https://meenews.co/post/6a2860f1ee6011c3f4ec434d Pro wrestler Joe Coffey says he felt his last few years were 'kinda wasted,' looks forward to growth with MLW te 2026-06-09T18:52:33.607Z Pro wrestler Joe Coffey says he felt his last few years were 'kinda wasted,' looks forward to growth with MLW Joe Coffey was one of the pro wrestling stars who joined Major League Wrestling (MLW) over the last year to bolster its star-laden roster. Coffey, a former WWE NXT wrestler, joined the company with his Gallus stablemates Mark Coffey and Wolfgang. The group rebranded as Glasgow Boys on Top (GBOT) and are looking to add some gold around their waists. Coffey was with WWE until May 2025 when the trio departed. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! "I feel like I just want more character development," Coffey told Fox News Digital when asked why MLW was the right place for him. "I want to be able to tell a story. The past couple years I just felt as if that kinda fell by the wayside and was kinda wasted. I have a lot to offer. So does Mark (Coffey). So does Wolfie (Wolfgang). "I’m really looking forward to just sinking my teeth in and telling some great stories. I got some great ideas and Court (Bauer) has been very collaborative and stuff like that. I can’t thank them enough for giving us an opportunity. I think it’s a perfect fit for just now." Coffey added that he hoped to have a title around his waist sooner rather than later and wished that for all of GBOT, not just himself. PRO WRESTLING STAR TREVOR LEE SIGNS MLW DEAL, TALKS GOALS WITH COMPANY "I hope I have a title around my waist," he said. "I think we’re coming, especially now, the GBOT, it’s gotta be pure violence, to be honest. We have had restrictors, orders, before but now when we’re in the ring we just gotta be dominant. As Conor McGregor said a few years ago, we’re not here to take part. We’re here to take over. "I’m not here to make up numbers. I’m here to show who I am. Quite frankly, I feel as though I’ve been wasted the past couple years so it’s just time to step up again and go, ‘Na, I’m Joe Coffey by the way. Just to let you know.’ I used to wrestle Hall of Famers, sold-out arenas, been a main-event player before that. So, na, na, I got my pedigree. I’m not going to rest on my laurels. But I’m here." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "MLW Fusion" debuted on Veeps earlier this month, putting the promotion on a global streaming platform for free and opening it up to a new audience. Coffey called it a "massive" move for MLW and said that new fans can expect a fresh emphasis on storylines that no other company has. "Actually watching ‘Fusion’ (last) Saturday, I feel as if ‘MLW Fusion’ has what the pro wrestling world is missing," Coffey said. "It has something for everyone. There’s great storylines going on at one time. Again, I feel that’s missing in modern pro wrestling. So watching it, I was like, this is such a good show. "I can’t wait for it to take on and let people see what we’ve been doing. … The feedback has been nothing but positive. I’m really positive and looking forward to the future with MLW." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2860ddee6011c3f4ec4344 Jon Stewart ridiculed Kristen Welker over response to Trump walking out on interview te 2026-06-09T18:52:13.607Z Jon Stewart ridiculed Kristen Welker over response to Trump walking out on interview Comedian Jon Stewart took aim at NBC's Kristen Welker on Monday, targeting her response to President Donald Trump walking out of a "Meet the Press" interview on Sunday. On "The Daily Show," Stewart discussed Trump ending the interview with Welker after calling her, and other major media outlets, "crooked." The comedian overwhelmingly criticized the president during his segment but also honed in on the NBC host's response to Trump walking out. "But this is where Kristen Welker nearly undoes all of the good work she did with one of the worst pleas in the history of journalism," Stewart said. As Trump walked off, Welker said, "Mr. President, let’s ... please, I traveled all the way to Wisconsin." THE ‘CROOKED’ CHARGE AGAINST NBC: WHY THE DONALD TRUMP-KRISTEN WELKER SLUGFEST WENT OFF THE RAILS Stewart mocked Welker's remarks, joking, "You can't leave, sir! I was in business class! Mr. President, please, Wisconsin, 'Wheel of Fortune' is on an hour earlier here. These people are savages. Their Chinese restaurants only serve Szechuan, no Cantonese to be found. We'll all die of consumption." "But you know what? Maybe finally this moment will give journalists permission to not back down. To not just leave it there and move on. And to finally be honest about Trump's inability to be challenged in the moment," Stewart said. He then showed a clip of Welker explaining that she and the president acknowledged difficulties posed during the interview due to bad weather. Stewart yelled, "You were inside! There was no challenge from the rain! F--- that! No! Donald Trump was not thrown off by the ambient noise during the interview. In fact, ambient farm rain is the least disruptive noise environment he conducts interviews in!" THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S TOP MEDIA MOMENTS AND CLASHES OVER FIRST 100 DAYS Multiple times during the interview, the NBC host acknowledged the sound of the rain at the interview location. "This would be the first of multiple interruptions due to weather. Rain on the metal roof making it difficult for both of us to hear each other," Welker said at one point. "As we’re having this conversation, we can hear a little bit of rain." The president also acknowledged at one point, "a lot of rain." "Donald Trump didn't storm out because of the rain. He stormed out because he was challenged, not because he was distracted," Stewart said. "So maybe it's time we stop making excuses for that man in order to preserve access to his constant bulls---." Welker said at the end of the segment that Trump agreed to another interview on "Meet the Press." Stewart reacted, "There you go. And what are the odds that the result of that interview will be any different?" NBC News declined to comment when Fox News Digital reached out for a response. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Trump stormed out of the interview on Sunday after accusing NBC, ABC, CBS and CNN of being "crooked" during a final exchange over his claims about U.S. elections. "You’re a one-sided crooked network," Trump told Welker. "Sorry. Let’s call it quits because I’ve had enough. Thank you, darling. Have a good time." "I sat in the rain with you for an hour," Trump said. "On and off in the rain, and I’ve given you enough time. You ought to straighten out your press, because you know what? A country can never be great with a dishonest press." Fox News' CJ Womack contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2860c9ee6011c3f4ec433b Trump on verge of securing $70B ICE funding victory after House clears hurdle te 2026-06-09T18:51:53.696Z Trump on verge of securing $70B ICE funding victory after House clears hurdle President Donald Trump moved one step closer Tuesday to locking in immigration enforcement funding through the end of his presidency.  Republicans’ $70 billion immigration enforcement and border security measure advanced along party lines during a test vote of 213-211. All Democrats present voted "no" during the procedural vote, which tend to be party-line. The Senate-passed measure now heads to a vote on final passage in the House, where it is expected to be approved as early as Tuesday evening. Given Republicans' slim majority in the lower chamber, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., can afford to spare just a handful of votes. We need to fully fund this department, especially at a time of heightened security threats," House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., said Tuesday.  DOZEN GOP REBELS FAIL TO PERMANENTLY KILL TRUMP'S CONTROVERSIAL $2B FUND Tuesday's vote came after the Senate approved the GOP-authored measure largely along party lines 52-47 last week, with Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, joining Democrats to vote against the package. House Republicans chose to leave Washington for the weekend rather than begin advancing the bill Friday.  Republicans have sought to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for months amid entrenched opposition from Democrats, who refused to sign off on new funding without sweeping reforms.  "Giving a $70 billion blank check to ICE, who has a history of brutalizing, terrorizing communities, killing U.S. citizens, is not what we should be doing," House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., said Wednesday. "Those agencies need accountability and oversight. We should not be giving them more resources without also conditioning accountability." Democrats' objections helped spark the longest shutdown in American history, though, in the end, the party secured no reforms. GOP leadership ultimately decided to pursue the partisan budget reconciliation process to fund both agencies through fiscal year 2029, allowing the party to steer around Democrats' opposition. Trump initially gave congressional Republicans a June 1 deadline to secure funding for ICE and CBP, but intra-party opposition to the president's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" delayed the measure's passage. Some Republicans feared people convicted of violent offenses, including assaulting police officers, in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot could access taxpayer funds. Meanwhile, Democrats labeled the funding pot a "slush fund" designed to pay off the president's political allies. A coalition of congressional Republicans also rebelled against the inclusion of $1 billion in security upgrades for the president's ballroom project, which is already under construction. The president has previously said the East Wing project would be funded through private donations. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2860b5ee6011c3f4ec4332 Navy veteran among trio who allegedly wanted to behead soldier and fund ISIS drone attacks on Americans te 2026-06-09T18:51:33.759Z Navy veteran among trio who allegedly wanted to behead soldier and fund ISIS drone attacks on Americans Three men, including a U.S. Navy veteran, have been charged with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group, federal authorities announced. According to the Justice Department, the suspects plotted violence against American troops, with one expressing a desire to behead a female soldier and another stating it would be "sick" if his name were written on a drone used to attack Americans. Bisaam Ghafoor, 21, of Leawood, Kansas; Elias Shamsaldeen, 21, of Porterville, California; and Bereen Dzayee, 25, of Lakeside, California, were arrested after collectively sending over $2,000 to an individual they believed was a member of ISIS, according to a federal criminal complaint filed in Kansas. "This administration has put terrorists, cartels, and gangs on notice," Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement. "Today’s arrest of three individuals who allegedly conspired to provide material support to ISIS makes clear our commitment to taking down terrorist networks—anywhere. Thanks to the vigilance of the FBI, their alleged scheme was dismantled and further acts of violence against U.S. service members were prevented." Dzayee served in the U.S. Navy from 2021 to 2024, deployed aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain, according to his service record the Navy provided to Fox News Digital.  FBI ARRESTS MAN IN CALIFORNIA FOR ALLEGEDLY ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ISIS; EXPLOSIVES SEIZED Federal prosecutors stated that from February 2025 through June 2026, the three men used Discord chats, voice calls and other messaging platforms to coordinate their support for ISIS, pledge allegiance to the group and plot attacks against U.S. military personnel. The FBI initially identified the trio through social media posts promoting the terrorist organization, court documents state. According to the complaint, the suspects believed their funds were being used to purchase advanced weaponry. Shamsaldeen allegedly provided money for drones intended to kill American service members deployed overseas, while Ghafoor’s name was ultimately written onto the projectile of a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) slated for an overseas attack, federal prosecutors said in a complaint.  AMERICAN EXTREMIST ADMITS BANKROLLING ISIS TERRORISTS, PLOTTING US VIOLENCE WITH HOMEMADE BOMB: FEDS The court filings detail alleged deeply disturbing conversations between the co-conspirators. During discussions about funding drone strikes, Ghafoor allegedly exclaimed that it would be "sick" if his name was written directly onto an attack drone, the complaint said.  In separate exchanges, Ghafoor also allegedly claimed he had always wanted to kill a female soldier by beheading, adding, "I wish I could kill 300,000,000 Americans." Meanwhile, Shamsaldeen allegedly expressed a desire to stab an American service member and shared that his mother had encouraged her children to grow up and kill Americans, according to court documents. He also admitted to playing violent video games while fantasizing that the gameplay was part of a real-world terrorist operation, the complaint said. Dzayee, the Navy veteran, allegedly suggested targeting U.S. Green Berets and Special Forces units according to prosecutors. To conceal the illicit nature of their transactions, Dzayee allegedly suggested masking the transfers to ISIS as a "donation" or "charity." Investigators noted the suspects also attempted to move funds using a cryptocurrency ATM, though those specific transactions ultimately failed. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a28608dee6011c3f4ec4327 House Votes to Advance $70 Billion G.O.P. Immigration Bill te 2026-06-09T18:50:53.767Z House Votes to Advance $70 Billion G.O.P. Immigration Bill The test vote cleared the way for final passage of Republicans’ megabill to fund immigration enforcement through the remainder of President Trump’s term. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a286076ee6011c3f4ec4301 Arizona ranks among worst states for bilingual preschoolers, new report finds te 2026-06-09T18:50:30.242Z Arizona ranks among worst states for bilingual preschoolers, new report finds Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a285e7fee6011c3f4ec42c5 New trailer released for upcoming post-apocalyptic thriller 'The Dog Stars' with Jacob Elordi te 2026-06-09T18:42:07.608Z New trailer released for upcoming post-apocalyptic thriller 'The Dog Stars' with Jacob Elordi A new preview is out for the upcoming movie "The Dog Stars." Basic info: TAYLOR SHERIDAN'S HIT CIA/MILITARY SERIES 'LIONESS' GETS OFFICIAL SEASON RELEASE DATE ON PARAMOUNT+ New preview released for "The Dog Stars" There's a lot to be excited about with "The Dog Stars," from its intriguing plot to the talent attached to the project. Ridley Scott is one of the best filmmakers on the planet. "Black Hawk Down" remains an untouchable masterpiece. Now, he's bringing fans a post-apocalyptic thriller with an outrageously stacked cast. It looks like it's going to be an epic ride, judging from the preview. 'WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY' REVIEW: DANIEL CRAIG RETURNS TO SOLVE A MURDER IN STAR-STUDDED SEQUEL Give it a watch below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. I think this movie is definitely going to be a must-watch when it hits theaters, and Ridley Scott is only part of the reason why I'm so excited. The cast is truly outstanding. Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin and Margaret Qualley are all incredibly talented. Brolin is simply exceptional in everything he appears in. Give "Sicario" a shot if you've never seen it before. He puts on an acting masterclass. Now, he's teaming up with Ridley Scott. It's hard to imagine the end result won't be worth checking out. What do you think about the preview for "The Dog Stars"? Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a285e55ee6011c3f4ec429f Trump nominates Todd Blanche as attorney general te 2026-06-09T18:41:25.126Z Trump nominates Todd Blanche as attorney general Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a285e41ee6011c3f4ec4296 Rock singer Maynard James Keenan sued by business partner over Arizona gin venture te 2026-06-09T18:41:05.127Z Rock singer Maynard James Keenan sued by business partner over Arizona gin venture Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a285e2dee6011c3f4ec428d Stegeman: Trump v. Slaughter poses grave threat to business if Supreme Court upholds FTC dismissal te 2026-06-09T18:40:45.130Z Stegeman: Trump v. Slaughter poses grave threat to business if Supreme Court upholds FTC dismissal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a285e18ee6011c3f4ec4282 Downtown Tucson mural celebrates women's history te 2026-06-09T18:40:24.169Z Downtown Tucson mural celebrates women's history A new two-story mural in downtown Tucson honors the women who have shaped Southern Arizona's culture and history, from Tohono O'odham basket weavers to tamale-making grandmothers. Rio Nuevo commissioned muralists Jessica Gonzales, Camila Ibarra and Pen Macias to create the piece near the corner of North Court Avenue and West Washington Street, spanning two walls of the Ceres building and two walls across the street leading into Jojo's Restaurant. Rio Nuevo hosted a watch party May 21, giving the public a chance to watch Gonzales, Ibarra and Macias paint the final touches on the mural, which was months in the making. The artists visited the Presidio San Agustín del Tucsón Museum and participated in walking tours of the area, speaking with historians and photographers before finalizing their design, which took around three weeks to complete. "They presented a design to us that just brought tears to our eyes," said Rio Nuevo board member Jannie Cox, who oversees the group's funding for mural projects across downtown Tucson. "These buildings just needed something more. We want it to be about the history of Tucson, and we want people to walk into it and become part of it." The mural's theme is "Women Weaving History," designed so that everyday women can see themselves in the figures depicted. The mural honors Tohono O'odham women, depicting a woman weaving a basket, women playing tóka, a traditional game played with oars made from mesquite branches and leather, and women planting crops at the base of Sentinel Peak along what was once the Santa Cruz River. A Tohono O'odham woman weaving a basket, one of the figures depicted in the "Women Weaving History" mural in downtown Tucson. Topacio "Topaz" Servellon / Tucson Spotlight. The mural also features the "three sisters," corn, squash and beans, honoring crops central to the region, and women on horseback leading a procession for El Día de San Juan, a celebration commemorating St. John the Baptist and the arrival of summer rain. A dog, butterfly and stork are hidden within the mural as a nod to the building's history as The Stork's Nest, Tucson's first maternity ward, established in 1922. The mural incorporates additional symbols rooted in the region's living history, including the Tohono O'odham Maze of Life, the Embroidered Sun and traditional Zarape textiles. "We saw the owner of that building tearing down some wallpaper that the previous owner covered the building with, and they discovered a wallpaper that had a dog and a butterfly in it that was dated to when the maternity ward was here in the 1930s," Ibarra said. For Ibarra, the project was a natural extension of a lifelong creative instinct. "I think the earliest memory I have ever, is of me creating a scooter out of construction paper in preschool, and everyone's reaction is what stuck with me: maybe I'm good at making things," Ibarra said. Ibarra landed her first mural project in high school, but her path to becoming a muralist was not linear. She initially attended college to become an engineer, finding a position in the field after graduation. "That felt like a safer route for me. But throughout that whole experience, I was always painting," Ibarra said. She painted on weekends, after work and sometimes late into the night. "It kind of stuck … and finally, about a little over a year ago, I went (into painting) full time, just because it got to the point where I had to turn down mural projects because I was working too much," Ibarra said. An attendee holds a signed print of the "Women Weaving History" mural at Rio Nuevo's May 21 watch party in downtown Tucson. Topacio "Topaz" Servellon / Tucson Spotlight. When Rio Nuevo reached out to Ibarra about the project, she responded within seconds. She reflected on the process, saying it was a bonding experience not only for the artists but also for the community. "It was a great opportunity to learn and get to know each other better. Our bond has been so great ever since we've worked on this. It's just been the most rewarding thing," Ibarra said. "Women pass down traditions, pass down culture, wear it on their sleeves, and just I want them to feel a connection to women when they see this mural. It really connects with people in the community." That connection to generational tradition runs through the mural itself, which also features a grandmother teaching her granddaughter to make tamales, figures inspired by Macias' own daughter and grandmother. Also known as "The Desert Pen," Macias describes her style as colorful and whimsical. She has been creating art since she was old enough to pick up a crayon, eventually attending art school after creating her first mural at 15. She continued pursuing art in college and has been creating murals for more than two decades. "It's such an incredible honor to do this project with these other women. They're women I've known for several years, but haven't gotten to work professionally with before," Macias said. "(Rio Nuevo) sent us a group text, and they were like, 'Would you like to do this project together?' and I was like, 'Absolutely!' That's the dream." Muralist Pen Macias puts the finishing touches on the figure of her daughter during Rio Nuevo's May 21 watch party for the "Women Weaving History" mural. Topacio "Topaz" Servellon / Tucson Spotlight. Macias called the experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to truly celebrate women. "There's not a lot of public art for the women of our city," she said, noting that the two restaurants located closest to the mural, Jojo's and Ceres, are both women-owned. "The story we really want to tell is just how women are keeping our culture alive. I hope people come and see this wall and see the women in their life that make their life so colorful." For Gonzales, the project carried a similar personal weight. A painter, muralist and interdisciplinary artist, Gonzales said she has been making art for as long as she can remember. "My family is artistic … and my mom recognized it at a young age, it was always very, very supported," Gonzales said. "I felt fortunate enough to always know that it was gonna be my path in life." It was Gonzales' first collaboration with Rio Nuevo, but working alongside Macias and Ibarra, both of whom had previously worked with the organization, put her at ease. "I appreciated the concept of having three women collaborate on this project," Gonzales said. "We got to work together to really make sure that our vision for the project felt like the right thing for the wall, and I really felt like we took a lot of time and effort to come up with something that felt genuine and authentic. It felt like it was a really good marriage of opinions and input." Gonzales said the project was also an opportunity to grow as an artist. "I've learned a lot from these women and from this experience, and it feels really invaluable as an artist for those reasons," Gonzales said. "The fact that we all have very different visual languages and different styles and interests. Putting them together has meant that I've had to kind of get outside of my box and try new color palettes (and look) at composition differently. I'm going to take pieces of this, and I'm going to carry them through into my personal work, which is really cool." 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/6a28597eee6011c3f4ec41e2 Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau pack on the PDA in affectionate red carpet debut at Tribeca Festival te 2026-06-09T18:20:46.238Z Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau pack on the PDA in affectionate red carpet debut at Tribeca Festival Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau took their romance to the red carpet. The pop superstar and the former Canadian prime minister turned heads Monday night when they made their red carpet debut together at the Tribeca Festival, putting their romance front and center with a series of affectionate poses. Perry, 41, and Trudeau, 54, cozied up for photographers at the premiere of "Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour - Live from Paris" in New York City, smiling, embracing and sharing intimate moments throughout the appearance. KATY PERRY KISSES JUSTIN TRUDEAU IN INTIMATE HOLIDAY PHOTOS FEATURING EX ORLANDO BLOOM In one photo, Perry rested her hand on Trudeau's chest as the pair locked eyes at one another. Another captured the singer with her arms wrapped around Trudeau's shoulders as they leaned in close. The duo also exchanged playful glances while posing for cameras. The former Canadian leader appeared proud to support Perry as she celebrated the debut of her latest concert film. "This is very different than 'Part of Me,'" the "Firework" singer told People, alluding to her 2012 documentary. "That was more of a documentary about my life, and this is really a concert experience at the highest level for the fans." "I mean, I'm doing all of this for my fans because they are the ones that have helped me along for all these years, over 18 years, and it's just such a fun thing to encapsulate," Perry remarked. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER For the premiere, Perry wore a white halter-neck gown featuring rose designs. She styled her hair in an elegant updo. Trudeau looked sharp in a black suit and white dress shirt. The red carpet outing marks the latest milestone in the pair's increasingly public relationship. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Last October, Perry and Trudeau sparked romance rumors when they were photographed sharing PDA aboard the singer's yacht, the Caravelle, off the coast of Santa Barbara. One image showed Trudeau kissing Perry on the cheek while pulling her close in an embrace. In another, the "Dark Horse" singer cozied up to Trudeau as he rested a hand on her bottom. The couple's romance emerged after major changes in both of their personal lives. Perry and Orlando Bloom confirmed their split in July 2025 after a decade together, ending one of Hollywood's most high-profile relationships.  Trudeau, meanwhile, announced his separation from wife Sophie Grégoire in 2023 after 18 years of marriage. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a285753ee6011c3f4ec41a3 Government watchdog: preventable deaths, millions wasted at Trump’s largest immigrant detention camp te 2026-06-09T18:11:31.207Z Government watchdog: preventable deaths, millions wasted at Trump’s largest immigrant detention camp An aerial view of Camp East Montana, an immigrant detention center in El Paso, Texas. (Photo courtesy of Government Accountability Office) WASHINGTON — A hastily constructed immigrant detention facility on a military base in Texas wasted millions in federal funding and failed to meet basic standards, according to a report released Tuesday by a nonpartisan government watchdog.  The report by the Government Accountability Office documenting problems at Camp East Montana is one of the first independent investigations into a facility quickly constructed from the $170 billion in immigration enforcement and detention funding provided by Republicans’ “big beautiful” law enacted in July 2025 as part of the president’s mass deportation campaign. The camp is considered the largest immigrant detention center in the United States. The Department of Defense and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in August 2025 set up the soft-sided detention site of Camp East Montana at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. It was intended to hold as many as 5,000 immigrants and is still currently operating under a private  contractor as well as ICE. The facility was plagued with several tuberculosis cases and at least four detainee deaths, with one ruled a homicide by the local coroner. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a suit against the government over inhumane conditions.  “The facility also did not meet key detention standards, risking the safety and security of detained noncitizens and staff,” GAO said. The report came as the U.S. House this week prepares to take final steps to pass a $70 billion package to fund immigration enforcement until the end of fiscal year 2029. President Donald Trump is expected to sign the legislation into law. Congressional Democrats requested that GAO do a report on Camp East Montana, including Sens. Dick Durbin of Illinois, Jack Reed of Rhode Island and Gary Peters of Michigan and Rep. Bennie Thomspon of Mississippi.  Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in a statement that he was concerned the U.S. military was responsible for the quick construction of the detention camp. “Preventable deaths, inhumane conditions, and millions of dollars in waste are the direct result of the Pentagon cutting corners and handing a billion-dollar contract to an inexperienced vendor that wrote its own performance standards,” Reed said. $1.3 billion contract GAO investigators found that the Department of Defense’s contracting vehicle used to handle the $1.3 billion contract for Camp East Montana provided no flexibility and resulted in paying for meals and employee services during times when no immigrants were detained at the facility, resulting in millions of dollars wasted.  For example, the Army paid the full cost for guards, medical services, transportation, meals and other services from Aug. 1, 2025 to Aug. 15, 2025, when there were no detainees at the facility, wasting up to $11.5 million, GAO said.  “Further, because the Army set a fixed price for meals based on the capacity of the facility, it paid about an additional $423,000 for meals it did not need when the facility was operating below its designated capacity from August 16, 2025, through September 30, 2025,” according to the GAO report.  Same failures could repeat, GAO says GAO investigators also noted that the same mistakes could be made with the Department of Homeland Security’s ongoing move to spend $38 billion to convert warehouses for the purpose of detaining thousands of immigrants.  “GAO points out that ICE’s planned facility expansion—a $38 billion program to convert warehouses into detention facilities using the same contracting vehicle—risks repeating every one of these failures at a dramatically larger scale,” according to the report.  Investigators made four recommendations, including that ICE consider tiered pricing for food to account for fluctuations in populations of detained immigrants and that ICE ensure that new facilities meet detention standards before housing immigrants.  The report notes that DHS and DOD agreed with the recommendations. DOD deferred comment to DHS, which did not immediately respond to States Newsroom’s request for comment. Homicide investigated Investigators also raised use-of-force concerns, including one in January in which an autopsy found the death of a detainee to be due to asphyxia and ruled it a homicide.  “However, the contractor did not provide use of force and death reports to ICE, as required,” according to the report. “In addition, evidence associated with the incident was missing or destroyed.” Durbin, who is the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee,  called the GAO report “damning.” “We now know even more details of how dangerous and irresponsible the Trump Administration’s mass deportation campaign truly is,” he said in a statement. “Excessive use of force, lacking medical and mental health care, and wasted taxpayer dollars are emblematic of this mass deportation scheme. The American people have rightfully expressed outrage at these policies, and it’s time to hold ICE and their private contractors responsible.” GAO investigators noted several health issues. They pointed out that none of the detainees with HIV or diabetes had treatment plans in place.  Also, facility employees did not follow proper procedure for tuberculosis screening. One contractor used a questionnaire rather than administering the required skin tests for tuberculosis.  Investigators found that as a result in November, a detained immigrant with tuberculosis was housed with the general immigrant population. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a28573bee6011c3f4ec4182 Here is how Pat McAfee has surpassed Stephen A Smith as the face of ESPN | Bobby Burack te 2026-06-09T18:11:07.760Z Here is how Pat McAfee has surpassed Stephen A Smith as the face of ESPN | Bobby Burack The New York Knicks hosted their first NBA Finals game since 1999 on Monday night at Madison Square Garden. ESPN treated the occasion accordingly, devoting wall-to-wall coverage to the game much like it would a Super Bowl or national championship. However, Stephen A. Smith was noticeably absent from the center of that coverage. "It's kinda crazy how two years ago Stephen A was so heavily featured in ESPN Knicks coverage that he had that infamous entrance with Spike Lee. Now the Knicks are in the Finals and he's basically invisible," sports media reporter Ryan Glasspiegel observed Monday night. Earlier this month, ESPN published a press release outlining its plans for the Knicks-Spurs series. Smith was not mentioned in any role. STEPHEN A. SMITH CLAIMS TRUMP HAS 'NO BUSINESS' ATTENDING KNICKS GAME AT MSG: 'IT IS SELFISH AND NARCISSISTIC' Instead, the release centered on Pat McAfee, who hosted a special alternate broadcast on ESPN while the traditional telecast aired on ABC. There are already discussions about McAfee hosting a similar alt-cast during ESPN's first Super Bowl this season. At the same time, McAfee is reportedly negotiating a new contract with ESPN worth roughly $60 million per year, a 50% increase over his current deal. Such an agreement would put McAfee well ahead of Smith's reported $20 million annual salary. For context, their contracts are structured differently. ESPN pays McAfee through a production agreement for his daily show in addition to a separate salary for College GameDay. Still, the network's willingness to devote that level of money and promotional real estate to McAfee demonstrates where he stands in the pecking order. This is arguably the first time since 2016 that ESPN has viewed a talent as more valuable than Stephen A. Smith. Consider what happened after the Knicks eliminated the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. To fill the void of what would have been Game 5, ESPN handed McAfee a primetime special featuring major sports commissioners, including MLB's Rob Manfred, NBA commissioner Adam Silver, UFC president Dana White and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. In past years, that spot would have almost certainly gone to Smith. ESPN'S STEPHEN A SMITH ACCUSES LEBRON JAMES OF LYING IN INTERVIEW, CLAIMS HE WOULD HAVE 'SWUNG' AT PLAYER The network has good reason to prioritize McAfee. For one, he's 39 years old. Smith is 58. McAfee is also a bigger draw across digital platforms, an area ESPN views as the future of commentary-driven programming. McAfee has made significant gains on Smith in traditional television as well. In recent months, The Pat McAfee Show has posted double-digit year-over-year growth, while "First Take" has struggled to match the broader momentum across ESPN's daytime lineup. Specifically, "The Pat McAfee Show" and "Get Up" were up 16% and 18%, respectively, last month. "First Take", which airs directly between the two programs, increased just 5%. At this point, McAfee is a more enjoyable presenter than Smith. Over the past year, Smith has often appeared increasingly detached from the content. He has made a series of notable mistakes when discussing sports outside the NBA, particularly the NFL. Outside of his frequent and public feuds with athletes, Smith can come across as disengaged on ESPN's airwaves. Sports fans would be justified in wondering whether Smith watches much sports these days. It's also fair to question whether he views his role at ESPN as anything more than a paycheck, given his growing focus on political and cultural commentary outside the company. Perhaps 14 years of repetitive debate television will do that to a person. Regardless, the quality of Smith's work has diminished. His arguments often lack logic, and many of the debates feel forced. Smith hasn't consistently debated a sparring partner of substance since Max Kellerman left the show in 2021. The current "First Take" rotation regularly features Ryan Clark, Cam'ron, Monica McNutt and Kendrick Perkins. Compare that with McAfee's weekly guest list, which has included Nick Saban, Aaron Rodgers and Bill Belichick. McAfee also manages to avoid the types of political and racial controversies that have been so detrimental to ESPN's brand. Simply enjoying and discussing sports remains an underrated quality in media. If anything, Smith needs a new direction. Maybe that means adding a full-time debate partner on "First Take". Maybe it means bringing back Skip Bayless. In any case, dedicating an entire segment during the NBA Finals to criticizing Donald Trump while defending Joe Biden isn't the answer: Stephen A.'s act is tiresome. Admittedly, we weren't sure how long Pat McAfee would last at ESPN. In the past, his stops at Barstool, DAZN, SiriusXM and FanDuel all ended sooner than expected. Yet his tenure at ESPN has gone better than anyone could have predicted. There's a reason the company is looking to extend him despite having two years remaining on his current deal. The reported figures would place him in a tier of media talents that includes only Joe Rogan and Howard Stern. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a285712ee6011c3f4ec4164 WWDC 2026: Everything announced on Siri AI, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence and more te 2026-06-09T18:10:26.169Z WWDC 2026: Everything announced on Siri AI, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence and more Apple primarily made the case for an improved experience with its longstanding Siri assistant, which like most other announcements had a hefty helping of AI. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a285515ee6011c3f4ec4140 Tax incentive could steer investment north of Lake Havasu City te 2026-06-09T18:01:57.928Z Tax incentive could steer investment north of Lake Havasu City A federal tax incentive program could help steer millions of dollars in private investment toward housing, business development and industrial projects north of Lake Havasu City. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a285500ee6011c3f4ec4134 Lisa Roman and Rebecca Main announce campaigns for LHUSD School Board te 2026-06-09T18:01:36.491Z Lisa Roman and Rebecca Main announce campaigns for LHUSD School Board The Lake Havasu Unified School District Governing Board race has suddenly heated up, as two new candidates have announced campaigns. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2854e5ee6011c3f4ec410e F1 fans are irate at Kim Kardashian for stealing Monaco winner Kimi Antonelli's towel te 2026-06-09T18:01:09.848Z F1 fans are irate at Kim Kardashian for stealing Monaco winner Kimi Antonelli's towel While Formula 1's Monaco Grand Prix has a reputation for being a one-way ticket to Snoozeville, I thought this year's race was really entertaining. There may not have been too many on-track passes, but we had shocking retirements, strategy coming into play and a late restart that pitted Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton against his Mercedes replacement, Kimi Antonelli, for the win. Oh, and speaking of Lewis Hamilton, his girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, was in the principality for the race, and boy, did she not win over too many F1 fans, especially after she did the unthinkable and stole race-winner Antonelli's towel. Now, before the race, Kardashian was not winning over fans when she gave ex-F1 driver, broadcaster and all-around legend Martin Brundle the cold shoulder on the grid, with her security folk (I guess the Monaco Grand Prix grid isn't already secure enough for her liking) boxing him out. KIM KARDASHIAN STUNS IN BIKINI PHOTOS AS SHE GOES INSTAGRAM OFFICIAL WITH BOYFRIEND LEWIS HAMILTON C'mon, if you're going to go down on the grid, you've got to be ready to talk, especially to someone like Martin Brundle. During the race and the podium celebration after Hamilton came home in P2, Kardashian got some of the "Taylor Swift at an NFL game treatment," but that was to be expected. It is what it is, but do you know what isn't cool? Stealing Kimi Antonelli's post-race towel! Really?! If she really needed a towel, how about taking her boyfriend Lewis' towel! I get that no one wants a No. 2 towel (and I mean that in every conceivable sense), but c'mon. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! But in all seriousness, I always try to see a situation from all angles, and there is a scenario in which this was just a wild misunderstanding. I feel like it's possible that she asked for the towel, only for someone to say, "No, that's Kimi's," referring to Antonelli. I don't think it's outside the realm of possibility that she would hear that and think that by "Kimi" they meant her. It's like "Who's on first?" but with towels... and not really that funny. Or she's just so self-centered she thinks anything and everything is for her and not, y'know, the guy who just won the Monaco Grand Prix. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2854d1ee6011c3f4ec4105 Iran accelerates execution campaign against anti-regime activists amid internet censorship te 2026-06-09T18:00:50.012Z Iran accelerates execution campaign against anti-regime activists amid internet censorship The Islamic Republic of Iran has accelerated its executions of dissidents and activists, with the true number of victims likely obscured by the regime’s internet censorship and blackout. Ever since the January uprisings against the regime, Tehran has enforced a bloody clampdown against its opponents. The Iran Human Rights Society has documented 784 executions so far in 2026. A representative from the organization told Fox News Digital that "these figures indicate a rapidly accelerating trend in executions since March," and explained that "in particular, the execution of political prisoners has reached a level not seen in the past 37 years." 'KILLING OFF THE COUNTRY': IRAN EXECUTES DOZENS, ARRESTS 4,000+ IN WAR CRACKDOWN A State Department official told Fox News Digital that "we are aware of disturbing reports about the recent surge in executions in Iran." The official noted that "we strongly condemn the Iranian regime’s use of executions to punish people for exercising basic human rights, including Iranians peacefully protesting for a better life." The official said that "for decades, Iranians have been subjected to torture and sham trials resulting in executions and severe punishments, often with coerced confessions as the only evidence presented against them." According to information provided to Fox News Digital by the Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) on June 4, the Islamic Republic of Iran executed at least 18 prisoners between May 31 and June 1. These included 12 prisoners hanged on May 31, and an additional six prisoners executed on June 1, one of whom was said to be "hanged in public with utmost brutality." IRAN REGIME USES WAR TO MASK 'BRUTAL' EXECUTION SURGE AGAINST POLITICAL OPPONENTS The NCRI has counted a total of 32 executions between March 19 and June 1. These included eight members of Iranian dissident organization People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOE/MEK) and 24 participants in Iran’s January 2026 protests. In documents provided to Fox News Digital, the NCRI said on June 7 that there was "an imminent risk of execution" for five political prisoners in the Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz, four of whom were sentenced to death because they were charged with being members of PMOI/MEK. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the NCRI, posted on X a call for "urgent action" from the U.N. "to prevent the execution." Days earlier on June 2, following two other executions against January protesters, Rajavi said on X that the "clerical regime has committed another horrific crime in Iran." She called on the U.N. Security Council and European Union "to decisively condemn these criminal executions and take effective action to stop the killing of political prisoners and protesters in Iran." The Iran Human Rights Society echoed NCRI’s account of 18 recent executions between May 31 and June 1. Their representative explained that despite the internet blackout, they receive reports from "a network of prison sources, prisoners' families, lawyers, and local contacts" and explained that "all reports are reviewed and cross-checked through multiple independent sources before publication." Though they say "internet restrictions make documentation more difficult," they stated they "continue to receive, verify, and document information." IRAN GOES DARK AS REGIME UNLEASHES FORCE, CYBER TOOLS TO CRUSH PROTESTS Alp Toker, the director of NetBlocks, a global internet monitor, told Fox News Digital that "internet connectivity in Iran is largely restored but the service that is available remains limited compared to the state of things before the protests and the war this year. For most users, in practice, that means international access is slow with indications of throttling and there's also increased filtering, particularly targeting messaging apps. "It's been in this limbo state since the restoration with no significant change for better or worse," he said. However, the Iran Human Rights Society representative noted that the actual number of executions is "almost certainly" higher than the figure they have captured. "The ruling authorities in Iran frequently carry out executions in secret and do not publicly announce many of them," the representative explained. Additionally, the representative added that "a significant number of executions, particularly in remote areas or locations with limited access to information, may remain undocumented or reach us only after a considerable delay." The representative also noted that the quantity of executions the Iran Human Rights Society documents "has consistently been lower than the actual number carried out." The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Mai Sato, did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment on the increased executions in Iran. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2852b2ee6011c3f4ec4081 Golf WAG Jena Sims gets excited talking about meeting Travis Kelce and reveals that he's her 'hall pass' te 2026-06-09T17:51:46.479Z Golf WAG Jena Sims gets excited talking about meeting Travis Kelce and reveals that he's her 'hall pass' Golfer Brooks Koepka’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model wife Jena Sims is a big fan of Travis Kelce. She’s such a fan that if the Kansas City Chiefs tight end wanted to hop in bed, she just might take him up on the offer. He’s her "hall pass." Why does anyone know this? Because she did something for People’s WAG World series and couldn’t help but share this information. Sims was asked about a picture on Instagram of her standing between her husband and Kelce at the WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale in February. It was taken on the day that she met her crush for the first time. She knew he was going to be there and coordinated an outfit specifically for her first meeting with the future Mr. Taylor Swift. JENA SIMS GETS THE SI SWIMSUIT LAUNCH WEEK STARTED WITH A BEHIND-THE-SCENES BIKINI PARADE "I was so excited to meet Travis Kelce. I mean, he’s my hall pass. Brooks knows that," Sims said. "And Brooks was like, ‘You’re so ridiculous.'" The outfit she described as "a little more sportier" than what she normally would have worn to that type of an event. She had to leave a good impression on her hall pass after all. Imagine if she had gone less sporty. I don’t even want to go there. It worked. Kelce recognized her when they crossed paths at the Masters. It was another moment between the two of them that this talented bikini model isn’t going to forget. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! "At the Masters this past year, he came straight up to me and was like, ‘Hey, it’s good to see you again.’ I’m like, ‘Oh my God. You remember me?'" Sims fondly recalled. Travis Kelce being Jena Sims’ hall pass and being recognized by him at the Masters did not earn her an invitation to his wedding. Can you believe that? Let’s liven that wedding up. Fill it with women who have him as their hall pass and see what goes down. "I wish. I don’t know them like that. It’s like, ‘Please, this girl is crazy,'" she said when asked if she was going to the wedding. "I’ll be like, ‘It’s not too late Travis!'" A truly touching story about a married mother and the hall pass connection that is likely to never be. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a28529eee6011c3f4ec4078 Jimmy Kimmel mocks Donald Trump with diaper gag after NBC walk-off te 2026-06-09T17:51:26.488Z Jimmy Kimmel mocks Donald Trump with diaper gag after NBC walk-off Jimmy Kimmel used his ABC late-night show Monday to mock President Donald Trump with an edited "diaper" visual after Trump ended a tense NBC interview with "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker. The comedian also criticized the president's attendance at Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden. Kimmel played the footage from Trump's interview before the edited clip showed the president leaving the set, including a manipulated visual effect of Trump in a diaper. "You know what? When that dinner bell rings, he’s gone," Kimmel said. Kimmel framed the gag around Trump's exchange with Welker after she challenged his claims about California election results. DISNEY UNDER FIRE AS ABC GRAPPLES WITH ANOTHER JIMMY KIMMEL CONTROVERSY "Either way, their talk ended in a full-blown Trumper tantrum," Kimmel said. The White House fired back at Kimmel’s monologue, dismissing the ABC host’s diaper gag as an unserious attack from a late-night critic of the president. "Nobody in their right mind cares what seriously unfunny Jimmy Kimmel thinks," White House spokesman Davis Ingle said. During the NBC interview, Trump accused Welker and the press of being unfair after she pressed him on his claims that officials were mishandling the vote count in California, in which state elections take more than a month to be certified. WHITE HOUSE SLAMS 'NO-TALENT LOSER' JIMMY KIMMEL AFTER OFFERING TRUMP HIS EMMY TO PULL ICE FROM MINNESOTA "You’re either crooked or you’re stupid," Trump told Welker in the clip Kimmel aired. Kimmel followed the exchange with a personal joke aimed at Trump. "This is why he mostly dated women who don’t speak English," Kimmel said. The late-night host also pointed to weather delays during the Wisconsin interview and said Trump did not like being challenged by Welker. JIMMY KIMMEL CALLS TRUMP A 'SON OF A B----' OVER PRESIDENT'S CELEBRATION OF SHOW'S SUSPENSION "This interview, first of all, was interrupted several times by rain," Kimmel said. "And I don’t know if he was worried about the cotton candy on his head getting wet or he just didn’t like the fact that he was being taken to task by a woman." The president ended the interview after accusing NBC, ABC, CBS and CNN of being "crooked," according to the clip. "Can you imagine any other president in the history of any other place doing that?" Kimmel said. "That was a hissy fit." Kimmel also criticized Trump's appearance at Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals, mocking the president's decision to attend while saying his presence created security complications for fans. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE "New York celebrities were in attendance tonight, including our president, who was too busy with the war to go to his son’s wedding, but had no problem carving out time to swallow nachos at the Knicks game tonight," Kimmel said. "Donald Trump is the first sitting president ever to completely disrupt an NBA Finals game in person because he decided to go. They had to cancel the watch party outside the Garden. Fans had to get there two hours early to get through security." Trump became the first sitting president to attend an NBA Finals game, according to ESPN. The Spurs beat the Knicks 115-111 in Game 3. Kimmel then turned to the Los Angeles mayoral race, where Republican Spencer Pratt fell behind Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman after initially being ahead at the end of election night and later mail ballots were processed. "The Democrats rigged the election," Kimmel said. "And they rigged it by having Republicans take the lead at first." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a28528aee6011c3f4ec406f Trump says NBA is 'good entertainment' despite it being 'a little left-wing' after attending Finals te 2026-06-09T17:51:06.492Z Trump says NBA is 'good entertainment' despite it being 'a little left-wing' after attending Finals President Donald Trump became the first sitting president to attend an NBA Finals game on Monday night in New York. A native New Yorker, Trump attended Game 3 of the NBA Finals between his hometown Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs, sitting in a suite with members of his family, Knicks owner James Dolan, Bruce Blakeman and others, while NBA Commissioner Adam Silver joined him later. Trump criticized the NBA for being "highly political" in 2020. NBA players were given the option to wear social justice messages on their jerseys, and numerous players knelt for the national anthem. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "I hope football and baseball are watching and learning because the same thing will be happening to them. Stand tall for our Country and our Flag!!!" Trump posted to X on Sept. 1, 2020. Fox News Digital/OutKick asked Trump after the game if he felt the NBA had gone away from its "left-wing" tendencies. But it appears that Trump will put politics to the side if it means watching some good ball. "It's a little left-wing. I think so, tends to be a little left-wing. But it's great entertainment," Trump said. Trump also praised the NBA for getting "rougher" in recent years, saying he did not remember as tight of defense 10 years ago. SECRET SERVICE, TSA AND NYPD TRANSFORM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN INTO FORTRESS FOR TRUMP'S NBA FINALS VISIT Trump received a massive reaction Madison Square Garden crowd on Monday, mostly in contrast with how he was received in Florida for the college football national championship. Trump’s arrival in New York involved enhanced security throughout the city. A security fence went up around MSG. The Secret Service and more law enforcement officials performed their duties to the highest standard, which meant longer lines and wait times to get into the arena. Watch parties in the area were canceled, with NYPD claiming it was because of security for Trump’s visit. Trump has attended numerous sporting events since beginning his second term, including the Super Bowl in New Orleans two seasons ago, the Daytona 500, college football national championship, the men's tennis U.S. Open and the Ryder Cup, among others. Fox News' Scott Thompson 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/6a285261ee6011c3f4ec4051 CISA gives US federal agencies three days to fix a VPN bug under attack by a ransomware gang te 2026-06-09T17:50:25.052Z CISA gives US federal agencies three days to fix a VPN bug under attack by a ransomware gang Check Point said hackers broke into dozens of organizations by exploiting a VPN bug in several of its products used across the government. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a28503bee6011c3f4ec402e Big Texan Steak Ranch bringing its 72-ounce steak challenge to Flagstaff as part of Route 66 cross-country caravan te 2026-06-09T17:41:15.768Z Big Texan Steak Ranch bringing its 72-ounce steak challenge to Flagstaff as part of Route 66 cross-country caravan Flagstaff will host the challenge on Wednesday, June 10 at Best Western Pony Soldier at 3030 East Route 66. The challenge will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., as a local steak challenger will face off against a four-person… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a28501fee6011c3f4ec4007 Why World Cup 2026 security is far more complex than a Super Bowl, according to a top security expert te 2026-06-09T17:40:47.530Z Why World Cup 2026 security is far more complex than a Super Bowl, according to a top security expert The World Cup will be hosted across 16 different venues this summer, 11 of which host NFL games every fall and winter. One might think not much will change on the security front, but whatever NFL fans see, it will be that on steroids, and for good reason. Forty-eight teams will be vying for the coveted trophy in North America in 104 matches, and just about everything we are used to seeing when attending a sporting event will be thrown out the window. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM To use MetLife Stadium, which will host the final, as an example, NJ Transit train tickets are $98, Penn Station will be closed for non-World Cup attendees four hours before matches, and no parking is available aside from "premium parking" at nearly $300 in the nearby American Dream mall. But on the security front, there are massive changes because for the vast majority of the fans in attendance, everything will be new. "When you've got different people from different countries who've flown in with different languages, currencies, and unfamiliarity with the subway systems, you have to put more layers of rigor in," Peter Evans, CEO of security company Xtract One Technologies, said in an interview with Fox News Digital. Evans also mentioned how in a heightened political environment, surroundings could get testy rather quickly. "You have people who have flown in just for that game and spent a lot of money. They might be bringing their political opinions or issues they want to make a statement about at an event like MetLife Stadium, which has global attention and scrutiny. The security risks are different than a Super Bowl," Evans said. Teams like Evans' Xtract One will team up with the security teams of FIFA, local law enforcement and even other agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which will be at games for safety but not customs enforcement, in hopes of as smooth sailing as possible. "People start planning for these activities years in advance because there is so much complexity involving local law enforcement, the DHS, FBI, CIA and Interpol. It takes a lot of coordination regarding technology, scanning social media and even counter-drone activities. It’s particularly complex now because of AI software, smartphones, and drones," Evans said. OFFICIALS LAY OUT ICE'S ROLE AT LOS ANGELES WORLD CUP PLANS, ANNOUNCE BOOSTED SECURITY FOR IRAN GAMES "Security people do not see each other as competition. They share a common interest in protecting people. You will see organizations like ours partnering with competitors to deliver the right solution." It should also surprise nobody if President Donald Trump is in attendance for multiple games - he did attend the Club World Cup final at MetLife last July, and he just attended Game 3 of the NBA Finals. If that's the case, Evans did say that it should be announced sooner rather than later "so people have time to prepare accurately." "You've got multiple more layers because these activities are a potential target for someone wanting notoriety and impact. When you add a president to the welcoming ceremony, it just heightens the security levels that much more and requires coordination," he said. Considering the amount of matches in such a short span, Evans believes that security teams will change protocols on the fly and take notes from prior matches all over the continent. And while it is nearly impossible to avoid conflict completely, Evans believes it is possible to minimize the risk as best as they can. "I think individuals would be very surprised by how much sharing and coordination goes on. We see this with arenas and stadiums; for example, during a Harry Styles tour, all the venues would get together to share what they learned — like people concealing items in Big Bird or banana outfits. There is an unbelievable amount of sharing in a coordinated fashion and debriefing calls after each event to allow time to adjust before the next match," Evans said. "The primary focus is to minimize the risk and minimize the impact. You have millions of people attending with their children and families. Ultimately, you want to make sure no one in that fan group is impacted negatively. Is someone going to get drunk and disorderly? Probably. How quickly can you contain that risk so the general population has the experience they should have? "The win: nobody gets hurt." Watch 3 Days of the FIFA World Cup for Free after 5/18 or before. Start your free trial or try it free. 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/6a284deeee6011c3f4ec3fb0 Idris Elba rejects 'woke' James Bond casting push, warns audiences 'won't go for a Black male' in the role te 2026-06-09T17:31:26.721Z Idris Elba rejects 'woke' James Bond casting push, warns audiences 'won't go for a Black male' in the role When it comes to stepping into the role of James Bond, Idris Elba is being "realistic." In a new interview with British GQ, the 53-year-old actor opened up about the longstanding rumors about him being cast as the next 007 and explained why the audience won't go for a "Black male." "I’ve always felt that it’s not a realistic thing," he told the outlet. "James Bond was written how he was written for a reason. But I was complimented by it. And also, I think, in realistic terms, some markets just don’t go for that. Bond is big all over the world. And [audiences] won’t [all] go for a Black male, an African male, playing Bond. That’s not what they like in their culture. Period." JAMES BOND'S ‘FRESH, EXOTIC NEW’ VISION SPARKS CONTROVERSY ONLINE "Bond is so unrealistic, so a hint of reality is good, but let’s not try and make it woke," Elba continued. "I think you’ve got to be pure to what it is: escapism. Don’t try and answer the world’s taste. Just be Bond." This isn't the first time Elba has addressed his possible role in the franchise. In 2023, Elba brought up the persistent discussions about him taking over as Ian Fleming’s famed British spy while speaking at the World Government Summit in Dubai. "You know, a lot of people talk about another character that begins with ‘J’ and ends with ‘B,’ but I’m not going to be that guy. I’m going to be John Luther. That’s who I am," he said. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "If we spent half the time not talking about the differences and the similarities between us, the entire planet would have a shift in the way we deal with each other," he also told Esquire U.K. at the time. "As humans, we are obsessed with race. And that obsession can really hinder people’s aspirations, hinder people’s growth." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER James Bond was most recently played by Daniel Craig. However, the actor's character died in the last installment of the franchise, "No Time to Die." Elba responded to backlash over the comments via X. "There isn't a soul on this earth that can question whether I consider myself a BLACK MAN or not," Elba wrote.  "Being an 'actor' is a profession, like being an 'architect,' they are not defined by race. However, If YOU define your work by your race, that is your Perogative (sic). Ah lie?" Last month, Amazon shared an update on the next installment, which will be helmed by director Denis Villeneuve. "The search for the next James Bond is underway," the post on X reads. "While we don’t plan to comment on specific details during the casting process, we’re excited to share more news with 007 fans as soon as the time is right." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a284ddaee6011c3f4ec3fa7 Diabetes drug could slash risk of fatal heart condition in one group, scientists reveal te 2026-06-09T17:31:06.814Z Diabetes drug could slash risk of fatal heart condition in one group, scientists reveal A diabetes drug could help lower the risk of heart failure in certain patients. A new study published in Nature Medicine analyzed how SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin, a medication used to treat type 2 diabetes, could help prevent heart failure in people with rare genetic variants linked to cardiomyopathy (a progressive disease of the heart muscle). Using data from the DECLARE-TIMI 58 trial, researchers from Harvard Medical School, Mass General Brigham and MIT looked at more than 12,000 adults who had type 2 diabetes and increased cardiovascular risk. VITAMIN SUPPLEMENT MAY DELAY DIABETES IN SELECT GROUPS, RESEARCHERS SAY About 121 participants carried inherited gene variants that could raise their chances of developing cardiomyopathy. After a median 4.2-year follow-up, dapagliflozin was found to lower hospitalization for heart failure more in individuals with the variants than in those without. While dapagliflozin lowered heart failure hospitalization in both groups, the reduction was about eight times stronger in carriers of the genetic variant. Among the 82% of carriers without a prior history of heart failure, 12.8% developed heart failure in the placebo group, while no heart-failure events were observed among carriers receiving dapagliflozin. DIABETES STUDY REVEALS DIAGNOSIS GAP AFFECTING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE Co-lead study author Shinwan Kany, MD, a visiting scientist at the Cardiovascular Research Center with Mass General Brigham Heart and Vascular Institute and the Broad Institute, commented on how these findings could shape preventive care. "Historically, identifying a genetic variant for cardiomyopathy mostly meant telling a patient they were at high risk and not having a specific preventive therapy to offer," he said in a press release. "These data show we do have tools to lower risk in these individuals." As this was an analysis of a larger randomized trial, the results require further confirmation, according to experts. The narrow sample size of carriers also poses a limitation. DIABETES, HEART DISEASE CASES SKYROCKET — AND SCIENTISTS PINPOINT ONE KEY REASON "These findings are very encouraging because they suggest we may be entering an era where heart failure prevention becomes more precise and more genetically informed," Andrew Freeman, MD, a cardiologist at National Jewish Health, told Fox News Digital. Freeman, who was not involved in the study, called the research "important and provocative." Participants with no history of heart failure who took dapagliflozin were less likely to develop the condition, a finding that "raises the possibility that SGLT2 inhibitors may be especially useful as preventive therapy in genetically high-risk individuals," the doctor said. "This should be viewed as an exciting hypothesis-generating finding, not yet a practice-changing mandate for all patients with these genetic variants," Freeman cautioned. SGLT2 inhibitors are already "foundational" cardiovascular and kidney-protective medications, the doctor noted. CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES "They reduce heart failure hospitalization across a broad range of patients, including those with diabetes, chronic kidney disease and established heart failure," he said. "What this study adds is the possibility that genetic information may help identify a subgroup of people who derive especially large benefit from early treatment." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER Genetic testing for cardiomyopathy is often used for diagnosis, family screening and risk stratification, Freeman said. If future clinical trials confirm the findings, cardiologists could eventually use genetic screening to identify high-risk patients, monitor them more closely, and begin treatments such as SGLT2 inhibitors before heart failure symptoms appear, according to the cardiologist. Heart failure does not always begin when symptoms appear, Freeman noted. In some patients, risk may be present years earlier due to inherited genetics. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Preventive cardiology could identify high-risk patients earlier, before they develop symptoms such as shortness of breath, fluid retention or the need for hospitalization. The decision to medicate should always be discussed with a clinician, Freeman advised, especially for those with a personal or family history of cardiovascular events. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a284db1ee6011c3f4ec3f95 U.S. and Iran Zero In on Four Nuclear Issues in Talks te 2026-06-09T17:30:25.930Z U.S. and Iran Zero In on Four Nuclear Issues in Talks With the cease-fire proving tenuous, negotiations between the two nations are in flux, but have advanced to outline potential paths forward on difficult questions about Iran’s nuclear program. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a284b86ee6011c3f4ec3f33 A South Carolina race tests the strength of a Trump endorsement. te 2026-06-09T17:21:10.651Z A South Carolina race tests the strength of a Trump endorsement. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a284b70ee6011c3f4ec3f17 Anthropic’s Claude Fable is a version of Mythos the public can access today te 2026-06-09T17:20:48.163Z Anthropic’s Claude Fable is a version of Mythos the public can access today Anthropic is releasing Claude Fable 5, its first Mythos-class model available to the public. The model comes with guardrails that block responses in high-risk areas like cybersecurity and biology. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a284b58ee6011c3f4ec3f05 Tucson Asian Night Market grows into cultural staple te 2026-06-09T17:20:24.643Z Tucson Asian Night Market grows into cultural staple In a city where Asian communities have long sought spaces to celebrate their heritage, a night market built around food, performance and cultural exchange is finding an audience far larger than anyone expected. The Tucson Asian Night Market opened its doors for the third time last month, filling Kino Sports Complex with food trucks and stalls, vendors, performers, cosplayers and more. The primary goal of the market has always been to highlight Asian cultures. Organizer and Tucson Foodie owner Shane Reiser said he drew inspiration for the market from other cities executing similar ideas, saying he is always looking for gaps in the community that Tucson Foodie can help fill. Partnering with community members and groups with similar ideas, the market eventually evolved into what it is today: a sought-after celebration of food, culture and the arts. "That's one of the things I love about the market. It was not some perfectly polished concept that came from one person or one company. It was a shared idea that a lot of people were already feeling in different ways," Reiser said. "Tucson Foodie helped bring marketing, organization, and production support, but the heart of it has always been the community." Reiser said the market's deeper purpose is representation and visibility, not just food. "Families show up together, kids see their culture celebrated in public, vendors get in front of new customers, people try things they may not have grown up with, and Tucson shows up for communities and businesses that deserve that spotlight," he said. The Tucson Chinese Cultural Center hosts a booth at the Tucson Asian Night Market. The event has helped foster greater appreciation for Chinese culture in the community. Courtesy of Jerry Wang. Small business owner and organizer Mariam Pacheco said it's important to have spaces and events for Tucson's Asian diaspora to connect, explore and get involved in their respective cultures. "When I first moved into Tucson about eight years ago, I was definitely feeling homesick at the lack of an Asian community," Pacheco said. "I have watched as numerous restaurants and places have popped up throughout the years. I've been waiting for an Asian culture-centric event to occur and I jumped at the opportunity to participate." The market's first run in May 2025 drew roughly 5,000 attendees when organizers had planned for about 2,000. The second market drew roughly 10,000 after planning for 5,000. This year, organizers moved the market to a bigger venue, capped attendance at 4,000 and added staff, security, restrooms, entertainment and power. While the adjustments helped make the crowd more manageable than in previous years, lines inside and outside the market remained long, organizers turned away crowds still trying to get in and several vendors ran out of food. "That's not the experience we're trying to create," Pacheco said. "The demand is definitely hard to match but we've been improving every year and hopefully will continue to improve and grow." Susan Chan, executive director of the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center, said she's glad to see so much interest in the event. "It's great to be able to share culture, specifically the Chinese culture and diversity, equality and inclusion," Chan said. "I've seen more appreciation for our culture. We have a field trip program. Schools come to our center to spend 3½ hours learning about Chinese culture." Volunteers from the Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Fund staff an information booth at the Tucson Asian Night Market, raising awareness about the organization's mission to support the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. Courtesy of APIDA. Patrick Chamberlain is a senior instructor in gumdo, a traditional Korean martial art focused on swordsmanship, mental discipline and physical fitness. During this year's night market, he was teaching mini-lessons to attendees interested in learning more about the sport. "I think (the market) allows a bunch of people from a bunch of different aspects who enjoy Asian culture to come out and celebrate, share interests and offer opportunities for a bunch of different things," Chamberlain said. "This world gets remarkably small once you start travelling, so it's wonderful to share different cultures and experience them as well." South Asian communities have found a place at the market as well. "With Asian cultures, we want to include South Asian cultures as well," said Maancy Saksena, project manager for Destinet, a nonprofit dedicated to connecting Tucson's Indian community. "It's been great getting to talk to people. People are excited to hear about (Destinet)." Plans for the next iteration of the Tucson Asian Night Market are already in the works. Pacheco said event organizers have been reviewing feedback and have begun working on the next round of improvements, especially around long lines and the high demand for food. "We're definitely looking at the bigger picture and exploring solutions for the future, which may include things like potentially staggering entry time or splitting it into a two-day event, basically trying to match the demand with supply without overwhelming our vendors as well," Pacheco said. Reiser said the growing pains are part of the process. "The market is still young. Every version has taught us something, and every version has pushed us to make the next one better. The goal is to keep the heart of it intact while making the logistics match the level of community interest," Reiser said. Gabrielle Cotnoir is a University of Arizona journalism student and Tucson Spotlight intern. Contact her at briecotnoir@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/6a2846e9ee6011c3f4ec3e13 Knicks legend caught eating fries like bone-in wings during NBA Finals, and fans can't look away te 2026-06-09T17:01:29.609Z Knicks legend caught eating fries like bone-in wings during NBA Finals, and fans can't look away Perhaps Clyde Frazier thought he ordered bone-in fries to his courtside seats for Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Knicks fans are still reeling from Monday night's 115-111 Spurs victory and the realization that one of their all-time greats eats his French fries like he's eating bone-in wings. "This is worse than Zuckerberg trying to drink water," one fan wrote on Twitter. That is in reference to the Facebook founder attempting to take a sip of water during a Congressional hearing. Let's get back to focusing on Clyde and those fries. Watch as he treats the fry like it's a drum. This isn't the first time Clyde, 81, has gone viral over the way he eats French fries. In 2024, the Knicks legend was spotted at a game eating fries out of a cup without the use of his hands. His TV partner, Mike Breen, theorized at the time that it was Clyde's way of staying fresh and clean. "Here's a guess – he doesn't want to get the grease from the French fries on his fingers and have any possibility of touching that magical suit that he looked so wonderful in," Breen said while noting that it was surprising his buddy would even be eating fries in public. THE PHILADELPHIA FLYERS CHALLENGE FANS TO EAT THREE CHEESESTEAKS AND THREE ORDERS OF FRIES IN A SINGLE GAME This staying fresh and clean theory makes sense, but the chicken wing method just doesn't add up because in the latest video, Clyde's fingers are all over the fries. During a 2019 interview, Frazier addressed his eating habits, but not specifically his French fry antics. "I played at 205 (pounds) and I'm at 205 today," the Basketball Hall of Famer said. What's his secret to staying at his playing weight? Clyde got into eating healthy during the 1960s and 1970s and has maintained a rather clean lifestyle outside of the fries here and there. "I'm eating sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds and an apple and for my sweet tooth," he noted. Outside of that, Clyde said his routine consists of running in place at home and doing yoga. Eating fries like bone-in wings might seem strange to some, but when a legend like this is using the method, it might be time for some of us to do the same. Take note. This guy is still in phenomenal shape at 81. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2846c1ee6011c3f4ec3e03 Watchdog Group Skeptical of Justice Dept.’s Vows to End $1.8 Billion Fund te 2026-06-09T17:00:49.205Z Watchdog Group Skeptical of Justice Dept.’s Vows to End $1.8 Billion Fund The group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, doubled down on its request to a federal judge to issue a formal order stopping the fund from being set up. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2846abee6011c3f4ec3de7 Rivian starts deliveries of its all-important R2 SUV te 2026-06-09T17:00:27.202Z Rivian starts deliveries of its all-important R2 SUV Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has called it "maybe the most important thing we've launched to date." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a284274ee6011c3f4ec3d71 Florida GOP gubernatorial primary candidate says as governor, he'd 'shut down' every abortion clinic in state te 2026-06-09T16:42:28.087Z Florida GOP gubernatorial primary candidate says as governor, he'd 'shut down' every abortion clinic in state Florida Republican gubernatorial primary candidate James Fishback, who has called abortion "a holocaust," wants to close every abortion clinic throughout the Sunshine State. "Ron DeSantis is the most pro-life Governor in America, and I intend to build on his incredible work. As Governor, I will shut down the 53 abortion clinics that remain in Florida and replace every single one with a crisis pregnancy center," Fishback told Fox News Digital in a statement on Tuesday. "These centers will offer free ultrasounds, baby food, diapers, and counseling, and even prenatal and postpartum care. Abortion is never the answer. Every expecting mom in Florida deserves real support, and as Governor, I will make sure she gets it," he added. FLORIDA GOP CANDIDATE LAUNCHES TINDER ACCOUNT TO CAMPAIGN TO YOUNG FEMALE VOTERS The Guttmacher Institute, which describes itself as "a leading research and policy organization committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) worldwide," indicated in a report earlier this year that as of December 2025 there were 49 clinics providing abortions in Florida, down from 53 as of March 2024. Last week in a post on X, Fishback asserted, "100% of abortions are murder. And as Governor, I'll treat them as such." OUTCRY OVER YOUTUBER'S DOWN SYNDROME ABORTION PROVES AMERICANS ARE 'REPULSED BY EUGENICS,' ACTIVIST SAYS In another post last week he wrote, "It’s murder. And I’ll prosecute it as such. No more games. Abolish abortion." President Donald Trump has endorsed U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., for Florida governor. Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins and former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, former state Rep. Paul Renner, are also running in the contest. FLORIDA GOP CANDIDATE WANTS 50% 'SIN TAX' ON ONLYFANS CREATORS TO FIGHT 'CULTURAL DEGENERACY' The Aug. 18 Florida GOP gubernatorial primary contest is still more than two months away. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a284260ee6011c3f4ec3d68 Penn Station stabbing victim slams Mamdani, DA Bragg for suspect being free on streets te 2026-06-09T16:42:08.169Z Penn Station stabbing victim slams Mamdani, DA Bragg for suspect being free on streets A Penn Station stabbing victim is calling out New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg while recounting the "crazy" scene on "Fox & Friends." "I've got to blame the administration, starting with Mamdani and Bragg," victim Henry Obadiah said on Tuesday. The suspect, later identified as 51-year-old Hector Deleon, reportedly has a criminal history on "both sides of the river" in New York and New Jersey, according to local news reports. Bragg, however, told New York's FOX 5 that Deleon had no active cases in New York state and no criminal history in Manhattan for nearly 20 years. FIVE STABBED NEAR PENN STATION, LEAVING ONE SERIOUSLY INJURED AS INVESTIGATION CONTINUES "I just saw an interview with Bragg, and he said that this guy doesn't have an arrest record in New York, so that's why he's out on the street," Obadiah said. "But who cares? If he stabbed someone in New Jersey, why isn't this guy under arrest?" The New York Post reported on Deleon's "seven arrests going back to at least 2008," including those for "aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, use or possession of drugs, assault, domestic assault and criminal mischief." Deleon was out of jail despite an "eerily similar" stabbing that occurred in Newark, N.J., in 2022, according to the outlet. He was also taken into custody last May for narcotics, theft and assault, NBC 4 New York reported. Multiple people were stabbed and one suffered serious injuries in Sunday's incident in Midtown Manhattan, officials said. Obadiah recounted walking toward the Seventh Avenue exit when he witnessed a scuffle between two men and locked eyes with the suspect. "I didn't think anything of it, walking toward the escalator, and I locked eyes with this crazy madman. And he just looked at me, and... he had this rage in his eyes, and he... cracked me right in the mouth," he said, recalling the moment the suspect's blade slashed his face. ALVIN BRAGG CALLED OUT BY EX-NYPD COMMISSIONER FOR 'RADICAL' POLICIES AFTER CAREER CRIMINAL'S STABBING SPREE "My first reaction was, 'I'm going to go after this guy. I want to kill him,' but then this guy behind me goes, 'He's got a knife,' so then I just backed off, [and] went up the escalator." When he reached the top, a bystander informed him that he had been cut. "I'm like, 'Oh my God.' Then we were waiting. It was a lot of chaos. People were trying to flag down the police," he said. He informed an officer that he had been stabbed and could identify the attacker, so he followed the officer downstairs to the N.J. Transit area. "It was a crazy scene," he said. "It was blood all over the place. There was clothes strewn all over, and we followed this trail of blood, and we saw this kid was bleeding from the head, and he had a towel on his head. They were tending to him, and then they came over to me, some of the cops were asking me questions." "Then a couple of minutes later, another guy got stabbed. Cops were running in all directions. It was crazy." Obadiah's wound required stitches near his mouth. The New York Police Department referred inquiries about the incident to Amtrak Police, which is leading the investigation. Mamdani said he had been briefed on the "horrific stabbing." "My heart is with everyone who was injured, their loved ones, and all those shaken by this unacceptable violence. I’m wishing each of the victims a full and speedy recovery," he wrote on X. "I’m grateful to the Amtrak Police Department and the first responders who acted quickly to apprehend the suspect and provide emergency care," the mayor continued. Fox News Digital reached out to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and the New York City Mayor's Office for comment, but did not immediately receive a reply. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a28424bee6011c3f4ec3d5f Four of the most absurd reasons college football players have been ruled ineligible in recent years te 2026-06-09T16:41:47.688Z Four of the most absurd reasons college football players have been ruled ineligible in recent years With everyone still reacting to the news that Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby has been ruled eligible to play following his gambling scandal, it made me think about just how far the sport has shifted from just a decade prior. Some fans may not realize it, but the pendulum has swung so far in the other direction so quickly it would give anyone whiplash. In just a few short years, we went from Jim Harbaugh being read the riot act for lying about buying recruits some cheeseburgers while at Michigan to players being granted seven years of eligibility or gambling nearly six-figure sums on various sporting events. To illustrate how different the "amateur" sports landscape looks compared to past eras, I'm looking at four of the most absurd reasons college football players were deemed ineligible to play in the past. COLLEGE ATHLETICS INTEGRITY 'LEFT THE BUILDING' AFTER JUDGE LETS SORSBY PLAY DESPITE GAMBLING ADMISSION If Sorsby was caught betting on his own team back in these days, the NCAA probably would have exiled him to Mongolia, but times have changed. Let's take a walk down memory lane, shall we? Colorado wide receiver Jeremy Bloom was a unique two-sport athlete. COLLEGE FOOTBALL COUNTRY SEEKS KEY TAX EXEMPTION FOR ATHLETES TO ENHANCE RECRUITMENT, BOOST TEAM CONTINUITY While most kids are trying to decide if they want to continue playing lacrosse or soccer for some Division II program, Bloom was a wide receiver for a power conference program while simultaneously living out his dream of being an Olympic skier. One of the perks of being an Olympic athlete is, of course, the sponsorship deals that come with it (hello, Wheaties box), but the NCAA thought that was a bridge too far, and deemed Bloom ineligible as long as he was accepting endorsements. Bloom argued he needed the money to be able to afford to train with the U.S. Olympic team in Chile ahead of the 2006 Winter Games, but his appeal was shot down and he had to give up his dream of playing both football and skiing. ATHLETES ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF TEAMS ARE EARNING LARGE AMOUNTS OF NIL MONEY When the concept of Name, Image and Likeness was first proposed, this is likely what everyone had in mind: kids being able to make money from endorsements without being smacked down by the NCAA. It obviously got way out of hand, but Jeremy Bloom is the perfect example of how absurd a pre-NIL world looked. Instead of being a two sport athlete, UCF kicker Donald De La Haye was a football player with a YouTube channel. This is something you see quite often these days, as literally every football player fancies himself an amateur content creator, but in the prehistoric ages of checks notes 2017, that kind of thing was frowned upon by the powers that be. After playing for the Knights for a couple of seasons, De La Haye was given a choice by the NCAA: shut the YouTube channel down or give up your scholarship as well as your spot on the team. Surprisingly, De La Haye chose the latter, but not before suing his school in the process. KANSAS STATE'S COLEMAN HAWKINS BREAKS DOWN IN TEARS DISCUSSING NIL BACKLASH: 'I LET A LOT OF PEOPLE DOWN' It ended well for both parties, however, as De La Haye has been invited back to UCF for several events and games, while his YouTube channel, "Deestroying," has amassed over 6.4 million subscribers and nearly 2 billion lifetime views. De La Haye probably made the right call in the long run, as he likely made far more money as a YouTuber than he ever would have being a placekicker for a few years in the CFL. Many people know A.J. Green from his days in the NFL, playing for both the Cincinnati Bengals and Arizona Cardinals while racking up 10,000 receiving yards and seven Pro Bowl selections in the process, but before that, he was a five-star, can't-miss prospect at the University of Georgia. EX-NFL PLAYER SPEAKS OUT AGAINST COLLEGE ATHLETE REVENUE SHARING WITH LANDMARK SUPREME COURT RULING PENDING Green's first two seasons in college went according to script and the lanky downfield threat was as good as advertised, earning first-team All-SEC honors in back-to-back years. During his junior year in 2010, however, Green was introduced to the long arm of the law by way of the NCAA's compliance office. The standout Bulldogs pass-catcher was suspended for the first four games of the season for selling his game-worn Independence Bowl jersey for -- are you ready for this -- a whopping $1,000. The big stink of it all was that Green, whether knowingly or not, sold the jersey to a sports memorabilia collector from North Carolina, but either way, Green being suspended for a third of what would end up being his final collegiate season (and being forced to repay the $1,000 he made to charity) seemed a bit harsh for the crime he committed. It obviously didn't affect his draft stock, as Green went fourth overall in the 2011 NFL Draft, but it still had to sting that his final year with the Bulldogs was cut short over something as petty as a $1,000 payday, something most football players make from one sponsored social media post these days. Before his days as a Pro Bowl wide receiver in the NFL, Dez Bryant was already a legend in the making at Oklahoma State. His 2008 season in particular, in which he caught 19 touchdown passes, is the stuff of legend in Stillwater, so heading into the 2009 campaign, it was widely believed that Bryant would be on the short list of Heisman Trophy contenders. In his first three games of the season, Bryant had 350 receiving yards to go along with four touchdowns, before an all-too familiar foe smacked him down with a brutal punishment. The NCAA ruled Bryant to be ineligible to play college football for a whole calendar year, meaning he wouldn't be able to hit the field for the Cowboys until September 2010. RUTGERS BASKETBALL COACH MOCKS NCAA'S ELIGIBILITY RULES AS DEBATE REIGNITES OVER NBA-EXPERIENCED PLAYERS What did Bryant do to warrant such a harsh penalty? He violated NCAA bylaw 10.1, which includes "unethical conduct." What really happened, though, was that Bryant lied about exchanging phone numbers with former NFL cornerback Deion Sanders and meeting up at his house to work out with him. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Bryant appealed the ruling which was ultimately denied, and the Oklahoma State legend was forced to watch his team from the couch for the rest of the season before declaring for the NFL Draft. A college kid couldn't even lift weights with one of his idols without getting the hammer dropped on him back in 2009. I realize lying to the NCAA probably isn't the smartest move, but to essentially end Bryant's college career over something so trivial feels like an overreach of authority. It was a controversial ruling even at the time, but with the benefit of hindsight, the NCAA comes off like full-blown dictators in this instance. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a284237ee6011c3f4ec3d56 NFL facing a domestic violence epidemic this offseason with arrest of Rams lineman the latest case te 2026-06-09T16:41:27.693Z NFL facing a domestic violence epidemic this offseason with arrest of Rams lineman the latest case Los Angeles Rams offensive lineman Alaric Jackson was arrested Monday night on suspicion of felony domestic violence as the NFL's offseason domestic violence problem has begun growing to epidemic proportions. Jackson, 27, joins the growing list of current and former NFL players who this offseason have run afoul of the law and been arrested, charged, tried or sued in civil court over domestic violence allegations. It is a problem Fox News Digital asked the NFL to address on Tuesday. The league so far has not answered the request for comment. FORMER JETS FIRST-ROUND PICK DARRON LEE CHARGED WITH MURDER IN GIRLFRIEND’S DEATH Jackson, the Rams' starting left tackle the past three seasons, was taken into custody after Los Angeles police assigned to Topanga Area responded to a radio call of a "battery domestic violence" incident on the 7400 block of Cliffside Court in West Hills, the LAPD told Fox News Digital. Officers learned the player and a woman had gotten into a verbal argument because Jackson believed the woman was recording him with her phone, according to KNBC-TV. The 6-foot-7, 338-pounder took the phone out of her hands. Police said the woman had scratch marks on her arms. Jackson was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence and bail was set at $50,000. Due to California victim confidentiality requirements related to domestic violence investigations, no further information is being released at this time. The case will be submitted to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office for filing consideration. This, of course, is another black eye for the NFL because rather than a narrative of the league's offseason being about teams improving or preparing for minicamps, it is another example of domestic abuse by large, strong professional athletes against weaker women. And that has been the story multiple times this offseason. DISPATCH AUDIO REVEALS WHAT WAS HEARD INSIDE JOSH JACOBS' HOME BEFORE ALLEGED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARREST Consider some of the incidents: Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper: Arrested June 4 in Colorado on domestic violence/criminal mischief allegations. He apologized on social media and then pleaded not guilty on Monday. Trial is set for July 22. Packers running back Josh Jacobs: Arrested May 26 on several domestic-abuse-related charges, including felony strangulation. His attorneys denied the allegations while the phone call to police by neighbors alleges an audible disturbance in the player's home. The District Attorney's investigation is ongoing. FALCONS' JAMES PEARCE JR. GRANTED INTERVENTION PROGRAM ENTRY, COULD AVOID TRIAL ON FELONY CHARGES Atlanta Falcons linebacker James Pearce Jr.: Arrested on Feb. 7 after alleged domestic dispute involving WNBA player Rickea Jackson, who is his girlfriend. He rammed her vehicle with his as she was driving to the police station in Doral, Florida. He was charged with aggravated battery, aggravated stalking and fleeing/eluding. He entered into the Miami-Dade County pre-trial intervention and diversion program which effectively pauses a conviction until he meets court-ordered conditions. Kansas City Chiefs star Rashee Rice: His ex-girlfriend filed a civil lawsuit in February alleging repeated domestic violence. While the NFL closed its investigation with no discipline, the suit is ongoing. New England Patriots defensive lineman Christian Barmore: On March 9, he faced a trial on a misdemeanor domestic assault-and-battery charge but at the hearing prosecutors dropped the charge because the alleged victim told them she had moved out of state and did not wish to return for trial. Free agent wide receiver Stefon Diggs: The former Patriots WR was tried in May on felony strangulation and assault charges involving his former chef. The jury found him not guilty. The Patriots cut Diggs in March, ostensibly for salary cap cost reduction purposes. No other team has signed Diggs. Former New York Jets linebacker Darron Lee: This is the most serious of all the incidents. The former Jets first-round pick was arrested in February in Tennessee after authorities responded to a call at the residence Lee shared with his girlfriend Gabriella Carvalho Perpetuo. She was pronounced dead and Lee was charged with first-degree murder when Perpetuo was found to have suffered severe brain trauma, a broken neck, bruising, bite marks and stab wounds. The potential capital punishment case is pending. Former Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins wide receiver: Tyreek Hill: He's accused of domestic violence in court filings and became the subject of an NFL investigation. The allegations arose from divorce proceedings initiated by his estranged wife, Keeta Vaccaro, who filed for divorce in April, alleging eight separate incidents of domestic violence. Hill, through his attorneys, has denied the allegations. No criminal charges have been filed. None of this paints the NFL in a good light. Many players and coaches around the league are doing great things in their communities throughout the offseason, but every domestic abuse arrest detracts from that, and instead adds to a concern that athletes paid to play a violent sport are too often bringing that violence home. FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a28420fee6011c3f4ec3d47 At 10,000 consecutive votes and counting, Collins holds a Senate record. te 2026-06-09T16:40:47.209Z At 10,000 consecutive votes and counting, Collins holds a Senate record. The Maine Republican, who is in the middle of a tumultuous re-election race, became the first senator in history to reach the threshold without missing a vote. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2841f7ee6011c3f4ec3d21 Marana updates public art policy, expands exemptions te 2026-06-09T16:40:23.278Z Marana updates public art policy, expands exemptions Marana has updated its public art policy for the second time, expanding exemptions for certain developers and giving the town manager more authority over the contribution process. The town adopted the policy in 2023 and created the Marana Public Art Review Committee, which makes decisions on where installations will be placed. The town also created a Public Art Fund at the same time, which collects contributions from private and public development to fund future projects. The first changes to the policy were adopted in 2024 to improve clarity and included changes to the structure of the Public Art Review Committee and an exemption for projects with funding sources that don't allow for the construction of public art. Under the policy, private development projects of 10,000 square feet or more are required to contribute at least 1% of their budget to the fund, with the exception of industrial projects, which must contribute at least 0.5%. Capital improvement projects, funded by the town and meant to improve public infrastructure, are also required to contribute at least 1% of their budget to the fund, capped at $150,000. Andrea De La Cruz, assistant to the town manager, presented the proposed amendments to the policy during the council's June 2 meeting. Tucson Spotlight is free for every reader because donors make it possible. Join them. Marana Public Art Committee members Andrea De La Cruz, Fausto Burruel and Vickie Hathaway attend the unveiling of "Wings Over Marana" by Trevor O'Toole at 11700 W. Avra Valley Road on June 20, 2025. Courtesy of the Town of Marana. The first suggested change was to standardize the building permit evaluation process using the International Code Council's Building Valuation Data Tool, which De La Cruz said ensures consistency for all applicants and developers. The amendments also expanded exemptions, with ongoing public projects such as maintenance or remodeling no longer required to contribute money to the fund. "Some examples of those projects would be HVAC upgrades or new generators or security enhancements (or) minor remodels," De La Cruz said. In the private sector, tenant improvement projects, which are changes made to a property by the landlord, have also been made exempt, to ensure that the town's capital improvement projects and private development projects are more aligned. Some specific plans, which are unified construction plans for properties or groups of properties, already had public art requirements before the policy was created. A new section allows developers to fulfill that obligation either through the existing requirements of their plan or through a contribution to the Public Art Fund. The amendments also expand the town manager's authority. Developers can now appeal public art fee determinations to the manager, who also gained the ability to update and revise the policy directly within certain guidelines. "Of course, if there is a change or an update that changes the intent or the purpose of this policy, then that would still come before the Town Council, but we thought it would be better to not have to come to you every single time," De La Cruz said. An aerial view of the newly widened Twin Peaks Road at Rattlesnake Pass in Picture Rocks, where a rattlesnake sculpture funded by the project is planned. Courtesy of the Town of Marana. Vice Mayor Roxanne Ziegler asked how much money capital improvement projects have contributed to the fund, but De La Cruz did not have an exact number on hand, saying she would follow up. She cited the Marana Aquatic and Recreation Center and a recently completed improvement project on Twin Peaks Road in Rattlesnake Pass as examples of contributors. The aquatic center already hosts the public art it funded, an installation by Joseph O'Connell and Creative Machines called "Points in Time." The section of Twin Peaks Road in Rattlesnake Pass will host a rattlesnake sculpture approved last August by the public art committee. De La Cruz also provided an update on the Transportation Art by Youth program, which invites young artists ages 16 to 18 to create public art. Trevor O'Toole's "Deer at Tangerine Sky Park" sculpture at 4411 W. Tangerine Road was partly constructed by students in the Marana High School welding program and funded by Transportation Art by Youth. "What's been so great about this program is that the students at Marana High School have been physically designing and making these items," Councilmember Patti Comerford said. "I hope we can continue to do that for a long, long time. They're really good." Mayor Jon Post said he was pleased with the growing number of art projects around town. "As long as nobody's painting weird pictures, I'm all good," Post said. The council unanimously passed the amendments. Benjamin DePue is a University of Arizona student and Tucson Spotlight intern. Contact him at bdepue@arizona.edu. Tucson Spotlight is a community-based newsroom that provides paid opportunities for students and rising journalists in Southern Arizona. Please consider supporting our work with a tax-deductible donation. Donate to Tucson Spotlight Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a284017ee6011c3f4ec3cfd Larsen and McCallie show out at state decathlon for rival schools te 2026-06-09T16:32:23.371Z Larsen and McCallie show out at state decathlon for rival schools Both competitors finished at the top of their grade level and qualified for national meets this summer. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a283fe0ee6011c3f4ec3cbb Apple’s foldable iPhone could be just around the corner te 2026-06-09T16:31:28.568Z Apple’s foldable iPhone could be just around the corner The iOS 27 developer beta includes code that references the fold state and screen angle of a device. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a283d75ee6011c3f4ec3c80 PGA Tour pro Adam Svensson makes boneheaded, likely very costly mistake during US Open qualifier te 2026-06-09T16:21:09.688Z PGA Tour pro Adam Svensson makes boneheaded, likely very costly mistake during US Open qualifier PGA Tour winner Adam Svensson made what may turn out to be a career-altering mistake during his U.S. Open qualifier. As the longest day in golf unfolded, with the 36-hole U.S. Open final qualifying taking place across North America on Monday, the most shocking moment came in Ontario, Canada, in an eight-player playoff with three spots in the year's third major up for grabs. The playoff eventually dwindled to three, with PGA Tour players Mx McGreevy, Matt Wallace and Svensson battling for the final automatic spot into next week's U.S. Open. LIV GOLF COULD REPORTEDLY RUN OUT OF MONEY BEFORE WRAPPING UP 2026 SEASON AFTER SAUDIS PULL FUNDING McGreevy went on to earn the spot with a birdie on the playoff hole, but there was still business left to be done whether Wallace or Svensson would be the first alternate from the site. Svensson ultimately, and mistakenly, made that process as straightforward as possible. Wallace was already in for par on the playoff hole, but Svensson did not realize that if he went on to make his par putt, the two would have continued to play on to determine who would earn the coveted first alternate spot. Instead, Svensson walked over to his ball mark, picked it up and unknowingly gifted Wallace the first alternate position. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! As Golf Channel's Brandon de Jonge noted on the broadcast, there is a very good chance that Wallace will ultimately get into the U.S. Open as the first alternate, with other players already in the field inevitably having to back out of the event for various reasons. As a former Tour winner who has well over 150 professional starts under his belt, Svensson should have been more aware of the situation. Having said that, it is a unique situation with the playoff beginning with eight players coming off the back end of a 36-hole marathon. It's understandable for Svensson's brain to not be exactly firing at peak levels and realizing what was at stake after McGreevy birdied the hole and knocked him out of the running to earn an automatic spot on the field. Nevertheless, it's a moment that Svensson would like to forget. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a283d61ee6011c3f4ec3c77 Director of 'cash giveaway' program tailored to new mothers grilled on how taxpayer funding is used in debate te 2026-06-09T16:20:49.766Z Director of 'cash giveaway' program tailored to new mothers grilled on how taxpayer funding is used in debate Michigan House Republicans are demanding a rigorous inspection of a taxpayer-funded cash assistance program for new mothers, aggressively questioning its benefits and sounding the alarm over how millions of dollars are being spent. The scrutiny boiled over during a June 2 House Oversight Committee hearing, where GOP lawmakers targeted "Rx Kids"— an initiative billed as the nation's largest city-wide cash aid program for prenatal and infant care. "I think there was a belief that there was this small pilot program that was going to be done right," House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Jay DeBoyer, R-Clay Township, said during the hearing. "When I realized that there was a $250 million allocation to Rx Kids … and you find out that it's really not a prescription drug program for kids, it's a cash giveaway, then you realize that maybe we need to look at this a little harder." The intense debate over the merits of the program has been escalating for months. House Republicans previously characterized the measure as a "cash for votes scheme." In an interview with local media following last week's hearing, DeBoyer went further, claiming the program is actively "tracking voter data of individuals who receive benefits." ALBUQUERQUE USES WEED TAX TO FUND 'NO-STRINGS-ATTACHED' GUARANTEED INCOME, SPARKING POLICY DEBATE Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, has also slammed the initiative, previously labeling it "a scam." Republicans ramped up their oversight during last week's hearing, which featured tense testimony from Rx Kids founder and director Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha. Lawmakers lobbed a barrage of questions at the director, ranging from the viability of eligibility requirements and steep administrative overhead to whether illegal immigrants are accessing the funds. "No state funds go to undocumented immigrants — none," Hanna-Attisha testified. DeBoyer argued that the low barrier to entry raises serious red flags for taxpayer accountability. To qualify, applicants must complete a 30-minute application (available in English, Spanish, or Arabic), be an adult living in a participating community, and be at least 16 weeks pregnant. First launched as a pilot program in Flint, Michigan, in 2024, Rx Kids has since expanded to several cities across the state, including Detroit. To date, it has served 5,600 families, doling out more than $22 million in direct support. The initiative is designed to issue a no-strings-attached $1,500 cash payment to expectant mothers, followed by $500 per month during the child's first year. The program comes amid a growing national trend of local municipalities providing guaranteed basic income or similar cash assistance to low-income households. While Hanna-Attisha previously told Fox News Digital that the program is modeled after traditional "child allowance programs" rather than universal basic income, DeBoyer warned of a broader ideological agenda. "This is a test balloon for a much larger program that will first be guaranteed basic income for children up to the ages of 18," DeBoyer warned. "Then if we can convince the general public to buy into this, then we'll expand it to just guaranteed basic income." The lawmaker took particular issue with the total lack of restrictions on how recipients spend the cash. "You gotta beg the question, what is it that we're doing, taking $300 million and putting it in a bowl on the porch and telling people they can just stop by and grab a handful?" DeBoyer said. "When we pressed on that issue and asked the question, ‘How do we know they're not buying alcohol and marijuana and other things?’ the answer was, ‘We just trust them.’ That's a noble thing to say, but the problem is we're giving them other people's money." MAYORS WANT TO KEEP HANDING OUT FREE CASH AFTER FEDERAL FUNDS DRIED UP Hanna-Attisha, who also serves as a professor at Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine, cited internal Rx Kids research to highlight the program's early success in reducing infant poverty. However, DeBoyer pushed back, questioning the legitimacy of data compiled by the very people running the operation. "All of the data is provided by Dr. Mona, and most of the research that was done to compile the data was done by Dr. Mona," DeBoyer said. "Well, that's not independent research. That’s the people that are getting the money and doling the money out doing the research." In a statement to Fox News Digital, the Rx Kids team defended their scientific integrity, noting that their "methods are transparent" and their findings have "withstood scientific scrutiny." "While I serve as the program's founder and director, the research is conducted by a multidisciplinary team of investigators from multiple institutions and disciplines, including economists, epidemiologists, public health researchers, physicians, and policy experts," Hanna-Attisha said, adding that the data has been subjected to rigorous peer-review standards. DeBoyer also trained his sights on the millions of dollars currently being spent on administrative overhead. "For darn near $40 million of that money has gone to Michigan State and [nonprofit charity] GiveDirectly in administrative fees," DeBoyer said. "We're going to look into how that money is being spent at Michigan State. We're going to look into how that money is being used at GiveDirectly because $250 million is a lot of Michigan taxpayer money." NEW FEDERAL PROBE EXAMINES WHETHER TAXPAYER DOLLARS FUND CHILD GENDER TRANSITIONS, LEGAL DEFENSES Hanna-Attisha strongly rejected the characterization of those funds as mere "fees," countering that the program operates with high efficiency and takes taxpayer accountability seriously. "The program also had two previous years of state funding. When you consider the 5–6 years of state funding, the administration of the program is about $7–8M/year," she told Fox News Digital, noting that Rx Kids is a public-private partnership that has raised nearly $90 million from non-state sources. "Funds are distributed through established systems with extensive safeguards, eligibility verification, fraud prevention protocols, auditing processes, data-use agreements, and independent oversight," she added. "The overwhelming majority of funding supports families directly — approximately 15% of state funds support the administration of the program — that is an incredible level of efficiency." While Hanna-Attisha previously told Fox News Digital that she ultimately hopes to see the program expand nationwide, Michigan Republicans are making it clear that any future funding will face a steep uphill battle. DeBoyer's office did not immediately respond to a follow-up request for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a283b66ee6011c3f4ec3c36 Havasu police seek help identifying two people in park vandalism investigation te 2026-06-09T16:12:22.728Z Havasu police seek help identifying two people in park vandalism investigation Lake Havasu City police are asking for the public’s help identifying two people seen on surveillance video as investigators look into vandalism at restrooms in two city parks. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a283b4fee6011c3f4ec3c2d Aquatic Center adds midday lap swim sessions after concerns over swim access te 2026-06-09T16:11:59.120Z Aquatic Center adds midday lap swim sessions after concerns over swim access The Lake Havasu City Aquatic Center is adding midday lap swim sessions twice a week this summer, months after swimmers raised concerns about reduced early-morning access at the facility. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a283b33ee6011c3f4ec3c05 Trump's grip on GOP faces fresh challenge in South Carolina governor battle te 2026-06-09T16:11:31.447Z Trump's grip on GOP faces fresh challenge in South Carolina governor battle One week after President Donald Trump's endorsement-winning streak in high-profile Republican primaries was snapped, the president's immense clout over his party is facing another key test in South Carolina's GOP gubernatorial nomination face-off. A week and a half ago, the president handed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette 11th-hour support as she seeks to succeed a top Trump ally, term-limited Republican Gov. Henry McMaster. Evette is facing off in the GOP primary against a handful of top rivals. They are longtime South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman, and multimillionaire businessman Rom Reddy. Since no candidate was expected to top 50% of the primary vote and land a majority, the top two finishers will advance to the June 23 Republican runoff. DEMOCRACY ’26: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUB The brute force of the president's endorsement power has been on display in GOP primaries over the past month, with his candidates ousting incumbents he targeted in showdowns in Indiana, Louisiana, Kentucky and Texas that grabbed plenty of national attention. But Trump's last-minute endorsement of Republican Rep. Randy Feenstra of Iowa in the race to succeed retiring GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds — which came on the same day he also backed Evette — wasn't enough to muscle the three-term congressman to victory. Feenstra was narrowly edged out by Zach Lahn, a businessman, farmer and former political strategist who was backed by the political wings of MAHA — the acronym for the Make America Healthy Again movement aligned with Trump Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and Turning Point USA, the powerful conservative organization co-founded by the late Charlie Kirk. HEAD HERE FOR THE LATEST FOX NEWS LIVE UPDATES ON TUESDAY'S PRIMARIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY In the South Carolina GOP gubernatorial primary, the major contenders had long been highlighting their support for Trump and his agenda in hopes of landing his support. Trump, after staying neutral for months, endorsed Evette, praising her as an "America First Patriot" and a "WINNER" in his announcement. The president also headlined a tele-rally for Evette on the eve of the primary. Hours later, on the morning of the primary, Evette once again spotlighted the president's backing of her campaign. In a social media post, she wrote that Trump "needs a strong partner as Governor who will deliver on our conservative America First agenda. It's why he gave me his 'complete and total endorsement.' Don't let President Trump down. Get to the polls, bring your friends & family, and VOTE EVETTE!" But Trump, in a social media post endorsing Evette, also said he expected Evette to choose Henry McMaster Jr., the governor's son, as her running mate for lieutenant governor. The comment by the president led to blowback in South Carolina political circles and speculation that McMaster, who succeeded then-Gov. Nikki Haley when she stepped down to serve as U.N. ambassador during Trump's first term and who is in his 10th year as governor, was trying to give his son a political boost. But McMaster denied any deal or pressure, and Evette has said she wouldn't name any running mate until after the primary is over. And on Friday, the younger McMaster took his name out of contention, saying it was "incredibly humbling" to be mentioned as a possible lieutenant governor candidate, but that "now is simply not the right time." Pointing to what he said was a smaller-than-expected bounce in the polls for Evette, longtime South Carolina political strategist Dave Wilson told Fox News Digital he thinks the Trump endorsement "backfired" because of the president's push for the younger McMaster to join the Evette ticket. "In South Carolina, we really don't take it very well when Washington tries to tell us what to do," Wilson emphasized. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a283b1fee6011c3f4ec3bfc Trump's DOJ pick in trouble as GOP concerns threaten confirmation te 2026-06-09T16:11:11.528Z Trump's DOJ pick in trouble as GOP concerns threaten confirmation President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Justice is already facing headwinds among Senate Republicans that could derail, or outright torpedo, his confirmation process.  And the process to either confirm or deny acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to replace former Attorney General Pam Bondi is already underway in the Senate, with Trump officially sending his nomination to the upper chamber on Monday.  Blanche’s involvement in the controversial, now-defunct $2 billion anti-weaponization fund, and his actions surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill rioters are two key breaking points for some Senate Republicans.  TRUMP EYES NEXT ATTORNEY GENERAL AS KEY GOP SENATOR SIGNALS POTENTIAL ROADBLOCK His first challenge will be getting through the Senate Judiciary Committee, where Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., could be the pivotal vote that would make or break his confirmation. Tillis was vehemently opposed to the anti-weaponization fund, going so far as to offer an amendment to divert the money to the nation’s anti-fraud fund and voting with Senate Democrats every step of the way to ensure there was no chance the move could be made again.  But for Tillis, Blanche’s comments and actions about the Jan. 6 rioters are his main "circuit breaker."  "They better not have said for one minute that the people who beat up police officers, like these right down here, were righteous people," Tillis said. "You come even close to saying that, you don’t have a [chance] of getting my vote in Judiciary." WATCH: DEM SENATOR SNAPS AFTER ACTING AG BLANCHE ACCUSES HIM OF 'OBVIOUSLY LYING' IN HEATED EXCHANGE The skepticism about Blanche, who previously served as Trump’s personal lawyer before making the leap to the DOJ, extends beyond Tillis among those in the GOP. And he’ll receive no quarter from Senate Democrats, either in committee or during a confirmation vote.  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., accused Blanche of both shielding Trump from legal consequences and using "the justice system to go after his boss’ political enemies, bringing baseless charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center, Jim Comey, and others." "Trump and Blanche are cut from the same crooked cloth," Schumer said. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said it was "hard to say" whether Blanche would have the votes to be confirmed.  TODD BLANCHE 'HONORED AND HUMBLED' BY TRUMP'S AG NOMINATION AFTER EXPLOSIVE WEEK OF FEDERAL ARRESTS "I think obviously most of our members are pretty deferential to who the president wants in these key positions," Thune said. "He’s already serving in the role and clearly has experience in it. But this is an environment where nothing is a safe or sure bet." Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, announced that the committee had received the nomination Monday afternoon. Grassley said he "worked well" with Blanche and has appreciated "his commitment to transparency and support for law enforcement."  "Blanche is well-qualified and has shown his dedication to restoring law and order across our country," Grassley said in a statement. "The Senate Judiciary Committee’s work to process Blanche’s nomination is underway." Several Republicans were furious over the anti-weaponization fund, and berated Blanche behind closed doors last month over how it would operate, and whether Jan. 6 rioters would have access to the taxpayer money. How much of a hand he had in that move could also determine his success in a Senate confirmation vote should he make it through the Senate Judiciary Committee.  "I think it’s gonna come down to the extent of his involvement in this weaponization fund," Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a283af4ee6011c3f4ec3bda It’s not FAANG anymore. It’s MANGOS. te 2026-06-09T16:10:28.565Z It’s not FAANG anymore. It’s MANGOS. With SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI all eyeing massive public debuts, the tech industry may soon have a new class of corporate overlords — and a new acronym to match. Say goodbye to FAANG and hello to MANGOS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a28389fee6011c3f4ec3b8e Lindsey Graham’s Allies Spend Big to Ward Off a Republican Challenger te 2026-06-09T16:00:31.690Z Lindsey Graham’s Allies Spend Big to Ward Off a Republican Challenger The Republican senator from South Carolina has a well-funded primary challenger who has a chance of forcing him into a runoff election. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2833eeee6011c3f4ec3b15 After Saying See You Later to Louisiana Police, Man Is Attacked by Alligator te 2026-06-09T15:40:30.489Z After Saying See You Later to Louisiana Police, Man Is Attacked by Alligator The driver, who was charged with driving while impaired, suffered non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a283215ee6011c3f4ec3ac9 Mayes: Pima County GOP can’t cite a single time the rules they want blocked were misused te 2026-06-09T15:32:37.209Z Mayes: Pima County GOP can’t cite a single time the rules they want blocked were misused Photo via Getty Images Arizona’s Democratic attorney general and secretary of state are duking it out with Pima County Republicans, who want a U.S. District Court judge to block portions of the state’s elections rulebook ahead of the July 21 primary.  The Oversight Project, on behalf of the Pima County Republican Party, argued in a May 1 complaint that multiple provisions in the state’s 2025 Elections Procedures Manual violate the U.S. Constitution. The elections rulebook, which is revised every two years, was written by Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and approved by Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes, also Democrats. GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE In mid-May, the Oversight Project asked the court to issue a preliminary injunction, blocking the state from enforcing the provisions of the EPM — portions of which carry the force of law — that it claims are unconstitutional.  Those provisions include: Allowing election officials to remove from a polling place or report to law enforcement anyone who impersonates a law enforcement officer or is “wearing clothing, uniforms or official-looking apparel intended to deter, intimidate, or harass voters.” Banning audible electioneering outside of the 75-foot perimeter of polling places where it is expressly prohibited if the electioneering can be heard at the polling place door Allowing elections officials to kick political party election observers out of polling places if they raise “repeated frivolous voter challenges to poll workers without any good faith basis.” Neal Cornett, director of state litigation for the Oversight Project, wrote in the complaint that the first provision might cause law enforcement officers “to rightfully fear removal for merely wearing their uniforms if they vote on their way to work,” while the provision aimed at election observers could cause them “to refrain from raising challenges for fear of removal from the vicinity of the election.”  In a June 5 response, Mayes and Fontes dismissed Cornett’s argument that any provision in the EPM would impact law enforcement officers’ ability to vote in uniform.  “It is unclear how anything in the 2025 EPM or the underlying statutes would prevent uniformed officers from exercising their right to vote simply because they show up to vote in uniform,” Mayes wrote. Fontes and Mayes asked the court not to block the EPM provisions, saying that they merely explain existing state statute, and did not expand upon it. Mayes wrote that if Cornett and the Pima County Republican Party believe those provisions violate the U.S. Constitution, they should challenge the underlying law instead of the rulebook explaining the law to elections officials.  The Oversight Project wrote in its initial complaint that the provision regarding clothing and uniforms was overly vague, leaving too much up to the discretion of individual election workers. “How are election officials to determine what uniforms or clothing would be intended to deter, intimidate, or harass voters?” Cornett wrote. “How are they to determine what is intimidating to any individual voter as opposed to a subgroup of voters? How are they to reconcile what is offensive to some but agreeable to others? How could they be expected to separate their own personal and political biases from the inquiry?” He argued that it would also chill the free speech of voters.  Mayes and Fontes countered that rules in the EPM only apply to election workers unless explicitly stated otherwise.  Cornett also claimed that the EPM doesn’t properly define what a frivolous voter challenge looks like, potentially putting a chilling effect on observers, and that the audibility rule was also too broad.  “Measuring electioneering in the mind of the hearer, using subjective standards of audibility and individual views of interference with the voting process are not a valid constitutional bases (sic) for restricting speech the hearer does not want to hear,” he wrote.  In the suit, the Oversight Project references challenges to the 2025 EPM sent to Fontes by Scot Mussi, executive director of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club and Arizona Rep. Alexander Kolodin, R-Scottsdale, before that version of the rulebook was finalized. Kolodin, an attorney, was sanctioned for bringing legal challenges to the 2020 election that weren’t backed by evidence. The lawsuit also references recommendations from a coalition of left-leaning voter advocacy groups including All Voting is Local Action and Progress Arizona.  The Oversight Project’s website says that it works to “expose and root out corruption in government.” Its work is focused on things like former President Joe Biden’s autopen use, “transgender ideology” and Biden’s purported links to China.  The Pima County Republican Party and its chairwoman, Kathleen Winn, are also represented in the lawsuit by state Rep. Neal Carter, a Republican from Queen Creek. In her response, Mayes wrote that versions of the same provisions being challenged have been included in previous versions of the EPM — some of them dating back to 2014. Even so, the Pima County Republican Party couldn’t point to a single instance wherein an election official implemented those provisions in a way that violated the First Amendment. Instead of providing examples of any such instances to the Secretary of State’s Office when it asked for them, the Pima County Republican Party joined with the Oversight Project to file a lawsuit, Mayes wrote.  Mayes and Fontes pointed to Arizona’s long history, beginning in 1913, of laws protecting voters from harassment and intimidation, and the U.S. Supreme Court’s history of backing such protections.  “Voters have a right to cast their ballot without undue interference and people have a right to engage in political speech,” Mayes wrote, noting that, when those two rights have conflicted in the past, the U.S. Supreme Court has found in favor of voters.  Blocking the provisions just over a month before the primary election would do more harm than good, Mayes argued, since poll worker training materials have already been produced and training has begun.  “Enjoining guidance that helps explain how to protect voters from interference and intimidation risks creating confusion at this late hour,” she wrote. “Moreover, the fact that this Court has little time for considered reflection is a situation of Plaintiffs’ own making. The provisions they challenge have been in the EPM for years.” A hearing in the case is set for June 16. YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE. SUPPORT Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2831fbee6011c3f4ec3aaa Bikini crackdown at cruise destinations may surprise summer travelers te 2026-06-09T15:32:11.690Z Bikini crackdown at cruise destinations may surprise summer travelers → A last-minute deal is breathing new life into a pair of long-abandoned casinos. → One summer getaway spot is testing an unconventional plan to curb a growing health threat. → What's perfectly fine swimwear on a cruise ship could lead to unwanted attention at certain destinations. → This crowded tourist destination is cracking down on visitor behavior with costly consequences. → A split-second decision at sea turned one cruise ship passenger into an unlikely hero. → One veteran's painful airport journey inspired strangers to step up in a remarkable way. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER → Researchers say intriguing evidence could reshape a centuries-old debate tied to biblical lore. → A newly uncovered palace is prompting historians to rethink a long-held story behind Sparta's ascent. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE TRAVEL NEWS A dangerous bacteria discovery near a popular getaway has travelers reconsidering their summer plans. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2831e7ee6011c3f4ec3aa1 Texas Tech’s Brendan Sorsby won Round 2, but the NCAA is coming back swinging in landmark case te 2026-06-09T15:31:51.691Z Texas Tech’s Brendan Sorsby won Round 2, but the NCAA is coming back swinging in landmark case After a judge granted a preliminary injunction that will allow Brendan Sorsby to play this upcoming season for Texas Tech, the NCAA has already filed a notice of appeal in the Seventh District of Texas that signals this fight is only entering round three. The ruling from Judge Ken Curry sent shockwaves through college athletics, with multiple Big 12 athletic directors expressing frustration over the decision. Brendan Sorsby wins court injunction against the NCAA despite betting on his own team multiple times Conference officials are also expected to discuss potential next steps during meetings this week, starting on Tuesday. But, the court of college opinion is clearly in the favor of NCAA compliance, as they dig their heels in and press the Texas judicial system for a potential favorable ruling in their appeal. BRENDAN SORSBY ADMITS WAGERING NEARLY $90,000 DURING COLLEGE CAREER AS NCAA FIGHT HEATS UP For many, betting on your own team would seem like a clear path to losing eligibility. But Sorsby's attorneys built their case around his struggles with gambling addiction and mental health, while also arguing that the NCAA breached its contractual obligations in the way it handled his suspension. The strategy worked, and the injunction was granted. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Not only did Brendan Sorsby gamble on his own team, but he also wagered on college basketball at both Indiana and Cincinnati, while wagering over $6,000 on other college football games, placing over $90,000 in bets total. "Did betting on hoops play into that 2-game proposal?," one Power-4 athletic director asked Fox News Digital, rhetorically. And, while the NCAA filed an appeal in the State of Texas on Monday evening, we could already have a dilemma on our hands with the current judges presiding over the process. Appeals can often take months to resolve, though there are circumstances under which the process could be expedited. One aspect of the appeal that has already drawn attention is the makeup of the appellate court. COLLEGE ATHLETICS INTEGRITY 'LEFT THE BUILDING' AFTER JUDGE LETS SORSBY PLAY DESPITE GAMBLING ADMISSION All four judges currently serving on the Seventh Court of Appeals attended Texas Tech. While there is no suggestion that their educational background would influence their decision-making, the optics are notable given the stakes involved. It remains to be seen whether NCAA attorneys will attempt to pursue any recusal motions related to those connections. After all, one judge in the original injunction proceedings stepped aside because of ties to Texas Tech. Whether that becomes a factor in the appeal is something both sides will be watching closely. While there is clear frustration among some conference officials, Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark and league administrators are expected to proceed carefully over the next few weeks. TOP TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL DONOR SAYS NOBODY HAS 'AUTHORITY' TO 'ENFORCE ANY RULES' IN COLLEGE SPORTS RIGHT NOW On Tuesday, athletic directors from the Big 12 will hold a conference call to discuss the Sorsby issues, and what type of options they have in the form of punishment. Because of the court's injunction, neither the NCAA nor the conference can simply ignore the ruling and prevent Sorsby from participating in games or practices. However, the Big 12 could explore whether any conference-specific bylaws, sportsmanship provisions, or ethics policies provide grounds for separate disciplinary action. As we've seen in past instances, conferences can use their own policies to issue a penalty towards either a school or student-athlete. That's where things become complicated. Conferences have imposed penalties independent of NCAA enforcement in the past, but any attempt to sanction Sorsby could open the door to additional litigation. And given the outcome of the initial case, there's no guarantee a court would side with the conference. At the same time, Big 12 conference officials must weigh whether declining to act creates its own set of concerns, especially in the court of public opinion and the weight of other conferences. For now, Sorsby has the full backing of Texas Tech, and any decision by the Big 12 would likely be made only after extensive legal review. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! So, while a Texas judge might have granted an injunction on Monday, we still have a ways to go before he actually suits up for the Red Raiders. This one is far from over, as the countdown begins for the 2026 college football season. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2831d3ee6011c3f4ec3a98 Surveillance video captures Penn State student's final moments before fatal shooting in armed robbery attempt te 2026-06-09T15:31:31.839Z Surveillance video captures Penn State student's final moments before fatal shooting in armed robbery attempt Surveillance video captured the final moments before a Pennsylvania State University student was killed after an armed robbery attempt. The Philadelphia Police Department said Billy Schmidt, 22, was close to home when the armed robbery attempt happened on Saturday around 1:30 a.m. When officers arrived, the college student was found with a gunshot wound to his chest. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 1:47 a.m., according to police. Schmidt can be heard saying "Give me my phone" before a gunshot could be heard seconds later. Bill Schmidt, his father, told ABC7 that his son was coming back from a bar where he was watching the NBA Finals with his friends. Additional security video shows a man throwing a cellphone before another individual can be seen running around a corner being chased by Billy Schmidt, who was then shot in the chest. SEND US A TIP HERE "He was a really good person who cared about everybody and never hurt or bothered a soul, never bothered anyone and for him to get shot like that is a travesty," Bill Schmidt said. "I'm shocked when they stole his phone that he chased them." LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST His sister, Anna Schmidt, told reporters she doesn't know how anyone could have killed her brother. GOOD SAMARITAN GROCERY SHOPPER, DAD KILLED WHILE TRYING TO STOP TEEN ROBBERY SUSPECTS "I miss him so much and I don't understand how someone can do this," Anna Schmidt said. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB In a statement, Penn State University said Billy Schmidt was studying journalism at Penn State World Campus and was on track to graduate in December. "We are heartbroken over the tragic death of William Schmidt and we share our deepest condolences with his family and friends," the university said. Police have not made an arrest in connection with the college student's killing. One neighbor urged anyone with information to help police. "I want justice, I want the kid that shot Billy to be found," a neighbor told FOX 29. "If anyone's out there that recognizes anything... they seem young to me. If anyone has any information or recognizes anything about the kids, I would love for them to come forward." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2831abee6011c3f4ec3a8d Gates Said to Have Hired Ex-Oversight Chief to Advise on Epstein Testimony te 2026-06-09T15:30:51.767Z Gates Said to Have Hired Ex-Oversight Chief to Advise on Epstein Testimony Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, has retained Jake Greenberg, the former top investigative counsel to the House Oversight Committee. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a283195ee6011c3f4ec3a71 Apple says it may remove some apps from the App Store if they don’t attract users te 2026-06-09T15:30:29.926Z Apple says it may remove some apps from the App Store if they don’t attract users Apple may begin removing existing apps that it considers stale, low-value, or unable to attract users. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a282d35ee6011c3f4ec3973 Seattle mayor says sobriety won't be required at new homeless shelter te 2026-06-09T15:11:49.052Z Seattle mayor says sobriety won't be required at new homeless shelter Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson said residents entering a new homeless shelter community in the city's Interbay neighborhood will not be required to be sober, a policy she defended as part of the city's effort to move people indoors and connect them with services. "We're not demanding that people be, you know, abstinent when they enter this village, but there are going to be, you know, there's kind of repeated efforts to kind of help people along into treatment and so that treatment will always be available and encouraged," Wilson said.  Wilson made the remarks Sunday when asked about the Bayside Enhanced Shelter Community, a new shelter project that has drawn attention from residents concerned about homelessness, public safety and addiction in the area. WILL SOCIALISM SAVE SEATTLE? CITY ADVOCATES STRUGGLE TO FIND SOLUTIONS AS HOMELESS, DRUG ADDICTS FLOOD STREETS "So again, the model here is low barrier, high-support," Wilson said. "So we are not requiring treatment for people entering this and this is really an evidence-based model that we've seen be successful. And so, basically, you're bringing people in knowing that the process of recovery is really complicated and difficult." ​​The new Bayside Enhanced Shelter Community has 50 single-adult pallet home units that will serve as 24/7 transitional housing that is expected to increase to 75 units by the end of the month, KOMO News reported.  Users of the facility will have access to "behavioral health support for addiction and recovery," but neither using those resources nor being sober is required to use the housing facility. AS SOCIALIST MAYOR BATTLES ICE, SEATTLE POLICE AND CRIME VICTIMS SAY REPEAT OFFENDERS ARE TERRORIZING THE CITY KIRO 7 News reported that each 70-square-foot unit cost $16,000 to build, and Wilson has acknowledged that the city is running behind in its goal to have 500 shelter beds by mid-June and 1,000 by the end of the year. "So when people say it is a failure not to have created 500 units by now, what I want to say is, as long as there are thousands of people sleeping unsheltered on our streets, yes, we are failing," Wilson said. In August, the Washington State Standard reported that on Jan. 30, the state documented 22,173 people who were homeless in Washington, with "33% were experiencing unsheltered homelessness and 67% were experiencing sheltered homelessness." Fox News Digital has reached out to Wilson for comment. SEATTLE MAYOR PUSHES LOCAL POLICE TO TRACK, INVESTIGATE ICE AGENTS' ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a282d21ee6011c3f4ec3965 Trump keeps forecasting an Iran deal — why the White House still thinks it can happen te 2026-06-09T15:11:29.052Z Trump keeps forecasting an Iran deal — why the White House still thinks it can happen President Donald Trump is continuing to project confidence that a final nuclear agreement with Iran remains within reach despite months of slow-moving diplomacy, unresolved disputes over uranium enrichment and a ceasefire that appeared at risk of unraveling over the weekend. "We're in the final throes of what will be a very, very good deal," Trump told reporters after attending the third game of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden, adding that it would come in "two or three days."  Trump has suggested dozens of times over the past two months that a deal is just around the corner, yet little public evidence has emerged that the sides have bridged the core disputes that have complicated negotiations. Since the start of Operation Epic Fury, the president has said a deal was close at least 38 times, according to a CNN count.  Despite months of predictions that a deal was imminent, negotiations remain publicly deadlocked over uranium enrichment, sanctions relief and Iran's growing stockpile of enriched uranium. Yet administration officials and outside analysts say a combination of economic pressure on Iran, a fragile but surviving ceasefire and the high costs of renewed conflict may explain why Trump continues to believe an agreement is achievable. TRUMP, NETANYAHU TO MEET AT WHITE HOUSE IN HIGH-STAKES TALKS ON IRAN, GAZA PLAN In May alone, Trump said a deal as "largely negotiated," later suggested he was making a "final determination" and now says an agreement could arrive within days.  Former National Security Council official Michael Singh said Trump's confidence likely reflects both the president's negotiating style and the reality that neither Washington nor Iran appears eager to abandon diplomacy despite recent military exchanges. "Projecting optimism is part of President Trump's MO," Singh told Fox News Digital, adding that despite recent military exchanges, "we don't see either side really pursuing any alternative with any kind of determination. In announcing the ceasefire April 7, Trump said talks were "very far along" but it would take two weeks for "the Agreement to be finalized and consummated." "Both sides, Israel and Iran, are looking to do an immediate CEASEFIRE! Final negotiations on ‘Peace’ are proceeding, subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way. The Blockade will remain in place, and in full force and effect, until a ‘Final Deal’ is reached. Things should move quickly," Trump posted on Truth Social Monday.  The optimism comes as negotiators remain divided over core elements of Iran's nuclear program and after fresh military exchanges briefly threatened to derail the fragile truce between Israel and Iran. "Iran is desperate to make a deal because of the historic successes of Operation Epic Fury, Operation Economic Fury, and the blockade. Talks on a deal that will prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon are continuing at a rapid pace and are going very well," a White House official told Fox News Digital.   "As the President stated, he will only make a good deal for the American people. He is not going to be rushed into making a bad deal. Due to the successes of Operation Epic Fury, Economic Fury, and the blockade, President Trump holds the cards and has all the time he needs to make the best deal for the United States and the world." Trump's confidence comes as Israel and Iran traded fire for the first time since a ceasefire took hold and after the president told the Financial Times Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would have "no choice" but to accept a U.S.