wednesday night. "You've won 27 titles one way. I'm not saying anyone should lose their job, but [general manager Brian] Cashman has surrounded himself with people that know baseball, that understand baseball, that can value both sides of the ball - it's unthinkable when your season is on the line, and of the nine positions, you don't know who's going to play five positions... "If something doesn't change, you're going to have the same results, and you've been watching the same movie for over a decade, and nothing changes. It's getting late." Jeter admitted he didn't exactly have a plan for the Yankees but made it clear that today's Yankees are a far cry from yesteryear. WOULD ANTHONY VOLPE'S FAN-INTERFERED FLY BALL HAVE BEEN A HOME RUN? HERE'S WHAT MLB AND STATCAST HAVE TO SAY "We were teams that focused on all the little things. We would beat you with the home run, but we'd also beat you 2-1. There's different ways of winning games when you're not swinging the bats well. But we didn't beat ourselves, and I think in this particular series, there were a lot of games where the Yankees beat themselves," Jeter said. Even Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz sees a major issue in the Bronx. "I never played for the Yankees, but I competed a lot against the Yankees, and there's one thing I can see missing, and it's the culture," Ortiz said. "There's a lot of little things that in the long run, they start catching up, and those things never happened when you guys were there. "They need to start paying attention to the little things. You need to have that one player in that clubhouse that gets those things put away. That organization needs to go back into it. At the end of the day, the game has changed a lot, but the culture is always going to be the culture, and they are far away from being what they used to be culture wise." The Yankees were one-hit in Game 1, and that hit was erased after Austin Wells tried to stretch a double into a triple. The next night, they made three errors in the first four batters of the bottom of the first. Game 3 was their most sound, but in ironic fashion, the Rays used the long ball to take home a 4-3 victory and advance to the American League Championship Series. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7be0775342cf4db8d9da5 Trump Administration Suspends Microsoft From Green Card Program te 2026-10-08T16:00:07.127Z Trump Administration Suspends Microsoft From Green Card Program Vice President JD Vance singled out the tech firm as he and other officials accused several companies and universities of committing visa fraud. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7bbaf75342cf4db8d9d28 US bars Microsoft, Adobe, and major IT firms from green card program for skilled foreign workers te 2026-10-08T15:50:07.017Z US bars Microsoft, Adobe, and major IT firms from green card program for skilled foreign workers The other firms being suspended from the program include Capgemini, Cognizant, HCL, Infosys, Tata, and Wipro. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7b96375342cf4db8d9d0d TALA GOUDARZI: Current High Energy Prices Were Decades In The Making te 2026-10-08T15:40:19.395Z TALA GOUDARZI: Current High Energy Prices Were Decades In The Making By Tala Goudarzi | It is a common cliché to say that social media and the deluge of content we consume each day have significantly hampered, if not entirely destroyed, our attention spans. Sometimes it seems like memory itself may be a vestige of a bygone era, when we connected current events to past decisions and, almost like magic, learned to take different actions. Current high energy prices are blamed on the war in Iran, which started seven months ago. While true, not all cost increases are the result of this relatively new market dynamic. Numerous federal and state policy and regulatory choices made over more than a decade have played their own roles in current and past pain at the pump. As recently as 2024, energy was rarely spoken of without its companion “sustainability,” by which advocates meant “transitioning” away from reliable fossil fuels to more intermittent sources (though this last part was not said out loud). Actions matched that rhetoric. On day one in office, President Joe Biden canceled the Keystone XL pipeline project and was applauded for it. If he had not canceled it, more crude oil would have been brought to U.S. refineries, boosting fuel supplies and supporting lower prices. The Biden administration was overtly hostile to increased fossil fuel exploration and production, taking aggressive actions to strictly limit emissions from fossil fuel-powered electric generation plants, which would have led to numerous baseload plant closures for noncompliance. Let’s not forget the 2024 LNG [liquified natural gas] export pause, where then-Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said that LNG was in the “rear-view mirror,” at CERAWeek, one of the world’s largest energy events. At a time when U.S. LNG companies were stepping in to fill the supply gap following Europe’s divorce settlement from Russian gas, our policymakers decided to hit the brakes. Then there is the matter of the small refinery exemption (SRE) to the Renewable Fuel Standard, the federal requirement that fuel sold in the United States contain a minimum volume of renewable fuels. Enacted in 2005, this policy has incentivized numerous refineries to keep production below 75,000 barrels per day so they do not have to comply with onerous renewable fuel blending requirements. But good intentions do not make good policy. The program has been mired in overly bureaucratic administration and compliance nightmares, all the while keeping production at SRE-eligible refineries depressed. There are also a host of state policy actions specifically designed to raise energy prices. Cap-and-trade programs, which some states have adopted, put a price on emissions which increases fuel costs through refineries having to pay fees for producing gasoline and diesel. Likewise, low-carbon fuel standards, which also exist in a handful of states, add compliance costs and reduce refinery input flexibility, both of which increase your price at the pump. State anti-energy price actions go beyond just costly emissions schemes and fuel blends. Led by California and New York, a handful of states have banned fracking or strictly curtailed oil and gas exploration, and across the Northeast, states have fought tooth and nail to block pipelines that bring crude oil and refined products to market. The elected officials who run these states failed to investigate the real-world confluence of the results of these policies for energy availability and prices. They were focused on pursuing at any cost net zero, sustainability, ESG and “renewable” intermittent sources of energy. Now they’re all preaching the gospel of energy affordability as if it can just be plucked out of thin air when needed. Residents of states like California, Washington, Oregon, New York, Maryland and a few others are currently living with the natural result of decades of anti-fossil fuel policy agendas. But that’s not convenient to discuss. Rather, amid price increases, those looking for a short-term political fix are, predictably, dusting off the usual playbook: export bans and additional taxes on companies for making a profit while serving market demands. And while those things may be tempting, especially with voters heading to the polls in a few weeks, we know, from memory, that they will have the opposite of their intended effect. Instead, our leaders at both the state and federal levels should take a real, objective look at the energy policies on the books and ones under consideration and assess them through a simple lens: will this actually make energy more abundant and, therefore, more affordable? It doesn’t take an expert to know which path to choose. If memory serves, we’ve done it before. Hopefully, we can do it again. Originally published by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Tala Goudarzi is a contributor to the Daily Caller News Foundation, partner at the Torridon Group, and the former Acting Assistant Secretary of the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The post TALA GOUDARZI: Current High Energy Prices Were Decades In The Making first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7b95f75342cf4db8d9cfa Crash slows northbound SR 347 traffic near Cement Plant te 2026-10-08T15:40:15.159Z Crash slows northbound SR 347 traffic near Cement Plant A crash involving multiple vehicles slowed northbound traffic on State Route 347 this morning. The crash occurred around 8:04 a.m. near Cement Plant Road, blocking the left lane. Video footage on social media showed at least five cars and trucks pulled over in the median with crash debris scattered on the highway.  Traffic is currently backed up approximately two miles. The Arizona Department of Transportation did not specify how long traffic may be affected.  InMaricopa contacted the Arizona Department of Transportation for information about what led to the crash and any injuries.  This is a developing story, check back for updates. The post Crash slows northbound SR 347 traffic near Cement Plant appeared first on InMaricopa.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7b95775342cf4db8d9cd0 Maher predicts 'classic historical a-- whooping' for GOP in midterms but warns DSA could haunt Dems in 2028 te 2026-10-08T15:40:07.239Z Maher predicts 'classic historical a-- whooping' for GOP in midterms but warns DSA could haunt Dems in 2028 HBO "Real Time" host Bill Maher predicted during a Sunday appearance on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS" that Republicans would suffer a "classic historical a-- whooping" in the November midterm elections, while warning that the Democratic Socialists of America could create a different problem for Democrats heading into 2028. Maher argued that voters would use the midterms to punish President Donald Trump and Republicans before turning their attention to divisions within the Democratic Party ahead of the next presidential election. "It’s going to be a classic historical a-- whooping," he said. "Now, 2028 is a different story. The Democrats have a crazy animal living in their house called the DSA, and they believe truly insane things. And they’re the energy of the party, and they’re going to make Gaza a genocide, a litmus test, and a lot of other really stupid stuff." BILL MAHER ADMITS HE COULD VOTE FOR JD VANCE, WARNS 'COWARDLY' DEMOCRATS FACE SOCIALIST TAKEOVER The White House rejected Maher’s prediction in a statement to Fox News Digital, pointing to Trump’s support within the Republican Party and arguing the president remained the GOP’s strongest campaign asset. "No one can dispute the fact that President Trump has created one of the most robust coalitions in political history with the MAGA movement, and the President understands how to communicate with them," White House spokesperson Davis Ingle said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "President Trump is the unequivocal leader, best messenger, and unmatched motivator for the Republican Party, and he is committed to maintaining Republican majorities in Congress." Maher attributed the GOP's potential midterm losses to Trump's second-term record, saying that the president had become "drunk with power" and comparing the political dynamic to former President Joe Biden's handling of the Democratic Party's left flank. "Trump screwed the pooch," he said. "That’s what happened. He got drunk with power. This is the pattern in this country. Somebody gets elected. They go way too far with their side of things. Biden did it to a degree with wokeness, and he was too feeble to fight the far left." MIDTERM HISTORY MASSIVELY FAVORS DEMOCRATS. BUT THEY ARE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE "Donald Trump went too far and his party will pay," he continued. The comments came as Republicans face significant polling headwinds with less than a month before Election Day. A Fox News poll found Democrats had a wider path to a House majority, with Democrats projected to win 215 seats compared with 201 for Republicans. That would leave Democrats needing three of the 19 toss-up races to secure a majority, while Republicans would need at least 17. Trump dismissed the polling disadvantage while ramping up his campaign schedule. During a Saturday rally in Vandalia, Ohio, the president argued polling had not accounted for his ability to mobilize voters and urged supporters to approach the midterms as though he was personally on the ballot. REPUBLICANS FACE BRUTAL MIDTERM HEADWINDS. SIX FORCES COULD HELP THEM DEFY HISTORY. The president urged supporters to associate the Republican ticket with his own electoral campaigns. "Just pretend that I’m running," Trump said. "When I run, we win." The Democratic Party's socialist wing scored a series of primary victories and the organization's role in Democratic politics has received increased attention. Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., renewed her DSA membership in August following a seven-year lapse as speculation continued over either a 2028 presidential bid, or a 2028 senatorial bid to challenge veteran senator Chuck Schumer. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Ingle also cited Trump's record on taxes, border security, energy, employment and prescription drug costs as evidence that Republicans had a clear contrast to present to voters. "The choice has never been more clear: doubling down on President Trump’s winning, commonsense agenda or the Democrats’ extreme liberal policies and obstruction," he said. Fox News Digital reached out to the DSA for comment, but did not immediately receive a response. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7b4ad75342cf4db8d9c41 Voters in midterm elections identify a culprit for rising cost of living: Trump’s tariffs te 2026-10-08T15:20:13.923Z Voters in midterm elections identify a culprit for rising cost of living: Trump’s tariffs Voters angry over the rising cost of groceries and other items due to tariffs could be expressing their dissatisfaction in the midterm elections. (Photo by Ming Tang Tung/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Rebecca Myers lives in one of the nation’s most hotly contested congressional districts, and tariffs were on her mind as she voted early and in-person in Suffolk, Virginia in late September. The 44-year-old trained social worker said she and her husband, who recently retired after 25 years in the U.S. Navy, are raising two children, ages 7 and 9, and forgoing a family vacation to save money. “I’m an educated person, but I’m not going to pretend to be an expert in the economy. All I can say is I know my family’s finances very well and I know everything we spend money on has gone up in price. “I understand some of it is due to the tariffs, some of it is due to the war in Iran,” Myers told States Newsroom in an Oct. 1 interview. Myers is among a growing number of voters found to be taking their anger about affordability to the polls this midterm election and blaming President Donald Trump’s tariffs as a culprit for rising expenses. Public opinion surveys bear out Myers is far from alone in making the connection. (Getty images) “The real top line is that for maybe the first time ever, tariffs are a salient issue at the ballot box,” said Scott Lincicome of the libertarian Cato Institute. “You know, normally trade is a boring issue that nobody really thinks about or cares about.” Myers, who lives in Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District, voted for Elaine Luria, the Democratic candidate and former U.S. representative who is challenging the incumbent Republican, Rep. Jen Kiggans. Kiggans, Myers said, has supported Trump’s “MAGA agenda,” including tariffs. Kiggans’ campaign did not respond to a request for comment. Trump opponents seize on issue Organizers are targeting districts like Myers’, where Democrats could flip seats. “We talk to families every day who are struggling with the things that they need to take care of themselves and their families,” said Sondra Goldschein, executive director of the Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy. Her organization, which also has a political action committee that endorses Democrats, recently hosted a “tariff-proof” cooking class in Chesapeake, Virginia, to drive attention to the issue. Attendees received tips like substituting chicken for beef, buying domestic produce, and choosing frozen over canned goods — all which have been affected by Trump’s ever-changing taxes on imports. Goldschein and national organizers are targeting voters not only in Virginia, but in Florida, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania. “This Republican-backed Congress and all of the members that come from states like this have really turned their backs on working families,” Goldschein told States Newsroom during an interview ahead of the cooking class. In a state-by-state breakdown of tariffs, the conservative National Taxpayers Union Foundation and Trade Partnership Worldwide found the top 10 states most affected by Trump’s tariffs — in the tens of billions of dollars — are California, Texas, Michigan, Georgia, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Florida, Ohio and Tennessee.  Virginia, where business owners have paid a collective $6.2 billion in tariffs ordered by Trump since January 2025, ranked 18th. Nearly all are in the midst of fierce battles for U.S. Senate or House seats as tariffs emerge as what critics predict will be a major factor in the midterm elections that will determine control of Congress. Ever-changing tariffs New research shows Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs on imported goods have cost business owners and consumers billions of dollars.  “The typical estimate has it being in the neighborhood of $1,000-plus per year of additional (consumer) costs, and maybe accounting for somewhere between one-half and 1 percentage point of the inflation rate. That doesn’t sound like a lot, but if someone came along and gave you a tax increase of $1,100, which is about what this is, you’d feel it,” said Kimberly Clausing, economist and senior fellow at the Peterson Institute of International Economics. Clausing and fellow economist Maurice Obstfeld at the nonpartisan think tank reviewed 13 academic papers from 2025 and 2026 on Trump’s tariffs and the pass-through costs to consumers and businesses. “What makes it a little confusing and hard to measure is that there’s been a lot of uncertainty about the trade policy, and so it’s come in spurts and reversals and restarts,” Clausing said, adding that some businesses may absorb the new taxes on imports at first but then eventually raise prices later. “It’s not like you raise the tariff on day one and (on) day two all the prices have fully adjusted. It’s a little slower than that, but you do see absolutely evidence that with time the tariffs are being passed through to consumers, and very little evidence that foreigners are bearing a significant burden,” she said.  Trump’s tariff policy has changed more than 50 times since he began his second term in January 2025, according to the Tax Foundation, a think tank that advocates for a slimmed-down tax code and “policies that lead to greater economic growth.” As of Sept. 10, the foundation estimated that Trump’s tariffs will cost each household an average $820 in 2026. While Trump campaigned on the promise that other countries would pay for his tariffs, and vowed the same once he took office again, the statement has always been false, economists have documented. Tariffs are taxes that American businesses and individuals pay upon retrieving their shipments of items they’ve purchased from other countries. The tariffed goods fall into hundreds of categories — anything from machine parts to food. The president’s early round of “emergency” and “reciprocal” tariffs imposed on worldwide goods in April 2025 were struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in February. Since then, Trump has used three other statutes to justify charging import taxes on goods. Impact spreads across states The breakdown produced by the National Taxpayers Union found the biggest effects in states and industries scattered throughout America. Sectors hit hardest by tariffs in the top 10 states include automobiles and auto parts; steel, aluminum and other metals; clothes and shoes; and food and beverages. For example, businesses in Michigan have paid an extra $23 billion on imports, largely cars and trucks. Meanwhile, the food and beverage sector was hit hardest in Florida, where importers have paid an extra $11 billion since Trump began implementing new tariffs in 2025 through Aug. 4, 2026, according to the conservative organization’s analysis that drew from Census Bureau import data.   (function(){function e(){window.addEventListener(`message`,function(e){if(e.data[`datawrapper-height`]!==void 0){var t=document.querySelectorAll(`iframe`);for(var n in e.data[`datawrapper-height`])for(var r=0,i;i=t[r];r++)if(i.contentWindow===e.source){var a=e.data[`datawrapper-height`][n]+`px`;i.style.height=a}}})}e()})();   Bryan Riley, director of the National Taxpayers Union’s free trade initiative, described Trump’s tariffs during his second term as “a very costly policy.”  “If you’re in a state like Georgia, big tariff costs are mainly because there’s a lot of auto manufacturing in Georgia, surprisingly to many people. And then that’s not going to be the case in New Mexico, which doesn’t have a lot of auto manufacturing, so (there are) less tariff costs and different categories hit in each state,” Riley said.  The analysis did not account for any court-mandated refunds the Trump administration must pay back after the Supreme Court deemed the president’s initial emergency tariffs illegal. Those refunds to businesses are not necessarily passed on to consumers. Trump and the cost of living Polls show voters are growing increasingly frustrated with Trump’s handling of the economy, as his approval ratings plunge, and many of those surveyed are blaming the administration’s trade policy for the rising cost of living. Overall, 69% of American adults, and 52% of Republicans, say Trump is not meeting his promise to fix the cost of living, according to an Associated Press/NORC nationwide poll of just over 2,100 voters from Sept. 24-28. Specifically on trade and tariffs, the survey found that overall 68% of respondents disapprove of Trump’s trade negotiations with other countries, and 64% think the tariffs have gone too far. Lincicome of the Cato Institute said it’s a “shocker” that tariffs are becoming a mainstream concern among voters. When surveying just over 4,100 voters in mid-August, Cato and Morning Consult found 3 in 4 participants said they will consider tariffs when casting their midterm election ballot. Additionally, the survey revealed 74% of respondents — 66% percent of Republicans and 84% of Democrats — blamed Trump’s tariffs for increased prices on items they buy at the store. Lincicome, vice president of general economics for Cato, pointed to his home state of North Carolina, where Roy Cooper, the former Democratic governor now vying for an open U.S. Senate seat, is making opposition to tariffs a centerpiece of his affordability agenda. “It’s pretty clear from both the polling and Democrats in not just North Carolina but Georgia and Iowa and other places (candidates) are really chomping at the bit to run on cost of living, and to say they’re going to nix all these tariffs. … Even in places like Ohio, where Sherrod Brown is trying to win,” Lincicome said. Brown, a Democrat who served in the U.S. Senate from 2007-2025, was “one of the most consistent protectionists” of domestic manufacturing in the upper chamber, Lincicome said. “Now all of a sudden he’s running on nixing the tariffs,” Lincicome said. “Now he’s not nearly as vocal as somebody like Cooper or (James) Talarico in Texas or Jon Ossoff in Georgia. He’s still saying he’s going to get rid of these tariffs, and that’s a pretty shocking change.” Trump ‘skillfully used tariffs,’ White House says The White House defended Trump’s record on the economy and said he has “skillfully” imposed tariffs. “President Trump signed the largest working-class tax cuts in history, lowered the cost of prescription drugs, sealed the border, drove violent crime to the lowest level in nearly a century, unleashed an energy revolution, added more than a million private-sector jobs, and sent Americans’ 401(k)s climbing to record highs.  “The President skillfully used tariffs to renegotiate almost 20 trade deals and level the playing field for American workers and businesses. The Trump administration has consistently maintained that the cost of tariffs will ultimately be borne by foreign exporters who rely on access to the American economy, the world’s biggest and best consumer market,” said White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7b4a775342cf4db8d9c09 Elon Musk questions Ambani’s influence as Starlink India launch stalls te 2026-10-08T15:20:07.285Z Elon Musk questions Ambani’s influence as Starlink India launch stalls “Is Ambani the real boss of India?” Elon Musk asked as he questioned why Starlink has yet to launch its satellite internet service in the country. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7b25375342cf4db8d9bb3 Hear from Ambrosia Energy and Bloom Energy execs on where the AI infrastructure boom is creating opportunity at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 te 2026-10-08T15:10:11.391Z Hear from Ambrosia Energy and Bloom Energy execs on where the AI infrastructure boom is creating opportunity at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Ambrosia Energy CEO Ben Longmier and Bloom Energy SVP Bill Thayer join the Smart Systems Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Register now to save up to $100. Grab a second of the same pass to save 50%. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7b25175342cf4db8d9baa Asos confirms breach of customer data after hackers send rogue app notification te 2026-10-08T15:10:09.582Z Asos confirms breach of customer data after hackers send rogue app notification The hackers alerted the fashion giant's customers through a push notification that said they had "fully compromised" the company's cloud storage. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7b24f75342cf4db8d9ba1 New York alleges TikTok gave teens, children a placebo safety feature instead of a real one te 2026-10-08T15:10:07.799Z New York alleges TikTok gave teens, children a placebo safety feature instead of a real one New York’s lawsuit against the company is one of more than two dozen cases brought by states accusing the social media giant of designing its platform to encourage addictive use among children. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7affa75342cf4db8d9b58 Shaquille O'Neal addresses Fever's Kelsey Mitchell's remarks on Caitlin Clark, says to leverage the spotlight te 2026-10-08T15:00:10.534Z Shaquille O'Neal addresses Fever's Kelsey Mitchell's remarks on Caitlin Clark, says to leverage the spotlight Shaquille O’Neal is no stranger to having a lot of eyeballs on him, both literally and figuratively. For Indiana Fever star Kelsey Mitchell, it’s been an adjustment. During the Fever’s end-of-season press conference on Saturday, Mitchell said that with the attention Caitlin Clark draws, she and her teammates get a lot of flak for being on the same team as Clark. O’Neal, having played in large and small markets next to superstars like Kobe Bryant throughout his career and dealt with criticism from fans, said Mitchell should take advantage of the attention. "My advice is to take advantage of all the eyes that are. If the eyes are on one person and you're next to that person, take advantage of them," O’Neal told OutKick in a recent interview. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE O’Neal reflected on his journey and the different markets he played in throughout his illustrious career. "(I went to) a small high school, still being the No. 1 player in the country, starting off in a small market, eventually going to a big market, but then returning back to a small market and win another championship," O’Neal said. Mitchell is a free agent at the end of the season and will be in high demand, as the 30-year-old has been an All-Star in each of the last four seasons and averaged a career-high 24.7 points per game this year. While Mitchell praised the organization, her comments drew speculation about whether she may leave the franchise with which she has spent the first nine seasons of her career. O’Neal called Mitchell a "beautiful young lady and a fabulous young lady" and said he didn’t want to speak for her or about her to avoid breaking the athlete code, but he said he would advise her to stay in Clark’s orbit. "I wish her well, but my advice if you're playing next to somebody that has eyes that can bring you extra income, make sure you always stay next to that person," O’Neal said. Mitchell will enter free agency in late January, when the Fever will anxiously await her decision. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! No athlete, current or former, may brand himself or herself better than O’Neal. The Basketball Hall of Famer wanted to make sure he surrounded himself with the right people when he began his career. "I would say the first thing you do, you have to surround yourself with people that are smarter than you," O’Neal said. "Fifty-two percent of all professional athletes went down and playing have nothing, so we maximized my potential. You know, learned a lot, did a lot, dreamed a lot, created a lot. I think in 1992, the way he marketed me and the way I marketed myself, a lot of a lot of athletes follow that even still to this day." O’Neal’s renowned brand manager, Leonard Armato, told OutKick that the epitome of having a successful brand as an athlete is to not only promote oneself but also to make good business decisions. In today’s day and age, Armato said athletes can be their own media companies. With social media being born during O’Neal’s career, Armato said that the four-time NBA champion was the first to embrace social media and that technology can amplify an athlete’s capabilities. For O’Neal, it was paramount that no matter what he did, he stay true to himself. "But you always have to be true to yourself. You know, we went first time with Leonard, we had a meeting with the image consulting firm and they tried to create a different image and he stopped the guy in the meeting. He says, ‘I know you're an expert. I respect you what to do, but image is reality.’ So you definitely have to stay true to yourself," O’Neal said. "A lot of people who form characters that they can't live up to. So, me for example, I am who I am. You know, my image is all about fun. I would love to be known as the ambassador of fun." While O’Neal’s brand is strong, he said he has made many mistakes. After making those mistakes, he leaned into his core values and stayed true to himself. "Every time I fail, I try to memorize what I did wrong and just create a new program. But I don't like to say ‘You do this, you do this, you do that to each (mistake),’ but if you follow certain core values. To build relationships you have to stay true to yourself to learn from your failures and you have to do things the right in a consistent way, you could create a brand that will be known well beyond after your years of playing and you could be around forever," O’Neal said. Armato said a key mistake athletes make is surrounding themselves with the wrong people. Armato has a book coming out in November called "MAXIMIZE," which details how to build and manage an athlete’s brand. O’Neal wrote the foreword to the book. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7aff875342cf4db8d9b4f October Prime Day is over, but these 16 FOX reader-favorite deals are still live te 2026-10-08T15:00:08.173Z October Prime Day is over, but these 16 FOX reader-favorite deals are still live Amazon's October Prime Day may be over, but some of our readers' favorite deals are still live. 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If you're an Amazon Prime member, you can get these items sent to your door ASAP. You can join or start a 30-day free trial to start your shopping today. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7ad9f75342cf4db8d95a9 Letitia James' underdog rival turns AG's own playbook against her with scathing 52-count campaign 'indictment' te 2026-10-08T14:50:07.582Z Letitia James' underdog rival turns AG's own playbook against her with scathing 52-count campaign 'indictment' The Republican challenging New York Attorney General Letitia James released a mock 52-count indictment Thursday, accusing the Democratic incumbent of neglecting her duties as the state’s top law enforcement official. The 52-count mock indictment accuses James of failing to address mentally ill people living on the streets, repeat offenders, hate crimes and fraud, while focusing instead on political battles with President Donald Trump. Rather than tackle these issues, Komatireddy charges that James has been too focused on sparring with President Donald Trump. The attack comes just hours before James and Komatireddy are set to face off Thursday night in their first televised debate of the general election campaign. Komatireddy is a former federal prosecutor who secured convictions against Islamist terrorists and prosecuted Mexican drug cartel leaders. The indictment-style press release appears to turn James' own legal playbook against her, with Komatireddy, a former federal prosecutor, casting the attorney general as the defendant. CORNELL SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE REVIVES SCRUTINY OF A LITTLE-KNOWN NEW YORK LAW ON INTOXICATED VICTIMS "When a law keeps prosecutors from charging rape, it is the chief law enforcement officer’s job to get it changed," Komatireddy wrote. "The defendant (James) had eight legislative sessions and a Legislature led by her own party. Beyond one social media post, the People have found no evidence that she made the bill a priority." James’ campaign has dismissed Komatireddy’s messaging as a simple campaign stunt. "Attorney General Letitia James files real lawsuits in real courts every day to protect New Yorkers’ rights and their wallets," a James campaign spokeswoman told Fox News Digital. "While Saritha Komatireddy spent today writing this press release, the Attorney General announced the arrest and indictment of a Queens pharmacy owner for defrauding Medicaid to the tune of $31 million." NY AG HOPEFUL BLASTS LETITIA JAMES AS MEDICAID FRAUD RECOVERIES COLLAPSE: 'SHE'S NOT DOING THE JOB' Komatireddy spokeswoman fired back, arguing that such a charge was rich coming from James. "Tish James is one to talk about campaign stunts! Her entire tenure as Attorney General has been one long political campaign stunt," Komatireddy spokeswoman Nicole Kiprilov told Fox News Digital. "While Letitia was busy chasing her next political headline, crime rose 26%, homelessness rose 38% and New York became the laughingstock of the nation in prosecuting Medicaid fraud - dead last. Those are the real consequences of an Attorney General more interested in political theater than public safety." TRUMP LAWYERS TARGET WHAT LETITIA JAMES WON’T SAY ABOUT EVIDENCE IN $450M CASE New York is a deep blue state, and Komatireddy’s odds of coming out on top in November are slim. A Siena University poll released last month had James leading Komatireddy 52% to 39%. While James' lead is commanding, it’s also shrinking, with her advantage over Komatireddy narrowing by five points between August and September in Siena University's polling. James has pursued a number of high-profile legal actions during her tenure as New York attorney general, including a civil fraud case against Trump and a sexual harassment investigation of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo that preceded his resignation. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7ad9e75342cf4db8d95a0 Samoa Joe punches ticket to Clockwork Carnage match at AEW WrestleDream te 2026-10-08T14:50:06.089Z Samoa Joe punches ticket to Clockwork Carnage match at AEW WrestleDream All Elite Wrestling’s (AEW) first Clockwork Carnage is shaping up to be a hard-hitting affair. Will Ospreay will defend the AEW World Championship in the endurance match at WrestleDream next weekend. He already has at least one opponent in the mix. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE Samoa Joe will be headed for Clockwork Carnage after he defeated Jack Perry in a qualifying match at Grand Slam France on Tuesday night’s special episode of "Dynamite." Perry gave Joe everything he had in the match. Perry was trying to go to the top rope toward the end of the match when Joe caught him with a kick to the head. Joe put Perry into the Muscle Buster, slammed him down and pinned him for the victory. Later that night, Ospreay successfully defended the AEW World Championship against Kazuchika Okada. It guaranteed that he would keep his spot in the Clockwork Carnage match for WrestleDream. "Speedball" Mike Bailey will go up against Ring of Honor Pure champion Lee Moriarty for another spot in the match. The contest will be aired on Saturday’s "Collision" as part of AEW’s Grand Slam France event. Tune in because I’m not going to give you spoilers here. Ospreay said the crux of Clockwork Carnage blends the Casino Gauntlet with an iron man match. "It’s the ultimate endurance test for any pro wrestler," he told AEW’s Renee Paquette during Grand Slam France. "It’s going to give seven opportunities to seven worthy contenders." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! AEW announced Clockwork Carnage over the weekend. Eight wrestlers will enter the match and one will have to make it through two stages to be the winner. Here’s how it will work, according to AEW. Two randomly selected wrestlers will start the match. Every three minutes, another randomly selected wrestler will enter the fray. At that point, any competitor who is pinned or submits is eliminated until all eight wrestlers have entered the match. Once the eighth wrestler has entered the match, all of the remaining wrestlers will enter a 15-minute scoring period. Every pinfall or submission scores one fall during those 15 minutes of action. When the time expires, the wrestler with the most falls will be declared the winner. WrestleDream is set for Oct. 17 at the Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, Florida. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7ab4275342cf4db8d94e7 Spotify is getting more serious about selling enterprise software te 2026-10-08T14:40:02.864Z Spotify is getting more serious about selling enterprise software The company launched technology.spotify.com, a new site that will make its internal tech available to outsiders. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7a8ef75342cf4db8d94a7 Hillary Clinton issues endorsement in US midterm elections te 2026-10-08T14:30:07.627Z Hillary Clinton issues endorsement in US midterm elections Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made her first endorsement of a U.S. Senate candidate in the 2026 midterm elections, backing Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. "Minnesota, you have an opportunity to select an extraordinary person and public servant as your next U.S. senator. Please take it!" Clinton wrote in a post on the social media platform Bluesky when sharing a post in which Flanagan touted Clinton's endorsement. Flanagan declared in her post, "@hillaryclinton.bsky.social has spent five decades fighting for working families, dedicating her career to making the case that every child in this country deserves a fair shot. I’m honored to have Secretary Clinton’s support, and I’ll proudly carry on her fight in the US Senate." HILLARY CLINTON: 'I HATE' TRUMP AND NETANYAHU'S GOVERNMENTS BUT LOVE AMERICA AND ISRAEL Clinton, a former first lady and former U.S. senator from New York, was the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate defeated by Republican Donald Trump when he won his first White House contest. "Donald Trump has made it harder for families to afford childcare, groceries, and health care for their kids. His tariffs and war in Iran are driving up prices, and his budget ripped health care and food assistance away from children so billionaires could get another tax cut," Clinton said in a statement, according to reports. PEGGY FLANAGAN VOWS TO 'RIP ICE APART' AFTER TOPPLING MODERATE DEM IN KEY SENATE BATTLE "Peggy Flanagan has spent her career fighting for children and families, from the Children’s Defense Fund to the Lieutenant Governor’s office, and she’s delivered for them," she noted. "I know she’ll be that same champion in the Senate, and I’m proud to endorse her." Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment. Flanagan is facing Republican candidate Michele Tafoya in the Minnesota U.S. Senate contest. GOP SENATE HOPEFUL SOUNDS ALARM AFTER ALLEGED MALL OF AMERICA TERROR PLOT THWARTED U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., announced last year that she would not seek re-election in 2026. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7a8ee75342cf4db8d949e Would Anthony Volpe's fan-interfered fly ball have been a home run? Here's what MLB and Statcast have to say te 2026-10-08T14:30:06.341Z Would Anthony Volpe's fan-interfered fly ball have been a home run? Here's what MLB and Statcast have to say The New York Yankees' season ended in embarrassing fashion on Wednesday night, getting swept on their home field by their AL East rival Tampa Bay Rays in the American League Division Series. The Bombers fell, 4-3, to the Rays, but there may be an argument that the game should have been tied at four after Anthony Volpe's fan-interfered fly ball in the sixth inning. With George Lombard on first and two outs, the Yankees infielder hit a fly ball into left field that kept carrying toward the outfield wall. The ball went into the seats, and umpires initially called it a game-tying home run, but upon replay review, it was turned it into an RBI double instead after an angle clearly showed a fan reach over the wall (he was eventually booted from the ballpark). Spencer Jones struck out to end the threat, and the Yankees would not score again. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE "After viewing all relevant angles, the Replay Official definitively determined the spectator interfered with the ball over the field of play. The ball would not have left the playing field nor would it have been caught," MLB's Replay Center said in a statement shortly after the occasion, via the New York Post. However, MLB's Statcast initially said otherwise. Volpe hit his ball 357 feet with an exit velocity of 97.9 mph and a 42-degree launch angle. In normal cases, it's an easy flyout, as it had an expected batting average of .060). However, Statcast originally said that the trajectory of the ball would have led to a home run in 13 ballparks, including Yankee Stadium. But as of Thursday morning, Yankee Stadium is no longer included in stadiums where the ball flight would have been a homer. TRUMP SAYS HE'LL GIVE ROGER CLEMENS THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM: 'THIS SUPERSEDES ANYTHING I'VE DONE' Sportsball, perhaps ironically, released a video on X Wednesday morning explaining how Statcast uses 12 Hawkeye cameras in each ballpark to determine home-run distances "within about a foot." Yankees manager Aaron Boone said the umpires "did a good job" on their call. "When he hit it, to my eye looking out there, I was a little concerned right away because it felt like something, I wasn't sure. And then seeing the replay and seeing it unfold, I thought they did the right thing. I thought they got it right," Boone said. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "Just seeing it through the replay and hoping for the best. But, crazy," Volpe added. So, replay shows it very likely would have came up short, Statcast apparently changed its mind, and Major League Baseball says it undoubtedly would have been short. In any case, it can be argued that no one definitively knows whether Volpe's fly ball would have been gone, and a Yankee fan may or may not have robbed his own favorite team at a chance of a postseason comeback. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7a6a075342cf4db8d9439 Flagstaff Event Almanac for October 8 te 2026-10-08T14:20:16.111Z Flagstaff Event Almanac for October 8 Oct 8 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7a69e75342cf4db8d9430 Public comment begins on North Rim's long-term recovery plan te 2026-10-08T14:20:14.508Z Public comment begins on North Rim's long-term recovery plan The NPS is seeking feedback on a vision and draft redevelopment concepts intended to guide the North Rim's long-term recovery. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7a69775342cf4db8d93d1 5 days to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Don’t pay more at the door for your pass te 2026-10-08T14:20:07.795Z 5 days to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Don’t pay more at the door for your pass The global tech ecosystem gathers at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 at San Francisco’s Moscone West on October 13-15. Get your pass now to save up to $100. Get a second of the same ticket type to save 50%. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7a69675342cf4db8d93c8 Cal AI’s 19-year-old founder just raised $10M for his new AI startup te 2026-10-08T14:20:06.375Z Cal AI’s 19-year-old founder just raised $10M for his new AI startup Zach Yadegari, the teen co-founder of popular Cal AI calorie tracking app, has launched a new personal AI agent startup that competes with Instinct, Muse and Bee. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7a69475342cf4db8d93bf Waymo locks in $5B loan from Blackstone, PIMCO to fuel robotaxi expansion te 2026-10-08T14:20:04.772Z Waymo locks in $5B loan from Blackstone, PIMCO to fuel robotaxi expansion This is the first time the Alphabet-owned company has turned to debt financing. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7a44d75342cf4db8d9375 Halloween Spending Expected To Reach Record $13.5 Billion In 2026 te 2026-10-08T14:10:21.965Z Halloween Spending Expected To Reach Record $13.5 Billion In 2026 By Ethan Faverino | Americans are expected to spend $13.5 billion on Halloween this year, surpassing last year’s record of $13.1 billion, according to the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) annual consumer survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics. The survey found that 74% of consumers plan to celebrate Halloween this year, compared to 73% in 2025 and 68% in 2019, reflecting the holiday’s continued popularity among American households. Despite increased spending, consumers are expected to remain mindful of rising costs, with average spending projected at $115.14 per person, slightly above last year’s $114.45. “Consumers continue to make Halloween a spending priority, but they are also approaching the season with affordability in mind,” stated NRF Vice President of Industry and Consumer Insights Allison Zeller. “For more than two decades, NRF’s Halloween survey has tracked how consumers celebrate the holiday, and this year’s results show that shoppers are being thoughtful and strategic, looking for ways to maximize value throughout the season,” added Zeller. 🎃 Halloween spending is expected to reach $13.5 billion this year, with consumers planning to spend an average of $115 on costumes, candy, decorations and more. https://t.co/5ABujtWJNz pic.twitter.com/6ozeoGIFTf — National Retail Federation (@NRFnews) September 22, 2026 According to the survey, nearly half of consumers (49%) planned to begin their Halloween shopping in September or earlier, an increase from 34% in 2016. Among those shopping early, 42% cited their enthusiasm for the fall season, while 34% said Halloween was one of their favorite holidays. Another 23% said they began shopping early to spread out their expenses, while 21% were motivated by discounts and promotions. Consumers are also adjusting their purchasing habits in response to higher prices. Nearly one-third (31%) said they would compare prices between retailers if Halloween merchandise costs more than expected, while 26% would seek coupons or sales. Another 34% plan to purchase items that can be reused in future years or repurposed for other occasions. Costumes are expected to account for the largest share of Halloween spending at $4.4 billion, followed by decorations at $4.3 billion, candy at $4.1 billion, and greeting cards at $800 million. Of the projected costume spending, consumers are expected to spend approximately $2 billion on adult costumes, $1.5 billion on children’s costumes, and $920 million on pet costumes. Candy remains the most popular Halloween purchase, with 96% of shoppers planning to buy sweets. Additionally, 78% plan to purchase decorations, 71% expect to buy costumes, and 42% plan to purchase greeting cards. Discount stores remain the leading shopping destination for Halloween merchandise, attracting 39% of consumers, followed by specialty Halloween and costume stores at 32% and online retailers at 27%. Local and small businesses are also attracting more Halloween shoppers, with 13% planning to make purchases at these establishments, nearly double the 7% reported in 2016. The survey also highlighted the growing role of artificial intelligence in consumer shopping habits. Nearly half of consumers (47%) reported using AI platforms or tools to assist with Halloween shopping, including brainstorming costume and decoration ideas and researching potential purchases. Online searches remain the most popular source of Halloween costume inspiration at 32%, although that figure declined from 37% last year and reached its lowest level in a decade. The most common Halloween activities this year include handing out candy (61%), dressing in costumes (50%), decorating homes or yards (42%), carving pumpkins (42%), and watching scary movies (42%). Ethan Faverino is a reporter for AZ Free News. You can send him news tips using this link. The post Halloween Spending Expected To Reach Record $13.5 Billion In 2026 first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7a44a75342cf4db8d936c Crane Introduces Bill To Lower FEMA Disaster Assistance Threshold For Rural Counties te 2026-10-08T14:10:18.592Z Crane Introduces Bill To Lower FEMA Disaster Assistance Threshold For Rural Counties By Matthew Holloway | Congressman Eli Crane (R-AZ-02) introduced legislation this week that would reduce a federal disaster assistance benchmark for counties where less than 15% of the land is subject to county property taxes. The Rural Disaster Fairness Act of 2026 (H.R. 10754), would require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to lower its county per capita damage indicator by 50% for qualifying counties nationwide. The indicator helps FEMA evaluate the local impact of a disaster when reviewing requests for federal assistance. Crane’s office said counties with extensive federal land ownership can have limited property tax revenue to support infrastructure maintenance, emergency response, and recovery. The congressman argues that a population-based damage benchmark does not adequately reflect those limitations. By cutting a key @FEMA damage threshold in half for counties with little taxable land, my bill would help rural communities qualify for federal aid. I'm hopeful my colleagues will support this reform and help Americans recover from catastrophic disasters: https://t.co/o6hTgjkIaR — Rep. Eli Crane (@RepEliCrane) October 7, 2026 “The federal government owns vast swaths of land out West, which limits the tax base for rural counties. In turn, they often have less money to spend on critical infrastructure, mitigation efforts, and response operations. My legislation would reform FEMA’s evaluation process to take into account how much land these jurisdictions are able to tax,” Crane said. Under FEMA’s existing regulations, the agency considers several factors when recommending whether the president should approve a governor’s request for major disaster assistance. For its Public Assistance Program, those factors include estimated assistance costs, localized damage, insurance coverage, hazard mitigation efforts, recent disasters, and assistance available through other federal programs. The regulations expressly recognize that concentrated damage at the county, local, or tribal level can warrant federal assistance even when a statewide per capita indicator is not met. Damage to critical facilities is among the circumstances FEMA considers. Crane’s proposal would amend Section 1232 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. That existing provision directed FEMA to give greater consideration to severe local impacts or multiple recent disasters when evaluating requests for major disaster declarations. The county per capita indicator is part of FEMA’s broader evaluation of disaster impacts. Under existing regulations, the agency considers multiple factors when recommending whether federal public assistance is warranted. Under the Stafford Act’s declaration process, a governor’s request must be based on a determination that a disaster exceeds the capabilities of the state and affected local governments and requires federal assistance. The president makes the major disaster declaration. Matthew Holloway is a senior reporter for AZ Free News. Follow him on X for his latest stories, or email tips to Matthew@azfreenews.com. The post Crane Introduces Bill To Lower FEMA Disaster Assistance Threshold For Rural Counties first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7a44775342cf4db8d9363 EPA Approves Maricopa County Plan To Incentivize Cleaner Construction, Railroad Equipment te 2026-10-08T14:10:15.342Z EPA Approves Maricopa County Plan To Incentivize Cleaner Construction, Railroad Equipment By Staff Reporter | The Trump administration greenlit another one of Maricopa County’s plans to incentivize clean air improvements.  The county plans to encourage the railroad and construction industries to voluntarily upgrade or replace their nonroad vehicles with cleaner emissions technologies through Maricopa County Rule 204.  The rule represents another effort to bring the county closer to compliance with the 2015 ozone standard of 70 parts per billion outlined by the federal Clean Air Act.  Maricopa County reported that it is currently designated as a moderate non-attainment area under the standard. Under the Biden administration in 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began to consider whether the Phoenix area warranted reclassification as a serious non-attainment area.  However, the EPA determined earlier this year that the county would have attained standards had it not been for international emissions, namely from Asia and Mexico.  The Maricopa Association of Governments reported that it found through modeling with the EPA that approximately 80% of regional ozone originates from natural sources or outside Arizona.  The EPA determination from this year spared the county from the burden of additional air quality regulations, which would have slowed and potentially reversed industry growth in the region.  The region has reported reduced local emissions of air pollutants by 50% since 2000. The county also reported on Tuesday that total emissions statewide have fallen by more than 70% since 1990, despite the population more than doubling.   On Tuesday, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin participated in a press conference to announce the incentives alongside Maricopa County officials, including Board of Supervisors Chair Kate Brophy McGee and Republican attorney general nominee Warren Petersen.   Zeldin remarked that Maricopa County’s approach to emissions reduction has been successful.  “They aren’t increasing emissions,” repeated Zeldin. “They are not breaking federal requirements. They are finding new, innovative ways to work within their circumstances.”  NEW: @MaricopaCounty & @EPA announce innovative plan to improve air quality and protect jobs. We appreciate this chance to work together to prove that a healthy environment and growing economy can go hand-in-hand. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/QigWcvgheM — Maricopa County (@maricopacounty) October 6, 2026 Brophy McGee pledged that the new county rule would maintain county residents’ quality of life and would not hinder economic development. “This plan demonstrates how a healthy environment and growing economy can work together,” said Brophy McGee. “By incentivizing rather than punishing job creators, implementing Maricopa County’s Rule 204 will improve the quality of the air we breathe while enabling key industries to continue investing in our community. I thank Administrator Zeldin and the EPA for working with Maricopa County and our business community on this innovative approach.” Danny Seiden, president and CEO of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce, called the rule “smart policy” that ensured a win-win for the economy and air quality.  “For more than a decade, Arizona’s business community has worked to expand the tools available to reduce emissions while giving companies a workable path to invest, expand and create jobs,” said Seiden. “Rule 204 does exactly that: when businesses voluntarily replace older equipment with cleaner technology and achieve real, measurable emissions reductions, those reductions can help make continued economic growth possible.” In April, the EPA approved Maricopa County Rule 205, another incentive which provides emission reduction credits to fleet owners and operators who upgrade or replace on-road vehicles with cleaner technologies. AZ Free News is your #1 source for Arizona news and politics. You can send us news tips using this link. The post EPA Approves Maricopa County Plan To Incentivize Cleaner Construction, Railroad Equipment first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7a44275342cf4db8d935a 7 respond to RFI for Sedona Cultural Park te 2026-10-08T14:10:10.726Z 7 respond to RFI for Sedona Cultural Park The Sedona amphitheater’s personal ad drew seven replies. Now an eight-person working group of seven city staffers and a member of the business community gets to vet the prospects before Sedona City Council tentatively hears its findings, Tuesday, Dec. 8. The respondents are the Amphitheater Action Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7a43d75342cf4db8d9327 Natalie Wood's daughter confronts very painful way she learned Hollywood icon had died at 11 te 2026-10-08T14:10:05.428Z Natalie Wood's daughter confronts very painful way she learned Hollywood icon had died at 11 Natasha Gregson Wagner was just 11 years old when an ordinary childhood sleepover turned into a moment that shattered her world. While staying at a friend's house, she heard the devastating news on the radio: her mother, Hollywood actress Natalie Wood, was dead. "As a child, I always knew my mom was home because her Jungle Gardenia scent arrived before she did," Gregson Wagner, now 56, wrote on the website for her fragrance brand, L'Amour Mere. "After she died, I spent hours lying in her bed or sitting in her closet among her clothes. If I could somehow keep her fragrance alive, perhaps she would not be entirely gone." CHARLIZE THERON RECOUNTS THE NIGHT HER MOTHER FATALLY SHOT HER FATHER WHEN SHE WAS 15 YEARS OLD In the immediate aftermath of Wood's death, Gregson Wagner said the two father figures in her life — her biological father, British film producer Richard Gregson, and her stepfather, actor Robert Wagner — came together to support her. "Luckily, I had these two men, Daddy Gregson and Daddy Wagner, who came together and rose to the occasion and completely put me first," Gregson Wagner told the Daily Mail. "They got me into therapy right away, and I had that same amazing therapist here in Beverly Hills until my 20s." Wood, who was nominated for three Oscars and starred in "West Side Story" and "Rebel Without a Cause," was on the family's yacht with Wagner, actor Christopher Walken and captain Dennis Davern during Thanksgiving weekend in 1981. Her body was found floating in the water off Southern California's Catalina Island. She was 43. WATCH: ROBERT WAGNER'S MOST MEMORABLE ROLES, FROM ‘HART TO HART’ TO ‘AUSTIN POWERS’ Investigators initially ruled Wood's death an accidental drowning but reopened the case in 2011 to determine whether Wagner or anyone else played a role after the yacht's captain said he heard the couple arguing the night of her disappearance, The Associated Press reported. The Los Angeles County coroner's office amended Wood's death certificate in 2012, changing the cause of death to "drowning and other undetermined factors." In 2018, Los Angeles County sheriff's investigators described Wagner as "a person of interest" in Wood's death. In 2022, the department said it had exhausted all leads in the case, and Wagner was no longer considered a person of interest. Wagner has long denied having any involvement in his wife's death. Gregson Wagner said that while she was growing up, her two fathers were determined to give her a normal upbringing away from the glaring media spotlight. "I had to do my laundry," she told the outlet. "We had dinner on the table at six o'clock. I learned how to cook in their kitchen. I learned how to do laundry. I learned how to take a bath with a hot tap and a cold tap, putting it in a pot and pouring it on my head and all these things." Gregson Wagner also told the outlet she avoided the drugs and alcohol that have troubled some children of famous parents. "I've definitely felt pressure in my life," Gregson Wagner said. "I know what's right, I know what's wrong. I'm not saying I haven't had very, very painful things in my life. ... But in the home, it was all very safe and secure and warm. So, I got lucky in that way." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Still, Gregson Wagner said she continues to feel the impact of losing her mother. "When I was younger, I would get stopped on the street by people who would say things like: 'You look so much like this actress, you've probably never heard of her, but her name was Natalie Wood,'" Gregson Wagner recalled. "Most of the time I wouldn't admit I was her daughter, and just say: 'Oh, I hear that a lot!'" "We looked so much alike and had so much in common. Where did the mother end and the child begin? We were so completely connected — and she was so sharp and perceptive — that I sometimes believed she could see right into my mind." Gregson Wagner has been married to "7th Heaven" alum Barry Watson, 52, since 2014. They share a daughter, Clover. Gregson Wagner also launched the fragrance brand L'Amour Mere, which she says was inspired by her mother and their connection through scent. Gregson Wagner has previously spoken about her mother's legacy. In 2020, Gregson Wagner appeared in the HBO documentary "Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind," which featured interviews with Wood's family, close friends and confidants. Wagner, now 96, also appeared in the documentary and discussed his relationship with Wood and her death. The couple married in 1957 but divorced in 1962. They remarried in 1972 and were together until Wood's passing. Wagner helped raise Gregson Wagner, and he and Wood had a daughter, Courtney Wagner, who also appeared in the documentary. "I am always blown away by his courage," Gregson Wagner told Fox News Digital at the time. "As my dad and knowing him for basically my whole life, I know him to be such a courageous person. I was just so proud of him. I felt like he was so transparent, elegant, gracious, emotional, connected and present. He was everything that I know him to be, so it felt like an incredible experience to bear witness as his daughter. He's one of the great loves of my life. He moves me every day, and he deeply moved me on those days [of filming] for sure." Gregson Wagner said she still has vivid, joyful memories of Wood. "My mom made being a mom feel really effortless," Gregson Wagner said. "She loved it so much. She was always singing songs with us. We were always painting and reading. She was always there to talk to. I hear her voice a lot when I talk to [my daughter] Clover. Like, 'What are we going to do today? Are we going to take a walk?' Just the little mundane things. I can hear her voice in my ear when I talk to my own daughter." "My parents wanted their children to have that constant feeling of being loved and nurtured — the joy of childhood," she continued. "And that's what they did. Friends came over all the time and sometimes they went out. But the focus was really on us. I think we felt really safe in their world and around them. They were able to create just a bustling, joyful, jubilant kind of atmosphere for us to grow up." PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE At the time, Gregson Wagner said she hoped the documentary would give viewers a fuller picture of her mother. She said the special was ultimately a celebration of Wood's life and what she accomplished both in Hollywood and as a parent. "I hope that audiences will get a very clear picture of this woman who was so strong, funny, joyful, empowered and courageous," she said. "She had a great life. It wasn't a long one, but it was the one she wanted to have. She was the architect of her own life." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7a1e775342cf4db8d92c2 GOP accuses Walz allies of burying $52M Medicaid fraud report before election te 2026-10-08T14:00:07.970Z GOP accuses Walz allies of burying $52M Medicaid fraud report before election Minnesota Republicans are accusing Democrats of keeping lawmakers in the dark for months about a state-commissioned Medicaid assessment that flagged more than $52 million in improper payments, arguing the delay denied them a chance to act on the report’s specific findings during the legislative session before the election. "Fraud here has exploded under the Walz administration," Minnesota Republican Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth told Fox News Digital. "Governor Walz has held no one in his entire administration accountable for the level of fraud. It definitely brings into question what is in that report and why are they hiding it?" The Walz administration hired Optum to conduct a third-party review of Minnesota’s Medicaid program, scrutinizing 14 high-risk services. The report identified more than $52 million in improper payments but cautioned that improper payments do not necessarily constitute "fraud, waste or abuse." The Department of Human Services released a heavily redacted version to the public in February, prompting calls from Republican lawmakers to make the full version available so they could address the risks raised during the legislative session. "Our election here in Minnesota is 29 days away. We’re just four weeks out, and you really have to wonder why they are refusing to do this," Demuth, who is the GOP gubernatorial candidate, told Fox News Digital. WALZ ADMINISTRATION IGNORED FRAUD WARNINGS AS BILLIONS VANISHED, HOUSE OVERSIGHT REPORT ALLEGES Minnesota currently has a divided state legislature, with the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) holding a slim 34–33 majority in the Senate and a rare 67–67 partisan tie in the House. Democratic Gov. Tim Walz announced the audit in October 2025, months before allegations of widespread fraud involving members of Minnesota’s Somali diaspora drew national attention. Mounting scrutiny of the Walz administration’s handling of alleged fraud in Minnesota’s social services programs contributed to growing political pressure before Walz ended his re-election campaign in January. WALZ'S 'EXIT INTERVIEW' REFLECTING ON HIS TENURE SPARKS LAWMAKER DEBATE ABOUT HIS LEGACY: 'NEVER SERIOUS' Republican state Sen. Jordan Rasmusson is also accusing the Walz administration and his Democratic counterparts of seeking to "minimize" the fraud issue in the state. "I think it’s really hard for Democrats, elected Democrats in Minnesota, to admit that we have a fraud problem of this scale, and to take accountability for those failings," Rasmusson told Fox News Digital. The Department of Human Services said the report was heavily redacted to protect Optum’s trade secrets and prevent the release of sensitive security information that could provide criminals a "roadmap" for committing fraud. Rasmusson introduced an amendment in April to make the full Optum report public, but it failed along party lines. A version of Rasmusson's provision was later passed in May as part of a broader budget package. MINNESOTA'S ANTI-ICE AID FUND BECOMES LATEST CASUALTY OF STATE'S EMBARRASSING FRAUD PROBLEM Under the law, DHS must provide the initial Optum reports to members of a legislative committee with "jurisdiction over human services policy and finance" following a joint request from the committee’s chair and ranking minority member. Lawmakers may review the report but cannot publicly release protected nonpublic information it contains. Rasmusson said he issued a request for the full report in June. State Rep. Mohamud Noor, DFL, co-chair of the Human Services Finance and Policy Committee, and former GOP House co-chair Joe Schomacker requested the report in May. The report did not become available to a select group of lawmakers until last week. "I'm grateful that it's out, but it's very disappointing we couldn’t have returned to St. Paul to address it," Republican state Rep. Dawn Gillman told Fox News Digital, noting that lawmakers will have to wait until January to address the report. "The broader takeaway is that the Walz administration could have given us more access to those months ago," Rasmusson told Fox News Digital. "Legislative Democrats could have joined Republicans and got access to this information months ago during session." However, state Sen. John Hoffman, DFL, who now has access to the report, pushed back on the notion that lawmakers needed full access to enact meaningful changes. "This is a report about vulnerabilities in public programs," Hoffman said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "Why would we release that to the public before we fixed them? We wouldn’t publish a report about which banks don’t lock their doors, either." EXPLOSIVE SLEEPER ISSUE COULD FUEL MIDTERM SHAKEUPS, TOP REPUBLICAN PREDICTS: ‘YOU’RE GONNA SEE SURPRISES’ "The rest of us got to work passing legislation to ensure high-quality services, continuity of care for people in need and safeguards to protect against fraud," Hoffman continued. "Having reviewed the report, I can tell you it is already outdated, and the gaps and weaknesses it raises have already been addressed by laws we passed this year." But Rasmusson, who also has the report, disagreed with Hoffman. "After reviewing the unredacted Optum report, my main takeaway is that it underscores the systemic failures of the Walz administration and Minnesota Democrats to protect Minnesota from fraud," Rasmusson told Fox News Digital. "Whether it is issues with determining the eligibility of program recipients, determining whether providers are actually providing real services or not, or even some of the basic analytics that would catch fraud, Minnesota is very far behind where it should be in program integrity initiatives," Rasmusson continued. Fox News Digital reached out to DHS, which confirmed that select lawmakers now had the report. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER "We appreciate legislators' interest in receiving a copy of the unredacted initial Optum report from February 2026," Minnesota Department of Human Services Temporary Commissioner John Connolly said in a statement. "In alignment with the law passed by the Legislature last session, the Minnesota Department of Human Services released the Optum reports last week." Fox News Digital reached out to Walz's office for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7a1e575342cf4db8d9297 In Maine Senate Race, Spiking Heating Oil Costs Put Susan Collins on Defensive te 2026-10-08T14:00:05.119Z In Maine Senate Race, Spiking Heating Oil Costs Put Susan Collins on Defensive Half of homes in Maine rely on heating oil. Rising costs driven up by President Trump’s war with Iran, have become central to the state’s Senate race. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac79f9175342cf4db8d9245 Trail cam captures buck walking around with another deer's antlers dangling from its rack te 2026-10-08T13:50:09.098Z Trail cam captures buck walking around with another deer's antlers dangling from its rack Some wild nature footage has surfaced online. As we all know, there are few things on the internet that go viral as often as nature footage. It's one of the few things on the internet that is generally heartwarming and not from the depths of social media hell. Of course, there are also plenty of strange and bizarre things when it comes to nature footage. BUCKS GO TOE-TO-TOE IN MAN'S YARD, MANAGE TO AVOID HIS TRUCK & BOAT DURING ANTLER-LOCKING COMBAT That's what brings us here today as a new video goes viral. A viral video shared by WiseEye on Facebook shows an impressive buck walking around, but the footage is anything but normal. The buck appears to have wire wrapped around its antlers.......and another deer's antlers dangling from its own. You can check out the incredible video below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. Now, it's important to note that seeing a buck with something in its rack is rare, but not unheard of. It can happen after two male deer spar. I've seen photos of bucks that have antlers and parts of a skull stuck in their antlers. The wire is the more interesting part. It makes you wonder if the buck got into a scrap near a fence and the wire got destroyed and rolled up in the process. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Not sure there's another clear explanation. Either way, it's some wild footage. Let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac79f8f75342cf4db8d923a Here’s the latest. te 2026-10-08T13:50:07.262Z Here’s the latest. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac79d3875342cf4db8d91c8 Luke Grimes says he hasn't spoken to Kevin Costner since 'Yellowstone' te 2026-10-08T13:40:08.548Z Luke Grimes says he hasn't spoken to Kevin Costner since 'Yellowstone' Luke Grimes and Kevin Costner haven't spoken since their time on "Yellowstone." During an interview with USA Today, Grimes explained that their relationship did not continue once Costner left the Taylor Sheridan series in 2024. The outlet asked Grimes if Costner would ever make an appearance on his show, "Marshals," which Grimes shot down. "I haven't talked to Kevin since we stopped working together. Not for any reason other than we're busy guys and life moves on," he said. TAYLOR SHERIDAN SAYS HOLLYWOOD DIDN’T BELIEVE IN YELLOWSTONE, NOW IT’S A TV EMPIRE Grimes admitted it would be "cool" if Costner joined "Marshals," but he "doubts" that would ever happen. "If there was a flashback, I would probably rather it be with Monica [Kelsey Asbille] than John. I think that would be more poignant to the character, but we'll see," Grimes said. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE Grimes and Costner starred in "Yellowstone" for four seasons together. Costner played John Dutton, the powerful patriarch of the Dutton family and owner of the Yellowstone Ranch, one of the largest cattle ranches in the United States. Grimes played Kayce Dutton, John’s youngest son and a former Navy SEAL. In their series, Kayce was caught between his family’s ranching legacy and the life he wants with his wife, Monica, and their son, Tate. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Grimes took his "Yellowstone" character to Sheridan's spin-off series, "Marshals." The series shows Kayce after he leaves the ranch and joins an elite unit of U.S. Marshals in Montana. PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Costner’s exit from "Yellowstone" followed a long-running scheduling dispute as production delays collided with his work on "Horizon: An American Saga." Costner said he had prioritized the series and disputed claims that he left simply to focus on his films, pointing to delays and a lack of scripts for the second half of season 5. In June, Sheridan was a guest on "The Bill Simmons Podcast" and said that Costner only agreed to appear as John Dutton for three seasons of "Yellowstone" and was ready to move on then, but decided to stick around once the show became a major hit. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac79d3675342cf4db8d91bf Ithaca council halts Cornell event permits amid scrutiny over handling of rape allegations te 2026-10-08T13:40:06.227Z Ithaca council halts Cornell event permits amid scrutiny over handling of rape allegations The Ithaca Common Council voted late Wednesday night to stop issuing city permits to Cornell University and affiliated student groups, including fraternities, following widespread criticism of the Ivy League school's handling of rape allegations made by a former student. After hours of debate, the council voted 9-1 in favor of a moratorium, which temporarily bars Cornell from obtaining new permits for assemblies, parades and special events on the Ithaca Commons and activities requiring noise permits, citing public safety concerns. The measure drew support from numerous Cornell students and Ithaca residents, although some graduate students raised concerns that the restrictions were overly broad and could disrupt activities unrelated to Greek life. CORNELL PROTESTERS SWARM CAMPUS TO SUPPORT JANE DOE, CALL FOR UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT'S RESIGNATION One graduate student warned that the moratorium could result in canceled or delayed events, lost deposits, reduced access to venues and disruptions to conferences. The moratorium will stay in place until Nov. 5, unless the council extends it at a later date. The measure also includes an amendment that requires Cornell to refer investigations involving sexual and violent crimes to the Ithaca Police Department, though its unclear how that will be enforced. The moratorium comes after the student, identified as Jane Doe, filed a lawsuit in September accusing seven former Chi Phi fraternity members of drugging and raping her on the night of Oct. 19, 2024, and into the following morning. In the lawsuit, she alleges she arrived to the frat house already intoxicated, after which the men pressured her into taking ketamine and other substances. The men have denied wrongdoing, with some maintaining the sexual activity was consensual and others denying they participated. CORNELL PICKS FORMER DEPUTY US ATTORNEY GENERAL TO REVIEW SEX ASSAULT RESPONSE The fraternity was suspended on Nov. 8, 2024, the same day Doe reported sexual assault allegations to campus police, according to Doe's civil complaint. Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten, who initially declined to pursue charges, has said Doe's Nov. 2024 sworn statement did not allege that she was drugged against her will or gang-raped and, instead, described her participation in drug use and sexual conduct as "voluntary, conscious, and consensual." However, CBS New York obtained the transcript of the Cornell police interviews with Jane Doe on Nov. 14 and 15, 2024, during which she told investigators: "I can say with 100% confidence I was raped." Van Houten said he was never provided the full transcript. Late last month, he announced his office was reopening the case because the allegations contained in Jane Doe's lawsuit differed from her sworn statement nearly two years earlier. BAR NAMED IN CORNELL RAPE LAWSUIT DISPUTES ACCUSER'S ACCOUNT, SAYS SHE WAS NEVER SERVED ALCOHOL WHILE UNDERAGE In an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday, Jane Doe's lawyer, Thomas Giuffra, said Cornell police led her to believe the criminal investigation remained active even though Van Houten had decided against filing charges just days after she first spoke with investigators. Van Houten has said he instructed Cornell police to inform Jane Doe that charges would not be pursued, but acknowledged he never spoke directly with her or her attorney. Gov. Kathy Hochul effectively took the investigation out of Van Houten's hands on Oct. 1, by appointing Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor on the case. "Newly released information continues to raise serious questions about the investigation conducted by the Cornell Police Department and the decision by the Tompkins County District Attorney not to prosecute an alleged sexual assault on Cornell University's campus in October 2024," Hochul said in a statement. She added: "This has, in turn, undercut my faith, and the public's faith, in the District Attorney's ability to effectively investigate and prosecute the case at this time." On Wednesday, one of the men named in Jane Doe's lawsuit petitioned a court to remove James from the case, accusing her of bias over a social media post she made days before her appointment in which she called what Doe allegedly endured "horrific and unacceptable," The Associated Press reported. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac79ae275342cf4db8d8bf9 China’s Manus raises over $500M in first funding round since split with Meta te 2026-10-08T13:30:10.266Z China’s Manus raises over $500M in first funding round since split with Meta Boyu Capital and IDG Capital led the funding round, and existing shareholders Tencent, HSG (formerly known as Sequoia China), ZhenFund and others also participated. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac79adf75342cf4db8d8bde Google releases a new local-first Granola competitor te 2026-10-08T13:30:07.523Z Google releases a new local-first Granola competitor Google’s new AI Edge Foresight app takes on Granola with an offline meeting note-taker that can transcribe conversations, generate notes, and answer questions using on-device AI. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7988875342cf4db8d8b52 California woman accused of spying for China fights detention with $820K in proposed security te 2026-10-08T13:20:08.209Z California woman accused of spying for China fights detention with $820K in proposed security A California real estate agent accused of gathering intelligence on a relative of Taiwan's president for the Chinese government sought release from federal custody Wednesday, offering more than $800,000 in property equity and financial guarantees while disputing prosecutors' claims that she posed a flight risk. Wanying Zhang, 34, of Irvine, argued through her attorney that her American citizenship, family ties and history of returning from overseas trips demonstrated she would appear for future court proceedings, according to a nine-page defense filing obtained by Fox News Digital. Zhang was arrested Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport while preparing to board a flight to China. She faces a federal charge of acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government. FEDS SAY US CITIZEN GATHERED INFORMATION ON AMERICAN TARGETS FOR CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY Her attorney, Craig Harbaugh, told the court that Zhang came to the United States in 2014, became a naturalized citizen in 2020 and has worked in Orange County real estate for approximately a decade. She lives with her husband and their two daughters, ages 8 and 5, according to the filing. The defense proposed using an Irvine residence with at least $700,000 in equity to secure her release, along with $120,000 in financial guarantees from her husband, his sister, his father and a family friend. Harbaugh also proposed GPS-monitored home detention, surrendering travel documents, electronic-device monitoring and restrictions on entering airports or contacting individuals connected to the case. The defense acknowledged that Pretrial Services recommended detention over concerns about Zhang's potential failure to appear in court, but argued that strict release conditions would adequately address those concerns. Zhang's lawyers also disputed the significance of her one-way ticket to China, arguing that she frequently booked international trips using separately purchased outbound and return flights. According to the filing, Zhang had traveled to China, France and Japan during the past year and returned to the United States after each trip. The defense said her planned October trip was intended to visit her mother and had been postponed until after her daughters' birthdays. TAIWAN ANALYSTS SAY TRUMP-XI SUMMIT PRODUCED NO POLICY SHIFT BUT REAL TEST LIES AHEAD The underlying criminal complaint alleges Zhang participated in a September 2025 surveillance operation outside the Seattle-area residence of a close relative of a Taiwanese government official. According to an FBI affidavit, investigators reviewed security-camera footage allegedly showing Zhang and another individual photographing the person and family members near their home. Federal authorities also alleged that Zhang transmitted photographs, video and vehicle information to a suspected Chinese government official through electronic communications. Investigators said Zhang attended China's University of International Relations in Beijing, which the FBI described as closely associated with China's intelligence apparatus. Zhang's attorneys contest the charge and maintain that she intends to establish her innocence. She faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison if convicted. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7988675342cf4db8d8b49 NFL QB & cheerleader sister believed to be league's first sibling duo, boat ramp fight & Eddie George's house te 2026-10-08T13:20:06.974Z NFL QB & cheerleader sister believed to be league's first sibling duo, boat ramp fight & Eddie George's house 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. Meet Kylie Beck. She's a first-year Dolphins cheerleader with big dreams of making it in the world of NFL cheerleading. "When I go to write this caption, I am beyond speechless at the fact that I get to say I am a MIAMI DOLPHINS CHEERLEADER!" she wrote on Instagram in June. Meanwhile, at the same time, her brother, Carson Beck, was preparing for his rookie season with the Arizona Cardinals. DOLPHINS CHEERLEADERS MAKE MAJOR MOVES TO COMPETE WITH COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS, TEBOWS GET OUT & RYAN CLARK! We've officially entered unchartered NFL waters, folks. I've been at this job going on 19 years and just when I don't think there could be any new firsts, along come the Becks. The Dolphins and Cardinals don't meet this year, so mom and dad won't have to worry about living through the stress that the Kelces and the Mannings have gone through over the years. 📩 Email: joe.kinsey@outkick.com Send photos, stories, tips, rants—whatever you've got. 📰 Screencaps Page: 👉 Read the latest Screencaps ▶️ YouTube: Screencaps with Joe Kinsey Subscribe for videos, rants, and behind-the-scenes. 🐦 Twitter/X: @JoeKinseyexp Tag me or drop a DM. 📸 Instagram: @OutKickScreencaps You guys need to start tagging me on content you're seeing. 📘 Facebook Page: Screencaps on Facebook 👥 Facebook Group: Join the Screencaps Community 📬 Mail (Thursday Night Mowing League): 27072 Carronade Dr, Unit A 155 Perrysburg, OH 43551 🗞️ Newsletter: 👉 Subscribe here This poll was requested by Canoe Kirk from my text group. Years ago, when we moved into our neighborhood, it was extremely rare to see yards with political signs. People seemed to have an unwritten rule that we were all going to avoid the signs. Vote for whomever you'd like. Now? Yep, there are more and more signs creeping in by the election cycle. And Ukrainian flags. I'm proud to report that our yard has never had an election sign planted out front. Lee D. in Tampa sent this one and said to turn up the volume. The only bad news is that the Dodgers are in the NLCS and +120 to win the World Series. Payrolls remaining in MLB playoffs: • Dodgers - $339,319,244 • Brewers – $146,206,320 • White Sox - $103,330,141 • Rays – $95.6 million • Indians - $74,459,014 – Travel Ball Hardo Chris B. in Houston says if this is real, "it's great": Kinsey: It is great and it's exactly what I've called on schools to implement instead of this stupid email harvesting operation they've done where kids are incentivized to gather emails from family and friends in exchange for rewards. Then, some shadow company takes those email lists and uses them (for profit, of course) however they'd like. If this is real, great job to the Saline, MI middle school PTO. My buddy Canoe Kirk had something valued to the tune of $28k dropped at his door Tuesday. He was not pleased that it didn't require a signature. – Chris B. emails: I’m m guessing this was an LTL shipment if you’re subtracting the normal delivery companies. I’ve been in this industry for the past several years and recently this is how home deliveries are being done to avoid the problem with the new extra charges the shipper receives such as inside deliveries and/or redelivery charges. Also, it helps keep terminals from getting too much clutter on their docks and/or from just being stuck in a trailer. Wild to me though that something that expensive would just be dropped off with porch pirates out there. I would have thought a signature for sure would be needed, but unless the shipper put specific directions in a signature is needed or in their tariff, it would just go through the system as a normal home delivery. Kinsey: It wasn't LTL. – Guy G. in western New York checks in on two topics: Morning Joe! I bought a $25k tractor last year, and had the dealer drop it off, without calling to tell me it was on it’s way. I showed up at the house, and there it was. Not that anyone would have been able to see it on the property, but keys were there if some scummy Amazon driver decided he needed a new tractor. For the begging, it is absolutely out of control. I sell a blower that runs about $17k. Cool unit. Stand on, powerful…A YouTuber in MN asked this morning to have one sent to his house. He’ll keep the machine, and put up 3 ~5 min videos. ‘Outdoors With The Morgans’ have purchased 2 of our units, never told us who they were, and feature our equipment multiple times a year. Never even asked for a discount! – Anonymous (relax if you're ATF, I'm told this was a one-off and the emailer called you guys after the incident): I have one for items requiring a signature...a handgun was once left on my front porch.  Won't name the delivery company, but as a FFL holder, this was a huge problem.  The driver even faced "Glock" on the box out towards the road.  Not to mention he was supposed to get my signature for it, but leaving it like that was a complete violation of his company's & federal law. – Dean in Fond du Lac, WI has gone through this, but not with five-figure items: Back on Saturday, September 26, I was expecting a new iPad to be delivered by Amazon.  Originally, it was to be delivered in the mid-day but then it got rescheduled to later that day.  My Amazon order instructions were that it had to be signed for, which made sense consi dering the item and its cost.  BTW, I had never had an item that I had to sign for from Amazon before, so I was expecting to use a stylus to sign for it on an electronic device like UPS or FEDEX.  My iPad show s up at 8:15 pm.  The strange experience that I had with this delivery was the Amazon delivery guy didn’t speak a word of English!  He clearly was Hispanic and I don’t know if he had been in our coun try for a while or was an invitee of the Biden Administration at the Southern Border.  Anyway, the guy had two smartphones, one for me to "sign" for the delivery and the one that had his live Spanish to English "translator" on the phone line!  THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. 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On top of this, his Amazon smartphone that I was supposed to sign on for the delivery was totally in Spanish and it didn’t have a line to put my signature on.  I asked him where I was supposed to sign and he didn’t understand anything that I said .  His translator, which sounded like a Hispanic woman, was someone that I couldn’t understand a word of English either with her heavily Spanish accented voice .  I checked my Amazon order and a 6-digit code had appeared in the delivery instructions ( I hadn’t seen this code when I had checked it earlier in the day for expected delivery time).  I figured out that is what he said that he needed and plugged it into his Amazon phone with the Spanish instructions.   After the delivery, on my Amazon app, Amazon had a place for me to fill out a survey about the delivery but no where could I tell them that they needed to hire de livery people who could speak English or at least had their "signature" smartphone instructions be in English.  The delivery guy drove off into the night and I shudder when I think that he can’t read our road signs … #################### SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER That is it this morning as a hurricane barrels towards the Gulf cities and SEC football games. Let's get this day rolling. Remember, it's Bucs-Cowboys tonight on Amazon. Yep, I already saw Herbstreit take his dog on the private jet to Dallas. Have a great day. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7963575342cf4db8d8aea Rising diesel prices push Arizona school districts to rethink transportation costs te 2026-10-08T13:10:13.656Z Rising diesel prices push Arizona school districts to rethink transportation costs CAVE CREEK – On a typical early weekday morning, the bus lot at Cave Creek Unified School District comes to life with drivers positioning their vehicles at diesel fuel pumps and patiently waiting for the 100-gallon tanks to fill up enough to complete their daily route. These days, that fill up is impacting not only the bus ride but the entire district. According to the AAA, one year ago the national average price of diesel was $3.69 per gallon; today, it sits at $6.32. Ken Doss, the district’s fleet supervisor, has witnessed first-hand the effects of higher diesel prices on school budgets, faculty and students. In a typical month, Doss places an order for 7,000 gallons of diesel to keep the 24-bus fleet on the road. On average routes, bus drivers are filling up twice a week, sometimes three, Doss said. But drivers who pick up students in the Valley’s outskirts, such as Rio Verde or toward Fountain Hills, fill up daily. The increased costs stem from the ongoing Iran war that has hindered supply chains across West Asia and slowed traffic in the Strait of Hormuz – a critical passageway that carries one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supply, according to reporting by the Associated Press. Doss said the rising diesel prices have already greatly affected the district. To manage transportation costs the district is combining routes, trying to be more efficient. “It’s caused us to really look at every little detail of routes,” Doss said. “It has us look at tracking, so we track all the buses through GPS. … So we’re watching all the mileages. So if there’s a route that we know we can combine and bring that mileage down, we’re definitely doing it.” Doss said the district has also attempted to use more gasoline-powered buses that get about 14 miles per gallon compared to the five miles per gallon from the diesel buses. Diesel for Cave Creek Unified School District buses is having an impact on the district’s budget. (Photo by Serenity Reynolds/Cronkite News) The price increase effects aren’t only seen on the managerial side. Bus drivers have also noticed the changes. Janelle Brabec, a lead bus driver and trip coordinator for the district, has been in the transportation industry for eight years. Brabec’s route requires a fill-up about every three days. In case there is an emergency, drivers don’t let the fuel fall under half a tank. Brabec said the significantly higher diesel costs affect any kind of trip, whether it is transporting students to class or athletes to an event. “I don’t know that it affects my day-to-day because we have to pick up kids,” Brabec said. “So it more affects our bottom line more than it does our daily job.” If the costs grow beyond the allotted transportation budget it could potentially affect the drivers. Brabec said higher fuel prices cut down the ability for the district to raise their pay and attract new drivers. Jim Migliorino, the executive director and chief financial officer for the Arizona Association of School Business Officials, said most districts in Arizona are facing added pressures due to increased costs. The exception includes some that have opted for alternative fuel options, but the vast majority of districts have some form of diesel fleet. There is not much flexibility for districts when fuel costs exceed the budgeted amount. Most districts have first pull from a contingency fund. If that’s not enough, the district would then move on to other efficiencies or savings that they can implement to cover the increased cost, Migliorino said. “The fuel cost could be great enough, as we have seen it for the start of the school year, to be greater than the contingency. And then the district has a legal obligation to spend no more than the budget capacity that they have authorization to do,” Migliorino said. “So they could have to forgo an expense to be able to afford the increased fuel cost.” Doss said the fuel cost for the fiscal year is a set amount and not something they can change, which is why it’s important to track information and be efficient. Working for a different district a few years ago, Doss witnessed high fuel prices lead to the cancellation of summer field trips entirely. “Currently here, it’s definitely made us look at things differently,” Doss said. “We’ve actually raised our prices on what we bill the schools for field trips to mitigate some of that fuel cost. So it’s a big difference.” This article first appeared on Cronkite News and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. The post Rising diesel prices push Arizona school districts to rethink transportation costs first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7963375342cf4db8d8ac3 What strangers can learn from your political donation te 2026-10-08T13:10:11.690Z What strangers can learn from your political donation Search your name in the Federal Election Commission's contribution database or on a campaign finance site such as OpenSecrets.org. If you have given enough to trigger federal disclosure requirements, you may be surprised by how much information can be connected to your donation. Depending on the record, that can include your name, mailing address, employer, occupation, donation amount and the political committee that received your money. This is not a data breach. It is part of federal campaign finance disclosure law. And once information about you is public, it can potentially be combined with personal details found elsewhere online. Here's what your political donation can reveal, how that information can be used and what you can do to reduce the rest of your exposure. Join us for a free CyberGuy LIVE class. Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson shares practical ways to stay safer, smarter and more confident with technology. Explore classes on stopping spam, phone security, financial protection and using AI to get better health care. Each class is free, easy to follow and comes with a free printable checklist. See the classes and register at CyberGuyLive.com DEM FUNDRAISING GIANT MAKES DAMNING ADMISSION AS GOP PROBES FOREIGN DONATION ALLEGATIONS Federal campaigns generally must itemize an individual's contributions once that person's contributions exceed $200 in the aggregate during the applicable election cycle. For PACs and party committees, the reporting period can be based on the calendar year. An itemized federal contribution can include: One contribution may not seem revealing on its own. The privacy concern grows when those details can be connected with information already available through people-search sites, public records and data brokers. Pay particular attention to your employer and occupation. A people-search profile may already include addresses and relatives, while a campaign finance record can add another verified detail about where you work or what you do. Want to see how much of your personal information is already exposed online? Use the free data exposure scanner at CyberGuy.com to check. A campaign finance record alone provides only part of the picture. Other public sources and people-search sites may reveal much more. Sites such as Spokeo, Whitepages and BeenVerified can contain address histories, possible relatives, phone numbers, email addresses and property information. When information from several sources lines up, someone researching you may be able to build a much more detailed profile. Here is how those pieces can connect. Names are rarely unique. An address, employer or occupation can help distinguish you from another person with the same name. That makes publicly available information useful for confirming that someone has found the right person. Once someone has your name and location, people-search services may make it easier to identify possible relatives. Your political donation record does not normally list your family members. However, information found elsewhere can connect your identity with a spouse, adult child, parent or other relative. That can create opportunities for impersonation scams and highly personalized phishing attempts. HOW HURRICANE CHARITY SCAMS TARGET YOU BEFORE STORMS HIT Knowing where you work gives a scammer another detail that can make an email, text or phone call feel legitimate. A phishing message that mentions your actual employer or professional role can be more convincing than a generic message because it contains information you recognize. That is why limiting the amount of personal information available across the web can reduce what criminals have to work with. Scammers frequently imitate legitimate organizations, charities and fundraising groups. The FTC warns that fraudulent fundraisers may use familiar-sounding names, pressure people to act quickly or falsely claim someone donated before. There is also an important legal protection around federal campaign finance data. Information copied or obtained from FEC reports about individual contributors cannot legally be sold or used to solicit political or charitable contributions or for commercial purposes. Criminals do not always follow the law, of course. Still, you should be suspicious of any unexpected fundraising request that seems unusually familiar with your personal history. Using an online fundraising platform does not automatically make a federal contribution private. For earmarked federal contributions exceeding $200, reporting requirements can include the contributor's name, mailing address, employer, occupation, date and amount. State campaign finance rules are different. Disclosure thresholds and the information made public vary by state, so a contribution that is not itemized under federal rules could still be subject to separate state reporting requirements. This is an important limitation to understand. A data removal service generally cannot erase legally required government records such as federal campaign finance filings. That means an FEC filing is not something a removal service can simply delete. What these services can address is the personal information surrounding that public record. Your campaign finance record might identify your name, mailing address, employer and occupation. Meanwhile, data brokers may have phone numbers, email addresses, relatives, previous addresses and other personal information. Removing those additional profiles can make it harder for someone to connect separate pieces of information about you into one detailed profile. Some data removal services automatically send opt-out requests to data brokers and continue checking for information that may reappear. Others also offer custom removal requests for websites where your personal information is exposed. However, legal and technical restrictions still apply, especially when the information comes from government records or other sources that are required to remain public. You can also submit removal requests yourself. The process takes more time, but reducing the amount of personal information spread across people-search sites and data brokers can make it harder for strangers or scammers to build a detailed profile about you. Check out my top picks for data removal services and get a free scan to find out if your personal information is already out on the web by visiting CyberGuy.com. Here are several steps I would take to see what information about you is already exposed. Start by searching your name through the FEC's campaign finance records and OpenSecrets.org. Look closely at what information is associated with your contributions. Do not assume every result belongs to you, especially if you have a common name. THE SECRET LIST THAT TELLS SCAMMERS YOU'RE AN EASY TARGET For federal candidate committees, individual contributions generally become itemized once your aggregate contributions exceed $200 during an election cycle. PAC and party committee reporting rules can use a calendar-year threshold instead. Also remember that some committees voluntarily disclose contributions below the amount they are required to itemize. State disclosure laws vary significantly. Your state may use a different reporting threshold or disclose different information than the federal system, so check the campaign finance database maintained by your state election authority. Do not assume a message is legitimate because it mentions a candidate, organization or contribution you recognize. Instead of clicking a link in an unexpected email or text, visit the organization's official website independently. Also be wary of anyone pressuring you to donate immediately or asking you to pay through gift cards, wire transfers or cryptocurrency. You may not be able to remove a legally required campaign finance filing, but you can reduce the additional information available about you through data brokers and people-search sites. You can submit opt-out requests yourself or use a data removal service to handle many of those requests for you. Check out my top picks for data removal services and get a free scan to find out if your personal information is already out on the web by visiting CyberGuy.com. I think the surprising part here is how much information can become connected to something as simple as making a political contribution. Federal disclosure rules can make your name, mailing address, employer, occupation and contribution history publicly available once you cross the reporting threshold. You cannot erase a legally required FEC filing with a data removal service, but you can reduce the other information surrounding it. I would search my own name, see what is visible and then work on removing the people-search and data broker profiles that make it easier for strangers or scammers to fill in the rest of the picture. How much personal information do you think should become public when someone makes a political contribution? 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/6ac7963275342cf4db8d8aba Weaponizing the charge of genocide fuels an increasingly dangerous antisemitism te 2026-10-08T13:10:10.571Z Weaponizing the charge of genocide fuels an increasingly dangerous antisemitism Genocide, the intentional annihilation of a group of people, is the gravest of crimes. As malicious actors weaponize the term and endanger Jews everywhere, meticulous use of the charge is more essential than ever. We are honored to serve as the current and former chairs of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, an institution memorializing history’s most well-documented genocide: Nazi Germany and its collaborators’ attempt to systematically murder every Jewish man, woman and child in Europe. They almost succeeded. Two-thirds of European Jews – 6 million – were killed. The global Jewish population has yet to recover, with fewer Jews alive today than in 1939, when World War II began. Holocaust survivors fervently hoped antisemitism would wither when Germany was defeated and its crimes exposed. Yet, they knew from centuries of persecutions long before the Nazis, this ancient hatred is impossible to eradicate. Even so, after World War II, antisemitism became socially unacceptable. The shocking reactions from many quarters to Hamas’s October 7th attack on Israel, three years ago, show this is no longer the case. DANNY DANON: FROM OCT 7 TO FLIGHT 1073: THE RESILIENCE THAT KEEPS ISRAEL STANDING On that day, Hamas terrorists invaded Israel intending to murder as many Jewish people as possible, bringing about the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust. As Israel defends itself, we reiterate our wholehearted conviction that Israel has not committed genocide, reflecting the United States government’s consistent and prevailing view. At the same time, we cannot forget the terrible tragedy many innocent Gazans have experienced as a result of the war. The loss of tens of thousands, including many children, is horrific. 'NOBODY WANTS THIS': CONSULTING RABBI CALLS OUT STAR'S 'IGNORANT' TAKE ON 'GENOCIDE' IN GAZA As we mourn so many innocent lives lost, we cannot ignore that Hamas puts civilians in harm’s way as a central part of its strategy to demonize Israel. Despite this deadly strategy, Israel has made efforts to warn civilians when to evacuate, provide food and relief, and facilitate vaccine distribution. Israel, like any country, is not exempt from criticism. And yet, whether out of ignorance or malice, people from all walks of life often with little knowledge or legal expertise, including in the specific definition of genocide, continually wield the term. Others weaponize it to delegitimize the world’s only Jewish state. Regardless of their intention, the impact is a terrifying eruption of antisemitism and a more dangerous world for Jewish people everywhere. ISRAELI PRESIDENT HERZOG CALLS ANTISEMITISM A 'CONTAMINATION OF SOCIETIES' AS HATE CRIMES SURGE Furthermore, state actors like Iran, Qatar, China and Russia spread antisemitic and anti-Israel conspiracy theories and Holocaust denial to stir hatred of Jews and sow chaos in democracies. They are succeeding. Antisemitism is no longer lurking at society’s fringes. It is marching openly through its institutions. Violent antisemitism is at levels not seen since the Holocaust. From Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue to Bondi Beach in Australia, to Manchester, England, and far too many other places, Jews are under deadly attack. And every day, Jews face relentless harassment and threats on streets, campuses and online. The Holocaust teaches the dangers of unchecked antisemitism and how hatred began with the Jews but did not end with the Jews – it infected all of society. It is a sad truth that as Jews desperately tried to flee Nazi Europe, the rest of the world did not want them, including our own nation. History shows some Jews who survived returned to their homes only to face further deadly violence from their former neighbors. Knowing Europe was a Jewish graveyard, survivors desperately wanted to build new lives where they could feel secure – primarily the United States and their ancestral homeland, what is now Israel, which was then under British colonial rule. The Holocaust also teaches other lessons about humanity. As the Nazis and their collaborators hunted Jews, in every country some remarkable individuals chose to help, rising above the propaganda, hatred and threats to their own safety. And the survivors showed remarkable resilience as they rebuilt their lives, perhaps wondering if there had been a Jewish state, how many of their lost family members might have been saved. Even today, principled individuals are risking all to stand against this age-old hatred. Holocaust survivors, people who have seen the worst humanity has to offer, continue to demonstrate a strength and courage we can only marvel at as they share their testimony. We need this courage from all of society. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION History has taught us what happens when antisemitism is excused, normalized, or allowed to masquerade as something more respectable. We cannot make that mistake again. "Never Again" cannot be something we say about the past. It must be a promise of what all of us are willing to do in the present. We owe that to the 6 million. We owe it to the Holocaust survivors still among us. And we owe it to the generations of Jews who must never again be taught that hatred is simply something they are expected to endure. Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat served as chair of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum under President Joe Biden. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7962e75342cf4db8d8a7e Amazon unveils new Alexa tablets with Alexa+ and Google Play Store access te 2026-10-08T13:10:06.934Z Amazon unveils new Alexa tablets with Alexa+ and Google Play Store access The lineup includes three models: Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro, Amazon Alexa Tablet 11, and Amazon Alexa Tablet 8. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7962d75342cf4db8d8a75 Last call to volunteer at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 te 2026-10-08T13:10:05.418Z Last call to volunteer at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 TechCrunch Founder Summit is gearing up to return to Boston on November 4! We’re doing a last call for exceptional volunteers to join us in bringing this event to life. If you’ve ever wondered about the inner workings of tech events, now’s your chance to get involved. Volunteer spots are limited, so Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7962b75342cf4db8d8a6b 2026 voter guide: Superintendent of public instruction candidates on ESAs, teacher shortage and more te 2026-10-08T13:10:03.323Z 2026 voter guide: Superintendent of public instruction candidates on ESAs, teacher shortage and more Empowerment Scholarship Accounts remain the focus of the Nov. 3 election, even without the No. 1 booster of Arizona’s school choice program in the race for superintendent of public instruction. Republican Kimberly Yee and Democrat Teresa Leyba Ruiz are vying to be Arizona’s top education official. The winner will serve a four-year term starting in January. This Nov. 3 general election is the first in decades without current Superintendent Tom Horne (and ESA promoter) on the ballot. He was seeking a fourth term as state superintendent but lost to Yee in the primary. By summer, the high-profile race was already the most expensive in decades. As the state spends about $1 billion a year on the ESA program, which supports about one-tenth of Arizona’s students, management of the voucher program is in question. When it was revealed that some families used their vouchers on trips, lingerie, recreational vehicles and more, much of the superintendent race became about scrutinizing the program and its future. The candidates have spent more than two months differentiating themselves from one another on this issue.  Yee, 52, was a prime sponsor of the first legislation that created ESAs when she was in the Legislature. She later helped expand the program to support low-income, foster care and military families.  Now, the current Arizona State Treasurer would like to manage the program with updated technology, she told Arizona Luminaria via email. “I would ensure better management of the ESA program, both fiscally and operationally, using more updated technology for the financial platform that provides the educational marketplace for ESA families — creating a user-friendly system for participating ESA families while ensuring accountability of our taxpayer dollars,” Yee said over the summer. She also aims to reign in automatic approval of a family’s first $2,000 in reimbursement claims, she told voters during the Sept. 15 debate. The last point is the one they both agree on.  Leyba Ruiz, 60, says she would regulate the ESA program — reverting to its original intent before it was universal. She has called for more transparency with an ESA dashboard to track spending, to end the automatic approval of expenses under $2,000, include an income cap for families making over $150,000 and wants a program audit. Teresa Leyba Ruiz and Kimberly Yee go head-to-head in the 2026 AZ Clean Elections Superintendent debate at Sneaky Big Studio in Scottsdale on Sept. 15, 2026. Credit: Diannie Chavez / The Republic via Arizona Media Association What are ESAs and why do they matter? The ESA program allows a student to use taxpayer funds for anything they need, including private school tuition, tutoring, homeschooling or education materials. The program was created in 2011 for K-12 students with special needs, who lived on tribal lands, whose parents were in the military, who attended failing public schools or were in the foster care system. In 2022, it was expanded to include any student. ESAs redirect taxpayer money to private education with an average voucher of about $7,400 per student. Expenses under $2,000 were automatically approved in 2024. State money that’s set aside for our education system — which typically meant local, public schools — now also goes to the ESA programs. Public school districts say this system has caused them to lose money and students, resulting in school closures and consolidations. Families and some private schools say the system created choice and students can get an education at a school they select. Voting FAQ What you need to know to participate in this election. Key dates Oct. 23 – Last day to request a mail-in ballot Oct. 27 – Recommended deadline to mail back your ballot Nov. 3 – Election Day Register to vote or check your registration details: Pima County Recorder’s Office For the school year ending in 2025, there were 1.1 million public and charter school students in Arizona, according to the Arizona Department of Education. At that point, about 87,000 students were enrolled in the ESA program. As of mid-September, the number of ESA students was 105,579. In 2022, it was about 12,000 students.  About 76 school choice programs exist in 35 states plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. Nearly a year ago, Congress passed the first national school voucher plan as part of President Donald Trump’s domestic policy bill. States must opt into the program, which will begin in January 2027. Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill in mid-April that would have made Arizona one of 28 states in that national voucher plan. ESA issues that did not make the ballot are also noteworthy: Proposition 212, which would have added guardrails for Arizona’s school voucher program was struck down in court in August. Two other education-related propositions initiated by Arizona Republicans were also eliminated by the courts last summer: One that would have shielded the ESA program from the guardrails in Prop. 212 and another that would have greatly limited labor unions. Those stakes and that responsibility are why Arizona Luminaria built this guide to serve voters who want to know more about the candidates as they campaign to be the person overseeing public education in this state. About the superintendent of public instruction The Arizona superintendent of public instruction is part of the executive branch of state government and is elected to head the Department of Education. Superintendents are limited to two consecutive terms and serve four years for each term. Their job is to enforce the State Board of Education’s policies and create and achieve state standards (think testing) for all Arizona public schools, distribute state education funds to counties, certify teachers, determine the course of study and instruction, budget for school transportation, audit school officials accounts with the auditor general and issue school materials and supplies. Every state has a chief official who heads K-12 instruction and the title varies by state. Only 12 states elect their superintendent. The other 38 appoint the position. Arizona pays its superintendent the least in the country — about $85,000 a year. Maryland is the highest at $337,000 as of 2023. About the candidates Leyba Ruiz and Yee have distinctly different backgrounds. In addition to ESA plans, they have also discussed education fundamentals, teacher retention and rural school support.  Terry Leyba Ruiz Terry Leyba Ruiz Democrat Social media Campaign Facebook Campaign Instagram LinkedIn Campaign Website Terry Leyba Ruiz has a current state teaching license. She has worked in education for 35 years — first as a math teacher and most recently as president of Glendale Community College. A third-generation Arizonan, she is a parent of two daughters in their 20s. Both her parents graduated from Pueblo High School.  She supports universal pre-K and says she wants to retain more teachers through higher pay and increased educational access, expanding post-secondary education and training, saying education drives economic growth. She would immediately create an office of rural and small schools for a direct connection with the superintendent’s office and is endorsed by Save Our Schools Arizona — a public school nonprofit group. Kimberly Yee Kimberly Yee Republican Social media Official Facebook Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Official X Campaign X Campaign Website Kimberly Yee has been Arizona treasurer since 2018. She was the first Asian-American woman to serve in the Arizona Legislature, where she was in the House and then the Senate from 2010 to 2018. She says being a parent of school-age children has inspired her superintendent run. A native Arizonan, Yee is 52. She supports oversight of the ESA program and would like it to remain universal. She is moving toward exploring other vendors of the ESA program after asking for a request for information to assess the market and improve ESA operations after poor auditing and misspent funds came to light. She spoke at the National Convention 10 years ago and was endorsed in this race by Turning Point USA.  Their responses have been edited for length and clarity and are a combination of in-person and email interviews along with insights from their Sept. 14 debate.  On ESA restructuring: Yee: “I’ve already worked as state treasure to ensure that we have a better, more sophisticated technological financial platform to be able to have not only an ease of use for parents who are currently using the system through the ESA plan, but to ensure that their purchases are flagged upon the point of purchase. So that if an expenditure is not a qualified educational expense, it gets flagged and does not go through the process. It gets denied upon that point of purchase. We’re not quite there yet. “I believe that the growth of the system has not kept up with the actual system itself. And so we need to make sure that we provide financial platforms to get to a better accountable system for the taxpayers of Arizona.” Leyba Ruiz: “Arizonans voted down the expansion of universal ESAs 2-1,” Leyba Ruiz said at the debate. “It’s written to be exploited and we see that that’s happening. That’s taking choice away from Arizona taxpayers. As far as funding goes, it’s hard to imagine that there’s a billion dollars a year being spent on an expanded ESA program when our public schools are last in the nation and per pupil funding. So if you’re going to bring choice, then if you’re going to have ESAs, you also need to make sure that you are bringing those resources to our public schools and that’s not happening.” On improving baselines for reading and math: Yee: “Getting back to the basics and academics. That’s what it’s all about. All of the other things come in line with it. So, getting back to reading and math instruction, the way it needs to be taught so that our students can pass their assessments,” she said. “And again, going back to workforce skills and the trades and ensuring vocational education is not only taught, but encouraged. Leyba Ruiz: “I have a plan and actually I am the only candidate with a well thought out eight-point plan. You can find it on my website and my plan includes funding for early literacy and for math intervention,” she said during the debate. “We want to help make sure students are learning and I’m a math teacher. There’s a problem when only 73% of our eighth graders are not proficient in math. We need to fix that problem.” On teacher retention: Yee: “Teacher-related issues have to be at the top of the list. And as a daughter of a public school teacher who taught for 38 years in public schools, this is something that is just near and dear to me because teachers should be able to have the basic tools in their classroom. They should not be going to a garage sale to buy paper or to buy classroom supplies.” Leyba Ruiz: “When I meet teachers who are leaving their profession, they don’t want to leave, but they are leaving because they’re disrespectful,” she said during the Sept. 14 debate. “They’re leaving because there’s low pay. They’re leaving for many reasons and the first thing I would do as superintendent of public instruction is I would change the tone. I’m a teacher. I spent 35 years in my career in education. I would change the tone. I would bring respect back to our educators. I would welcome our educators back in because every single day, I would be advocating at the capital to increase funding for our public education so that we can pay our teachers what they deserve. So, they don’t feel they have to leave their profession or travel into a neighboring state where they’re paid higher salaries.” On supporting rural Arizona schools: Yee: “I’ve already done this when I served in the Legislature, I was chairman of the education committee. I also served as vice chair of the House Education Committee and I offered legislation to support alternative pathways to teaching,” she said during the debate. “This allows for — especially in our Arizona rural areas where there are significant teacher shortages, especially in the trades and vocational education — to be able to teach in that classroom, even if they don’t have the teacher certification, they might be an expert in that field, a retiree, who knows that industry very well with a teacher on premises to be able to teach those very important skills to those children in an alternative pathway to teaching. I also support working with the business community and industry to ensure that we have an understanding of where those workforce shortages are.” Leyba Ruiz: “Voters are really worried about the lack of teachers. Especially in rural Arizona,” she told Arizona Luminaria, adding she will immediately create an office of rural and small schools for a direct connection with the superintendent’s office and wants to retain more teachers through higher pay and increased educational access, expanding post-secondary education and training. “So I think that we need to focus on the condition of our schools and teacher pay to stabilize our teacher workforce.” The post Kimberly Yee appeared first on AZ Luminaria. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac793dd75342cf4db8d8a28 Olivia Rodrigo calls women-focused festival ‘one hundred percent’ political, tells critics to not buy a ticket te 2026-10-08T13:00:13.120Z Olivia Rodrigo calls women-focused festival ‘one hundred percent’ political, tells critics to not buy a ticket Grammy-winning singer Olivia Rodrigo said her women-focused music festival Daisy Chain Fields was "one hundred percent" political, saying critics who disagree with her message "don’t have to buy a ticket." Headlined by Rodrigo, the one-day music festival in Irvine, Calif., featured an all-female lineup including performances by Chappell Roan, Sarah McLachlan and Stevie Nicks. Net proceeds from Daisy Chain Fields were directed toward nonprofit organizations "dedicated to advancing and advocating for women and girls," including Planned Parenthood, the Center for Reproductive Rights, Baby2Baby and the Black Mamas Matter Alliance. The festival raised $20 million for the women-focused charities and Rodrigo made it clear that she planned the festival with politics in mind. PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACROSS MIDWEST AT RISK DUE TO LACK OF FEDERAL FUNDS AFTER 3 FACILITIES CLOSE IN MICHIGAN "One hundred percent, yes," she told The Hollywood Reporter when asked whether Daisy Chain Fields was political. "But I think it’s also about joy," she added. "I think the two things can exist at the same time, they kind of have to … I think young people have lost hope in our leaders and lost hope in each other. I really wanted to galvanize people and be evidence of what can happen when you come together and are part of something and contribute." The "Drivers License" singer also stated that those who don't agree with the festival's political message don't have to buy a ticket. "Everyone is welcome to come to Daisy Chain. But if you don’t agree with the message that we’re sending, then you don’t have to buy a ticket," she said. ED SHEERAN CONCERTGOERS WARN ARTISTS ABOUT SHARING POLITICAL VIEWS: 'YOU'RE GOING TO ALIENATE' FANS Daisy Chain Fields was inspired by Lilith Fair, an all-female traveling music festival launched in the late 1990s by McLachlan, who was frustrated over the lack of female representation in the music industry. Rodrigo, 23, argued that women had more rights in the 1990s than they do in 2026. "When Lilith Fair was happening 30 years ago, women in America had more rights, had more autonomy over their bodies," the singer said. "I’ve always felt really protective of my young fans, and when I play a show and I look out into the audience and see young girls with their friends or their moms or their families, I feel such a kinship with them," she continued. "And if I could be a small part in making the world a safer and better place for them to grow up and live, that’s what I want." SUPREME COURT TEMPORARILY BLOCKS APPEALS COURT RULING ON ABORTION PILL, RESTORES WIDER ACCESS TO DRUG Rodrigo released her song "Serena Joy" just before the festival. The single is named after a character from "Handmaid’s Tale" who promoted an oppressive regime that eventually deprived her of her own power. Lyrics including "a tower we built, painted gold on the walls" and "now go bother your neighbors while we do what we wish" have prompted speculation that the song takes aim at President Donald Trump, though Rodrigo declined to confirm that interpretation. "It’s basically a song about complacency," the singer said. "It’s about how an attack on one person’s human rights is an attack on all of our human rights. It’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot." Rodrigo's decision to incorporate politics into her performances drew praise and criticism from political commentators, some of whom argued that her approach alienates fans who do not share her views. Podcast host Ben Ferguson told Fox News Digital that the festival represented the "breathtaking hypocrisy of Hollywood," arguing that Rodrigo was treating her audience like "political minions." SPRINGSTEEN, OTHER STARS SHARE STAGE WITH HARDCORE LEFTIST GROUPS AT MUSIC FEST "These celebrities love preaching tolerance, diversity, and inclusion right up until someone dares to disagree with their politics. Then suddenly it’s, ‘Don’t buy a ticket.’ Apparently, everyone is welcome as long as they think exactly like Olivia Rodrigo," Ferguson said. "That’s not inclusion. That’s political arrogance wrapped in a concert tour." But Rodrigo’s willingness to openly embrace politics has also won praise from Democrats, including strategist Kaivan Shroff, who said celebrities who don’t speak out on current events can be viewed as "inauthentic." "This is not some niche artist trying to cultivate a fanbase by leaning into cheap politics. She is making politics part of the art, part of the live show and part of the brand, and at least she is being honest about that and owning it," Shroff told Fox News Digital. "I actually think ‘if you don’t agree, don’t buy a ticket’ is cleaner than pretending the politics are incidental. But there is a tradeoff," he continued. "The minute you tell people the show itself carries a political message, disagreement with that message becomes part of the consumer experience too. You cannot make politics central to the product and then act surprised when the product gets judged politically." Rodrigo has previously sparred with the Trump administration, condemning the Department of Homeland Security in 2025 after it used her song "All-American b----" in a social media post encouraging illegal immigrants to self-deport from the country. She has also criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for being "barbaric and cruel." Film critic and Hollywood in Toto founder Christian Toto echoed Ferguson’s concerns, telling Fox News Digital: "In these contentious times, getting hyper political and alienating large swathes of your audience is less than ideal." Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment but did not immediately receive a response. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac793d875342cf4db8d89eb Uber and China’s Pony.ai plan to launch robotaxis in London te 2026-10-08T13:00:08.016Z Uber and China’s Pony.ai plan to launch robotaxis in London The two companies said on Thursday that they would begin testing Pony.ai's Gen-7 robotaxis in London in the coming weeks. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac793d575342cf4db8d89e2 2026 guía para votantes: Candidatos a superintendente de instrucción pública opinan sobre la ESA, la escasez de maestros y más te 2026-10-08T13:00:05.505Z 2026 guía para votantes: Candidatos a superintendente de instrucción pública opinan sobre la ESA, la escasez de maestros y más Las Cuentas de Becas de Empoderamiento (ESA, por sus siglas en inglés) siguen siendo el tema central de las elecciones del 3 de noviembre, aun cuando el principal impulsor del programa de elección escolar de Arizona no compite por el cargo de superintendente de instrucción pública. La republicana Kimberly Yee y la demócrata Teresa Leyba Ruiz compiten por convertirse en la máxima autoridad educativa de Arizona. La ganadora cumplirá un mandato de cuatro años a partir de enero. Estas elecciones generales del 3 de noviembre son las primeras en décadas en las que no figura en la boleta el actual superintendente, Tom Horne (también promotor de la ESA). Él buscaba un cuarto mandato como superintendente estatal, pero perdió ante Yee en las elecciones primarias. Para el verano, esta contienda de alto perfil se había convertido en la más costosa en décadas. Dado que el estado destina cerca de 1.000 millones de dólares anuales al programa ESA — que beneficia a aproximadamente una décima parte de los estudiantes de Arizona —, la gestión de este sistema de vales está siendo cuestionada. Al revelarse que algunas familias utilizaban sus vales para pagar viajes, lencería, vehículos recreativos y otros gastos, gran parte de la contienda electoral por el puesto de superintendente se centró en examinar a fondo el programa y su futuro. Los candidatos han pasado más de dos meses diferenciándose entre sí en esta cuestión. Yee, de 52 años, fue una de las principales patrocinadoras de la primera legislación que creó la ESA cuando estaba en la Legislatura. Después ayudó a ampliar el programa para beneficiar a familias de bajos ingresos, familias de acogida y familias de militares. Ahora, la actual Tesorera Estatal de Arizona quiere administrar el programa con tecnología actualizada, según dijo a Arizona Luminaria por correo electrónico. “Garantizaría una mejor administración del programa de ESA, tanto fiscal como operativamente, mediante el uso de tecnología más actualizada para la plataforma financiera que ofrece el mercado educativo a las familias participantes en el programa de ESA. Esto permitiría crear un sistema fácil de usar para las familias participantes, al tiempo que garantizaría la rendición de cuentas sobre el dinero de los contribuyentes”, dijo Yee durante el verano. También busca limitar la aprobación automática de los primeros $2,000 en solicitudes de reembolso de una familia, según dijo a los votantes durante el debate del 15 de septiembre. Este último punto es en el que ambas candidatas coinciden. Leyba Ruiz, de 60 años, dice que regularía el programa de ESA y que lo devolvería a su propósito original, antes de que se volviera universal. Ha pedido mayor transparencia mediante un panel de control de la ESA para supervisar el gasto, poner fin a la aprobación automática de gastos inferiores a $2,000 e incluir un límite de ingresos para las familias que ganan más de $150,000, además de solicitar una auditoría del programa. ¿Qué son las ESA y por qué son importantes? El programa ESA permite a los estudiantes utilizar fondos públicos para cubrir cualquier necesidad, incluyendo la matrícula de escuelas privadas, tutorías, educación en casa o materiales educativos. El programa fue creado en 2011 para estudiantes de K-12 con necesidades especiales, que vivían en tierras tribales, cuyos padres estaban en las fuerzas armadas, que asistían a escuelas públicas consideradas de bajo rendimiento o que estaban en el sistema de cuidado tutelar. En 2022, el programa se amplió para incluir a cualquier estudiante. En 2022, se amplió para incluir a cualquier estudiante. La ESA redirige fondos públicos hacia la educación privada mediante un vale promedio de unos $7,400 por estudiante. En 2024, los gastos inferiores a $2,000 dólares se aprobaban automáticamente. Los fondos estatales destinados a nuestro sistema educativo — que tradicionalmente se refería a las escuelas públicas locales — ahora también se asignan a los programas ESA. Los distritos escolares públicos afirman que este sistema les ha hecho perder fondos y alumnos, lo que ha provocado el cierre y la consolidación de escuelas. Las familias y algunas escuelas privadas sostienen que el sistema fomenta la libertad de elección y permite a los estudiantes recibir educación en la escuela que ellos mismos eligen. Preguntas frecuentes sobre la votación Lo que necesita saber para participar en estas elecciones. Fechas clave 5 de octubre – Fecha límite para registrarse para votar 7 de octubre – Se envían las boletas por correo y comienza la votación anticipada 23 de octubre – Último día para solicitar una boleta por correo 27 de octubre – Fecha recomendada para enviar su boleta por correo 3 de noviembre – Día de las elecciones Regístrese para votar o verifique los datos de su registro electoral Oficina del Registro del Condado de Pima Para el año escolar que finaliza en 2025, había 1.1 millones de alumnos en escuelas públicas y chárter en Arizona, según el Departamento de Educación de Arizona. En ese momento, unos 87,000 estudiantes estaban inscritos en el programa ESA. A mediados de septiembre, el número de estudiantes inscritos en la ESA era de 105,579. En 2022, eran aproximadamente 12,000 estudiantes. Existen alrededor de 76 programas de elección escolar en 35 estados, además de Washington D. C. y Puerto Rico. Hace casi un año, el Congreso aprobó el primer plan nacional de vales escolares como parte de la legislación de política interna del presidente Donald Trump. Los estados deben optar por participar en el programa, que comenzará en enero de 2027. La gobernadora Katie Hobbs vetó a mediados de abril un proyecto de ley que hubiera convertido a Arizona en uno de los 28 estados incluidos en ese programa nacional de vales. También son importantes los asuntos relacionados con la ESA que no llegaron a la boleta electoral: la Proposición 212, que habría establecido salvaguardias para el programa de vales escolares de Arizona, fue anulada por los tribunales en agosto. Otras dos proposiciones relacionadas con la educación, impulsadas por republicanos de Arizona, también fueron eliminadas por los tribunales el verano pasado: una habría protegido al programa de ESA de los controles establecidos en la Proposición 212 y la otra habría limitado considerablemente a los sindicatos laborales. Esos intereses en juego y esa responsabilidad son la razón por la que Arizona Luminaria creó esta guía para los votantes que quieren conocer más sobre los candidatos mientras hacen campaña para convertirse en la persona responsable de supervisar la educación pública en este estado. Sobre el Superintendente de Instrucción Pública El superintendente de instrucción pública de Arizona forma parte del poder ejecutivo del gobierno estatal y es elegido para dirigir el Departamento de Educación. Los superintendentes están limitados a dos mandatos consecutivos, cada uno de cuatro años de duración. Su trabajo consiste en hacer cumplir las políticas de la Junta Estatal de Educación y establecer y cumplir los estándares estatales (piensa en los exámenes) para todas las escuelas públicas de Arizona, distribuir fondos estatales para la educación a los condados, certificar a los maestros, determinar el plan de estudios y la instrucción, presupuestar el transporte escolar, auditar las cuentas de funcionarios escolares junto con el auditor general y proporcionar materiales y suministros escolares. Cada estado tiene un funcionario principal encargado de dirigir la educación de K-12, aunque el título varía según el estado. Sólo 12 estados eligen a su superintendente. Los otros 38 designan a la persona para el cargo. Arizona paga a su superintendente el salario más bajo del país: aproximadamente $85,000 al año. Maryland tiene el salario más alto, de $337,000, según datos de 2023. Sobre las candidatas Leyba Ruiz y Yee tienen trayectorias muy diferentes. Además de los planes de ESA, ambas han hablado sobre los fundamentos de la educación, la retención de maestros y el apoyo a las escuelas rurales. Terry Leyba Ruiz Terry Leyba Ruiz Democrat Social media Campaign Facebook Campaign Instagram LinkedIn Campaign Website Terry Leyba Ruiz tiene una licencia estatal vigente para enseñar. Ha trabajado en el sector educativo durante 35 años — primero como maestra de matemáticas y más recientemente, como presidenta de Glendale Community College. Es arizonense de tercera generación y madre de dos hijas que ya han superado los veinte años de edad. Sus dos padres se graduaron de Pueblo High School. Apoya la educación preescolar universal y afirma que desea retener a más maestros mediante mejores salarios y un mayor acceso a la educación, así como ampliando la formación y la educación postsecundaria, diciendo que la educación impulsa el crecimiento económico. Crearía de inmediato una oficina dedicada a las escuelas rurales y pequeñas para establecer una conexión directa con la oficina del superintendente, y cuenta con el respaldo de Save Our Schools Arizona — una organización sin fines de lucro dedicada a las escuelas públicas. Kimberly Yee Kimberly Yee Republican Social media Official Facebook Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Official X Campaign X Campaign Website Kimberly Yee ha sido tesorera de Arizona desde 2018. Fue la primera mujer asiático-estadounidense en formar parte de la Legislatura de Arizona, donde sirvió primero en la Cámara de Representantes y luego en el Senado, de 2010 a 2018. Dice que ser madre de niños en edad escolar la motivó a postularse para superintendente. Yee, nacida en Arizona, tiene 52 años. Apoya la supervisión del programa de ESA y quiere que siga siendo universal. Está considerando otros proveedores para el programa de ESA después de solicitar información para evaluar el mercado y mejorar las operaciones del programa, tras salir a la luz problemas relacionados con auditorías deficientes y fondos mal utilizados. Habló en la Convención Nacional hace 10 años y en esta contienda recibió el respaldo de Turning Point USA. Las respuestas han sido editadas para mejorar su brevedad y claridad, y se basan en una combinación de entrevistas presenciales y por correo electrónico, así como en los puntos clave expuestos durante el debate del 14 de septiembre. Sobre la reestructuración de la ESA: Yee: “Ya he trabajado como tesorera estatal para asegurar que tengamos una plataforma financiera tecnológica mejor y más sofisticada, que no solo sea fácil de usar para los padres que actualmente utilizan el sistema a través del programa de ESA, sino que también garantice que sus compras sean señaladas en el momento de la compra. De esta manera, si un gasto no es un gasto educativo calificado, se señala y no continúa en el proceso. Se rechaza en ese momento. Todavía no hemos llegado a ese punto. “Creo que el crecimiento del sistema no ha avanzado al mismo ritmo que el sistema en sí. Por eso debemos asegurarnos de proporcionar plataformas financieras que nos permitan tener un sistema con mayor rendición de cuentas para los contribuyentes de Arizona”. Leyba Ruiz: “Los arizonenses rechazaron la expansión de las ESA universales por un margen de 2 a 1”, dijo Leyba Ruiz durante el debate. “Está escrito para ser explotado y vemos que eso está sucediendo. Eso les está quitando opciones a los contribuyentes de Arizona. En cuanto al financiamiento, es difícil imaginar que se esté gastando $1,000 millones al año en un programa de ESA ampliado cuando nuestras escuelas públicas ocupan el último lugar del país en financiamiento por estudiante. Así que, si se va a ofrecer la posibilidad de elegir, si se van a tener ESA, también hay que asegurarse de que esos recursos lleguen a nuestras escuelas públicas, y eso no está sucediendo”. Sobre cómo mejorar los fundamentos de lectura y matemáticas: Yee: “Hay que volver a lo básico y a lo académico. De eso se trata. Todo lo demás se alinea con ello. Así que debemos volver a la enseñanza de la lectura y las matemáticas de la manera en que deben enseñarse para que nuestros estudiantes puedan aprobar sus evaluaciones”, dijo. “Y, nuevamente, debemos volver a las habilidades laborales y los oficios, y asegurarnos de que la educación vocacional no solo se enseñe, sino que también se fomente”. Leyba Ruiz: “Tengo un plan y, de hecho, soy la única candidata con un plan de ocho puntos bien elaborado. Pueden encontrarlo en mi sitio web y mi plan incluye fondos para la alfabetización temprana y la intervención en matemáticas”, dijo durante el debate. “Queremos ayudar a garantizar que los estudiantes estén aprendiendo y soy maestra de matemáticas. Hay un problema cuando solo el 73% de nuestros estudiantes de octavo grado no domina las matemáticas. Tenemos que solucionar ese problema”. Sobre la retención de maestros: Yee: “Los asuntos relacionados con los maestros tienen que estar en lo más alto de la lista. Y como hija de una maestra de escuela pública que enseñó durante 38 años en escuelas públicas, esto es algo muy cercano a mi corazón, porque los maestros deberían tener las herramientas básicas en sus aulas. No deberían tener que ir a una venta de garaje para comprar papel o materiales para el salón”. Leyba Ruiz: “Cuando conozco a maestros que están dejando su profesión, no quieren irse, pero se están yendo porque son tratados con falta de respeto”, dijo durante el debate del 14 de septiembre. “Se están yendo porque los salarios son bajos. Se están yendo por muchas razones, y lo primero que haría como superintendente de instrucción pública sería cambiar el tono. Soy maestra. Pasé 35 años de mi carrera en la educación. Cambiaría el tono. Devolvería el respeto a nuestros educadores. Les daría la bienvenida de regreso porque todos los días abogaría en el capitolio para aumentar el financiamiento de nuestra educación pública, de modo que podamos pagarles a nuestros maestros lo que merecen. Así, no sentirán que tienen que dejar su profesión o trasladarse a un estado vecino donde les pagan salarios más altos”. Sobre el apoyo a las escuelas rurales de Arizona: Yee: “Ya he hecho esto cuando estaba en la Legislatura. Fui presidenta del comité de educación. También fui vicepresidenta del Comité de Educación de la Cámara de Representantes y presenté legislación para apoyar vías alternativas para convertirse en maestro”, dijo durante el debate. “Esto permite que — especialmente en las zonas rurales de Arizona, donde hay una escasez significativa de maestros, particularmente en los oficios y la educación vocacional — una persona pueda enseñar en ese salón de clases incluso si no tiene certificación docente. Podría ser un experto en ese campo, un jubilado que conozca muy bien esa industria, con un maestro presente en el lugar, para poder enseñar esas habilidades tan importantes a los niños mediante una vía alternativa para convertirse en maestro. También apoyó trabajar con la comunidad empresarial y la industria para asegurarnos de entender dónde existen esas escaseces de trabajadores”. Leyba Ruiz: “A los votantes les preocupa mucho la falta de maestros, especialmente en las zonas rurales de Arizona”, declaró a Arizona Luminaria. Añadió que creará de inmediato una oficina dedicada a las escuelas rurales y pequeñas para establecer una conexión directa con la oficina del superintendente, y que busca retener a más docentes mediante mejores salarios y un mayor acceso a la educación, ampliando las oportunidades de formación y estudios postsecundarios. “Por eso pienso que debemos centrarnos en las condiciones de nuestras escuelas y en los salarios de los maestros para estabilizar nuestra plantilla docente”. Traducido por Susan Barnett.  The post Kimberly Yee appeared first on AZ Luminaria. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7918075342cf4db8d89a5 Caitlin Clark joins Pat McAfee on ESPN's 'College GameDay,' and left-wing podcasters have a problem with it te 2026-10-08T12:50:08.278Z Caitlin Clark joins Pat McAfee on ESPN's 'College GameDay,' and left-wing podcasters have a problem with it Caitlin Clark went back to Iowa on Saturday to promote her new Nike shoe and make picks on ESPN’s "College GameDay." The show drew its biggest audience of the season and the biggest October audience in its 40-season history. Over at "The Sports Gossip Show," a podcast hosted by two women named Charlotte Wilder and Madeline Hill, the hosts found reasons to question the appearance, including Clark sitting alongside Pat McAfee. I wrote about their show in August after they mocked Riley Gaines and called Sophie Cunningham’s defense of women’s sports a "right-wing grift." So, you have a good idea of where they stand politically. Their podcast was distributed by the New York Times-owned Athletic for about a year before they announced their departure in August. Left-wing outlet Awful Announcing described their departure as part of a "broader exodus of podcast stars" from the New York Times. I must have missed the part where these two became stars. CAITLIN CLARK IS MISSING FROM ESPN' S NEW WNBA DOCUMENTARY AND THE FILMMAKERS WON' T SAY WHY On the episode, Wilder suggested Caitlin Clark needed to do something "for her own PR." So, Clark got a national platform to promote her shoe, helped drive millions of viewers to the show, and she should be concerned about her PR? I think she’ll be OK. "Pat McAfee, in 2024, called Caitlin a ‘white b---.’ Which I could give you the context for, but it doesn’t really matter," Wilder said during the episode. Members of the media often leave out context that hurts their narrative, but they’re not usually so upfront about it. I guess it's refreshing that Wilder admits she's willing to eschew basic journalistic ethics for the sake of the story she prefers to tell. I happen to think the context does matter, so here it is. McAfee did call Clark a "white b—-" during his show in 2024 but he was defending Clark. His argument was that people needed to stop crediting the entire rookie class for attention that she was bringing to the WNBA. He was also pushing back on the suggestion that fans liked her simply because she was white. He wanted people to acknowledge how good she was and what she was doing for the league. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! McAfee apologized for his wording, explained that he meant it as a compliment and said Clark accepted his apology. Wilder acknowledged that McAfee had apologized. The podcast host stopped short of saying Clark shouldn’t have done "GameDay," but still questioned her decision to share a stage with McAfee. Clark is allowed to decide she’s comfortable with him. Why does she need to answer to two podcast hosts about an apology she reportedly accepted over two years ago? Wilder not only wants Clark to answer for appearances on GameDay, but also wants her to keep addressing something she's addressed multiple times. "We’ve just said before, if you and I were in a situation where a bunch of Black women were getting death threats and having a really hard time because of people who said they were fans of ours, I think we would say, ‘You are not a fan of mine if you are perpetuating this behavior and these actions.’ It’s not the hardest thing in the world to say," Wilder said, arguing that Clark should say "something a little more forceful." Here’s Clark in September 2024: "Nobody in our league should be facing any sort of racism, hurtful, disrespectful, hateful comments and threats," she said. "Those aren’t fans, those are trolls." And in May 2025, here's Clark responding to a question about an alleged racist incident at a Fever game (the claim was never substantiated): "There’s no place for that in our game, there’s no place for that in society." And then again in July 2026: "Harassment, hate, none of that is OK." Does she need to open every news conference with it, or would once a week satisfy these two? Wilder even acknowledged Clark had spoken out before, but reduced her comments to a general call for everyone to be treated the same. Clark explicitly condemned racism and threats and said, "Those aren’t fans, those are trolls." Wilder sure does love leaving out important context, huh? And why does Clark have to keep answering for online trolls in the first place? Random people on the internet don't get to make Clark their spokesperson just by calling themselves fans of hers. Their discussion also included Kelsey Mitchell’s complaints about the scrutiny surrounding the Fever. I wrote about those comments Sunday, and the benefits of all that attention belong in the conversation. WNBA SUDDENLY WANTS TO STICK TO BASKETBALL AFTER YEARS OF MAKING POLITICS PART OF THE PRODUCT Mitchell earned $1.4 million in WNBA salary this season, according to Spotrac. That’s more than the roughly $1.12 million she earned in her first eight seasons combined. Her play earned her the contract but Clark helped grow the audience for a league that can now pay players that kind of money. That’s a substantial contribution to her fellow players, many of whom are the Black women who Wilder and Hill think Clark needs to spend more time protecting. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE "I do think she could do something at the very least for her own PR," Wilder said. Of all the things Wilder said that were outrageous, this might have been the most outlandish. Caitlin Clark is the most popular female athlete on the planet. Fever games draw more viewers than any other team in the WNBA. Clark is a spokesperson for major brands like State Farm and Gatorade. Her first signature Nike shoe nearly sold out on Nike’s website within two hours of its release. So what, exactly, does Clark need to do differently? Bow down to the left-wing media mob to appease podcasters like Wilder and Hill? Saturday’s "GameDay" averaged 2.9 million viewers, according to ESPN. It was the most-watched episode of the season and the most-watched October episode in the show’s history. The final hour, in which Clark appeared, averaged 3.7 million viewers. For the record, "The Sports Gossip Show" averaged about 7,200 YouTube views across 39 episodes spanning roughly five months. If anyone needs some PR advice, it's these two. Although, I’d love to hear the pitch to Clark’s PR team after that weekend. "Sorry about all the people watching your client promote her shoe. Have you considered getting her to issue another statement about racism? There's this podcast that no one watches that would really appreciate it. Thanks." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7917f75342cf4db8d899c Hecklers interrupt Trump Texas rally multiple times te 2026-10-08T12:50:07.317Z Hecklers interrupt Trump Texas rally multiple times President Donald Trump did not let multiple protesters step on his messaging in Texas on Wednesday night; in fact, he used the moments to claim that a Democrat-run city is using America's own freedom of speech to spread a left-wing agenda against his administration in the midterm elections. "You know, many of these protesters are paid – you know that, right?" Trump told the packed Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio. "Because you come in and, you know, they'll have like this perfect shirt on, made by the best printer money can buy." "I love where they all have the same exact size, beautiful pink and purple and blue and all different colors. And they're perfect, made by the same printer, very expensive signs," he added. TRUMP TOUTS ‘GOLDEN AGE’ AT OHIO RALLY, URGES VOTERS TO DELIVER GOP MIDTERM WINS "They don't make these signs. These are paid protesters," Trump claimed. "They're paid by enemies of our nation. No, I'm telling you, they pay them for this." Trump pivoted to his supporters who came out to rally with him for Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton, some waving cowboy hats. GOP FACES BRUTAL MIDTERM HEADWINDS AS REPUBLICANS PAINT ELECTION AS ‘COMPETITION WITH COMMUNISM’ As the crowd chanted "USA," drowning out several protesters who interrupted the event multiple times in a Texas city led by a Democrat, Trump added, "If there are any more paid protesters, please raise your hand and get the hell out of here." Trump is urging his base to turn out as if he is on the ballot in the midterms – because, as he says, the ability to pass his agenda in Congress is and his backers must help keep Congress in Republican hands. "We will not allow our country, our culture, our history and our heritage to be looted and plundered anymore," Trump said. "What they did to this country," Trump continued, pointing back to former President Joe Biden and his 2024 opponent Kamala Harris, "I said the other day, if Kamala won – or if that ideology won, forget about Kamala – if that ideology won, I don't believe we'd have a country anymore. I don't believe it. And now we have the hottest country anywhere in the world." REPUBLICAN CAVALRY ARRIVES FOR KEN PAXTON AS BIG-BUCKS TEXAS OFFENSIVE OPENS CASH FLOODGATES The battle for the Texas Senate seat between Paxton and Democrat James Talarico is one of the midterm battlegrounds that could determine Trump's fate in his final two years in office. "I will not let my legacy of having the highest vote in the history of Texas be tarnished or destroyed by allowing that travesty to happen again," he continued. "If they get in and do that and remember, like a guy like Talarico, it's basically one vote. It's so important – forget about for Texas, it's still just one vote – it's a killer in Congress because we have a very close majority. We can't let that happen. "If they get in, they will open your borders and let the entire world pour into our country like they did before. And we can't let that happen. We're not going to let it happen again." At least a dozen demonstrators interrupted the president, including one who appeared to be close to the stage. Some were led away by police. Trump stepped away from the microphone briefly after one interruption. TRUMP FIRES BACK AFTER PROTESTER INTERRUPTS MYRTLE BEACH RALLY FOR GRAHAM: 'MOM IS VOTING FOR US' "You know, I never talk about looks of a person, but those are really bad-looking people," Trump said about one protester. "You have to say they are bad looking people. Come on." "No, he's he's going back to home to mom right now," Trump quipped. "What he doesn't know is that his mom voted for Trump." TRUMP-LINKED MAGA INC POURS $10M INTO KEN PAXTON'S TEXAS SENATE RACE AGAINST JAMES TALARICO Trump was in San Antonio for his third trip to Texas in less than a month as Republicans try to stave off Democratic gains in the nation’s most populous red state. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac78ccf75342cf4db8d88a4 MLW star Donovan Dijak hopes to tag with former partner who left for WWE after lengthy title reign te 2026-10-08T12:30:07.740Z MLW star Donovan Dijak hopes to tag with former partner who left for WWE after lengthy title reign Donovan Dijak and Bishop Dyer had a lengthy reign as Major League Wrestling (MLW) tag team champions, sharing it with Josh Bishop as well under the Freebird Rule which allowed any members of the trio to hold and defend the belts. The group, collectively known as The Skyscrapers, had the titles for 317 days. As Dyer left MLW for WWE, Dijak and Bishop held the titles until losing the belts on a summer episode of "Fusion" to The Good Brothers. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE With Dyer now in WWE and a former WWE United States champion almost immediately upon his return there, Dijak looked back on his reign with the competitor fondly. He told OutKick Dropkick he wants to team up with Dyer again somewhere down the line. "I love everything that I was able to do with Bishop Dyer, now Baron Corbin, and tag teaming with him was unbelievable levels of fun," he said. "We got to do it in Mexico. We got to do it in Australia. We got to do it all over the United States, which was great for me, especially from a guy like him at his level. He didn't take like a ton of indie dates. He was doing sort of limited appearances, but I was a part of a ton of that. So, to be able to have that experience with him, and I worked with him in WWE before, I just can't wait to tag with him again. "I don't know when and where it's going to happen. I hope that it does happen because that's like kind of how pro wrestling works. You never know when your last time tagging with someone or your last time wrestling someone is going to be. Every time you work with someone, your brain always goes, oh man, I can't wait to do that again, and where are we going to do it and stuff like that. And then sometimes it's just like, oh, they're retired, I guess it's never happening again or, in some like horrible cases, sometimes, the person you're working with unfortunately passes away or something, which, sadly, happened to me way too many times in the world of professional wrestling, and that hits on an entirely different level in terms of I'm never going to be able to see that person again. But sometimes you leave a locker room and you're like, I'll see these guys all, and then you never see them for another year or two." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Dijak and Dyer had multiple title defenses during their reign. They defeated Averno and Euforia at CMLL Viernes Espectacular and they beat The Good Brothers earlier this year after winning the belts at last year’s Summer of the Beasts against Magnus and Rugido. Dijak suggested he wouldn’t trade any of that for the world. "There's so many of those experiences. I just hope that he and I get to tag together again because we had an incredible run in MLW," he told OutKick Dropkick. "We were the MLW tag team champions, and he's just a good friend. We still talk all the time. I hope it happens again." Now, Dijak and is partnered with Bishop as The Skyscrapers continue to forge their own path in MLW. The Skyscrapers will take on Killer Kross and Matt Riddle on Thursday night’s episode of "Fusion," which can be seen on Tubi. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7882275342cf4db8d87a0 Washington jewelry store owner opens fire after would-be thieves ram truck through storefront te 2026-10-08T12:10:10.018Z Washington jewelry store owner opens fire after would-be thieves ram truck through storefront Masked would-be thieves smashed a pickup truck through the front of a Washington jewelry store in broad daylight and stormed inside — only to be sent scrambling when the store owner pulled a gun and opened fire, according to authorities and a local report. The attempted robbery unfolded shortly after 12:25 p.m. on Tuesday at Medina Jewelers in Lynnwood. Surveillance video shows three vehicles circling the parking lot before a white Toyota Tacoma barrels through the storefront, shattering glass and sending employees running. WATCH: MASKED THIEVES WIELDING HAMMERS HIT JEWELRY STORE IN WHAT EXPERT CALLS 'MOB-STYLE' HEIST Several masked suspects then rush through the opening, including one who appears to be carrying an axe. The store owner grabbed a gun and fired, sending the group fleeing empty-handed, according to FOX13 Seattle. No injuries were reported at the scene, though police said it was unclear whether any of the suspects had been struck by gunfire. REPEAT OFFENDER BUSTED AGAIN LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER RELEASE IN BRAZEN JEWELRY STORE THEFT CASE: POLICE "It was broad daylight and a pretty rare occurrence for us," Lynnwood Police Cmdr. Joe Dickenson told the outlet. Police were still working to determine whether any of the suspects had a firearm. "You had several witnesses that were out and about, several pedestrians walking around; all of a sudden, a car crashing into a building and shots ringing out is cause for alarm," Dickenson said. The suspects escaped in a black BMW SUV and a silver Toyota or Infiniti sedan, police said. The BMW struck a parked vehicle while fleeing and may have damage to its front passenger side. Detectives are asking anyone who recognizes the suspects or vehicles captured on surveillance footage to send tips to crimetips@lynnwoodwa.gov and reference case No. 2026-37986. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7882175342cf4db8d8797 Wynonna Judd admits helping daughter during meth battle ‘bit me in the butt' te 2026-10-08T12:10:09.059Z Wynonna Judd admits helping daughter during meth battle ‘bit me in the butt' Wynonna Judd is reflecting on the painful lesson she learned while trying to help her daughter Grace Kelley through her years-long battle with methamphetamine addiction. Kelley, 30, has struggled with drug addiction and faced a string of related legal troubles for more than a decade. She is currently serving a 15-month sentence at Rockingham County Jail in Harrisonburg, Virginia, after pleading guilty in June to a felony charge of driving with a suspended or revoked license. During an interview with Fox News Digital, Judd, 62, who recently released her deeply personal album "The Hard Truth," candidly opened up about coming to the realization that some of her attempts to help Kelley only exacerbated her daughter's problems. CUT OFF BY YOUR ADULT CHILD? PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCHER REVEALS WHAT PARENTS SHOULD DO NEXT "I really lost myself with Grace and I enabled her, which comes down to basically giving her money for drugs," Judd admitted. "And here I thought I was buying her a car. And those things really bit me in the butt." "And I'm still feeling, you know, some guilt and shame about that," she added. LADY A'S CHARLES KELLEY SHARES BEFORE-AND-AFTER PHOTOS SHOWING HOW SOBRIETY TRANSFORMED HIS LIFE The country star also shared what she would tell other parents struggling to help their children without enabling them. "I would say work on yourself," Judd said. "That was one of the things that I was told. And working on myself, getting the peace, letting her see that she's attracted to that. Maybe she wants to get better herself. So let the light shine." COUNTRY HITMAKER REVEALS HOW FAITH CARRIED HIM THROUGH SON'S MURDER — AND TOWARD COMPASSION FOR HIS KILLER "Let your light shine through the cracks, that's how they see the light," she continued. "And hopefully she'll want the same thing that I have. Find someone whose recovery you love so much that you want to be like them and go and do it." "The Hard Truth" is Judd's first solo studio album in more than a decade as well as her first time serving as a primary songwriter. The album explores heartbreak, healing, faith and survival while shining a light on some of the most painful chapters of Judd's life, including her complicated relationship with her late mother Naomi Judd and Kelley's struggles. WATCH: WYNONNA JUDD SAYS HELPING DAUGHTER THROUGH METH BATTLE ‘BIT ME IN THE BUTT’ HAYDEN PANETTIERE DEFENDS GIVING UP CUSTODY OF HER DAUGHTER DESPITE INTENSE 'EMOTIONAL PAIN' While speaking with Fox News Digital, Judd opened up about the hardest truth that she had to face while making the album. "That there might be a chance that my daughter doesn't get clean, that she doesn't find the healing that she so desperately needs," Judd admitted. "As a mother, I'm devastated by her story, and I just had to let go." ‘NO CONTACT’ ON THE RISE: NEARLY 2 IN 5 AMERICANS CUT TIES WITH LOVED ONES The six-time Grammy Award winner also reflected on her current estrangement from Kelley, with whom she said she has not spoken for a year. "After all these years, the money ran out, and she did too," Judd said. "And I just have to make peace with the fact that I did everything I could do. Including enabling, and I've had to deal with that. And just the pain of losing her to meth and realizing that there's absolutely nothing I can do to save her anymore." 'BAYWATCH: HAWAII' STAR BRANDY LEDFORD SAYS SHE 'WANTED TO TRULY CHECK OUT' BEFORE REHAB SAVED HER LIFE Judd explained that her last conversation with Kelley was difficult since she had stood by her decision to stop enabling her daughter. "Things were tense because I wasn't giving her money anymore and helping her to go back to rehab again and again and again, and again," Judd said. "And I just had to say, 'Sweetheart, you know, you're 30 years old. It's time to stop blaming your mom. And I want you to get the help that you need and you're gonna have to do it yourself.'" COUNTRY SINGER RUSTON KELLY COMMITS TO SOBRIETY AFTER RELAPSING ON DRUGS FOLLOWING FREAK GOLF CART CRASH Judd told Fox News Digital that while she still has hope for a reconciliation with Kelley, there is one condition that would have to come first before they could begin rebuilding their relationship. "Sobriety," she said. "You are not supposed to make any major decisions in your life, including relationships for a year after you get clean and sober. And I would ask her to go to rehab again because I know that that's what worked for me." CARA DELEVINGNE ADMITS SHE USED PARTY DRUG GHB DAILY BEFORE TERRIFYING SEIZURES FORCED HER SOBER In 2006, Judd checked herself into the Shades of Hope Center of Headling in Buffalo Gap, Texas, where she underwent a 42-day treatment program to address her struggles with food addiction. She told Fox News Digital that her own time in treatment shaped the way she views recovery and the example she wants to set for Kelley. "I'm gonna express that to her, of course, and you're not supposed to really go there, you want the person to want it themselves," Judd said. "But it would take some time because we've been apart a lot. She's been homeless and struggling for years and in and out of prison." "And I have a song on the record called ‘Drive,’ which talks about me driving down to see her in prison back when she was incarcerated," she continued. "And I'm just gonna look forward to that day. I still have hope she's alive. There is still hope." Judd shares Kelley and son Elijah, 31, with her first husband Arch Kelley III, to whom she was married from 1996 to 1998. During a recent appearance on the "Shawn Ryan Show," Judd reflected on how her demanding career may have affected Grace differently than it did Elijah. "Grace was very jealous of my career because it took me away from her enough to where she was not satisfied," she said. I" think because she's the second born, I think it was important to her that I even spend more time with her because I had that with Elijah for a minute." "He was more at peace about it," Judd continued. "She was the one that wanted to sleep with me, wanted my attention 24/7." "So that was painful. That was hard. I was really hard on myself about that," she admitted. Judd also spoke candidly about the toll of her daughter’s addiction, describing herself as "a mom in waiting." "I'm waiting for my daughter to return from a nightmarish addiction to meth," she said. "And it has been quite a journey." "And unfortunately, she's been incarcerated since… on and off since she was 17," she continued. "I've made all the jokes about, 'I have one on parole. I have one on patrol,'" Judd added. "My son is a deputy. I've done all that, and now it's time to just tell my story as a mom who's constantly in this place between hell and hallelujah." Judd said setting boundaries with Kelley became one of the hardest decisions of her life, recalling how she struggled with refusing to help her daughter even when she reached out in desperation. "I had to let go, and that means no more enabling," she explained. "And it about killed me because when your kid calls and says, 'I'm hungry," what do you do?'" The "No One Else on Earth" singer said Kelley’s repeated incarceration and the dangers surrounding drug use made her realize that enabling her daughter could have life-or-death consequences. "She's been in and out of prison and jail for so long that that's her way of walking through the addiction part in terms of what it costs her," Judd said. "We're also now dealing with fentanyl. So, there's that." "I realized, 'Oh my God, it's possible that I could be part of the reason she dies. I'm loving her to death. Literally,'" she shared. Judd said she believes that Kelley still carries resentment over the time her career took away from their relationship, as well as her decision to step in and raise her granddaughter Kaliyah. "Grace is really mad at me right now," she said. "Because I had a career and I was busy, and she didn't have enough of me in the beginning. I did the best I could. I've made a lot of mistakes, and she's really mad at me for stepping in with her child." "Kaliyah has Type 1 diabetes," Judd continued. "There's no way she could have taken care of her. That's one thing. It's a 24/7 situation. I stepped in and I took over, and she's mad at me." "I understand that that's her journey," she added. "It's not mine. My journey is to raise this baby to be the healthiest and break the cycle." Judd and her third husband, musician Cactus Moser, who she married in 2012, have been the primary caregivers for Kaliyah, 4, since her infancy and legally adopted her amid Kelley's addiction struggles and legal woes. The singer was previously married to former bodyguard D.R. Roach from 2003 until 2007. Moser and Judd are currently raising Kaliyah on their 500-acre farm in Tennessee. When asked by Fox News Digital about how she balances protecting Kaliyah while leaving the door open for Kelley to be part of her life someday, Judd said her focus remains on giving her granddaughter a grounded childhood. "I haven't answered that yet," she said. "I think I'm still in the part where I'm so hell-bent on keeping her out of the iPad and the phone and TV. We live on a farm and she mucks stalls and does chores and she's a cowgirl. So I'm so centered on that. I haven't really given that a lot of thought and if and when that happens I'll answer your question." Judd also shared a glimpse into her day-to-day life on the farm with Kaliyah and Moser. "Getting away with as much as possible without having to do anything, going on a side by side, ride down to the lake, taking her fishing, we do that a lot," she told Fox News Digital. "And being out in the woods, just being outside is just so heavenly." Judd described their farm as a "peace place," noting that her life at home is much simpler than her life onstage. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "I have 40 animals," she said. "So I have chores as well. And I spend my time cooking. That's what I do." "I'm known in our family as the cook and I'm know as Nonie," Judd continued. "When I don't have on my lashes, I am known as Nonie." Meanwhile, Kelley is believed to have welcomed a second child while incarcerated. During her appearance on the "Shawn Ryan Show," Judd said she learned about the baby through social media and knows little about the child’s circumstances. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "I just found out on TikTok that she's had another baby in prison, and I don't even know if it's a boy or a girl," Judd said. PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE "There are these things that people assume that I can do, but I'm just a mom in this situation," she continued. "Sure, I can get a good seat in a restaurant. I can stand on the mountaintops and sing from my toenails, but this one thing I have no control." "It's just one of those nightmarish things that you hope you wake up from," Judd added. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7882075342cf4db8d878e Massive 2,000-year-old discovery from time of Jesus emerges remarkably intact te 2026-10-08T12:10:08.014Z Massive 2,000-year-old discovery from time of Jesus emerges remarkably intact A remarkably intact 2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath dating to around the time of Jesus has been unearthed in Israel — shedding light not only on Christ's life but also "illuminating the world of the Bible," according to a bestselling author and filmmaker. The mikveh, which dates to the Second Temple period roughly 2,000 years ago, was recently extracted from Kiryat Gat, an Israeli city roughly 35 miles southwest of Jerusalem. The structure had been uncovered during an archaeological excavation. The operation to remove it intact was announced by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) in September. JESUS' CRUCIFIXION ACCOUNT GETS FRESH LOOK AFTER ANCIENT RING TIED TO PILATE IS REINTERPRETED Pictures released by officials show a massive crane lifting the 25-ton mikveh intact from the archaeological site. Mikvehs, or Jewish ritual baths, are traditionally used for purification. The bath dates roughly to the time of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, who, as a Jew living during the Second Temple period, likely used mikvehs, though Scripture does not explicitly say that he did. The mikveh is evidence that a Second Temple-period Jewish settlement, previously unknown to scholars, once existed in the area, according to officials.  JESUS’ GALILEE MINISTRY SITE REVEALS RARE, TINY STONE AFTER STUDENT'S SURPRISING FIND Officials also noted that the excavation uncovered stone measuring vessels, which were widely used during the Second Temple period because, under Jewish law, they were not considered susceptible to ritual impurity. The ancient structure is eventually expected to return to the community where it was found. "The operation was carried out with the aim of protecting the ancient structure from damage during the neighborhood's development work," the IAA said in a statement. ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNEARTH SECRET CHURCH TIED TO COUNCIL OF NICAEA, CHRISTIANITY'S DEFINING MOMENT "When construction is completed, the mikveh will be returned to the site, and integrated into an open public space that will stand at the heart of the new neighborhood." The discovery helps bring the biblical world to life, according to Dinesh D'Souza, an author, commentator and Christian apologist who spoke to Fox News Digital about the find. "It’s quite remarkable because I’ve seen these ritual baths, these mikveh[s]," D'Souza said. "They’re usually pretty small." He added, "It gives you a vivid picture. In some ways, it brings the Bible to life, both the Old Testament and the New, because this mikveh reflects the times right around the time of Jesus." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER He added, "This is confirming, describing, illuminating the world of the Bible. That’s one of the things that biblical archaeology can do. It can authenticate the historicity of the Bible — not the theology, not the miracles, but the historicity of it." D’Souza's new book, "The Stones Cry Out," as well as his documentary of the same name, were the result of extensive research into biblical archaeology. He pointed to the Pool of Siloam as a significant example of an ancient ritual bath with biblical connections. "The Pool of Siloam connects to the temple by the Pilgrimage Road, a road on which almost certainly Jesus walked," D'Souza said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS "For me as a believer, it is chilling to sort of stand in these locations, observe them, walk the Pilgrimage Road, because in a sense you are connecting in a very experiential way with these profound artifacts of ancient times." D'Souza said he sees a broader significance in biblical archaeology beyond what such discoveries reveal about ancient Israel. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ "Western civilization and America are based on the sort of anchors or twin pillars of Athens and Jerusalem," he said. "To me, the archaeology of Jerusalem is supporting that Jerusalem pillar of Athens and Jerusalem." "In other words, there is a relevance not just to Israel, but to Western civilization as a whole and specifically to America." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7881f75342cf4db8d8785 Peyton Manning's freshman son gets rocked, but fans are more stunned at all the scholarship offers te 2026-10-08T12:10:07.248Z Peyton Manning's freshman son gets rocked, but fans are more stunned at all the scholarship offers All aboard the Marshall Manning hype train! Sure, it won't arrive until 2030, but we're getting a head start just in case there's any traffic along the way. While one Manning is about to leave college football for the NFL, the next in line is already waiting in the shadows. Yep. You read that right. Peyton Manning's son is slowly making his way onto the field for Baylor School (Chattanooga) — one of the top football programs in the country. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! I've written about Manning before this season, way back in Week 1 when he saw the field, briefly, in the season-opener. It's been pretty quiet on the Manning front since, but the freshman started bubbling back up last weekend ... for multiple different reasons. For starters, he did see some legit playing time in Baylor's blowout win over McCallie, playing all of the fourth quarter in mop-up duty. the freshman played well, completing a couple passes, leading a scoring drive, and getting his bell rung along the way. This is how you step into a throw, folks: BOOM! Good hit, better throw. I can still remember Peyton Manning getting his doors blown off and still, somehow, dropping pass after pass right in the bucket. It was amazing. Like father, like son! TEXAS OPENS SEASON AGAINST TEXAS STATE AS ARCH MANNING FACES A MAKE-OR-BREAK COLLEGE FOOTBALL YEAR Although, to be fair, Peyton would've spent 40 seconds audibling to the correct protection so he avoided that sort of hit. Marshall will learn. High school football play clocks are only so long. All in all, it was a fine night for Manning. Baylor cruised to a win, he completed some passes along the way, and finally saw some real playing time behind Ole Miss commit, Keegan Croucher. See? Nothing special, but still, some experience. That's all you want as a freshman, right? Well, that and a few scholarship offers would be nice ... Don't worry! Marshall has nothing to worry about on that front. Believe it or not, the freshman QB already has four Division I offers despite barely playing a down this season. Four! According to 247 Sports — which tracks these sort of things — Manning has already received offers from Miami, Ohio State, Purdue and Missouri State. Not bad for a 15-year-old. Not bad for a kid who hasn't even thrown his first high school touchdown yet! CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE What a time to be alive. Look, obviously it has a little something to do with his last name. We saw that with Arch Manning's insane recruitment as well. If your last name is Manning, teams are probably gonna be more willing to take a chance on you. Rightfully so. But we also live in a new age of college football. The NIL era. The transfer portal era. This ain't the world I grew up in. It's certainly not the world Peyton or Eli grew up in. Teams like Miami and Ohio State have all the money in the world to throw at these kids ... for now. We'll see how this new bill from congress shakes things up when it finally passes in 2040 (roughly). Why not make him an offer during his freshman season just to get on the board? You know you'll have the money when the time actually comes to be serious about it, so what's the harm? Not sure little 'ol Missouri State's gonna be able to compete with the boosters in Columbus, but I do appreciate the effort. Regardless, none of this really matters until 2030. We've still got a lot of Marshall Manning recruiting in front of us, folks. A lot. Frankly, we're just getting started. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7881c75342cf4db8d8748 Vesta raises $30M to bring swarms of agents to mortgage lenders te 2026-10-08T12:10:04.956Z Vesta raises $30M to bring swarms of agents to mortgage lenders Vesta, an AI-native software startup that helps lenders originate mortgages, announced a $30 million round led by Conversion Capital. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac77ebf75342cf4db8d8584 Sarah Spain calls Fever GM 'defensive' for defending fans, but has plenty to say to her own critics te 2026-10-08T11:30:07.527Z Sarah Spain calls Fever GM 'defensive' for defending fans, but has plenty to say to her own critics Sarah Spain thought Indiana Fever fans had been removed from games for violating the WNBA's fan code of conduct. Then general manager Amber Cox said no fans had been removed from the team's home games this season, citing the organization's security records. That news surprised Spain ... but it didn't stop her from criticizing Cox for sounding "defensive" in her rebuttal. Well, wouldn't you be defensive if people kept trashing your fans and you had information that contradicted what they were saying? THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Spain certainly understands wanting to defend herself. When she didn't like one of my columns, she devoted part of her podcast to complaining about it. But when Cox pushes back on the media, Spain has a problem with her tone. "The attacks on our fan base have no basis in reality, and they need to stop, especially with members of the media," Cox said during her season-ending news conference. She clarified that she was referring to media who hadn't attended a game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. LEFT-WING SPORTS HOST SARAH SPAIN LAUNCHES DISGUSTING PERSONAL SMEAR OF SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM Cox acknowledged that bad behavior happens and said anyone crossing the line, online or in an arena, should be held accountable. But she also had information about the fans actually attending her team's games. "We did not have one fan pointed out by a player who violated the WNBA code of conduct this season. Not one fan was removed from a game," Cox said. "We take this really seriously, and that is backed up by our security stats and the lived experiences of countless fans who we host at every game." "To be characterized in such a broad stroke is not fair," she added. On a recent episode of her podcast, Spain credited Cox for providing that information. Perhaps more telling, though, is what Spain had assumed before hearing Cox's comments: "I thought that there had been at least one incident where fans were removed and it had been clear that there had been an incident," Spain said. Which incident? What did the fan do? Where did she get that impression? Spain didn't identify the incident she had in mind or where she had heard about it, leaving listeners unable to check it against Cox's statement. Instead, Spain argued that Cox needed to acknowledge why players and visiting fans might feel there was a problem. So, even after presenting information that challenged the accusations against her fans, Cox still owed the people making those accusations a more accommodating response, according to Spain. Later, while agreeing with guest Jordan Robinson's criticism, Spain said: "The defensiveness as opposed to the openness. Not we want to fix why people have the wrong idea. Instead, people have the wrong idea and we're mad at them." Yes, Sarah. People can have the wrong idea, and the people they're talking about can be mad about it. Especially when those people have been repeatedly called racists and bigots. Cox had already called for accountability for actual misconduct and cited the team's security records to defend her fans. Spain still wanted her to be more accommodating, but Cox's job isn't to make the people trashing her fans feel better about being challenged. There's a bit of a Mandela Effect going on with the left-wing media and Fever fans. Allegations get remembered as proven misconduct, and fans who chose to leave get remembered as having been kicked out. In May 2025, the WNBA investigated allegations of racist fan behavior during a Fever-Sky game. The league reviewed audio and video and gathered information from fans, team personnel and arena staff. The WNBA concluded that it could "not substantiate" the allegations. I wrote about ESPN's coverage while that investigation was still underway because commentators were plowing ahead with the narrative that Fever fans are racist without waiting for any evidence. ESPN’S FAVORITE INSIDER ACCIDENTALLY EXPLAINED WHY MOST AMERICANS DON’T TRUST THE MEDIA This year, in August, Las Vegas Aces guard Jackie Young complained about a Fever fan during a game, and security pulled him aside. The fan voluntarily chose to leave and the Fever later explained that security found no code-of-conduct violation and hadn't ejected him. But by then, media have already described the encounter as an ejection. People who missed the Fever's explanation were getting the wrong account of what happened. Then there was A'ja Wilson's confrontation with a Fever fan during last week's playoff game. The Fever said security spoke with the fan and witnesses, found no code-of-conduct violation and didn't remove the fan from the arena. Spain did distinguish that encounter from other incidents involving alleged racist rhetoric and also said individual encounters should be assessed separately. OK, then apply that to the broader accusations against Fever fans. Which incidents support them, and which have been repeated so often that people just assume they happened? Online trolls posting hateful comments on social media don't establish how the crowd at Gainbridge behaves. Nor does a player confronting or complaining about a fan establish that the fan crossed the line. Yet, the media loves to immediately rush to the defense of these WNBA players without evidence. Spain was surprised by Cox's account of the team's security record. I'd have liked to hear more about why she had a different impression and less about whether Cox sounded sufficiently open-minded while correcting it. My suspicion is that she gets her news almost exclusively from left-wing outlets, so she hears plenty about the accusations against Fever fans and a lot less about the reporting that challenges them. For what it's worth, Spain says she doesn't use X anymore, opting instead to post and read posts on Bluesky. Do with that information what you will. In August, I argued that Spain's preferred approach to WNBA media sounded more like public relations than journalism. My commentary was based entirely on her own words, not something I invented out of thin air. Spain wasn't pleased. On her Sept. 16 show, she referred to "my own former colleague who now works at that outlet" before discussing coverage of her comments about WNBA media credentials. That was me. We both worked at ESPN, the outlet she was talking about is OutKick and the column she described was mine. "They reworded that as me saying real media, which is just PR for the players," she complained. Then she accused the outlet of "asking the same question 8,000 times in order to keep doing the same story over and over for clicks." Careful, Sarah, because that sounds awfully defensive to me. You should show more openness and ask why I had those thoughts rather than getting mad that I had them. Am I doing this right? FORMER ESPN RADIO HOST SARAH SPAIN REFERRED TO J.D. VANCE AS A 'DEMON' AND 'THE DEVIL' And that Sept. 16 episode had another example of Spain finding plenty of room for nuance when the subject was Sarah Spain. While criticizing Sydney Sweeney's Novig ad, she recalled starting her own on-camera career in cut-up jerseys and push-up bras. Her response to people using those pictures against her? "Hate the game, not the player." But we're not done. She also defended her "publicity stunt" to get Super Bowl tickets. In 2007, Spain posted an eBay ad offering to be someone's date to the game, complete with a photo of herself in a Chicago Bears cheerleader costume, cleavage on full display. Spain called it "this really clever viral idea that ended up getting me tickets to the game and all these connections." She was "using the system," she explained, and later used those contacts to get jobs. So, Spain's defense was that women trying to break into sports faced fewer opportunities then and she basically had no choice but to try and use sex appeal to further her career. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE But, when discussing Sweeney, Spain complained that "we're back to this bulls--t where if a woman is involved in speaking to men, she should be naked." I'd have more patience for that lecture if she extended Sweeney a little of the generosity she demands when discussing her own career. And I'd have more patience for her criticism of Cox if she hadn't demonstrated, at length, how much she values the chance to defend herself. Spain was still talking about her critics in a more recent episode, during a conversation with influencer Coach Jackie. She described outlets as "so obsessed with what I'm doing" and said: "Like, the people who suck, I don't care how many stories they write about me, but I don't want to let the story get bigger because of it." She's certainly keeping up with the coverage. She knew enough about my column to dispute its argument on her show. That's fine, but it makes her reaction to Cox harder to take seriously. She knows exactly why someone might want to challenge a story about them, especially if they believe the story is unfair or unfounded (though my column was neither). Spain has talked about letting "garbage content" die in darkness. I take the opposite view: sunlight is the best disinfectant. If she makes a bad argument about Fever fans, I'm going to write about it. Her deciding that the people criticizing her radical opinions "suck" isn't much of a rebuttal. During that same interview, while discussing pressure to comment on controversies, she also said, "I hate disappointing people I agree with." Cox gave Spain a reason to revisit what she believed about Fever fans. Spain acknowledged the information, then got back to criticizing the Fever's response. I'd like to know what, if anything, would make her reconsider the coverage instead. If Spain is worried about disappointing people who share her views, how willing is she to tell them something they don't want to hear? Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac77c6775342cf4db8d8506 House Republican warns CBDC 'communist money' could lead US to 'dystopian' future te 2026-10-08T11:20:07.617Z House Republican warns CBDC 'communist money' could lead US to 'dystopian' future Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, plans to introduce legislation that puts the prospect of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the crosshairs. The lawmaker, who has served in the U.S. House since mid-2016 and is currently seeking re-election, characterized central bank digital currency as "communist money for the digital age," during an interview with Fox News Digital. "They could just freeze your money. You could program it. Some people call it a feature," Davidson said. He provided a scenario in which a pickup truck driver pays $10 per gallon for fuel while a hybrid driver could get their fuel for just $2 per gallon. "And people see this as a feature. I think it's dystopian," Davidson said, adding, "I definitely want to stop it." Last month, in a post on X, Davidson wrote, "I'm drafting a bill to regulate Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) as counterfeit money. Planning a CBDC? Conspiracy. Designing a CBDC? Same as designing counterfeit plates. Launching CBDC? Counterfeiting. Prison for counterfeiters and their accomplices. No CBDC!" TRUMP TAKES UNUSUAL STEP, LETS BIPARTISAN HOUSING BILL BECOME LAW UNSIGNED AMID SAVE PRESSURE CAMPAIGN In another post on X last month, Davidson warned, "CBDC = communist money for the digital age. Programmable money puts the government between you and your money. You will only have access with their permission. This is an existential threat to western civilization." While a section within the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act that became law earlier this year temporarily prohibits the creation of a CBDC, that ban sunsets in a few years — language in the ban notes that "provisions of this section shall cease to be effective on December 31, 2030." Davidson told Fox News Digital during the interview on Tuesday that "the fundamentals for sound money is some level of fiscal discipline," adding that "you can't spend more than you bring in every year." "I don't think it has to be gold," he said, explaining that there needs to be "a disciplined monetary policy" in which "you can't grow the money supply disproportionate to your economy." HOUSE REPUBLICAN SUGGESTS SEN DARLINE GRAHAM IS AN 'ALLY' FOR THE 'SWAMP' "I think we should end this Fed," Davidson said, adding that he believes there is "a case for a central bank," while noting, "I don't know that you could reform the current one without ending it." Davidson said that he thinks "we should at least audit the Fed." Asked about President Donald Trump's proposal to dole out $5,000 to every American adult if the GOP wins both chambers of Congress during the midterms, Davidson indicated that he could get behind the policy if it is paired with spending cuts to cover the cost. GOP FISCAL HAWK SOUNDS ALARM ON 'OUT OF CONTROL' FEDERAL SPENDING, SAYING 'BOTH PARTIES HAVE FAILED US' Davidson said that "on its face" the proposal is concerning "because $5,000 per person going into the economy would fuel inflation," but suggested that such a move could be combined with action such as gutting Obamacare, saying that among "the most promising ways to pay for it is a radical shift in healthcare." 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac77a1d75342cf4db8d84b5 California Waste Solutions Expands Global Environmental Investment With More Than Half a Billion Dollars Proposed for Waste-to-Energy Project te 2026-10-08T11:10:21.188Z California Waste Solutions Expands Global Environmental Investment With More Than Half a Billion Dollars Proposed for Waste-to-Energy Project Vietnam Waste Solutions’ Da Phuoc Integrated Waste Treatment Complex in Ho Chi Minh City, designed for up to 10,000 tons of waste per day and the site of a proposed waste-to-energy project requiring more than half a billion dollars in… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac77a1c75342cf4db8d84ac eBikeListings.com Is a National Directory of eBike Shops, Adds County Ride Guides Across the U.S. te 2026-10-08T11:10:20.432Z eBikeListings.com Is a National Directory of eBike Shops, Adds County Ride Guides Across the U.S. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac77a1b75342cf4db8d84a3 TRUMP SAYS IRAN COULD "TAKE OUT" LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO te 2026-10-08T11:10:19.542Z TRUMP SAYS IRAN COULD "TAKE OUT" LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO TRUMP SAYS IRAN COULD "TAKE OUT" LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO CalExit Warns California Legislators and Californians to Take Growing Threats to Major Cities, Elections and Presidential Succession Seriously Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac77a1a75342cf4db8d849a TRUMP SAYS IRAN COULD "TAKE OUT" LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO te 2026-10-08T11:10:18.798Z TRUMP SAYS IRAN COULD "TAKE OUT" LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO It's Time To GO! 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac77a0f75342cf4db8d8429 AI in education gives us to a chance to use the best tech to fix our broken schools te 2026-10-08T11:10:07.879Z AI in education gives us to a chance to use the best tech to fix our broken schools The lesson of social media is not that transformative technologies should be feared. It is that when children are involved, safeguards must come before harm – not after. For years, social media platforms expanded with few meaningful protections for child safety, transparency, age-appropriate design, parental visibility or independent oversight. Only after mounting evidence of harm did policymakers begin responding in earnest. By then, millions of children had already been shaped by systems designed to maximize engagement. Artificial intelligence (AI) gives us a rare chance to do better. UK TO BAN TIKTOK, YOUTUBE, OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA APPS FOR CHILDREN UNDER 16, STARMER SAYS AI has extraordinary potential in education. It can personalize support, extend teacher capacity, widen access and help students learn in new ways. But it can also shape how children think, write, reason and engage with the world. That is why this moment matters. Unlike social media, AI arrives with the benefit of hindsight. We already know what happens when powerful technologies become deeply embedded in the lives of children before society establishes clear rules for safety, accountability and transparency. We should not make the same mistake twice. REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: LAWMAKERS WRESTLE OVER WHETHER AI CAN MAKE THE GRADE IN AMERICA'S CLASSROOMS A responsible framework for AI in education should begin with a simple principle: artificial intelligence must enhance human learning, not replace humans or their judgment. Teachers must remain in charge of instruction, grading and curriculum. Parents must remain the primary decision-makers in their children’s education, with meaningful visibility into how AI interacts with their child, what information it collects, and how recommendations are generated. And students must continue developing the habits that define real learning: reasoning, writing, discernment, persistence and critical thought. WILLIAM BENNETT, JON HAGE: AI CAN MIMIC A TEACHER, BUT IT CANNOT SHEPHERD A SOUL That is also why this conversation must be about more than artificial intelligence alone. It must also be about Ethical Intelligence. AI can make learning faster, more personalized and more efficient. Ethical Intelligence ensures it remains human. It asks the questions technology cannot answer on its own: What is true? What is good? What is fair? What does responsibility require? What kind of person is this tool helping a child become? WHEN AI TESTS CAUSE DAMAGE, WE NEED STRONGER SAFEGUARDS AND REAL ACCOUNTABILITY That distinction is essential. Intelligence without ethics can optimize for convenience while weakening formation. It can deliver answers without judgment, speed without wisdom, and personalization without character. In education, that is not progress. That means student-facing AI should meet clear standards before it is widely deployed. Those standards should include transparency about where and how AI is used; strong protections for student privacy; limits on data collection and commercialization; preservation of teacher authority over grading and instruction; prohibitions on manipulation, behavioral profiling and hidden influence; age-appropriate outputs; and meaningful parental notice, access and oversight. OBAMA CRITICIZES TRUMP ON APPROACH TO AI, ESCALATES WARNING FOR STRONGER REGULATION Just as important, educational AI should demonstrate both safety and effectiveness before it reaches millions of children. Classroom-based pilot testing should be the norm, not the exception. "Deploy first and regulate later" was the defining mistake of the social media era. Education cannot afford to repeat it. The deepest safeguard, however, is philosophical, not technical. CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY AIMS TO PRODUCE 'IRREPLACEABLE' GRADUATES AS AI RESHAPES HIGHER EDUCATION Artificial intelligence should function as a tutor, coach, research assistant and productivity tool — not as a substitute for the intellectual and moral development of children. Education is not simply about getting answers. It is about learning how to think, how to judge, how to wrestle with complexity and how to grow in both knowledge and character. Resilience, wisdom, creativity and conviction are formed through effort, reflection and struggle. AI can support that process. It should never short-circuit it. Every transformative technology brings both promise and risk. The internet expanded access to knowledge while introducing new vulnerabilities. Social media connected billions of people while contributing to serious harms, especially for young users. AI may become one of the most beneficial innovations in the history of education — but only if it is governed by a framework that protects children while preserving the true purpose of schooling. WHAT META'S NEW TEEN RESTRICTIONS MEAN FOR YOUNG PEOPLE This is the rare opportunity now before policymakers. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION For the first time in the digital age, leaders can establish meaningful safeguards before a transformative technology becomes fully embedded in the daily lives of children. By insisting on transparency, parental rights, teacher authority, student privacy, age-appropriate design, independent testing and educational accountability, states can encourage innovation while making clear that technology must serve education — not the other way around. Social media showed what happens when innovation outpaces responsibility. AI presents a rare opportunity to reverse that lesson. Before artificial intelligence reshapes childhood, we must ensure that Ethical Intelligence shapes artificial intelligence. The future of education, and the character of the next generation, depends on it. Ed Pozzuoli is an expert in education law and CEO of Tripp Scott Law Firm. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac77a0f75342cf4db8d8420 Doctor reveals 4 hidden health risks of spending too much time indoors te 2026-10-08T11:10:07.062Z Doctor reveals 4 hidden health risks of spending too much time indoors Nearly half of Americans spend less than two hours outdoors in an entire week, according to a new national survey from the Nature & Health Alliance involving researchers at Texas A&M University. Dr. John La Puma, a California physician and expert in nature-based medicine, has focused on the potential health impacts of spending less time outdoors. In his book, "Indoor Epidemic," he discusses how humans spend about 93% of their lives inside, which comes with a "hidden health tax." He claims the remedy is a simple 7% outdoor prescription. NEARLY 3 IN 4 AMERICANS ARE BATTLING THE SAME EXHAUSTING HEALTH PROBLEM, CDC REVEALS "Many people don't realize that they're inhibited from feeling as good as they can, because they're exhausted even after a full night's sleep," La Puma told Fox News Digital. "They need coffee to feel normal. They crash at two in the afternoon. They're wired at night. They can't go to sleep, but their labs are normal." "And they come into the office saying, ‘Why do I feel so exhausted?’ It's the four Bs," he said. Outdoor light can be many times brighter than typical indoor lighting, La Puma noted, making it a powerful signal for setting the body’s internal clock, or circadian rhythm. "If you don't set your body clock, your body doesn't know what time it is, and it just goes to sleep whenever you can get to sleep instead of on time," he told Fox News Digital. SCIENTISTS REVEAL SURPRISINGLY EASY EXERCISE THAT MAY BOOST YOUR MOOD IN JUST 10 MINUTES Getting bright outdoor light soon after waking can help synchronize the body's sleep-wake cycle and support the natural rise in melatonin later in the evening, according to La Puma. He recommends spending about 10 minutes outdoors within the first hour of waking, without sunglasses. La Puma uses the term "ultraprocessed time" to describe hours lost to screens, scrolling and other digital distractions. "Ultraprocessed time is kind of like ultraprocessed food," he said. "It’s not nutritious. It’s synthetic. It’s artificial. It’s ubiquitous." That includes time spent endlessly scrolling, he said, which can seem to simply "evaporate." La Puma argues that a person’s environment can contribute to burnout, rather than viewing it solely as a matter of willpower. AMERICA'S NATIONAL PARKS COULD ADD YEARS TO YOUR LIFE — HERE'S HOW THEY BOOST HEALTH Spending excessive time indoors can lead to an overload of screen exposure, he said, as people often turn to the same devices for work, entertainment and relaxation. He noted that the body may not interpret screen time as true rest or escape. "And equally important, no horizon. We are horizon-deprived as a species because indoors, we can't see more than 20 feet in front of us," La Puma said. To combat burnout, he recommends getting up and going to the window and looking outside for a minute every hour. "It relaxes your eyes, relaxes the muscles around your temples, reduces headache if you have it, improves energy and reduces fatigue," he said. "That's the beginning of being able to reverse burnout." DOCTORS SAY 8 FORGOTTEN HABITS COULD HELP FIGHT STRESS, OBESITY AND CHRONIC DISEASE Simply going outside during the workday can help to reverse burnout, LaPuma said. "Your eyes need distance like your lungs need air." People who spend the day indoors may notice that they feel mentally foggy by the afternoon, La Puma said, particularly in poorly ventilated spaces where carbon dioxide can build up. CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES Indoor CO₂ levels can climb above 1,000 parts per million in poorly ventilated spaces, and some research has linked elevated levels with reduced cognitive performance. "So it's not that you're just making bad decisions in the afternoons — there's a biologic reason for it," La Puma said. "What you need to do is cross-ventilate, but that's tough to do in an office or conference room." The doctor said that getting outdoors gives the eyes a chance to focus at greater distances while providing a break from potentially stuffy indoor air. The EPA notes that concentrations of some pollutants can be two to five times higher indoors than outdoors. When someone’s body clock is out of sync, it can disrupt the body’s normal cortisol rhythm, La Puma said. Cortisol, often called the stress hormone, naturally rises and falls throughout the day. Research has linked altered cortisol activity with greater abdominal and visceral fat, although the relationship is complex. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER "Again, the way to improve your metabolism is to get daylight at the right time, in the right place, for the right duration — early in the morning especially," La Puma advised. "This will give you a bump in cortisol, which you want early in morning to feel awake, and then it drops appropriately." Most people spend about an hour outdoors each day as they walk from the car to the office, for example — but that's what LaPuma calls "incidental time," not "biologically active time." To combat the four Bs, he recommends spending "intentional time" outdoors, "in a blue or green space," for a minimum effective dose of 17 minutes a day. "Be intentional with your time — look at the sky in the morning … to reset your body clock and watch the clouds," the doctor advised. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ For those who live in a big city and can’t see the sky, La Puma recommends looking at a distant rooftop, or looking through an open window when going outside isn’t possible. The goal is to focus beyond the confines of an indoor space. "So 17 minutes a day is the minimum effective dose — that's all it takes to begin to bend the curve on the four Bs," he said. "You can turn those minutes into medicine." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac777b875342cf4db8d83aa White Sox anger fans with lame first pitch pick for ALDS Game 3 after writers tease huge name te 2026-10-08T11:00:08.706Z White Sox anger fans with lame first pitch pick for ALDS Game 3 after writers tease huge name The Chicago White Sox are suddenly the talk of the Second City.  After years, decades even, of futility, the South Siders finally have the type of young, exciting team that fans love. And even better, they're a good, young, exciting team. Chicago took a quick 2-0 series lead over their division rivals, the Cleveland Guardians, winning both games on the road and setting up a huge game three back at Rate Field. A huge game three not just because the White Sox had an opportunity to clinch an ALCS appearance, but for the opportunity to do it at home. As hard as it is to believe, a win in game three would be the first clincher in front of home White Sox fans since ... 1906. Three years after the first flight. A year before the first color photograph. And two years before Ford rolled out the first ever Model T. WHITE SOX RIDE ANOTHER DRAMATIC COMEBACK WIN TO BEAT GUARDIANS AND TAKE COMMANDING 2-0 ALDS LEAD And the fans were ready. Rate Field was packed for first pitch, with a jubilant, electric atmosphere, something that seemed virtually impossible just two years ago. They were even more excited when online speculation started that there'd be a big Chicago name heading to the mound for the ceremonial first pitch. Some thought former President Barack Obama, maybe Michael Jordan, who of course played with the White Sox, Derrick Rose, or even the team's most famous fan: Pope Leo XIV. MLB.com's Scott Merkin sent the anticipation to a fever pitch when he posted on X that there would be a "big name" heading to the mound. "No hints given, so have at it," he said. Just imagine, taking your young kid to the biggest home White Sox playoff game of his life, literally, and telling him to expect to see a huge local figure there too. The Pope? Michael Jordan? A former president? Some other Chicago legend? A popular White Sox player? That anticipation, after spending a fortune on playoff tickets and fighting through traffic and stadium security to get to the building and it's ... Belmont Cameli. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Quick, try to figure out who Belmont Cameli is without looking it up. Well, we looked it up, and yeah, we're still not sure what they were thinking. Cameli is apparently an actor most known for portraying a hockey player in an Amazon series, "Off Campus." Maybe Merkin said that he wouldn't give any hints because he had no idea who Belmont Cameli was. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! To be fair to the White Sox, he is from nearby Naperville, Ill., so there's some local connection there. It's also a massive letdown to go into a game expecting a big name and getting a mostly unknown actor. One user on X posted a common criticism. "Are you telling me Sox fans thought the Pope of the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church was throwing out the first pitch today and it was just a guy from one of the horny hockey shows?" the post said. To his credit, at least Cameli gave it his all. The frenzied White Sox home crowd got over the disappointment quickly, as they jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning. But the Guardians roared back, scoring nine runs and keeping Chicago's powerful offense at bay. The day started with a big letdown and ended with a 9-3 loss to set up game four. But hey, the good news for White Sox fans is that the team has another opportunity to bring out a complete nobody to throw the first pitch for game four on Thursday night. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7755f75342cf4db8d8334 Celebrity chef says military lesson is key to keeping families together te 2026-10-08T10:50:07.548Z Celebrity chef says military lesson is key to keeping families together Some of the most important conversations do not begin in an office or a classroom — they begin around the dinner table, celebrity chef Robert Irvine said. "Food is hope, is love, is community, communication and caring," Irvine told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. "When we sit across from the table with each other, we can see what's going on." That belief is behind Fuel to Serve, a new five-year partnership between the United Services Automobile Association (USAA) and the Robert Irvine Foundation, designed to use food and shared meals as a starting point for supporting military families. DOCTORS IN TRAINING LEARN COOKING SKILLS TO HELP PATIENTS AMID AMERICA'S CHRONIC DISEASE CRISIS The initiative, announced at the end of September, will begin with pilots at Fort Bragg and in the Washington, D.C., region. It aims to connect service members and their families with cooking and nutritional education, financial resources, mental health support, benefits navigation and community programs. Irvine, founder and chairman of the Robert Irvine Foundation, said the partnership expands his longtime effort to improve military food systems and help families build practical skills at home. The partnership is allowing Irvine to go "wider and broader and deeper," he said. "I think we have the ability to bring people back together again over a family table," he said. 'MASTERCHEF' FINALIST SAYS BUSY FAMILIES ARE LOSING SOMETHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN HOME-COOKED MEALS In addition to his longtime work supporting service members, veterans and military families, Irvine is a restaurateur and television personality known for hosting Food Network's "Restaurant: Impossible." Around his family's dinner table, it's "phones down," he said. "We communicate, and that's what I've got going on with the military right now, which is amazing to see," he added. The chef said the work is about more than getting a healthier meal on a plate. It also involves helping families understand food labels, planning meals, shopping on a budget and preparing dinner quickly after a long day. RFK JR TAKES MAHA TO THE KITCHEN WITH HHS COOKING SERIES PROMOTING HEALTHY MEALS FOR UNDER $5 For families trying to cook nutritious meals on a budget, Irvine recommends making a weekly menu and grocery list, then spending time prepping ingredients in advance. "Planning is essential in everything we do," he said. "Why not plan your food?" FREE TOOL HELPS FAMILIES SAVE MONEY BY USING FOOD ALREADY IN THEIR KITCHENS He said basic preparation — such as chopping an onion, boiling eggs or putting together ingredients on a quieter day — can make it easier to get a meal on the table in about 20 minutes. For military families, the stakes can be especially high, and the Robert Irvine Foundation says one in six military families faces food insecurity. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Lindsey O'Neill, who leads communications and public affairs for USAA, pointed to research from the Military Family Advisory Network that found more than 41% of military-affiliated respondents experienced low or very low food security — a figure that rose to 57% among junior enlisted respondents.  Separately, Blue Star Families found that 30% of active-duty families said they often or sometimes could not afford balanced meals, according to O'Neill. Frequent military moves can add another challenge and force families to rebuild their support systems every few years, O'Neill said. "What better way than the dining table, the dinner table and food to create that natural entry point," O'Neill said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS "We all have to eat, have a nutritious meal, be able to break bread, be able to have a conversation together and then, hopefully, find that community and that connection which, quite frankly, is also a huge factor of mission and military readiness." She said a shared meal can help reduce isolation while opening the door to conversations about parenting, finances and other everyday pressures. "Food is the entry point, the front door," O'Neill said. "But it's going to go from the dining facility to their home, from the installation to the entire community." TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ USAA and the foundation plan to track results from the pilots and use what they learn to expand the model. Irvine said he hopes the partnership will help families establish habits that last well beyond a single meal. "If we do that, we'd know more about our kids. We'd know about each other," he said. "It would foster deeper relationships on every level." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7730575342cf4db8d82ba Trump says he'll give Roger Clemens the Presidential Medal of Freedom: 'This supersedes anything I've done' te 2026-10-08T10:40:05.857Z Trump says he'll give Roger Clemens the Presidential Medal of Freedom: 'This supersedes anything I've done' Roger Clemens, the 24-year MLB pitcher, thought he was simply introducing President Donald Trump in San Antonio at a Republican National Committee (RNC) campaign rally on Wednesday night. What he got instead was the biggest surprise from the president himself, and an honor he views more special than his seven Cy Young Awards and two World Series rings. Trump surprised Clemens and told him he will be honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Trump told the crowd that Clemens "is being given the single highest award along with the Medal of Honor." CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Clemens walked back up to the stage at the Freeman Coliseum, where he shared just how "stunned" he was. "Well, I’m stunned, No. 1. Again, 24 years y’all – this supersedes obviously anything I’ve done in my playing career," Clemens told the crowd. "To get it from this man, this president. There wouldn’t be another president I’d want to get it from. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "Announcing it here in my home state, and again, from this man. You talk about a winner – that’s a winner right there." Clemens even joked that Trump, who listed off some of the pitching great’s stats during his MLB career, could be "my agent" with how well he knows his resume on the mound. "I guess I could come out of retirement again with all those stats he read off," Clemens said, smiling. "I can’t thank you enough. That is a huge honor, and again, thank y’all very much." Before Clemens the Presidential Medal of Freedom announcement, he gave quite the introduction to Trump. "What a privilege it is for me to intro our great president," he started. "A man that loves our country, that puts all of us first, and puts America first. This is what I love. He’s made us better, he’s made us stronger, and more important, because of the border and everything here, he’s made us safer. "And don’t forget, this is really important, this man put his life on the line for us. Don’t ever forget that." During his speech, Trump once again stumped for Clemens to be put in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Clemens is among those baseball greats who remain out of the Hall of Fame due to alleged involvement with performance-enhancing drugs during the game’s Steroids Era. Clemens was named in the infamous Mitchell Report in 2007. Clemens spent 24 years as one of the best arms in baseball, beginning with the Boston Red Sox, where he was named MVP during his breakout 1986 season after collecting 24 wins and a 2.48 ERA. He also won his first Cy Young Award that season. For his career, Clemens has a 3.12 ERA across 709 games, while his 4,672 strikeouts rank third all-time in MLB history. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7730575342cf4db8d82b1 Colorado police sergeant reveals how human traffickers target vulnerable children: ‘Happening in our backyard’ te 2026-10-08T10:40:05.054Z Colorado police sergeant reveals how human traffickers target vulnerable children: ‘Happening in our backyard’ Human traffickers are turning children’s hunger, desperation and need for affection into tools of exploitation, a Colorado city police sergeant warned after his dedicated unit’s first year brought dozens of survivors to safety. The Aurora Police Department (APD) Human Trafficking Unit opened 53 investigations, arrested 28 suspects and recovered 29 survivors, including 15 minors, in its first year.  APD Sgt. Joseph Sullivan told Fox News Digital the work is exposing abuse that residents may never suspect is happening around them. According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), "human trafficking involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act." MIKE WALTZ, TIM TEBOW LAUNCH EFFORT TO COMBAT ONLINE CHILD EXPLOITATION: 'IT'S HAPPENING IN THEIR BACKYARD' "It is happening in our backyard, not just in those other places," Sullivan said. For Sullivan, one teenage girl’s plea captures both the urgency of that mission and the difficult road survivors face after investigators reach them. The 16-year-old had been brought to Aurora — a city of just over 400,000 people outside Denver — from another town by her boyfriend, who then left her there, Sullivan said.  Trying to survive, she was sexually exploited by people around an apartment complex in exchange for somewhere to stay, drugs or food. SIX UNDERAGE GIRLS RECOVERED IN SWEEPING OPERATION TARGETING NOTORIOUS TRAFFICKING CORRIDOR During an interview, she asked a detective to find those responsible. "'I really hope that you can find the people that are doing this because it really hurts what I’m having to do just to survive,'" Sullivan recalled her saying. The girl died of an overdose a few months later, he said. Her words stayed with him. "It really is satisfying being able to contact these survivors and then identify who’s exploiting them and holding them accountable," Sullivan said. FLORIDA-LED OPERATION RESCUES 163 CHILDREN AROUND GLOBE IN HISTORIC STATE SWEEP, HUNTS SUSPECTED PREDATORS But reaching someone does not guarantee an immediate or lasting escape. Survivors may need repeated contact, resources and offers of help before they can find a way out, he said. That is part of why having dedicated detectives matters. Created in September 2025, the trafficking unit has three detectives and a supervising sergeant. Sullivan said its focus is sex trafficking involving people 21 and younger, allowing the small team to concentrate its efforts. The investigations demand time to gather evidence, build cases and help victims feel comfortable enough to testify. "Having a dedicated unit helps lower their overall caseload and allows them to apply the time and effort that these cases deserve," Sullivan said. DOJ SAYS 11 MIGRANTS INDICTED IN MULTI-STATE SEX TRAFFICKING, DRUG, FIREARMS CASE APD Investigations Bureau Cmdr. Marc Paolino said the unit was built to put survivors at the center of investigations while targeting those exploiting them. "The work they’ve done has made our community safer and sent a clear message that the Aurora Police Department will aggressively pursue anyone who exploits others for this type of heinous, criminal activity," Paolino said in a department release. Among those arrested is Marshae Wheelock, 24, of Aurora, whom police linked to multiple cases allegedly involving the exploitation of children over several years. "Marshae Wheelock represents the type of offender the Human Trafficking Unit was created to investigate; someone who repeatedly preys on vulnerable children," APD Deputy Chief Mark Hildebrand said in the release. TRUMP SIGNS HAWLEY MEASURE ADDING 200 CHILD EXPLOITATION INVESTIGATORS IN LARGEST CRACKDOWN EFFORT YET The department also detailed a February undercover operation in which investigators recovered a 16-year-old girl and later identified three suspects accused of sexually exploiting her for financial gain. Sullivan cautioned that trafficking often looks very different from the abductions portrayed in movies. Someone does not have to be snatched off the street by another person to exploit their vulnerability. "There is some kind of need that a trafficker identifies to exploit, and that’s how they get in," Sullivan said. That need could be housing, food, money or affection. Filling it through legitimate support is a central part of helping survivors, he said. The APD works with human services officials, nonprofit organizations and victim advocates. Sullivan pointed to a local group, From Silence to Saved, which helps victims from the beginning of an investigation through court proceedings and afterward. MORE THAN 300 ARRESTED IN SPRAWLING CALIFORNIA CRACKDOWN ON CHILD EXPLOITATION CRIMES He also credited support from police leadership and organizations that provide tools to help detectives identify victims online. Sullivan oversees Aurora’s Internet Crimes Against Children team, as well as its trafficking detectives. The teams investigate distinct crimes, including sextortion, but their work can overlap. The department said the trafficking unit draws on local, state and federal partnerships, and investigative resources through the Colorado Cyber Guardian Task Force. The threats also cross geographic and economic boundaries. Asked whether Tren de Aragua (TdA) had been involved in the trafficking his team investigated, Sullivan said his unit had not encountered that connection. His broader point was that exploitation can affect people across backgrounds. Sullivan described another high school student who came from a wealthier background but became vulnerable after her mother suffered a disabling medical crisis and her father was absent. The girl became addicted to drugs and was exploited by someone else, he said. FBI AND TEXAS AUTHORITIES ARREST 276 SUSPECTED CHILD PREDATORS, RESCUE 89 CHILDREN IN SWEEPING OPERATION "There really is no boundary on where we see victims," Sullivan said. Investigators regularly work with other agencies, including when victims travel between states. "This is a problem in every community around the country, whether it’s a big city or small," he added. For parents, Sullivan’s advice begins with staying involved and asking questions about what their children are doing online. Warning signs can include unexplained cash, new clothes or paid-for manicures, as well as disappearing for a weekend and returning with things they did not have before. He encouraged families to use educational resources from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Some investigations remain stalled while detectives await additional information, Sullivan said. Survivors may not be ready to come forward or may not recognize themselves as victims, making it harder to advance a case. As the unit enters its second year, its priorities remain identifying victims and building cases against those exploiting them. Public tips can help detectives reach people sooner, he said. "We don’t turn away any kind of tips," Sullivan said. He also urged people experiencing exploitation to seek support even if they are not ready to participate in a criminal investigation. Advocacy organizations can help without involving police, he said. For the detectives, the mission continues beyond an arrest: working with partners to meet the needs traffickers used to gain control in the first place. "Using a group of people to help identify those needs and provide those needs is kind of the goal and the key to us being successful," Sullivan said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac770b075342cf4db8d8236 Sports media outlet considers Sophie Cunningham more polarizing than Megan Rapinoe te 2026-10-08T10:30:08.768Z Sports media outlet considers Sophie Cunningham more polarizing than Megan Rapinoe This week, a columnist for The New York Times’ The Athletic called for the Indiana Fever to part ways with Sophie Cunningham. "She’s too turbulent to be paired with Caitlin Clark," Candace Buckner wrote in the headline. "[I]f the Fever ever want to go back to being a basketball team again and follow the lead of rivals openly clashing with the forces trying to hijack their league, then Cunningham has to go," she added. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! The column portrays Cunningham as an outspoken agitator whose growing profile has become a distraction for the Fever. As evidence, Buckner cited comments Cunningham made earlier this year in an ESPN article about trans athletes competing against girls. For background, Cunningham said she "loves" all communities but believes it is important to "protect young girls" and that they "shouldn’t have to go against biological men" in sports. WNBA players and members of the media subsequently framed those comments as transphobic. We emphasize that particular comment because, beyond it, Cunningham has hardly been the political lightning rod her detractors depict her as. THE ATHLETIC COLUMN URGING INDIANA FEVER TO PART WAYS WITH SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM DRAWS WIDESPREAD CRITICISM Most of Cunningham’s public persona consists of playing basketball, dancing on TikTok, and trying on outfits. One could argue that her personality and attractive appearance have contributed to her supposed polarizing status. As Sydney Sweeney could attest, a certain corner of the media and social media seems uniquely irritated by attractive blonde women who refuse to apologize for it. The second-most controversial thing Cunningham has said recently was telling A’ja Wilson to "grow up" after Wilson charged toward a courtside fan who pointed at her during a playoff game. Teammates had to restrain Wilson before arena security intervened. And yet, The New York Times’ sports vertical has seen enough. It's time for the Fever to move on, the reporter declared. One might find The Athletic’s position more persuasive if it were consistent. But it's not. It never has been. Consider soccer player Megan Rapinoe. Unlike Cunningham, Rapinoe spent years making politics central to her public identity. She knelt during the national anthem and later said she would probably never sing it again. She claimed during the 2019 World Cup that she was "not going to the f---ing White House" if President Donald Trump invited the team. She publicly supported Democratic candidates, including Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren. She described Trump as "sexist," "misogynistic," "small-minded," "racist," and "not a good person." Rapinoe also condemned the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade as "sad and cruel," became a prominent supporter of Black Lives Matter, repeatedly advocated for transgender women to compete in women’s sports, and once dismissed concerns about competitive fairness as "total bullshit." More recently, she called for traditional WNBA media to make room for people who "understand queer culture." MEGAN RAPINOE SAYS WOMEN'S SPORTS ARE FACING 'REGRESSION' OF 'EQUAL RIGHTS' IN NEW KAMALA HARRIS INTERVIEW After tearing her Achilles in the final match of her career, Rapinoe said afterward that the injury was "proof that there isn’t" a God. Whatever one thinks of those positions, no reasonable person could describe Rapinoe as reluctant to inject politics, religion, and contentious social issues into sports. Yet the sports media never mounted a campaign for Rapinoe’s teams to part ways with her because she was too "turbulent." Her activism was not treated as an impediment to her team getting "back to being a soccer team." Quite the opposite. Rapinoe became one of the most celebrated athletes in American sports media, in no small part because of her willingness to speak about politics – the right side of politics, that is. Her activism was incorporated into her public brand and routinely presented as evidence of courage and leadership. That is the double standard. The sports media rarely treats athletes who espouse liberal or progressive political views as problematic, even when those views are provocative, divisive, or factually incorrect. The latter is quite common. Rapinoe is not the only example. LeBron James has spent years commenting on presidential politics, policing, and race all in favor of Democratic positions. Colin Kaepernick turned an anthem protest into the defining feature of his public identity. Sue Bird, Breanna Stewart and Natasha Cloud have routinely spoken about progressive political causes. Steve Kerr has addressed topics ranging from gun control to presidential politics and supported Kamala Harris for president on stage at the Democratic National Convention in 2024. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE We can't find a single article from The Athletic, New York Times, ESPN, The Ringer, Washington Post, or CBS Sports critical of any of those statements. Meanwhile, the same reporters and commentators treat Cunningham saying that girls deserve protected athletic categories, Harrison Butker promoting traditional marriage, or Jaxson Dart introducing Trump on stage as grounds for condemnation or even action from their teams and business partners. See, the perspectives of many sports writers are shaped by the bubble in which they operate. In their world — virtual newsrooms, Bluesky, Threads, Instagram and sports blogs — saying that men and women possess meaningful biological differences can qualify as an outrageous offense. Outside that bubble, the position is decidedly mainstream. National polling consistently shows that between 75-80% of voting Americans oppose biological males competing in women’s sports. The disconnect between the sports media and the average American is stark To one group, Sophie Cunningham is a combustible firebrand and Megan Rapinoe is a courageous activist. To the other, Cunningham is expressing a common-sense position shared by most of the country, while Rapinoe is a divisive political figure. Unfortunately, the people with the largest megaphones in sports media overwhelmingly represent the smaller of those two groups. Buckner knew her column about Sophie Cunningham would score her the culture war points she seeks. However, its premise also illustrates the very ideological hypocrisy that has alienated much of the public from the press. She finds Cunningham "turbulent." The Fever, its fans, and most of America do not. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac770b075342cf4db8d822d Lawsuit accuses Dearborn, Michigan of being 'hostile to Christians and Jews' with Islamic displays te 2026-10-08T10:30:08.043Z Lawsuit accuses Dearborn, Michigan of being 'hostile to Christians and Jews' with Islamic displays Margot Cleveland, Senior Legal Correspondent at The Federalist, is suing the city of Dearborn, Michigan and the city’s mayor, Abdullah Hammoud, for violating the First Amendment by displaying exclusively Muslim symbols in public displays, accusing the city of being "a hostile place for Christians and Jews." Cleveland alleges the city put up banners celebrating the Islamic holiday of Ramadan and a display of crescent moons while refusing to showcase equivalent Christian or Jewish iconography. "I was picking up pizza in downtown Dearborn. When I went down the boulevard, up and down the street were ‘Ramadan Kareem’ (generous Ramadan) banners, which is the equivalent of a happy or blessed Ramadan," Cleveland told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview. "This was the fourth week of Lent. We had Easter coming up in two weeks, and Passover was a week away. I was shocked, and then I saw the display all by itself—again, the crescent moon," she said. Cleveland wrote to Dearborn’s city attorney, asking if the city planned to reciprocate the displays for the other Abrahamic faiths, but did not get a response, she told Fox News Digital. SUPREME COURT SHOWDOWN LOOMS OVER ST MICHAEL STATUE BLOCKED FROM PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING Cleveland submitted a series of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to find out the cost of the displays, which, according to her lawsuit and in an interview with Fox News Digital, is where she allegedly learned that the city had also integrated Islamic iconography in other official capacities. "The police department was selling — with the police department's seal — Ramadan t-shirts. It had the police department seal and a crescent moon, and I believe it said Ramadan," " Cleveland said. CONNECTICUT BARS NATIVITY DISPLAY IN STATE CAPITOL BECAUSE IT'S 'RELIGIOUS,' LAWSUIT THREAT SAYS The Dearborn Police Department did not respond to a Fox News Digital inquiry regarding the alleged t-shirts. After repeated attempts to try and contact city officials, Cleveland still received no response, until one city councilor told her that the council had been instructed not to engage with her. TRUMP DOJ EXPANDS RELIGIOUS LIBERTY PROTECTIONS AFTER MAJOR SUPREME COURT RULINGS "I reached out to city council, every individual, both their public email and a secondary one. Received no response," she shared. "But on LinkedIn, one of the council members responded and said, ‘Hey, we were told we can't talk to you,’" Cleveland told Fox News Digital. Cleveland then attended an open city council meeting in May. She asked that the councilors, who she explained control the city’s purse strings, use an ongoing budget surplus to purchase banners celebrating Jewish and Christian holidays. GOP LAWMAKERS URGE SUPREME COURT TO STRENGTHEN FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS FOR STREET PREACHERS "I have not asked the city not to celebrate Ramadan," she said. "What I've asked is that the city treat Christians and Jews equally. Put up Passover banners, Easter banners, put up a Star of David, put up a cross, do something. And throw in some patriotic symbols to show we are one Dearborn, one country where all faiths are represented equally. That has not been done," she said. Contrary to acceding to her requests, Cleveland claims the city put up even more decorations celebrating Ramadan in the wake of her attempts to contact city officials. CALIFORNIA BILL RECOGNIZING 2 ISLAMIC HOLIDAYS NEARS NEWSOM’S DESK "After I was ignored, what happened? The mayor then went and bought more Ramadan displays. I complained about the banners. What does he go? He goes bigger and brighter with lighted Ramadan displays," she said. The mayor’s office did not respond to a Fox News request for comment. WORKING-CLASS AMERICANS SAY THEIR TOWN IS THE NEXT DEARBORN — AND THEY'VE HAD ENOUGH "People who are not in Dearborn do not understand Dearborn," Cleveland said. "My beef is with the mayor and the people running the city who are discriminating against Christians and Jews. The average people who live in Dearborn get along great. It is a diverse city and people get along. The mayor is causing a problem." The city rejected Cleveland's accusations in a statement released shortly after Cleveland's lawsuit. Dearborn "has a longstanding commitment to serving all residents fairly and equitably, regardless of faith or background," the statement read. "Dearborn will continue to uphold the rights and dignity of every resident and remain a city where everyone is treated with fairness, respect, and equal protection under the law" the statement continued. The American Freedom Law Center filed the civil complaint on behalf of Cleveland in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Sept. 17. Dearborn’s city attorney did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for additional comments. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac76e5575342cf4db8d81ab Dante Moore’s availability in serious doubt as Oregon takes a cautious approach with injured quarterback te 2026-10-08T10:20:05.474Z Dante Moore’s availability in serious doubt as Oregon takes a cautious approach with injured quarterback The Oregon Ducks are expected to be shorthanded when they welcome UCLA to Eugene this weekend for a highly anticipated Big Ten tilt. Despite Oregon coach Dan Lanning confirming that Moore participated in practice this week, the projected first-round NFL draft pick is unlikely to take the field in Week 6. "Dante was out there at practice for us today," the fifth-year Ducks head coach said at his weekly press conference, via CBS Sports. "Similar to what we said before, we're gonna do what's best for Dante moving forward. ... It was great to see him back out there with his teammates getting to work today." OREGON DUCKS QB DANTE MOORE CARTED OFF THE FIELD AFTER A VICIOUS HIT TO THE HEAD AGAINST USC THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Oregon’s seemingly cautious approach to Moore’s return comes on the heels of a dangerous and controversial hit near his head that the signal-caller absorbed during a Week 4 game against USC. USC defensive player Desman Stephens II delivered a forceful blow a Moore slid, forcing him to be taken off the field on a stretcher. All players must successfully complete all five stages of the concussion protocol before being cleared to return to full-contact practice and, eventually, game competition. It remains unclear which stage of the protocol Moore has completed. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac76c0075342cf4db8d812e Minnesota Senate hopeful warns threat level rising amid rash of Somali gang crime, terror plot te 2026-10-08T10:10:08.875Z Minnesota Senate hopeful warns threat level rising amid rash of Somali gang crime, terror plot The Republican Senate nominee in Minnesota is sounding the alarm about crime levels in the state amid a wave of Somali gang violence and a foiled terror plot by an American born to Somali parents. "I hear a lot of concerns from Minnesotans on the campaign trail about crime, and no matter what form that crime takes, Minnesotans know that they feel under a level of threat that has increased lately here in Minnesota, and in the last week and just today," Michele Tafoya, running as a Republican against Minnesota's Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, told Fox News Digital on Wednesday. "We saw the arrest of an 18-year-old Somali American citizen to Somali parents arrested for a terrorist — planning a terrorist attack — at the Mall of America during a Hmong celebration." The suspect in that alleged terror plot is 18-year-old Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, born in the United States to Somali nationals who are naturalized American citizens, law enforcement sources told Fox News Digital. Federal court documents said that Mohamud was arrested after purchasing an AK-47-style rifle, magazines and ammunition from an undercover FBI agent whom he believed to be a loyal ISIS member. MALL OF AMERICA TERROR PLOT THWARTED, SUSPECTED ISIS SYMPATHIZER ARRESTED, FBI ANNOUNCES The FBI alleges Mohamud had digital communications beginning in December 2024 with a confidential human source he believed was a member of al-Shabaab, a Somali Islamist terror group and offshoot of ISIS. "I can’t wait until I kill kuffar man. October 24 is the day insha Allah," one of the messages said. "Kuffar" is a term used to refer to non-Muslims, and "insha Allah" means "God willing." The Hmong people are indigenous to Southeast Asia and boast a relatively large population in the United States. "We have a large Hmong community here in Minnesota as well, and he basically stated that he wanted to take out anyone who was not a Muslim. He also noted that the Mall of America is owned by people who are Jewish," Tafoya said. "And so this was his plan, and thank goodness for the FBI in Minneapolis here and local law enforcement for catching onto this plan and derailing it well in advance. This is a guy who has pledged his allegiance to ISIS. Again, he is of Somalian descent and terror is alive and well and thank God we averted this massive crisis." TAFOYA MAKES 'COMMON SENSE' PITCH TO DISAFFECTED DEMOCRATS AS SHE VOWS TO FIGHT MINNESOTA’S ‘SOCIALIST LURCH’ The thwarted plot follows a rash of gang violence attributed to Somalis by law enforcement in the suburbs of Minneapolis. Police in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, said a shooting during the local high school's homecoming celebration last week was carried out by rival Somali gangs. Similarly, a shooting at a Bloomington, Minnesota gas station over the weekend was attributed to Somali gangs. In the latter incident, more than 100 rounds of ammunition were fired. "And we have had Somali-related — Somali gang-related — attacks here locally in our suburbs at a high school football game during homecoming, at a Catholic church parking lot, at a gas station, and this is all just really started to peak here in the last couple of weeks. So it's undeniable. Our law enforcement here are calling it out as the product of Somali gang violence, and we we've got to identify it and we have to find a way to deal with it." Tafoya also mentioned the Somali fraud scandals have enveloped Minnesota this year. BILL MAHER RIPS IMMIGRANTS WHO REFUSE TO ADAPT, SAYS AMERICAN VALUES ARE ‘NOT NEGOTIABLE’ "I don't know how you can legislate that assimilation, but we simply cannot tolerate the level of crime," she said ."We've seen it with fraud here. It's in the paperwork that the Feeding Our Future fraud was largely ... in terms of percentage, probably 98%, Somali people involved in that fraud," she said. "What I do think is any guests of this country who commits crime should be sent home with no pathway back," she said. "If you're coming here to be a guest of this country or to live in this country you cannot break our laws, and if you're an American, you cannot break our laws, period. Tafoya is not against immigration, noting that she's the granddaughter of immigrants and she has an adoptive Colombian daughter who is as patriotic as they come. But she's not going to stop in her mission to battle crime, No matter the background of the criminals, she said, she plans to be an "equal opportunity pain in the a—" to all of them, specifically mentioning corrupt politicians. "I'm going to represent Minnesotans and Americans, and so there's, there's not going to be any limit on the way that I see crime. Crime is crime and it's going to be committed by a wide variety of people and they all need to be held accountable and accountability has been in short supply here in Minnesota. Fox News' Bill Melugin contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac76c0075342cf4db8d8125 Mom goes on alleged stabbing spree against husband, toddler and 10-month-old baby te 2026-10-08T10:10:08.191Z Mom goes on alleged stabbing spree against husband, toddler and 10-month-old baby Two young children and a father are recovering in the hospital after investigators say a Texas mother went on a stabbing spree inside the family's home on Tuesday. Holly Leeann Flores, 37, of Northlake, Texas, is accused of stabbing her two children, a 10-month-old infant and a 3-year-old toddler, before the children's father tried to intervene, investigators say. Her husband, 34, called 911 early Tuesday morning saying his wife had a knife and stabbed him; when first responders arrived they found the children with chest-area stab wounds. SOUTH CAROLINA MOM ACCUSED OF KNIFE ATTACK ON YOUNG CHILDREN; 6-YEAR-OLD MAY LOSE ARM: SHERIFF'S OFFICE "Officers were dispatched to a residence in the 1200 block of Daylily Drive  regarding a stabbing in progress," police say. Flores's husband was reportedly stabbed in the head and was treated for a "non-life-threatening" stab wound, FOX 4 reported. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X All were taken to the hospital and are expected to recover. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS The New York Post reported the Northlake Police Department responded to the family's home five times since March of this year for "welfare concerns". CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB Jail records indicate Flores is facing two counts of attempted aggravated capital murder of a person under 10 years of age, and aggravated assault with a weapon. NORTH DAKOTA MOM STABS HER 2 CHILDREN TO DEATH IN 'HORRIFIC' KILLING THAT LEFT COPS TRAUMATIZED: OFFICIALS LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST During a Tuesday news conference Northlake Police Chief Robert Crawford called the incident "heartbreaking." Fox News Digital reached out to the Northlake Police Department. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL The investigation is active and ongoing. SEND US A TIP Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac76bff75342cf4db8d811c Daylight saving time fight isn't over as House GOP presses Senate to end clock-turning forever te 2026-10-08T10:10:07.446Z Daylight saving time fight isn't over as House GOP presses Senate to end clock-turning forever House GOP leadership is ratcheting up pressure on its Senate counterparts to pass legislation making daylight saving time permanent after President Donald Trump called on Congress to act. The House's No. 2 leader, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., told Fox News Digital that "there's no reason Americans should lose an hour of sunlight at the end of the day when more daylight means more time with our families, more activity for our businesses and safer communities." "President Trump has been pushing to make daylight saving time permanent, and House Republicans delivered by overwhelmingly passing the Sunshine Protection Act. It's a commonsense change and the Senate should take it up," Scalise said. HOUSE PASSES DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME REFORM AS TRUMP SIGNALS SUPPORT FOR ENDING CLOCK CHANGE The debate over the twice-annual changing of clocks has raged for decades in Washington. Former President Richard Nixon's administration led the country through a temporary 16-month trial of year-round daylight saving, but mounting public frustration forced the experiment to end six months early. But the appetite for such a change appears to have returned. The House passed the Sunshine Protection Act in a bipartisan 308 to 117 vote in July, and Trump posted on Truth Social Friday, "A ridiculous Clock changing process that takes place twice a year, costs our Country a fortune, is bad for Crime, stress on people, Sports, and just about everything else you can imagine." But the legislation is stalled in the Senate, where Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told Politico there was "no clear path forward." TRUMP URGES SENATE TO PASS BILL MAKING DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME PERMANENT AFTER OVERWHELMING HOUSE VOTE It's created yet another rift between Trump and the Senate GOP majority, which he has clashed with on multiple fronts so far this term. Trump's frustration boiled over on the weekend when he targeted Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., one of the bill's most prominent critics. BATTLE OVER DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ERUPTS AS PUSH TO STOP CHANGING CLOCKS HITS SENATE WALL "Almost everybody wants ‘The Sunshine Protection Act’ to pass, except for Tom Cotton," Trump said Saturday, sharing the senator's cell phone number. "To the Great People of Arkansas, please let your Senator know it would be a GREAT Bipartisan WIN for the United States Senate, and for America, itself." Cotton responded, noting that Congress has tackled daylight saving time before, only to roll back the change shortly after. SLEEP DOCTOR REVEALS THE BRUTAL HEALTH DOWNSIDE OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME "No one likes changing the clock, me included, but Congress has enacted permanent Daylight Saving Time multiple times before and repealed it each time once Americans experienced absurdly late sunrises in the winter," Cotton said on X. "Arkansans don’t want their kids going to school in the pitch dark, and I’ll always put Arkansas first." It's a unique issue that has divided lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. There are others who agree with Cotton, who argue that sending kids to school in their states in the dark is a no-go for making the change. But there are also those who support the option and believe that Trump's added pressure could see the legislation resurface. But that will have to contend with an already stacked lame-duck schedule that will be heavily dictated by the outcome of the Nov. 3 election. "Look, obviously, Tom has very strong feelings, he's made those known both publicly and within the conference, so I don't expect that to change," Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., said. "You know, it's something, obviously, the people of Alabama, for the most part, have said that they're for." "And so, we'll look for a pathway to have dialogue about it ... but I would anticipate, given the president's energy around it, that we'll have that dialogue and debate when we get back," she continued. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac76bfe75342cf4db8d8113 Biden-era FBI records reveal sprawling Wiles monitoring as buried contacts surface te 2026-10-08T10:10:06.627Z Biden-era FBI records reveal sprawling Wiles monitoring as buried contacts surface Newly released documents reveal the extent of the FBI’s monitoring of President Donald Trump’s now-chief of staff Susie Wiles, showing investigators tracked phone metadata reflecting her contacts with attorneys, journalists, campaign officials, Trump Organization personnel and Secret Service contacts. Documents released Monday by the White House detail " Plasmic Echo," the investigation into Trump’s handling of classified documents and other presidential records that led to the FBI’s 2022 search of Mar- a- Lago and later included possible obstruction of the investigation. The records show the FBI tracked Wiles’ phone activity from at least February through May 2023, cataloguing who called her, whom she called, when the calls occurred and how long they lasted. The documents show Wiles was in contact with at least 21 attorneys, along with campaign personnel, Trump Organization contacts, Secret Service contacts and journalists, offering a fuller account of the reach of the bureau’s monitoring. TODD BLANCHE EXPOSES HOW AGGRESSIVE BIDEN DOJ TARGETED LOW-LEVEL MAR-A-LAGO EMPLOYEES Reuters first reported in February that FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau had subpoenaed phone records belonging to him and Wiles while they were private citizens as part of federal investigations involving Trump. The newly released documents provide a more detailed picture of the scope and scale of the monitoring, revealing how investigators mapped Wiles’ phone contacts across Trump’s legal, political, business, media and security circles over several months. Some entries name the contacts swept into the FBI’s monitoring of Wiles, including journalists associated with CNN, The Washington Post and POLITICO while dozens of others are identified only by labels such as "Lawyer," "Campaign" and "USSS." Monday's document dump revealed the FBI’s monitoring also swept in Wiles’ contacts with two separate Secret Service officials, identified only as "USSS 1" and "USSS 2," extending the bureau’s mapping of her phone activity into Trump’s protective orbit. The records do not reveal what investigators were seeking to establish through those contacts, what was discussed or provide reliable durations for the calls. A March 24 entry from that year shows investigators logged a 41-second call from "Lawyer 7" to Wiles and then examined earlier calls between the two, illustrating how investigators were not simply capturing isolated contacts but tracing patterns across her network. The documents do not explain what prompted that scrutiny or what investigators believed those contacts could reveal. In another example, a March 9 log shows investigators cataloguing a series of Wiles’ calls with at least six contacts identified as campaign personnel, recording when the communications occurred and how long they lasted, but not the substance of the conversations. JACK SMITH'S TRUMP PROBE SWEPT UP FOX NEWS, OTHER MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS AS INVESTIGATION WENT BEYOND LAWMAKERS The probe was launched by the FBI and Justice Department in March 2022, with then-FBI Director Christopher Wray seeking authorization and Attorney General Merrick Garland approving the full investigation. The probe was later placed under special counsel Jack Smith, whom Garland appointed in November 2022 to oversee the ongoing investigation. Wiles was running Trump’s political operation and serving as a top campaign adviser at the time, and later became his White House chief of staff. "Jack Smith’s surveillance operation was a disgraceful abuse of government power. Spying on political opponents is weaponization of law enforcement, plain and simple," White House spokesperson Lauren Bis told Fox News Digital. "Those responsible must be held accountable." Heritage Foundation foreign policy expert Victoria Coates told Fox News Digital the tracking into Wiles is "unprecedented, dangerous, and should be illegal." "The Biden FBI was following the precedent of the Obama FBI in 2015 when they used their authorities to surveil then candidate Donald Trump and his campaign at Trump Tower as well as other candidates notably my then-boss Senator Ted Cruz. It’s the ultimate political dirty trick," said Coates. Coates argued that the breadth of the FBI’s tracking raises concerns about investigative overreach, pointing to what she characterized as a stark contrast with the Justice Department’s handling of President Joe Biden’s classified-documents case. "No, particularly by the Justice Department’s own very low standards in dealing with President Biden’s classified-document violations from his time as vice president, which were far more egregious than anything retained at Mar-a-Lago," Coates said. She also warned that tracking Wiles’ communications with attorneys and journalists carries broader implications for future presidential campaigns. "In our increasingly digital world, it raises the grim specter of future campaigns where an incumbent can weaponize the private communications of not only a candidate and his family, but also his staff," Coates said. The declassified documents also show agents gathering details about the travel of Melania Trump and her son, Barron, as the FBI planned for a potential search of Mar-a-Lago. Operational planning emails included pre-raid checklists directing agents to "finalize FBI understanding of FPOTUS/FLOTUS/minor son's travel," including the type of aircraft and specific travel timeline, as investigators worked to determine when the warrant would be executed. The FBI executed the search warrant at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, on Aug. 8, 2022. Agents entered the property shortly before 9 a.m. and began searching around 10:30 a.m., according to records previously reported by Fox News Digital. Fox News Digital's Stepheny Price and Alec Schemmel contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7674d75342cf4db8d8021 Jordan emerges as potential next GOP leader if Dems seize House te 2026-10-08T09:50:05.407Z Jordan emerges as potential next GOP leader if Dems seize House One of President Donald Trump’s most prominent allies in Congress could soon become his highest-ranking defender against a barrage of Democrat-led investigations and impeachment threats. Several House Republicans told Fox News Digital they expect the chamber will slide out of their control come November — and with it, a major shakeup in their top leadership ranks. "I don’t see a scenario where everyone gets to keep their job," one House GOP lawmaker bluntly told Fox News Digital. "I think [Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.] would be first out, and then [House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La.] has got to decide if he’s going to run for leader and, can he beat [House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio]?" Jordan’s name was one that came up often in Fox News Digital’s discussions with various House Republicans, all of whom spoke under the condition of anonymity to discuss internal conference matters. HOUSE DEMS PLOT TRUMP INVESTIGATION BLITZ IF THEY SEIZE MAJORITY A second House Republican said Jordan is the "number one name" in talks of a GOP minority leader. HOUSE CONSERVATIVES UNLEASH MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR MIDTERM BLITZ AGAINST DEM 'SOCIALIST' INSURGENCY The Ohio Republican already enjoys high name recognition among the party base. As the first lawmaker put it, "His celebrity status is very helpful … when Jim Jordan comes to town for you, you put 300 butts in seats." That status has been on full display so far this election cycle. Jordan has spent much of August and October traveling across the country campaigning for fellow House Republicans along the political spectrum, from vulnerable moderates to conservative MAGA acolytes. TOP REPUBLICAN UNLOADS ON RISE OF 'ANTI-AMERICAN' CANDIDATES HEADING INTO MIDTERMS: 'YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING' It’s a far cry from the Jordan who ran for speaker in October 2023, when former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ouster sparked a historic scramble to replace him. Jordan’s bid at the time was marked by fervent conservative support and fierce opposition from moderates, several of whom said they felt threatened by Jordan’s allies for their opposition. The first House Republican described his current persona as "Jim Jordan 2.0." "He's taken steps to, I think, build out way beyond the Freedom Caucus in terms of people that support him," that person said. "Like, he’s just a great citizen of the conference." But Jordan himself has not publicly pushed any leadership ambitions since the 2023 battle, when Johnson ended up speaker after several weeks of political chaos. The second House Republican said they’ve seen Jordan actively dismiss any such conversations. He told Punchbowl News earlier this week that he was "focused on winning" the House majority. The first person said, "I think [Jordan] quietly, without campaigning for it, has built up some infrastructure like that. But also, he could be throwing darts at leadership, and he's not. He's just trying to help us win." A third House Republican pointed out that, if Democrats win the House in another blue wave, many of Jordan’s most vocal opponents from 2023 will have lost their seats. And unlike a speaker race, where a majority of the full House is needed, a minority leader would only need to win a majority of the GOP conference. "If we lose 20 or 30 of those guys and all you’re left are guys like me, I think Jim Jordan's chances are much higher. Because the only people left in the conference are going to be conservative," the third GOP lawmaker said, adding they would "1,000%" back Jordan. FOX NEWS POWER RANKINGS: FOR THE DEMOCRATS, WHERE COULD IT POSSIBLY GO WRONG? But a potential minority leader Jordan would not come without a fight. Most House Republicans are privately expecting Scalise, Johnson’s No. 2 and a member of House GOP leadership since 2014, to run for the job. "It’s very obvious they’re both jockeying for it," a fourth House Republican told Fox News Digital. "Jordan’s a pretty big draw for a lot of folks. I think he might have a play there. But there’s a lot of people who are loyal to Steve, especially those that have been around a while." A fifth GOP lawmaker said, "I would guess, at this point, that Scalise would be in the lead with Jordan running a close second." "And I think it would just depend on, you know, who would people see as a better fighter against the Democrats?" the fifth person posed. A sixth House Republican allied with Scalise said a fight between the Louisiana Republican and Jordan seemed on the horizon if Republicans lost, and argued his decision would be based on who is best positioned to continue leading if that majority comes back. "In some respects, Jim Jordan, I think, would make a pretty good minority leader because he's a bulldog … [but] I've never believed that Jim Jordan would be an effective speaker," that sixth person said. "I think Steve Scalise probably is the best candidate that we have out there that has experience in dealing with the administration, that understands the must-pass portion of our agenda … and is our best negotiator." It would likely be a bruising battle, given there’s no love lost between the two men after their competing bids for speaker after McCarthy’s ouster. Scalise had won a majority of Republicans in a head-to-head against Jordan behind closed doors but failed to clinch the necessary majority on the House floor. JOHNSON DELIVERS BIG FOR TRUMP, BUT FRUSTRATION GROWS ACROSS RAZOR-THIN GOP MAJORITY But it’s not clear if it may even come to that. "I think that if Johnson runs for minority leader, he would still get the votes," the fifth person said. "He's done everything you could ask of a leader. He's raised the money, he's been on the road. He's cobbled together very difficult votes over the last two years that no one thought possible." There is also a world where Republicans defy expectations to keep the House. And in that world, Johnson is all but guaranteed to remain in charge. "Speaker Mike Johnson is an example of the American Dream. As Speaker, he's continued to defy the odds with a slim House majority and pass America First-bills," Trump’s campaign posted on X. "After Republicans win in November, they should re-elect Mike as Speaker quickly!" If the polls prove correct, however, most people are expecting Johnson to willingly step aside. "I don't think he's going to want to be minority leader after being the Speaker of the House, like, that doesn't make any sense to me," the fourth House Republican said. The third GOP lawmaker was more blunt: "Johnson’s done." Johnson himself dismissed any talk of leadership races in an interview with Fox News Digital last month. "I really haven't given it a moment's thought because we're laser focused," he said when asked if he would seek to be minority leader. "This is a midterm unlike any other, and I'm convinced we are going to defy history and keep and grow this majority." If Johnson’s prediction does not pan out, one member of leadership is expected to have a good shot at staying in his place: House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn. Emmer has been privately telling House Republicans that he intends to run for the whip job again no matter what, multiple people told Fox News Digital, avoiding a possible collision course with Jordan and Scalise. "I think it was a brilliant move, saying, ‘You know what? I'm not going to do anything but try to keep my own spot,’" the first House GOP lawmaker said. "I think Tom's got pretty wide respect, and most of the handwringing from people was, ‘I don't want to have to pick between Tom and Jim.’" The fifth person said, "It's my understanding that Emmer is, if there is a race, going to be happy being the No. 2." But nothing is a sure thing in an environment where multiple House Republicans have said they are expecting a "bloodbath" in the midterms. Three GOP lawmakers told Fox News Digital they expect Democrats to win between 20 and 25 seats — with Republicans’ redistricting efforts sparing them from an even more devastating loss. A solid defeat, several House Republicans warned, could have people clamoring for a full leadership shakeup. The second House Republican said the entire leadership team could be "wiped out" in that situation. "It strikes me that there wouldn’t be a high likelihood of everybody just being OK with the status quo," the first person said. In that case, there is another name people see waiting in the wings for a potential leadership bid: Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger, R-Texas. "I keep hearing rumors but have not heard that directly," a seventh House Republican said. "My guess is that he is preparing to make a run in case the opportunity presents itself, but he’s being tactically quiet." The second House Republican said they heard his name second only to Jordan in terms of frequency. "When I was a candidate, I had no idea who he was, but he called me and gave money to my campaign," the first lawmaker said. "He’s very ambitious, but I don’t know what he’s aiming those ambitions towards." Several people speculated that he could run for the No. 2 job as whip if Emmer opted to step aside or was forced to. The fourth House Republican said they could see a world where Pfluger runs to be chairman of the House GOP campaign arm, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC). "I think that he's positioned himself very well to be able to be in some sort of leadership position. I think it just depends on what that looks like," that person said. But there is one thing Republican lawmakers seem to largely agree on: November is not looking good. "Everyone that I have talked to across the country is seeing the same numbers that I'm seeing. So if you're in anything less than an R+6, I think you're at risk," the third House Republican said. The first person said, "There seems to be a lot of panic buttons being pushed." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac75df275342cf4db8d7e4a America’s debt crisis threatens our children’s future. We the People need to fix it te 2026-10-08T09:10:10.417Z America’s debt crisis threatens our children’s future. We the People need to fix it If your house were on fire and your children were inside, you would not shrug and say that you are only one person and therefore powerless. You would run toward danger because the people you love were at risk and because waiting would be an act of surrender. America is facing a different kind of fire. It is a fiscal fire, and our children and grandchildren are already inside the house. Some have heard warnings about the national debt for so long that they conclude nothing terrible ever happens. Others believe a single voice cannot possibly matter. Some do not think the problem is serious. Others assume that because the United States remains the world’s strongest economy, nothing can bring us down. Those habits of mind ignore how different this moment is from anything we have faced before. The national debt has now surpassed $40 trillion, a sum so large it is almost impossible to hold in the mind and a burden of roughly $117,000 for every man, woman and child in the country. The size of the number is daunting, but the direction of the path is what should keep us awake. WASHINGTON IS DRIVING AMERICA TOWARD A DEBT CRISIS WE CAN'T IGNORE ANY LONGER The federal government continues to spend more than it collects, and deficits stretch into the multi-trillion-dollar range year after year with no end in sight. Social Security and Medicare carry unfunded obligations measured in the tens of trillions, and there is no serious plan to close the gap. The trust funds will be exhausted in a few years, and current law would then force major benefit cuts. Interest costs already exceed $1 trillion a year and consume more than one fifth of total federal revenue, and that share is growing. The Government Accountability Office says the federal government is on an unsustainable fiscal path that poses serious economic, national security and societal challenges. These are not partisan talking points. They are mathematical realities, and they make today unlike any earlier chapter in our history. MEDICARE IS ONE OF AMERICA’S GREATEST SUCCESSES — AND A FISCAL TIME BOMB At some point, debt stops being an abstract figure in a government report and becomes a direct threat to the economy. Investors will eventually lose confidence and stop buying our debt at rates we can bear. That is when the Ponzi structure collapses and a fiscal crisis arrives. We cannot wait for that day as if surprise will make the outcome more honorable. America’s greatest economic strength has always been its people, the men and women who work, save, invest, build businesses, raise families and solve hard problems. We inherited an extraordinary country from previous generations. We have a moral obligation to leave our children and grandchildren a country at least as strong as the one we received, not one that is bankrupt. $50 TRILLION IN DEBT IS NOT A DISTANT THREAT. AMERICA IS SPEEDING TOWARDS IT There is no painless way out of a problem this large. Getting government spending and deficits under control will mean restraint, entitlement reform, stronger growth and choices that some voters will dislike. Those choices still must be made while there is time, because the pain of discipline now is small next to the wreckage of a failed financial system, when savings shrink, credit dries up, businesses fail and even basic government promises will be harder to guarantee. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION The answer ultimately rests with "We the People." Congress will not fix the problem because economists produce another report, or one president gives another speech, or because one political party suddenly discovers fiscal virtue. It will happen when the American people understand how serious the danger is and demand that Congress repair the mess it has created. That is the power of our voices and our votes. One citizen will not change Washington. Millions of individual decisions can become a political force that Congress cannot ignore. Our house is on fire. Once we recognize and accept that reality, we will act. The remaining question is whether we will act before the damage becomes irreversible. Our children and grandchildren are counting on us. We should not leave them in a burning house. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM LES RUBIN Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac75df175342cf4db8d7e41 HUGH HEWITT: The midterms are one month out — you need to know the stakes te 2026-10-08T09:10:09.787Z HUGH HEWITT: The midterms are one month out — you need to know the stakes The short answer: If a "blue wave" materializes, the nation’s national security will be greatly compromised and almost no new federal judges or cabinet appointments of any kind will occur. The sort of defense spending the country definitely and urgently needs will not be appropriated, and if he becomes majority leader in the Senate, Chuck Schumer will shut down confirmations of almost all nominees from President Trump. What difference would those changes make? On the one hand — the hand that keeps a history textbook open — the answer is "not much." People expecting a "blue wave" may be disappointed that one or both of the houses of Congress don’t flip on election night, but even if they do, a different kind of disappointment awaits the Left LEE CARTER: POLLS SAY DEMOCRATS COULD SWAMP REPUBLICANS. AS A POLLSTER, I HAVE A QUESTION First, even the rosiest of scenarios for the left doesn’t give Democrats veto-proof majorities in both legislative chambers, the sort of one-party governance that, for example, that has wrecked California. Divided government is a recipe for repeating government shutdowns which can annoy and even destroy some things, but cannot bring about fundamental change. Democrats in D.C. cannot make all of America into California or New York without at least partisan control of all three branches of government and even then the sort of change the Democratic Socialists of America demand — abolition of the Senate and packing the Supreme Court are two of their "must haves" — require at least super majorities and probably Constitutional amendments. SOCIALISTS LAUNCH RADICAL PLATFORM TO ABOLISH THE US SENATE IN BID TO FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORM AMERICA The fever dreams of the Left are thus going to remain unfulfilled for a very long time, because, no matter how often the "No Kings" canasta parties gather, the Constitution is very strong and doesn’t yield to fits of high revolutionary passion. It was built with the danger of precipitous legislative action in mind and, because deliberation is a feature, not a bug, of our constitutional order, it is rare indeed when anything happens fast. But significant damage would be done nonetheless, especially to national security spending. A lame duck Congress run by Republicans could try and pass a three-year defense appropriation, but if it can’t get that done between November 4, 2026, and January 3, 2027, the American military will be subject again to the sort of national security self-harm done during the years of "the Sequester." Democratic control of the Senate is also almost a guarantee that not a single federal appeals court or Supreme Court nominee would pass through a Chuck Schumer-managed Senate. Schumer would simply roll tape of then-Senate Majority Leader McConnell announcing "no hearings, no votes" in the aftermath of the untimely death of Justice Scalia. Schumer will argue that McConnell set the precedent. The optics of the different situations between McConnell’s refusal to move Merrick Garland forward in 2020 and those that result if a narrow Democratic Senate majority in 2027 blocks a vote on a Supreme Court nominee might be dramatic enough to wear down Democrats' resolve for revenge, but probably even a terrible look would not budge such a boycott and certainly not in 2028. Schumer would also likely refuse to allow votes on non-judicial Trump nominees no matter how far out the next election. His hold on the job of leader would be gone the instant he permitted a floor vote on any nominee of consequence, unless he was certain of the votes to defeat that nominee. MAJORITY LEADER THUNE WARNS CHUCK SCHUMER 'LIVES IN FEAR' OF SOCIALISTS TAKING OVER DEMOCRATIC PARTY We also know that the hard-left of the Democratic Senate nominees this year — Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, James Talarico in Texas, Peggy Flanagan in Minnesota, Sherrod Brown in Ohio, Chris Pappas in New Hampshire and Mary Peltola in Alaska — will be united with the anti-defense doves already in the Democratic caucus. What the country must have — a budgeted demand signal for the defense-industrial base — will flicker out. The rebirth of American shipbuilding will disappear too, even as China’s Communist Party cheers on the smothering blanket of big government regulation of AI/SI descending on its competitors in the United States. So a "blue wave" would do great damage, but there are some things such a wave could not do. President Trump’s continued command of the American military would be unimpaired, for example, nor would such a wave wipe out the re-mooring to the Constitution that has been ongoing at the Supreme Court for the past decade. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION So a blue wave would be very bad news, but it wouldn’t overturn the Republic. GOP candidates are on firm ground with warnings about the mess that would follow giving majorities to Democrats but should avoid hysteria. Our adversaries abroad who are hoping for a Democratic wave should also remember that President George W. Bush ordered "the surge" after Republicans got "thumped" in 2006. If the rump regime in Iran is counting on Democrats to save it from Trump, they could not be more wrong.   Vote Republican to keep the country defended and the Constitution intact. But don’t do so because the Republic is in peril. It’s not. Yet.   Hugh Hewitt is a Fox News contributor and host of "The Hugh Hewitt Show" heard weekday afternoons from 3 PM to 6 PM ET on the Salem Radio Network, and simulcast on Salem News Channel. Hugh drives Americans home on the East Coast and to lunch on the West Coast on over 400 affiliates nationwide, and on all the streaming platforms where SNC can be seen. He is a frequent guest on the Fox News Channel’s news roundtable, hosted by Bret Baier weekdays at 6pm ET. A son of Ohio and a graduate of Harvard College and the University of Michigan Law School, Hewitt has been a Professor of Law at Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law since 1996 where he teaches Constitutional Law. Hewitt launched his eponymous radio show from Los Angeles in 1990. Hewitt has frequently appeared on every major national news television network, hosted television shows for PBS and MSNBC, written for every major American paper, has authored a dozen books and moderated a score of Republican candidate debates, most recently the November 2023 Republican presidential debate in Miami and four Republican presidential debates in the 2015-16 cycle. Hewitt focuses his radio show and his column on the Constitution, national security, American politics and the Cleveland Browns and Guardians. Hewitt has interviewed tens of thousands of guests from Democrats Hillary Clinton and John Kerry to Republican Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump over his 40 years in broadcasting. This column previews the lead story that will drive his radio/ TV show today. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM HUGH HEWITT Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac75df175342cf4db8d7e38 Global South wants to head north and Ceuta invasion was just the latest example te 2026-10-08T09:10:09.215Z Global South wants to head north and Ceuta invasion was just the latest example Back in August 2023, hundreds of foreign nationals rushed the U.S. border in separate incidents at official crossing points in Brownsville and El Paso, Texas. DHS officers put up physical barriers and stopped traffic over the Gateway International Bridge. On the Mexican side, the military intervened to stop further mass attempts by aliens to enter the U.S. illegally. For those who have already forgotten, we very recently had hundreds of thousands of inadmissible aliens pouring over our border every month. Why did they come in the millions from 2021-2024 and only a few hundred today? Policy choices. Former President Joe Biden and his Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas were lamentably successful at creating made-up "lawful pathways" and circumventing our laws to parole or release as many aliens into our country as possible. The effects will last decades. We saw an echo of the Biden border recently in the Spanish city of Ceuta, in North Africa. In July, more than 72,000 non-Spaniards bum-rushed the border while Morocco did little to stop them. The majority were Moroccans, who mostly went home within a few days. But 10,000 or more were from sub-Saharan Africa or claimed to be minors, or both. SPAIN DEPLOYS MILITARY AFTER THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS OVERWHELM BORDER ENCLAVE, AT LEAST 18 DEAD Spain is now stuck with processing them under Europe’s insanely soft asylum policies, which will likely result in many being taken to mainland Spain. The success of even a minority of these invaders to access Europe will encourage many more to try. President Donald Trump ended Biden’s open-borders policies. Since he took office, there have been zero "catch-and-release" cases at the border, the Department of Homeland Security says. Trump also ended Biden’s reckless and illegal mass parole programs. Some aliens still sneak in without being caught, but far fewer now that the Border Patrol has the time and manpower to look for them and the mandate to detain them. TRUMP ADMIN MARKS 15 STRAIGHT MONTHS WITH ZERO BORDER RELEASES AS APPREHENSIONS PLUNGE 94% Trump’s prompt action stemmed the manmade disaster that allowed up to 10 million illegal aliens into our country with no vetting and little chance of qualifying for asylum. But Trump can’t change the demand-side of the mass migration equation. The world still has plenty of poor, dysfunctional countries. True, there have been some success stories. Elections across Latin America including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Peru have replaced leftist leaders with conservative ones, which augers well for security and prosperity in our hemisphere. TANVI RATNA: LATIN AMERICA'S RIGHT TURN IS REDRAWING THE UNITED STATES' BACKYARD In El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele has drastically reduced crime and improved the economy such that the country is desperate for workers. The U.S. taking out Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and replacing him with a more cooperative, if still leftist, leader should improve that country’s economy and allow millions to return home safely. But elsewhere in Latin America, Africa and Asia, bad governments, weak economies, and high fertility continue to make people want to leave. The U.S. remains a favored destination. So does Europe, where the native population is slowly being supplanted by mass migration from the "Global South." This is no conspiracy theory; it’s an observable demographic phenomenon. The U.N. High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) estimated that at least 1,200 migrants in Ceuta could be eligible for asylum in Spain. UNHCR, along with the International Organization for Migration, used millions in U.S. money to channel illegal migration from across the world via Latin America into the U.S. MIGRANT CRISIS PUSHES ITALY TO RESTORE BORDER CHECKS WITH SPAIN, TESTING EUROPE'S OPEN-BORDER SYSTEM Claiming asylum so they can get into Spain and the larger EU is what motivates people rushing into Ceuta, just like those who used to rush the U.S. border. They want jobs and better prospects, including generous welfare benefits. But the vast majority are not persecuted at home in the way required to qualify for asylum. They’ll admit as much themselves, at least until the asylum process begins and they have to make up a story and stick to it. One illegal migrant to Ceuta from Chad, Mohamed Yaqoub, told an AP reporter that "The most important thing for us is to get the papers," so that he could achieve his goal of studying in France. If he were truly seeking asylum, Yaqoub would have done so in the first safe country he reached outside Chad. He not only didn’t, he admits he won’t even stay in Spain once he gets "papers," he’ll go to France. THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS REMAIN IN SPANISH TERRITORY AFTER BORDER RUSH, DEATH TOLL HITS ABOUT 100: CEUTA OFFICIAL Demand to migrate from the Global South to the richer countries is insatiable. But housing, healthcare and welfare benefits are limited. Many EU member countries have structural budget deficits and debt caused by their economies failing to grow while the costs of socialist healthcare and pension systems rise. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION The United States is largely in the same boat. Now, like Europe, we have evidence that the typical illegal or low-skilled legal migrant results in a net fiscal loss over his lifetime – thus not saving Social Security, but sinking it. Let Ceuta and Brownsville, be a warning to us to never let the Biden border happen again. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM SIMON HANKINSON Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac75df075342cf4db8d7e2f America’s multi-billion tech boom comes into focus as 7 key states put it to a midterm test te 2026-10-08T09:10:08.520Z America’s multi-billion tech boom comes into focus as 7 key states put it to a midterm test The rapid buildout of data centers powering America’s artificial intelligence (AI) boom is heading to the ballot box this November, as voters across the country weigh measures that could shape where and how the massive facilities are built. Voters will decide 34 data center-related ballot measures across seven states — California, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Nevada, Ohio and Wisconsin. The measures come as states elsewhere have considered or imposed limits on development, underscoring how quickly data centers have become a political flashpoint. A Fox News national poll conducted last month found voters struggling to reconcile AI’s potential benefits with the economic and environmental costs of the data centers that power the technology. 8 EVERYDAY THINGS THAT WOULD QUIT WORKING WITHOUT DATA CENTERS More than seven in 10 voters (71%) opposed building AI data centers in their area, including 46% who strongly opposed them. More than half (52%) supported building them in remote locations, while 44% opposed. Overall, 60% of voters had a negative view of AI, compared with 37% who viewed it positively. That 23-point gap has more than doubled since a July Fox News poll. The Fox News poll also found a partisan divide over AI and data centers. Voters with favorable views of AI leaned Republican, while those with unfavorable views leaned Democratic. The divide was even sharper over data centers, with Republicans performing better among voters who supported them and Democrats among those who opposed them. That partisan split comes as AI policy emerges as a growing fault line in Washington and on the campaign trail. AI IS SUPERCHARGING POLITICAL AD WARS. BUT VIRAL DOESN’T MEAN VICTORIOUS President Donald Trump has opposed wide-ranging federal regulation of the AI industry and warned that the U.S. cannot allow China to win the technology race. But as the midterms approach, the debate over AI and the data centers powering it is playing out in races across the country. In Texas, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who previously courted major tech investments, recently ordered a pause on data center permitting and grid connections pending an audit. Democratic challenger Gina Hinojosa has supported temporary moratoriums. ‘BACKWARDS AND POOR’: TRUMP SLAMS COMMUNITIES BLOCKING DATA CENTERS Meanwhile, in the state’s Senate race, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic state Rep. James Talarico have battled over tax breaks for the industry. In Ohio, the debate is playing out both on the campaign trail and at the ballot box. The state has 20 data center-related measures across 17 jurisdictions this November — more than any other state and more than half of the 34 measures going before voters nationwide. Democratic Senate challenger Sherrod Brown has attacked Republican Sen. Jon Husted over data center development. Trump, campaigning for Husted, defended the industry’s economic potential. "Look, there’s so much money to be made for Ohio, you can’t just turn them off," Trump said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac75def75342cf4db8d7e26 Top conservative group unveils full-court press in key battleground state to expose ‘shocking’ Dem platform te 2026-10-08T09:10:07.892Z Top conservative group unveils full-court press in key battleground state to expose ‘shocking’ Dem platform FIRST ON FOX - CEDAR RAPIDS, IA : One of the largest pro-life organizations in the country is pouring time and resources into the high-stakes battleground of Iowa, making the case that voters of all backgrounds will be "shocked" to know where the Democratic Party stands on abortion. Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America’s ground game has knocked on over 172,000 doors in Iowa promoting the Republican ticket in the Hawkeye State. Additionally, the group has a planned digital spend of $650,000 to go along with a $1.35 million spend from the Women Speak Out PAC, SBA’s super PAC, to contact voters in the Iowa universe. "The scale of SBA Pro-Life America’s voter contact program is among the largest in the nation and certainly the largest in the pro-life movement," SBA President Marjorie Dannenfelser told Fox News Digital. Fox News Digital was on the ground in Iowa with SBA canvassers in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, where the team passed out flyers and spoke to voters in support of Iowa Republican Sen. Ashley Hinson and hammered the abortion positions of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand. TRUMP-ENDORSED HINSON SECURES IOWA SENATE NOMINATION AS DEMOCRATS EYE GOP SEAT "Our goal really is just to inform voters," SBA field rep Amy Elizabeth told Fox News Digital. "Most people we're finding are pro-life, regardless of the way that they vote and we want to make sure that they're aware of the candidate's views on abortion and pro-life and we wanna make sure they're making knowledgeable and informed decisions when they go to the polls." Literature passed out by the canvassers calls Sand "wrong for Iowa families" while arguing that he will "do everything in his power to overturn Governor Kim Reynolds’ pro-life legacy" and "even supports painful late term abortions. The literature also promotes Hinson as the "pro-life champion" that Iowans "need in DC." Elizabeth told Fox News Digital that the conversations with voters on the ground have been effective. "Some of my favorite conversations have come from people who normally wouldn't vote the same way that I would vote," Elizabeth explained. "They're not typically conservative voters. They are a little bit more liberal leaning. But when we really are open to having conversations together and I can share with them some information about the candidates that they typically would vote for, they are very surprised and they're very shocked to hear how those candidates feel on some issues that are important to them." NEW MIDTERM BATTLEGROUND TAKES SHAPE AS PARTIES BUILD ELECTION ARMIES Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America and Women Speak Out PAC announced in August that their Iowa voter-contact program had surpassed 100,000 visits to voters’ homes in the Des Moines, Davenport and Cedar Rapids areas. The groups said the effort is targeting persuadable and low-turnout voters ahead of November’s elections, with the goal of defeating Democrats they describe as "pro-abortion" and electing candidates who support abortion restrictions. Nationwide, Dannenfelser says SBA will ultimately reach 10.5 million voters during this election cycle, including 4 million at their front doors in person. "Our hardworking field team has been on the ground in key battleground states, educating voters about the Democrats’ radical agenda of all-trimester abortion -- anytime, for any reason, paid for by taxpayers -- even when babies can feel pain," Dannenfelser said. "Polling shows the vast majority of Americans reject this, and our team at the doors is finding it true visit after visit. One conversation at a time, we are changing hearts, minds, and votes. We focus on Republicans, Democrats, and Independents that can be persuaded and low-propensity, pro-life voters. All these groups are shocked by Democrats’ extremism on abortion." A third of Republicans would be less likely to vote in the midterms if they believe that the GOP has abandoned the abortion issue, according to polling released earlier this year, suggesting that driving pro-life Republicans to vote will play an important role in the party's hopes to retain control of Congress in November. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac75dee75342cf4db8d7dff ‘He’s Not Making Sense’: How Trump Has Alienated Voters for the G.O.P. te 2026-10-08T09:10:06.465Z ‘He’s Not Making Sense’: How Trump Has Alienated Voters for the G.O.P. Signs are emerging that dispirited Republican voters may stay home in November, bringing a Democratic surge without many conversions. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac75ded75342cf4db8d7df6 Embrace or Ban Greek Life? Cornell Case Renews an Old Debate on Campuses te 2026-10-08T09:10:05.864Z Embrace or Ban Greek Life? Cornell Case Renews an Old Debate on Campuses A sexual assault case at Cornell revived a long-running national conversation about whether fraternities and sororities are beneficial or harmful. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac75ded75342cf4db8d7ded Long-Deployed Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Set for Homecoming te 2026-10-08T09:10:05.166Z Long-Deployed Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Set for Homecoming The ship, whose crew endured food shortages, spent much of its nearly 11-month deployment in combat without a day off. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac75b9875342cf4db8d7d86 SEC MARCO RUBIO: The West forgot what made it great. We must rediscover our roots before we lose them te 2026-10-08T09:00:08.124Z SEC MARCO RUBIO: The West forgot what made it great. We must rediscover our roots before we lose them On Wednesday, I traveled to the Pnyx, a hillside overlooking the towering columns of the Acropolis in Athens. There, I delivered a simple message: The West is at a crossroads. The decisions we make in the next decade will define the next century – and determine whether our civilization maintains its place at the head of the world, or resigns itself to a future of servitude and decline. For thousands of years, the Parthenon has stood as a testament to the Western spirit, captivating the imagination of our civilization’s artists, philosophers, and statesmen. The American Founding Fathers were fascinated by classical antiquity: The most commonly cited author in the Federalist Papers was Plutarch, the Greek biographer of Greece and Rome’s greatest men. The legacy of ancient Greece is carved into the architecture of our capital city itself, immediately visible in the famous columns and domes of Washington, D.C. We all know the familiar history. Athens gave us democracy. Plato and Aristotle gave us Western philosophy. The Greek city-states shaped our ideas of citizenship, law and republican government. RUBIO SOUNDS CAMPAIGN-READY AS HE RAILS AGAINST OPEN BORDERS, GLOBALISM IN SPEECH FROM ANCIENT GREEK RUINS But our debt to Greece runs deeper than any particular political system or theory. Ancient Greece was the birthplace of all the essential qualities that would come to define the West: fierce individuality and relentless ambition; restless curiosity, creativity, and invention; an insatiable desire for adventure, glory, and exploration, straining to test the limits of what man can know and do. What the West inherited from classical Greece is not just the ambition to explore the unknown; it is the conviction that the unknown can be known.  The Greeks believed the world could be observed, measured, mapped and understood. That conviction became the foundation of Western science, medicine and philosophy. It prepared the fertile soil for Christianity to take root and flourish into European Christendom, and helped form a civilization with a distinctive understanding of truth, virtue, beauty, duty and the natural order – carrying a code that dictates how men ought to live, and objective standards and ideals to strive towards. THE BEDROCK OF AMERICAN LIBERTY WAS LAID IN JERUSALEM The ancient Greeks organized their civic life around the pursuit of those ideals. They believed men should strive and compete for excellence in athletics, war, art, philosophy, statecraft and every other field of human endeavor. The classical Greek city was an arena for great men to test and prove themselves through perpetual contest and struggle – to be the best, the strongest, the most beautiful, straining to surpass all those that came before. WHY AMERICA’S NEXT 250 YEARS CAN BE GREATER THAN ITS FIRST 250 These are the qualities that shaped the West, pushing its descendants to create and achieve things that others could not – distinguishing us from the many cultures of the world where stability and subsistence were the highest ends of life. But today, too much of the West has come to feel ashamed of the very things that made us exceptional. Over time, we began to view our achievements as an embarrassment; our power and prosperity became a source of guilt. So we opened our borders, outsourced our once-great industries, and allowed our militaries to wither and decay. And with every passing year, we transferred more of our sovereignty to global bureaucracies beyond our control. WHY NATO’S DEFENSE SPENDING IMBALANCE LASTED FOR DECADES Other nations were all too happy to fill the vacuum left by our weakness. They continued competing for territory, resources and influence, building up their own wealth and power in our stead. Today, we find ourselves at an inflection point – not just in the United States, but across the whole of Western civilization. TANVI RATNA: EUROPE SAYS TRUMP MADE AMERICA UNRELIABLE. THE TRUTH IS TOUGHER Under President Donald Trump, the United States has chosen to take back control of our national destiny: rebuilding our defense, reindustrializing our economy, and fighting to dominate the technologies and industries that will define the future. It is our sincere hope that the rest of the West will choose the same path. There are encouraging signs across Europe. Defense spending is rising. Manufacturing and industrial capacity are returning to the center of political debate. European nations are beginning to recognize that sovereignty, borders, and military power are not relics of an irrelevant past, but prerequisites for a decent future. AS AMERICA MARKS 250 YEARS, OUR GREATEST CHAPTERS ARE STILL AHEAD OF US We do not believe the transatlantic friendship should be zero-sum. Quite the opposite: our vision is of an alliance whose strength is greater than the sum of its parts. We are many nations, but one civilization – born in Athens, forged in Rome, baptized in Christendom. Together, we must build an alliance capable of confronting the threats of our age. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION To do so, we must rediscover the spirit of the men who built the Parthenon, and rekindle the fire that was first lit in Athens millennia ago. Ancient Greece does not just offer a glimpse of our institutions in their earliest form; it shows us an image of ourselves. It shows us that ours is the inheritance of great heroes, and that we should be proud – fiercely proud – of where we came from. The story of our civilization is the greatest story ever known to man. But we must fight to defend it.  Together, the nations of the West can choose to reject decline, defend our shared heritage, and defeat the dangers of our time. CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac73f7875342cf4db8d6f30 Former corrections officer accused of killing wife, forcing kids to help te 2026-10-08T07:00:08.161Z Former corrections officer accused of killing wife, forcing kids to help A former Missouri probation and parole officer who later worked at a state correctional center allegedly killed his wife in front of some of his children, even making some of the youngsters help him abuse their mother. Jonathan G. Houston, 44, was arrested after one of his children called 911 from a hotel and discreetly whispered to dispatchers that her father had "captured" her and her six siblings and had physically abused them for years, according to charging documents, KOMU reported. Deputies responded to the report and found the children on Sunday at the Baymont Inn & Suites in Kingdom City. MISSOURI ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF CHARGED WITH MURDER AFTER HIDDEN VIDEO FOUND ON WIFE'S PHONE, INVESTIGATORS SAY One of the children told the deputies that their father had strangled their mother while some of the children were present 10 months earlier, according to the documents. Another child, who also recalled witnessing the strangulation, said her father told her he planned to kill her mother, who was later identified by deputies as 37-year-old Aunika C. Houston. During that attack, Houston was allegedly gripping his wife by the throat when he forced one child to pour hot water down the woman's legs and another child to cover her mouth to muffle her screams, the documents show. Houston had locked his three youngest children in the bathroom and instructed the children in the room to play loud music, so others could not hear their mother's screams, according to court records, KOMU reported. The man allegedly put his wife’s body in a trash bag and threw it into a dumpster on the hotel's property. KANSAS CONVICTED FELON, SEX OFFENDER ALLEGEDLY KILLS FELLOW FAMILY MEMBERS BEFORE TAKING HIS OWN LIFE: POLICE The woman was never reported missing after the killing. "Aunika Houston was originally from the State of California and is believed to have been residing in the Central Missouri area for the past several years. Her next of kin has been notified," the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release. Houston allegedly admitted to investigators that he killed his wife and had planned the killing in advance, according to the charging documents. "There is no danger to the community. This seems to be an act of domestic violence and it's very unfortunate for everybody involved," Chief Deputy of the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office Curtis Hall told KOMU. "At this point we’re 48 hours afterwards on a crime that we’re already 10 months behind on," Hall said. "We have to be mindful of what we can release and what we should release." Houston was charged with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping. He is being held without bond. His children were taken into protective custody, deputies said. He is also being investigated in connection with an alleged sexual assault and assaults involving other victims, according to deputies. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7361e75342cf4db8d6d82 Mohave College women's soccer falls to Eastern Arizona and Yavapai te 2026-10-08T06:20:14.738Z Mohave College women's soccer falls to Eastern Arizona and Yavapai Estephanie Montiel-Silva dribbles the ball during Mohave College’s match against Eastern Arizona College on Sept. 30. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7361d75342cf4db8d6d79 Mohave College women's soccer falls to Eastern Arizona and Yavapai te 2026-10-08T06:20:13.991Z Mohave College women's soccer falls to Eastern Arizona and Yavapai MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave College women’s soccer team continued conference play with a pair of home matches against Eastern Arizona College and Yavapai College. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7361d75342cf4db8d6d70 Mohave College men’s soccer drops contests to Eastern Arizona, Yavapai te 2026-10-08T06:20:13.217Z Mohave College men’s soccer drops contests to Eastern Arizona, Yavapai MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave College men’s soccer team continued conference play with a pair of home matches against Eastern Arizona College and Yavapai College. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7361c75342cf4db8d6d67 Mohave College men’s soccer hosts Eastern Arizona, Yavapai te 2026-10-08T06:20:12.353Z Mohave College men’s soccer hosts Eastern Arizona, Yavapai Alan Salgado passes the ball during Mohave College’s loss to Eastern Arizona College on Sept. 30. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7361475342cf4db8d6cf9 India rejects Elon Musk’s claim of discrimination over Starlink launch te 2026-10-08T06:20:04.931Z India rejects Elon Musk’s claim of discrimination over Starlink launch Starlink is still awaiting security clearance before it can seek spectrum and begin commercial services in India. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac72cb575342cf4db8d6b46 San Diego Padres season ends in disaster after offense completely collapses against Milwaukee Brewers te 2026-10-08T05:40:05.327Z San Diego Padres season ends in disaster after offense completely collapses against Milwaukee Brewers Well, so much for the Padres. San Diego’s season came to a crashing halt Wednesday night as the Milwaukee Brewers slammed the door shut at Petco Park. Game 3 offered a brief pulse, but the Padres' offense flatlined when it mattered most in a season-ending 3-1 Game 4 defeat. Milwaukee moves on to face the Dodgers in the NLCS after LA eliminated the Braves earlier Wednesday, while the Padres get sent straight to the couch. LOS ANGELES DODGERS ARE BACK IN THE NLCS FOR THIRD STRAIGHT SEASON AFTER WIN OVER ATLANTA BRAVES The Padres loaded the bases with two outs in the first, but Xander Bogaerts popped out to leave everyone stranded. That squandered chance bit San Diego two innings later when Garrett Mitchell ripped an RBI single off Walker Buehler to put Milwaukee ahead. Fernando Tatis Jr. provided the lone spark in the third, crushing a solo home run off Robert Gasser to tie it 1-1. CLOSER MASON MILLER HITS PATERNITY LIST 45 MINUTES BEFORE THE PADRES' SEASON IS ON THE LINE Remarkably, that swing was the final hit of the night for San Diego’s miserable offense. The bats went completely cold for the remaining six innings. Jackson Chourio lined a two-out RBI single in the fifth, and Sal Frelick added a sac fly in the sixth to make it 3-1. Meanwhile, Brewers reliever Aaron Ashby carved through three hitless innings to keep San Diego completely suffocated. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! The dagger came in the eighth. With a runner on, Manny Machado launched a 107-mph missile to deep center field that sent Petco Park into a frenzy. It looked like a game-tying two-run bomb. But Garrett Mitchell tracked it down, leaped at the wall, and robbed Machado on the warning track. Trevor Megill slammed the door in the ninth, striking out the side to seal the 3-1 victory and send Milwaukee to the NLCS. Tee times await, boys. Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com / Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7280775342cf4db8d6a66 Amish Shah hammers Trump ties as Jay Feely warns of ‘big government socialism’ in CD1 te 2026-10-08T05:20:07.437Z Amish Shah hammers Trump ties as Jay Feely warns of ‘big government socialism’ in CD1 Congressional District 1 candidates Democrat Amish Shah and Republican Jay Feely participate in a Clean Elections debate on Oct. 7, 2026. (Photo by Joe Rondone/The Arizona Republic/pool) Former Arizona Cardinals kicker Jay Feely and emergency room doctor Amish Shah faced off in a tense debate Wednesday evening over who is best suited to represent Congressional District 1, with each painting the other as a party loyalist who will do nothing more than fall in line in Washington D.C.  Congressional District 1 stretches across Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Fountain Hills and parts of north and central Phoenix. It leans Republican, but is among the state’s most competitive and has become a top target for national Democrats who hope it will lead to flipping control of the U.S. House of Representatives.  Over the past several weeks, Feely has sought to align Shah as an embodiment of the far-left elements of the Democratic Party, likening him to U.S. Rep. Bernie Sanders and saying he would advance socialist policies if voters elect him, despite a fairly moderate voting track record in his five years as a state representative.  Shah, meanwhile, has highlighted Feely’s ties to President Donald Trump, seeking to capitalize on widespread public disapproval of the president to tank Feely’s campaign. Feely, who was endorsed by Trump and uprooted his campaign from an East Valley district to CD1 at Trump’s request, has made no secret of his close relationship with the president, using it to appeal to Republican voters during the primary and joining a midterm rally organized by Trump in Dallas last month. But the Republican has also tried to distance himself from the president, telling Axios Phoenix that he’s “nobody’s rubber stamp.”  GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE On Wednesday, Shah hammered Feely on his relationship with Trump, telling voters that backing the former NFL player would only cement the federal policies that have led to a skyrocketing rise in costs for everyday Arizonans. The candidates, the ballot measures, and the tools you need to cast your vote. Arizona Votes: 2026 “Do you want more of the same that you’ve seen in the last two years, or is it time to change things and change direction for our country? I’m going to stand up to the Trump administration,” Shah said. “Congress is meant to be a check on the president. That’s not happening right now. Their entire party is like a cult of personality around one person. When he says jump, these guys have to say how high.” And Feely name-dropped several high profile Democrats over the course of the hour, including U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, in a bid to tie Shah to the Democrats disliked most by Republicans. Feely warned voters that backing Shah would hand the country’s reins over to the Democratic Party. “What you have is two different visions — not just for right now, it’s not about this election, it’s about the future of this country. It’s about where we want to go,” Feely said. “I believe in limited government, individual liberties, lower taxes, lower costs for you. The Democratic Party and Amish Shah, they believe in big government socialism.”  During the debate, Shah and Feely sought to dispel the labels each launched at the other. Feely vowed to work for voters and Shah repeatedly pointed to examples from his time as a state legislator when he worked with Republicans as proof that he isn’t afraid to buck his party.  With affordability top of mind for voters going into November, the two candidates weighed in on what policies they would support in Congress to reduce inflation. Shah said he would advocate for ending the war Trump started with Iran, preventing tariffs from constantly being changed to help businesses gain more stable footing and clawing back the cuts to Medicaid in the One Big Beautiful Bill that health experts say are at fault for climbing health insurance premium rates.  He also called for a Medicare buy-in option that could drive down healthcare costs and for building more housing.  Congressional District 1 candidate Jay Feely at a Clean Elections debate on Oct. 7, 2026. (Photo by Joe Rondone/The Arizona Republic/pool) Feely, meanwhile, said he would support an increase in real wage growth to help paychecks go further, but said the federal government shouldn’t recklessly embrace monetary policies like quantitative easing, where the central bank expands monetary supply, like it did during the COVID-19 pandemic. Feely blamed the influx of new money from quantitative easing during the Biden administration for causing hyperinflation, though the policy was adopted by the Federal Reserve, which is independent of a presidential administration.  Feely also advocated for cutting costs for taxpayers by rooting out wasteful spending in the government, including in Medicaid and Medicare.  ”There’s probably a trillion dollars in fraud in our government,” he said. “We have to get rid of that waste and fraud. It drives down costs.” When pressed on what fraud and waste he was referring to, Feely couldn’t point to a specific source. And when questioned about whether his claim was even true, given that the Department of Government Efficiency failed to find widespread fraud or wasteful spending, Feely rebutted that DOGE was prevented from doing its work by Democrat-led lawsuits.  Feely also pointed to an announcement from Vice President JD Vance in September that more than 750,000 “phantom people” who never existed will be removed from Affordable Care Act coverage as proof that healthcare programs are being defrauded at taxpayer expense. But it remains unclear whether those people were mistakenly tagged by the White House taskforce and the investigation is ongoing.  To drive down costs in healthcare, Shah called for restoring the funding that was cut from Medicaid by the One Big Beautiful Bill and removing reporting requirements that healthcare advocates say are too onerous and will result in people losing coverage. Shah pointed out that kicking people off of Medicaid will only increase health insurance premiums for everyone, make emergency rooms more crowded and force some hospitals to shut their doors.  “The hospitals are on the hook,” Shah said. “When you pass something like the One Big Beautiful Bill that cuts all this Medicaid, the hospitals absorb the costs.”  But Feely argued that the legislation didn’t make cuts to Medicaid funding, but instead simply decreased in future increases for the program. And he said the increased work and reporting requirements for recipients aren’t “unreasonable, unkind or unjust,” as critics have said. Instead, Feely called for more price transparency in healthcare and said he opposed awarding subsidies to insurance companies.  In the past, the federal government approved premium healthcare tax credits to people who signed up for healthcare coverage through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, which allowed millions of Americans to afford health insurance. The Trump administration ended that program, which led to more than 121,000 Arizonans losing coverage. That number is expected to grow as the new Medicaid reporting and work requirements kick in next year.  A fight over Arizona’s Colorado River water rights is likely on the table for the state’s next congressional delegation, after the Trump administration approved an agreement that saddled the Grand Canyon State with the deepest cuts to its share, angering many, including Trump allies like Feely. Shah and Feely both said they would fight that decision in Congress and agreed that the state should invest in desalination efforts.  Shah used the topic to segue into a discussion of data centers, calling Feely’s support for them proof that he wouldn’t advocate for the interests of his constituents. Feely defended himself by saying they would create jobs and could be brought to the district in a way that benefits residents.  “When you do it the right way, you can actually help people, and it’s an industry that should be welcomed,” he said. Shah acknowledged that data centers are an important part of the country’s technological advancement, but said that he is against them being built in CD1 because of local opposition.  On immigration, Feely used xenophobic language to accuse immigrants of rape and murder and said that electing Shah would help Democrats usher in Biden-era policies that would result in the same.  “When the Democrats willingly opened the border and let tens of millions of illegals come across, allowed them to be here, allowed the rapes and murders to happen, they put the protections of Americans behind politics,” Feely said. “And now I listen to some of these Democrats say their No. 1 priority is amnesty for the tens of millions of illegals that came across. You have a choice, because if Democrats get back in control, they will open the borders again.”  Congressional District 1 candidate Amish Shah at a Clean Elections debate on Oct. 7, 2026. (Photo by Joe Rondone/The Arizona Republic/pool) Shah rebutted that he is against open borders and illegal immigration but added that the Trump administration’s approach to immigration enforcement has been too inhumane and resulted in civil rights violations.  “What we saw over the last couple of years was an administration that put folks that had six weeks of training and a gun out on the streets,” he said. “We all see grisly videos of Renee Good and Alex Pretti being shot. That’s not the kind of immigration enforcement I want to see. And when you vote for more of the same, that’s what you’re going to enable.”  Shah noted that he supports targeting criminals and fentanyl trafficking, creating a pathway to citizenship for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and a guestworker program that could help invigorate the state’s economy.  The pair also weighed in on the Iran War. Feely defended the Trump administration’s decision to start the war, which Trump said would only take four weeks, though the fighting continues nearly eight months later.  He acknowledged that it has caused an economic strain for Arizonans, but said it was a necessary sacrifice to ensure Iran didn’t develop nuclear weapons.   “Anybody who says that we should not have gone into this war: What was the alternative? To do nothing, when we knew that they were quickly getting to the point where they could have nuclear weapons?” he said.  Shah, too, agreed that preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons was the right choice, but said that the Trump administration has shown it can’t be trusted with continuing the war. As proof, he pointed to the scandal of Vance, Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other military leaders using a Signal chat to discuss military operations, to which a journalist was erroneously added. Shah added that the war has already cost the lives of too many Americans and left the region more unstable than before.  “Do you trust this administration to go out there and go to war and make sure that achieve our objectives?” Shah asked Feely. “I certainly don’t, and I think the American people don’t, either.” Feely didn’t say whether he trusts the Trump administration to continue the war, or whether he would support ending it, turning instead to criticize Shah for his support of renewable energy. YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE. SUPPORT Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7280675342cf4db8d6a45 Anti-Israel protesters label Mamdani a 'traitor,' accuse him of 'genocide' outside Oct 7 vigil te 2026-10-08T05:20:06.264Z Anti-Israel protesters label Mamdani a 'traitor,' accuse him of 'genocide' outside Oct 7 vigil A group of anti-Israel protesters on Wednesday targeted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, calling him a "traitor," accusing him of "genocide" and claiming he "cannot weaponize being brown anymore." The crowd of more than 100 demonstrators marched from City Hall to Union Square, where a vigil was held to mark the anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attacks in Israel. The vigil was organized as an evening of mourning for those killed in the Oct. 7 attacks and the bloodshed that followed, including Israelis and Palestinians. The anti-Israel crowd was just outside the barricades of the Israelis for Peace Vigil, beating on drums and attempting to drown out the speakers, according to City & State New York. Mamdani was at the vigil and held a candle as protesters threw various insults at him, including accusations of genocide and "selling all your people out." ANTI-ISRAEL GROUPS RALLY ACROSS US ON OCTOBER 7 ANNIVERSARY, CHANTING 'LONG LIVE THE INTIFADA' "Zohran, what do you say? How many kids did you kill today?" the protesters shouted, according to the outlet. "700,000 dead. Mamdani, your hands are red!" they also chanted. "Traitor, traitor, come on out! You sold all your people out!" the group was also heard chanting. The crowd also shouted: "Zohran, you can’t hide. We charge you with genocide!" "We don’t care about where you’re from. You cannot talk about being Muslim anymore. You cannot weaponize being brown anymore. Identity politics can only get you so far," they said. One protester also claimed to be a former intern for Mamdani, saying the mayor "was never working for the people." Protesters also demanded that Mamdani take action against New York real-estate events that have marketed properties in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, which the demonstrators characterize as "stolen" Palestinian land, according to City & State New York. "Mayor Mamdani, take a stand. Stop the sale of stolen land," the group chanted. The protesters also called for abolishing the City University of New York's Board of Trustees, whose members are largely appointed by the mayor and governor. Protesters have previously accused the board of ignoring demands to divest investments linked to Israel and criticized its handling of anti-Israel demonstrations on campus. Despite the protesters' accusations of genocide on Wednesday, Mamdani is a longtime critic of the Israeli government's actions in Gaza and has denounced its treatment of Palestinians in the aftermath of the 2023 attack. MAMDANI SAYS IT WAS 'STRANGE' GETTING CALLED OUT BY NETANYAHU AFTER CALLING FOR HIS ARREST In a statement on Wednesday, Mamdani condemned Hamas’ attack as a "horrific war crime" while also characterizing Israel’s subsequent military operation as a genocide. "The suffering did not begin nor end that day," he wrote. "It instead continued through the Israeli government’s devastating, ongoing genocide in Gaza in which it has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians — including more than 21,000 children." Israel has rejected accusations that it is committing genocide in Gaza, saying its military targets Hamas and other terrorist groups while seeking to minimize civilian casualties. The mayor's statement sparked bipartisan backlash, with Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., calling it "egregious and insulting." "There are 364 days of the year to focus on that. This is a day that should just be focused on what was by all agreement a horrific terror attack," Goldman, who is Jewish, told Politico. "What the mayor’s statement did today was to blame Israelis for the attack that they suffered three years ago. Regardless of what you actually think of the conflict and what’s happened either since or before, there’s no excuse for victim blaming." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac71c5175342cf4db8d6804 Independents to be a deciding factor in CD1 race te 2026-10-08T04:30:09.559Z Independents to be a deciding factor in CD1 race Key Points: Republican Jay Feely and Democrat Amish Shah both made appeals to independent voters during an Oct. 7 debate A local pollster has described their race as “statistically tied” and will depend heavily by independents The winner could help determine which party controls the U.S. House in one of the most competitive swing districts in the country With Congressman David Schweikert stepping away from Congress in an unsuccessful bid to be Arizona’s next governor, Arizona’s competitive 1st Congressional District will elect a new representative for the first time since 2011. Candidates Jay Feely, a Republican former NFL kicker, and Democrat Amish Shah, who served in the state House of Representatives for five years, faced off Wednesday night in the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission’s final debate for statewide and congressional offices. Independent voters, who make up a sizable portion of the district, could decide this race, making it unclear whether Feely’s alignment with President Donald Trump helps or hurts him. A FirstStrategic poll conducted Oct. 1 showed Shah leading Feely 44% to 41%, with 14% undecided. Shah held a 22-point advantage among independent voters, while 62% of independents said they disapproved of Trump’s job performance. Shah said he’s not beholden to any party, including his own, and touted his endorsement from the No Labels Party and former Republican Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers.  He also noted Feely originally planned to run in the Republican-friendly Congressional District 5, but later decided to run in CD1 with President Donald Trump’s endorsement, in contrast to his own primary where he received no support from congressional Democrats. “He owes that nomination to Donald Trump,” Shah told reporters after the debate. “I don’t owe any such nomination to my own party.” This is Shah’s second attempt at running for Congress in CD1. He resigned from the state Legislature in 2024 to pursue a congressional campaign, leading to his victory in the Democratic primary. Schweikert defeated Shah by just under four points in the general election during that cycle.  Feely backed many of the Trump administration’s policies during the debate, including its handling of the Iran War, “the One Big Beautiful Bill” from 2025 and the president’s immigration enforcement.  “If Democrats get back in control, they will open the borders again,” Feely said.  Shah said that he doesn’t support illegal immigration, arguing that former President Joe Biden had failed policies, but criticized the Trump administration’s enforcement and said many actions taken with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are “unconstitutional.” CD1 covers parts of northeastern Maricopa County, including Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Cave Creek, Fountain Hills and northeast Phoenix. The district leans Republican with 194,000 registered voters compared to 135,000 Democrats, according to the most recent voter registration report from the Secretary of State’s Office.  FirstStrategic described the race as a “statistical dead heat” that independents will decide.  “It is the age-old question whether independents will show up this election,” FirstStrategic partner Marcus Dell’Artino said in a statement. “If independents show up in big numbers, it favors Shah. If they don’t, it favors Feely.” Political consultant Barrett Marson said he believes Feely is a strong candidate for the district, but thought that Feely’s endorsement from President Donald Trump could hurt him in a general election. “If [Feely] can localize the race a bit, that’ll help him,” Marson said. “If it’s all about gas prices and national issues. That’s going to hurt him.” Affordability was the top issue for 44% of voters in FirstStrategic’s poll. Another 54% of voters, including 62% of independents, said they disapprove of Trump’s performance in office.  Feely said he “vehemently disagrees” with the Trump administration over the announced cut to Arizona’s Colorado River allocation because the state has led water conservation efforts relative to Upper Basin states. Another area of disagreement between the two candidates was on data centers. Shah said he does not support them in the district after he’s heard a consensus from voters. He said he was fine with data centers in more rural areas that have access to electricity and water.  Feely said he believes the issue is a local control issue and didn’t rule them out of CD1 if voters decide they want them. The post Independents to be a deciding factor in CD1 race first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac71c4f75342cf4db8d67ab MLB Makes Statement About Yankee Fan Ejected for Anthony Volpe Interference te 2026-10-08T04:30:07.055Z MLB Makes Statement About Yankee Fan Ejected for Anthony Volpe Interference MLB issued a statement after a controversial play at Yankee Stadium in which a fan interfered with an Anthony Volpe fly ball. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7179e75342cf4db8d66e9 Texas executes Jamaal Howard despite concerns over lethal injection drug used in failed Tennessee execution te 2026-10-08T04:10:06.532Z Texas executes Jamaal Howard despite concerns over lethal injection drug used in failed Tennessee execution A Texas man convicted of killing a convenience store clerk during a robbery was executed Wednesday evening after the Supreme Court declined to halt the execution, despite his attorneys raising concerns about the lethal injection drug used in a failed execution attempt in Tennessee last week. Jamaal Howard, 46, was pronounced dead at 8:03 p.m. He was sentenced to death for the 2000 killing of 42-year-old Vickie Swartout in Silsbee, Texas. Prior to Howard's execution, his attorneys pointed to the failed execution of Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike, who survived two doses of pentobarbital on Sept. 30, arguing that the same drug Texas planned to use could pose similar risks. "Texas should not be eager to follow in Tennessee’s footsteps; a stay would keep that from happening," Howard's attorneys argued in their filing. CHRISTA PIKE'S ATTORNEYS SAY SHE'S IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER BOTCHED LETHAL INJECTIONS The Supreme Court rejected Howard's emergency appeal without explanation. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the only justice to publicly dissent, Fox News reported. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals had previously rejected two requests to stop the execution based on concerns about the drug's use. According to The Associated Press, as the pentobarbital began taking effect Wednesday evening, Howard took a couple of breaths and gasped. Howard then began making snoring sounds, coughed and resumed the snoring sounds, which grew progressively quieter. His movements reportedly stopped entirely after around 30 seconds, and he was pronounced dead 19 minutes later. CHRISTA PIKE’S BOTCHED LETHAL INJECTION TAKES FOCUS OFF VICTIM, JEOPARDIZES EXECUTION: FORMER POLICE CHIEF Howard's attorneys also said in court filings that they had requested information about the dose of pentobarbital the Texas Department of Criminal Justice planned to use to carry out the execution. The concerns stemmed in part from Pike's execution attempt, during which she reportedly survived two doses of pentobarbital. Howard's execution took place the same day a Tennessee judge granted a request from Pike's attorneys to order the Tennessee Department of Correction to preserve evidence connected to the failed execution attempt. According to the Death Penalty Information Center, Pike is the first person to survive a lethal injection in the modern era. CHRISTA PIKE EXECUTION FAILURE SPARES MURDERER WHO BAILED VICTIM OUT JUST TO KILL HIM Howard's attorneys also argued before the Supreme Court that his execution should be halted because he was intellectually disabled. However, the state said his attorneys had not presented evidence establishing that he met the legal criteria for intellectual disability. Howard was convicted of capital murder in the killing of Swartout, who was shot once in the chest during a convenience store robbery.  Howard, who was 20 years old at the time, also took $114 from the cash register during the robbery. Fox News Digital's Michael Ruiz and The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7154875342cf4db8d6660 Rays sweep Yankees in ALDS after controversial spectator interference denies Anthony Volpe's homer te 2026-10-08T04:00:08.326Z Rays sweep Yankees in ALDS after controversial spectator interference denies Anthony Volpe's homer The New York Yankees had a ton of momentum after crushing their AL East-rival Boston Red Sox in the Wild Card Series, and it seemed they were ready to take on another division foe in the ALDS. Instead, the Yankees’ season has come to a close because of the stellar play of the American League’s best team this season: the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays defeated the Yankees, 4-3, to take Game 3 and sweep New York in yet another game of pure fundamentals, timely hitting and one turning point that went their way in this series-deciding matchup. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE With the season on the line, the Yankees sent Max Fried to the mound, their veteran left-hander who said he would pitch no matter what, even though his girlfriend is due to deliver their child any day. But Fried didn’t have an ace-like outing in this one, giving up four runs on seven hits, including two home runs – solo shots to Ryan Vilade and Victor Mesa Jr. It was Mesa Jr.’s that was the decider in this game, as he smashed a hanging breaking ball into the famous Yankee Stadium right field bleachers to make it a 4-2 game. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! While that moment was massive for Mesa and the Rays, the rookie outfielder would be involved in a game-changing moment in the bottom of the sixth inning. As Mesa was enjoying what he did to help his team potentially reach the ALCS, Anthony Volpe was trying to change things for the Yankees when he turned on a Griffin Jax fastball and sent it soaring to left field. Mesa was tracking the moonshot the whole way to the wall, but it looked like it was running out of room. As Mesa jumped up to attempt to make the out, the ball ended up in the first row. With a runner on base, Volpe sent the Yankees crowd into rapture as he tied the game at four apiece. But … not so fast. Spectator interference was called on the play, as video replay was clear after long deliberation that a fan in the first row reached over the wall and touched it before it went over the fence. So, instead of a two-run homer, it was decided that Volpe would go to second base with an RBI double. It was a 4-3 game, and that ultimately became a deciding factor in this one. The Rays’ bullpen was stellar from that point on, with manager Kevin Cash eventually giving the ball to his closer, Bryan Baker. Despite allowing his first baserunner of the series on a walk, Baker was able to secure the three outs needed, as he struck out Trent Grisham to start the celebration for reaching the next stage of the postseason. And once again, the Yankees find themselves on the losing end of a ALDS series against an AL East opponent. Last season, it was the Toronto Blue Jays, who almost won the World Series if it weren’t for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ heroics, defeating the Yankees in the Bronx to send the pinstripes home packing. Meanwhile, the Rays, hoping to get back to the World Series for the first time since the 2020 shortened season, will await the winner of the Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox ALDS bout. Chicago is up on Cleveland, 2-1, after the Guardians’ 9-3 victory to stay alive earlier on Wednesday. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7154675342cf4db8d663a 5 Takeaways From the First Iowa Senate Debate te 2026-10-08T04:00:06.232Z 5 Takeaways From the First Iowa Senate Debate In a top Senate battleground, Representative Ashley Hinson, the Republican nominee, sparred with Josh Turek, her Democratic rival, on policy issues ranging from Medicaid to term limits. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac712ed75342cf4db8d65c8 Arizona Congressional Candidate Says She Was Raped While Fixing Sign te 2026-10-08T03:50:05.070Z Arizona Congressional Candidate Says She Was Raped While Fixing Sign Bernadette Greene-Placentia, a Democrat, said the attack in August occurred while she was repairing a damaged campaign sign. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7109675342cf4db8d6539 At Texas Rally, Trump and Paxton Make for an Awkward Pair te 2026-10-08T03:40:06.208Z At Texas Rally, Trump and Paxton Make for an Awkward Pair The president offered support for the Republican Senate candidate, after earlier grumbles, but focused much of his speech on a defense of his own record. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac70e3e75342cf4db8d643e Dream Move One Win From WNBA Finals After Thrilling Liberty Victory te 2026-10-08T03:30:06.460Z Dream Move One Win From WNBA Finals After Thrilling Liberty Victory The Atlanta Dream defeat the New York Liberty in overtime to take a 2-0 series lead and move one win away from the WNBA Finals. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac70be575342cf4db8d63e4 Dream move within one win of first WNBA Finals appearance since 2013 after overtime victory te 2026-10-08T03:20:05.951Z Dream move within one win of first WNBA Finals appearance since 2013 after overtime victory Atlanta’s perfect postseason run continued Wednesday night before a raucous home crowd. The Dream moved within one win of their first WNBA Finals appearance since 2013 when Naz Hillmon’s go-ahead layup with just 20.8 seconds remaining in overtime lifted Atlanta to a 101-98 victory over the New York Liberty and a 2-0 lead in the semifinal series. Angel Reese, the 2026 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year, scored 23 points, including six of Atlanta’s 13 points in overtime. She then made two free throws with less than five seconds remaining after Sabrina Ionescu’s errant pass, helping the Dream hold off the defending champions. Jordin Canada also scored 23 points and added eight assists for Atlanta, which won Game 1, 92-82. NEW YORK LIBERTY VS ATLANTA DREAM PREVIEW: WHY THE INTERIOR MATCHUP COULD DECIDE THIS WNBA SHOWDOWN Breanna Stewart led the Liberty with 35 points, but she missed a desperation attempt on the game’s final play. With the Liberty trailing 86-80 and less than two minutes remaining in regulation, Sabrina Ionescu buried a deep 3-pointer to cut Atlanta’s lead to three. An Atlanta shot-clock violation with 31 seconds left gave New York another opportunity, and Breanna Stewart finished a layup through traffic to make it 86-85. WNBA LEGEND BREANNA STEWART OPENS UP ON REPRESENTING AMERICA AT FIBA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP The Dream were already without Allisha Gray, their leading scorer, who was ruled out of Game 2 with a hand injury. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Gray, a four-time All-Star, injured her left hand during the first quarter of Atlanta’s 92-82 Game 1 victory over the New York Liberty. She briefly returned to action after going to the locker room, but went down a second time after diving for a loose ball and did not return. Wednesday marked the first game Gray had missed this season, but Atlanta received key contributions off the bench to shoulder the scoring burden. Gray is listed as day-to-day ahead of Atlanta's Game 3 matchup when the series shifts to New York on Friday. Game 3 is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7073375342cf4db8d62bb Dylan Raiola Set for First Oregon Start as Dante Moore Ruled Out te 2026-10-08T03:00:03.913Z Dylan Raiola Set for First Oregon Start as Dante Moore Ruled Out Dylan Raiola is set to make his first start for Oregon against UCLA as the Ducks look to overcome Dante Moore's injury. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac704dc75342cf4db8d61ff JJ Redick Sends Strong Message About Lakers' Championship Expectations te 2026-10-08T02:50:04.766Z JJ Redick Sends Strong Message About Lakers' Championship Expectations JJ Redick makes his championship expectations clear as the Lakers prepare for a new era led by Luka Doncic. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7028475342cf4db8d6170 Sean Payton Provides Promising Update on Injured CB Pat Surtain te 2026-10-08T02:40:04.483Z Sean Payton Provides Promising Update on Injured CB Pat Surtain Denver Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain may be able to return to the field sooner than expected. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac7002d75342cf4db8d60a3 49ers’ Kyle Juszczyk Reaps Unexpected Benefit From Double NFL Fines te 2026-10-08T02:30:05.192Z 49ers’ Kyle Juszczyk Reaps Unexpected Benefit From Double NFL Fines 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk received a surprisingly sweet benefit after his chugging celebration resulted in an NFL fine. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6fdd675342cf4db8d6019 Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith Draws Randy Moss Comparison From Steve Sarkisian te 2026-10-08T02:20:06.564Z Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith Draws Randy Moss Comparison From Steve Sarkisian Texas coach Steve Sarkisian made a major comparison involving Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith after facing the Buckeyes this season. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6fdd575342cf4db8d6010 Odell Beckham Jr. Reveals Why He Signed With the Vikings te 2026-10-08T02:20:05.195Z Odell Beckham Jr. Reveals Why He Signed With the Vikings Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. shares why the Minnesota Vikings were the right team for him to join. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6fb7c75342cf4db8d5f6f Bears Offense Dealt 2 More Brutal Injury Blows Before Packers Game te 2026-10-08T02:10:04.994Z Bears Offense Dealt 2 More Brutal Injury Blows Before Packers Game Chicago Bears running backs D'Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai were both not present at the team's latest practice. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6f92775342cf4db8d5e90 Trump Texas Rally Takeaways as Paxton's Fate Hangs in the Balance te 2026-10-08T02:00:07.339Z Trump Texas Rally Takeaways as Paxton's Fate Hangs in the Balance President Donald Trump came to Texas to campaign for Republican nominee Ken Paxton during the hotly contested Senate race. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6f92575342cf4db8d5e87 Colts Star Owns Up to 'Unacceptable' Effort in Week 4 Win te 2026-10-08T02:00:05.711Z Colts Star Owns Up to 'Unacceptable' Effort in Week 4 Win Indianapolis Colts star Sauce Gardner takes accountability for his "unacceptable" effort in the team's Week 4 win. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6f6d475342cf4db8d5e41 Ken Paxton calls out James Talarico's 11-day absence at Trump rally, prompting response from campaign te 2026-10-08T01:50:12.362Z Ken Paxton calls out James Talarico's 11-day absence at Trump rally, prompting response from campaign Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton questioned Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico's absence from the campaign trail during President Donald Trump's rally in San Antonio Wednesday, prompting a response from his opponent's campaign less than a month before the November midterm elections. Paxton led the crowd in chanting "Where is Talarico?" while asserting that the Democrat had not been seen campaigning in Texas for 11 days. Talarico's campaign told Fox News Digital the Democrat has been sick with the flu and is expected to return to the campaign trail this weekend. PAXTON VENTS OVER LACK OF CAMPAIGN CONTROL AS DC ESTABLISHMENT HE ONCE BATTLED COMES TO HIS AID "After holding more than 100 public events and shaking tens of thousands of hands, James came down with the flu but will be back on the trail this weekend," JT Ennis, a campaign spokesperson for Talarico, told Fox News Digital.  "Ken Paxton has been ignoring Texans this entire campaign, and his priorities are clear: He doesn’t answer to the people of this state. He answers to his billionaire megadonors and special interests." The statement from Talarico campaign spokesperson JT Ennis also criticized Paxton's campaign priorities, pushing back against the Republican's remarks as the two candidates compete for a U.S. Senate seat. Trump also questioned Talarico's whereabouts during his remarks, repeatedly referencing the Democrat's absence while campaigning on Paxton's behalf. TRUMP-LINKED MAGA INC POURS $10M INTO KEN PAXTON'S TEXAS SENATE RACE AGAINST JAMES TALARICO The president suggested without evidence that Talarico had become sick after eating meat for political reasons, mocking the Democrat's dietary preferences. Trump also criticized Talarico's positions on immigration, public safety and education, while praising Paxton's record as Texas attorney general and urging voters to support his Senate bid. The president emphasized the importance of the Texas race to Republicans' efforts to maintain control of Congress, warning supporters about the consequences of Democrats gaining seats in the Senate. MEET THE VOTERS WHO COULD BREAK THE GOP’S DECADESLONG GRIP ON A REPUBLICAN STRONGHOLD Trump's appearance in San Antonio was part of a broader effort to mobilize Republican voters ahead of the midterm elections. He urged attendees to participate in early voting, which begins Oct. 19 in Texas, or cast their ballots on Election Day. The exchange over Talarico's whereabouts comes as the candidates enter the final weeks of the campaign. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6f6cc75342cf4db8d5df2 Ravens Reveal Plan for Newly-Acquired Center Cam Jurgens te 2026-10-08T01:50:04.320Z Ravens Reveal Plan for Newly-Acquired Center Cam Jurgens The Baltimore Ravens have revealed when fans can expect to see new center Cam Jurgens in the starting lineup. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6f47e75342cf4db8d5db3 GOP Senate hopeful sounds alarm after alleged Mall of America terror plot thwarted te 2026-10-08T01:40:14.694Z GOP Senate hopeful sounds alarm after alleged Mall of America terror plot thwarted Republican Senate nominee Michele Tafoya says people in her home state of Minnesota "feel under a level of threat" after the FBI arrested an 18-year-old who allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS and discussed carrying out a mass shooting at the Mall of America. Tafoya, who is aiming to flip a Democrat-controlled open Senate seat as she faces off against Democratic Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in the midterm elections, praised authorities in an X post, writing, "Thank you to @FBIMinneapolis and law enforcement for stopping a potential mass-casualty attack." But she also pointed to the midterms as she argued, "This November, the choice is clear: law and order or more of the same. Common sense or chaos." Authorities said Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud had been under investigation for nearly two years before he was arrested on the spot after buying an AK-47-style rifle, magazines and ammunition from an undercover FBI employee. FBI: MALL OF AMERICA TERROR PLOT THWARTED "This was a radicalized young man who needed to be watched," U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen said Wednesday at a news conference. Rosen added that agents "were able to detect a threat, and disrupt it, before the defendant carried out his intention to kill, in his words, maybe 30 to 60 people." Mohamud, according to an FBI agent's sworn complaint, repeatedly affirmed in chat messages to the informant that he intended to attack and kill non-Muslims at the mall on Oct. 24, the date of a scheduled Hmong arts celebration. The Hmong are an ethnic group from East and Southeast Asia with a large community in Minnesota." Tafoya, in a Fox News Digital interview, said, "I hear a lot of concerns from Minnesotans on the campaign trail about crime, and no matter what form that crime takes, Minnesotans know that they feel under a level of threat that has increased lately here in Minnesota." "And in the last week and just today, we saw the arrest of an 18-year-old... American citizen to Somali parents arrested for... planning a terrorist attack — at the Mall of America," Tafoya said, as she referred not only to the thwarting of the terror plot, but also a recent spate of gang gun violence tied to what some in local law enforcement say are members of "the Somali American community." DEMOCRACY ’26: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUB "He basically stated that he wanted to take out anyone who was not a Muslim. He also noted that the Mall of America is owned by people who are Jewish," Tafoya added. "Again, he is of Somalian descent and terror is alive and well and thank God we averted this massive crisis." Flanagan, in a statement on X, wrote, "I’m relieved that a horrific attack on Minnesota was prevented and grateful for the actions of law enforcement." Fox News Digital reached out to Flanagan's campaign for more reaction to the terror plot arrest and to Tafoya's comments, but didn't receive a response at the time this article was published. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, wrote in a statement, "I'm grateful for the heroic work of law enforcement that prevented a mass shooting and terrorist attack at the Mall of America. This shows why we continue to need major coordinated investments in anti-terrorism and local law enforcement to stop attacks like these." MIDTERM MATH: THE THREE FORCES THAT COULD STOP A DEMOCRATIC BLUE WAVE Klobuchar, who is running to succeed retiring Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, emphasized, "Our state must take terrorism and violent crime head on, working with our federal law enforcement and local police departments to keep Minnesotans safe." Her Republican rival in the gubernatorial showdown, House Speaker Lisa Demuth, also praised authorities. "I’m grateful for the work of federal and local law enforcement that stopped this potentially catastrophic ISIS-inspired terrorist plot. It’s frightening to know that a young person could be led down this path," Demuth wrote on X. "It’s fortunate that we have law enforcement officials and members of the U.S. Attorney’s Office that were able to do the work necessary to prevent a terrible act of mass violence from taking place in our community." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6f47d75342cf4db8d5da8 Los Angeles Dodgers are back in the NLCS for third straight season after win over Atlanta Braves te 2026-10-08T01:40:13.714Z Los Angeles Dodgers are back in the NLCS for third straight season after win over Atlanta Braves It's a baseball cliché that pitching wins in the playoffs, but sometimes clichés exist for a reason. The first three games of the NLDS matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves was a showcase of the quality of both teams' pitching staffs. In game one, Tarik Skubal was dominant for Los Angeles, though was nearly matched by the Atlanta bullpen. The Dodgers took control later in the game, but went hitless with runners in scoring position Wednesday despite the 5-3 win. Game 2 was even better. Atlanta scratched across three runs against a shaky Blake Snell and a parade of Dodgers relievers, while Ray Kerr and Didier Fuentes, among others, held the powerful LA lineup to just two. That seemed to shift the series advantage toward the Braves, with Chris Sale scheduled to start Game 3 at home. DODGERS HIT TWO HOMERS OFF CHRIS SALE TO STEAL GAME THREE OF NLDS BEHIND YOSHINOBU YAMAMOTO Kike Hernandez and Freddie Freeman touched up Sale for two homers in the fourth inning, but again, LA couldn't score against the Braves relievers. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts got a shaky ninth inning from closer Edwin Diaz to finish it out after a leadoff double. Another low-scoring, 3-1 game between the two teams. Three games, just 17 combined runs. Game 4? More of the same. Tyler Glasnow started for Los Angeles, coming off a solid, but injury-plagued season. Atlanta countered with Tyler Mahle, who, out of nowhere, had the lowest ERA of any starter traded at this year's deadline. Yes, even better than Tarik Skubal. Significantly so, in fact. And once again, despite the talent in both lineups, runs were hard to come by. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Atlanta jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first thanks mostly to the speed and baseball IQ of Michael Harris II. Harris singled to lead off the game, got a running jump to steal second, advanced to third on a grounder, then scored when Glasnow bounced a breaking ball and LA catcher Will Smith couldn't find the ball in time to make a play. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! The Dodgers tied it through, well, shockingly similar circumstances. In the top of the second, Shohei Ohtani walked to lead off the inning, then stole second as Teoscar Hernandez swung through strike three. Catcher Sean Murphy's throw got into center, letting Ohtani advance to third. Max Muncy seemingly popped up to short left center, but Mauricio Dubon, one night after robbing Freddie Freeman of a home run, just...dropped it. Ohtani came in to score, tying the game at one apiece. It would stay that way for a long, long time. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Glasnow was effectively wild, walking five hitters through 4 2/3 innings, but never allowing Atlanta to break through with a big hit. While Ozzie Albies led off the sixth with a double for the Braves, Alex Vesia and Edgardo Henriquez got Drake Baldwin, Lane Thomas, and Mauricio Dubon to end the threat. Finally, in the seventh, LA got to the Braves bullpen. Fuentes, virtually unhittable in game two in LA, couldn't find the strike zone after a Teoscar Hernandez single chased Mahle from the game. Rookie pinch hitter Josue De Paula walked with two outs, with Kyle Tucker following with one of his own. Braves manager Walt Weiss went to veteran Robert Suarez to face Andy Pages. But Pages, after starting the count 3-0, laced a line drive single up the middle on 3-2 to score two. Henriquez pitched a scoreless bottom of the seventh, getting Ronald Acuna Jr. to ground out after Michael Harris II doubled with two outs. Tanner Scott got the heart of the Atlanta lineup in the eighth, sandwiching a grounder from Ozzie Albies around strikeouts of Olson and Drake Baldwin. In the ninth, Max Muncy provided some further insurance with a long homer to right to stretch the lead to 4-1. Roberts once again turned to Edwin Diaz to close, despite the veteran closer's awful, injury-filled regular season. But Diaz had a drama-free ninth, striking out Rowdy Tellez looking, getting Dubon and Austin Riley to fly out to right to clinch it. For all the talk about LA's star-filled lineup, with Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Kyle Tucker, it was Kike Hernandez, Andy Pages, and Max Muncy who helped carry the limited offense and the Dodgers' pitching that helped secure the series. The Dodgers had just one hit with runners in scoring position all series, but did just enough to support their starters and relievers. The Dodgers have reached their third straight NLCS, after winning championships in 2024 and 2025. They'll face the winner of the Milwaukee Brewers-San Diego Padres series, and with the Brewers up 2-1 in that series, it could set up a matchup of the only two teams to win 100 games in the regular season. And if Milwaukee can avoid using Jacob Misiorowski in the remainder of the series, they'll be able to line him up for two starts in the NLCS, plus a likely relief appearance. For Atlanta, it's another disappointing postseason exit after their title in 2021. The Braves lineup, even with Harris, Acuna, Olson, Baldwin, Albies, and Riley, had just 18 hits in 124 at-bats. That's a .145 batting average, and that's not nearly enough to win a postseason series. They scored eight runs in four games and never could find the big hit they needed to build a big inning against Yamamoto or Glasnow. Once again, sometimes those clichés about pitching turn out to be true. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6f47475342cf4db8d5d53 Two Ravens Stars Remain Sidelined With Injury te 2026-10-08T01:40:04.779Z Two Ravens Stars Remain Sidelined With Injury The Baltimore Ravens injuries are continuing to pile up. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6f47375342cf4db8d5d4a Giants HC John Harbaugh Subtly Calls Out RB Cam Skattebo te 2026-10-08T01:40:03.270Z Giants HC John Harbaugh Subtly Calls Out RB Cam Skattebo Harbaugh is clearly not happy the Giants’ running game and believes they need to step it up. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6f22075342cf4db8d5cb6 Lions' Sam LaPorta Gives Concerning Update on Contract Negotiations te 2026-10-08T01:30:08.054Z Lions' Sam LaPorta Gives Concerning Update on Contract Negotiations Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta doesn't seem to have a lot of confidence that a deal will get done. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6f21e75342cf4db8d5cad LeBron James Could Take On New Role After Sixers' Latest Injury te 2026-10-08T01:30:06.771Z LeBron James Could Take On New Role After Sixers' Latest Injury LeBron James could take on a new role as the Sixers search for answers while dealing with injuries in the frontcourt. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6efce75342cf4db8d5c63 FIRST ON FOX: US Coast Guard recruits largest class in nearly 40 years, beats goals for third straight year te 2026-10-08T01:20:14.772Z FIRST ON FOX: US Coast Guard recruits largest class in nearly 40 years, beats goals for third straight year FIRST ON FOX: The U.S. Coast Guard recruited its largest enlisted class in nearly four decades during fiscal year 2026, surpassing its recruiting goals for the third consecutive year as the service works to expand its ranks. According to the Coast Guard, 5,445 active-duty members enlisted in fiscal year 2026, up from 5,204 in 2025 and 4,422 in 2024. The service also commissioned 346 active-duty officers, the second-highest total in its history. "These record-breaking recruitment numbers prove that the call to serve still resonates deeply across our country," Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement. US ARMY HITS 2026 RECRUITING GOALS FOUR MONTHS EARLY, PETE HEGSETH ANNOUNCES AT WEST POINT COMMENCEMENT "I am incredibly proud to stand beside these new Coast Guard men and women who have stepped up to defend our Homeland," he continued. "They represent the very best of who we are, and we are going to make sure they have the tools, the training, and the support to get the job done." During fiscal year 2026, the Coast Guard expanded its recruiting efforts, opening four recruiting offices in Miami, Florida; Long Island, New York; Austin, Texas; and the Netherlands. Coast Guard Vice Commandant Adm. Tom Allan said the numbers reflect growing interest in serving. COAST GUARD ENDING RACE-BASED ADMISSIONS FOR OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAM UNDER TRUMP DEI CRACKDOWN "We surpassed our recruiting goals because Americans are ready and willing to serve in the U.S. Coast Guard conducting exciting missions that deliver results our Nation needs," Allan said. "This momentum is about more than numbers; it is about being the world’s best Coast Guard and building the workforce America needs," he added. "We are proud to welcome our newest members and grateful to our recruiters for continuing to deliver exceptional results." The service is also investing in new infrastructure to help train its expanding workforce. The Coast Guard awarded a $400 million contract to modernize Training Center Cape May in New Jersey, marking the largest shore construction award in the service's history. TRUMP TURNS TO EMERGING TECH GIANT IN MULTI-BILLION BID TO RAMP UP US SUBMARINE PRODUCTION The facility serves as the Coast Guard's sole basic training center for enlisted recruits, and the improvements are intended to accommodate its growing workforce. The recruitment gains come as the Coast Guard pursues a modernization initiative known as Force Design. Among the initiative's goals is to expand the Coast Guard's military workforce by at least 15,000 members by the end of fiscal year 2028 to support an expanding fleet and growing mission demands. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6efc775342cf4db8d5c2d Newsom Considers Ending Death Sentences for 563 California Prisoners te 2026-10-08T01:20:07.714Z Newsom Considers Ending Death Sentences for 563 California Prisoners Gov. Gavin Newsom ramped up talks after a botched execution in Tennessee. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6efc575342cf4db8d5c0d Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers Addresses Heated Exchange With HC Mike McCarthy te 2026-10-08T01:20:05.203Z Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers Addresses Heated Exchange With HC Mike McCarthy After his cuss-filled exchange with Mike McCarthy during “Thursday Night Football,” the veteran QB had little to say. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6efc375342cf4db8d5c04 Unlikely Guardians Star Joins Exclusive Club With Postseason Heroics te 2026-10-08T01:20:03.734Z Unlikely Guardians Star Joins Exclusive Club With Postseason Heroics Cleveland Guardians outfielder Jo Adell accomplished a rare feat during his team's Game 3 matchup against the Chicago White Sox. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6ed7775342cf4db8d5bc2 ESPN star Stephen A. Smith's Lane Johnson, Eagles rant triggers immediate video apology te 2026-10-08T01:10:15.392Z ESPN star Stephen A. Smith's Lane Johnson, Eagles rant triggers immediate video apology Stephen A. Smith loves playing the Teflon Don of sports media; that is, until he faces some actual criticism. ESPN's heavyweight had to answer for his own words after aiming for Lane Johnson’s sudden retirement. The Philadelphia Eagles tackle made a surprising decision by announcing his retirement four games into the NFL season. "Right now, it is critical that I focus on my mental health," Johnson, the 14-year veteran, announced. EAGLES PART WITH CAM JURGENS ONE DAY AFTER LOSING LANE JOHNSON TO RETIREMENT IN ROSTER SHAKEUP Lane Johnson has previously spoken publicly about his ongoing struggles with severe anxiety and depression. But on Wednesday’s First Take, Stephen A. set off the internet after questioning the timing of Johnson’s decision and suggested the Eagles’ poor season, through four weeks, had far more to do with it than any personal reasons. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "Now he calls it quits. Not before the season. Not in the offseason," Smith said. " ... Four games into the 2026 season, a dude that has been in the league forever sits back and says, ‘I need to focus on my mental health.’ Am I making it up?" Smith doubled down, mocking the timing of Lane's decision: "And this brother said, ‘Hey, my life matters. It’s time. I’m gonna call it quits. My mental health. My mental.' Lord!" To be fair, losing an All-Pro anchor in October is a brutal blow for Philly, especially after Howie Roseman shipped starting lineman Cam Jurgens to Baltimore earlier in the day. Perhaps the Eagles are in position to be early sellers, which Smith's original point touched on. Those comments didn't land too hot. Co-host Kimberley A. Martin stepped in live on air to call him out: "I feel like you’re making light of the situation." STEPHEN A SMITH AND ESPN SHOULD CONSIDER A FULL-TIME REUNION WITH SKIP BAYLESS Feeling the room shift, Smith immediately tried pivoting on air to claim he was attacking the organization rather than the player: "I would never make light of mental health issues. I’m making light of the Philadelphia Eagles’ trashy situation right now," he said. Smith followed up and posted an apology video on X later that afternoon addressing the backlash. "I’m sorry that when I was on television earlier this morning, on First Take … people misconstrued me minimizing mental health," he said. Stephen A. claims he's immune to the noise, yet he folded the instant the heat turned up. If a single afternoon on X sends him running for cover, his presidential dreams are DOA. Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com / Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6ed7075342cf4db8d5ba2 How the Iran War Is Reaching U.S. Bases te 2026-10-08T01:10:08.016Z How the Iran War Is Reaching U.S. Bases As the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran continues, it’s being felt in a wider region. Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent at The New York Times, explains how the conflict is reaching U.S. bases and why the United States is pulling back its military presence in some locations. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6ed6c75342cf4db8d5b6c Robert Griffin III Fires Stern Bryce Underwood Warning to Michigan Coaches te 2026-10-08T01:10:04.489Z Robert Griffin III Fires Stern Bryce Underwood Warning to Michigan Coaches Robert Griffin III warns Michigan coaches about how to best utilize the skillset of starting quarterback Bryce Underwood. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6e8cd75342cf4db8d5823 Precautionary boil water advisory issued for Maricopa te 2026-10-08T00:50:21.756Z Precautionary boil water advisory issued for Maricopa Global Water-Santa Cruz Water Company, Inc. is issuing a precautionary boil water advisory to water utility customers in the City of Maricopa. Do not drink tap water without boiling it first. This advisory is being issued because two preliminary tests indicate the tap water could be contaminated with E. coli. Until repeat testing is performed the presence of E. coli in the water system is not confirmed. However, we are issuing this notice out of an abundance of caution. Arizona Department of Environmental Quality regulations require us to take repeat samples at and near the location where the two positive samples were originally taken. It will take approximately 24 hours to receive the results from the repeat sampling. Please visit our website updates: www.gwresources.com/public-notice. What Customers Need to Know As of Oct. 7, 2026, you should boil all water for drinking, cooking, making ice, brushing teeth, or washing dishes. Bring water to a rolling boil for at least one (1) minute, then let it cool before using. Bottled water may be used as an alternative. Boil your tap water even if you filter it through a home water filter or a pitcher that filters water. Do not use un-boiled tap water for drinking or cooking, making ice or beverages, brushing teeth, preparing infant formula or food. E. coli bacteria can make you sick and are a particular concern for people with weakened immune systems. Boiling water kills bacteria, viruses, and other organisms that can cause disease. This precaution helps protect your health and that of your family. See advice from your health care provider if you have health concerns. If you have a compromised immune system, have an infant, or are elderly, you may be at increased risk and should seek advice about drinking water from your health care providers. When Will Customers Get an Update Global Water-Santa Cruz Water Company, Inc. will continue testing to confirm that the water is safe to drink. Residents can anticipate receiving additional information by tomorrow, October 8, 2026. For additional questions, please contact Customer Service at 866-940-1102 or customerservice@gwresources.com. The post Precautionary boil water advisory issued for Maricopa appeared first on InMaricopa.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6e8c375342cf4db8d57c5 Saints Get Update on WR Chris Olave After Concerning Garbage-Time Injury te 2026-10-08T00:50:11.917Z Saints Get Update on WR Chris Olave After Concerning Garbage-Time Injury New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave took a hit to his left knee during the closing minutes of Monday night's game. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6e8c275342cf4db8d57bc Yankees Make Bold Jazz Chisholm Jr Decision for Game 3 vs Rays te 2026-10-08T00:50:10.587Z Yankees Make Bold Jazz Chisholm Jr Decision for Game 3 vs Rays The New York Yankees are not starting Jazz Chisholm Jr. for their crucial Game 3 against the Tampa Bay Rays. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6e8c175342cf4db8d57b3 Texans Make Major DeMeco Ryans Change After Disastrous 0-4 Start te 2026-10-08T00:50:09.208Z Texans Make Major DeMeco Ryans Change After Disastrous 0-4 Start DeMeco Ryans takes a more direct role with the Texans' defense as Houston looks to rebound from 0-4 start. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6e8bf75342cf4db8d57aa Dodgers Remain Noncommittal on Closer Role Amid Postseason Uncertainty te 2026-10-08T00:50:07.805Z Dodgers Remain Noncommittal on Closer Role Amid Postseason Uncertainty Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Edwin Diaz hasn't secured the team's closer role despite his strong run of form. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6e8be75342cf4db8d57a1 Padres All-Star's Status Still Undecided Before Possible Elimination Game te 2026-10-08T00:50:06.517Z Padres All-Star's Status Still Undecided Before Possible Elimination Game Padres manager Craig Stammen updated the status of injured left-handed pitcher Adrian Morejon prior to Game 4 of the NLDS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6e8bd75342cf4db8d5798 Padres Make Crucial Mason Miller Decision Ahead of NLDS Game 4 te 2026-10-08T00:50:05.059Z Padres Make Crucial Mason Miller Decision Ahead of NLDS Game 4 The San Diego Padres reinstated right-handed pitcher Mason Miller from the postseason paternity list on Wednesday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6e8bb75342cf4db8d578f Ex-Pro Bowler Declares Eagles’ Super Bowl Window Closed After Cam Jurgens Trade te 2026-10-08T00:50:03.418Z Ex-Pro Bowler Declares Eagles’ Super Bowl Window Closed After Cam Jurgens Trade A former lineman thinks the Eagles' season is "over" after trading Pro Bowl center Cam Jurgens to the Baltimore Ravens. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6e41b75342cf4db8d56d9 Iowa city council meeting erupts after former member opens meeting with satanic prayer and 'Hail Satan' te 2026-10-08T00:30:19.292Z Iowa city council meeting erupts after former member opens meeting with satanic prayer and 'Hail Satan' A city council in Iowa erupted after a resident opened a meeting with a satanic prayer on Tuesday. Before the meeting of the Ottumwa City Council began, former council member Matt Dalbey opened with an invocation to the "dark father" to "embrace the Luciferian impulse to eat of the tree of knowledge" before ending with a "Hail Satan" declaration. After the council recited the Pledge of Allegiance and took roll, New Life Center pastor Rick Bick interrupted the meeting to demand pushback against Dalbey's invocation. LUTHERAN MINISTER AND HOUSE CANDIDATE UNDER FIRE AFTER RECOUNTING HER PART IN SATANIST COUPLE'S WEDDING "Let's just reverse this curse that was put on our city. That ending with 'Hail Satan' or 'Hail dark god,' that's not welcome here," Bick insisted. Though City Council member Cara Galloway told Bick to save his comments for public discussion, Bick demanded immediate action. "It needs to be done now," Bick said. "I appreciate what Ms. Galloway is saying, but that was a curse put on the city. When he said 'Hail Satan' ... most of you know that, and we need to just stop and reverse it." In response, Ottumwa Mayor Benjamin Foote requested 30 seconds of silence to allow for prayer or reflection and overruled Galloway's efforts to move forward with the meeting. Reacting to the controversy, Foote told Fox News Digital, "This is not a reflection of our community. As the Mayor of my hometown in Iowa, I know the people of Ottumwa, and the invocation read at the start of Tuesday’s meeting does not represent the faith or the values of families who call this city home." SWING STATE MAYOR SUED AS CITY’S MUSLIM HOLIDAY DISPLAYS IGNITE RELIGIOUS-FAVORITISM FIGHT After the meeting concluded, Galloway gave additional comments on the matter, repeating past concerns she had about establishing invocations at city council meetings that could lead to more conflicts. "Opening with an invocation means allowing viewpoints that may not reflect our own, and responding to someone's invocation is a slippery slope to putting a financial liability on the taxpayers and allowing for others to object or respond," Galloway said. "And this is exactly why I had concerns about having an invocation when we first talked about it, and I think I even specifically referenced that having someone from the Church of Satan or a prayer about Satan when we talked about that, that this could happen, and we would need to allow it." "I just want to remind us that again, sometimes things are said that we may not agree with ... and while you're allowed to do the moment of silence and that kind of thing too, I think we've opened ourselves up for others to object or respond to others' invocations," she continued. "And we need to remember that we are up here to be neutral and allow viewpoints because we've opened up invocations." According to a report by the Ottumwa Courier, the city adopted an invocation policy in January. The policy says it does not endorse any faith or religous denomination but is intended "to acknowledge and express the City Council's respect for the diversity of both organized and unorganized religious denominations, as well as other faiths, belief systems, or the lack thereof, represented and practiced among the citizens of the City of Ottumwa." SUPREME COURT SHOWDOWN LOOMS OVER ST MICHAEL STATUE BLOCKED FROM PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING In a private message, according to the Ottumwa Courier, Dalbey, who is a member of The Satanic Temple of Iowa, said that the prayer is commonly used by the temple "but has nothing to do with the belief in a satanic deity." In a comment to Fox News Digital, council member Bill Hoffman described leaving the room once the prayer was invoked and returning for the Pledge of Allegiance, though he defended Dalbey's right to say what he believes. "I'm a Christian man with Christian values. That doesn't mean I don't want to observe his First Amendment right. It just means that I want to use my rights not to observe that," he said. Hoffman added that he expects the invocation policy to be discussed in the future and that the council did not condone the content. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6e41a75342cf4db8d56d0 'Glad to see it': Super Bowl champion Bruce Arians rips out-of-control NFL refs after two suspensions te 2026-10-08T00:30:18.142Z 'Glad to see it': Super Bowl champion Bruce Arians rips out-of-control NFL refs after two suspensions NFL officials were suspended after separate incidents occurred involving players in two different games this past weekend, and one former Super Bowl-winning head coach was a bit "surprised" by what happened. Bruce Arians, who won the Super Bowl alongside Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the team’s head coach in 2021, knows that things can get heated with referees on game days. However, under the new collective bargaining agreement between the referees and the NFL, the league has the right to take action when they deem a line was crossed – no matter which side did so. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE The NFL suspended line judge Jeff Seeman for 2 games and referee Adrian Hill for 1 game due to "unprofessional conduct toward a player." For Seeman, he was seen in a late-game exchange with Arizona Cardinals star Trey McBride, where he clearly mouthed a couple obscenities toward the tight end, who had been frustrated over an unflagged contact play on third down. As for Hill, he got frustrated after Miami Dolphins running back Ollie Gordon blocked Vikings' linebacker Eric Willson into him, which knocked the official to the ground. Hill stood up and confronted Wilson immediately face-to-face before ordering him to go back to the huddle. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "This kind of behavior from an official towards a player is unacceptable," NFL Players Association Executive Director JC Tretter shared on social media. "Players are consistently held accountable when the roles are reversed. We expect the NFL to hold officials to the same standard." Arians saw the altercations as well, and he gave OutKick his take on it during a recent interview. "I did see it and I am surprised a little bit because there was never accountability before," he said, while also highlighting his work with Novartis and early prostate cancer screenings for their new initiative. "Under the new collective bargaining agreement with officials, there’s a lot more accountability and I’m glad to see that. "I’ve had many, many run-ins with the referees. I’m legendary in that part, you know. They’d come over [and say], ‘Please, just don’t spit on me, coach.’ I’d be hollering and screaming at them. But, yeah, it’s a great thing I think." As he said, Arians had dust-ups with officials during his lengthy tenure in the league, but that’s something seen on game days all the time. He was surprised, however, to see it occur with players, who usually let the coaches do the yelling for him. "I was surprised it was more with a player than a coach, because coaches can go way overboard," Arians explained. "But I think that’s a very, very important thing that the NFL now has control." It seems the league didn’t want to handle this behind the scenes, but rather sent a broader message with these two suspensions: acts like this by officials won’t be tolerated moving forward. Arians believes that is the right balance to have in the sport. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6e41375342cf4db8d56aa F.B.I. Arrests Teen Accused of Plotting Mass Shooting at Mall of America te 2026-10-08T00:30:11.508Z F.B.I. Arrests Teen Accused of Plotting Mass Shooting at Mall of America A yearslong investigation led federal agents to arrest an 18-year-old in Minnesota this week after he purchased a rifle from an undercover officer. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6e41275342cf4db8d56a1 Before Midterms, Trump Distances Himself From His Political Advisers’ Work Overseas te 2026-10-08T00:30:10.422Z Before Midterms, Trump Distances Himself From His Political Advisers’ Work Overseas President Trump wrote on social media that the advisers, James Blair and Chris LaCivita, serve as “outside consultants” for his political operation. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6e41075342cf4db8d568e Florida Court Orders Expungement of Report Criticizing DeSantis Administration te 2026-10-08T00:30:08.501Z Florida Court Orders Expungement of Report Criticizing DeSantis Administration The grand jury report, which was never released publicly but was leaked to a Miami news station, wrongfully “impugned” private individuals, an appeals panel found. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6e40f75342cf4db8d5685 Judge Throws Out Last Defendant’s Confession in Sept. 11 Case at Guantánamo te 2026-10-08T00:30:07.380Z Judge Throws Out Last Defendant’s Confession in Sept. 11 Case at Guantánamo The government is now 5-0 in its efforts to admit the so-called clean team confessions to the capital cases at Guantánamo Bay. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6e1c375342cf4db8d563f Critical House race that could decide control of Congress hits home stretch as GOP rep warns what's at stake te 2026-10-08T00:20:19.750Z Critical House race that could decide control of Congress hits home stretch as GOP rep warns what's at stake PRAIRIE CITY, Iowa — Iowa's 1st Congressional District is shaping up to be one of the closest races in the country as Republicans try to hold their razor-thin majority in the House, and Fox News Digital spoke to Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks about her pitch to keep the seat in GOP hands and what Democrats taking back control would mean. "Common sense over crazy. This is just common sense over crazy communism," Miller-Meeks told Fox News Digital about her opponent, former Democratic state Rep. Christina Bohannan, who Miller-Meeks said is "perfectly in alignment" with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Miller-Meeks accused Bohannan, who the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has labeled a "DEI queen," of supporting progressive priorities during her time in the Iowa House that aren't in line with where the majority of Iowa voters stand. "My opponent has not supported law enforcement, she tries to hide where she is on open borders, she has voted against every single tax cut while she was an Iowa legislator and said that the working family's tax cut was dangerous and would get rid of all of it," Miller-Meeks said. "Then she talks about in her campaign ads supporting tax cuts for the middle class. She also supported keeping boys in girls sports and boys and girls locker rooms." HOUSE GOP BILL MOVES TO CLOSE WHISTLEBLOWER GAPS EXPOSED BY MINNESOTA MEDICAID FRAUD SCANDAL Miller-Meeks, who spoke to Fox News Digital at a Department of Agriculture roundtable talking to farmers about their needs and the Trump administration's efforts to lower burdensome farming regulations, said that over the next month until the election her campaign will continue to "make sure that we're serving Iowans, that were out meeting with constituents answering their questions, coming before them and being available and doing the great constituent work that we've always done and showing the contrast." The incumbent congressman touted her record of working to bring in a massive steel mill in recent months, creating manufacturing jobs, helping farmers through ethanol and biodiesel policies, improving water quality and supporting conservation. DEM IN KEY SWING RACE MISSED NEARLY HALF HER STATE HOUSE VOTES WHILE TAKING TAXPAYER SALARY: 'NO SHOW' Voters across the country, including in Iowa, have expressed frustration with the economy, the cost of gas and diesel, and the Iran War, and while Miller-Meeks acknowledged the concerns, she's making the case that putting Democrats back in power isn't the answer, as they would roll back the work that has been done by Republicans. "There'll be no relief coming," she said. "They already said that they would get rid of all those policies." Miller-Meeks said the Democratic Party as a whole has moved further left and will attempt to "get rid of" Republican-led measures she credited with making U.S. steel production more competitive and benefiting states like Iowa. "Our bill on opening up energy production here in the United States did bring gasoline prices and diesel prices down at the first of the year," Miller-Meeks explained, adding that if Republican policies had been put in place during the Biden administration "we would have already had more biodiesel, which would have helped bring down diesel prices." The congresswoman argued Republicans will fight to preserve policies that lower energy, housing, healthcare and prescription drug costs, create jobs and root out fraud, waste and abuse that cost taxpayers millions. "It's not just making prices affordable, but it's also increasing wages and increasing jobs and good-paying jobs," she said. "We have certainly done that with the policies that we've put in place that the Democrats would get rid of." WATCH: BATTLEGROUND DEMOCRAT CALLED IOWA A 'BACKWATER' OVER TRANSGENDER ATHLETES BAN Miller-Meeks also mentioned several proposals she led targeting fraud in government programs following the Feeding Our Future scandal, which raised many questions about accountability among state leaders. The Medicaid Whistleblower Protection Act would establish federal protections nationwide for Medicaid workers who report early warning signs of fraud, and the WALZ Act would require the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General to open investigations into any program that sees a 10% or greater increase in total payments over any six-month period within a fiscal year. "Tackling corruption inside the government, inside government agencies, or in members of Congress or the administration, we're gonna continue to do that and work to serve Iowans and the American people," she said. This will be Bohannan’s third time running for Congress against Miller-Meeks after narrowly losing by less than a percentage point in 2024. The race is rated a "toss up" by Cook Political Report, reflecting Democratic momentum and broader headwinds facing Republicans in a midterm election shaped by President Donald Trump’s approval ratings and economic concerns. In a statement to Fox News Digital, Bohannan defended her positions, writing Miller-Meeks' "siding with drug companies, data centers, billionaires and party leadership at every turn" is "self-serving." "What's crazy is pretending to represent your constituents when you're bought and sold. I'll always put Iowa first--that's common sense," Bohannan said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6e1c275342cf4db8d5636 Cleveland Guardians stay alive in ALDS, deny White Sox clinch at home te 2026-10-08T00:20:18.566Z Cleveland Guardians stay alive in ALDS, deny White Sox clinch at home The Chicago White Sox last clinched a postseason series at home when Jiggs Donahue and George Davis helped the South Siders defeat the Chicago Cubs in Game 6 of the 1906 World Series. More than a century later, the White Sox came up short Thursday in their bid to clinch a spot in the American League Championship Series on their home field, falling to the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 in Game 3. The Guardians haven't made it to what is effectively the MLB's playoffs semifinals since 2005. The White Sox entered the potential ALDS-clinching game with a 2-0 series lead and struck first when catcher Kyle Teel doubled to right field, driving in the game’s first run. WHITE SOX RIDE ANOTHER DRAMATIC COMEBACK WIN TO BEAT GUARDIANS AND TAKE COMMANDING 2-0 ALDS LEAD The Guardians recorded two triples in a postseason game for the first time in franchise history. They became the first major league team to accomplish the feat since the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the 2024 World Series. Adell, Ramírez, Bailey and Brayan Rocchio each had two of the team’s 11 hits — a complete turnaround for the AL Central champions after they managed just three runs and seven hits in the first two games of the series combined. Chicago won its first four games in a surprising postseason appearance after going 60-102 last year. It was backed by a frenzied crowd of 40,590 for the franchise’s first home playoff game since 2021, but there wasn’t much for the fans to cheer in the final innings. Parker Messick is scheduled to start for Cleveland in Game 4 on Thursday. Wednesday marked Chicago’s first home playoff game since 2021 and another milestone in a surprising season. The White Sox had lost a combined 324 games over the previous three years. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6e1c075342cf4db8d5620 Democrats fight to hold a competitive Mesa seat in bid to flip the legislature te 2026-10-08T00:20:16.817Z Democrats fight to hold a competitive Mesa seat in bid to flip the legislature Rep. Lorena Austin and Jacob Martinez, both Democrats, and Republican Brad Bettencourt participate in the Clean Elections debate for Legislative District 9 on Oct. 6, 2026. The debate was moderated by journalist TJ L'Heureux of the Arizona Agenda. (Screenshot via Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission/YouTube) Democrats are hoping to hold onto a Mesa legislative district in their bid to capture the state legislature, fending off a challenge from a Republican with ties to Kari Lake.  Legislative District 9, which stretches across Mesa’s downtown core and much of the west side of the city, leans Democratic but is among the most competitive districts in the state. Its two seats in the Arizona House of Representatives have been held by Democrats since 2022, though it’s been close.  In 2022, Seth Blattman narrowly defeated a Republican opponent to win his first term by just 760 votes. Two years later, Blattman eked out a second term with a vote difference of 928 between him and another Republican candidate. Blattman chose not to run for re-election this year.  During a Tuesday debate, political newcomer Jacob Martinez and Rep. Lorena Austin, who is seeking re-election, called on voters to reject Republican Brad Bettencourt, characterizing him as an outsider who will push many of the same policies the current GOP majority has.  “I think it’s very clear that the choice for our district should be people who are from this community, who love it and who will always advocate for it,” Austin said.  GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE Austin and Martinez both grew up in Mesa. Bettencourt, who attended Arizona State University and has lived in Arizona for many years, touted his career in banking as proof that he is best suited to addressing affordability issues at the state legislature.  “Who up here actually has made the numbers work in the past? And who’s in the best position to make your life more affordable?” he said.  Bettencourt’s past criticism of the state’s elections were particularly spotlighted on Tuesday. Bettencourt previously worked as a technician at a vote center in Maricopa County in 2022, and testified that same year as a witness for failed gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake as she tried to overturn her loss to Democrat Katie Hobbs.  When asked on Tuesday whether he believes Hobbs was legitimately elected, Bettencourt refused to say she was.  “Katie Hobbs is currently governor,” he said in his first response. “If anyone doesn’t like that, they can vote in November.” Shortly after Joe Biden won the 2020 election, Republicans who falsely claimed that Trump won frequently sidestepped the issue at the time by asserting that Biden was the sitting president. When pressed on whether he believes Hobbs was legitimately elected, Bettencourt conceded that she was elected, but omitted the key word “legitimately.”  “She’s elected governor,” he said. The candidates, the ballot measures, and the tools you need to cast your vote. Arizona Votes: 2026 While Bettencourt complained that he witnessed “some of the most incompetent and inefficient  group of workers” during his time in Maricopa County elections, he was unable to say what legislation he would advance in the state legislature to improve conditions. Instead, he blamed the county’s election issues on “sloppiness.”  Meanwhile, Austin, who is Arizona’s first nonbinary legislator and uses they/them pronouns, said they would be interested in working to make elections more accessible for disabled voters and placing more ballot boxes in rural areas. And Martinez said he would push for the state to allow election workers to tabulate early ballots turned in on election day immediately, which he said would help speed up results and help raise public trust.  “People’s biggest complaint with our elections is that we don’t get results fast enough,” Martinez said. “Yet the Republican legislature refuses to allow early ballots to be counted before a given date, (which) then delays the entire count.”  All three candidates agreed that investment companies have strained the state’s housing market, but differed on whether lawmakers should take action against them. Austin pointed out that Democrats have proposed legislation to cap the number of properties investment companies can purchase in the past, but the Republican-controlled legislature has refused to consider it. They urged voters to support Democratic candidates in November to help that legislation become a reality.  “We have to do something different,” Austin said. “We’ve had bills on the table as Democrats but they’ve not received hearings, and so I hope that changes with a Democratic majority next session.” Democrats have sought to flip party control of the state legislature several times in recent years, with no success. Republicans have held onto a majority in the state House since 1966 and have controlled both legislative chambers for all but four years in the past 60 years. But this year’s record-low disapproval of President Donald Trump and polls showing voters overwhelmingly prefer Democratic candidates over Republicans have reenergized hopes of toppling GOP control of the state legislature.  Martinez said he would prefer even tighter control of investment companies in the housing market, advocating for a full ban on companies buying single-family homes, which some economists have said is a key factor in the housing affordability crisis in Arizona and beyond.  But Bettencourt, a real estate investor, said that he would rather use other tools to increase homebuilding, like streamlining local permit processes. He added that he would consider a cap on how many properties investment companies could purchase, though he couldn’t say what that cap would be. And when Martinez criticized corporate landlords for failing to maintain residences, Bettencourt said tenants should be aware of their legal rights.  Martinez lambasted Bettencourt for his unwillingness to regulate investment companies, saying that the Republican wouldn’t advocate for the interests of everyday Arizonans but would instead focus on protecting the financial interests of investors like himself.  “Brad owns over 50 homes and has bragged about owning 50 homes,” Martinez said. “So, putting any sort of cap on what properties people can be buying and ensuring families can afford (them) — it benefits Brad to not do that. And that’s not the kind of representation that we need making decisions down at the Capitol.”  Bettencourt rebutted that he himself doesn’t own 50 homes, but that he co-owns multiple properties, along with others, which he said is “normal for someone who’s an investor.” The trio also weighed in on education funding, particularly the state’s ballooning universal private school voucher program. Formally called the Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, the program has grown to an annual cost of more than $1 billion, and has been widely criticized for resulting in luxury purchases, like diamond rings and airline tickets.  Republican lawmakers have refused to contemplate regulating the program or instituting reforms aimed at creating accountability.  Austin and Martinez both said they would back legislation to implement changes in the program, including an income eligibility cap, reporting requirements or academic standards for schools that receive ESA dollars. But they also noted that doing so would be impossible without first flipping party control of the state legislature. “We’ve heard so much talk about waste, fraud and abuse, yet when it’s money spent on lingerie or diamond rings under the guise of the ESA program, the Republican legislature stands by and does nothing,” Martinez said. “They’d rather see public education continue to be defunded and not have the resources they need than ensure that there’s accountability and that students in public schools have what they need to succeed.”    Bettencourt, meanwhile, said he wouldn’t change a thing about the voucher system.   “A lot of the families in my district like the ESA program and school choice, so I don’t want to make massive changes to it. But always look out for the fraud,” he said.  But when pressed on what changes could be made to address any fraud found, Bettencourt waffled, saying program administrators are working to do that already, and that he believes the rate of fraud in the program is far lower than in other government programs.  Martinez needled Bettencourt on his answer, criticizing him for replicating the GOP party practice of turning a blind eye to issues in the program. Bettencourt sharply replied that he opposes the fraudulent use of public dollars anywhere and added that some public schools also misuse taxpayer dollars.  Republicans frequently cast aspersions on public schools to deflect concerns about the ESA program, despite the fact that public schools — unlike the vendors that accept ESA money — must account for every dollar spent and undergo multiple audits and performance reviews. They also are required to accept every student in their district, unlike the private schools that take voucher payments. The lawmakers that make up next year’s legislature must also consider whether to renew Proposition 123, a $300 million annual funding source for public schools. The initiative expired last year, and Republican lawmakers have been unable to come to an agreement to revive it, with some wanting to attach increased reporting requirements to it and others clamoring to earmark the money for teacher salaries, even though the education advocates and teachers themselves argue that letting public schools choose what needs the funds go towards is best.  Whatever the final deal looks like must be sent to voters for approval. Martinez and Austin said they would back a clean extension of the original funding plan, without adding extra requirements or caveats for schools to deal with, in line with what Democratic lawmakers have been pushing for two years. 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Ir a una sección de la guía del votante Registro Fechas clave Preguntas votación Derechos electorales Cámara de EE. UU Gobernador y gabinete Senado de Arizona Cámara de Arizona Juntas escolares ¿Cómo puedo consultar mis propios datos de registro electoral? Usa esta herramienta para verificar si estás registrado para votar, con qué partido estás registrado, si necesitas actualizar tu dirección o si estás en la lista de votación anticipada (llamada AEVL). Debes haberte registrado para votar antes del 5 de octubre para participar en las elecciones generales. Fechas clave de las elecciones 5 de octubre Fecha límite para registrarse para votar 7 de octubre Se envían las boletas por correo; comienza la votación anticipada 23 de octubre Último día para solicitar una boleta por correo 27 de octubre Último día para enviar tu boleta por correo 30 de octubre Último día para votar anticipadamente en persona 3 de noviembre Día de las elecciones generales Preguntas frecuentes sobre votación ¿Por qué tengo dos boletas electorales? Los votantes del condado Pima votarán por 34 cargos electos y 13 propuestas estatales, además de propuestas locales y escolares, lo que significa que tendrán dos boletas de doble cara para votar. Obtenga más información sobre las boletas de dos caras aquí. ¿Cómo puedo encontrar un lugar de votación o un centro de votación? Puede votar anticipadamente en persona del 9 de octubre al 1 de noviembre. También puede votar en persona el día de las elecciones, el 5 de noviembre. Condado de Pima: Mira este mapa. Alrededor del estado: Utilice esta herramienta para encontrar un lugar de votación. Qué llevar a las urnas de votación En las urnas el Día de las Elecciones deberá decir su nombre y lugar de residencia y presentar una identificación al funcionario electoral.  La identificación con fotografía puede ser una de las siguientes: Licencia de conducir válida de Arizona Tarjeta de identificación no operativa válida de Arizona Tarjeta de inscripción tribal u otra forma de identificación tribal Identificación válida emitida por el gobierno federal, estatal o local de los Estados Unidos Si no tiene ninguna de esas identificaciones con fotografía, puede mostrar dos de las siguientes opciones: Factura de servicios públicos del/la elector/a que esté fechada dentro de los 90 días previos a la elección. 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Pasaporte de los Estados Unidos sin dirección de domicilio y un artículo válido de la segunda lista Identificación Militar de los Estados Unidos sin dirección de domicilio y un artículo válido de la segunda lista También se requiere una identificación válida antes de recibir una boleta en cualquier lugar de votación anticipada en persona o centro de votación de emergencia o de una junta electoral especial. ¿Cómo puedo votar por correo?  Las boletas se enviarán por correo a los votantes registrados en la lista de votación anticipada el 9 de octubre. También puede solicitar una boleta anticipada única antes del 25 de octubre. Vaya al Portal de Información para Votantes de Arizona. O en el condado de Pima, solicite una boleta por correo a la oficina del registrador del condado. Encuentre enlaces para otros condados. Para unirse a la Lista Activa de Votación Temprana y recibir una boleta por correo para todas las elecciones futuras, actualice su registro de votante aquí y seleccione AEVL (“Active Early Voting List”). La fecha límite recomendada para enviar su boleta por correo es el 29 de octubre. Recuerde firmar su boleta temprana o es posible que su voto no cuente. Subsanar (arreglar) una boleta anticipada/por correo Es necesario “subsanar” una boleta si los trabajadores electorales cuestionan la validez de su firma o si olvidó firmar su boleta anticipada. Los votantes que necesiten explicar y/o resolver una firma inconsistente entre su boleta y su tarjeta de registro deben hacerlo a más tardar el quinto día hábil después de un día de elección primaria, general o especial que incluya un cargo federal, según la ley de Arizona. Las elecciones de 2024 incluyen contiendas para posiciones federales. Si un votante presenta una boleta sin firma, el registrador del condado u otro funcionario a cargo de las elecciones debe hacer un esfuerzo para comunicarse con el votante, informarle de la firma que falta y permitirle agregar su firma no más tarde de las 7 p.m. el día de las elecciones, según la ley de Arizona. En el condado de Pima, puede obtener una boleta de reemplazo en cualquier Sitio de Reemplazo de Boletas o Centro de Votación, y necesitará una identificación. Puede solicitar una nueva boleta aquí. En el condado de Maricopa, hay más información disponible sobre la subsanación de boletas aquí. ¿Tiene más preguntas o vive fuera de los condados de Pima y Maricopa? La Oficina del Secretario de Estado de Arizona tiene la información de contacto y los sitios web de los registradores del condado para todos los funcionarios electorales del condado aquí. Derecho al voto Los votantes del condado de Pima pueden consultar el estado de su boleta de votación anticipada aquí. Los votantes del condado de Maricopa pueden consultar el estado de su boleta de votación anticipada aquí. Los votantes de otras partes de Arizona pueden consultar el estado de su boleta de votación anticipada aquí. Obtén más información sobre la seguridad electoral aquí. ¿Necesita ayuda con el idioma o tiene preguntas sobre sus derechos de voto? Conozca su derecho al voto NALEO ¡Ve y Vota!: Llama al 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA ó 1-888-839-8682 Proyecto de Protección del Voto Nativo de Arizona: Si tiene problemas para votar, llame a esta línea directa: 1-888-777-3831 APIA VOTE and AAJC Idiomas Asiáticos: Llama al 1-888-API-VOTE ó 1-888-274-8683  Comité de Abogados por los Derechos Civiles ante la Ley/10 Idiomas: 1-866-OUR-VOTE  1-888-VE-Y-VOTA (Español/Inglés)  1-844-YALLA-US (Árabe/Inglés)  1-888-API-VOTE (Inglés, Mandarín, Cantonés, Coreano, Vietnamita, Tagalo, Urdu, Hindi y Bengalí)  Envíe MYVOTE al 1-866-687-8683 para obtener ayuda para votar de un voluntario capacitado Derechos de Discapacidad en Arizona: 602-274-6287 ó 1-800-927-2260 de 6 a. m. a 7 p. m. el día de las elecciones. Más recursos para votantes con discapacidad de la Comisión Ciudadana de Elecciones Limpias. Más recursos generales sobre votación de la Oficina del Secretario de Estado de Arizona. Votantes indígenas Los votantes nativos en Arizona y en otros lugares durante mucho tiempo han enfrentado discriminación y obstáculos a la hora de emitir su voto. Para obtener más información sobre sus derechos, los votantes indígenas de Arizona pueden registrarse en Arizona Native Vote, una organización sin fines de lucro dedicada a ayudar a las comunidades indígenas y rurales a participar en las elecciones. Proyecto de Protección Electoral del Voto Nativo de Arizona: Si tiene problemas para votar, llame a esta línea directa: 1-888-777-3831 Los miembros de tribus reconocidas a nivel federal no están obligados a tener una dirección o una fotografía en su identificación tribal para poder emitir un voto provisional, según la Comisión Ciudadana de Elecciones Limpias. Mantengamos informado a Arizona El equipo de Arizona Luminaria trabaja incansablemente para ofrecerle reportajes a fondo sobre las elecciones de 2026 en Arizona. Ayúdenos a continuar esta importante labor con una donación hoy a nuestra sala de redacción sin fines de lucro. U.S. House of Representatives 6.º Distrito Congresional de Arizona Este distrito es considerado un distrito competitivo, con un historial de elecciones cerradas, y nuevamente ha sido catalogado como una contienda sin un favorito claro (toss-up) este año. Incluye todo el condado de Greenlee y partes de los condados de Pima, Pinal, Cochise y Graham. Usa esta herramienta para consultar en qué distrito vives. Juan Ciscomani ocupa el cargo desde 2023 y, antes de eso, fue asesor principal del exgobernador Doug Ducey. Ciscomani es un republicano moderado, según GovTrack, y recibió una calificación A por su trabajo bipartidista de Bridge Grades, un proyecto de Mediators Foundation, con sede en Colorado. Ganó su primera elección en 2022 por 5,232 votos y fue reelegido en 2024 por 10,822 votos. En ambos casos, su oponente fue la demócrata Kirsten Engel. Ahora, con dos periodos de experiencia en el Congreso, enfrenta a una nueva contrincante, la demócrata JoAnna Mendoza. Mendoza sirvió 20 años en la Marina y el Cuerpo de Marines y fue enviada a Irak y Afganistán. Se desempeñó como instructora de reclutas del Cuerpo de Marines antes de regresar a Arizona, donde trabajó como integrante del equipo del representante Tom O’Halleran. Mendoza no ha ocupado anteriormente un cargo de elección popular. Se postuló y perdió una contienda por un escaño en el Senado estatal de Arizona en 2020. Ambos partidos están invirtiendo fuertemente para ganar esta contienda. Al 1 de julio, Ciscomani había recaudado 6.17 millones de dólares y Mendoza había recaudado 7.35 millones de dólares. Los votantes también pueden elegir candidatos de terceros partidos en esta contienda: el libertario Jereme Peters y el candidato del Partido Verde Gary Swing. Swing se ha postulado para cargos públicos más de una docena de veces como candidato de un tercer partido en Colorado y Arizona. Los candidatos de terceros partidos han influido en los resultados recientes de las elecciones del Distrito Congresional 6. En 2024, la candidata del Partido Verde Athena Eastwood obtuvo 10,759 votos, casi igualando el margen de 10,822 votos con el que Ciscomani derrotó a Engel. El independiente Michael Dorland está realizando una campaña como candidato por escrito (write-in). Juan Ciscomani Republican Official Facebook Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Official X Campaign X Official Instagram Campaign Instagram Official YouTube Campaign YouTube LinkedIn Ballotpedia Federal Election Commission Wikipedia ID Open Secrets Campaign Website JoAnna Mendoza Democrat Campaign Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram Campaign YouTube Ballotpedia Campaign Website Jereme Lance Peters Libertarian Campaign Facebook Personal X Campaign Instagram Gary Swing Green Party Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Campaign X Campaign Website 7.º Distrito Congresional de Arizona Este distrito, de tendencia demócrata, se extiende a lo largo de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México e incluye partes de seis condados: Pima, Santa Cruz, Yuma, Cochise, Maricopa y Pinal, así como varias naciones tribales, entre ellas Pascua Yaqui y Tohono O’odham. Usa esta herramienta para consultar en qué distrito vives. Los votantes eligieron a la demócrata Adelita Grijalva en una elección especial en septiembre de 2025 para completar el periodo de su padre, el fallecido representante Raúl Grijalva. Antes de ser elegida al Congreso, formó parte de la Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Pima y de la junta directiva del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Tucson. Su oponente es el republicano Daniel Butierez, un contratista de pintura que no ha ocupado anteriormente un cargo de elección popular. Perdió ante ella en la elección especial por 40,204 votos y anteriormente perdió ante su padre en 2024 por 72,897 votos. Daniel Francis Butierez Sr. Republican Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram LinkedIn Ballotpedia Federal Election Commission Campaign Website Adelita Grijalva Democrat Official Facebook Campaign Facebook Official X Campaign X Official Instagram Campaign Instagram Official YouTube Campaign YouTube LinkedIn Ballotpedia Federal Election Commission Wikipedia ID Campaign Website Funcionarios electos a nivel estatal Gobernador de Arizona Por primera vez en Arizona, los candidatos a gobernador se postulan en una fórmula conjunta con un candidato a vicegobernador, después de que los votantes aprobaron la Proposición 131 en 2022. La gobernadora demócrata Katie Hobbs busca un segundo mandato. Antes de ganar un escaño en la Legislatura en 2010, trabajó como trabajadora social. En 2018 fue elegida secretaria de Estado y en 2022 derrotó a la republicana Kari Lake en la contienda por la gubernatura. Esa elección fue cerrada: Hobbs ganó por 17,117 votos, con 50.3% de los votos frente a 49.6%. Hobbs destaca un presupuesto estatal que promulgó y que incluye una reducción de impuestos de 1,400 millones de dólares y la eliminación del impuesto estatal sobre las propinas y el pago de horas extra. También ayudó a eliminar la deuda médica de casi 700,000 habitantes de Arizona. Hobbs es una fuerte crítica del presidente Donald Trump y responsabiliza a sus aranceles por el aumento de los costos. Su compañero de fórmula es John Giles, quien fue alcalde de Mesa hasta 2025. Fue republicano hasta mayo, cuando se registró como independiente. El representante republicano Andy Biggs fue elegido al Congreso en 2016. Antes de eso, sirvió durante más de una década en la Legislatura estatal, incluido como presidente del Senado de 2013 a 2017. Presidió el House Freedom Caucus de 2019 a 2022 y votó en contra de aceptar los votos electorales de Arizona después de las elecciones de 2020. Biggs ganó las primarias de julio con aproximadamente 74% de los votos, derrotando al representante David Schweikert. Su compañera de fórmula es Sine Kerr, ex senadora estatal y exlíder de la mayoría del Senado, con experiencia en agricultura. Biggs quiere eliminar el impuesto sobre la renta de tasa fija de Arizona, que es de 2.5%. Trump lo respaldó y Turning Point Action apoya su candidatura. Ambas campañas dicen que reducirán los costos y ambas están difundiendo anuncios de ataque. Biggs ha criticado a Hobbs por los aumentos en las tarifas de Sunshine Residential, un contratista del Departamento de Seguridad Infantil del estado. La fiscal general Kris Mayes, demócrata, anunció el 21 de agosto que su oficina no encontró evidencia de intercambio de favores políticos por beneficios económicos y que no presentaría cargos. La oficina de Hobbs dice que ella no ordenó los aumentos de tarifas. Risa Lombardo es la candidata del Partido Verde. Es una secretaria legal jubilada. Dice que detendría los centros de datos y terminaría con el uso de cámaras Flock. El Partido Verde de Arizona está “activamente en contra” de su candidatura. Teri Ann Hourihan es la candidata de No Labels. Es una consejera de salud mental de Phoenix. Hourihan dice que su principal prioridad es combatir la corrupción en las agencias estatales. También quiere abordar la escasez de agua mediante la conservación y la desalinización, y mejorar el acceso a la atención médica. Otros dos republicanos se postulan como candidatos por escrito (write-in): Gertritrude Gonzalez y Alice Novoa. Andy Biggs Republican Running mate: Sine Kerr Official Facebook Campaign Facebook Official X Campaign X Official Instagram Campaign Instagram Official YouTube Campaign YouTube Ballotpedia Federal Election Commission Campaign Website Katie Hobbs Democrat Running mate: John Giles Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram Campaign Website Risa Lombardo Green Party Running mate: Lisa Castillo Campaign Facebook Campaign Instagram Campaign Website Teri Ann Hourihan No Labels Party Running mate: Angela Harrolle Mohan Campaign Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram Campaign YouTube Campaign Website Secretario de Estado de Arizona La función de mayor visibilidad de este cargo es supervisar las elecciones. Desde las elecciones de 2020, este puesto ha recibido más atención, y quien gane estará a cargo de las elecciones de 2028, cuando se espera que Arizona vuelva a ser un estado clave en la contienda presidencial. El demócrata Adrian Fontes ocupa el cargo desde 2023. Es veterano del Cuerpo de Marines y exfiscal. Fue elegido registrador del condado de Maricopa en 2016. Fontes dice que las elecciones de Arizona son justas y seguras y que no necesitan una reforma importante. Se ha opuesto al esfuerzo de la administración Trump para obtener las listas de votantes sin censura del estado. Jueces federales rechazaron esa solicitud en Arizona y en aproximadamente otras dos docenas de estados. El representante estatal republicano Alexander Kolodin es abogado especializado en elecciones y miembro del Arizona Freedom Caucus. Fue elegido para la Cámara de Representantes de Arizona en 2022 y ganó las primarias de julio frente a la expresidenta del Partido Republicano de Arizona, Gina Swoboda. Kolodin formó parte de una demanda presentada después de las elecciones de 2020 que alegaba que la elección presidencial le había sido robada al presidente Donald Trump. El Colegio de Abogados de Arizona lo sancionó en 2023 por su participación en ese caso y otros, y lo puso en libertad condicional durante 18 meses. Durante un debate el 31 de agosto, Fontes lo calificó como uno de los arquitectos de la “Gran Mentira” (“Big Lie”). Kolodin responsabilizó a Fontes por problemas con el sistema electoral del estado. Dice que sus cambios restaurarían la confianza en las elecciones de Arizona y garantizarían que las boletas sean contadas a tiempo. Apoya la Proposición 144, una propuesta legislativa sometida a votación que exigiría identificación a todos los votantes, incluidos quienes votan por correo, y permitiría a los centros de votación contar las boletas anticipadas entregadas en persona. El candidato del Partido Verde es Duwayne Collier. El partido dice que se opone a la candidatura de Collier. Adrian Fontes Democrat Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram Campaign YouTube Campaign Website Alexander Kolodin Republican Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Campaign X Personal X Campaign Instagram Campaign Website Duwayne Collier Green Party Campaign Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram Campaign Website Fiscal general de Arizona El fiscal general es el principal funcionario encargado de hacer cumplir la ley en el estado, con funciones centradas en la protección de los consumidores, los derechos civiles, acciones de cumplimiento, litigios y la defensa o impugnación de las leyes estatales. El fiscal general tiene una amplia facultad para decidir qué leyes defender o impugnar. La demócrata en el cargo, Kris Mayes, ganó por un estrecho margen en 2022, con una diferencia de 280 votos. Mayes ha presentado casi 50 demandas contra la administración Trump. Quien gane decidirá si Arizona continúa demandando a la administración Trump. Antes de ser elegida fiscal general, Mayes fue periodista, trabajó en la administración de la gobernadora Janet Napolitano, formó parte de la Comisión de Corporaciones de Arizona y fue profesora en la facultad de Derecho de Arizona State University. El candidato republicano Warren Petersen es actualmente presidente del Senado estatal de Arizona. El Senado, controlado por los republicanos, aprobó una resolución en la que pedía la renuncia de Mayes después de que ella dijera que un residente de Arizona armado y un agente federal de inmigración con el rostro cubierto podrían ser una “receta para el desastre”. Posteriormente, Mayes aclaró que su preocupación es por la seguridad tanto de los residentes como de los agentes del orden. Petersen, corredor de bienes raíces y abogado, ha formado parte de la Legislatura desde 2013. Petersen ha dicho que los resultados de las elecciones de 2020 fueron certificados “prematuramente” y ayudó a poner en marcha la auditoría de Cyber Ninjas de los resultados de 2020 del condado de Maricopa, pero rechaza que se le califique como alguien que niega los resultados de las elecciones. Mayes se negó a defender algunas restricciones al aborto ante los tribunales y dijo que no procesaría casos bajo la prohibición de 1864. (La ley fue derogada en 2024). Petersen intervino para defender una ley de aborto de 2021 que Mayes no estaba dispuesta a defender. Kris Mayes Democrat Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram Personal Instagram Campaign YouTube Campaign Website Warren Petersen Republican Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram Campaign Website Superintendente de Instrucción Pública La tesorera estatal Kimberly Yee y la expresidenta de Glendale Community College Teresa Leyba Ruiz compiten por el principal cargo de educación del estado. El superintendente dirige el Departamento de Educación de Arizona, supervisa el sistema de escuelas públicas K-12 del estado y forma parte de la Junta de Regentes de Arizona. La oficina también administra el programa estatal de Cuentas de Becas de Empoderamiento, conocido como ESAs, que paga la matrícula de escuelas privadas y otros gastos educativos. El superintendente no puede aumentar por sí solo el financiamiento de las escuelas y tendría que convencer a la Legislatura de hacerlo. Yee fue elegida tesorera estatal en 2018 y reelegida en 2022, y ya no puede volver a postularse para ese cargo. Es ex senadora estatal y ha defendido las ESAs y la posibilidad de elegir escuelas desde su época en la Legislatura. Leyba Ruiz es una candidata por primera vez y ex maestra de matemáticas que se jubiló como presidenta de Glendale Community College. Actualmente trabaja para la organización sin fines de lucro Education Forward Arizona. Ruiz dice que eliminaría la aprobación automática de compras de 2,000 dólares o menos mediante las ESAs y presionaría para que haya una mayor supervisión del programa. Responsabiliza a las ESAs y al bajo financiamiento por estudiante por el cierre de escuelas y las aulas saturadas. Dos personas realizan campañas como candidatos por escrito (write-in): Gerard Davis, del Partido Verde, trabajó como administrador de casos para el Departamento de Seguridad Infantil y el Departamento de Seguridad Económica. Stephen Neal Jr., del partido No Labels, trabajó como psicólogo escolar y director de educación especial. Terry Leyba Ruiz Democrat Campaign Facebook Campaign Instagram LinkedIn Campaign Website Kimberly Yee Republican Official Facebook Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Official X Campaign X Campaign Website Comisión de Corporaciones de Arizona La Comisión de Corporaciones de Arizona, integrada por cinco miembros, decide cuánto pagan los habitantes de Arizona por la electricidad, el gas y el agua, y también abordará las crecientes preocupaciones sobre los centros de datos y la energía renovable. También está en juego el caso de tarifas de Tucson Electric Power. Dos escaños están en disputa en 2026. Thompson es el único comisionado en funciones que aparece en la boleta. Los votantes elegirán a dos de los candidatos que aparecen en su boleta para ocupar cargos de cuatro años. Actualmente, los cinco comisionados son republicanos. Ralph Heap Republican Campaign Facebook Campaign X Campaign Website Kevin Thompson Republican Campaign Facebook Campaign X Campaign Website Mike Cease Green Party Personal Facebook LinkedIn Jonathon Hill Democrat Campaign Facebook Campaign X LinkedIn Campaign Website Clara Pratte Democrat Campaign Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram Campaign Website Contienda destacada para el Senado estatal de Arizona Distrito 17 Los candidatos compiten por un escaño vacante debido a que el senador republicano Vince Leach se jubila. Este distrito es uno de los más competitivos del estado y tiene un historial de elecciones cerradas: las contiendas de 2024 y 2022 se decidieron por aproximadamente 2 puntos porcentuales. El Distrito 17 abarca una pequeña parte del condado de Pinal y partes del noreste del condado de Pima, incluidas Oro Valley, Marana, SaddleBrooke, Catalina, el lado este de Tucson y Vail. Usa esta herramienta para consultar en qué distrito vives. El republicano Christopher King es miembro de la junta directiva del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Vail y trabaja como maestro sustituto en el distrito. Fue elegido en 2020 y reelegido en 2024. King es un veterano retirado de la Fuerza Aérea que se desempeñó como técnico en desactivación de explosivos. También forma parte de la junta directiva de la Asociación de Juntas Escolares de Arizona. El demócrata Edgar Soto es veterano del Cuerpo de Marines y vicepresidente del campus Desert Vista de Pima Community College. Forma parte de la junta directiva de la Autoridad de Deportes, Turismo y Cine del Sur de Arizona. Soto se postuló anteriormente, sin éxito, para la Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Pima en 2024. Chris King Republican Campaign Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram LinkedIn Campaign Website Edgar Soto Democrat Campaign Facebook Campaign Instagram LinkedIn Campaign Website Contiendas destacadas para la Cámara de Representantes estatal de Arizona Distrito 16 Los votantes elegirán a dos representantes en este distrito altamente competitivo. El Distrito 16 incluye partes del lado oeste de Tucson y partes del condado de Pima, además de partes de los condados de Pinal y Maricopa. Usa esta herramienta para consultar en qué distrito vives. Los republicanos en funciones de Casa Grande, Teresa Martinez y Chris Lopez, buscan la reelección. Martinez fue designada en 2021 para representar a otro distrito y fue elegida para el Distrito 16 en 2022. Lopez ha ocupado el cargo durante un periodo. La demócrata Julia Romero Gusse cumplió dos periodos en el Concejo Municipal de Maricopa y se desempeñó como asesora principal en el Departamento de Asuntos de Veteranos de Estados Unidos. Teresa Martinez Republican Campaign Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram LinkedIn Campaign Website Chris Lopez Republican Campaign Facebook Campaign Website Julia Romero Gusse Democrat Campaign Facebook Campaign Instagram LinkedIn Campaign Website Distrito 17 Los votantes elegirán a dos representantes en este distrito altamente competitivo, que abarca una pequeña parte del condado de Pinal y partes del noreste del condado de Pima, incluidas Oro Valley, Marana, SaddleBrooke, Catalina, el lado este de Tucson y Vail. Usa esta herramienta para consultar en qué distrito vives. Los representantes en funciones, la republicana Rachel Jones Keshel y el demócrata Kevin Volk, buscan la reelección. Sus contrincantes son el republicano John Winchester, quien anteriormente se postuló para la Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Pima en 2016, y la demócrata Hollace “Holly” Lyon, quien anteriormente se postuló para la Cámara de Representantes en 2018 y 2014 en un distrito diferente. Rachel Jones Keshel Republican Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Campaign X Campaign Website Kevin Volk Democrat Campaign Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram LinkedIn Campaign Website Holly Lyon Democrat Campaign Facebook Campaign Instagram Campaign Website John Winchester Republican Campaign Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram LinkedIn Campaign Website Juntas escolares Amphitheater Public Schools Cinco candidatos compiten por tres escaños en la Junta Directiva de Amphitheater Public Schools. La junta de Amphi continuará trabajando en el ajuste del tamaño del distrito, que cerró cuatro escuelas la primavera pasada. También votará el próximo año sobre un nuevo superintendente, ya que Todd Jaeger se jubilará al final de este año escolar. La contienda por el escaño con un periodo de dos años es entre Michael Gemma y Kimberly Outlaw Ryan. Ambos solicitaron el escaño hace un año, cuando quedó vacante debido al fallecimiento de un integrante de la junta. Gemma, exdirector de Canyon del Oro High School, fue designado en 2025. Ryan es la asesora jurídica general adjunta de Tucson Airport Authority. El distrito de Amphi se extiende desde el norte de Tucson a través de áreas no incorporadas del condado de Pima, Oro Valley y Catalina. Amphitheater Public Schools — periodo de dos años Mike Gemma Incumbent Personal Facebook LinkedIn Kimberly Outlaw Ryan Challenger LinkedIn Amphitheater Public Schools — periodo de cuatro años John Fife, maestro jubilado después de 30 años de servicio; Nina Godlewski, maestra jubilada después de casi dos décadas; y Elizabeth Slater, directora ejecutiva de Youth on Their Own, una organización sin fines de lucro dedicada a prevenir la deserción escolar, compiten por dos escaños con periodos de cuatro años. John Fife Challenger Campaign Facebook Campaign Instagram LinkedIn Nina Godlewski Challenger Campaign Facebook Campaign Instagram Elizabeth Slater Challenger Campaign Facebook Campaign Instagram Pima JTED — Distrito 2 El Distrito de Educación Técnica Conjunto del Condado de Pima tiene un escaño vacante y dos candidatos. Mientras JTED enfrenta un crecimiento acelerado, también tiene un bono en la boleta. La titular Cindy Rankin es profesora de fisiología en la Universidad de Arizona y ha formado parte de la junta de JTED durante casi 12 años. La contrincante Beth Lehr ha sido educadora durante más de 20 años y, más recientemente, fue subdirectora de Sahuarita High School. Beth Lehr Challenger LinkedIn Cindy Rankin Incumbent LinkedIn Distrito Escolar Unificado de Sahuarita Tres candidatos compiten por dos escaños en la Junta Directiva del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Sahuarita. El titular John Sparks es presidente de la junta y busca un cuarto periodo. Es enfermero especializado en salud mental. El titular Raul Rodriguez, funcionario de correcciones del condado de Pima, busca un segundo periodo. Christen Sundberg es candidata por escrito (write-in). Raul Rodriguez Incumbent Campaign Facebook LinkedIn John Sparks Incumbent Personal Facebook Personal Instagram LinkedIn Distrito Escolar Unificado de Tucson Cinco candidatos compiten por dos escaños en la Junta Directiva del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Tucson. Dos titulares, Jennifer Eckstrom, empleada del condado de Pima, y el empresario Val Romero, buscan la reelección. Ambos se enfrentan a Pilar Acosta Ruiz, líder comunitaria con experiencia en contabilidad y trabajo en organizaciones sin fines de lucro; la educadora Skye Fernandez; y el estudiante de la Universidad de Arizona Tre’Davon Rhodes. Pilar Acosta Ruiz Challenger Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Campaign Website Jennifer Eckstrom Incumbent Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Campaign Instagram Campaign Website District Website Skye Fernandez Challenger Campaign Facebook Campaign Instagram Campaign Website Tre’Davon Rhodes Challenger Campaign Instagram Campaign YouTube Campaign Website Val Romero Incumbent Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Personal Instagram Campaign Website District Website Distrito Escolar Unificado de Tanque Verde Cuatro candidatos compiten por dos escaños en la Junta Directiva de Tanque Verde. La titular Beth Peterson es ingeniera de software. Piper Jordan es una ex maestra de Tanque Verde. El candidato por escrito (write-in) Erik Nystrom es el director financiero del Pima Medical Institute. Thomas Trask es veterano de la Fuerza Aérea y educador. Piper Jordan Challenger Personal Facebook Campaign Instagram Campaign Website Erik Nystrom Write-in candidate LinkedIn Beth Peterson Incumbent LinkedIn District Website Thomas Trask Incumbent Campaign Website District Website Traducción: Beatriz Limón Mantengamos informado a Arizona El equipo de Arizona Luminaria trabaja incansablemente para ofrecerle reportajes a fondo sobre las elecciones de 2026 en Arizona. Ayúdenos a continuar esta importante labor con una donación hoy a nuestra sala de redacción sin fines de lucro. The post Thomas Trask appeared first on AZ Luminaria. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6df6d75342cf4db8d555f Colts OL Explains Chugging Celebration Following NFL Fine, Kyle Juszczyk News te 2026-10-08T00:10:21.907Z Colts OL Explains Chugging Celebration Following NFL Fine, Kyle Juszczyk News Indianapolis Colts guard Matt Goncalves is looking to join two Pro Bowlers in having his fine rescinded by the NFL. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6df6a75342cf4db8d5556 Top NFL Assistant is Already Drawing Major Head Coaching Hype te 2026-10-08T00:10:18.462Z Top NFL Assistant is Already Drawing Major Head Coaching Hype An NFL insider said a 30-year-old offensive coordinator has the "poised demeanor" to one day become a head coach. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6df6675342cf4db8d554d Patriots WR Reacts to Major Diss From Bills DB CJ Gardner-Johnson te 2026-10-08T00:10:14.578Z Patriots WR Reacts to Major Diss From Bills DB CJ Gardner-Johnson The young Patriots WR doesn’t have many words to respond to being called just a “practice squad player” and that speaks volumes. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6df6275342cf4db8d5544 Eli Manning Reveals Which NFL Team He Wants to Draft Arch Manning te 2026-10-08T00:10:10.324Z Eli Manning Reveals Which NFL Team He Wants to Draft Arch Manning Eli Manning shares why he wants his nephew, Texas quarterback Arch Manning, to be drafted by the New York Jets. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6df5d75342cf4db8d553b Giants Get Concerning Malik Nabers Update After His Impressive Week 4 Outing te 2026-10-08T00:10:05.880Z Giants Get Concerning Malik Nabers Update After His Impressive Week 4 Outing New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers was unable to take the practice field on Wednesday as he deals with a knee issue. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6dd1175342cf4db8d54f5 Diet soda vs water: Study reveals which beverage is better for weight loss te 2026-10-08T00:00:17.934Z Diet soda vs water: Study reveals which beverage is better for weight loss Diet drinks containing sugar substitutes were found to be as effective as water for supporting weight loss in overweight or obese adults, according to a two-year randomized trial. The study, led by the University of Liverpool, England, included 493 participants ranging from 18 to 65 years old, all of whom had a body mass index (BMI) between 27 and 35 (overweight or obese). Half of them received 22.3 ounces of water each day, and the other half received the same amount of soda with non-nutritive sweeteners (about two cans) for a 104-week period. YOUR BRAIN MAY BE TRICKING YOU INTO LIKING ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS, STUDY FINDS The group assigned to NNS drinks could choose from a variety of diet sodas, low-calorie fruit drinks and flavored waters. The primary sweeteners used were aspartame, acesulfame potassium and sucralose. After two years, people drinking diet beverages had lost about 10.6 pounds, while those drinking water lost about 8.2 pounds. People in both groups kept off a meaningful amount of weight for two years, even during the last year when they no longer had regular weight-management support, the researchers stated. Both groups lost inches around their waists and hips and reduced body fat, with no meaningful difference between people drinking diet beverages and those drinking water. POPULAR ARTIFICIAL SWEETENER LINKED TO POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS HEART RISK Additionally, total cholesterol remained within the healthy range in both groups. The findings were published in the British Journal of Nutrition. "The study does not show that diet beverages themselves caused the weight loss," Alix Turoff, a registered dietitian in New York City, told Fox News Digital. "Everyone in the study was participating in a structured weight-management program that included nutrition counseling, behavioral support and physical activity recommendations." CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES Turoff, who was not involved in the study, noted that the main value of including diet beverages comes down to substitution — "not that these beverages have a magical metabolic effect." Notably, the study compared diet beverages with water — rather than with sugar-sweetened drinks — making it a test of whether the sugar substitutes themselves appeared to hinder weight-loss efforts. "If someone normally drinks 250 calories of regular soda and switches to zero-calorie soda, then they’re saving calories," she added. The dietitian emphasized that these findings don’t mean water and diet soda are nutritionally identical. "The study did not find significant between-group differences in hunger or sugar intake at the end of the trial, which is relevant because one common concern is that artificial sweeteners may increase appetite or lead to compensatory eating," Turoff said. "I would still recommend water as the primary hydration choice, but I don’t think people need to be afraid of diet drinks because they think they will automatically prevent fat loss or cause weight gain." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER There were some limitations with the research, including that it was conducted at one location in England. Race and ethnicity data were not collected, which limits the generalizability of the findings. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Only 220 of the 493 participants who started treatment completed the 104-week assessment. The second-year extension was also voluntary, meaning those who continued may have been more motivated or more likely to stick with the program, Turoff noted. While the trial was funded by the American Beverage Association, the study authors stated that the association did not participate in the study design, data analysis or interpretation of the results. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6dd0f75342cf4db8d54ec Driver opens fire on strangers along major US interstate, tells cops he ‘had to kill people today’ te 2026-10-08T00:00:15.720Z Driver opens fire on strangers along major US interstate, tells cops he ‘had to kill people today’ An Iowa man accused of opening fire on passing vehicles along an interstate, wounding a woman, allegedly made a chilling admission to police after his arrest, according to court documents. Andrew Darrick Tanaka, 27, of West Des Moines, faces four counts of attempted murder in connection with Monday afternoon's shootings along Interstate 35 in Warren County, according to the Iowa Department of Public Safety. After being taken into custody, Tanaka allegedly told law enforcement, "I had to kill people today," according to a criminal complaint and affidavit filed Tuesday in Warren County District Court. The incident began around 3:31pm Monday when authorities received multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire along the northbound lanes of I-35. VIDEO SHOWS IOWA ROAD RAGE SUSPECT SURRENDER AFTER POLICE ORDER HIM TO DROP GUN Tanaka was driving a black Chevrolet Equinox when a woman driving a black BMW passed him on the interstate, according to the affidavit. The BMW then passed a Subaru Outback. Investigators allege Tanaka caught up to the Subaru and fired at least two rounds through the driver's side window, striking the woman behind the wheel in her left shoulder. He then allegedly caught up to the BMW and fired another round through its driver's side window. Tanaka continued north before rear-ending a gray Nissan Altima carrying two people, according to the affidavit. APPARENT ROAD RAGE DRIVER APPEARS TO THREATEN MOM ON CAMERA AS 3-YEAR-OLD CRIES IN BACK SEAT When the Nissan's occupants stopped to check on him, Tanaka allegedly got out of his vehicle with a handgun and fired at least one round into the car's windshield. Deputies from the Warren County Sheriff's Office, officers from the West Des Moines Police Department and Iowa State Patrol troopers responded to reports of gunfire near mile marker 56. Officers found the wounded woman and several vehicles that appeared to have been struck by gunfire. The woman was taken to a local hospital with injuries that authorities said did not appear to be life-threatening. Police later found Tanaka along the interstate after his vehicle became disabled following the collision. POLICE SWARM MICHIGAN SHOPPING CENTER AFTER 'SIGNIFICANT' SHOOTING INCIDENT; AT LEAST 2 DEAD He was standing on the shoulder of the highway holding a handgun when officers arrived, according to the affidavit. Tanaka was taken into custody without further incident. The shootings forced authorities to shut down the interstate for several hours while investigators processed the scene. Tanaka was booked into the Warren County Jail on four counts of attempted murder. The Warren County Sheriff's Office and Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are investigating the shootings. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6dab375342cf4db8d5464 All 70 million U.S. children are now enrolled in a ‘Trump Account’ investment fund te 2026-10-07T23:50:11.456Z All 70 million U.S. children are now enrolled in a ‘Trump Account’ investment fund President Donald Trump speaks at Wheeler High School near Marietta, Georgia, on July 22, 2026. Trump spoke about Trump accounts for children and railed against his political opponents. (Photo by Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder) WASHINGTON — Every child in the United States with a valid Social Security number is now enrolled in a tax-advantaged investment account, titled a “Trump Account,” President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. Parents must claim the accounts by downloading a Trump Account mobile app. Children born from 2025 through 2028 will automatically receive a one-time deposit of $1,000 from the U.S. government, once parents or guardians officially claim it.  Children born before the eligibility window, up to age 10, can receive a $250 deposit donated by the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, of Dell Technologies fortune. Surrounded in the Oval Office by U.S. Treasury Department officials, business moguls and a half dozen children holding a banner reading, “Thank You for Trump Accounts,” the president said parents and guardians have voluntarily created accounts for 8 million children since the July 4 launch. “With today’s announcement, we’re building on that success by 70 million accounts of children across America,” Trump said. “Put very simply, this money is your child’s future.” A letter sent to parents about Trump Accounts for their children. (States Newsroom photo) The White House estimates over 60 million accounts have been added via auto-enrollment, but did not provide a specific figure. The president signaled to the children standing by the Resolute Desk and said, “These beautiful young children are extremely rich — they are now, and they will be in the future, extremely rich. So they have something to look forward to.” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the accounts mark the “beginning of the ownership society.”  “I was talking to these great young people earlier,” he said. “They already know about compounding. They understand how the stock market works. … I think this is going to be a real-time financial literacy project.” Investments from government, philanthropy More than $4.5 billion has been deposited into the accounts since July 4, according to the White House. Trump said Wednesday “much of that” has come from large donors, including the Dells, and Altimeter tech investment firm founder Brad Gerstner, who attended the announcement. Parents and guardians have claimed roughly $2.6 billion in philanthropic contributions to date, with more available, according to the White House. The U.S. Treasury has so far seeded the accounts with $1.3 billion. Another $638 million has been deposited into the accounts from friends and family of the individual accountholders, according to the administration. Family and friends can contribute up to $5,000 annually to the accounts. Parents and guardians can elect to divert pre-tax contributions from their paychecks directly into their child’s account. Employers can match up to $2,500. Over 70 companies have signed on to contribute to accounts of employees’ children, according to the White House. Certain contributions, like the government’s one-time $1,000 deposit and contributions from state and local governments and nonprofits, do not count toward the $5,000 cap. Susan Dell said she has received letters from parents and grandparents who have claimed the contribution from her foundation. “It’s not just the money that matters — that does matter — but knowing that someone believes in you and your future that matters just as much,” she said. “These accounts are ready. They’re waiting for you, and they have money in them. So claim your child’s accounts and start adding money to their accounts and preserving a wonderful future for them.” The Dell Foundation targeted the contributions to 25 million children from ZIP codes with median family incomes of up to $118,000. The Trump administration is directing families to the website trumpsaccounts.gov to find how to download the app and manage the account. The White House estimates the government’s $1,000 seed money could grow to approximately $6,000 by age 18, if the family never contributed another dollar, assuming historical return data. A child’s account that receives the maximum family and employer contributions of $5,000 at the start of each year could grow to nearly $200,000 by age 18, assuming a 7% annual rate of return, according to a Fidelity Investment hypothetical example, not adjusted for inflation.  Used for retirement, education or down payment The Trump Accounts, as named in the 2025 law dubbed “the big beautiful bill,” are structured like a traditional individual retirement account, but with different investment features and restrictions. Money in the account can be invested in mutual funds or exchange traded funds that track the returns of large American companies, for example the S&P 500 index. Investments will legally belong to a minor, but can only be managed by a parent or guardian until a child’s 18th birthday.  The accounts are bound by certain restrictions, including a prohibition on withdrawals until age 18, when the account essentially becomes an individual retirement account subject to tax penalties for early withdrawal before age 59.5. Some penalty-free exceptions include accessing the cash for a first-home purchase of up to $10,000, birth or child adoption fees up to $5,000 and qualifying medical expenses. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6d86475342cf4db8d53fc DHS proposes massive $70K fee for foreign students seeking work authorization te 2026-10-07T23:40:20.363Z DHS proposes massive $70K fee for foreign students seeking work authorization A proposed rule from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would implement new fees for international students seeking temporary employment in their field of study, an effort the agency says is aimed at reducing the flow of cheap labor into the U.S. Under the proposal, F-1 visa holders would be charged a $70,000 fee for an initial Optional Practical Training (OPT) authorization, as well as a $30,000 fee for any subsequent extension. "Optional Practical Training was never meant to be a back door into the American workforce, a subsidy for cheap labor, or a prize for those who game the system," a DHS spokesperson said. "DHS is upskilling OPT to require foreign students to justify their worth to employers. American workers should not have to compete against a program that has been turned into a pipeline for cheap foreign labor." EXCLUSIVE: ‘PHANTOM EMPLOYEES' SCANDAL SPURS GOP CRACKDOWN ON $36B INCENTIVE FOR COMPANIES TO BYPASS AMERICANS Currently, OPT allows eligible foreign students to work part-time while enrolled in school and full-time for a set period after graduation at a cost of around $500. To participate, students must work in a field directly related to their major, receive a recommendation from a designated school official (DSO) and obtain employment authorization from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). TRUMP ADMIN’S FRAUD CRACKDOWN TARGETS FOREIGNERS ACCUSED OF INFILTRATING US FEDERAL PROGRAMS Graduates with degrees in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) fields can qualify for an additional 24-month extension. DHS said the proposed fee structure comes in response to widespread fraud and abuse identified by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP). According to the agency, certain schools, DSOs, employers and F-1 students have exploited existing regulations through illicit arrangements, including non-compliant worksites and "pay-to-stay" visa schemes. The agency maintains that the rule change would force educational institutions to exercise "greater oversight and selectivity" before recommending students for the program. However, the proposal is expected to face immediate legal hurdles. OBAMA-APPOINTED JUDGE TORPEDOES TRUMP’S BID TO PROTECT US JOBS BY REFORMING CONTROVERSIAL IMMIGRATION POLICY "Don't Panic: DHS has no authority to slap a $70k fee on international students," Doug Rand, director of the Talent Mobility Fund — an organization advocating to attract foreign STEM talent — wrote on LinkedIn. "Let's not overreact -- this proposed rule isn't going to fare well in the courts, just as the $100k H-1B fee and other restrictionist policies have been struck down." The proposed rule will be subject to a public comment period before any final implementation. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6d86375342cf4db8d53f3 Tom Hanks’ son Chet confronts Eric André over comedian’s past comments about him te 2026-10-07T23:40:19.466Z Tom Hanks’ son Chet confronts Eric André over comedian’s past comments about him Tom Hanks’ son Chet confronted comedian Eric André last weekend about their years-long feud in an encounter caught on tape. "Finally ran into @ericf-----gandre , who apparently travels to ComplexCon with 4 security guards (because the environment makes him uneasy) and who had NO MEMORY WHATSOEVER of trashing me to the media after I outshined him on his own show!!" the 36-year-old musician wrote on his Instagram while sharing the video. He continued, "Until after being sheltered by his security team, began foaming at the mouth and admitted it was because he had a problem with me ‘mocking Caribbean culture’ when I did my Jamaican accent all those years ago. WHO KNEW that in addition to the brain rot and poop joke humor he is known for, Eric is also such a passionate cultural activist!!! Great running into you Eric!!!!" TOM BRADY, LOGAN PAUL GET INTO HEATED CONFRONTATION AT FANATICS FEST IN NEW YORK Hanks’ video of the encounter shows the musician approaching André as he walks through the convention and putting his hand on his shoulder. André turns to Hanks and asks him, "What’s up?" in a friendly tone before Hanks confronts him. "What’d I say?" André can be heard asking. BILL MAHER RECOUNTS LARRY DAVID FALLING OUT, CELEBRITY BACKLASH AFTER TRUMP WHITE HOUSE DINNER Hanks continued to vent his frustration at André, which can’t be heard, as André shrugs a couple of times. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE The incident ends with André walking away with his security team while saying something about his dad, Tom Hanks, and Hanks laughing with his friends and adding, "That was a long time coming." ALEX VAN HALEN CALLS SAMMY HAGAR 'A COMPLETE IDIOT' AS DECADES-LONG FEUD BETWEEN BANDMATES DEEPENS Hanks appeared on "The Eric Andre Show" in June 2023. Months earlier, André told Rolling Stone that Hanks "broke our crew. It felt like ‘Rust.’ He broke us down." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "He is … emotionally disturbed," André continued. "He stole a motorcycle and rode it around. He almost knocked a bunch of grips and gaffers off their ladders. It was very dangerous. He tried to prank us back, but we edited out all his bulls--t! He’s not well. How did Colin Hanks come out so good and Chet Hanks come out so bad?" PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE After the interview came out, Hanks responded at the time on his Instagram Stories, calling André a "p---y" and claiming in a video that he "outshined" the comedian and was only attempting to "match energy" of André’s "weird, outlandish, troll" guests, according to Page Six. Fox News Digital has reached out to André for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6d86275342cf4db8d53ea Marlon Humphrey says meeting President Trump inspired him to vote in the next election te 2026-10-07T23:40:18.373Z Marlon Humphrey says meeting President Trump inspired him to vote in the next election Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey was one of several players on hand to see President Donald Trump speak at Sparrows Point near Baltimore on Tuesday. It was a heck of an experience that saw Humphrey and his teammates get the opportunity to ride in the president's motorcade. And it turns out that it has even inspired the Ravens' four-time Pro Bowler (remember the Pro Bowl?!) to vote for the first time in his life. JON GRUDEN FIRES UP TRUMP RALLY CROWD IN OHIO AS IF DELIVERING A LOCKER ROOM SPEECH THEN DELIVERS ENDORSEMENT The Ravens are gearing up for a Sunday night clash with the Atlanta Falcons this week, but the media wanted to talk to Humphrey about his experience meeting with President Trump. He said that while he's not very political, expect to see him at the polls next election. "That was a little surprising; that's not how things were supposed to go," Humphrey said about his opportunity to meet the president. "But President Trump asked us if we wanted to ride with him, and I was not going to turn down a ride with the president." CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Humphrey said it was "quite an experience" to ride in the president's armored vehicle, and was then asked if being at the event was an expression of his political beliefs (because, apparently, it can't just be cool to go see the President of the United States speak anymore). "To be honest, I did not vote," Humphrey said. "I don't think I've ever voted. I did try to vote this last time, but my absentee ballot didn't come in. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "So, I don't really have any political beliefs," he continued. "[But] I do plan on voting the next time around." Other players on hand to see the President on Tuesday included Ravens kicker Tyler Loop, long snapper Nick Moore, and punter Ryan Eckley. No word on whether the experience inspired them to vote in the next election. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6d85a75342cf4db8d53a5 Tropical Storm Isaias: Map Shows New Track as Hurricane Expected Thursday te 2026-10-07T23:40:10.534Z Tropical Storm Isaias: Map Shows New Track as Hurricane Expected Thursday Tropical Storm Isaias is expected to strengthen into a hurricane on Thursday and potentially make landfall Friday night. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6d85975342cf4db8d539c Lamar Jackson Misses Practice as Ravens Prepare Tyler Huntley to Start te 2026-10-07T23:40:09.167Z Lamar Jackson Misses Practice as Ravens Prepare Tyler Huntley to Start Lamar Jackson misses practice with an ankle injury as the Ravens prepare Tyler Huntley for a potential start. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6d85775342cf4db8d5393 Cam Heyward Makes No Apologies for Calling Out Steelers Teammates te 2026-10-07T23:40:07.858Z Cam Heyward Makes No Apologies for Calling Out Steelers Teammates Pittsburgh Steelers veteran Cam Heyward is not apologizing for calling out his teammates during Week 4's loss. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6d85675342cf4db8d538a Tony Dungy Reveals Shocking Reason He Believes He Lost His NBC Sports Job te 2026-10-07T23:40:06.467Z Tony Dungy Reveals Shocking Reason He Believes He Lost His NBC Sports Job Tony Dungy explained why he believes NBC chose to go in another direction with "Football Night In America" for this season. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6d85475342cf4db8d536e Robot data startup Mecka AI nabs $60M from Sequoia te 2026-10-07T23:40:04.345Z Robot data startup Mecka AI nabs $60M from Sequoia The startup pays people to record everyday tasks. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6d60575342cf4db8d533b Jeff Bezos reveals his vision for America's next frontier — from AI to the moon te 2026-10-07T23:30:13.400Z Jeff Bezos reveals his vision for America's next frontier — from AI to the moon Amazon founder Jeff Bezos laid out a sweeping vision for America’s future Wednesday, telling Fox News the U.S. must beat China to the moon, artificial intelligence (AI) could help families get by with less work and data centers could one day operate in space. In an exclusive interview with chief political anchor Bret Baier on "Special Report," Bezos outlined his ambitions for Blue Origin and AI while pushing back on politicians who cast billionaires as villains. "Success is not villainy," Bezos said. The interview took place on Blue Origin’s factory floor in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as Fox News Channel marked its 30th anniversary. CHINA IS TAKING THE FIGHT TO THE STARS. AMERICA MUST RECLAIM SPACE SUPREMACY Bezos said the U.S. must prevail in the race against China to land humans on the moon, expressing confidence that an American landing is possible in 2028. "We have to beat China to the moon, and I believe we will beat China to the moon," he said. He said NASA and Blue Origin are focused on the goal, with cargo deliveries needed to support a sustained human presence. "We have to be able to land cargo routinely on the moon to support a lunar base on the moon," Bezos said. "So there’s a lot of work to be done, but there’s every reason to believe that we can put humans on the moon in 2028." While Mars remains a destination, Bezos argued against skipping the moon, describing it as "a gift" because of its proximity to Earth and resources that could support future missions. "We’ll go to Mars. We’ll do all the other things. But we need to go to the moon first," he said. Bezos said lunar soil could be used to manufacture solar cells and oxygen produced on the moon could serve as rocket propellant. The goal, he said, should be to establish a lasting presence. NASA AT 68: AMERICA MUST LEAD ON THE MOON, MARS AND BEYOND—OR CHINA WILL "It won’t just be a mission and leave," he said. "It’ll be a real sustainable lunar base." Blue Origin is also preparing to return its New Glenn rocket to flight in December, Bezos said, following an explosion during an engine test in May that Baier detailed during the broadcast. Bezos praised the team for repairing the launch pad, saying the next flight will carry Blue Ring, a vehicle designed to transport payloads into different orbits and farther into space. Asked about plans to increase launches from one pad from 12 to 50 annually, Bezos said Blue Origin is building three additional pads. His long-term ambitions are far greater. "Our goal is to fly every day," he said. "And then once we’re flying every day, we want to fly every hour. And then once we’re flying every hour, we want to fly every minute." That final goal, he acknowledged, draws skepticism from his own team. "They think I’m crazy," Bezos said. "But I’ve seen crazy things before come true." AMERICA CANNOT WIN THE GLOBAL AI RACE IF AMERICANS ARE AFRAID TO USE AI Bezos said he has personally invested $28 billion in Blue Origin and that the company recently raised $10 billion from outside investors for the first time. He also said an initial public offering could come several years from now. "I didn’t really want to take outside investors until I was sure that it would be a good investment for them," he said. His vision for AI is similarly ambitious, with Bezos predicting productivity gains could allow some families to live on one income or support themselves with a shorter workweek. "Some people will also decide, you know what? I can support my family by working three days a week," he said. "That’s what productivity in the economy means." BLUE ORIGIN LAUNCHES 38TH NEW SHEPHERD FLIGHT INTO SPACE Bezos argued those gains could create a labor shortage as Americans choose to work less. "It’s going to actually be difficult to hire people because the productivity in the economy is going to make it so that if people don’t want to work two jobs, they won’t have to," he said. Baier challenged that prediction, pointing to roughly 30,000 corporate roles Amazon had cut since late last year.  Bezos said Amazon was in a "very special position" after substantially expanding its workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic. He acknowledged public fears about AI’s impact on jobs but said he disagreed with those predicting a more troubling outcome. At Prometheus, where Bezos is a co-founder and co-CEO, he said the goal is to develop an "artificial general engineer" that helps people turn ideas into physical products. "We’re going to make the tools so easy to use that anyone will be able to be an engineer," he said. Bezos said AI could generate double-digit productivity gains across the economy. Asked whether the industry is in an investment bubble, he said it is "very hard to know," but argued that useful technology can survive even when investors lose money. "The inventions don’t disappear when the bubble pops," he said, pointing to lifesaving drugs developed during the biotechnology boom and fiber-optic cables laid during the internet boom. TRUMP'S AI RACE WITH CHINA COULD BECOME THE BIGGEST MISTAKE OF OUR TIME On government oversight, Bezos urged a light approach while the technology is developing, with rules focused on harmful uses. "In the beginning stages, when technologies are new, a light hand is appropriate," he said. "You don’t want to regulate knives, you want to regulate murder," Bezos added, arguing that policymakers should target dangerous applications and bad actors rather than restrict the underlying technology. Asked about concerns over data centers and electricity costs, Bezos pointed to Blue Origin’s Project Sunrise. He said the company has an application with the Federal Communications Commission to launch more than 50,000 satellites serving as orbital data centers. "Yes, we can put data centers in space," he said. "And there’s a good reason to do that." The conversation also turned to politics, with Baier asking about Sen. Bernie Sanders’, I-Vt., criticism of billionaires. Bezos rejected the idea that building a successful business makes someone a villain, pointing to entrepreneurs who expand their companies while creating jobs. "There’s nothing wrong with making unbelievably good chicken that people love," he said, citing the success of Raising Cane’s. "And it doesn’t make him a bad person." Asked why socialism is gaining traction in some quarters, Bezos acknowledged real affordability problems, particularly housing costs that leave young people struggling to live near their jobs. "You can’t pretend that there are no problems," he said. But he argued that politicians blaming landlords are overlooking the role of supply and demand. Government policies that subsidize demand while restricting construction drive prices higher, Bezos said, pointing to Austin as an example of a city making it easier to build housing. He urged voters to scrutinize politicians who spend their time assigning blame. "If there’s a politician who’s picking villains and pointing fingers, that probably means they don’t have a solution," Bezos said. He added that executives who behaved that way at his own companies would not last. "Those people wouldn’t be in our company for long." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6d3a475342cf4db8d528c NY Candidate Embraces 'Kim Kardashian Moment' After BDSM Photos te 2026-10-07T23:20:04.472Z NY Candidate Embraces 'Kim Kardashian Moment' After BDSM Photos New York Democratic congressional candidate Chris Gallant is leaning into the controversy surrounding his leaked BDSM photos. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6d15c75342cf4db8d525b Nicolas Yendrzeski: Why he’s running for the MUSD board te 2026-10-07T23:10:20.298Z Nicolas Yendrzeski: Why he’s running for the MUSD board Nicolas Yendrzeski. I’ve been an active participant and voice within my community to better the wellbeing of the people. Having been inspired by our country’s founding fathers, I strive to be a public servant to my community and the flag.   I began my educational career at Maricopa Elementary School and graduated from Maricopa High School in May of 2024. Therefore, I’ve seen the ins and outs of this district, the bureaucracy, the power dynamic between administrators, the good, the bad and everything in between.   I’ve been down the path of wanting to enact change, and let me tell you, it is a deliberately lengthy path with various obstacles, but that hasn’t stopped me yet. I refuse to stand by and do nothing so long as our education system remains self-defeating.   I see this role as the start of a lifetime of engaging in my responsibilities as an American citizen and my right to civically participate. I’m committed to ensuring that today’s students are well-equipped to become the future leaders of tomorrow’s America.    Priorities:  Civic education: Expand civic education so students are better prepared to participate in the American political system and make informed decisions if they choose to become civically active.  Communication: Increase dialogue among students, parents, teachers and administrators and make it easier for students to advocate for themselves.  Technology: Use technology as an aid to prepare students for changing industries without allowing it to replace proven learning methods, books, writing and civil discourse.  The post Nicolas Yendrzeski: Why he’s running for the MUSD board appeared first on InMaricopa.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6d15a75342cf4db8d5252 5 candidates, 2 seats: Who wants a seat at the MUSD board table? te 2026-10-07T23:10:18.844Z 5 candidates, 2 seats: Who wants a seat at the MUSD board table? Five candidates are competing for two seats on the Maricopa Unified School District governing board this fall. Here’s what they say about their backgrounds, why they’re running and the issues they would prioritize if elected.     Loraine Conley Rancho El Dorado A longtime educator and former MUSD administrator, Conley has 33 years of experience in education. She says she’s running to continue serving students and families, with a focus on student achievement, educator support and fiscal accountability. Read more about Loraine Conley   Patti Coutre Glennwilde A Maricopa resident since 2005, Coutre has served on the MUSD governing board for more than 14 years and currently serves as president. She is seeking re-election, citing academic achievement, safe schools, strong educators and fiscal responsibility as priorities. Read more about Patti Coutre   Lisa Garcia Ak-Chin Indian Community Garcia has served on the MUSD governing board for the past year and is seeking to continue in the role. A longtime Maricopa resident and Ak-Chin Community Council member, she says her priorities include student instruction, supporting MUSD’s schools and advocating for families. Read more about Lisa Garcia   Latrinda Williams The Villages at Rancho El Dorado A mother, military veteran and longtime community volunteer, Williams is making her first run for the governing board. She says she would focus on tying district spending to student outcomes, working with the superintendent and strengthening district policy. Read more about Latrinda Williams   Nicolas Yendrzeski Alterra A 2024 Maricopa High School graduate, Yendrzeski is the youngest candidate in the race and says his experience as an MUSD student shaped his decision to run. His priorities include civic education, communication and the use of technology in schools. Read more about Nicolas Yendrzeski   2026 October InMaricopa Magazine The post 5 candidates, 2 seats: Who wants a seat at the MUSD board table? appeared first on InMaricopa.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6d15875342cf4db8d5231 Pro wrestler Karl Fredericks relishes opportunity to showcase who he truly is at Produce Wrestling's Skoden te 2026-10-07T23:10:16.170Z Pro wrestler Karl Fredericks relishes opportunity to showcase who he truly is at Produce Wrestling's Skoden Karl Fredricks still has something to prove. The 36-year-old Reno, Nevada, native has already made a name for himself. He was the 2019 Young Lion Cup winner in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, he won titles at All Pro Wrestling, appeared in WWE NXT as Eddy Thorpe and was named one of the best 500 singles wrestlers by Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 2021. But one of his most meaningful accomplishments will come Monday when he appears at Produce Wrestling by Orange Crush’s Skoden event at Roulette Intermedium in New York. Fredricks will be one of the wrestlers with Native American ancestry on the card as the show celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day. He will be taking on Javi in a singles match. He talked about the upcoming event with OutKick Dropkick and suggested he wanted to show he was more than what he described facetiously as being a "cartoon Indian." CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE "I'm a damn pro wrestler, and that's what Karl Fredericks is. That's what this has always been about. It was my love for pro wrestling, my love for performing, what I learned in Japan, that fighting spirit, the true heart and soul of professional wrestling and going out there, b---s to the wall. Not for four minutes, 4-7 minutes at a time," he explained. "That's what TV wrestling is. That's just playing the character I was (as Eddy Thorpe) being, being what I felt like was a cartoon Indian at times and doing all that stuff. "Working for a company like Produce is a blessing to be. I'm blessed to be here with people that give me a platform to be myself, to wrestle my match, to wrestle my style." Fredericks opened up about growing up with a Native American background and being unable to see anyone on television or in movies that looked like him. He lamented films portraying Native Americans as the bad guys. He said that being able to open up and be true to himself inside and outside of the ring has helped him get to where he is now – and he’s heard about it. He said he’s received messages from those of a similar background who were happy to see him on TV regardless of the role he was playing or the type of character he was asked to portray on television. "I would get messages all the time, and they did so much for me … Just the fact that we got a guy. Regardless of how they, I'm sure they had opinions on, you know, the way things were, but like they were just happy to have a guy. And so, I knew at the same time it was like, it was just important to be there giving my best effort regardless of what I was doing and I believe I did that, and now it's just it's going back out into the world as myself with a point to prove, and that's on both ends cause like I've experienced this struggle with cultural identity." Fredericks described a deep pain he felt growing up because, to some of his Native friends, he was a "White boy," but when he would be with his White friends, he would be the "native friend." "There are days when I'm, again, in the spirit of being facetious, and then there's a lot of pain in the experience behind it where it's just like, man, maybe I am just a f---ing Indian, whatever that means, and I don't know what that even means, because that's also, that's still something that, you know what I mean? Like I would, I wouldn't call myself (that). I do for the sake of the situation, essentially. So, I think it really is just up to me." Fredericks recalled one instance in the WWE Performance Center where tapping into his true self showed he was on the right path. He said the wrestlers he was with on one particular day got a chance to do promo work in front of John Cena. He said he grabbed his choker, jewelry and dressed up before bolting to the facility. He ended up cutting a promo on Roman Reigns. "I cut a promo on Roman Reigns, calling himself ‘The Tribal Chief, because culturally that's not in their vernacular and he was heel at the time, so I remember saying things like, ‘Where I come from, the chief is the wise man.’ The chief's a protector or provider, like the all of these good things, so I call out, I do this promo and John had no notes, said he loved it, said he understood who I was from top to bottom." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Fredericks said, later in the session, he essentially asked Cena how he could stand out in the ring where nobody who was watching looked like him and didn’t feel like he was supposed to be to others unless he was "covered in animal bones." Fredericks said Cena described his question as "beautiful" and it clicked to him that whatever he was doing in the ring and whatever he was trying to portray was solely up to him and him alone, including saying no to a hair vs. hair match idea. "The last year and a half has been very tough mentally, just processing a couple years of my life, as well. Didn't have too much time to really process the end of the New Japan run and now all of a sudden, I'm here and I'm Karl again, and it’s been a lot of that," he told OutKick Dropkick. "I'm really excited for this opportunity to celebrate the Indigenous Peoples' Day, help out some other homies, some kids that I've been either watching or know of or had asked around, … It's gonna be a good day. I'm really excited for it." Fredericks made clear that Javi was in for the fight of his life as well. He said he believed he was one of the best wrestlers in the world and vowed to prove it Monday. "If I was a betting man, I’d bet on red." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6d15575342cf4db8d5213 Needles football earns first win of the season over The Meadows School te 2026-10-07T23:10:13.494Z Needles football earns first win of the season over The Meadows School The Needles football team traveled to Las Vegas on Friday to face The Meadows School. After falling in the first four games of the season, the Mustangs were looking for their first win of the season. Needles were successful as… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6d14e75342cf4db8d51fa Kennedy to Announce Major Vaccine Injury Initiative, Including New Clinic te 2026-10-07T23:10:06.197Z Kennedy to Announce Major Vaccine Injury Initiative, Including New Clinic Vaccine safety experts say more research into the side effects would be welcome yet question whether the health secretary’s effort will be grounded in science. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6cf0d75342cf4db8d51cf Patti Coutre: Why she’s running for another term on the MUSD board te 2026-10-07T23:00:29.788Z Patti Coutre: Why she’s running for another term on the MUSD board Patti Coutre. I have been a Maricopa resident since 2005, am mother of four and a proud MUSD parent and community leader. For more than 14 years, I have served on the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board and currently serve as board president. All four of my children attended MUSD schools and graduated from Maricopa High School, giving me a deeply personal connection to the students, families, teachers and schools that make our community special.  My commitment to public service began with wanting to make a difference for my own children and grew into a passion for advocating for every child in our community. Through my board service and my work with the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sun Corridor, I have seen how strong schools, dedicated educators and community partnerships can change the lives of young people.  I am running for re-election because I believe experience, thoughtful leadership, accountability and community involvement matter. I hope to continue working collaboratively to strengthen academic achievement, support our teachers and staff, maintain responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars and ensure every MUSD student has the opportunity to succeed.    Priorities:  Student achievement and opportunities: Support strong academic programs, improve achievement in core subjects and expand opportunities that prepare students for college, careers and life.  Safe schools and strong teachers and staff: Advocate for safe schools, effective behavioral supports and the resources teachers and staff need to provide the best possible education and support for our students.  Fiscal responsibility and transparency: Make responsible financial decisions while keeping resources focused on students and classrooms through sound budgeting, accountability, transparency and open communication with families, staff and the community.  The post Patti Coutre: Why she’s running for another term on the MUSD board appeared first on InMaricopa.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6cf0c75342cf4db8d51c6 Lisa Garcia: Why she’s running to continue on the MUSD board te 2026-10-07T23:00:28.592Z Lisa Garcia: Why she’s running to continue on the MUSD board Lisa Garcia. It has been my honor to serve as a member of the Maricopa Unified Governing Board over the past year, and I humbly ask for your vote so I can continue my service.   Maricopa is my home. This is where I was born and raised, and where I chose to raise my own family. Now, I’m a mother and grandmother, and I’ve spent decades serving this community I love.   There is nothing more important than education. Great schools are the building block of our community, and I want to make sure each of our nearly 10,000 students receive the quality instruction they need to prepare them for a bright future. That begins with supporting all 11 of our schools — including families, teachers and administrators. As a governing board member, I work every day to be a strong voice for parents and families.  I am an elected member of the Ak-Chin Community Council, where I work to preserve and safeguard the health, safety, welfare and integrity of the people. I previously served as director of the Ak-Chin Parks & Recreation Department; development system manager for Harrah’s Ak-Chin; and senior and community planner for the Ak-Chin Planning & Development Department.  Children and families have always been my focus. I serve as a member of the First Things First Pinal Regional Partnership Council and chairperson of the Quail Run Building Materials Board of Directors. My past public service includes work with the St. Peter’s Indian Mission School Board, Gila River School Board Coalition and Ak-Chin Preschool Parent Group, among other community volunteerism.    Priorities:  Student instruction: Ensure MUSD’s nearly 10,000 students receive quality instruction that prepares them for a bright future.  Families, teachers and administrators: Support all 11 MUSD schools while serving as a strong voice and advocate for parents, families, teachers and administrators.  Community advocacy: Continue serving Maricopa families through public service and community involvement, drawing on her experience with the Ak-Chin Community Council and other organizations.  The post Lisa Garcia: Why she’s running to continue on the MUSD board appeared first on InMaricopa.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6cf0b75342cf4db8d51bd Latrinda Williams: Why she’s running for the MUSD board te 2026-10-07T23:00:27.285Z Latrinda Williams: Why she’s running for the MUSD board Latrinda Williams. I am a mother of three, a military veteran and someone who’s spent years volunteering within nonprofits. Public service has always been part of how I show up for my community, whether that meant mentoring college students, organizing for local causes, being a city ambassador or simply showing up at board meetings.  I decided to run because I kept seeing the same gap: public school not seen as the foundation for our children. As a parent navigating our schools myself, I know firsthand how much clearer communication, stronger literacy support and real accountability could change outcomes for our students.  I bring a project manager’s discipline to this role the ability to set clear goals, track progress and bring people together around a plan. My military background taught me to lead with integrity and put the mission first; as a parent, that mission is our kids.  If elected, I want Maricopa families to feel heard, our teachers to feel supported and every student to leave our schools ready for what’s next. That’s what “Smart Growth, Strong Schools” means to me.    Priorities:  District budget: Tie every dollar to positive student outcomes and scrutinize proposed spending rather than simply approving a budget or filling line items.  Superintendent collaboration: Work closely with the superintendent to understand the district’s needs while providing the support and accountability necessary to make informed decisions.  District policy: Support policies that put students first while protecting teachers, district finances and sustainable growth planning.  The post Latrinda Williams: Why she’s running for the MUSD board appeared first on InMaricopa.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6cf0775342cf4db8d519c Who's really played the best thus far through the first half of the college football season? te 2026-10-07T23:00:23.508Z Who's really played the best thus far through the first half of the college football season? Most agree that the AP Top 25 Poll has become fatally flawed, thanks to a combination of human voter bias, time zone issues, mistakes and the sheer number of games, which makes following each one in detail virtually impossible. These issues start in the preseason polls, which are no more than lightly educated guessing based on recruiting rankings, coaches, the transfer portal, success in the previous season and conference affiliation. Even in season, the polls have become so unreliable and inaccurate that there's a case to be made that they might do more harm than good when the season hits crunch time and the selection committee starts their rankings. One way to solve for this is to look at rankings that are based not on preseason expectations, stadium size, jersey patches, or recruiting rankings, but actual on-field performance. Meaning, how efficient have you been on offense and defense, adjusted for the competition you've faced. What is the success rate you've had on offense, and allowed on defense, again adjusted for the competition you've faced. MIAMI HURRICANES COACH COMES OUT IN FAVOR OF ENDING PRESEASON COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLLS, BLASTS SEC The advantage to this? It filters out noise, like individual game results. Believe it or not, head-to-head matchups don't actually determine which team is better than the other, especially when the teams are closely matched. For example, look at the two games between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Georgia Bulldogs in 2025. In the first matchup, the Tide went into Athens and eked out a 24-21 win. The underlying performance, though, heavily favored Georgia. The Bulldogs averaged 6.7 yards per play, while allowing just 5.2 to Alabama. Georgia averaged a whopping 6.9 yards per rush, while the Tide could only muster 3.1. UGA missed opportunities too, only converting two of their red zone opportunities into points, losing a fumble, and only going 2-8 on third downs and 0-1 on fourth down. As a result, the postgame win expectancy heavily favored Georgia. Per ESPN's SP+, the adjusted scoring margin was Georgia by nearly seven points. The Bulldogs, based on their underlying performance, would win that game nearly 81% of the time. They didn't. Sure enough, when the two teams met again in the SEC Championship, the outcome was very different. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE To say Georgia dominated is a bit of an understatement. Alabama had -3 net rushing yards on 16 tries, a remarkable -0.2 yards per attempt. The third down success rate flipped, with the Tide going 3-14 and Georgia 6-16, plus 2-2 on fourth downs. Despite losing the penalty battle, the Bulldogs rolled, 28-7. The stats backed it up; UGA had 99.8% win expectancy with a +21.2 adjusted scoring margin. Looking at wins and losses is useful and necessary, but often deceiving as to which team is better. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! So what's happened thus far in 2026 that can give us some clues as to who's trending up and who's trending down? The latest SP+ ranking might be a better place to look than the AP Poll for who's truly elite in college football this year. Well, there's one team that somehow seems to have flown a bit under the radar, perhaps due to a lackluster schedule over the first few weeks. Once again, the Georgia Bulldogs are right back at it, with their dominance thus far making them the No. 1 team based on efficiency and success rate, combined with preseason expectations of team quality. Right behind them? Ohio State, a perfect example of on-field results not necessarily matching team quality. The Buckeyes lost to Texas, but the two teams played an essentially equal game, and the Buckeyes' other performances have been more impressive than the Longhorns. So while they've dropped to fifth in the poll, they're a far better team than their ranking suggests. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Speaking of Texas, they're all the way down at No. 8, as once again their offense has looked far less impressive than most expected heading into the season. Meanwhile, the most surprising team? The Nebraska Cornhuskers, who have thoroughly dominated their (easy) schedule through the first half. Don't be stunned though if their game against Indiana is a lot closer than most expect. Where SP+ really deviates from the AP Poll, however, is in the middle tier of the SEC, which is where most voters struggle. Despite their win over LSU, Ole Miss hasn't actually been very impressive on the field. The Rebels are No. 9 in the AP Poll, while SP+ has them at No. 35. Mississippi State is No. 27 in SP+ and No. 17 in the poll, inexplicably. Kentucky just dropped out of the top-25, but SP+ has the Wildcats all the way down at No. 45. Other teams, like Iowa and Oklahoma State, are well below their AP number too. These rankings are forward-looking, and will change as the season progresses. But it's a good reminder not to sleep on Georgia, or downplay how good the Buckeyes are, even with the somewhat fluky Texas loss. And another that we don't have to rely on, often not very good, poll voters to figure out which team is more likely to beat another. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6cefd75342cf4db8d517b Delta Passenger Steals and Crashes Airport Tug in California, Officials Say te 2026-10-07T23:00:13.911Z Delta Passenger Steals and Crashes Airport Tug in California, Officials Say The episode briefly disrupted operations on Tuesday at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, Calif., where the man went onto the tarmac, the authorities said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6cefc75342cf4db8d5172 Leon Botstein, Former Bard President With Epstein Ties, Resigns From College Positions te 2026-10-07T23:00:12.496Z Leon Botstein, Former Bard President With Epstein Ties, Resigns From College Positions Leon Botstein had already retired from the presidency of the liberal arts college this spring, after emails showed he had maintained a longtime friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6cefb75342cf4db8d5169 Who Is Ken Paxton Turning to for Help in the Texas Senate Race? te 2026-10-07T23:00:11.216Z Who Is Ken Paxton Turning to for Help in the Texas Senate Race? Trump is in Texas tonight to stump for the Senate candidate. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6cef975342cf4db8d5160 Religion Professor Accused of Harassing Colleague With Antisemitic Posts te 2026-10-07T23:00:09.581Z Religion Professor Accused of Harassing Colleague With Antisemitic Posts The professor at Haverford College in Pennsylvania was charged with cyberstalking in connection with what federal prosecutors say was a series of threatening messages to a co-worker. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6cef575342cf4db8d5123 While VCs crowd into San Francisco, Endeavor Catalyst raises $320M for founders ‘elsewhere’ te 2026-10-07T23:00:05.132Z While VCs crowd into San Francisco, Endeavor Catalyst raises $320M for founders ‘elsewhere’ Endeavor Catalyst just raised $320 million to keep backing founders outside Silicon Valley. Half the profits go back to the nonprofit that finds them. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6ccae75342cf4db8d510a Loraine Conley: Why she’s running for MUSD governing board te 2026-10-07T22:50:22.051Z Loraine Conley: Why she’s running for MUSD governing board [Submitted]I am a lifelong educator with 33 years of experience serving students, families, educators, and communities. I hold a doctor of education from Arizona State University and a master’s degree in educational administration. During my career with MUSD, I served as principal of Santa Cruz Elementary School and as director of data and assessment. These roles gave me extensive experience in school leadership, student achievement, strategic planning and using data to drive continuous improvement.  I am running because my commitment to public education continues. I believe my experience can provide a valuable perspective in the boardroom while allowing me to continue serving our students, educators, families and community.  My leadership philosophy is grounded in asking the right questions, at the right time, of the right people, while remaining disciplined in the use of data. Effective governance requires listening to multiple perspectives, examining evidence and understanding the impact of decisions.  If elected, I hope to strengthen student achievement, support quality educators, promote fiscal responsibility and transparency, and keep students at the center of board decisions.    Priorities:  Student achievement: Use data to identify achievement gaps, monitor growth, strengthen instruction and determine whether programs and interventions are producing results for students.  Educator support and retention: Provide teachers, administrators and support staff with the resources, professional development, leadership support and working conditions they need to succeed.  Fiscal accountability and community transparency: Ensure taxpayer resources are used responsibly and aligned with student needs through transparent budgeting, measurable goals and clear communication.  The post Loraine Conley: Why she’s running for MUSD governing board appeared first on InMaricopa.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6ccab75342cf4db8d50e9 MIKE EMANUEL: I joined an unknown startup called Fox News; it gave me a front-row seat to history te 2026-10-07T22:50:19.369Z MIKE EMANUEL: I joined an unknown startup called Fox News; it gave me a front-row seat to history I was hired at Fox News in the first year of its existence — 1997 — before the vast majority of America knew what it was. In fact, I was hired without a job interview. The network’s top executives at the time offered me a job as a correspondent based on my audition reel. It was an odd feeling to go to work for people I had never met, at a network I had never seen. My career manager told me there were smart people at Fox who would likely figure out how to make it a success. So, I jumped at the chance to join the startup network. At that point, we were not available on cable TV in much of America. So, when I would call people about doing an interview for a story, they would ask if I was at the local Fox affiliate. Then they would ask where they could see Fox News. I told them we were working on it. But if they agreed to do a story with me, I would send them a VHS tape after it aired. About a month after I started, I was sent to London to work alongside the Fox team covering the death of Princess Diana. I thought that was going to be the story of my career. To be clear, it was a global story, but it was just the start of a truly extraordinary journey covering major national and international news of our time. JENNIFER GRIFFIN: I COVERED WARS, TERROR AND TRAGEDY FOR FOX NEWS. WHAT I FOUND WAS A FAMILY Evidently my Princess Diana coverage was decent. When I returned to our bureau in Los Angeles, my boss essentially interviewed me about where I had worked before local news in Los Angeles. I told him I was at the Fox station in Austin, Texas, covering politics. His ears perked up and he asked me if I knew then-Gov. George W. Bush. I told him the governor had nicknamed me "Mikey" since I covered his first campaign for governor in 1994 and his first couple of years in office. So, he asked if I could get a sit-down interview with Mr. Bush and instructed me to make it happen. After the governor did a couple of interviews with me in 1997, my bosses asked me to move to Dallas to open a bureau there to cover that whole region of the country. But the message was that if there was a Texas political story, they wanted me there to cover it. JIMMY FAILLA: I CAME TO FOX WITH MY TAXI DOUBLE-PARKED. THEN CAME THE RIDE OF MY LIFE I covered everything in that region and beyond from 1998 to just after President Bush’s 2001 inauguration. At one point, we were asked to come up with a story on a weekend because we needed more content for weekend shows. My team pitched going to the world’s largest rattlesnake roundup in Sweetwater, Texas. I think I nearly gave the folks in the control room in New York a stroke when I jumped into the pit with the rattlesnakes. I was wearing heavy boots and protective chaps, but the producers were scared to death I was going to end up in the hospital with snake bites. On election night 2000, I was on the platform in Austin, Texas, waiting to find out if George W. Bush had won or lost the election. We heard Vice President Gore had called to concede and then called back to say it was too close. Then for six weeks I camped out in Austin trying to figure out if Bush would be the 43rd president. Once that historic election was sorted out, my bosses asked me to move to Washington. MARTHA MACCALLUM: AFTER 22 YEARS, HERE'S WHY I'M GRATEFUL TO CALL FOX HOME When I arrived in D.C., I had no Washington experience, so my bosses used me to do all kinds of stories. When President Bush would return to his Crawford, Texas, ranch, they would send me since the president would typically call on me to ask a question if he saw me in the crowd of reporters. LAUREN GREEN: I WAS FOX NEWS CHANNEL'S FIRST ON-AIR HIRE. HERE'S HOW A DREAM BECAME A POWERHOUSE Six months after moving to Washington came Sept. 11, 2001. While the understandable focus of our coverage was on New York City, there was chaos in Washington, with concerns the White House and the U.S. Capitol could also be targets. My bosses sent me to the roof of our Washington bureau to do live updates on the situation here. From my position, we could see smoke behind me from the Pentagon. Later that day, I was doing reports at the Pentagon. A month later, I was sent to Islamabad, Pakistan, to cover the buildup to the war in Afghanistan. In early 2002, I was asked to go to Kabul to cover the war. Several of us went from being domestic correspondents to war correspondents virtually overnight. SANDRA SMITH: I WALKED INTO FOX NEWS 19 YEARS AGO. THE PEOPLE AND VIEWERS CHANGED MY LIFE Then in 2005, I was asked to embed with 10th Mountain Division soldiers who were tasked with securing western Baghdad so the Iraqis would be safe going to vote in an election. It was an amazing experience being with those brave men and women responsible for such a strategic location in the Iraqi capital. I had the opportunity to be a White House correspondent in the final years of President Bush’s term and the first years of President Obama’s presidency. Traveling across the country and around the globe with two American presidents was beyond my dreams when I started out in local news in Midland-Odessa, Texas, years ago. Asking questions of both presidents in the Oval Office and at presidential news conferences was also the honor of a lifetime. I had the opportunity to interview President Bush about being a wartime commander in chief and did the final TV interview with then-Vice President Dick Cheney. In 2011, Fox executives asked me to move to Capitol Hill to be the chief congressional correspondent, a beat I had never covered before in my career. There I covered a decade’s worth of State of the Union addresses, Supreme Court confirmations, Cabinet confirmations and my share of government shutdowns. While I covered Capitol Hill, network leadership started asking me to fill in as an anchor . I had confidence about doing it since for 20 years I had covered politics, war, natural disasters and more as a correspondent at the network. I felt like whatever news broke, I had probably covered it as a field correspondent before. I was grateful for the opportunity to fill in as an anchor on the network’s top news programs and became a regular anchor on weekends. While weekends are not typically as newsy as weekdays, massive stories break at any time. I was anchoring on Sunday, July 21, 2024, when then-President Joe Biden announced he was withdrawing from his reelection campaign. We were live and had the story first. We threw out the show rundown and went wall-to-wall for 90 minutes with the breaking news, totally unscripted. My producer Eric Strain would get in my ear to direct traffic. We would go from Kevin Corke reporting from the president’s weekend location in Delaware to Bret Baier on the phone to Brit Hume on the phone, back to Kevin, then to Martha MacCallum and Shannon Bream on the phone as the bosses rallied the weekday lineup to get into the office. At one point, Brit noted that this was history and congratulated me for being in the anchor chair to lead our coverage. I was also anchoring the weekend of June 21, 2025, when President Trump ordered Operation Midnight Hammer. That was a series of precision strikes on three major Iranian nuclear facilities. It was an opportunity for my experience reporting on Afghanistan and Iraq to help guide my questions from the anchor chair. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION And I was anchoring the weekend of January 3, 2026, when President Trump ordered Operation Absolute Resolve, a raid in Venezuela to capture Nicolás Maduro . We canceled our scheduled guests and went all in on the breaking news. It feels like there have been thousands of adrenaline-rush stories in my nearly 30 years at Fox News. My dream as a young journalist was to make it back to New York, so my parents, family and friends could watch me on the local news. I’ve lived far beyond those dreams. My loved ones have watched me cover major stories across the country and around the globe, and I will be eternally grateful for the opportunities my bosses have given me at Fox. Getting to write the first draft of history since 1997 has been a tremendous blessing and a great honor. Needless to say, I’m so thankful I took that leap of faith to join this startup network all those years ago. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM MIKE EMANUEL Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6cca475342cf4db8d50cf Proposal to sell donated books could be drafted into future policy te 2026-10-07T22:50:12.360Z Proposal to sell donated books could be drafted into future policy The Mohave County Board of Supervisors this week approved a proposal for county libraries to decline all future book donations. County Manager David Strahl is now expected to draft a possible future policy that will make that decision final. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6cca375342cf4db8d50c6 Family medicine physician begins at Havasu Internal Medicine & Geriatrics te 2026-10-07T22:50:11.120Z Family medicine physician begins at Havasu Internal Medicine & Geriatrics Havasu Internal Medicine & Geriatrics welcomed Dr. Ashley Mulder to its team in late August. As a physician, Mulder has over a decade of experience in women’s health, family medicine and community-based care. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6cca275342cf4db8d50bd County to seek federal help in solving burro overpopulation te 2026-10-07T22:50:10.046Z County to seek federal help in solving burro overpopulation As of last year, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management fielded only three officials statewide to maintain the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Program. Now those officials may be called upon to face almost 4,000 wild donkeys in Mohave County. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6cca075342cf4db8d50b4 Arrests & Citations: Lake Havasu City police for Oct. 7 te 2026-10-07T22:50:08.703Z Arrests & Citations: Lake Havasu City police for Oct. 7 Lake Havsu City Police reported the following arrests and citations: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6cc9d75342cf4db8d509c TUSD school closures declared in two weeks, district says te 2026-10-07T22:50:05.382Z TUSD school closures declared in two weeks, district says In about two weeks, the communities at 10 Tucson Unified School District schools will learn which campuses will be recommended for closure or consolidation, the superintendent said at Tuesday night’s Governing Board meeting. The timeline for the closures  — the first for Southern Arizona’s largest school district in more than a decade — is now clear: Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo says he will meet in person with principals followed by the faculty of each school recommended for the changes during the week of Oct. 19. After he connects with principals and faculty, families will receive a letter with more detailed information about recommended consolidations and closures including an invite to meet with Trujillo at an on-site school meeting, he said Tuesday night. Those gatherings set up three key dates: •  The Oct. 27 governing board meeting, moved to Palo Verde High School to accommodate an anticipated larger crowd because the meeting is dedicated to public comment on the school closure recommendations. • A Nov. 17 legally-mandated public hearing where the community can also comment.  • The Dec. 8 vote by the TUSD Governing Board will determine which campuses have been approved for closures or consolidation. Final TUSD public reconfiguration meeting Oct. 7, 5:30 – 7 p.m., online only Register here Closures and consolidations will be rolled out over the next two years, the district says. Enrollment decline due to lower Pima County birth rates and families using Empowerment Scholarship Accounts to homeschool or attend private schools have cost the district revenue and caused the need to close, district officials say. The district held three community meetings over the last few weeks to get feedback on TUSD demographics, enrollment and financial data. More than 300 people, including staff and community members attended the in-person meetings. TUSD will hold a virtual community forum Oct.7 from 5:30-7 p.m. TUSD schools with the largest enrollment decline by percentage over the last three fiscal years include: Booth Fickett Math/Science Magnet, Cragin Elementary and Sahuaro High School, according to Arizona Department of Education data. Based on Arizona Department of Education enrollment data, this snapshot shows the 20 Tucson Unified School District schools with the most percent change from the 23-24 school year to the 25-26 school year. Of TUSD’s 88 schools, 51 had declining enrollment within this same time. Credit: Arizona Department of Education data Auditor General reports find financial, compliance issues at ASDB, fraud charges in Sahuarita The Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind failed to collect revenue, may have graduated students who did not qualify and did not do proper staff background checks. Those are among the findings in two reports from the Arizona Auditor General’s office. A three-year forensic financial audit found ASDB failed to collect millions in potential revenue, including billing and payroll issues. In its 12-page response to the audit, ASDB says it agrees or will implement recommendations for all 26 findings.  The separate performance audit states ASDB did not follow protocol when it relocated its campus from Tucson’s west side to Oro Valley this school year. The review also says teacher background checks were not reviewed, some substitute teachers did not meet requirements, communication with families was inadequate, and more than two dozen graduates may not have met requirements to earn diplomas.  In a 15-page response, ASDB agrees or will implement recommendations in all 42 findings except the four it disagreed with, the letter states.   “ASDB had multiple operational, financial, educational, and compliance issues, potentially impacting student/staff safety and educational quality, reducing monies available for its operations, and limiting transparency about its future operations,” the report says. ASDB administrators declined Arizona Luminaria’s interview request. “The recently completed audits of ASDB found there was no evidence of fraud or intentional wrongdoing. ASDB will continue to do what is statutorily required for a state agency and will make appropriate changes to our current policies to ensure all audit findings are addressed,” ASDB spokesperson Tricia Beckham told Arizona Luminaria via email. In the Sahuarita Unified School District, a former cheer coach and registrar at Walden Grove High School has been charged with four felonies including fraud and forgery. The Sahuarita district reported alleged financial misconduct by Denise Montano (also known as Denise Cook, according to the auditor general’s report) and an investigation by the auditor general found she may have allegedly diverted more than $12,000 and forged documents to cover it up. Teacher declares city council candidacy Teacher Kasey Hopper, a certified orientation and mobility instructor, has filed the paperwork to run as a Democrat for Tucson’s Ward 2 City Council seat in 2027.  Hopper, who is legally blind and has a guide dog named Chance, is an instructor at the Tucson School for the Blind. He previously worked at The Arizona Schools for the Deaf and the Blind for 14 years.  “I think listening is huge right now,” Hopper said. “And I think it’s just the political world we live in, I feel like we’re being talked to a lot. Whether it’s local, whether it’s state, whether it’s federal, it doesn’t matter. I feel like as a constituent of the country, I feel like we’re getting talked to. And I want to run my campaign by listening.” Hopper will run against community organizer Ethan Rigel in the primary. Council Member Paul Cunningham announced he will not seek reelection after serving on the city council since 2010.  Read the whiteboard 🏫  More than two dozen schools were closed in the Phoenix area in recent years and more are on the horizon. ✏️ Private school is more affordable in Yuma thanks to ESAs, but there are limits. 🚌 Nogales Head Start programs could be affected by English-only rule. The post TUSD school closures declared in two weeks, district says appeared first on AZ Luminaria. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6ca4e75342cf4db8d5044 Public School Briefs – October 2026 te 2026-10-07T22:40:14.378Z Public School Briefs – October 2026 Glendale Union High School District Maddox named principal Jarred Maddox Washington High School welcomed Jarred Maddox as its new principal. This year marks Maddox’s 25th year in education, beginning as an English teacher and including roles as a student council advisor, soccer coach and AP English Literature teacher. Passionate about engaging instruction and project-based learning, Maddox is committed to supporting teachers and students through meaningful professional development, mentorship, and growth opportunities, GUHSD said. Band exhibition scheduled Glendale Union High School District will host its annual Marching Band Exhibition on Nov. 2, at Glendale Community College, 6000 W. Olive Ave., Glendale, starting at 6:30 p.m. This free, open-to-the-public event will showcase performances from student musicians representing Apollo, Cortez, Glendale, Greenway, Independence, Moon Valley, Sunnyslope, Thunderbird and Washington High Schools. Attendees will enjoy a night of music and school spirit as bands present their 2026 season shows. Wabbington represents USA Basketball Sunnyslope High School senior Darius Wabbington had a busy summer, competing with Compton Magic on the Adidas 3SSB circuit and representing USA Basketball at the 2026 FIBA U18 Men’s AmeriCup. The team earned a silver medal. During the tournament, Wabbington averaged 9.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals across five games. As he continues through the college recruitment process, Wabbington is currently ranked as the No. 15 national recruit in the NCAA. The district said, “Congratulations to Darius on an impressive summer and continued success on the court!” Kaytlin Garrow, Ryan Sutton and Gabriel Burroughs, all Sunnyslope High School seniors, have been named 2026 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists (photo courtesy of GUHSD). Seniors are Merit semifinalists Sunnyslope High School is proud to recognize seniors Kaytlin Garrow, Ryan Sutton and Gabriel Burroughs as 2026 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists. These Sunnyslope students are among the highest scorers in their respective state on the PSAT/NMSQT, representing less than one percent of high school seniors nationwide. More than 16,000 students were selected as semifinalists based on their exceptional Selection Index scores and state-based allocation. Cross Country opens season Washington High School Rams Cross Country teams opened the season at home, welcoming six visiting schools for a competitive meet that marked the first-ever cross country race for many Washington runners. The Rams made an immediate impact, with both the girls’ and boys’ teams earning first-place team finishes. Coach Swigert praised the team’s effort and determination, especially the new runners competing for the first time, and expressed excitement for the growth ahead. With a strong start to the season, the Washington Rams look forward to building on their momentum and seeing what this group can accomplish throughout the season, the school said. GUHSD ranked among best The Glendale Union High School District (GUHSD) announced that its schools ranked among the best in the 2026-2027 U.S. News and World Report rankings. The rankings evaluated data from more than 27,000 high schools nationwide and ranked them based on indicators such as college readiness, state assessment performance, and graduation rates. This achievement reflects the dedication of students, teachers, staff, families, and school communities, and GUHSD’s shared commitment to empowering all students for the choices and challenges of the 21st century, the district said. Madison Elementary School District Best Buddies Club earns top recognition The Meadows Best Buddies Club focuses on building understanding and empathy by teaching that everyone learns and experiences the world in their own way (submitted photo). Out of nearly 50 participating schools, Madison Meadows Middle School’s Best Buddies Club was recently named the Top School Fundraising Team for the 2026 Best Buddies Friendship Walk. As a collaboration between the school’s National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) and the Best Buddies Club, the students worked together to successfully raise funds and awareness for the organization. The Meadows Best Buddies Club has received multiple recognitions over the past several years from the Best Buddies Program, demonstrating their ongoing commitment to community and inclusion for all. The Madison Meadows Best Buddies Club focuses on building understanding and empathy by teaching that everyone learns and experiences the world in their own way. Through these experiences, students gain a deeper appreciation for inclusion and acceptance of others. Along with awareness activities, students of all abilities participate in fun, connection-building opportunities together such as arts and crafts, board games and other group activities that help build friendships among students and strengthen the school community. Blood drive scheduled Madison School District, in partnership with Vitalant Blood Donation, will host a blood drive on Friday, Oct. 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Madison District Office, 5601 N. 16th St. Visit www.madisonaz.org/blood-drive for more information and to sign up to donate. District hosts job fair Madison School District will host a job fair on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Individuals will have the opportunity to meet with school and district leaders to learn about available positions, benefits and more. The district is hiring a variety of positions, including guest teachers, bus drivers, before and after school program staff, custodians as well as other school and student support positions. The fair will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Oct. 28 at the Madison Center for the Arts, 5601 N. 16th St. More information about available positions and the benefits of working for Madison School District are available at www.madisonaz.org/jobs. Tour Madison in November The Madison School District invites families interested in learning more about its schools and signature programs to attend the upcoming Discover Madison tour events. For families with children entering kindergarten next fall, the Discover Madison Elementary Tour will be held on Nov. 6. For families with children entering fifth through eighth grade next fall, the Discover Madison Middle School Tour will be held Nov. 13. During the tours, families will learn about the Madison School District, its signature programs and specialty classes, and take a school bus to visit and tour each of the elementary or middle school campuses. The district will also host a Discover Madison Preschool tour on Jan. 21, 2027, for families with younger children. Space is limited. To learn more and sign up, visit www.madisonaz.org/discover. Osborn School District The Superintendent Student Advisory Council provides a new opportunity for Osborn School District students to have a meaningful voice in shaping their respective schools and the district more broadly (submitted photo). Osborn students join Advisory Council In an effort to ensure student voices help shape decisions across the district, Osborn School District Superintendent Felipe Carranza has officially launched the Superintendent Student Advisory Council. Bringing together student representatives in grades three to eight from all six Osborn schools, the council’s inaugural meeting gave students an opportunity to learn more about how the district operates and to share their perspectives on their school experiences. Moving forward, the student leaders will meet quarterly with Superintendent Carranza to share feedback, bring forward ideas and concerns from their classmates, and help district leadership better understand the student experience across Osborn. The council is one way the district said that it is creating opportunities for students to have a meaningful voice in shaping their schools and the future of Osborn. Learn more at www.osbornschools.org. Phoenix Union High School District Central holds 50th reunion The Central High School Class of 1976 is hosting a 50th Reunion Oct. 23-24 and the organizers are looking for fellow Bobcats. Alumni are invited to come together for a weekend of reconnecting and reminiscing with “old” friends. Contact Lisa MacCollum at lisa@lisamacstudio.com for more information. Bioscience ranked ‘19’ Bioscience High School’s unique approach to student learning and outcomes helped the school rank No. 19 among Arizona’s best schools in the U.S. News & World Report rankings (photo courtesy of PXU). Phoenix Union High School District (PXU) announced that Bioscience High School ranked No. 19 among Arizona’s best schools in the U.S. News & World Report rankings, placing it among a select group of schools that were recognized for their academic achievements across the state. According to the publication, the rankings are determined through six factors of school quality: college readiness, state assessment performance, state assessment proficiency, college curriculum breadth, underserved student performance and graduation rate. Bioscience Principal Ulises Aragon said that while he believes that student success speaks for itself, formal recognition is always reaffirming. “We were kind of happy that we made the list again, which is fantastic. Our teachers work incredibly hard, our staff does as well, and so it’s just another point of recognition that hey, you know we’re doing the right thing, and we’re moving in the right direction,” Aragon said. He credits much of the student success at Bioscience to the high teacher-to-student ratio. The teachers and staff are a point of pride for Bioscience, Aragon said, praising their hard work and dedication. Bioscience is unique in its approach to student learning and outcomes, PXU added. Students entering their junior year select one of two focus areas: engineering or biomedical. For Bioscience, the focus going forward is to continue building on its success and helping students reach their full potential. Any prospective Bioscience High School students and families can learn more and enroll at www.pxu.org/enroll. Washington Elementary School District A dozen students were recognized at a recent Washington Elementary School District Governing Board meeting for earning perfect scores on their state assessments during the last school year (photo courtesy of WESD). Students earn perfect scores The Washington Elementary School District (WESD) announced that 12 students earned perfect scores on two of the three state assessments during the 2025-26 school year. The district congratulated the students who had perfect scores on both their Math and ELA assessments, including Josie W. at Acacia Elementary School; Claire A., Torin R. and Elena T. at Lookout Mountain Elementary School; Ellis M. at Mountain Sky Junior High School; Gerardo M. P. at Ocotillo Elementary School; Bennett C. at Royal Palm Middle School; Hadassa D., Sophie D. and August P. at Sahuaro Elementary School; and Oscar B. C. at Shaw Butte Elementary School. “We also want to give a big shout-out to Cambria N. at Lookout Mountain Elementary School who received perfect scores on both her Math and Science assessment!” the district said. “Additionally, nine students earned perfect scores in ELA, while 176 students had perfect scores in Math. All of these students received a certificate of achievement at their school sites. The WESD Family is so proud of the hard work and dedication of our students!” Teacher named APS winner WESD congratulated Kennedy Bullock at Moon Mountain Elementary School who was selected as a winner of the 2026-27 Arizona Public Service (APS) Supply My Class program. As part of the program, Kennedy was surprised with a $500 prepaid card. The APS Supply My Class program recognizes teachers for the important work they do by providing 500 randomly selected K-12 teachers in the APS service territory with $500 to use toward supplies, materials and other resources that can enhance their classrooms and support their students. A refreshed front office and entry area welcomed students to a new school year at Lakeview Elementary, thanks to a bond funded project completed over summer break (photo courtesy of WESD). Campus improvements enhance WESD schools During summer break, campus improvements were completed at several schools thanks to bond projects approved by WESD voters. Lakeview Elementary School received renovations to its front office and entry area, while Alta Vista Elementary School added improved parking, emergency access and campus enhancements. New flooring was also installed at Palo Verde Middle School, Roadrunner Elementary School and Sweetwater School, giving learning spaces a fresh, updated look. Desert View offers free preschool WESD, in partnership with A Stepping Stone Foundation, will offer a free, full-day preschool program for children ages 3-5. Classes begin Monday, Oct. 19, and are held Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., with early release Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. The program includes free breakfast and lunch and high-quality early learning. There is no income requirement to enroll. Parents or grandparents who participate must commit to weekly adult education classes, with free childcare provided during those classes. The preschool program will be held at Desert View Elementary School, 8621 N. 3rd Street. Spaces are limited, so families are encouraged to enroll today. Visit Desert View to complete the registration information. For more information, call 602-347-4000. Visit www.wesdschools.org to learn more about the district. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6ca4d75342cf4db8d503b Light rail open house scheduled te 2026-10-07T22:40:13.266Z Light rail open house scheduled Valley Metro and the city of Phoenix continue their open house series this month, offering an opportunity for residents to learn more about the proposed West Phoenix Extension project. The West Phoenix Light Rail Extension is a 10-mile connection that is proposed to connect the existing Valley Metro Light Rail system to Desert Sky Transit Center. The current proposed connection is either Central Avenue/Indian School Road or 19th Avenue/Camelback Road. The route will travel along Indian School Road to 75th Avenue, then jog south to Thomas Road and continue to the transit center. At the two-hour open house event, residents can talk one-on-one with project staff, ask questions and share their feedback. The next event is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 14, 6 to 8 p.m. at Steele Indian School Park Memorial Hall, 300 E. Indian School Road. Those who cannot attend in person can learn more about the proposed project, provide feedback online and sign up for project updates at www.valleymetro.org/project/west-phoenix-extension. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6ca4475342cf4db8d500a Mike Rogers Turns on Trump's Tariffs: What Michigan Republican Said Before te 2026-10-07T22:40:04.176Z Mike Rogers Turns on Trump's Tariffs: What Michigan Republican Said Before Mike Rogers is calling for an end to the Canada tariff war after previously saying Trump's tariffs were necessary. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6c7f975342cf4db8d4fc6 Anti-Israel groups rally across US on October 7 anniversary, chanting 'long live the intifada' te 2026-10-07T22:30:17.642Z Anti-Israel groups rally across US on October 7 anniversary, chanting 'long live the intifada' On the third anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, nonprofits and a number of anti-Israel organizations mobilized and rallied for demonstrations across the country, with some waving Palestinian flags, chanting "long live the intifada" and lauding the Hamas-planned ambush that killed more than a thousand civilians. A number of demonstrations took place in New York, California and other states – with nonprofits in the Singham network organizing and staging larger rallies set for this weekend, intentionally scheduled on and around the anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attack. At 12:30 p.m., organizers from the NYU Students for Justice in Palestine staged a walkout in Washington Square Park as part of their "NYU WEEK OF RAGE," where they said in a social media post they remain "steadfast in our commitment to Palestinian liberation." DUKE REINSTATES STUDENTS FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE AFTER SUSPENSION OVER ANTISEMITISM CONCERNS Separately, anti-Israel demonstrators arrived at the gates of Columbia University at 2 p.m., where encampments and riots embattled the campus for years after Oct. 7, 2023. As students filtered in and out of the gates, now guarded by heavy security, demonstrators from The Columbia Intifada and others chanted "globalize the intifada" through a megaphone. Columbia University has previously told Fox News Digital that the Columbia Intifada is not officially associated with the Ivy League school. At 4 p.m., some of the same groups who were protesting at Columbia traveled to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office at City Hall, with Palestinian flags flying and chants echoing throughout the Financial District of Manhattan. FORMER HAMAS HOSTAGE COUNTERS HASAN PIKER’S UT AUSTIN EVENT WITH HER STORY OF SURVIVAL Mamdani weighed in on the anniversary earlier on Wednesday morning, saying "we grieve alongside our many friends and neighbors" who are dealing with the loss experienced on Oct. 7, 2023, before blasting Israel for an "ongoing genocide in Gaza." "The suffering did not begin nor end that day," Mamdani posted to X. "It instead continued through the Israeli government’s devastating, ongoing genocide in Gaza, in which it has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians — including more than 21,000 children." On Mamdani’s schedule for the anniversary of Oct. 7, he is set to meet with "Palestinian New Yorkers" following a vigil for the Israeli victims of the Hamas attack. MAMDANI ROASTED FOR STAYING TIGHT-LIPPED ON 'WAR CRIMINAL' PEZESHKIAN AFTER RAGING ABOUT NETANYAHU In California, Students for Justice in Palestine UCLA mobilized at Bruin Plaza on the Los Angeles campus, echoing similar messages to separate groups across the country. Agitators at UC Davis celebrated the terrorist attack, calling for "glory to the resistance" and referring to Oct. 7 as the "anniversary of the al-Aqsa Flood." Operation Al-Aqsa Flood is the military code name given by Hamas for the attack three years ago. UC BERKELEY SLAMMED AFTER ANTI-ISRAEL GROUP HOSTS FAILED SUICIDE BOMBER AS GUEST EVENT SPEAKER: 'CESSPOOL' On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led terrorists stormed into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, converging on a music festival in a surprise ambush that killed roughly 1,200 people. The attackers abducted more than 250 people and took them into Gaza as hostages, triggering a conflict that remains ongoing. The coordinated, organized events held Wednesday shed light on the protest infrastructure that has fueled many of the anti-Israel protests since October 2023, with Singham-backed groups like the People’s Forum and CodePink consistently in attendance. On Tuesday, the People’s Forum collaborated with Shut it Down 4 Palestine to prepare for a separate protest that will take place on Saturday in Washington Square Park "to stand against three years of continued genocide in Gaza," according to their social media post.  INTEL EXPERT SAYS SINGHAM NETWORK IS MORE THAN A NONPROFIT SCANDAL—IT'S A SECURITY THREAT A Fox News Digital investigation revealed Singham has donated $22.44 million to the People's Forum Inc. Last month, CodePink, which was founded by Singham’s wife, Jodie Evans, marched alongside communist and Marxist groups in protest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speaking at the United Nations General Assembly. Singham, a 72-year-old American who sold his tech company for $785 million in 2017 and now lives in Shanghai, has funneled $278 million into the broad network of nonprofits since 2017, according to a Fox News Digital investigation. These groups regularly organize and participate in anti-ICE, anti-Israel and pro-Iran demonstrations. The Southern District of New York, one of the country's most powerful districts for federal prosecutions, opened a grand jury probe into Singham’s finances in June. He has yet to be charged with any crime. HOW CODEPINK CO-FOUNDER MEDEA BENJAMIN'S FAMILY FOUNDATION BECAME A MAJOR FUNDER OF LEFT-WING ACTIVIST GROUPS Trauma psychologist Dr. Orli Peter, who founded the Israel Healing Initiative, a nonprofit that has been providing high-tech trauma treatment for people impacted by the Oct. 7 attack, told Fox News Digital that the demonstrations across the country "manipulate the public," weaponize the anniversary, and detract from the mourning of Jewish people. "Demonstrating while Jews are mourning on Oct. 7 weaponizes the anniversary," Peter explained. "It serves two purposes for the activists: One is to manipulate the public by interrupting the mourning before empathy settles on Jewish suffering and responsibility points to Hamas." "The other is to show power over the mourners, telling them, 'Even in your grief, in your memory, in your most vulnerable day, we can invade," she added. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6c7f875342cf4db8d4fbd Fans are wondering if Florida Panthers are cursed as another star exits game Wednesday night te 2026-10-07T22:30:16.162Z Fans are wondering if Florida Panthers are cursed as another star exits game Wednesday night A little less than 16 months ago, the question surrounding the National Hockey League was whether or not the Florida Panthers were on the fast track to becoming the sport's next dynasty. They had just vanquished the Edmonton Oilers for the second year in a row to capture back-to-back Stanley Cups, and many fans were wondering if they had a chance to become the first team to three-peat since the New York Islanders won four straight from 1980-83. Then the injuries started to pile up, beginning right as the Cup celebration ended with star winger Matthew Tkachuk needing adductor surgery. OTTAWA SENATORS OWNER CLAIMS KEITH TKACHUK AND MATTHEW TKACHUK SWAYED BRADY'S TRADE REQUEST Tkachuk would be out for the first half of the season, but his injury was only the tip of the iceberg. The Panthers famously lost captain Aleksander Barkov for the year thanks to a torn ACL, and other key contributors like sniper Sam Reinhart, defender Seth Jones, and two-way wizard Anton Lundell also missed multiple weeks in the season with a bevy of injuries. 2026 was supposed to be the bounceback year for the Cats, as Barkov and the rest of his merry band of champions were thought to be fully healthy. Then, just two games into the season, the Panthers captain went down awkwardly in an eerily similar fashion to his ACL injury a little more than a year earlier, causing Florida fans to wince. Barkov was given a supremely positive diagnosis relative to what the news could have been — a 6-8 week recovery period — but before Panthers fans could even finish their sighs of relief, another integral piece to their 2025 Cup run went down in a heap. When it rains it pours, and Florida losing Brad Marchand for any stretch of time is less than ideal. The 38-year-old forward defied Father Time during the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, scoring 10 goals and 10 assists in 23 postseason games, but this latest injury could be one that keeps him out for a while. Marchand was already recovering from an injury at the end of last season, and the fears are this could be serious given the fact he was unable to put any weight on his leg as he was helped off the ice Wednesday night (the most likely outcome seems to be an MCL injury). THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! This rash of injuries over the past year plus has fans wondering whether the Panthers sold their souls for those back-to-back Cups. Fellow OutKick writer and hockey fanatic Matt Reigle even asked me if there were any electrical substations located near Amarant Bank Arena. While I'm not sure about that, I have opined for quite some time now that the Cats may be cursed, and the Marchy injury isn't exactly helping to assuage those concerns. If you're a Panthers fan looking for a positive, then consider the fact that the Barkov injury wasn't as bad as initially feared, and there is a world where Marchand gets a similar diagnosis. The Cats also went out and acquired Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk to help bolster the depth on the roster as well, so if anyone can withstand the injury bug early in the season, it's Florida. Also, we are only four games into the year, but the Panthers are leading the division even without their captain and their playoff ace. The sky may not be falling in Sunrise, FL, but there is still plenty of reason to have one foot inside the doomsday bunker for the time being. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6c7f075342cf4db8d4f9f Army Sets Date for First Military Execution by Firing Squad Since 1945 te 2026-10-07T22:30:08.698Z Army Sets Date for First Military Execution by Firing Squad Since 1945 Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, will be shot to death on Dec. 3 at Fort Hood, where he killed 13 and wounded 32 in 2009. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6c7ee75342cf4db8d4f7e Republicans Shell Out Millions to Win Red Districts They Just Redrew te 2026-10-07T22:30:06.082Z Republicans Shell Out Millions to Win Red Districts They Just Redrew The GOP redrew these seats to flip them in the midterms. Now they’re spending millions to hold on as Democrats expand their lead. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6c59b75342cf4db8d4f26 Abdul El-Sayed reportedly called Hasan Piker warning his rhetoric was 'costing' votes te 2026-10-07T22:20:11.701Z Abdul El-Sayed reportedly called Hasan Piker warning his rhetoric was 'costing' votes Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Michigan, allegedly called far-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker and asked him to tone down his rhetoric, according to a CNN article published Wednesday. CNN reporter Edward-Isaac Dovere wrote that although the progressive candidate has denied attempting to modulate his positions ahead of November's election, El-Sayed has avoided discussing hot-button topics such as Israel and American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) funding. Another "concession" Dovere highlighted was El-Sayed distancing himself from Piker despite campaigning with the streamer during the primary election. The CNN reporter revealed that El-Sayed had, in fact, reached out to Piker as his comments regarding Israel caused more controversy. EL-SAYED TRIES TO PUT THE HASAN PIKER DEBATE BEHIND HIM AS MIDTERMS APPROACH "El-Sayed recently called Piker and warned his rhetoric was costing El-Sayed votes, asking him to stop, according to two people El-Sayed told about the conversation," Dovere reported, noting that Piker declined to comment on the issue. El-Sayed has faced backlash for campaigning with Piker, who has a history of making controversial statements such as suggesting America "deserved" 9/11. Though El-Sayed repeatedly said that he did not agree with all of Piker's beliefs, he declined to disavow Piker's comments. FATHER OF 9/11 HERO TODD BEAMER APPEARS IN MICHIGAN SENATE RACE AD TO CONDEMN HASAN PIKER RHETORIC The Michigan Democrat eventually began distancing himself from Piker in August after Piker appeared to blame American Jews for antisemitic attacks based on their support for Israel. "If Jews in America keep putting this idea out there that they are singularly invested in Israel, eventually someone is going to come around and take action, not against the state of Israel, mind you, but against American Jews," Piker said during one of his streams. ABDUL EL-SAYED DISMISSES QUESTIONS ABOUT HASAN PIKER TIES ON 'FACE THE NATION,' PIVOTS TO GROCERIES Since then, El-Sayed has said he has no plans to appear with Piker and insisted that his campaign has nothing to do with a "Twitch streamer in California." "The question is not about a relationship I got with a streamer in California. There's not a relationship. The reason I have a conversation with him is the same reason I have a conversation with you. Because I want to talk to the folks out here who I want to have a conversation with. Do you think that you're better off now after two years of [President] Donald Trump?" Abdul said on Fox News' "The Story with Martha MacCallum" on Monday. Fox News Digital reached out to El-Sayed's campaign and Piker for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6c59875342cf4db8d4f1d Dana Altman ends nearly four decade coaching career at Oregon: 'Stepping away is truly painful' te 2026-10-07T22:20:08.755Z Dana Altman ends nearly four decade coaching career at Oregon: 'Stepping away is truly painful' The coach who has manned the sideline for more Oregon men’s basketball games than any other coach is going off into the sunset. Dana Altman has decided to retire after 16 seasons with the Ducks and nearly four decades as a Division I coach, the school announced Wednesday. Altman, 68, first took over Oregon’s program in 2010. Assistant coach Tony Stubblefield will assume Altman’s responsibilities on an interim basis beginning next season. "I've loved every minute of coaching here, and stepping away is difficult and truly painful," Altman said in a statement. "I love coaching, it's what I know best and what I've been fortunate enough to do for almost five decades. "... It's been the honor of my life to coach the Ducks," he added. Oregon football coach Dan Lanning was among those offering praise for Altman. "A great mentor, sees the game, and obviously a Hall of Fame coach with what he’s been able to accomplish," Lanning said. "I love his story, and how grounded he is, and he’s as good as they come." BASKETBALL HALL OF FAMER DON NELSON DEAD AT 86 Altman’s announcement came as a surprise, but the Ducks have experienced some upheaval. They struggled last season, going 12-20, and the program lost nine players to the transfer portal and three to graduation in the offseason. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Stubblefield has spent two stints as an assistant to Altman at Oregon. He left to become head coach at DePaul from 2021-24 before returning to the Ducks. "Winning 382 games over 16 years, including making nine NCAA Tournaments and a Final Four, is an incredible track record. But the record book tells only part of the story," Oregon athletic director Rob Mullins said. TODD GOLDEN WILL COACH THE FLORIDA GATORS NEXT SEASON ... OR WILL HE? "Dana and Reva have given so much of themselves to this university and to the young men who played for him, and we thank him for all his contributions to Oregon student-athletes, the game of basketball, and the University of Oregon." The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6c33e75342cf4db8d4e87 Broncos Coach Reportedly on a Short Leash Amid Team’s 2-2 Start te 2026-10-07T22:10:06.495Z Broncos Coach Reportedly on a Short Leash Amid Team’s 2-2 Start The Denver Broncos offense has struggled this year, and one of the team's coaches may be the fall guy for it. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6c0e675342cf4db8d4e31 Christa Pike, Awake and Angry, Is at the Center of a Legal Storm te 2026-10-07T22:00:06.295Z Christa Pike, Awake and Angry, Is at the Center of a Legal Storm Her awareness and condition deepen ethical and legal questions after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her for murdering a classmate decades ago. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6be9a75342cf4db8d4b1e Documents show DHS probed nonprofits, obtained 100 million records in hunt for noncitizen voters te 2026-10-07T21:50:18.513Z Documents show DHS probed nonprofits, obtained 100 million records in hunt for noncitizen voters Security stands outside ICE headquarters during a Congressional Hispanic Caucus rally on Feb. 3, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images) The Department of Homeland Security obtained tens of millions of unspecified records as part of a sweeping nationwide effort to find voter fraud, according to internal DHS reports, and weighed using undercover agents to investigate voter registration efforts by nonprofit groups. The reports from May and June by Homeland Security Investigations, a sub-agency of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, provide updates on its “election integrity” investigations. They are included in a trove of documents obtained by the pro-democracy group Democracy Forward through a records request and released Wednesday. The HSI reports detail an expansive review of nonprofit organizations involved in voter registration. A June 1 report says 82 “NGOs” — nongovernmental organizations — had been reviewed in Pennsylvania alone. Groups in Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey and Ohio also came under scrutiny. The June 1 report describes the potential for undercover operations, and refers to efforts across Homeland Security to identify organizations that “may be predatory in nature, particularly those suspected of illegal alien registration and voter encouragement.” Organizations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania remained areas of focus, the report says. “The objective is to determine potential opportunities to leverage UC (undercover) resources, including the possible deployment of undercover agents (UCAs), to support investigative efforts in the field,” the report says. Overall, the records offer a window into the Trump administration’s push to root out voter fraud, and especially noncitizen voting, ahead of the midterm elections. While a few months old, they suggest that finding noncitizen voters was an active focus within Homeland Security Investigations, along with identifying any organizations suspected of registering noncitizens to vote. Noncitizen voting Noncitizen voting is a rare occurrence, studies have consistently found.  The Justice Department has brought a few dozen cases this year, and U.S Attorney General Todd Blanche in late September announced indictments against 10 noncitizens over allegations of unlawfully voting. But the census reports 154 million people voted in the 2024 election. With early voting beginning across many states, Trump’s bid to assert authority over voting has largely failed. The U.S. Supreme Court blocked his plans to use the U.S. Postal Service to restrict mail ballots and the SAVE America Act, which would require voters to show proof of citizenship, stalled in Congress. But Democrats, voting rights groups and some election officials are concerned Trump may take more extreme action in the coming weeks. They have braced for possible federal interference, including the prospect of ICE or other federal agents deploying to the polls (Homeland Security denies any plans to target polling places). “This trove of ICE documents provides chilling new insights into the breadth and depth of the Trump-Vance administration’s efforts to pursue baseless claims of widespread election fraud and assert greater federal control over elections ahead of the 2026 midterms,” Hart Wood, senior oversight counsel at Democracy Forward, said in a statement. Homeland Security and ICE didn’t respond to questions on Wednesday. At a news conference last week to announce indictments against alleged noncitizen voters in Minnesota, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Trump administration would never allow the votes of noncitizens to cancel out the votes of American citizens. He said that only citizens should be electing the country’s leaders. “Our message to aliens who vote in American elections is clear: We will find you, arrest you, and you will face the consequences, including criminal charges and deportation,” Mullin said. Nonprofits reviewed, researched  The reports in the records obtained by Democracy Forward describe efforts by HSI to research and review an array of nonprofit groups. In some instances, HSI appeared satisfied after its examination.  The June 1 report notes that research was completed on approximately 41 non-governmental organizations in New Jersey, with “no derogatory information” found. Research on 20 nonprofit funds linked to a Washington, D.C.-based charitable foundation also turned up nothing, the report notes. But the report also says the Pennsylvania chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations was “flagged for further investigation.” CAIR is one of the country’s leading Muslim civil rights groups. Ahmet Selim Tekelioglu, CAIR Pennsylvania executive director, in a statement said the organization’s civic engagement programs have expanded over the years and include voter registration efforts that seek to ensure Muslim Americans are empowered to vote and fully engaged in the civic process. “Our voter registration program follows all applicable voter registration rules and requirements,” Tekelioglu said. Education Minnesota, an educators union, is named in the June 1 report as one of 22 organizations that HSI was beginning to research at the time. Monica Byron, Education Minnesota’s president, said the organization learned of the investigation on Tuesday because of Democracy Forward. Byron said the group shares Democracy Forward’s concerns about potential government surveillance of lawful voter registration activities.  “We do not know the details of any investigation into our union, but we will not be deterred in encouraging all eligible members to exercise their right to vote in the upcoming election,” Byron said in a statement. Tens of millions of records The HSI reports show that Heather Honey, a DHS official who came to prominence denying President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss, obtained 48.4 million records through “independent sources of information.” Additionally, HSI drew upon some 50.6 million records from the Department of Justice. The exact nature of the records isn’t described, but the DOJ has sued dozens of states for voter records, including sensitive personal information such as driver’s license and Social Security numbers. The department hasn’t won any of the lawsuits, but at least 16 states have voluntarily provided the data. The Supreme Court ruled in September that states can use a powerful Homeland Security program called SAVE to help identify possible noncitizen voters after voting rights groups sued to block its use, alleging that it often relies on inaccurate data and has a track record of wrongly flagging U.S. citizens. The decision’s impact on the midterms is expected to be minimal because most states are already too close to a federal election to conduct mass purges of voters. But the HSI reports suggest that while the legal fight over SAVE was playing out in the courts, Homeland Security was nevertheless analyzing a vast collection of records for signs of voter fraud. HSI’s June 1 report says 26,563 records derived from ICE had been prioritized for “downstream vetting,” with a focus on Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania.  Priority states for HSI’s review of Justice Department records included those states, as well as Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia and Texas. The report notes that records were sent to iLab — an apparent reference to HSI’s Innovation Lab — for “secondary enrichment and identification of high-value targets.” Jacob Fischler contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6be9675342cf4db8d4afd Drink up, boys! NFL reverses course after meeting with NFLPA to allow all drinking celebrations without fines te 2026-10-07T21:50:14.518Z Drink up, boys! NFL reverses course after meeting with NFLPA to allow all drinking celebrations without fines It took nearly two weeks and a meeting of the minds from the NFL and NFL Players Association (NFLPA), but after all that high-priced talent hashed things out, we've come to a conclusion that will affect humanity. NFL players are allowed to celebrate big plays by simulating drinking. So, drink up, boys! NFL FINES PLAYER NICKNAMED 'JUICE' $14,926 FOR USING A DRINKING CELEBRATION, CALLING IT OFFENSIVE It no longer matters what's on a player's mind when he mimics drinking during a celebration. He might be thinking about sipping tea, as Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor apparently was after scoring a touchdown on Sunday in London. He might be thinking about drinking juice, as Kyle Juszczyk insisted he was doing when he was fined after Week 2. The player might be mimicking taking a drink from a Gatorade bottle as Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson claimed he was doing when he was fined. 49ERS FULLBACK KYLE JUSZCZYK SUCCESSFULLY APPEALS NFL BEER FINE BY INVOKING HIS 'JUICE' NICKNAME And even this: The player could even be thinking he's shotgunning a beer. It's fine now rather than headed for a fine. That's because the path is now clear on all drinking, sipping, chugging and shotgunning beverages in the NFL. Peace on Earth! In a joint statement issued by the league and the NFLPA on Wednesday, it was explained that celebrations including "imitating drinking a beverage" will not be considered a violation. "Football is the greatest game in the world," the NFL and the NFLPA said in a statement released jointly. "NFL players are admired by millions of fans, including young people competing at every level of the sport. "The passion emotion, and personality players bring to the field are a big part of what makes the game special and connects them with fans worldwide. Good sportsmanship is equally important: "To clarify the line between player expression and conduct that may result in discipline, players were reminded this week that the following are prohibited and may result in a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, a fine, or both: CARDINALS BACKUP CORNERBACK FINED BY NFL FOR WRITING 'GLORY BE 2 GOD' ON HIS EYEBLACK "Conversely, recent celebrations imitating drinking a beverage will not be considered violations or result in discipline. The league-wide guidance provides players with greater clarity on how they can celebrate while remaining within the rules. "When conduct falls into a gray area, the league will contact the player and provide direction before imposing discipline. The player will be advised that continued use of the identified celebration may result in future fines. "Individual and team celebrations are part of the game and help players connect with fans. Providing clear, consistent guidance allows players to express themselves while upholding the principles of sportsmanship that have long been a hallmark of NFL football." This is a pendulum that seemed to swing so violently against any sort of beverage celebration two weeks ago, flying all the way back in the other direction and then some. So much so that, as the memo states, the NFL is adopting a new approach to what it does when a player seemingly crosses a line during a celebration. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! The league will communicate with the player first. If the NFL decides that the celebration will not be allowed, the player will be fined only if he continues the same celebration afterward. "We raised this issue and pushed for greater clarity around what will and won’t result in discipline," NFLPA executive director JC Tretter posted on X. "When something falls into a gray area, communication and education should come before punishment. We’re glad the league will seek to educate players before immediately defaulting to a fine." It is not known to what extent the backlash to the rash of fines and the league's marketing and sponsorship agreement with Bud Light played a role in it backtracking on Wednesday. The NFL did, for example, rescind the fines previously levied on Ferguson and Juszczyk. And Taylor will not be fined. They'll all drink to that. FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6be9375342cf4db8d4add NFL Admits Mistake With Punishment for 49ers FB Kyle Juszczyk te 2026-10-07T21:50:11.005Z NFL Admits Mistake With Punishment for 49ers FB Kyle Juszczyk The NFL decided not to fine 49ers FB Kyle Juszczyk for "chugging a beer" after he explained he was actually drinking juice. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6be8f75342cf4db8d4ad4 Why Is the Job Market So Bad? Why Americans Are Struggling to Find Work te 2026-10-07T21:50:07.463Z Why Is the Job Market So Bad? Why Americans Are Struggling to Find Work While the unemployment rate is relatively low, many job seekers are reporting that they have spent months applying for jobs. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6bc3b75342cf4db8d4a77 Popular US airport called out as 'most stressful' in America for travelers te 2026-10-07T21:40:11.692Z Popular US airport called out as 'most stressful' in America for travelers Flight delays, cancellations and even the drive to terminals can add layers of frustration to already challenging travel experiences.  A new analysis looked at some of the busiest airports across the U.S. to determine where travelers may encounter the most stress. Rightway Parking, an airport and cruise parking reservation company based in Tampa, Florida, analyzed 55 airports using federal flight data and Google Maps estimates. It weighed delays, cancellations, changes in delays, and the distance and travel time from downtown areas. TRAVEL NIGHTMARE UNFOLDS AS MAJOR AIRLINE SCRAPS FLIGHT AFTER HARROWING 12-HOUR DELAY After the analysis, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) was ranked as the "most stressful" airport in the country in the study. Nearly 28% of flights at DFW were delayed, while 2.76% were canceled, according to the analysis, which used 2025 flight data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The airport has also seen delays climb 33.67% since 2021, according to the report.  Getting to the airport also added another factor to DFW's ranking. The airport sits about 20 miles or so from downtown Dallas.  CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER The findings come after travelers at DFW faced a difficult day earlier this month. On Oct. 1, the airport recorded 390 delays and 155 cancellations, the most of any U.S. airport that day, according to NJ.com. DFW was followed by Chicago O'Hare International Airport, which took the No. 2 spot with 24.68% of flights delayed and a 42.77% increase in delays since 2021. Travel time also factored into O'Hare's position, with the drive from downtown Chicago to the airport estimated at about 50 minutes. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES Rounding out the top three was Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. Reagan National recorded a 3.86% cancellation rate. It has seen delays increase 73.92% since 2021, according to the analysis. New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport rounded out the top five, ranking fourth and fifth. Some airports fared much better when the same travel factors were taken into account. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Salt Lake City International Airport in Utah was ranked the "least stressful" airport — followed by San Jose International Airport in California and Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii. All three recorded cancellation rates below 1% and had relatively shorter trips from downtown compared with many of the airports toward the top of the ranking. Fox News Digital reached out to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Rightway Parking for comment and further details. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6bc3975342cf4db8d4a6e DNC lawsuit accuses Trump admin of diverting $20M in federal funds for 'propaganda' ads te 2026-10-07T21:40:09.650Z DNC lawsuit accuses Trump admin of diverting $20M in federal funds for 'propaganda' ads The Democratic National Committee is suing the Trump administration, alleging it illegally diverted $20 million in federal funds to produce and broadcast partisan political advertisements. The ad campaign was designed to boost Republican prospects in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections and shore up President Donald Trump’s approval ratings — a move the DNC argues constitutes unlawful "publicity or propaganda," the lawsuit states. The lawsuit claims President Trump personally directed the campaign, violating the longstanding statutory ban on using federal appropriations for "publicity or propaganda purposes." REPUBLICAN PARTY TO HOST HISTORIC MIDTERM CONVENTION IN DALLAS, TRUMP ANNOUNCES ON TRUTH SOCIAL "President Trump’s political propaganda ads are an attempt to resuscitate his historically low approval ratings and avoid widespread Republican defeats in the 2026 midterm election," the lawsuit states. "The President has nationalized the midterm election, made himself the center of a two-day ‘midterm convention,’ and repeatedly directed voters to ‘pretend that I am on the ballot.’" The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) transferred the funds from money authorized under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, according to court filings. 2026 MIDTERMS STATE OF PLAY: KEY RACES UNFOLD AS STEVENS, EL-SAYED BATTLE IN MICHIGAN The OMB approved reallocating the funds into a U.S. Customs and Border Protection line item designated for "Commemorative Events," according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit also notes that congressional committee reports explicitly restricted that line item to line-of-duty death memorials, agency anniversaries, and commendation ceremonies. The lawsuit highlights mounting pressure on Republicans, noting that polling numbers have dropped in traditional battlegrounds as well as in typically conservative states, which leaves Democrats "poised to take control of Congress, governor’s mansions, and state legislatures around the country." MADURO CLAIMS IMMUNITY, ASKS JUDGE TO DISMISS DRUG-TRAFFICKING CHARGES AGAINST HIM AND HIS WIFE Among the ads flagged in the filing is one featuring President Trump touting the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. In another spot, Trump directly addresses the audience: "With you at my side, we will demolish the Deep State. We will expel the warmongers from our government. We will drive out the globalists; we will cast out the communists, Marxists, and fascists." A third ad explicitly asks viewers to "pretend I'm on the ballot" to drive turnout. The lawsuit also targets ads featuring high-ranking administration officials praising Trump, including War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. FOX NEWS POLL: AS ECONOMIC PAIN DEEPENS, DISAPPROVAL OF TRUMP HITS NEW HIGH "Donald Trump is misusing millions of taxpayer dollars to fund pure propaganda ads in a last-ditch attempt to save Republicans in November — so we’re suing him," DNC Chair Ken Martin said in a statement. "As gas and grocery costs rise and his approval numbers continue to crater, this president has stooped to taking money from a fund intended for memorials for Americans killed in the line of duty to promote his failed policies." "Americans deserve better than to have their hard-earned tax dollars used for Trump’s illegal schemes," Martin added. SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN LIMIT ON PARTY CAMPAIGN SPENDING IN COORDINATION WITH CANDIDATES The lawsuit asks the court to declare that the Trump administration and affected federal agencies unlawfully produced and aired the advertisements using congressionally appropriated funds, and seeks an immediate injunction to block further use of taxpayer dollars for the campaign. Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6b9ea75342cf4db8d4a01 Woke Kansas City radio host admits OutKick is right, but asks his listeners to not read us te 2026-10-07T21:30:18.750Z Woke Kansas City radio host admits OutKick is right, but asks his listeners to not read us A Kansas City sports radio host is unhappy with OutKick's coverage of the Chiefs. He says he doesn't disagree with anything we've written or reported, however. Instead, he claims he doesn't like that we're allowed to talk about his team while holding different views than he does. On Tuesday, Carrington Harrison criticized members of the Kansas City sports media for "spending any part of [their] day arguing with Bobby Burack about any subject." In doing so, he spent part of his day posting about me on social media – and discussing OutKick and me on his radio show. "I wouldn't get my [Chiefs] stories from OutKick," he said. "They are an underling of Clay Travis." He then said he doesn't "respect OutKick." Harrison later asked to appear on the conservative radio show Mundo in the Morning on KCMO in Kansas City. He claimed his issue with OutKick stemmed from a story we published last week about Chiefs left tackle Josh Simmons, who has yet to play this season. In our story, we mentioned that ESPN had reported several "red flags" about Simmons' character and maturity before the 2024 draft. We also cited a Sports Illustrated report that Simmons left the team unannounced the night before a game last season, was unresponsive, and left the team unaware of his whereabouts for a period of time. Simmons then missed a month of games for what the team described as "personal" reasons. This season, Simmons has missed all four of the Chiefs' games. The team says he has a back injury, one that team sources told multiple reporters was a non-issue in August. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler has since described the injury as "mysterious." Most other national insiders won't discuss the injury, even during injury roundup segments in which they cover minor ailments involving players of far less consequence. We pointed out how the situation is unusual, that the team's lack of transparency is generating online theories, and that the secrecy suggests something more complicated than a simple back injury. So, what exactly does a radio host on the Kansas City Chiefs' official station dispute about our analysis? Well, nothing. "I don't fundamentally disagree with Bobby Burack," Harrison told a perplexed Pete Mundo on Wednesday. "I would define someone who is a hater, who is someone who is incapable of giving credit when credit should be due." Uh, okay. "The truth doesn't matter who says the truth. It's still the truth regardless of who says it," he added. So why the tweets, radio segments, and name-calling? According to Harrison, he doesn't like that OutKick told the truth. What does that mean? Didn't he just say the opposite? We'll let him explain. TOMI LAHREN DEFENDS OUTKICK'S ESPN SCOOP, TORCHES JEMELE HILL, BACKS SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM "I don't respect Bobby Burack's reporting," he said. "I don't respect the platform that he has created for himself. I believe that he is somebody who has cultivated an audience and a brand around insects, bots, trolls and racists. That's not someone that I'm super interested in getting on the internet and having to tussle with and going back and forth with." To recap, Carrington Harrison says he agrees with my reporting but doesn't respect it. He says he doesn't want to get into a back-and-forth with me, despite initiating a back-and-forth with me on X, his radio show, and another radio show. At this point, you have to wonder if there is something seriously wrong with this guy. He certainly doesn't appear to be operating with the highest IQ. Befuddled by Harrison's contradictions, Mundo questioned his premise. "But you are saying that he is absolutely onto something there with this Josh Simmons thing, but then saying on the other hand, he's not credible on this situation," Mundo said. "I've seen, I mean, I never said he's not credible on this situation. I've seen his work in reporting in other situations. That's just not somebody that I would align myself with," Harrison responded. Huh? Who asked him to align himself with anyone? He began by saying OutKick is not credible when it comes to the Chiefs, a point he now claims wasn't his intention. He then reiterated exactly what we wrote last week. "So in this situation, is there something greater going on with Josh Simmons? Yes, I 100% agree with that. Yes, I absolutely think there is something going on." Mundo again questioned why Harrison had made a point of telling his listeners not to trust OutKick when he now confirmed that he agreed with exactly what we had reported about the subject. "My sense of it is that you don't really disagree with Bobby. And I've only got about a minute here. You don't disagree with Bobby, but you kind of don't like Bobby and that's fine." "That's your prerogative. I'm not saying you have to like him or not, but because you don't like him, you kind of want to twist them here or tweak them a little bit here in this whole deal. Is that a fair analysis of this situation?" Harrison didn't deny it. Instead, he took more personal shots. "I mean, I wouldn't say that I want to tweak him a little bit, but I think Bobby's problem is, I think Bobby has stood on the shoulder of giants and thinks that he's now tall. Bobby Burack has never done anything outside of the success of Clay Travis. So I don't want him to come on here and on your show and act like he is a top-notch investigator or reporter. That's definitely not true." For the record, I did not claim to be an investigative reporter. My coverage of Josh Simmons is actually quite benign. I simply said the situation doesn't make much sense. I said that because the people covering the Chiefs daily, like Harrison, have been too afraid to do so at the risk of upsetting team public relations. Now that we've gotten that out of the way, Harrison's comments raise a broader issue. Why would a sports station in Kansas City tied to an NFL franchise want a host on the air who openly admits that he cannot tolerate the sports opinions of people who disagree with him politically? Harrison confirmed on multiple occasions since Tuesday that he told his listeners to ignore OutKick's accurate information because he thinks our readers are racist and because of our association with Clay Travis, one of the country's most prominent conservative radio talk show hosts. Imagine hosting a sports show in another city and saying something similar about a liberal outlet, while acknowledging their information is accurate. Harrison sent a message to sports fans across Kansas and Missouri: If you are not as liberal as he is, you are not welcome to listen to his show. Two points on that. One, based on his numbers, most people aren't listening to his show anyway. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Two, OutKick asked the program director of his station, Steven Spector, whether Harrison's views about conservatives and OutKick represent the views of 96.5 The Fan. Spector did not return our email in time for publication. We will update this story if he does. We also reached out to Harrison to see if he stands by his bizarre commentary. Anyway, we at OutKick do not believe you have to vote a certain way to have an opinion about sports. We also stand by our coverage of Josh Simmons. The starting left tackle for the NFL's most valuable asset playing in just eight games over two years, under two different sets of mysterious circumstances, is a story worth covering. According to one Kansas City radio host, however, such coverage is only worthwhile if it comes from someone with the proper political leanings. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6b9e975342cf4db8d49ed Nicolás Maduro and his wife expected to face new charges related to alleged torture of Americans te 2026-10-07T21:30:17.425Z Nicolás Maduro and his wife expected to face new charges related to alleged torture of Americans Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife could face new charges Thursday tied to the alleged torture of Americans. The additional charges are expected to be announced in Manhattan federal court, according to Fox News’ David Spunt and Jake Paronich. U.S. Attorney Jamie McDonald is expected to speak after a 10:30 a.m. hearing. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores de Maduro, already face drug trafficking charges following their January capture by U.S. forces. Both have pleaded not guilty to those charges. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6b9e875342cf4db8d49e4 'The world is standing with you': Christian leaders from 122 countries unite in Jerusalem for Oct 7 te 2026-10-07T21:30:16.059Z 'The world is standing with you': Christian leaders from 122 countries unite in Jerusalem for Oct 7 Christian community leaders and influencers from around the world gathered in Jerusalem on Wednesday for an international memorial marking Oct. 7, as part of the Friends of Zion Ambassador Summit. The event also included Jewish leaders, released hostages, bereaved families, wounded Israelis, ambassadors and diplomatic representatives to commemorate the anniversary of the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre. "Oct. 7 is the worst day in Israel’s history, a day of hopelessness," Dr. Mike Evans, founder of the Friends of Zion Heritage Center in Jerusalem, told Fox News Digital. ON OCT 7, CHRISTIANS MUST REMEMBER AND STAND WITH ISRAEL "People talk a lot about the more than 1,200 people killed that day, but not enough about the more than 70,000 who lost their homes and loved ones. You have a nation going through unspeakable pain, not only because of Oct. 7, but also because of the feeling that they are alone and that the world has turned against them," Evans added. "What I’m sharing on Oct. 7 is this: ‘You’re wrong. The world is standing with you,’" he continued. "You see the faces, languages and songs of people from around the world united to comfort you and stand with you. It’s not political. It’s for the Jewish people: You are not alone. We’re with you. We love you." CHRISTIAN ZIONISTS TAKE ON ANTI-ISRAEL ‘PROPAGANDA’ FROM BIBLICAL HEARTLAND Hosted by actor and influencer Nathaniel Buzolic and reporter Erin Molan, Wednesday’s event in the Israeli capital was broadcast live on dozens of television networks around the world. "When other minority or groups suffer, there tends to be some sort of acknowledgment of that suffering, but when it comes to Jewish suffering, particularly at the hands of radical Islamists, there is not only silence but also denial and an attempt to downgrade the atrocities we witnessed and we really have witnessed atrocities not just on Oct. 7 but in the continuation of that ," Buzolic told Fox News Digital. Buzolic said that supporting Israel is a moral imperative given what he described as efforts to destroy the country. He argued that the hostility toward Israel is rooted in a radical Islamist ideology that rejects peace and coexistence not only with the Jewish state, but also with Western societies more broadly. Released hostages Agam Berger, Sagui Dekel-Chen, Bar Kupershtein and Evyatar David attended the event, along with Bar’s grandfather, Holocaust survivor Michael Kupershtein. Sylvan Adams, president of the World Jewish Congress Israel and a full partner in the event, also participated. ANTISEMITIC VIOLENCE REACHES DEADLIEST LEVEL SINCE 1994, NEW GLOBAL REPORT FINDS Earlier in the day, participants visited Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust remembrance center. The Friends of Zion Ambassador Summit is being held for the second consecutive year and brings together over 1,000 participants from 122 countries. "The alliance is very strong. The vast majority of Zionists in the world are not Jewish; they are Bible-believing Christians," Evans told Fox News Digital. "The Christian Zionists worldwide don’t necessarily agree on the politics, but they agree on the people. They are uniting with the people of Israel." The delegation includes many young people as part of an effort to reach a generation that Evans said had been "poisoned" by countries such as Qatar at universities, as well as by Artificial Intelligence. The summit, held in cooperation with Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, opened Tuesday with an event on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives. Evans said the site, which is associated with Jesus and his ascension, holds particular significance for participants and serves as a symbol of their faith. Israel’s Special Envoy to the Christian World George Deek said he was proud of the sustained support Israel has received from Jewish and Christian communities abroad since Oct. 7, 2023. LOST CITY WHERE JESUS PERFORMED MIRACLES HAS FINALLY BEEN IDENTIFIED, EXPERT SAYS "The arrival of Christian leaders carries a powerful message that Israel does not stand alone. They have come to bear witness, meet people whose lives were shattered on Oct. 7, and carry their stories back to communities around the world," Deek told Fox News Digital. Deek said the bond between Israel and the Christian world has been built on "truth, courage and sheer determination" to confront antisemitism and other forms of hatred wherever they arise. "This visit is a testament to the strength of the bond between Israel and Christian communities, despite attempts by various groups, including paid actors and anti-Israel organizations, to drive a wedge between them," he added. Deek said the special relationship between Christians and Jews rests on three foundations: a shared biblical heritage; a commitment to ensuring Jews can live free from antisemitism and fear; and the right of Christians in the Middle East and elsewhere to live without intimidation. "The future of the Jews in Israel and the future of Christians are connected because we have a shared history, we share the same historical land, the same values, kings and prophets, and we have to stand together, especially when it comes to this warfare against the soul of Christians, trying to drive them away from Israel," Deek told Fox News Digital. Influencer Oli London first visited Israel six weeks after the Oct. 7 attack, traveling to Kibbutz Kfar Aza, where residents were killed and kidnapped and homes were burned during the massacre. "I felt it was so important to come back to honor the memory of the victims, advocate for those still suffering from trauma, raise awareness of their suffering and take part in mass prayers," London told Fox News Digital. SIGN UP FOR ANTISEMITISM EXPOSED NEWSLETTER "I think it’s also important to show Christians the holy sites in Israel. I’m visiting the Sea of Galilee, the Mount of Olives, the Garden Tomb and other biblical sites to encourage Christians to return, because Israel has had a difficult time over the past few years," he continued. London also praised the resilience of the Jewish people and addressed rising antisemitism around the world since Oct. 7. "Sadly, many people are either staying silent or jumping on the bandwagon of the anti-Israel trend, fueling hatred and bringing out antisemitic views in many people. Jewish people need support and need to know they are loved and supported by so many Christians," he said. On Thursday, members of the delegation will visit the Nova music festival site, where one of the central massacres of Oct. 7 took place, and meet with released hostages Romi Gonen, Elkana Bohbot and Noa Argamani, who were abducted from the festival. On Friday, the delegation will visit the ancient site of Shiloh in Samaria for a special tour and prayer event. Hooman Khalili, who is participating in the summit, was born in Iran and has been an outspoken supporter of Israel. He said he has visited the country 17 times over 21 months to create "Woman, Life, Freedom" murals. "I was invited and saw it as an opportunity to share with American pastors the work I have been doing to show the world how Israel and the Jewish people support women and the people of Iran," he told Fox News Digital. "This is one of those opportunities to come and pray for the land and the State of Israel, connect with other Christians and people who share my beliefs and values," he added. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6b9e575342cf4db8d49db 100-shot Somali gang gun battle rocks Minnesota as sheriff warns 'we're in trouble' te 2026-10-07T21:30:13.353Z 100-shot Somali gang gun battle rocks Minnesota as sheriff warns 'we're in trouble' Violence tied to Somali-American gangs in the Twin Cities metro erupted in recent days, with law enforcement recovering nearly 100 casings after a gunfight captured on a resident’s surveillance camera — as officials warn they need help to contain the problem before it escalates. The warning follows a burst of violence across several Twin Cities suburbs — including a Bloomington shootout that left nearly 100 shell casings and another shooting in Eden Prairie — as law enforcement says the incidents have entered a retaliation cycle and officials race to disrupt the groups before the violence evolves into more entrenched drug- and money-driven crime. "We have the opportunity to fix it," Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher said of a surge in Somali gang violence across the Twin Cities — but warned authorities could be facing a much more difficult problem if the groups escalate the resources they use. 3 DEAD, INCLUDING SUSPECTED GUNMAN, AND 3 OFFICERS INJURED IN MINNEAPOLIS SHOOTING "It’s early. Once they evolve into drugs, we’re in trouble. Once they evolve into money, more money, we are in trouble," said Fletcher, whose county is anchored by St. Paul and runs along the west bank of the Mississippi River. Fletcher estimated that about 300 juveniles are involved and said part of the problem lies in the Somali gangs’ relative novelty to local law enforcement and what he characterized as a reluctance to aggressively prosecute offenders across the river in Minneapolis. TRUMP’S LAW-AND-ORDER BLITZ MARKS ONE YEAR WITH EYE-POPPING HAUL OF SUSPECTS, GUNS IN BLUE CITY "We need more people focused on this problem. Because 50 kids in this 300 need to go to jail, 25 need to be prosecuted by the feds for RICO and nd another 25 need to be prosecuted at the local level. Take 50 of the most active out of the mix, and we will see dramatic changes," he said. He ascribed some of the reticence to neighboring Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, saying she has not been sufficiently "aggressive" in prosecuting such offenders. FEDERAL JUDGE REFERS PHILADELPHIA DA LARRY KRASNER TO DOJ FOR POSSIBLE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION "One of the misconceptions is that somehow when you prosecute people, put them in jail that you're destituting them to some terrible life. This is how kids get corrected," he said. Moriarty’s office pushed back on the assertion, with spokesman Daniel Borgertpoepping saying the neighboring communities are "looking for solutions" and that Moriarty’s prosecutors "communicate daily with law enforcement [and] will participate in any group that moves us toward sustainable public safety." "The way we approach prosecution of violent crime is consistent regardless of the race or ethnicity of those involved," Borgertpoepping said. Meanwhile, residents across the metro region expressed outrage to local officials over the violence and what they described as a growing threat to public safety. Jared Scribner, a resident of nearby Edina, criticized officials for calling the issue "gun violence" and demanded they "confront what is happening even when the facts are politically uncomfortable." Scribner said violence associated with the gangs erupted at a local homecoming event and at a park. MEMPHIS MOM SAYS TRUMP BROUGHT PEACE TO STREETS AS DEMOCRATIC DA BATTLES TASK FORCE OVERSIGHT "We don't need more virtue signaling, yard signs, DEI initiatives, or community conversations that lead to nowhere. We need competent government, accountability, and safe neighborhoods," he said, also blaming Moriarty’s office for "refu[sing]" to properly address the issue. He also suggested officials have sometimes generalized the ethnicity of those involved, remarking that it "feels more comfortable for some people to say East African. I don't even know that that's a fair term, because 98% of these gang members are Somalians." In nearby Bloomington, where about 100 casings were recovered from the scene of a late-night firefight that appeared to involve automatic weapons, Police Chief Booker Hodges took a confrontational tack toward the suspects who remained at large — while warning they do not fit the typical stereotype of gang members. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER "They're coming from two parent homes, living in apartment buildings with $3,500 a month rent, driving Beamers and Mercedes. They're not dealing with money. There's no drugs in the house. They're purchasing legal firearms," he said. "To those of you who did this shooting, you know that I know that you know that I that we know who you are. So my suggestion is: you turn yourself in. Let's stop playing these games with you running around out here doing all this stuff," Hodges warned — as the violence draws national attention. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6b9e375342cf4db8d49d2 Patriots' Drake Maye says he's 'a little bit skeptical' US landed on moon, NASA responds te 2026-10-07T21:30:11.931Z Patriots' Drake Maye says he's 'a little bit skeptical' US landed on moon, NASA responds Add New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye to the group of Americans who are not quite sure the United States landed on the moon in 1969. It’s been a heavily debated topic for decades, a conspiracy theory that began when Apollo 11 touched down on the moon and Neil Armstrong became the first man to step foot on the neighboring rock. Well, Maye, fresh off a massive victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, shared his skepticism about the situation during a Monday appearance on WEEI after conspiracy theories came up. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE "I don’t know about the moon, you know," he said. "I think I can see back in the day why we would put on the mask if we went there, but I’m not really sure 200% if we went there or not. I wouldn’t say I’m leaning one way or the other. I just know I’m a little bit skeptical." Maye also revealed he took a conspiracy theories class at the University of North Carolina during his collegiate football days playing for the Tar Heels. "They studied [Adolf] Hitler being alive and, ‘Are birds real?’ — some of the classic ones that you hear about," he explained. Maye’s comments began to make the rounds on social media to the point where NASA saw what the discourse was this time regarding its moon landing. They had something to say to Maye. "I quite literally have the receipts," NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman replied under Boston 25 News’ post about Maye’s comments. The moon landing conspiracy, for those who believe it, revolves around the claim that NASA and the U.S. government faked the moon landings between 1969 and 1972. Some even went so far as to say legendary director Stanley Kubrick was in on it. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! However, scientists, historians and independent experts have dismissed the conspiracy as false on numerous occasions, pointing to NASA bringing back pounds of moon rocks that international laboratories, including the Soviet Union, analyzed and confirmed as lunar material. Also, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured photographs of the Apollo landing sites from space, showing signs of rover tracks and astronaut footprints. Finally, a secret this large would’ve needed to be held in place by over 400,000 employees commissioned to work on the Apollo program. What are the chances not one of them slipped up? But it’s a conspiracy theory that remains in play even today despite the overwhelming evidence otherwise. One thing Maye is sure about is wanting to continue building momentum with the Patriots heading into Week 5 against the 3-1 Las Vegas Raiders at home in Foxborough. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6b9e275342cf4db8d49c9 Valerie Bertinelli hits back at trolls who say she's 'obsessed' with late ex Eddie Van Halen te 2026-10-07T21:30:10.097Z Valerie Bertinelli hits back at trolls who say she's 'obsessed' with late ex Eddie Van Halen Valerie Bertinelli is clapping back at internet trolls who say she's "obsessed" with her ex-husband. In a new Instagram post, the 66-year-old actress responded to fans who give her "pushback" when she posts photos of her ex, the late Eddie Van Halen, whom she was married to from 1981 to 2007, noting, "It used to really bother me," but not anymore. "They never quite say the words, 'you're not allowed to love your ex-husband, that's ridiculous, you can't love him,'" she said. "They never quite say that, but they berate you and berate you for months, make you think you’re crazy until you finally say, ‘OK, fine, I don’t love him.’" She added that while they never use the words, any time she posts photos from what she called "better days" with Van Halen and their son, "they say that you’re obsessed, say all kinds of f---ed up s--- until you take the picture down." VALERIE BERTINELLI SAYS SHE’S ‘REALLY SCARED’ OF DATING, ISSUES WARNING ON 'VULNERABILITY' Bertinelli said the comments were "soul-breaking," but that she has since learned that these internet trolls "can't tell me how I feel." "My heart can hold a lot of love. I have a big piece right here that's got Ed's name all over it," she said. "And, if I ever fall in love again, I’ll make room in my heart for that person, without it touching the love I have for Ed, my son, my daughter-in-law, all the people that I love." She concluded by saying that she loves Van Halen, and "never stopped loving Ed" because her "heart loves a lot." The "One Day at a Time" star's post comes one day after she shared an old photo of herself and Van Halen on her Instagram in honor of the sixth anniversary of his death, which she captioned, "Photos may fade, like old photos do, but not the memories and never the love." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Fans of the actress supported her in the comments section of her video, with one saying, "Ed is the father of your child. Your child is an extension of Ed in so many ways for that reason alone there is no way to stop loving him." "Divorce doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t, don’t or won’t love your ex anymore. I wish people would mind their own business," another added. Van Halen died in October 2020 at the age of 65 following a stroke. He had also been battling throat cancer for six years prior to his death. Throughout their decades-long marriage, the couple welcomed one child together, a son named Wolfgang, now 35. PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Since her split from Van Halen, Bertinelli tied the knot with Tom Vitale, who she was married to from 2011 to 2021. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6b79175342cf4db8d4977 Can Warren Petersen win over Latino voters with his Spanish-speaking pitch? te 2026-10-07T21:20:17.368Z Can Warren Petersen win over Latino voters with his Spanish-speaking pitch? Senate President Warren Petersen, the Republican nominee for Arizona attorney general, at the Clean Elections debate on Sept. 23, 2026. (Photo by Joe Rondone/The Arizona Republic/pool) Republican Warren Petersen is making a play for Latino voters with a Spanish-language digital ad featuring state Rep. Lydia Hernandez, his Mexican-born wife and other Latinos. The 30-second ad is Petersen’s attempt to show that his conservative politics can draw Latino voters — and that Hernandez can help him do it in his bid to unseat Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes. If Hernandez is the best Petersen can do to show his crossover appeal, he might as well pack up and go home. The self-described conservative Democrat has been censured by fellow party members for repeatedly voting with Republicans and has been wreaking havoc at the Cartwright School District, where she serves on the board. But hear me out. Petersen, who’s trailing in the polls, must be betting that he can win at least a few of Hernandez’s backers, and that it will be enough to help close the gap in a race Mayes won in 2022 by just 280 votes. Hernandez endorsed Petersen after losing her Democratic primary in July, when she lost resoundingly. Democrats have since mocked her and dismissed her as a political loser. But they shouldn’t be so quick to write her off just yet. The mockery surely resonates with progressives, but it misses the larger point. Unless, of course, those same progressives are confident they can outnumber conservative Latinos still willing to bet on Trump’s policies and local allies like Petersen to carry them out. Latinos make up 1 in 4 Arizona voters. Nationwide, 69% of Latinos who once supported Trump now disapprove of him, according to a recent NBC News/Telemundo poll. The same poll shows that two-thirds think Trump’s deportation crackdown has gone too far and three-quarters disapprove of his handling of the economy. I haven’t seen significant polling focused on Arizona Latinos in this particular race. But Petersen has tied his chances of defeating Mayes to Trump and backs his violent deportation agenda, and he is betting on the smaller slice of Latino voters who still support the president. That’s where Hernandez and the other Spanish-speaking backers come in handy. Hernandez represents a heavily Hispanic district that includes Maryvale and other parts of Phoenix’s west side. If she can bring even a few hundred voters to Petersen, she could make the difference in a race that may again be decided by a razor-thin margin. Recent polling shows Mayes with an edge over Petersen, especially among independents. Still, she can’t afford to dismiss Hernandez or any other voter the Republican might attract, even with his troubling record. Petersen issued subpoenas for Maricopa County ballots and election equipment and was a driving force behind the Senate’s sham audit of the 2020. The Senate later hired the infamous Cyber Ninjas, which championed the “Stop the Steal” movement fueled by false claims that the election was stolen from Trump. That’s damaging for Petersen, especially because he’s running under Trump’s banner as the president’s popularity sinks among Americans, particularly Latinos. But then again, Latinos are still astonishingly split between Democrats and Republicans when it comes to border security. Petersen touts his Mexican connection while championing hardline immigration legislation such as Prop. 314, which makes it a state crime to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally and gives local authorities greater power to deport undocumented immigrants. Mayes, by contrast, has filed a slew of lawsuits against the Trump administration. She successfully helped block Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants and forced the federal government to pause plans for the ICE warehouse in Surprise until an environmental impact review is completed. Petersen seems to think that touting his wife’s Mexican roots, enlisting Hernandez and speaking directly to Spanish-speaking Latinos will earn their trust. That won’t happen on a grand scale. But he’s betting that Latino voters aren’t a monolith. Hernandez doesn’t need to turn thousands of Democrats into Republicans for Petersen. She only needs to move enough voters to make a difference in a race that might be decided by a few thousand votes — or a few hundred. Mayes can’t afford to take that lightly. And Petersen knows it. YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE. SUPPORT Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6b78f75342cf4db8d4957 Mom dies shielding baby in horrific 15-story Bronx fall as police hunt suspect: report te 2026-10-07T21:20:15.114Z Mom dies shielding baby in horrific 15-story Bronx fall as police hunt suspect: report A New York City mother and her baby were allegedly pushed from an apartment balcony in a deadly attack that left the woman dead and her infant daughter critically injured, police said, as detectives hunt a man wanted in connection with the case. The NYPD identified Angel Carrasco, 31, as the man detectives are seeking after Nathaly Ramirez, 23, and her 8-month-old daughter were found outside their Bronx apartment building early Tuesday. The pair fell from a 15th-floor balcony, according to FOX 5 NY, which reported that investigators were looking for Ramirez’s boyfriend or recent ex-boyfriend in a suspected domestic violence incident. GEORGIA COLLEGE STUDENT MIRACULOUSLY SURVIVES 8-STORY PLUNGE AFTER METAL BENCH BREAKS HER FALL Investigators believe Ramirez tightly embraced her daughter during the fall, likely cushioning the baby from the impact, ABC7 NY reported. Neighbors described hearing a desperate plea moments before the horrifying incident. "Please don’t do this!" Ramirez screamed, according to neighbors cited by FOX 5. Officers responded to a 911 call at approximately 3:38 a.m. Tuesday outside 2550 Olinville Ave., where they found Ramirez and her daughter with injuries indicating a fall from an elevated position, the NYPD told Fox News Digital. DATING-APP CHARMER ACCUSED OF MURDER AFTER HISTORY OF DOMESTIC ARRESTS INVOLVING WOMEN HE MET ONLINE "Further investigation determined that both individuals had been pushed from a balcony," the department said. Officers rushed the baby to a hospital in critical condition. Emergency medical personnel transported Ramirez to a hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. Police identified Carrasco as wanted in connection with the incident in an update Wednesday and released an image of him. The department’s statement did not specify his relationship to Ramirez or announce any charges. Sources told FOX 5 that the couple had a history of domestic violence and that police had been called to the apartment multiple times. A woman who lives two doors down told the outlet she had heard yelling from the apartment on numerous occasions. MARYLAND DAD BLAMED 'SATAN' AFTER 2-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER DIED FROM HORRIFIC HEAD TRAUMA A neighbor identified only as Mike recalled an incident in January involving a man trying to force his way into Ramirez’s apartment, ABC7 reported. "He was kicking the door down trying to get into the apartment," Mike told the station. No arrests have been made, and the investigation remains ongoing, police said. Anyone with information about Carrasco’s whereabouts can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS, or submit a tip online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6b78b75342cf4db8d494e DAVID MARCUS: In Dayton, Ohio, both parties face bitter political despondency te 2026-10-07T21:20:11.769Z DAVID MARCUS: In Dayton, Ohio, both parties face bitter political despondency Generally, on reporting trips, the job begins once I land on the ground, hence, "on the ground reporting." But in Dayton, Ohio, I got my first tidbit of information in the air, looking out of my plane’s window to a large farm field below with the giant words, "Trump 28," blasted onto it like a crop circle. It was a reminder that President Donald Trump won the Buckeye State by 11 points in 2024, and yet, both the Senate and gubernatorial races here are proving uphill climbs for the GOP’s respective nominees — Sen. Jon Husted and Vivek Ramaswamy — even with Democratic challengers in former Sen. Sherrod Brown and Dr. Amy Acton whose support feels rather tepid. I spoke with Michael in the Oregon District neighborhood, one of few in this beat-down city of empty storefronts still brimming with life. His attitude seemed to be something akin to a pox on both political parties’ houses. FOX NEWS POLL: DEMOCRATIC UNITY, REPUBLICAN CROSSOVERS SHAPE OHIO SENATE RACE "It doesn’t seem like either candidate is going to be good for anybody," the young man said, regarding Ramaswamy and Amy Acton. He added, "It doesn’t matter who you vote for, either way, they’re not going to represent what the people actually want." When I asked Michael if there was a politician these days who did inspire him, his answer was Texas GOP Congressman Brandon Gill, a far more populist figure than either the technocratic Ramaswamy or the establishment Husted, the latter of whom Michael admitted to knowing almost nothing about. At Blind Bob’s, I met Miss Barbara — as the men there all dotingly called her — a woman in her 70s who has lived in Dayton her entire life. She regaled me with tales of the busy metropolis she remembers from the 1970s and 1980s. "I suppose it was sometime in the 90s that things started going downhill," she told me, citing the loss of GM factories. On the elections, Miss Barbara told me, "I’ll start paying attention soon, I try to keep an open mind," adding in an echo of Michael, "Not much seems to change either way." Just down the road, I found Bonnett’s Book Shop, opened in 1939 by the grandfather of its current owner, Kevin. Once the world’s largest retailer of back-issue magazines, the shop has been a neighborhood fixture for generations. I asked Kevin what he was looking for from his state and federal governments. FOX NEWS POLL: SQUEEZED BY COSTS, FRUSTRATED VOTERS TURN TO THE DEMOCRATS "In the last few decades, there’s been a big push for small businesses," Kevin told Fox News Digital, adding, "There’s been a lot of help for new small businesses ... we’re not a new business, we don’t get much attention." "We don’t get much attention," seemed to be a running theme from almost all the Daytonites I spoke with this week, very much directed at both political parties. There is a strong case to be made that no state in the union has suffered more grievously from the economic upheavals of the 21st Century, from global trade to increased challenges in farming, than Ohio — where the emptiness of small-city America feels just a little more empty. It breaks one’s heart to see the monumental architecture of past glory, as intricate in detail as it is overpowering in scale, brought low — often literally empty shells of a once mighty Midwestern city. Sam, who runs a convenience store in the shadow of the abandoned stone and brick towers, told Fox News Digital, "It just feels like more of the same, from both parties, nothing much gets done." Given the dim view that many Ohioans take of traditional politics, it seems little wonder that Trump has consistently carried the state with big numbers on a message of rebirth and growth that, while it sometimes delivers less than it promises, at least it promises something. TRUMP TOUTS ‘GOLDEN AGE’ AT OHIO RALLY, URGES VOTERS TO DELIVER GOP MIDTERM WINS Right now, there is not much indication that either Ramaswamy or Husted have the populist magic in a bottle that has rocketed Trump to victory, which explains why the president was in nearby Vandalia last weekend for a rally. Hopeless is too strong a word for Dayton, Ohio, but tired and skeptical are not; Tired of a tame politics that cannot fix the big problems like massive amounts of empty commercial property, and skeptical that anyone running today can change that. Over the next month, as Miss Barbara starts paying more attention, the Ohio candidates who can breathe a little hope into the voters will fare best. But it can’t be with either party’s familiar bromides; rather, it must be done with new ideas. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6b78875342cf4db8d492e Most California Gen Z Exiles Choose Texas, Study Shows te 2026-10-07T21:20:08.667Z Most California Gen Z Exiles Choose Texas, Study Shows Nearly one in four Gen Z adults moved to a different state in 2024, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6b78675342cf4db8d4925 Neil Gorsuch Corrects Trump DOJ Lawyer During Supreme Court Arguments te 2026-10-07T21:20:06.679Z Neil Gorsuch Corrects Trump DOJ Lawyer During Supreme Court Arguments The Supreme Court is deciding whether an environmental review must be done before a permit is applied for. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6b53575342cf4db8d48d5 Christa Pike's first words revealed after she unexpectedly woke up while lawyers thought she was 'brain dead' te 2026-10-07T21:10:13.522Z Christa Pike's first words revealed after she unexpectedly woke up while lawyers thought she was 'brain dead' Christa Pike's lawyers believed the Tennessee death row inmate was "brain dead" and expected her to be taken off life support before she unexpectedly woke up Tuesday, nearly a week after the state failed two attempts to lethally inject her. "To the shock of everyone, including me, including her team and including the medical team, Christa woke up and began talking," Randy Spivey, one of her attorneys, told reporters Wednesday after a court hearing in Nashville. "I do not have an explanation for what happened between Monday night and Tuesday morning, but what we do know is that Christa has a long road to recovery," he added. CHRISTA PIKE NOW CONSCIOUS AND TALKING AFTER SURVIVING 2 DOSES OF LETHAL INJECTION DRUG Instead, Pike regained consciousness after having been kept on life support since her botched execution on Sept. 30, he said. Her first words upon waking were "Where am I?" and "Who are you?" according to Spivey, who said Pike remains confused and faces a lengthy recovery. DEATH ROW INMATE UNCONSCIOUS ON VENTILATOR AFTER BOTCHED EXECUTION FOR TEEN’S KILLING: ATTORNEYS She has pneumonia, cannot swallow and has a blood clot in one arm, he said. He described her hands as looking "like if you were to blow up a surgical glove." FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X He said it remained unclear whether she would ever regain the use of her arms. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB The update came after Davidson County Chancery Court Judge I'Ashea Myles granted Pike's emergency motion to preserve evidence connected to the failed execution Wednesday. She ordered the Tennessee Department of Correction to retain physical evidence including needles, IV lines, package labels and drugs — as well as text messages, encrypted communications, photographs and recordings. GOT A TIP? CHRISTA PIKE EXECUTION FAILURE SPARES MURDERER WHO BAILED VICTIM OUT JUST TO KILL HIM She specifically said messages on apps like Signal need to be preserved. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST "To any extent that any information has already been, any information or any evidence has already been discarded, deleted, destroyed or no longer exists, I want TDOC to take an affirmative step, to try to claw back that information," she said. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL Pike's future remains unclear. Gov. Bill Lee has halted Tennessee executions for the remainder of 2026 while the state investigates what went wrong last week. Assistant Attorney General Will Ayers declined to predict whether the state would seek another death warrant in court Wednesday. Her attorneys have asked for her sentence to be commuted to life in prison without parole. Pike was sentenced to death for the 1995 torture and murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville. Two others involved in the slaying received lesser sentences — one who was 17 at the time and another who testified on behalf of the state as part of a plea deal. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6b53275342cf4db8d48cc Trail Blazers have 'set themselves up to fail' by firing Braiden Bell over teenage tweets, attorney says te 2026-10-07T21:10:10.325Z Trail Blazers have 'set themselves up to fail' by firing Braiden Bell over teenage tweets, attorney says Firing a grown man over social media posts he wrote as a 15-year-old kid has put the Portland Trail Blazers in hot water. Newly hired play-by-play announcer Braiden Bell was ousted shortly after taking the job when a local news report surfaced crude posts from 2012 and 2013. While Bell has navigated the situation with grace and issued an immediate public apology for his teenage posts, getting back into the Blazers' good graces remains a steep battle. Now, Bell's attorney, Arnie Herz, is pushing back against the franchise's approach. Speaking with OutKick, Herz addressed the societal shift toward retroactively punishing individuals for online posts. MEDIA SINKS TO NEW LOW BY DIGGING UP TWEETS THAT GOT ANNOUNCER FIRED BY COWARDLY BLAZERS "What we've become as a society is very much a gotcha and a teardown mindset," Herz explained. "If everything came to light of your most insensitive comments, your worst behaviors, you wouldn't be able to sustain this zero tolerance." Herz added that if the organization strictly enforced such a policy across the board, "I don't think there would be a single player, single member in the front office, a single coach, or a single fan who would be able to participate." Herz pointed out the utter absurdity of holding anyone to such a standard. "The only possible person who could be the play-by-play announcer based on a zero-tolerance standard is Mother Teresa," Herz added. "But there's three problems with that. One, she's not alive. Two, she knew nothing about basketball. And three, I don't think she'd want the job. So, that's it. There's no Saints, except in New Orleans, in football, and obviously, that's just the name." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! While morals clauses are common in sports, Herz argued applying them to teenage posts stretches the rule past common sense. "I'm a big fan of a morals clause," Herz noted. "I totally understand a team that has someone on their personnel who does something egregious, like being charged with a felony, making horrific comments as a grown-up in the course of their employment. ... But having a morals clause that's so broad that it is going to ensnare comments made by a teenage boy in early teenage years, 15, is immoral." "A morals clause properly drafted serves a very valuable moral purpose," Herz added. "And a morals clause overly broad becomes itself immoral. I think that's what we have here." Herz argued Portland's unyielding stance clashes directly with its own past. "Not only do they have no precedence, there's very few organizations in the world of sports that have shown greater leniency to giving second, third, fourth, and fifth chances than the Blazer organization," Herz stated. "This is an organization that's had significant issues in the past and have members on their staff on the court and off the court who have done far, far, far worse than what Mr. Bell did." He added that on-court value changes the rules entirely. NEW YORK TIMES LOSES DEFAMATION SUIT, ORDERED TO PAY $9.25M TO FORMER ALABAMA BASKETBALL PLAYER "When you're a big star, you make a lot of money, the team very much depends on you, the league depends on you, you get more slack," Herz admitted. "That's just the reality. If Braiden could hit a three and defend players like the starting five, we wouldn't be here right now." Herz warned that the franchise's stance sets a troublesome precedent for future hires. "If I'm legal counsel for the Blazers, I'm saying to the Blazers: 'You have to reinstate this guy. If you're gonna fire him for this, every single person on social media is gonna be scrutinizing every hire you make, every player you have on your roster, and it's going to consume you,'" Herz advised. "You've set yourself up to fail. Back off." Herz urged both sides to acknowledge their mistakes and resolve the matter constructively. "Just like Braiden made a mistake, the Blazers made a mistake," Herz concluded. "Take responsibility, take accountability, let's move forward. Our goal is really to use this as a learning experience for everyone so that everyone could win." Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com / Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6b52e75342cf4db8d48ab NFL Releases Statement on 'Beverage Drinking' Celebrations After Reversed Fines te 2026-10-07T21:10:06.331Z NFL Releases Statement on 'Beverage Drinking' Celebrations After Reversed Fines The NFL and NFLPA issued a joint statement in response to the two rescinded fines punishing "beverage drinking" celebrations. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6b2e475342cf4db8d484b Olivia Dean song accused of ripping melody from Bill Withers’ ‘Just the Two of Us’ te 2026-10-07T21:00:20.499Z Olivia Dean song accused of ripping melody from Bill Withers’ ‘Just the Two of Us’ Olivia Dean’s music collided with a Grammy-winning classic in a new lawsuit accusing the singer of repeatedly copying the melody of Bill Withers’ "Just the Two of Us." Dean's label was sued by Mattie Music Group – the publisher of Withers' catalog – on Friday. Dean's 2025 song "I've Seen It" and Withers' hit classic have "obvious and inescapable similarities," according to the lawsuit obtained by Fox News Digital. "The number, character and arrangement of the shared musical features are so striking that they support an interference that the similarities did not result from coincidence, independent creation or reliance on common musical elements," the lawsuit claimed. SUPREME COURT HANDS ED SHEERAN LEGAL WIN IN MARVIN GAYE COPYRIGHT FIGHT At the heart of the case is the allegation that "I’ve Seen It" repeatedly copies the "distinctively protectable melody" of "Just the Two of Us." After coming across the song in August 2026, Mattie Music Group hired musicologist Alexander Stewart, Ph.D., whose preliminary analysis allegedly found substantial similarities in protectable musical expression. Mattie Music Group insisted Withers' original song was so widely disseminated that Dean and co-writers Bastian Langebæk and Max Wolfgang had a reasonable opportunity to encounter it. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "Just the Two of Us" reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, won a Grammy award and received decades of radio play and streams. It has also been covered by a number of artists. The label reportedly notified the companies of the alleged infringement on Aug. 17, 2026, but claims they continued commercially exploiting the song afterward. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS The federal lawsuit targets Capitol Records, Universal Music Group, Sony Publishing and Kobalt Music Publishing – not Dean herself – and seeks damages, profits and an injunction against further alleged infringement. Withers broke through in 1971 with "Ain’t No Sunshine," which earned him his first Grammy. His catalog would ultimately include classics such as "Lean on Me," "Use Me," "Lovely Day," "Grandma’s Hands" and "Just the Two of Us. PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Dean, 27, is a British singer-songwriter whose blend of soul, pop and jazz-inflected R&B has made her one of the U.K.’s biggest breakout stars. She released her debut album, "Messy," in 2023. Her second album, The Art of Loving," produced major hits including "Nice to Each Other," "So Easy (To Fall in Love)" and "Man I Need." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6b2e175342cf4db8d4842 Parents of slain pregnant mom Christa Gilley demand Lee Gilley's return from Italy for murder case te 2026-10-07T21:00:17.495Z Parents of slain pregnant mom Christa Gilley demand Lee Gilley's return from Italy for murder case "We believe in the sanctity of human life." The parents of murdered Texas mother Christa Bauer Gilley, 38, have made their first public statements following their daughter's killing. Prosecutors say her husband, Lee Gilley, 39, is responsible for her death. His wife, who was pregnant at the time, was found dead inside the family's home in October 2024. LEE GILLEY BEGS FOR ITALIAN PROTECTION AS ALLEGED SQUATTER TARGETS HOME WHERE PREGNANT WIFE WAS KILLED Investigators say the murder suspect cut off his ankle monitor and fled from the U.S. to Italy in May, weeks before his trial was supposed to start – which Lee Gilley's attorney, Dick DeGuerin, said poses a possible challenge for his client's defense. Speaking to Fox News Digital, DeGuerin said, "It does complicate the criminal case in Houston if he is returned here because flight can be used as evidence of consciousness of guilt." FRIEND OF SLAIN PREGNANT TEXAS WOMAN CALLS DEATH PENALTY REMOVAL THE 'BIGGEST RELIEF IN MONTHS' Meanwhile, Ed and Sharon Bauer, Christa's parents, have been waiting tirelessly for any developments on Gilley's extradition. They explained their anguish in an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal. "We didn’t have time to grieve before legal battles began. What’s kept us going is faith that we would see accountability for the precious lives taken from us," they wrote. Gilley's extradition has been a saga in and of itself. TEXAS PROSECUTORS TAKE DEATH PENALTY OFF THE TABLE FOR MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING WIFE AND FLEEING TO ITALY When he was captured and arrested by the Italian government, there was concern from Italian courts that if they did release Gilley from Italian custody and allow his to return to U.S. soil, he would face the death penalty – which is abolished in their country. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X The Bauers have also expressed their opposition to the punishment. FRIEND OF SLAIN PREGNANT TEXAS WOMAN CALLS DEATH PENALTY REMOVAL THE 'BIGGEST RELIEF IN MONTHS' They wrote, "We are Roman Catholic and believe in the sanctity of human life. We don’t believe justice for Christa involves taking another life. For us, justice means improving the well-being of women like her. It means confronting the global problem of violence against women." 📩 Send me a story idea: kelsie.cairns@fox.com 📸 Instagram: kelsiecairns_tv 🎥 Facebook: Kelsie Cairns SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS Texas prosecutors took the death penalty off the table and have been waiting for approval from Italy to begin the extradition process. TEXAS PROSECUTORS TAKE DEATH PENALTY OFF THE TABLE FOR MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING WIFE AND FLEEING TO ITALY On Wednesday, Gilley appeared in court in Italy. Initially the courts were going to decide on his extradition back to the U.S. – but no decision was made, Gilley's attorney confirmed to Fox News Digital. SEND US A TIP Although he is still overseas, a preliminary hearing for Gilley is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 9. LEE GILLEY’S TEXAS ATTORNEY ‘NEVER HAD ONE LIKE THIS’ AS ACCUSED WIFE KILLER CLINGS TO ITALIAN LIFELINE GOT A TIP? DeGuerin said his client "has insisted from the very beginning that he had nothing to do with his wife's death." LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST He went on to say that Christa's death was caused by a "pre-existing medical condition." GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL As for the Bauer family, they said, "We are asking that Italian and U.S. authorities work together to grant extradition. Our family doesn’t seek Lee’s death. We seek justice for Christa’s." CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB Gilley's defense attorney maintains his client is innocent. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6b2d975342cf4db8d4835 Christa Pike is awake, angry and ‘confused about everything,’ her lawyers say. te 2026-10-07T21:00:09.685Z Christa Pike is awake, angry and ‘confused about everything,’ her lawyers say. Her lawyers said on Wednesday that she has pneumonia, is unable to move either arm and has not been able to eat because she can’t swallow. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6b2d775342cf4db8d4819 Dodgers Ace's Postseason Legend Grows With Latest History-Making Start te 2026-10-07T21:00:07.450Z Dodgers Ace's Postseason Legend Grows With Latest History-Making Start Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto made history with his stellar start against the Atlanta Braves in NLDS Game 3. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6b09175342cf4db8d4780 Alabama's Josh Ford ‘determined’ to play Georgia after broken arm surgery, while officials plan for hurricane te 2026-10-07T20:50:25.565Z Alabama's Josh Ford ‘determined’ to play Georgia after broken arm surgery, while officials plan for hurricane BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Alabama could have one of its most important players this weekend against Georgia, even though he suffered a broken arm last week against Mississippi State. That's a football guy for you, and that player is Oklahoma State transfer Josh Ford. After having surgery this past Sunday to repair his arm, Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer is not ruling out his return to the field just six days later in what is shaping up to be a monster showdown in Tuscaloosa on Saturday night. "He actually broke his arm in the game on Saturday, had surgery on Sunday. He's determined to get on the football field," DeBoer said during the SEC teleconference. "He's actually progressing along fairly well right now. We'll kind of see how the week continues for him. I know where his mindset is at. "We just got to make sure he meets the levels we need him to meet as far as being physically ready. He's doing a great job, and it's going well. We are optimistic." HURRICANE ISAIAS THREATENS GEORGIA VS. ALABAMA SEC SHOWDOWN, AS TRUMP PLANS TUSCALOOSA VISIT My goodness, talk about rubbing some dirt on the wound and re-entering the fight. The broken arm for Josh Ford came when he was caught between teammate William Sanders and a Mississippi State defensive player. After heading to the sideline to be evaluated by medical officials, Ford returned to the game with what looked to be a massive wrap put together on his left arm. SEC KICKOFF-TIME DEBATE IS WARRANTED, BUT ESPN HAD TO SNAG NOTRE DAME WITH FOX GETTING THE PREMIER REMATCH You can't teach that kind of toughness, with the tight end hoping to suit up on Saturday against No. 2 Georgia, though coaches will obviously be paying attention to the damage he could sustain if he's also wearing a cast. Officials from the Southeastern Conference, along with Alabama and Georgia, continue to discuss plans for the upcoming showdown in Tuscaloosa. As of Wednesday afternoon, the current plan for both schools is to play on Saturday in Tuscaloosa as scheduled, according to multiple sources. The threat of Hurricane Isaias is not going away, with the latest forecasts calling for the projected storm to make landfall somewhere along the Gulf Coast Friday evening into Saturday morning. There are multiple factors at play with the situation, given how big this hurricane could potentially get. Remember, it's not solely about the category in which it's classified, but more so the size and amount of rainfall that will soak multiple states this weekend. Would officials move the game out of Tuscaloosa? That's the last resort, according to multiple sources. There could be a change in kickoff time, which would allow the storm to pass through the area with enough time for field conditions to be managed before both teams arrive. But, this will all center around mother nature and how quickly this storm moves north through the state of Alabama. There are a number of other events around this game as well, with ESPN's "College GameDay" scheduled to be in Tuscaloosa for the matchup. But hosting the show from its normal spot across from Bryant-Denny Stadium might not be the most logical plan given the current weather forecast. They could decide to move it indoors, or just find a replacement location on short notice. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! As for President Donald Trump attending the game on Saturday night, he spoke with reporters on Tuesday afternoon inside the Oval Office where he mentioned that he did not realize there was a hurricane barreling towards the state, but that he would not want to interfere with emergency workers. "Hurricane and football. I love Alabama, I gotta go to a game," Trump started. "Look, if there's an emergency or if there’s a hurricane, I don't want to do anything to take the focus off all the great people who work on those things. They have some tremendously great people, I don't want to take the focus off. "So, we'll have to see. I hadn’t heard about a hurricane. A hurricane is going in the vicinity of Alabama ... that's not good. Certainly I'm going to let the hurricane determine. I want people to be safe, that's all." After both the SEC and Alabama released statements on Tuesday, we will see where both stand over the next 24 hours as Isaias nears landfall along the Gulf Coast. Continue following OutKick for the latest news regarding the upcoming Georgia versus Alabama game this weekend, along with another important weekend of college football. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6b08e75342cf4db8d4777 Nebraska Cornhuskers fans are dropping serious money on old stadium urinal troughs te 2026-10-07T20:50:22.190Z Nebraska Cornhuskers fans are dropping serious money on old stadium urinal troughs I'm not sure what the going rate is for a urinal these days. If you told me they run several thousand dollars, I'd believe you, and if you told me you could get away with dropping $150 on one, I'd believe that too. It turns out that urinals that have spent time inside a college football stadium are in demand and even commanding high prices. The Nebraska Cornhuskers are gearing up to renovate Memorial Stadium, and that means getting rid of some of the old features and fixtures and selling them off to fans with some disposable income. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA INTENDS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH $1.45 BILLION STADIUM RENOVATION PLANS Of course, there was one piece of memorabilia that caught everyone's attention, and that was the urinal troughs. Because, again, who wouldn't want a urinal trough that has seen a century's worth of game days? The vintage urinals are on sale and commanding a price of $3,000 a piece. Even wilder, The Athletic reports that they've managed to sell seven of the thirty available porcelain urinals, which is — carry the one; switch the numerator and denominator... — $21,000 in urinals. WILT CHAMBERLAIN WARM-UP JACKET BOUGHT FOR $3 AT THRIFT STORE SELLS FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS That's high, but not a bad deal if you're looking for a piece to really pull together the bathroom in your finished basement or sports bar. Hell, I think it would be mighty fine in the living room. What a conversation piece. "Yeah, we got rid of the old coffee table a couple months back and replaced it with this urinal trough from Memorial Stadium. You know, it actually predates light beer by several decades. Rumor has it Richard Nixon may have even used it one time..." *(Guests ooh and aah; one snaps a flash photo) That is some big-brain thinking from the folks at Nebraska because most of us would've just thrown our century-old porcelain urinals in the dump. But, as it turns out, as the adage states: one man's trash is another's urine-soaked treasure. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6b08a75342cf4db8d4759 Stephen A Smith Predicts Massive Change if Yankees Lose ALDS to Rays te 2026-10-07T20:50:18.265Z Stephen A Smith Predicts Massive Change if Yankees Lose ALDS to Rays ESPN's Stephen A. Smith believes the New York Yankees will make a huge move if the Tampa Bay Rays eliminate them. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6b08675342cf4db8d4750 Latest Injury Development is Bad News for Top Aaron Rodgers Weapon te 2026-10-07T20:50:14.680Z Latest Injury Development is Bad News for Top Aaron Rodgers Weapon Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. was seen with his foot on a scooter in the team's locker room. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6b08475342cf4db8d4747 Map Shows Pro-Palestinian Protests Across US On October 7 Anniversary te 2026-10-07T20:50:12.154Z Map Shows Pro-Palestinian Protests Across US On October 7 Anniversary At least 35 pro-Palestine marches are planned around the United States on October 7. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6b07e75342cf4db8d472b Nous Research confirms it hit $1.5B Valuation, launches AI agents for business users te 2026-10-07T20:50:06.550Z Nous Research confirms it hit $1.5B Valuation, launches AI agents for business users The developer of Hermes agent raised a $90 million Series B. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6ae4d75342cf4db8d4712 Alza del diésel obliga a distritos escolares de Arizona a revisar sus costos de transporte te 2026-10-07T20:40:45.122Z Alza del diésel obliga a distritos escolares de Arizona a revisar sus costos de transporte CAVE CREEK – En una mañana típica entre semana, el estacionamiento de autobuses del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Cave Creek cobra vida, con conductores posicionando sus vehículos en las bombas de diésel y esperando pacientemente que el tanque de 100 galones se llene lo suficiente para completar sus rutas diarias.  Estos días, el costo de llenar los tanques no solo afecta la operación de los autobuses, sino también la de todo el distrito. Echar  diésel a los camiones y analizar rutas y presupuestos forman parte de un día normal de trabajo para Ken Doss, supervisor del parque móvil del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Cave Creek. Administrar estos presupuestos se ha vuelto cada vez más difícil para Doss con el aumento del precio del diésel.  Según la AAA, hace un año el precio promedio nacional del diésel era de $3,69 por galón; hoy es de $6,32.  Después de 13 años en el puesto, Doss ha visto de primera mano cómo el aumento del precio del diésel afecta al distrito, al personal y a los estudiantes. En un mes típico, Doss solicita 7.000 galones de diésel para mantener la flota de 24 autobuses manejando.  En una ruta promedio, los conductores llenan los tanques dos veces por semana, y a veces tres, dijo Doss. Pero para los conductores que recogen estudiantes en las afueras del Valle, como Río Verde y Fountain Hills, tienen que llenar los tanques a diario.   El aumento del precio se debe al  desarrollo de la guerra de Irán que ha afectado las  cadenas de suministro en Asia occidental y ha interrumpido  el tráfico por el estrecho de Ormuz,una vía crítica por donde pasa una quinta parte del suministro mundial de petróleo y gas natural, según reportes de The Associated Press.  Doss dijo que los precios más altos del diésel ya han afectado enormemente al distrito. Para controlar los costes de transporte, el distrito está combinando rutas y enfocándose en la eficiencia “Esto nos ha llevado  a ver cada detalle chico de las rutas”, dijo Doss. “Nos tiene viendo el seguimiento, porque rastreamos los camiones por GPS … Entonces estamos viendo todo el millaje. Si hay una ruta que sabemos que podemos combinar y bajar las millas, definitivamente lo estamos haciendo”.  Doss dijo que el distrito ha intentado usar más autobuses propulsados por gasolina que sacan aproximadamente 14 millas por galón, en comparación con las cinco millas por galón que sacan los autobuses diésel.  El diésel para los autobuses del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Cave Creek está afectando el presupuesto del distrito. (Foto por Serenity Reynolds/Cronkite Noticias) Otra manera en que Doss está haciendo más eficiente el uso del combustible es enfocándose en el mantenimiento de los camiones, por ejemplo, en el cambio de los filtros de aire. Los efectos del aumento de los precios no solo se sienten en la administración,  sino también entre los conductores. Janelle Brabec, conductora principal de camión y coordinadora de viajes del distrito, lleva ocho años trabajando en la industria del transporte.  La ruta de Brabec requiere que llene el tanque de su autobús  aproximadamente cada tres días. En caso de emergencias, los conductores no deben dejar que el nivel de combustible baje de medio tanque. Brabec dijo que los costos más altos del diésel afectan a todo  tipo de viaje, ya sea transportando estudiantes a clases o atletas a un evento.  “No sé si afecta mi día a día porque tenemos que recoger a los niños”, dijo Brabec. “Entonces afecta el balance final más que nuestro trabajo diario”.  Si los costos superan el presupuesto asignado, los conductores podrían verse afectados. Brabec dijo que los precios elevados limitan la capacidad del distrito para aumentar el pago y atraer a nuevos conductores.  Jim Migliorino, director ejecutivo y director financiero de la Arizona Association of School Business Officials (Asociación de Funcionarios de Administración Escolar de Arizona), dijo que la mayoría de los distritos en Arizona enfrenta presión por los precios crecientes. La excepción son unos distritos que optaron por combustibles alternativos,  pero la mayoría tiene algún tipo de flota de vehículos diésel.  En términos presupuestarios, los distritos escolares no tienen flexibilidad cuando los costos exceden el importe presupuestado. Migliorino dijo que la mayoría de los distritos tiene un fondo de contingencia, donde probablemente sacarán dinero. Si eso no es suficiente, el distrito tendría que buscar otras opciones para cubrir el aumento del precio que el fondo de contingencia no pudiera absorber. “El costo del combustible puede ser lo suficientemente alto, como lo hemos visto al principio del año escolar, como para superar el fondo de contingencia. Y luego el distrito tiene una obligación legal de no gastar más de lo que está autorizado a gastar”, dijo Migliorino. “Entonces puede que tengan que recortar otros gastos para poder cubrir el aumento del precio del combustible”.  Doss dijo que el costo del combustible para el año fiscal es fijo y que no es algo que el distrito pueda cambiar. Por eso, es importante rastrear información y ser eficiente. Cuando trabajaba para otro distrito hace algunos años, Doss vio cómo se cancelaron por completo las excursiones escolares de verano debido al aumento del precio del combustible. “Actualmente aquí, definitivamente nos ha hecho ver cosas de diferente manera”, dijo Doss. “Nosotros elevamos los precios que cobramos a las escuelas por excursiones escolares para compensar parte del costo del combustible. Entonces es una diferencia grande”.  Doss dijo que el distrito aún puede mantener todas las rutas de transporte para actividades deportivas, algo que algunos distritos vecinos no pueden hacer actualmente.  “Hacemos lo que podemos para facilitarles las cosas a los niños y asegurarnos de que vayan a eventos y excursiones escolares”, dijo Doss. “Muchos otros distritos han tomado medidas muy estrictas con las excursiones. Nosotros seguimos haciéndolas, las hacemos funcionar”. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6ae3a75342cf4db8d46e1 Odell Beckham Jr. signs with Vikings practice squad after Giants gave him the 'run along' te 2026-10-07T20:40:26.678Z Odell Beckham Jr. signs with Vikings practice squad after Giants gave him the 'run along' Odell Beckham Jr. is getting another chance in the NFL after a lackluster reunion with the New York Giants. Beckham felt the Giants gave him the "run along" through training camp and the preseason, and ultimately thought they costed him a real chance to make an impact with his former team. Fans were ecstatic to see he made the 53-man roster out of camp, but he was rarely used to start the season, and they parted ways. Now, the Minnesota Vikings have signed the veteran receiver to its practice squad, the team announced on Wednesday. Fellow receiver Jeshaun Jones was also signed. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Beckham suited up for just three games with the Giants, where he had no catches on one target over 20 snaps. Meanwhile, the Vikings need some receiver help with Justin Jefferson, their own All-Pro wideout dealing with an ankle injury he suffered in Week 3. Jordan Addison has picked up the slack since Jefferson’s absence, but no other Vikings receiver has more than two receptions on the year. Jauan Jennings was banged up himself to begin the new campaign, while Tai Felton and Myles Price hasn’t been involved much. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! This season, Addison has hauled in 11 receptions for 163 yards and a touchdown. Tight end T.J. Hockenson has been the team’s leading receiver with 195 yards on 22 grabs and one score. Vikings fans should enjoy the presence of Beckham but be cautious considering what happened in New York. They, however, need help at receiver and Beckham proved during preseason and training camp that he can still get separated once he breaks off the line of scrimmage. Whether or not the Vikings want to actually use the 33-year-old on game day remains to be seen. The Vikings are set to travel to New Orleans in Week 5 for a meeting with the Saints. Beckham took to a fan’s Instagram account this past week, which shed some light on his situation with the Giants from his own perspective. "I’m super smart!!!! But I didn’t see this one, my brotha," he responded to a fan who commented on the Giants releasing the fan-favorite. "They got me!!!" ODELL BECKHAM JR LAMENTS HIS SHORT-LIVED RETURN TO THE NEW YORK GIANTS: 'I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER' "They won on top of the money u talkin [about], I made them. I came in HUMBLY, took vet min, then EARNED my spot [and] didn’t say nothing bout no $$$, which I [know] make for everybody. "Ima tell u this ima grown man and this [s--t] didn’t hurt me but it did when they cut me like that cause part of me is like I shoulda known better." Beckham signed a one-year, veteran minimum deal to rejoin the Giants this offseason. The deal was worth $1.3 million. OutKick’s Armando Salguero contributed to this report. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6ae3475342cf4db8d46d8 Black voters, Jewish Democrats in Michigan wary of voting for El-Sayed, say 'he's taking advantage' te 2026-10-07T20:40:20.349Z Black voters, Jewish Democrats in Michigan wary of voting for El-Sayed, say 'he's taking advantage' A group of Black voters and Jewish Democrats in Michigan both expressed reluctance to support Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate candidate in the state, during interviews on Monday. "We went to Michigan, and we spoke to four total groups of Democratic voters, but two groups of Democratic voters here, who supported Congresswoman Haley Stevens in the Senate primary. And these are Wayne County Black voters and Oakland County Jewish Democrats," MS NOW's Elise Jordan said of the voter groups during a segment on "Morning Joe." The Jewish voters were very apprehensive about El-Sayed's stance on Israel. Some of the Black voters told MS NOW that he hasn't taken advantage of opportunities to help them understand who he is and argued that they weren't going to vote for him just because he is a Democrat. DEMOCRATS FACE ‘DO-OR-DIE’ SPLIT WITH KEY VOTING BLOC IN RAZOR-CLOSE SENATE RACE "I think he's taking advantage that we as Black people are Democratic, and he thinks we're going to vote for him anyway. And I'm like, no sir. I'm like, to put uncommitted down on that little circle and move on," one of the Black Michigan voters said. "If you go to Congress to represent me, I need you to talk about what's going on in this community," the voter added. One voter said Israel was very important to him, but also said he had a transgender daughter, which made him reluctant to support the Republican candidate in the Senate race, Mike Rogers. "I have a transgender daughter who is 30, and I'm Jewish, and Israel is incredibly important to me. But a vote for Mike Rogers is a vote for my kid being oppressed and her rights being taken away," one voter said. "When I got into this race, I did so with the best interest of every single Michigander — regardless of political affiliation or background — in mind. To the Michiganders who are lifelong Democrats, if you’re looking at your party’s nominee today and don’t think his hatefulness and divisiveness is representative of your values, you have a home with us. We’re grateful for the support from Democrats we’ve received thus far and look forward to fighting for ALL Michiganders in the U.S. Senate," Rogers told Fox News Digital in a statement. El-Sayed's campaign did not return a request for comment. FOX NEWS POLL: A SENATE BATTLE LOOMS IN MICHIGAN One Michigan voter said that it felt like "Sophie's choice" choosing between El-Sayed and Rogers. "It's like Sophie's choice quite honestly. You know, I love some of the things he's talked about. I think it's a little idealistic and a little extreme, and I'm a little concerned. But, you know, my big block is, it just comes down to this whole thing with Israel," another voter said. A Fox News poll released on Sept. 30 found the race was tight, with El-Sayed with a slim 1-point edge against Rogers, 50-49%, among Michigan likely voters. Yet among registered voters, the preference is almost identical, 51% El-Sayed vs. 48% Rogers. That’s a reversal since August, when Rogers was ahead by 4 points among registered voters, 51% to El-Sayed’s 47%. El-Sayed has come under fire over his ties to Hasan Piker, the far left-streamer who has campaigned with the Senate candidate. Piker has argued that America is "Pound for pound" worse than al-Qaeda, "as far as the number of deaths." Piker said, "We have caused tremendous terror all around the world." JEWISH MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS ADMIT THEY WILL VOTE REPUBLICAN IF ABDUL EL-SAYED BECOMES NOMINEE Another Michigan voter said during the segment, "On one hand, I'm like, okay, well, the choice is clear, but then all of a sudden it's like, I can't vote for Abdul because, once again, he's going against something that's innately me." A Jewish Democratic voter revealed during the discussion that she might vote for Rogers because of her daughter. JEWISH DEMOCRATS ABANDON EL-SAYED FOR GOP RIVAL IN ALL-IMPORTANT BATTLEGROUND STATE She said, "My daughter goes to University of Detroit Mercy, she's in her second year of law school, and she has to hide being Jewish. And it's a hard thing to say. When October 7 came, horrible for her, lots of tears. I may go to Mike Rogers. Sorry guys." CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE The group told her not to apologize, and said she deserved to feel comfortable with whoever she voted for. Jordan also spoke about the race with a group of Michigan voters who expressed regret over their past support for Trump. Of the six voters who were certain of their choice, five said they would support El-Sayed over Rogers. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6ae2775342cf4db8d46cc Fatal Stabbing of a 7-Year-Old Girl Rattles Chicago: ‘That Was a Baby’ te 2026-10-07T20:40:07.869Z Fatal Stabbing of a 7-Year-Old Girl Rattles Chicago: ‘That Was a Baby’ The attack has raised questions about whether the suspect was overlooked by authorities despite a history of mental health problems and violent offenses. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6ac0175342cf4db8d4669 Unearthed clip exposes how far Talarico was willing to go on raising taxes during COVID era te 2026-10-07T20:30:57.427Z Unearthed clip exposes how far Talarico was willing to go on raising taxes during COVID era James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for the Senate in Texas, once pressed Democrats to consider cuts to healthcare benefits a nonstarter — regardless of the consequences for the state’s finances. The remark came during a podcast interview in which Talarico discussed how Texas might balance its budget amid COVID-related shortfalls. He feared Republicans would look for savings in healthcare services. "I don't care where you get the revenue. I don't care what taxes you have to raise," Talarico said in a 2020 appearance with Texas Rising, a progressive YouTube channel focused on political engagement among younger voters. The resurfaced moment adds to the pile of past statements dealing with gender, immigration and fiscal management, complicating the political calculus for Talarico as he aims to convince voters in Texas that he could represent a Republican-leaning constituency, even as a Democrat. TALARICO SAYS HE 'MISSED THE MARK' AS HE BACKTRACKS ON CONTROVERSIAL WOKE STATEMENTS At the time, Texas was facing a bleak financial outlook. The pandemic had crippled key sections of the state’s regular revenue streams. As oil demand crashed nationally, tax revenue that would normally come from hotels, bars and restaurants also faced steep reductions. Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar projected a $4.6 billion shortfall. "The economic contraction associated with COVID-19 has resulted in revenue collection this fiscal year that is much lower than our earlier projections," Hegar said in a statement. "This estimate also assumes that restrictions on businesses and individuals will be lifted before the end of this calendar year and that economic activity will strengthen." As a part of the COVID response, Texas ordered most agencies to look for ways to cut their spending by 5% in the 2020 – 2021 budget. In a letter, Governor Greg Abbott largely shielded Health and Human Services (HHS) from the reductions, sparing the state’s Medicaid program, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, the foster care program and disability services, among others. Even so, $2.6 billion of HHS’s budget remained subject to cuts, according to the agency's estimations. That left the Health and Human Services Commission with a target of $132,716,600 in cuts. 'FAKE' MODERATE TALARICO'S TEXAS SURGE TESTS PAXTON IN FIGHT TO HOLD CRUCIAL GOP SENATE SEAT Despite the reduced figure, Talarico blasted the idea of making spending reductions geared towards healthcare. "You're not going to make our students and our teachers — you're not going to make the sick and the elderly pay for this pandemic we are not going to balance our budget off of the most vulnerable people in this state," Talarico said. He argued that Democrats should create a similar kind of stigma against cuts to HHS as the one surrounding raising taxes. "Sometimes you get the reaction in the capitol that's an unreasonable position to take. But the other side of the aisle has already taken revenue increases off the table. They've done a good job of making certain options taboo, so I think our coalition, not just Democrats but progressives, and anybody with a functioning heart should be able to make cuts to health and education taboo and take them off the table," Talarico said. The moment has brought on criticisms from at least one Republican onlooker. "High-tax Talarico never saw a tax hike he didn't love in the Texas Legislature, and he is promising to continue that if elected to the Senate. James Talarico will raise taxes on every Texan to fund his radical agenda of taxpayer-funded sex changes for kids and free healthcare for illegal immigrants," Zach Kraft, a spokesperson for the Republican National Committee said in a statement to Fox News Digital. As he wages his bid for U.S. Senate, Talarico has advocated for an expansion of U.S. health policy. On his website, Talarico has called for universal eligibility for Medicare, to regulate medical debt and expand veteran care. His views on Medicare, which overlap with many other progressives in the party, have prompted criticism from Republicans who believe such an expansion would cripple the federal budget with cost. Skeptics of the plan have argued for years that such an expansion is too expensive and does little to address existing inefficiencies in the American healthcare system. In 2019, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., took to the Senate floor to blast the idea, calling it a straitjacket solution that would undermine healthcare quality. "The [Congressional Budget Office] projects in its report on a single-payer plan that government spending on health care would increase substantially. They go on to say to cover the massive cost of government-run care, income taxes would have to at least double. Income taxes, American families — at least double," Barrasso said. SHOCK POLL: TALARICO TIES PAXTON IN TEXAS SENATE RACE, THREATENING GOP STRONGHOLD Talarico’s campaign did not address questions on whether his designs for healthcare are shaped by the national deficit, but noted that his plan includes increases in taxes on the country's top earners. "James supports making billionaires pay their fair share so we can cut taxes for middle class Texans and fund healthcare for working families — which is why he has unveiled plans to end special tax handouts to corporations and billionaires to help fund healthcare, while proudly voting for the largest property tax cut in Texas history to make sure middle class families get a break," the Talarico campaign told Fox News Digital. "Ken Paxton has worked to enrich himself and his billionaire mega-donors, amassed 15 properties on a taxpayer-funded salary, and was impeached by his own party for his corrupt abuse of office." Having cleared the party primary, Talarico will face off against Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton in the state’s Nov. 3 general election. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6abfc75342cf4db8d4660 Jewish student sues New York school on Oct 7 anniversary over 'relentless antisemitic harassment' te 2026-10-07T20:30:52.609Z Jewish student sues New York school on Oct 7 anniversary over 'relentless antisemitic harassment' The Lawfare Project announced on the third anniversary of the deadly Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel that it filed a lawsuit against The New School on behalf of a Jewish Israeli-American student it alleged faced "relentless antisemitic harassment, intimidation, and physical assault" as a student at the New York university. According to the legal group, New School student Sophie Shabot faced numerous instances of name-calling, intimidation and obstruction based on her religion and support for Israel at the Parsons School of Design. She was reportedly called names like "Zio b----" and "baby killer" and prevented from entering the University Center. In another instance, protesters allegedly vandalized and disrupted a Hillel event featuring an Israeli speaker in 2024. Shabot was among several Jewish students who were trapped in a dean's office as a group of protesters attempted to have them turn over the speaker. JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE AT A ‘CROSSING POINT’ AS STUDENTS WEIGH ANTISEMITISM RISKS, NEW REPORT SHOWS According to The Lawfare Project, university officials failed to stop the harassment against Shabot and other Jewish students and even "at times rewarded those responsible." "There is no question in my mind that the New School violated its Title VI obligations and other obligations under the law in not intervening and taking meaningful action to stop the antisemitic, anti-Israeli harassment that my plaintiff endured while she was at the New School," Lawfare Project director of litigation Ziporah Reich told Fox News Digital. Reich, who also filed the lawsuit, added that more often than not, Jewish students like Shabot were the ones who faced consequences at universities following antisemitic actions by other students. "If the pro-Hamas protesters are essentially threatening your physical safety when you're trying to have a Jewish event, let's just shut down the event to make sure you're safe. When a group of pro-Hamas protesters occupy a space in which you're supposed to have an event, let's just move you somewhere else to a smaller, less accommodating place. In other words, she was bearing the brunt of the consequences for the negative harassment of the offenders," Reich said. JEWISH UCLA STUDENTS BEATEN WITH STICKS, PEPPER SPRAYED AND KNOCKED OUT BY ANTI-ISRAEL CAMPUS MOB: LAWSUIT Reich also acknowledged the significance of filing the lawsuit Wednesday on the anniversary of the attacks that killed more than 1,200 people in Israel and led to more than 250 people being abducted. "It's extremely important for the Jewish community to recognize that what happened immediately after Oct. 7 didn't end immediately after Oct. 7 because the harassment of Jewish students and Jews everywhere has continued and even if it has lessened to some extent in certain universities, it has not gone away. It's essentially in a quiet period where we know that at any minute it can rear its ugly head again. These students are activists without a cause," Reich said. The lawsuit brings claims under Title VI, New York state and city civil and human rights laws and claims for breach of contract and negligent infliction of emotional distress. It is seeking damages, statutory penalties, attorneys’ fees and costs, and other relief and demands a jury trial. Fox News Digital reached out to The New School for comment but did not immediately receive a response.  ANTI-ISRAEL NYC PROTESTERS CHANT SUPPORT FOR HAMAS, DEMAND MAMDANI MAKE MAJOR CHANGES AT RALLY The New School's Parsons School of Design was previously sued by the Dhillon Law Group in 2025 over similar allegations made by graduate Brandon White. White claimed that the school had opened a disciplinary investigation against him after he reported incidents of harassment while his assailants received no retaliation. The New School was also one of multiple universities overtaken by anti-Israel protesters after the Hamas terror attacks on Israel. In 2024, protesters occupied the Welcome Center in Manhattan to get the school's board of trustees to vote on divesting from companies supporting Israel. This came amid two encampments on campus, with one led by students and one led by faculty. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6abf875342cf4db8d4657 Woke Kasnas City radio host admits OutKick is right, but asks his listeners to not read us te 2026-10-07T20:30:48.470Z Woke Kasnas City radio host admits OutKick is right, but asks his listeners to not read us A Kansas City sports radio host is unhappy with OutKick's coverage of the Chiefs. He says he doesn't disagree with anything we've written or reported, however. Instead, he claims he doesn't like that we're allowed to talk about his team while holding different views than he does. On Tuesday, Carrington Harrison criticized members of the Kansas City sports media for "spending any part of [their] day arguing with Bobby Burack about any subject." In doing so, he spent part of his day posting about me on social media – and discussing OutKick and me on his radio show. "I wouldn't get my [Chiefs] stories from OutKick," he said. "They are an underling of Clay Travis." He then said he doesn't "respect OutKick." Harrison later asked to appear on the conservative radio show Mundo in the Morning on KCMO in Kansas City. He claimed his issue with OutKick stemmed from a story we published last week about Chiefs left tackle Josh Simmons, who has yet to play this season. In our story, we mentioned that ESPN had reported several "red flags" about Simmons' character and maturity before the 2024 draft. We also cited a Sports Illustrated report that Simmons left the team unannounced the night before a game last season, was unresponsive, and left the team unaware of his whereabouts for a period of time. Simmons then missed a month of games for what the team described as "personal" reasons. This season, Simmons has missed all four of the Chiefs' games. The team says he has a back injury, one that team sources told multiple reporters was a non-issue in August. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler has since described the injury as "mysterious." Most other national insiders won't discuss the injury, even during injury roundup segments in which they cover minor ailments involving players of far less consequence. We pointed out how the situation is unusual, that the team's lack of transparency is generating online theories, and that the secrecy suggests something more complicated than a simple back injury. So, what exactly does a radio host on the Kansas City Chiefs' official station dispute about our analysis? Well, nothing. "I don't fundamentally disagree with Bobby Burack," Harrison told a perplexed Pete Mundo on Wednesday. "I would define someone who is a hater, who is someone who is incapable of giving credit when credit should be due." Uh, okay. "The truth doesn't matter who says the truth. It's still the truth regardless of who says it," he added. So why the tweets, radio segments, and name-calling? According to Harrison, he doesn't like that OutKick told the truth. What does that mean? Didn't he just say the opposite? We'll let him explain. TOMI LAHREN DEFENDS OUTKICK'S ESPN SCOOP, TORCHES JEMELE HILL, BACKS SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM "I don't respect Bobby Burack's reporting," he said. "I don't respect the platform that he has created for himself. I believe that he is somebody who has cultivated an audience and a brand around insects, bots, trolls and racists. That's not someone that I'm super interested in getting on the internet and having to tussle with and going back and forth with." To recap, Carrington Harrison says he agrees with my reporting but doesn't respect it. He says he doesn't want to get into a back-and-forth with me, despite initiating a back-and-forth with me on X, his radio show, and another radio show. At this point, you have to wonder if there is something seriously wrong with this guy. He certainly doesn't appear to be operating with the highest IQ. Befuddled by Harrison's contradictions, Mundo questioned his premise. "But you are saying that he is absolutely onto something there with this Josh Simmons thing, but then saying on the other hand, he's not credible on this situation," Mundo said. "I've seen, I mean, I never said he's not credible on this situation. I've seen his work in reporting in other situations. That's just not somebody that I would align myself with," Harrison responded. Huh? Who asked him to align himself with anyone? He began by saying OutKick is not credible when it comes to the Chiefs, a point he now claims wasn't his intention. He then reiterated exactly what we wrote last week. "So in this situation, is there something greater going on with Josh Simmons? Yes, I 100% agree with that. Yes, I absolutely think there is something going on." Mundo again questioned why Harrison had made a point of telling his listeners not to trust OutKick when he now confirmed that he agreed with exactly what we had reported about the subject. "My sense of it is that you don't really disagree with Bobby. And I've only got about a minute here. You don't disagree with Bobby, but you kind of don't like Bobby and that's fine." "That's your prerogative. I'm not saying you have to like him or not, but because you don't like him, you kind of want to twist them here or tweak them a little bit here in this whole deal. Is that a fair analysis of this situation?" Harrison didn't deny it. Instead, he took more personal shots. "I mean, I wouldn't say that I want to tweak him a little bit, but I think Bobby's problem is, I think Bobby has stood on the shoulder of giants and thinks that he's now tall. Bobby Burack has never done anything outside of the success of Clay Travis. So I don't want him to come on here and on your show and act like he is a top-notch investigator or reporter. That's definitely not true." For the record, I did not claim to be an investigative reporter. My coverage of Josh Simmons is actually quite benign. I simply said the situation doesn't make much sense. I said that because the people covering the Chiefs daily, like Harrison, have been too afraid to do so at the risk of upsetting team public relations. Now that we've gotten that out of the way, Harrison's comments raise a broader issue. Why would a sports station in Kansas City tied to an NFL franchise want a host on the air who openly admits that he cannot tolerate the sports opinions of people who disagree with him politically? Harrison confirmed on multiple occasions since Tuesday that he told his listeners to ignore OutKick's accurate information because he thinks our readers are racist and because of our association with Clay Travis, one of the country's most prominent conservative radio talk show hosts. Imagine hosting a sports show in another city and saying something similar about a liberal outlet, while acknowledging their information is accurate. Harrison sent a message to sports fans across Kansas and Missouri: If you are not as liberal as he is, you are not welcome to listen to his show. Two points on that. One, based on his numbers, most people aren't listening to his show anyway. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Two, OutKick asked the program director of his station, Steven Spector, whether Harrison's views about conservatives and OutKick represent the views of 96.5 The Fan. Spector did not return our email in time for publication. We will update this story if he does. We also reached out to Harrison to see if he stands by his bizarre commentary. Anyway, we at OutKick do not believe you have to vote a certain way to have an opinion about sports. We also stand by our coverage of Josh Simmons. The starting left tackle for the NFL's most valuable asset playing in just eight games over two years, under two different sets of mysterious circumstances, is a story worth covering. According to one Kansas City radio host, however, such coverage is only worthwhile if it comes from someone with the proper political leanings. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6abf475342cf4db8d464e Flight passenger's odd appearance at major US airport leads officers to wild discovery te 2026-10-07T20:30:44.161Z Flight passenger's odd appearance at major US airport leads officers to wild discovery A traveler's arrival at a Florida airport took an unusual turn after customs officers noticed something suspicious during an inspection. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Miami International Airport spotted what court documents described as an "unexplained bulge" around a passenger's waist and pelvic area after he arrived on a flight from Havana, Cuba, according to a federal complaint obtained by Fox News Digital. A closer inspection allegedly uncovered 10 live birds concealed beneath the traveler's clothing, the complaint said. AIRPORT X-RAY REVEALS SHOCKING ILLEGAL STASH CONCEALED BESIDE PASSENGER'S XBOX Alberto Hernandez Castillo, a native of Cuba and legal permanent resident of the United States, arrived in Miami on Oct. 4.  CBP officers selected him for a secondary inspection. Castillo signed a customs declaration indicating he was not bringing animals or wildlife into the United States, according to court documents. Officers first searched a carry-on bag and fanny pack belonging to Castillo but did not find any contraband. During routine questioning about his trip, officers noticed the bulge beneath his clothing and said Castillo "appeared nervous" — prompting them to conduct a pat-down. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER The search allegedly revealed six clear cylindrical containers holding live birds.  The containers were wrapped in tape and tucked inside black pockets sewn into his underwear, according to the complaint. Officers recovered 10 birds from the containers, which were preliminarily identified as eight yellow-faced grassquits and two blue grosbeaks, court documents said. Photos included in the complaint show the containers after they were removed, as well as how they were allegedly concealed beneath the man's clothing. When questioned about the birds, Castillo allegedly told authorities they were for his "personal use." He later invoked his right to remain silent, according to the complaint. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES Investigators said a records check found no indication that Castillo had filed the documentation required to legally import wildlife into the United States. He was charged with smuggling goods into the United States, according to the federal complaint. Court records recommend a $25,000 personal surety bond for Castillo. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ There is no evidence, "based on the records available at the time of inspection," that the man "submitted the documentation required for the lawful importation of wildlife," according to the complaint.  The individual is due back in court on Oct. 26, according to the complaint. Fox News Digital reached out to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida for further details. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6abee75342cf4db8d4633 Lindsey Graham's Longtime Republican-Held Senate Seat at Risk te 2026-10-07T20:30:38.270Z Lindsey Graham's Longtime Republican-Held Senate Seat at Risk Polls and forecasts point to a closer-than-expected race in the South Carolina Senate race ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6abe975342cf4db8d462a Carlos Alcaraz Wins First Title on Tour Since February te 2026-10-07T20:30:33.818Z Carlos Alcaraz Wins First Title on Tour Since February Carlos Alcaraz missed months of competition this year as he dealt with a wrist injury. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6abe575342cf4db8d4621 Ravens Leave Door Open for Possible Lamar Jackson Return in Week 5 te 2026-10-07T20:30:29.700Z Ravens Leave Door Open for Possible Lamar Jackson Return in Week 5 The Baltimore Ravens are leaving the door open for quarterback Lamar Jackson to potentially return to the field in Week 5. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6abe175342cf4db8d4618 Michael Jordan Talks Social Media's Influence on Sports Gambling te 2026-10-07T20:30:25.401Z Michael Jordan Talks Social Media's Influence on Sports Gambling The NBA legend understands that the sports betting face has forever been altered by the rise of social media. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6abdd75342cf4db8d460f 49ers Add Former Matthew Stafford Weapon Amid Mounting WR Injuries te 2026-10-07T20:30:21.965Z 49ers Add Former Matthew Stafford Weapon Amid Mounting WR Injuries The San Francisco 49ers have signed Xavier Smith to their practice squad as they deal with injury trouble. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6abda75342cf4db8d45f3 Microsoft releases new Nvidia-chip AI PCs with revamped Windows 11 te 2026-10-07T20:30:18.061Z Microsoft releases new Nvidia-chip AI PCs with revamped Windows 11 Microsoft revealed the specs and price for its Surface Laptop Ultra, AI PCs that run on Nvidia chips that are designed to run AI models and agents. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6abcf75342cf4db8d45ea Juez se niega a desestimar el caso de deportación contra Karla Toledo, beneficiaria de DACA en Tucson te 2026-10-07T20:30:07.343Z Juez se niega a desestimar el caso de deportación contra Karla Toledo, beneficiaria de DACA en Tucson Read in English Un juez federal de inmigración se negó el martes a desestimar el caso de deportación contra Karla Toledo, residente de Tucson e inscrita en el programa de Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA), a pesar de los esfuerzos de su abogado por plantear inquietudes sobre la manera en que el gobierno se ha comunicado con ella hasta ahora. Esto significa que el caso de Toledo pasará a otra audiencia en marzo, cuando sus abogados podrán volver a presentar argumentos en su defensa. Sus abogados dicen que su caso representa el de muchas otras personas en todo el país. La experiencia de Toledo ha estado en el centro de la atención pública después de que agentes de inmigración la detuvieran, dejando al descubierto la vulnerabilidad de la comunidad de jóvenes que fueron traídos a Estados Unidos cuando eran niños y que no cuentan con un estatus migratorio permanente. La detención de beneficiarios de DACA que no enfrentaban cargos penales era poco común durante otras administraciones estadounidenses. Se ha convertido en una de las características del segundo mandato de Trump y ha generado una nueva corriente de miedo e incertidumbre en las comunidades inmigrantes. Cuando Toledo llegó el martes al tribunal federal para su audiencia ante el juez Michael W. Lloyd, la representante Adelita Grijalva la recibió afuera del edificio y la abrazó. Grijalva ha apoyado constantemente a Toledo desde su arresto en mayo. Desde el incidente inicial, uno de los casos judiciales contra Toledo fue desestimado, pero posteriormente se inició un proceso de deportación tanto contra ella como contra su esposo. Uno de los puntos centrales de su caso de deportación es qué protecciones ofrece DACA. Sus abogados también argumentan que errores en los documentos, como un nombre mal escrito y la falta de constancia de que recibió una notificación para comparecer, deberían invalidar el caso del gobierno. “Desafortunadamente, esto es apenas el comienzo de esta batalla y tendremos que seguir luchando”, dijo el abogado Mo Goldman. Los abogados de Toledo también señalaron que su estatus de DACA fue renovado, incluso mientras ella continuaba luchando contra su deportación. En una conferencia de prensa después de la audiencia, Toledo recordó a quienes tienen derecho al voto que representan a muchos vecinos que no pueden votar.  “Quienes tienen derecho a votar, este es el momento de usar su voz”, dijo. “Hay personas como yo, muchas personas en nuestra comunidad que no pueden votar, pero ustedes nos representan”. La próxima audiencia de Toledo está programada para el 26 de marzo a las 8:30 a.m. Traducción: Carolina Cuellar  The post Juez se niega a desestimar el caso de deportación contra Karla Toledo, beneficiaria de DACA en Tucson appeared first on AZ Luminaria. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6a9a175342cf4db8d45cb Delta Air Lines announces service between Flagstaff and Salt Lake City begins June 2027 te 2026-10-07T20:20:49.842Z Delta Air Lines announces service between Flagstaff and Salt Lake City begins June 2027 Delta Air Lines announced Thursday it will be launching nonstop service between Flagstaff and Salt Lake City on June 7, 2027. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6a99b75342cf4db8d45c2 CCHHS offering vaccination clinics in Flagstaff ahead of respiratory disease season te 2026-10-07T20:20:43.759Z CCHHS offering vaccination clinics in Flagstaff ahead of respiratory disease season Vaccination clinics run every Tuesday and Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Nov. 4, offering vaccines for influenza, pneumonia, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6a99175342cf4db8d45b7 NAU ROUNDUP: Soccer opens up Big Sky Play this week against Eastern Washington, Idaho te 2026-10-07T20:20:33.855Z NAU ROUNDUP: Soccer opens up Big Sky Play this week against Eastern Washington, Idaho NAU soccer is finally back in action this week at Lumberjack Stadium coming off a long break after the non-conference portion of the season. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6a98775342cf4db8d45ae Flagstaff flag football earns fifth shutout to close non-region play te 2026-10-07T20:20:23.683Z Flagstaff flag football earns fifth shutout to close non-region play The Flagstaff Eagles got back to shutting out opponents on Tuesday, but will enter region play with some work to do after their lowest-scoring offensive effort. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6a98375342cf4db8d45a5 Dawit Seare signs with NAZ Elite right after winning at World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen te 2026-10-07T20:20:19.230Z Dawit Seare signs with NAZ Elite right after winning at World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen African champion and Olympic finalist Dawit Seare signed with NAZ Elite right after winning the World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6a97d75342cf4db8d457e Chiefs owner's wife Tavia Hunt has heard enough about how they get all the calls and she's sick of it te 2026-10-07T20:20:13.613Z Chiefs owner's wife Tavia Hunt has heard enough about how they get all the calls and she's sick of it Tavia Hunt, wife of Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, has heard all about how her team gets all the calls and she's had enough. She pushed back on that narrative on social media earlier this week. Is her opinion biased? It could be, but she's taken a look at the stats and studied the film according to her statement on the matter. In a post on Tavia's Instagram story, where I'd argue these sorts of matters should be settled, she shared a clip of Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones being held in the end zone while Raiders quarterback Kirk Cousins surveys the field for an open receiver. See the alleged missed call here. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "So sick of the past narrative that the Chiefs get all the calls," she wrote. "Stats don’t lie and neither does film — so I’m leaving this here." The Chiefs ended up winning the game 30-27 and improved to 4-0. I'm sure there were missed calls that went the Chiefs way during the game as well as there are in every game. BRITTANY MAHOMES TROLLS RAIDERS AFTER LAS VEGAS COACH SEEMED CERTAIN TEAM WOULD BEAT CHIEFS Winning three Super Bowls over a five-year span is going to add some fuel to the "Chiefs get all the calls" fire. And so does a study the NY Post reports was conducted by the University of Texas at El Paso in October 2025. They found that "postseason officiating has disproportionately favored the [Patrick] Mahomes-era Kansas City Chiefs, coinciding with their rise as one of the NFL’s most marketable franchises." Now, so far this season, the numbers, according to the NY Post, are more on Tavia and the Chiefs side. The part of this whole back-and-forth over whether they get all the calls or not that is being lost is that some people don't care what the numbers are. They enjoy getting the Chiefs fans all the way up to the wife of the owner of the team riled up by claiming that they get all the calls. It's really the little things in life that give people true joy. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6a73e75342cf4db8d454c Heated rivalry: Arizona State, Arizona triathlon programs dominating sport te 2026-10-07T20:10:38.872Z Heated rivalry: Arizona State, Arizona triathlon programs dominating sport TEMPE – The Sun Devil-Wildcat feud is one of college sports’ oldest rivalries, dating back to the 1800s. Fans of the schools can recall classic showdowns in football, buzzer-beaters in basketball and walk-offs in baseball. But one of the most heated Arizona State-Arizona rivalries goes mostly unnoticed, unfolding with athletes plowing through water in goggles, ripping around corners on bicycles and pounding the pavement in running shoes. Arizona State is ranked No. 1 in women’s triathlon in the College Triathlon Coaches Association poll. Arizona – the two-time defending national champion – is ranked third. The two teams clash Saturday in Tucson in the Super Sprint Heats. Before Arizona’s recent reign, ASU dominated the sport, winning seven consecutive national championships from 2016 to 2023. The 2020 championships were not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Arizona ended ASU’s streak in 2024 and defended its title last season. ASU finished second in each of those seasons, but the seeds of this rivalry were planted long before the NCAA classified triathlon as an NCAA Emerging Sport for Women. It all started with ASU coach Cliff English and Arizona coach Wes Johnson, whose coaching careers first crossed paths on the international stage, and as coaches for USA Triathlon.  “I’ve been fortunate enough that I’ve been to four Olympic Games,” English said. “That was my career prior to taking this position. Wes was coaching a lot more juniors and U23 athletes, but he’d been on the circuit, so you just get to know coaches.” While English can recall their pre-Arizona history, Johnson said that current beef is what really solidified their relationship.  “We knew each other, not super well before,” Johnson said. “But just with the rivalry and competition against each other, we’ve gotten to know each other better through this.” English was the first one to enter the collegiate ranks, joining ASU triathlon during its inaugural year in 2016. “With triathlon not being a long-time NCAA sport, our school got in at the very beginning,” English said. “We were like the eighth school to add it. The first Division I, the first Power Five school to add it.” The Sun Devils immediately became a national powerhouse, winning those seven straight Women’s Collegiate Triathlon National Championships.  As they dominated the new sport, English felt the obligation to help bring other burgeoning programs up to ASU’s standard.  “That was actually a huge part, especially in the beginning with us hosting a lot of people coming to town,” English said. “All the way through U of A, Denver, San Fran … there’s not many programs that we didn’t take on the tour that I personally was taking, showing the facilities.  “We found it was kind of our duty and responsibility to show the way, and we were very transparent with a lot of programs, showing them budgets, what we did, how we did it. I always kind of joked and said, ‘Once they get their feet on the ground and get going, then it’s like, we helped you out, now figure the rest out.’” The first team to figure it out was Johnson and his Wildcat squad. Like English, Johnson went from being a national coach to becoming Arizona’s inaugural coach for the 2023 season.  “It wasn’t really just moving over,” Johnson said. “It was kind of staying on the national side, but adding the support the athletes can get through NCAA and scholarships and everything that they can get, the perks through NCAA. Also stability for me as a coach rather than just working kind of my own business type thing with contracting through USA Triathlon.”  University of Arizona coach Wes Johnson has led the Wildcats triathlon team to back-to-back national championships. (Photo courtesy of University of Arizona Athletics) Like English, Johnson pushed the Wildcats toward quick success, earning Arizona back-to-back Women’s Collegiate Triathlon National Championships in 2024 and 2025, while bumping ASU to consecutive runner-up spots in a sport where no team outside Arizona has claimed a Division I national title since 2016. “I kind of knew that’s something (ASU) had done and they established a really strong dominance,” Johnson said. “When we came in, we definitely wanted to make an impact very quickly. We didn’t want to do it in the first year necessarily because we wanted to establish [ourselves], but didn’t want to rush it too much, but do it in a way that we knew we could get to the top.” While Johnson played coy about the similar paths, English noticed something similar about the way Arizona achieved its early success.  “Maybe a little bit, even if they’re not saying it,” English said. “Having been the program that came in and won our first season, and you know we’ve always had a lot of people chasing. I guess I like to think sometimes you get some credit for it, but we’ve really pushed that bar forward.” With the two best triathlon programs in the nation being rivals, they are not only battling during the races, but also during recruiting season.  “The visible one is when we’re at races,” English said. “Now I’m really sure we’re going through what most coaches go through. In the beginning, I probably had to say no to 100 to 150 women every year. We just didn’t have room and that’s hard. “Now we have lost people to TCU, U of A. It’s a lot more competitive.”  The biggest test of the season comes Nov. 8 when ASU hosts the 2026 Women’s Collegiate Triathlon National Championships on its home course in and around Tempe Town Lake.  “It would be a special day for sure,” Johnson said, if the Wildcats three-peated in enemy territory. While the competition runs deep throughout both programs, it doesn’t seem to affect the athletes as much.  “It’s not so much a rivalry,” ASU senior triathlete Britney Brown said. “All the girls on the team are wonderful. We are all good friends. We race with them around the world and everything. Nothing against them, all against the school.” While Brown has no problem with the Wildcats, she still believes ASU is the best program for prospective triathletes to better their career. “Biased or unbiased, call it what you want,” Brown said. “One of the best school environments, training environments. You have every staff member looking after you, there for you whenever you need. You’ve got all the resources you could ever think of, ever need. It’s just the perfect place to be.” Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6a72a75342cf4db8d4518 Mike Waltz fights back tears revealing what Hamas hostage refused to do before release te 2026-10-07T20:10:18.891Z Mike Waltz fights back tears revealing what Hamas hostage refused to do before release UNITED NATIONS — Three years after the worst massacre in Israel’s history, Eliya Cohen — who survived 505 days in Hamas captivity — took the stage at the United Nations alongside his newlywed wife, Ziv Abud, a survivor of the Nova music festival massacre, and tried to explain to some of the world’s top diplomats what he had endured. "They didn't let me change clothes or to get a shower, even to eat or to drink," he said. "They chained me with heavy iron chains by my leg," Cohen said during an emotional discussion moderated by Dr. Phil McGraw at Israel’s U.N. commemoration Tuesday. He said lights were kept on to prevent the hostages from sleeping and that captors would enter repeatedly during the night screaming in an effort to frighten them. Cohen said they were not permitted to use a restroom and that at times survival felt almost impossible. FREED HOSTAGE ROM BRASLAVSKI DETAILS ABUSE, STARVATION DURING 738 DAYS IN GAZA CAPTIVITY But he described repeatedly forcing his mind away from the violence and toward the possibility of returning home. "Don't think about the violence. Don't think about the torture. Don't think about everything," Cohen recalled telling himself. "Just continue, stay strong. And maybe one day, you will come back home to your family." Cohen was among the 251 people abducted during the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023 attack, when about 1,200 people were killed in southern Israel in their homes and in the Nova Music festival. It was the deadliest single day in Israel’s history. He personally lost 48 people he knew that day. His wife, Ziv, carried a different piece of the same story. Abud and Cohen had arrived at the Nova festival shortly before dawn with her 19-year-old nephew Amit and his girlfriend Karin. When the attack began, they eventually took refuge in a roadside bomb shelter that Cohen said was designed for roughly eight people but became packed with 29. HAMAS USED SEXUAL VIOLENCE 'DELIBERATELY AND SYSTEMATICALLY' ON OCT 7, COMMISSION REPORT FINDS Abud told the audience that more than 40 terrorists later attacked the shelter with grenades and gunfire. One man inside repeatedly grabbed grenades and threw them back outside before he was killed, she said. As the attack continued, Cohen covered Abud with bodies — an act that saved her life. "I lost my consciousness. Eliya was kidnapped," Abud said. "And after seven hours, I woke up in the shelter. I found myself in a pile of bodies." She paused, fighting back the tears. "It wasn't even bodies. It was body parts." Abud said she then saw that Amit and Karin had been killed. "I needed to sit with the bodies for seven more hours," she said. She was eventually rescued, one of seven survivors from the shelter. "We were four people that went to the festival from the same house," Abud said, "And I'm the only one that came back home that night." FORMER HAMAS HOSTAGE COUNTERS HASAN PIKER’S UT AUSTIN EVENT WITH HER STORY OF SURVIVAL For 505 days, she campaigned for Cohen’s return without knowing whether the man she loved would ever come home. Cohen, meanwhile, said he believed while in captivity that Abud had been killed. The couple married weeks before Tuesday’s ceremony. "But now he's here," Abud said. "And I can look forward to the future after we got married." She said she hoped the years ahead would include "kids and family because we are here and we survived. And we need to live a normal life," she said. Another Oct. 7 survivor who addressed the diplomats was Oriya Berlin, a young Israeli visual intelligence observer who had arrived at a base in the Gaza border area just two days before the attack. Berlin said she woke on the morning of Oct. 7 believing she was hearing a thunderstorm. "Outside, thousands of missiles were raining down with a single objective: to destroy my life and the lives of my friends," she said. Berlin and four other soldiers ran barefoot and in pajamas into a small shelter. They were unarmed. She said the women initially believed the incursion would resemble scenarios they had studied during training — a small squad that Israeli forces could quickly contain. Seconds later, she said, they heard vehicles and gunfire. Berlin described roughly 60 heavily armed terrorists attacking the base. At one point, she said, a message appeared in the unit’s WhatsApp group telling soldiers to shout "IDF" in Hebrew so Israeli troops could find them. The broken Hebrew immediately raised suspicions that a terrorist had taken a soldier’s phone. They remained silent. Berlin said they then heard another group shouting for soldiers to identify themselves, followed by a burst of gunfire and silence. Ten hours after the attack began, she said, special forces finally reached them. THE SENATE HAS REMEMBERED AMERICA’S OCTOBER 7TH VICTIMS. NOW IT’S TIME TO HEAL Berlin said that after learning how many of her friends had been murdered or kidnapped, she could not remain at home. Although she was offered the opportunity to leave military service, Berlin said she refused and returned as an observer for another six months before later moving into the IDF Public Diplomacy Office. "I wanted the world to see that the IDF is not just an intimidating military force on a television screen," she said. "It was also a 5'2" fake blonde girl like me who simply wanted to protect her home, her family, and her friends." She said she has since spoken before audiences ranging from international organizations to high school students who told her "I was wasting their time because of their deep-seated anti-Israel hostility." "But I stayed," Berlin said. "I spoke because the truth demands a voice." Berlin said her decision to continue speaking was rooted in the friends who did not survive. Before the ceremony, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz met privately with Cohen and Abud, asking Cohen how he was feeling physically and telling the couple how good it was to see them "healthy and alive." Minutes later, from the stage, Waltz became visibly emotional as he recounted a part of Cohen’s captivity that he said he had been unable to get out of his mind. Waltz said that on the night before Cohen’s release, Hamas tried to make him record a propaganda video claiming he had been treated well. "He refused," Waltz said. "He held firm. He said no." Waltz said Hamas again tried to turn Cohen’s release into propaganda the following day, placing him before cameras and instructing him to raise his hands. "He refused again," Waltz said. "Eliya, we salute you. I salute you," Waltz continued. "You are a proud, strong Jew. You're undefeated, man" he said with his voice breaking. The hostage crisis stretched over two years and several rounds of negotiations, releases and rescue operations. Waltz told Fox News Digital after Tuesday’s ceremony that he wanted the commemoration to acknowledge both the loss of Oct. 7 and how much had changed since. "October 7th, 2023, was their 9/11, was their Pearl Harbor," Waltz said. "More Jews were brutally massacred that day than any day since the Holocaust." ISRAELI OCTOBER 7 SURVIVORS CONQUER TRAUMA ALONGSIDE LEGENDARY ROCK ICONS IN POWERFUL NEW DOCUMENTARY He said it was important "to recognize the loss" and "hear directly from the survivors," but also to take stock of the region three years later. "We have President Trump's 20-point peace plan. We have a U.N. resolution establishing the International Stabilization Force," Waltz told Fox News Digital. "He's determined to not repeat what's happened so often in the past, where Hamas rebuilds, Iran rearms, they attack again, and you have this devastation all over again." Waltz pointed to broader shifts across the Middle East. "Iran is on its back foot. Lebanon has hope, Syria has hope. Iraq has hope," he said. He said he hoped the commemoration could combine "remembrance, the perspective, and I think charting, trying to chart a path of hope and peace for the future." From the stage, Waltz argued that Oct. 7 had produced the opposite strategic result from what Iran and its allies sought. "October 7 completely, and I think irreversibly, has backfired on Iran and all of their terrorist proxies," he said, pointing to changes in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq and the expansion of Israel’s regional relationships. He ended with a message to the audience: "America will stand with the Jewish people." "Be strong. Be resilient. Be wise," Waltz said. "And know that what you're doing is right. Stand with your moral compass and know that this administration, the United States of America, stands with you." Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon used the gathering — attended by ambassadors and diplomats from multiple countries — to turn his attention to the institution hosting it. MOTHER OF OCTOBER 7 HOSTAGE WHO WAS EXECUTED UNPACKS HER GRIEF IN NEW MEMOIR "Even in this building, the U.N. is trying to demonize and isolate Israel," Danon said. "They have turned the victim into the accused, comparing our IDF soldiers to Hamas terrorists." Danon said he has been told by colleagues that he takes criticism of Israel at the U.N. ‘too personally’. "Indeed, it is personal," he responded. "My daughter is serving right now in the IDF. My son served as an officer in the IDF," Danon said. "He was supposed to be on the Re'im base next to Gaza on October 7th. The last minute, he was released home for the holiday." "That's why it's personal," Danon said. "The U.N. tries to demonize all of our sons and daughters, our lions and lionesses who give everything so we can freely live in our homeland. So yes, it is personal. It's personal for all of us." For Cohen and Abud, however, the event eventually returned from geopolitics to something much smaller: the possibility of an ordinary future. Abud said they hoped to have children and build a family despite knowing that Oct. 7 and the 505 days that followed would remain part of their lives. Cohen, asked by McGraw what he would say if the terrorists who abducted and tortured him were watching, needed only a few words. "I won," Cohen said. "I won and I'm here." He then turned his message outward. "Stay proud to be Jewish," Cohen said. "And stay proud to be Israeli." "We are here to stay." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6a72175342cf4db8d44f9 Israeli-American Council Criticizes NYC Mayor Mamdani's October 7 Statement te 2026-10-07T20:10:09.858Z Israeli-American Council Criticizes NYC Mayor Mamdani's October 7 Statement NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani faces backlash after critics condemned his Oct. 7 anniversary statement. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6a4e075342cf4db8d44a1 California education candidate tells college professors to teach students basic math, rejects SAT requirement te 2026-10-07T20:00:32.046Z California education candidate tells college professors to teach students basic math, rejects SAT requirement California state superintendent candidate Richard Barrera drew criticism Tuesday from his opponent and education advocates after telling UC professors it was their job to teach students who arrive without basic math skills and rejecting the return of standardized testing requirements as the University of California confronts growing concerns over college readiness. Barrera, president of the San Diego Unified School District Board of Education and a senior policy advisor to state superintendent Tony Thurmond, made the comments during a Sunday interview with NBC Los Angeles political reporter Conan Nolan. Barrera was asked whether the SAT should return as a requirement for the UC system as professors raise alarms about students entering elite universities without foundational math skills. "Absolutely not," Barrera said. "So math teachers at UCLA and Berkeley and every place else, part of your job that you get paid by the taxpayers to do is to teach our kids." Barrera told Fox News Digital that concerns about UC students being unable to perform basic math were "completely overstated," arguing that some incoming students instead just need review in subjects they had not studied recently, and that universities shared responsibility for helping them catch up. UNPREPARED COLLEGE STUDENTS FORCED TO RELEARN 'MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS,' CALIFORNIA PROFESSORS REVEAL "I do think that this idea that students are coming in not knowing fractions is completely overstated," Barrera said. "What we're seeing is students who take a placement test, in the summer before they attend their freshman year at UC, who might miss questions on algebra, on trigonometry, maybe subjects that they haven't had in a couple of years. That's just about review and acceleration." "This is not about students who are incapable of doing the work," he added. "This is about students who need some review and acceleration, and it is the responsibility of UC to participate in that acceleration." Chino Valley Unified School District Board President Sonja Shaw, Barrera's opponent in the November race for state superintendent of public instruction, told Fox News Digital that his response shifted responsibility away from California's K-12 education system. "Richard Barrera heard professors at Berkeley and UCLA sound the alarm that incoming students can’t do elementary-school math and his immediate response was to blame the professors. Not the students. Not the system that passed them along. The professors," Shaw said.  "His brilliant solution? Force college faculty to teach remedial middle-school math on the taxpayer dime, and claim that bringing back the SAT is somehow ‘exclusionary,’" she added. "That’s not a plan. That’s a career politician scrambling to cover up a failure he helped create." Corey DeAngelis, a research fellow at The Heritage Foundation, told Fox News Digital that Barrera's opposition to standardized testing protected California's K-12 education system from accountability for students reaching college without foundational math skills. "Richard Barrera’s answer tells you everything you need to know about who he works for. The California Teachers Association is bankrolling his campaign for state superintendent, and he is returning the favor by protecting the system from accountability," DeAngelis said. WATCHDOG REPORT EXPOSES TEACHERS UNION 'POLITICAL MACHINE' FUNNELING MORE THAN $1 BILLION TO LIBERAL CAUSES Nolan followed up by asking Barrera whether professors at some of the country's leading universities should be responsible for teaching students fractions. Barrera said some students had overcome significant obstacles to reach those campuses. "Listen, we've got students who are coming up from incredible experiences, first-generation students overcoming so many barriers to be on the campus," Barrera said. "Those students are capable of learning quickly. What they need is a little support to be caught up. What they don't need is to be excluded." Tina Descovich, CEO and co-founder of Moms for Liberty, told Fox News Digital that students arriving at college without foundational skills reflected problems that began years before they reached a university classroom. "A child who can't do fractions at 18 was a child who couldn't do fractions at ten, and the system knew it," she said. "Richard Barrera's solution is to make it a college professor's problem and continue to cover up the failures of the status quo. Parents in California have watched their kids get passed along for years. Now they're being told the people who did the passing along deserve a promotion." GAVIN NEWSOM AVOIDS QUESTION ON BRINGING BACK SAT SCORES AFTER UC OPEN LETTER, ASKS 'SHOW ME THE DATA' The exchange came months after more than 1,400 faculty members signed an open letter calling for SAT and ACT math requirements to be restored for STEM applicants. By August, more than 3,000 faculty members had signed letters raising concerns about academic preparation. California's state testing results show a similar proficiency gap before students reach college. According to the state's 2024-25 Smarter Balanced assessment results, 30.49% of 11th graders met or exceeded the standard in mathematics, compared with 56.96% in English language arts. DeAngelis said that those results undercut the argument that students reaching college without foundational math skills merely need additional support once on campus. "About 30 percent of California 11th graders meet math standards," he said. "That result is not a story about first-generation students who just need a little catch-up once they reach campus. That failure is a system that handed out diplomas without requiring mastery, then blamed the score for noticing." Barrera defended his opposition to restoring the SAT or ACT requirements in UC admissions, saying that concerns about students needing additional academic preparation predated the university system’s decision to eliminate standardized tests and arguing the exams had historically excluded some applicants. "It's not the elimination of the SAT, you know, that is what we need to look at," Barrera said. "The question that we all need to be asking ourselves is, what are the best strategies to get students prepared for college-level math? And simply having a placement exam like the SAT, which is historically discriminatory towards students of color, towards first-generation students — it's a tool that has historically excluded students."  "Why would we reinstitute that, knowing that that has shown no relevance in helping improve students' preparedness for college-level math?" he added. The UC Board of Regents' current admissions policy prohibits SAT and ACT scores from being used in its comprehensive admissions review, but the university system is now formally reconsidering standardized testing. Shaw said that the state should instead focus on whether students master core subjects before reaching college. "Students are not helped by being lied to about their skills," she said. "They’re helped by actually learning to read, write, and do math before they get to college. That requires high standards in K-12 enforced consistently and measured honestly."  "It does not mean turning UCLA and Berkeley into expensive elementary schools and then blaming the faculty for noticing the problem," she added. "Lowering the bar one more time will not fix a decade of failure. It will just hide it longer." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6a4dc75342cf4db8d4498 Amy Klobuchar calls for major anti-terrorism investments after alleged Mall of America plot te 2026-10-07T20:00:28.164Z Amy Klobuchar calls for major anti-terrorism investments after alleged Mall of America plot Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the Democratic nominee for Minnesota governor, praised law enforcement Wednesday after the FBI arrested an 18-year-old man accused of plotting an ISIS-inspired mass shooting at the Mall of America. "I'm grateful for the heroic work of law enforcement that prevented a mass shooting and terrorist attack at the Mall of America," she said in a statement. "This shows why we continue to need major coordinated investments in anti-terrorism and local law enforcement to stop attacks like these. Our state must take terrorism and violent crime head on, working with our federal law enforcement and local police departments to keep Minnesotans safe." Klobuchar, who has represented Minnesota in the U.S. Senate since 2007, is running against Republican Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth in the November gubernatorial election. MALL OF AMERICA TERROR PLOT THWARTED, SUSPECTED ISIS SYMPATHIZER ARRESTED, FBI ANNOUNCES Her statement came after federal authorities announced the arrest of Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, who investigators say pledged allegiance to ISIS and discussed carrying out a mass shooting at the Mall of America. According to federal court documents, Mohamud allegedly spent months discussing plans for an attack before buying an AK-47-style rifle, four magazines and roughly 200 rounds of ammunition from an undercover FBI employee Tuesday. The rifle had been rendered inoperable, though the ammunition was live. FBI Director Kash Patel said Mohamud "allegedly obtained a weapon he hoped to use in a mass casualty attack in support of ISIS, but this FBI arrested him and put a stop to his plans." PENNSYLVANIA MAN ACCUSED OF PLOTTING ISIS ATTACK ARRESTED WITH RIFLE AND 190 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION: DOJ President Donald Trump also praised the FBI’s handling of the case while speaking to reporters Wednesday. "I did hear about it. And they did a great job. The FBI did a great job," Trump said. Mohamud is charged with knowingly receiving a firearm and ammunition while knowing or having reasonable cause to believe they would be used to commit a felony and federal crime of terrorism. Fox News Digital's Stephen Sorace and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6a4d775342cf4db8d448f The best defense against high-tech AI scams is low-tech skepticism, expert warns te 2026-10-07T20:00:23.475Z The best defense against high-tech AI scams is low-tech skepticism, expert warns As artificial intelligence rapidly evolves to make financial scams hyper-realistic, cybersecurity experts warn that the best defense isn't sophisticated detection software — it's good old-fashioned human skepticism. While adversarial states like China and Russia leverage AI on a global scale, average Americans are most frequently targeted by cybercriminals looking to exploit personal vulnerabilities for a quick payout, according to cybersecurity expert Morgan Wright. "Let's go back to around 1860, when Edgar Allan Poe wrote: ‘Believe nothing that you hear and only one half that you see,’" Wright told Fox News Digital. "That advice is as good now as it was 160 years ago." AI VOICE SCAMS CAN CLONE YOUR FAMILY’S VOICE AI technology has allowed bad actors to automate and scale personalized fraud schemes against everyday citizens. Generative tools eliminate language barriers, draft convincing phishing texts, and generate hyper-realistic voice and video clones. By capturing just a few seconds of audio — often scraped from social media — fraudsters can convincingly replicate the voice of a family member. Wright pointed to the case of Deborah Del Mastro, a California mother who lost thousands of dollars after scammers used AI to clone her daughter’s voice to stage a terrifying kidnapping hoax. THE FAMILY GROUP CHAT IS A GOLDMINE FOR SCAMMERS "It's my daughter's voice," Del Mastro recalled during an interview on The CyberGuy Report podcast. "And she's having a panic attack." Convinced her daughter was in immediate danger, Del Mastro transferred more than $5,000 to the scammers before realizing she had been swindled. FRAUD EXPERT WARNS AI IS HELPING CRIMINALS OUTPACE THE GOVERNMENT: 'DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS' "When you can fool a mother, that's how good these things are getting," Wright said of the voice-cloning technology. "What they do is use manipulation, influence, and deceit. The more urgent I can make it sound, the more you're going to lower your guard and take action." CLICK HERE FOR MORE U.S. NEWS Wright, who has trained federal, state, and local law enforcement in behavioral analysis, interviewing, and interrogation — including teams at the FBI and the National Security Agency — emphasized that every scam relies on basic psychological triggers. His primary advice for anyone on the receiving end of a suspicious call or message is to pause before reacting. "We're not storming the beaches at Normandy; you're not going to get arrested," Wright said. "No law enforcement agency sends you an unsolicited text saying you're about to get arrested." While AI platforms roll out updated security features, scammers continuously find ways around them, making software-based detection a constant moving target. "We hear about all the different models from xAI, Anthropic, OpenAI, and Gemini—they change models constantly," Wright said. "So when the model changes, how effective is [detection software]? We don't know, because this stuff is moving so fast. What you see today will be drastically different tomorrow." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6a4ce75342cf4db8d4471 Odell Beckham Jr Coincidentally Takes Newly-Vacated Vikings Jersey Number te 2026-10-07T20:00:14.806Z Odell Beckham Jr Coincidentally Takes Newly-Vacated Vikings Jersey Number The Vikings signed Odell Beckham Jr. to the practice squad on Wednesday, one week after he was released by the Giants. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6a4c975342cf4db8d4468 Stephen A Smith Responds to Strong Backlash Over His Lane Johnson Take te 2026-10-07T20:00:09.654Z Stephen A Smith Responds to Strong Backlash Over His Lane Johnson Take Stephen A. Smith issued a public response to the backlash he faced over his take about the retirement of Lane Johnson. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6a28675342cf4db8d4419 Ohio high school football team pulls off the most amazing half of football ever & the wokes want Sophie FIRED! te 2026-10-07T19:50:30.028Z Ohio high school football team pulls off the most amazing half of football ever & the wokes want Sophie FIRED! '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. First Hump Day of October? Sign me up! We're in the thick of it now, boys and girls. Today is the final day with four MLB games back-to-back-to-back-to-back until ... who knows when? Next March? Next May? 2028? It's anyone's guess. Enjoy it. We've also got two college football games tonight, NFL tomorrow and a whole slate of both on Saturday and Sunday. It's all ahead of us right now, folks. Let's lock it in, and not waste a single second. SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM SENDS A MESSAGE TO THE WOMAN-HATING WNBA PLAYERS WITH HER HAT, CRANKY PRIME & MAGGIE SAJAK! Let's roll. Welcome to a Hump Day Nightcaps — the one where a high school football team in Ohio pulled off maybe the most amazing half of football I've ever seen. Spoiler alert: They managed to possess the football for all 24 minutes. Every single one of them. Animals. You'll see! What else? I've got an update on the NASCAR driver who owes an ex-wife $850K after seducing her husband, the wokes are mad at Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark for two hilarious reasons and we've got two postseason pitchers taking very different approaches to the birth of their children this week. Shockingly, it's caused quite a stir on social media. That almost never happens. We're always so agreeable! OK, grab you a Fluffernutter in preparation for tomorrow's National Fluffernutter Day, and settle in for a Hump Day 'Cap! Look at that commercial. Man, what a time to be alive. Watch that, and then pay attention to the garbage we get in between innings of today's baseball game(s). It's shocking. It's so sad. Our creativity has just gone down the toilet. Pathetic. Anyway, I do love a good fluffernutter. Admittedly, it's been, easily, 20 years since I've had one, but man they were elite back in middle and high school. I assume fluff has been all but canceled in today's MAHA world, which is fine. I live with a MAHA mom. Trust me, I get it. FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME ERUPTS INTO VIOLENT BRAWL INVOLVING PLAYERS, COACHES AFTER FINAL WHISTLE But goodness gracious, they were the best back in the day. Opening up your brown bag in the middle school cafeteria and seeing that mom packed you a fluffernutter sammy was the best feeling. Simpler times. OK, let's stay in grade school and get this class started with a couple Ohio high school football team playing keep-away from each other last Friday night. Amazing: I went back and watched the entire second, and can confirm that Fairmont did indeed possess the ball all 24 minutes. I've never seen anything like it. Just ground-n-pound the length of the field — twice — and execute a pair of onside kicks. Wild stuff. Reminded me of my high school's old Wing-T offense. Those games were absolute slobberknockers every single time. I miss the heck outta them. Now, some folks are asking about the onside kicks... The first "onside" kick wasn't visible on the above YouTube stream because the video froze, but the announcers did call it an onside kick. The second one wasn't so much an onside kick as it was the kicker just drilling the opposing player in front of him and Fairmont pouncing on the ball. Not sure if that was the plan or not, but it worked out. Regardless, the final stats are staggering: I covered a lot of high school football back in the day. I don't think I missed a Friday night in seven years. I came semi-close to one of these games back in 2015 when I watched a huge underdog just run the wildcat for an entire quarter. They gained about three yards per carry, and then converted all the fourth downs. It was incredible. Ate up almost 12 straight minutes. What a game. What a sport. High school football is the best. You know what's NOT the best? Cheating on your spouse in a Comfort Inn and letting the whole hotel know about it: So, I wrote about that in last Thursday's Nightcaps, and I'm happy (?) to report that we have our smoking gun in the case. According to court records obtained by the Daily Mail, the ex-wife of longtime NASCAR spotter Clayton Hughes hired a private investigator months before the two divorced. The PI, Jim Rorie, told a court that he heard Jennifer Jo Cobb and Hughes having "rambunctious" sex in a Comfort Inn on Oct. 2020 after he followed him to the hotel via a tracking device planted on his car. "There was no doubt about what I was hearing," he told a court, adding that he heard "the squeaking of the bed, quite a bit of that, female tones moaning — and occasionally a male’s voice. "As the squeaking continued, the tones of a male moaning and saying, ‘Oh f–k’ and ‘Oh my God’ were distinctly heard," Rorie continued. "I believe there was one point where I heard the female yell, ‘Don’t stop.'" Welp. Probably not the worst thing to happen in a Comfort Inn in Martinsville, but it's certainly up there! OK, let's rapid-fire this Hump Day class into a big Hump Day night. First up? Let's see how the miserable wokes are handling Day 3 of the Indiana Fever's offseason ... Let me get this straight ... You've got one insufferable columnist from the woke New York Times saying Sophie Cunningham should be cut because she's too much of a distraction ... because she told ESPN six months ago that men shouldn't be in women's locker rooms? Okeedokee! At the same time, you have someone I've never heard of in my life, Charlotte Wilder, getting all bent out of shape because Caitlin Clark hung out with Pat McAfee on College GameDay? Really? These people are so far gone, and so beyond broken, it's almost unfathomable. Almost. What a bunch of weirdos. We live in such a silly time period. My late grandfather always used to tell me, "You really do realize how [stupid] people are the older you get." He did NOT use the word stupid, by the way, but I'll let y'all figure that one out on your own. OK, on the way out, I want to leave the class with a question that's currently dividing the internet ... If your wife is having your baby in October, are you missing playoff baseball games for it? So, the best closer in baseball — Mason Miller — missed last night's do-or-die Game 3 for the birth of his child. Meanwhile, Yankees starter Max Fried says he ain't missing a single pitch for the birth of his kid. Where we stand on this, folks? On one hand, these dudes get paid handsomely for these moments. For October baseball. For the playoffs. On the other hand ... it's the birth of your child. That's a big deal ... for some, at least. I wanna hear what YOU think. Let it RIP. See y'all tomorrow. Lemme know! Zach.Dean@OutKick.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6a28175342cf4db8d4410 Arizona Sports Betting — Best Sportsbooks and Apps | Outkick te 2026-10-07T19:50:25.800Z Arizona Sports Betting — Best Sportsbooks and Apps | Outkick Arizona sports betting has been live since September 9, 2021, when the Arizona Department of Gaming licensed its first online operators. Bettors in the state can now choose from 15 legal sportsbook apps. Sports betting is legal in Arizona and has been since 2021. The Arizona Department of Gaming has provided licenses to 15 different sportsbooks. Anyone over the age of 21 can wager on sports in Arizona, and some fantasy apps are available to anyone over 18.  Sports betting has boomed over the years, and Arizona residents are provided with many options to choose from. However, making that choice can prove difficult. Below, we’ve compiled some highlights and lowlights of some of the sportsbooks that are available in Arizona.  Arizona sportsbooks will give new users a gift for signing up with them. Typically, it is provided as a bet-and-get option, which allows a user to bet a low dollar amount and receive a chunk of money in bonus funds or bets. Another option might be to provide a deposit match, where the sportsbook will give you an equal amount (or a fraction of) your total deposit. The other common welcome offer from Arizona sportsbooks is a profit boost bet. This allows users to wager on a game and get double or some percentage of their winnings boosted. Keep in mind the rewards are typically given in bonus funds, which do expire or require playthrough in order for you to be able to cash them.  Sports betting has been legal in Arizona since April 15, 2021, when House Bill 2772 (2021) was signed into law. The first sportsbook was launched on September 9th, 2021.  Arizona has multiple popular teams to wager on, with most of them coming from the Phoenix area. The Coyotes, Cardinals, Diamondbacks, and Suns are all professional franchises for the big four sports.  Arizona sports bettors can wager on college sports, including in-state teams. However, there are no college player props allowed, including season-long individual awards.  There are a few physical locations in Arizona where you can wager on sports. State Farm Stadium, Chase Field, TPC Scottsdale, and multiple casinos are the locations. Licensed Retail Locations: BetMGM Sportsbook at State Farm Stadium – Glendale Caesars Sportsbook at Chase Field – Phoenix FanDuel Sportsbook at Footprint Center – Phoenix BetMGM Sportsbook at Gila River Hotels & Casinos - Wild Horse Pass – Chandler BetMGM Sportsbook at Gila River Hotels & Casinos - Lone Butte – Chandler BetMGM Sportsbook at Gila River Hotels & Casinos - Vee Quiva – Laveen Village BetMGM Sportsbook at Gila River Hotels & Casinos - Santan Mountain – Chandler Caesars Sportsbook at Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino – Maricopa Desert Diamond Casino - West Valley – Glendale Desert Diamond Casino - Tucson – Tucson Desert Diamond Casino - Sahuarita – Sahuarita SolSports Sportsbook at Casino Del Sol – Tucson CAZ Sports Bar at Casino Arizona – Scottsdale Talking Stick Resort Sportsbook – Scottsdale Betfred Sportsbook at We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort – Fort McDowell Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook at Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort – Flagstaff Yes, sports betting is legal for anyone over 21 in Arizona.  The best sportsbook in Arizona is whichever one you enjoy the most. They are all a little different, and with no restrictions on the amount you can use, we encourage you to try any that look good to you.  You must be at least 21 to wager on sports in Arizona. Some fantasy apps will allow you to play if you’re 18 or older. Yes, you can bet on any college sports team; however, you cannot wager on any individual player prop for a game or season-long.  You do not need to live in Arizona to register there, but you do need to physically be in the state when you place the wager.  There are 15 legal sports betting apps in Arizona.  You can wager on sports at any one of the retail sportsbooks in the state. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6a27d75342cf4db8d4407 Comedy stars lash out at Sebastian Maniscalco over SiriusXM shake-up te 2026-10-07T19:50:21.994Z Comedy stars lash out at Sebastian Maniscalco over SiriusXM shake-up Sebastian Maniscalco has found himself in hot water with some comedians who are claiming that his new SiriusXM channel is taking away money and exposure from working-class comics. Earlier this year, SiriusXM changed a long-running channel in its lineup called Raw Comedy that often featured lesser-known comedians to Sebastian Maniscalco's Comedy Radio. The new station more prominently features famous comedians now.  Stand Up for Stand Up, a nonprofit that supports comedians, recently wrote an article saying that the rebranding has "drastically shifted from a wider pool of 800+ comedians enjoying spins (and thus, royalties and exposure to the audience of listeners)" on the channel "to a narrower pool of comedians getting plays per month. And of those few hundred who are getting spins, over 75% of the plays are going to the top 50 artists, which results in a concentration of wealth among the top echelon, which is largely made up of big-name celebrity comics." SEBASTIAN MANISCALCO IS A NO-NONSENSE FATHER, SAYS PARENTS NEED TO BE 'HALF-PSYCHOTIC' WITH THEIR KIDS The nonprofit called the change "bad for comedians, and bad for the future of comedy," adding, "it hurts passive revenue, and discoverability, as well as the infrastructure that supports up and coming comedians." Comedian Matt Ruby on his Substack page claimed the channel was "crushing middle class comedians who rely on payments from the company to pad income." Liz Miele, another comedian, said in a video on her Instagram: "This year, the Raw channel on SiriusXM became Sebastian Maniscalco’s channel. Great. Fine. Celebrities have taken over channels before. Never been an issue. The problem is Raw went from playing 800 working-class comedians to now playing less than 300 celebrity comedians like Joan Rivers, Johnny Carson, Bob Hope, Norm Macdonald. Just dead comic, dead comic, dead comic, and then a plethora of very famous alive comedians that might not even know about this extra income that they’re about to receive." She added that every "working-class comedian that has been kicked off the channel is quite aware" of the money they've lost.  Comedian Gianmarco Soresi posted a photo of Maniscalco on X with the caption, "Aren’t you embarrassed?" Comedian Ashley Ray, who relied on the income, wrote on X, "Those checks went from covering a car payment to barely covering a quarter of weed, i hate this man." COMEDIAN SEBASTIAN MANISCALCO JABS CANCEL CULTURE WITH ST PATRICK'S DAY MESSAGE Famous names like Patton Oswalt, Michelle Wolf, and Margaret Cho also implored Maniscalco to do something this week. "I know you didn’t mean to do anything bad by doing it. You can easily reverse this decision. Get those young comedians back on the Sirius channel," Oswalt said in a Facebook video. "Let them get those checks." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE Wolf also pleaded with Maniscalco in a Facebook video, saying, "Comics, we’re together on this. We want it to change." "Sebastian, give working comedians a chance," Cho said in a video on her Facebook. Others took to social media to defend Maniscalco. "Sirius radio did this not Sebastian," one X user wrote. "Jesus Christ the dude is always there for young comics." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Another user said, "TBH this likely has little to do with him, his name is just on the channel. Altho I do miss when Raw Dog was actually raw w/some of the edgiest comics." PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE "His reps think this is gonna blow over — and they're right," a third added. "The amount of comedians that think Sebastian Maniscalco is a program director is f---ing sad," another person wrote on X. "He sold his name to be on the channel hes not deciding who gets played." In a statement to Fox News Digital, SiriusXM said, "SiriusXM works together with our creative partners to program the best possible experience for our listeners. The launch of Sebastian Maniscalco’s Comedy Radio introduced a new creative direction and a regularly evolving programming mix for the channel, and SiriusXM continues to invest in comedians more than any other audio platform to deliver a wide range of comedy offerings across our channels." The company said in a press release announcing the new channel in April that the channel would be "curated and headlined by Maniscalco.'  Fox News Digital has reached out to Maniscalco for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6a27275342cf4db8d43e8 Democratic Congressional Candidate Says She Was Raped While Campaigning te 2026-10-07T19:50:10.339Z Democratic Congressional Candidate Says She Was Raped While Campaigning Bernadette Greene-Placentia said the incident occurred around 2 a.m. in a parking lot in Sun City, Arizona. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6a02f75342cf4db8d4397 Virginia Sports Betting — Best Sportsbooks and Apps | Outkick te 2026-10-07T19:40:31.514Z Virginia Sports Betting — Best Sportsbooks and Apps | Outkick Virginia sports betting has been live online since Jan. 1, 2021, when the Virginia Lottery licensed its first online operators. Bettors in the state can now choose from over a dozen legal sportsbook apps.  Sports betting is legal in Virginia for any person physically located in the state and 21 years of age or older at the time the wager is placed. Sports betting in Virginia is regulated by the Virginia Lottery. With over ten different apps for users to choose from in Virginia, picking a sports betting app can be a challenge for residents. We’ve tried to help you make an informed decision about what app to use for sports betting in Virginia with some highlights and downsides about the apps.  Welcome offers provide a nice way for new sports bettors to get in on the action. Virginia sportsbooks tend to offer new users one of three formats: deposit match, profit boosts, or bet-and-get formats for their reward. A deposit match will give a new user bonus cash matching at 100% or lower for their initial deposit. Profit boosts are provided to give you a chance at more winnings if you hit your first bet. A bet-and-get offer usually requires a new bettor to wager a small amount and receive bonus funds in their account.    Sports betting has been legal in Virginia since April 22, 2020, when Governor Ralph Northam signed House Bill 896 into law. The online market launched before retail spaces, with the first mobile sportsbook live on January 21, 2021. The first retail location opened July 8th, 2022.  Virginia does not have any professional sports teams and is the most populous state without a major sports franchise. They do have some popular college teams like Virginia, Virginia Tech, and even smaller schools such as George Mason or Liberty.  Betting on college sports is legal in Virginia, but you cannot bet on any in-state team or player props in any state.  Virginia does have multiple retail sportsbook locations, with most of them located at casinos or racetracks. There are electronic betting kiosks or actual humans taking the wagers for you at the locations.  Licensed Retail Locations: Caesars Virginia (Caesars Sportsbook) – Danville Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol (Hard Rock Bet) – Bristol Rivers Casino Portsmouth (BetRivers Sportsbook) – Portsmouth Yes, sports betting is legal in Virginia for any person over 21 and physically in the state at the time of placing the bet.  The best sportsbook in Virginia is whichever one you enjoy using the most. There are dozens of apps and all have their benefits and drawbacks, so give them all a try! You must be at least 21 to place a wager on sports in Virginia. Yes, you can bet on college sports in Virginia, but you cannot bet on any in-state school or collegiate player props in any state.  You do not need to be a Virginia resident to bet there, but you do need to register and physically be located inside the state when you place the wager.  There are over a dozen legal mobile apps to bet on sports in Virginia.  Yes, you can bet on sports in Virginia without an app at retail locations, mostly located inside of casinos. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6a02975342cf4db8d437c 76ers Head Coach Reacts to Rumored LeBron James-Joel Embiid Controversy te 2026-10-07T19:40:25.889Z 76ers Head Coach Reacts to Rumored LeBron James-Joel Embiid Controversy Philadelphia 76ers head coach Nick Nurse discussed the rumored controversy between Joel Embiid and LeBron James on Wednesday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6a02575342cf4db8d4373 WNBA Legend Reveals Caitlin Clark’s Blunt Message Amid Fever Playoff Game te 2026-10-07T19:40:21.783Z WNBA Legend Reveals Caitlin Clark’s Blunt Message Amid Fever Playoff Game WNBA legend Candace Parker revealed Caitlin Clark's blunt comment to her at the scorer's table during the Fever's playoff game. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6a02175342cf4db8d436a Buccaneers Announce Final 'TNF' Decision on QB Baker Mayfield te 2026-10-07T19:40:17.835Z Buccaneers Announce Final 'TNF' Decision on QB Baker Mayfield As expected, Baker Mayfield will be unavailable for Thursday night's primetime matchup against the Dallas Cowboys. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6a01d75342cf4db8d4361 Brewers Could Lose Key Executive Amid A's Postseason GM Search te 2026-10-07T19:40:13.632Z Brewers Could Lose Key Executive Amid A's Postseason GM Search The A's are looking at members of the Brewers, Cubs, Phillies, Red Sox and Cardinals front offices to succeed David Forst. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6a01a75342cf4db8d4358 Eli Manning Reveals Who He'll Root for When Ole Miss Plays Arch Manning te 2026-10-07T19:40:10.441Z Eli Manning Reveals Who He'll Root for When Ole Miss Plays Arch Manning Eli Manning disclosed his rooting interest for an Oct. 24 matchup between alma mater Ole Miss and Arch Manning's Texas Longhorns. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac69ddd75342cf4db8d4301 Paramore's Hayley Williams targets Christian nationalism as America's 'greatest threat' to democracy te 2026-10-07T19:30:37.348Z Paramore's Hayley Williams targets Christian nationalism as America's 'greatest threat' to democracy Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams faced criticism after telling fans during a September concert that Christian nationalism is "the greatest threat to American democracy," adding another political declaration to a tour where she had repeatedly spoken out against President Donald Trump, immigration enforcement and Israel's war in Gaza. In the recirculated clip, Williams made the declaration before performing "True Believer," a track from her 2025 solo album, "Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party."  Her statement specifically targeted Christian nationalism, rather than Christians or Christianity broadly. "The greatest threat to American democracy is Christian nationalism," Williams said. ED SHEERAN CONCERTGOERS WARN ARTISTS ABOUT SHARING POLITICAL VIEWS: 'YOU'RE GOING TO ALIENATE' FANS Lisa Cusack, president of the Don’t L.A. My Burbank PAC, told Fox News Digital that Williams’ comment ignored Christianity’s influence on the nation’s founding principles and democratic system. "Incredibly ignorant comment considering Christianity is woven into the fabric of every founding document that proscribes Americans' democratic rights," she said. "There would be no Natural Law without Christianity, and without that, no human rights that exist beyond a government’s power. Christianity sees all people as made in the image of God, so are all valuable, no matter how successful, and puts self-sacrifice above power." "Democracy has thrived in the Christian nations across the world for a reason. The true threat is this kind of ignorant bigotry," she continued. At another recent concert, Williams also recently shouted "F--- ICE" and "FREE MOTHERF------ PALESTINE!" while performing her song, "Ice in My OJ," prompting a response from the Department of Homeland Security. SPRINGSTEEN, OTHER STARS SHARE STAGE WITH HARDCORE LEFTIST GROUPS AT MUSIC FEST A DHS spokesperson responded to Williams’ anti-ICE remarks by defending federal immigration officers and urging the singer to recognize their work. "America is grateful all the time for our federal law enforcement officers who keep us safe," the spokesperson said, in a statement to Fox News Digital. "We suggest Ms. Williams to thank them for their service, not belittle their sacrifice." Williams has incorporated political commentary into her performances for years.  During Paramore's performance at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Festival, the singer warned concertgoers against returning Trump to the White House and accused him of supporting an agenda that would harm women, poor Americans, racial minorities and the LGBTQ community. Williams framed that presidential election as a decision about the future of American democracy. SINGER PHIL COLLINS BLASTS TRUMP AS 'NASTY,' TEASES SONG ABOUT AMERICA CALLED 'FAT PEOPLE WITH GUNS' "Project 2025 is Donald Trump’s playbook for controlling and punishing women, poor people, people of color, and the LGBTQ+ community," she said. "It is time for all Americans to band together and to finally defeat the Trump agenda. And the only way to do that is by confronting him at the polls. "Do you want to live in a dictatorship? Well, show up and vote," she continued. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Williams also targeted Republican voters during a 2023 performance at the Adjacent Music Festival in Atlantic City, New Jersey. After saying she was comfortable discussing politics, Williams singled out supporters of then-presidential candidate Ron DeSantis. "If you vote for Ron DeSantis, you’re f------ dead to me," Williams said. Fox News Digital reached out to Williams' publicist for comment, but did not immediately receive a response. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac69dcd75342cf4db8d42cf Gina Hinojosa Chance of Beating Greg Abbott Flips With Pollsters te 2026-10-07T19:30:21.066Z Gina Hinojosa Chance of Beating Greg Abbott Flips With Pollsters A new YouGov poll has Democratic state Representative Gina Hinojosa narrowly ahead of Greg Abbott. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac69dc275342cf4db8d42c6 Trump Pressed on $5,000 Payments Amid Questions Over Election Timing  te 2026-10-07T19:30:10.637Z Trump Pressed on $5,000 Payments Amid Questions Over Election Timing  Trump defended proposed payments ahead of the midterms, saying strong economic growth and tariffs make them possible. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac69dbf75342cf4db8d42bd David Jolly Within Striking Distance of Byron Donalds: Florida Poll te 2026-10-07T19:30:07.149Z David Jolly Within Striking Distance of Byron Donalds: Florida Poll Democrat David Jolly trails GOP nominee Byron Donalds by 2 points in Florida's governor race, a new poll finds. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac69b9175342cf4db8d4278 Illinois Sports Betting — Best Sportsbooks and Apps | Outkick te 2026-10-07T19:20:49.219Z Illinois Sports Betting — Best Sportsbooks and Apps | Outkick Illinois sports betting has been live since June 28, 2020, when the Illinois Gaming Board licensed its first online operators. Bettors in the state can now choose from 10 legal sportsbook apps. Yes, sports betting is legal in Illinois and has been since June 2020, when mobile sports betting launched. It is regulated by the Illinois Gaming Board, and bettors must be 21 or older. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Illinois Sports Wagering Act into law on June 28, 2019. Illinois has a wide variety of sports betting apps, and choosing which you like best can be a fun experiment. There is no limit to the number of apps you can use, so feel free to download as many as you’d like and try all of them. We’ve provided a few highlights for each and some things you might want to be on the lookout for.  Illinois sportsbooks provide new users with a few primary types of welcome promotions, most notably profit boosts, bet-and-get offers, and deposit matches. Profit boosts increase your potential payout on a qualifying wager, sometimes doubling your profits if the bet wins. Bet-and-get promotions award bonus site credits after you deposit and place a small initial wager (often as low as $5). Deposit matches aim to boost your starting bankroll right away by matching a percentage—or the full total—of your first deposit with promotional funds. Illinois sports betting was first signed into law by Governor JB Pritzker via the Illinois Sports Wagering Act in 2019. By 2020, Rivers Casino in Des Plaines launched the first retail sports wagering site. On June 18, 2020, BetRivers was the first online sportsbook. By March 2022, there was a permanent lift on in-person mobile registration requirements, meaning residents could register completely remotely.  Having a major city in your state always helps provide users with plenty of sports betting options. The Chicago Cubs and White Sox are professional baseball teams. The Blackhawks, Bulls, and Bears are options for the NHL, NBA, and NFL, respectively. They also have a diverse group of college teams, like the University of Illinois.  You can bet on college sports in Illinois; however, you cannot wager on an in-state school. Even if they are playing in a different state, you cannot put a wager on them ever. You also cannot bet on college player props.  There are multiple retail sportsbooks in Illinois. There are some standalone operations, but there are also some located within casinos, racetracks, and off-track betting facilities. Licensed Retail Locations: Rivers Casino Des Plaines (BetRivers Sportsbook) – Des Plaines Grand Victoria Casino (Caesars Sportsbook) – Elgin Hawthorne Race Course (Fanatics Sportsbook) – Stickney / Cicero Hard Rock Casino Rockford (Hard Rock Bet) – Rockford Hollywood Casino Aurora (ESPN BET / Penalty Box) – Aurora Hollywood Casino Joliet (ESPN BET) – Joliet Argosy Casino Alton (ESPN BET / PENN) – Alton Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino (FanDuel / BetMGM Sportsbook) – East Peoria Fairmount Park / FanDuel Sportsbook & Horse Racing (FanDuel) – Collinsville The Temporary by American Place Casino (Circa Sports) – Waukegan Bally's Quad Cities Casino & Hotel (Bally Bet) – Rock Island Walker's Bluff Casino Resort (bet365) – Carterville Harrah's Metropolis Casino (Caesars Sportsbook) – Metropolis Yes, sports betting is legal in Illinois both online and in-person.  Illinois has 10 different mobile sportsbooks available, so choosing the best one is really up to you. Try as many as you’d like and see what you like best about each app.  You must be 21 years of age and physically located in the state to bet on sports.  Yes, you can bet on college sports in Illinois, but you cannot wager on player props or in-state colleges.  You do not need to be an Illinois resident, but you need to be physically located in the state when the wager is placed.  There are 10 legal online sportsbook apps in Illinois.  Yes, you can bet in-person at a variety of locations in Illinois, including casinos, racetracks, off-track betting facilities, and even some standalone locations. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac69b7875342cf4db8d4246 Rob Gronkowski Picks Surprising NFL MVP Favorite Ahead of Week 5 te 2026-10-07T19:20:24.799Z Rob Gronkowski Picks Surprising NFL MVP Favorite Ahead of Week 5 Former star tight end Rob Gronkowski named a quarterback who should be the early MVP favorite over Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac69b6b75342cf4db8d423d Coco Gauff Withdraws From Next Tournament Due to Exhaustion te 2026-10-07T19:20:11.268Z Coco Gauff Withdraws From Next Tournament Due to Exhaustion Coco Gauff had a rough week at the China Open as she received an "insane" amount of racist comments. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac69b6675342cf4db8d4234 Encouraging Injury Update for Patriots WR AJ Brown Surfaces te 2026-10-07T19:20:06.645Z Encouraging Injury Update for Patriots WR AJ Brown Surfaces The New England Patriots got an encouraging update on star wide receiver AJ Brown, who's been out since Week 1. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6994775342cf4db8d3fae Editor’s letter: What takes root? te 2026-10-07T19:11:03.642Z Editor’s letter: What takes root? Maricopa is good at growing.  You can see it in the rooftops, roads and businesses that have filled in what used to be stretches of desert and agricultural fields. But growth isn’t always obvious while you’re living through it.  Ten years ago, the Shops at Maricopa Station were a new development. Today, they’re simply part of the landscape: a place to grab coffee, dinner or a sandwich without thinking much about the fact that they weren’t always there.  Buildings aren’t the only things that have taken root.  In this issue, we look at some of the people, traditions and ideas that have become part of Maricopa. Contributor Tom Schuman shares a profile on the Pinal County Master Gardeners on what they’ve learned about coaxing plants form the desert, while reporter Karen Bartunek introduces two therapy dogs helping children practice reading and bringing comfort to hospital patients. Tom also highlights the return of a murder mystery dinner theater that gives residents another way to gather together. And our election guides offer a closer look at the candidates and propositions on the November ballot.  Those stories might seem unrelated, but they’re all pieces of the same question: What does it mean to grow here?  A city grows because of business and infrastructure, but a community grows when people participate in it. That’s the part of growth that’s harder to measure.   A city can count houses, businesses and miles of road, and it can track population and development. But it can’t measure the people and places that become part of everyday life.    Maricopa is growing. The question is what, besides buildings, will grow with it.    This story was first published in the October issue of InMaricopa.  The post Editor’s letter: What takes root? appeared first on InMaricopa.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6993e75342cf4db8d3f88 Cody Rhodes says he re-signed with WWE, plans to retire with company te 2026-10-07T19:10:54.791Z Cody Rhodes says he re-signed with WWE, plans to retire with company Cody Rhodes may not hear "voices" in his head like his on-screen rival Randy Orton, but whoever he was talking to about his next contract with WWE, he listened. Rhodes revealed the decision on "Flagrant" with comedian Andrew Schulz as he promoted his new movie, "Street Fighter," and was asked if he had a chance to think about settling down or if there was a "number in mind when wrestling retirement would come." CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE "Forgive me if this is breaking news and please edit it if I’m not allowed to share it, which is fine, I just re-signed with WWE. So, I’ll end my wrestling career (there)," Rhodes said. "I’ll end my wrestling career with WWE but also my wrestling career with WWE might continue. … We’re now able to go do this stuff (films). So, say I do have another project. Say, I got two other projects, whatever it may be, I’m able to take a step away and I’m able to collaborate with WWE and I’m able to come back home. I’m just saying, I’m able to come back home." "The American Nightmare" said he was unsure when the time to settle down will come. He said he felt like his parents were always there for him when he was around the age of 8 and he would love to be there for his children as much as he could when the time comes. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "I need to get to work," he said. Rhodes, the son of pro wrestling legend Dusty Rhodes, started his career with WWE in 2006, grinding in Ohio Valley Wrestling before getting the call up in 2007. He spent about 10 years there before famously departing the company and building up his own persona on the indies, in New Japan Pro-Wrestling and helping start All Elite Wrestling. He made a triumphant return to WWE at WrestleMania 38 as Seth Rollins’ mystery opponent. Since then, he’s grown into one of the top stars across all of pro wrestling. He finished his "story" and won the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania 40. He’s held the title two more times after that moment. Currently, Rhodes is in a program with Orton. The "Legend Killer" cost Rhodes a spot in the Money in the Bank ladder match on the latest episode of "Friday Night SmackDown." Orton also screwed Rhodes out of a title at SummerSlam. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6993775342cf4db8d3f76 FIRST ON FOX: Elon Musk heads back to White House as Trump marks prestigious first of presidency te 2026-10-07T19:10:47.909Z FIRST ON FOX: Elon Musk heads back to White House as Trump marks prestigious first of presidency FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump is set to award Elon Musk and other leading American innovators the nation’s highest honors for scientific and technological achievement Thursday, Fox News Digital has learned, marking Trump’s first time presenting the awards. "The Trump Administration is grateful for the contributions of these incredible leaders in science and technology. These recipients are helping ensure America keeps leading the world in innovation," White House spokesperson Liz Huston told Fox News Digital. The honorees, who will be recognized at the White House’s "Science: A New Golden Age Summit," include some of the most powerful figures in American technology — and mark Elon Musk’s latest return to Trump’s orbit after his high-profile departure from the administration and subsequent public rupture with the president. Trump will award the National Medal of Science to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su, while Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation during the summit, Fox News Digital learned.  TRUMP UNVEILS AMERICA.GOV AS AI-POWERED HUB FOR PASSPORTS, MEDICARE ENROLLMENT AND MORE The ceremony will mark the first time Trump has presented the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation across either of his administrations. The summit will bring together leading scientists and tech innovators to discuss how super intelligence and private-sector investment can accelerate scientific breakthroughs and strengthen U.S. leadership in science and technology. NEW BOOK ON ELON MUSK EXAMINES THE BILLIONAIRE’S MIND, MOTIVATION AND MAKING LIFE MULTI-PLANETARY Musk’s expected award marks another step in his return to Trump’s orbit after their relationship ruptured last year. The split followed Musk’s departure from DOGE, when he blasted Trump’s signature tax-and-spending bill as a "disgusting abomination," setting off a personal feud that included Trump threatening his government contracts. The two have since renewed ties, with Musk again appearing alongside Trump at a recent technology leader lunch and was present during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit. The Tesla CEO has also returned to an advisory role in the Trump administration, co-leading the Pentagon’s Project Meridian, which studies the future of warfare and the weapons and technologies the U.S. military will need to maintain its technological edge. Trump has a personal tie to the award, as his uncle John G. Trump was posthumously awarded the National Medal of Science by President Ronald Reagan for his pioneering work involving ionizing radiation and its applications in medicine, industry and atomic physics. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6993575342cf4db8d3f6d Hasan Piker accused of racial profiling after dividing White voters into ‘good’ and ‘bad’ te 2026-10-07T19:10:45.049Z Hasan Piker accused of racial profiling after dividing White voters into ‘good’ and ‘bad’ Far-left streamer Hasan Piker is drawing backlash for dividing Americans into "good Whites and the bad Whites," while outlining his strategy to win over conservative voters in a recent interview. The New Jersey-born political influencer said that while he considers himself a Westernized "White guy," he distinguishes himself from "bad" White people. "Wisconsin has the good kind of White folk. Not the libertarian streak of White folk," he told New York Magazine. "Like, Texas has the libertarian streak of White folk. Wisconsin is, like, German, Dutch, old trade unionists." HASAN PIKER ADMITS HE HAS 'DIALED DOWN' HIS OPINIONS AFTER PUBLIC AND DEMOCRATIC BACKLASH HASAN PIKER TORCHED OVER PLAYBOOK TO DODGE HIS PAST CONTROVERSIES: 'BATS--- CRAZY' Piker, 35, contended that Democrats have failed to target these strains of White conservatives, but optimistically noted that they can be "mobilized." "The kind of White folks — maybe the Democrats haven’t been able to successfully target them or give them something and they’ve since forgotten their roots, but they could be mobilized," he told the outlet. The self-described Marxist streamer theorized that "bad Whites" became conservative after falling victim to a "propaganda apparatus" that convinced them Democrats had not improved their lives. "Maybe at some point, due to Reagan neoliberalism and unbelievable amounts of culture war, a fairly successful reactionary propaganda apparatus that is constantly churning out slop, people got duped, where they’re like, ‘Yeah, maybe the Democrats aren’t really invested in our well-being; maybe it is the Mexicans who need to be purged,’" he said. JAMES CARVILLE DECRIES 'IDIOT' HASAN PIKER, ORDERS DSA TO CHANGE ITS NAME Piker recalled an encounter with a "good" White person in a Milwaukee hotel lobby in which a White woman asked him for a photo and thanked him for his work. Afterward, he said, "What did I tell you? Good Whites." Democratic strategist Doug Friednash told Fox News Digital that "every leader" in the Democratic Party must condemn Piker’s comments, calling the socialist streamer a "cancer to America." "Dividing Americans into ‘good Whites’ and ‘bad Whites’ is racial profiling, plain and simple," Friednash said. "If someone on the far right talked this way about Black, Latino or even Jewish Americans, Democrats would rightly condemn it and call it racist." Piker argued that conservatives have been "socially conditioned" by pro-corporate political and media forces. He added that turning conservatives into Democratic voters requires offering social-welfare benefits rather than appealing to right-wing beliefs. "My theory of change is I’m going to tell the racists they deserve housing, too," the streamer said. "I’m going to tell them, ‘Look, you’re going to get healthcare, Medicare for All, single-payer. And if you’re transphobic, you’re still going to get it. But trans people are going to get it too. Are you not going to vote for that?’" FAR-LEFT STREAMER HASAN PIKER CALLED OUT BY MS NOW HOSTS IN FIERY EXCHANGE OVER HIM BEING A DRAG FOR DEMOCRATS Friednash warned that Piker’s close association with the Democratic Party is a "recipe for Election Day disaster" as Democrats make their final push ahead of the midterms in November. "Democrats need to make clear that Hasan Piker and his brand of communism have no place in the Democratic Party," he told Fox News Digital. "The more he becomes associated with Democrats, the more working-class and independent voters we drive away." Fox News Digital has reached out to Piker for further comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6993175342cf4db8d3f64 Florida GOP hopeful on backing Trump in Iran: 'This is about ending a long war, not starting a war' te 2026-10-07T19:10:41.459Z Florida GOP hopeful on backing Trump in Iran: 'This is about ending a long war, not starting a war' For GOP congressional candidate Dan Green, the military confrontation with Iran isn't the start of a new war — it’s the long-overdue resolution of a conflict that began in 1979.  Drawing on his own military tours in Iraq, the Navy veteran running in Florida’s 9th Congressional District argues that America is finally settling decades-long strife with Tehran, even as he faces a tough domestic battle over inflation, kitchen-table economics, and a 10-year Democrat incumbent in the newly redrawn Orlando-based suburban district. "I think one thing to know about Iran is that they've been at war with us since the 1970s, when they seized our embassy in Tehran and they took our Americans hostage. So to me, this is about ending a long war, not starting a war.  "Whether it's the Marine Corps barracks in the 80s when Iran bombed those, the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia, and also with my tours in Iraq, the Iranians were killing a lot of our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines. TOP DEM LEGAL BOOGEYMEN TEE UP 'BATTLE ROYALE' IN RED STATE'S REDISTRICTING CRUSADE "So, the question is, what's the butcher's bill you're willing to tolerate of dead Americans? And we also know they plotted to kill and assassinate our president.  So, to me, this has been a long time coming, but I think what we really need to focus on is how do we get a successful termination of this conflict and stability back in the Middle East?" Green is running in a district that voted for President Donald Trump by a large margin in 2024, yet the Republicans face headwinds as inflation and energy prices remain a persistent preoccupation for voters. Yet, he remains confident in the appeal of the GOP brand, compared to the Democratic alternative. "I think the Democrats have a huge problem right now. I don't think they know what they're really about," Green said. "As you know, they have a democratic socialist wing that is rising in power throughout their party, and a lot of moderate members are finding they have to make peace with that, or even liberal members as well." He continued: "We've got a lot of members getting elected now across the country who are democratic socialists who believe in this radical ideology, who want to frankly destroy our Constitution in so many ways: they want to abolish the U.S. Senate, they want to bring back woke ideology, transgender ideology, and higher taxes. So I think in some ways we know what they are going to bring, but it's not a good future." GOP CHALLENGER TEARS INTO DEM'S ‘MODERATE’ IMAGE: ‘VOTES WITH THE SQUAD 90% OF THE TIME’ Florida's ninth district, like much of the state, contains a large Latino population, which has been pivotal in shifting the state from purple to red. Green argues that while Republicans must appeal to voters on kitchen table economics, ultimately they need to be the party that upholds the rule of law. "I think Americans of all backgrounds, regardless of race or ethnicity, are concerned about the cost of living these days. What we've been campaigning on is making America affordable again," Green said. "So these kind of kitchen table issues of grocery prices, gas prices, property insurance rates — they resonate irrespective of background, I would say.  "But the cornerstone of our republic is the rule of law, making sure we adhere to it and we follow it. There are ways of being compassionate with how we do that. There are ways of implementing that law more effectively. At the end of the day, we're either a nation of laws or we aren't. And so we need to do what's required to make sure the law is enforced." The ninth district, which stretches from Orlando to the south, has a distinctly conservative bent, which Green argues will enable to him to compete against the advantages of incumbency. FLORIDA GOP NOMINEE BLASTS 20-YEAR DEM INCUMBENT AS A ‘SOCIALIST’ RUBBER-STAMP WITH ’PRECIOUS LITTLE TO SHOW' "My opponent is an incumbent and sometimes with that come some advantages; name ID, access to greater resources," Green said. "But I think the district fundamentally is a conservative district and I think even non-party-affiliated members who aren't Democrat or Republican tend to be conservative. "So I think we have a lot of great strength in this district for our campaign. I have worked in the military, I can put a plan together, and we're executing a good campaign plan to take the seat back and flip it from blue to red." Finally, Green said he believes Soto's votes on economic policies will be key to building a contrasting vision for the voters of the ninth district. "Well, he's been reelected from a portion of our district, not the rest of the district. Most of the district has never voted for him or really seen him," Green said. "To me, you've got a decade of not solving our district's problems.  "He has voted against eliminating taxes on Social Security. He's voted against eliminating taxes [on] overtime. He's voted against eliminating tax on tips. To me, when you have the sort of affordability issue right now, those are not the right votes to take for this district. His values are also not aligned with our voters, as well.  "You know, he voted to not prohibit transgender care. He's also not done anything to stop insider trading for 10 years … and also, frankly, the democratic socialists are taking over the Democratic Party. You know, a vote for him is a vote for them, and I think that's not what this district wants." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6992e75342cf4db8d3f5b Dolly Parton’s nephew erupted in profanity-laced tirade in emails days before her death te 2026-10-07T19:10:38.165Z Dolly Parton’s nephew erupted in profanity-laced tirade in emails days before her death Dolly Parton’s nephew unleashed an expletive-filled tirade in an email exchange involving the country music legend just days before her death, as tensions over security services boiled over, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital. Bryan Seaver, Parton's nephew and longtime head of security, fired off the profanity-laced message Aug. 21 — four days before Parton's death — in an email chain carrying the subject line "Fwd: Letter from Dolly." "Hi Billy. Message received," Seaver began before warning, "If you think my harsh language is too much for your failing vendors to digest, just wait until my lawyers start f---ing you up the a--." DOLLY PARTON’S SISTERS PUSH BACK ON FEUD RUMORS AFTER NEPHEW’S LEGAL BATTLE WITH STAR'S ESTATE ERUPTS While it's unclear who Billy is, Parton’s longtime manager, Danny Nozell, and other members of her team were included in the email chain. "I challenge you to bring spurious and feeble complaints. Let’s play ball you f---ing s---bag loser," he continued. Seaver also blasted the progress of an apparent Nashville project, alleging the build-out was "late and worrisome" and subcontractors "continue to do drugs in our venue." "Explain to your shareholders why your project is still failing and your building is unfinished, unoccupied and mired in violations," he wrote. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Seaver ended the blistering message with another warning. "I encourage it. Go f--- yourself you f---ing weakling," he wrote. "Tell Mr. [redacted] to call me and we’ll talk man to man. Otherwise, your doom ensues." The court exhibit does not reveal the contents of the apparent "Letter from Dolly" referenced in the subject line. DOLLY PARTON’S SISTER REVEALS ‘LAST THING’ COUNTRY LEGEND ASKED OF HER BEFORE DEATH The email came just two days after Seaver directly invoked his famous aunt while complaining about security arrangements at a Nashville hotel project. "Your contract security company (Titan) you’ve hired in spite of me and Dolly’s request for service at the hotel has completely f---ed up and let an employee be assaulted," Seaver alleged in the Aug. 19 email. "Let me know when you are ready to hand the security situation completely over to Dolly’s contracted service providers in Nashville and I will fix your problem," he added. "SAPS (Seaver’s Squadron Augmented Protection Services) is your answer." The combative exchanges marked a dramatic shift from correspondence less than three months earlier. On May 29, Seaver offered to help staff and train security personnel in Nashville. The recipient, identified as "Bill," thanked him for his "genuine care and concern" and said he hoped both teams would support "each other in success." Parton died Aug. 25 at age 80 following a brief battle with cancer. Seaver, who had served as Parton's head of security for more than two decades, was chosen by his aunt to publicly announce her death. Less than a month later, tensions between Seaver and members of Parton's business circle spilled into court. As Fox News Digital previously reported, Parton's manager, Nozell, who runs She’s Alive, LLC, sought a restraining order against Seaver and his company, Squadron Augmented Protection Services. She's Alive is an entity Parton created to oversee her business interests. DOLLY PARTON LAID TO REST AS NIECE SHARES EMOTIONAL TRIBUTE TO ‘GRANNY’ A Tennessee judge granted a temporary restraining order, citing an alleged pattern of threats and demands for payment, along with Seaver's "claimed access to weapons, experience with violence, and intention to retaliate." The order barred Seaver and his company from entering She’s Alive properties, coming within 1,000 feet of its employees and business partners or contacting them. She’s Alive alleged Seaver's communications continued to escalate after Parton's death. In a Sept. 1 message included in earlier court filings, Seaver allegedly threatened to start a podcast aimed at damaging Parton's business relationships unless he was paid. According to documents previously obtained by Fox News Digital, the alleged messages prompted several employees to resign, Parton's trust and estate attorney to step away, and She’s Alive to hire private security to protect employees at work and at home. Seaver was fired Sept. 15 over what the company characterized as "terrorizing conduct." PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Seaver has denied threatening anyone and maintained that his communications were taken out of context. "I've never threatened anyone," Seaver previously told ABC News, calling the restraining order "spurious and simply a publicity stunt." The newly surfaced emails show that tensions involving Seaver, Parton's business interests and security arrangements had been escalating even before the singer's death. In an Oct. 5 filing, attorneys for She’s Alive specifically pointed to the communications, arguing that Seaver had not disputed sending them. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "He has not denied that he sent any of the texts or emails attributed to him," the attorneys wrote. Those assertions were made by She’s Alive and were not findings by the court. The filing also accused Seaver of attempting to evade service, claiming a process server tried three times to serve him. During one attempt, four vehicles were spotted in his driveway, but no one answered the door. The filing said his residence later had a "no-trespassing" sign in the yard and barbed wire draped across the handrails leading to the front door. On Oct. 6, Chancellor I’Ashea L. Myles granted Seaver additional time to obtain counsel and rescheduled the hearing for Oct. 20. The temporary restraining order will remain in effect through the hearing. Parton's sister Freida has publicly defended her nephew amid the legal battle, insisting there is "no feud within our family" and adding, "We all love Bryan, just as we all love each other." Fox News Digital's Larry Fink and Lauryn Overhultz contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6992875342cf4db8d3f52 Kentucky Sports Betting — Best Sportsbooks and Apps | Outkick te 2026-10-07T19:10:32.123Z Kentucky Sports Betting — Best Sportsbooks and Apps | Outkick Kentucky sports betting has been live since March 31, 2023, when House Bill 551 was signed into law. Sept. 28, 2023, marked the start of online operators launching in Kentucky. It is governed by the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation. There are nine online sportsbooks for Kentucky residents to choose from.  Yes, sports betting is legal in Kentucky and governed by the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation. Online operations launched in September 2023. Sports betting in Kentucky is legal for anyone over the age of 21. With so many great options for sports betting in Kentucky, it can be a challenge to figure out which sportsbook is best. Below we’ve assembled a list of some of the most popular sportsbooks in Kentucky. Take a look below and see what are some of the reasons you might like each book, and what are some potential drawbacks.  Welcome offers are provided to new users in Kentucky, with the most common being profit boosts, bet-and-get models, or deposit matches. A profit boost bet is offered to new users, where users can often double their winnings if their wager wins. A bet-and-get system is where a bettor can place a small-value wager, often as low as $5, and receive bonus funds as a reward. Deposit matches try to build your bankroll immediately. You deposit an amount, and the sportsbook provides you with an equal or fraction of the amount you deposited.  Sports betting has been legal since 2023 in Kentucky when Andy Beshear signed House Bill 551 into law. In August, licenses were approved, and books were open in September 2023. New regulations and rules were passed in April 2026 to raise the minimum legal age to 21, and place restrictions on in-state college props.  Kentucky has Louisville City FC playing in the United Soccer League, playing out of Lynn Family Stadium out of Louisville. They have a sister club with Racing Louisville FC, who play in the National Women's Soccer League. It also has plenty of college teams that you can wager on. They have the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, and some smaller schools like Murray State and Morehead State.  Kentucky does allow sports betting on college sports; however, there are some regulations to be aware of. You can bet on in-state teams, but you cannot place a wager on a player prop for any Kentucky in-state college.  There are 12 physical locations to wager on sports in Kentucky, with most of them inside casinos and racetracks. Licensed Retail Locations: Churchill Downs (Kambi) – Louisville Derby City Gaming & Hotel (FanDuel Sportsbook) – Louisville Derby City Gaming Downtown (Kambi) – Louisville Ellis Park Racing & Gaming (PENN Sportsbook) – Henderson Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel (Fanatics Sportsbook) – Oak Grove Sandy's Racing & Gaming (BetMGM Sportsbook) – Ashland The Mint Gaming Hall Kentucky Downs (Circa Sports) – Franklin The Mint Gaming Hall (Circa Sports) – Bowling Green The Red Mile (Caesars Sportsbook) – Lexington Turfway Park Racing & Gaming (Kambi) – Florence Yes, sports betting is legal and has been live since September 2023.  The best sportsbook in Kentucky is up to the user to decide. You can use any and all sportsbooks with no restriction to how many you try. Explore each option and see which you like best.  You must be 21 years old to wager on sports in Kentucky; this has changed from 18 after legislation passed in 2026.  Yes, you can bet on college sports and player props in Kentucky, but you cannot wager on in-state college player props.  You do not need to live in Kentucky to wager there, but you must be physically in the state when you place the wager.  There are nine online sportsbooks and 12 retail sportsbook locations in Kentucky.  Yes, you can visit one of many retail locations to place a wager. Most are located inside a casino or racetrack in Kentucky. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6990e75342cf4db8d3f1e Ben Johnson Calls Out 'Egregious' Error from Bears RB D'Andre Swift te 2026-10-07T19:10:06.115Z Ben Johnson Calls Out 'Egregious' Error from Bears RB D'Andre Swift Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson called out the "egregious" fumble from running back D'Andre Swift in Week 4. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac696dc75342cf4db8d3ecf 2 masked men arrested after alleged Walmart theft te 2026-10-07T19:00:44.177Z 2 masked men arrested after alleged Walmart theft Two men wearing camouflage face masks were arrested after Walmart security stopped them at the garden-center exit, where police say surveillance video showed them taking items without paying. Maricopa police responded to Walmart on Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway around 5:19 p.m. Oct. 1 after a report of a shoplifting in progress. According to a probable cause statement, officers found two men matching the descriptions of the suspects walking toward a nearby apartment complex. One was wearing a white tank top and riding a bicycle. Police identified the men as Amir Badgett and Davontae Lewis, both 24. Store security showed police surveillance video that allegedly showed the men entering the store through the garden section and placing items in a Walmart bag. The video then showed them passing the registers without attempting to pay, according to the probable cause statements. Store security stopped the men at the garden exit and recovered the items. Police said the items recovered from Lewis were worth $109, while those recovered from Badgett were worth $66.04. Both men initially told police they had not stolen anything, according to the probable cause statements. After police told them about the video, both said they intended to steal the items but were stopped by Walmart loss prevention. Both men were arrested on suspicion of shoplifting and booked into the Pinal County Adult Detention Center. Both are scheduled for an in-custody hearing at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The post 2 masked men arrested after alleged Walmart theft appeared first on InMaricopa.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac696b875342cf4db8d3e80 Josh Turek vs. Ashley Hinson: Latest Polls as Iowa Senate Hopefuls Debate  te 2026-10-07T19:00:08.996Z Josh Turek vs. Ashley Hinson: Latest Polls as Iowa Senate Hopefuls Debate  Iowa has shifted sharply to the right since the Obama years. Could the Midwestern state shift back toward the left? Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6947675342cf4db8d3e11 Russia Plague Scare: WHO Warns of Missing Info as Trump Plans Putin Call te 2026-10-07T18:50:30.944Z Russia Plague Scare: WHO Warns of Missing Info as Trump Plans Putin Call Officials said the agency investigates reports from media outlets, but said public discussion has outpaced the available evidence. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6946875342cf4db8d3e08 All-Stars' Hilarious Reactions to MLB Legend's Sudden Career Shift Go Viral te 2026-10-07T18:50:16.774Z All-Stars' Hilarious Reactions to MLB Legend's Sudden Career Shift Go Viral Two MLB All-Stars had hilarious reactions to Justin Verlander's introduction as an analyst immediately following his retirement. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6924c75342cf4db8d3bae Jon Rahm won't participate under LIV Golf's 'unacceptable' new terms amid league's bankruptcy, lawyers say te 2026-10-07T18:41:16.397Z Jon Rahm won't participate under LIV Golf's 'unacceptable' new terms amid league's bankruptcy, lawyers say LIV Golf is doing whatever it can to stay alive after the Public Investment Fund (PIF) ended its monetary commitment to the league — however, it may now need to stay afloat without its best player. Jon Rahm shocked the golf world nearly three years ago when, after publicly dismissing the league, he joined it on a deal that was rumored to be between $300 and $600 million. But at Wednesday's bankruptcy hearing, Rahm's attorneys stated that he will not be part of what has been dubbed "LIV 2.0." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Rahm "has independently reviewed the proposed terms of LIV 2.0 ... and has determined that those terms are unacceptable to him, and he will be not be participating going forward," according to Front Office Sports. The PIF halted funding in April to redirect money toward domestic projects and manage financial pressures from the regional war with Iran. Following the decision, PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan resigned from LIV’s board. LIV filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New Jersey last month. Between 2021 and 2026, LIV spent an estimated $5 billion to $8 billion. Bankruptcy filings show the league owes millions of dollars in unpaid compensation to top players, including Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson and Cam Smith. Rahm is reportedly owed more than $7 million and was "more than willing to fulfill" the details of his original contract. PIF provided $50 million to help LIV pay its bills and continue operating during the bankruptcy case. The league’s future depends on a proposed restructuring plan called "LIV 2.0." DEADLINE FOR LIV GOLFERS TO COMMIT LEAGUE'S FUTURE PUSHED BACK AS INITIAL $300 MILLION IN FUNDING PUT IN PLACE Under the proposal, London-based private equity firm BC Partners, which has financial ties to player agency GSE Worldwide, would fund a 2027 relaunch. The plan would also give the players majority ownership of the league. LIV has laid off most of its operational staff, left event contractors waiting for payment and faces a lawsuit from the Premier Golf League alleging breach of confidence and conspiracy. Brooks Koepka was the first big name to leave LIV Golf, doing so late last year and returning to the PGA Tour. Patrick Reed followed in his footsteps shortly after. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Shortly after the PIF pulled its funding, LIV CEO Scott O'Neil said the LIV calendar would not be altered, but that did not occur. The league's originally-scheduled championship weekend was cancelled, forcing it to be played a week earlier. Rahm is a two-time major winner, winning the 2021 U.S. Open and the 2023 Masters. He and Tyrell Hatton were the lone LIV Golfers on Team Europe during last year's Ryder Cup. OutKick's Alejandro Avila contributed to this report. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6924875342cf4db8d3ba5 Parents of slain IDF soldier Omer Neutra mark three years since Oct. 7 massacre in mourning te 2026-10-07T18:41:12.895Z Parents of slain IDF soldier Omer Neutra mark three years since Oct. 7 massacre in mourning For 421 days, Ronen and Orna Neutra fought to bring their 21-year-old son Omer home from Hamas captivity, believing he was still alive. Three years after the Oct. 7 massacre, they are marking the anniversary by mourning the loss of their son. "It doesn't get easier," Orna Neutra told "Fox & Friends" Wednesday. "For us, this is three years since Omer was killed, but it's really the first year where we can properly go to his gravesite and mourn him and have a memorial." Omer Neutra, a Long Island native and grandson of Holocaust survivors, moved to Israel after high school and enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Hamas terrorists attacked his tank near the Gaza border on Oct. 7, 2023, killing him and taking his remains into Gaza. THE SENATE HAS REMEMBERED AMERICA’S OCTOBER 7TH VICTIMS. NOW IT’S TIME TO HEAL For 421 days, Neutra's parents didn't know he had died and continued their fight to bring him home alive. The couple pleaded for Omer's release for over a year, believing he was among the Hamas hostages who could still be brought home. "For 14 months, we were fighting to bring him back alive," Orna recounted. "We thought he was a live hostage." The Neutras wouldn't learn their son had been killed on Oct. 7 until 421 days after the attack. Even then, their wait to bring him home was far from over. MOTHER OF OCTOBER 7 HOSTAGE WHO WAS EXECUTED UNPACKS HER GRIEF IN NEW MEMOIR "After that, it took over a year," Orna said. "We actually just buried him on November 7th, 2025, and that's less than a year, so it's been such a crazy ordeal... it's very difficult." Israel is marking three years since the deadliest single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. As the anniversary arrives, Omer's parents say remembering their son also means remembering what he believed he was defending. "It's all about moral clarity," Ronen Neutra said. "Our son is a grandson of Holocaust survivors. He understood that Israel is the only state where Jewish people are fully protected and protecting themselves." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6924475342cf4db8d3b93 Your phone says it's updated. Check other settings, too te 2026-10-07T18:41:08.693Z Your phone says it's updated. Check other settings, too Most of us have done it. A software update pops up when we're busy, so we swipe it away and figure we'll deal with it later. Then later turns into tomorrow, and suddenly that update has been sitting there much longer than we planned. There's another wrinkle. Even when your phone appears to be running the latest software, there may be another security update or protection worth checking. Apple, Google and Samsung all have ways to get security fixes onto your phone between larger software releases. However, they handle those protections differently. If you use an iPhone running iOS 27, a Google Pixel running Android 17 or a Samsung Galaxy running the latest software available for your model, there are a few places I would check right now. Join us for a free CyberGuy LIVE class. Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson shares practical ways to stay safer, smarter and more confident with technology. Explore classes on stopping spam, phone security, financial protection and using AI to get better healthcare. Each class is free, easy to follow and comes with a free printable checklist. See the classes and register at CyberGuyLive.com TURN ON LOST-PHONE SETTINGS BEFORE YOU NEED THEM Apple has a feature called Background Security Improvements that can deliver certain security protections without waiting for another complete iOS update. Apple says these lightweight releases can protect Safari, WebKit and other system libraries. That gives Apple another way to address certain vulnerabilities between larger software releases. iOS 27 is Apple's latest public iPhone software, so make sure your compatible iPhone is running it before checking the security setting below. If your iPhone says iOS 27 and no newer update appears, you're current at the time you check. Once your iPhone is updated: Your iPhone can then automatically install eligible Background Security Improvements as Apple releases them. These smaller protections do not replace regular iOS updates. You should still install full updates because they can contain additional security patches, bug fixes and broader changes throughout the operating system. HOW TO FIND COMPROMISED PASSWORDS ON IPHONE AND ANDROID Samsung Galaxy phones run Android, but Samsung adds its One UI software on top. Because of that, Galaxy owners often see different menus than Pixel owners. As of today, One UI 9 is Samsung's latest interface. Samsung began its U.S. rollout on Sept. 16 with the Galaxy S26 Ultra, S26+ and S26 after One UI 9 debuted on its newest foldable phones. However, you should not assume that every Galaxy phone eligible for One UI 9 has received it yet. Samsung rolls updates out by device, carrier and region. Whether your Galaxy has One UI 9 already or is still waiting for it, you can check directly from Settings. On a current Galaxy phone: Depending on your Galaxy model or carrier, Samsung says you may instead see Download and install, System updates or Check for software updates. If an update appears, follow the on-screen instructions to install it. You can also check which version your phone is running by going to: That screen shows details about the software currently installed on your Galaxy. Galaxy phones also use Google's underlying system services, so there is one more update worth checking. If you have a Samsung Galaxy, you may be running the latest Samsung software available for your phone and still have a separate Google Play system update waiting to install. Pixel owners will not find Apple's Background Security Improvements setting. Google handles the job differently. As of today, supported Pixel phones are running Android 17. Google began rolling out its September 2026 Pixel software update on Sept. 15, while the October 2026 Android Security Bulletin was published Oct. 5. Pixel phones receive regular Android software updates that can include security fixes. They also receive Google Play system updates, which let Google update certain parts of Android separately from a complete operating system release. That means Pixel owners should check two areas rather than assuming one update screen tells the whole story. On a Pixel running Android 17: Google says supported Pixel devices running Android 17 are receiving the September 2026 software update in phases. Your exact availability can depend on the device and carrier. Pixel phones can also install downloaded Android updates in the background. However, you may need to restart the phone before the update becomes active. You should check this separately: If an update is available, follow the prompts to install it. The Google Play system update can be easy to overlook because the name sounds like an update for the Play Store. It actually helps Google update underlying parts of Android and its system services. I'm a fan of automatic updates because they remove one more thing you have to remember. Still, I wouldn't turn them on and completely forget about them. An update might need your phone to restart before the protection becomes active. Your device may also be waiting for Wi-Fi, sufficient battery power or the next stage of a phased rollout. That's why I like checking the update screens every so often. If you see an update waiting, finish it. A downloaded security fix cannot fully protect you if your phone still needs a restart before activating it. Your phone can keep working long after the manufacturer stops supporting it. That's where things can get tricky. If a phone no longer receives security updates, newly discovered vulnerabilities may remain unpatched. That can leave an otherwise usable device exposed to security problems that newer phones have already fixed. Apple supports iPhones with software and security updates for years, but older models eventually stop receiving the newest iOS releases. If you're wondering whether your current iPhone has reached that point, check out our guide on whether it's time to upgrade to a new iPhone at CyberGuy.com. Google currently provides seven years of operating system and security updates for Pixel 8 and newer phones, measured from when each device first became available in the U.S. Samsung also provides extended software support for many newer Galaxy devices, although the support period depends on the model. If your iPhone, Pixel or Samsung Galaxy no longer receives security updates, that should become part of the decision about when it's time to replace it. If you're thinking about upgrading your Pixel or Samsung Galaxy, take a look at our Top Android phones of 2026 for our current picks at cyberguy.com . Updates close known security holes, but criminals have plenty of other ways to go after your phone. Phishing texts can trick you into handing over passwords. Fake websites can imitate Apple, Google or a financial institution. Malicious apps can also create problems if you install software from an untrusted source. That's why I would combine current software with a strong device passcode, biometric protection and the theft-protection features available on your phone. I would also use a password manager to create and store strong, unique passwords for your accounts. Strong antivirus software can add another layer by helping detect malicious links, risky downloads and other threats before they cause trouble. Get my picks for the best 2026 antivirus protection winners for your Windows, Mac, Android and iOS devices at CyberGuy.com. I like security protections that can do some of the work for me. I'm not going to spend every morning checking whether Apple patched WebKit or whether Google released another system update, and I don't expect you to either. Still, seeing "up to date" on one screen does not always mean you've checked every security layer your phone uses. On my iPhone, I'd look at Background Security Improvements and Software Update. If you're carrying a Pixel, check both the Android update and Google Play system update. Galaxy owners should check Samsung's software update and Google's system update too. Then finish the job when your phone asks for a restart. That extra minute could be what finally activates the protection you thought was already there. Have you ever checked your phone's update screen and found a security update waiting that you didn't know about? 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/6ac6922675342cf4db8d3b35 A Public Health-Minded Senator Asks: What Comes After Trump and Kennedy? te 2026-10-07T18:40:38.741Z A Public Health-Minded Senator Asks: What Comes After Trump and Kennedy? Senator Patty Murray, a former chair of the Senate health committee, is forming a group of experts to examine how to insulate the C.D.C. from political interference. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6921c75342cf4db8d3af1 Houston Texans Take Important Step Toward Major Offensive Boost te 2026-10-07T18:40:28.005Z Houston Texans Take Important Step Toward Major Offensive Boost The Houston Texans designated WR Tank Dell to return from the injured reserve, welcoming him back to the practice field. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6921575342cf4db8d3ace WHO Childhood Obesity Guide Clashes With RFK Jr. Recommendation te 2026-10-07T18:40:21.066Z WHO Childhood Obesity Guide Clashes With RFK Jr. Recommendation The new WHO recommendations ignore one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s biggest priorities. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6920d75342cf4db8d3aa0 Meta’s Muse launches on iPad just a month after its mobile debut te 2026-10-07T18:40:13.304Z Meta’s Muse launches on iPad just a month after its mobile debut Meta’s AI agent Muse is now available on iPad, just a month after its mobile debut, as the company rapidly expands the assistant’s reach and integrations. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6900175342cf4db8d353f Eagles part with Cam Jurgens one day after losing Lane Johnson to retirement in roster shakeup te 2026-10-07T18:31:29.380Z Eagles part with Cam Jurgens one day after losing Lane Johnson to retirement in roster shakeup NFL trades typically come with divergent perspectives and, looking at the trade the Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Ravens completed on Wednesday, one team is trying to improve right now and the other is looking to younger players and the future. The Eagles traded two-time Pro Bowl center Cam Jurgens and a seventh-round pick in the 2027 draft to the Ravens in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2027 and a second-round pick in 2028. The Ravens are improving their front line now — or rather, they will as soon as Jurgens, who is currently in the concussion protocol, can return to play, likely in Week 6. JERRY JONES GOES ALL IN AS COWBOYS TRADE FOR STEELERS' JOEY PORTER JR IN HOPES OF SUPER BOWL PUSH This trade makes tons of sense for the Ravens. They lost center Tyler Linderbaum in free agency to the Raiders in the offseason because they simply could not afford his contract demands. Then lost Danny Pinter to injury. And they lost Jovaughn Gwyn to injury. Oh, and they lost Ethan Pocic to injury. So they believe they're upgrading because they have a 3-1 record, lead the AFC North, have been getting kudos from President Trump and have designs of being a major factor the rest of the season and into the postseason. The Eagles? General manager Howie Roseman apparently has a plan for the future. They lost perennial All-Pro right tackle Lane Johnson to retirement on Tuesday. And now are moving on from a proven 27-year-old center. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! But the Eagles are not waving the white flag on the season. They have obviously thought this through and that includes an evaluation of Jurgens struggling this season when he was shifted out of position to left guard. They have the depth to do this. Drew Kendall has played well at center. The trade immediately means Micah Morris and Willie Lampkin might have to step in at guard. The team also can continue to hope the Landon Dickerson, who is currently on the injured reserve list with a bone bruise in one of his knees, can return in Week 6 when he can come off injured reserve. Both these teams started the season with high expectations, probably even Super Bowl hopes. They are taking vastly different routes in their attempt to get there. FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac68ffc75342cf4db8d351b New report claims that Orioles latest round of layoffs was so brutal not even the mascot was safe te 2026-10-07T18:31:24.265Z New report claims that Orioles latest round of layoffs was so brutal not even the mascot was safe No one likes to hear the word "layoffs" because it's always terrible when someone loses their job. But in the world of sports, if there was one gig that was bulletproof on this front, I always thought that would be the mascot. However, according to a new report on the Baltimore Orioles situation, I appear to have been mistaken. Multiple outlets reported Tuesday that the Orioles went through a round of layoffs, and one casualty was the performer who plays the team's mascot, the "Oriole Bird." The Athletic's Brittany Ghiroli reported that the cuts affected not only the mascot, but also the team's photographer and staff in the ticket sales and graphic design departments. BALTIMORE ORIOLES PULL SUSPICIOUS MOVE ON PRIDE NIGHT, RAISING SEVERAL QUESTIONS Another gameday character, Mr. Splash — who would spray water on people when the Orioles delivered an extra-base hit — was also reportedly laid off. The team spokesperson confirmed to the outlet that the cuts were made to the organization's business department, but said that they would not comment on employee matters. As you might have expected, the news was not well-received by fans. However, despite the layoff news, it does not sound like the characters themselves are going anywhere. TENNESSEE TITANS REVAMPED THEIR MASCOT AND SOCIAL MEDIA CERTAINLY HAD SOME THOUGHTS According to The Baltimore Sun, the team plans to backfill both roles with employees already on staff. So, no, the t-shirt cannon will not be silenced. It's great to hear that the characters will still be around, but a huge shame that the folks who have put in time as those characters and helped make them as popular as they are won't be. The O's finished this season fourth in the AL East with a record just a shade under .500 at 79-83. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac68ff575342cf4db8d34f7 Turning Point USA turns the tables on 'Saturday Night Live' after late-night sketch mocks campus recruiters te 2026-10-07T18:31:17.770Z Turning Point USA turns the tables on 'Saturday Night Live' after late-night sketch mocks campus recruiters Conservative group Turning Point USA is laughing off a jab from "Saturday Night Live," calling the late-night satire a sign that the organization has entered mainstream pop culture. During Saturday’s episode, a sketch mocked a character’s hairstyle by comparing him to a "campus recruiter for Turning Point USA." The sketch featured members of the show’s cast and guest host Dakota Johnson, who played the main character. In a statement to Fox News Digital, TPUSA spokesperson Andrew Kolvet praised the joke, saying the organization took the shout-out as a compliment to its expanding national reach. COLORADO TPUSA CHAPTER ENROLLMENT 'FLAT' AFTER ELDERLY SUPPORTER WAS STRICKEN BY STUDENT WITH TACO BELL CUP "We saw the skit. We thought it was actually pretty funny and a testament to how the organization has permeated popular culture," Kolvet said, adding, "And, for the record, we thought his hair looked great." The sketch focused on men wanting a "scary mean girlfriend," played by Johnson, who degrades them and speaks her mind. "Has this ever happened to you? Your nice, supportive girlfriend won't give you a straight answer, and you're left wondering how she really feels? Well, not anymore. Introducing 'Mean Scary Girlfriend,'" a narrator says in the sketch. JON STEWART ASKS WHETHER 'THE DAILY SHOW' IS LIKE HIGH-SUGAR FOOD GIVING US 'POLITICAL DIABETES' The skit gained traction online, racking up over 2.1 million views on YouTube and 1.1 million views on X. Other jabs made by the "scary mean girlfriend" besides the Turning Point USA comment included "Oh good, you look like a pedophile on vacation" when one actor came out wearing a patterned shirt. The TPUSA comment was one of several jokes made at conservatives’ expense during the episode, including a sketch about guns tailored for women, several jokes about Trump Cabinet members during "Weekend Update" and a cold open centered entirely on Republican leaders. INSIDE THE HOUSE GOP'S 4-WEEK BATTLE PLAN TO SAVE ITS MAJORITY The Oct. 3 episode opened in the offices of the Republican National Committee, where officials were setting up to record ads ahead of the November midterm elections which they said were looking "bleak." The cold open featured an impersonation of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, played by cast member Marcello Hernández, offering a message to Latino voters. It then showed a portrayal of Sen. Mitch McConnell, who appeared confused and unable to speak. The real McConnell recently returned to the Senate last month after a lengthy hospital stay from a fall at his home and a battle with pneumonia. Colin Jost also portrayed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, with the character making the religious quip, "I'm putting God back in war, and it's working. Our soldiers are praying a lot more than they used to. I'm always hearing them say, 'Dear God, why?'" It also featured characterizations of Vice President JD Vance and President Donald Trump, whom the show has frequently featured in its cold opens since Trump's return to the White House. An analysis by the Media Research Center’s NewsBusters, provided exclusively to the New York Post, found 91% of "Weekend Update" jokes targeted conservatives last season. Trump was the show’s most frequent target, accounting for more than 100 punchlines. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac68ff175342cf4db8d34d5 This 7.5-foot pre-lit Balsam Hill Christmas tree is $300 off in October Prime Day's final hours te 2026-10-07T18:31:13.128Z This 7.5-foot pre-lit Balsam Hill Christmas tree is $300 off in October Prime Day's final hours Amazon's October Prime Day event ends tonight, but select deals are still live — including 46% off this Balsam Hill Christmas tree. The pre-lit artificial tree is now $300 off, giving you a chance to get a head start on holiday decorating before the season gets busy. READ MORE: October Prime Day ends today: Get 50% off a Shark vacuum, AirPods for $70 off and more Original price: $649 After a quick fluff, this Balsam Hill tree creates a festive centerpiece for the Christmas season. At 7.5 feet tall, it offers plenty of visual impact without overwhelming your space. Thousands of branch tips add fullness, while 1,000 clear lights brighten the tree. Balsam Hill is a popular holiday brand, and this tree is now $300 off. The discount brings the price down to $350, making it a more accessible option for shoppers planning ahead. The pre-lit tree includes a stand with feet designed to help protect your floors. A storage bag gives you a designated place to keep the tree during the offseason. READ MORE: Prime Big Deal Days: 12 Amazon sales to kick off holiday shopping Pricing data shows that this tree's discount can vary, so shoppers who have been considering it may want to act while the $300 savings is available. There's no guarantee the same price will return before the holidays. The pre-lit design also saves you from buying and untangling separate light strands. Plug-in ports throughout the branches and a single exterior plug help keep cords organized. Multiple reviewers praise the Balsam Hill tree for its highly realistic appearance, ease of assembly and convenient storage bag. "It's easy to assemble, nicely packed and looks real," one reviewer wrote. "Great faux tree, it looks pretty realistic to me (someone who grew up having real trees for Christmas)," another reviewer said. "It is VERY easy to assemble and has a great and convenient foot clicker to turn the lights on and off. It even comes with its own bag for easy storage." Setup is a breeze, according to a reviewer: "It's easily managed by one person, it's super full and [has a] perfect warm glow. Take down was easy, and it was so nice that they included a heavy-duty zip-up bag to store it in." READ MORE: October Prime Day home deals: A $150 Ninja air fryer, 50% off Roomba vacuums and more Aside from the high price tag — which is offset by the $300 discount — a handful of reviewers mentioned it was difficult to set up due to the size. You can select the size that works best for you, with options ranging from 4.6 feet to 15 feet. For more deals, visit www.foxnews.com/deals Balsam Hill 6.5-foot unlit classic blue spruce: $284 (48% off) Balsam Hill 9-foot pre-lit alpine balsam fir: $659 (40% off) Balsam Hill Fraser fir: $659 (31% off) Balsam Hill 6.5-foot Berkshire Mountain fir: $296.65 (15% off) If you're an Amazon Prime member, you can get these items sent to your door ASAP. You can join or start a 30-day free trial to start your shopping today. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac68fdc75342cf4db8d3468 Arizona exploring long-term water importation options te 2026-10-07T18:30:52.767Z Arizona exploring long-term water importation options Key Points: The Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona is appraising five water importation projects that could help offset the state’s reduction in Colorado River water No project has entered a construction phase yet Some state leaders are calling for a long-term fund for water importation Arizona is studying five projects that could eventually bring hundreds of thousands of acre-feet of new water to the state, but the projects face a major hurdle: The state lacks long-term funding sources to pay for them.  The Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona’s Board of Directors approved two projects for appraisal studies on Monday, bringing the number of projects in the appraisal phase to five. Early estimates suggest they could produce nearly 1 million acre-feet of water each year, though more conservative estimates put their combined yield at about 361,000 acre-feet. The state’s expected reduction in its Colorado River supply is about 760,000 acre-feet annually, underscoring the scale of the challenge facing state water officials. State lawmakers have given WIFA about $386 million to pursue long-term water augmentation projects. Appraising the five projects will cost about $27 million. One proposed project — a Mexico-based desalination plant — could cost billions of dollars. “Water needs a holistic approach,” WIFA Director Chelsea McGuire said in an August interview with the Arizona Capitol Times. “[WIFA] is trying to keep our options open and keep that diverse menu of water projects available.” The two projects approved Monday were proposed by the Acciona-Fengate Water Augmentation Alliance, a partnership between Spanish firm Acciona and investment firm Fengate. One proposal calls for building a desalination plant in Mexico near the Gulf of California. The other would recover, treat and reuse reclaimed water from Mexico to increase Arizona’s water supply.  The appraisal phase will allow WIFA and developers to further assess each project. Future funding requests to pursue construction will be based on the study results.  The board tabled another two projects proposed by the Acciona-Fengate alliance because some members had to leave the Oct. 5 meeting early. One would modernize irrigation infrastructure in the Southwest to reduce water losses. The other is another desalination plant proposed for California’s Pacific coast. “Advancing two additional projects into appraisal studies while refining the study scopes for two others reflects our commitment to carefully evaluating potential water supplies,” said Ted Cooke, WIFA’s Long-Term Water Augmentation Committee chairman, in a statement.  “This initial work will provide valuable information about project feasibility, costs, opportunities and risks, helping ensure future decisions are informed, transparent and grounded in sound stewardship of public resources and to enhance Arizona and the region’s long-term water security.” Other long-term importation projects already being appraised include yet another proposed desalination plant in the northern Gulf of California and water reclamation projects in Mexico and California in exchange for a portion of both entities’ Colorado River allocation.  No long-term water funding Josh Heywood, the co-founder and executive director of Project 48, an Arizona-based research and public education organization, said Tuesday that he believes WIFA’s long-term water augmentation work is a good step. But he said Arizona lacks a stable, long-term funding mechanism to actually build the projects.  The state Legislature appropriated $1 billion to WIFA in 2022 for long-term water augmentation and importation, but lawmakers have since swept back about two-thirds of that funding to help address budget shortfalls.  Heywood and Project 48’s other cofounder, former Republican Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, have called for directing a portion of new sales tax revenue into a water fund, similar to Texas’ Proposition 4 from 2025, to fund up to $1 billion annually for 20 years for water infrastructure projects.  “Let’s start maybe a little bit smaller,” Heywood said. “Let’s do maybe $200 million a year, that way we don’t take funding away from other priorities. We don’t raise taxes, but we can at least start by having long-term stable funding for water.” The Arizona Municipal Water Users Association also called on lawmakers in May to establish a dedicated revenue source for new water supplies. Public polls: Arizona isn’t doing enough A recent poll from the Center for the Future of Arizona’s Arizona Voters’ Agenda found nearly two-thirds of voters were not confident that Arizona leaders were taking the necessary steps to ensure its water future, including 68% of Republicans and 61% of Democrats and unaffiliated voters. About 70% of voters don’t think the state has enough water to support residents, agriculture and future economic growth, and 93% of voters said elected leaders must make long-term investments to find new water supplies, including dedicating more state funding for water. Rep. Chris Mathis, D-Tucson, told the Arizona Capitol Times in a September interview that he intends to introduce legislation next session to increase the Legislature’s role in finding new water supplies.  Since the new Colorado River agreement will be renegotiated after two years, Mathis — the ranking Democrat on the House Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committee — said lawmakers should be prepared for even more cuts to Arizona’s Colorado River allocation. He also said Arizona should explore a funding solution similar to Texas’ Prop 4.  “It’s something that needs to be on a scale like [Texas] in my view,” Mathis said. “The sooner we start, the less expensive all of it will be.” The post Arizona exploring long-term water importation options first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac68fd175342cf4db8d340d Wizards Unlikely to Offer Anthony Davis Max Deal Amid Rebuild te 2026-10-07T18:30:41.952Z Wizards Unlikely to Offer Anthony Davis Max Deal Amid Rebuild The Wizards are reportedly unlikely to offer Anthony Davis a max deal as they continue building around their young core. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac68fcc75342cf4db8d33e9 If This WNBA Team Signs Kelsey Mitchell, Would Their Power be Terrifying? te 2026-10-07T18:30:36.366Z If This WNBA Team Signs Kelsey Mitchell, Would Their Power be Terrifying? Mitchell will have no shortage of suitors in FA, but will her addition help an already strong contender that might be in the mix? Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac68fc775342cf4db8d33c5 VA Benefits Update: Trump Official Reveals Changes to Impact Overall Care te 2026-10-07T18:30:31.917Z VA Benefits Update: Trump Official Reveals Changes to Impact Overall Care Collins said that veterans should specifically look beyond wait times and focus more on the quality of care they receive. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac68fc275342cf4db8d33aa Jerry Jones Remains Quiet on George Pickens, Joey Porter Jr Contracts te 2026-10-07T18:30:26.963Z Jerry Jones Remains Quiet on George Pickens, Joey Porter Jr Contracts Both George Pickens and Joey Porter Jr. are playing on their last years of their respective contracts this season. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac68fbd75342cf4db8d3398 Lions Get Much-Needed Update on Safety Brian Branch te 2026-10-07T18:30:21.012Z Lions Get Much-Needed Update on Safety Brian Branch The Detroit Lions received some welcome news regarding the injury status of starting safety Brian Branch on Wednesday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac68daa75342cf4db8d3316 People on weight-loss drugs report fingernails falling off as researchers uncover surprising link te 2026-10-07T18:21:30.167Z People on weight-loss drugs report fingernails falling off as researchers uncover surprising link People taking GLP-1 medications for obesity or diabetes experience nail detachment and hair loss at significantly higher rates than people with similar overall health who do not take GLP-1s. That's according to research presented Oct. 1 at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress 2026 in Vienna, Austria. Two studies evaluated 575 users of GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) drugs and a control group of 1,329 non-users, all of whom had type 2 diabetes, obesity or both. Participants were recruited across France, the U.S, Brazil and Mexico. POPULAR WEIGHT-LOSS DRUGS FACE NUMEROUS LAWSUITS OVER RARE ‘EYE STROKE’ LINKED TO VISION LOSS In the primary study examining nail health, 39% of GLP-1 users reported nail detachment compared with 9% of non-users. Discoloration of the nails affected 46% of GLP-1 users versus 17% in the control group. Overall, two-thirds of GLP-1 users (66%) reported experiencing at least one nail disorder, compared with 53% of the control group. Researchers found that weight loss alone did not explain the difference. Even when researchers looked only at people who lost weight, those taking GLP-1s were still more likely to have these problems. After adjusting for existing dermatological conditions and nutritional deficiencies, nail detachment and discoloration remained two to three times more frequent among the medication group. "Until now, nail changes associated with GLP-1 therapies had essentially been anecdotal," study author Dr. Charles Taïeb, a clinical dermatologist at Necker University Hospital in Paris, said in a press release. "Our findings show a clear association, but they also underline an important point: Not everything that happens during GLP-1 treatment is necessarily caused by the treatment itself." POPULAR GLP-1 WEIGHT-LOSS DRUGS LINKED TO POTENTIALLY DEADLY BRAIN DISORDER In another study evaluating hair and scalp conditions among the same group of participants, 50% of GLP-1 users reported unusual hair loss compared with 34% of the control group. After starting treatment, 26% of GLP-1 users reported hair loss or thinning, compared with 12% of those not taking the drugs. Loss of hair volume was also more common, affecting 42% of GLP-1 users compared with 19% of those not taking them, the study found. Scalp redness was reported around three times as frequently in GLP-1 users, and hair loss among users was typically accompanied by inflammatory scalp symptoms such as itching, scaling or redness, the researchers noted. CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES "This suggests that what is happening on the scalp may go beyond the classical shedding seen after rapid weight loss and involve an inflammatory component," said study author Dr. Bruno Halioua, a Paris dermatologist, in the release. "Scalp inflammation was the rule rather than the exception, which clinicians do not currently look for and which may be treatable." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER Halioua stated that patients experiencing these symptoms should consult a physician rather than stopping their medication, noting that the changes are typically not serious enough to warrant discontinuing treatment. The authors emphasized that because both studies relied on patient-reported data and looked at them at a single point in time, the findings only show associations and cannot prove that the medications caused these effects. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Roughly half of the GLP-1 users surveyed reported having nail issues prior to starting treatment. The research team is planning further studies to determine when these changes occur, what may be causing them and whether they go away over time. The studies received institutional support from DUCRAY Laboratories, a division of the Pierre Fabre Group. Fox News Digital reached out to GLP-1 manufacturers requesting comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac68da675342cf4db8d330d California couple charged with abusing 14 surrogate-born children inside $10M Los Angeles mansion te 2026-10-07T18:21:26.504Z California couple charged with abusing 14 surrogate-born children inside $10M Los Angeles mansion A California couple faces severe felony charges after allegedly abusing at least 14 surrogate-born children — some as young as two months old — inside their multimillion-dollar Arcadia mansion, according to authorities. Guojun Xuan, 66, and Silvia Zhang, 39, are each charged with one count of conspiracy to commit child abuse. Xuan also faces one felony count of child abuse, one felony count of accessory after the fact, and five felony counts of dissuading a witness. Zhang faces an additional count of accessory after the fact and four counts of dissuading a witness. Both have pleaded not guilty. "The number of children who were subjected to this alleged horrific abuse is unprecedented," said Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman. "The alleged corporal abuse of these children is appalling and revolting, especially at the hands of those who were supposed to protect them." MICHIGAN NURSE ACCUSED OF BREAKING BONES AND BRUISING PREMATURE INFANT AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL An investigation was launched in May 2025 when Zhang brought her two-month-old infant to Children's Hospital Los Angeles with a traumatic head injury and severe brain bleeding, affiliate FOX 11 Los Angeles reported. Medical staff determined the infant had been violently shaken and struck by a nanny, Chunmei Li. Prosecutors allege that Zhang and Xuan delayed seeking medical attention for two days, only bringing the child to the hospital after he began experiencing seizures. The couple allegedly made false claims that the baby had fallen out of bed. OHIO MOM OF 16 CRADLES STOMACH IN COURT, PLEADS NOT GUILTY IN SEVERE ABUSE CASE INVOLVING OWN CHILDREN Security footage recovered by police from the couple's $10 million home revealed widespread, systemic abuse against 14 surrogate-born children ranging in age from two months to 13 years old, with the majority between ages one and three. Six additional children linked to the couple were later located at other homes, bringing the total number of affected children to 21. Inside the mansion, prosecutors discovered three "learning centers" where toddlers were forced to sit at desks for hours. Nannies inside the home were allegedly instructed to administer discipline designed to avoid leaving visible marks. FOX 11 reported that prosecutors allege Xuan and Zhang actively monitored and directed nannies to subject the children to daily beatings using sticks hidden throughout the house. Children were also allegedly coached to deny being beaten. SURROGATE, CALIFORNIA COUPLE CLASH IN COURT AS NEWBORN FIGHTS FOR LIFE AFTER HEART SURGERY In one documented instance, Xuan allegedly instructed a nanny who was striking a child to hit harder before joining in himself — delivering open-handed blows to the child's head, striking their bare buttocks, and lifting the child by a single arm while continuing the assault. Another boy was forced to perform continuous squats or hold a "horse stance" position for hours as punishment. The couple operated Future Spring Surrogacy directly from their home, recruiting surrogates and paying them tens of thousands of dollars to carry children to term. While one surrogate received $135,000, prosecutors noted that many were recruited under misleading pretenses. At least eight surrogates reported aggressive tactics and false statements regarding the family's living situation. Law enforcement found evidence of vast financial resources inside the home. Xuan allegedly maintained more than 200 bank accounts, stacks of cash used to pay nannies, and passports for multiple countries, including Mexico. Authorities also discovered between $8 million and $9 million worth of liquor stored inside the mansion. Investigators are currently working to determine the biological and social parents of all 21 children involved. The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services has taken custody of the children to oversee their long-term medical care, psychological evaluation, and legal placement. CALIFORNIA PASTOR CHARGED WITH YEARSLONG CHILD MOLESTATION AS INVESTIGATORS SEEK MORE VICTIMS: DA "This was not a home where these children were loved and nurtured," D.A. Hochman said. "This was a home where these young children were systematically beaten and punished if they did not do what they were told. These alleged abusers will now face the full force of the law as we hold them accountable for their despicable actions." Nanny Chunmei Li is charged with child abuse causing great bodily injury or death; authorities said she has since fled to China. Beyond the child abuse allegations, law enforcement is probing Xuan’s past, including his connection to a property previously linked to an illegal casino and a psilocybin mushroom growing operation. Fox News Digital reached out to attorneys for Xuan and Zhang for comment. It remains unclear how long the alleged abuse had been occurring prior to May 2025. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac68d9575342cf4db8d32d8 Eagles Trade Away Pro Bowl OL 1 Day After Lane Johnson's Retirement te 2026-10-07T18:21:09.408Z Eagles Trade Away Pro Bowl OL 1 Day After Lane Johnson's Retirement The Philadelphia Eagles are trading away a two-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman one day after right tackle Lane Johnson retired. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac68d8f75342cf4db8d32cf Judge Orders Evidence Preserved From Christa Pike’s Failed Execution te 2026-10-07T18:21:03.623Z Judge Orders Evidence Preserved From Christa Pike’s Failed Execution A Tennessee judge ordered the state to preserve evidence connected to Christa Pike’s failed execution. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac68d8b75342cf4db8d32c6 Trump Voters Back Abdul El-Sayed 5 to 1 in Live TV Panel Poll te 2026-10-07T18:20:59.171Z Trump Voters Back Abdul El-Sayed 5 to 1 in Live TV Panel Poll Democrat Abdul El-Sayed led Republican Mike Rogers among Trump voters in a televised MSNOW panel. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac68d8675342cf4db8d32bd Atlanta Dream Announces New Home for 2027 Season te 2026-10-07T18:20:54.903Z Atlanta Dream Announces New Home for 2027 Season The Atlanta Dream have sold out every game the past three seasons, and now they'll play in front of bigger crowds. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac68d7275342cf4db8d32b4 Democrats' Blue Wave Could Miss New York te 2026-10-07T18:20:34.709Z Democrats' Blue Wave Could Miss New York New York swung to the right more than any state in 2024. Now, polls show Democrats' momentum may be trailing in the Empire State. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac68d6c75342cf4db8d32ab Joel Klatt Makes Bold LSU Prediction Amid Lane Kiffin 'Circus' te 2026-10-07T18:20:28.091Z Joel Klatt Makes Bold LSU Prediction Amid Lane Kiffin 'Circus' Analyst Joel Klatt made a bold prediction for the LSU Tigers this season amid the "circus" Lane Kiffin brings. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac68d5d75342cf4db8d3290 X expands its ‘Gametime’ sports hub beyond the NFL, starting with MLB te 2026-10-07T18:20:13.066Z X expands its ‘Gametime’ sports hub beyond the NFL, starting with MLB X is turning its NFL-focused Gametime feature into a year-round sports destination, starting with MLB and with other professional leagues to follow. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac68d5775342cf4db8d3287 ChatGPT for Teens keeps teens talking, even during mental health crises te 2026-10-07T18:20:07.092Z ChatGPT for Teens keeps teens talking, even during mental health crises ChatGPT’s teen safeguards are meant to protect vulnerable users, but new testing found the chatbot continues encouraging engagement during crises and potentially encourages unhealthy relationships with the AI itself. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac68b4275342cf4db8d321f Nationwide Trucking Company Files for Bankruptcy Amid Diesel Price Shock te 2026-10-07T18:11:14.258Z Nationwide Trucking Company Files for Bankruptcy Amid Diesel Price Shock Diesel has risen to record highs on the back of the Iran war and other factors, placing pressure on America's logistics sector. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac68b3a75342cf4db8d3216 Oregon Basketball Rocked by Dana Altman Retirement After 16 Seasons te 2026-10-07T18:11:06.526Z Oregon Basketball Rocked by Dana Altman Retirement After 16 Seasons Dana Altman admitted mistakes after a 12-20 year. Now the Oregon Ducks hand their basketball program to an interim coach Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac68b2675342cf4db8d320d Commanders Scramble for Receiver Help After Terry McLaurin Injury te 2026-10-07T18:10:46.344Z Commanders Scramble for Receiver Help After Terry McLaurin Injury The Commanders are adding a new wide receiver as Terry McLaurin's hamstring injury leaves his Week 5 status in doubt. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac68b1675342cf4db8d3204 Who Is Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud? FBI Says Minnesota ISIS Plot Thwarted te 2026-10-07T18:10:30.115Z Who Is Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud? FBI Says Minnesota ISIS Plot Thwarted The 18-year-old allegedly laid out plans to carry out attacks in Minnesota, including at the Mall of America later in October. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac68b0175342cf4db8d31e8 ChatGPT is getting a lot more visual, with the launch of a new interface te 2026-10-07T18:10:09.501Z ChatGPT is getting a lot more visual, with the launch of a new interface OpenAI is launching a new user interface that will bring interactive visuals to ChatGPT. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac688b775342cf4db8d31c1 Cost of Iran war explodes as toll on US air fleet nearly doubles te 2026-10-07T18:00:23.020Z Cost of Iran war explodes as toll on US air fleet nearly doubles The U.S. military has lost or sustained damage to at least 81 aircraft during the war with Iran — nearly double the number identified five months ago, according to a new government analysis that warns replacing some of the critical vehicles could strain the military's ability to meet demands elsewhere. The aircraft include some of the military's most advanced fighters and critical support aircraft, as well as dozens of drones, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) noted in its report. The tally is nearly double the 42 aircraft CRS identified in May as lost or damaged, although the increase partly reflects additional information becoming publicly available and does not mean all 39 additional aircraft were lost or damaged since that assessment. ALARMING MISSILE REPORT DRAWS FORCEFUL RESPONSE FROM TRUMP AS IRAN WAR TESTS AMERICA’S ARSENAL CRS, a nonpartisan arm of the Library of Congress that provides research and analysis to lawmakers and congressional committees, identified 12 F-15E Strike Eagles, an F-35A Lightning II, seven KC-135 refueling tankers, an E-3 Sentry airborne warning-and-control aircraft and 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones among those lost or damaged since Operation Epic Fury began on Feb. 28, 2026. The body also warned that losses among aging, high-demand aircraft could create capability gaps or increase risk in other theaters, while production constraints and competing demands could affect how quickly the military rebuilds its capacity. The 81 aircraft were lost or damaged through a mix of Iranian attacks, enemy fire, friendly fire, accidents and aircraft deliberately destroyed during rescue operations — though some damaged aircraft have since returned to service. "We do not comment on reports from outside organizations or non-DOW battle damage assessments," a Department of War official told Fox News Digital when reached for comment on the report. HOW IRAN ATTACKS ARE FORCING THE PENTAGON TO RETHINK ITS DECADES-OLD MIDDLE EAST BASE STRATEGY CRS cautioned that the tally could continue to change because of classification, ongoing combat operations and questions of attribution. The new accounting comes more than eight months into a war that has strained U.S. weapons stockpiles and raised broader questions about how quickly the defense industrial base can replenish what the military is using. A Pentagon inspector general report last month found that the U.S. had spent an estimated $22.3 billion on munitions through June alone and warned of "strategic inventory shortfalls." The Congressional Budget Office estimated in September that replacing equipment lost through Aug. 1 could cost between $1.9 billion and $3.3 billion, depending on the Department of War's replacement plans. Drones account for more than half of the aircraft in the new tally. At least 45 MQ-9 Reapers have been lost in operations against Iran, according to CRS, along with three MQ-1 drones and an MQ-4C Triton. But while drones drive much of the raw number, the report also points to losses and damage among scarcer, harder-to-replace aircraft. An E-3 Sentry was damaged in an Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia in March and was later reported to have sustained a "direct hit." CRS specifically flagged the aging and limited E-3 fleet as an example of how losses among high-demand aircraft could create capability gaps or increase risks for U.S. forces in other theaters. Iranian attacks have also inflicted damage on U.S. aircraft while they were on the ground at bases across the region. Five KC-135 tankers were reportedly damaged at Prince Sultan Air Base in March, while eight F-15Es sustained light damage during an Iranian strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan in September. The eight fighters were returned to service. At least 18 U.S. service members have also died since the war began, though the Pentagon has divided those deaths between Operation Epic Fury and a separate category for the renewed fighting that began in July. PENTAGON RACES TO BUY 10X MORE MISSILES AS IRAN WAR DWINDLES ARSENAL, THREATENS READINESS FOR CHINA AGGRESSION Other losses illustrate the dangers surrounding recovery operations. Two MC-130J Commando II special operations aircraft were intentionally destroyed while supporting efforts to rescue the crew of a downed F-15E, while an HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter was damaged during the same rescue effort. Four AH-6 Little Bird helicopters were later destroyed by U.S. forces during separate rescue operations, according to the Defense Department inspector general. Three F-15Es were destroyed by friendly fire over Kuwait in the opening days of the war, while an F-35A was later damaged by Iranian ground fire over Iran. CRS said the losses could prompt Congress to examine whether the U.S. industrial base can replace aircraft quickly enough to meet military requirements. The report also pointed to a broader operational question: whether the losses reflect changes in Iran's capabilities that require the U.S. to adjust its equipment, tactics or basing posture. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac688aa75342cf4db8d3188 Trump Ads Still Appear Taxpayer Funded Days After Pledge to Personally Pay te 2026-10-07T18:00:10.979Z Trump Ads Still Appear Taxpayer Funded Days After Pledge to Personally Pay Days after Trump promised to stop using taxpayer funds for his ads, they still air stating: “Paid for by the U.S. Government”. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac688a575342cf4db8d317f Hegseth to Welcome Home USS Lincoln Crew After More Than 10 Months at Sea te 2026-10-07T18:00:05.936Z Hegseth to Welcome Home USS Lincoln Crew After More Than 10 Months at Sea The aircraft carrier was plagued with concerns around food quality, a lack of supplies, and mental health crises among its crew. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6866175342cf4db8d3137 Mall of America terror plot thwarted, suspected ISIS sympathizer arrested, FBI announces te 2026-10-07T17:50:25.205Z Mall of America terror plot thwarted, suspected ISIS sympathizer arrested, FBI announces An 18-year-old Minnesota man who allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS and discussed carrying out a mass shooting at the Mall of America was arrested after buying an AK-47-style rifle, magazines and ammunition from an undercover FBI employee, according to newly filed federal court documents. Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud had allegedly spent months discussing his desire to carry out an attack, telling an FBI confidential source in September, "I can’t wait until I kill kuffar man. October 24 is the day insha Allah," according to an affidavit filed in federal court in Minnesota. When the source later asked why he had chosen Oct. 24, Mohamud allegedly pointed to a "Hmong Arts Celebration" at the Mall of America, saying it would have "a lot of people," the affidavit states. WOMAN’S ALLEGED ISIS RADICALIZATION UNFOLDED ONLINE BEFORE CAPITOL BOMB PLOT: COURT DOCS Mohamud is now charged with knowingly receiving a firearm and ammunition while knowing or having reasonable cause to believe they would be used to commit a felony and federal crime of terrorism. This is a developing story; check back for updates. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6865f75342cf4db8d312e Israel amb torches Mamdani Oct 7 post: 'Like turning September 11 into a day of mourning for al-Qaeda' te 2026-10-07T17:50:23.411Z Israel amb torches Mamdani Oct 7 post: 'Like turning September 11 into a day of mourning for al-Qaeda' Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations blasted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani over his message marking the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, comparing the mayor’s framing of the massacre to "turning September 11 into a day of mourning for al-Qaeda terrorists." Ambassador Danny Danon accused Mamdani of trying to "hijack" the anniversary after the mayor commemorated the more than 1,100 Israelis killed by Hamas before pivoting to accusations of "genocide," "occupation" and "apartheid" against Israel. "‘Mamdani-ism’ — an attempt to hijack the anniversary of October 7 and turn it into yet another propaganda attack against Israel," Danon wrote on X in response to the mayor’s post. MAMDANI FACES GROWING 9/11 BACKLASH AS OLD POST RESURFACES AHEAD OF GROUND ZERO CEREMONY: 'IS THIS REAL?' "It is like turning September 11 into a day of mourning for al-Qaeda terrorists," he added. "We will not let this happen. We will remember those who were murdered, and we will never forget who was behind this massacre." Mamdani’s post Wednesday began by calling the anniversary "profoundly painful for so many New Yorkers" and describing the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack as "horrific war crimes." "On that day, Hamas killed more than 1,100 Israelis and abducted 251 others," Mamdani wrote. "We grieve alongside our many friends and neighbors who still carry that unthinkable loss." DANNY DANON: FROM OCT 7 TO FLIGHT 1073: THE RESILIENCE THAT KEEPS ISRAEL STANDING The mayor then turned much of his statement toward the war in Gaza, accusing the Israeli government of carrying out a "devastating, ongoing genocide" and citing a Palestinian death toll of more than 74,000, including more than 21,000 children. "The suffering did not begin nor end that day," Mamdani wrote. Mamdani accused Israel of bombing ambulances, targeting residential buildings and journalists with drone strikes and turning away food aid at border crossings. Israel has disputed allegations that it deliberately targets civilians, aid workers and journalists and has rejected accusations of genocide, noting flyers that the Israeli military has sent to Palestinian civilians warning them of attacks in advance and urging them to get to safety. The mayor also accused the U.S. government of complicity in Israeli "war crimes" through its military support. "Three years later, we must refuse to accept a world in which occupation and apartheid continue, where war crimes are met with impunity, and our federal government continues its complicity with every arms shipment," Mamdani wrote. "To honor the dead, we must fight for a world in which every person can live with freedom, safety, and dignity." MAMDANI FIRES BACK AT NETANYAHU, CALLS ISRAELI LEADER 'ARCHITECT OF HORRIFIC GENOCIDE' AHEAD OF UN VISIT Danon was not alone in objecting to Mamdani’s framing of the anniversary. "Disgusting and shameful to use October 7th as an excuse to repeat Hamas’ talking points. The terrorist enemies that seek to destroy us will not prevail. We stand with the Jewish people and we pray for the victims, their families and the survivors," said Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. "Shame on you for trying to blow a kiss and slap Israelis in the face at the same time," posted former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley. "On October 7, Hamas raped, burned, and murdered Israelis and Americans in front of their loved ones. They kidnapped others and tortured them for months. This is antisemitism, no matter how you try to put a bow on it. Israelis have every right to defend themselves. If this happened in the U.S., you can bet we would defend ourselves too." ".@NYCMayor , not once do you say 'Jews.' On Oct. 7, Hamas-led attackers murdered civilians, committed sexual violence, mutilated bodies and took hostages," said Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt. "You are weaponizing a day meant for mourning the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust to recycle your usual antizionist talking points. The city with the largest Jewish population outside Israel deserves a mayor who can honor the dead without exploiting them." Hamas-led terrorists stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing roughly 1,200 people in brutal fashion while livestreaming the atrocities online, and taking 251 hostages. Israelis marked the third anniversary Wednesday with memorials and vigils for those killed and abducted. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6865d75342cf4db8d3125 Coco Gauff eliminated from tournament after 'draining' racial commentary, match controversy te 2026-10-07T17:50:21.084Z Coco Gauff eliminated from tournament after 'draining' racial commentary, match controversy Days after finding herself in the midst of an on-court controversy, followed by responding to a racial slur on social media, Coco Gauff was eliminated in the round of 16 of the China Open. Gauff dropped her Wednesday match to No. 19 Elise Mertens 6-3, 6-3, and in the midst of the match, she admitted to not being in the right state. "I have no energy. I’m trying, I have no energy. I can’t see the ball, I feel like I’m going to pass out," Gauff told her camp during the match, according to the New York Post. "I’m going to just try to finish the match." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! After the match, Gauff said the aftermath of what had happened earlier in the week had "been kind of draining." "I'm not going to lie," she said. "I just turn off my phone and move on. There's nothing you can do." The defeat to a player Gauff had beaten in all five of their previous matchups came days after she had received what she described as an "insane" amount of racist comments on social media following a controversial point in the preceding round. Gauff stopped a rally after electronic advertising boards lining the court flickered during a point late in the first set of her 7-5, 6-1 third-round victory over Xinran, a 16-year-old who recently won the U.S. Open junior title. Sun appeared about to win the point when Gauff stopped playing, but the chair umpire then ordered the point to be replayed. Gauff explained what occurred in the moment, but not before replying to a post on X calling her a racial slur. PATRICK MCENROE ON U.S. OPEN WEED SMELL, TRANS ATHLETES, FOREIGN RECRUITS RESHAPING COLLEGE TENNIS "hey everyone, you can dislike me or disagree about what happened without being racist. the amount of racist comments/dms I’ve received in the last few hours is insane," Gauff said, adding that she is "not a cheater or a thief." "It was an unfortunate situation but it is out of my control, the think pieces and calling me an unfair is ridiculous when those are the rules. I did not make them, I think it’s weird i’m getting hate for following the rules," Gauff said in a separate social media post. "Xinran is incredible talent and player, I apologized for the situation at the end of the match and she completely understood." Against Mertens, Gauff committed 34 unforced errors to Mertens’ 11 and had eight double faults to her opponent’s two. Four of Gauff’s double faults came when she was broken in the final game of the first set. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6865b75342cf4db8d311c Former CIA officer warns against trusting Russia's account of mysterious death in Siberia te 2026-10-07T17:50:19.746Z Former CIA officer warns against trusting Russia's account of mysterious death in Siberia Glenn Corn, a former CIA officer, told Fox News Digital that Russia’s decades-long history of deception makes it difficult to trust the Kremlin’s account of a possible disease outbreak following the death of a 28-year-old researcher at a facility containing dangerous pathogens. Darya Shipilova, who worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East, got sick near the end of September. After unconfirmed reports that Shipilova died from pneumonic plague were shared far and wide on social media, Russian authorities pushed back, saying she died on Oct. 2 from "pneumonia of unknown etiology" and that testing found no evidence she had been infected with a pathogen from her lab. Yet the Russian government’s past messaging around major crises has left Corn and others wary of its official account. RUSSIAN RESEARCHER'S MYSTERY DEATH COULD BE ‘FAR WORSE’ THAN THE PLAGUE, FORMER SENIOR TRUMP OFFICIAL WARNS "This is what the challenge is, because they have the history of the 'boy who cried wolf syndrome.' They have this history of being deceitful. It's very hard to believe what they're saying," Corn said. Corn, who is fluent in Russian and spent more than 20 years overseas during his intelligence career, gave several examples of elaborate Russian coverups, including the 1979 anthrax outbreak that killed at least 64 people in the Soviet city of Sverdlovsk, now called Yekaterinburg. For years, the Soviet Union claimed that the deaths were caused by intestinal anthrax from tainted meat, according to PBS Frontline. It wasn't until 1992 that President Boris Yeltsin finally admitted the illnesses were the result of military activity at a nearby biological weapons facility. This dedication to deception, Corn said, remains a feature of the current government under President Vladimir Putin. AMB. GORDON SONDLAND: THE GODFATHER TEST -- HOW PUTIN TURNS EVERY ATTACK INTO A MYSTERY—AND GETS AWAY WITH IT Corn pointed to the Kremlin’s past denials of ties to the Wagner mercenary group, whose murky relationship with the state allowed its fighters to advance Moscow’s interests overseas while Russian officials maintained plausible deniability. Putin later acknowledged that the group had been fully financed by the Russian state. "This goes to the strategic culture of leadership in Russia...and their fear of the rest of the world, and their belief that they have to deceive everybody because everybody is deceiving them," Corn said. Corn said this style of narrative control is also characteristic of China, which remains under Communist Party rule, while modern Russia inherited many of the institutions and governing practices of the communist-led Soviet Union. For example, China faced criticism in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic for withholding or delaying the release of critical information about the emerging virus, which has gone on to kill more than 7 million people globally. TRUMP NEGOTIATORS WITKOFF, KUSHNER MEET WITH PUTIN IN MOSCOW AS US PUSHES FOR END TO RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR "In both systems, people are disincentivized to tell the truth when there's a bad story," Corn said. "Nobody wants to actually say that we have a real problem and we need to deal with it because they're afraid that it will cost them their jobs, their lives, their freedom." With that history in mind, Corn said U.S. officials should not simply take Moscow at its word on Shipilova’s death, but independently verify its claims and closely monitor for any signs of a wider outbreak. So far, there is no sign that Shipilova’s illness has spread. Russia's health watchdog said Tuesday that 60% of the roughly 200 people quarantined after potentially coming in contact with Shipilova have been released. It added that no cases of plague have been found. The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that the case presented a "very low" risk outside Russia, The Associated Press reported. That same day, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on social media that the global health agency is in contact with Russian health authorities and has requested more information "to clarify the cause of the severe pneumonia" that killed Shipilova. President Donald Trump also told reporters on Tuesday that he has a call scheduled with Putin about the case "very soon," adding that the U.S. is already in "very deep discussions" with Russia. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6865975342cf4db8d3113 Riley Green's acoustic 'Lookout Mountain' performance goes viral on YouTube from new album te 2026-10-07T17:50:17.977Z Riley Green's acoustic 'Lookout Mountain' performance goes viral on YouTube from new album Riley Green, once again, has gone viral. Green has become a mega-star in the country music world, and for very good reason. His music spans the spectrum of country tunes, from rowdy party jams to emotional roller coasters. He also recently released his new album – "That's Just Me" – and as you'd expect, it was an immediate hit with fans. Now, he's dropped another video that's racking up attention online. Green recently released an acoustic version of his hit song "That's Just Me" on YouTube that was a very impressive performance. Well, he didn't stop there. The "Jesus Saves" singer released an acoustic version of "Lookout Mountain" – an emotional heartbreak song from his new album – for fans on Monday. RILEY GREEN DROPS ACOUSTIC TIKTOK PERFORMANCE OF 'BARTENDER IN DESTIN' AND FANS CAN'T GET ENOUGH Give it a watch below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. As usual, people were very quick to offer a variety of reactions in the comments. One person wrote, "Beautiful!!!❤❤❤" Another added, "Love it! Great song! I can feel the passion in it!" A third wrote, "This man has true talent." SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER The talented artist clearly has fans who are impressed with his acoustic skills. There's no question about that at all. Let me know your thoughts on Riley Green's music at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6865875342cf4db8d310a Dak Prescott's ex Sarah Jane Ramos blasts Craig Carton's cheating take: '$350 million doesn't give you a pass' te 2026-10-07T17:50:16.172Z Dak Prescott's ex Sarah Jane Ramos blasts Craig Carton's cheating take: '$350 million doesn't give you a pass' Dak Prescott and ex-fiancée Sarah Jane Ramos' messy split has spiraled into an all-out media war of words with Ramos now taking aim at OutKick host Craig Carton over his defense of the Cowboys quarterback. Things heated up this week when Ramos caught wind of a recent episode of "The Craig Carton Show" where Craig went off on the messy split, addressing Sarah Jane's claims of infidelity as well as her viral post shutting down pregnancy rumors by declaring she's simply been eating well. "Like, sweetheart, I think it sucks that you fell in love and didn't see the writing on the wall. You're dating the starting quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys. It's his job to cheat on you," Carton observed. "You're not dating a firefighter. You're not dating a plumber. You're dating the most popular guy in the state of Texas." DAK PRESCOTT'S EX STIFF ARMS PREGNANCY RUMORS BY ACCUSING HIM OF CHEATING & ANNOUNCING SHE'S 'JUST VERY THICK' Some may say that's harsh, but, you have to give Craig credit for saying what we're all thinking. Needless to say, that didn't sit well with Ms. Ramos who emailed the Carton show Wednesday. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "Craig please!" Sarah Jane, who had two kids with the Cowboys QB, wrote. "Your take was so mean and ridiculous. $350 million [Dak's contract value] doesn't give you a pass on cheating. You're either a weak man or you're not. Get the heck out of here with that nonsense." "Ugly and weak people cheat because they don't know what to do with the attention," she continued. "Period. The end." SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER As for any chance of Sarah Jane coming on the show to discuss this matter further, she didn't give a full "no" answer. "You really want me on your show roasting you? I think not," Ramos concluded. Actually, it would do massive YouTube numbers. Craig, we're told, is totally down with hopping on a Zoom to get roasted. Bring it, Ramos. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6865675342cf4db8d30fb ASU volleyball builds offensive identity through balance, aggressive serving te 2026-10-07T17:50:14.646Z ASU volleyball builds offensive identity through balance, aggressive serving TEMPE – For Arizona State volleyball coach JJ Van Niel, offense does not begin when a setter puts the ball in the air or when a hitter takes an approach toward the net.  It starts behind the service line.  Van Niel has emphasized aggressive serving as the Sun Devils move deeper into Big 12 play, viewing each serve as an opportunity to disrupt an opponent before ASU’s defense and traditional offense take over.  “I always tell the team that your first attack is you’re serving at them,” Van Niel said. “That’s an attack. It’s not just ‘Get the ball in.’” That philosophy was on display Sunday as No. 11 ASU (11-3, 2-1 Big 12) combined pressure from the service line with balanced setting and production throughout its lineup in a four-set victory over Iowa State (9-6, 3-1 Big 12).  The performance offered a broader look at what ASU’s offense can become when all parts work together.  “We have plenty of pins (outside and opposite-side hitters),” Van Niel said. “We got middles (middle blockers) that score.” The Sun Devils’ depth at the outside hitters position has provided their setters with several options. Junior outside hitter Una Vajagić led ASU with 18 kills against Iowa State while hitting .371. Senior opposite hitter Noemie Glover, while struggling in the first and third set, added 13 kills and graduate outside hitter Aniya Clinton finished with 12 while hitting .360.  Having three outside hitters reach double-digit kills made it more difficult for Iowa State to concentrate its defense on one attacker. That balance is something Van Niel sees as an important part of ASU’s offensive development.  “If you don’t have some balance, then teams can key on players,” Van Niel said. “It’s nice when things aren’t quite as good for one, and then someone else is stepping up.” The balance extends beyond the hitters.  Senior Isabella Costantini and freshman Elle Mottola have settled into a two-setter system that gives ASU different options depending on its rotation. Against Iowa State, the distribution between the two was nearly identical. Costantini finished with 22 assists while Mottola had 21.  Van Niel said it was one of the most balanced assist totals between the setters since ASU switched to a five-two formation, with Mottola playing the front row and Costantini working in the back row.  “It just kind of shows they’re doing a good job running our offense,” Van Niel said. Costantini believes ASU’s collection of hitters gives the setters freedom when deciding where to distribute the ball. “I think we can score in every position on the court,” Costantini said. “It takes a little bit of pressure off of, maybe, the other hitters.” Van Niel continues to encourage his setters to find the middle blockers, giving the offense another option that opposing defenses have to take into account.  “Having that reassurance from JJ and saying, ‘Keep finding your middles,’ is good,” Costantini said. “Knowing that, I can just put the ball up and they’ll bang the ball and put it away.” Using two setters also gives Costantini and Mottola opportunities to observe the match from the sideline before returning to the floor. Costantini said those breaks allow her to see openings she might not recognize while actively running the offense and then she can communicate those observations to ASU’s hitters and passers.  “Of course everybody wants to be on the court all the time, but it’s really good sometimes just to see the game from the outside,” Costantini said. “Whenever it’s time to go back in, you have so many insights and things that you can talk to your hitters and passers about.”  Serving has been one of Costantini’s strengths throughout the season and was one of the qualities Van Niel noticed before ASU recruited her. Even when Costantini was not receiving regular setting opportunities, Van Niel trusted her enough to substitute her into matches specifically to serve.  That ability became another part of ASU’s attack Sunday. Costantini recorded two aces and served during extended scoring runs, including a 9-0 run in the fourth set that helped ASU create separation from the Cyclones.  Costantini said ASU has made aggressive serving a point of emphasis in practice, with the goal of applying pressure rather than simply putting the ball across the net.  “I don’t even know how to describe the feeling,” Costantini said. “It was just like I had the ball in my hands and I know I have control over it.”  The approach also affects what happens after the serve. A difficult serve can push an opponent out of system and make its attack more predictable, giving ASU’s defense more opportunities to control the next contact and transition into its own offense.  When that pressure drops, Van Niel sees the difference.  ASU’s serving was less effective during portions of the third set against Iowa State, allowing the Cyclones to operate in their system more frequently. Van Niel said ASU’s passing also declined before the Sun Devils reset and restored pressure in the fourth.  “We just need to be a little more consistent,” Van Niel said.  The Sun Devils displayed their offense in front of 3,953 fans on Youth Day at Desert Financial Arena. Van Niel said it gave his players a chance to connect with young volleyball players who could someday follow the same path.  “You were that age at one point,” Van Niel said. “You were watching those folks play, and how cool was it when someone came up and gave you a high five, helped you with a serve or signed an autograph?”  Vajagić said the players understand that their actions can resonate with the young athletes watching them from the stands.  “I think we are one of the people who young kids should look for as athletes,” Vajagić said. “Our behaviors on the court can, for sure, help other generations.”  What those young fans saw Sunday was an ASU offense with several ways to score. Vajagić, Glover and Clinton supplied production from the pins. Zoey Burgess and Ella Lomigora provided options through the middle. Costantini and Mottola shared responsibility for connecting those pieces.  But Van Niel’s vision for that offense starts before any of them swing.  It starts with the serve. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6864b75342cf4db8d30c8 'The Bachelor' and 'The Vow' In TV Legal Fight Over Roses te 2026-10-07T17:50:03.314Z 'The Bachelor' and 'The Vow' In TV Legal Fight Over Roses Entertainment attorney Madison Karsenty tells Newsweek Fox has strong defenses against claims involving romance-themed imagery. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6841175342cf4db8d307a Massachusetts Sports Betting — Best Sportsbooks and Apps | Outkick te 2026-10-07T17:40:33.234Z Massachusetts Sports Betting — Best Sportsbooks and Apps | Outkick Massachusetts sports betting has been live since Aug. 10, 2022, when the Massachusetts Gaming Commission licensed retail operators. The first online operators were approved on March 10, 2023. Bettors in the state can now choose from seven legal sportsbook apps. Yes, sports betting is legal in Massachusetts and has been since Aug. 10, 2022, for anyone over the age of 21 and physically located inside the state.  With seven different options for sports betting in Massachusetts, it can be difficult to figure out which is right for you. Below, we’ve compiled a list of some of the apps available and provide you with details on what users like and dislike about the app.  Massachusetts Sportsbook apps provide new users with welcome offers to get them familiar with their app and to try it out. Many will use some form of either a bet-and-get, profit boost, or deposit match offer. In order to bet-and-get, you usually just need to bet a small amount and fulfill small objectives to receive bonus funds into your account. Profit boost bets give your winning payout an extra amount. Deposit matches are simple — you deposit an amount, the book will provide you with a fraction or 100% of the value you deposit as a bonus.  After sports betting was approved nationally in 2018, Massachusetts lawmakers deliberated before finally agreeing on Aug. 1, 2022, that it would be passed in the state. On Aug. 10, of 2022, Governor Charlie Baker signed House Bill 5164 into law. Retail books opened on Jan. 31, 2023. Online sportsbooks followed shortly thereafter, launching March 10, 2023.  Massachusetts has a rich history of sports and talented teams, mostly from the Boston area. The Boston Celtics, Red Sox, and Bruins represent the NBA, MLB, and NHL, respectively. In the NFL, the New England Patriots are one of the most successful franchises in NFL history. There are some college teams like Harvard and Boston College that are also popular to wager on.  College sports generate a lot of interest for sports bettors, and those in Massachusetts are permitted to partake in wagering on them. However, you cannot bet on individual player props at the collegiate level, and you cannot bet on any in-state team unless it is a postseason or multi-team tournament game like during March Madness.  There are retail sportsbooks in Massachusetts, with Encore Boston Harbor, MGM Springfield, and Plainridge Park Casino being the three locations. Licensed Retail Locations: Encore Boston Harbor (WynnBET Sportsbook) – Everett MGM Springfield (BetMGM Sportsbook) – Springfield Plainridge Park Casino (PENN Sportsbook) – Plainville Yes, sports betting is legal in Massachusetts for anyone over the age of 21 who is physically in the state.  Choosing the best sportsbook takes some time to discover what you like and want to get out of an app. The good news is you can use as many as you’d like to see which one you prefer.  You must be 21 or older to wager on sports in Massachusetts.  Yes, you can bet on college sports in Massachusetts. However, you cannot wager on player props and cannot bet on in-state teams unless they are in the postseason or a multi-team tournament.  No, you just have to be in the state physically when the wager is placed.  There are seven legal online sportsbooks in Massachusetts.  You can wager on sports in Massachusetts without an app if you visit one of three retail sportsbooks in the state. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6840475342cf4db8d305a What happened when Tennessee tried to execute Christa Pike. te 2026-10-07T17:40:20.329Z What happened when Tennessee tried to execute Christa Pike. Trouble began w Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6840275342cf4db8d3051 Man Is Arrested After Fatal Shooting of Girl in Parking Spot Dispute te 2026-10-07T17:40:18.428Z Man Is Arrested After Fatal Shooting of Girl in Parking Spot Dispute Khloe Ishway, 12, was killed when she was caught in the crossfire as two men exchanged gunfire as they argued over a parking spot at a park in Baltimore over the weekend. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac683fc75342cf4db8d3046 Cancer Support Community Arizona hosting free community event Oct. 10 te 2026-10-07T17:40:12.689Z Cancer Support Community Arizona hosting free community event Oct. 10 The free community event honors the people the Flagstaff location has served since opening in 2021 and helps raise funds to keep CSCA's cancer support programs free throughout the region. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac683fa75342cf4db8d303d LOCAL ROUNDUP: BASIS Flagstaff girls volleyball wins record 11th match of season te 2026-10-07T17:40:10.424Z LOCAL ROUNDUP: BASIS Flagstaff girls volleyball wins record 11th match of season A look at how local teams fared recently, including BASIS Flagstaff girls volleyball winning its record 11th match of the season and eighth via a sweep. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac683f775342cf4db8d301d I Was Told to Slow Down. At 67, I’m Just Getting Started | Opinion te 2026-10-07T17:40:07.394Z I Was Told to Slow Down. At 67, I’m Just Getting Started | Opinion After divorce and major life changes, one woman explains why reinvention does not require hitting rock bottom. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac683f475342cf4db8d3001 Greenairy is building smart plant towers to clean the air in your office te 2026-10-07T17:40:04.243Z Greenairy is building smart plant towers to clean the air in your office As it turns out, the cure for stuffy, chemical-infused office air might be a tower of leafy greenery. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac681c375342cf4db8d2fc5 DHS unloads on teachers union boss over 'dangerous rhetoric' and anti-ICE activism te 2026-10-07T17:30:43.094Z DHS unloads on teachers union boss over 'dangerous rhetoric' and anti-ICE activism American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten drew backlash Wednesday after filming a video from a field near Newark’s Delaney Hall migrant detention facility, where she decried alleged conditions inside. Weingarten’s video, filmed within view of the facility, comes as school-choice advocates have criticized her political activism while student academic performance remains below pre-pandemic levels — with one critic recently summing up the contrast as a desire to "dictate … policy on immigration while its own members’ students struggle with basic skills." "Dangerous rhetoric from politicians and activists demonizing our brave ICE officers has led to the over 8,000% increase in threats against DHS law enforcement who are heroically performing their congressionally mandated mission to remove criminal illegal aliens from communities across the country," a DHS spokesperson told Fox News Digital when asked about Weingarten’s visit. "Any claim that there are subprime conditions at ICE detention facilities is false," the agency said. ANTI-ICE PROTESTERS CLASH WITH AGENTS OUTSIDE NEW JERSEY DETENTION CENTER AS GOV SHERRILL DENIED ENTRY Fox News Digital reached out to Weingarten through AFT for comment. In her video, Weingarten disputed DHS’ characterization of conditions at the facility: "This is one of the most despicable things that our current government does," Weingarten said as she was filmed pointing and gesticulating toward Delaney Hall. "They put people — people have not committed any crimes — they are immigrants. They deport them, or they … detain them and deport them in conditions that are unimaginable." Weingarten, who grew up about 40 miles north of New York City in Nyack, New York, said her grandparents came to the U.S. seeking a better life, drawing a comparison to migrants detained at Delaney Hall. "We saw families coming out [of Delaney] who had just visited their loved ones… They work hard. They play by the rules. They should not be detained or deported because we have a broken immigration system," she claimed. "We should fix the immigration system, but the cruelty of this government right now is terrible." DHS said in response to Weingarten that its mission remains "straightforward" — enforcing laws on the books and protecting America’s national security. "Being in detention is a choice. We encourage all illegal aliens to take control of their departure with the CBP Home App. The United States is offering illegal aliens $3,000 and a free flight to self-deport now," the DHS spokesperson told Fox News Digital. INSPECTION OF DELANEY HALL ICE FACILITY CONTRADICTS CLAIMS IN NEW JERSEY ATTORNEY GENERAL'S LAWSUIT School-choice advocate Corey DeAngelis responded to Weingarten’s video by arguing that the union leader wants more illegal immigrants enrolled in public schools because their enrollment increases taxpayer funding. "It's time to overturn Plyler v Doe and stop forcing taxpayers to fund education for illegals," DeAngelis tweeted, referencing a 1982 Supreme Court case wherein Eisenhower-appointed Justice William Brennan Jr. ruled for the majority that Texas could not deny undocumented school-age children access to free public education. A 2026 Annie E. Casey Foundation analysis found that 47 states fared worse on its education index in 2024 than in 2019, with national declines in math proficiency, reading proficiency and preschool attendance. Weingarten has led AFT since 2008. She previously led New York City’s UFT from 1998 to 2009. DeAngelis previously criticized Weingarten after she encouraged a boycott of Target over the Minnesota-based retailer’s response to ICE operations. DeAngelis wrote for the Heritage Foundation that AFT "wants to dictate corporate policy on immigration while its own members’ students struggle with basic skills. That mismatch should alarm every taxpayer and parent." WATCH: WEINGARTEN GESTURES WILDLY DURING ANTI-TRUMP RANT, LATER SAYS HE DRIVES HER TO DRINK The clip of Weingarten drew criticism on X, including from users who argued that the teachers union leader was straying beyond education policy and into the immigration debate. Other critics shared photos of Weingarten promoting her book "Why Fascists Fear Teachers." SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER "This is wild. Randi Weingarten is bad enough in her education related field (power, indoctrination, control) but now she is expanding into immigration," another wrote. The clash comes as Weingarten and AFT have become increasingly involved in immigration fights beyond the classroom, including pressuring Target over ICE operations. Critics have pointed to persistent academic setbacks as evidence the union’s leadership should be focused on education, while AFT describes political activism and broader civil-rights advocacy as part of its mission alongside public education. Fox News Digital also reached out to the Department of Education for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac681c075342cf4db8d2fbc Grocery shoppers may be relying on a 'misleading' clue when choosing healthy foods te 2026-10-07T17:30:40.818Z Grocery shoppers may be relying on a 'misleading' clue when choosing healthy foods A shorter shelf life may make food seem fresher and healthier, but new research suggests that may be more perception than reality. A study from the University of British Columbia (UBC) Sauder School of Business in Canada found that many shoppers use a food's shelf life as a shortcut for judging how natural it is, even though longer shelf lives can reflect factors beyond heavy processing. The team, which included researchers from China, conducted a series of experiments in which participants compared foods with different shelf lives, including potato chips, pasta sauce, mayonnaise and granola bars. YOUR BRAIN MAY BE TRICKING YOU INTO LIKING ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS, STUDY FINDS Shoppers consistently viewed foods with shorter shelf lives as more natural and healthier, even when the ingredients and nutritional facts were nearly identical or the difference in shelf life was solely due to better packaging. In the case of the mayonnaise, the only difference between the two products was that one had a better seal, allowing it to stay fresh longer — it was no more processed than the other. Yet participants still viewed the shorter-shelf-life option as more natural. Even when they were given clear indications that a longer-lasting product just had better packaging, shoppers still used shelf life as a gauge, the researchers found. JUST ONE SMALL SERVING OF ULTRA-PROCESSED FOOD A DAY LINKED TO HIGHER DISEASE RISK, MAJOR STUDY FINDS In other experiments, participants rated potato chips with a five-month shelf life as more natural and healthier than nearly identical chips with a nine-month shelf life. Nearly 70% of participants selected a pasta sauce with a one-year shelf life when they were encouraged to prioritize natural foods.  That figure dropped to 43% when the emphasis shifted to reducing food waste and protecting the environment, as the researchers found that participants also associated longer shelf life with less waste because items wouldn't go bad as quickly. The findings, published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology earlier this year, suggest shoppers often use shelf life as a "mental shortcut" when making purchasing decisions, researchers said. AMERICANS ARE DITCHING ULTRA-PROCESSED SNACKS FOR AN ANCIENT FRUIT THAT'S EXPLODING IN POPULARITY "Our research shows consumers are using shelf life as a shortcut for judging whether foods are natural," co-author Yann Cornil, an associate professor at UBC Sauder, told Fox News Digital. "It sometimes can be diagnostic, but shelf life is also very much dependent on the quality of the packaging, which has nothing to do with food naturalness." Cornil added that the shortcut can be "misleading." THIS AMOUNT OF DELI MEAT ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER DEMENTIA RISK IN COMPELLING NEW REVIEW Packaging has improved dramatically, he noted, just like refrigeration did 60 years ago, to improve food preservation. The tendency to equate a shorter shelf life with less processing may have unintended consequences, according to the researchers. Buyers may therefore skip products that are just as healthy while choosing items that are more likely to spoil before they can be eaten. Products like canned beans, frozen fruits and vegetables and dried oats can stay fresh for months or even years thanks to preservation methods and packaging rather than added ingredients. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES "A shorter shelf life does not automatically mean a food is healthier," Kelly Springer, a New York-based registered dietitian and founder and CEO of Kelly's Choice, told Fox News Digital. "Better seals, oxygen barriers and moisture-control packaging help foods stay fresh longer while maintaining quality and safety." Springer pointed to some packaged items such as guacamole, which can have a longer refrigerated shelf life because of high-pressure processing and packaging technology rather than added preservatives, yet are still healthy choices. Other items such as milk, yogurt and kefir can stay fresh longer due to pasteurization and fermentation — not necessarily added ingredients. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ "Don't judge a food by its shelf life," Springer, who was not involved in the research, added. "Turn the package over, read the nutrition label and make decisions based on what's inside." She recommends consumers focus on fiber, protein, added sugar and sodium rather than the expiration date alone. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Cornil added that saturated fat content can also be problematic. "Too many ingredients, in particular ingredients [such as] additives and preservatives that you can't recognize, or can't even pronounce, may be a signal of too much processing and unhealthiness," Cornil said. "It's not always true, but I would say that it is more diagnostic than shelf life information." The findings are especially relevant as many seek to reduce how much ultra-processed food they eat. Roughly 55% of Americans' daily caloric intake is from ultra-processed foods, the researchers noted. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac681be75342cf4db8d2fb3 SANDRA SMITH: I walked into Fox News 19 years ago. The people and viewers changed my life te 2026-10-07T17:30:38.961Z SANDRA SMITH: I walked into Fox News 19 years ago. The people and viewers changed my life Nineteen years ago today, I walked through the doors at 1211 and hit the ground running — covering some of the biggest stories of our lifetimes, from the 2008 financial crisis to presidential elections that reshaped the country. What followed has been an intense, exciting and incredibly rewarding career at Fox News. I’ve had the privilege of moderating presidential primary debates, conducting the first live interview inside the Vice President’s Ceremonial Office, interviewing Supreme Court justices, presidents, military leaders and Wall Street CEOs, and reporting live from the trading floors of New York and Chicago. LAUREN GREEN: I WAS FOX NEWS CHANNEL'S FIRST ON-AIR HIRE. HERE'S HOW A DREAM BECAME A POWERHOUSE I’ve also been fortunate to help launch some great shows — "Outnumbered" in 2014, the relaunch of "America’s Newsroom" in 2018, and "America Reports with John Roberts and Sandra Smith" in 2021.  Today, those shows are a driving force behind Fox News’ No. 1 position in daytime — a testament to the extraordinary teams that show up every day ready to fight for the story. And somewhere along the way, I took on my most important role of all: becoming a mom, twice. Balancing motherhood and this career has taught me more about discipline, sacrifice and perspective than anything else ever could. DANA PERINO: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE REMARKABLE PEOPLE WHO MAKE FOX NEWS POSSIBLE But after 19 years, it’s not the stories or the interviews that stand out most. It’s the people. Fox has become a second family. I’m incredibly grateful to Lachlan, Suzanne and Jay for their leadership and for continuing to give me the opportunity to grow, take on new challenges and do work that I genuinely love. FOX NEWS MEDIA CEO SUZANNE SCOTT INDUCTED INTO BROADCASTING+CABLE HALL OF FAME And after all these years, what drives me is still the same thing that drove me on day one: the viewers. They deserve someone who is prepared, asks the hard questions and never stops working for them. Nineteen years in, I’m still here. Still fighting for the story. Still loving the work. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION And I’m more excited than ever for what comes next. Here’s to the next 30. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM SANDRA SMITH Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac681ac75342cf4db8d2f95 The failed execution has roiled the state prison agency. te 2026-10-07T17:30:20.841Z The failed execution has roiled the state prison agency. The leader of the agency who oversaw it stepped down as Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac681aa75342cf4db8d2f8c More Than 600,000 Gallons of Fuel Bound for Cuba Seized at U.S. Ports te 2026-10-07T17:30:18.465Z More Than 600,000 Gallons of Fuel Bound for Cuba Seized at U.S. Ports The biodiesel, worth more than $2.8 million, was procured for a company sanctioned by the Treasury Department, federal officials said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac681a775342cf4db8d2f6e Cornell Students Plan Sit-In for Solidarity Over Alleged Fraternity Assault te 2026-10-07T17:30:15.122Z Cornell Students Plan Sit-In for Solidarity Over Alleged Fraternity Assault Students are holding a sit-in on Wednesday at Cornell University in the wake of an alleged gang rape in 2024. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac681a275342cf4db8d2f65 Why South Florida’s Migration Boom Is Running Out of Steam te 2026-10-07T17:30:10.108Z Why South Florida’s Migration Boom Is Running Out of Steam For low- and middle-income movers from the Northeast, moving to South Florida, especially Miami, no longer makes financial sense. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6819d75342cf4db8d2f5c Michigan's Mike Rogers Seizes on October 7 Anniversary to Attack El-Sayed te 2026-10-07T17:30:05.748Z Michigan's Mike Rogers Seizes on October 7 Anniversary to Attack El-Sayed Mike Rogers used the third anniversary of the Hamas attack to accuse Abdul El-Sayed of antisemitism in Michigan's Senate race. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac67f5c75342cf4db8d2f21 The Athletic column urging Indiana Fever to part ways with Sophie Cunningham draws widespread criticism te 2026-10-07T17:20:28.836Z The Athletic column urging Indiana Fever to part ways with Sophie Cunningham draws widespread criticism The phrase "80-20 issue" is thrown out quite a bit in spaces such as these. But Tuesday, a 95-5 issue seems to have emerged. The 95% in this case? The people on the internet bashing a piece from The Athletic that attacked WNBA guard Sophie Cunningham. Columnist Candace Buckner argued that the soon-to-be free agent was a "combustible" figure whose "turbulent" opinions were a distraction to the Indiana Fever. Never mind that Cunningham's most publicized stance — that biological males shouldn't compete in female sports — is shared by the vast majority of the country. SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM SENDS MESSAGE TO HER HATERS AFTER SAYING MEN DON'T BELONG IN WOMEN'S SPORTS Buckner's conclusion? That the Fever must part ways with Sophie so that they "can go back to being a basketball team." This sparked the public to break out their drivers. Among the most prominent critics teeing off was nine-time Wimbledon winner Martina Navratilova, a staunch advocate of keeping men out of women's spaces. Said the tennis legend on X: "Buckner seems to forget the W in @WNBA stand for women. There was nothing wrong with what Sophie said originally. It’s the response from WNBA that made it blow up. The policy is the problem, not Sophie Cunningham." This is hard to deny. The "circus" Buckner says surrounds Cunningham wouldn't exist if the WNBA could simply define what a woman is. Doing so would have kept former NBA players such as Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White from declaring their intent to enter the WNBA Draft. But the W doesn't want to have that discussion. Its leaders are too afraid of the internal blowback. They opt for the more widespread external blowback instead. Another Buckner critic was podcast host Stephen L. Miller, who focused less on the trans issue and more on the media's hypocrisy. Mocking the Athletic's post on X, Miller wrote: "If the San Francisco 49ers want to go back to being a football team, Colin Kaepernick has to go." KAEPERNICK TELLS 'THE VIEW' THAT NFL OWNERS KEPT HIM OUT OVER POLITICS AND POWER, CLAIMS THEY DONATE TO TRUMP Yes. I can make a Namath-esque guarantee that nobody in media decrying Cunningham as a distraction had that same energy for Kaepernick 10 years ago. Forget that Kaepernick made a conscious decision to enter the political fray whereas Sophie simply answered a question about trans athletes in an ESPN interview. The problem for media pundits isn't that Cunningham has "big opinions," as Buckner said — it's that she has the wrong opinions. But the disdain players and critics have for Sophie is often projected onto her fans as well. There seems to be this idea that Fever supporters are these backward hillbillies filled with hate because they back players embraced in conservative circles. So, you'll get players such as Angel Reese claiming that they heard racist comments from attendees in Indiana, or Brittney Griner saying that the league's "new fans" shouted racial slurs at her. Except, there hasn't been an ounce of evidence that any of this "hate" it taking place in real time. Which led to this rather on-the-nose post from the X account Veritas Explorer, which wrote "The real story was the anti-Fever, racist media campaign led by Jussie Smollett." SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM SEES SUPPORT SURGE AFTER STAR PUTS CAREER ON LINE FOR GIRLS SPORTS All in all there were 1.3K comments on The Athletic's tweet linking to Buckner's column against 1.1K likes. That's a standard "ratio" — as the repulsed replies flooded in. What was interesting is that Buckner didn't tweet the column out on her personal account, which she often does. She likely knew what kind of reaction awaited her. To be fair, though, this is X — whose political tenor has shifted rightward since Elon Musk bought the platform four years ago. So maybe the readers over at The Athletic/New York Times were digging the take? Eh...not so much. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! The most "liked" comment (by far) under her column read as follows. "Hold up. I clicked on this article because I wanted to see the basketball reasons why they should trade Cunningham. Turns out there are none, and the issue is because of off the court issues with something she said. And that is just stupid. I currently live in a city with a football team that employs Deshaun Watson, someone who is far far more destructive to the dignity of women and yet he plays and we don’t get constant columns how he should be. The WNBA should be about the top level of Women’s Basketball. Not the top level of women’s basketball who happen to agree with you. That alone will harm this league more than anything." The second-most "liked" comment was more succinct. "Candace had this one in the drafts for 6 months lol. Sophie did nothing wrong." No, she did not. She stood up for what she believed in. And in the wake of this Buckner column, the public stood behind her. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac67f5a75342cf4db8d2f18 Super Bowl LXI will stream on Disney+ alongside ABC and ESPN broadcast from Los Angeles te 2026-10-07T17:20:26.871Z Super Bowl LXI will stream on Disney+ alongside ABC and ESPN broadcast from Los Angeles With ESPN set to broadcast its first Super Bowl, its parent company is making yet another big move for the big game. Along with ABC, which will air the game for the first time since Super Bowl XL in 2006, it was announced Wednesday that the game will be streamed on Disney+. The streaming option means that Super Bowl LXI in Los Angeles will now be available in more than 55 international markets. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! This will be the fourth consecutive year a Super Bowl will be available on a streaming service, beginning with Super Bowl LVIII, as the CBS broadcast was also available on Paramount+. The following year's Super Bowl was streamed on Tubi, owned by Fox, and last year's NBC game was available on Peacock. The Walt Disney Company also announced that two "Monday Night Football" games will be available through the service: a Philadelphia Eagles-Dallas Cowboys bout on Oct. 26 and a second game to be announced. Those games will still be available on ESPN and ABC. SAINTS STAR QUARTERBACK TYLER SHOUGH REACTS TO FANS' BOOS AFTER DISMAL PRIME-TIME PERFORMANCE VS FALCONS ESPN was awarded this season's game in 2021 as part of the NFL's new media rights deal that added the network to the existing rotation of Fox, CBS and NBC. The Super Bowl will be Joe Buck's and Troy Aikman's return to the booth for the NFL's championship, last calling the game in 2020 when the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers for Fox. The game will be played on Valentine's Day. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac67f4c75342cf4db8d2efb Christa Pike may have regained consciousness, but her injuries could be profound. te 2026-10-07T17:20:12.660Z Christa Pike may have regained consciousness, but her injuries could be profound. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac67f4875342cf4db8d2edd NFL Rescinds Punishment for Dallas Cowboys TE Jake Ferguson te 2026-10-07T17:20:08.015Z NFL Rescinds Punishment for Dallas Cowboys TE Jake Ferguson The NFL is walking back its $13,611 fine levied against Dallas Cowboys TE Jake Ferguson, according to a report from Adam Schefter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac67f4675342cf4db8d2ed4 Urban Meyer Names Only 1 Michigan Player Worthy of NFL First Round te 2026-10-07T17:20:06.386Z Urban Meyer Names Only 1 Michigan Player Worthy of NFL First Round Urban Meyer stood on the Michigan Wolverines' sideline at Minnesota and saw just one first-round talent, with a twist. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac67f4475342cf4db8d2ecb NHL Insider Links Flyers to Red Wings Star Amid Brutal Start te 2026-10-07T17:20:04.552Z NHL Insider Links Flyers to Red Wings Star Amid Brutal Start The Philadelphia Flyers are expected to be among the teams interested in Detroit Red Wings star Simon Edvinsson. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac67cff75342cf4db8d2e8f Tennessee Sports Betting — Best Sportsbooks and Apps | Outkick te 2026-10-07T17:10:23.556Z Tennessee Sports Betting — Best Sportsbooks and Apps | Outkick Tennessee sports betting has been live since Nov. 1, 2020, when the Tennessee Education Lottery licensed its first online operators. Since then, the Tennessee Sports Wagering Council has taken over regulatory oversight. Bettors in the state can now choose from 12 legal sportsbook apps. Yes, sports betting is legal and has been since November 2020 in Tennessee for anyone who is 21 years of age or older and managed by the Tennessee Sports Wagering Council.  Below is a list of some of the best sportsbooks and betting apps in Tennessee. We’ve compiled feedback and used the apps to share some of the best features of the app and some of the drawbacks. This is by no means a complete list, so try different apps to gain your own perspective as well, but use this as a guide.  Welcome offers from Tennessee Sportsbooks vary, but the most common are bet-and-get, deposit match, or profit boost options. If a user utilizes a bet-and-get option, they have to wager, usually a small amount, and they receive a specified amount of funds in bonus bets. Deposit matches are provided to boost your funds immediately, you get 50-100% of your deposit instantly as bonus funds in your account. The other option is a profit boost, which provides you with a chance to earn extra funds if you win bets.  Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed House Bill 1, also known as the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act, on May 29, 2019. On November 1st, 2020, mobile sportsbooks officially launched in Tennessee. On January 1, 2022, the Tennessee Sports Wagering Council took over regulatory oversight of sports gambling.  Tennessee has plenty of professional teams to bet on, with the Tennessee Titans being the most prominent. Additionally, there are the Nashville Predators in the NHL. There are rumors of them also getting an MLB or NBA team soon. Colleges, like the Tennessee Volunteers, are also popular teams inside the state.  You can bet on college sports in Tennessee, including in-state teams. However, there are no player prop bets allowed.  There are no retail sportsbooks in Tennessee, which made it the first US State to offer entirely online-only sports betting.   Yes, sports betting is legal in Tennessee for anyone over 21 and physically located inside the state at the time of the wager. Picking the best sportsbook is a challenge and each user is encouraged to download as many apps as they can manage, to discover which is the best for them.  You need to be 21 years or older to bet on sports in Tennessee. Yes, you can bet on college sports in Tennessee, but you cannot bet on player props. You can bet on in-state teams.  You do not need to live in Tennessee to wager there, but you must be physically located there when the wager is placed.  There are currently 12 legal sportsbook apps in Tennessee.  No, you cannot bet on sports in Tennessee without an app, there are no retail sportsbooks in the state. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac67cf575342cf4db8d2e5f Panthers React to NFL Announcement for WR Tetairoa McMillan te 2026-10-07T17:10:13.867Z Panthers React to NFL Announcement for WR Tetairoa McMillan The Carolina Panthers reacted to an impressive NFL announcement for wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan after his Week 4 performance. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac67cf475342cf4db8d2e56 Interview with Patty Mishic O’Brien, Chief Growth & Sustainability Officer, Teknor Apex Company te 2026-10-07T17:10:12.432Z Interview with Patty Mishic O’Brien, Chief Growth & Sustainability Officer, Teknor Apex Company Interview with Patty Mishic O’Brien, Chief Growth & Sustainability Officer, Teknor Apex Company Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac67cf275342cf4db8d2e4d Oilers & Penguins Complete Intriguing 1-for-1 Trade te 2026-10-07T17:10:10.952Z Oilers & Penguins Complete Intriguing 1-for-1 Trade The Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers have made a one-for-one trade during the early stages of the 2026-27 season. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac67cf175342cf4db8d2e44 Eagles Make Move at RB Amid Saquon Barkley Injury Concerns te 2026-10-07T17:10:09.492Z Eagles Make Move at RB Amid Saquon Barkley Injury Concerns The Eagles are adding a former Texans running back with Saquon Barkley questionable for Week 5 and Tank Bigsby on injured reserve. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac67cf075342cf4db8d2e3b FBI Says Second Transgender Woman Linked to Canada School Massacre te 2026-10-07T17:10:08.018Z FBI Says Second Transgender Woman Linked to Canada School Massacre James Cody Bryant was arrested on Tuesday on a charge of conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac67cee75342cf4db8d2e1e CIA officer admits to creating fake top secret government program to steal over $190 million, including gold bars te 2026-10-07T17:10:06.105Z CIA officer admits to creating fake top secret government program to steal over $190 million, including gold bars CIA officer David Rush, who worked on highly sensitive intelligence programs, reached a plea deal with U.S. prosecutors after he was caught siphoning money and gold with a fake government contract. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac67aa775342cf4db8d2df9 Bassmaster pro Cooper Gallant says bass fishing is actually more fun without LiveScope sonar te 2026-10-07T17:00:23.445Z Bassmaster pro Cooper Gallant says bass fishing is actually more fun without LiveScope sonar There's no more divisive piece of equipment in bass fishing than forward-facing sonar. Depending on whom you ask, technology like Garmin LiveScope is either one of the greatest tools ever handed to an angler or the thing that's sucking the fun and skill out of fishing. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK OUTDOORS Cooper Gallant sees both sides. The Bassmaster Elite Series pro certainly isn't anti-technology. He uses LiveScope, knows how valuable it can be and understands that, at his level, refusing to adapt isn't really an option. But is fishing actually more fun without it? Yeah, maybe. The timing of Gallant's comments is especially interesting now that we know exactly when Elite Series anglers will — and won't — have access to the technology next season. B.A.S.S. revealed the results of its 2027 live-sonar coin flips Tuesday, and perhaps the most intriguing result is Lake St. Clair. When the Elite Series visits the famed smallmouth fishery Aug. 5-8, forward-facing sonar will be prohibited. That's notable because St. Clair has become closely associated with the electronics-driven techniques that have transformed modern smallmouth fishing. It'll also be the eighth event of the season, with Angler of the Year points and Bassmaster Classic qualification increasingly important. The coin also determined that live sonar will be allowed at the 2027 Bassmaster Classic on Lake Hartwell, while the 2028 Classic will be contested without it. Gallant will have to compete under both sets of rules next season. And while he's certainly not giving up his electronics when they're allowed, he admitted there's something to be said for fishing without them. Gallant gave me a crash course in LiveScope while we were fishing Table Rock Lake in Missouri last week. Watch the full video here: For those who don't know, forward-facing sonar allows anglers to see what's happening beneath the water in real time. Instead of simply casting toward a promising spot and hoping there's a fish hanging around, an angler can use the technology to locate fish and even watch how they react to a lure. "This transducer basically shoots wherever my trolling motor is facing," Gallant explained. "I have it set at 120 feet, so I can see 120 feet out in front of me." Fish, trees, rocks — whatever is down there, he can see it. And, more importantly, he can see what the fish does next. "You can see your bait, you can see the fish react to your bait," he said. "It's all in real time." That's obviously incredibly useful when you're trying to make a living catching bass. It's also a heck of a time-saver. Of course, not every tournament allows LiveScope. So I asked Gallant whether fishing without all that technology feels like a welcome challenge or a daunting task. Turns out, he actually enjoys it. "I think sometimes without it, it’s more fun," Gallant said. "There’s more unknown. You don’t know if there’s a fish there, and when you get a bite, it’s more of a surprise." That's a pretty interesting admission from someone who competes at the highest level of a sport that has spent the past several years arguing about this exact technology. Without LiveScope, you might know you're fishing a good-looking spot. You might have a pretty good idea there are bass nearby. But you don't get to watch the whole thing unfold on a screen before the bite ever happens. Gallant isn't saying he'd throw his electronics overboard. Far from it. "It's incredible technology," he said. He's simply acknowledging something plenty of recreational anglers probably understand. The most efficient way to catch a fish isn't necessarily the most fun way to catch one. Sometimes there's something to be said for chucking a lure into the water and having absolutely no idea what's about to happen. Of course, Gallant doesn't have the luxury of approaching every day on the water like a casual Sunday fishing trip with a novice like me. For professional anglers, technology is part of the job. And when I asked him about some veteran anglers' reluctance to embrace forward-facing sonar, he was sympathetic — to a point. "I think the older generation, they're just hesitant to learn it," Gallant said. "But it's just like anything. The sport evolves." And so does the technology. Gallant said younger anglers may have an advantage simply because many of them grew up learning to fish with advanced electronics. But for anyone trying to compete at the highest level, ignoring that evolution isn't much of an option. "You have to learn it, or you're going to get left behind," he said. That's not a new position for Gallant, either. Before the 2025 Elite Series season, he wrote for Bassmaster that professional anglers had to adopt forward-facing sonar when LiveScope arrived to avoid falling behind their competition. Still, B.A.S.S. has spent the past year experimenting with what competition looks like when anglers don't have access to it. COOPER GALLANT SLEPT IN HIS TRUCK FOR YEARS CHASING PRO FISHING DREAM: 'I DIDN'T HAVE A PLAN B' In 2026, the organization introduced a split format for the Elite Series, with forward-facing sonar permitted at five of nine regular-season tournaments and prohibited at the other four. Lake Guntersville, where FFS was prohibited, became the most-watched Elite event of the regular season with more than 21 million minutes viewed across B.A.S.S. digital platforms. The St. Lawrence River finale, where anglers could use FFS, was second with more than 20 million minutes viewed. B.A.S.S. apparently liked the balance. The organization announced last month that the 50/50 format will return for 2027, with Tuesday's coin flip determining which events land on which side. For the first time, the Bassmaster Classic is getting the same treatment: One flip will determine whether forward-facing sonar is allowed at the 2027 Classic, with the opposite rules automatically applying in 2028. Now we know how that split will look in 2027. Live sonar will be permitted at Lake Okeechobee, Lake Fork, Santee Cooper Lakes, the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway and the Mississippi River. It will be prohibited at Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, the Sabine River, Lake Seminole and Lake St. Clair. And for the first time, the Classic will join the experiment. Live sonar will be allowed at the 2027 Bassmaster Classic on Lake Hartwell, while the technology will be banned at the 2028 Classic, regardless of where that tournament is ultimately held. It's an interesting compromise for a sport still figuring out exactly how much technology it wants at its highest level. And Gallant's perspective might be a pretty good summary of the whole debate. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER LiveScope can make you more efficient. It can show you fish you might never have known were there. At the professional level, learning how to use it can be the difference between keeping up and getting left behind. But take it away? And hey, you might just have a little more fun. Love all things fishing and outdoors? Follow OutKick OutDoors on Instagram and TikTok! Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac67aa675342cf4db8d2df0 Michigan Sports Betting — Best Sportsbooks and Apps | Outkick te 2026-10-07T17:00:22.251Z Michigan Sports Betting — Best Sportsbooks and Apps | Outkick Michigan sports betting launched in March 2020 for retail locations and started allowing online books in January 2021. This was part of the Lawful Sports Betting Act (House Bill 4916) that was passed in December 2019. There are currently 13 active online sportsbooks, and all are regulated by the Michigan Gaming Control Board.  Yes, sports betting is legal in Michigan, and has been since March 2020, with online betting becoming legal in January 2021. You need to be 21 in order to place a wager. If you’re at a tribal casino, you can place bets at 18.  Evaluating sportsbooks offered in Michigan is a fun opportunity for anyone interested in sports betting. Consider things like welcome offers, user experience, loyalty programs, and much more. Below are some highlights and concerns for some of the more popular sportsbooks within Michigan.  Michigan Sportsbooks set up new users with welcome offers such as Bet-And-Get which requires someone to bet a small amount and after the wager is graded, they receive bonus funds into their account. Another option is a Deposit Match, which provides users with an equal amount of funds in their account to whatever they deposit. The other main offer that Michigan Sportsbooks use is Profit Boost options. These usually allow you to boost the winnings on a wager for a set number of bets.  In 2019, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the Lawful Sports Betting Act (House Bill 4916) into law. March 11th of 2020 saw retail options open in Michigan. It took until January 22, 2021, for the online sportsbooks to be live. Entities are now regulated by the Michigan Gaming Control Board.   Detroit is home to the majority of the major sports teams in Michigan. They have the Pistons, Tigers, Lions, and Red Wings representing all of the big four sports. The Michigan Wolverines are one of the more popular schools in America at the college level.  College sports betting is allowed in Michigan. You can bet on local and in-state college teams, and you can bet on player props for sports like basketball and football college players.  Michigan offers over 20 retail sportsbook locations, with them all being inside of casinos. They are located throughout all of Michigan. Licensed Retail Locations: MGM Grand Detroit (BetMGM Sportsbook) – Detroit MotorCity Casino Hotel (FanDuel Sportsbook) – Detroit Hollywood Casino at Greektown (theScore Bet Sportsbook) – Detroit FireKeepers Casino Hotel (Dacey's Sportsbook) – Battle Creek Four Winds Casino New Buffalo (Four Winds Sportsbook) – New Buffalo Four Winds Casino Dowagiac (Four Winds Sportsbook) – Dowagiac Four Winds Casino Hartford (Four Winds Sportsbook) – Hartford Gun Lake Casino (131 Sportsbook) – Wayland Island Resort & Casino (Island Sportsbook) – Harris Kewadin Casino Sault Ste. Marie (Caesars Sportsbook) – Sault Ste. Marie Kewadin Casino St. Ignace (Caesars Sportsbook) – St. Ignace Kewadin Casino Manistique (Caesars Sportsbook) – Manistique Kewadin Casino Hessel (Caesars Sportsbook) – Hessel Kewadin Casino Christmas (Caesars Sportsbook) – Christmas Leelanau Sands Casino & Lodge (Caesars Sportsbook) – Peshawbestown Little River Casino Resort (BetRivers Sportsbook) – Manistee Northern Waters Casino Resort (Fanatics Sportsbook) – Watersmeet Ojibwa Casino Baraga (Ojibwa Sportsbook) – Baraga Ojibwa Casino Marquette (Ojibwa Sportsbook) – Marquette Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort (Ascend Sportsbook) – Mt. Pleasant Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel (Caesars Sportsbook) – Williamsburg Yes, sports betting is legal in Michigan as long as you’re physically in the state and at least 18 at tribal casinos or 21 for other casinos or using the mobile app.  Choosing the best sportsbook in Michigan is subject to the user. You can try as many betting apps as you’d like and discover which is best for you.  You have to be 18 to bet at tribal casinos. Everywhere else, you must be 21 years of age to bet in Michigan.  Yes, you can bet on college sports in Michigan, including on player props. You do not need to live in Michigan, but you need to be physically located within Michigan's borders to place the wager.  There are 13 licensed and legal online sports betting apps within Michigan.  Yes, you can bet on sports in retail locations. If you are 18, you can bet at tribal casinos. If you are 21, there are multiple other casinos you can wager at. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac67aa475342cf4db8d2de7 Christen Goff drops 'game day archives' to remind everyone that the Lions quarterback is going to be just fine te 2026-10-07T17:00:20.911Z Christen Goff drops 'game day archives' to remind everyone that the Lions quarterback is going to be just fine Trust me, Christen Goff would have much rather done a victory Monday post following the Detroit Lions game on Sunday Night Football. Unfortunately for her, the defense let her, her husband Jared and the rest of the team down. Simply put, they couldn’t stop Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers offense. So she regrouped like the veteran that she is and instead waited until Tuesday to share her "Game day archives." Victory Mondays are easy. Coming in hot on a Tuesday with a reminder that the season is long, it's by no means over, and that whatever happens the Lions quarterback is going to be just fine requires focus and discipline. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Christen had no problem flushing the loss in primetime. She turned the page with an impressive attention to detail and focus. This is what it's like to watch someone in their prime feel comfortable in the pocket. Now there's no excuse for Jared. So he went 32-of-52 for 412 yards and a touchdown against the Panthers. He has to show up and put up numbers this weekend in Arizona as the Lions take on a 1-3 Cardinals team. He can't overlook any opponent. He can't take any drives off. NFL WEEK 4 SUNDAY TAKEAWAYS: COWBOYS GET SEASON-DEFINING WIN OVER TEXANS, 49ERS ARE LEAGUE'S BEST TEAM Jared has to stay focused on doing what he can do with the ball in his hands to help his team win. If you didn’t get that from Christen's Instagram post, I don’t know what you're looking at. There's a lot going on in each of these pictures she's included. But the overall message is as clear to me as any message I've ever seen. At 2-2 heading into Week 5, the Detroit Lions are right in the middle of it in the NFC. Now isn’t the time to lose focus. Sometimes you need a kick in the pants from the quarterback's model wife to remind you of that. Consider this that kick in the pants for the Lions. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac67a9c75342cf4db8d2db5 Jazz Rookie Darryn Peterson Proves He's the Real Deal in Home Debut te 2026-10-07T17:00:12.288Z Jazz Rookie Darryn Peterson Proves He's the Real Deal in Home Debut Jazz rookie Darryn Peterson bounced back from a quiet debut with a performance that has Utah excited about his future. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac67a9a75342cf4db8d2dac Patriots QB Drake Maye Bounces Back to Receive NFL Honor te 2026-10-07T17:00:10.427Z Patriots QB Drake Maye Bounces Back to Receive NFL Honor New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye bounced back with an impressive Week 4 performance against the Bills. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac67a9875342cf4db8d2da3 Donald Trump Faces New Democratic Calls to Invoke 25th Amendment: List te 2026-10-07T17:00:08.609Z Donald Trump Faces New Democratic Calls to Invoke 25th Amendment: List California Governor Gavin Newsom called for Trump to be removed from office after his comment about Iran bombing San Diego and LA. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac67a9675342cf4db8d2d85 Meta rolls out new AI tools to detect ads that secretly lead to child sexual abuse material te 2026-10-07T17:00:06.335Z Meta rolls out new AI tools to detect ads that secretly lead to child sexual abuse material Meta launches new AI tools after discovering ads on its platforms that may look normal but direct users to harmful content elsewhere online. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6784c75342cf4db8d2d55 New Jersey Sports Betting — Best Sportsbooks and Apps | Outkick te 2026-10-07T16:50:20.059Z New Jersey Sports Betting — Best Sportsbooks and Apps | Outkick New Jersey sports betting has a very extensive history. In 2012, the state kicked off a multi-year legal battle with the Supreme Court for legalization of sports betting. Retail sportsbooks became legal in June 2018 and mobile apps were legalized in July 2018. There are over a dozen legal sports apps, thanks to Bill A4111. Yes, sports betting is legal in New Jersey and has been legal via mobile apps since July 11, 2018. You must be 21 years or older and physically located in the state to place a wager.  Below is a list of some of the best New Jersey Sportsbooks and betting apps. This is not a comprehensive list, and we encourage you to review all apps for yourself, but we do provide some highlights and things to consider, such as loyalty programs, lines, interface evaluation, and bonuses offered.  Whether it is a Bet-And-Get model, First-Bet Match, or Deposit Match, there are often welcome promotions from New Jersey Sportsbook for new users. With Bet-And-Get, users place a wager and get bonus bet funds after the initial wager. A First-Bet Match allows new users a chance to deposit money, place a wager, and if it loses, receive the funds back in a bonus bet. A Deposit Match is given to users so they can deposit an amount and then receive a match of (typically) 50–100%.  After years of legal battles with the Supreme Court, New Jersey led the way with the unanimous passing of Bill A 4111 on June 7, 2018. On June 11th of the same year, Governor Phil Murphy signed the bill into law. Retail sportsbooks were ready to go weeks later. Roughly a month later, the Division of Gaming Enforcement authorized licensed operators to roll out online and mobile sports betting. Since then, New Jersey has opened and approved over a dozen sports betting apps.  New Jersey has plenty of professional sports teams to wager on or against. The New Jersey Devils are probably the most associated with New Jersey considering it is in their name. Technically, the Giants and Jets — both tagged as New York — play in New Jersey. There are college teams that you can enjoy, including Seton Hall, Princeton, and Rutgers, among others, but you cannot bet on their games in the state.  New Jersey has regulations for betting on sports teams, including that you cannot wager on or against in-state teams. You also cannot bet on any game that is played within New Jersey, regardless of who participates in the game. However, there is one exception — if the game is part of a large tournament like March Madness and plays in New Jersey, you can wager on it. Additionally, player props are allowed, but there is a bill proposing to ban them.  There are multiple locations that offer retail sportsbetting as an option. A lot of them are located inside of casinos, but there are locations that have been built specifically for sports betting. You can also find stand alone locations and sportsbooks at racetracks.  Licensed Retail Locations: Bally's Atlantic City (Bally Bet Sportsbook) – Atlantic City Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa (BetMGM Sportsbook) – Atlantic City Caesars Atlantic City (Caesars Sportsbook) – Atlantic City Freehold Raceway (betPARX Sportsbook) – Freehold Golden Nugget Atlantic City (The Sportsbook) – Atlantic City Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City (Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook) – Atlantic City Harrah's Resort Atlantic City (Caesars Sportsbook) – Atlantic City Meadowlands Racetrack (FanDuel Sportsbook) – East Rutherford Monmouth Park Racetrack (Caesars Sportsbook) – Oceanport Ocean Casino Resort (The Gallery Bar Sportsbook / Fanatics) – Atlantic City Tropicana Atlantic City (Caesars Sportsbook) – Atlantic City Sports betting is legal in New Jersey for anyone over the age of 21 and physically located inside of New Jersey’s borders. The best sportsbook in New Jersey is dependent on what you’re looking for out of an app. Try all of them and see which one works best for you, as there is no limit to the number of sportsbook apps you can have.  You must be 21 years or older to bet on sports in New Jersey. Yes, you can make wagers on college sports in New Jersey. However, you cannot bet on college events involving any New Jersey college, or ones that take place in New Jersey, regardless of the origins of the school. You can bet on college player props as long as they don’t involve a New Jersey college.  You do not need to live in New Jersey to place a wager at a sportsbook, but you do need to physically be within the state borders.  There are dozens of legal sportsbooks in New Jersey that you can try.  Yes, there are retail locations for you to bet on in New Jersey without an app. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6784475342cf4db8d2d39 Man Posing as ICE Agent at Miami Polling Site Faces Felony Charges te 2026-10-07T16:50:12.512Z Man Posing as ICE Agent at Miami Polling Site Faces Felony Charges Danilo Alves Silva wore an Immigration and Customs Enforcement costume from Amazon at a polling location for the Brazilian presidential election. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6784275342cf4db8d2d1d Stephen A Smith Facing Fierce Backlash Over 'Appalling' Lane Johnson Take te 2026-10-07T16:50:10.473Z Stephen A Smith Facing Fierce Backlash Over 'Appalling' Lane Johnson Take ESPN broadcast personality Stephen A. Smith is facing serious backlash over his "appalling" comment about Lane Johnson. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6784175342cf4db8d2d14 Iran Doesn't Have Capability to 'Take Out' San Diego or LA, Experts Say te 2026-10-07T16:50:09.090Z Iran Doesn't Have Capability to 'Take Out' San Diego or LA, Experts Say An expert tells Newsweek that Iran doesn't have the weapons needed to launch long-distance, devastating strikes on California. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6783f75342cf4db8d2d0b For UnitedMasters’ Latin Team, Heritage Is a Year-Round Strategy  te 2026-10-07T16:50:07.323Z For UnitedMasters’ Latin Team, Heritage Is a Year-Round Strategy  Latin artists can grow globally without losing their roots. UnitedMasters shares how culture and independence shape the journey. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6783d75342cf4db8d2d02 Nick Saban Gives Surprising Verdict on Winning 201 Games at Alabama te 2026-10-07T16:50:05.744Z Nick Saban Gives Surprising Verdict on Winning 201 Games at Alabama Nick Saban opens up to Theo Von about what 201 wins at Alabama really felt like, plus his biggest Kick Six regret. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6783b75342cf4db8d2cf9 76ers Lose New 7-Foot Center for Season With Brutal Injury te 2026-10-07T16:50:03.748Z 76ers Lose New 7-Foot Center for Season With Brutal Injury Philadelphia 76ers center Ariel Hukporti has suffered a ruptured right Achilles tendon and is expected to be out for the season. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac675f175342cf4db8d2ca3 Colleen Slemmer was a vibrant and generous presence, her mother said. te 2026-10-07T16:40:17.282Z Colleen Slemmer was a vibrant and generous presence, her mother said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac675ee75342cf4db8d2c89 Democrats on Course To Flip Three Senate Seats in New Midterms Poll te 2026-10-07T16:40:14.912Z Democrats on Course To Flip Three Senate Seats in New Midterms Poll New polling shows Democrats leading in five Senate races, while an independent threatens another Republican seat in Nebraska. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac675ed75342cf4db8d2c80 Jon Sumrall Positioned for Major Recruiting Win Amid Florida's Hot Start te 2026-10-07T16:40:13.207Z Jon Sumrall Positioned for Major Recruiting Win Amid Florida's Hot Start Florida could flip the nation's No. 1 WR this weekend as Jon Sumrall's Gators look to bounce back against South Carolina. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac675eb75342cf4db8d2c77 Do Americans Still Support the Death Penalty? What The Polls Show  te 2026-10-07T16:40:11.740Z Do Americans Still Support the Death Penalty? What The Polls Show  As a botched Tennessee execution renews death penalty scrutiny, this is what polls show about opinion on capital punishment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac675e975342cf4db8d2c6e How Talarico and Paxton's Midterms War Chests Compare te 2026-10-07T16:40:09.929Z How Talarico and Paxton's Midterms War Chests Compare Hundreds of millions of dollars have poured into the Texas Senate race, making it among the costliest congressional contests ever. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac675e875342cf4db8d2c65 Eagles' Jalen Hurts Gets Blunt Reality Check After Lane Johnson Retirement te 2026-10-07T16:40:08.377Z Eagles' Jalen Hurts Gets Blunt Reality Check After Lane Johnson Retirement Emmanuel Acho delivered a blunt reality check for Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts after news of Lane Johnson's retirement. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac675e675342cf4db8d2c5c Bruins Offered Star Center in Failed Trade for Kirill Marchenko te 2026-10-07T16:40:06.756Z Bruins Offered Star Center in Failed Trade for Kirill Marchenko The Boston Bruins were reportedly open to trading Pavel Zacha to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Kirill Marchenko. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac675e475342cf4db8d2c53 Paul Finebaum Sends Clear Warning to Kirby Smart Before Alabama Showdown te 2026-10-07T16:40:04.763Z Paul Finebaum Sends Clear Warning to Kirby Smart Before Alabama Showdown Who has more to lose in Georgia-Alabama? Paul Finebaum puts the pressure on Kirby Smart as the Bulldogs head to Tuscaloosa. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6717575342cf4db8d2bbb Best Sports Betting Apps and Sites 2026: Top Sportsbooks Reviewed te 2026-10-07T16:21:09.213Z Best Sports Betting Apps and Sites 2026: Top Sportsbooks Reviewed There are more betting sites and sports betting apps than most bettors know what to do with. The best sports betting app depends on where you live, how you bet and whether you prefer a mobile app or a desktop site. You don’t have to stick with one sportsbook, so we compare the best online sportsbooks based on their apps, desktop sites, odds, promotions and available betting features. We also look at app and site usability and market depth to help you find the best fit. Last updated: Oct. 7, 2026 Welcome offers can be the difference-maker when you’re choosing a sportsbook, but the biggest headline number isn’t always the best deal. FanDuel keeps the initial risk low, while BetMGM offers a larger safety net and bet365, Fanatics, theScore Bet and Hard Rock Bet each target different types of bettors. Compare the terms, state availability and how the bonus actually pays before you sign up. If you want to see what the best sportsbook promos on offer, check out this page here. The self-proclaimed "King of Sportsbooks," BetMGM is the joint venture powerhouse of MGM Resorts International and Entain. BetMGM stands out for its high-stakes promotions, integration with luxury retail casino rewards, and extensive market depth. First Bet Offer: Get up to $1,500 back in Bonus Bets if your first bet doesn't win +$50 BetMGM Reward Bonus. This high-value safety net is ideal for players taking a bigger swing on their initial wager, offering a complete refund in site credit (divided into five 20% bonus chunks for bets over $50) if your wager falls short. If you’re a fan of the New Orleans Saints, you’ll love the look of this app. With a black, white, and gold visual aesthetic, the app is very sleek. Navigation is straightforward, featuring a top horizontal slider for major leagues and quick-access tabs for live in-play betting, current promotions, and your active bet slip.  On desktop, BetMGM presents a spacious three-column layout that makes building parlays or analyzing game markets seamless without jumping between pages. This is very helpful if you’re not 100% sure what you want to bet on when you first come to the site. It can be a bit hard to navigate at first, and the site is bulky, so if you don’t have cookies on or don’t visit often, you may get frustrated with load times. BetMGM holds strong sentiment overall across major app marketplaces. Positive user feedback frequently highlights the seamless integration with MGM Rewards, generous daily odds boosts, and reliable payout processing. Negative reviews focus primarily on occasional app lag during high-volume sports hours, strict geolocation checks, and a slightly higher learning curve for absolute beginners navigating the deep prop menus. It is hard to identify why Android users like the app much less than iPhone users.   BetMGM shines in its expansive market variety. Beyond comprehensive coverage of mainstream U.S. sports (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, College Sports), it delivers extensive global options like European soccer leagues, tennis, golf, rugby, and cricket. Market depth is particularly strong for player prop alternatives and game futures, with pricing that consistently competes with top-tier sportsbooks.  BetMGM supports online banking, debit cards, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, VIP Preferred ACH and cash withdrawals at participating MGM properties. Withdrawal requests are typically reviewed within 24 hours, while e-wallet payouts are generally the fastest option.  BetMGM’s biggest advantage is its connection to MGM Rewards, giving bettors a reason to use the book beyond the app itself. The mobile experience can feel heavier than some other sportsbooks, but BetMGM offers a deep menu of mainstream and international markets. Final take: A strong choice for bettors who want a full sportsbook and rewards they can use at MGM properties. FanDuel has grown well beyond its daily fantasy roots and is now one of the biggest sportsbooks in the country. Bettors like the app’s clean navigation, frequent odds boosts and wide selection of markets, making it an easy option for both newcomers and experienced players. Bet $5 per day for five days and get $250 in Bonus Bets. For users looking to get into the sports betting lifestyle, this is a great offer. You can make low-risk investments and get a nice return (paid out over five days at $50 per day in bonus bets).   FanDuel’s app is clean and easy to navigate. Bettors can search by sport, use the top banner to jump into popular leagues or start with prebuilt bets if they don’t want to build a parlay from scratch. The bet slip is simple enough for newcomers without getting in the way of more experienced bettors. The desktop site is easy to use, but finding a specific market can take more digging than it does on some competing sportsbooks. You may have to move through multiple categories before reaching the exact prop or bet type you want. It’s a minor issue, but bettors who prefer to compare several markets quickly may find the layout a little less efficient. FanDuel has more than 300,000 Google Play reviews, with positive feedback often highlighting the app’s easy navigation and quick payouts. Negative reviews commonly mention customer-support frustrations, occasional glitches and lag during busy betting periods.    If you can bet on it, there are likely odds listed on FanDuel. They offer all the major sports and a wide variety of options on virtually every game and future ticket you can think of. They also cover more obscure sports, including snooker, Korean baseball and darts. In general, the odds are in line with most other major sportsbooks, though it’s always worth comparing lines before placing a bet. It is simple to both deposit and withdraw money from FanDuel. Online banking and credit cards are options, as are Venmo and PayPal. These options are generally secure and quick. Payouts are processed quickly, and the money is often in your bank account within two or three days. FanDuel is a good app for beginners and experts alike. Beginners get a solid welcome offer and a straightforward app for placing bets, while experienced bettors will appreciate the wide range of markets and quick payouts.  Final take: One of the easiest sportsbooks to use and one of the few that almost every sports bettor should consider. One of the fastest-growing forces in the betting industry is Fanatics Sportsbook. Leveraging its powerhouse sports merchandise brand, Fanatics has built on PointsBet’s infrastructure to create a custom-built, app-first betting platform. Users praise its integration with official team gear, NFL streaming and modern user experience.  Bet $20 and get $350 in FanCash using the code FOXNEWS350. Fanatics are offering fan cash to new customers who deposit only $10, using that money to make a $20+ cash bet of -500 or longer per day for seven days for a total of $350 back in FanCash. If you're looking to bag your team's merchandise, this is a great offer to keep you in the game, and looking fresh with official merch. Fanatics took a mobile-first approach, designing its app from the ground up for smartphones. The navigation relies heavily on personalized feeds, quick search features, and an intuitive betting slip that lets you track live bets effortlessly. Unlike legacy sportsbooks, Fanatics focuses almost entirely on its app rather than a traditional desktop site. While desktop access is restricted primarily to account management and QR downloads, the app is the primary focus. The layout eliminates unnecessary menu clicks by prioritizing targeted games, live events, and tailored recommendations right on the home screen. Fanatics maintains high customer satisfaction across hundreds of thousands of app store reviews. Users consistently praise the reward system, fast load times, and sleek layout. Critical reviews mostly focus on the lack of a full desktop experience, strict daily opt-in requirements for promos, or withdrawal verification delays. Fanatics offers comprehensive betting markets covering all major leagues (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, college sports) along with international sports like soccer, tennis, golf, and motorsports. Their prop market depth and Same Game Parlay coverage rival top competitors, featuring competitive odds pricing and daily profit boosts across high-profile match-ups.  Depositing and withdrawing money on Fanatics is direct and secure. Supported options include online banking, debit cards, PayPal, Venmo, and wire transfers. Because of their modern payment architecture, digital wallet withdrawals, like PayPal and Venmo, are often processed in a few hours.  Fanatics Sportsbook is a top choice for sports fans who value mobile-first technology and real-world perks. Beginners will appreciate the intuitive mobile layout, while sports enthusiasts will love turning their regular wagers into rewards they can use on team jerseys and apparel. Final take: An innovative, reward-heavy sportsbook, but its personalization can be either helpful or concerning, depending on how you view technology.  theScore Bet combines real-time sports news, live box scores, and instant wagering capabilities; it caters directly to fans who want media and betting wrapped into a single platform. Users love the seamless ecosystem, media-to-bet functionality, and clean design. 100% Bet Reset Up to $1,000 in Bonus Bets. If you’re looking to put in a big bet to start your betting journey, this is the place for you. You can bet and get back the wager if it loses in the form of bonus bets.   theScore Bet’s greatest advantage lies in its seamless synchronization with the main "theScore" sports news app. Users can research team stats, monitor breaking updates, and build a bet slip directly within news feeds before jumping over to place the wager in seconds. The desktop site mirrors the app’s clean, content-first presentation. Navigating between odds, live stats, and active slips requires very little clicking, allowing users to track their action alongside real-time game updates without feeling overwhelmed by complex menus. theScore Bet receives strong marks from users. Positive reviews often point to the media app integration, slick interface and rapid live-score updates, while negative feedback focuses on occasional sync delays between the media app and sportsbook, stricter Android location checks and a slightly smaller selection of niche props than legacy sportsbooks.  theScore Bet provides all the main events from the major sportsbooks. However, there are some of the less popular international markets or games that may not be offered.  Managing your funds on theScore Bet is straightforward and fast. Accepted deposit options include online banking, credit/debit cards, PayPal, Venmo, and e-transfers. Withdrawals are processed rapidly, with digital wallet payouts generally hitting user accounts within 24 hours of approval. The most beneficial thing about theScore Bet sportsbook app is the ability to review news in real time. Using the app and seeing stats and other information is nice, so you’re not bouncing between things.  Final take: You should always be informed when betting, and theScore Bet makes it easy to find stats and then wager.  Hard Rock Bet is not spread across the country quite as much as other betting platforms, but there is one major advantage they have — they are the only online sportsbook in Florida.  Bet $5 and get $500 in Bonus Bets. The Bonus Bets are given as five $20 bonus bets over five weeks. The five-week payout is a little frustrating, but if you are using them for football betting, it really isn’t a big deal.  Hard Rock Bet boasts one of the highest-rated sports betting apps on the market and has the highest iOS rating of any app listed here. The interface is clean, dark-themed and responsive, prioritizing smooth scrolling over dense menus. Searching for specific games, player props or daily odds boosts takes minimal effort thanks to the intuitive search feature and smart category tabs. The desktop experience mirrors the app’s modern design without relying on complex, multi-column layouts that require excessive clicking. Navigating through different markets is straightforward, making it easy to build parlay tickets or jump into live betting lines.  Hard Rock Bet maintains elite user feedback across both iOS and Android stores. Positive reviews consistently praise the app's fast loading speeds, simple layout, and daily "Overdrive Boosts". Critical feedback mainly centers on its smaller geographic footprint compared to FanDuel, as well as fewer withdrawal options relative to legacy operators. There have also been complaints about limiting winners after big payouts.   Hard Rock Bet provides lines for essentially every sport you could imagine. Its game lines and player prop offerings for major sports are priced competitively.  Funding your account on Hard Rock Bet is simple, fast, and secure. Standard payment options include online banking, credit/debit cards, PayPal, Venmo, ACH/e-check, and cash at participating Hard Rock retail casino cages. Payouts are processed efficiently, with digital wallet and online banking withdrawals typically clearing within 24 to 48 hours.  Hard Rock Bet provides a visually appealing app. It isn’t available everywhere, but if it is offered in your state, it is worth using. The ability to deposit at participating casinos is a nice touch if you plan to visit one anyway. Final take: Hard Rock Bet offers some strong bonuses and player props. Its limited availability hurts it a bit, but it might be worth adding to your sportsbook arsenal if it is available in your area.  Before we go to the movies or to dinner, we often check the reviews and ratings to decide if it is worth our time and money. Sportsbetting apps should be no different. Check out the table below to see how these sports betting mobile apps stand out for their ratings, usability and overall customer experience. The best betting app for you may not be the same one another bettor prefers, which is why comparing several sportsbooks matters. Maybe welcome promos are most important to you. Perhaps you like reviewing stats before you bet. Or maybe you’re in Florida, where there is really only one option. If you can, consider using multiple sportsbooks, since different apps offer different lines, markets and promotions. Sports betting should stay fun. If gambling starts to affect your finances, relationships, or wellbeing, these free and confidential resources can help. The best sports betting sites offer different advantages, so the right choice depends on the odds, promos and features you value most. Each sportsbook offers fairly similar betting options, but the lines can be drastically different. There are also plenty of welcome and promo offers to evaluate before choosing the right app for you.  Typically, the navigation will be slightly different. Some sites, like Fanatics, are built more for mobile accessibility than desktop navigation. For the most part, though, all offerings are the same on both channels. Most betting apps and desktop sites use the same account and offer access to the same basic sportsbook markets. Yes, you can use the same account for the sportsbetting app. You can typically register for the sportsbook on either the app or desktop.  Yes. The app and website for a sportsbook should offer the same odds. However, the odds will vary between betting sites such as FanDuel.  Yes, you can sign up for more than one sportsbook as long as each book is legal in your state and you meet its eligibility requirements. Using multiple betting sites also lets you compare lines and find the best price before placing a wager. Almost all sportsbooks now pay out within 24–48 hours of the request. Larger payouts may require more time to process.  No. Although sports betting has expanded rapidly, many states still do not have legal sports betting apps. Check your state’s current laws before signing up or placing a wager. Legal sports betting apps use identity verification, geolocation and security protections to keep accounts safe. The safest choice comes down to using a regulated sportsbook in your state and choosing an app you trust. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6717375342cf4db8d2bb2 Sports radio legend piles onto Jets' woes after bizarre social media post: 'Can screw up a one-car funeral' te 2026-10-07T16:21:07.355Z Sports radio legend piles onto Jets' woes after bizarre social media post: 'Can screw up a one-car funeral' The New York Jets shared an odd post on social media during the team’s Week 4 loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday and it left sports radio legend Mike Francesa just as confused as anyone else. The Jets’ social media hyped up running back Braelon Allen’s 26 rushing yards on four consecutive attempts to start the second half. New York, at that point, was down 13-3. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Francesa appeared on NBC Sports’ "Fanta in 60" and was asked about the post. First, he didn’t think it was real. "I’m not familiar with this. You’re saying the Jets themselves … Now, I don’t know if that’s real or not. In this day and age, we don’t know what’s real or what’s not. That’s a big problem in every part of news, including sports," Francesa said. "But if it is real and that’s the first I’ve seen of it, let me just explain one thing to you as someone who has been around the Jets, viewed the Jets, and know the Jets very well – the Jets can screw up a one-car funeral. "They are a mess. They are terribly run – from the owner on down. So, nothing they would do that is stupid would ever surprise me. The bottom line is, and I don’t know if that’s real. … I don’t know how you verify it, but if it is real, OK, in this day and age, because of what we’re living through, we don’t know what’s real and what’s not real and that’s a big problem, but if it is, nothing they would do would ever surprise me." CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE The post is real and was still up on X as of Wednesday. It appears we are long gone from the Jets and the New York Giants celebrating being 1-0 together for the first time in a dog’s age. Jubilation from the Jets after ending their interception drought quickly went downhill. The Bears held the ball for 42 minutes and 15 seconds. The Jets only had the ball for 17 minutes and 15 seconds. Chicago ran 89 plays to New York’s 32. Chicago linebacker Devin Bush even said it was one of the "easiest" games he ever played in the NFL. New York is 1-3 on the year and hosts the AFC North-leading Cleveland Browns this Sunday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6717175342cf4db8d2ba9 New Hampshire fishermen smash state record by snagging insane 1,116-pound bluefin tuna te 2026-10-07T16:21:05.258Z New Hampshire fishermen smash state record by snagging insane 1,116-pound bluefin tuna About a month ago, I wrote a story about a record-breaking bluefin tuna caught off the coast of San Diego. That monster weighed in at nearly 500 pounds and probably could have fed a small village. Now imagine you caught another fish the same size and combined them. You would still be more than 100 pounds short of the absolute mammoth that was reeled in off the coast of New England this past weekend. NORTH CAROLINA ANGLER CATCHES 212-POUND BLUEFIN TUNA WHILE RIDING A JET SKI OFF THE OUTER BANKS According to local ABC affiliate WMUR9, fisherman Brandon McGirl boarded the "Out of Line" of Savage Charters NH with Captain Jamie Savage on Saturday, not expecting anything out of the ordinary. "It was very difficult conditions to try and fish. It was a little bit rougher than we were hoping for," McGirl said. Just as they were about to call it a night, they heard the all too familiar sound of their reels whirring. Then, it was game on. According to McGirl and Savage, they chased the tuna for over a mile, but dragging the bad boy into the boat might have been the hardest part of the night. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "We lifted it out of the water and immediately knew it was way bigger than what we thought and bigger than anything either of us had seen before," Capt. Savage said. The final number was staggering: 1,116 pounds, over 150 pounds heavier than the previous New Hampshire record holder caught back in 2013. "If you tuna fish for long time, to catch a 1,000-pound fish, is, I mean, it's something that you dream of," McGirl said. The pictures, provided courtesy of Capt. Savage, are almost too insane to believe. Both men in the shot are dwarfed by the bluefin, and the fish is so big it hardly fits in the boat. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK OUTDOORS WMUR9 reports that the tuna will be sent to the market, meaning a lot of very happy customers are about to enjoy one of the sea's greatest delicacies. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6716e75342cf4db8d2ba0 Imperiled House Democrat gets ripped by left and right after flip-flop on transgender sports te 2026-10-07T16:21:02.552Z Imperiled House Democrat gets ripped by left and right after flip-flop on transgender sports One of the most vulnerable House Democrats of the 2026 election cycle is being hammered from the left and right for her stance on transgender youth. Longtime Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, is facing one of her toughest re-election battles yet, partially thanks to Buckeye State Republicans redrawing the boundaries of her district to include more GOP voters. In what appears to be an appeal to those voters, Kaptur recently sent out mailers touting her opposition to biological males playing on girls' school sports teams. "Unlike the far left, I believe boys shouldn't play girls' sports," the mailed campaign ad, obtained by Fox News Digital, said. The other side touted that Kaptur "voted to ban schools from touting gender ideology in classrooms." VULNERABLE DEMOCRATS FLIP ON WOMEN'S SPORTS VOTE AFTER OPPOSING SIMILAR BILLS AS MIDTERMS LOOM The moderate Ohio Democrat was referring to her vote in May of this year in favor of the Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act, which would condition federal funding to public elementary and middle schools on those schools obtaining parents' permission before any sex or gender accommodations for students are made. POWERFUL LGBTQ+ GROUP'S ENDORSEMENTS COULD TANK VULNERABLE DEMS OVER RADICAL YOUTH TRANS AGENDA She also referenced that vote in a campaign ad, in which she said, "I voted with Republicans to keep transgender ideology out of our schools, because parents know best for their kids. And boys should not play in girls' sports." House Republicans' campaign arm pointed out, however, that Kaptur is also a supporter of the Equality Act. That bill, introduced in April 2025, includes language to prohibit public schools from discriminating based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Kaptur is a co-sponsor of the bill. VULNERABLE DEM'S CAMPAIGN PITCH CLASHES WITH 'RADICAL' VOTING RECORD ON TOP CULTURE WAR ISSUE She also previously voted against the GOP-led Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act in April 2023 and January 2025. The former instance received no Democratic support, while two Democrats voted with Republicans on the bill last year. "Lies from desperate Democrat Marcy Kaptur can't erase her radical record. Kaptur is in damage control, and she must remove herself as a co-sponsor of the Equality Act and disavow her previous votes or remove her lies from the airwaves," National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) spokesman Zach Bannon told Fox News Digital. That stance is creating political headaches for Kaptur on the other side of the aisle, as well. Ohio progressives are accusing Kaptur of throwing transgender kids under the bus to score electoral points. LGBTQ advocacy group Equality Ohio graded Kaptur a "D" for having "recently released anti-trans ads." Lucas County Stonewall Democrats wrote in an open letter to Kaptur, "Shame on you and your campaign staff for pushing this incredibly harmful anti-Trans rhetoric." And an opinion piece in the Buckeye Flame, an LGBTQ news site, stated, "[A]s a 27-year-old working journalist who challenges oppression and interrogates transphobia daily, I am embarrassed at Rep. Kaptur’s name on my resume. So much so that I removed it." Kaptur has survived prior redistricting bids by Republicans to serve her Toledo-area district for over four decades. But in an election cycle where turning out the base matters to both sides, it's not clear what kind of effect her position on the issue will have. Fox News Digital reached out to Kaptur's campaign but did not receive a response. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6716c75342cf4db8d2b97 Nolan Wells' friends sue Terrell Owens for defamation after he demanded their arrests te 2026-10-07T16:21:00.886Z Nolan Wells' friends sue Terrell Owens for defamation after he demanded their arrests Three friends of Nolan Wells, the college student who disappeared from a Fourth of July celebration on a Mississippi island and was later found dead, have sued former NFL star Terrell Owens for defamation. The friends — Warren Hudson, Jax Pitalo and Morgan Seymour — accused the Hall of Fame wide receiver of defaming them after he posted on X: "ARREST THEM IMMEDIATELY!!" The fathers of the three friends filed the federal lawsuit on their sons' behalf Monday. All three are under 21, making them minors under Mississippi law. Hudson, Pitalo and Seymour were among a large group of friends who traveled by boat with 18-year-old Wells to Horn Island on the Fourth of July. The three all said Wells did not return to mainland Mississippi with the group because he was talking to a girl, an account his family has disputed. Wells' body was found two days later off the island's coast. NOLAN WELLS' FRIENDS CLEARED BY GRAND JURY AS THEIR LAWYERS VOW TO HOLD ONLINE ACCUSERS ACCOUNTABLE Images showing Wells, who was Black, with his white friends before his disappearance circulated widely online, with some social media users viewing the circumstances surrounding his death through a racial lens and directing suspicion toward his friends. Owens joined the public criticism in a Sept. 26 post that remains online. The post links to an Instagram reel by content creator Trent Out Loud that accused the three young men of deleting Snapchat messages from Wells' phone after his death while also suggesting they may have been responsible for killing him. However, Andrew Garrett, a digital forensics expert hired by attorney Benjamin Crump, examined Wells' phone and concluded that no one accessed it between 2:18 p.m. on July 4, when Wells last unlocked it, and 3:14 a.m. on July 5, when his parents gained access to the device. Garrett also clarified that Snapchat messages can disappear from a recipient's phone when they are remotely deleted by the person who sent them. 'THE WIND AND DRIFT PATTERNS TELL A STORY,' CAJUN NAVY OFFICIAL SAYS OF MISSING MISSISSIPPI TEEN FOUND DEAD In the lawsuit, the friends say Owens, 52, circulated a false narrative about them and accused them of crimes they did not commit. "The Defamatory X Post also placed Warren, Jax, and Morgan before Owens’ audience in a false light, as murderers and participants in a murder coverup who had escaped justice," according to the lawsuit. "There was absolutely no evidence to prompt an arrest of the Plaintiffs because they had done nothing wrong, and there was no probable cause to arrest Plaintiffs because they had not committed a crime." Fox News Digital reached out to Owens for comment through his social media accounts and SMAC Entertainment, which lists him as a client on its website. GOVERNOR BLAMES ACTIVISTS IN NOLAN WELLS CASE FOR ‘STOKING DIVISION,’ OFFICIAL SAYS FBI PROBING THREATS On Sept. 22, days before Owens' post, a grand jury said Wells' death was "consistent with drowning" and declined to recommend charges against anyone. The grand jury did note that the state's autopsy report, which has not been made public, and an independent autopsy commissioned by the family found that Wells had bruising on the back of his head. The family's forensic pathologist, Roger A. Mitchell Jr., classified Wells' death as "undetermined," saying he could not rule out non-accidental factors because Wells did not appear too intoxicated to swim and had "apparent acute blunt force injuries to the head and body prior to his death." On Monday, Wells' family called for a federal investigation into his death following the grand jury decision. "Our son was found on ​federal ⁠land and we are asking the FBI to step in and do a full investigation," said Elmore Wonsley, Wells' father. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6716175342cf4db8d2b75 Stephen Curry Pays Tribute to 'Iconic' Warriors Coach Before Lakers Game te 2026-10-07T16:20:49.235Z Stephen Curry Pays Tribute to 'Iconic' Warriors Coach Before Lakers Game Stephen Curry delivered a heartfelt tribute to his former head coach, Don Nelson, ahead of the Warriors' preseason game. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6715e75342cf4db8d2b6c Scientists May Have Found How to Limit Weight Regain After Stopping GLP-1s te 2026-10-07T16:20:46.743Z Scientists May Have Found How to Limit Weight Regain After Stopping GLP-1s A review of almost 40 studies found that, when people stopped taking GLP-1s, they typically regained around a pound a month. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6715c75342cf4db8d2b63 Migrant Caravan Faces Food Shortages As It Heads Towards US Border te 2026-10-07T16:20:44.671Z Migrant Caravan Faces Food Shortages As It Heads Towards US Border "There are many women with children who have no money; sometimes, we support each other—we share a plate of food," said a migrant. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6715a75342cf4db8d2b5a Europe Hits Putin With Double Whammy on His Birthday te 2026-10-07T16:20:42.561Z Europe Hits Putin With Double Whammy on His Birthday Putin's war machine and his allies targeted as the Russian marks his birthday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6715875342cf4db8d2b51 Maxx Crosby Gets Honest About Patrick Mahomes After Chiefs Defeat Raiders te 2026-10-07T16:20:40.791Z Maxx Crosby Gets Honest About Patrick Mahomes After Chiefs Defeat Raiders Maxx Crosby got honest about his battle with quarterback Patrick Mahomes after the Raiders' loss to the Chiefs. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6715775342cf4db8d2b48 Red Wings Linked to 2 Free Agent Forwards Amid Dylan Larkin Drama te 2026-10-07T16:20:39.041Z Red Wings Linked to 2 Free Agent Forwards Amid Dylan Larkin Drama The Detroit Red Wings are being linked to free agent forwards Patrik Laine and David Perron as the Dylan Larkin drama continues. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6715475342cf4db8d2b3f Millions of Kids Enrolled in Trump Accounts: Who Gets the $1,000 Payment? te 2026-10-07T16:20:36.600Z Millions of Kids Enrolled in Trump Accounts: Who Gets the $1,000 Payment? Trump to announce completion of automatic enrollment in Trump Accounts. Here's what it means for families. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6715275342cf4db8d2b36 Commanders Worked Out UFL QB Amid Jayden Daniels, Marcus Mariota Injuries te 2026-10-07T16:20:34.936Z Commanders Worked Out UFL QB Amid Jayden Daniels, Marcus Mariota Injuries A star UFL quarterback worked out with the Washington Commanders, who are dealing with two key injuries at the position. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6715075342cf4db8d2b2d Alex Cora Turns Down Phillies, Plans to Sit out 2027 Season: Report te 2026-10-07T16:20:32.937Z Alex Cora Turns Down Phillies, Plans to Sit out 2027 Season: Report World Series champion Alex Cora reportedly reportedly again declined a chance to manage the Philadelphia Phillies. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6714f75342cf4db8d2b24 How Trump's Ranking of Best Presidents Compares to America's te 2026-10-07T16:20:31.583Z How Trump's Ranking of Best Presidents Compares to America's President Donald Trump's ranking of presidents diverges from the American public's opinion on the subject. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6714d75342cf4db8d2b1b Colts Add Veteran DE Carl Lawson to Bolster Struggling Pass Rush te 2026-10-07T16:20:29.111Z Colts Add Veteran DE Carl Lawson to Bolster Struggling Pass Rush The Colts add veteran pass rusher Carl Lawson to strengthen their defensive front after Arden Key's injury. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6714a75342cf4db8d2b12 AI Needs Access to Data. That Doesn't Mean It Needs to See It | Opinion te 2026-10-07T16:20:26.856Z AI Needs Access to Data. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6714475342cf4db8d2af7 Map Shows Countries Raising Border Controls After Possible Russia Lab Leak te 2026-10-07T16:20:20.388Z Map Shows Countries Raising Border Controls After Possible Russia Lab Leak Countries from Kazakhstan to Indonesia have strengthened border checks as officials monitor concerns over a lab worker's death. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6714275342cf4db8d2aee How New York Failed to Change Consent Laws as Cornell Case Raises Scrutiny  te 2026-10-07T16:20:18.235Z How New York Failed to Change Consent Laws as Cornell Case Raises Scrutiny  As scrutiny grows amid a Cornell student's alleged sexual assault, experts weigh in on the law on intoxication and sexual assault. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6713f75342cf4db8d2ae5 How To Find Out Exactly What Amazon Thinks About You te 2026-10-07T16:20:15.894Z How To Find Out Exactly What Amazon Thinks About You With assertions like "has a cat," Amazon may know more about you than you'd expect. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6713c75342cf4db8d2adc AI Pays Off, But Few Leaders Are Very Confident Explaining Its Decisions te 2026-10-07T16:20:12.340Z AI Pays Off, But Few Leaders Are Very Confident Explaining Its Decisions A FICO survey finds strong ROI claims but a steep confidence gap when leaders must explain customer-facing AI decisions. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6713a75342cf4db8d2ad3 Meghan Markle's Web Traffic Slumps Ahead of Crucial Sales Period te 2026-10-07T16:20:10.021Z Meghan Markle's Web Traffic Slumps Ahead of Crucial Sales Period Traffic to Meghan Markle's As Ever shop had spiked after news broke she was returning to Britain but the boost was short lived. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6713575342cf4db8d2aca Joe Rogan Warns AI Will Realize 'Folly of the Human Way' te 2026-10-07T16:20:05.769Z Joe Rogan Warns AI Will Realize 'Folly of the Human Way' Joe Rogan revealed his "fear" with artificial intelligence during a debate with LL Cool Jay on 'The Joe Rogan Experience.' Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac66ee875342cf4db8d2a8d Cornell Jane Doe allegedly doxxed a US Marine with no ties to university with wrong address in filing te 2026-10-07T16:10:16.802Z Cornell Jane Doe allegedly doxxed a US Marine with no ties to university with wrong address in filing FIRST ON FOX: A lawyer for a U.S. Marine with the same name as one of the former Cornell University fraternity members named in a civil lawsuit says his client's family has been doxxed, threatened and harassed after plaintiff Jane Doe's lawyers incorrectly used his address in place of the accused's in court filings. Attorney Elliot Hallak wrote to New York Judge Phaedra Perry-Bond asking for the filing with his client's address to be stricken from the record "to alleviate the fallout" for his client and his client's family. Doe's lawyers acknowledged the error and filed an amended document using the correct person's address, however, the incorrect filing remained publicly available, which left his client's family exposed, Hallak wrote. BAR NAMED IN CORNELL RAPE LAWSUIT DISPUTES ACCUSER'S ACCOUNT, SAYS SHE WAS NEVER SERVED ALCOHOL WHILE UNDERAGE "The continued inclusion...of an incorrect address...is causing great hardship to the family of an active United States Servicemember who has absolutely no connection or involvement to this matter," Hallak wrote. His client "has never been to Cornell University" and was stationed in North Carolina during the 2024 alleged gang rape central to Doe's lawsuit, Hallak wrote. However, after filings in the case listed his address for the defendant with the same name, his family was harassed and received death threats, and their phone numbers were published online, according to Hallak. Doe's lawsuit has sparked protests and vandalism at the school, and at least one other person with the same name as one of the defendants has also reported being harassed by strangers as a result. CORNELL SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE REVIVES SCRUTINY OF A LITTLE-KNOWN NEW YORK LAW ON INTOXICATED VICTIMS Doe reported allegations of sexual assault to university police on Nov. 8, 2024, telling investigators that she was attacked between 11 p.m. on Oct. 19 and 5:45 a.m. on Oct. 20 at the Chi Phi fraternity house. She also alleges she had been pressured into snorting ketamine. GOT A TIP? The school suspended the fraternity and disciplined some of the accused students, but no criminal charges were filed. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST The lawsuit names seven former Chi Phi members, including one with the same name as Hallak's client, as well as the fraternity and affiliated entities, Cornell University, Doe's own sorority and a local bar where she alleges she was served drinks underage. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL CORNELL PICKS FORMER DEPUTY US ATTORNEY GENERAL TO REVIEW SEX ASSAULT RESPONSE In another new filing, Moonies Bar and Nightclub is asking for a change of venue out of New York City and into Tompkins County, where the allegations outlined in the lawsuit and many of the defendants are based. CORNELL RAPE ALLEGATIONS PROMPT NY ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES TO OPEN ‘ACTIVE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION’ New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has assigned Attorney General Letitia James to open an investigation into the case. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac66c9975342cf4db8d2a25 Nickelodeon parent guides tackle gender identity, anti-racism and Islamophobia te 2026-10-07T16:00:25.440Z Nickelodeon parent guides tackle gender identity, anti-racism and Islamophobia The popular children’s network Nickelodeon is facing criticism over its "Parent Resources" webpage, which provides guides for discussing anti-racism, gender identity, and other social issues with children. The resources touch upon various controversial topics, such as "countering Islamophobia" and "How to talk to kids about the attack on the Capitol," while providing talking points for parents and caregivers on how to approach each subject with their children, according to the website. In one 31-page document, Nickelodeon — in partnership with the LGBT organization Glisten, formerly known as GLSEN — lays out a step-by-step guide for teachers titled "Talk & Take Action: An Educators' Guide to Combating LGBTQIA+ Discrimination." "When preparing to talk about topics around identity, gender, and sexuality with students, it’s important to frame those discussions in ways that maximize opportunities to learn, while at the same time ensuring that students don’t leave the encounter confused, afraid, or traumatized," the guide reads. PORTLAND PARENT BANNED FROM SCHOOL EVENTS AFTER OPPOSING GENDER IDENTITY ASSIGNMENT FILES LAWSUIT "This guide delves into misgendering, discriminatory acts, and other forms of discrimination the LGBTQ+ community has endured, which can be challenging for all of us to read and talk about," it continues. The guide goes on to provide educators with a glossary of terms relating to the LGBTQ community and tips on how to "foster an inclusive classroom" for students — such as displaying LGBTQ flags and posters in their classrooms. Another resource titled "Talk and Take Action: Parents', Caregivers' and Educators' Guide to Countering Islamophobia" lays out the "history of activism against Islamophobia," while also providing parents with a discussion guide on educating children about the Muslim faith. "Explore the basic tenets of Islam. Similar to Judaism and Christianity, people who practice Islam believe in one God, called Allah," the guide states. The guide goes on to provide talking points for young children regarding how they can speak up if they encounter an individual who is being bullied for their faith, while encouraging the reader to be an "Upstander" for their peers. HARVARD OFFERS ‘ANTI-RACIST’ RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AS STUDENTS HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL It then lists examples of ways a child could respond if they encounter someone who is being bullied because of their Islamic faith, such as saying, "Hey, that is mean. Remember, your words can hurt people." Another Nickelodeon document, "Talking to Kids: Capitol Attack Resources," provides links for adults discussing the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, with children. The webpage and its resources have drawn criticism from social media users and a psychotherapist who told Fox News Digital that the guides go beyond the network's traditional entertainment role. In a reply to Libs of TikTok’s X post sharing the guides, one user wrote, "Kids network with a parent guide on gender and anti-racism. That’s not cartoons and that’s NOT fun. That’s recruitment. Keep them off it." MS RACHEL DEFENDS HER ACTIVISM BY POINTING TO MISTER ROGERS' POLITICAL LEGACY ON CHILDREN'S TV HOW MS RACHEL'S POLITICAL ACTIVISM IS SPARKING PUSHBACK FROM PARENTS Another user blasted the content, writing on X, "A kids’ network pushing ‘anti-racism,’ gender ideology, and the rest to parents as official resources. They’re not hiding it anymore. Parents, check what your kids’ shows are linking." Jonathan Alpert, a New York-based psychotherapist and author of "Therapy Nation," told Fox News Digital the guides could force children to begin looking at the world from a political lens prematurely, therefore harming their ability to relate to their peers. "There’s nothing controversial about teaching kids not to bully someone because of their religion. That’s basic decency and every parent should support and get behind that," Alpert told Fox News Digital. "But once you start teaching 7-year-olds about systemic discrimination and white supremacy, you’ve crossed into something very different." Alpert added that young children are not focused on "weighing different ideas about race and society," adding that "kids absorb what an adult in authority tells them is true." According to Alpert, the network’s encouragement of parents and educators discussing controversial — and often political — topics could have an unintended negative impact on the children they are teaching. "At an age when they should be learning how to get along with each other, adults are introducing complex ideas about power, privilege and oppression," Alpert said. "This may actually be teaching kids to focus on differences they otherwise wouldn’t be thinking much about." Nickelodeon declined a request by Fox News Digital for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac66c9675342cf4db8d2a08 Adopt a pet te 2026-10-07T16:00:22.774Z Adopt a pet These animals are available for adoption through the Bullhead City Animal Resource Center (BARC). It is located at 2435 Miracle Mile in Bullhead City. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac66c8875342cf4db8d29e5 Christa Pike’s Lawyers Prepare to Argue Over Preservation of Evidence te 2026-10-07T16:00:08.457Z Christa Pike’s Lawyers Prepare to Argue Over Preservation of Evidence They believe that records of her failed execution in Tennessee will show “incompetent and reckless actions.” Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac66a3d75342cf4db8d2984 Fanatics Sportsbook Promo Code FOXNEWS350: Bet $20, Get $350 on Any MLB Divisional Series Game Today te 2026-10-07T15:50:21.003Z Fanatics Sportsbook Promo Code FOXNEWS350: Bet $20, Get $350 on Any MLB Divisional Series Game Today Baseball is back in action and fills our day for the final time this season. The playoffs aren’t over, but this is the final day with more than two games. Fanatics Sportsbook is offering new users a chance to earn $350 in FanCash when using promo code FOXNEWS350 to wager on tonight’s games. The action kicks off in Chicago with the White Sox looking to put an end to the Guardians’ season. The White Sox won the first two games in Cleveland. Game 1 was a dominating performance from the pitching staff, throwing a shutout, and the offense gave them just enough, winning 3-0.  In Game 2, the Guardians were in control of the game until the sixth inning. They were winning 2-1 until that frame, when the White Sox strung together a few hits and got three runs. The Guardians did score another run, but it wasn’t enough, and Chicago headed home with a 2-0 lead. The next game on the slate is between the Dodgers and Braves, with Los Angeles looking to close out the series. With their backs against the wall, it will be an all-hands-on-deck approach from the Braves. In a short series, you need to pull out all the stops and get all the leverage you can from your offense and your bullpen.  The matchup between the Rays and Yankees could also be the last one of the season for New York. 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Teams need to win either 11 or 13 games to win the World Series, and at most they will play 22 games. Considering a season is 162 games, it just seems so quick for everything to be over.  Two series shift to different parks as the Guardians are playing the White Sox in Chicago, and the Yankees are hosting the Rays. The American League Division Series have been some of the more exciting games in the postseason, and a series shift could change the outlook of the entire series. The National League sees the Braves and Dodgers squaring off in one of the biggest games of the day, with the Dodgers up 2-1 in the series and going for the series win. The Braves are sending out Tyler Mahle, and the Dodgers get to send yet another one of their All-Star arms they have to the mound. The Padres and Brewers series is still going, and the Brewers look to put an end to San Diego’s season, while the Padres look to send the series back to Milwaukee. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac66a3675342cf4db8d2960 'Saved by the Bell' star Dennis Haskins' cause of death revealed: report te 2026-10-07T15:50:14.790Z 'Saved by the Bell' star Dennis Haskins' cause of death revealed: report Dennis Haskins, best known for starring as Principal Richard Belding on "Saved by the Bell," died on Sept. 27, and his cause of death has now been revealed. The actor died from Parkinson's disease at a hospital in Burbank, California, according to a death certificate obtained by TMZ. He was 75. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health document lists Parkinson's disease as the immediate cause of death. Irritable bowel syndrome, depression, hypertension and benign prostatic hyperplasia were also listed as other significant conditions. ‘SAVED BY THE BELL’ STAR DENNIS HASKINS DEAD AT 75 Haskins' representative previously confirmed his death to Fox News Digital, describing the actor as a beloved friend who maintained a special connection with his fans. "It's a tragic loss. Everyone loved Mr. Belding and those of us who got to know Dennis loved him even more. He was a great person, and he loved, I mean absolutely LOVED his fans. He always had time for them, no matter what. He was my client and dear friend for over 20 years, and I will miss him terribly. I'm heartbroken." ‘DAYS OF OUR LIVES’ STAR ROBERT KELKER-KELLY DEAD AT 62 Haskins' former "Saved by the Bell" co-stars remembered the actor, who became a familiar and reassuring presence during their teenage years on the series. Elizabeth Berkley, who portrayed Jessie Spano, reflected on the special relationship Haskins had with the young cast. "I started Saved by the Bell when I was 15 years old. We were six teenagers at such a formative and impressionable time in our lives. Dennis was kind, protective and deeply caring. He gave us space to be ourselves and to figure out who we were becoming, while always making us feel that he was there if we needed him," she posted on her Instagram with a photo of her "Saved by the Bell" co-stars. "He treated us as equals, as the professionals that we were. He respected and trusted us. He was an incredible scene partner who cared deeply about the craft, the work, and about us. You could feel it in the way he showed up, both as an actor and as a person. Mr. Belding couldn’t have been anyone else. So much of what made him so loved came from Dennis’s inherent goodness, the same goodness we were lucky enough to receive and be around every day." Tiffani Thiessen, who played Kelly Kapowski, also remembered Haskins as a steady presence during her teenage years. "Dennis Haskins was a steady presence in my teenage years, the kind of figure who kept us in line while making sure we knew he was in our corner. I will always remember his kindness and be grateful for the memories we as a cast got to share with him. RIP Mr. B." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Mario Lopez, who played A.C. Slater, also paid tribute to his former co-star, remembering Haskins for the playful personality he brought to the set. "Heartbroken to hear about my old friend Dennis Haskins. He played the principal, but Dennis was the biggest kid on the SBTB set. If you knew him, you loved him—and if there was karaoke, you knew Dennis was getting on that mic!" GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE Haskins was born Nov. 18, 1950, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He became one of the most recognizable faces of the "Saved by the Bell" franchise, portraying the often-exasperated Principal Belding as he tried to keep Zack Morris, played by Mark-Paul Gosselaar, and his fellow Bayside students in line. His journey as Mr. Belding began before "Saved by the Bell" officially became a television hit. Haskins originated the role on the Disney Channel series "Good Morning, Miss Bliss," which was reworked into "Saved by the Bell." He continued playing Belding throughout the original series and later reprised the character on "Saved by the Bell: The New Class," extending his run as the beloved principal for more than a decade. Haskins became closely identified with the character, whose frequent "Hey, hey, hey, what is going on here?" catchphrase became a signature part of the series as Principal Belding attempted to rein in Morris and his classmates. PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Beyond "Saved by the Bell," Haskins' television credits include "The Dukes of Hazzard," "The West Wing," "7th Heaven," "Mad Men," "New Girl," "Hot in Cleveland" and "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia." Haskins is survived by his son, Dustin. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac66a3475342cf4db8d294a Potent kratom compound 7-OH is driving a wave of new state regulation te 2026-10-07T15:50:12.583Z Potent kratom compound 7-OH is driving a wave of new state regulation Liquid kratom extracts and capsules containing 7-OH are displayed for sale at a smoke shop in Buffalo, N.Y. A growing market is prompting state lawmakers to reconsider how the substance should be regulated. (Photo by Amanda Watford/Stateline) For years, the psychoactive compound kratom has been sold across much of the United States as an herbal supplement, available in powders, capsules and extracts with few of the restrictions applied to controlled substances. But the market is changing. Products containing a potentially dangerous kratom derivative known as concentrated 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH, and other chemically modified kratom compounds are increasingly being sold alongside traditional kratom leaf products, prompting state lawmakers and federal regulators to reconsider how the substances should be regulated. The evolution has put states in the middle of a difficult policy question: how to address concerns about increasingly potent kratom-related products without treating traditional kratom leaf the same way. At least 31 states regulate kratom, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Some have banned or scheduled kratom, while others have imposed age limits, labeling requirements or restrictions on 7-OH and synthetic compounds.  During the 2025 and 2026 legislative sessions, lawmakers in 36 states introduced legislation to regulate kratom, 7-OH or synthetic kratom compounds, according to the Rockefeller Institute of Government. Many cities and towns nationwide have adopted sales restrictions. Federal regulators are increasingly taking a similar approach, targeting certain high-potency and synthetic compounds while leaving traditional botanical kratom outside the latest federal scheduling actions. The issue gained new attention recently in Mississippi, where local police found the same potent synthetic kratom-derived product while investigating the separate deaths of two University of Mississippi students last month. Authorities have not established that the product contributed to either death, and toxicology results are still pending. Lawmakers in a growing number of states, including Mississippi, are calling on their legislatures to act swiftly against concentrated 7-OH products, commonly referred to as “gas station heroin.”  Pennsylvania lawmakers also are considering legislation that would allow registered retailers to sell natural-leaf kratom to people 21 and older while banning synthetic and adulterated products, including those containing more than 0.5% 7-OH. The bill unanimously cleared a House committee last week and now heads to the full House.  This year, lawmakers in Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, North Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming have considered or adopted bans and regulations on kratom and its synthetic variants. The number of kratom-related reports to U.S. poison centers has also risen sharply recently. An analysis published on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website in March reported 14,449 kratom exposure reports from 2015 through 2025, including 3,434 in 2025 — about 1,200% more than in 2015. But this data does not identify whether those exposures involved traditional leaf products or newer concentrated and semisynthetic formulations such as 7-OH, limiting what researchers can conclude about the risks of particular products. Quotation It’s easier to become dependent and more euphoric with the 7-OH, and so coming off of it is more dramatic as well. – Dr. Alta DeRoo, chief medical officer, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Poison centers have logged 3,190 reports involving kratom or its derivatives through June, according to a news release. If that pace continues, the number of reports in 2026 would be nearly 68% higher than in 2025. Addiction medicine experts and researchers say significant questions remain about the safety and effects of these largely unregulated products, including how they affect people of different ages, what doses may be safe or effective, and whether they have potential therapeutic uses. More research is needed to better understand the risks and potential benefits of kratom and its newer formulations. “These products are unregulated,” said Dr. Sarah Kawasaki, an associate professor of psychiatry and internal medicine at Pennsylvania State University. “There’s no quality control needed to make sure that what is stated is on the bottle is actually in the bottle. “What we don’t know, and its accessibility, should scare us all,” Kawasaki added, referring to the lack of research on dosing and effects across different age groups. The changing kratom market Kratom comes from the leaves of Mitragyna speciosa, a tree native to Southeast Asia. Traditionally, the leaves have been chewed, brewed into tea or dried and ground into powder. The plant contains dozens of alkaloids, including mitragynine and smaller amounts of naturally occurring 7-OH. Those compounds interact with opioid receptors in the brain. Kratom, which is most commonly sold as powder, capsules and tablets, can have stimulant effects at lower doses and more sedating effects at higher doses. “With kratom, it’s weaker and it’s hitting more than just the opioid receptor. When you go with 7-OH, it’s very targeted at the mu-opioid receptor –– the same receptor that morphine or fentanyl would hit,” said Dr. Alta DeRoo, the chief medical officer of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, one of the largest nonprofit treatment providers for addiction and mental health. DeRoo also is a board-certified addiction medicine physician and OB-GYN. “It’s easier to become dependent and more euphoric with the 7-OH, and so coming off of it is more dramatic as well,” she said. Kratom-infused drinks are stacked in a refrigerator at a smoke shop in Howard County, Md. (Photo by Amanda Watford/Stateline) People use kratom or 7-OH for a variety of reasons, according to addiction medicine experts. Some report using it for pain, energy or focus, while others use it in an effort to manage opioid withdrawal or reduce their reliance on opioids.  “7-OH products are really the first thing in almost two decades that have helped me sleep for more than about a half hour at a time, so they’ve helped me deal with that kind of chronic pain,” said Jeff Smith, the executive director of the Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust, an advocacy group that represents some 7-OH manufacturers.  Government health officials and addiction medicine experts have also raised concerns about 7-OH’s potential to cause dependence, withdrawal and other adverse effects. Some newer products in the market may contain concentrated amounts of 7-OH and chemically modified or semisynthetic kratom-derived compounds, including mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, and MGM-16. These products are sometimes marketed or sold under the broad label of “kratom,” which some experts say creates a challenge for both consumers and regulators. These types of products also are widely accessible. Concentrated 7-OH products that may also contain other kratom-derived compounds are sold online and at gas stations, convenience stores and smoke shops as tablets, capsules, extracts or shots, drinks, gummies and dissolvable strips.  Latest regulatory changes State and local governments have taken increasingly different approaches as the market has changed. Some have banned kratom, while others have classified it or its components as controlled substances under state law.  Others have focused on sales restrictions, including minimum-age requirements, labeling rules and manufacturing standards. A growing number of states are specifically targeting concentrated 7-OH or synthetic kratom-derived compounds rather than banning traditional leaf products. A Rockefeller Institute of Government analysis lists three states that ban or schedule non “pure leaf kratom,” 14 states that ban or schedule kratom, 13 with potency limits and 24 with sales restrictions. The categories overlap because states can impose multiple types of restrictions. A new Tennessee law went into effect in July that prohibits the possession, sale and distribution of kratom statewide, joining the other 13 states that have chosen prohibition rather than regulation. In Massachusetts, Democratic Gov. Maura Healey issued an executive order in August temporarily placing all forms of kratom in Schedule I under state law for one year. States taking a more targeted approach include Oklahoma, which has set a 1% ceiling for 7-OH as a share of the total kratom alkaloids in a product and bars the sale of products containing synthetic kratom-derived compounds or other contaminants. The state also requires manufacturers to disclose the amounts of total kratom alkaloids, mitragynine and 7-OH on product packaging. Kratom alkaloids found in cat’s claw tablets linked to multiple overdoses, Utah agencies warn But some Oklahoma officials say those restrictions do not go far enough.  Republican state Rep. Tim Turner, a former sheriff and narcotics officer, announced plans in September to introduce legislation targeting concentrated or synthetically enhanced kratom compounds, including 7-OH and MGM-15, during the 2027 session. “It is time to stop treating this like just another product on a convenience store shelf,” Turner said in a news release. “If companies knowingly manufacture, market, distribute or sell dangerous products that are killing Oklahomans, there needs to be accountability.” Donnie Anderson, the director of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, also said that gaps in state law make it difficult for investigators to pursue suppliers of synthetically enhanced kratom products. Rhode Island took a different approach this year, becoming the first state to replace a statewide kratom ban with a regulated market for people 21 and older. The state still prohibits products containing synthetic kratom alkaloids or other synthetically derived compounds, including mitragynine and 7-OH. Mississippi falls somewhere in between. A 2025 law prohibits kratom sales to people under 21 and prohibits products containing certain synthesized or semisynthesized kratom compounds. It also establishes registration requirements and preserves local governments’ ability to restrict kratom. But state Rep. Lee Yancey, a Republican who has pushed for additional restrictions, has called for lawmakers to revisit the issue in 2027 following the Ole Miss deaths, including the consideration of a statewide kratom ban. A public health approach Federal regulators have also increasingly focused on the newer products. In July, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced plans to temporarily place 7-OH above a 0.05% concentration threshold and three related compounds — mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15 and MGM-16 — in Schedule I of the federal Controlled Substances Act. The three related compounds were placed in Schedule I effective Aug. 26 and will remain there through Aug. 26, 2028. The separate 7-OH scheduling action has not yet taken effect. The change does not apply to botanical kratom containing naturally occurring 7-OH below the threshold. “We support what the feds are doing,” said Matthew Lowe, the executive director of the Global Kratom Coalition, an industry advocacy group representing kratom businesses and consumers. “It’s the right thing to do from a public health perspective.” The New York Times also reported in June on efforts by kratom industry groups to build relationships with Trump administration officials and influence federal policy. The industry has sought to distinguish traditional kratom leaf from newer, more potent 7-OH products, while pushing for tougher restrictions on those synthetic products. “This is pretty much overblown by the critics of kratom, who are saying that some in the industry are trying to buy their way in to get a policy that they’re pursuing, when in fact both sides are doing that,” said Mac Haddow, the senior fellow on public policy at the American Kratom Association, one of the nation’s leading kratom industry groups. The authors of the CDC analysis found that 233 deaths were associated with kratom exposure reports between 2015 and 2025. In 184 cases, or 79%, more than one substance was involved. Opioids were detected in 62% of the deaths, while benzodiazepines, stimulants and alcohol also appeared in some cases. Multiple-substance exposures were more likely to result in hospitalization and serious medical outcomes than exposures involving kratom alone. But the researchers could not determine whether people had used traditional leaf kratom or concentrated or semisynthetic products such as 7-OH. They also could not determine which substance was most responsible for a medical outcome or death when multiple substances were involved. John Puls, a Florida psychotherapist and addiction specialist, said clinicians treating kratom or 7-OH dependence often approach detox similarly to opioid withdrawal: After assessing what a patient has been using and how much, providers may use a short taper of buprenorphine, commonly known by the brand name Suboxone.  Kellen Russoniello, the director of public health at the Drug Policy Alliance, said the organization shares public health concerns about 7-OH and other kratom derivatives but opposes criminalization as the response. Russoniello said safety information and a regulated market could instead give consumers more reliable information through product testing, accurate labeling and limits on active ingredients. “In a sensibly regulated model, the consumer would have much more information by being able to read the bottle and see what’s in it, what percentage of certain substances are in there,” he said. “It’s a much better approach for protecting the consumer.” Stateline reporter Amanda Watford can be reached at awatford@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. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6658d75342cf4db8d28a0 Yankees' Max Fried won't let impending fatherhood derail his game plans as team faces elimination te 2026-10-07T15:30:21.497Z Yankees' Max Fried won't let impending fatherhood derail his game plans as team faces elimination The New York Yankees will take their home field Wednesday night with their backs against the wall. The Yanks are facing elimination as they trail the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 in the American League Division Series, needing three straight wins to move on. It goes without saying that the Yanks should like their chances to survive at least one more day, as Max Fried will toe the slab in the Bronx - unless the offense continues to have other plans. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE However, rumors swirled that Fried is expecting a baby at any moment, potentially putting his start in jeopardy. Fried, without getting "too into the personal stuff," confirmed Tuesday the news that he is having a baby "any day now." However, no matter what happens, Fried will be on the bump in the Bronx. "I've got a really supportive family that understands that this is my job, and it's not going to affect what happens tomorrow," Fried said. When asked if the baby "complicated" any plans, he simply answered, "No." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Fried's commitment to the Yanks came just hours before the San Diego Padres announced that star closer Mason Miller would miss one to three days after going on the paternity list for the birth of his firstborn. Miller blew a save in Game 2, but his Padres survived without him in Game 3 and trail their series with the Milwaukee Brewers, two games to one. Fried has missed some time with injuries this season, but when he's been on the mound, he's been his typical ace-like self. He pitched to a 2.80 ERA (35 earned runs/112.2 innings) and is coming off a six-inning, one-run gem against the Boston Red Sox in the Wild Card Round. The Yankees, however, are hitting .086 this series, and players not named Ben Rice and Austin Wells are a combined 1-for-46. First pitch in the Bronx is shortly after 8 p.m. ET. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6658c75342cf4db8d2897 Biden's 'weaponized' Mar-a-Lago raid slammed by White House as declassified docs reveal FBI's legal doubts te 2026-10-07T15:30:20.014Z Biden's 'weaponized' Mar-a-Lago raid slammed by White House as declassified docs reveal FBI's legal doubts The White House ripped Joe Biden after documents declassified by President Donald Trump on Monday revealed internal strife between the former president's Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI's Washington Field Office (WFO) before carrying out a raid on Mar-a-Lago in 2022. In the months leading up to the raid, internal emails between FBI agents in the field office expressed frustration that the DOJ, led by then-Attorney General Merrick Garland, was unresponsive to their requests and unwilling to consider alternative options to raiding Trump's estate in Palm Beach, Florida a year-and-a-half after he left office after his first term. Fox News Digital exclusively reported on the internal emails, which show the FBI didn't believe it had probable cause to execute the warrant, in December. "Spying on political opponents is weaponization of law enforcement, plain and simple," the White House said Tuesday. "This is further proof the Biden administration weaponized the DOJ to target political opponents. Those responsible must be held accountable." TODD BLANCHE REVEALS DOJ UNEARTHED CACHE OF JACK SMITH DOCUMENTS INSIDE FORGOTTEN ROOM An email dated May 24, 2022 with the subject line "PE (Plasma Echo) Next steps - timeline preference - UNCLASSIFIED," the special agent in charge of the counterintelligence division of the WFO sent an internal email detailing a proposed timeline for the investigation, ending with the execution of a search warrant. That target date was June 6 of that year. The raid would eventually take place on Aug. 8, 2022. Another agent replied asking the first to loop the DOJ in on the timeline. What followed was skepticism that the raid was even necessary. "[REDACTED] and I also agreed if there was a way to obtain the records via the [REDACTED], without the execution of the SW (search warrant), it would be preferable," the special agent in charge said. Another batch of internal emails from June 1-2, 2022, shows the FBI seeking a potential off-ramp from the investigation that was heading towards the execution of the raid. "Even as we continue down the path towards a search warrant, WFO believes that a reasonable conversation with the former President's attorney, [REDACTED], ought not to be discounted," the email said. "At a minimum, even if the former President's attorney is correct and that the documents were all declassified (or believed to be declassified), it can be reasonably argued that the documents remain sensitive and should be properly secured until the matter of classification is sorted out. This conversation could easily be accomplished at the same time that WFO presses forward with the investigation and continues building out the search warrant." JACK SMITH'S TRUMP PROBE SWEPT UP FOX NEWS, OTHER MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS AS INVESTIGATION WENT BEYOND LAWMAKERS The emails noted that Trump's defense attorneys would likely argue that the president has the absolute authority to declassify documents, expressed frustration that the DOJ, despite being asked, had not provided the FBI with a list of the charges they might file. An internal email from July 13, 2022, less than a month before the raid, the assistant special agent in charge of the WFO said flatly that the FBI didn't believe their was probable cause for the raid. "WFO does not believe (and has articulated to DOJ CES), that we have established probable cause for the search warrant at Mar a Lago. DOJ has opined that they do, requesting the a wide scope including residence, office, storage space," that email says. The agent annoyedly continued by implying that the DOJ wasn't interested in recovering the allegedly mishandled classified documents, intimating that their may have been an ulterior motive. "Finally, if the goal is to identify and recover classified records quickly, so as to protect the information, the 5 weeks spent fixated on probable cause for a search warrant have been counterproductive," the email said. The agent offered other solutions to the raid, including re-interviewing Trump's attorney and attempting to find other material witnesses. BIDEN-ERA FBI TRACKED TRUMP FAMILY TRAVEL AND WILES' CALLS WITH LAWYERS IN SECRET PROBE: DOCS "A reasonable step would be to recontact the attorney and inquire about any further documents. WFO has made numerous suggestions to DOJ over the course of this investigation that the most expedient way to ensure recovery of all classified documents would be to go through [REDACTED]. DOJ has persistently disagreed. Other documents declassified by the White House Monday showed that the FBI tapped now White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles' phone, and tracked the movements of Melania and Barron Trump. The raid of Trump's Florida estate was viewed as politically driven by many, who was at the time mulling what became a successful bid for the presidency in 2024. DOJ-appointed Special Counsel Jack Smith investigated the alleged retention of classified materials. Trump pleaded not guilty to all 37 felony charges from Smith’s probe, including willful retention of national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice, and false statements. A superseding indictment charged Trump with three more alleged crimes: another count of willful retention of national defense information and two additional obstruction counts. Trump pleaded not guilty. and Smith dropped after Trump won the 2024 presidential election. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6658a75342cf4db8d288e Guardians face elimination as White Sox chase second straight postseason series win te 2026-10-07T15:30:18.521Z Guardians face elimination as White Sox chase second straight postseason series win Can you believe we get another closeout game this early in the American League Division Series? Baseball always brings the heat in the postseason, and this one has been no different. The Guardians are heading to Chicago to face the White Sox, and they look to keep their season alive for at least one more game. The Cleveland Guardians won the American League Central again this season, but their backs are against the wall. They lose one more game, and they will be out of the playoffs. The Guardians won the division last year and were bounced by the Wild Card-winning Tigers. After losing both games in Cleveland, they are in danger of it happening once again. I’m not quite sure why the Guardians didn’t have Foster Griffin make a start for them in either of the first two games, but he is likely to go today either as a starter or reliever. He finished the season 21st in ERA with a 3.60 mark, and 27th in WHIP at 1.21. He faced the White Sox twice this season. With the Nationals, he went seven scoreless innings, allowing just two hits. That game happened at Guaranteed Rate Field. WHITE SOX RIDE ANOTHER DRAMATIC COMEBACK WIN TO BEAT GUARDIANS AND TAKE COMMANDING 2-0 ALDS LEAD The Chicago White Sox are on the verge of winning their second-straight postseason series. Keep in mind this is a team that has lost over 300 games in the past three seasons. Just getting here is a good accomplishment for the team. It isn’t enough, and blowing a 2-0 lead would still be a shortcoming or disappointment. Getting to the American League Championship Series would be awesome. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! In order to take Game 3, the White Sox are uncertain about their starter. Rumor has it that they will start Hagen Smith or someone else in what will ultimately be a bullpen game. The team really doesn’t have a reliable starter outside of Sean Burke or maybe Anthony Kay. Even Kay has been used more as an opener than anything, though. It will be interesting to see if Davis Martin makes any appearance in this game. He carried them for much of the first half of the season. The White Sox might be able to win this game just based on the crowd energy alone. Chicago is ready to explode because this team has been so fun to watch. They are playing loose, confident, and winning against all expectations and odds. Unfortunately, I think the Guardians will win this one with their combination of arms. It just feels like Cleveland won’t go down without a fight. I also like the over 7.5 in this one because neither team seems to have that shut-down arm that most other teams have. For more sports betting information and plays, follow David on X/Twitter: @futureprez2024 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6658975342cf4db8d2885 Nick Martinez looks to shut the door on the New York Yankees as Rays take 2-0 series lead te 2026-10-07T15:30:17.158Z Nick Martinez looks to shut the door on the New York Yankees as Rays take 2-0 series lead I love looking back at how expectations and years start, and then where they end up. There are four teams remaining in the American League right now, and I’d argue two of them were expected and the other two have defied the odds. Both were up 2-0 in their series coming into today. Now the Yankees face the Rays with their hopes of continuing the season on the line. The Tampa Bay Rays have won both of the first games of the series, and both were very different games. In the first game, Drew Rasmussen was a wizard on the mound and flustered the Yankees hitters. Then in Game 2, the fault really fell on the Yankees fielders as they played sloppy defense. Combine terrible defense from New York with solid pitching from Tampa, and they are up 2-0. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Looking to shut the door on the Yankees season is Nick Martinez. For the year, Martinez went 15-6 with a 3.10 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP. His wins, ERA, and WHIP are all top 14 or better in the majors. On the road, his ERA actually improves to 2.38. He faced the Yankees in three games this season and allowed just four earned runs over 16.2 innings. YANKEES LOSE ALDS GAME 1 TO RAYS AS AUSTIN WELLS IS THROWN OUT AT THIRD AFTER BREAKING UP NO-HITTER The New York Yankees have their backs against the wall, but they are returning to New York for these next two games (if they can win tonight). The Yankees are 12 games over .500 at home this season, and they dominated in both of the Wild Card games against the Red Sox. The problem may be that they have been a bit home run reliant to score, and it seems to be exposed in this series. In an effort to extend the series, and hopefully their season, the Yankees are sending out Max Fried to the mound. He already made one postseason start, and he allowed just three hits and one walk in six innings. The lone run that he allowed was a solo shot. There is some reason for concern as the Yankees’ lefty has a higher home ERA, and he has struggled against the Rays. In two starts this season, he has allowed seven earned runs over 14.2 innings, and it wasn’t just one bad start. FANATICS SPORTSBOOK PROMO CODE FOXNEWS350: BET $20, GET $350 ON RAYS-YANKEES OR GUARDIANS-WHITE SOX I’m not really sure why the Rays should be faded here. They have a pitcher that can likely stack up with Fried. Outside of this strong start against the Red Sox, Fried has also not been very good in the postseason. The Yankees have been good at home, and the Rays haven’t been good outside of Tampa, but they have all the momentum. I’m taking the Rays here at plus money. For more sports betting information and plays, follow David on X/Twitter: @futureprez2024 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6632d75342cf4db8d2826 On Oct 7, Christians must remember and stand with Israel te 2026-10-07T15:20:13.921Z On Oct 7, Christians must remember and stand with Israel I have spent years helping American leaders understand the realities of the Middle East. I have worked with policymakers, pastors, diplomats and families. On this anniversary of the brutal Oct. 7 massacre, we must all remember that day without moral confusion or political convenience. On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas, other armed groups and many Gaza civilians crossed into Israel and carried out a coordinated assault on innocent people living their lives. Nearly 1,200 people were killed and 252 were abducted. Men, women, children and the elderly were hunted, murdered, tortured and kidnapped. Any honest discussion of the war that followed must begin there. Israel responded as any sovereign nation must when its people are slaughtered and taken hostage. Governments have a primary duty to protect their citizens. That duty requires us to distinguish between a democracy defending its people and terrorists that made civilians their prey. DANNY DANON: FROM OCT 7 TO FLIGHT 1073: THE RESILIENCE THAT KEEPS ISRAEL STANDING ISRAELI MEDICAL WORKERS WHO TREATED OCT 7 WOUNDED RELIVE DAY TERROR HIT HOME American leaders need to continue to visit the region in order to understand the threats Israel faces from Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran and their allies with the understanding that Israel’s enemies also attack American targets. And, they need to continue to recall the history. The Middle East won’t be understood by removing the Jewish people from their roots. Judea, Samaria, Hebron, Shiloh and Jerusalem are places woven into the biblical record and the ageless memory of the nation of Israel. That story still pulses through the hills of Judea and Samaria. The Jewish communities there, too often described only through accusations of "settler violence," are alive with families, farmers, teachers, business owners and children. Near the ancient sites that have shaped Jewish and Christian faith for generations, the Jewish residents face terrorism almost daily. Of course, the law should act against any individual who commits violence against Palestinians. But it is wrong to treat Jewish civilians collectively as criminals because of where they live. THE WAR ON AMERICA’S JUDEO-CHRISTIAN ROOTS THREATENS EVERYTHING WE SHARE The threat has grown beyond rhetoric. In Europe and elsewhere, governments and institutions increasingly seek to isolate Israeli businesses and communities through boycotts, import restrictions, and punitive trade measures. Such policies punish ordinary workers and legitimate businesses, including people never accused of violence. Collective economic punishment of Jewish businesses in the biblical heartland should alarm anyone who understands the legal legitimacy of the Jewish presence there along with their rich and ancient history. CHRISTIAN ZIONISTS TAKE ON ANTI-ISRAEL ‘PROPAGANDA’ FROM BIBLICAL HEARTLAND America must resist that drift. Dozens of states have adopted laws or executive orders opposing boycotts of Israel. Yet legislation alone is not enough. American leaders must speak clearly, reject antisemitism from every quarter and preserve the strategic alliance with Israel because it serves both moral principle and American interests. For Christians, this responsibility goes deeper than policy. It rests on a promise. God told Abraham, "I will establish my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you throughout their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you" (Genesis 17:7). SIGN UP FOR ANTISEMITISM EXPOSED NEWSLETTER Two thousand years later, the apostle Paul affirmed that the promise still stands. Writing about the Jewish people, he said, "as regards election, they are beloved for the sake of their forefathers. For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable" (Romans 11:28-29). Everlasting means everlasting. For American Christians, standing with Israel is more than a foreign-policy preference. God’s purposes for the Jewish people and their biblical heritage have not been canceled. Christian support for Israel does not require pretending that every Israeli decision is beyond criticism, but it does require refusing the theology of abandonment and the politics of erasure. It requires remembering that the Jewish people are not strangers in their ancestral homeland, and that Israel's enemies openly exploit international confusion to advance their own violent aims. The anniversary of Oct. 7 is therefore more than a date of mourning. It is a test of moral clarity. I have seen Israel's grief, but I have also seen its resilience. Families rebuild. Communities pray. Soldiers defend their neighbors. Leaders wrestle with impossible decisions. The Jewish people continue to live, create, worship, and hope in the land that has carried their story for millennia. That perseverance should command respect. Americans must stand with Israel because it is in our interest, but also out of conviction. We should oppose terrorism, confront antisemitism, and affirm the enduring bond between the Jewish people and their homeland. October 7 showed where hatred leads. Our response must show what remembrance requires. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6632675342cf4db8d2800 Texas Plans Execution After Botched Lethal Injection in Tennessee te 2026-10-07T15:20:06.375Z Texas Plans Execution After Botched Lethal Injection in Tennessee Jamaal Howard’s lawyers are seeking information about the lethal injection drug, the same medication used in Tennessee’s failed attempt last week. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac660e375342cf4db8d27b7 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk successfully appeals NFL beer fine by invoking his 'Juice' nickname te 2026-10-07T15:10:27.381Z 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk successfully appeals NFL beer fine by invoking his 'Juice' nickname Sometimes cooler heads at the NFL prevail because they recognize obvious missteps and correct them – such as the fining last week of San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk. The league has informed Juszcyek that the $14,926 fine it imposed on Sept. 24 for doing a celebration that it originally believed imitated drinking a beer wasn't about drinking a beer after all. Juszczyk built a good defense that it wasn't. Firstly, he doesn't generally drink. Secondly, the guy's nickname is "Juice," which 49ers fans often chant when he makes a play. So, he claimed, he was imitating drinking juice. As ESPN first reported, the NFL hearing officer listened to the juice drinking explanation and, like any sane person, considered it justifiable. Why? NEW NFL FINE SCHEDULE IS GOING TO A POINT SYSTEM THAT COULD LEAD TO SUSPENSIONS BUT ALSO REFUNDS "... Because his celebration was simulating drinking a juice box." The league had originally called Juszczyk's celebration "an offensive demonstration" that could "reasonably be construed as being in poor taste." But during the appeal, which was heard on a Zoom meeting with the league on Tuesday, "Mr. Juszczyk finally stated that the fine is hypocritical with the amount of Bud Light sponsorships surrounding the NFL." Ziiiing! It worked, because it is true. When news of the original fine got out, Juszczyk made it very clear he was stunned by it because he's been doing the same celebration for years. And it has never been about beer. "I don't know how else to say it. I wasn't drinking beer in my celebration," Juszczyk said. "I think you guys all know my nickname is 'Juice.' I have juice [inscribed] on my pads, and the stadium yells, 'Juice' when I catch the ball." NFL RESTARTS SOCIAL JUSTICE MESSAGING WHILE BATTLING DOMESTIC ABUSE, DRUNK DRIVING AND PROSTITUTION ARRESTS THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! And this: "I don't even drink beer," Juszczyk added. "I may be drinking like five times a year and always in the offseason, and it's usually with [teammate] George [Kittle] because he peer pressures me." The voiding of the fine is the best news Juszczyk has gotten this week. That's because in Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos he suffered a knee injury. An MRI on Monday revealed Juszczyk suffered a hyperextension and bone bruise, and he will miss "a few weeks," coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed. So all juice drinking celebrations are on hold for now. FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac660e175342cf4db8d27ae The Ninja Flip air fryer is 40% off in the final hours of October Prime Day — now $150 te 2026-10-07T15:10:25.766Z The Ninja Flip air fryer is 40% off in the final hours of October Prime Day — now $150 Whether you're short on time during the workweek or feeding a crowd on football Sunday, the Ninja Flip toaster oven and air fryer can handle both. The eight-in-one countertop appliance is down to $150 (from $250) during the final hours of Amazon's October Prime Day — its lowest price in 90 days. Original price: $249.99  What makes the Ninja Flip unique is its space-saving design: flip it up against your backsplash after cooking to clear more room on your countertop. It also works as an air fryer, toaster and convection oven, with eight cooking functions for weeknight meals and game-day snacks.  READ MORE: October Prime Day ends today: Get 50% off a Shark vacuum, AirPods for $70 off and more The stainless steel exterior gives the Ninja Flip a sleek look that fits in with other kitchen appliances. It can handle everything from toast and bagels to pizza and chicken dinners. Temperature settings vary by function, ranging from 85 degrees Fahrenheit for dehydrating to 450 degrees for air frying, baking and roasting. Currently listed at one of its lowest prices to date, the eight-in-one Ninja Flip air fries, bakes, toasts and more. Its roomy interior can handle up to 4 pounds of food or a 12-inch pizza, while the flip-up design helps clear counter space when you're finished cooking. The deal is available during the final day of Amazon's October Prime Day, so shop soon if you want to lock in the savings before the price changes. The Ninja Flip has a 4.3-star rating on Amazon, with reviewers praising its versatility, roomy interior and space-saving design. "Despite having a low, sleek profile, the inside is surprisingly wide," one reviewer wrote. "It easily fits a full 12-inch pizza, six slices of toast or a solid sheet pan of chicken and veggies." The reviewer also said that the air fry and roast settings produce crispy food without over-drying it. Another reviewer said that the oven cooks faster than a standard oven and appreciated its 90-second preheat. "It's so efficient, I couldn't possibly recommend it enough," they wrote. "The flip function is genius," a third reviewer wrote. "The compact design makes it perfect for small kitchens, and it flips open to provide a wider cooking area when you need it." READ MORE: October Prime Day deals, all 40% off or more: A $50 Waterpik, $150 Shark vacuum and more The oven's low profile also creates a tradeoff: Its limited vertical clearance means it may not accommodate taller dishes, such as a whole chicken. Reviewers say it works best for flat sheet-pan meals, reheating leftovers and crisping snacks, particularly in smaller kitchens where counter space matters. Chefman 8-quart air fryer: $69.99 (42% off) Ninja air fryer pro: $89.99 (36% off) Emeril Lagasse 26-quart French door air fryer: $149.99 (29% off) Cuisinart 4.5-quart air fryer: $61.74 (23% off) Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac660d975342cf4db8d2790 Lake Havasu City woman gets 4 years in prison in fentanyl case te 2026-10-07T15:10:17.885Z Lake Havasu City woman gets 4 years in prison in fentanyl case A Lake Havasu City woman who missed her Oct. 1 sentencing hearing was able to make it to Court the next day. Defense attorney Brad Rideout told Judge Ryan Esplin that Kathleen Orness was unable to attend the first hearing… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac660d775342cf4db8d2786 Biggs, Hourihan spar over data centers, Medicaid and water as Hobbs skips debate te 2026-10-07T15:10:15.865Z Biggs, Hourihan spar over data centers, Medicaid and water as Hobbs skips debate SCOTTSDALE -- Gubernatorial hopefuls sparred publicly for an hour Tuesday night over regulation of data centers, new restrictions on Medicaid and whether Arizona is running out of water. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac660d275342cf4db8d275c SpaceX alumni nab $100M to rethink shipping with autonomous freight trains te 2026-10-07T15:10:10.622Z SpaceX alumni nab $100M to rethink shipping with autonomous freight trains Parallel Systems raised $100M to scale production of its autonomous electric rail vehicle, which can shuttle thousands of pounds of freight up to 500 miles. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac660d075342cf4db8d2753 Bloom raises $3.6M to become the Alibaba of American manufacturing te 2026-10-07T15:10:08.735Z Bloom raises $3.6M to become the Alibaba of American manufacturing The Detroit startup has widened its scope beyond mobility to help drone and robotics companies find U.S. based manufacturers, shippers, and more. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac660cd75342cf4db8d274a Healthleap raises $38M for its AI that flags hospital patients who may need a closer look te 2026-10-07T15:10:05.994Z Healthleap raises $38M for its AI that flags hospital patients who may need a closer look The financing includes an $8M seed round co-led by Sequoia Capital and First Round Capital, and a $30 million Series A led by Hummingbird Ventures. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac65e8675342cf4db8d2723 Trump reveals surprise American taxpayer stake in new $6.6B submarine deal te 2026-10-07T15:00:22.308Z Trump reveals surprise American taxpayer stake in new $6.6B submarine deal President Donald Trump announced the U.S. government will take a 40% stake in the new shipyard being built in Baltimore to boost submarine production, adding a major government ownership component to the $6.6 billion project. "The ultimate proof of our commitment to ensuring the shipyard's enduring success: American taxpayers will receive a 40 percent stake in the new shipyard," Trump said during remarks in Sparrows Point on Tuesday. "We get 40 percent." Anduril has said the stake will be in a new subsidiary created to operate the Arsenal-2 shipyard, rather than in the defense tech company itself. Further details about what rights come with the government's 40% interest, what the government is providing in exchange and how it could ultimately generate a return have not yet been publicly released. Fox News Digital has reached out to Anduril and the White House for details. STARTUPS BRING INNOVATION TO DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE The size of the stake stands out even as the Trump administration has increasingly taken direct government interests in companies and projects it considers critical to national security. The administration has struck equity arrangements involving chipmaker Intel, rare earths producer MP Materials and other strategic industries. The arrangement is part of a broader $6.6 billion effort to expand production of Virginia-class attack submarines as the U.S. struggles to keep pace with China's vast shipbuilding capacities and the Navy falls behind on its production goal. Anduril is committing $3.7 billion of its own capital to build the facility and manufacturing capacity, while the Navy could spend up to $2.9 billion purchasing what it produces. The project is aimed at closing a persistent U.S. submarine production shortfall as China rapidly expands its naval and shipbuilding capacity. American shipyards are delivering roughly 1.3 Virginia-class attack submarines a year, short of the Navy's goal of two, which it does not expect to reach until around 2032. Once fully operational, Arsenal-2 is expected to add about 9 million labor hours annually to the submarine industrial base, increasing Virginia-class production capacity by roughly 15%, an administration official told reporters on a call before Trump’s remarks. LARGEST-EVER US STEEL PLANT IS COMING TO A KEY RED STATE AS TRUMP UNVEILS $15B INVESTMENT An industry official on the call emphasized that Anduril would finance the new production capacity itself while the government paid for the resulting output. "I wouldn't say that the government's paying us back. We feel the government [is] buying the results of what we're able to produce," the industry official said. The 40% government stake was not disclosed on the call, which included questions from reporters about how the project would be financed. The submarine crunch is part of a broader shipbuilding gap with China, whose vast commercial maritime industry also supports its rapidly expanding navy. China now accounts for more than half of global commercial shipbuilding output, while the U.S. accounts for only a fraction of 1%, giving Beijing an enormous industrial base that can also support military ship construction. Anduril plans to begin with critical components including torpedo tubes, which a senior administration official described as a current "gating component" slowing Virginia-class production. The company eventually plans to manufacture larger modules and sections of submarines at Arsenal-2. The more than 2 million-square-foot facility is expected to create 3,100 direct jobs and roughly 11,000 indirect jobs nationwide, with operations slated to begin around 2030. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac65e7775342cf4db8d26fd If the Kennedy Center Is ‘Dangerous,’ Why Is the Symphony Rehearsing There? te 2026-10-07T15:00:07.889Z If the Kennedy Center Is ‘Dangerous,’ Why Is the Symphony Rehearsing There? The National Symphony Orchestra is practicing inside a building that President Trump and his allies say could fall on their heads. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac65c2a75342cf4db8d2407 SCOTUS slams door on Dem judge’s career fight after years of pro-Biden Facebook posts te 2026-10-07T14:50:18.336Z SCOTUS slams door on Dem judge’s career fight after years of pro-Biden Facebook posts The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an appeal from a former Pennsylvania judge who was suspended after repeatedly posting partisan political content on Facebook, including praise for former President Joe Biden and his policies. Former Judge Mark Cohen, a former Democratic state lawmaker who began serving on the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas in 2018, made dozens of politically charged Facebook posts while on the bench, even after being warned to stop. Cohen appealed to the Supreme Court in April, with his lawyers arguing that the former judge’s First Amendment rights had been violated. "Allowing judges to be disciplined based on the perceived ‘tone’ or ‘volume’ of lawful speech promotes arbitrary enforcement, invites political interference in the judicial branch, and threatens to undermine the rule of law," Cohen’s lawyer told Law.com at the time. "This case presents an urgent opportunity for the court to restore constitutional clarity and reestablish the First Amendment’s protection of the rights of sitting judges to speak on matters of public concern." DOJ MOVES TO BOOT FEDERAL JUDGES FROM IMMIGRATION CASES OVER NYT INTERVIEW The Supreme Court declined to take up Cohen’s case, denying his petition without comment. Pennsylvania’s Judicial Conduct Board argued that the Supreme Court did not need to hear Cohen’s appeal because his social media activity amounted to "partisan cheerleading" and his suspension reflected a "straightforward application of familiar rules that judges around the country have followed for decades." FETTERMAN WEIGHS IN AFTER PA SUPREME COURT JUSTICE APPARENTLY SPLITS FROM DEMOCRATIC PARTY OVER ANTISEMITISM Pennsylvania’s highest court concluded that the volume and tone of Cohen’s posts made him appear to be an advocate for the Democratic Party. In November 2021, Cohen promoted Biden’s Build Back Better legislation, saying its passage would improve "many, many American lives." A year later, on Biden’s birthday, Cohen called him "an excellent President" and said he looked forward to "many more achievements." FEDERAL APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS CONTROVERSIAL ILLINOIS BAN ON SEMIAUTOMATIC GUNS Cohen also made posts taking specific policy positions, including one in favor of higher minimum wage laws and another against restrictions on elective abortions. Cohen also highlighted his record on gun policy, including a post noting that he had consistently received an "F" rating from the National Rifle Association while serving in the state legislature. Cohen’s Supreme Court petition says the suspension also triggered the forfeiture of his judicial and prior public-service pensions. DLA Piper, the law firm representing Cohen, did not respond Wednesday to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac65c2375342cf4db8d23e9 Arizona to study desalination, water reuse projects in Mexico te 2026-10-07T14:50:11.147Z Arizona to study desalination, water reuse projects in Mexico Arizona is investing nearly $8.5 million on a study of a seawater desalination project in Mexico, the second such Gulf of California proposal that the state’s water augmentation authority has agreed to investigate this year. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac65c2175342cf4db8d23e0 Mesa man gets probation in attempted $500,000 Yucca sneaker theft te 2026-10-07T14:50:09.654Z Mesa man gets probation in attempted $500,000 Yucca sneaker theft A Mesa resident accused in the attempted theft of about $500,000 worth of high-end tennis shoes from a cargo container along the railroad tracks in Yucca has been placed on probation with no further jail time. Angel Ochoa, 21, was… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac65c1c75342cf4db8d23b5 Tony Fadell on why the first wave of AI gadgets failed — and what comes next te 2026-10-07T14:50:04.896Z Tony Fadell on why the first wave of AI gadgets failed — and what comes next The “father of the iPod” says the first generation of AI gadgets failed to solve real problems — and the next wave will need to earn consumers’ trust. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac659d175342cf4db8d2390 Former CIA officer John Kiriakou's unexpected second act: From whistleblower to viral sensation te 2026-10-07T14:40:17.430Z Former CIA officer John Kiriakou's unexpected second act: From whistleblower to viral sensation John Kiriakou spent 15 years working in the shadows as a CIA officer. Today, at 62, he's walking the runway at New York Fashion Week, racking up millions of views across social media and becoming an unlikely Gen Z internet sensation. His videos regularly attract millions of views, and his audience of hundreds of thousands of followers has transformed the former intelligence officer into an unexpected voice for a generation that was too young to remember the events that once defined his life. "I never thought that I would be this figurehead for thousands and thousands of young men between 15 and 35," Kiriakou told Fox News Digital. That newfound popularity has opened doors he never imagined, including one into the fashion world. Kiriakou is the first to admit he has never considered himself fashionable. During the interview, he joked that the black T-shirt he was wearing cost about $12 and said he only occasionally flipped through GQ to see what men were wearing. Yet in September, he found himself walking the runway for designer Elena Velez at New York Fashion Week — an unexpected appearance for a man better known for the CIA, national security and exposing the agency's interrogation program. HOUSE GOP BILL MOVES TO CLOSE WHISTLEBLOWER GAPS EXPOSED BY MINNESOTA MEDICAID FRAUD SCANDAL "I'm 62 years old. When in life am I ever going to get the chance to be on the catwalk at New York Fashion Week?" he said. Velez, whose runway shows are known for avant-garde fashion and unconventional casting, reached out after hearing Kiriakou's appearances on several podcasts. But the runway is only one chapter in what has become an unlikely second act. His online popularity accelerated after appearing on Steven Bartlett's "The Diary of a CEO" podcast. Clips from the interview spread rapidly across social media, introducing millions of younger viewers to stories from his years inside the CIA. For many members of Gen Z, Kiriakou represents a world they never experienced firsthand. He joined the CIA in 1990, serving as both an analyst and counterterrorism officer before leaving the agency in 2004. His online reach now extends well beyond short-form videos. Kiriakou also connects directly with supporters through Cameo, where users can purchase personalized video messages. Long before he became an internet personality, Kiriakou was at the center of one of the most contentious national security controversies of the post-9/11 era. In 2007, he publicly discussed the CIA's use of waterboarding during the war on terror. He later pleaded guilty to one count of intentionally disclosing information identifying a covert CIA officer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. CIA WHISTLEBLOWER CLAIMS OBAMA-ERA ESPIONAGE CHARGES AGAINST HIM WERE A TEST RUN FOR TARGETING TRUMP Many of the young people who now follow him, however, know him first through viral videos rather than the headlines that once defined his career. Most were born after the September 11 attacks and did not experience those events as they unfolded. Kiriakou believes that generational distance is part of what draws Gen Z to his story. "There is a special place in my heart for Gen Z," he said. "It's because of Gen Z that I’ve been able to turn my life around and to do things that I had, for the last 62 years, never thought I could do." Kiriakou believes his growing popularity reflects something larger than internet algorithms. He said many young Americans are increasingly skeptical of traditional politics and are searching for voices they view as more authentic. "Gen Z has the largest number of political independents of any generation," Kiriakou said. "They don't like the Democrats. They don’t like the Republicans because they feel like they’re being lied to." Kiriakou, who described himself as an "equal opportunity hater," said he believes frustration with both parties has made younger audiences more willing to listen to voices outside the political establishment. "I think that's why I’m popular with Gen Z — because I’m seen as somebody who’s telling them the truth," he said. He argues that his appeal isn't rooted in perfection, but in transparency. Rather than trying to present himself as flawless, Kiriakou said he speaks openly about government, politics and his own personal mistakes. "I have literally nothing to lose," he said. "I have nothing to gain by lying." That willingness to speak candidly, he said, has allowed him to build an audience that stretches across the political spectrum. Despite his criticism of modern politics, Kiriakou remains optimistic about the next generation. "I think that these are real leaders in waiting," he said. "I think they're the ones who are going to save the country." His confidence in Gen Z is shaped in part by his own improbable second act. The life Kiriakou leads today bears little resemblance to the one he expected after leaving the CIA. In addition to hosting a podcast, he has advised a royal family in the Persian Gulf and is set to appear in an upcoming movie. "I never thought that I would walk in New York Fashion Week, that I'd be an adviser to a royal family in the Persian Gulf, that I’d have my own podcast," he said. "I never thought that I’d act in a Hollywood movie." FORMER CIA AGENT JOHN KIRIAKOU REVEALS HOW SEX PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN ESPIONAGE AND SPYING Those experiences have reinforced a lesson he now tries to pass along to younger people: don't be afraid to pursue opportunities that fall outside the life you originally envisioned. "One of the things that I've learned, especially this year since February, is to embrace everything life has to offer," Kiriakou said. For young people uncertain about what comes next, he said the answer is often simpler than they think. "You just have to grab it," he said. "Grab it and do it. And have fun and enjoy yourself." Kiriakou's online following has also given him a new audience for issues he believes will shape the future, including artificial intelligence and national security. During his interview with Fox News Digital, he warned that AI is advancing faster than governments are prepared to manage. "This is the new frontier, AI," Kiriakou said. "It’s developing so quickly." TRUMP LAUNCHING 'SUPER INTELLIGENCE FORCE' TO ENSURE AMERICAN DOMINANCE From his perspective, the technology presents two major risks. One is the possibility that artificial intelligence eventually becomes difficult for humans to control. The other is the growing ability of foreign adversaries to weaponize AI against the United States. "There are two things to worry about here," he said. "One is that AI goes out of control, but two, it’s that our enemies use AI against us." Kiriakou said the United States has not kept pace with those emerging threats. "We’re not prepared. No, we’re not," he said. He pointed to one example that concerns him most: the impact AI could have on undercover intelligence operations. As facial recognition and biometric technology continue to improve, he questioned whether intelligence officers operating under aliases will be able to remain anonymous. "How in the world do undercover CIA officers or undercover intelligence officers from any country cross borders now or go through airports in an alias, in disguise?" FOLLOW US ON X Kiriakou argued that the United States should continue investing in both defensive and offensive AI capabilities while also building stronger safeguards around the technology before its development outpaces existing security measures. Questions surrounding national security have also remained central to Kiriakou's own legal battle. He is seeking a presidential pardon related to his conviction for disclosing classified information. His message to President Trump: "Barack Obama, Eric Holder and John Brennan ruined my life, and Donald Trump is the only person who can give it back to me," Kiriakou said. Kiriakou said what happened to him is part of a broader debate over government secrecy, whistleblowers and public accountability, issues he said also influence his views on artificial intelligence and modern surveillance. As one example, Kiriakou pointed to Flock Safety's automated license plate readers, which use artificial intelligence to capture license plates and vehicle information. He said the technology reflects broader questions about privacy and surveillance that Americans across the political spectrum are increasingly debating. GOT A TIP? Whether discussing espionage, artificial intelligence or his own unlikely rise as an online personality, Kiriakou said the past few years have reinforced one lesson above all else: life rarely unfolds the way you expect. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac659d075342cf4db8d2387 US, WHO request details from Russia amid reports of second pneumonia case te 2026-10-07T14:40:16.142Z US, WHO request details from Russia amid reports of second pneumonia case Amid global public health concerns surrounding the death of an Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East worker, the World Health Organization noted in a statement issued Tuesday on the X account of Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that it had requested more information from Russia regarding the matter, including on "media reports of a second employee with pneumonia of undetermined cause." "The individual died on 2 October 2026 after being hospitalized with severe pneumonia. Initial media reports suggested pneumonic plague following an alleged accidental laboratory exposure," the WHO statement noted. "In response to WHO’s verification request under the International Health Regulations, the Russian health authorities reported that no case of plague had recently been registered in Irkutsk oblast. They informed WHO that an epidemiological investigation had been conducted, preventive and control measures implemented, and identified contacts placed under medical observation and tested. They reported that no high-threat pathogens had been detected among the contacts and that medical observation of all identified contacts had been completed," the statement explained. "WHO has requested further information to clarify the cause of the severe pneumonia, the pathogen that prompted the public health measures, and media reports of a second employee with pneumonia of undetermined cause," the statement notes. Reuters reported that when questioned about the WHO's request to respond to reports of a second individual in Siberia allegedly becoming sick, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov called for caution when it comes to media reporting. "There is a great deal of media coverage, and the vast majority of what the media are reporting about this situation is false information," Peskov said, according to the outlet. TRUMP SAYS PUTIN CALL COMING 'VERY SOON' AS US TRACKS SUSPECTED PLAGUE DEATH IN RUSSIA The U.S. State Department has formally requested more information from the Russian government regarding the death of the woman who worked at the anti-plague research facility, issuing what is known as a démarche, defined as a request or intercession with a foreign official. "We have officially requested additional information from the Russian government," a U.S. State Department spokesperson noted. "We are also in official communication with other countries around the world to share information." Fox News Channel senior foreign policy correspondent Gillian Turner reported that State Department health experts had been in touch with Russia's foreign ministry about the public health matter since Friday, but that the démarche arose due to Russian officials being unforthcoming via back channels. RUSSIAN RESEARCHER'S MYSTERY DEATH COULD BE 'FAR WORSE' THAN THE PLAGUE, FORMER SENIOR TRUMP OFFICIAL WARNS The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) noted in a post on Tuesday that the "CDC is aware of and closely monitoring reports of a suspected case of pneumonic plague in the Irkutsk region of Russia that resulted in a death. We are working across the U.S. government to assess developments as additional information becomes available. "While the circumstances of this reported case remain unconfirmed, plague is a serious bacterial disease that is treatable with antibiotics, particularly when recognized and treated early. Pneumonic plague can spread person-to-person through respiratory droplets during close contact, which is why rapid identification and treatment of infected individuals, and monitoring of potentially exposed individuals, are important public health measures. TRUMP RESPONDS TO CONCERNS OVER SUSPECTED PLAGUE CASE IN RUSSIA, SAYING US 'WILLING TO HELP' "At this time, there is no indication of a broader threat to the United States, but CDC and our interagency partners are prepared and will continue to monitor the situation closely," the CDC's post concluded. Fox News Channel's Nick Kalman and Gillian Turner contributed to this report Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac659ce75342cf4db8d237e Dems’ latest Trump attack backfires as frequent critics refuse to play along te 2026-10-07T14:40:14.744Z Dems’ latest Trump attack backfires as frequent critics refuse to play along Some of President Donald Trump’s most frequent media critics are turning on Democrats’ latest attack on the president, rejecting claims that Trump suggested Iran should "take out" Los Angeles and San Diego. "Trump's point here is that if he didn't start a war with Iran, then San Diego and LA would be at risk from nuclear war," wrote The Atlantic writer Michael Scherer on X. Trump was discussing the war with Iran and the threat of Tehran obtaining a nuclear weapon during a Nebraska rally on Monday before invoking Los Angeles and San Diego. "They can take out a city. Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay," Trump said. DONALD TRUMP ACCUSES 'FAKE NEWS' OF WANTING US TO LOSE IRAN WAR, BLASTS NYT REPORTING The remarks quickly triggered a fight over what Trump meant, with Democrats and multiple media outlets characterizing them as a suggestion that Iran be allowed to attack the two California cities. One of the accounts amplifying the clip, Headquarters (@HQNewsNow), previously operated as "KamalaHQ" after originally serving as the Biden campaign’s "BidenHQ" rapid-response account. Several prominent journalists who have frequently scrutinized Trump are pushing back on Democrats’ latest attack on the president, rejecting claims that Trump suggested Iran should "take out" Los Angeles and San Diego. "This isn’t a direct quote from Trump, and I very much don’t think it’s a correct paraphrase. Trump has repeatedly argued that the consequences of the war, like higher gas prices, are a small price to pay compared to what an unchecked Iran could allegedly do," CNN fact checker Daniel Dale said. "My read: The "small price to pay" comment refers back to the costs of the war -- like gas prices -- not to the idea of Iran nuking LA and SD," wrote CNN senior reporter Aaron Blake. "Unpopular opinion: I don’t think Trump was suggesting letting Iran to attack ‘blue cities.’ I think he meant if Iran gets a nuke, LA and San Diego could be targets considering they’re two major West Coast cities," wrote former Trump staffer turned Biden voter Sarah Matthews. FETTERMAN RIPS DEMS FOR HATING ANYTHING TRUMP DOES, SAYS PARTY CAN’T RESIST WORST IMPULSES Democrats quickly seized on clips and quotes from Trump’s rally, claiming he was suggesting Iran should be allowed to attack two California cities. "After sending the National Guard and Marines to occupy California, Donald Trump is now saying our foreign enemies should ‘take out’ Los Angeles and San Diego. He is deranged and dangerous," said California Gov. Gavin Newsom. "Thirteen million Californians call LA and San Diego counties home. Their lives are not a ‘small price to pay’ or a punchline for Donald Trump," said California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra. 4 HOUSE REPUBLICANS REBEL AGAINST TRUMP, VOTE WITH DEMS TO BLOCK IRAN WAR POWERS "The President of the United States suggested that a foreign government attack Los Angeles. His statements against our city are dangerous and could potentially compromise our safety. The role of a president is to protect the country, not to actively threaten it and encourage attacks on American lives. In the face of irresponsible threats, as Angelenos, we know how to stand together and protect our city," said Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. "Deranged. Delusional. And soon to be defeated. Calling millions of Americans collateral damage in his illegal war that nobody asked for takes a special kind of depravity, the kind only a man as weak and feeble as Donald Trump could sink to," said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. "This is such a sick, evil thing to say. Especially because he’s not saying this as a joke. Just as sick that his supporters are laughing at it," said Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy. White House Communications Director Steven Cheung addressed the "media freakout," saying critics’ claims are "not rooted in reality." "He was clearly stating U.S. cities would have been threatened if a nuclear Iran hadn't been stopped. America is safer because of the President. Iran has no nuclear, no navy, no air force, and no money," Cheung wrote on X. "No, he didn't, you buffoons. He was saying the U.S. is fighting to STOP Iran from having the ability to take out LA and San Diego with a nuclear weapon — which they would if they had the chance," clarified the White House Rapid Response account. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac659c575342cf4db8d2340 OpenAI’s Alexander Embiricos is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 — days after the launch of Dots te 2026-10-07T14:40:05.797Z OpenAI’s Alexander Embiricos is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 — days after the launch of Dots OpenAI’s Alexander Embiricos is coming to the AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, just days after the launch of Dots. Join this conversation by registering for your pass. Get you pass now to save up to $100 and get a second at 50% off. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac659c375342cf4db8d2337 Google experiments with an AI-powered gaming platform te 2026-10-07T14:40:03.654Z Google experiments with an AI-powered gaming platform Google Labs is working on a new AI-powered game-creation platform called Playground for users to build browser-based games using simple text prompts. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6577675342cf4db8d22f9 Private investigator’s wild testimony about NASCAR driver’s salacious hotel encounter leads to $850K bill te 2026-10-07T14:30:14.765Z Private investigator’s wild testimony about NASCAR driver’s salacious hotel encounter leads to $850K bill Gentleman, start your engines ... Ladies, too. North Carolina's 'Homewrecker Law' cost a NASCAR driver nearly $1 million last last month, and now we got our smoking gun. Not that we needed one. But, it's still good to know the right team won. Truck Series driver Jennifer Jo Cobb, 53, was slapped with a $850,000 bill after a court sided with the now ex-wife of the man she "willfully, intentionally, and deliberately seduced, enticed and alienated the affections" of back in 2021. The man? Longtime NASCAR spotter, Clayton Hughes. NASCAR STAR RIPS SPORT FOR BEING SLOW AND SOFT, ANOTHER MAKES A SHOCKING COMEBACK & SCORNED WIFE BITES BACK Jim Rorie, a private instigator hired by Hughes' wife, told a court that he heard Jo Cobb and Clayton Hughes having "rambunctious" intercourse in a Comfort Inn in Oct. 2020 after he followed him to the hotel via a tracking device planted on his car. A lot of times it's hard to know exactly what you're hearing through a hotel wall. This was apparently NOT one of those times, according to a criminal complaint obtained by the Daily Mail. "There was no doubt about what I was hearing," he told a court, adding that he heard "the squeaking of the bed, quite a bit of that, female tones moaning — and occasionally a male’s voice." Well, this is how the sausage is made, folks. This is how PI's make a living. It's why they get paid the big bucks ... To track down Toyota Camry's in the hills of Martinsville, Virginia, and sit in a Comfort Inn all night listening to what sounds like one heck of an evening. "As the squeaking continued, the tones of a male moaning and saying, ‘Oh f–k’ and ‘Oh my God’ were distinctly heard," Rorie continued. "I believe there was one point where I heard the female yell, ‘Don’t stop.'" Adultery is a moral no-no all over the country (at least it should be), but it's a legal no-no in certain states. North Carolina is one of them. Stacey Hughes filed a lawsuit against Jo Cobb in 2024, accusing her of having an affair with her husband months before their divorce in 2021. MAN IN TROUBLE FOR USING ROBOT VACUUM TO RECORD WIFE'S AFFAIR, FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS LEASE UP & HALL PASS WINS Hughes accused Cobb of alienation of affection, which is basically a civil tort that allows individuals to sue another for intentionally spurring the end of a marriage. Hughes also filed a second claim, saying her husband "dishonored" the couple’s "marital bed," which seems like a fair conclusion to make given the testimony from the private investigator. Didn't sound like anything honorable was going on in that Comfort Inn. North Carolina's 'Homewrecker Law,' as it's been aptly dubbed, was triggered, and last month a Davidson County judge ordered Jo Cobb to pay $50,000 for alienation of affection, and $800,000 for criminal conversation For those who aren't up-to-date on their legal terms, criminal conversation is a civil lawsuit that allows a spouse to sue a third party for having sex with their partner while the marriage is still intact. Each act of adultery can give rise to a separate claim for criminal conversation. Unfortunately, it sounds like there were plenty of acts to choose from. Cobb has 31 NASCAR O'Reilly Series starts over a 15-year career, and a whopping 234 Truck Series starts. She finished sixth at Daytona in 2011. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6551f75342cf4db8d1fde Reddit thread on life cheat codes goes viral with advice on fitness, sleep and compound interest te 2026-10-07T14:20:15.002Z Reddit thread on life cheat codes goes viral with advice on fitness, sleep and compound interest Reddit is popping with an entertaining thread about cheat codes for life. It's been a minute since we dived into the Reddit bucket here at OutKick. I guess all the geo-political events around the world have been dominating my attention. For those of you who might not be familiar with Reddit, it's truly one of the final untamed frontiers of the internet. It's a wild place full of a wide variety of content and discussions. Some are downright bonkers, and others can be more uplifting. The latter is what brings us here today. DR OZ REVEALS 3 FREE WAYS TO BOOST YOUR HEALTH — NO MEDICATION REQUIRED A Reddit thread titled, "What 'cheat code' for life do you wish you'd discovered earlier?" is putting up big numbers on r/AskReddit. The responses are all over the place, and will be among the most interesting things you read today. Check out some of the top ones below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com: SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Overall, lots of interesting advice. I will tell you the single "cheat code" I use in life that is awesome. I turned on the do not disturb setting on my phone about six months ago, and never turned it off. I also turned on the setting where you can't even get through unless you're in my contacts. It's amazing. Now, I do have a small list of favorites who can ring through in the event of a critical event, but other than that, I get zero notifications for calls, texts, social media or anything else. It's honestly nothing short of amazing. One of the best pieces of advice I ever got in life (the person was more successful than me by orders of magnitude) was to limit how accessible you are for people. I was a teenager when I was told that, and I never forgot it. Unless nukes are in the air, the odds that I need to take any given phone call immediately are hovering barely north of zero percent. Give it a shot. You might be surprised by how much you enjoy it. What are your life hacks? Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6551575342cf4db8d1f96 Get hands-on: The full lineup of interactive roundtables at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 te 2026-10-07T14:20:05.046Z Get hands-on: The full lineup of interactive roundtables at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 From Nvidia and Chime to Obvious Ventures and Anthropic, explore the entire roundtable agenda at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register now to save up to $100 on your pass and get a second pass at 50% off. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac652dc75342cf4db8d1f8b VVAC hosts Indigenous Peoples Day te 2026-10-07T14:10:36.345Z VVAC hosts Indigenous Peoples Day Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day at the Verde Valley Archaeology Center and Museum on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a fun day recognizing the heritage, culture and continued contributions of Native Americans and indigenous peoples. The festivities include a Native American Artist Mar Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac652d775342cf4db8d1f68 Holly Madison blasts ‘puppet masters’ for Playboy girlfriends’ feud te 2026-10-07T14:10:31.826Z Holly Madison blasts ‘puppet masters’ for Playboy girlfriends’ feud Holly Madison has no problem with reality TV drama – as long as everyone is in on the joke. The "Girls Next Door" alum told Fox News Digital she would "100%" embrace manufactured conflict on a show like "Real Housewives of Las Vegas," but claimed manipulation by the "puppet masters" behind her former series contributed to lasting rifts among the cast. For years, Madison had seemingly closed the door on reality television, previously saying she would never return after her experience on "The Girls Next Door." But with time and a different perspective on how manufactured drama could work, she admitted she has reconsidered that hard-line stance. "You know what, I've changed my thought on that," the Grant a Gift Gala ambassador explained. "I would do manufactured drama if I was in on the joke. I always say that to Bridgette watching 'Girls Next Door,' I'm like, if we knew what the drama was and the three of us were gonna play it out on screen and not take it home with us, so to speak, when the cameras are done rolling, that would have been so much more fun to me than being manipulated from the puppet masters above." HOLLY MADISON SAYS PLAYBOY MANSION FELT LIKE A 'SAFE HARBOR' AFTER SHE ENCOUNTERED HOLLYWOOD'S DARK SIDE "Some of us from the cast are still not speaking today because of things like that, so. I would actually do manufactured drama, 100%. I would throw down on like a 'Real Housewives of Las Vegas.' I just don't want to be puppeted again." The former reality star also pointed to another major difference between the television landscape then and now: the audience. "Editing's crazy," she noted. "But I also appreciate that viewers are a little more sophisticated now. I mean, back in the 'Girls Next Door' days, they could edit something to be not what it was. And everybody watching was like, 'Nope, that's your character. That's who you are.'" WATCH: HOLLY MADISON SAYS SHE'D EMBRACE ‘MANUFACTURED DRAMA’ ON REALITY TV UNDER ONE CONDITION ‘DUCK DYNASTY’ STAR SADIE ROBERTSON HUFF ADMITS ‘FEARS’ OVER PUTTING HER KIDS ON REALITY TV There is one non-negotiable for the former Playboy model. "I would never put my kids on TV, ever, ever, ever," she told Fox News Digital. Madison shares a daughter, Rainbow, and a son, Forest, with ex-husband Pasquale Rotella. She said her kids know bits and pieces about her Playboy past, but the once-iconic brand barely registers with their generation. "So it's all kind of vague, and they don't see it as like a bad thing. Like anytime it's brought up or mentioned, it's kind of laughed about," Madison added. "So I'm glad that whoever's bringing it to their attention or bringing it up – because it's not me or their dad – whoever's bringing it up is bringing it up like it's a positive or a cool thing or a funny thing. It's not like bad or shameful or gross or anything." HOLLY MADISON EXPOSES HUGH HEFNER’S ALLEGED 'CULT-LIKE' TACTICS, 'WEIRD' GROUP SEX NIGHTS AT PLAYBOY MANSION Madison became a household name through her years at the Playboy Mansion and her relationship with Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. She later moved to Las Vegas, headlined the stage production "Peepshow" and starred in her own reality series, "Holly’s World." Madison also became a bestselling author: her 2015 memoir, "Down the Rabbit Hole," debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times bestseller list. But Madison’s perspective on those years has continued to evolve. An autism diagnosis later in life gave her a new framework for understanding everything from the people she gravitated toward to why she thrived in certain environments and struggled in others. She was formally diagnosed with autism in 2023, although she had speculated for years she might be on the spectrum. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "I understand some of the people I would gravitate to and some of decisions I made differently," she told Fox News Digital. "I always felt like not being able to connect with other people and not being able to connect with boys my age was some kind of like mystical fated thing. Like I'm just not meant to do this." Madison said those struggles led her down different paths as she tried to navigate social situations she didn’t always understand. "Sometimes I would look back and think, 'Oh, that person hated me and I could never figure it out.' And now I'm like – I kind of get it," she explained. "I think they were taking some of my mannerisms and some of ways of communication the wrong way. So, it's just really opened everything up for me." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Looking back, Madison said she better understands why her role at the Playboy studio suited her. Working with incoming Playmates gave her a clear framework: She could give them tours, explain how things worked and ask questions about their lives rather than having to navigate an unstructured social situation. "So I can definitely see why I was thriving where I was thriving and why I was failing where I was failing," Madison said. Madison’s own experience has also given her a personal connection to the autism community. She is now using her platform to support Grant a Gift Autism Foundation, a Southern Nevada nonprofit that provides resources and services to individuals with autism and their families. WATCH: HOLLY MADISON HOPES TO RECREATE ONE OF HER FAVORITE MOMENTS AT GRANT A GIFT GALA PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE She's returning as an Event Ambassador for the 16th annual Grant a Gift Gala, supporting Grant a Gift Autism Foundation, Ackerman Center – on Oct. 22. "It's so helpful, you know, to give them some steps and some therapies and some things the kids can do," Madison explained. "And it's also important to remember that autism is such a spectrum. You know, there are families who are really struggling with kids that need a lot of support." "So, I love being a part of that and being able to help with that." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac652d575342cf4db8d1f5f ‘Ruthless’ podcast discusses new details in Michigan and Maine's Democratic campaigns te 2026-10-07T14:10:29.165Z ‘Ruthless’ podcast discusses new details in Michigan and Maine's Democratic campaigns In an episode published Wednesday morning, the "Ruthless Podcast" discussed Senate and House campaign details from Michigan and Maine unreported by other media outlets. "It's almost like they understand what a Trojan horse is," podcast co-host Comfortably Smug said. "Where it's like you get elected, and then you do the Looney Tunes s---, because that’s the plan here." The hosts outlined a series of tweets where Michigan’s Democratic nominee for Senate, Abdul El-Sayed, revealed close proximity to the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) movement. UNEARTHED SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS CONTRADICT EL-SAYED’S ‘CAPITALIST’ NARRATIVE In the posts, El-Sayed is seen at DSA events with key movement figures such as Linda Sarsour and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and also backing central causes like the ‘Green New Deal.’ "It’s interesting for a guy who [claims to] not be a socialist, [and that] he's a capitalist, to be a featured speaker at an event that labels itself the climate crisis is a crisis of capitalism," podcast co-host Josh Holmes said of a tweet from 2019 highlighting an event co-sponsored by the DSA and Sunrise Movement. The series of tweets displayed by the hosts contrasts with El-Sayed’s recent claims from the candidate that he was not a member of the DSA. A recent poll by Fox News showed El-Sayed leading Republican nominee Mike Rogers 50% to 49%. DEMOCRATS THINK A BLUE WAVE IS BUILDING. HERE ARE 3 FORCES THAT COULD STOP IT The "Ruthless" hosts also discussed the posts of another Michigan Democrat. In the seventh congressional district, CNN reported that William Lawrence has deleted hundreds of social media posts featuring radical opinions. The tweets included rhetoric like "f--- … the nuclear family," and calls to abolish the Senate and defund the police. "I think that this is so much of what the left has become," Smug said of the uncovered tweets. "It's just like these insane weirdos who are like, 'My defining belief is I hate the nuclear family," Lawrence will face incumbent Tom Barrett, R-Mich., in the general election. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE With weeks to go before the November 3rd midterms, the hosts turned their attention to Maine. In a competitive House race in Maine’s second congressional district, Democratic nominee Matt Dunlap has come under fire for voting to increase the gas tax. Townhall previously reported that as a state legislator, Dunlap supported increasing the gas tax and the vehicle registration fee. In recent weeks, Dunlap doubled down, saying it was "absolutely ... the right vote." In another vote in Augusta, Breitbart reported that Dunlap voted against giving lifetime probation to repeat sex offenders. "They're deeply unpopular," Smug said of the two votes. "But you got to take a stand somewhere. It's principle. That's what you can count on," he added jokingly. "Raise the cost of your gas and let pedophiles off the hook," podcast co-host Michael Duncan added. Dunlap faces former Gov. Paul LePage in the general election. "We’ve said it numerous times on the show, but it feels like the politics that they have is really just downstream of the failures of their own lives," Duncan told his fellow co-hosts. "It's like they're just losers and have no friends that can't split an apartment." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac652c475342cf4db8d1f3a Rubio Stresses Need for U.S. Security Work With Greece on Migration and Terrorism te 2026-10-07T14:10:12.690Z Rubio Stresses Need for U.S. Security Work With Greece on Migration and Terrorism Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised Greece for spending more on defense, while saying it needs to address “mass migration.” Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac652c175342cf4db8d1f19 Google’s new SynthID website can identify AI-generated media te 2026-10-07T14:10:09.031Z Google’s new SynthID website can identify AI-generated media Google on Tuesday launched a new site that lets anyone verify whether a piece of media, be it an image, a video or an audio clip, is generated using AI. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac652bd75342cf4db8d1f10 6 days to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Save on your pass before doors open te 2026-10-07T14:10:05.856Z 6 days to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Save on your pass before doors open In 6 days, 10,000+ people from across the global startup and tech ecosystem will come together at San Francisco’s Moscone West for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. If you’re planning to be one of them, don’t wait to register your ticket before prices increase at the door. Save up to $100 on your pass, plus Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6507375342cf4db8d1ee1 Memphis City Council devolves into chaos after data center moratorium vote postponed te 2026-10-07T14:00:19.179Z Memphis City Council devolves into chaos after data center moratorium vote postponed A Memphis City Council meeting descended into chaos Tuesday night after lawmakers postponed a vote on a proposed yearlong moratorium on new data centers, as protesters chanted inside City Hall, police cleared the chamber and a fight broke out in the lobby. The proposal comes as Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI operates its massive Colossus supercomputer facilities in the Memphis area, where some residents have raised concerns about data centers' use of power and water, along with their effects on air quality, noise and nearby neighborhoods. The council voted 7-5 to delay the moratorium vote until Oct. 20. ERIC ADAMS BATTLES TENSE CROWD AS WISCONSIN AUDIENCE ERUPTS OVER AI DATA CENTER PROPOSAL After the vote was postponed, protesters chanted, "This is our city," and, "Show me what democracy looks like," as police moved to clear people from the chamber. A fight between two women also broke out in the lobby, with video showing punches being thrown, according to Action News 5. A Memphis Police Department spokesperson told the outlet that no one was detained or injured. It was unclear what sparked the fight or whether it was connected to the council meeting. Council members also clashed during the meeting. Councilwoman Yolanda Cooper-Sutton exchanged words with protesters before turning her criticism toward Councilman J.B. Smiley Jr., the lead sponsor of the moratorium proposal, according to the outlet. "That’s all he does; he brings up mess," Cooper-Sutton said of Smiley. "That’s all you do, J.B. Smiley, confuse the people over, over, over and over!" Smiley had pushed the council to hold the final vote Tuesday, arguing that residents had shown up expecting a decision. DATA CENTERS COULD BE THE SLEEPER ISSUE OF THE 2026 MIDTERM ELECTIONS Seven council members voted to postpone the measure, while five opposed the delay. Councilman Edmund Ford Sr. was absent, according to Action News 5. The proposed ordinance would pause new data center projects for 12 months while the city studies their effects on health and Memphis' power, water and other infrastructure. Musk's SpaceXAI has established a major computing operation in the Memphis area with its Colossus facilities, raising concerns from some residents about air pollution, noise and the amount of electricity and water needed to run large data centers. Councilman Jeff Warren, who opposes the moratorium, warned that a year-long pause could push companies to build outside Memphis. "If we pass a moratorium, there’s no reason for them to think they need to come here," Warren said, according to WREG. "They get the same benefit from going to DeSoto County, Crittenden County, Fayette County, Tipton County." Memphis Mayor Paul Young has called for more rules governing data centers while also pointing to the tax revenue they generate. Young said the city should address their water and electricity use, air quality, noise and where the facilities can be built. "We need to keep the pressure high and make sure that we get the guardrails in place that we need for our community to feel protected," Young told WREG. "There’s a role for all of our agencies to play in ensuring we put the proper guardrails in place. The thing that I want to make sure is that we do it expeditiously." Smiley said council members should have done more to listen to residents who attended the meeting. "When the community shows up, we just have to listen to them," he said, according to Action News 5. "I’m disappointed that we didn’t listen with ears, okay, I hear you, I understand. Let’s figure out how we can do what you want, but also what we believe would be in the best interest of the community." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6506675342cf4db8d1ea3 Ring’s first smart lock can be hand-cranked when its battery dies te 2026-10-07T14:00:06.199Z Ring’s first smart lock can be hand-cranked when its battery dies Amazon-owned Ring is entering the smart lock market with a device designed to tackle a common concern: getting locked out when the battery dies Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac64e2275342cf4db8d1d5d FOX News Media CEO Suzanne Scott rings Nasdaq Closing Bell as network celebrates 30th anniversary te 2026-10-07T13:50:26.855Z FOX News Media CEO Suzanne Scott rings Nasdaq Closing Bell as network celebrates 30th anniversary FOX News Media CEO Suzanne Scott rang the Closing Bell on Tuesday at Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City as the company celebrates Fox News Channel’s 30th anniversary. Fox News Channel debuted on Oct. 7, 1996, and original hosts Lauren Green, Trace Gallagher, Steve Doocy and Brit Hume were in attendance, alongside FOX News Media President and Executive Editor Jay Wallace and other 30-year employees who are now at the executive level, to help Scott celebrate three decades since they helped launch the network. "It's a tremendous honor to be here at NASDAQ as we celebrate a remarkable milestone, 30 years of Fox News," Scott said when delivering remarks before ringing the bell. LAUREN GREEN: I WAS FOX NEWS CHANNEL'S FIRST ON-AIR HIRE. HERE'S HOW A DREAM BECAME A POWERHOUSE "Three decades ago, Fox Corporation Chairman Emeritus Rupert Murdoch launched Fox News with an ambitious idea to give audiences another voice in the national conversation and to build a news organization that provided balance to all Americans," Scott continued. "Thirty years later, his vision has grown from one linear network to a multi-platform powerhouse of digital, streaming, audio, books and beyond, made possible by the leadership of Fox Corp Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer Lachlan Murdoch." Scott noted that FOX News Media platforms have an enduring connection with the audience and reach over 200 million people on a monthly basis. "Milestones like this are about recognizing the people behind our success, the journalists, producers, technicians, correspondents, executives, and countless colleagues who show up every day with inspiring skill, energy, determination, and a genuine commitment to their craft," Scott said. "And they are about the viewers who have welcomed Fox News Channel into their homes, their workplaces, and their daily lives as we meet them wherever they are," Scott added. "So today, as we celebrate 30 years of stories reported and analyzed, and history witnessed at each turn, we also look ahead because the next chapter of media is being shaped right now by new technology, new platforms, and new ways of connecting with audiences." DANA PERINO: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE REMARKABLE PEOPLE WHO MAKE FOX NEWS POSSIBLE Scott, who joined Fox News in its inaugural year of 1996 and was recently inducted into the Broadcasting+Cable Hall of Fame, held several production and creative positions before taking over as CEO in 2018. Under her leadership, Fox News has dominated cable ratings and regularly beats broadcast networks. "On behalf of everyone at Fox News Media, thank you to all of our viewers and to all of our colleagues who made all of this possible. And now, with great pride and gratitude, we celebrate 30 years of Fox News Channel," Scott said to wrap up her remarks. 'THE FIVE' LEADS CABLE NEWS FOR 20TH STRAIGHT QUARTER AS FOX NEWS OUTDRAWS CNN AND MS NOW COMBINED Scott was then surrounded by longtime colleagues to officially halt transactions for the day as Fox News-themed red, white and blue confetti rained down. The iconic Closing Bell, which ends market trading, has been rung by influential figures ranging from Jeff Bezos and Oprah Winfrey to Michael Jordan. Nasdaq Executive Vice President Jeff Thomas presented Scott with a Closing Bell crystal prior to the ceremony, calling FOX News Media "one of the most recognized and influential media brands in the world." As part of Scott’s ongoing efforts to expand across platforms, Scott launched FOX News Books in 2020 and also spearheaded the brand refresh of FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio and FOX Business. She has also created three new streaming offerings, the subscription-based FOX Nation in 2018 and FOX News International in 2020, and FOX Weather in 2021. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac64e2075342cf4db8d1d42 Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood 'should get a ribbon' for surviving country music in male-dominated era te 2026-10-07T13:50:24.650Z Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood 'should get a ribbon' for surviving country music in male-dominated era Miranda Lambert believes she deserves more recognition for her fight to be included in country music. "The House That Built Me" singer reflected on the changes in her industry since dominating charts as one of only a few prominent women in the genre. "Early 2000s, that was kind of the thing," Lambert explained on a "Popcast" episode. "It's like, dress sexy, be sexy, be a pretty girl. And I was like, 'I'm a gun-totin' redneck,' do you know what I mean? And I wanted to make sure that it didn't get lost in translation." MIRANDA LAMBERT SAYS SHE AND ELLA LANGLEY CLASHED WHILE MAKING HIT RECORD After Lambert, 42, rose through the ranks in the male-dominated country music scene, she recognized that her fellow female artist was somewhat by her side through the fight. "And then, in like 2010 era, it was like, there were no females at all," Lambert said. "Carrie Underwood and I made it through pretty much a solid at least seven years of only guy artists coming out of country music." ELLA LANGLEY JOINS MUSIC ROYALTY WITH ‘INSANE’ MILESTONE FOR ‘CHOOSIN TEXAS’ "It's like, 'Wow, this is really off kilter a little bit," you know what I mean," she said. "And now, I feel like it is really balanced. I really do, and I think a lot of that has to do with the way music is consumed and there's finally room for every damn body." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE Lambert added, "I feel like we should get a ribbon for surviving that. Like, that was a hard time, honestly." Advertisement The "Mama's Broken Heart" singer revealed that she only recently was able to attend one of Underwood's shows, and the "American Idol" winner-turned-judge reciprocated with her own ticket to a Lambert concert. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "Carrie and I went to each other's residencies in Vegas, and it was a really cool bonding moment because, first of all, her show is incredible, and we had never seen each other," she said. "You know why? There were only two girls for so long. We weren't playing the same shows ever." PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE She added, "It's gotten so much better, and I'm so thankful that, like, that there's, you know, room for a crowd now. Everybody has something different. "I feel like all the voices can be heard, all the messages can be heard. You don't have to love them all, but at least there's a way to hear them." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac64e1875342cf4db8d1d00 Green Party candidates balk at records demands as they scramble to stall fraud investigation te 2026-10-07T13:50:16.733Z Green Party candidates balk at records demands as they scramble to stall fraud investigation The Arizona Green Party says that Risa Lombardo and Duwayne Collier are fraudulent candidates backed by Republicans who hope to siphon votes away from Democratic incumbents in the gubernatorial and secretary of state races, respectively. So far, their campaign spending shows more than $1 million going to an out-of-state firm tied to veteran GOP political operatives. (Photo by Jim Small/Arizona Mirror) Two Green Party candidates under investigation for fraudulently obtaining millions in public campaign funds are attempting to dodge subpoenas for records related to the accusations against them.  And the Arizona Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected their bid to block the investigation from happening at all, the second court to do so in as many weeks.  The Citizens Clean Elections Commission in August launched a civil investigation into whether Risa Lombardo and Duwayne Collier, the Green Party nominees for governor and secretary of state, and Republican Scott Neely, who lost his primary for governor to Andy Biggs, fraudulently qualified for public campaign money. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office is conducting a separate criminal investigation into the three campaigns.  The three candidates are accused of falsifying documentation for enough $5 qualifying contributions from voters to qualify for a collective $4.7 million in public campaign funds.  GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE Like other Clean Elections candidates, Lombardo, Collier and Neely agreed to forgo large contributions and money from PACs in exchange for a fixed amount of public funding, based on the office they seek.  In August, the Arizona Mirror exclusively reported that six people who were listed in campaign finance records as having made $5 contributions to all three candidates were adamant they didn’t give any money to the candidates. The candidates, the ballot measures, and the tools you need to cast your vote. Arizona Votes: 2026 Last week, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit from Lombardo and Collier that asked the court to block the Clean Elections Commission from ordering the candidates repay the public funding they received. Judge Melissa Iyer Julian ruled that it was too early for the court to step in because the investigation was still under way, and on Tuesday a three-judge appellate panel agreed.  During a Sept. 24 hearing in the lower court, Tim La Sota, an attorney for the Green Party candidates, told Julian that the candidates planned to comply with the Clean Elections investigation and were not trying to stop it.  But on the same day, La Sota sent an email to Tom Collins, the commission’s executive director, saying that Lombardo and Collier objected to the commission’s subpoenas for numerous records regarding their campaign spending, who their campaigns worked with and how they collected the $5 contributions.  In the email, La Sota described the subpoena as “overly burdensome and harassing, and said it was intended to further harm the candidacies of Lombardo and Collier, who the Commission’s Executive Director opposes politically and has suggested are ‘sham’ candidates.”  Collins used that phrasing in letters to the candidates telling them they were under investigation, but it wasn’t his opinion — rather, he was quoting the Arizona Green Party, which initially described Lombardo and Collier as “sham” candidates. That’s because they had no connection to their registered party and numerous ties to the Republican Party. Lombardo was a Republican precinct committeewoman, an elected position that is typically held by people who are highly involved in partisan politics, until days before she filed a statement of interest to run for governor as a Green Party candidate. La Sota wrote that the subpoena should be thrown out for being overly broad with too tight of a deadline for compliance, and he called it “obvious retaliation against my clients for criticizing the Commission and its Executive Director.” In emails with Craig Morgan, an attorney for Collins, La Sota promised to explain which parts of the subpoenas he considered overbroad. He never did.  During previous Clean Elections meetings, and in court filings, La Sota accused Collins of attempting to bully his clients into ending their campaigns by sending letters to them on Aug. 25 informing them of the investigation into their campaigns and telling them that they might be ordered to repay the millions in public funding they received.  During a Tuesday afternoon meeting, the Clean Elections commission unanimously voted to deny the Green Party candidates’ request to quash the subpoena. If they don’t comply with the subpoenas, the commission could take them to court to force them to.  Mark Kimble, the commission’s chairman, had some choice words for La Sota, who didn’t attend the meeting.  Kimble called La Sota’s comments about the commission and Collins “totally irresponsible.”  “This is the opportunity for La Sota to back up those claims with some evidence,” Kimble said. “He’s chosen not to appear. We are here because of him, and it irritates me that he has chosen not to appear after sending us this letter.” During the same meeting, the five-person commission voted unanimously to extend the Oct. 29 deadline for Collins to complete his investigation into the three candidates, given their refusal so far to comply with the subpoenas. Morgan pointed out in emails with La Sota and in court filings that, when the candidates joined the Clean Elections program, they agreed to provide any records pertaining to their campaigns to the commission for auditing purposes.  Clean Elections candidates are required to retain records for every campaign expenditure for three years and, when asked, to provide those records to the commission. The subpoenas issued to Lombardo and Collier are wide-ranging and ask for communications between the candidates and various businesses and people, as well as financial documents and records of campaign planning.  Subjects of the subpoenas include:  Gigs AZ, a business owned by Arizona Republican Party employee Jose Acuna, which did work for both campaigns. Uncle Sam Petitions, a petition gathering company that typically works with Republican candidates that did work for both campaigns but was left out of their campaign finance reports. Neither candidate reported spending any money on petition gathering. Bruce Gorshe, the owner of Uncle Sam Petitions. Bootstrap Campaigns, a shadowy Nevada business created by California GOP political operatives weeks before Lombardo’s campaign made her first payment to it. Together, Lombardo and Collier paid more than $1.2 million to the firm in May, June and July for wide-ranging campaign services. Some of those services, like mailers and sign installation, were actually provided by Uncle Sam Petitions and O’Neil Printing, both located in Arizona. Clean Elections candidates are required to disclose all of their subvendors in their campaign finance reports.  David Wilson and Bryan McPartlan, experienced GOP campaign operatives from California who were listed as the officers for Bootstrap Campaigns when it was created on May 12.  Christopher Silva, who replaced Wilson and McPartland as the only officer for Bootstrap 10 days after it was created. Instead of complying with the subpoenas, La Sota told Morgan that the accountant for both campaigns, Tim Sifert, a former communications director for the Arizona Republican Party, was working to amend their campaign finance reports to include the subcontractors that were initially left out.  La Sota wrote that the amendments to the campaign finance reports “should supply what I feel is an appropriate response to the subpoena.”  But the candidates could still be out of compliance if they didn’t actually pay the subvendors, like O’Neil Printing and Uncle Sam Petitions, because state law requires the payments go directly to vendors and not to consultants, like Bootstrap, who don’t actually do the work. Collins told the commission in a Sept. 30 letter that La Sota’s suggestion was “not nearly adequate,” and added that the candidates refused to supply the subvendor information to the commission, or even to their own accountant. YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE. SUPPORT Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac64e0c75342cf4db8d1c87 Another personal AI assistant has launched — Meet Tab, which emerged from stealth with a $300M valuation te 2026-10-07T13:50:04.650Z Another personal AI assistant has launched — Meet Tab, which emerged from stealth with a $300M valuation A new personal AI assistant has arrived. Meet Tab, which announced Tuesday that it had officially emerged from stealth. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac64bb575342cf4db8d16c4 Suit Seeks $549 Million for Historically Black College, Citing Disparities te 2026-10-07T13:40:05.810Z Suit Seeks $549 Million for Historically Black College, Citing Disparities The case argues that Missouri persistently underfunded Lincoln University, treating it different than the University of Missouri. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6496675342cf4db8d15fc Caitlin Clark crushes a drive as she works to dial in her golf game with Lexie Hull, Saints fan fight & donuts te 2026-10-07T13:30:14.809Z Caitlin Clark crushes a drive as she works to dial in her golf game with Lexie Hull, Saints fan fight & donuts 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. This morning we get rolling with Caitlin Clark hitting the links in Carmel, Indiana now that her season is over after a first-round exit. Clark's teammate, Lexie Hull, says they played Crooked Stick, which Golf Digest says "is ranked as one of the best golf courses in the country." How'd Clark play? Not great. Hull says there were a lot of bad shots, but "this was a good one." DANICA PATRICK & HER GIRLFRIENDS GO ON EPIC GOLF TRIP TO NEW ZEALAND, BEARS FAN ATTACKED, PLUS DANA'S BIG BET This had to go at least 295 with the roll out. 📩 Email: joe.kinsey@outkick.com Send photos, stories, tips, rants—whatever you've got. 📰 Screencaps Page: 👉 Read the latest Screencaps ▶️ YouTube: Screencaps with Joe Kinsey Subscribe for videos, rants, and behind-the-scenes. 🐦 Twitter/X: @JoeKinseyexp Tag me or drop a DM. 📸 Instagram: @OutKickScreencaps You guys need to start tagging me on content you're seeing. 📘 Facebook Page: Screencaps on Facebook 👥 Facebook Group: Join the Screencaps Community 📬 Mail (Thursday Night Mowing League): 27072 Carronade Dr, Unit A 155 Perrysburg, OH 43551 Cig could at least schedule a semi-hard game at least once in four years. INDIANA COACH CURT CIGNETTI HAS MESSAGE FOR ANTSY HOOSIERS FANS: 'DON’T B---- ABOUT A 38-0 WIN' Here are the out of conference games Cig has opened with during his first three years at IU: Florida International, Western Illinois, Charlotte, Old Dominion, Kennesaw State, Indiana State, North Texas, Howard and Western Kentucky. And now we get this news on 2027. Between that fraudulent preseason schedule and playing four road games, not enough attention is being given to what's going on in Bloomington. COCKY CURT CIGNETTI CALLED OUT THE SEC, BUT HE SHOULD GOOGLE INDIANA'S LAUGHABLE SCHEDULE FIRST You're telling me Indiana can't get a home-and-home against someone like West Virginia? Virginia? Oklahoma State? Readers are starting to send this in since I'm now deep into the world of cross country. The story is that a boy in the Pacific Northwest decides to switch from running against boys to running against girls. A tale as old as time, right? And it's odd how often we hear about this stuff in the Pacific Northwest. So odd. WOMEN WHO FACED BIOLOGICAL MALES IN GIRLS' SPORTS AND LOCKER ROOMS SPEAK OUT AHEAD OF WASHINGTON STATE VOTE Anyway, the boy goes from fairly poor JV race finishes to finishing second in a girls' JV open race at a Nike Portland XC race. I don't want you guys to fall for the narrative that's being spread that this teen boy would've won some varsity girls race. He ran a 19:17:7 at the Portland race. He wouldn't have dominated the varsity race where the females were running in the 17:20:00 range. However, once again, here we go with this stupidity. How'd the school address this? Oh, it's up to the student to figure out his gender identity and if he thinks he should be running against the girls, then so be it. Do you feel like a girl? Boom, you're in the girls' race. The school says it is just following state law. – Scott K. makes a good point: 2026 and we can't get two cameras on each post for field goals as well as on foul poles to see if balls are fair, foul, good, or wide. Incredible. I'm not going to reveal who had the item dropped off, but it's someone I personally know. He said the fairly mainstream freight delivery company (not Amazon, FedEx, UPS or USPS) just left the rather large item at the door Monday without even giving him a heads up, or requiring someone to sign for the delivery. Can anyone beat that? Ever had someone more valuable than that just show up like it's a pair of shoes being delivered by Amazon? – 'Sheriff' John in Texas checks in: I think that's funny as heck. I don't think there's anything wrong with the sign. It's not vulgar and it's meant to be funny. Is she pretty? Sure. But not drop dead gorgeous, either. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Back in the day when I listened to Howard Stern a long time ago (before he went off the deep end), he had some great lines about Taylor Swift and her love life. Again, meant to be funny and meant to tease a billionaire pop singer (who's now married to an NFL star). What he said would be inappropriate for an NFL sign, but that's not what this was. Get over it. It's funny. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Anyone sick of the text messages begging for money? I'll just go ahead and say it, I cannot wait for November 4. I'll estimate that I've seen 15,000 political commercials since August 1. ############ SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER And on that note, I'm done this morning. The sun is out. There's a breeze. Fall is motoring along and it's a going to be a good night to sit back and watch some baseball. Remember, games start at 4 ET and go all the way past midnight. Go enjoy your day. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6470c75342cf4db8d1597 Rubio to deliver urgent plea to save Western civilization during speech in its birthplace te 2026-10-07T13:20:12.737Z Rubio to deliver urgent plea to save Western civilization during speech in its birthplace Secretary of State Marco Rubio will deliver a speech in Greece on Wednesday calling for the renewal of Western civilization and urging allies to join the United States in rejecting the decline of the West. The renewal of the West has been a theme during Rubio's tenure at the helm of the State Department. He has often railed against what he views as an erosion of the values upon which Western civilization was built. And his speech Wednesday will build on that. The remarks will commence at 11:30 a.m. ET, 6:30 p.m. local time in Greece, and is set in the ancient ruins of the citadel Acropolis. "Secretary Rubio will deliver an address from the birthplace of Western civilization, where he will call upon Americans and Europeans alike to join together in a great renewal of the Western spirit - an inheritance stretching from Athens and Rome to Christendom to the founding of the American Republic," Dylan Johnson, the State Department's assistant secretary for global public affairs, told Fox News Digital. TRUMP’S COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY SCORES BIG WINS AGAINST GLOBAL TERROR THREATS "Against the backdrop of the Acropolis, Secretary Rubio will look to the history of ancient Greece as the first full expression of the qualities that would come to define the West: curiosity, courage, ambition, and a restless spirit of exploration and discovery of the unknown," Johnson added. "He will warn that too much of our civilization has forgotten these essential qualities and urge our allies across the West to join the United States in rejecting decline, defending our shared heritage, and confronting a new era of great-power competition together." During his visit, Rubio announced a new counterterrorism partnership between the U.S. and Greece. He emphasized the strategic importance of Greece on Wednesday, calling it a "source of stability in an unstable world." "As you see a world that faces these destabilizing events, you recognize how important this alliance with Greece is to the United States," Rubio said. "It is a source of stability in an unstable world." At the Munich Security Conference in Germany in February, Rubio delivered a speech on the topic that earned him a standing ovation from European leaders, and racked up millions of views online. One popular X user described it as "one of the greatest" speeches by a Secretary of State in decades. Many others insisted the speech upped Rubio's potential 2028 presidential chances. AS AMERICA MARKS 250 YEARS, OUR GREATEST CHAPTERS ARE STILL AHEAD OF US Rubio described that the for the five centuries before the end of World War II, the West had expanded across the globe, building "vast empires." But, he said, after the war, Europe was in ruins, and "godless communist revolutions" in Europe caused people to believe that the West's dominance was forever finished. "Against that backdrop, then, as now, many came to believe that the West's age of dominance had come to an end, and that our future was destined to be a faint and feeble echo of our past. But together, our predecessors recognized that decline was a choice, and it was a choice they refused to make," he said. AMBASSADOR JEFF BARTOS: UN MUST ABANDON ANTI-AMERICAN, ANTI-WESTERN LEGACY OF DURBAN CONFERENCE Rubio urged the European leaders to reinvigorate that spirit. "This is why we do not want out allies to be shackled by guilt and shame," he continued. "We want allies that are proud of our culture and our heritage, and understand that we are heirs to the same great and noble civilization and who together with us, are willing and able to defend it." "And this is why we don't want allies to rationalize the broken status quo, rather than what is necessary to reckon with what is necessary to fix it. For we in America have no interest in being polite and orderly caretakers of the West's managed decline. We do not seek to separate, but to revitalize an old friendship and renew the greatest civilization in human history." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac644b775342cf4db8d153c DHS orders deportation of illegal migrant who sold fraudulent DHS, FBI 'immunity' cards te 2026-10-07T13:10:15.225Z DHS orders deportation of illegal migrant who sold fraudulent DHS, FBI 'immunity' cards FIRST ON FOX: A Brazilian illegal immigrant who admitted to creating a fake branch of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and selling counterfeit DHS and FBI identification cards — which he claimed would provide immunity from federal immigration officers — has been ordered deported. Mario Cesar Dos Santos, Jr., 50, who entered the United States in 2016 and overstayed his visa, is currently in removal proceedings, according to DHS. He was arrested in February at Orlando International Airport after arriving on a flight from Boston. Dos Santos pleaded guilty to wire fraud and the fraudulent use of government seals. WOMAN EXPOSED RUNNING VISA FRAUD SCHEME SPANNING YEARS, POSING AS IMMIGRATION OFFICER As part of the scheme, Dos Santos claimed to be the president of the "Chaplain Emergency Management Agency" (CEMA), a fictitious federal agency he created to trick attendees at training seminars into paying for immunity from immigration enforcement. While the training courses were offered for free, participants were charged $400 to $450 for bogus certificates they believed would protect them from deportation, authorities said. Each seminar drew approximately 30 to 45 participants. FORMER USCIS OFFICIAL, ACCOMPLICE CHARGED IN ALLEGED $960K CITIZENSHIP BRIBERY SCHEME In addition to the counterfeit certificates, Dos Santos sold clothing, badges, stickers and other merchandise bearing official seals for DHS and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) — the agency responsible for coordinating federal responses to natural and human-made disasters. A confidential informant purchased several of these items at a training seminar last year, according to authorities. TRUMP ADMIN’S FRAUD CRACKDOWN TARGETS FOREIGNERS ACCUSED OF INFILTRATING US FEDERAL PROGRAMS The CEMA website, its social media accounts, and a group chat — which had more than 750 members when the investigation launched in August 2025 — actively promoted upcoming courses and displayed an altered DHS seal, authorities said. The organization also falsely claimed to be accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and the American Council on Education. Dos Santos faces up to 20 years in federal prison when he is sentenced on Dec. 18. The Trump administration has prioritized eliminating fraud, government waste and abuse, establishing the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud led by Vice President JD Vance. FEMA alone investigated more than 2,000 fraud cases in fiscal year 2025, according to DHS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac644ad75342cf4db8d1516 2026 Arizona voter guide: Who’s on your ballot in Pima County te 2026-10-07T13:10:05.464Z 2026 Arizona voter guide: Who’s on your ballot in Pima County As the Nov. 3 election approaches, Arizona voters will be choosing officials and ballot measures at the local, state and federal levels. Jump to a Voter Guide section Register Key dates Voting FAQs Voting rights U.S. House Governor and cabinet Arizona Senate Arizona House School boards How can I check my own voter registration details? Use this tool to check whether you’re registered to vote, which party you’re registered with, whether you need to update your address, or whether you’re on the early voting list (called AEVL). You must have registered to vote by Oct. 5 to participate in the general election. Key election dates Oct. 5 Deadline to register to vote Oct. 7 Mail ballots are sent; early voting begins Oct. 23 Last day to request a mail-in ballot Oct. 27 Last day to mail your ballot back Oct. 30 Last day to vote early in person Nov. 3 General Election Day Voting FAQs How can I find a polling place or a vote center? You can vote early in-person Oct. 7-30. You can also vote in-person on Election Day, Nov. 3.  Pima County: Use this tool. Around the state: Use this tool to find a polling place. What to bring to the polls At the polls on Election Day you must provide your name and place of residence and present identification to the election official.  The photo ID can be one of the following: Valid Arizona driver license Valid Arizona non-operating identification card Tribal enrollment card or other form of tribal identification Valid United States federal, state, or local government-issued identification If you don’t have any of those IDs, you can provide two of the following: Utility bill of the elector that is dated within 90 days of the date of the election. A utility bill may be for electric, gas, water, solid waste, sewer, telephone, cellular phone, or cable television Bank or credit union statement that is dated within 90 days of the date of the election Valid Arizona vehicle registration Indian census card Property tax statement of the elector’s residence Tribal enrollment card or other form of tribal identification Arizona vehicle insurance card Recorder’s Certificate Valid United States federal, state, or local government-issued identification, including a voter registration card issued by the county recorder Any mailing to the elector marked “Official Election Material” If you don’t have two of those, there’s a third option:  Any valid photo identification from the first list in which the address does not reasonably match the precinct register accompanied by a non-photo identification from the second list in which the address does reasonably match the precinct register U.S. passport without address and one valid item from List 2 U.S. military identification without address and one valid item from List 2 Valid identification is also required prior to receiving a ballot at any in-person early voting location or emergency vote center or from a special election board.  How can I vote by mail? Ballots will be mailed to registered voters on the early voting list on Oct. 7. You can also request a one-time early ballot by Oct. 23. Go to the Arizona Voter Information Portal. Or in Pima County, request a ballot by mail from the county recorder’s office. Find links for other counties. To join the Active Early Voting List (AEVL) and get a ballot-by-mail for all future elections, update your voter registration here and select AEVL. The recommended deadline to mail your ballot is Oct. 27. Remember to sign your early ballot or your vote may not count. Curing (fixing) an early/mail-in ballot A ballot needs to be “cured” if poll workers question the validity of your signature or if you forgot to sign your early ballot. Voters who need to address an inconsistent signature between their ballot and registration card must do so no later than the fifth business day after a primary, general or special election day that includes a federal office, according to Arizona law. The 2024 election includes races for federal office.  If a voter submits a ballot without a signature, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections must make an effort to contact the voter, advise them of the missing signature and allow the voter to add their signature no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day, according to Arizona law. In Pima County, you can get a replacement ballot at any Ballot Replacement Site or Vote Center, and you will need ID. You can request a new ballot here. In Maricopa County, more info about curing is available here. Have more questions or live outside of Pima and Maricopa counties? The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office has the contact information and county recorder websites for all county elections officials here. Voting rights Pima County voters can track the status of their early ballot here. Maricopa County voters can track their early ballot here. Voters in other parts of Arizona can track their early ballot here. 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More general voting resources from the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office. Native voters Native voters in Arizona and elsewhere have long faced discrimination and obstacles when it comes to casting a ballot. For more information about your rights, Arizona’s Native voters can sign up with Arizona Native Vote, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping Indigenous and rural communities participate in elections. Arizona Native Vote Election Protect Project: If you experience issues voting call this hotline: 1-888-777-3831 Members of federally-recognized tribes are not required to have an address or photo on their tribal identification in order to cast a provisional ballot, according to the Citizens Clean Elections Commission. Keep Arizona Informed Arizona Luminaria’s staff is working tirelessly to bring you in-depth reporting on Arizona’s 2026 elections. Help us continue this important work by donating to our nonprofit newsroom today. U.S. House of Representatives This district is considered a swing district with a history of close elections and it’s been called a toss up again this year. It includes all of Greenlee and parts of Pima, Pinal, Cochise and Graham counties. Use this tool to look up which district you live in. Juan Ciscomani has held the position since 2023 and before that he was a senior adviser to former Governor Doug Ducey. Ciscomani is a moderate Republican and he got an A grade for bipartisanship from Bridge Grades, a project of the Colorado-based Mediators Foundation. He won his first race in 2022 by 5,232 votes, and won reelection in 2024 by 10,822 votes. In both cases his opponent was Democrat Kirsten Engel. Now, with two terms of experience in Congress, he faces a new challenger in Democrat JoAnna Mendoza. Mendoza served 20 years in the Navy and Marine Corps and deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. She served as a Marine Corps drill instructor before returning to Arizona, where she worked as a staffer for Rep. Tom O’Halleran. Mendoza has not previously held elected office. She ran and lost in an Arizona State Senate race in 2020. Both parties are investing heavily in winning this race. As of July 1, Ciscomani had raised $6.17 million and Mendoza had raised $7.35 million. Voters can also choose third-party candidates in this race — Libertarian Jereme Peters and Green candidate Gary Swing. Swing has run for office more than a dozen times as a third-party candidate in Colorado and Arizona. Third-party candidates have factored into recent CD6 election outcomes. In 2024, Green candidate Athena Eastwood won 10,759 votes — nearly matching Ciscomani’s 10,822-vote margin over Engel. Independent Michael Dorland is running a write-in campaign. Juan Ciscomani Republican Official Facebook Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Official X Campaign X Official Instagram Campaign Instagram Official YouTube Campaign YouTube LinkedIn Ballotpedia Federal Election Commission Wikipedia ID Open Secrets Campaign Website JoAnna Mendoza Democrat Campaign Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram Campaign YouTube Ballotpedia Campaign Website Jereme Lance Peters Libertarian Campaign Facebook Personal X Campaign Instagram Gary Swing Green Party Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Campaign X Campaign Website This Democratic-leaning district stretches along the U.S.-México border and includes parts of six counties: Pima, Santa Cruz, Yuma, Cochise, Maricopa and Pinal as well as several tribal nations including the Pascua Yaqui and Tohono O’odham. Use this tool to look up which district you live in. Voters chose Democrat Adelita Grijalva in a special election in September 2025 to finish the term of her father, the late Rep. Raúl Grijalva. Before she was elected to Congress, she served on the Pima County Board of Supervisors and the Tucson Unified School District governing board. Her opponent is Republican Daniel Butierez, a painting contractor who has not previously held elected office. He lost to her in the special election by 40,204 votes and previously lost to her father in 2024 by 72,897 votes. Daniel Francis Butierez Sr. Republican Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram LinkedIn Ballotpedia Federal Election Commission Campaign Website Adelita Grijalva Democrat Official Facebook Campaign Facebook Official X Campaign X Official Instagram Campaign Instagram Official YouTube Campaign YouTube LinkedIn Ballotpedia Federal Election Commission Wikipedia ID Campaign Website State-level elected officials Arizona Governor For the first time in Arizona, candidates for governor run as a joint ticket with a lieutenant governor candidate, after voters approved Proposition 131 in 2022. Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is seeking a second term. She was a social worker before winning a seat in the Legislature in 2010, was elected secretary of state in 2018, and beat Republican Kari Lake for governor in 2022. That race was close: Hobbs won by 17,117 votes, 50.3% to 49.6%. Hobbs points to a state budget she signed with a $1.4 billion tax cut and no state tax on tips and overtime pay. She also helped erase medical debt for nearly 700,000 Arizonans. Hobbs is a sharp critic of President Donald Trump and blames his tariffs for rising costs. Her running mate is John Giles, who was Mesa’s mayor until 2025. He was a Republican until May, when he registered as an independent. Republican Rep. Andy Biggs was elected to Congress in 2016. Before that he served in the state legislature for more than a decade, including as Senate president from 2013 to 2017. He chaired the House Freedom Caucus from 2019 to 2022, and he voted against accepting Arizona’s electoral votes after the 2020 election. Biggs won the July primary with about 74% of the vote, beating Rep. David Schweikert. His running mate is Sine Kerr, a former state senator and Senate majority whip with a background in agriculture. Biggs wants to eliminate Arizona’s 2.5% flat income tax. Trump endorsed him and Turning Point Action backs him. Both campaigns say they’ll lower costs, and both are running attack ads. Biggs has attacked Hobbs over rate increases for Sunshine Residential, a contractor for the state Department of Child Safety. Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, announced Aug. 21 that her office found no evidence of pay-to-play and would not file charges. Hobbs’ office says she did not direct the rate increases. Risa Lombardo is the Green Party candidate. She is a retired legal secretary. She says she would stop data centers and end the use of Flock cameras. The Arizona Green Party is “actively opposed” to her candidacy. Teri Ann Hourihan is the No Labels candidate. She is a Phoenix mental health counselor. Hourihan says her top priority is rooting out corruption in state agencies. She also wants to address the water shortage through conservation and desalination and improve health care access. Two additional Republicans are running write-in campaigns: Gertritrude Gonzalez and Alice Novoa. Andy Biggs Republican Running mate: Sine Kerr Official Facebook Campaign Facebook Official X Campaign X Official Instagram Campaign Instagram Official YouTube Campaign YouTube Ballotpedia Federal Election Commission Campaign Website Katie Hobbs Democrat Running mate: John Giles Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram Campaign Website Risa Lombardo Green Party Running mate: Lisa Castillo Campaign Facebook Campaign Instagram Campaign Website Teri Ann Hourihan No Labels Party Running mate: Angela Harrolle Mohan Campaign Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram Campaign YouTube Campaign Website Arizona Secretary of State The highest-profile duty of this office is overseeing elections. Since the 2020 election, this office has drawn more attention, and the winner will run elections in 2028, when Arizona is expected to be a presidential battleground again. Democrat Adrian Fontes has held the office since 2023. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a former prosecutor. He was elected Maricopa County recorder in 2016. Fontes says Arizona’s elections are fair and secure and don’t need a major overhaul. He has fought the Trump administration’s effort to get the state’s unredacted voter rolls. Federal judges rejected that bid in Arizona and in about two dozen other states. Republican state Rep. Alexander Kolodin is an elections lawyer and a member of the Arizona Freedom Caucus. He was elected to the Arizona House in 2022 and won the July primary over former Arizona Republican Party Chair Gina Swoboda. Kolodin was part of a lawsuit filed after the 2020 election that alleged the presidential race was stolen from President Donald Trump. The State Bar of Arizona sanctioned him in 2023 for his role in that case and others and placed him on 18 months of probation. At an Aug. 31 debate, Fontes called him an architect of the “Big Lie.” Kolodin blamed Fontes for problems with the state’s election system. He says his changes would restore trust in Arizona’s elections and make sure ballots are counted on time. He backs Proposition 144, a legislative referral on the ballot that would require ID for all voters, including those who vote by mail, and allow polling places to count early ballots dropped off in person. The Green Party nominee is Duwayne Collier. The party says it opposes Collier’s candidacy. Adrian Fontes Democrat Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram Campaign YouTube Campaign Website Alexander Kolodin Republican Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Campaign X Personal X Campaign Instagram Campaign Website Duwayne Collier Green Party Campaign Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram Campaign Website Arizona Attorney General The AG is the state’s chief law enforcement officer, with a focus on consumer protections, civil rights, enforcement actions, litigation, and defending or challenging state laws. The AG has significant discretion about which laws to defend or challenge. Incumbent Democrat Kris Mayes narrowly won in 2022 by 280 votes. Mayes has filed nearly 50 lawsuits against the Trump administration. Whoever wins will decide whether Arizona keeps suing the Trump administration. Mayes was a journalist, worked in Gov. Janet Napolitano’s administration, served on the Arizona Corporation Commission and taught at the Arizona State University law school before she was elected attorney general. Republican challenger Warren Petersen is currently president of the Arizona State Senate. The Republican-led Senate passed a resolution calling for Mayes to resign after she said an armed Arizonan and a masked federal immigration agent could be a “recipe for disaster.” Mayes later clarified that her concern is for the safety of both residents and law enforcement. Petersen, a real estate broker and lawyer, has served in the Legislature since 2013. Petersen has said the 2020 election results were certified “prematurely,” and he helped launch the Cyber Ninjas audit of Maricopa County’s 2020 results, but he disputes being called an election denier. Mayes declined to defend some abortion restrictions in court and said she would not prosecute under the 1864 ban. (It was repealed in 2024.) Petersen intervened to defend a 2021 abortion law Mayes would not defend. Kris Mayes Democrat Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram Personal Instagram Campaign YouTube Campaign Website Warren Petersen Republican Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram Campaign Website Superintendent of Public Instruction State Treasurer Kimberly Yee and former Glendale Community College president Teresa Leyba Ruiz are competing for the state’s top education role. The superintendent heads the Arizona Department of Education, oversees the state’s K-12 public school system and sits on the Arizona Board of Regents. The office also runs the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program, known as ESAs, which pays for private school tuition and other education costs. The superintendent can’t raise school funding alone and would have to persuade the Legislature to do that. Yee was elected state treasurer in 2018 and reelected in 2022, and she can’t run for that role again. She is a former state senator who has championed ESAs and school choice since her time in the Legislature. Leyba Ruiz is a first-time candidate and a former math teacher who retired as president of Glendale Community College. She now works for the nonprofit Education Forward Arizona. Ruiz says she would end the automatic approval of ESA purchases of $2,000 or less and push for more oversight of the program. She blames ESAs and low per-pupil funding for school closures and crowded classrooms. Two people are running write-in campaigns: Gerard Davis, of the Green Party, worked as a case manager for the Department of Child Safety and the Department of Economic Security. Stephen Neal Jr., of the No Labels party, worked as a school psychologist and a special education director. Terry Leyba Ruiz Democrat Campaign Facebook Campaign Instagram LinkedIn Campaign Website Kimberly Yee Republican Official Facebook Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Official X Campaign X Campaign Website Arizona Corporation Commission The five-member Arizona Corporation Commission decides how much Arizonans pay for electricity, gas and water — and they will address rising concerns about data centers and renewable energy. Also at stake is Tucson Electric Power’s rate case. Two seats are up in 2026. Thompson is the only incumbent on the ballot. Voters will choose two of the candidates on their ballot to serve four-year terms. Currently all five commissioners are Republicans. Ralph Heap Republican Campaign Facebook Campaign X Campaign Website Kevin Thompson Republican Campaign Facebook Campaign X Campaign Website Mike Cease Green Party Personal Facebook LinkedIn Jonathon Hill Democrat Campaign Facebook Campaign X LinkedIn Campaign Website Clara Pratte Democrat Campaign Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram Campaign Website Arizona State Senate featured race District 17 Candidates are vying for an open seat as Republican Sen. Vince Leach retires. This district is one of the most competitive in the state and it has a history of close elections, with the 2024 and 2022 races decided by about 2 percentage points. District 17 covers a small part of Pinal County and parts of northeastern Pima County, including Oro Valley, Marana, SaddleBrooke, Catalina, Tucson’s east side and Vail. Use this tool to look up which district you live in. Republican Christopher King is a member of the Vail Unified School District governing board and works as a substitute teacher in the district. He was elected in 2020 and reelected in 2024. King is a retired Air Force veteran who served as a bomb disposal technician. He also serves on the Arizona School Boards Association board. Democrat Edgar Soto is a Marine veteran and vice president of Pima Community College’s Desert Vista campus. He serves on the board of the Southern Arizona Sports, Tourism and Film Authority. Soto previously ran and lost a race for Pima County Board of Supervisors in 2024. Chris King Republican Campaign Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram LinkedIn Campaign Website Edgar Soto Democrat Campaign Facebook Campaign Instagram LinkedIn Campaign Website Arizona State House featured races District 16 Voters will choose two representatives in this highly competitive district. District 16 includes parts of Tucson’s west side and parts of Pima County, plus parts of Pinal and Maricopa counties. Use this tool to look up which district you live in. Casa Grande Republican incumbents Teresa Martinez and Chris Lopez are both seeking reelection. Martinez was appointed in 2021 to represent another district and was elected to District 16 in 2022. Lopez has served for one term. Democrat Julia Romero Gusse served two terms on the Maricopa City Council and she served as a senior adviser at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Teresa Martinez Republican Campaign Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram LinkedIn Campaign Website Chris Lopez Republican Campaign Facebook Campaign Website Julia Romero Gusse Democrat Campaign Facebook Campaign Instagram LinkedIn Campaign Website District 17 Voters will choose two representatives in this highly competitive district, which covers a small part of Pinal County and parts of northeastern Pima County, including Oro Valley, Marana, SaddleBrooke, Catalina, Tucson’s east side and Vail. Use this tool to look up which district you live in. The incumbents, Republican Rachel Jones Keshel and Democrat Kevin Volk are seeking reelection. The challengers are Republican John Winchester, who previously ran for the Pima County Board of Supervisors in 2016, and Democrat Hollace “Holly” Lyon, who previously ran for the House in 2018 and 2014 in a different district. Rachel Jones Keshel Republican Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Campaign X Campaign Website Kevin Volk Democrat Campaign Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram LinkedIn Campaign Website Holly Lyon Democrat Campaign Facebook Campaign Instagram Campaign Website John Winchester Republican Campaign Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram LinkedIn Campaign Website School boards Amphitheater Public Schools Five candidates are running for three seats on the Amphitheater Public Schools Governing Board. The Amphi board will continue to navigate right-sizing the district, which closed four schools last spring. It will also vote next year on a new superintendent, as Todd Jaeger is set to retire at the end of this school year. The two-year term open seat is a race between Michael Gemma and Kimberly Outlaw Ryan. Both applied for the seat a year ago when it was vacated because of a death on the board. Former Canyon del Oro High School principal Gemma was appointed in 2025. Ryan is the deputy general counsel of the Tucson Airport Authority. The Amphi district runs from north Tucson through unincorporated Pima County, Oro Valley and Catalina. Amphitheater Public Schools – two-year term Mike Gemma Incumbent Personal Facebook LinkedIn Kimberly Outlaw Ryan Challenger LinkedIn Amphitheater Public Schools – four-year term Running for two, four-year seats are John Fife, a retired 30-year teacher, Nina Godlewski, a retired teacher after nearly two decades, and Elizabeth Slater, the chief executive officer of Youth on Their Own, a nonprofit dropout prevention organization. John Fife Challenger Campaign Facebook Campaign Instagram LinkedIn Nina Godlewski Challenger Campaign Facebook Campaign Instagram Elizabeth Slater Challenger Campaign Facebook Campaign Instagram Pima JTED – District 2 Pima County’s Joint Technical Education District has one open seat and two candidates. As JTED navigates explosive growth, it also has a bond on the ballot. Incumbent Cindy Rankin is a physiology professor at the University of Arizona who has served nearly 12 years on the JTED board. Challenger Beth Lehr has been an educator for over 20 years and most recently was the assistant principal at Sahuarita High School. Beth Lehr Challenger LinkedIn Cindy Rankin Incumbent LinkedIn Sahuarita Unified School District Three candidates are running for  two seats on the Sahuarita Unified School District Governing Board. Incumbent John Sparks is the president of the board and seeks his fourth term. He is a mental health nurse practitioner. Incumbent Raul Rodriguez, a Pima County corrections officer, seeks his second term. Christen Sundberg is a write-in candidate. Raul Rodriguez Incumbent Campaign Facebook LinkedIn John Sparks Incumbent Personal Facebook Personal Instagram LinkedIn Tucson Unified School District Five candidates are running for two seats on the Tucson Unified School District Governing Board.  Two incumbents, Jennifer Eckstrom, a Pima County employee, and businessman Val Romero are running for reelection. Those two face Pilar Acosta Ruiz, a civic leader with a background in bookkeeping and nonprofit work, educator Skye Fernandez and University of Arizona student Tre’Davon Rhodes. Pilar Acosta Ruiz Challenger Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Campaign Website Jennifer Eckstrom Incumbent Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Campaign Instagram Campaign Website District Website Skye Fernandez Challenger Campaign Facebook Campaign Instagram Campaign Website Tre’Davon Rhodes Challenger Campaign Instagram Campaign YouTube Campaign Website Val Romero Incumbent Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Personal Instagram Campaign Website District Website Tanque Verde Unified School District Four candidates will vie for two seats on the Tanque Verde governing board. Incumbent Beth Peterson is a software engineer. Piper Jordan is a former Tanque Verde teacher. Write-in candidate Erik Nystrom is the chief financial officer of Pima Medical Institute. Thomas Trask is an Air Force veteran and educator. Piper Jordan Challenger Personal Facebook Campaign Instagram Campaign Website Erik Nystrom Write-in candidate LinkedIn Beth Peterson Incumbent LinkedIn District Website Thomas Trask Incumbent Campaign Website District Website Keep Arizona Informed Arizona Luminaria’s staff is working tirelessly to bring you in-depth reporting on Arizona’s 2026 elections. Help us continue this important work by donating to our nonprofit newsroom today. The post Thomas Trask appeared first on AZ Luminaria. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac63b5275342cf4db8d1255 MLW star Donovan Dijak talks tag team wrestling being a 'lost art,' partnering with Josh Bishop and growth te 2026-10-07T12:30:10.818Z MLW star Donovan Dijak talks tag team wrestling being a 'lost art,' partnering with Josh Bishop and growth It has been more than two years since Donovan Dijak joined Major League Wrestling (MLW) and just as he was in WWE NXT, he continued to be a force to be reckoned with. The average pro wrestling might feast their eyes on the 6-foot-7, 270-pound Massachusetts native and believe he should be a singles competitor in the ring. However, Dijak has torn it up in MLW as part of The Skyscrapers tag team with Bishop Dyer and now Josh Bishop. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE Dijak and Bishop are set to have a massive tag team match against MLW world heavyweight champion Killer Kross and Matt Riddle. Kross and Riddle have had their differences in the past. Kross won the title in a Battle Riot earlier this year. Riddle had done the same in 2025. A win for Dijak and Bishop might catapult each of them into a shot at the world title down the line. "I'm banking on them not being able to coexist," Dijak told OutKick Dropkick. "Hopefully me and Josh can coexist. I know there's some volatility there. But he (Bishop) has all the potential in the world. He's just an incredible dude. Big, strong, exactly what you want in a tag team partner, especially in a tag team called The Skyscrapers. I'm very excited for his future. "I'm very excited to help mold his future and give him the path and the avenue and the direction and the instruction that is necessary for success at the level against guys like Killer Kross, against guys like Matt Riddle, who I've been wrestling for years and years and years, both of them. So, I'm super excited to get back in the ring with those guys and to be in the ring with Josh as well because he's just an unbelievable competitor." Dijak said he was a big fan of tag team wrestling as well as singles wrestling. He teamed with Mace in WWE and wrestler Mikey Webb. He also credited Tommaso Ciampa with helping him learn the psychology of a tag team match. Dijak held the MLW tag team titles with both Dyer and Bishop for nearly a year before dropping it to The Good Brothers – Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows. Pro wrestling fans have expressed some dismay about tag team wrestling over the years. OutKick Dropkick asked Dijak whether the style was a "lost art" in the sport. "Absolutely. There's so many points and purposes around tag team wrestling that I think kind of get lost in today's sort of system of professional wrestling. And I understand why, right? Because my perspective — and I teach a lot of this," Dijak said, pointing to his work at the New England Pro Wrestling Academy in Massachusetts and the course he offers online at Dijakwrestling.com. "A big piece of tag team psychology that kind of gets lost is how different and unique of a platform it is as opposed to a singles match or singles wrestling. People get so caught up — and I know this happens because it happened to me back in 2014, 2015, 2016 when I was a younger wrestler and I was really champing at the bit to prove myself as an elite wrestler — I would get put in tag team matches or triple threat matches, and my first thought would be, ‘I wish it was a singles match because I really want to show what I can do as a singles competitor.’ When you have that mindset, it can take away from a match because you get hyper-focused on, ‘Let me show them how good of a singles wrestler I am,’ and that doesn't fulfill the potential of the unique situation of what a tag team match is. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "Once you allow yourself to tell the story of tag team professional wrestling or triple threat professional wrestling or whatever your unique stipulation is, that proves how valuable of a commodity or an asset you are. It gives the fans a new experience because most cards have a ton of singles matches on them. It’s usually, singles, singles, singles, tag, singles, singles, triple threat, singles. So, if you take that opportunity to be like ‘Whoa, we got a tag team match now, let me show them everything that's unique about tag team wrestling,’ that can be such a fun experience for both you as a wrestler and the crowd as viewers because, now, they're getting something completely different. It's a completely different story that’s worth telling, and a lot of wrestlers miss out on that. Myself included back when that was my mindset. I hope that through my training and my teaching and hopefully saying this, more people can start to evolve and understand the gift they're being given." MLW has grown over the last two years since Dijak joined the company. The promotion struck distribution deals with Tubi and Veeps, allowing for "Fusion" to be aired on those channels – all for free. Dijak told OutKick Dropkick the growth was one of the reasons why he wanted to be a part of MLW in the first place. "I love being part of that growth. That's exactly why I wanted to be part of MLW in the first place was because I could see the upward trajectory," he said. "You get a sense of it when you’re an outsider but from the inside, you get a perspective of, ‘OK, what are the company goals, what are the company aspirations, how are they trying to get there, what are they doing to get there?’ I got to see all of that over the course of two years, and it always trended in an upward direction. You could see the pieces being put in place for a weekly show, and then you can see the weekly show appear and then you’re like, OK, this is clearly meant for a different level of viewership, when’s that announcement coming? When they say a big announcement is coming, you always know in the back of your mind it actually is going to be a big announcement. "It's exciting to see that come to fruition. Now we're on Tubi, with this amount of viewership and subscription service now the live streaming is going to be on this platform. So, to be able to see that and while doing that to sustain the live event crowds that we’ve had. We've been sold out for like three years straight now. It's just incredible to be part of that and to be someone who helps facilitate that upward trajectory is incredibly important to me. I love being part of MLW and hope to continue as we make this ascent in what is a clear, clear upward trajectory." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac636a575342cf4db8d119d KARL ROVE: Fox News changed the media 30 years ago. The best is yet to come te 2026-10-07T12:10:13.542Z KARL ROVE: Fox News changed the media 30 years ago. The best is yet to come Thirty years ago, on Oct. 7, 2026,  Fox News burst on the scene. It arrived just in time. Journalism as practiced in print, television and cable had become, on the national level, infected by subtle bias. Important stories went unreported because they didn’t fit into the mindset of a largely insular community. This community dominated the major national channels. It consisted of executives, producers, anchors, reporters, writers and researchers. The closer these individuals were to the top of their networks, the more they tended to come from the same universities, live in the same towns, and socialize with each other. They tended to share liberal or left-of-center attitudes and biases that permeated their choice of stories and the nature of their coverage. They were mostly unaware of this bias. If they were aware, some didn’t care. They were in a position to set the agenda and shape the storyline and were happy to do so. Then along came Fox News. On the news side, it aimed for fairness and balance. Its anchors and on-air personalities strove to cover issues and events that were important to the audience and the country, not just what advanced someone’s bias. Like most Americans, the news side of Fox consists of people who love our country, see her greatness as well as her challenges, and connect with people all across the nation who want fairness and balance. DANA PERINO: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE REMARKABLE PEOPLE WHO MAKE FOX NEWS POSSIBLE Over the years, these Fox News figures have won the respect of both competitors and the nation’s newsmakers. They’ve interviewed leaders of our country and the world. Fox anchors have been on the stage asking questions in presidential primary and general election debates involving both parties. Fox Sunday morning programs, both on the channel and on Fox Business, have become must-do stops for newsmakers and must-watch television for Americans who want to learn what is actually going on. In all these settings, Fox News on-air personalities have raised important issues other networks ignored or downplayed. They’ve developed reputations as hard-working journalists who do their homework, know the facts and ask tough, fair questions of all who sit before their cameras. JENNIFER GRIFFIN: I COVERED WARS, TERROR AND TRAGEDY FOR FOX NEWS. WHAT I FOUND WAS A FAMILY On the opinion side of Fox, the on-air personalities are conservative, patriotic, and proud of our country. They’re passionate about sharing their views. And as they strive for a respectful national conversation, they’re confident enough to share their studios with figures to the left of center. That is why, for example, "The Five," originally an experiment to fill space while programming was rejiggered, has turned out to be such a popular and durable part of the Fox lineup. Imagine — people from the left and right talking about issues, often disagreeing and sometimes agreeing, but always doing so with empathy, intelligence, wit and, oh, yes, good humor! MARTHA MACCALLUM: AFTER 22 YEARS, HERE'S WHY I'M GRATEFUL TO CALL FOX HOME This combination of fair and balanced news coverage and an opinion voice for a large element of the country that was ignored — and, in some cases, looked down upon by those who ran the existing national media — has made for an exciting three decades for Fox. This network has become a vital part of America’s national dialogue, and I’ve been honored to be part of it since January 2008. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION The past 30 years of success for Fox News are just the start. What an exciting time lies ahead as the channel’s leadership encourages even greater efforts toward fair and balanced coverage of the big events affecting our country and the world. Stay tuned. The best is yet to come. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM KARL ROVE Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac636a475342cf4db8d1194 WWE star Joe Hendry drops music album, stands by calling for Logan Paul's firing and not jumping to use AI te 2026-10-07T12:10:12.783Z WWE star Joe Hendry drops music album, stands by calling for Logan Paul's firing and not jumping to use AI Joe Hendry was a WWE NXT champion, a Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) champion and made a surprise WrestleMania appearance in 2025 to take on Randy Orton. But did anyone have Hendry being a chart-topping musician on their bingo cards? Call it if you did. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE Hendry’s "Beyond Belief" was released this week, which includes 11 songs. He told OutKick Dropkick he had been performing live since he was a kid growing up in Scotland and before he started to pursue pro wrestling as a career. "It’s been an incredibly rewarding journey. It's very exciting. I had such fun when I released ‘I Believe in Joe Hendry’ as a single, but like an album is a whole different beast. That’s a big commitment for our fans and music listeners a full feature-length album," he said. "I appreciate people taking the time to listen to it and buy it, and it's just been very humbling to see the response." Hendry said he wrote the album in a span of about 34 days. At first, he said WWE Music wanted to put out a song about The Miz. The idea transformed into a possible EP and then into a full album. One of the songs on "Beyond Belief" is about firing Logan Paul, who Hendry has been in a feud with for a few months. He’s performed it live on "Monday Night Raw" multiple times and interrupted Judgment Day matches with his vocals. He said he had about a week’s notice before getting the song together because it was going to be about his Raw debut. But with a small storyline change, the lyrics changed with it. "I was told that I'd be debuting on the Raw after WrestleMania, so I had about a week's notice to come up with a song, but it was gonna be, ‘Raw, Raw, Joe Hendry signed to Raw,’ but then they announced my appearance, it was delayed, and they announced my appearance the following week, so me signing to Raw was no longer the story. And I needed to go after someone, and I've always been of the opinion you go after the biggest name in the building, and that's Logan Paul. "He's our most Googled WWE superstar. And so, to me, that was the person to go after and that's where ‘Fire Logan Paul’ came from. So, I'd say about a week for that one." Hendry said Paul hates the song, but he has no plans of backing off it. "Obviously, he hates it. He despises it. It tells the truth. It’s ‘Logan Paul should be fired.’ We all know this. This is a campaign that I've been on. It’s why it's an important part of the album. I think when you have a platform like mine, you have to use it for good, and that will probably involve trying to get Logan Paul fired, and that feels like a quest that I'll never stop." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Artificial intelligence in the music industry has been more rampant in the last few years. AI has been shown to create music, generate melodies and essentially creating a band when you have no instruments available. But Hendry told OutKick Dropkick he would trust himself before he trusts a machine. "For me and my songwriting, I feel like that's my skill, and I don't want to use AI to write songs because I don't know, I can just, I can personally tell the difference between a song that's been AI generated and that's been written by a human being and it's a skill that I've worked very hard on. "So I understand that we live in a world where there are tools that you can use. For example, there are amazing keyboard sounds and drum sounds that you can get just by pressing buttons on your keyboard, which obviously as musicians like those are amazing tools. But in terms of the actual creation of music, I think I'm going to trust Joe Hendry before I trust the machine." Hendry is far from the only one who has recorded songs on the WWE roster. Liv Morgan released "Trouble" before WrestleMania 42 and made it her entrance music. Alexa Bliss is set to release a song with her husband Ryan Cabrera later this week. Hendry said he was open to collaborations but might have to wait a bit on Morgan given her associations with The Judgment Day. "I'm always open to that. I'm always open to that. Right now, I will say, look, I'm open to collaborations, but right now myself and Liv Morgan are not on very good terms," he said. "She is obviously in the judgment Day who I have frequent problems with, so, I'm afraid that, I'm not going to lend my songwriting skills to the Judgment Day at this time." Hendry noted on X on Tuesday his album was rising on the iTunes, scoring as high as No. 2 on one chart. It just goes to show you, never stop believing in Joe Hendry. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac636a375342cf4db8d118b Man hunting for gems at state park spots something 'glowing' in the gravel: 'I was shaking' te 2026-10-07T12:10:11.960Z Man hunting for gems at state park spots something 'glowing' in the gravel: 'I was shaking' A longtime gem hunter who struck it big with a rare yellow diamond is now opening up about the remarkable discovery — and what it may be worth. Jack Pearadin, a Navy reservist, found the gem at the Crater of Diamonds State Park earlier this year. The gem, which Pearadin named the "American Dream," weighs 6.03 carats. It has a striking golden-yellow color and an unusual, almost square shape. STUNNED COUPLE UNEARTHS 150-POUND MYSTERY HIDDEN BENEATH THEIR BACKYARD FOR DECADES Though the discovery was first announced earlier this year, Pearadin recently opened up about the find to The Associated Press. Arkansas state officials said Pearadin discovered the diamond during a Jan. 25 TikTok livestream while processing a bucket of gravel that he and his friend, Michael Schumacher, had collected from the park's search area in late December.  Schumacher was traveling at the time. The hunt came shortly after a winter storm coated the area with more than an inch of ice, making it especially difficult to sift and wash the gravel. "I was about eight feet away, and for some reason I turned back and saw [the gem] glowing from the center of the pile," Pearadin said. ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER MYSTERIOUS FACE HIDDEN FOR CENTURIES IN BOOK OF REVELATION CITY "I had to go almost to the bottom of the pile to pull it out, it was so big. I was shaking!" Pearadin's reaction was captured in real time during a TikTok livestream. "Oh my God! Oh my God!" he was recorded as saying. "We got a big one!" Pearadin told the AP that some collectors said the diamond could be worth as much as $1 million. Park officials previously told Fox News Digital that park employees "are not trained to grade or appraise diamonds or other rocks and minerals." POLICE OPERATION TAKES UNEXPECTED TURN WHEN OFFICERS STUMBLE UPON ANCIENT BURIAL CAVE "Our primary training involves properly identifying and registering diamonds for guests who find them," an Arkansas State Parks official said. "Anyone interested in having their diamonds graded or appraised can reach out to a certified gemologist, who has had special training to properly grade gemstone quality and estimate value." Laura Stanley, a certified gem appraiser in Little Rock, told the AP that a high-quality six-carat yellow diamond from the park could sell for about $250,000. "They are their own entity," Stanley said.  CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER "It’s the only place in America where you can go find your own diamond, and you can’t compare that to a diamond from anywhere else." Pearadin has been searching for diamonds at the park since 2013 and even moved to nearby Murfreesboro to pursue the hobby, according to the AP. "I love it that much," he told the outlet. Pearadin has sold most of the diamonds he has personally found through online sales. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS For the "American Dream," Pearadin said he plans to split any profits with Schumacher, who helped collect the gravel containing the stone. He hopes to use the money to open his own crystal mine. Fox News Digital reached out to Pearadin for further comment. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Pearadin's discovery is one of several notable diamonds unearthed at Crater of Diamonds State Park this year. This summer, officials announced that a grieving Pennsylvania woman had discovered a 3.09-carat diamond at the park, just days after burying her father and months after losing her son. On Aug. 29, officials announced that a Tennessee grandfather had discovered a 2.29-carat yellow diamond while searching the park. The Associated Press contributed reporting. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6344d75342cf4db8d112e Newsom again calls for Trump’s removal under 25th Amendment, White House hits back te 2026-10-07T12:00:13.751Z Newsom again calls for Trump’s removal under 25th Amendment, White House hits back California Gov. Gavin Newsom called for invoking the 25th Amendment against President Donald Trump, calling the president "mentally ill" following Trump's controversial remarks involving Los Angeles and San Diego. "Donald Trump is mentally ill. TIME FOR THE 25TH!" Newsom said in statements provided to multiple media outlets. The Democratic governor's comments came after Trump referenced the two California cities while discussing Iran during a campaign rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, on Monday. "They can take out a city. Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego," Trump said. "This is a very small price to pay." GAVIN NEWSOM ACCUSES TRUMP OF EXPLOITING WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS' DINNER SHOOTING TO ATTACK ENEMIES Newsom blasted the president as "deranged and dangerous" in a post on X responding to the remarks. It is not the first time Newsom has called for using the 25th Amendment against Trump. In July, the California governor said Trump's election integrity speech represented a "legitimate 25th Amendment moment" and described it as "the rambling of a mad king." That earlier call drew sharp pushback from Republicans, who accused Newsom and other Democrats of applying a double standard after defending former President Joe Biden amid questions about his age and cognitive fitness while he was in office. HOUSE DEMS UNVEIL BILL TO EXAMINE REMOVING TRUMP USING 25TH AMENDMENT The 25th Amendment, ratified in 1967, provides a process under which the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet — or another body designated by Congress — can declare a president unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office. The White House has pushed back on interpretations of Trump's latest comments, saying the president was arguing that American cities could have faced threats from Iran if Tehran had obtained a nuclear weapon. White House communications director Steven Cheung said the ensuing "media freakout" was "not rooted in reality," adding that Trump "was clearly stating U.S. cities would have been threatened if a nuclear Iran hadn't been stopped." "America is safer because of the President. Iran has no nuclear, no navy, no air force, and no money," Cheung said. Trump's remarks came as he discussed the costs associated with the conflict with Iran, telling the Nebraska crowd that Americans were paying a "small price ... for keeping the world safe, keeping our country safe," before referencing the potential threat to U.S. cities. Fox News Digital reached out to Newsom's office and the White House, but did not immediately receive responses. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6344c75342cf4db8d1125 Last-chance October Prime Day deals — including 50% off this Shark vacuum te 2026-10-07T12:00:12.859Z Last-chance October Prime Day deals — including 50% off this Shark vacuum FOX News Deals may be compensated for, or earn a commission if you buy through our links. I recently bought this Shark Pet cordless vacuum myself, and it's quickly become one of my go-tos for everyday cleanup. It's 50% off for the final day of October Prime Day, bringing the price down to $150. I love the lightweight, cordless design for quick cleanups, and the LED headlights make it easier to spot pet hair, dust and debris I might otherwise miss. If you need a vacuum upgrade, now's the time to shop before the sale ends. READ MORE: October Prime Day deals: AirPods under $180, Shark vacuums at 50% off and more Take it from me: These last-chance October Prime Day deals are worth a look. If you've been waiting to replace a well-loved coffee maker or pick up new earbuds, now's the best time to save before the holiday shopping rush. — Caitlyn Martyn, Commerce Editor  Upgrade your listening experience with Apple AirPods Pro 3 earbuds, now $70 off. Make mornings easier with a $100 Keurig and bulk buy K-Cup pods while they're on sale. 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Wayfair's 5 Days of Deals offers up to 60% off furniture for every room, plus up to 40% off Christmas trees and seasonal decor. Cook like Gordon Ramsay for less with HexClad’s Prime Time sale, featuring up to 52% off pots, pans and knives. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac631f575342cf4db8d10c0 Declassified docs raise questions about Jack Smith’s Trump trial testimony and more top headlines te 2026-10-07T11:50:13.561Z Declassified docs raise questions about Jack Smith’s Trump trial testimony and more top headlines 1. Jack Smith’s Senate testimony faces new questions  2. Vance lays down ‘very basic threshold’ for any Iran deal  3. New super PAC launches $1.2M push to block AI-backed candidates   STORMING THE BEACH — Federal agents intercept boat carrying 14 illegal aliens before unloading in wealthy coastal enclave. Continue reading … TRADE ROUTE FEAR — Ship sunk with crew missing after brazen strike inside NATO member's waters. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac631f475342cf4db8d10b7 Talarico camp says he opposes trans athletes if unsafe or unfair but accuses politicians of bullying students te 2026-10-07T11:50:12.795Z Talarico camp says he opposes trans athletes if unsafe or unfair but accuses politicians of bullying students Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico's campaign claims he opposes transgender athletes competing in girls' sports when safety or fairness is at risk, but also suggested political efforts to address the issue "bully students." "As a former public school teacher, James cares about our student athletes — that’s why throughout his career he has opposed trans athletes playing girls’ sports when it jeopardizes safety or fairness," campaign spokesperson JT Ennis told OutKick on Tuesday. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "At the same time, he’ll always stand against discrimination, especially when the most powerful politicians in the country bully students to score political points, because his faith teaches him that every child is made in the image of God." His campaign did not say whether he would support a federal law broadly protecting women's and girls' sports from male competitors when asked, including the Protection of Women's and Girls' in Sports Act, which failed to advance in the Senate last March when every Democrat senator voted against it. Meanwhile, his record as a state lawmaker shows he's voted against statewide restrictions on transgender participation, while frequently pushing for amendments that would have allowed male athletes in girls' sports through exceptions. Talarico expressed his conditional opposition to males in girls' sports in a September Fox News interview. "I oppose trans athletes playing in girls’ sports if it endangers safety or fairness," he said. VULNERABLE DEMOCRATS FLIP ON WOMEN'S SPORTS VOTE AFTER OPPOSING SIMILAR BILLS AS MIDTERMS LOOM But in 2021, Talarico opposed House Bill 25, which required public-school athletes in interscholastic competition to compete according to the sex recorded on their birth certificates at or near birth, with limited exceptions. Earlier that year, he voted against a bill with a similar purpose, SB 29. Talarico authored an unsuccessful amendment removing the HB 25's requirement that birth-certificate sex entries be made at or near birth, except for clerical corrections. Before HB 25, the University Interscholastic League accepted legally modified birth certificates reflecting gender identity. Other amendments he supported would have allowed a coach, principal or school board to approve otherwise prohibited transgender participation. Those provisions did not specify the safety or fairness tests officials would have to apply. His opposition to laws protecting female athletes from male competitors extended to college sports. In 2023, he voted against Senate Bill 15, which would have banned biological males from competing on women's college sports teams in Texas. He also supported an unsuccessful amendment allowing transgender athletes to compete under NCAA or NAIA eligibility requirements, with those organizations’ previous rules allowing males to compete in women's sports. Those organizations have since changed their rules. The NCAA now bars male athletes from women’s competition, while the NAIA reserves its female sports category for athletes whose biological sex is female. Speaking at the Texas Tribune Festival in September, Talarico rejected any suggestion that his core stance on the issue had shifted. "No, my position is exactly the same," he stated, reiterating his view that sports eligibility decisions should be made locally on an athlete-by-athlete and sport-by-sport basis, rather than through blanket state bans. When pressed to explain a controversial 2021 comment where he asserted that "some things are more important than perfectly fair competition in sports," Talarico claimed his original remark had been taken out of context. He explained that he was specifically talking about elementary school recreation and T-ball. In January, he told "The Ezra Klein Show" that local officials should weigh eligibility and acknowledged that participation would sometimes be prohibited. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE OutKick asked Talarico’s campaign whether he would vote for the federal Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which would prohibit male participation in female-designated athletics at federally funded institutions and define sex through reproductive biology and genetics at birth. The campaign’s response did not answer that question, identify a federal alternative or say whether Talarico would vote differently on HB 25 today. In a follow-up inquiry, OutKick asked how Talarico would measure safety and fairness, including the effects of male puberty, physical advantages, injury risks and lost roster spots or scholarships. The inquiry also asked whether his criteria would vary by age or sport and what binding safeguards he would require under local decision-making. OutKick also sought an explanation for his amendment removing HB 25’s birth-certificate timing requirement and asked whether he still supports eligibility based on legally amended certificates. It also asked whether he still favors the NCAA/NAIA approach he backed for college sports. His campaign has not responded to those questions, aside from providing the original statement. Talarico’s position on the issue returned to the spotlight after Dallas Cowboys legend Randy White challenged his consistency while endorsing Paxton in an exclusive OutKick interview published Oct. 4. When asked about Talarico’s past votes and recent statements on trans issues, White questioned his motives. "I think that’s a sign that we can’t trust him," White said. "He’s going to go with the way the wind flows, whatever he feels like is the best thing for him and what his goals are." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac631f375342cf4db8d10ae French school riots deepen as experts point to far-left alliance fueling ‘broader confrontation’ te 2026-10-07T11:50:11.950Z French school riots deepen as experts point to far-left alliance fueling ‘broader confrontation’ An unholy alliance is being blamed for instigating the violence seen across France as experts point to a bond between extreme left and radical Islamic groups. What began as protests over school conditions and funding is entering its third week, and the factors behind the widespread, more violent protests are being debated. "The protests started in an apparently spontaneous way in the disadvantaged, immigrant suburbs of Paris," Nathalie Szerman, researcher in radicalization and extremism in France at MEMRI, told Fox News Digital, but "it quickly became clear that the violence demonstrated in these protests conveyed a huge amount of hate towards the ‘system’ and not much concern for better material conditions in schools, as dozens of schools across France have suffered vandalism and blockades, and many were even set on fire." FRANCE ROCKED BY STUDENT RIOTS AS HUNDREDS ARRESTED, VIOLENCE SPREADS NATIONWIDE Szerman said that while demonstrations over school conditions at the beginning of an academic year in France "is not a new phenomenon," the "scope of these demonstrations and their character should raise concerns." She points to protestors taking to the streets carrying Palestinian flags. "Pro-Palestinian organizations, such as Urgence Palestine, have declared the month of October to be a month of revolt, and these groups are supporting and fueling these demonstrations." "The French are notorious for strikes, labor shortages and street demonstrations," former U.S. Assistant Attorney General Theo Wold told Fox News Digital, but these protests are "a consequence of mass immigration. The rioters are not of French culture, and they don’t respect the rule of law… France is learning that importing an underclass of foreigners causes broader societal damage." ISRAELI AMBASSADOR COMPARES FRANCE'S FAR-LEFT LEADER'S RHETORIC TO HITLER AS ANTISEMITISM SURGES Nile Gardiner, director of The Heritage Foundation's Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, told Fox News’ Outnumbered on Tuesday, "I think at the very heart of this, is the far-left and the Islamists combining forces to undermine France itself… This is a form of uprising, frankly, by far left wing forces together with second, third generation migrants. And also, at the same time, France is in real economic trouble." Simone Rodan-Benzaquen, senior envoy to Europe at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies told Fox News Digital that, "Students have reason to be angry about overcrowded classrooms and absent teachers." She added but "What does Gaza have to do with a shortage of teachers in France? I’ll tell you what: [the far-left La France Insoumise party] has spent years making hostility to Israel a central part of its appeal to young voters. Bringing that cause into the school protests helps fuel the racial dynamics and turn a demand for better classrooms into a much broader confrontation with the government," she said. EUROPE’S LEFT COURTS MUSLIM VOTERS AS ANTI-ISRAEL POLITICS RESHAPE CONTINENT "LFI is the perfect embodiment of the Red-Green alliance – the alliance between leftists and Islamists," adds Szerman. "LFI rallies Islamist and pro-Palestinian groups on the one hand, and other French anti-system leftists who accuse the elite of enriching itself at the expense of the poor on the other. It is a revolutionary party using Islam as an inner drive. Politicized Muslims are aware of this and are also using LFI to promote their own agenda. "They are fueling and empowering each other, the common ground being the claim that they are the people," Szerman continues. "The people are seen as the enemy of the ‘elite’ running the country, which therefore has to be overthrown." Rodan-Benzaquen said, "French students need their teachers to show up to class, and their parents need to know they will be safe at school. But [LFI leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon] is not interested in these goals." She says he is "encouraging the citizens to see their schools as a front in a larger political battle, one whose real prize is the presidency." FRANCE’S TEEN RIOTS TAKE EXPLOSIVE NEW TURN AS GOVERNMENT POINTS FINGER AT HARD LEFT French President Emmanuel Macron is term-limited and cannot run for a third consecutive term in elections this coming Spring. Many observers believe a runoff match-up between the far-left Mélenchon and right-wing populist Marine Le Pen of the National Rally party could be on the horizon. "No matter how the protests play out, Mélenchon will likely benefit," said Rodan-Benzaquen. "If the unrest drives voters toward the far right, he can hope to emerge as the leader of the opposition. If he succeeds in mobilizing enough voters himself, he could reach the presidency. Either prospect gives him a reason to keep the confrontation going. Neither gives him much incentive to lower the temperature." "I do not think that the LFI leadership made a conscious decision to trigger destructive demonstrations all over France," adds Szerman, "but once the movement was launched, LFI did provide a backbone for the violence, as it will never blame any of its followers." FRANCE EXPLODES AGAIN AS STUDENTS RIOT OVER EDUCATION So far, the protests have not spread across the continent even as spending on education seems close between countries. According to the latest available figures from Eurostat, the European Union’s official statistical office, in 2024 France spent over 5% of its GDP on education, more than it spent on defense. In that same year, neighboring Germany spent only 4.5% of its GDP on education. In Macron’s latest proposed budget, about $74 billion is earmarked for French schools, more than proposed for defense, but both are cuts from the last official budget narrowly approved by Parliament over the winter. Germany’s Federal Statistical Office reports spending on education was up to 7% of GDP at over $340 billion when including federal, state and local government spending. Meanwhile, in the U.K., Department for Education spending for the 2025/26 school year was estimated at around $142 billion. When comparing the latest figures for expenditures per student, France’s ministry of education says in the 2024/25 school year, it spent $9,950 per student, Germany’s Federal Statistical Office says $12,000 was spent per student in 2025, and the U.K. spent about $10,100 per student in 2024/25. Meanwhile, the Organization for European Economic Co-operation says the Europe-wide average is around $12,000 per student per year. Some 500 high schools are closed in France on Wednesday, down from 891 on Tuesday. The schools have been ordered by the ministry of education to replace normal lessons through Friday with structured dialogue and staff crisis management meetings in an effort to calm tensions, to avoid confrontations at school gates and to give staff time to reorganize. The Associated Press reports more than 6,100 people have been arrested since the protests began, with the Interior Ministry saying 715 police officers have been injured. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac631f375342cf4db8d10a5 LeBron James shuts down Joel Embiid rift rumor, but Sixers leadership tension is real te 2026-10-07T11:50:11.250Z LeBron James shuts down Joel Embiid rift rumor, but Sixers leadership tension is real Well, that didn't take long. LeBron James' tenure in Philadelphia is starting with immediate friction, placing the 41-year-old superstar right at the center of the team's initial practice reports. LEBRON JAMES ADMITS HE NEARLY JOINED THE KNICKS BEFORE JALEN BRUNSON WON THE NBA TITLE WITHOUT HIM During a preseason broadcast against the New York Knicks, veteran announcer Mike Breen reported that Joel Embiid arrived a couple of minutes late, prompting LeBron to "let him hear it" in front of the team. LeBron quickly shot down the report on Instagram, posting a photo alongside Embiid captioned: "[billed cap emoji]! He ain't been late so stop the lies." The report gained immediate traction because of Embiid’s history with punctuality. During the 2024-25 season, Tyrese Maxey confronted Embiid in an hour-long team meeting, explicitly calling him out for being late "for everything" and demanding he show up on time. Given that history, Breen's account sounded familiar to everyone listening. NBA STAR JAYLEN BROWN SAYS IN RIDICULOUS INTERVIEW HE'S AN INFLUENCER, NOT AN ENTERTAINER FOR FANS LeBron's denial followed recent public praise for Embiid’s conditioning. Before this whole mess surfaced, LeBron noted that the center had not missed a single practice and looked significantly better than he did during their gold-medal run with Team USA in 2024. The moment reopens the real question in Philly: who actually runs a locker room suddenly stuffed with too many 'alphas'? THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! When teammate Jaylen Brown shut down questions about the team's "alpha," he signaled what everyone knew: fitting a 41-year-old James alongside Embiid and Maxey is an ego powder keg waiting to pop. Meanwhile in L.A., Lakers coach JJ Redick used his opening news conference to credit a refreshed locker room culture to moving past the LeBron era, underscoring just how heavy James' shadow really is. On top of the locker room dynamics, LeBron is also managing diagnosed arthritis. Managing public drama around his co-star's work ethic is just extra noise he doesn't need. This season is shaping up as a volatile, potential one-and-done run for LeBron in Philly. Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com / Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac631f275342cf4db8d109c AI voice scam traps mom in 5-hour kidnapping nightmare te 2026-10-07T11:50:10.443Z AI voice scam traps mom in 5-hour kidnapping nightmare I want you to think about the voice of someone you love. You know how that person sounds when they're laughing, and you also know the voice you would hear if they were terrified. So what would you do if your phone rang and you heard that voice begging you for help? That's what happened to Deborah Del Mastro. I recently sat down with Deborah on The CyberGuy Report podcast to hear her tell this story in her own words. Even after everything she has been through, you can hear how deeply the experience still affects her. Months after the scam, she also told a U.S. Senate committee that she remained "completely traumatized." The California mother and Navy veteran was having breakfast with her husband when a local number appeared on her phone. The man on the other end claimed a Mexican drug cartel had taken her 37-year-old daughter Sarah. Then Deborah heard the voice that made the threat feel terrifyingly real. "It's my daughter's voice," she told me. "And she's having a panic attack." For the next five and a half hours, the caller threatened Deborah and her family, sent her and her husband from place to place and demanded thousands of dollars. What Deborah didn't know was that the story unfolding on the phone was very different from what was actually happening to Sarah. Join us for a free CyberGuy LIVE class. Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson shares practical ways to stay safer, smarter and more confident with technology. Explore classes on stopping spam, phone security, financial protection and using AI to get better healthcare. Each class is free, easy to follow and comes with a free printable checklist. See the classes and register at CyberGuyLive.com THE FAMILY GROUP CHAT IS A GOLDMINE FOR SCAMMERS The call started strangely enough. "I get a local phone call, my area code," Deborah told me. When she answered, the man asked, "Who is this?" Deborah turned the question back on him, and he replied that he was "someone you need to talk to." Then he asked whether Deborah's daughter was prone to panic attacks. That question immediately got her attention. Deborah could hear commotion in the background before the caller put someone else on the line. She heard Sarah. The voice was crying and struggling to breathe. "I'm so sorry, Mom. I'm so scared," Deborah remembers hearing. "It was exactly her voice," she told me. There was another reason Deborah believed she was hearing her daughter. Sarah had recently gone through a breakup, and Deborah had heard her daughter sobbing like that only days earlier. The sound on the phone matched something painfully familiar, which made the call even more convincing. The man told Deborah that Sarah had witnessed something she was never supposed to see in a parking lot. He claimed ties to a Mexican drug cartel and said Sarah had her phone out when she saw what happened. According to Deborah, his boss had ordered him to take her. Then he told Deborah what they wanted. "They were going to sell her for $20,000 unless I could come up with the money," Deborah told me. The threat became even darker. She said the caller repeatedly talked about selling Sarah and suggested she could "pay her way in other ways," leaving Deborah terrified that the criminals could sexually traffic her daughter. At that point, she believed violent criminals had Sarah. One of his first instructions was to bring a phone charger. "He tells me that I better charge my phone or bring a phone charger because if my phone dies before we're finished, I'll never see her again," Deborah recalled. That told me a lot about how carefully this scam was run. The caller needed control. He demanded that Deborah keep the phone connected so he could hear what was happening around her. He wanted to know when she moved, what she was doing and who she was talking to. At one point, Deborah muted the call so she could speak privately with her husband. The caller noticed and began screaming. He warned her against trying "funny business." Deborah told me, "He wants to keep my phone open right here so he can hear everything." That control continued for five and a half hours. YOUR FAMILY COULD BE ONE PHONE CALL FROM A BANK SCAM The caller initially wanted $20,000. Deborah didn't have it. "We just don't have that," she remembers telling him. So she started negotiating for what she believed was her daughter's life. "Now I'm bargaining with the devil," she told me. Deborah said she had roughly $2,000 in savings. The caller instructed her to go to a nearby Walmart and use MoneyGram to wire money to Mexico. She went, keeping the phone where he could hear everything happening around her. The man warned that people were watching her in the parking lot and claimed undercover police officers were nearby. He also gave Deborah a story to use if anyone questioned the transfer. The caller told her to say she was helping a relative with medical expenses. "Be discreet," she remembers him telling her. That detail bothers me because scammers often go beyond demanding money. They prepare victims to get around the very people who might recognize that something is wrong. Deborah moved from location to location sending money. When I asked whether anyone challenged her or asked whether she was OK, her answer was immediate. "No. No. Not at all." By then, the scammer had already given her a cover story. He had also spent hours convincing Deborah that talking to someone could get Sarah killed. In the end, Deborah sent $5,400 through four separate transactions using MoneyGram and Western Union. She said the transfers took all the accessible money she and her husband had. Later, she put it to me another way: "We were held hostage for 5.5 hours." Deborah and her husband could physically move, but emotionally, the caller had them exactly where he wanted them. Several hours into the call, Deborah kept asking to speak with her daughter again. Eventually, the caller agreed, but even that conversation came with instructions. He told Deborah exactly what she could say: "This nightmare is nearly over. We're going to come get you as soon as we can." Then Sarah's voice responded. "I'm so sorry, Mom. I love you." I asked Deborah again whether it really sounded like her daughter. "It was her voice," she said. "It was absolutely her voice." Immediately afterward, another man came onto the phone. Deborah described him as an "enforcer" whose threats sounded even harsher. Soon, the scammers demanded more money. There's something Deborah later said that gives you an idea of where her mind had gone during those hours. While her husband drove and the caller listened over the phone, Deborah spent much of the trip sitting silently. Instead of wondering whether this could be a scam, her mind went to Sarah and whether she would survive it. Deborah was already trying to figure out how her daughter would get through life after an experience like this. Paying the ransom was only part of what was running through her mind. She believed something terrible had already happened to her child and started thinking about how she would help Sarah recover afterward. That shows you how completely real this had become to her. Eventually, the man told Deborah the ordeal was over. He claimed they had released Sarah outside a Walmart where Deborah and her husband were waiting. "Go get her," Deborah remembers him saying. Then he hung up. Deborah could see the front entrance, so she got out of the car and looked for her daughter. Sarah wasn't there. For a moment, Deborah thought the criminals still had her even after taking every dollar she could reach. She frantically looked around before finally calling Sarah herself. Her daughter answered. "Hi, Mom. What's going on?" Sarah was at work. For more than five hours, Deborah believed people were holding her daughter and might kill her or sell her. Then Sarah simply answered her phone from work. "I'd never been so relieved to be scammed in my life," Deborah told me. She believes she screamed in the parking lot before the tears came. Deborah told Sarah she loved her, and after work, Sarah came to her parents' home. Her mother hugged her and sobbed. The family then went to the local police department to report what had happened. Losing the money hurt, but Sarah was alive. When Deborah explained what had happened, Sarah had an immediate reaction. "Mom, that was probably an AI clone of my voice," Deborah remembers her saying. Both of Deborah's adult children work in IT, so they already knew this kind of technology existed. Deborah didn't. "I didn't know," she recalls. Deborah firmly believes she heard an artificial intelligence-generated version of Sarah's voice. We do know the technology exists, and federal authorities have warned about criminals using it. The FTC says scammers can take a short clip of someone's real voice, including audio posted online, and use voice-cloning technology to make a call sound like that person. The underlying scam has been around much longer than today's AI tools. The FBI calls it "virtual kidnapping." Criminals claim they have taken someone you love even though no kidnapping occurred. One classic warning sign closely matches Deborah's experience. The FBI says virtual kidnappers often work hard to keep victims on the phone so they can't check where their loved one actually is. The agency has also warned about ransom demands involving wire transfers to Mexico. More recently, the FBI warned that criminals are using altered media in virtual kidnapping schemes. AI can make an old scam much more convincing. Deborah put it perfectly: "It is an old scam with new technology." One reaction Deborah still encounters is the question some people ask after a scam: Why didn't you hang up? Why didn't you know? Why didn't you tell someone? She understands those questions, but she also knows what was happening inside that call. As a Navy veteran, Deborah describes herself as someone who stays calm in a crisis. "I always say I am the person that runs to the fire, not away from it." Yet the voice on the phone convinced her completely that Sarah was in danger. That's something I want people to remember before judging anyone who falls for one of these calls. You can know about scams and handle pressure well. Then someone puts the terrified voice of your child in your ear. Criminals understand exactly what kind of emotional reaction they're trying to trigger. The $5,400 represented every readily available dollar Deborah and her husband could access. She says they are seniors living on Social Security along with income from other work, so the loss hit them hard. The following morning, Deborah went to Facebook and told her community what had happened. She also warned that criminals now had "high-tech capability." Friends began sending money, but Deborah initially resisted because she didn't want to profit from what happened. Eventually, they convinced her to create a fundraiser on GoFundMe limited to replacing what the couple had lost. Her community raised the money back. That support couldn't erase the five-and-a-half-hour ordeal, but it meant a great deal to Deborah. Her community had shown up for her before, and they showed up again. You don't have to become an expert at detecting synthetic audio. In fact, I wouldn't build your family's defense around your ability to recognize a fake voice. A better approach is to decide now how your family will verify an emergency. If someone claims your child, spouse or another relative has been kidnapped or injured, contact that person directly at the number you already have saved. If they don't answer, try someone who should know where they are. The FTC specifically recommends verifying the story through a phone number you know belongs to your loved one. Choose a word or phrase that someone couldn't easily discover through social media. The FBI recommends establishing a family code word for situations like virtual kidnapping scams. Deborah also recommends a safe word now, although her experience shows why you need more than one way to verify an emergency. "There was no way I could have done any of that in this particular situation," she told me. The caller controlled when she could speak with Sarah, so don't make a safe word your family's only verification method. After the scam, Deborah and Sarah began using a location-sharing app so each could see where the other was. Apple and Google also offer built-in location-sharing options. If you want to set this up on your phone, see our guide on how to share your whereabouts in any situation using your cell phone. Location sharing comes with its own privacy considerations, so only share your location with people you trust. An agreed-upon way to check someone's whereabouts can give your family another verification tool during an emergency. Secrecy played a major role in Deborah's ordeal. The caller told her not to speak to anyone, listened during the transactions and gave her a fake explanation to use if someone asked questions. The FTC says urgency and secrecy are common characteristics of family emergency scams. If someone claims a loved one's survival depends on keeping you from contacting anyone else, treat that as a major warning. Scammers like payment methods that move money quickly and make recovery difficult. The FTC specifically warns about emergency scammers demanding wire transfers, cryptocurrency and gift cards. If you've already sent money, contact the bank or transfer company immediately and ask whether it can stop or recall the transaction. Then report what happened to local police and the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov. Your name, relatives, phone numbers and other family connections can appear across people-search sites and data broker databases. That information can make a fake emergency more believable. I've tried manually removing my own information from these sites before, and keeping up with it can turn into a job because the information often returns. A data removal service can help automate some of that work by requesting removal of your information from people-search sites and data broker databases. You can also learn more in our CyberGuy guide on removing your personal information from the web. Get my picks for the best 2026 antivirus protection winners for your Windows, Mac, Android and iOS devices at CyberGuy.com. This may be the most useful conversation you have with your family this week. Tell them that a familiar voice can be faked. Agree that nobody sends emergency money until someone verifies the situation another way. A few minutes spent setting that expectation today could become extremely important when someone tries to scare you tomorrow. I've talked with a lot of scam victims over the years, and Deborah's story hit me hard. This wasn't some robotic impersonation that immediately made her suspicious. The voice sounded like her daughter having the kind of panic attack Deborah had heard before. For more than five hours, this guy kept her terrified and focused on one thing: getting Sarah home alive. What stays with me most is where Deborah's mind went during that ordeal. Sitting in the car, she was already wondering how she would help Sarah recover from whatever these supposed kidnappers had done to her. That's a parent's mind at work. The money came later. Sarah came first. I don't think the answer is expecting people to become experts at spotting fake audio. As the technology improves, a convincing voice could fool any of us. Instead, build another way to verify an emergency before one happens. Have a safe word, call your loved one directly and check with someone who may be physically near them. If your family feels comfortable using location sharing, set that up ahead of time. Most importantly, talk about this with the people you love. Deborah had no idea this kind of voice scam was possible before that phone rang. Now she's sharing what happened because she doesn't want another parent sitting in a parking lot wondering whether their child is coming home. Watch or listen to my full conversation with Deborah on The CyberGuy Report podcast at CyberGuy.com. If you heard what sounded exactly like your child or spouse crying and begging you not to hang up, would you remember to verify the call before sending money? What does your family have in place right now? 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/6ac62d6475342cf4db8d0fd0 Boxing legend Mike Tyson talks going to juvie and trading cigarettes for cookies as a young boy te 2026-10-07T11:30:44.202Z Boxing legend Mike Tyson talks going to juvie and trading cigarettes for cookies as a young boy Boxing titan Mike Tyson swung by Jesse Watters' show Tuesday night to chop it up about his past, covering everything from managing exotic cats to growing up in Brooklyn. First up was the tiger. When you have Tyson on the couch, the famous tiger era is bound to come up. As Tyson tells it, keeping a massive tiger was a real grind. "A lot of responsibility," Tyson on "Jesse Watters Primetime." MIKE TYSON CLAIMS HE CAUGHT BRAD PITT WITH HIS EX-WIFE IN WILD THEO VON INTERVIEW He explained that building a bond with a big cat requires showing up every single day without fail. "So the name of the game, normally, you have to be with a tiger for two years every day. Can't skip a day or nothing," he said. And if you think traveling with a pet is tricky, try moving a tiger across state lines. Tyson broke down what it actually took to move his pet around. "So when I had to travel across the country, I had to get an 18-wheel van to take my cat. So if I'm in Vegas and I gotta go to New York, I gotta get an 18-wheeler for that cat to be driven to New York from Vegas." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! From there, the conversation shifted back to his childhood in Brooklyn. Long before he was fighting in packed arenas, people on his block realized he could throw hands. "Well, listen, my friends saw me in some fights and they saw me hit some guys who were bigger than me, and I knocked out some of them," Tyson said. His neighborhood friends saw an opportunity and quickly put young Tyson to work on the street. SYLVESTER STALLONE SHOWERED IN HIS CLOTHES TO SURVIVE BEFORE ‘ROCKY’ FAME "So they said I was gonna be the punch guy to knock the guys out, and they were gonna go in the guy's pockets. And that's what they had me do," he recalled. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE That work landed him in juvenile detention as a kid. Looking back, Tyson didn't offer any heavy life lessons about his time behind bars. Instead, he joked that his main takeaway was "that I could keep coming back and eat some good food." "When I went there, listen, I went to juvie, and when I first got there, they gave me two cookies, a milk, and two cigarettes. I'm 12 years old," Tyson said. When asked if he ended up smoking those cigarettes, Tyson showed he had his priorities sorted out early on. "No, I traded them for cookies." Just your average stories from a guy who has seen a little bit of everything. Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com / Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac62b3f75342cf4db8d0f7f America cannot win the global AI race if Americans are afraid to use AI te 2026-10-07T11:21:35.547Z America cannot win the global AI race if Americans are afraid to use AI The leaders of Anthropic, Google, Meta, OpenAI, Nvidia and xAI recently joined President Trump at the White House to sign a voluntary accord on artificial intelligence. Its commitments are concrete: stronger internal controls, independent outside evaluation and board-level review. The harder question, which remains to be seen, is whether it will earn the confidence of the people expected to live and work with these systems, who have been increasingly resistant to AI proliferation. America cannot win the AI race if Americans are afraid to use AI. AI ISN’T JUST A PROBLEM, IT’S A SOLUTION. SOME PEOPLE ARE ALREADY MAKING THE MOST OF IT I often say that one of the biggest challenges we have to fear about AI is the fear of AI itself. That fear is becoming a national liability. In a new EqualAI survey conducted by YouGov, 46% of Americans said they would be uncomfortable with a company using AI in a way that involves them or their data, regardless of safeguards. Yet 71% said a positive experience with an AI system would increase their confidence in it, and 63% said the same of a positive evaluation by independent scientists. That 63% is an important window into mechanisms to trust — and offers a bridge to build it. People do not want assurances; they want verification. AI will deliver for our economy, national security and competitiveness in the ways we are envisioning only if Americans actually use it. A nurse who does not trust an AI-enabled diagnostic tool will not rely on it. A manufacturer that cannot understand what its AI agents are doing will not deploy them at scale. AI 'DOOMERS' RISK KNEECAPPING US VS CHINA, BUT EX-PENTAGON VET SAYS BOTH EXTREMES MISS THE MARK That is why we need to be thoughtful when discussing "pause," because if it does not include capable competitors, such as Chinese companies, the technology continues to advance but elsewhere and without the guardrails we’d like to establish. The question we need to answer is: what will make Americans confident enough to adopt AI? The debate is too often framed as more rules versus fewer rules. A more useful dialogue centers on how we can build the governance capacity to let AI scale. The public is telling us we have work to do. A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 73% of Americans believe AI companies have not done enough to prevent serious harm from their technology; 55% said they would support slowing AI development. The EqualAI polling points to what could change that equation: 63% want independent scientific review of AI systems, while 60% support third-party audits. Sixty-eight percent say it is essential to be able to correct wrong information, and 65% say the ability to appeal an AI-driven decision is essential. When I testified before the House Select Committee, I heard strong, bipartisan interest in getting this right. My message was straightforward: American leadership on AI requires leadership in AI governance. Congress can use authorities it already has, including procurement, agency governance, and consumer protection, as well as clarifying AI-specific protections, such as establishing definitions and protocols for AI incident reporting, as they’ve done for cyber incidents, and defined accountability for AI use cases with higher risk levels and making AI literacy a national competitiveness priority. And companies don't need to wait for Washington. Every leadership team deploying AI should ensure they’ve taken these four steps: First, make AI visible. You cannot govern what you cannot see. Organizations should know the Who, What, Where, When and How: where AI is deployed, what it can do and access, who owns it, when it will be tested and how unexpected outcomes will be addressed. WHEN AI TESTS CAUSE DAMAGE, WE NEED STRONGER SAFEGUARDS AND REAL ACCOUNTABILITY Second, establish independent evaluation. The institutional model is open to debate. The underlying questions are not: Who evaluates AI systems? Against what benchmarks? And what happens when a system fails? Third, create a system to identify and handle significant AI incidents. Define incidents and ensure all responsible parties understand escalation pathways and reporting obligations. We also need the federal government to establish these Fourth, require accountability. Every organization should have a point person for deployments in certain risk categories. As AI becomes more agentic, systems can take actions rather than simply generate information. Responsible officers should ensure an agent only has the minimum access required. Finally, ensure your workforce and families are AI literate. People do not need to become engineers. They need to understand what AI can and cannot do, when to question it and when human judgment must remain in charge. We have navigated technological inflection points before. Cars did not become less innovative when we established licenses, traffic lights and global safety standards. Those institutions made mass adoption possible. AI will be no different. Governance accelerates trust and as a result, adoption. The answer is not to slow technological progress until we eliminate every risk. Nor is it to tell Americans to trust AI just because we want them to. As we accelerate AI development and capabilities, we need to match pace with the mechanisms that enable our capacity to govern it. America's advantage has never been simply building powerful technologies. It is that we build along with the institutions and standards that allow powerful technologies to be trusted and adopted at scale. This moment asks us to do that. again. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac62b3875342cf4db8d0f76 Mamdani’s $30M plan to fight antisemitism includes increased funding for anti-Israel group te 2026-10-07T11:21:28.302Z Mamdani’s $30M plan to fight antisemitism includes increased funding for anti-Israel group Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to combat antisemitism indirectly furthers funding to an Arab-American group critical of U.S. – Israel relations. As part of $30 million in investments to push back persecution of the Jewish community, the strategy includes a $6.4 million grant to the Partners Against Hate (PATH). To carry out its mission to "enhance awareness and reporting of hate crimes," PATH partners with a group of six other groups — including the Arab American Association of New York (AAANY), which was formerly led by disgraced Women's March co-founder and notorious anti-Israel activist Linda Sarsour. The link between New York City and AAANY comes as Mamdani struggles to overcome skepticism among Jewish communities that its first Muslim mayoral administration has done enough to adequately combat rising levels of antisemitism in the Big Apple. MAMDANI PLEDGES MILLIONS TO COMBAT ANTISEMITISM WHILE LEAVING KEY QUESTION UNRESOLVED Antisemitic acts make up the greatest slice of the city’s tracking for hate crimes in 2026, accounting for roughly 9% of the picture, according to NYPD reporting. In the first eight months of 2026, the city has recorded a hate crime uptick of 16% over last year’s levels. Recorded hate crimes in the "homosexual" category, for instance, make up 29 incidents, and those against Muslims make up another 21. Hate crimes against Jews have reached 181. One hundred and thirty-one of those are felony offenses. The surge prompted Mamdani to unveil his $30 million plan earlier this month, calling it a key step towards combatting hate towards Jewish communities. "My administration has a responsibility to ensure New York City remains a place where Jewish New Yorkers can live their lives peacefully and safely, where they can walk down the street, enter their houses of worship and build their lives knowing that this city will stand with them," Mamdani said in a strategy document. Notably, the indirect partnership between New York City and AAANY, the Arab-American group, is not new. AAANY’s link to PATH was listed in a 2021 press release from then-mayor Bill de Blasio. In those remarks, de Blasio listed out the organizations that would partner with PATH to combat racial crimes through a $3 million grant distributed among its partners. "The anchor organizations will work closely with the [Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes] and other city agencies to ensure a comprehensive, community-based approach to preventing hate crime," the press release states. PROMINENT HOLOCAUST MUSEUM CHALLENGES MAMDANI WITH OFFER IN RESPONSE TO CLAIMS ABOUT 'GENOCIDE' IN GAZA "In New York City, we do not tolerate hate, violence, or bigotry in any form. As we drive a recovery for all of us, we must lift up the community leaders standing up against America’s hate epidemic. We are taking action to make sure the hate in our beloved city is eliminated— once and for all," de Blasio said at the time. In the years since, however, AAANY has come under scrutiny for its advocacy against the state of Israel, a position that, in the view of some critics, goes outside the scope of its mission to combat racial prejudice. Since 2021, AAANY has reportedly given over $223K to Council on American-Islamic Relations, New York (CAIR-NY). The national CAIR organization has long been the subject of controversy over its alleged ties to Hamas. In 2007, federal prosecutors named the organization an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation terrorism financing case, the largest terrorism financing prosecution in U.S. history. Alongside recognizing Israel’s war as a form of genocide, AAANY has pushed for the U.S. to distance itself from Israel. During Mamdani’s time as a state legislator, the group rallied around his "Not On Our Dime" bill. That legislation sought to restrict New York nonprofit donations from going to Israeli settlement activity, citing what it called a "violation of the Geneva Conventions." The group’s executive director, Marwa Janini, has similarly pressed for the city to oppose the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, citing humanitarian concerns. "I visited Cairo to pack food aid for Gaza and support Palestinian refugees. Despite their resilience in the face of the unimaginable loss and hardships they are facing, it is evident that merely sending aid to Gaza is not enough. The NYC City Council must pass a ceasefire resolution to end this U.S.-funded genocide and bring hope and stability to Gaza," Janini said in a statement. Longstanding critics of AAANY have argued that the organization has tried to delegitimize the state of Israel. In 2017, AAANY received backlash from groups like the Anti-Defamation League, a group that combats antisemitism, when Linda Sarsour, who was one of its executive directors, espoused a similar position. "We profoundly reject Linda Sarsour’s positions that delegitimize Israel. We have vigorously opposed efforts like the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, which she supports, and we oppose her stance that one cannot be simultaneously a feminist and pro-Israel," the Anti-Defamation League wrote. Sarsour was previously pushed out of the Women's March, alongside a couple of other co-founders, for allegations of antisemitism and their embrace of notorious antisemite Louis Farrakhan. NETANYAHU ACCUSES MAMDANI OF 'FOMENTING HATE,' SAYS RHETORIC IS MAKING NEW YORK JEWS AFRAID Sarsour is a longtime political ally of Mamdani. In 2020, she endorsed his bid for the New York Assembly, calling him her "favorite guy" and was a major backer of his mayoral campaign. The New York Mayor’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital on whether it is concerned that ties to AAANY may undermine efforts to combat antisemitism. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac62b3075342cf4db8d0f6d Shingles rates fall off a cliff among some Americans as researchers reveal likely reason te 2026-10-07T11:21:20.764Z Shingles rates fall off a cliff among some Americans as researchers reveal likely reason Shingles rates have dropped sharply among younger U.S. adults, as the first generation eligible for routine childhood chickenpox vaccination is now in their late 20s. That’s according to a major study led by Epic Research, which analyzed the electronic health records of more than 85 million adults. The biggest drop was between people born from 1991 to 1995 and those born from 1996 to 2000. FDA APPROVES FIRST-EVER MRNA FLU VACCINE FOR MILLIONS OF OLDER AMERICANS "Shingles is caused by a virus that is harbored in the peripheral nerves — varicella-zoster, the same virus that causes chickenpox — which can remain dormant and later reactivate, particularly during stress or other decreased immune responses, resulting in a shingles risk," Dr. Marc Siegel, Fox News senior medical analyst, told Fox News Digital. About 46 out of every 10,000 people in the older group were diagnosed with shingles, compared with just 17 out of every 10,000 in the younger group — a 62% decrease. The study period was between January 2017 and June 2026, with the findings published on Oct. 2, 2026. CANCER VACCINE PREVENTS DEADLY MELANOMA FROM RETURNING OR SPREADING IN LANDMARK TRIAL Overall, shingles was found to be much more common in older adults. About 182 out of every 10,000 people born between 1968 and 1975 were diagnosed with the condition, compared with just seven out of every 10,000 born between 2006 and 2008. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER "Shingles diagnoses rise steeply with age, but the newer signal is a sharp drop that begins with people who were eligible for the childhood chickenpox vaccine in the mid-1990s," study author Kersten Bartelt, a research clinician in Verona, Wisconsin, told Fox News Digital. "This is the pattern we would expect if childhood chickenpox vaccination lowers the risk of developing shingles later in life." If the trend continues as vaccinated groups grow older, it would suggest that childhood chickenpox vaccination could offer a lasting benefit in reducing shingles, "which is something continued follow-up and research will clarify," Bartelt added. Siegel agreed that this data aligns with previous research showing that by preventing the initial infection via the chicken pox vaccine ("or causing a very mild version of a live virus vaccine") the risk of shingles is significantly reduced. He noted that the vaccine uses a weakened form of the virus, which is much less likely to reactivate later in life and cause shingles. There were some limitations of the study, including that the researchers did not determine whether individual patients had actually received the varicella vaccination during childhood. CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES "This is a descriptive, observational study, so it shows associations rather than cause and effect," Bartelt said. Healthcare disruption due to the COVID pandemic in 2020-2021 could have also affected diagnosis rates and skewed the results, the researchers noted. Future studies are needed to confirm a link between childhood vaccination histories and long-term shingles outcomes. "People should continue to follow established vaccine recommendations and talk with their clinician about the shingles vaccine when they're eligible," Bartelt advised. "It's also a reminder that shingles can occur in younger adults, so anyone with a painful, blistering rash should seek timely evaluation." TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ While people who received the chickenpox vaccine have a lower risk of developing shingles, Siegel said he still recommends that eligible people get the shingles vaccine to further reduce that risk. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends shingles vaccination for adults 50 and older, as well as certain immunocompromised adults 19 and older, including people who previously received the varicella vaccine. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac62b2775342cf4db8d0f64 Alex Murdaugh prosecutors torch ‘manufactured’ cellphone claim, ‘glad’ to offer evidence again for 2TB drive te 2026-10-07T11:21:11.490Z Alex Murdaugh prosecutors torch ‘manufactured’ cellphone claim, ‘glad’ to offer evidence again for 2TB drive New court documents reveal South Carolina state prosecutors are rejecting claims by Alex Murdaugh’s defense that the state withheld critical "raw" cellphone evidence. The motion, filed Tuesday, is the state's response to a motion Murdaugh's legal team filed in September claiming it never received extraction files, keychain files and extraction logs from seized smartphones. In March 2023, Murdaugh was convicted of the 2021 killings of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul. ALEX MURDAUGH MURDER SAGA LANDS RIGHT BACK WHERE IT STARTED BEFORE NEXT LOWCOUNTRY COURTROOM BATTLE FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X He was sentenced to two life terms. However, his conviction was overturned in May 2026 after the South Carolina Supreme Court found that former Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca "Becky" Hill improperly influenced jurors. MURDAUGH DEFENSE SAYS DETECTIVES FOUND MALE DNA UNDER VICTIM'S NAILS BUT SKIPPED KEY TESTING Murdaugh is scheduled for a new trial in April 2027. JUDGE ORDERS ALEX MURDAUGH MURDER RETRIAL MOVED TO NEARBY COUNTY In this new round of court documents related to the case, prosecutors claim the defense already had the evidence — in some instances multiple times — and that its new account is "false," "manufactured" and contradicted by its own emails. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB The state released 40 pages of emails, file folder screenshots and signed discovery receipts spanning late 2022 to early 2023. SEND US A TIP Court records reveal South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) investigators provided full, unredacted raw extractions, password logs, keychain files and reports to defense experts as early as October and November 2022. MURDAUGH LAWYERS ALLEGE PROSECUTORS WITHHELD WITNESS CLAIM THAT POLICE CHIEF HANDLED MURDER WEAPONS: FILING GOT A TIP? Furthermore, prosecutors produced emails from Jan. 20, 2023 — three days before jury selection began in the first trial — showing the defense team requesting a duplicate copy of Murdaugh’s phone extraction because they had misplaced the original. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST "The State will be glad to send the cell phone evidence to the defense yet one more time if they have somehow messed up or lost their copies again," the motion states. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL Read the new motion: Fox News Digital has reached out to Murdaugh's defense team for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac62b2175342cf4db8d0f5b Michael Douglas reveals he made five phone calls to five women the day he chose Catherine Zeta-Jones te 2026-10-07T11:21:05.282Z Michael Douglas reveals he made five phone calls to five women the day he chose Catherine Zeta-Jones Michael Douglas didn’t just choose Catherine Zeta-Jones — he called five other women in one day to make sure she was the only one. The two-time Oscar winner pulls back the curtain on his extraordinary life in his new memoir, "One Helluva Ride," revealing his struggle to escape his father Kirk Douglas’ towering shadow, his past affairs and drug use, his terrifying battle with stage IV cancer — and the highs and lows of his decades-long love story with the actress. Douglas first fell head over heels for Zeta-Jones when she caught his eye in the 1998 movie "The Mask of Zorro." Douglas, who is 25 years older than Zeta-Jones, later came across an interview in which she said she liked older men. He thought he had a chance. MICHAEL DOUGLAS CONFIRMS SECRET AFFAIR WITH KATHLEEN TURNER ON 'ROMANCING THE STONE' SET Douglas went on to meet Zeta-Jones at the Deauville Film Festival in France. As the evening came to an end, Douglas blurted out, "I'm going to be the father of your children." Fox News may be compensated for or earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. Zeta-Jones wasn't exactly swept off her feet. She knew about Douglas’ reputation as a Hollywood womanizer and remained wary of his intentions. Douglas, however, was determined to convince her that this time he was serious. Eventually, Zeta-Jones was willing to give Douglas a chance, but under one condition: he needed to be monogamous. WATCH: MICHAEL DOUGLAS SHARES LESSONS ON CANCER, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY "I'm not interested in dating you if you're dating other people," she told him. "You can either continue with them or end it and be with me." That day, Douglas wrote, he made five phone calls to five women he was seeing who lived in different cities. "Just after my marriage, I had been seeing five other women," he wrote. "They knew I was recently separated and in the process of getting a divorce. I made sure they all lived in different cities, which felt like a respectful way to be nonmonogamous. None of them asked for a commitment or even asked what else I was up to. I am sure they were seeing other people, too." He told each woman he had met someone and could no longer see her. According to Douglas, "they all took it well." The couple married in 2000. They welcomed their son, Dylan, that year, followed by their daughter, Carys, in 2003. Today, the couple split their time between New York, Mallorca and Santa Barbara. But their Hollywood love story hasn’t always been picture-perfect. In the book, Douglas wrote that in 2013, the couple went on vacation and, upon returning, "had a heart-to-heart" about their relationship. "We had been married for more than a decade," Douglas recalled. "We had just gone through a period where a number of challenges came at us all at once. We decided to take some time apart. We still loved each other immensely, but we needed to make sure that being married was the right thing for all of us." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "The entire ordeal was incredibly difficult," Douglas wrote. "Catherine and I have a very intense, deep love for each other. And we love our kids dearly. We worked hard to make sure they understood that this wasn't their fault. It wasn't anyone's fault. I had learned the hard way that staying together for the children isn't always the right course of action. Sometimes you need to take a step back and make sure you're doing what's best for your whole family." Douglas and Zeta-Jones had weathered an extraordinarily difficult stretch for their family. In 2010, Douglas was diagnosed with cancer. That same year, his eldest son, Cameron Douglas, was battling addiction and was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to drug charges. At the same time, Douglas was embroiled in a legal dispute with his ex-wife, Diandra Luker, over proceeds from "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps." In his memoir, Douglas acknowledged that the mounting pressure took a toll on his wife, writing that "all of that stress" was "heaped onto" Zeta-Jones. Zeta-Jones and the couple’s two children, Dylan and Carys, stayed in the family’s home in Bedford, New York. Douglas rented another place nearby so he could still see the children. He and Zeta-Jones "spoke regularly, but not every day." "Part of taking a break is actually taking a break, something Diandra and I had struggled to do productively," he wrote of his past marriage. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "It was hard on the kids, and they were so strong during the entire ordeal," Douglas wrote. "They knew that we both loved them more than anything, and their trust in us never wavered." As Douglas navigated the separation, he wrote that he never gave up hope that he and Zeta-Jones 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." "As Catherine and I were seeing each other more surrounding the kids — school functions, drop-offs, extracurricular activities — we realized we both missed each other enormously," he wrote. "Taking time away helped reignite the spark that had brought us together." The couple reconciled in 2014. "Thank God we found our way back to each other," Douglas wrote. "Our marriage deserved a second chance. Today, our marriage is stronger than ever, and we recently celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. We still love spending time together. We can play 18 holes or walk on the beach, or we can just sit on the couch all day long talking. After all these years, wherever we are in the world, Catherine Zeta-Jones is still an incredible date." PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE After decades together, Douglas told Fox News Digital he has learned a major lesson about making a marriage last in Hollywood. "Making that person, that partner, as special as 25 years later," he said. "Make her feel as special 25 years later as the first day you started wooing her. What happens sometimes, after a while, is compatibility, and we end up making more of an effort with strangers than the person closest to you. So, I think it really calls for mutual respect and a good sense of humor." When asked what Zeta-Jones, 57, does that still makes him feel like the luckiest guy in the world, he didn't miss a beat. "Walk into a room," he said with a smile. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac62b1975342cf4db8d0f52 Chinese military activity nearly doubles around key US ally in disputed waters te 2026-10-07T11:20:57.339Z Chinese military activity nearly doubles around key US ally in disputed waters China nearly doubled the number of military and coast guard ships it sent to a key flashpoint in the South China Sea last month, according to Manila's military. It comes as a series of increasingly tense encounters raises the risk of confrontation with a U.S. treaty ally located in the disputed waters. The Armed Forces of the Philippines said it tracked 101 different Chinese navy and coast guard vessels around four disputed areas over the course of September, up from 56 in August and 48 in July. The sharp increase comes as Chinese and Philippine forces have faced off both at sea and in the air, including an encounter over the weekend in which Manila accused a Chinese fighter jet of repeatedly maneuvering dangerously close to an unarmed Philippine patrol plane. China claims sovereignty over most of the South China Sea, including waters that fall within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone, and uses coast guard ships, naval vessels and aircraft to assert those claims. Manila has continued patrolling the waters and resupplying Philippine positions, bringing forces from the two countries into repeated close contact. US, CHINA STRIKE DEAL TO LOWER TARIFFS ON $30B IN GOODS AFTER TRUMP-XI WASHINGTON SUMMIT The confrontations carry particular stakes for Washington: the Philippines is a U.S. treaty ally, and the U.S. has repeatedly said its Mutual Defense Treaty with Manila applies to armed attacks on Philippine armed forces, public vessels and aircraft — including in the South China Sea. The latest Philippine count showed the largest number of Chinese vessels around Scarborough Shoal, where 39 different Chinese coast guard and People's Liberation Army Navy ships were observed during September. Another 28 were tracked around Thitu Island, known in the Philippines as Pag-asa; 23 around Second Thomas Shoal; and 11 around Sabina Shoal. Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad, an Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, said the figures showed China's continued "illegal, coercive, aggressive and deceptive" activities in the region. But Philippine officials stopped short of concluding that the jump represented a broader shift in China's strategy. Asked why the number had nearly doubled from August, Trinidad said the military wanted to examine a longer period before drawing conclusions about the trend. The increase comes as the two sides have repeatedly confronted each other around some of the same contested waters. On Saturday, a Philippine C-208 maritime patrol aircraft was flying near Scarborough Shoal when it encountered two Chinese military aircraft, according to the Philippine military. Manila said one of the aircraft, a Chinese J-16 fighter, repeatedly approached the unarmed Philippine plane and maneuvered in front of and behind it at what the military described as an unsafe distance. "This incident is part of a recurring pattern of unsafe and coercive behavior against Philippine government vessels and aircraft conducting lawful operations," the Philippine military said. The Philippine aircraft completed its mission and returned safely to base. TRUMP ENVOY WARNS CHINA'S POWER MOVE AT SEA IS THREAT 'WE CANNOT AFFORD TO IGNORE' Beijing offered a sharply different account, saying the Philippine aircraft had entered airspace over Huangyan Dao, China's name for Scarborough Shoal, without permission and that Chinese forces took "necessary measures" in response. Scarborough Shoal sits about 120 miles west of the Philippine island of Luzon and has become one of the most persistent flashpoints between Beijing and Manila. China has effectively controlled access to the shoal since a 2012 standoff, while the Philippines maintains that it falls within its exclusive economic zone. China claims sovereignty over Scarborough and much of the South China Sea, overlapping claims by the Philippines and several other Southeast Asian nations. An international tribunal ruled in 2016 that China's sweeping historic-rights claims in the South China Sea had no legal basis, a ruling Beijing rejects. The encounters have continued despite a recent diplomatic thaw between Washington and Beijing, with President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasizing stability in the relationship during Xi's state visit to Washington. Days before the latest air encounter, Chinese coast guard and naval vessels moved to block a Philippine resupply mission to Second Thomas Shoal, another major flashpoint in the dispute. The Philippines deliberately grounded the aging BRP Sierra Madre at Second Thomas in 1999 and keeps a small contingent of troops aboard the rusting ship to maintain its presence. Chinese vessels have repeatedly tried to block missions carrying food, water and other supplies to those troops. The latest incidents put renewed attention on Washington's defense commitment to Manila. The two countries have been bound by their Mutual Defense Treaty since 1951, and the U.S. has said an armed attack on Philippine armed forces, aircraft or public vessels anywhere in the South China Sea would invoke U.S. obligations under the treaty. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac62b1275342cf4db8d0f49 Bar named in Cornell rape lawsuit disputes accuser's account, says she was never served alcohol while underage te 2026-10-07T11:20:50.715Z Bar named in Cornell rape lawsuit disputes accuser's account, says she was never served alcohol while underage A bar named in the lawsuit at the center of the Cornell University sexual assault firestorm is disputing the alleged victim's claim that it served her alcohol while she was underage on the night of the alleged assault — a denial the bar has now also lodged in court. Moonies Bar & Nightclub, a downtown Ithaca, New York bar popular with Cornell students, told Fox News that underage guests at a private Tri Delta sorority event on Oct. 19, 2024, were marked on their hands, while guests over 21 received wristbands. The bar says its bartenders served alcohol only to guests wearing wristbands. The complaint and Moonies' account both say Doe was marked as underage. They differ over whether she was then served alcohol. Doe's lawsuit alleges a Moonies bouncer placed an "X" on each of the then-20-year-old's hands to signify she was under 21, but that she was nevertheless served and consumed at least one alcoholic beverage inside the bar. INSIDE EXPLOSIVE CORNELL RAPE ALLEGATIONS: 7 MEN ACCUSED, CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS AND A POLITICAL FIRESTORM "No alcohol was served to anyone who had mark on their hands," Moonies said in a statement to Fox News Tuesday, disputing the allegations. CORNELL PRESIDENT SAYS UNIVERSITY 'MUST DO BETTER' ON HANDLING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS Moonies also told Fox News that Doe later worked for the company from February to March 2025 and discussed the October 2024 incident during that period. According to the bar, Doe never said during those conversations that she had been intoxicated at Moonies or served alcohol by one of its bartenders. Fox News Digital contacted Doe's attorney for a response to both of Moonies' assertions. In a formal answer filed Sunday in New York Supreme Court, Zareen Enterprises LLC, which does business as Moonies Bar & Nightclub, denied unlawfully selling or furnishing alcohol to anyone under the legal drinking age and denied selling or furnishing alcohol to any visibly intoxicated person. The filing specifically denies the paragraph of Doe's complaint alleging she was served alcohol at Moonies despite having been marked as underage. Moonies also denied that any act or omission on its part caused Doe's alleged injuries. The bar asked the court to dismiss the complaint against it in its entirety. The dispute comes as the case has roiled Cornell and drawn national attention, with thousands rallying on campus Monday and faculty senators now pushing a no-confidence resolution against the university's central administration over its handling of sexual assault. Gov. Kathy Hochul has also appointed the New York Attorney General's Office as special prosecutor, with Attorney General Letitia James leading an "active criminal investigation." Moonies said it hosted the private Tri Delta event from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. that night with about 185 guests, including roughly 150 who were over 21 and 35 who were underage. The bar said it had a contract with the sorority and marked underage guests' hands while providing wristbands to those over 21. In the statement, Moonies called Doe's allegation that she was served alcohol "completely inaccurate," saying its employees "strictly followed the rules and did not serve alcohol to any underaged guests." WATCH: CORNELL STUDENTS PROTEST SCHOOL'S HANDLING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATION: CORNELL PICKS FORMER DEPUTY US ATTORNEY GENERAL TO REVIEW SEX ASSAULT RESPONSE In its court filing, Moonies also asserted as affirmative defenses that Doe cannot establish that it unlawfully sold alcohol to an underage or visibly intoxicated person, or that any alleged unlawful sale caused her injuries. The bar maintained that it complied with all applicable laws and regulations governing alcohol sales. The dispute concerns one part of Doe's account of the hours preceding the alleged assault and what happened at Moonies before she arrived at Chi Phi. According to her lawsuit, Doe began the evening drinking vodka at her Tri Delta sorority house before a sorority house mother accompanied her to Moonies. She later went to another Ithaca bar before leaving alone around 11 p.m. and walking to the Chi Phi fraternity house to meet a friend who was a member. By the time she arrived at Chi Phi, Doe was visibly intoxicated and had consumed roughly 10 standard drinks over three hours, according to her complaint. Once inside, Doe alleges she was given another beer before going upstairs, where two fraternity members pressured her into snorting what they said was ketamine, a drug she says she had never previously taken. She alleges they also gave her marijuana and high-proof liquor before sexual activity began. Doe alleges other fraternity members became involved as the night progressed and that she eventually became "completely incapacitated." Seven former Chi Phi fraternity brothers are accused in her lawsuit of sexual assault and rape. The men have denied wrongdoing, with some maintaining that sexual activity was consensual and others denying they participated. No criminal charges have been filed against the seven men. The case burst into public view when Doe filed the 101-page lawsuit Sept. 16, nearly two years after the alleged encounter. In addition to the seven former fraternity members, Doe sued Cornell University, Chi Phi and affiliated entities, her own Tri Delta sorority and Moonies, among others, alleging that institutions around her failed to protect her before, during and after the events of that night. The lawsuit's allegations prompted renewed scrutiny of the original criminal investigation. Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten, who initially declined to pursue charges, has said the six-page sworn statement his office received from Cornell University Police in 2024 did not allege that Doe was drugged against her will or gang-raped and instead described her participation in drug use and sexual conduct as "voluntary, conscious, and consensual." A fuller transcript of Doe's November 2024 police interviews later obtained by CBS New York included statements in which she distinguished the initial sexual encounter from later activity and explicitly told investigators she had been raped. Van Houten said his office had never received that transcript. Fox News' Michelle Langer contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac62b0a75342cf4db8d0f40 Ravens players ride with President Trump in motorcade, get shoutout during speech at Baltimore shipyard event te 2026-10-07T11:20:42.984Z Ravens players ride with President Trump in motorcade, get shoutout during speech at Baltimore shipyard event President Donald Trump spent some time with a handful of Baltimore Ravens players on Tuesday during his event at Tradepoint Atlantic, where he touted the site for Anduril Industries' $3.7 billion "Arsenal-2" high-tech shipyard to manufacture submarine components. During his remarks on the billion-dollar project at the 3,300-acre multimodal industrial and global logistics center located at Sparrows Point in Baltimore County, Maryland, Trump singled out four Ravens players in the audience on their day off. Four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Marlon Humphrey, kicker Tyler Loop, long snapper Nick Moore and punter Ryan Eckley put on suits to attend the event and met with Trump. TRUMP TURNS TO EMERGING TECH GIANT IN MULTI-BILLION BID TO RAMP UP US SUBMARINE PRODUCTION And the president, who is probably the most sports-minded man to ever serve in the Oval Office, pointed them all out and gave the Ravens a shoutout. "What a team you have this year," Trump said. "What a great team." The Ravens have a 3-1 record and lead the AFC North division. Trump met all the players prior to his remarks and then singled them out in front of the assembled audience and media. "Could you stand up?" Trump asked the players. "You guys are where are you? Big stars. Where are you guys? There they are. Good looking guys." For some reason, Trump paid particular attention to Moore who is the oldest of the group but perhaps the least recognized player on the team unless he does something wrong when he long snaps on punts and kicks. "I said, tell me, are you a coach? They said, 'No, he's a snapper,'" Trump said. "You know, nowadays, those long snappers are very valuable. It's an amazing job you do with that. And he's got an unblemished record. "How far is that, like, 10 yards deep or more? Fifteen yards and you throw strikes, you throw strikes. I don't know how to hell you do it. So, he's got a little gray hair right now, this, but you know, they don't care. They want them him for one play." JON GRUDEN FIRES UP TRUMP RALLY CROWD IN OHIO AS IF DELIVERING A LOCKER ROOM SPEECH THEN DELIVERS ENDORSEMENT As part of the event at least a couple of the players got a bit of a surprise in that they joined Trump in the tour of the facility in the presidential motorcade. Humphrey sat directly behind Trump and shot a video of the president and Moore talking about a past Super Bowl. He posted the video on X and within hours the post had one million views. And, of course, some folks loved it. And some folks didn't. A lot of the discussion in the comments revolved around – surprise! – racism. Here are some of the comments: nope, on second thought, not worth the energy of typing them. One can be certain, however, that this meeting will be a topic of conversation in the Ravens locker room when players return to work on Wednesday. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, the team's biggest star, was not present at Tuesday's event. He is nursing an ankle injury and his status for Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons is uncertain. But Jackson was on the president's mind. "Say hello to your quarterback," Trump told the other players. "He’s a little bit injured. And tell him I know his mother. I met his mother a few times in Palm Beach. And she’s a fantastic, beautiful woman. Give him my regards. He is some player." FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac62b0375342cf4db8d0f22 Fighting Forward: What I wish I had known on Day One te 2026-10-07T11:20:35.806Z Fighting Forward: What I wish I had known on Day One This will be the final column in my Faith, Hope, and Fighting Forward series. Over these past columns, I’ve shared the fear, frustration, waiting, laughter, faith and lessons that have come with a journey I never asked to take. So… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac621a475342cf4db8d0a65 Trump's daylight saving push gets new pressure campaign from House GOP leaders te 2026-10-07T10:40:36.527Z Trump's daylight saving push gets new pressure campaign from House GOP leaders House GOP leadership is ratcheting up pressure on its Senate counterparts to pass legislation making daylight saving time permanent after President Donald Trump called on Congress to act. The House's No. 2 leader, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., told Fox News Digital that "there's no reason Americans should lose an hour of sunlight at the end of the day when more daylight means more time with our families, more activity for our businesses, and safer communities." "President Trump has been pushing to make daylight saving time permanent, and House Republicans delivered by overwhelmingly passing the Sunshine Protection Act. It's a commonsense change and the Senate should take it up," Scalise said. HOUSE PASSES DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME REFORM AS TRUMP SIGNALS SUPPORT FOR ENDING CLOCK CHANGE The debate over the twice-annual changing of clocks has raged for decades in Washington. Former President Richard Nixon's administration led the country through a temporary 16-month trial of year-round daylight saving, but mounting public frustration forced the experiment to end six months early. But the appetite for such a change appears to have returned. The House passed the Sunshine Protection Act in a bipartisan 308 to 117 vote in July, and Trump posted on Truth Social Friday, "A ridiculous Clock changing process that takes place twice a year, costs our Country a fortune, is bad for Crime, stress on people, Sports, and just about everything else you can imagine." But the legislation is stalled in the Senate, where Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told Politico there was "no clear path forward." TRUMP URGES SENATE TO PASS BILL MAKING DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME PERMANENT AFTER OVERWHELMING HOUSE VOTE It's created yet another rift between Trump and the Senate GOP majority, which he has clashed with on multiple fronts so far this term. Trump's frustration boiled over on the weekend when he targeted Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., one of the bill's most prominent critics. BATTLE OVER DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ERUPTS AS PUSH TO STOP CHANGING CLOCKS HITS SENATE WALL "Almost everybody wants ‘The Sunshine Protection Act’ to pass, except for Tom Cotton," Trump said Saturday, sharing the senator's cell phone number. "To the Great People of Arkansas, please let your Senator know it would be a GREAT Bipartisan WIN for the United States Senate, and for America, itself." Cotton responded, noting that Congress has tackled daylight saving time before, only to roll back the change shortly after. SLEEP DOCTOR REVEALS THE BRUTAL HEALTH DOWNSIDE OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME "No one likes changing the clock, me included, but Congress has enacted permanent Daylight Saving Time multiple times before and repealed it each time once Americans experienced absurdly late sunrises in the winter," Cotton said on X. "Arkansans don’t want their kids going to school in the pitch dark, and I’ll always put Arkansas first." It's a unique issue that has divided lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. There are others who agree with Cotton, who argue that sending kids to school in their states in the dark is a no-go for making the change. But there are also those who support the option and believe that Trump's added pressure could see the legislation resurface. But that will have to contend with an already stacked lame-duck schedule that will be heavily dictated by the outcome of the Nov. 3 election. "Look, obviously, Tom has very strong feelings, he's made those known both publicly and within the conference, so I don't expect that to change," Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., said. "You know, it's something, obviously, the people of Alabama, for the most part, have said that they're for." "And so, we'll look for a pathway to have dialogue about it ... but I would anticipate, given the president's energy around it, that we'll have that dialogue and debate when we get back," she continued. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac61ae175342cf4db8d0963 Celebrity chef leaves one iconic ingredient out of her French cooking and diners can't tell te 2026-10-07T10:11:45.771Z Celebrity chef leaves one iconic ingredient out of her French cooking and diners can't tell For a French chef, cooking without butter might sound like culinary sacrilege. But for Olivia Ostrow, it's part of the job. The Paris-born restaurateur and contestant on Food Network's "24 in 24: Last Chef Standing" serves French-Mediterranean cuisine at Maison Ostrow, her kosher restaurant in South Florida, where the meat-based menu means dairy cannot be mixed into dishes. That presents an unusual challenge for a chef working in a cuisine famous for its reliance on butter, cream and cheese. CHEF WHO FLED COMMUNIST COUNTRY OPENS WORLD'S FIRST MICHELIN-STARRED CUBAN RESTAURANT "Can you really make great French food without butter? Yes and no," Ostrow told Fox News Digital. One solution comes from another ingredient long associated with French cooking. "There's a little secret called duck fat," she said. But Ostrow and her culinary team have also developed their own non-dairy versions of ingredients that would otherwise be off-limits. SCIENTISTS MAY HAVE FOUND A WAY TO MAKE SAUSAGE ROLLS AND FLAKY PASTRIES MUCH HEALTHIER "We started making our cheese and we started our butter," she said. Maison Ostrow serves its house-made baguettes with roughly seven varieties of its butter alternative, Ostrow said, including truffle, spicy and Provençal versions. Diners are sometimes surprised when they learn what they're eating isn't traditional butter, Ostrow said. Yet butter isn't necessarily the toughest obstacle in adapting French cuisine to kosher requirements. YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR TURNS HUMBLE DESSERT SHOP INTO RAPIDLY EXPANDING EMPIRE "Desserts," Ostrow said when asked about the toughest dish to recreate for kosher palates. "It's hard." Her team developed an alternative to mascarpone for a tableside take on tiramisu, she said. Steak au poivre posed another challenge because the traditional peppercorn sauce is typically creamy. Not every attempt succeeds. If a creation doesn't live up to what Ostrow believes diners would receive at a traditional French restaurant in Paris, she said she doesn't want it on the table. The experimentation comes with another cost: time. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Ostrow said her chefs spend hours working on sauces, dressings and substitutes, including developing something that tastes like blue cheese that isn't made with dairy. Another restaurateur examining her books might question the restaurant's labor expenses, she acknowledged. "Yeah, my labor's a little high because we work a little harder," she said. Kosher cooking has also taken on deeper significance for Ostrow. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS She opened her first glatt kosher restaurant about a month before the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks in Israel. Jewish identity had long been central to her life, but Ostrow said the aftermath strengthened her resolve to use her growing restaurant business as a public expression of that identity. "I did not feel that I needed to go into hiding," she said. "I felt like I needed it to grow my business and make it even more of a statement." TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Today, Ostrow is expanding beyond her original restaurant, with plans to grow the Maison Baguette sandwich concept and Ostrow Privé, a kosher fine-dining operation serving private jets and yachts. The company is also moving toward grab-and-go food at airports, she said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac61adb75342cf4db8d095a DANNY DANON: From Oct 7 to Flight 1073: The resilience that keeps Israel standing te 2026-10-07T10:11:39.403Z DANNY DANON: From Oct 7 to Flight 1073: The resilience that keeps Israel standing Among the passengers of Flydubai Flight 1073 on Sept. 30 were Israelis returning to Israel to mark the third anniversary of Oct. 7. Little did they know, their flight nearly became one of the worst terrorist attacks in Israel’s history. Three years ago, on Oct. 7 2023, Hamas terrorists launched the deadliest attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust. Hamas stormed across Israel’s border, slaughtering roughly 1,200 people, murdering families in their homes and young people at a music festival. They took 251 men, women, and children hostage into Gaza. HAMAS ALLEGEDLY BUILT WEAPONS DEPOTS ACROSS EUROPE, PLANNED TERROR ATTACKS AS OCT 7 ANNIVERSARY NEARED Oct. 7 was not simply an attack on Israel. Hamas sought to shatter Israel’s sense of security, terrorize Jews around the world and destroy the possibility of a different Middle East. They wanted to turn the Arab world against Israel and make peace between Israel and its neighbors impossible. Documents captured by the IDF in the Gaza Strip show that Hamas closely monitored efforts to advance normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Oct. 7 was meant, in part, to derail that process. Hamas succeeded in delaying it, but it failed to destroy the broader framework of peace and cooperation that Israel had built with its Arab neighbors. Three years later, Flight 1073 was another attempt to strike at that same reality. The idea that an Israeli family could board a plane in Dubai on a Jewish holiday and fly home to Israel was once unimaginable. Today, it is part of a new Middle East, one in which Israelis and Arabs travel, trade and build relationships across borders. That is precisely the reality that terrorism sought to destroy. As Flight 1073 flew over Saudi Arabia, its terrorist co-pilot stabbed the captain and attempted to seize control of the aircraft. He sent the plane into a drastic dive, with the apparent intention of crashing the aircraft and its 174 passengers into Ben Gurion International Airport. WHEN HATE BECOMES A BUSINESS: THE MONETIZATION OF ANTISEMITISM Neither Oct. 7 nor Flight 1073 could break the Israeli spirit of resilience. On the morning of Oct.7, Israeli civilians left their homes and fought Hamas terrorists with their bare hands to protect their families and communities. On Flight 1073, heroic passengers likewise rushed the cockpit, putting their own lives on the line to stop the terrorist and save everyone on board. They were defending more than themselves. They were defending the possibility of a different future, one in which Israel is secure, connected to its neighbors and at peace. We have continued to see this Israeli resilience in the years following October 7. Israel has rebuilt its security posture. Hamas has been severely weakened, Hezbollah’s military capabilities have been substantially degraded, and Israel has established new security realities in Gaza and along its northern border. The threats have not disappeared, but the strategic environment Israel faces today is fundamentally different from the one it faced on three years ago. We also never stopped fighting for our hostages. Three years after Oct. 7, they all came home. Our efforts included bringing former captives to the United Nations Security Council to advocate for the immediate release of the remaining hostages. In January, Israel announced that the final hostage, Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, had been identified and returned for burial. We thank the Trump administration for helping secure the deal that brought them all home. ISRAELI MEDICAL WORKERS WHO TREATED OCT 7 WOUNDED RELIVE DAY TERROR HIT HOME That is what Israeli resilience looks like. A nation that leaves nobody behind. A nation that could not begin to truly rebuild until all our hostages came home. Israel has also shown diplomatic resilience in the past three years. September marked six years since the Abraham Accords. Before the recent U.N. General Assembly, it was my honor to celebrate that milestone with distinguished officials from the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Kazakhstan as a prospective member. SIGN UP FOR ANTISEMITISM EXPOSED NEWSLETTER Although we continue to face criticism over the war in Gaza, Israel remains deeply engaged with the world and is building new partnerships in the Middle East and beyond. Our history has taught us that resilience is not simply the ability to survive tragedy. It is the strength to rise from it, to rebuild, and to choose life. We saw it in the aftermath of World War Two. The survivors of the Holocaust dedicated their lives to rebuilding the Jewish state. Now, after Oct. 7, we see the same resilience: the resilience of the families who lost so much, yet found the strength to stand, rebuild, and carry Israel forward. Resilience is part of our national DNA. Three years ago, on Oct. 7, Hamas tried to break us. They failed. They changed us, wounded us and left scars that will never fully heal. But they did not break us. Not on Oct. 7, not in the skies above the Middle East and not ever. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac61ad475342cf4db8d0951 Unearthed clip exposes stunning Talarico claim about 'students of color’ in Texas public schools te 2026-10-07T10:11:32.320Z Unearthed clip exposes stunning Talarico claim about 'students of color’ in Texas public schools FIRST ON FOX: Texas Senate candidate James Talarico once criticized the Texas public school system for focusing too heavily on academics while arguing that social-emotional learning should receive greater attention, and also declaring that Texas schools were "not built" for "poor students" or "students of color." "I was trapped in a system that was focused purely on academics, reading, writing, arithmetic. And there wasn't time to talk about social-emotional learning," Talarico said in a 2020 discussion with Texas Rising — a progressive youth activist group. "All the things that we all know on this call are more important than whether or not you memorize the quadratic equation," he continued. 'FAKE' MODERATE TALARICO'S TEXAS SURGE TESTS PAXTON IN FIGHT TO HOLD CRUCIAL GOP SENATE SEAT Talarico made the comments while serving in the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 52nd District, after working as a public school teacher for just two years. His time working in education became a central point in his work in the legislature and now in his Senate campaign. In the unearthed discussion, Talarico said that he felt like he wasn’t able to have "the really important conversations" with his students that "would allow them to live a fulfilling life." He said that he was, instead, forced to focus on teaching the school curriculum rather than "social-emotional" lessons. He also used the discussion to slam the Texas public school system as "not built" for "poor students" and "students of color." "Our public education system, particularly here in Texas, is not built for poor students," Talarico said. "It's not built for students of color. " UNEARTHED CLIP SHOWS TALARICO CALLING PARENTS 'ABUSIVE' FOR DENYING CHILDREN'S GENDER IDENTITY Talarico claimed this motivated him to introduce his "Whole Student Agenda" in 2019 — a series of 24 bills which pushed for a variety of reforms including modifications for "scientifically-accurate" sex education and encouraging restorative justice programs. Despite Talarico saying the system is "not built for students of color," the package does not specifically address race-related issues. The Texas Democrat has repeatedly been under fire for his progressive education work in the legislature, particularly his push for sexual education, DEI policies, law enforcement reforms and climate conversations. Talarico described sex education as "maybe the most important topic" for Texas students to learn during a Texas House hearing in 2022. He also characterized bills addressing concerns about inappropriate school materials as "conspiracy theory-driven" and "kooky stuff." TALARICO CAMPAIGNS WITH SURGEON WHO OPERATED ON TRANSGENDER MINORS: ‘WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING’ He led a bill in the Texas House requiring most Texas school districts to hire a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion officer, as well as for DEI to "explicitly" be taught in every classroom in the public school system. Talarico has also faced scrutiny over his education consulting work while serving on the Texas House Public Education Committee.  Fox News Digital previously reported that a firm employing Talarico received millions of dollars in contracts from the Texas Education Agency while he served on the committee. His campaign denied wrongdoing, calling the allegation a "lie." Talarico will go head-to-head with GOP Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton in the upcoming midterm elections, a race expected to be crucial in determining which party will take control of the Senate. Talarico’s campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac61ace75342cf4db8d0948 WWE legend Kane open to Tennessee Senate appointment as Blackburn eyes governor's mansion te 2026-10-07T10:11:26.025Z WWE legend Kane open to Tennessee Senate appointment as Blackburn eyes governor's mansion Former Knox County Mayor and WWE legend Glenn Jacobs confirmed last Wednesday he is open to being appointed to Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s, R-Tenn., seat if she wins the Tennessee governor’s race. Speaking on the "Fox News Rundown" podcast, Jacobs was asked directly if he’d accept the role if Blackburn appointed him, as speculation continues over who could fill the seat if her gubernatorial bid succeeds. "Your name is floating around as a possible replacement in the Senate for Senator Marsha Blackburn if she were to win the governor's race in Tennessee. The idea being she would appoint you to her old seat," Fox News’s Bill Melugin said. "Do you have interest in that?" CONSERVATIVE FIREBRAND WHO WENT VIRAL WITH ANTI-CCP AD SURVIVES KEY PRIMARY Jacobs, who spent decades in the ring as WWE Hall of Famer "Kane" before entering politics in 2018, didn’t immediately confirm whether he’d considered the position, instead saying he’s focused on helping Blackburn win. If Blackburn wins the governorship in November, she would officially take office in Jan. 2027, giving her the authority to appoint an interim U.S. senator to serve out her vacated term. "Well, for me, that is something that I'm very honored that people would say about me. At the same time, there's still a gubernatorial race that Gov. Blackburn needs to win. And she's going to. I'm a big part of that," Jacobs said. TRUMP-BACKED INCUMBENT OUSTED IN HOUSE PRIMARY AS GOP REDISTRICTING PUSH SET TO RESHAPE TENNESSEE "I'm her campaign treasurer, and I've been traveling around with her. So at this point, that's the most important part is to make sure that Marsha Blackburn is the next governor of the great state of Tennessee," Jacobs continued. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is term-limited in 2026, and Blackburn launched her bid for the job on a platform focused on economic growth, border security and supporting law enforcement. She secured the Republican nomination in August.  TENNESSEE PASSES NEW CONGRESSIONAL MAP LIKELY TO FLIP FINAL DEM SEAT AS PROTESTS ERUPT INSIDE CAPITOL Jacobs, who served as the mayor of Knox County, Tennessee, until his second term ended in Sept. 2026, had previously prepared his own gubernatorial bid through his Big Red PAC. However, he ultimately stepped aside to endorse Blackburn, becoming her campaign treasurer and prompting speculation about a potential Senate appointment. Jacobs then confirmed that if Blackburn were to win, and he was asked to accept an appointment to the seat, he would consider the offer. "Yeah, obviously it's a huge honor for me, so I would consider it very seriously," Jacobs said. He also reiterated that response on Sunday while speaking on the "Brian Kilmeade Show" podcast, noting that if she tapped him, he "would do it." "I would say that I would do it. Yes, yes, I would," Jacobs added. "I had a great time as mayor, and it's a difficult job because you know you're the face of everything, and you're also the closest to the flame, so you feel the heat. But that service and feeling you make a difference is truly priceless. I mean, it's immeasurable." Blackburn will face Memphis City Councilwoman and Chief Public Defender Jerri Green, the Democratic nominee, on Nov. 3. Following her victory in the primary, President Donald Trump endorsed her, writing on Truth Social: SQUAD-BACKED ‘TENNESSEE THREE’ LAWMAKER WINS HOUSE PRIMARY IN NEWLY REDRAWN DISTRICT "Congratulations to our Great Senator from Tennessee, Marsha Blackburn, who had a tremendous WIN for Governor last night, against a very strong and talented opponent, John Rose," Trump wrote in August. "I know Marsha well, and she has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next Governor of the Great State of Tennessee. Congratulations Marsha!" he added. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac61ac975342cf4db8d093f Federal agents intercept boat carrying 14 illegal aliens before unloading in wealthy coastal enclave te 2026-10-07T10:11:21.085Z Federal agents intercept boat carrying 14 illegal aliens before unloading in wealthy coastal enclave Federal agents intercepted a boat packed with 14 illegal aliens off Newport Beach, the latest in a string of vessels carrying migrants near the wealthy Southern California enclave. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations crew stopped the vessel south of Newport Beach at about 1:30 p.m. Friday, CBP told Fox News Digital. The group included 11 men, two women and an accompanied boy, all of whom were identified as Mexican nationals. COAST GUARD OPENS FIRE ON BOAT SMUGGLING 25 CHINESE NATIONALS NEAR FLORIDA AFTER IT REFUSED TO STOP Agents transported the group and vessel to a U.S. Coast Guard dock in Newport Beach before turning all 14 over to Border Patrol for processing and seizing the boat. One person was evaluated for possible dehydration and seasickness but was stable and cleared by emergency medical personnel, CBP said. TOP DOJ OFFICIAL WARNS OF DEADLY SMUGGLING ROUTE AFTER 42 VANISH AT SEA "Maritime migration is dangerous and can too often result in death," CBP said. "Illegal aliens should not embark on a dangerous journey. The United States border will remain closed to illegal migration by sea, air, and land." The interception is the latest in a series of suspected migrant boat incidents in and around the coastal city. TRUMP DHS HITS 16 STRAIGHT MONTHS WITH 0 RELEASES AT THE BORDER Surveillance video obtained by FOX 11 Los Angeles last month showed another boat pull into Newport Harbor before at least a dozen people got off and dispersed into the community. In a separate incident last month, 37 migrants were rescued offshore after reportedly spending two days without food, water or fuel. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X Cellphone video from another incident about two years ago showed more than 20 suspected migrants getting off a panga boat in Newport Harbor before scrambling into waiting vans. The repeated incidents have prompted Newport Beach City Councilmember Erik Weigand to push for surveillance cameras near the harbor entrance. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS "The last Saturday, then the Saturday before, and a few Saturdays before that. These guys have been trying to unload illegal migrants into our city and then off into the community," Weigand told FOX 11. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB Weigand is proposing two cameras that could use existing infrastructure around the jetties or seawall to monitor boats entering and leaving around the clock. SEND US A TIP The councilmember said additional surveillance could give authorities an early warning when suspicious vessels approach and potentially allow law enforcement to respond before passengers reach shore. GOT A TIP? "Yeah, we have to have some sort of discussion, but it would be a feature for security," Weigand said. "I think having technology is a good thing. If we can have eyes and ears on something that looks suspicious, we could send up a drone." LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST Weigand said the larger concern is that authorities may have little information about who is aboard vessels approaching the coast or what they are carrying. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL "They could be smuggling drugs, they could be simply just be looking for a better opportunity in America, or they could be up to terrorist activities," Weigand said. "We don't know, that's the problem." Fox News Digital has reached out to Weigand for additional comment on the recent incidents and his concerns about suspected maritime smuggling operations targeting the area. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac61ac075342cf4db8d0929 Flu Season Is Here: 3 Steps to Take Now te 2026-10-07T10:11:12.969Z Flu Season Is Here: 3 Steps to Take Now (NAPSI)—Influenza (flu) is nothing to sneeze at. It’s a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and sometimes the lungs. There are two main types of flu virus: A and B. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac61ab975342cf4db8d0920 Flu Season Is Here: 3 Steps to Take Now te 2026-10-07T10:11:05.339Z Flu Season Is Here: 3 Steps to Take Now It’s a healthy idea to get your annual flu vaccine early in the fall flu season. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac61ab275342cf4db8d0915 7 Lifesaving Furniture Safety Tips te 2026-10-07T10:10:58.483Z 7 Lifesaving Furniture Safety Tips (NAPSI)—When buying furniture, consumers look for style and comfort, but it’s important to consider safety, too. Here are seven tips to help: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac61aaa75342cf4db8d090c 7 Lifesaving Furniture Safety Tips te 2026-10-07T10:10:50.751Z 7 Lifesaving Furniture Safety Tips Keep your family safe at home by heeding these seven hints. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac61aa375342cf4db8d0901 Ask the doctors: Owning a dog may protect against later mental illness te 2026-10-07T10:10:43.018Z Ask the doctors: Owning a dog may protect against later mental illness Dear Doctors: My wife read somewhere that when kids grow up with a dog in the house, it can keep them from getting schizophrenia. I know that having a pet can help kids develop responsibility, but preventing mental illness seems… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac61a8475342cf4db8d08ec Trump Officials Ramp Up Investigations Into Voter Registration Groups te 2026-10-07T10:10:12.379Z Trump Officials Ramp Up Investigations Into Voter Registration Groups The Trump administration is investigating nonprofits that it says may be recruiting noncitizens for voter registration, documents show, even though noncitizen voting in the United States is rare. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac613a075342cf4db8d07ee Congress killed the penny — now it's coming for the 13-cent nickel te 2026-10-07T09:40:48.486Z Congress killed the penny — now it's coming for the 13-cent nickel It's common sense that common cents are getting less use in Americans' daily lives. Congress already took action to eliminate the lowest rung — the penny — and now another coin collecting dust in people's wallets could be on the chopping block next. The House and Senate both passed bills earlier this year aimed at eliminating the penny once and for all. The bipartisan Common Cents Act was unanimously approved in each chamber, but has yet to get President Donald Trump's signature to become law. It followed the Treasury Department announcing last December that the U.S. Mint would no longer produce pennies, which at the time cost more than three times their value to make. TRUMP’S FIRST-YEAR GOVERNMENT OVERHAUL DELIVERS CHANGE WASHINGTON HASN’T SEEN SINCE THE 1960S Now, lawmakers want the administration to act on another portion of their bill, which would direct the Treasury to study the potential of making the nickel with cheaper materials than are currently used. "If it costs 13 cents to make a five-cent coin, Washington should fix the problem instead of wasting more taxpayer money," House GOP Conference Chair Lisa McClain, R-Mich., told Fox News Digital. "My bill gives Treasury a path to make nickels at a lower cost without disrupting how Americans use them. It is a simple reform that saves money and brings a little more common sense to government. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., who led the bill in the Senate, told Fox News Digital, "More and more Americans are paying with credit cards, debit cards, and stablecoins for everyday purchases that once would have been made with cash or coins." "The half-cent coin was retired when it was no longer needed, and the penny has now reached that same point. It’s my hope that we can find a cheaper way to produce the nickel so that it remains economically viable for years to come," Lummis said. Nickels are produced at a loss to taxpayers of roughly eight cents per coin, according to the latest data. They are currently made of a mixture comprised of 25% nickel and 75% copper. The Common Cents Act "authorizes a lower-cost nickel composition if testing shows it will reduce production costs without significantly disrupting coin-operated machines," such as vending machines, according to a release on McClain's site. But it's not clear that there is much appetite for ending nickel production altogether, at least not yet. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News in May 2025 that he believed the U.S. could "retool" the nickel to make it cheaper to produce. In its December 2025 announcement, the Trump administration projected immediate cost savings of $56 million in stopping penny minting. But the decision could be reversed by any future administration unless Trump signs the bill into law. The White House did not respond to a request for comment on whether and when the president plans to do so. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac6139875342cf4db8d07ca Ex-Obama spy chief prepped for anti-Trump trial by Biden-era special counsel's team, new records reveal te 2026-10-07T09:40:40.199Z Ex-Obama spy chief prepped for anti-Trump trial by Biden-era special counsel's team, new records reveal Former Special Counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers he had "never met" former CIA Director and vocal Trump critic John Brennan when pressed about whether Brennan provided consultation or counsel during his tenure, but records just declassified by the White House reveal members of Smith's team met with Brennan while preparing the classified-documents case against President Donald Trump. The revelation about Brennan's meeting with Special Counsel Smith's team adds another wrinkle to Republicans' broader scrutiny of Smith's investigations into Trump, which has included claims of political bias, overreach and other investigative missteps. "Jack Smith was a tool of the Biden administration to put Trump in prison," said Harvard Law professor and former Trump impeachment counsel, Alan Dershowitz, who described Smith's work as "a partisan weapon that broke the rules, lied to the court and engaged in bad faith throughout" in an 2025 Op-Ed for the Wall Street Journal. Another critic, investigative reporter John Solomon, recently described the probes as among a "10-year conspiracy to stop Donald Trump using the resources of the United States government." EXPLOSIVE NEW REPORT PUTS JACK SMITH BACK IN HOT SEAT AS JIM JORDAN ALLEGES HE TRIED TO 'SWAY' 2024 ELECTION Two assistant special counsels working under Smith joined FBI agents for a November 2023 meeting with Brennan at CIA headquarters in McLean, Virginia, according to documents that were declassified Monday by the White House. The meeting was held "to discuss expert testimony to National Defense Information in the forthcoming trial," indicating prosecutors were exploring the possibility of using the former CIA chief's national security expertise as they prepared their case against Trump. Meanwhile, Smith appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week as part of the Republican-led panel's oversight of his investigations into Trump. During the hearing, GOP lawmakers pressed Smith over allegations of political bias, investigative overreach and misconduct in both the Arctic Frost 2020 election probe and his classified-documents case known as "Plasmic Echo." In particular, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, asked Smith whether he had ever received "consultation or counsel" from Brennan, including during his tenure as special counsel. EX-CIA CHIEF ACCUSED OF ORCHESTRATING 'RUSSIA HOAX' SUES TRUMP ADMIN FOR 'VINDICTIVE PROSECUTION' "Have you ever received any consultation or counsel by John Brennan, former CIA director, whether during your time as special counsel or otherwise? If so, when and for what purpose?" Grassley asked. "I've never met John Brennan," Smith responded. FORMER CIA DIRECTOR BRENNAN SUBPOENAED TO TESTIFY IN FEDERAL TRUMP CONSPIRACY CASE Grassley's question, however, was broader than whether Smith personally met Brennan, and the newly declassified records show prosecutors working directly under Smith met with the former CIA director as they prepared the government's case against Trump. "This meeting occurred during Jack Smith’s time as Special Counsel and constitutes ‘consultation or counsel’ from John Brennan to Smith and his team," Grassley told Fox News Digital. "Smith’s response before the Senate Judiciary Committee was highly evasive and misleading, at minimum." During the hearing, Grassley later returned to the issue, asking Smith whether he had ever had a conversation with Brennan. "I have no recollection of having a conversation with John Brennan," Smith responded. FBI QUESTIONING CURRENT AND FORMER CIA OFFICIALS IN DOJ PROBE INTO JOHN BRENNAN'S ROLE IN RUSSIA ASSESSMENT In addition to the memo outlining the 2023 Brennan meeting, the declassified release also included two pages of notes bearing CIA Headquarters headers where lines of text beneath Brennan's name are blacked out by government redactions, leaving the remainder of the ruled pages blank. Brennan was not serving as CIA director during the period covered by Smith's classified-documents case and the released records do not indicate he had firsthand knowledge of Trump's alleged handling of the documents. JACK SMITH'S TRUMP PROBE SWEPT UP FOX NEWS, OTHER MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS AS INVESTIGATION WENT BEYOND LAWMAKERS Grassley, as well as other GOP lawmakers and critics, have accused the former special counsel of investigative overreach and political bias, including pointing to records showing his Arctic Frost investigation obtained financial information involving thousands of Trump donors and phone records of Republican lawmakers, among other investigative steps. Grassley has separately raised questions about the origins and conduct of Smith's classified-documents prosecution. Smith, meanwhile, has rejected allegations that his investigations were politically motivated, and has maintained that his decisions were driven by the evidence and defending the work of prosecutors and investigators on his team. Fox News Digital reached out to attorneys for Smith to obtain comment about the Brennan meeting, as well as the Justice Department, but did not receive a response. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac60ed875342cf4db8d05b5 After a Storm, Rotting Food and a Foul Stench Haunt a Honolulu Restaurant te 2026-10-07T09:20:24.761Z After a Storm, Rotting Food and a Foul Stench Haunt a Honolulu Restaurant Rain from Hurricane Lala collapsed the roof of the Happy Days eatery in August, but the cleanup still isn’t done, and nearby businesses and residents are kicking up a stink. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac60ed175342cf4db8d05ac DNA From Water Bottle Leads to Arrest in Decades-Old Murder Case te 2026-10-07T09:20:17.850Z DNA From Water Bottle Leads to Arrest in Decades-Old Murder Case Rhode Island authorities had a breakthrough in a case from 1985 after they tailed a suspect to a rock concert and collected his DNA from a discarded water bottle. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac60ec975342cf4db8d05a3 Could Gina Hinojosa Win the Texas Governor’s Race? JB Pritzker Thinks So. te 2026-10-07T09:20:09.495Z Could Gina Hinojosa Win the Texas Governor’s Race? JB Pritzker Thinks So. Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois and the Democratic Governors Association are each sending $1 million to back Gina Hinojosa in a bid for Texas governor that appears increasingly competitive. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac60cc375342cf4db8d0567 DR MARC SIEGEL: I went looking for miracles after Oct. 7. I found angels hiding in plain sight te 2026-10-07T09:11:31.396Z DR MARC SIEGEL: I went looking for miracles after Oct. 7. I found angels hiding in plain sight The Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, involved more than 6,000 Hamas and related military operatives. The massive damage inflicted by these demons caused a countersurge of angels released by God. There were miraculous recoveries and narrow escapes in the wake of these attacks, as well as good-versus-evil events that continue to this day. On September 30, 2026, Flydubai Flight FZ1073 (note the coincidence — three years after 10/7) was nearly destroyed by evil as co-pilot Hamam al Hamami, a reported radical extremist, repeatedly attacked the pilot, only to be sidelined himself by several passengers, including a plumber, a dentist (who saved the pilot’s life by treating his wounds) and two off-duty pilots who happened to be on board. The angels of Flight FZ1073 saved not only the pilot but the plane and its passengers. They are messengers from God. Miracles are often an accumulation of meaningful coincidences guided by messengers. In my new book, "The Angels Among Us," I tell the story of an Israeli medic named Shlomi who, a few weeks before October 7, 2023, gets a question wrong on a paramedic test about the application of combat gauze to a high thigh wound.  He studies his mistake until he becomes an expert on combat gauze. On January 11, 2024, the 55th Paratroopers Brigade is planning an incursion into Gaza in search of hostages. It is the 99th day of the war. Bezalel is an intelligence officer, drawing up a map with a photograph and a number on each building to help plan rescue operations. "I make a mistake in the number on one of the buildings. I give it the wrong number on the map in terms of the order… One officer peers at the sheet particularly closely. I have no idea at the moment about the role he will play in my survival." DR. MARC SIEGEL: 'THE ANGELS AMONG US' -- A DYING WOMAN, THE SHOFAR AND THE MIRACLE THAT FOLLOWED The officer figures out the right number for the building, and Bezalel corrects it on the map. "This particular building remains etched in his mind." Shlomi is supposed to go on vacation but has a premonition and stays with his troop, the 55th Paratroopers Brigade. The next day, they conduct an infantry raid on the city of Khan Yunis in Gaza. Bezalel is inside a building, and as he passes near a window, an explosive is detonated outside. "There is shrapnel in my left leg, up at the beginning of the leg, and it damages the biggest blood vessel in my leg, the femoral artery, and there is no way to stop the blood, no tourniquet can help." POPE LEO VISITS SITE OF MIRACLE CURES, MEETS PEOPLE WHOSE UNEXPLAINED HEALINGS STUNNED DOCTORS Shlomi happens to be only five meters away from Bezalel. He successfully applies the combat gauze to save Bezalel’s life. He succeeds because he got the test question wrong and memorized the correct answer. The building they are in is the one that Bezalel mislabeled on the map of the area. The officer who comes to rescue Bezalel in the Humvee is the same one who corrected the number on the map. As a result, he gets there in time to save Bezalel’s life. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION Bezalel is taken by helicopter to Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, where a team of highly trained surgeons operates on his artery. Afterward, he fights for his life in the ICU, followed by a long rehab process. Bezalel encounters God’s messengers every step of the way. Many other miracles have taken place in Gaza since the start of the October 7 war. I have discovered countless examples of physical and psychological recovery among severely wounded soldiers and civilians in hospitals in Israel, thanks to courage combined with advanced medical care. Perhaps most striking is the story of one soldier who reportedly had a bullet stopped by a book of Psalms he was carrying in his vest. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM DR MARC SIEGEL Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac60cbb75342cf4db8d055e 'I am Omer': Former Hamas hostage reflects on surviving 505 harrowing days in captivity te 2026-10-07T09:11:23.771Z 'I am Omer': Former Hamas hostage reflects on surviving 505 harrowing days in captivity On Oct. 6, 2023, Omer Shem Tov and his family were celebrating his mother's birthday. Less than 24 hours later, Hamas terrorists kidnapped Shem Tov from the Nova Music Festival and held him hostage in Gaza for 505 days. Nearly three years later, Shem Tov is telling his story while trying to regain his sense of self. In a conversation with Fox News Digital, Shem Tov recalled that when Hamas' attack started at 6:29 a.m. on Oct. 7, 2023, people at the festival took precautions, but were not panicked. He explained that "in Israel, we're very used to it." Thinking that the aerial attack was the only thing coming, festival goers, including Shem Tov and his friends, began packing up and heading to their cars to drive home. However, many of them never made it home and, as in Shem Tov's case, some came back much later. In his book, "Light From the Darkness," Shem Tov recounts his experience of the attacks and throughout his time as a hostage in Gaza. He also opened up about having taken ecstasy shortly before the attacks began. ISRAELI MEDICAL WORKERS WHO TREATED OCT 7 WOUNDED RELIVE DAY TERROR HIT HOME "In my book, I talk about it, first of all, very openly, because I mean I want people to understand that I'm just like any other 20-year-old," Shem Tov told Fox News Digital. "I wanted to party. I wanted to have fun." Shem Tov explained to Fox News Digital that he felt that the ecstasy, combined with his adrenaline, actually helped him "run faster and without stopping" as the attack began. He said that the feeling disappeared suddenly as terrorists got closer and began firing at him and his friends. Hours after being taken into Gaza, Shem Tov felt the effects again. He said it was "a very scary feeling." The first 50 days of his captivity were spent in total darkness, in a cage so small he could not stand up or spread out his arms. Shem Tov, who is an asthmatic, said he had trouble breathing in the tiny space and that he was "starved in the most extreme way." "I was in complete darkness, I couldn't see anything, and I just went crazy," Shem Tov told Fox News Digital, adding that in his mind, he was blaming God and "everyone else" for what had happened. "After a week, I got to a point where I realized that God has created me with the power of free will. I can choose to do whatever I want. I can choose to believe, I can choose not to believe. I can choose between good and bad and evil." FORMER HAMAS HOSTAGE COUNTERS HASAN PIKER’S UT AUSTIN EVENT WITH HER STORY OF SURVIVAL "I realized that I have two choices: Either I sink into depression and I blame everyone and God for everything that happened to me and I just sink deeper and deeper until eventually I think that I would have just died of depression and broken heart, or either I look at the situation, and I try to make something good in some way out of it," he said. While in complete darkness, Shem Tov said he was "crying to God" and telling Him, "God, from now on I trust you and I know that I'm in the right place, in the right time. This is exactly where I am supposed to be, and I'm in your hands from now on. Do as you wish, do as you will." "From that moment on, I just saw light. I really did see light in complete darkness," he added. While in captivity, Shem Tov faced extreme pressure from his captors, yet he refused to break even under the threat of death. When they ordered him to detonate traps against advancing Israel Defense Forces soldiers, he flatly refused. Even when his captors threatened to shoot him on the spot, Shem Tov held his ground and dared them to pull the trigger. ISRAEL'S NEW EXHIBIT EXPOSES YEARS OF HAMAS TERRORIST PLANNING BEFORE OCT 7 MASSACRE "There was some kind of red line that I cannot cross. I will just, I will not do it," Shem Tov told Fox News Digital. "If I wasn't in captivity, maybe I would be up there. Maybe I would fight for my brothers and my sisters that were hostages. So, that was my red line and I just couldn't do it, and I preferred to die than do it." On Feb. 22, 2025, after enduring 505 days as a hostage, Shem Tov returned to Israel in a prisoners-for-hostages exchange between Israel and Hamas and was reunited with his family. He spent months advocating for the hostages still left in the Gaza Strip. The last of the living hostages were released on Oct. 13, 2025. Shem Tov still travels to tell his story and speaks out against what he sees as a dangerous narrative gap in how the war is portrayed abroad. Recently, he wrote an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal criticizing a controversial documentary called "NAZA," the Hebrew military acronym for "collateral damage." The film depicts casualties in Gaza and received a 25-minute standing ovation at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. Shem Tov did not mince words when criticizing the film. "It felt like 25 minutes of a rain of knives that just stabbed me," he told Fox News Digital. "The war in Gaza was horrible, horrible for both sides, but in the movie 'NAZA' they only showed one side. They didn't show my side. What about me? I was NAZA. I was collateral damage." OPINION: THE WORLD IS DEBATING SANCTIONS AGAINST ISRAEL. I AM WATCHING YOUNG WARRIORS REBUILD THEIR LIVES When reached for comment, representatives for the team behind "NAZA" referred Fox News Digital to previous statements made by directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. During a Q&A following the North American premiere of NAZA, which took place at the 64th New York Film Festival, Abraham addressed the criticisms of the film, calling the Oct. 7 attacks "unjustified," while arguing that the barbarism of that day could not be used to defend Israel's actions. "I think it's important for me to say that, you know, it's in the film, and it's — completely unjustified, the massacre of October the 7th, but it also cannot justify what you've seen in the film, doesn't justify the slaughter of so many civilians in Gaza, the the the massacres at food sites," Abraham said. "When I was looking at those trucks, I thought, like, I don't want to live in a world where empathy, rightful empathy to Israeli victims is weaponized by leaders like Netan — you know, cynical people who promise nothing other than perpetual occupation and war, is weaponized to mean a lack of empathy to Palestinians," he continued. Abraham was referring to protest trucks outside the screening that showed images of Oct. 7. MS RACHEL CALLS GAZA JOURNALIST ‘FRIEND’ IN RESURFACED CLIP AFTER HE ADMITS HIDING OCT 7 HOSTAGE FOOTAGE Shem Tov, however, maintains that the film's framing erases the reality of what happened during the Oct. 7 attacks and what brought the war to Gaza in the first place. He told Fox News Digital that he witnessed Hamas deliberately weaponizing the suffering of both the hostages and Palestinians as means of propaganda. "They don't really care about who dies," Shem Tov said of Hamas. "For them, the more dead, the better." "Seeing a standing [ovation] of 25 minutes was just, well, I can't explain how hurtful it was, how hurtful it was. Not seeing me, not seeing the true reason of what's happening there. And I mean, I think people just should know more, should learn more, should see more," he added. Since his release from captivity, Shem Tov has witnessed this ideological divide firsthand while speaking at college campuses. He said that his visit to Columbia University was particularly triggering, as he had seen the encampments and people clad in keffiyehs on TV while he was being held hostage. "It's sad that people are following trends in some ways," he told Fox News Digital. "Most of the students get their information from social media, and on social media, you can see a lot of lies, a lot of propaganda, and I think they should open a book. They should read more. They should learn more." CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Three years after he was taken from the Nova festival, Shem Tov continues to tell his story while also looking towards the future. He told Fox News Digital that, while he has embraced what he sees as a duty to tell his story for all those who cannot tell their own, he will not let the 505 days he spent as a hostage define his life. "I don't run away for a second from what I've been through because I think what I've been through taught me a lot," he said. "I have my duty and I know what's my duty, and I will do anything to complete my job, but I'm much more than this, I am Omer." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac60cb575342cf4db8d0555 Eco-warriors want to turn up the heat on your wallet to fund their climate agenda te 2026-10-07T09:11:17.157Z Eco-warriors want to turn up the heat on your wallet to fund their climate agenda If you think your energy bills are high now, just wait until the climate activists get their way. They’ve launched a massive, nationwide campaign of lawfare which, if successful, would raise the average household’s annual energy bill by almost $1,500 per year and nearly $15,000 over a decade. The Supreme Court is currently hearing one such case (Suncor Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County). The campaign essentially has three avenues of attack: tort litigation, state "climate superfund" statutes and federal legislation. Each category represents enormous charges on upstream suppliers which, of course, will then move downstream to households at the pump and the meter. Over 30 lawsuits demand that energy companies pay for unproven impacts on global climate change, with filings by 11 states, D.C., and dozens of cities. New York and Vermont simply legislated this liability into existence through climate superfund laws — the former capped at $75 billion with the latter leaving liabilities uncapped. SUPREME COURT CAN RESTORE SANITY AND STOP THE LEFT’S RADICAL CLIMATE AGENDA A dozen other states have tried similar penalties, as have members of Congress with the so-called Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act, which would confiscate $1 trillion over 10 years. Supporters insist none of this will hit families’ wallets, that assessments target past production and that shareholders will pay for it. Those claims don’t stand up to the facts. Businesses must pass costs to consumers, and that’s exactly what will happen here, regardless of whether some government bureaucrat decrees specific costs to be from yesteryear. Those same firms must also price future risk, which would increase dramatically if business could be retroactively punished for legal activity 30 years ago. LAWMAKERS TARGET ENERGY AFFORDABILITY THROUGH SWEEPING PERMITTING OVERHAUL IN NEW HOUSE BILL For many power plants and energy infrastructure projects, which take decades to pay off and recoup initial investments, this additional risk means such projects may never even be undertaken. For those that do move forward, firms must charge consumers higher prices to counter the additional risk of fickle government potentially imposing massive fines. And even if costs were confined to shareholders, as opposed to ratepayers or drivers filling up their tanks, those shareholders are still middle-class Americans. Energy stocks are held in pension funds and 401(k)s of blue-collar workers like teachers, pipefitters, firefighters, electricians and police officers. THE DSA’S DANGEROUS FINE PRINT. THEY'RE COMING FOR MILLIONAIRES (AND YOU) "Making shareholders pay" means raiding retirement accounts to finance the pet projects of climate activists, like carbon taxes. In fact, one of the lawyers who helped launch this climate lawfare crusade, David Bookbinder, even admitted that the desired outcome is an indirect carbon tax, with companies passing costs to consumers in the form of higher prices. Our analysis agrees, putting the tab for all these lawsuits and legislative efforts at roughly $194 billion annually. For context, that’s an average of about 41 cents on a gallon of gasoline and 1.5 cents per kilowatt-hour, or a 9% jump in your electricity rate, while 41 cents per gallon is about four-fifths of all the federal and state gas taxes consumers already pay. DEMS KILL REPUBLICAN'S CHANCES OF LOWERING AMERICANS' ELECTRICITY BILLS IN KEY ELECTION FLASHPOINT The timing couldn’t be worse with electricity prices already up 7% last year and 9% again early this year. One in six households is behind on their energy bills, and one in four has cut spending on food or medicine to pay for them. And since low-income families spend nearly four times the share of their income on energy as everyone else, the pseudo-carbon taxes of climate activists would be highly regressive. Perhaps to hide this fact, New Jersey legislators renamed their $50-billion assessment to the proposed "Polluters Pay to Make New Jersey More Affordable Act." NEW YORK WANTS TO GOVERN IOWA AND MISSOURI — WE'RE SUING TO STOP IT COLD But a nationwide carbon tax is unlikely to pass because Congress could be held accountable by voters for such an unpopular and costly measure. Conversely, a carbon tax cobbled together from court verdicts and retroactive assessments is an unconstitutional way to short-circuit voters’ ultimate veto. That’s why Maryland’s Supreme Court threw out three of these suits early this year, observing that even precautions like perfect warning labels would’ve been a drop in the bucket of global emissions. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION But lawfare isn’t only about winning because the process is the punishment. Dismissals don’t absolve legal fees and other costs. Risk premiums rise in the face of lawfare, even when energy companies consistently win, and the associated costs eventually reach customers’ bills. The better path is to produce more energy, not less, and thereby lower costs for consumers. Reliable power plants need to keep running and new ones should be added to fuel growing demand. The alternative from the other side is a $1,500 annual tax on households that no one voted for. E.J. Antoni, Ph.D., is Chief Economist and the Richard F. Aster fellow at the Heritage Foundation and a senior fellow at Unleash Prosperity. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM E.J. ANTONI CLICK HERE TO READ MORE BY DANIEL TURNER Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac60caf75342cf4db8d054c A blue wave in governors' mansions could hurt families more than a blue Congress te 2026-10-07T09:11:11.061Z A blue wave in governors' mansions could hurt families more than a blue Congress Unless we’re in for a surprise, polling suggests Republicans are on track to lose the House and possibly the Senate this November. The question is no longer whether Democrats will gain ground, but how big the blue wave will be. The battle for Congress has drawn plenty of attention and will continue to as we inch closer to Election Day. What’s flying under the radar is that Republicans could lose not only Congress but their grip on governors' mansions, as well. As former Republican Governors Association chair Chris Christie told Politico, "for the first time in 15 years, we could be in a position to lose a majority of the governorships." That loss would be an even bigger blow than losing Congress. Losing the House and the Senate to the Left is nothing to take lightly, especially if some of those candidates are aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America. But losing the states would be more consequential for Americans. DEMOCRATS THINK A BLUE WAVE IS BUILDING. HERE ARE 3 FORCES THAT COULD STOP IT Governors rarely dominate the national news cycle, but few elected officials have more influence over the lives of American families. They oversee everything from education to public safety to infrastructure, and many control their state’s budget — setting spending priorities and deciding which programs receive funding. Working with their legislatures, they set the agenda on the issues that touch individuals most directly. While Congress is inert, ineffective, and operating from the Imperial City, a governor shapes policies that reach into communities and neighborhoods. Right now, Republicans hold 26 governorships to Democrats’ 24. The GOP has held that majority since 2011. But it may slip away come November. Democrats’ momentum began last fall when Abigail Spanberger flipped Virginia’s governorship and Mikie Sherrill held New Jersey for her party. Just look at what Spanberger has advanced in Virginia with less than a year in office. She has revived DEI policies, backed an effort to bypass the bipartisan redistricting commission that the state Supreme Court ultimately struck down, and raised the minimum wage, making it harder for small businesses to keep up with rising costs. Thirty-six states will choose a governor on November 3, with Republicans and Democrats each defending 18 seats. Of the 14 states not holding elections, Democrats hold six and Republicans hold eight. IOWA DEM GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE SAYS HE WOULD NOT WANT BIDEN OR HARRIS TO CAMPAIGN FOR HIM According to the Cook Political Report , 13 of this year’s races are solidly Democratic, including a few incumbents who’ve got their eyes on 2028 presidential aspirations: Illinois’ JB Pritzker, Maryland’s Wes Moore, and Pennsylvania’s Josh Shapiro. Arizona, Oregon, Michigan, and, most troubling for Republicans — Iowa — all lean Democratic. Iowa hasn’t elected a Democratic governor in two decades but that could change this year as polls show gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand leading his Republican opponent Zach Lahn. Republicans’ best pickup opportunity is Kansas, where Democratic Governor Laura Kelly is term limited. Then there are the five toss-ups: Alaska, Georgia, Nevada, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Four of them are Republican-held, leaving Wisconsin as the only one Democrats are defending. If Democrats just net two seats, they take the majority. HASAN PIKER MAKES AOC HIS 2028 PICK FOR PRESIDENT, SAYS IT'S 'NOT EVEN A QUESTION’ These races are more than a scorecard of red versus blue. They’ll decide which party’s approach to governing shapes daily life in three dozen states for the next four years. What’s more, the states and the governors who lead them serve as the last line of defense against an overreaching federal government. Democratic Socialists already have their eyes on 2028, with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez increasingly talked about as a potential presidential contender. In the face of threats emanating from DC, governors could be the ones standing between a socialist agenda and the rest of the country. Americans should keep that in mind as they cast their votes for governor this fall. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac60ca875342cf4db8d0542 Reps. Crane, Davids Introduce Bill To Redirect Unused Housing Vouchers To Tribal Veterans te 2026-10-07T09:11:04.210Z Reps. Crane, Davids Introduce Bill To Redirect Unused Housing Vouchers To Tribal Veterans By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ-02) and Kansas Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids introduced bipartisan legislation this week to help tribal communities access unused federal housing vouchers for Native American veterans. The Tribal Veterans Voucher Flexibility Act would establish a voluntary process for returning and reallocating assistance through the Tribal Housing and Urban Development–Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program, known as Tribal HUD-VASH. According to Crane’s announcement, tribes and tribally designated housing entities could notify HUD of vouchers they expect to leave unused during the following fiscal year. Returning vouchers would not affect their consideration for future allocations. Communities needing additional assistance could request available vouchers. HUD would have 180 days after enactment to establish the process and submit a congressional report examining unused vouchers, reallocations, shortages, and whether the overall supply should increase. Participants could report unused assistance electronically, by telephone, or through the mail. As the representative for more than half of the Tribes in Arizona, I’m honored to partner with @RepDavids on legislation to help house more Tribal veterans. We’ve made real progress together before, and I look forward to building on that success: https://t.co/a05EhhWKRv — Rep. Eli Crane (@RepEliCrane) October 6, 2026 “Some Tribes have leftover vouchers they cannot use while others lack the resources to take care of our veterans,” Crane said. “Our legislation aims to resolve this longstanding issue by getting unused vouchers into the hands of Tribes that can put them to use. This is a sensible approach that makes better use of existing support without expanding the size and scope of the federal government.” The existing program provides rental assistance for eligible Native American veterans experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless. HUD’s program guidance explains that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) determines initial veteran eligibility, including requirements involving access to VA health care and a need for case management. Tribal housing providers determine whether participating households meet income requirements. HUD’s guidance generally sets the income threshold at 80% of the applicable area median income and excludes certain VA disability and survivor benefits from that calculation. Rental assistance can support several housing arrangements, including single-family homes, apartments, shared housing, and residential treatment housing. Associated medical expenses must be covered through other funding sources. The proposal follows earlier cooperation between Crane and Davids on tribal economic-development legislation. Crane has been heavily involved in tribal health care initiatives. In December, Ak-Chin Indian Community leaders credited his support for the tribe’s selection for an Indian Health Service partnership supporting a new health center. In August, Crane joined Rep. Greg Stanton and Gila River Indian Community officials to mark a University of Arizona partnership establishing a medical school branch on tribal land in Sacaton. In June, the House unanimously passed the Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act, which the lawmakers supported alongside Republican Rep. Jake Ellzey of Texas and Democratic Rep. Kelly Morrison of Minnesota. That legislation would place the Small Business Administration’s Office of Native American Affairs into statute and define its responsibilities, including outreach involving business development, contracting, and access to capital. An earlier version passed the House during the previous Congress but stalled in the Senate. Matthew Holloway is a senior reporter for AZ Free News. Follow him on X for his latest stories, or email tips to Matthew@azfreenews.com. The post Reps. Crane, Davids Introduce Bill To Redirect Unused Housing Vouchers To Tribal Veterans first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac60c9f75342cf4db8d0539 Warren Petersen Promises To Protect Girls Sports In New Campaign Ad te 2026-10-07T09:10:55.495Z Warren Petersen Promises To Protect Girls Sports In New Campaign Ad By Staff Reporter | Warren Petersen believes that Arizonans want their next chief law enforcement officer to prevent the extinction of female-only spaces, like girls sports and locker rooms. Petersen, the Arizona Senate President and Republican nominee for attorney general, released a new, 30-second campaign ad on Tuesday featuring young female athletes declaring that “boys don’t belong in girls’ sports.”  “I work so hard. I practice every day after school. But some grown-ups think boys should be able to play against me, and use our locker rooms. That’s not right. Boys don’t belong in girls’ sports. Thank you, Warren Petersen, for fighting for me, at the capitol and at the Supreme Court, and for every girl in Arizona.” Attorney General Kris Mayes, the Democratic incumbent, has had a “radical” and “extreme” tenure by refusing to respect the biological differences between genders and protect single-sex spaces, according to Petersen. “Kris Mayes showed how radical she is by refusing to defend Arizona’s commonsense law to keep guys out of women’s sports and locker rooms,” said Petersen. “As Senate President I fought to protect girls. I will continue protecting girls as Arizona’s next Attorney General.” 🚨 NEW AD: I just launched my latest general election campaign ad, highlighting my proven commitment to protecting girls. Kris Mayes showed how radical she is by refusing to defend Arizona’s commonsense law to keep guys out of women's sports and locker rooms. As Senate President… — Warren Petersen (@votewarren) October 6, 2026 The debate between Mayes and Petersen last month further illustrated the conflict between parties on law enforcement’s duty to define gender and police gender-based activities and spaces. Petersen attacked Mayes for lacking the “common sense” to understand the biological differences between boys and girls. “Talk about delusional,” said Petersen. “She thinks men can beat women, and boys are okay in girls’ sports.”  Mayes avoided the nitty-gritty of the more partisan political subjects like gender identity, instead arguing that the attorney general should be concerned with the areas where both parties could find more common middle ground, specifically naming fraud in the consumer, school choice, and Medicaid spaces; antitrust violations; environmental pollution; child support nonpayment; and drug trafficking as her examples of better office priorities.  “The primary objective of this office is to protect the people of Arizona and to make sure that corporations don’t take advantage of our state,” said Mayes.  Mayes declined to defend the Arizona Department of Education against a lawsuit filed in 2023 by the families of two transgender students challenging the state’s “Save Women’s Sports Act,” a state law passed in 2022 requiring students to play on sports teams aligning with their biological sex. That lawsuit was dropped over the summer following the Supreme Court’s June ruling in West Virginia v. B.P.J., affirming that biology, not gender identity, defines sex.  During Pride Month in 2023, several months after the transgender students sued, Mayes issued a press release condemning the Save Women’s Sports Act and all other “anti-LGBTQ bills” passed in Arizona and the nation. Mayes declared gender identity to be a civil right. “With LGBTQ Americans – and particularly transgender Americans – increasingly targeted by extremist legislation designed to restrict their rights, I am reaffirming my office’s commitment to protecting the civil rights of all Arizonans,” said Mayes. “Federal and state civil rights laws protect the right of LGTBQ Arizonans to live, work, and freely access public accommodations without being subjected to discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or threats of violence because of who they are. My office is fully committed to enforcing these laws.” Following Mayes’ refusal to join the case, Petersen joined the case alongside Arizona House Speaker Steve Montenegro (R-LD29) to defend the state law in the highest court through an amicus brief filed last September.  Petersen has fought in court in defense of the law for years. AZ Free News is your #1 source for Arizona news and politics. You can send us news tips using this link. The post Warren Petersen Promises To Protect Girls Sports In New Campaign Ad first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac60c9775342cf4db8d0530 Rep. Ansari Romantically Involved With Progressive Influencer Under Investigation By Her Committee te 2026-10-07T09:10:47.691Z Rep. Ansari Romantically Involved With Progressive Influencer Under Investigation By Her Committee By Staff Reporter | Democratic Rep. Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) is romantically involved with a 24-year-old Democratic influencer under investigation by her committee.  Ansari is dating Jack Cocchiarella, a progressive political commentator with more than two million followers across YouTube, X, Instagram, and TikTok. Cocchiarella turned 24 last Friday, and Ansari is 34.  TMZ was first to publish their report as an exclusive, reportedly minutes after the deadline given by another reporter, Juliegrace Brufke of Sources Say News.   Oh man – this @juliegraceb detail on the timing of @TMZ's @YassaminAnsari scoop "Neither Ansari nor her office responded to multiple requests for comment … We sent that request this afternoon with an 8 p.m. deadline. TMZ's story posted at 8:03."https://t.co/72LswHWS6v — Brian Anderson (@AZBrianAnderson) October 2, 2026 According to TMZ, Ansari met Cocchiarella for an interview last spring. Cocchiarella is based in Washington, D.C., and graduated from Columbia University last year.  Ansari told TMZ that her personal relationships have no bearing on her standing as an elected official, and that other political issues are of far greater importance.  “I’m not commenting on my personal life, nor is it anyone’s business,” said Ansari. “Right now, ICE is terrorizing communities across the country with zero accountability, and Trump’s reckless war in Iran continues raging on. I’m focused on helping to flip the House so we can pass meaningful legislation — that’s what we should all be focused on.” However, Ansari’s relationship with Cocchiarella does have some overlap with congressional affairs.  Last November, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (Oversight Committee), on which Ansari sits, opened up an investigation into Chorus, a project of the Sixteen Thirty Fund which pays progressive content creators for political posts and on whose council Cocchiarella sat until recently. Following reports of Cocchiarella’s relationship with Ansari, his profile page and inclusion on the creator council have been removed.  Chorus is alleged to have circumvented federal campaign finance disclosure requirements by paying content creators up to $8,000 per month to further Democratic messaging online in secret.  Chorus was established in the weeks following Kamala Harris’ loss to President Donald Trump in the November 2024 election. The New York Times cited Chorus charter members at length about Democratic efforts to match right-wing content creators that carried Trump to a delayed second-term victory.  Key organizers behind Chorus included Stuart Perelmuter, a Democratic operative paid by the Harris campaign; Josh Cook, former President Barack Obama’s digital strategist; Brian Tyler Cohen, another top YouTube influencer.  Chorus struggled to pull financial backing in its first few months of existence; then a report came out about these struggles last April, and the Sixteen Thirty Fund became the organization’s sponsor that same month. In March, the Oversight Committee submitted a letter to those behind Chorus to address “a disturbing pattern of activity” to evade transparency about the Chorus project following the committee launching its investigation.  In May, the committee subpoenaed the Sixteen Thirty Fund to compel production of documents concerning Chorus.  So far, the committee’s investigation has found that Chorus-paid influencers created content advocating for candidates, ballot initiatives, and political parties.  Chorus has denied paying creators to support or oppose candidates.  The committee has not held a hearing on the investigation. AZ Free News is your #1 source for Arizona news and politics. You can send us news tips using this link. The post Rep. Ansari Romantically Involved With Progressive Influencer Under Investigation By Her Committee first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. 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U.S. District Judge George O'Toole in Boston issued the ruling on Monday in response to a class-action lawsuit filed last year by two of the thousands of migrants who have received civil penalties from the Department of Homeland Security. The judge granted preliminary relief to the plaintiffs, finding that the administration's process for imposing the fines violated federal law, and that migrants in the  "economically precarious position" of addressing the fines could be pushed into "insolvency." "The plaintiffs live in an economically precarious position even without the imposition of the government’s exorbitant fines," he wrote. DHS ISSUES $84B IN FINES TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS UNDER TRUMP ADMINISTRATION "They face the possible garnishment of their already modest wages, loss of any vehicles and homes, federal collections lawsuits and other adverse collateral consequences," O’Toole added. "If they were ultimately successful in this suit, there is no indication that simply requiring the government to vacate their fine notices would –– or even could, at that point –– make the plaintiffs whole or return the circumstances to the status quo." O’Toole, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, described how the plaintiffs worked for low salaries and had come to the U.S. to escape political violence. "Nancy M. was fined over $1.8 million," O’Toole wrote, referring to one of the plaintiffs. "She is a laborer working over 60 hours a week with two jobs, and she reports feeling serious anxiety affecting her ability to sleep, eat and live a normal life." The judge also found that the administration's fine notices violated the Administrative Procedure Act by failing to provide specific allegations explaining why an individual's conduct warranted a penalty. Fox News Digital reached out to DHS for comment. As recently as July, DHS said it had issued more than 103,000 fines to migrants totaling about $84 billion since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025. DHS has defended the penalties, saying people who refuse to leave the country after receiving a final order of removal could face fines of $998 per day. Although Congress authorized civil penalties under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, no administration had attempted to impose the fines until Trump's first term. Last year, the Trump administration began imposing fines of $998 per day for migrants who did not leave the country following a final order of deportation. 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Congressional lawmakers have attempted to challenge the administration’s fines against migrants through the Immigration and Nationality Act. Sens. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., urged DHS and DOJ to pause the "improper application of certain civil penalties" in the law to "law-abiding immigrants." Reuters contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5e6f575342cf4db8cfa13 Padres Manager Updates Adrian Morejon's Status After NLDS Game 3 Absence te 2026-10-07T06:30:13.227Z Padres Manager Updates Adrian Morejon's Status After NLDS Game 3 Absence Manager Craig Stammen revealed why the Padres' most-used reliever during the regular season didn't pitch in Game 3 of the NLDS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5d8fb75342cf4db8cec86 Padres hold off Brewers in must-win Game 3 to survive elimination and force Game 4 at Petco Park te 2026-10-07T05:30:35.447Z Padres hold off Brewers in must-win Game 3 to survive elimination and force Game 4 at Petco Park The first two games of the National League Division Series matchup between the San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers have been playoff baseball at its best. Drama, late-inning heroics, the American Family Field roof suddenly coming into play, and series-changing moments between two of the best players in Major League Baseball. Game one saw William Contreras launch a go-ahead homer in the 7th inning, while Ty France tried to hit a go-ahead one in the top of the ninth, only to be thwarted by the roof support system in Milwaukee. The Brewers held on to win that game, 3-2, setting up a must-win for the Padres in game two. Michael King out-dueled Logan Henderson, and the Padres' talented bullpen mostly held Milwaukee's lineup at bay ... until the bottom of the ninth inning. CLOSER MASON MILLER HITS PATERNITY LIST 45 MINUTES BEFORE THE PADRES' SEASON IS ON THE LINE All-world closer Mason Miller, starting his second inning of work, suddenly couldn't find the plate. After three walks in the inning, star outfielder Jackson Chourio crushed a line-drive single to center field, walking off the Padres and giving the Brewers a commanding 2-0 series lead with the series shifting to Petco Park. With Miller pushed to 40 pitches on Sunday, his availability for Tuesday's must-win matchup was already in question. But some stunning pregame news, that he'd be placed on the paternity list and unavailable, removed any doubt. Fortunately for San Diego, they had Nick Pivetta starting against Dustin May, seemingly providing a clear matchup advantage. Through the early part of the game, that's exactly how it played out. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Pivetta used some spectacular defense from Jackson Merrill to work a scoreless first inning, with the young center fielder making a fantastic catch to rob Chourio of a double. While Dustin May got through the first few innings unscathed, the third quickly unraveled. Samad Taylor singled and stole second, with Jake Cronenworth bunting him to third. Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a run-scoring grounder to make it 1-0, followed by Merrill lacing a single to center. He too stole second, and Manny Machado, struggling through the first two games, finally came through and drove in the second run to send the San Diego crowd into a frenzy. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER In the top of the fourth, Milwaukee struck back. William Contreras, coming off a down year by his standards, delivered again, launching a mammoth homer to left field off Pivetta. And he took his sweet time admiring it, adding some celebrations while rounding the bases. That made it 2-1, and when the Padres worked a lead off walk in the bottom of the fourth, Brewers manager Pat Murphy didn't hesitate, removing May from the game and going to the strong Milwaukee bullpen. Milwaukee didn't stay down for long. In the top of the fifth, Cooper Pratt and Sal Frelick set the table with back-to-back singles, allowing Jackson Chourio to knot the game at 2-2 with a sacrifice fly to center. But Jake Cronenworth wasn't having it. In the bottom of the fifth, Cronenworth launched a majestic solo shot to right field off Antonio Senzatela, restoring San Diego's lead at 3-2 and sending Petco Park into a frenzy. The Padres tacked on a crucial insurance run in the sixth when Xander Bogaerts came home on a Cooper Pratt throwing error to push the lead to 4-2. Milwaukee battled back in the eighth, scratching across another run off Bradgley Rodríguez to cut the deficit to 4-3. But Padres manager Craig Stammen turned to starter-turned-reliever Michael King to finish the job. King tossed two gritty innings out of the bullpen, stranding the tying run in the ninth to secure the 4-3 victory. With the 4-3 win, San Diego fended off the sweep, cut Milwaukee’s NLDS lead to 2-1, and set up a massive Game 4 at Petco Park. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE This entire series has been a showcase of top-tier baseball; elite pitching, powerful bullpens, and stars coming through in big moments. If this doesn't go five games, it'll be a missed opportunity for neutral fans who enjoy the drama of playoff baseball. Though Milwaukee is certainly hoping it doesn't. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5d6ab75342cf4db8cebf2 French PM rejects police brutality claims after teens severely injured in protests: 'Accidents happen' te 2026-10-07T05:20:43.725Z French PM rejects police brutality claims after teens severely injured in protests: 'Accidents happen' French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu defended the police response to student protests after one teenager lost a hand in an incident involving a police grenade and another lost sight in one eye after being struck by a projectile. In parliament on Tuesday, Lecornu pushed back on accusations of police brutality or state repression, adding that the term "police brutality" implies that officers had been instructed to use force, according to Politico. "What triggers police action is the occurrence of urban violence," Lecornu said. "Can accidents happen? The answer is yes," he added. FRANCE EXPLODES AGAIN AS STUDENTS RIOT OVER EDUCATION Lecornu and Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez have both argued that the police response was sparked by urban violence, arson and vandalism, while maintaining that officers have acted within their authority. Nuñez also called the police response proportionate in "almost all cases." The prime minister also accused opposition party France Unbowed of exploiting the student protests to sow chaos and score political points ahead of next year’s presidential election. President Emmanuel Macron convened an emergency meeting with senior ministers to address the nationwide student protests and their potential political fallout. The French government is facing mounting pressure after more than 6,500 people were arrested and hundreds were injured as students demand better funding and learning conditions in schools. Most of those arrested were minors, according to the Associated Press. Lecornu said 215 students and 85 school staff members had been injured since the protests began, while his office said 715 police officers had also been injured. "I hope we can provide a political response to a very real anxiety among high school students," Lecornu acknowledged. As Lecornu delivered his remarks on Tuesday, demonstrators from several French unions and teachers’ groups gathered with high school and university students. Members of France’s left-wing parties were also at the protest, according to Politico. The Interior Ministry estimated that 266,000 people took part in demonstrations nationwide Tuesday, including 56,000 in Paris. The Paris demonstration was largely peaceful, although smaller groups later clashed with riot police, according to the Associated Press. The protesters' movement began at high schools in the Paris region in mid-September before spreading nationwide. TEEN'S HAND BLOWN OFF BY POLICE GRENADE DURING FRENCH STUDENT PROTESTS: REPORT On Monday, a 15-year-old boy in northern France lost a hand after a police grenade exploded during the protests, Politico reported. A prosecutor said he could not "say for certain whether the student picked up the grenade or whether it was thrown at him." In the city of Tours, a 16-year-old lost sight in one eye after being hit by a projectile, according to the outlet. The prosecutor said the projectile may have been fired from a sub-lethal riot-control weapon used by police. Boris Vallaud, leader of the center-left Socialist group in parliament, said the group's lawmakers would introduce legislation restricting the use of sub-lethal riot-control weapons at student demonstrations, warning that they can cause irreversible injuries, the outlet reported. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5d68d75342cf4db8ceb8e Ben Roethlisberger Sounds Off on TJ Watt Exploding on Steelers DC During Browns Loss te 2026-10-07T05:20:13.101Z Ben Roethlisberger Sounds Off on TJ Watt Exploding on Steelers DC During Browns Loss Former Steelers star Ben Roethlisberger comments on TJ Watt's sideline outburst towards DC Patrick Graham in Week 4. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5c88f75342cf4db8ce8a3 David Pollack Apologizes for Disrespecting Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith te 2026-10-07T04:20:31.386Z David Pollack Apologizes for Disrespecting Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith Former Bulldogs star David Pollack apologized to Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith after the wide receiver's dominant performance. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5c88675342cf4db8ce89a Arch Manning Not Worthy of Being a First-Round Pick, Says Analyst te 2026-10-07T04:20:22.354Z Arch Manning Not Worthy of Being a First-Round Pick, Says Analyst Prominent CBS NFL Draft analyst Ryan Wilson leaves Arch Manning out of the first round of his most recent 2027 NFL mock draft. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5c87d75342cf4db8ce891 University of Arizona Suspends 6 Fraternities Amid Investigations te 2026-10-07T04:20:13.491Z University of Arizona Suspends 6 Fraternities Amid Investigations The suspensions in Arizona come amid heightened scrutiny of fraternity oversight on college campuses nationwide. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5c3f375342cf4db8ce7dc Former German spy chief arrested on suspicion of espionage, attempted treason te 2026-10-07T04:00:51.146Z Former German spy chief arrested on suspicion of espionage, attempted treason A former spy chief for Germany's foreign intelligence service was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of espionage and attempted treason over allegations that he obtained classified documents and used secret information to prepare an analysis for an employee of a foreign intelligence service, prosecutors said. August Hanning, 80, led Germany's Federal Intelligence Service, known as the BND, from 1998 to 2005. According to federal prosecutors, Hanning is "strongly suspected of treasonous espionage, spying out state secrets, attempted treason, and espionage." A former aide, identified as Manfred D., was also arrested in western Germany and is accused of aiding and abetting attempted treason and treasonous espionage in connection with the case. RUNAWAY BRAZILIAN EX-SPY CHIEF CONVICTED IN COUP REPORTEDLY DETAINED BY ICE AT FLORIDA TRAFFIC STOP Prosecutors said Manfred D. worked as Hanning’s chief of staff before going on to serve as chief of staff to several of Hanning's successors at the BND between March 2012 and March 2026, giving him access to confidential information. Beginning in 2010, the men allegedly reached an agreement under which Manfred D. would routinely transmit intelligence to Hanning in exchange for payment. The arrangement continued until June 2022, with Manfred D. allegedly providing Hanning with roughly 2,000 documents, many of which contained classified information intended strictly for internal use, according to prosecutors. Hanning allegedly used the information in his private consulting work. US COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ‘WAY BEHIND,’ POST-9/11 RECORD ‘EXTRAORDINARILY NEGLIGENT’, FMR TRUMP WH OFFICIAL WARNS A spokesperson for the federal prosecutor’s office told German broadcaster RTL that investigators believe Hanning used classified information to prepare an analysis for an employee of a foreign intelligence service. Prosecutors also said Hanning passed along information following extensive exchanges with an employee of another intelligence service. German authorities have not publicly identified the foreign intelligence services allegedly involved. The investigation grew out of an apparently unrelated case involving the 2024 abduction of the children of Hamburg businesswoman Christina Block during a custody dispute. Prosecutors said Hanning's arrest stemmed from evidence gathered during that investigation. CALIFORNIA REALTOR NABBED AT LAX IN ALLEGED CHINA SPY CASE TARGETING TAIWAN PRESIDENT’S RELATIVE Hanning's arrest marks the first detention of a former head of Germany's foreign intelligence service, according to Reuters. Hanning and Manfred D. were expected to appear before a judge at Germany's Federal Court of Justice following their arrests. Fox News Digital has reached out to GLOBSEC, where Hanning previously held an affiliation, for comment on his arrest and the allegations against him. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5c3d575342cf4db8ce79d University of Arizona Suspends Fraternity Activities, Citing Misconduct Reports te 2026-10-07T04:00:21.780Z University of Arizona Suspends Fraternity Activities, Citing Misconduct Reports The university said it was putting its fraternity chapters on “activities suspension” while it investigated allegations that included assault, drug use and hazing. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5c3cc75342cf4db8ce78e What’s behind the calaca? Mask artist Zarco Guerrero tells the story  te 2026-10-07T04:00:12.755Z What’s behind the calaca? Mask artist Zarco Guerrero tells the story  Masks, characters and stories that look death straight in the eye. Each of these masks has a distinct identity and its own way of understanding Día de los Muertos: what it means, what it reminds us of and, above all, what it has to tell us about life. Behind them is Zarco Guerrero, the artist who for decades has used theater, humor and other forms of art to explore Mexican American identity and memory in Arizona. On Oct. 10, he will perform  “Masked Storytelling with Zarco Guerrero!” , at the University of Arizona Museum of Art. The show is part of the university’s opening activities for its Museum of Art exhibition “Staged: The Art of Performance,” which seeks to confront “key ethical issues and the personal sacrifices demanded by the spotlight.” The museum invites Tucsonans to watch Zarco unveil “unique masked characters as they celebrate Día de los Muertos through hilarious and moving storytelling.” Zarco Guerrero, the artist who for decades has used theater, humor and masks. Credit: Zarco Guerrero His characters come to life through monologues. “El Vato Poeta,” “La Comadre,” “El Abuelito,” “El Narizón” and others explore the meaning of miquiztli, a Nahuatl word meaning “death.” Nahuatl is an Indigenous language of México, spoken by various Indigenous peoples since pre-Hispanic times. But for the 74-year-old artist, talking about death goes deeper. It dates back to pre-Hispanic times. “Miquiztli does not simply represent death,” he tells Arizona Luminaria. “But transcendence.” “I tell that ancestral story and what the calaca means,” Zarco says in the joking tone of someone talking about death as an old acquaintance. Día de los Muertos is commemorated on Nov. 2. It is one of the most deeply-rooted celebrations in México and in other communities across Latin America and the U.S. It is a time to honor those who have transcended and keep their memory alive through prayers, food, flowers, music, verses and altars with mementos of things they loved. Calacas, represented by smiling skeletons adorned with flowers, are part of the celebration. Born and based in Mesa, Arizona, and faithful to his Indigenous roots, Zarco says “it is a source of pride to be descended from Ópatas and Yaquis.” He says his parents instilled in him from an early age “a love for and recognition of the importance of Indigenous identity,” which is where his interest in storytelling and traditions such as Día de los Muertos comes from. The artist is celebrating 50 years of his career with the exhibition “Zarco Guerrero: A Mask Maker’s Legacy,” bringing together 120 pieces from different stages of his performances. The exhibition is open now through Jan. 24, 2027, at the Mesa Arts Center. The gallery showcases his work in various techniques, including wood and bronze carving, puppets, installations and, of course, colorful masks. The display also reflects his artistic journey through countries such as México, Brazil, Japan and Indonesia, where he worked with master carvers who shared their traditions and knowledge with him. Now he is preparing to bring these creations and stories to Tucson. “It is a play with masks about Día de los Muertos,” Zarco says. Zarco Guerrero: Masked storytelling The free event is part of the exhibition opening for: “Staged: The Art of Performance.” *Oct. 10, 2026, 1–2 p.m. *University of Arizona Museum of Art, 1031 N. Olive Rd., Tucson *Art station throughout the day *Drew’s Dogs: 12–4 p.m. Death, a celebration of life The first character on stage is “El Vato Poeta,” who, through Zarco, introduces the audience to the ancestral history of Día de los Muertos and develops a dialogue about another conception of death. Then comes “El Narizón,” a colorful character who arrives without knowing the Nov. 2 tradition, convinced that it is some kind of Mexican Halloween. “He doesn’t like spooky things,” Zarco says. But through his friends, “El Narizón” discovers that the celebration is not about death but about life. About flowers, music and memories of loved ones. “Along the way, he discovers that he wasn’t afraid of death, but of living. Finally, he accepts that truth and begins to celebrate Día de los Muertos every year, with joy,” Zarco says. Día de los Muertos is commemorated on Nov. 2. It is one of the most deeply rooted celebrations in México and in other communities across Latin America and the United States. Credit: Zarco Guerrero “At last I can die in peace” Zarco tells what he considers the deepest story, that of “El Gringo,” a white man who despises Mexican culture and supports former Sheriff Joe Arpaio. “But this man is very sick, he has lung cancer. He is alone and depressed,” the artist says of his character. One Nov. 2, “El Gringo” goes to a park. “He finds it full of Mexicans dressed in folkloric costumes, mariachi musicians, music, the fragrance of copal, the smell of carne asada, entire families, grandmothers with their grandchildren.” For him, Zarco says, it was “another world.” Back home, “El Gringo” creates his own altar: “he takes out photographs he has kept, prepares food and does everything he learned.” Then, he invites his children, whom he has not been in contact with for a long time. He tries to convince them to come and bring the grandchildren. When they arrive, “El Gringo” is surprised to see that his grandchildren are of different colors and cultures, “because his children married Mexicans, Black people, Chinese people, people from different backgrounds,” Zarco says. One of his grandchildren approaches him and tells him that he loves him very much, and that when he is no longer around, he will build an altar in his honor every year. He realizes that he is not alone and says: “At last, I can die in peace, thanks to Mexican culture.” The dead return Calacas made by artist Zarco Guerrero. Credit: Zarco Guerrero In another monologue in Zarco’s performance, “La Comadre,” an older woman, creates an altar for her deceased husband. She places his favorite food, lights candles, arranges flowers and plays music while explaining every detail of the offering she is preparing to welcome her husband’s spirit. At times, “La Comadre” — personified by Zarco — appears cheerful as she prepares the altar. Then she breaks down in tears because she misses her husband. “She tries to get her husband’s spirit to come and be with her,” Zarco says. And he comes. “She knows that there is a season of the year when the ancestors, the deceased, come, and above all, her husband comes, the man she is still so deeply in love with,” he says. The artist says the scene speaks to a way of understanding death that does not end with absence, but remains in memory. A form of resistance Zarco wants those who hear his stories to discover the depth and beauty of Mexican traditions and the way they can enrich a life. His message takes on another weight in the political and social moment the United States is going through. “Especially now, with the attacks on immigrants, with ICE, with all this hatred toward immigrants,” he says. For the Arizona artist, art can become a form of resistance. He wants Mexicans and Chicanos to recognize the value of what identifies them and not allow others to dictate who they are. Zarco Guerrero presents unique masked characters while celebrating Día de los Muertos through storytelling. Credit: Zarco Guerrero “I want them to feel proud, to see how precious and important it is to have an identity. Because without identity we have no dignity; we are slaves,” he says. Zarco pauses briefly before finishing the thought. He takes a breath. “And this system is trying to erase our identity,” he adds. His voice becomes firmer. He speaks of identity not only as memory, but as a way of healing. “Culture heals, and we are sick physically and spiritually,” the artist says. “Our community needs medicine, not only for the body, but for the spirit.” The post What’s behind the calaca? Mask artist Zarco Guerrero tells the story  appeared first on AZ Luminaria. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5bcdc75342cf4db8ce607 Man pleads guilty to 2023 killing of Lauren Heike on Phoenix hiking trail te 2026-10-07T03:30:36.938Z Man pleads guilty to 2023 killing of Lauren Heike on Phoenix hiking trail Zion Teasley has pleaded guilty to the 2023 murder of Lauren Heike, who was found dead with multiple stab wounds along a trail in north Phoenix. Teasley entered the plea last Friday to first-degree premeditated murder, as well as a separate sexual exploitation of a minor charge stemming from conduct dating to 2019, according to the Maricopa County Superior Court. Under the plea agreement, Teasley is expected to be sentenced to natural life in prison, and prosecutors will withdraw their pursuit of the death penalty. His sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 4. He was also charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and first-degree burglary in 2020, but prosecutors voluntarily dismissed those charges last week as part of the plea agreement. In the aftermath of Heike's killing, a police report revealed that Teasley had been struggling with his sexuality and gender identity, ABC 15 said. Police previously said they believed Heike's killing was a random attack, and investigators found no prior communication between Heike and Teasley, according to the outlet. He was also a former Marine recruit who was separated from recruit training just months after enlisting in 2019, the outlet said.  PHOENIX WOMAN, 29, FOUND DEAD ON HIKING TRAIL "Our records indicate that Zion W. Teasley entered recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot San Diego on March 25, 2019. He was separated June 17, 2019, prior to completing boot camp," the U.S. Marine Corps told the outlet.  When questioned by the police, Teasley said Heike appeared to be "what I would want to look like," according to the outlet. Investigators also uncovered a screenshot that they believed shed light on Teasley's state of mind. It read, "When I see a beautiful woman and I'm a man," ABC 15 said. The outlet added that Teasley was fired from one of his jobs for being "aggressive toward female employees" and was "suspected of stealing merchandise." PHOENIX POLICE ARREST SUSPECT IN CONNECTION TO LAUREN HEIKE'S DEATH Heike was killed in April 2023 when a resident found her body along a community trail, officials said. She was found with 15 stab wounds and injuries to her hands and forearms, police reported. Investigators said DNA, surveillance video and cellphone location evidence linked Teasley to the crime. Heike's family said they had supported prosecutors' initial decision to seek the death penalty but ultimately agreed with the plea agreement, which ensures Teasley will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of release. Based on the condition of Heike's clothes and officials finding her belongings scattered along the trail, investigators believe Heike was chased over a barbed wire fence during the attack. "The suspect ran after Lauren and then sprinted away before returning to the location where Lauren's body was found and climbing over the barbed wire," Teasley's probable cause statement read. Fox News Digital's Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5ba6b75342cf4db8ce535 ¿Qué hay tras la calaca? Zarco Guerrero, el artista de las máscaras, te lo cuenta te 2026-10-07T03:20:11.760Z ¿Qué hay tras la calaca? Zarco Guerrero, el artista de las máscaras, te lo cuenta Máscaras, personajes e historias que miran de frente a la muerte.  Cada una de estas máscaras tiene una identidad distinta y una manera propia de entender el Día de los Muertos: qué significa, lo que nos recuerda y, sobre todo, lo que tiene que decirnos sobre la vida.  Detrás de ellas está Zarco Guerrero, el artista que durante décadas ha utilizado el teatro, el humor y otras formas del arte para explorar la identidad y la memoria mexicoamericana en Arizona. El 10 de octubre, presentará “Masked Storytelling with Zarco Guerrero!” en el Museo de Arte de la Universidad de Arizona. El espectáculo forma parte de las actividades de inauguración de la exposición del Museo de Arte de la universidad, “Staged: The Art of Performance”, que busca abordar “cuestiones de ética que son clave y los sacrificios personales que exigen la atención pública”. El museo invita a los tucsonenses a ver a Zarco presentar “personajes únicos enmascarados mientras celebran el Día de los Muertos a través de relatos ‘divertidísimos y conmovedores’”. Zarco Guerrero, el artista que durante décadas ha utilizado el teatro, el humor y las máscaras. Credit: Zarco Guerrero Sus personajes cobran vida a través de monólogos. “El Vato Poeta”, “La Comadre”, “El Abuelito”, “El Narizón”, entre otros, exploran el significado del miquiztli, palabra náhuatl que significa “muerte”. El náhuatl es una lengua indígena de México, hablada por diversos pueblos originarios desde la época prehispánica.  Pero para el artista de 74 años, hablar sobre la muerte es algo más profundo. Se remonta a la época prehispánica. “Miquiztli no representa simplemente la muerte”, le dice a Arizona Luminaria. “Sino la trascendencia”. “Cuento esa historia ancestral y lo que quiere decir la calaca”, dice Zarco con el tono jocoso de quien habla de la muerte como una vieja conocida. El Día de los Muertos se conmemora el 2 de noviembre. Es una de las celebraciones con raíces más profundas en México y en otras comunidades de América Latina y Estados Unidos. Es un tiempo para honrar a quienes han trascendido y mantener viva su memoria mediante oraciones, comida, flores, música, versos y altares adornados con recuerdos de las cosas que los difuntos amaban. Las calacas, representadas por esqueletos sonrientes adornadas con flores, son parte de la celebración. Nacido y radicado en Mesa, Arizona, y fiel a sus raíces indígenas, para Zarco “es un orgullo ser descendiente de ópatas y yaquis”. Dice que sus padres le transmitieron desde niño “un amor y un reconocimiento de la importancia de la identidad indígena”, de donde surge su interés por la narración de cuentos y las tradiciones como el Día de los Muertos.  Zarco está celebrando 50 años de trayectoria artística con la exposición “Zarco Guerrero: A Mask Maker’s Legacy,” que reúne 120 piezas de distintas etapas de sus presentaciones. La exposición estará abierta al público hasta el 24 de enero de 2027 en el Mesa Arts Center. La galería muestra su trabajo en diversas técnicas, entre ellas el tallado en madera y bronce, títeres, instalaciones y, por supuesto, coloridas máscaras. La exposición también refleja su trayectoria artística por países como México, Brasil, Japón e Indonesia, donde trabajó con maestros talladores que compartieron con él sus tradiciones y conocimientos. Ahora se prepara para llevar estas creaciones e historias a Tucson. “Es una obra con máscaras sobre el Día de los Muertos”, dice Zarco. Ahora se prepara para traer a Tucson relatos narrados por sus personajes enmascarados. “Es una obra de teatro con máscaras sobre el Día de los Muertos”, explica Zarco. Zarco Guerrero: Masked Storytelling Parte de las actividades de apertura de la exposición “Staged: The Art of Performance”. *10 de octubre de 2026 1–2 p.m. *Evento gratuito en Museo de Arte de la Universidad de Arizona, 1031 N. Olive Rd., Tucson *Estación artística durante todo el día *Drew’s Dogs: 12–4 p.m. La muerte, una celebración de vida  El primero en el escenario es “El Vato Poeta”, quien a través de Zarco introduce al público en la historia ancestral del Día de los Muertos y desarrolla un diálogo sobre otra concepción de la muerte. Luego, aparece con “El Narizón”, un personaje pintoresco que llega sin conocer la tradición del 2 de noviembre, convencido de que es una especie de Halloween mexicano. “No le gustan las cosas tenebrosas”, dice Zarco. Pero a través de sus amigos, “El Narizón” descubre que la celebración no se trata de la muerte sino de la vida. De flores, música y recuerdos de los seres queridos.  “En el camino descubre que no le tenía miedo a la muerte, sino a vivir. Finalmente, acepta esa verdad y empieza a celebrar el Día de los Muertos cada año, con alegría”, cuenta Zarco. El Día de los Muertos se conmemora el 2 de noviembre. Es una de las celebraciones con raíces más profundas en México y en otras comunidades de América Latina y Estados Unidos. Credit: Zarco Guerrero “Por fin puedo morir en paz” Zarco narra la que para él es la historia más profunda, la de “El Gringo”, un hombre blanco que desprecia lo mexicano y que apoya al ex sheriff Joe Arpaio. “Pero este hombre está muy enfermo, tiene cáncer en los pulmones. Está solo y deprimido”, dice el artista sobre su personaje. Un 2 de noviembre, “El Gringo” llega a un parque. “Se encuentra con que está lleno de mexicanos vestidos con trajes folclóricos, mariachis, música, la fragancia del copal, el olor a carne asada, familias enteras, abuelitas con sus nietos”. Para él, dice Zarco, era “otro mundo”. De regreso a casa, “El Gringo” crea su propio altar: “saca fotografías que tiene guardadas, prepara comida y hace todo lo que aprendió”. Luego invita a sus hijos, con quienes no ha tenido contacto durante mucho tiempo. Procura convencerlos de que vayan y lleven a los nietos. Cuando llegan, “El Gringo” se sorprende al ver que sus nietos son de diferentes colores y culturas, “porque sus hijos se casaron con mexicanos, negros, chinos, personas de diferentes orígenes”, cuenta Zarco.  Uno de sus nietos se acerca y le dice que lo quiere mucho, y que cuando él ya no esté levantará un altar en su honor cada año. Comprende que no está solo, y dice: “Por fin puedo morir en paz, gracias a la cultura mexicana”. Los muertos regresan Las calacas hechas por el artista Zarco Guerrero. Credit: Zarco Guerrero En otro monólogo de la obra de Zarco, “La Comadre”, una señora mayor, crea un altar para su esposo fallecido. Coloca su comida favorita, enciende velas, acomoda flores y pone música mientras explica cada detalle de la ofrenda que prepara para recibir el espíritu de su marido. Por momentos, “La Comadre” 一personificada por Zarco一 se muestra alegre mientras prepara el altar. Después rompe en llanto porque extraña a su esposo. “Trata de llamar la atención del espíritu de su marido para que venga y esté con ella”, dice Zarco. Y él viene. “Ella sabe que existe esa temporada del año en la que vienen los antepasados, los fallecidos y, sobre todo, viene su marido, del que está tan enamorada aún”. El artista dice que la escena habla de una manera de entender la muerte que no termina con la ausencia, permanece en la memoria. Una forma de resistencia Zarco dice que busca que quienes escuchen sus historias descubran la profundidad y la belleza de las tradiciones mexicanas y la manera en que pueden enriquecer una vida.  Pero su mensaje adquiere otro peso en el momento político y social que atraviesa Estados Unidos. “Sobre todo ahora, con los ataques a los inmigrantes, con ICE, con todo ese odio contra los inmigrantes”, dice. Para el artista de Arizona, el arte puede convertirse en una forma de resistencia. Quiere que los mexicanos y los chicanos reconozcan el valor de aquello que los identifica y que no permitan que otros les dicen quiénes son.  Zarco Guerrero presenta personajes únicos enmascarados mientras celebra el Día de los Muertos a través de relatos. Credit: Zarco Guerrero “Quiero que sientan orgullo, que vean lo precioso y lo importante que es tener una identidad. Porque sin identidad no tenemos dignidad, somos esclavos”, dice. Zarco guarda un breve silencio antes de terminar la idea. Respira. “Y este sistema está tratando de borrar nuestra identidad”, agrega.  Su voz se vuelve más firme. Habla de la identidad no solo como memoria, sino como una forma de sanar.  “La cultura cura y estamos enfermos física y espiritualmente”, dice el artista. “Nuestra comunidad necesita medicina, no solo para el cuerpo, sino para el espíritu”. The post ¿Qué hay tras la calaca? Zarco Guerrero, el artista de las máscaras, te lo cuenta appeared first on AZ Luminaria. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5b82b75342cf4db8ce4db Closer Mason Miller hits paternity list 45 minutes before the Padres' season is on the line te 2026-10-07T03:10:35.894Z Closer Mason Miller hits paternity list 45 minutes before the Padres' season is on the line San Diego Padres All-Star reliever Mason Miller will miss an elimination game against the Milwaukee Brewers after being placed on Major League Baseball’s paternity list ahead of Game 3 of the National League Division Series. Miller couldn't have picked a worse time to step away, leaving San Diego without its top bullpen weapon right before a win-or-go-home Game 3. The team placed him on the paternity list 45 minutes before the start of the game. Under MLB’s postseason paternity rules, Miller is allowed up to three days off. The Pads plugged that hole by putting veteran lefty Wandy Peralta on the active roster. If San Diego somehow manages to keep its season alive, Miller gets his spot back whenever he returns. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Baseball fans couldn't help but draw comparisons to Yankees starter Max Fried, who finds himself in the exact same boat. Fried is slated to pitch a crucial Game 3 with his girlfriend due any day, but he publicly confirmed he isn't skipping his start for anything. Seeing Fried post up for his team while Miller sits out an elimination game brought the debate over playoff priorities right to the forefront. Making matters worse, Miller’s last act on Sunday was a total disappointment. Trusted to secure a six-out save in Game 2, he unravelled with two outs and two strikes in the ninth, giving up a walk-off single to Jackson Chourio. Congratulations are in order for the new dad, but if San Diego gets eliminated, fans won't be in much of a mood to celebrate. Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com / Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5b10675342cf4db8ce315 Takeaways From the First Maine Senate Debate Between Susan Collins and Troy Jackson te 2026-10-07T02:40:06.229Z Takeaways From the First Maine Senate Debate Between Susan Collins and Troy Jackson Senator Susan Collins, one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the midterms, clashed with the Democratic challenger Troy Jackson over President Trump, ICE and more. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5b10475342cf4db8ce2f7 Dan Orlovsky Makes Strong C.J. Stroud Claim Amid Texans' 0-4 Start te 2026-10-07T02:40:04.726Z Dan Orlovsky Makes Strong C.J. Stroud Claim Amid Texans' 0-4 Start Dan Orlovsky makes a strong claim about C.J. Stroud despite the Texans' winless start to the season. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5aeb475342cf4db8ce2b8 Super Bowl-winning coach Bruce Arians partners urges prostate cancer screenings: 'It will save your life' te 2026-10-07T02:30:12.626Z Super Bowl-winning coach Bruce Arians partners urges prostate cancer screenings: 'It will save your life' This week, the NFL continues its "Crucial Catch" initiative, an annual partnership with the American Cancer Society focused on fighting cancer through early detection, risk reduction and screening awareness. For former Super Bowl-winning head coach Bruce Arians, it’s the perfect time to share his prostate cancer survival story, and more importantly, stress how simple it is to get screened today. Arians partnered with Novartis for it’s "Relax, It’s a Blood Test" campaign to raise awareness about prostate cancer screening and the importance of early detection. It was a no-brainer because, in 2007, early detection helped his doctors find the prostate cancer he was diagnosed with and remove it. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE "Being Crucial Catch just being kicked off this week in the NFL, it’s a great partnership. Getting the message out to all men about early detection. One in eight men in the United States are going to have prostate cancer, and early detection is the key. It’s a simple finger-free blood test," Arians told OutKick in a recent interview. Arians admitted the moment he heard his diagnosis, it was "devastating." But if it wasn’t for his PSA, or prostate-specific antigen, blood test, perhaps things could’ve been much worse. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "I thought I was just like every other man going to the bathroom too much at night. I had started my scorecard at 40, and when I say start a scorecard, get your PSA level checked every year by your doctor. Know your risk and get screened," Arians said. "For me, I went in, got the diagnosis. Doctor said, ‘You know, let’s just do a biopsy just in case.’ Fortunately, we found the prostate cancer and had it removed. I was 51 and had all those anxieties that all men have for what’s to come. But the doctors, they have such a great way of saving the nerves and everything else. And you want that cancer out of your body. For me, it was very easy. Just went to work the next 10 days with a catheter and got ready for the draft. "I was very, very fortunate to have a fantastic doctor, and the personal part of it is why I’m so involved with Novartis and the campaign." It’s a serious initiative by Novartis, but Arians did have a bit of fun with some play-on football worlds. In the campaign, he urges athletes to "relax their tight ends," emphasizing how prostate cancer screenings can begin with the PSA test rather than a rectal exam. Legendary tight ends Rob Gronkowski and Tony Gonzalez were involved with the campaign as well. The truth is, if detected early, the five-year relative survival rate of prostate cancer is over 99%, making screenings super important for men. "I think it’s so easy to try and make sure that this does not happen to you. A simple thing: start your scorecard. Get your PSA level checked every single year and stay in tune with your doctor. If you’re not one of those guys that goes to the doctor very often, this is the one you need to go to. It will save your life." SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5aeb375342cf4db8ce2af Debra Messing says cost of living, subway violence pushed her to back Trump-endorsed Republican te 2026-10-07T02:30:11.834Z Debra Messing says cost of living, subway violence pushed her to back Trump-endorsed Republican Debra Messing defended her decision to support Trump-backed Republican Bruce Blakeman for governor of New York on Tuesday. The "Will & Grace" actress wrote in a lengthy Instagram post that while she has been a Democrat her whole life and for years her focus has been on voting rights, the gay community and gun control, she is increasingly concerned about the quality of life in New York City. "I still stand by every one of those principles," the 58-year-old said, adding, "What has changed is how I feel about the city and state I love dearly." DEBRA MESSING DITCHES DEMOCRAT FOR TRUMP-BACKED REPUBLICAN AS SHE SOUNDS ALARM OVER NEW YORK In the past, Messing has supported candidates like former President Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and Cynthia Nixon before she endorsed the Republican Nassau County executive. And she has frequently criticized President Donald Trump. "I know I’m not someone choosing between rent and groceries. But many of the people who make New York what it is: small business owners, teachers, nurses, and young people trying to start their lives here, are struggling with the rising cost of living, and policies like congestion pricing are making it difficult to afford," she wrote. She said when the people who live in the city can’t afford to live there, "we risk losing part of what has long made New York an extraordinary place of opportunity." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE Messing explained that she has also become "increasingly concerned about public safety," saying that the "violence we see on our streets and subways frightens me. VIOLENT TRANSIT ATTACKS IN ATLANTA, NEW YORK AND CHARLOTTE FUEL CALLS FOR TOUGHER TRACKING OF REPEAT OFFENDERS Explaining that she voted for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul for years ago and recently reflected that she didn’t feel better off than she was four years ago, she said, "So I asked myself the question I’d encourage everyone to ask. Not: ‘Which party am I supposed to vote for?’ But: ‘Who do I believe will actually make life better for the people I love and the place I live?’" She said for her, that was Bruce Blakeman because of his focus on affordability and safety. She noted that his campaign has said he’s pro-choice and supports gay rights. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "I don’t agree with him on everything, and I don’t expect to," she continued. "No candidate is perfect. But on the issues that are hurting New Yorkers right now, I believe he’s the right choice. Yes, he’s been endorsed by the President. That’s not what my vote is about." PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Messing went on to say that she doesn’t believe party affiliation should "determine every vote I cast." "I’m making this decision based on my own conscience and priorities," she added. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5aeb275342cf4db8ce2a6 Alleged killing by Marine prompts US military to restrict off-base liberty in Okinawa te 2026-10-07T02:30:10.973Z Alleged killing by Marine prompts US military to restrict off-base liberty in Okinawa The U.S. military in Okinawa, Japan, is beginning an operational pause for 48 hours, prohibiting off-base liberty and ordering training after a Marine was arrested on suspicion of killing and robbing a woman. Lt. Gen. Benjamin Watson, Okinawa Area Coordinator and commander of III Marine Expeditionary Force, said in a letter on Tuesday that incidents like this "demand we pause for reflection" and that serving on the island "comes with responsibility." "We speak often about standards and discipline. Standards are what we expect, and my standards are clear: be accountable for your actions; do the right thing, especially when no one is looking; and always be guided by our core values that govern our conduct at every rank," he wrote. "We live, work, and socialize alongside the people of Okinawa; their home is our home. Every interaction with our neighbors either builds or undermines the trust that is essential to our team. When that trust is damaged, it affects the strength of our alliance and the security of this region. Accordingly, we will take time to think hard about discipline, standards and our alliance responsibilities," Watson added. THAI RESORT CITY CRACKS DOWN ON PROSTITUTION AHEAD OF USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN ARRIVAL The arrest of the Marine has sparked protests against the heavy American military presence on the southern Japanese island and concerns over military-related crime. Japanese officials have also lodged a formal protest with the U.S. government. Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi summoned U.S. Ambassador George Glass and called for cooperation with the investigation, stricter discipline among U.S. personnel and measures to prevent similar incidents. The killing could complicate Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s push to both strengthen the Japanese military on Okinawa and work more closely with the U.S. military to deter China. The pause in operations will last from Wednesday through Friday, during which no "off-base liberty" or alcohol will be allowed. Restricting troops from leaving military bases and interacting with the local community is a common response by military leaders to major crime incidents. Service members will receive training on standards, discipline and "our responsibilities as members of the Okinawan community," Watson said. "This Period of Training will include discussions on liberty policy, enforcement mechanisms, alcohol awareness, Okinawan culture, and alliance responsibilities. Every member of this force must understand that individual conduct has consequences," he said. After the training, which will begin on Friday, troops will transition into a 30-day "Period of Reflection." NAVY SAILOR SENTENCED TO 44 YEARS FOR STRANGLING FELLOW SERVICEMEMBER IN VIRGINIA BARRACKS ROOM During this period, Watson said there will be "restrictions on liberty" to remind all military personnel that "liberty is a privilege and a collective responsibility." These restrictions will include a curfew and enhanced supervision. "Liberty is a mission, and like any other mission it requires discipline, trust and teamwork to complete it successfully," he said. "Take care of your teammates. Hold one another accountable. Live up to the high standards that come with the uniform you wear." Okinawa prefectural police said they arrested Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, who is stationed at Futenma Air Station, on suspicion of strangling Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel in the island’s capital city of Naha early Saturday and stealing her wallet and backpack. Ballard has denied the allegations. Security camera footage showed a man entering the hotel with the woman and later leaving alone. Ballard was arrested after a patrolling officer spotted him walking later on Saturday in an entertainment district in Okinawa City, about 15 miles northeast of Naha. His shaved head and the tattoos on his arms matched those of the man seen in security footage, Kyodo News agency reported. People in Okinawa have long opposed the heavy U.S. military presence on the island, although some have acknowledged its strategic benefit due to what is seen as a growing threat from China. Okinawa was under U.S. occupation from World War II until 1972. Now, the U.S. population on the island is nearly 80,000, with nearly 30,000 being active duty troops from all four branches of the armed forces. The Marines make up most of the service members on the island. A rise in crime linked to U.S. military-related personnel has led to renewed protests on the island. The number of criminal cases involving U.S. military-related personnel rose from about 40 in 2020 to 101 in 2025, according to Okinawa prefectural police. After three U.S. service members raped a 12-year-old girl in 1995, huge crowds protested the U.S. military presence on Okinawa. There was also frustration over a U.S. service member's rape of a teenage girl in 2024 and the delayed disclosure of the case. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5aeb275342cf4db8ce29d USMNT adds to sports wins over Canada this year with international friendly victory in Minnesota te 2026-10-07T02:30:10.168Z USMNT adds to sports wins over Canada this year with international friendly victory in Minnesota The latest clash between the United States and Canada in sports has led to another victory for the Stars and Stripes. It may have only been an international friendly for the U.S. men’s national soccer team, but victory was had against their rival north of the border during the match in St. Paul, Minnesota on Tuesday night. The USMNT defeated Canada, 1-0, to complete their international break undefeated in their first stretch since a tough Round of 16 loss to Belgium in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE There was no Christian Pulisic on the pitch for the U.S., as he continues to rehab from the bone bruise and microfracture he suffered in that loss to Belgium on home soil during the World Cup. But others stepped up to get the job done against a tough Canadian group that made it out of their Group B and into the knockout stages this summer. It was Justin Ellis, a 19-year-old from Florida who stars for Orlando City SC in Major League Soccer, who scored the lone goal for the USMNT. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Ellis was called up to the U.S. senior team by manager Mauricio Pochettino for friendlies against Peru, Chile, and Mexico prior to this meeting with Canada. He was among those called up to get the international experience, but he was notable considering Uruguay head coach Diego Forlán visited him the week prior. Ellis is eligible to also represent Uruguay on the international stage through his mother. But the youngster seemed to fit in naturally for the U.S., as he drilled home a cross from World Cup standout Alex Freeman in the 29th minute of the match against Canada. It marked Ellis’ second goal during these friendlies, as he scored in his debut match against Peru on a free kick. Ellis has been described as a complete striker and could be a name not to forget as the USMNT eyes some revenge in the 2030 World Cup. But before taking down Canada, the U.S. handled their friendly opponents in dominant fashion. They defeated Peru, 4-1, followed by wins over Chile, 4-2, and Mexico, 3-0. These players will head back to their respective clubs across the globe feeling good about the development that continues under Pochettino. And the U.S. can say they took down Canada in yet another sport this year. Of course, the Winter Olympics gold medals in both men’s and women’s ice hockey are the highlights, but the U.S. also took down Canada, 5-3, in the group stage of the World Baseball Classic just a month after winning gold. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5aeac75342cf4db8ce249 Browns Star Says Jared Verse is Better Than Myles Garrett at This 1 Thing te 2026-10-07T02:30:04.294Z Browns Star Says Jared Verse is Better Than Myles Garrett at This 1 Thing Browns star cornerback Denzel Ward claims that Jared Verse is a "more vocal leader" than Myles Garrett was while with the team. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5aa0275342cf4db8ce175 Passenger jet bound for US plunges 27,000 feet before circling for hours te 2026-10-07T02:10:10.089Z Passenger jet bound for US plunges 27,000 feet before circling for hours A plane bound for the U.S. experienced a dramatic change in altitude shortly after taking off from London before spending hours circling in the air. The British Airways flight was traveling from London Heathrow Airport to Chicago on Monday when the Boeing 777 descended roughly 27,000 feet, reaching an altitude of about 9,000 feet, according to reports. A British Airways spokesperson told Fox News Digital the aircraft returned to Heathrow following a "technical issue." CO-PILOT BECOMES SICK MIDAIR AS CREW ILLNESS REPORTS EMERGE AFTER OVERNIGHT LAYOVER "The safety of our customers and crew is always our top priority, and the aircraft landed safely after our highly-trained pilots returned to Heathrow following a technical issue," the spokesperson said. "Customers disembarked the aircraft normally and our teams worked to get their travel plans back on track as quickly as possible," the British Airways spokesperson said. FlightAware, a flight-tracking website, showed the aircraft turning back toward London but remaining airborne for several more hours. It circled over England before eventually returning to Heathrow. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Matthew "Whiz" Buckley of Florida, a retired U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighter pilot with nearly 40 years of flying experience, told Fox News Digital the flight pattern appeared consistent with an emergency descent that could follow a pressurization problem. Buckley said getting the aircraft below 10,000 feet would eliminate the need for supplemental oxygen if cabin pressure had been lost. "They did everything by the book," Buckley said. "It sounds like everything worked as advertised." For passengers, however, the sharper descent can be an unsettling experience — particularly if oxygen masks were deployed. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES "If you're just used to regular boring airline flights, this one's gonna get your attention," Buckley said. "It's a roller-coaster ride." The aircraft's hours of circling after turning back also raised questions about why it did not immediately land. Buckley said a plane beginning a transatlantic flight would be carrying a significant amount of fuel and might need to reduce its weight before returning to the runway. If fuel could not be dumped, he said, the aircraft could remain airborne and circle while burning enough fuel to reach an appropriate landing weight. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ "You cannot land heavy," Buckley said, explaining that the additional weight can put greater strain on the aircraft's landing gear and brakes. Pilots facing an in-flight problem have to assess the aircraft's condition and determine the safest course of action before returning to the ground, Buckley added. "You don't want to turn one emergency into another," he said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5aa0175342cf4db8ce16c Dodgers hit two homers off Chris Sale to steal game three of NLDS behind Yoshinobu Yamamoto te 2026-10-07T02:10:09.231Z Dodgers hit two homers off Chris Sale to steal game three of NLDS behind Yoshinobu Yamamoto The division series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves pitted two very good, division-winning teams against each other. And through three games, it's been the tight, hard-fought contest you'd expect given the impressive collection of talent on both teams. While the Dodgers jumped out to a 5-1 lead thanks to home runs from Teoscar Hernandez, Kyle Tucker, and Max Muncy, the Braves battled back in the 9th inning with a two-run homer of their own from Ozzie Albies. It was a sign of things to come in the ensuing games. Game two seemed to set up perfectly for Los Angeles to take command of the series. Instead of using Chris Sale, the Braves decided to give their superstar starter another few days of rest, as they did for much of the regular season. Instead of Chris Sale, the Braves went for a bullpen game, opened by Ray Kerr. WHITE SOX RIDE ANOTHER DRAMATIC COMEBACK WIN TO BEAT GUARDIANS AND TAKE COMMANDING 2-0 ALDS LEAD Two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell, going up against the Braves bullpen and Ray Kerr. But as is so often the case in Major League Baseball, particularly postseason baseball, it didn't work out that way. Kerr was excellent, and reliever Didier Fuentes was even better, going 3.2 innings with just one run allowed. Snell didn't have it, walking five hitters, though limited the damage to just one run himself. Atlanta pushed across two runs, one coming on a series of uncharacteristic Dodger misplays. Left fielder Teoscar Hernandez misplayed a fly ball to left field, turning an out into a triple for Michael Harris II. Harris then immediately scored on a wild pitch from reliever Kris Bubic, before doubling in the third run of the game in the 7th inning. Max Muncy homered with the Dodgers down to their last strike to make it 3-2, but Josue De Paula popped up to end it and even the series at a game apiece. That set up a pivotal game three in Atlanta, with Sale now available on regular rest, going against World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Exactly what postseason baseball should be. Sale, who'd obliterated the Dodgers in August, allowing just five hits and striking out 11 in a complete game shutout, looked to be the overwhelming favorite to take down the Dodgers' struggling lefties. Including Shohei Ohtani, who's been far from himself after a number of mid-season injuries. But Yamamoto is pretty exceptional himself, a fact both starters acknowledged in a fantastic pregame tribute from one star to another. Surprisingly though, Sale didn't have his best stuff. Two first inning baserunners and long counts ran his pitch count up, and only the Dodgers' prolific incompetence with runners in scoring position prevented the score from spiraling out of control. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE With Yamamoto cruising, the Dodgers once again had an opportunity to take control of the game in the third inning. With Mookie Betts on first, Freddie Freeman hit a deep fly ball to left field that looked like it was headed over the wall...until Mauricio Dubon made a spectacular play to bring it back. In the fourth though, the Dodgers finally broke through. The struggling Andy Pages singled off Sale to lead off the inning, before Kyle Tucker struck out. That brought postseason hero Kike Hernandez to the plate, starting his first game of the postseason. And Hernandez struck again in October, crushing a low change up into the left field seats for a 2-0 lead. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! A few hitters later, Freeman came up and hit another bomb, this time well out of Dubon's reach. Yamamoto kept dealing until the bottom of the 5th, when the Braves mounted a rally behind singles from Dubon and Lane Thomas. Rowdy Tellez walked in a bout of unusual wildness from the Dodgers starter, loading the bases for the top of the Atlanta lineup. STAY "FEARLESS" ON THE GO! TAKE TOMI LAHREN WITH YOU. DOWNLOAD THE TLIF PODCAST NOW! Drake Baldwin grounded out to first to bring in a run, but Yamamoto bore down and got Ronald Acuna Jr. to ground out to second and end the inning. Neither team mounted much of an attack, with Yamamoto finishing out another spectacular seven-inning start with just one run allowed and 10 strikeouts. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER That set up yet another drama-filled bottom of the 9th inning, with Dodgers manager Dave Roberts making a gutsy, and controversial, choice to close it out. After using Tanner Scott in the 8th against 9-1-2, and eventually 3, Roberts turned to ... Edwin Diaz for the final three outs. Diaz finished the regular season with an 8.68 ERA in 21 games, blew four saves in 11 opportunities, and wasn't guaranteed a spot on the postseason roster. Immediately, it looked like the move would backfire. Diaz gave up a ringing lead-off double to Ozzie Albies, putting the tying run at the plate for Michael Harris, Dubon, and pinch hitter Mike Yastrzemski. But Diaz got out of it, getting Harris to ground out, Dubon flew out in foul territory without allowing the run to score, and Yastrzemski hit a soft grounder to short to end it. Another close, exciting playoff game, in a postseason filled with them. For the Dodgers, beating Sale gives them a tremendous advantage to close out the series. Tyler Mahle starts game four on Wednesday night, and while he's been outstanding since the trade deadline, his career track record is less impressive. LA now knows the worst case scenario is Tyler Glasnow for game four, and Tarik Skubal for game five. The Braves, though, can point to their offense as a place for improvement. Baldwin, Acuna, and Olson haven't done much in the series, with Harris providing most of the offense. And if they can extend the series to a decisive game five, Sale will be available again out of the bullpen. But their season is now on the brink, and the Dodgers will likely go all out to avoid a return trip to LA and set up their rotation for the NLCS. As always, must-see TV. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5a7ac75342cf4db8ce0e2 Music legend slams LA festival after woman's body allegedly left in the crowd following her death te 2026-10-07T02:00:12.609Z Music legend slams LA festival after woman's body allegedly left in the crowd following her death Sheila E. slammed festival organizers following the death of a woman at the concert whose body was allegedly left in the crowd until after her performance. The legendary musician admitted she was heartbroken upon hearing how Shari Sanders died at the Carson Jazz Festival amid sweltering temperatures over the weekend in Southern California. On social media, Sheila told her followers about a "very important" situation where a concertgoer died either "during or before" her performance. ROD STEWART CONFIRMS FINAL TOUR AFTER HEART PROCEDURE AND HEALTH SCARES "This has never happened to me in my entire career," she said. "It was devastating. Her name was Shari Sanders." The musician explained that it was "very hot that day" with temperatures soaring above 100 degrees in Southern California. "When we got there at 7:30 a.m., people were already in line sitting in their chairs waiting to get in," she said before noting that organizers opened the grounds 30 minutes early to let attendees in. She noted witnessing emergency crews "going through the crowds like crazy," while waiting with her band for her set at the festival. "We were thinking, it's so hot outside ... maybe people were dehydrated, and we could see that through the window of the dressing room," she said. "We never got our sound check, so things were running late. Production wasn't there, stuff was just happening." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "We were waiting for the next band ... all of a sudden everything just stopped." She explained, "The lady, Shari Sanders, was saving seats – this is what we were told – was saving seats for her family and I guess someone saw her kind of slumped over a little bit, again this is what we were told." Sheila said that the bystander asked her if she was "OK" and she was "not responsive." "Then that lead to, you know, people coming and trying to find out what's going on," she said. "We then saw paramedics, but this was like 20 minutes later." EARTH, WIND & FIRE ABRUPTLY POSTPONES SHOW AFTER BAND MEMBER’S MEDICAL EMERGENCY The drummer said she was told the woman had passed. "We were all heartbroken because that's never happened, to have someone pass away before ... and it was outside," she noted. "It was at the park." "The devastating part is she passed away," Sheila said before relaying that she heard there was minimal access to hydration stations throughout the venue. "Carson City, you need to do better ... They've been bragging about that they've been doing it for 40 years, but this is not good to have people sitting outside for three hours to be able to come to a festival." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Sheila admitted that she, along with the band, prayed for the woman before going on stage. "I stopped after the first song and dedicated the show to her and her family, and had a moment of silence for her," she said. "Little did we know, that after we were done performing, we went back to the dressing room, we were then told at 5 p.m. – we were done around 4:30 – they had just picked up her body." "That is uncalled ... that is not even uncalled for. It's devastating," she said. "I just want to say to the community, that I would have never – never gotten on stage if I would have known that her body was still sitting there with her family surrounding her." Sheila said that production should have "stopped the festival" and said that the situation was "uncalled for." PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE "It made me sick to my stomach when I heard later on that ... that her body did not get taken until after we were off stage. I am so sorry to the family. I am sorry that you lost a family member," she said. "I want to send my personal condolences to you." She added, "I should not have played. Someone should have told me that she was still there." In a statement shared on social media, Mayor Lula Davis-Holmes wrote that "hearts are heavy following the tragic loss of a life at our community event." "On behalf of the City, I extend our deepest condolences to the family, loved ones, and everyone affected by this tragedy," she wrote. "I have personally reached out and have spoken to the family during this painful time, and I ask our entire community to join me in keeping them in your prayers – surrounding them with strength, comfort, and peace during this unimaginable moment." Fox News Digital reached out to the Mayor's office and the city of Carson for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5a7a475342cf4db8ce08d Colts Owner Addresses Backlash Regarding Her Presence on Team’s Sidelines te 2026-10-07T02:00:04.312Z Colts Owner Addresses Backlash Regarding Her Presence on Team’s Sidelines Colts owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon addressed the ongoing attention and scrutiny surrounding her presence on the sidelines. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5a55a75342cf4db8ce05b Copa Farmers Market returns to the outdoors te 2026-10-07T01:50:18.278Z Copa Farmers Market returns to the outdoors It’s fall in Maricopa and that means outdoor market season has finally arrived.   Copa Farmers Market has officially moved from its summer spot at Central Arizona College to the Lowes parking lot at 43301 Maricopa–Casa Grande Highway until next summer. It’s held 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. every Sunday.  “It’s been great, everyone loves being outdoors,” said organizer Kevin Okuma.   Despite the wind, the first outdoor Copa Farmers Market in months was a success, according to Okuma.   The vendors secured their tents — or took them down altogether — and enjoyed the cooler weather.   Pet parents were especially excited about the return to an outdoors space as they were able to bring their furry buddies along with them again.  “All the pet moms and dads came back,” Okuma said. “It was good to see so many familiar faces.”  Which vendors are you likely to see in the coming weeks?   Ibarra Farms will be returning, offering hydroponics and specialty greens, and Sea Hunt Seafood will sell wild-caught Alaskan salmon through the fall.  Since there’s more space in the outdoors market, Okuma has lifted the waiting list for bakers, bread-makers and salsa producers.   The only thing missing from the vendors is produce, an issue the market has dealt with before. Okuma encourages everyone who grows their own fruit and vegetables to become a vendor for the next open-air market.  “Is there a better way of sharing your homegrown talents?” Okuma laughed. The post Copa Farmers Market returns to the outdoors appeared first on InMaricopa.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5a55475342cf4db8ce03a Denver man’s escape exposes chilling Tren de Aragua kidnapping plot that lands trio in prison te 2026-10-07T01:50:12.099Z Denver man’s escape exposes chilling Tren de Aragua kidnapping plot that lands trio in prison A Denver man’s roommates turned his home into a torture chamber after uncovering his family’s law enforcement ties, launching a brutal ransom plot at the direction of violent Tren de Aragua (TdA) leaders, federal prosecutors said Monday. The alleged victim survived days of abuse before escaping and walking into a police station missing a finger, prosecutors said. His captors had recorded the torture and sent the video to his wife, demanding money from his family in Venezuela. Darwin Veliz-Gonzalez, Jefferson Balza-Delfin and Yender Enrique Campos-Malave, all Venezuelan nationals, were each sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for the kidnapping and torture, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced.  A fourth defendant’s sentencing was postponed. BIDEN ‘MADNESS’ STILL BEING REVEALED AS FATHER KILLED, CHILDREN KIDNAPPED BY TERROR GROUP MEMBER: DOJ "This is what Tren de Aragua was doing in our community," U.S. Attorney Peter McNeilly said. "Colorado is safer with these violent criminals in federal prison for the next 20 years, and we will continue to pursue every member of Tren de Aragua until there are no more left in our state." The victim had been renting a room in the Denver home, when his roommates learned that he and his father were police officers in Venezuela and took him captive, prosecutors said.  They tied him up with rope and held him for several days without food and with very little water. SIX MEN ALLEGEDLY KIDNAPPED TWO PEOPLE AT VACATION RESORT, TORTURED THEM AT BOAT RAMP: FBI During that time, the men filmed themselves strangling him with a rope until he nearly lost consciousness, repeatedly holding his head in a bucket of water for 30 seconds or longer, threatening him with a gun and pistol-whipping him. They sent the recordings to his wife to demand ransom from his family in Venezuela and shared them with international TdA leaders, whom they consulted about the kidnapping, prosecutors said. When the family did not pay, one gang leader explicitly suggested cutting off a finger to pressure them into sending money.  TRUMP SAYS US MILITARY ELIMINATED 'INFAMOUS' TREN DE ARAGUA LEADER IN LETHAL STRIKE The victim heard his captors discussing the plan before Balza-Delfin used pliers to sever his right pinky finger, an act the men also filmed. Denver police came to the South Hazel Court home on Oct. 16, 2024, after receiving a welfare call reporting that someone had been kidnapped there. Officers conducted a limited visual search but found no one in distress because the victim, who was still inside, was too afraid to make himself known, prosecutors said. After the visit, three of the men fled the residence, giving the victim an opportunity to escape. He walked into a Denver police station the next morning, reported the kidnapping and assault and showed officers his missing finger. Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas praised the victim for coming forward. "I applaud the victim of this heinous crime, and all victims, regardless of immigration status, for reporting criminal behaviors and helping us arrest those who prey on our community members," Thomas said. A federal grand jury has separately indicted Brawins Dominique Suarez Villegas, also known as "Chino San Vicente," for his alleged role in the kidnapping and torture. PATEL SAYS FBI IS 'MANHUNTING' TERROR SUSPECTS AROUND THE GLOBE AFTER TWO HIGH-VALUE CAPTURES He is also accused of participating in a broader TdA criminal operation involving robbery, extortion, kidnapping, money laundering and drug crimes between May 2024 and approximately March 2025.  The FBI’s Denver Field Office and Denver police investigated the case, which FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge Amanda Koldjeski cited as part of the bureau’s efforts to dismantle the gang. "The FBI, alongside our local, state, federal, and international partners, is working to disrupt and dismantle TdA through intelligence-driven investigations like this from our Violent Criminal Enterprise Task Force," Koldjeski said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5a54e75342cf4db8cdfe5 Ex-Aaron Rodgers Teammate Not Shocked at Tension Between Him, Mike McCarthy te 2026-10-07T01:50:06.366Z Ex-Aaron Rodgers Teammate Not Shocked at Tension Between Him, Mike McCarthy Aaron Rodgers' former teammate, Jeff Saturday, says he is "not shocked" at the Steelers QB's viral interaction with Mike McCarthy. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5a54d75342cf4db8cdfdc Padres Lose Mason Miller Before Elimination Game in Surprising Coincidence te 2026-10-07T01:50:05.156Z Padres Lose Mason Miller Before Elimination Game in Surprising Coincidence For the second time in three games, the Padres removed a pitcher from their NLDS roster for a surprising but familiar reason. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5a2f875342cf4db8cdf97 Former TV anchor who pleaded guilty to killing mother last Halloween gets life sentence te 2026-10-07T01:40:08.424Z Former TV anchor who pleaded guilty to killing mother last Halloween gets life sentence A former St. Louis television news anchor who admitted to fatally stabbing her mother in Kansas last Halloween has been sentenced to life in prison. Angelynn "Angie" Mock, 48, will be eligible for parole after 25 years, according to a Sedgwick County District Court judge, KWCH reported. The ruling comes after Mock reached a plea agreement in the case, in which she was charged with first-degree murder. TEEN PLANNED MIDDLE SCHOOL MASSACRE BEFORE MAKING DEADLY ‘LAST-MINUTE CHOICE’ TO KILL MOM: OFFICIAL On the morning of Oct. 31, 2025, officers discovered Anita Avers, 80, with several stab wounds inside her Wichita, Kansas, home, which she shared with Mock and Mock’s stepfather. According to a probable cause affidavit, Mock made several statements suggesting she believed her mother was the devil and that she killed her to "save herself." Mock’s stepfather told KAKE-TV that she had been diagnosed with mental illness and suffers from delusions and depression. KWCH added that Mock’s stepfather said she may have suffered from bipolar disorder, which was later believed to be schizoaffective disorder. PSYCHOSIS EVIDENCE CHANGES EVERYTHING IN CLANCY JUDGE'S OTHER KILLER MOM CASE: RETIRED JUDGE Despite those claims, a judge found Mock competent to stand trial in July. In August, Mock pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree murder. According to her LinkedIn profile, Mock entered software sales after working as a news anchor and reporter for Fox 2 KTVI in St. Louis from 2011 to 2015. From 2007 to 2011, she was listed as a morning anchor at KOKH-TV in Oklahoma City. Fox News Digital’s Louis Casiano contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac59e4c75342cf4db8cde7a Woman allegedly stabs girl after SUV hits semi as soldiers step in to stop horrific roadside attack te 2026-10-07T01:20:12.914Z Woman allegedly stabs girl after SUV hits semi as soldiers step in to stop horrific roadside attack A woman allegedly stabbed a young girl after sending her SUV careening into a semi-truck and rolling over on a Washington state freeway, prompting two soldiers to tackle her and disarm her. The 35-year-old woman from Steilacoom allegedly threatened two girls with a knife following Monday morning’s crash on southbound Interstate 5 near DuPont, FOX 13 Seattle reported, citing Washington State Patrol. A 9-year-old girl suffered multiple broken bones and a stab wound, while a 15-year-old girl was hospitalized without serious injuries, according to the outlet. WATCH: BYSTANDERS, POLICE LIFT VOLKSWAGEN OFF WOMAN PINNED UNDERNEATH AFTER DRAMATIC E-BIKE CRASH Witness Nathan Wilkinson told KING 5 he was driving to work when he came upon the wreck and saw two men in military uniforms from Joint Base Lewis-McChord intervene. "There's people standing around, then all of a sudden there was a flash, and then the two soldiers jumped on a person. … I heard a scream at that time," Wilkinson told the outlet. "I saw one of the soldiers had a knife in his hand that he had dislodged from the person they tackled." SOUTH CAROLINA WOMAN ACCUSED OF STABBING LYFT DRIVER 11 TIMES CLAIMS MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS Wilkinson called 911 as bystanders subdued the woman, KING 5 reported. FOX 13 reported that two soldiers stopped to help and that photos from the scene appeared to show one holding someone down. CALIFORNIA MOM HAS BOTH LEGS AMPUTATED AFTER SUSPECTED IMPAIRED DRIVER PLOWS INTO HER RESTAURANT LUNCH TABLE Troopers investigating the crash said the SUV struck the left-side barrier, veered toward the right shoulder and then swerved back across the freeway, hitting a semi-truck in the middle lane, according to FOX 13. The SUV struck the barrier again and rolled over. The semi-truck driver was not injured, the outlet reported. FLORIDA MAN ARRESTED FOR DUI AFTER TROOPERS ALLEGEDLY FIND 34 OPEN ALCOHOL CONTAINERS IN VEHICLE Officers told KING 5 that the woman was allegedly driving erratically before the crash. The woman was initially taken to a hospital for evaluation. FOX 13 reported Monday that authorities were investigating her for DUI, vehicular assault and first-degree assault. In a Tuesday morning update, KING 5 reported that she had since been booked into the Pierce County Jail and was expected to face two counts of assault, vehicular assault and two counts of reckless endangerment. Whether those charges had been formally filed was not immediately clear. The cause of the crash remained under investigation, and the woman’s relationship with the girls was not specified in the reports. ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT SUSPECT CHARGED IN CRASH THAT KILLED POLICE OFFICER AND HIS GIRLFRIEND The service members’ names were not immediately available.  Wilkinson said that he hoped they would be recognized for stepping in. "They didn't run away, they didn't pass, drive on by. They stopped and helped," he told KING 5. Fox News Digital reached out to the Washington State Patrol and Joint Base Lewis-McChord for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac59e4775342cf4db8cde23 Rob Gronkowski Makes Bold Claim About Kenneth Walker Involving Patrick Mahomes te 2026-10-07T01:20:07.052Z Rob Gronkowski Makes Bold Claim About Kenneth Walker Involving Patrick Mahomes After the Chiefs beat the Raiders to stay undefeated, Rob Gronkowski had a bold take involving Kenneth Walker and Patrick Mahomes. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac59e4575342cf4db8cde1a Dodgers' Postseason Hero Exits NLDS Game vs Braves With Back Injury te 2026-10-07T01:20:05.934Z Dodgers' Postseason Hero Exits NLDS Game vs Braves With Back Injury A 37-year-old infielder was escorted off the field with a trainer in the middle of an eighth-inning at-bat in Game 3 of the NLDS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac59e4475342cf4db8cde11 Ravens Lose Key Offensive Piece to Season-Ending Injury te 2026-10-07T01:20:04.573Z Ravens Lose Key Offensive Piece to Season-Ending Injury An MRI confirmed that Ravens TE Durham Smythe suffered a season-ending torn Achilles. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac59bf575342cf4db8cddd6 'The View' co-host Ana Navarro offers one key reason for why she still identifies as a Republican te 2026-10-07T01:10:13.119Z 'The View' co-host Ana Navarro offers one key reason for why she still identifies as a Republican Former Republican strategist and vocal critic of President Donald Trump Ana Navarro explained to actor Michael Douglas on Tuesday's "The View" that she only stays registered as a Republican voter so she can influence the primaries in Florida. "I have to ask you something," Douglas began. "I've admired you now so much for the last couple of years … But why aren't you independent? How can you still be a Republican?" Navarro, her co-hosts and the audience erupted in laughter. "I'll tell you why, because I live in Florida where the primaries are closed, and I want to be able to vote in the primaries and vote against those sons of b----es," Navarro said, adding, she hoped to "make a difference in the primaries." ABC'S 'THE VIEW' CO-HOST ANA NAVARRO URGES VIEWERS TO VOTE FOR DEM IN KEY FLORIDA CONGRESSIONAL RACE Over the years, Navarro has faced criticism from conservatives for identifying as a Republican while advocating for many of the same policies as her left-leaning co-hosts. Navarro also was a host at the 2024 Democratic National Convention and supported former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. During an interview this week with Entertainment Weekly, Navarro addressed those criticisms directly. "I’d argue that anybody who espouses the same views as Donald Trump isn’t much of a traditional Republican," Navarro said. "I’m not going to be lectured to about what a Republican is or isn’t." 'THE VIEW' HOST ANA NAVARRO BOYCOTTS WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS’ DINNER, SAYS 'NO WAY IN HELL' In 2019, Navarro explained to her co-hosts that she had previously supported former Florida Governor Jeb Bush's 2016 presidential bid, noting she identifies as an "old-fashioned Republican." When a co-host pressed her for more details on what this means, Navarro said she believed in free trade, strong foreign policy, and is "pro-immigration." This point of debate came up again in 2022 when she was confronted by co-host Sunny Hostin, over why she still sees herself as a Republican. "Why are you still a Catholic?" responded Navarro. "You don’t agree with everything about the Catholic Church." Last month, ABC and "The View" faced scrutiny after Navarro urged viewers to vote for a Democratic candidate in a key congressional race in Florida. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Republican consultant Mary Marslender spoke to Fox News Digital and argued that Navarro is nothing more than a token "fake Republican" for "The View." "Ana Navarro doesn’t represent a broader phenomenon of GOP dissidents; she represents a total grift," she said. "She hasn’t supported anything from her supposed party in over a decade, but she won’t surrender her Republican voting card because it’s a credential that gets her on news programs." "‘The View’ needs a fake Republican who will constantly criticize actual Republicans, the president, and party donors, and she’s keeping the title because it’s her business plan to pull the Republican card meaninglessly," Marslender added. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac59bf475342cf4db8cddcd Hurricane Isaias threatens Georgia vs. Alabama SEC showdown as Trump plans Tuscaloosa visit te 2026-10-07T01:10:12.106Z Hurricane Isaias threatens Georgia vs. Alabama SEC showdown as Trump plans Tuscaloosa visit BIRMINGHAM, AL - We are on the cusp of seeing the first named hurricane of the 2026 season, and it comes at a busy time on the calendar, especially with Georgia scheduled to face Alabama in a college football game on Saturday in Tuscaloosa. Right now, meteorologists around the south are waiting on information to come in from the National Hurricane Service on what the potential impact location will be when 'Isaias' comes ashore somewhere along the Alabama, Florida or Mississippi panhandle in the coming days. There are a number of big events scheduled for this weekend in Alabama, with the SEC showdown in Tuscaloosa at the top of that list. SEC KICKOFF TIME DEBATE IS WARRANTED, BUT ESPN HAD TO SNAG NOTRE DAME WITH FOX GETTING BIG TEN REMATCH BETWEEN OHIO STATE AND INDIANA But to give you a sense of the resources being allotted around the state, there is also the National Shrimp Festival in Gulf Shores, while country music star Zach Bryan is set to play Saturday night at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn. Now the question turns to what the Southeastern Conference, along with the University of Alabama, will do about the impending weather event. Officials from both schools involved, and the SEC, have been monitoring the situation over the past two days. "Like we do every week at this time, we’re keeping an eye on forecasts and staying in communication with schools with games that could be impacted by weather," the SEC noted in a statement to OutKick on Tuesday. If this storm continues to strengthen, I would imagine these entities will be doing more than just monitoring. Every school, and conference, has contingency plans for events like this, especially in areas prone for hurricanes. On Tuesday night, the University of Alabama released a statement regarding the weather and upcoming game against Georgia. "Alabama atheltics is closely monitoring the weather forecast ahead of Saturday's football game vs. Georgia," the school noted. "At this time, there are no plans to alter the contest. We will continue to observe conditions throughout the week and remain in communication with the Southeastern Conference office, as needed. "Fans are encouraged to rely on official Alabama athletics and SEC channels for the latest information regarding Saturday's game." But right now, the unknown centers around the strength of this storm and its final on-shore landing, with the east side of every hurricane being the worst. Would the game be moved to an alternate location? One place the SEC cannot rely on is Atlanta, with the Falcons hosting the Ravens, while its MLS team is playing Saturday night inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium. There are other choices that could potentially be called upon if needed in short notice, like Atlanta or Nashville, but the University of Alabama would prefer to not lose out on millions of dollars in revenue that would come with a change of venue. By Wednesday, we should have a better understanding of what direction the SEC is looking in terms of the weekend, as it gathers information on the storm. Also adding to this chaotic weekend is the University of Alabama preparing to host President Donald Trump, who is scheduled to attend the football game this weekend. This will be Trump's second game of the season, after attending the Texas versus Tennessee matchup two weeks ago. On Tuesday, the Secret Service was on Alabama's campus, going through normal procedures in preparation for a presidential visit, according to sources. DONALD TRUMP ADDS POLITICAL STAKES, ANTICIPATION AND POTENTIAL SIDELINE CHAOS TO TEXAS-TENNESSEE SHOWDOWN At the moment, officials from each school involved are gathering information on how to proceed, while relying on experts to determine the potential impacts the forecasted hurricane would have on the Tuscaloosa area. OutKick will have you covered this weekend from Alabama, as Kirby Smart is preparing to bring his Bulldogs to Bryant Denny Stadium for a highly-anticipated SEC showdown against the Crimson Tide. Continue following OutKick for updates on any changes or news regarding the upcoming game amid the ongoing situation with what is projected to be Hurricane Isaias. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac59bef75342cf4db8cdda3 Potential Iranian Drone Attack Led to Exit of U.S. Bombers From U.K. Air Base RAF Fairford te 2026-10-07T01:10:07.974Z Potential Iranian Drone Attack Led to Exit of U.S. Bombers From U.K. Air Base RAF Fairford According to U.S. and British officials, 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from R.A.F. Fairford air base were withdrawn because of the risk of a drone attack ordered by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac59bee75342cf4db8cdd98 How Alaska’s Fish Became a Defining Issue for the Midterms te 2026-10-07T01:10:06.926Z How Alaska’s Fish Became a Defining Issue for the Midterms In the battle for an Alaska Senate seat and the governor’s mansion, the oil-dependent state’s declining fisheries loom large, but no one wants to look at the biggest culprit, climate change. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac59bec75342cf4db8cdd71 Investigators Search Site of Warehouse Fire in Los Angeles te 2026-10-07T01:10:04.609Z Investigators Search Site of Warehouse Fire in Los Angeles State and local investigators executed a warrant on Tuesday to search the Boyle Heights building, which burned for days in June. A community group also sued the E.P.A. to get environmental data. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5999875342cf4db8cdced Here’s the latest. te 2026-10-07T01:00:08.176Z Here’s the latest. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac594e475342cf4db8cdbec USC Legend Makes Feelings Clear on Lincoln Riley Ahead of Penn State Game te 2026-10-07T00:40:04.365Z USC Legend Makes Feelings Clear on Lincoln Riley Ahead of Penn State Game USC legend Carson Palmer pushed back on the Lincoln Riley hot seat narrative before the Trojans' trip to Penn State. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5929b75342cf4db8cdbc3 Maricopa recognizes National Newspaper Week te 2026-10-07T00:30:19.906Z Maricopa recognizes National Newspaper Week Maricopa is taking a week to recognize the people who document the stories, milestones and everyday happenings that make up a community. Mayor Nancy Smith has proclaimed Oct. 4-10 as National Newspaper Week, recognizing the role local news plays in keeping residents informed and connected. The proclamation notes that community media outlets cover everything from public safety and education to local businesses, community events and issues affecting residents’ daily lives. It also recognizes a role that can be easy to overlook: preserving a community’s history. Local media outlets document a community’s “challenges, achievements, milestones, and the stories of the people who call it home,” according to the proclamation. The proclamation also recognizes local news as a resource for businesses, nonprofits, schools and civic groups to connect with residents. And the people producing that coverage don’t stop with reporters. Smith recognized journalists, publishers, photographers, editors, delivery personnel and others who help keep local news moving. National Newspaper Week has recognized newspapers in the United States and Canada since 1940, according to the proclamation. The post Maricopa recognizes National Newspaper Week appeared first on InMaricopa.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5929475342cf4db8cdba2 Tyreek Hill's NFL return seemed imminent and then his divorce trial began with domestic abuse allegations te 2026-10-07T00:30:12.849Z Tyreek Hill's NFL return seemed imminent and then his divorce trial began with domestic abuse allegations Multiple reports that surfaced recently linked Tyreek Hill to a Kansas City Chiefs return and one report even quoted his agent as saying he expected the former All-Pro wide receiver to sign with a team in the coming days. That's before Hill's divorce trial began Tuesday. And testimony from Lakeeta Vaccaro, the player's estranged wife, outlined incidents of domestic abuse. Her suit complaint outlined eight instances of abuse. The divorce itself is of no interest to the NFL. But the allegations of abuse definitely are and could derail or at least significantly delay Hill's return to the field under the league's Personal Conduct Policy. NFL FACES DOMESTIC ABUSE EPIDEMIC THIS OFFSEASON Hill is a free agent but the NFL review of his domestic violence allegations by Vaccaro is ongoing with no timetable for a conclusion, a league source confirmed to OutKick. Tuesday's accounting of those allegations in open court almost definitely will be taken into account as part of that review that will determine Hill's status to play when healthy. RAVENS' RASHOD BATEMAN FACES DOMESTIC CHARGES FOR ALLEGED ATTACK ON CAR CARRYING EX-GIRLFRIEND AND THEIR BABY Vaccaro, who is suing Hill for punitive and compensatory damages, testified during direct examination that in July 2024, she and Hill visited the ESPN campus in Orlando. Vaccaro said Hill became upset because she did not get professional hair and makeup done for potential interviews there. Later, at their hotel, Hill remained upset and became so heated he tried to punch her stomach, Vaccaro testified. She said she blocked the blow by putting her hands on her stomach, but the strike did hit her hands. Vaccaro was pregnant at the time. Vaccaro added that Hill told her that he didn’t want the baby. Vaccaro, the sister of former NFL safety Kenny Vaccaro, alleged a history of abuse during her time with Hill. Their 18-month marriage, she testified, was punctuated by periods of relative peace followed by trouble. "During this whole period, 18-month marriage, it was a consistent two-week on, two-week off situation," Vaccaro testified. "Of course we had our moments when it was, you know, beautiful. "But then the two weeks of, when it went back to this angry man, it was bad." Vaccaro said Hill once picked her up physically to throw her out of their house. She said he once pushed her into a car door during an argument. She accused Hill of grabbing and hurting her breasts during multiple arguments. She accused Hill of once leaving her on the side of a road after an argument in their car. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Hill’s counsel tried to establish discrepancies between Vaccaro's deposition and her testimony on Tuesday and pressed the point no physical evidence of abuse exists. And Hill's lawyer said that while the allegations are serious, taking them seriously does not mean accepting them merely because they were made. Hill has a history of alleged or proven abuse against women: TYREEK HILL ACCUSED BY 250-POUND ONLYFANS MODEL OF BREAKING HER LEG, THEN GIVING HER A PIGGYBACK RIDE TO SEX Tuesday’s proceedings wrapped up just after 5 p.m. and neither Hill nor Vaccaro spoke with reporters afterward. The trial is scheduled to continue on Wednesday. FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5928e75342cf4db8cdb5b Matt Rhule Faces 'Landmark' Moment in Nebraska's Showdown With Indiana te 2026-10-07T00:30:06.988Z Matt Rhule Faces 'Landmark' Moment in Nebraska's Showdown With Indiana ESPN's Rece Davis says Saturday's game against Indiana is a "landmark opportunity" for Matt Rhule and Nebraska. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5928d75342cf4db8cdb52 Tennessee Making QB Change Before Road SEC Game te 2026-10-07T00:30:05.659Z Tennessee Making QB Change Before Road SEC Game The Tennessee Volunteers are making a quarterback change before they go on the road to play Arkansas on Saturday in Week 6. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5903e75342cf4db8cdb17 Eva Marie Saint, Oscar-winning ‘On the Waterfront’ and ‘North by Northwest’ star, dead at 102 te 2026-10-07T00:20:14.828Z Eva Marie Saint, Oscar-winning ‘On the Waterfront’ and ‘North by Northwest’ star, dead at 102 Eva Marie Saint, the Oscar-and Emmy-winning actress who became one of the defining stars of Hollywood’s Golden Era, has died. She was 102. Saint died Tuesday of natural causes at her Los Angeles home surrounded by family and loved ones, her representative confirmed to Fox News Digital. The actress made an extraordinary film debut opposite Marlon Brando in the 1954 classic "On the Waterfront," winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in her performance as Edie Doyle. POST MALONE, EVA MARIE SAINT AND OTHER CELEBRITIES WHO SHARE A BIRTHDAY WITH THE FOURTH OF JULY Five years later, Saint then firmly cemented her place in Hollywood's Golden Era history while starring opposite the legendary Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock’s "North by Northwest," playing mysterious "Hitchcock Blonde" Eve Kendall in the cult-classic 1959 thriller. Over an incredible career spanning more than seven decades, Saint worked alongside some of Hollywood’s most celebrated leading men, including Montgomery Clift, Henry Fonda, Paul Newman, Gregory Peck, Richard Burton, Warren Beatty, James Garner, George C. Scott, Burt Lancaster and Tom Hanks. OSCAR-WINNER BRENDA FRICKER, 'PIGEON LADY' FROM 'HOME ALONE 2,' DEAD AT 81 Other notable films featuring the actress included "A Hatful of Rain," "Raintree County," "Exodus," "The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming," "Grand Prix," "Nothing in Common" and, later in her career, "Superman Returns." Saint was also a regular fixture of television and the stage. She earned five Emmy nominations, winning in 1990 for the miniseries "People Like Us," and appeared on Broadway in "The Trip to Bountiful" before director Elia Kazan cast her in "On the Waterfront." SHELLEY FABARES, STAR OF 'THE DONNA REED SHOW' AND 'COACH,' DEAD AT 82 Born in Newark, New Jersey, and raised in Albany and Delmar, New York, Saint attended Bowling Green State University in Ohio with plans to become a teacher before acting ultimately changed the course of her life. Saint was married to director Jeffrey Hayden for 65 years until his death in 2016. She is survived by their two children, Darrell and Laurette, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Saint's death closes a remarkable chapter in the Golden Era of Hollywood history, leaving behind performances alongside some of the biggest and brightest stars and filmmakers of the 20th century. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5903d75342cf4db8cdb0e Trump says Putin call coming ‘very soon’ as US tracks suspected plague death in Russia te 2026-10-07T00:20:13.903Z Trump says Putin call coming ‘very soon’ as US tracks suspected plague death in Russia President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin "very soon" as his administration closely tracks reports of a suspected pneumonic plague death in Siberia that have prompted a U.S. health alert and heightened health precautions across several countries bordering Russia. Trump revealed the planned call while taking questions from reporters Tuesday. Asked whether he had spoken with Putin about the situation, Trump said he already had a call scheduled. "I have a call scheduled, yup," Trump said. TRUMP RESPONDS TO CONCERNS OVER SUSPECTED PLAGUE CASE IN RUSSIA, SAYING US 'WILLING TO HELP' Asked when the call would take place, the president responded, "Very soon." Trump said the administration was in "very deep discussions" when asked what U.S. intelligence agencies were saying about the reports. The president's comments came as the U.S. Embassy in Moscow issued a health alert Tuesday saying it was aware of press reports from Russia's Irkutsk region of "suspected pneumonic plague resulting in the death of an individual," along with associated quarantine measures and hospital closures. "We continue to track the situation closely," the embassy said. NEW YORK DECLARES MEASLES DISASTER EMERGENCY AS CASES SURGE IN PENNSYLVANIA A State Department spokesman told Fox News Digital that the department, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other interagency partners, is "closely monitoring the fatal case of suspected pneumonic plague" in Russia's Irkutsk Oblast. "The Trump Administration has no higher priority than the safety and security of Americans," the spokesman said. The spokesman cautioned that "many details remain unconfirmed" and called on Moscow to provide greater clarity. "We encourage Russian authorities to share accurate information quickly and openly," the spokesman said. The alert advised Americans in the area to follow local health guidance, avoid affected medical facilities and seek prompt medical care if they develop fever or respiratory symptoms. Those who have traveled to an area experiencing an outbreak were advised to monitor their health for 14 days. The State Department's existing Level 4 "Do Not Travel" advisory for Russia remains unchanged. The embassy reiterated that Americans currently in Russia should depart and warned that the U.S. government's ability to assist citizens there is limited, particularly outside Moscow. UKRAINE STRIKES DEEP INTO RUSSIA’S ARCTIC GAS HEARTLAND AS TRUMP PUSHES PUTIN TOWARD PEACE Several countries bordering Russia are also implementing new health precautions in response to the reports. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are moving to implement what their governments have described as "enhanced health and sanitary measures" in response to reports of pneumonic plague in Siberia. A 28-year-old employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East died last week from what Russian authorities described as pneumonia of undetermined origin. Russia has not said the woman died of plague and said testing found no microorganisms in her body linked to her work. Russian officials told the WHO that her contacts tested negative for dangerous infectious pathogens. The WHO has assessed the risk to the general population as low. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has also said it is closely monitoring the reports and working across the U.S. government as additional information becomes available. The agency said there is currently no indication of a broader threat to the United States. Pneumonic plague is a serious bacterial infection caused by Yersinia pestis. It can spread between people through respiratory droplets during close contact and can progress rapidly if untreated. The disease can be successfully treated with antibiotics, particularly when identified and treated early. For now, U.S. officials are continuing to seek additional information about what occurred in Irkutsk and whether the incident poses any wider threat. The president suggested his administration could have more to say as soon as Wednesday. "We'll be able to report about it probably tomorrow," Trump said. The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5903775342cf4db8cdac2 Jeff Stoutland Shares Heartfelt Reaction to Lane Johnson's Retirement te 2026-10-07T00:20:07.297Z Jeff Stoutland Shares Heartfelt Reaction to Lane Johnson's Retirement Long-time Philadelphia Eagles offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland shared a heartfelt reaction to Lane Johnson's retirement. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5903575342cf4db8cdab9 Caitlin Clark Draws Historic Viewership Numbers for ESPN's College GameDay te 2026-10-07T00:20:05.991Z Caitlin Clark Draws Historic Viewership Numbers for ESPN's College GameDay Caitlin Clark helped ESPN reach historic viewership numbers for this past weekend's College GameDay episode in Iowa. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5903475342cf4db8cdab0 Michigan TE Issues Apology After Trashing Coaching Staff in Leaked Text Thread te 2026-10-07T00:20:04.411Z Michigan TE Issues Apology After Trashing Coaching Staff in Leaked Text Thread Michigan TE Zack Marshall addressed the viral leaked text messages in which he ripped into his offensive coordinator. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac58de375342cf4db8cda6b Anthony Rizzo, 2016 World Series champion, reveals most important piece to winning it all in MLB postseason te 2026-10-07T00:10:11.332Z Anthony Rizzo, 2016 World Series champion, reveals most important piece to winning it all in MLB postseason With the MLB postseason in full swing, every team and its fan base vying for the World Series trophy is hoping that their superstars can rise to the occasion and get the job done. However, every great team who has hoisted the hardware at the end of a grueling season knows it takes more than just those All-Stars to win it all. In fact, it takes every single person from the top down. Just ask World Series champion and three-time All-Star first baseman Anthony Rizzo, who helped the Chicago Cubs break its 108-year streak without winning a World Series in 2016 after defeating the Cleveland Guardians in Game 7. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Of course, it was stars like himself, Kris Bryant and others celebrating on the field after he secured the final out at first base. But Rizzo can’t help stressing the importance of every player, coach, clubhouse attendant and more during October baseball. "I just think that on every team you have the stars, the middle-of-the-tier players, and your role players. Everyone’s so important to a team," Rizzo told OutKick, while highlighting PAYDAY’s "Low Key Legends" initiative, which emphasizes the importance of the unsung heroes within an organization. "It takes all 26 guys, it takes your entire staff. So, in order for the superstars to win their championship – let’s say Aaron Judge. He’s the MVP of the Yankees, of the whole league. For him to win a championship, it’s going to take every single guy on that roster. It’s not just one guy who carries you. "It’s the small things. It’s the baserunning, the pickoffs, the relays. It’s all the lowkey things that maybe don’t look as glitzy and glammy, but that’s what it takes to win a championship." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! We asked Rizzo who his "Low Key Legend" would be, and he didn’t even hesitate when thinking back to his career. "In the baseball world, I would definitely say Danny Mueller," he responded. "He was the clubhouse attendant in Chicago. He was my guy. He always had me high-energy, ready, and always a bundle of joy when I walked in. Whatever I needed, he was there. Then, the hitting coaches. They are just behind the scenes doing their scouting reports, knowing everything I’m thinking, so when I walk in, I don’t have to think. They just have everything ready for me, knowing what I want so I can go out there and play effortlessly. "Those are the guys behind the scenes that are just fueling this greatness you see on the field." At this stage of the season, teams have completely bonded into a family rather than just colleagues, if they didn’t do so during spring training and the early-season grind. Rizzo enjoyed every "family" he was a part of in the bigs, where October baseball brought out that team chemistry. "I think we’re together forever. We’re together for 200-plus days a year," he said. "In October, win or go home, you’re still saying to each other, ‘In a few weeks, I get to pick my own friends.’ So, we’re like family in the clubhouse. Guys know when to get on guys, when they need a little more love, when to back off – maybe they’re a little more sensitive. That’s the family and bond that’s created in a season. Every year is different. Every year is unique, but for me over my career, Danny’s been a low-key legend for me forever, and my hitting coaches I’ve always had a good relationship with them where they always had my dialed in." Then, when it’s time to play ball, it’s not just the clean-up hitter or the ace that carries the load of winning a postseason game. It takes a village, and the Milwaukee Brewers gave a prime example of that in Game 2 of their NLDS series against the San Diego Padres. YANKEES' JAZZ CHISHOLM JR MAKES WILD ADMISSION ABOUT COSTLY ERROR AS TEAM FACES POSTSEASON ELIMINATION Of course, the highlights will capture the moment Jackson Chourio walked it off in the bottom of the ninth inning with bases loaded and two outs against the Padres’ dominant closer, Mason Miller. That grabs the headlines and fan appreciation. However, Rizzo pointed to an unsung hero – a "Low Key Legend" – that helped make it all possible. "It’s a team of destiny because they’re a smaller market, but this is how they’ve been all year. To stay on brand with Payday and low-key legends, Gary Sanchez in the at-bat before, pinch hitting, taking the walk to get the bases loaded. That’s the low-key legend moment of the game. The superstar moment is when Jackson Chourio coming up and getting that base hit." So, while your stars need to step up in the biggest ways possible in crucial moments throughout the postseason, always remember the "entire army" behind each franchise all battling for the same prize at the end of the year. Those unsung heroes could be the difference between going home with nothing, or forever being called a champion. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac58ddc75342cf4db8cda1d Alabama Star Keelon Russell Getting Major Buzz Ahead of Georgia Clash te 2026-10-07T00:10:04.455Z Alabama Star Keelon Russell Getting Major Buzz Ahead of Georgia Clash Keelon Russell has Alabama 5-0 heading into the Georgia game, and Rece Davis says the quarterback has the fanbase fired up. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac58b9475342cf4db8cd9da Drone strike sinks ship in NATO waters as Zelenskyy warns of looming ‘massive strike’ te 2026-10-07T00:00:20.107Z Drone strike sinks ship in NATO waters as Zelenskyy warns of looming ‘massive strike’ A commercial ship sank and its crew vanished Tuesday after an apparent coordinated air-and-sea drone attack off NATO member Bulgaria, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed Russia before warning Moscow was preparing a broader "massive strike." A second vessel was also heavily damaged and set ablaze inside Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone, with a drone expert warning the dual precision strikes signaled a dangerous escalation and possible "larger invasion posture" by Russia. "They were likely using the Geran-4 aerial drone to take the vessel out or the Maran surface vehicle to take it out," Cameron Chell, founder of drone manufacturer Draganfly, told Fox News Digital on Tuesday of the first strike. RUSSIA MAY BE USING HIDDEN 'LUNCHBOX-SIZE' DRONE DEVICES TO COUNTER UKRAINE DEFENSES: EXPERT "The reason it wasn't just an air vehicle or an air drone that took this ship out was that the Gerans generally come in at a pretty steep angle when they're on final attack," Chell said. "There are not really any precision drones that fly closely above the surface, which is where they would have had to hit in order to create an impact that would sink this ship fast enough," he added. "The nature of this strike suggests there was a combination of an air attack and surface attack," Chell said. The dual attack occurred roughly 70 nautical miles off the eastern Bulgarian coastal town of Byala, according to Reuters, bringing the conflict into the economic zone of a NATO member. Zelenskyy said Ukrainian intelligence and security services were working to determine the full circumstances surrounding the attack. US ALLIES NEED TO SHOOT DOWN RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT TESTING NATO BOUNDARIES, CZECH PRESIDENT WARNS "Our intelligence and special services are now working to establish all available information about yet another attack in the Black Sea targeting civilian vessels," he wrote on X. "Our Navy contacted its counterparts in Bulgaria, and it has been established that this was a combined Russian attack using maritime and aerial drones." Chell suggested the attack’s location and hybrid nature could serve Russia by sowing greater uncertainty across the region. "We can see the amount of geopolitical chaos that's involved, and this is exactly the type of thing that would benefit Russia in the region," Chell said. "The hybrid element here is really blurring the lines between traditional military actions," he added, describing the attack as "an expansion of strategy and tactics." "This is indicative of this larger invasion posture that seems to be unfolding for Russia," Chell said. "And a real desire, what appears to be, for Russia to take things up a notch." RUSSIA'S SHADOW WAR IS PUTTING EUROPE ON EDGE AS GERMANY CONFRONTS A GROWING THREAT Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev also confirmed that aerial and maritime drones targeted two commercial vessels in shipping lanes inside Bulgaria’s EEZ, calling the attack a "gross, flagrant violation of international law," according to Reuters. The sunken vessel, identified by British maritime risk group Vanguard as the cargo ship Alfa Watan, suffered catastrophic structural damage before submerging with an undisclosed cargo and an unknown number of crew members aboard. A nearby Bulgarian ferry, the Dioscuria, diverted to the scene after witnessing an explosion and receiving distress signals, Reuters reported. Rescuers found an overturned lifeboat, life rafts and life jackets floating in the debris field. RUSSIA PREPARING HYBRID ATTACKS ON NATO'S EASTERN FLANK, INTELLIGENCE WARNS Search-and-rescue operations involving the Bulgarian Navy, Air Force and Border Police remained underway to locate the missing crew and monitor for environmental threats, the outlet said. Chell suggested the apparent coordination between the attacks was particularly significant. "Not only are you using pretty sophisticated equipment, but you're also doing it in a coordinated manner," Chell said. "These two ships were going opposite directions. One was actually just coming, and had left Ukraine the day before," he said. "These things coordinated and were struck relatively at the same time. So another level of coordination has unfolded here," Chell added. UKRAINE POUNDS BLACK SEA FLEET’S ‘LAST MAJOR STRONGHOLD’ WHILE PUTIN FLEXES NAVAL POWER IN PACIFIC The second ship, identified by Vanguard as the general cargo vessel ABLE, caught fire after being struck while carrying grain. A Bulgarian ferry crew evacuated all 18 seafarers aboard — 11 Turkish nationals and seven Indian nationals. Two crew members suffered severe injuries and were airlifted to a medical facility in Varna, while the remaining 16 were transported safely to shore. Radev convened an emergency government session following the strikes. While acknowledging it remained unclear whether the drones originated from Russia or Ukraine, he warned of the widening scope of the war. "Such an attack within the Bulgarian exclusive economic zone is absolutely unacceptable," Radev told reporters. REPORT WARNS RUSSIA USING SHADOW FLEET TO PROBE NATO DRONE DEFENSES "If this war is not ended in time, it will continue to expand its spatial scope and increase the risk of even a global conflict." Chell said striking the two ships inside Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone could also have the effect of disrupting a crucial shipping corridor and creating fear among commercial operators. "It all adds up to a perfect little scenario for the Russians to create chaos there, not just to disrupt the lane of economics for the region and in particular for Ukraine — a lifeline," Chell said. "The Russians are really taking a playbook out of the Iranians who have basically created enough chaos in the Strait of Hormuz where the operators can't take the chance to put their ships through there," he added. The strikes came amid a surge in attacks on commercial shipping in the Black Sea, including an incident off Romania’s coast Monday in which two people died in a ship fire. Ambrey, a British firm specializing in global maritime risk, recorded more than 210 strikes on commercial ships between July and the end of September. UKRAINE LAUNCHES WHAT APPEARS TO BE ONE OF ITS LARGEST DRONE ATTACKS AGAINST RUSSIA: REPORT Zelenskyy later warned that Ukrainian intelligence had obtained information indicating Russia was preparing a major new assault. "We’ve got updated intel on Russia’s preparations for a massive strike," Zelenskyy wrote on X. "I ask you, please, to take care of yourselves and respond to missile threat alerts." "Ukrainian services and our Air Force are ready to respond — as much as our defenses allow," Zelenskyy continued. "And a lot depends on our partners — every country in the world that has the defensive capabilities we need and can provide them to us." "It’s very important that there be the political will to do this — particularly in the United States and in Europe," he added. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac58b9375342cf4db8cd9d1 Nicole Scherzinger flashes abs in sports bra while revealing dangerous injury hidden from fans te 2026-10-07T00:00:19.027Z Nicole Scherzinger flashes abs in sports bra while revealing dangerous injury hidden from fans Nicole Scherzinger is showing fans what goes on behind the glamour. The 48-year-old Pussycat Dolls singer led a new Instagram carousel with a polished backstage selfie, posing with her long dark hair styled in voluminous waves, glamorous makeup and her toned abs on display in a black sports bra and gray sweatpants. But the next image told a very different story. Scherzinger shared a close-up of her injured leg, revealing extensive red marks and healing burns stretching across the area around her knee and down her leg. CÉLINE DION REVEALS 17-YEAR SECRET HEALTH BATTLE BEFORE RARE DIAGNOSIS "What they see vs. what they don’t see..." she captioned the post. CELINE DION BREAKS DOWN ONSTAGE DURING EMOTIONAL RETURN AFTER 6-YEAR HIATUS The injury dates back to the Pussycat Dolls' Sept. 26 performance in Düsseldorf, Germany, when Scherzinger said boiling water fell on her leg approximately one hour before she was scheduled to take the stage. Despite suffering burns and blisters, Scherzinger went ahead with the performance. "Nothing like boiling water falling on your leg an hour before your set," she wrote on Instagram Stories at the time. "But the show must go on." The singer's latest photos gave followers another look at the aftermath, contrasting the carefully put-together image audiences see backstage with the physical toll she has been managing behind the scenes. Fans quickly praised Scherzinger for continuing to perform through the injury. "How you continued to put on a show even after that! Incredible," one person wrote. "You are truly the meaning of warrior Nicole Scherzinger," another commented. Singer Gloria Gaynor also offered encouragement, writing, "you are a warrior, @nicolescherzinger!" PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Another follower called the injuries her "Battle scars." Scherzinger has continued performing with the Pussycat Dolls throughout their "PCD Forever" tour, including a stop at Dublin's 3Arena on Oct. 5. The current lineup features Scherzinger alongside Ashley Roberts and Kimberly Wyatt, who have reunited as a trio for the tour. In Dublin, Scherzinger returned to the stage roughly a week after the accident, performing alongside Roberts and Wyatt as the group continued its European and U.K. run. ROD STEWART CONFIRMS FINAL TOUR AFTER HEART PROCEDURE AND HEALTH SCARES The tour continues Oct. 7 in Glasgow before moving through Newcastle and Manchester, with an Oct. 13 stop scheduled at London's O2 Arena. Scherzinger's injury has been one of several challenges surrounding the group's latest reunion. The "PCD Forever" tour marks the Pussycat Dolls' return to major arenas, but only three members of the group's best-known lineup are participating. Jessica Sutta, Carmit Bachar and Melody Thornton are not part of the current tour. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE Sutta addressed the reunion in an exclusive video published on The Sun Tuesday, making clear that she has no interest in returning to her former role within the group. "I'm not going to lip sync ‘Don’t Cha’ behind Nicole ever again," Sutta said in the clip. Sutta said being left out of the reunion initially "broke my heart," though she also praised Scherzinger, Roberts and Wyatt for their performances. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "I will say they need Carmit and Melody back as I think it’s better as a five," Sutta told the outlet. "But those three girls are killing it." Sutta is currently focused on her solo career, with her new single, "Don't Take Much," set to be released Oct. 7. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac58b9175342cf4db8cd9c8 Foreign adversaries running 'psyop' to fuel anti-AI and anti-data center movement, war official says te 2026-10-07T00:00:17.875Z Foreign adversaries running 'psyop' to fuel anti-AI and anti-data center movement, war official says A top official at the Department of War discussed how artificial intelligence is playing a role in war readiness strategy, and said foreign adversaries are carrying out "psyop" operations to fuel the anti-data center and anti-artificial intelligence movement across the U.S. During an interview with Fox News Digital in the White House, Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering Emil Michael warned that the movement to decrease production for artificial intelligence infrastructure is being pushed by America’s adversaries. "It is natural from a propaganda standpoint that your adversary, who doesn't want you to be developing super intelligence ahead of them, is going to try to psyop your population into believing that. And to some degree, it's worked. And I think that's why you see the president push back and say, ‘no, this is a good thing,’" he said. CRUZ SAYS WINNING AI RACE AGAINST CHINA IS 'SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT ECONOMIC QUESTION' FOR AMERICA Data center production has been at the center of debate ahead of the midterm elections, with lawmakers taking near-partisan stances as to whether developments should continue. Michael referred to data centers as the "electricity that fuels the superintelligence revolution," and explained that continued production of facilities are a crucial part of ensuring the U.S. maintains the lead in the artificial intelligence race. Protests have popped up across the country against data centers and artificial intelligence advancements in general, with some lawmakers raising questions about the role that foreign influence plays in the demonstrations. DATA CENTERS COULD BE THE SLEEPER ISSUE OF THE 2026 MIDTERM ELECTIONS "It's the same reason we saw Middle Eastern countries paying for anti-fracking movements," Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told Fox News Digital in an interview last month. "Because if they can convince America, 'Don't develop your oil and gas, just buy it from us,' well, that's great for them and terrible for us. "The same is true on data centers. If they can convince Americans, 'You don't want data centers here, you want to just rely on the Chinese for AI,' that's great for China, and it's terrible for America." CHINA ‘THROWING GASOLINE ON THE FIRE’ IN AI DATA CENTERS RACE, SAY LAWMAKERS Michael echoed some of Cruz’s concerns about foreign influence, though he did not specifically name China as the culprit. Lawmakers have raised questions about hundreds of millions of dollars that American-born communist tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham pumped into nonprofits and organizations that are now among the leading organizations fighting data center development throughout the country. Recipients of Singham's largesse include the Party for Socialism and Liberation and the ANSWER Coalition, both self-described pro-China communist groups. HOUSE PANEL TO PROBE FOREIGN ‘TROJAN HORSES’ AS SINGHAM SCRUTINY WIDENS Last month, activists from both groups carried signs in a Chapel Hill, N.C., protest, merging anti-Trump sentiments with support for communist Cuba and opposition to data centers and AI development, including the message, "SHUT IT DOWN!" Singham, a 72-year-old American who sold his tech company for $785 million in 2017 and now lives in Shanghai, is known to fund pro-Chinese Communist Party groups that operate in the U.S. He has funneled $278 million into the broad network of nonprofits since 2017, according to a Fox News Digital investigation. MARXIST ORGANIZER LEADS CAMPAIGN AGAINST VIRGINIA AI DATA CENTER AS FOREIGN INFLUENCE CONCERNS MOUNT The Party for Socialism and Liberation Boston, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose national chapter regularly partners with and supports the Singham network, posted to social media in July openly opposing data centers, saying the control of AI and data centers is in the hands of billionaires. "Workers are rising up across the country in a growing movement against the tech billionaires – from fights against data centers in hundreds of cities, to labor organizing at the world’s biggest tech corporations," the post read. As for how the Department of War utilizes artificial intelligence, Michael told Fox News Digital that usage has skyrocketed since Secretary Pete Hegseth assumed the cabinet role, growing from roughly 70,000 users out of a 3.5 million-person workforce to approximately 1.7 million today. He explained that the Department of War is deploying artificial intelligence across three main areas: enterprise operations, warfighting and intelligence. "We have incredible vignettes and stories about how people took 200 hours of work and combined it down to two hours," he added. "They can see what we have as assets. They can see what the adversary has as assets – they can time things better, they write quicker, they can consolidate orders quicker." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac58b8c75342cf4db8cd996 One of Patty Hearst’s Kidnappers Has Died te 2026-10-07T00:00:12.343Z One of Patty Hearst’s Kidnappers Has Died Bill Harris was a disillusioned Vietnam veteran looking for purpose when he joined a revolutionary group known as the Symbionese Liberation Army. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac58b8b75342cf4db8cd98d After Death of Bill Harris, a Look Back at the Symbionese Liberation Army te 2026-10-07T00:00:11.222Z After Death of Bill Harris, a Look Back at the Symbionese Liberation Army A small band of urban guerrillas, they hoped to topple the “ruling class” using guns and bombs. Instead, their efforts brought death and ruin. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac58b8975342cf4db8cd972 Ravens QB Lamar Jackson Could Miss Multiple Games After New Injury Development te 2026-10-07T00:00:09.452Z Ravens QB Lamar Jackson Could Miss Multiple Games After New Injury Development The Baltimore Ravens got some disappointing news on QB Lamar Jackson's injury prognosis on Tuesday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac58b8775342cf4db8cd969 Stephen A Smith Urges AFC Team to Fire Head Coach te 2026-10-07T00:00:07.763Z Stephen A Smith Urges AFC Team to Fire Head Coach ESPN broadcasting personality Stephen A. Smith called on the Cincinnati Bengals to replace head coach Zac Taylor. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac58b8675342cf4db8cd960 CBS Announces Historic Viewership Numbers for Chiefs-Raiders Clash te 2026-10-07T00:00:06.242Z CBS Announces Historic Viewership Numbers for Chiefs-Raiders Clash CBS announced historic viewership numbers for its Week 4 clash between the Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac58b8475342cf4db8cd957 Rob Gronkowski Believes the Giants Have a Clear Answer at Quarterback te 2026-10-07T00:00:04.500Z Rob Gronkowski Believes the Giants Have a Clear Answer at Quarterback All-time great NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski believes the New York Giants have a clear answer at the quarterback position. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/home