-brokered agreement with Iran. The ceasefire itself appeared shaky over the weekend following fresh exchanges between Israel and Iran, prompting Trump to publicly urge both sides to stand down and warning that further escalation could jeopardize ongoing negotiations. By Monday, however, both sides signaled a desire to avoid a broader confrontation. Netanyahu said Israel would "hold fire" following discussions with Trump, while Iran indicated its latest round of attacks had concluded absent further provocation. Singh said both sides appear to be trying to pressure one another into an agreement rather than preparing for a collapse in talks. WHY TRUMP, IRAN SEEM LIGHT-YEARS APART ON ANY POSSIBLE DEAL TO END THE WAR "It really does seem as though it's sort of down to the details," Singh said. "But of course the details can be quite hard." Negotiators continue to face fundamental disagreements over Iran's nuclear program despite months of talks. But analysts who see a path to a deal often point to the growing pressure facing Iran.  Miad Maleki, a former Treasury Department sanctions official and senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, argued that Iran is facing mounting economic and diplomatic pressure that could eventually force the regime to reconsider positions it has so far refused to abandon. "Every day that the blockade remains in place, Iran is getting closer to a complete economic collapse," Maleki told Fox News Digital, pointing to inflation, fuel shortages and growing economic strain inside the country. Maleki argued that Iran's position has deteriorated during the ceasefire, citing continued economic pressure, additional sanctions and the loss of senior regime figures during the conflict. "The regime is under severe pressure economically and diplomatically," he said. That pressure may help explain why administration officials continue to view diplomacy as a viable path despite the slow pace of progress. The Trump administration has maintained that Iran cannot be permitted to continue enriching uranium, arguing that even civilian enrichment capabilities could provide Iran with a pathway to a nuclear weapon. Iranian officials, meanwhile, insist they retain the right to enrich uranium for peaceful energy purposes and have resisted proposals requiring a permanent halt to enrichment activities on Iranian soil. Negotiators also have sparred over the fate of Iran's uranium stockpile.  Before inspectors lost visibility into key facilities, the International Atomic Energy Agency estimated Iran possessed roughly 440 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60% purity — just below weapons-grade levels and enough, if further enriched, for multiple nuclear weapons. Those unresolved disputes have fueled skepticism about whether a breakthrough is truly imminent. But Iran is not the only actor facing pressure to avoid renewed conflict. The conflict already has pushed energy prices higher and disrupted global shipping routes, with analysts warning that the economic fallout could persist for months even if maritime traffic resumes immediately. In a recent Fox News Digital interview, Kpler oil analyst Matt Smith said it could take until the fourth quarter of the year for global energy flows to normalize because of logistical bottlenecks involving trapped tankers, swollen inventories and damaged infrastructure. Moody's Analytics has estimated the conflict has cost American households roughly $100 billion over the past three months through higher fuel, transportation and related costs. Trump's confidence has also coincided with increasingly public disagreements with Netanyahu about how to handle Iran. The president recently said Netanyahu would have "no choice" but to accept a deal with Tehran, comments that fueled speculation about growing differences between Washington and Jerusalem. Ehud Eilam, a former researcher for Israel's Ministry of Defense, said Israel and the United States share the goal of preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon but often approach the challenge from different strategic perspectives. "Iran poses a much bigger threat to Israel compared with the danger Iran presents to the United States," Eilam told Fox News Digital. Eilam also argued that Washington retains significant leverage over Israeli decision-making through military aid and weapons transfers. "The delivery of U.S. weapons and ammunition to Israel, now and later, gives the Trump administration major leverage to convince Israel to accept a deal with Iran," he said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a282d0dee6011c3f4ec395c Sen Collins slams Bernie-backed Graham Platner as too far-left for Maine voters te 2026-06-09T15:11:09.129Z Sen Collins slams Bernie-backed Graham Platner as too far-left for Maine voters BANGOR, Maine — Republican Sen. Susan Collins believes that Graham Platner, her likely Democratic challenger in November's midterm elections, is too extreme for voters in her New England state. But Platner, pushing an economically populist agenda as he takes aim at corporate influences and advocates for the working class, argues it's moderate Collins who is the "radical" one. With the support of Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Ro Khanna of California, Platner is aiming to unseat the longtime Republican senator in left-leaning Maine. The race is among a handful that could determine if the GOP holds onto its slim Senate majority in the midterm elections, and the oyster farmer has been forced onto defense in recent weeks amid mounting controversies and negative headlines. IT'S JUDGMENT DAY FOR EMBATTLED DEMOCRAT GRAHAM PLATNER While Collins has mostly kept quiet about Platner's political baggage, she has weighed in on his agenda. Among his many progressive policy stances, Platner, on his campaign website, urges "passing a constitutional amendment to ban billionaires buying elections!" And he highlights that he's "a strong supporter of a Medicare for All system" and that he "will support a path to citizenship and an end to the mass deportation machine." Asked if Platner is too far to the left for voters in her northern New England state, Collins responded in a Fox News Digital interview last month, "I believe that will be the conclusion of Maine voters. But, obviously, I don't take anything for granted." But Platner challenges that it's Collins who is too "radical." CLICK HERE FOR FOX NEWS LIVE UPDATES ON TODAY'S PRIMARY ELECTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY "My response is that, trying to bring down costs for working Mainers. Trying to make sure that our communities don't get emptied out because housing has become unaffordable for young people. Trying to create a system in which we are not seeing our health care system utilized as a way of just screwing working people all for the benefit of a health care insurance CEO," Platner responded in a Fox News Digital interview last month. "I don't think that's radical at all," he added, claiming: "I think, in fact, that what most Mainers agree is what we have to be doing." Rather, he claimed that "what's radical is somebody like Susan Collins, who, for decades now, has made sure that we pass policies that are going to help corporations and billionaires to the detriment of working people, supporting over and over and over again, illegal and insane foreign wars." "She voted to send me to Iraq, and now she continues to vote to support the war in Iran," Platner charged. "I'm sorry that I think is much more radical to the people of Maine than having a health care system that doesn't collapse before our eyes." PLATNER TO SUPPORTERS: 'MAINE, YOU HAVE MY BACK' Despite his numerous controversies, Platner has drawn large crowds and built a healthy fundraising war chest. Democrats see Maine as a crucial pickup opportunity in the 2026 midterms as they aim to win back the Senate majority in the fall. But beating Collins, a moderate who is running for a sixth six-year term in the Senate and has a history of voting against President Donald Trump's agenda, won't be easy. Six years ago, public opinion polls indicated the senator was headed to defeat, but Collins defied expectations and won re-election by topping then-Democratic state House Speaker Sara Gideon by nine points. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a282ce2ee6011c3f4ec393e iOS 27 features we didn’t see on stage te 2026-06-09T15:10:26.652Z iOS 27 features we didn’t see on stage While iOS 27 isn't bringing major changes, it's still got many small features that could improve everyday usage for iPhone users. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a282ac7ee6011c3f4ec38d3 Charlotte train stabbing suspect dodges potential death penalty for now after he's ruled incompetent te 2026-06-09T15:01:27.598Z Charlotte train stabbing suspect dodges potential death penalty for now after he's ruled incompetent The man accused of killing a young woman on a North Carolina light-rail train has been deemed incompetent to stand trial in his federal case following a mental evaluation. Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, is charged in the fatal stabbing of Ukrainian woman Iryna Zarutska, 23, while aboard the light-rail Lynx Blue Line in Charlotte on Aug. 22, 2025.  Brown is expected to be committed to a special facility under the direction of the U.S. attorney general for treatment aimed at restoring competency. If he is later found competent, the federal case could resume. Brown could face the death penalty if the federal case proceeds. However, a defendant who is found incompetent cannot be tried or executed while incompetent. SEND US A TIP HERE Brown was federally indicted on a charge of committing an act of violence against a railroad carrier and mass transportation system resulting in death. The hearing comes after a Bureau of Prisons evaluation found on May 7 that Brown was incompetent to stand trial for his state charges. The finding followed what officials described as a lengthy process that included interviews and a review of medical records. Brown is accused of murdering Zarutska on the Charlotte train. Surveillance video shows Zarutska entering the train car and sitting down in front of Brown. Roughly four minutes later, Brown allegedly pulled a knife from his pocket and stabbed her three times from behind before departing the train. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL Fox News Digital's Julia Bonavita contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a282ab3ee6011c3f4ec38ca 'House of the Dragon' Season 3 premiere runtime and details revealed for hit HBO series te 2026-06-09T15:01:07.547Z 'House of the Dragon' Season 3 premiere runtime and details revealed for hit HBO series Details are starting to flow out about "House of the Dragon" ahead of the season three premiere. The "Game of Thrones" prequel is one of HBO's current monster hits. It's set 200 years before the story made famous by George R. R. Martin's books and television series that aired for eight seasons. Season 2 of "House of the Dragon" wrapped up in August of 2024, and fans have been eager to return to the land of Westeros. TAYLOR SHERIDAN'S HIT CIA/MILITARY SERIES 'LIONESS' GETS OFFICIAL SEASON RELEASE DATE ON PARAMOUNT+ Season three of "House of the Dragon" premieres June 21 on HBO, and the runtime has now been uploaded to the network's schedule. 'GAME OF THRONES' STAR EMILIA CLARKE WAS CONVINCED SHE 'CHEATED DEATH' AFTER SURVIVING TWO BRAIN ANEURYSMS The first episode of the new season has a listed runtime of 72 minutes. Plot details are simply stated as, "Set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, this epic series tells the story of House Targaryen." However, Screen Rant reported the new episodes "will open with the Battle of the Gullet." The large battle is expected to raise the stakes even further than what fans saw at the end of season two when the stage was set for total war. The show's IMDb page indicated that the new season will contain a total of eight episodes, with the finale airing on Aug. 4. "House of the Dragon" has been an absurd hit for HBO. Season two averaged roughly 25 million viewers an episode when it was airing, according to Variety. Now, it's time to run it back another time after two outstanding seasons. Fans will find out what's coming starting June 21. Hit me with all your predictions at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a282a89ee6011c3f4ec38ac Apple brings streaming-style subscription bundles to the App Store  te 2026-06-09T15:00:25.684Z Apple brings streaming-style subscription bundles to the App Store  Apple is expanding its App Bundles feature to allow developers to partner with one another on discounted subscription packages. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a282878ee6011c3f4ec384a Landon Donovan recalls life-changing World Cup moment amid players' 'responsibility' of growing game in USA te 2026-06-09T14:51:36.643Z Landon Donovan recalls life-changing World Cup moment amid players' 'responsibility' of growing game in USA Landon Donovan is the reason why so many people in the United States are soccer fans. In the 2010 World Cup, Donovan scored a last-minute goal against Algeria, giving the Stars and Stripes a victory in their group and bringing a country together. "That kind of moment, it changed my life forever," Donovan told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. "I mean, there is not a day that I'm at an appearance or doing something that someone doesn't come up and say something about that. And honestly, the thing I get more than any is, 'I became a soccer fan that day watching that game,' which gives me chills because that is what we're trying to do. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "Since I was 16 years old as a young professional, we were not only players in this country, we had to be ambassadors because nobody was paying attention then. So we were trying to grow the sport all the time. When one literal 122nd-minute moment of me kicking a ball into the net exponentially expedites that process, it's amazing because you've been working so hard. I did 10 years of appearances and media and playing and all these things for a 122nd-minute moment to do more than all of that." Now, Donovan is one of the faces of FanDuel's soccer betting during this World Cup, where it is offering promotions like Super Sub, in which if a player you bet on to score is subbed out, your bet automatically transfers to that player's replacement and stays alive through the remainder of the game. "It tilts the odds a little bit more in your favor, and it keeps you engaged. Usually when a player gets subbed out, we're all p---ed off," Donovan said with a laugh. "So it's gonna be a really fun summer and a couple ways that fans can tilt the odds a little in their favor." WORLD CUP ANNOUNCER SAYS FIFA'S GRASS MANDATE WILL BE A 'HUGE CONVERSATION' REGARDING NFL'S TURF FIELDS "I'm at a place in my life where I want to be around good people and do fun things. FanDuel has been great to me, they treat me well, they do things the right way, they carry their responsible gambling message seriously. They really mean it and that matters to me as someone who has young kids who I'm sure will get into this at some point." Now that the 2026 World Cup is days away from taking place in the United States, Donovan said this year's USMNT may have even more of a "responsibility" than he did to take advantage of a sport that is dying to grow here. Of course, for the players, there are much bigger things to worry about — but Donovan said it was always in the back of his mind. "I know what a great World Cup could do because I had it in 2002, and I know what a bad World Cup can do because I had a bad World Cup in '06. And so, in 2010, I was aware of all that. I knew the possibilities and the opportunity that we had," Donovan said. "As you get older, you have a responsibility to do your job and to help grow the sport. And it doesn't mean it can't be fun or enjoyable or any of that. It's just, it is a responsibility. That is what these players have on their shoulders, and they know that." The USMNT begins its quest for its first title on Friday in Los Angeles against Paraguay. 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/6a282608ee6011c3f4ec37e9 Roadway striping to take place on Cedar Avenue on Thursday; expect delays te 2026-06-09T14:41:12.082Z Roadway striping to take place on Cedar Avenue on Thursday; expect delays No road closures will occur, but Mountain Line bus stops along the portion of Cedar will be closed, and pedestrians and bicyclists will be required to detour. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2825d8ee6011c3f4ec37a9 Apple’s App Store rolls out personalized recommendations te 2026-06-09T14:40:24.251Z Apple’s App Store rolls out personalized recommendations Apple will now recommend apps based on your downloads and behavior. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a282141ee6011c3f4ec36f3 Bombshell claims by former campaign director rock Platner’s campaign hours before polls open te 2026-06-09T14:20:49.909Z Bombshell claims by former campaign director rock Platner’s campaign hours before polls open Graham Platner shouldn't be elected to represent Maine in the U.S. Senate, a former high-level staffer for the embattled Democratic candidate told voters just hours before polls opened in the state's Tuesday primary. Genevieve McDonald, once a Maine state representative who worked briefly as Platner's campaign director last year, warned in an op/ed in The Washington Post on Monday evening: "Graham Platner is not someone who would be good for Maine or for the country." While she overlooked his Nazi-linked tattoo and possible cheating scandal, McDonald said in the piece titled "I know firsthand why Graham Platner shouldn't be a U.S. senator" that she couldn't ignore how "he exhibits a pattern of dishonest behavior," and ultimately quit the campaign after just two months. "I was one of the Platner campaign’s first gaslighting casualties," she wrote. McDonald said she was "disturbed" by what she learned during her time on his staff from August to October 2025. "If America wants a stronger democracy, elevating leaders with integrity is essential," she wrote in the opinion piece. "Leaders with sound judgment and ethics. Leaders who embrace and live the ideals the nation stands for." THE GROWING LIST OF CONTROVERSIES THREATENING DEMOCRAT GRAHAM PLATNER'S MAINE SENATE BID McDonald complained about the series of skeletons that emerged, including the Nazi-linked tattoo on his chest, recent allegations of physical misconduct with an ex-girlfriend and lewd Reddit posts that have rocked his campaign. She specifically took issue with one Reddit post where Platner said white, rural Americans are 'racist' and 'stupid.' The demographic he attacked is the one in which he is now hoping to represent in the U.S. Senate. McDonald also slammed the campaign's "feigned ignorance" of the significance of the tattoo, which she described as "appalling." The woman who made allegations of physical violence against Platner, Lyndsey Fifield, stood in solidarity with McDonald after the piece was published on Monday night. "Last year, I watched a woman sacrifice her career to stand on principle and warn the public about a dangerous man. Genevieve has been relentlessly attacked — but she kept her honor and her soul. She has inspired me to stay strong through this storm." Among other revelations in the op/ed, McDonald said the campaign offered her a severance package of $15,000 contingent upon signing a non-disclosure agreement, which she refused. TOP OFF-THE-WALL REDDIT POSTS HAUNTING GRAHAM PLATNER’S MAINE SENATE BID McDonald conveyed that she wanted to believe Platner's narrative of redemption — the candidate often touts himself as a man with a troubled past who has since straightened up — but she felt the overwhelming scandals were too much for her to continue working on the campaign. She also used the platform in the Post to take a dig at Platner, who has pitched himself as a working-class Mainer, humble oyster farmer and small-town harbor master. "I realized the campaign had not been honest with me," McDonald wrote. "As someone from a real working-class background, I knew this would undermine his cross-party appeal." PLATNER’S ‘LIVING ON THE SEA’ CLAIM DISMANTLED BY CRITICS AS FINANCIAL DOCS PAINT A DIFFERENT PICTURE That narrative has recently fallen apart as his campaign came under fire from multiple angles. Platner's mother, who owns a restaurant, is listed as the only customer of his oyster farming business on its financial disclosers. He farms off a private island owned by the family of his business partner, and his father gave him a $200,000 loan to purchase a home. "I want better for my daughters, and for the people of Maine," McDonald wrote. "Democrats are being sold a narrative that Platner is the only choice for the race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Maine voters don’t have to accept that." There are two other Democratic candidates on the ballot in Tuesday's race, Gov. Janet Mills and consultant David Costello. Mills was Platner's main challenger, but withdrew from the race due to her campaign's lack of funds on hand. Her withdrawal, however, came after the ballots were already printed — so her name will still appear as an option for voters. "The answer to a broken political culture is not to accept it," McDonald concluded. "Demand better from those entrusted with power or seeking it." "Enough is enough." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a281f0fee6011c3f4ec3622 Graham Platner ripped as 'disturbed' by former campaign director just hours before Tuesday's primary te 2026-06-09T14:11:27.680Z Graham Platner ripped as 'disturbed' by former campaign director just hours before Tuesday's primary Graham Platner shouldn't be elected to represent Maine in the U.S. Senate, a former high-level staffer for the embattled Democratic candidate told voters just hours before polls opened in the state's Tuesday primary. Genevieve McDonald, once a Maine state representative who worked briefly as Platner's campaign director last year, warned in an op-ed in The Washington Post on Monday evening: "Graham Platner is not someone who would be good for Maine or for the country." While she overlooked his Nazi-linked tattoo and possible cheating scandal, McDonald said in the piece titled "I know firsthand why Graham Platner shouldn't be a U.S. senator" that she couldn't ignore how "he exhibits a pattern of dishonest behavior," and ultimately quit the campaign after just two months. "I was one of the Platner campaign’s first gaslighting casualties," she wrote. McDonald said she was "disturbed" by what she learned during her time on his staff from August to October 2025. "If America wants a stronger democracy, elevating leaders with integrity is essential," she wrote in the opinion piece. "Leaders with sound judgment and ethics. Leaders who embrace and live the ideals the nation stands for." THE GROWING LIST OF CONTROVERSIES THREATENING DEMOCRAT GRAHAM PLATNER'S MAINE SENATE BID McDonald complained about the series of skeletons that emerged, including the Nazi-linked tattoo on his chest, recent allegations of physical misconduct with an ex-girlfriend and lewd Reddit posts that have rocked his campaign. She specifically took issue with one Reddit post where Platner said White, rural Americans are "racist" and "stupid." The demographic he attacked is the one in which he is now hoping to represent in the U.S. Senate. McDonald also slammed the campaign's "feigned ignorance" of the significance of the tattoo, which she described as "appalling." The woman who made allegations of physical violence against Platner, Lyndsey Fifield, stood in solidarity with McDonald after the piece was published on Monday night. "Last year, I watched a woman sacrifice her career to stand on principle and warn the public about a dangerous man. Genevieve has been relentlessly attacked — but she kept her honor and her soul. She has inspired me to stay strong through this storm." Among other revelations in the op/ed, McDonald said the campaign offered her a severance package of $15,000 contingent upon signing a non-disclosure agreement, which she refused. TOP OFF-THE-WALL REDDIT POSTS HAUNTING GRAHAM PLATNER’S MAINE SENATE BID McDonald conveyed that she wanted to believe Platner's narrative of redemption — the candidate often touts himself as a man with a troubled past who has since straightened up — but she felt the overwhelming scandals were too much for her to continue working on the campaign. She also used the platform in the Post to take a dig at Platner, who has pitched himself as a working-class Mainer, humble oyster farmer and small-town harbor master. "I realized the campaign had not been honest with me," McDonald wrote. "As someone from a real working-class background, I knew this would undermine his cross-party appeal." PLATNER’S ‘LIVING ON THE SEA’ CLAIM DISMANTLED BY CRITICS AS FINANCIAL DOCS PAINT A DIFFERENT PICTURE That narrative has recently fallen apart as his campaign came under fire from multiple angles. Platner's mother, who owns a restaurant, is listed as the only customer of his oyster farming business on its financial disclosures. He farms off a private island owned by the family of his business partner, and his father gave him a $200,000 loan to purchase a home. "I want better for my daughters, and for the people of Maine," McDonald wrote. "Democrats are being sold a narrative that Platner is the only choice for the race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Maine voters don’t have to accept that." There are two other Democratic candidates on the ballot in Tuesday's race, Gov. Janet Mills and consultant David Costello. Mills was Platner's main challenger but withdrew from the race due to her campaign's lack of funds on hand. Her withdrawal, however, came after the ballots were already printed — so her name will still appear as an option for voters. "The answer to a broken political culture is not to accept it," McDonald concluded. "Demand better from those entrusted with power or seeking it." "Enough is enough." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a281efbee6011c3f4ec3619 Evolutionary scientists details why 'existential angst' makes progressives less happy than conservatives te 2026-06-09T14:11:07.690Z Evolutionary scientists details why 'existential angst' makes progressives less happy than conservatives Conservatives are happier than liberals, and evolutionary behavioral scientist Dr. Gad Saad says there's a simple reason why. Appearing on Fox News' "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" podcast, Saad pointed to decades of "unequivocal" research showing conservatives consistently report higher levels of happiness than their counterparts on the left, arguing the difference stems from how each side views society. "I offer a speculative explanation, but I think it makes sense," he said in Tuesday's episode. "The conservative wakes up in the morning with a sense of existential comfort. It may not be a perfect society, but we have freedom, we have liberties, we have all sorts of foundational values that are worth conserving, and it's conservative." NEW POLL SHOWS LIBERAL WOMEN THE MOST UNHAPPY, LONELY "On the other hand," he continued, "the progressive wakes up with existential angst. We live in a transphobic, Islamophobic, misogynistic, racist, bigoted [society]." Because of that contrast, he suggests conservatives are more likely to feel content and optimistic about their lives, while progressives' focus on societal problems can contribute to dissatisfaction and anxiety. Saad, an evolutionary behavioral scientist, bestselling author and marketing professor at Concordia University's John Molson School of Business in Montreal, also discussed what he calls "suicidal empathy" — the idea that excessive compassion can ultimately undermine Western societies, including the U.S. JILLIAN MICHAELS TELLS HANNITY SHE IS DONE WITH DEMOCRATS, SAYS THE LEFT 'KEEPS EATING ITS OWN' During the wide-ranging conversation, Hannity and Saad examined the psychological roots of entitlement, socialist economic policies and high taxation, and weighed in on the rise of antisemitism around the world. The "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" podcast features in-depth interviews with a variety of newsmaking figures and can be experienced on multiple platforms. The twice-weekly podcast delivers long-form, unfiltered conversations with compelling and influential figures across culture, business, sports, politics and beyond. Fox News Staff contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a281ee7ee6011c3f4ec3610 My walk across America is over, but my mission for South Side kids is not te 2026-06-09T14:10:47.758Z My walk across America is over, but my mission for South Side kids is not As I write this, I am sitting in stillness for the first time in a while. I’ve been walking across America for nearly 200 days, and I admit I’m itching to get back onto the open road. I loved the walk — meeting new people, seeing the hidden corners of America, and learning her stories. But the doctors have made it plain that I cannot walk anymore. When I had my first surgery to remove a painful growth called a pyogenic granuloma from my heel, I thought I was good to go. However, that growth came back with a vengeance in the same spot and had to be removed again. To keep pushing would mean risking profound damage to my foot. The road to Los Angeles, which began on Sept. 1, 2025, in New York City, is a journey I will not finish on foot. Many of you have walked every step of this with me in spirit, and my heart is broken. I remember standing in Times Square on the first day, looking up at those skyscrapers, and thinking about how people built this city out of nothing. The people doing the building often came from other lands and had far fewer resources. But they had ingenuity, will, and resilience, and I thought about how the children on the South Side must be brought up in this same spirit. Anything is possible with commitment, grit, and the unwavering will never to quit. FROM A CHICAGO ROOFTOP TO 3,000-MILE JOURNEY, HERE'S HOW I'M FIGHTING TO RESTORE AMERICA'S SOUL I put on my shoes, and I started walking. What followed was one of the most extraordinary times of my life. I will never forget the time we got a horse-and-buggy ride from the Amish woman in Pennsylvania who opened her home to us. Or the pain I felt when I spoke of God with drug addicts in Philly’s open-air drug markets. The wide range of humanity that I encountered showed me the best and worst of America, but what struck me was that even when it was bad, even when a drug addict was telling me that God was no match for the hit, there was always some hope. That hope is what makes America what she is. WHERE ADDICTS IN PHILADELPHIA BOW TO TRANQ, I SAW WHY GOD HASN'T GIVEN UP ON AMERICA YET One of the more striking moments was when I found myself walking on the old slave trail in Richmond, Virginia, the very path that Africans were marched in chains toward the auction block. I felt the weight of ghosts and the presence of grace at the same time. I prayed. And when I left that trail, I was struck with the feeling that far too many of our children are on a predestined path to poverty and violence, and it is that path that needs to be destroyed. I walked into small towns, roadside diners and McDonald's across the Deep South and stopped to talk to strangers. Media folks would call them ordinary, but I discovered they were anything but. Each one of them was an individual with their own dreams, successes, failures, and beliefs. Not one of them asked about party lines or protest hashtags. They talked about hope and faith. They talked about their kids' futures, the price of feed, their churches and their communities. One man in Alabama told me about his son, who had just gotten out of prison and was looking for work. A grandmother in Mississippi told me about raising four grandchildren whose parents couldn't raise them. A truck driver somewhere in Louisiana pulled over just to hand me a bottle of cold water and say, "Pastor, I'm praying for you." He drove off before I could get his name. Moments like these never leave you. MY WALK ACROSS AMERICA IS A LESSON IN GRATITUDE AND GIVING THANKS Through all those months, the blisters on my feet reminded me of the cost. But the conversations healed something far deeper. I kept thinking: We are not nearly as divided as they want us to believe. The elites and the politicians earn their bread and butter by manufacturing dissent and conflict among us. But out on those roads, I found something different. I found an America that is still working. Then, on Day 191, I found myself in a hospital exam room. The doctors told me the growth had returned. The first surgery hadn't held. They scheduled a second surgery. I sat quietly in that room for a long time, thinking about Times Square and the thousands of miles still ahead. I wrote that night that I was emotionally broken. That was the truth. I had spent every reserve — physical, spiritual and emotional — that I brought to that road. I did it all so that the kids on the South Side might have a better life. There was nothing left in the tank that I had put there myself. After the second surgery, the verdict became final: The physical walk is over. My body simply will not allow it. I'VE SEEN THE BODIES ON MY BLOCK — AND I KNOW WHAT REALLY STOPS THE KILLING We came so far. We raised just over $4 million for the Leadership and Economic Opportunity Center on Chicago's South Side, the 90,000-square-foot facility that will house job training, counseling, a school, and more for young people who have never had anything like it in their neighborhood. Our goal has always been simple: Put opportunity within reach of every child. It’s up to them to take advantage of it, and when they do seize that initiative, we will support them. I am grateful beyond words for every dollar, every prayer, every person who walked a city leg with me, shared a post or gave what they could. But we set out to raise $25 million. And we are still short. A BOLD MOVE TO RESCUE CHICAGO'S YOUTH FROM LEFTIST DEPENDENCY Those children on the South Side do not get a pause button for the circumstances they were born into. The need does not rest while I recover. So here is what I have learned from this road, and from sitting with the weight of what it cost me: Real movements are never meant to rest on one person. Whether it was that Amish woman, the drug addict or the truck driver, the one thing that they all had in common was that they had the help of their fellow Americans. That’s what gives America her greatness. I know this to be true. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION When I was on the rooftop in 2011, freezing through the Chicago winter to raise money to tear down a crime-infested motel — the same spot where we’re building today’s community center — people asked me how I could stand it. But I never lost faith. I could stand the cold and the pressure because I knew I wasn’t standing alone. And I wasn’t. We raised enough to buy and tear down that motel. Now, we have a building of possibility and opportunity rising in that very same spot. So, even though my body is unable to continue the walk, my spirit refuses to give up. I know my mission is not my walk. The mission is the children. The mission is the center. The mission is what happens when a young man from O-Block, once the most violent block in the country, discovers that his life has direction and value, and that somebody showed up for him. So I ask you to join me on this mission. We all want a better America. We don’t have all the answers. But we know that there must be opportunities for all. We know that everyone deserves an equal shot at the American dream. The rest is up to them. But we must create that equality of opportunity. So, although I may not be able to walk, I hope you will join me in this difficult work of reversing the damage that post-’60s liberalism did to our communities. I hope you will join us in giving meaning and opportunity to the lives of these young people who happened to be born into this ZIP code. And I hope you know that you matter more than you will ever know, and we need you to build a better America. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM PASTOR COREY BROOKS Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a281cbfee6011c3f4ec35e0 Open doors in Summer Reading Program te 2026-06-09T14:01:35.846Z Open doors in Summer Reading Program Library hosts events, competitions for kids & adults until end of July They say reading books can open doors to other worlds. But this year, in Community Library of Sedona’s case, they can open doors to national parks. In partnership with Arizona’s America250 Commission, who designed a bingo sheet t Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a281caaee6011c3f4ec35d3 Lindsay Cox turns love of history and literature into nationally recognized artwork te 2026-06-09T14:01:14.809Z Lindsay Cox turns love of history and literature into nationally recognized artwork Photo courtesy of Jessica Cox-Atha Lindsay Cox stands with her first-place artwork and $9,000 Northern Arizona University scholarship award after being named the winner of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for Arizona’s Second Congressional District during an awards ceremony at the Phippen Museum in Prescott Valley. By Shawn White Winslow freshman Lindsay Cox did not expect much when her art teacher told the class about the Congressional Art Competition. The assignment sounded simple enough: students could create a painting of their choice and submit it. Lindsay, a 14-year-old in her first year of high school has a love for history, literature, theater and visual art, and decided she would paint something connected to one of her favorite writers, French author and philosopher Albert Camus. “I did not think anything big would come about it,” Lindsay said. “I’m just like, yeah, I’m just going to paint a silly little guy and then turn it in and nothing’s going to happen.” Something did happen. Lindsay won first place in the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for Arizona’s Second Congressional District, a recognition that will send her artwork to Washington, D.C., where it will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol alongside winning pieces from congressional districts across the country. She will also travel to Washington, D.C., at the end of June for an awards banquet with other winners from across the country She also received a $9,000 scholarship to Northern Arizona University. Lindsay described herself as “a huge history nerd” and said she is drawn to the work of Camus, Kafka and Dostoevsky. While many freshmen are still finding their interests, Lindsay speaks comfortably about literature, World War II, art history and the emotions she wants her work to carry. “I really, really, really like Albert Camus and I like his work,” Lindsay said. “That was kind of my inspiration for why I chose what I did.” The winning painting was based on an image she found that included Camus and a cat, which was enough to catch her attention. “I want an excuse to draw this silly guy I like,” Lindsay said. “I looked up a picture on my computer and I was like, this one has a cat. I’m going do that one.” The idea came quickly, but Lindsay said she put real effort into the painting once she started working on it. She completed the piece in class in about three hours. The result was selected from a field of more than 100 entries. Lindsay said she had seen some of the other submissions and did not think she had much of a chance. “I was looking at the other entries and I’m like, I’m so cooked. These are so good.” The award ceremony was held at the Phippen Museum in Prescott Valley, where Congressman Eli Crane announced the winners. Lindsay’s family learned shortly before the event that she should attend, which led them to believe she had likely won something, though she assumed it might be an honorable mention. As the ceremony went on and other names were called, Lindsay said the suspense grew. “As it got closer and closer to first, I’m sitting here thinking I either won or they made a mistake and I came here for no reason.” Then her name was called for first place. Lindsay said her art teacher told her father that the judges “just kept coming back to mine.” As a freshman, Lindsay said she was caught off guard when people began asking about college plans and scholarships after the award was announced. “I got up there like, what school do you want to go to in the future?” Lindsay said, laughing at the fact no one assumed she was a freshman and years before graduation. Lindsay will be flown out to Washington, D.C., at the end of this month for a ceremony on June 30. The trip will give her a chance to see her artwork displayed with pieces from around the country. Her family plans to travel with her and spend time visiting museums and historic sites. For Lindsay, she said, “I’m excited to go to the Holocaust Museum. I really like World War II.” Her interest in history also connects back to Camus, who lived during World War II and was involved in resisting German occupation after moving to France. That mix of history, literature and emotion is part of what Lindsay wants her art to reflect. She said she likes art that carries meaning and believes human artists can put nuance and feeling into a piece in a way artificial intelligence cannot. “I like art to have meaning,” she said. “That’s something I like to have as a human artist, that I can put nuance and emotion into my art.” Lindsay has been creating art for as long as she can remember. She said visual art is only one part of her creative life, with theater, orchestra and choir also part of her background. “I’ve been doing art my entire life,” she said. “I’ve always been doing creative stuff.” Recently, her favorite forms of art have been theater and painting. She also enjoys portraits and often draws cats. In eighth grade, Lindsay created a rendition of one of Francisco Goya’s Black Paintings, though she said she avoided “Saturn Devouring His Son” because it was too graphic for school. Even with the national recognition, she does not currently plan to make art her main career. She said she hopes to become a doctor, though she said, “I will definitely keep that [art] passion alive no matter what career I go down.” The honor has also brought more public attention than Lindsay expected. She was recognized by the Winslow City Council and has spoken about the award in class and at the ceremony. She joked that one of the unexpected parts of winning was realizing she now has to speak in public more often. However, “It was nice to be recognized by the city,” she said. Lindsay is already thinking about entering the competition again next year. One idea she has considered is a painting inspired by “The School of Athens,” but set in the Oval Office with presidents gathered together. She may also have more opportunities to show her work locally, as she said La Posada has expressed interest in featuring some of her art, though details are still being worked out. For now, Lindsay is preparing for the trip to Washington, D.C., where the “silly little guy” she painted in class will hang in one of the most recognizable buildings in the country. The post Lindsay Cox turns love of history and literature into nationally recognized artwork first appeared on Painted Desert Tribune. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a281c97ee6011c3f4ec35ca Winslow woman arrested after truck strikes pedestrian te 2026-06-09T14:00:55.056Z Winslow woman arrested after truck strikes pedestrian By Shawn White A Winslow woman was arrested after police said she drove a truck into a pedestrian before crashing into a wall behind a home on June 2. According to the Winslow Police Department, officers were dispatched at 2:44 p.m. to the area of Campbell Avenue and Maple Street after receiving numerous 9-1-1 calls reporting that a truck had crashed into a wall and may have struck a pedestrian. When officers arrived, they found a truck crashed into a wall behind a house in the 500 block of West Maple Street. The driver was identified as 50-year-old Monica Hernandez. Police said the truck had also collided with a pedestrian, 28-year-old Berenice Carmona-Hernandez. Carmona-Hernandez was taken by ambulance to the emergency room at Little Colorado Medical Center for treatment of severe injuries. Following the investigation, officers arrested Hernandez and booked her into the Navajo County Jail in Holbrook on charges of attempted second-degree murder and aggravated assault. Police said the case remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Jordan Payne at 928-289-1433. All arrested persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The post Winslow woman arrested after truck strikes pedestrian first appeared on Painted Desert Tribune. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a281abcee6011c3f4ec356f Power Wheels Demo Derby te 2026-06-09T13:53:00.653Z Power Wheels Demo Derby Photo by Linda Kor In the 12V heat, Carter Dixon (center) took first, Ellyson Hovey (left) was second and Justin Kurtz (right) was third. Photo by Linda Kor In the 12V Modified heat, Royce Heredia (center) took first, Franky DoBell V (left) took second and third went to Kathleen DoBell (right), who was also the Mad Dog winner. No winner was noted for first place. During the Gunslinger Car Show & Route 66 Festival held in Holbrook on May 30, youngsters competed in the Power Wheels Demo Derby with the top winners receiving trophies and other prizes. In the 6V heat, Waylon Gardner took first, In the 12V heat, In the 12V Modified heat, Royce Heredia took first, Franky DoBell V took second and third went to The post Power Wheels Demo Derby first appeared on Painted Desert Tribune. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a281aa8ee6011c3f4ec3566 Smash-Up Showdown te 2026-06-09T13:52:40.738Z Smash-Up Showdown Photos by JC Mayes There was plenty of action at the Gunslinger Car Show & Demo Derby held on May 29 at the Navajo County Fairgrounds in Holbrook. Drivers from throughout the region came out to crash up cars and entertain their fans in the bandstands. The post Smash-Up Showdown first appeared on Painted Desert Tribune. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a281a94ee6011c3f4ec355d June Jams kicks off in downtown Winslow te 2026-06-09T13:52:20.726Z June Jams kicks off in downtown Winslow Photo by Shawn White Perfect Storm performed Saturday at Route 66 Plaza during the first June Jams concert of the summer. Pictured (left to right) Ernie Cano, bass guitar; Mike Leary, lead guitar and vocals; Jose Luis Aguilera, lead vocals; Andy Lowery, lead and rhythm guitar; Mike Duran, rhythm guitar and vocals; and Omar Galvan, drums. The post June Jams kicks off in downtown Winslow first appeared on Painted Desert Tribune. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a281a80ee6011c3f4ec3554 WPD internal investigation into man’s death in PD custody last summer expected soon te 2026-06-09T13:52:00.739Z WPD internal investigation into man’s death in PD custody last summer expected soon By Shawn White The internal Winslow Police Department investigation into the death of Dean Fowler, 59, who died in a WPD holding cell on Aug. 18, of last year remains ongoing nearly 10 months after his death, but Police Chief Ernie Cano said he expects it to be completed by the end of June. The internal investigation is separate from the criminal death investigation conducted by the Show Low Police Department, which found no criminal wrongdoing on the part of Winslow police staff or officers. The Show Low report, released last year, found Fowler appeared to lose consciousness within minutes of hanging himself and went unnoticed for nearly an hour before officers found him unresponsive. According to the Show Low report, Fowler was placed in the holding cell at 8:46 p.m. after being arrested in connection with a shoplifting call at Walmart. Shortly after being placed in the cell, Fowler removed the drawstring from his sweatpants, tied it to the cell door, looped it around his neck and gradually lowered himself until he lost consciousness. Investigators found no cell checks or welfare observations were conducted between 8:46 p.m. and 9:40 p.m., when Fowler was found unresponsive. The internal investigation is expected to determine whether any WPD policies were violated before the full evidence is made available to the public. Cano told The Tribune in March that he had issued an extension to the internal investigation because the officer in charge of Fowler, Preston Arend, was on unrelated leave. Cano said at the time that final interviews would be conducted after Arend returned and the investigation would then be able to close. Arend returned a few weeks later, but the investigation remains open. In an email to The Tribune last week, Cano said his March comments, “ended up not being a good estimate” because of the time needed to complete the investigation and prepare the final report. Cano said the delay was caused by several factors. After Show Low police completed the death investigation, the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) had originally agreed to conduct the internal investigation for WPD, but there was a short delay because its investigator was out on medical leave. When the investigator returned, NCSO determined there was a conflict of interest because the investigator had been working at WPD as a sergeant during a prior incident involving Fowler. Cano said he then reached back out to Show Low Police but the department declined because its internal affairs staff were assisting Round Valley. Cano said City Manager David Coolidge later authorized him to use WPD’s new professional standards officer to conduct the investigation, who is employed full time with the department. “Professional standards is doing the investigation and what I told you in March ended up not being a good estimate on my part,” Cano wrote. “I can say that Sergeant Lesperance is doing a thorough investigation and I also did not account for the time needed to prepare the final report.” Cano said the extension is approaching its deadline and the investigation will be completed before then. “Because of the delays and staff not being available I did grant an extension which is actually approaching at the end of the month (June) so it will be finished for sure before then,” Cano wrote in an email to The Tribune. The Show Low report also documented that Fowler had previously attempted suicide while in Winslow police custody in 2019. In that incident, a dispatcher saw Fowler attempting to hang himself with his belt and immediately radioed officers, who intervened before he could injure himself. The 2025 report stated dispatchers had not been asked to monitor Fowler on camera and that dispatch logs did not contain any notations about visual checks or monitoring. The report also noted that an automated external defibrillator inside the police department did not power on when officers attempted to use it after Fowler was found unresponsive. The post WPD internal investigation into man’s death in PD custody last summer expected soon first appeared on Painted Desert Tribune. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a281a6aee6011c3f4ec3543 Flagstaff City Council adopts tentative 2026-2027 budget of $627M te 2026-06-09T13:51:38.731Z Flagstaff City Council adopts tentative 2026-2027 budget of $627M Adoption of the final budget is scheduled for the June 16 council meeting, with a Truth in Taxation public hearing scheduled for the same meeting. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a281a4eee6011c3f4ec351a Livvy Dunne gets emotional after Paul Skenes' incredible gesture to baseball kids, Spurs fan beaten & MEAT te 2026-06-09T13:51:10.882Z Livvy Dunne gets emotional after Paul Skenes' incredible gesture to baseball kids, Spurs fan beaten & MEAT Researchers say there's no better way to get your Tuesday morning started in June than settling in for another edition of Screencaps where we check in with the 1A or 1B best pitcher of this generation, Paul Skenes, to see what he's up to off the field. *Ohtani has to be in the best pitcher discussion. Yes, I'm aware that Shohei is 31. I don't care if Paul and Livvy Dunne pulled off this visit to a local Pittsburgh baseball field as part of some brand campaign or just for some great press, this is how it's done. You know what I love more than anything about the boys surrounding Skenes for autographs? They're not being coached by scumbag parents like at ballparks where the dads pawn off their kids to stand along a rail in order for dad to add to HIS collection. You know what I'm talking about. Autograph hound dads are the worst. In this case, it appears to be calm. The kids are talking shop with a baseball hero like it's the 1950s in Pittsburgh. This is the America I love. And that's why Livvy is a complete emotional mess. She feels the America 250 emotions. She knows what this moment means to this country, to the youth and to the future of the game. LIVVY DUNNE REACTS TO VIRAL VIDEO SHOWING HER BEING PROFANE IN CANADA, INDY 500 FANS GONE WILD & MEAT! And if this moment ends up on a Visa commercial, or something like that, I'm OK with it. The kids had their moment and Livvy and Paul could always use a few extra dollars in their bank accounts. He's making just shy of $1.1 million this season. Speaking of being a man of the people, look at A-Rod last night at Madison Square Garden seemingly jumping on the Knicks bandwagon. Remember, ARod is part owner in the Timberwolves. 📩 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 Let's start with the positives...we didn't get run-ruled. I made the opposing team start a new inning at 7:46 so we could get our money's worth. If we were going to lose 21-7, I wanted them to earn their win. If you can't run-rule us in three innings, you better buckle up for a fight. More positives...we caught more fly balls in the outfield than in any game this season. A 13-year-old who has never played a season of baseball in his life camped out under one in right field and caught the damn ball as I was on pins and needles. It was all in slow-motion. Please catch it...please show me some sort of athletic ability...please help us get out of this inning. And then the kid caught it. I could feel the energy shooting through my body. SMOKIN' CHARLEY HULL IS BACK TO PROMOTING NICOTINE AFTER GIVING UP THE CIGS, METS BOOTH MESS & STEAK TACOS! More positives...Screencaps Jr. pitched 2 2/3 and gave up ZERO earned runs. Yes, we had a simple mistake from our first baseman that cost us runs during those innings, but overall, it was a clean outing. At the plate, Jr. FINALLY started hitting again. He went 3-for-3 (3 RBIs) with a triple over the left fielder's head to the fence, a hard single down the third-base line and another single. Our team had THREE hits. Jr. had all of them. We talked before the game about loading his front foot in order to get his bat going early and he started to pull the ball again. Now I just have to get it through to the other boys. For the first time in many, many weeks, I went home relaxed. We showed actual fight. That's all I ask. – Olivia G. hit me up on Slack with this simple question: What is one country you don't have a desire to go to? Kinsey: Simple — Russia. What the hell is there for me to see in Russia? The Kremlin? Chernobyl? Seriously, when I think of Russia, I think of cloudy days, sh-tty Yugo cars burning oil and old ladies, who are probably like 40, in bread lines looking like they're about to die. Do you ever see Instagram bikini models posting from Russian beaches? Never. I've been at this job since 2007 and I cannot remember a single piece of bikini content from any Russian beach. Sports Illustrated never took their models there for a shoot when Putin was relatively trustworthy. I've never heard someone say how they had a blowout weekend in Moscow. And for that reason, I'm out, dawg. Email: joe.kinsey@outkick.com – Rob M. makes a major revelation: Welcome to summer Joe, we’ve been enjoying summer in Florida for about two months now. A couple thoughts on the LPGA scene. NELLY KORDA IMPOSSIBLY WINS US WOMEN'S OPEN, JT POSTON FINDS IT AT MEMORIAL, AND TYRRELL HATTON THE FAMILY MAN I’ve actually watched a few tournaments on the outside TV while working in the yard. It’s good to see an American back on top of the LPGA scene. It’s good for the game, I for one stopped even thinking about the LPGA as a long line of nameless faceless Asian women robotically went up and down the course with no emotion. We as American sports fans, especially men, need a little more than that from our athletes, we really need more than that from the women. Let’s face it, the WNBA is actually watchable now, the top players in the league are attractive and competitive. I personally will find time to put a Fever game on in the afternoon, it’s fun to watch for many reasons. I pray that the days of the preachy lesbian overlords of the sport are gone, I fear they are not. It won’t be long before CC  or Sophie get seriously injured and the league goes back to obscurity again. The Alphabet Mafia will not stand for straight attractive White girls to dominate their sport, regardless of the success that the new class has brought the league. They just won’t quit, there is no end to the amount you must submit to every single one of their demands. In the meantime, I’ll enjoy watching Nelly play and I’ll unapologetically enjoy her bikini photos, it’s the American way. God Bless America and all the red blooded American men and women who make it what it is…… Kinsey: I caught that dig in the first sentence. This is where I'd remind Rob that he can thank a northerner, Willis Carrier, for inventing air conditioning so he can stand Florida in the summer. #neverforget that Florida's population was under three million until the 1950s when air conditioning was commercialized. – Paul B. in SWFLA felt the rumble: Just about an hour ago felt tremors from an earthquake in Cuba. It was kind of nuts. I was on the phone with a client so I wasn't really sure what was going on. Then my wife called asked if there was an earthquake. You know, she's down near Marco I'm all the way up in North Collier almost in Bonita. Then I heard commotion outside of my office and people talking about it that's when I told them my wife called and told me she felt it. Couple of minutes later confirmed earthquake. Not something I thought I'd ever have to deal with. – Louie in Savannah shares a story: I have been following the theme of golf balls doing damage over the last few editions of CAPS so I figured I would weigh in with my most egregious story... My usual foursome is comprised of three friends of mine who also work with me, we have been playing together for over 10 years.  We typically do well in tourneys because we know each other so well and always have fun.  One of us always hits a shot when we need it, I always say, "we are hell in a scramble."  We rotate around the great shots, i.e. on a par 3, one of us will stick it to 10 feet.  Two might hit it in the water, and one may duff one that doesn't even go past the lady's tees.  Then we rotate the good shots and horrible misses throughout the round.  I will not provide names (to protect the innocent... lol) but two of my playing partners have very expensive clubs that were custom fitted and they hit the ball a mile.  My other buddy is older and excels at "old man golf" as he says.  He grew up playing muni's in Philly and never hits a ball straight.  He'll hit a knock down 5 iron to 3 feet though and have you marvel at how a ball can travel that path.  I am pretty good overall but inconsistent.  One of the big hitters (he's a big boy too) hits houses ALL THE TIME.  It is the running joke of our rounds.  A few years ago, we were playing a course near Hilton Head on a weekday that we all were off and he hit his tee shot left on a par 5 that went straight through a window in a house that butted up to the fairway.  The lady inside was not very happy since the window was for her home office and she was seated at her desk when that Callaway went soaring through her window at Mach 5.  We of course felt bad and were giving our friend all kinds of s--- as we walked towards our carts and started down the fairway.  That's when it got interesting.  Before we could even get near the house to apologize, this woman came out onto the fairway in her pajamas and was screaming at us like we drove a car through front door.  One of my buddies does not drink so we always have a designated driver when we play.  I was already a few beers in and I immediately lost it.  I was laughing so hard at this lunatic I almost fell off the cart.  I understand it sucks having a golf ball break your window....but her house was on the golf course, window was less than 50 yards from the edge of the fairway with just a little fence designating the property line.  There is no way her house hadn't been hit before. I was out of pocket because I was laughing so hard but my other friends were trying to apologize to her and said of course it was an accident.  She was so angry about her window she called the Sheriff's office.  I called the clubhouse and they told me they are not responsible for golfers on the course and any potential damage to houses?  I said there is no way that is true, we are standing on your property... anyway.  This lunatic was demanding that we stay there are wait for the deputies.  We told her what we thought of her idea and rode off to continue our round.  I ended up calling the Sheriff Office dispatch and they confirmed that they had received a call and a deputy was en route, but it was a low priority response.  I told them where we could be reached if needed and we never heard back.  We still laugh about that round to this day, have not been back to that course though.  We figure there is a photo of us hanging in the pro shop as disavowed. Good luck in your rec games this week.  Amazon has some baseball themed cooling towels that are cheap and work well.  You soak them in a cooler and add ice.  The boys can ring them out then put them around their necks in the dugout.  We were at a tourney in the middle of South Carolina this past weekend and the boys were using ours, it was HOT out there on the field. Thanks, as always, for the great content every morning and throughout the day. CHIEFS HEIRESS GRACIE HUNT MIGHT HAVE SET A BRIDESMAIDS RECORD, FIGHTING IN THE DOVER PARKING LOT & WINGS! It's true, everything really is bigger in Texas, including the mowers used on very small suburban properties. ################### And that is it this morning. This post is over 2,100 words long. That should be enough to get your day rolling. Happy 6-9 to those who celebrate. Let's get out there and have a good one. I have a lawn to mow tonight and it's not mine. Trust me, I'd rather be next to the pool, but my help is needed. Let's go get after it. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a281a24ee6011c3f4ec34fb Sandstone raises $30M to bring AI to in-house legal teams te 2026-06-09T13:50:28.801Z Sandstone raises $30M to bring AI to in-house legal teams Sandstone's Series A was led by Lightspeed Partners, with participation from Sequoia. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2817cdee6011c3f4ec34b4 Formlabs Introduces a Cheaper Industrial 3-D Printer te 2026-06-09T13:40:29.610Z Formlabs Introduces a Cheaper Industrial 3-D Printer Factories have been slow to adopt 3-D printing because the systems tend to be expensive and difficult to use. Formlabs just released a printer that costs a fraction of what competitors charge. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a281332ee6011c3f4ec33f7 Utah prosecutors ask judge to shut down delay tactics in Charlie Kirk assassination case te 2026-06-09T13:20:50.030Z Utah prosecutors ask judge to shut down delay tactics in Charlie Kirk assassination case Utah prosecutors are asking the judge overseeing the case against Charlie Kirk's accused assassin to reject a defense effort to further postpone a preliminary hearing nearly nine months after the suspect's arrest. Lawyers for 22-year-old Tyler Robinson have asked Judge Tony Graf Jr. to push back the routine hearing as they appeal his denial of their motion to ban news cameras from the high-profile case. "Defendant cannot show that a stay is necessary to prevent additional prejudice from media coverage of his preliminary hearing, when this Court has already found that he failed to show that a public preliminary hearing would prejudice him at all," Deputy Utah County Attorney Christopher Ballard wrote in a court filing Saturday. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X Robinson's attorneys filed an appeal with the Utah Supreme Court and then asked Graf to push back the hearing while they await a response. "Nor can Defendant show that he is likely to prevail on appeal (assuming one is granted), or that a stay is not adverse to the public interest in the prompt disposition of criminal trials," Ballard added. "Moreover, there is no need for this Court to stay the proceedings pending disposition of the petition for interlocutory appeal. If the Utah Supreme Court concludes that such a stay is warranted, that court can stay the proceedings." SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER Robinson was arrested in September 2025 in connection with the assassination of Charlie Kirk during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University. Much of the evidence prosecutors plan to use has already been revealed publicly, according to Ballard, and Robinson's defense hasn't proven a "realistic likelihood of prejudice" if the hearing is open to the public, he added. The preliminary hearing, an early step in many criminal cases, has not yet been held, and as a result, Robinson has not yet entered a plea. SEND US A TIP HERE The hearing requires prosecutors to show they had probable cause to arrest the defendant, thereby allowing the case to proceed toward trial. The hearing was most recently delayed from the week of May 16 to the week of July 6. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST Typically, to be granted a stay in a Utah criminal case, the defense must show a likelihood that their appeal will prevail, a likelihood of "irreparable harm" that outweighs any harm to any other party — and that the stay "is not adverse to the public interest," according to Ballard's filing. CHARLIE KIRK’S WIDOW ERIKA KIRK DEMANDS SPEEDY TRIAL, ALLEGING 'UNDUE DELAY' FROM TYLER ROBINSON DEFENSE He argued that Robinson's lawyers haven't met any of those criteria. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB "Defendant must satisfy all three elements," he wrote. "He hasn’t satisfied even one. In fact, he ignores this rule." Not only do delays hurt the prosecution, Ballard argued, they also hurt Erika Kirk, Charlie's widow and the designated victim's advocate in the case. She has invoked the victim's right to a speedy trial under Utah law. Attorneys for two groups of media outlets, one of which includes Fox News and Fox News Digital, are also expected to file a response to Robinson's appeal this week. In a separate, 51-page filing, Robinson's defense also asked the judge to block hearsay testimony at the hearing, arguing that Utah laws that permit it are unconstitutional. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a281133ee6011c3f4ec33b5 Flagstaff Event Almanac for June 9 te 2026-06-09T13:12:19.525Z Flagstaff Event Almanac for June 9 June 9 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a281115ee6011c3f4ec338e Texas’ largest school district sees test scores soar after state takeover despite racism claims te 2026-06-09T13:11:49.769Z Texas’ largest school district sees test scores soar after state takeover despite racism claims FIRST ON FOX: The Houston Independent School District (HISD), the largest school system in Texas, has seen dramatic improvements in student grades and test scores across its more than 270 campuses in the years since a state takeover. The sweeping intervention followed years of academic underperformance and drew ongoing accusations of racism and unfairness. Across the district's elementary and middle schools, students in grades 3 through 8 showed substantial improvements in reading and math scores on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) tests in the three school years since the Texas Education Agency (TEA) took control. Furthermore, students in HISD high schools made significant year-over-year improvements from 2023 to 2026 in algebra, English, biology, and U.S. history, effectively narrowing performance gaps compared to state averages, according to data provided to Fox News Digital. "People may have worried about the intervention, and I understand the politics of that, but really it was focused on kids, achievement, and their future—not adult issues," HISD Superintendent Mike Miles told Fox News Digital. "And we have shown that we can make any district that's struggling, especially large or medium urban districts, move very quickly to do right by kids and raise achievement results." TEXAS PARENTS RUSH TO ENROLL THEIR KIDS INTO STATE'S SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAM In 2023, the TEA officially took over HISD, replacing its elected leadership with a state-appointed board of managers and installing Miles as superintendent. "When you have kids who are that far behind in reading and math, we came in with a high sense of urgency," Miles said of his efforts to reform what many viewed as a failing system. Upon taking office, Miles introduced the New Education System (NES) model. The overhaul uses a centralized curriculum alongside specialized classes aimed at problem-solving and critical thinking. It also established "Team Centers," where students who excel on daily core subject lessons are sent to complete advanced, independent work. TEXAS REQUIRES STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT 'PERILS OF COMMUNISM' IN SWEEPING NEW CURRICULUM OVERHAUL The state takeover was initially prompted by years of chronic academic failure at Phillis Wheatley High School. The historic school is located in Houston's Fifth Ward, one of the city's most historically underserved areas. Data shows that before the district's transformation in the 2022–23 school year, HISD had a combined total of 121 D- and F-rated campuses. Currently, there are only 18 D-rated schools and zero F-rated campuses across the entire district. Meanwhile, the number of A- and B-rated campuses more than doubled, jumping from 93 to 197. However, critics have consistently argued that the 2023 intervention was a racially discriminatory action taken by conservative state lawmakers against a major city run primarily by people of color. PARENTAL RIGHTS GROUP FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST OREGON SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR ALLEGED RACIAL DISCRIMINATION The ACLU of Texas, the Houston NAACP, and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) previously filed a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice, requesting a federal civil rights investigation. The civil rights groups argued that the state effectively stripped voting power away from communities of color when it dissolved the school board chosen by local voters and replaced it with state appointees. At the time, the ACLU stated that the move had nothing to do with public education, but rather "political control of an almost entirely Black and brown student body in one of the country's most diverse cities." Miles acknowledged that intervention from Austin, the state capital, was likely to generate criticism given how fast he moved to implement change. UNDERPERFORMING CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DISTRICT PAYING ENORMOUS SUM TO TEACH KIDS WITH A 'RAP CURRICULUM' "We made comprehensive reforms—not just one change, not just two changes," Miles countered. "We made several systemic changes, and that's going to upset the apple cart for a lot of people." "I also understand that when you have an outside group, the state, sidelining the elected board and putting in a board of managers, that also draws a lot of concern and anxiety about a process where your elected representatives don't have the same amount of power and influence," Miles added. "So, yes, all of that's understandable. Having said that, the things we're doing are focused on kids. The outcomes show that." Fox News Digital has reached out to the ACLU, the NAACP, and the Houston Federation of Teachers for comment. TEXAS GOV. ABBOTT SIGNS $1 BILLION VOUCHER PROGRAM INTO LAW, CAPPING OFF WIN FOR SCHOOL CHOICE ADVOCATES Despite local criticism, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has heavily praised the intervention. "Texas children deserve the best education possible, which requires a strong accountability system," Andrew Mahaleris, Abbott's press secretary, told Fox News Digital. "Since the appointment of a Board of Managers, Houston ISD has shown meaningful improvement in student achievement." Mahaleris noted that state test scores for HISD students have consistently maintained an upward trajectory in math and reading since the takeover began. "Governor Abbott is focused on making Texas number one in educating our students, and the progress in Houston is evidence that state accountability measures work," he said. The state takeover of HISD is scheduled to continue through at least June 1, 2027, under a timeline set by Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a281101ee6011c3f4ec3385 David Foster’s daughters say he raised them knowing there was no 'pot of gold at the end of the rainbow’ te 2026-06-09T13:11:29.852Z David Foster’s daughters say he raised them knowing there was no 'pot of gold at the end of the rainbow’ David Foster's daughters, Erin and Sara, knew from a young age that there wasn't a "pot of gold at the end of the rainbow" waiting for them. During an interview with Fox News Digital at the grand opening of Favorite Daughter Nashville, the Foster daughters shared the most valuable life lessons they learned from their famous father. "I would say that we were not raised thinking that there was some big pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. We were raised knowing: figure out what you love, figure out what you're good at, and go do it to take care of yourself," Erin said. Sara added, "Well, he taught me that writing isn't something that happens when you're inspired in the middle of the night during a thunderstorm or a breakup. It's something you do on a Tuesday at 9 a.m. because you're on a deadline. So you don't wait to be inspired." DAKOTA JOHNSON STRUGGLED TO PAY RENT AFTER FATHER DON JOHNSON CUT FINANCIAL SUPPORT Erin and Sara are the daughters of renowned music producer David Foster and former model Rebecca Dyer. David is the father of six children: daughters Allison, Amy, Erin, Sara, Jordan and son, Rennie. The sister duo launched Favorite Daughter, a fashion brand, in 2020. The company recently opened a boutique in Nashville's 12 South neighborhood at Ashwood 12 South. Speaking with Fox News Digital at the grand opening, David shared that it's been an amazing journey as a parent to watch his daughter's following their dreams. "It's so great, you know, like most parents, what they want to say is, 'One day my kids will be off the payroll.' Well, my kids have been off the pay roll for so long now, and they're doing so amazing and they don't need me, and it's just, it's so much fun to watch as a parent, and I'm just so proud of them," David said. Although Erin and Sara live in Los Angeles, they knew that Nashville would be the best location for their store. "Oh my god, where do we begin? Well, my husband and I have a second family here, so I'm really trying to sniff them all out because he comes here all the time by himself," Sara said. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "But Nashville is like a bustling—Nashville's a bustle town, and there's so many great brands coming here. I spend a lot of time here, and it's a really good market for us." Erin added, "I would say that when you look at the markets that are sort of influencing culture, music, and creative arts, it's Nashville. Like, everyone wants to be in Nashville. We need to fight for this spot. This is a market that everybody wants to be in." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER Erin shared that now that they have a store in Nashville, relocating to Music City isn't off the table. "Yeah, it can be a destination. Definitely now that we have a store here, we want to be able to spend time here. My husband's business is here, and so he's here all the time, so it'd be good for both of us," Erin said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2810edee6011c3f4ec337c Ex-Cowboys star relishes in Knicks loss after fans were 'hating on President Trump' te 2026-06-09T13:11:09.850Z Ex-Cowboys star relishes in Knicks loss after fans were 'hating on President Trump' Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant reveled in New York Knicks fans’ misery as a wide swath of them appeared to blame President Donald Trump for the team’s Game 3 loss. The San Antonio Spurs took Game 3 from New York 115-111 in front of a raucous crowd, which included Trump. The Knicks turned the ball over 13 times in the loss and shot 45% from the field. The Spurs shot 46% from the field and only committed eight turnovers. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! However, that didn’t stop some Knicks fans from blaming Trump for the team’s loss while failing to mention that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was also in attendance. "That's what you Knicks fans get for hating on President Trump!" Bryant wrote on X. Trump received a massive reaction from the crowd at Madison Square Garden. It was a stark contrast from the reception he received when he attended the college football national championship in Florida in January. Bryant also took critics to task after accusing him of being a Trump fan. "Whatever personal problem you got with Trump.. IDGAF!  go beat your face on the concrete if it makes you feel any better!" he wrote in one reply. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM He added in another, "With all due respect.. I don’t spend my time focusing on politics.. I don’t know what he deserves!" Whatever is to blame, Knicks head coach Mike Brown took issue with the foul disparity. The Spurs shot 32 free throws compared to the Knicks’ 22. "First of all, I want to make sure I get something clear," Brown began. "Coach Mitch Johnson and the Spurs. They won the game tonight. They came and took the game. "But I will say this: I never thought I would be in the NBA Finals and see a team get 24 free throw attempts in the second half to another team’s eight. I don’t think I complain much about officials or the fairness when it comes to the free throw attempts." Fox News’ Scott Thompson contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2810c3ee6011c3f4ec335e Lovable says it has hit $500M in annualized revenue, with 1 million new projects a week te 2026-06-09T13:10:27.852Z Lovable says it has hit $500M in annualized revenue, with 1 million new projects a week Lovable says it has now surpassed $500 million in annualized run-rate revenue and its users are building businesses and replacing internal software. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a280c2cee6011c3f4ec32c0 Rosie O'Donnell says people constantly asked 'are you upset' before facelift: 'That’s just my face' te 2026-06-09T12:50:52.484Z Rosie O'Donnell says people constantly asked 'are you upset' before facelift: 'That’s just my face' Weeks after revealing her secret facelift, Rosie O'Donnell is opening up about why she did it and her thoughts on future cosmetic surgeries. While attending the 2026 Tony Awards on Sunday, the 64-year-old comedian — who got a facelift in January — further explained her reasoning behind the decision and shared whether she'd be open to other cosmetic procedures. "No, I don’t think so," O'Donnell told E! News at the 2026 Tony Awards on Sunday. "I'm on Mounjaro for the last three years. I have diabetes, and I lost over 50 pounds and then was responsible for a lot of the extra skin that I had around my face. And there were two lines that made me look sad. In Ireland, people would say, ‘Are you upset, darling? What’s the matter, love?’ and I’m like, ‘That’s just my face. I’m not upset. It’s just how I look.’" "Authenticity is the goal in these days and times, and people are lying about everything all day to the American public. It’s very depressing to me and unsettling, and I think all that matters is truth and love," she continued. "And so, I wanted to be truthful and say all the complicated feelings I had about it." RICKI LAKE ADMITS TO PLASTIC SURGERY AFTER 30-POUND WEIGHT LOSS TRANSFORMATION "I just felt it was better to be truthful than not, and I didn’t want some tabloid to go, ‘Gotcha!’" she added. "I just wanted to say, ‘Here’s what I did, here’s the doctor …’ and if you want to, it’s very expensive. It’s more expensive than any car I ever bought, but I can’t drive around in my face." Last month, the former talk show host opened up about battling an unthinkable amount of guilt and shame after undergoing cosmetic surgery earlier this year.  LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "I used to feel very strongly about facelifts," she wrote in an essay on Substack. "Not casually — morally. I had assigned myself as head of all women who would never — ever. I thought it was a betrayal. Of feminism. Of aging. Of our team of women worldwide. And then I lost 50 pounds." "It wasn’t wrinkles — it was gravity. I’d look in the mirror and think, this isn’t aging, this is melting with intention. I tried to be evolved about it. And say things like, 'This is natural. This is earned.' And then… 'umm how earned does it have to look?' There’s a point where acceptance starts to feel like lying." APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST O'Donnell said that when she started to do her own research, her 13-year-old child, Clay, strongly disagreed with the decision. "Then my 13-year-old child found out. And it was not subtle. 'You earned your wrinkles.' Which — first of all — rude. But also… correct," O'Donnell wrote. "Then Clay said, 'Young women look up to you,' And finally — with strong effect — 'I wouldn’t be able to respect you if you did it.' And that one… landed. That’s a big statement from someone who still needs you to open jars." FORMER SUPERMODEL JANICE DICKINSON UNVEILS DRAMATIC RESULTS OF FACELIFT AT 71 O'Donnell said she saw her younger self in Clay, a version of herself that was judging her own appearance. "It really threw me. I delayed the whole thing for months, just sitting with it, thinking," she admitted. "And then I had this quiet realization: if I’m teaching Clay anything, it can’t be that my body belongs to an idea either. Even a good idea. Even feminism." "Because that’s still not freedom— that’s just a different authority telling you what you’re allowed to do with your own face," she continued. After months of back-and-forth, O'Donnell had a facelift in January. "I wanted a limit. I wanted to still be me, just… less haunted," she wrote. "And I do look like me — a slightly more well-rested, emotionally stable version of me." Despite the positive outcome, O'Donnell said she began struggling with an immense amount of guilt and deceit. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER "I have never liked secrets and part of my desire to show myself is to come clean. But who do I owe that truth to? Is it mine to keep?" O'Donnell said she feels "shameful" over her privileged place in this world, admitting that the facelift "cost more money than I have ever paid for a car." "The things I have — earned some say, but it's the gross excess that wounds me," she wrote. "As I get ready for the last day of school with my youngest — the caboose here at 64 years old with a new lower face and neck, just happy to be alive, able to feel and choose and use my voice whenever I feel called to ... For the girl I was, the woman I am, and all those joining my ranks. As we carry on in act 3, this is me." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2809d0ee6011c3f4ec325f AI voice scams can clone your family’s voice te 2026-06-09T12:40:48.820Z AI voice scams can clone your family’s voice Your phone rings. It's your son's voice. Panicked. He says he's been in a car accident. He hurt someone. He's about to be arrested. He needs $15,000 wired before the end of the day, and please, don't tell anyone yet. You'd wire the money. Of course you would. Except it isn't your son. It's a scammer who spent about 10 minutes online, pulled three seconds of audio from a Facebook video your son posted last Christmas, and fed it into an AI voice cloning tool that costs less than a Netflix subscription. The voice that broke your heart wasn't real. The emergency wasn't real. But the $15,000 transfer? That would have been. This is already happening to families right now, in every state. And what most people don't understand is that the voice clone is actually the easy part. What makes these attacks so devastatingly effective is everything that happens before the call. AI CYBERSECURITY RISKS AND DEEPFAKE SCAMS ON THE RISE AI can now clone a person's voice using as little as three seconds of audio, pulled from a social media video, a voicemail greeting, or a voice message. The technology copies tone, speech patterns, and accents closely enough that many people can't tell the difference between a real voice and a fake one. Three seconds. That's shorter than it took you to read that sentence. AI scams surged 1,210% in 2025, and global AI scam losses could reach $40 billion by 2027. This isn't a slow-building trend. It's an explosion. A new study found that 1 in 4 adults have already experienced an AI voice scam. One in four. That's your neighbor. Your coworker. Someone in your family. But here's the thing nobody's telling you. Every article you've read about AI voice cloning focuses on the technology. The scarily realistic audio. The three seconds of audio that's "all they need." What those articles miss is the setup that happens before the call. A voice clone is useless without answers to two questions: Whose voice do I clone? And who do I call with it? To answer both of those questions, scammers don't need to hack anything. They go to the same places anyone can access right now: data broker websites. Armed with your phone number and personal details from a data broker profile, scammers can call you directly and reference your name, address, or recent transactions to appear legitimate. Here's the step-by-step process, because you need to know exactly how this works. A scammer types your name into Spokeo, BeenVerified, or Whitepages. Within seconds, they have: They didn't hack anything. They paid a few dollars. Or nothing at all. Once they have your family network mapped, they make a decision: Who's the most vulnerable person to call? And whose voice will make them act? 5 STEPS TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCES FROM FAMILY SCAMS Often, the target is an elderly parent. The cloned voice is a grandchild or adult child. That combination of a panicked young voice and an older parent who loves them is the most reliably devastating pairing a scammer can manufacture. Then they go looking for audio. A Facebook video from Thanksgiving. A YouTube clip of a school play. A TikTok your kid posted last summer. Three seconds is enough. The AI tool replicates pitch, cadence, accent, and emotional inflection. This is where the call starts to feel personal. Data broker profiles can reveal more than your phone number. Scammers may find relatives’ names, rough ages, your city, your property address and other public record details. Then they use those clues to make the fake emergency sound believable. Scammers introduce physical excuses, like a broken nose or a bad connection, to cover any slight artifacts in the AI voice, then create maximum urgency. The victim is directed to wire money, send cryptocurrency, or hand cash to a "bail bondsman" courier who arrives at the door. The call sounds real because it was built on real information. Your mother picks up. She hears her grandchild's voice, the right name, the right emotional register, the right panic. Her rational brain doesn't stand a chance. Cybersecurity researchers have noted that the emotional realism of a cloned voice removes the mental barrier to skepticism. When it sounds like your loved one, your rational defenses tend to shut down. In one documented case in Florida, a woman lost $15,000 after receiving a call from her "crying daughter." She withdrew cash and placed it in a box, which a driver came to collect from her house. Another call, and a larger money request, soon followed. The Trapp family in the San Francisco Bay Area received a frantic call from their "son" saying he'd been in a car accident, injured a pregnant woman, and needed urgent help. The scammers posed not only as the son but also as police, instructing the mother to quickly withdraw $15,000 and hand it to a courier already on the way. The family became suspicious just in time and called their son directly. They were the lucky ones. Hiya's Q4 2024 Global Call Threat Report found that one-third of survey respondents across the US, UK, Canada, Germany, France, and Spain encountered deepfake voice fraud in 2024 and 30% of those who encountered it fell victim. Neither did some of the victims' families. You don't need to be the one posting. Your grandchild's TikTok account, your daughter's Facebook, your son's YouTube channel, or any public audio of them is all the scammer needs. And even if your entire family has locked down social media? The data broker profile built on you, listing your phone number, your relatives' names, and your address, is still there, still searchable, and still pointing scammers directly at the most vulnerable people in your network. Here's an uncomfortable truth: data brokers update their databases constantly. Your information can be pulled from voter registration records, property filings, court documents, marketing surveys, and loyalty programs, none of which require your permission. You likely have a profile on dozens of sites right now that you've never seen. You can run a free scan to see exactly how exposed you are. Results usually arrive within an hour. SPRING CLEAN YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT: WHY RETIREES ARE SCAM TARGETS The voice clone is only one part of the scam. The targeting makes it work. When you remove your family's information from data broker sites, you cut off the scammer's research. They may lose access to your mother's phone number, your relatives' names or clues about who lives alone. Without that personal map, it becomes much harder to choose the right target and the right voice to clone. Data broker profiles might link your mobile number to your home address and your relatives' names. That makes family scams, now frequently enhanced by AI voice cloning, much easier for criminals to execute. This is why I recommend using a data removal service. It can automatically send removal requests to hundreds of data broker and people search websites on your behalf. It can also keep monitoring and resubmitting requests when your data reappears. Because it will reappear. That's how these sites work. 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 Get a free scan to find out if your personal information is already out on the web: Cyberguy.com/FreeScan Beyond removing your data, do these things this week: THE ONE THING THAT COULD PROTECT YOUR PARENTS FROM SCAMMERS Pick something random, "purple cactus," "blue kettle," anything unconnected to your actual life. Every family member agrees: any emergency call requesting money must include this word before anyone acts. Scammers cannot guess it. No data broker sells it. No matter how real a voice sounds, hang up and call the person back at their known number, not the number that called you. Real emergencies can wait two minutes for a callback. Scammers count on the panic preventing exactly this. Set profiles to friends only. Limit public videos. The less audio of your family that's publicly available, the harder voice cloning becomes. Talk to your kids and grandkids about this specifically. Don't assume they'll figure this out. Have a specific, explicit conversation: "If you get a call that sounds like me asking for money, stop. Ask for our code word. Call me back at my number. It might not be me." This is how every one of these scams ends. The payment method itself is the red flag. Legitimate emergencies don't require Venmo, wire transfers, or a courier showing up at your door. AI voice scams work because they sound personal. A scammer may only need a few seconds of public audio to copy a loved one's voice and make a fake emergency feel real. However, the voice clone is only part of the attack. Scammers also use data broker and people-search sites to find phone numbers, family connections and personal details that make the call more convincing. That is why a simple family code word can help stop panic before money changes hands. So can a strict callback rule, locked-down social media and direct conversations with older relatives before a scammer calls. The best defense is to slow the moment down. Hang up, call your loved one directly and never send money, crypto, gift cards or cash to a courier based only on a phone call. If a phone call sounded exactly like someone you love asking for help, would you stop long enough to question it? Let us know by writing to us at Cyberguy.com Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Report Copyright 2026 CyberGuy.com. All rights reserved. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a28054aee6011c3f4ec319d Trump's SAVE America Act shows signs of life in the Senate despite Republican revolt te 2026-06-09T12:21:30.969Z Trump's SAVE America Act shows signs of life in the Senate despite Republican revolt Senate Republicans have struggled to move the ball on President Donald Trump's voter ID and citizenship verification bill, but a late-night vote in the upper chamber breathed some life into an issue once thought dead.  During the Senate’s marathon "vote-a-rama" to advance the GOP’s $70 billion immigration enforcement package, Republicans tried twice to attach the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act to the massive bill.  They failed both times, with a cohort of Republicans joining Senate Democrats to stymie the effort, which was destined to fail either way given that the amendments from Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Mike Lee, R-Utah, had to break through the filibuster.  REPUBLICANS FAIL TO ATTACH SAVE AMERICA ACT TO PARTY-LINE FUNDING PACKAGE Graham’s attempt was to attach the modified version of the SAVE America Act, which included several policy additions, like barring men in women’s sports, that Trump demanded months ago. Four Republicans, Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., voted against it. Their defections prevented the bill from even getting 50 votes, a prerequisite for success if Republicans were to launch a talking filibuster.  But Lee’s attempt did hit 50 votes, with Collins flipping her vote to support the original version of the SAVE America Act.  Lee cheered the moment on X shortly after as the vote-a-rama still raged and noted that, with Vice President JD Vance serving as a possible 51st vote, the SAVE America Act could pass. WATCH: HAWLEY FUMES AFTER 4 GOP SENATORS HELP SINK TRUMP-BACKED VOTER ID LAW "That means that but for the Zombie Filibuster, the House-passed SAVE America Act would now be on its way to the White House for President Trump’s signature," Lee said.  The moment was a big victory for the legislation, which thus far has wallowed in the Senate for months. Conservatives like Lee have pushed Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., to launch a talking filibuster to grind down Senate Democrats and pass the legislation at a simple majority threshold. SEN LEE DARES DEMOCRATS TO REVIVE TALKING FILIBUSTER OVER SAVE ACT, SLAMMING CRITICISM AS ‘PARANOID FANTASY' But Thune hasn’t pulled the trigger out of concern that Republicans wouldn’t stay together to bat down a deluge of Democratic amendments that could substantially change the legislation or target other elements of Trump’s agenda.  Senate Republicans did launch a quasi-floor takeover to debate the SAVE America Act in March, but the steam behind that push has since fallen off substantially.  The other option for Republicans would be to nuke the filibuster, something Trump has demanded they do sporadically throughout his second term. Again, it’s an issue that Republicans aren’t unified on, and one that several fear could haunt them if and when Democrats regain control of the upper chamber.  Trump has also shifted his ire to the Senate rules referee, Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth Macdonough, who ruled that the SAVE America Act didn’t pass muster to be a part of the immigration package at a 50-vote threshold. He’s called on Thune to fire her a handful of times in recent months.  "We have every right to change her, and should do so, IMMEDIATELY," Trump said on Truth Social. "As long as she's there, we will never get our desperately needed, SAVE AMERICA ACT, approved, and put into full force and effect!" But, like the talking filibuster or outright nuking of the filibuster, it’s a move Thune isn’t in a hurry to make.  "That’s not a new request, as you all know, and as is typically the case, the parliamentarian, the rulings break both ways," Thune said. "And, you know, we lose a few, we win a few, but that's been true when Democrats have been in the majority, too." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a280536ee6011c3f4ec3194 Ghost-town casinos get stunning rescue after family finds last-minute buyer te 2026-06-09T12:21:10.971Z Ghost-town casinos get stunning rescue after family finds last-minute buyer FIRST ON FOX: At the 11th hour — and on the brink of an impending closure July 4 — the Primm family in Nevada has found a white knight partner to help save its once-packed resorts from becoming a dilapidated ghost town. Members of the Primm family shared exclusively on Monday with Fox News Digital that they've signed an agreement with Las Vegas-based Terrible’s, another private company, to operate its hotel-casino and related properties in Primm, Nevada. Cory Clemetson, grandson of Primm's founder and president of the Primm South Real Estate Company, said, "We’re pleased that we were able to secure such a qualified and like-minded partner for our properties at Primm." CASINO RESORTS IN NEVADA LOCATION, ONCE PACKED, BECOME GHOST TOWN AS CLOSURE NEARS Tim Herbst, president of Terrible’s, said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital, "Primm has long been one of Nevada’s most recognizable destinations. This partnership reflects our commitment to preserving that legacy while creating new opportunities for growth, investment and tourism. We believe Primm’s best days are still ahead." Primm was long viewed as a more affordable alternative to Las Vegas. But Primm's last casino hotel, Primm Valley Resort & Casino, was scheduled to close July 4, as Fox News Digital previously reported. That closure would have put 344 people out of work. The expected closures were announced recently by casino operator Affinity Interactive and its principal owner, New York-based private equity firm Z Capital, which has leased and operated the Primm properties for nearly 15 years. Affinity Interactive CEO Scott Butera recently told the Gaming Control Board that Primm is "just not viable as a casino operation," the Nevada Independent reported. The executive cited ongoing financial losses and unsuccessful investment efforts as reasons for the closure. CASINO BOSS DEFENDS CLOSURE OF ICONIC PRIMM RESORTS AMID BACKLASH FROM FOUNDING FAMILY "If [my grandfather] were alive today, he would be outraged [about the idea of] letting go in excess of 300 people on the 4th of July, a celebratory day, in the heat," Clemetson told Fox News Digital, sharing his opinion.  "I think [my grandfather] would just be mortified [if] that had taken place," he said. "We hope our new operator, [together with] us, will be able to transition in a much more responsible way ... for the sake of the hardworking paycheck-to-paycheck employees that have really, in many cases, given their lives to Primm," he added. Fox News Digital previously reached out to Affinity Interactive for comment. Since the 1970s, travelers driving to and from Vegas or seeking a less-expensive Sin City-style experience made Primm a booming place. In December 2024, however, the first of the three casinos in the Primm Valley Casino Resorts complex closed. The shuttering of Whiskey Pete’s was followed by Buffalo Bill’s Resort & Casino limiting its operations to special events in July 2025. CASINOS BRACE AS LAS VEGAS TOURISM PLUNGES 7.5% IN SHARPEST ANNUAL VISITOR DECLINE OUTSIDE COVID PANDEMIC If it were to close down this summer, the Primm Valley Casino Resorts would have closed 624 hotel rooms and suites as well as 46,000 square feet of entertainment, according to Fox 5. When asked why so many visitors remain nostalgic about Primm to this day, Clemetson said, "I think people just remember the great days when they stopped [by] as kids." "We used to have a roller coaster that was operational," he shared. "It was affordable for many families, even by Las Vegas standards." TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Clemetson chuckled as he recounted fond memories from his childhood of his grandfather. "He had a toupee, and I used to steal the toupee and run around, and he'd chase after me and kind of laugh," Clemetson said. "[My relatives] came up with great ideas, including a $1 hot dog — a really good hot dog, Coney-Island style," he also said.  Now, Clemetson is banking on a new airport in development near the town of Primm.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport (SNSA), previously known as Ivanpah Valley Airport, would be located along Interstate 15 (I-15) right near Primm. Construction is expected to begin by 2029, with completion as early as 2035, according to reports. "Primm will have an advantage that very few Las Vegas casinos even today have," he said. The Herbst family, which runs Terrible's, has a foothold in gaming, convenience retail, fuel, hospitality and travel services.  CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Future plans may include property renovations, upgraded traveler amenities, enhanced food and beverage offerings, infrastructure improvements and other investments. Clemetson said that today, he's "bullish on the long-term prospects." "My grandfather is known as a legendary figure in our state … with a lot of history," he said. "I know our family wants to do everything they can to preserve that legacy," Clemetson said.  "We don't know exactly what the future is going to hold — but we are giving it our very best to get back to better days." Teresa Mull and Andrea Margolis, both of Fox News Digital, contributed reporting. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a28050cee6011c3f4ec3173 How an e-scooter founder raised $5 million to build space data centers te 2026-06-09T12:20:28.732Z How an e-scooter founder raised $5 million to build space data centers Orbital founder Euwyn Poon built 250,000 scooters at Spin. Now he wants to launch 10,000 space data centers. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a280097ee6011c3f4ec311a Disney World guests shaken as rare earthquake near Cuba jolts Florida te 2026-06-09T12:01:28.000Z Disney World guests shaken as rare earthquake near Cuba jolts Florida Several Walt Disney World attractions were temporarily unavailable Monday afternoon after a rare earthquake near Cuba was felt across Central Florida. Guests visiting Magic Kingdom noticed a number of popular attractions suddenly go offline, including Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Tiana's Bayou Adventure, TRON Lightcycle Run, Space Mountain, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and The Barnstormer, according to the Disney site BlogMickey. The attraction closures came shortly after tremors were reportedly felt throughout the resort around 2 p.m., according to the blog. DISNEY ADULTS TREND CONTINUES TO GROW AS KYLIE KELCE, BRENDA SONG CHIME IN ON THE TOPIC Some rides later reopened throughout the afternoon. These included Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Space Mountain and TRON Lightcycle Run, while others remained temporarily unavailable for a longer period. It was not immediately clear whether the ride closures were directly related to the earthquake or were part of standard operating procedures. The disruptions followed a magnitude 6.1 earthquake near northwestern Cuba that was felt in parts of Florida hundreds of miles away, according to FOX Weather.  Officials said there was no tsunami threat associated with the earthquake. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER The quake was unusual for the region and was the strongest recorded within Gulf waters since 1959, FOX Weather reported. The ride interruptions quickly became a topic of discussion among Disney fans online. "I didn’t feel anything, but there [are] a ton of rides down right now," one Reddit user wrote. "Most coasters." Another guest reported experiencing the shutdown firsthand. "We are in line at Big Thunder Mountain, and they just suspended operations," the user wrote. "So much is down around the park!" CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES Others speculated that Disney was conducting precautionary safety checks before reopening attractions. "I would imagine it's [standard operating procedure] to double-check the tracks and everything before letting guests back on," one commenter wrote. One Disney fan suggested the cautious approach made sense given the unusual circumstances. "I guess if it’s the first quake in a very long time, it makes sense to check every ride out before resuming," the commenter wrote. Fox News Digital reached out to Disney for further comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a280083ee6011c3f4ec3111 Knicks watch party turns ugly as massive brawls break out, pepper spray gets deployed by cops in Manhattan te 2026-06-09T12:01:07.999Z Knicks watch party turns ugly as massive brawls break out, pepper spray gets deployed by cops in Manhattan A watch party for Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Bryant Park in New York City turned into a royal rumble on Monday night as fists flew, police officers deployed pepper spray, and more than half a dozen arrests were made. With the New York Knicks hosting their first NBA Finals game since 1999, the excitement and tension around the city were palpable, and with President Donald Trump attending the game at Madison Square Garden, emotions, along with security, were heightened beyond belief in Manhattan. After the San Antonio Spurs spoiled the party with a 115-111 win, many unruly Knicks fans took out their frustrations in the streets by creating as much chaos as possible. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Massive brawls broke out around the official watch party at Bryant Park, with officers in riot gear rushing to the scene in an attempt to control the fans. Pepper spray was deployed amid the intense scene unfolding in the streets. NUMEROUS KNICKS FANS ARRESTED, COP INJURED DURING GAME 2 NBA FINALS CELEBRATION NEAR MSG While many fans were seen climbing on top of vehicles and structures in the area, one man was caught in a video shared by Freedom News, hitting people with a bus sign that was removed from a nearby pole. As cops were detaining people lying facedown on the sidewalk, chants of "Knicks in five" broke out at one point. The NYPD told Fox News that 21 people were arrested at the watch party – 13 for disorderly conduct and eight assaulting officers, criminal possession of weapons and menacing. The 13 arrested for disorderly conduct were released. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the free watch party at Bryant Park on Monday morning after the original plans for an event outside of Madison Square Garden were scrapped due to security restrictions and street closures, with President Trump attending the game. The expectation is that an official watch party for Wednesday's Game 4 in New York City will be held outside of Madison Square Garden. Whether the Knicks grab a commanding 3-1 lead in the series or the visiting Spurs tie the series at 2-2, it's safe to assume some level of chaos will unfold in the streets yet again. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a280070ee6011c3f4ec3108 Activists behind Graham Platner's rise admit vetting process didn't bring up Nazi-linked tattoo te 2026-06-09T12:00:48.012Z Activists behind Graham Platner's rise admit vetting process didn't bring up Nazi-linked tattoo Liberal activists who were behind Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner's campaign admitted that their vetting process did not pick up certain issues such as his controversial Nazi-linked tattoo. Wall Street Journal reporter Aaron Zitner spoke to Daniel Moraff, Leanne Fan and Morris Katz, three activists who "handpicked" Platner to challenge Maine Sen. Susan Collins for her Senate seat ahead of the 2026 midterms. During the interview, which premiered on Sunday, Zitner asked about the vetting process after choosing to run with Platner. "We paid a nice firm a whole chunk of money and got some stuff back," Moraff said. "Some of what you've seen on the news we got back, other stuff we didn't." GRAHAM PLATNER BLAMES NAZI TATTOO ON MILITARY ‘CULTURE,’ DRAWS BACKLASH FROM GOP VETERANS "Did the vetting process turn up the tattoo that became so controversial?" Zitner asked. "No," Moraff answered. Zitner followed up by asking whether the vetting process brought up Platner's controversial Reddit posts where he made comments demeaning women and mocking U.S. soldiers. "The firm sent us a thing, and it had some of the posts, but it didn't have all of them," Moraff said. Despite the things he did see, Moraff insisted that none of Platner's past comments "will or should stop him from becoming a U.S. senator." MAINE SENATE CANDIDATE CITES COMBAT TRAUMA WHEN CONFRONTED ON 'TERRIBLE' POSTS ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT Katz similarly defended running with Platner, claiming that he was a better option than the establishment. "To me, the biggest risk the Democratic Party can take is continuing to do things the same way it's done, that have ended us with a House minority, a Senate minority, and a second term of Donald Trump," Katz said. "And I think we cannot be the party that is the party of the establishment, the party of the institution." He continued, "So, you know, constantly in the position of, 'Hey, we know you're being screwed by everyone in power, but let us just tinker around the edges there, and eventually it will get better.' That's an incoherent electoral strategy, and it's failed to actually make things better to the degree they need to get better. And so I think there's far less risk in running someone like Graham Platner than in running the same playbook." GRAHAM PLATNER DENIES DAMNING NEW REPORT ALLEGING ABUSE AS 'SIMPLY NOT TRUE' Zitner revealed in the interview that the Wall Street Journal reached out to Moraff following Platner's most recent scandals, including reports that he has sent explicit messages to several women while being married and that he displayed concerning behavior towards women he had previously dated. "We will let the people of Maine decide," Moraff said in a statement reported by the Wall Street Journal. Fox News Digital reached out to Platner's campaign for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27f968ee6011c3f4ec3037 Indicted SPLC chief faces House grilling over alleged secret payments to KKK members te 2026-06-09T11:30:48.483Z Indicted SPLC chief faces House grilling over alleged secret payments to KKK members The embattled leader of a left-wing nonprofit accused of secretly funneling money to members of extremist groups while publicly committing to "confronting hate" is headed for the hot seat on Capitol Hill. Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) interim CEO and President Bryan Fair will testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday as a congressional probe into the civil rights group’s now-defunct informant practices heats up. Fair’s anticipated testimony comes as federal prosecutors secured an 11-count indictment against the law center in April for alleged financial crimes, including defrauding its donors by concealing payments to members of extremist groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan, United Klans of America, the Aryan Nation and other neo-Nazi groups.  "There are a lot of legitimate questions about what the SPLC was doing with donor money and how they were using it to basically fund the type of hate that they were pretending to be going after," Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, told Fox News on Monday. NEO-NAZIS, ‘SADISTIC’ BIKERS AND CHARLOTTESVILLE ORGANIZER: 5 OF THE MOST SHOCKING SPLC INFORMANTS House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is also probing the law center’s ties to the Biden Department of Justice on civil rights matters. The panel's investigation predates the criminal indictment. "For me, the biggest takeaway is the fact that the Biden White House and the Biden Justice Department helped make the Southern Poverty Law Center the standard," Jordan told Fox News’ Sean Hannity last week.  Republicans have sharply criticized the Biden Justice Department's use of the nonprofit's notorious "hate map" that targeted conservative groups, including Turning Point USA, Moms for Liberty and the Family Research Council. "The purpose of doing that was to basically stifle their ability to get the conservative message out," Gill told Fox News. The Department of Justice filed a superseding indictment last week specifying that the law center covertly transferred more than $4 million in donor funds to bank accounts under fictitious names to pay members of extremist groups between 2010 and 2023.  The nonprofit ostensibly sought to infiltrate the organizations to monitor their activities, but allegedly did not disclose the payments to donors and engaged in conduct that prosecutors say amounted to bank fraud. The new indictment, filed in the Middle District of Alabama, also alleges that an SPLC employee paid two Klan members $1,200 per month to stay in the hate group after the unnamed individuals approached the law center in 2010 requesting help to exit. Some of the money was allegedly used by extremist groups for recruitment purposes and for the reimbursement of expenses related to cross-burnings and Ku Klux Klan attire. The law center has denied any wrongdoing and argued the criminal charges are politically motivated. In a statement to Fox News Digital, SPLC counsel Abbe Lowell vigorously pushed back against fraud allegations and maintained that the law center’s informant program helped combat extremism.  "The SPLC did not lie to its donors, it did not mislead banks it did business with, and its informant program prevented violence and saved lives," he continued. SPLC FACES BLOWBACK FROM ‘HATE MAP’ TARGETS AFTER DOJ FRAUD INDICTMENT Federal prosecutors allege that one informant whom the law center paid more than $270,000 helped plan the deadly 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Va.  According to the indictment, the law center directed the informant to attend the demonstration and "made racist postings under the supervision of the SPLC." Jordan's panel in May subpoenaed the law center for documents related to its alleged coordination with the Biden administration and hiring members of extremist groups as "field sources." The law center is also under congressional scrutiny for significantly increasing its profits during the years it operated the controversial informant program. The nonprofit’s revenue grew from $38.7 million in 2010 to more than $129 million in 2023, amounting to a 233% increase, according to the superseding indictment. Democratic lawmakers have slammed Republicans' probe of the law center. "I just think that this is really misplaced and misguided," Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., told Fox News. "It's essentially targeting an organization to make an example of them and call them out when they have been the leader in taking on antisemitism and taking on white nationalism." "There's a lot of other places we should be looking at if we're worried about organizations that spread hate, maybe start with the administration," she added. Alveda King, the niece of Martin Luther King Jr. and chair of the American Dream at the America First Policy Institute, and Ryan Bangert, senior vice president for strategic initiatives and special counsel to the president at Alliance Defending Freedom, are also expected to testify before the Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Fox News Digital reached out to a spokesperson for the law center before publication. Dan Scully contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27f727ee6011c3f4ec2fd6 Hurricanes vs Golden Knights Game 4 preview: Carolina's comeback magic faces a must-win situation te 2026-06-09T11:21:11.199Z Hurricanes vs Golden Knights Game 4 preview: Carolina's comeback magic faces a must-win situation Hockey has been phenomenal this postseason. We’ve seen tons of teams battling to fill up the series slate. We’ve also seen some series sweeps, but that’s not that big of a deal. Even those games at least had some close matchups that give us some fun. Tonight we get Game 4 of the Carolina Hurricanes vs. Vegas Golden Knights.  The Hurricanes are going to want to punch themselves in the face. On the one hand, they look like they can battle anyone. On the other, at least in this series, they seem like they like to make games as difficult as possible. Carolina has a great team, but how many times can they find ways to claw back into the series? Maybe it is every game, but maybe it’s never again.   To their credit they don’t seem to ever give up. They were down 4-0 and came back to tie the game. I really don’t know if there are words to describe how crazy it is that a team comes back from that deficit. However, this is also the second time the Hurricanes spoiled the Golden Knights' plans. Even with the heroics and the never-say-die mentality, the team isn't winning the game. They are down 2-1 in the series and need to grab this one or their backs will be against the wall for the remainder of the series. Even being up in the series, I have to imagine that the Golden Knights are questioning some things. On the one hand, they are dominant. They’ve had two leads in the series of at least three goals. They have had a hat trick from one of their best players, and it was the fastest hat trick ever so maybe that makes it even more impressive. They are getting great contributions from a lot of different folks on the ice. They still need to be cautious, though. Sure, they won Game 3. However, they have a commanding lead and then bam they lost it. As described, this was not the first time. They’ve had some goals wiped off the board which helps the Hurricanes get back into the games. I suppose a real case could be made they should be up 3-0. Having a lead in the series will need to be sufficient for them. If I’m the Hurricanes coach, I’d switch the goalie at this point. Frederik Andersen is not cutting it. He was great through three series, but he has been awful in this series. Maybe it is because he is facing a dominant offense. I really don’t know, but it is probably worth taking a shot on a different goalie and seeing if he can stump the Golden Knights. What I do know is that the goalies won’t all of a sudden figure it out. They are getting rocked at the moment. Both seem like they are a bit she’ll-shocked. I’m backing the over again. I just think they have no real chance to make a difference here and the defenses are overmatched. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27f713ee6011c3f4ec2fcd Knicks guard nearly wipes out Michael Bloomberg diving for loose ball during NBA Finals Game 3 te 2026-06-09T11:20:51.128Z Knicks guard nearly wipes out Michael Bloomberg diving for loose ball during NBA Finals Game 3 Sitting courtside at a basketball game brings its own inherent danger and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg nearly found out the hard way on Monday night. The loose ball bounced toward the 84-year-old billionaire during Game 3 between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. Knicks guard Jose Alvarado dove into the stands and nearly crushed Bloomberg in the process. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Alvarado checked to make sure Bloomberg was fine – and he was. Bloomberg appeared to wave off any help from personnel on the sideline. Even comedian Dave Chappelle came over to check on the former politician. The Spurs led by four points with 10:36 left in the game. San Antonio picked up the 115-111 win and finally got on the board in the series. Victor Wembanyama led the team with 32 points, eight rebounds, six assists, three blocks and two steals. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "I really tried to relax," Wembanyama said. "The playoffs is like a whirlwind. It’s hard to put your head out of the water, and sometimes it’s like I don’t even (have) to watch the game back, by the way. "I just need a little time off, let my brain cool down and recover — recover as much for the body as for the mind." Knicks star Jalen Brunson led New York with 32 points, five assists and five rebounds. Alvarado had four points in 12 minutes off the bench. Game 4 is set for Wednesday night back in Madison Square Garden. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27f4ceee6011c3f4ec2f5c Princess Diana never forgave Sarah Ferguson for one betrayal that ended their friendship: book te 2026-06-09T11:11:10.663Z Princess Diana never forgave Sarah Ferguson for one betrayal that ended their friendship: book Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson were once inseparable, famously dubbing themselves the "Terrible Twins" and the "Wicked Wives of Windsor." But a devastating rift between the royal rebels ended their friendship for good. The claim comes from royal author Andrew Lownie, whose expanded edition of "Entitled" delves deeper into the lives and controversies surrounding the former Duke and Duchess of York. Fox News Digital reached out to Ferguson's spokesperson for comment. A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace previously told Fox News Digital it does not comment on books. FORMER PRINCE ANDREW, SARAH FERGUSON DUBBED ROYAL FAMILY’S ‘BONNIE AND CLYDE’ AS EPSTEIN FALLOUT GROWS: AUTHOR "The two women, once close, had not spoken for months after Sarah had written about her sister-in-law, against Diana's wishes, in her memoir and made a joke about catching a verruca (wart) from one of Diana's shoes," Lownie wrote. "The two were fourth cousins and had known each other since they were teenagers — their mothers had been at school together — and shared the experience of their mothers being denied custody of their children." Lownie claimed that the sisters-in-law never reconciled after Sarah's 1996 memoir, "My Story," was published. Diana died in 1997 at age 36 from injuries sustained in a Paris car crash. WATCH: ROYAL AUTHOR DETAILS FORMER PRINCE ANDREW, SARAH FERGUSON'S UNUSUAL DYNAMIC Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told Fox News Digital that Diana suspected Sarah of "selling stories" and was reportedly "angered by mentions of her sons in the book." Diana ignored Ferguson's apologies, Fitzwilliams claimed, adding, "If she had wanted to renew their friendship, she would have." British broadcaster and photographer Helena Chard told Fox News Digital that the fallout wasn't just the result of a tell-all. "It was the bigger picture that prompted Diana to cut ties with Sarah," Chard explained. "They'd survived a huge amount together. However, the memoir brought their private tensions into public view. It was the final straw, and alarm bells rang as Diana read conversations referring to her sons." "Diana's privacy was her safety," Chard shared. "She felt Sarah was leaking personal information and trading on their conversations. Diana was fastidious about controlling her narrative. She used private information strategically. "Diana felt 'Calamity Jane' Fergie, the great storyteller, was capable of revealing deeply personal details that could negatively affect her life. In Diana's mind, she had no choice but to cut ties with her once-trusted partner in crime and kindred spirit. She was protecting her image." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER Lownie wrote that Diana and Sarah were friends long before they became royal wives. By the time Diana married then-Prince Charles in 1981, Sarah was already part of her social circle. Diana was said to be "in need of an ally" as she navigated royal life and "had already tried to make Sarah Ferguson one of her ladies-in-waiting." Lownie claimed it was Diana who played matchmaker, bringing Sarah and the former Prince Andrew together. The couple went on to marry in 1986. "Diana and Sarah were famously close as the two 'outsiders' in 'The Firm,'" Fitzwilliams explained. "They plotted together against an establishment they both found confining." "Both from aristocratic backgrounds, they became as thick as thieves," Chard said. "They were each other's confidante and wingwoman, especially after marrying into the British royal family." Both women endured turbulent marriages that played out on the world stage while raising two children. They were also targeted by the British press. Charles and Diana announced their separation in 1992, and their divorce was finalized in 1996. Following immense tabloid scrutiny and time apart, Andrew and Sarah separated in 1992, with their divorce also finalized in 1996. Diana reportedly called Sarah the "canary in the coal mine," seeing her as a cautionary tale of what happened when a royal wife fell out of favor. As Sarah endured relentless tabloid ridicule and growing isolation from the royal fold, Diana feared she was watching her own future unfold in real time. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Then came the books. Diana secretly collaborated on Andrew Morton's 1992 bombshell "Diana: Her True Story," using it to expose her battles with bulimia, mental health struggles and a deeply troubled marriage. Although Sarah reportedly intended references such as borrowing Diana's shoes to be humorous, royal commentators said Diana found the passage deeply hurtful. They suggested the episode left Diana feeling that a longstanding bond of trust had been broken. "If Diana had lived, I believe they would have reconciled," Chard said. "[But] they were on different paths, with Diana also being the mother of the heir to the throne. Together, Diana and Fergie had been through so much. They valued loyalty once it was earned. With time and conversation, I believe they would have come to an understanding, as they were comrades in arms for the best part of their lives." Royal broadcaster Ian Pelham Turner claimed that Diana's final years were marked by growing mistrust and anxiety. She became increasingly concerned about leaks from within her inner circle and believed that powerful forces were seeking to undermine her. "She could not trust anyone," he said. "So, in some ways, self-isolation was necessary in her mind, including her friendship with Sarah. And Sarah’s book did not help matters, almost confirming the emotions in Diana’s mind. Should Diana have been alive today, personally, I feel the friendship with Sarah would have rekindled. An older and wiser Diana would have found peace and real love with another." In 2011's "Finding Sarah," the former duchess admitted she and Diana had not spoken for a year before the princess died. "I never knew the reason, except that once Diana got something stuck in her head, it stuck there for a while," Sarah wrote, as quoted by People magazine. "I wrote letters, thinking whatever happened didn’t matter, let’s sort it out," she wrote. "And I knew she’d come back. In fact, the day before she died, she rang a friend of mine and said, ‘Where’s that Red? I want to talk to her.’ "In any sibling relationship, there are ups and downs and peaks and troughs, but we were always steadfast in our friendship. We never let the sun go down on too many heated discussions. Our bond was never broken." Their friendship may have fractured in Diana's final years, but Sarah has spent decades keeping her friend's memory alive. Chard noted that Sarah remains a vocal defender of Diana's legacy, a view she expressed to Fox News Digital in 2023. "I think people might be surprised to know how hilarious she was," Sarah said of her friend "Dutch" at the time. "There was no one who could make me laugh harder or more immediately than Diana. She was incredible and one of life's true soul mates for me." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27f4baee6011c3f4ec2f53 Woman with advanced Alzheimer's regained speech and memories after taking magic mushrooms te 2026-06-09T11:10:50.807Z Woman with advanced Alzheimer's regained speech and memories after taking magic mushrooms A woman with advanced Alzheimer’s disease saw significant improvements in brain function after taking psilocybin-containing mushrooms. That’s according to a case report recently published in Frontiers in Neuroscience, which focused on an elderly woman who had been living with Alzheimer's disease for about 10 years.  The Japanese-American woman, whose name was not shared, had experienced severe functional decline for roughly five years. The Brazilian study authors described her as having advanced dementia, with very limited speech or communication, severe cognitive impairment, urinary incontinence and reduced mobility. THE KEY TO LIVING LONGER COULD BE TIED TO A SURPRISING SUBSTANCE, STUDY SUGGESTS She also depended on caregivers for assistance with daily living activities. The woman received two sessions of psilocybin-containing mushrooms. The first was a 5-gram oral dose, followed by a 3-gram oral dose a month later. After the first dose, she experienced profuse sweating and hyperthermia, followed by a prolonged sleep-like state. Approximately 19 hours later, the patient "spontaneously initiated autobiographical conversation lasting several hours," the researchers wrote. Over the following days and weeks, the woman experienced restored urinary continence, was able to walk independently and dress herself, and engaged in spontaneous conversation. She was also able to retrieve contextual memories, showed the ability to express emotions, and maintained eye contact — smiling with others. TWO ALZHEIMER’S DRUGS HELP PATIENTS LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AT HOME FOR LONGER PERIODS After the second session, the authors reported that the woman had even greater speech capabilities, more facial expressions and humor, increased walking agility and continued continence. Beyond the heavy sweating, hyperthermia and sleep-like state, the patient did not experience severe or persistent adverse effects, the researchers noted. Although the reported benefits lasted for at least one month, the paper does not provide longer-term follow-up. The authors said the findings should be interpreted with caution, as they are based on a single patient. EXPERTS REVEAL HIDDEN LINK BETWEEN POOR SLEEP AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RISK The case also included no control group, standardized cognitive assessments, brain imaging biomarkers, electrophysiological monitoring or sleep studies, they noted. The patient’s Alzheimer's diagnosis was not confirmed with modern biomarkers, and other neurodegenerative conditions could not be completely ruled out, the study stated. As the patient may have experienced natural fluctuations in her medical condition, the study could not establish that psilocybin directly caused the woman’s improvements. While the study suggests that psilocybin-containing mushrooms could temporarily reactivate brain function in people with late-stage dementia, the authors noted that controlled clinical trials, cognitive assessments, imaging scans and other tests are needed to confirm the findings. CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES "Much more research is needed in larger, more representative study populations before any conclusions can be drawn about psilocybin’s safety and effectiveness in people living with Alzheimer’s or any other disease that causes dementia," Courtney Kloske, Ph.D., director of scientific engagement at the Alzheimer’s Association in Chicago, told Fox News Digital. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER Kloske, who was not involved in the study, emphasized that people living with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers should talk with their doctor about all medications, vitamins, supplements and other substances they are taking. "This helps healthcare providers understand how these products may interact with approved Alzheimer’s medications and other therapies to determine whether they could lead to unwanted side effects," she advised. Dr. Marc Siegel, Fox News senior medical analyst, said he is "dubious" of the significance of the study because the effect was described as temporary and was limited to one case. "Also, there is a built-in danger of giving a hallucinogen to someone with this degree of mental impairment, because the behavioral effects are largely unpredictable and can be harmful," Siegel, who also was not involved in the study, told Fox News Digital. "Having said that, I am not surprised to see that psilocybin could temporarily overcome or alter the gummed-up [brain] circuitry (with plaques) of advanced Alzheimer’s disease – so it might have some value in a carefully controlled setting." The findings come as several states have expanded legal access to psilocybin. (The substance remains federally illegal in the U.S. as a Schedule I substance.) Oregon began licensing psilocybin service centers in 2023, Colorado's regulated natural medicine program became operational in 2025, and New Mexico enacted a Medical Psilocybin Act in 2025, according to state officials. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Still, there are currently no FDA-approved psilocybin treatments for Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, and legal access remains limited to certain state-regulated programs or approved research settings. Fox News Digital reached out to the researchers for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27f369ee6011c3f4ec2f14 Native Life Appoints FIFA Brand Designer Jody Ure to Lead Creative Strategy and Support National Expansion te 2026-06-09T11:05:13.612Z Native Life Appoints FIFA Brand Designer Jody Ure to Lead Creative Strategy and Support National Expansion Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27f353ee6011c3f4ec2f0b America’s First-Time Home Buyers Feel Ready. The Facts Say Otherwise te 2026-06-09T11:04:51.922Z America’s First-Time Home Buyers Feel Ready. The Facts Say Otherwise (StatePoint) A new homebuying quiz reveals a stark disconnect: most aspiring first-time buyers believe they’re ready to buy a home, but fundamental knowledge gaps suggest otherwise. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27f33eee6011c3f4ec2f02 America’s First-Time Home Buyers Feel Ready. The Facts Say Otherwise te 2026-06-09T11:04:30.888Z America’s First-Time Home Buyers Feel Ready. The Facts Say Otherwise Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27f329ee6011c3f4ec2ef9 How to Avoid Moving Nightmares te 2026-06-09T11:04:09.930Z How to Avoid Moving Nightmares (StatePoint) When it comes to DIY moves, snafus are almost expected. Perhaps you have your own horror stories about broken furniture, last-minute cancellations or friends who mysteriously weren’t available on moving day. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27f314ee6011c3f4ec2ef0 How to Avoid Moving Nightmares te 2026-06-09T11:03:48.970Z How to Avoid Moving Nightmares Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27f2ffee6011c3f4ec2ee7 Create a Backyard Oasis This Summer With These Prime Day Pool and Spa Deals te 2026-06-09T11:03:27.932Z Create a Backyard Oasis This Summer With These Prime Day Pool and Spa Deals (StatePoint) Whether you’re splashing under the sun with family or hosting a pool party with friends, having a pool or spa in your backyard is a guaranteed memory-maker. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27f00aee6011c3f4ec2e22 8 apps that can help you cut your food bill te 2026-06-09T10:50:50.492Z 8 apps that can help you cut your food bill Food prices have a way of sneaking up on you. One week, your usual grocery run feels normal. The next week, a few basics suddenly cost a lot more than you expected. That is why money-saving food apps are worth a closer look. All of these apps are free to download or sign up for, but you still pay for any food, groceries or purchases you make through them. Some help you find discounted groceries before stores toss them. Others connect you with surprise meals, receipt rewards, free local listings or recipes based on what you already have at home. The trick is knowing which app fits the way you actually shop. Here are eight apps that can help you stretch your food budget, reduce waste and maybe make your next receipt feel a little less painful. 10 THINGS TO STOP PAYING FOR TO SAVE MONEY NOW Flashfood helps you find discounted groceries from participating stores near you. The app focuses on food that is still good but getting close to its best-by date. You browse local deals in the app, pay through the app and pick up your order in the store. Flashfood says shoppers can find grocery deals for up to 50% off. That can include produce, meat, dairy, pantry items and other staples, depending on what stores near you have available. Misfits Market delivers groceries to your door. The company says it offers high-quality rescued foods and lets you choose what goes in your order. After signing up, you receive a weekly shopping window. You can review your cart, remove items, add groceries and skip orders when needed. This can work well if you want grocery delivery and like the idea of reducing food waste at the same time. Misfits Market says there are no subscription fees or order obligations. You can skip, pause or cancel. Misfits Market lets you customize grocery deliveries with rescued or excess food that may cost less than traditional shopping. Too Good To Go helps you buy surplus food from nearby restaurants, bakeries, cafes and stores. The app uses "Surprise Bags," which means you usually know the type of food and pickup window, but not every exact item inside. That surprise part can be fun, especially if you like trying local spots. It can also be less ideal if you need a very specific dinner plan. Too Good To Go says users can save and enjoy food at half price or less. HEALTH-CONSCIOUS AMERICANS EMBRACE YUKA APP TO GUIDE GROCERY SHOPPING CHOICES Olio connects people locally so they can give away food and other useful items. The app says you can browse free food from local shops and neighbors. You may also find books, toys, toiletries and household items. This one feels more community-based than a regular coupon app. It can be especially helpful if you live in an active area where neighbors and local shops often post. SuperCook helps you turn the food already in your kitchen into meals. You enter the ingredients you have at home, and the app suggests recipes you can make. That can save money in a different way. Instead of buying more groceries, you may find a way to use the half bag of rice, frozen vegetables or canned beans you already paid for. Ibotta gives you cash back on eligible purchases. Before you shop, you add cash-back offers in the app. After shopping in-store, you submit your receipt. Ibotta says you can withdraw earnings once you reach $20. It's great because it can work with groceries and other everyday purchases. The key is remembering to add offers before you shop and submit your receipt after. Fetch turns receipts into points. You shop, snap receipts and earn points that can be redeemed for gift cards. Fetch says you can earn points from in-store or online shopping, plus offers from participating brands. This app can be simple because you do not always need to pick offers before you shop. Still, special offers can help you earn more points. Fetch turns receipts into points you can redeem for gift cards from popular retailers.(Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson) 10 TECH UPGRADES TO SAVE YOUR TIME, PRIVACY AND MONEY Upside is best known for gas savings, but it can also work for groceries and restaurants where offers are available. You open the app, claim a cash-back offer near you, shop as usual and pay with a credit or debit card. For direct links to each app and any available CyberGuy savings codes, visit CyberGuy.com and search "8 apps that can help you cut your food bill." Which app should you try first? Start with the app that fits your normal routine. If you already shop at grocery stores in person, try Flashfood or Ibotta. If you save receipts anyway, Fetch is an easy add-on. If you order groceries online, Misfits Market may be worth checking. If you like trying local food, Too Good To Go can be a fun way to save. If your fridge is full but dinner still feels impossible, SuperCook may help you avoid another grocery run. For gas and food cash back in one place, Upside deserves a look. For free local food and community sharing, Olio may surprise you, depending on where you live. Before you download every app on this list, take a moment to think about your habits. First, check whether the app works in your area. Some apps depend on local stores, restaurants or community activity. If there are no nearby offers, the app may not help much yet. Next, watch pickup windows. Apps like Flashfood and Too Good To Go can save you money, but they also require timing. If you miss the pickup, you may lose the deal. Also, avoid buying food only because it looks cheap. A discounted item saves money only if you actually use it. Finally, read the app's privacy settings. These apps often work through location, receipts, purchases and rewards accounts. Use only the permissions you feel comfortable sharing. Food savings apps can help, but they work best when they match your real life. Flashfood and Too Good To Go are great for deal hunters who can pick up food nearby. Misfits Market works better for people who want groceries delivered. Ibotta, Fetch and Upside can help you earn something back from purchases you already make. SuperCook and Olio come at savings from a different angle. One helps you use what you already bought. The other connects you with local people and shops that share food and useful items. The biggest takeaway? Do not let the app make you spend more. Use it as a tool, not a temptation. Would you try an app that sells surprise food bags, or do you want to know exactly what you are getting before you pay? Let us know by writing to us at Cyberguy.com Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Report Copyright 2026 CyberGuy.com. All rights reserved. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27edc5ee6011c3f4ec2d99 Knicks coach Mike Brown rips officiating after free throw discrepancy in Game 3 loss to Spurs te 2026-06-09T10:41:09.042Z Knicks coach Mike Brown rips officiating after free throw discrepancy in Game 3 loss to Spurs The New York Knicks had their 13-game win streak in these playoffs snapped at Madison Square Garden on Monday night, as the San Antonio Spurs took Game 3, 115-111, to avoid a potential sweep. After the game, Knicks head coach Mike Brown took time to begin his press conference with a gripe he had with how the game was called by officials in the second half. "First of all, I want to make sure I get something clear," Brown began. "Coach Mitch Johnson and the Spurs. They won the game tonight. They came and took the game. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "But I will say this: I never thought I would be in the NBA Finals and see a team get 24 free throw attempts in the second half to another team’s eight. I don’t think I complain much about officials or the fairness when it comes to the free throw attempts." Brown continued to say how great the Spurs played, but he couldn’t get over the free throw discrepancy. SPURS SNAP KNICKS' 13-GAME PLAYOFF WIN STREAK WITH GAME 3 VICTORY BEHIND VICTOR WEMBANYAMA'S 32 POINTS "Maybe we were fouling," Brown said. "But they fouled, too." Brown brought up a specific play where Karl-Anthony Towns secured a loose ball rebound under the hoop, and as he shot it, he was hit in the arm while also having the ball hit out of his hands. No foul was called. There was another moment, not brought up by Brown, where Victor Wembanyama, who finished with a team-high 32 points, forcefully threw down Jalen Brunson’s head while they were battling for position in the Knicks’ offensive zone. Though this came in the first half, no foul was called. Brown wasn’t trying to make excuses, though. He thought his team played stagnant offensively, while "we allowed them to get to the paint, and we did not pay attention to detail to what we are supposed to do defensively." Brown knew where the storyline was going to go after his comments, but his players didn’t share the same sentiment. Whether it was to avoid fines from the league or not, players like Towns didn’t believe the 24-8 free throw attempts in the second half "cost us the game." "Turned the ball over. Didn’t execute. Didn’t do what got us 13 straight wins in a row," he said. "That’s how you lose a game. We didn’t do what we’ve been doing for 13 [games]. We decided to do something different, and it ain’t going to work. Throwing the ball away is a clear indication of how you’re going to lose the game, especially in the playoffs." Brunson even said during his postgame news conference that the Knicks ‘were fouling a lot and put them at the line about 30 times." The Knicks understand it was more than free throws that lost them the game. They came into the second half with a seven-point lead and quickly gave it back to the Spurs, something Brown pointed out as a difference maker. "I thought San Antonio, they hit first at the beginning of the game and they hit first at halftime," he said. The Knicks will have a chance at redemption on Wednesday night back in their building, where they will be looking to be the first home team in these Finals to win on their court. 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/6a27edb1ee6011c3f4ec2d90 Las Vegas father stunned after school compared son's pro-ICE stickers to burning cross te 2026-06-09T10:40:49.049Z Las Vegas father stunned after school compared son's pro-ICE stickers to burning cross A Las Vegas family is suing the Clark County School District for viewpoint discrimination after their teenage son was expelled for posting stickers in support of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), alleging students who walked out of class in protest of ICE faced no comparable punishment. "He was definitely treated unfairly," George Crossman, the student's father, told Fox News Digital. "We did address that with the assistant principal and principal. And they claimed that was just a truancy issue... because they walked off the campus." The federal lawsuit, filed May 14, alleges district officials violated the student's First Amendment rights and retaliated against him for engaging in protected political speech. The student, identified in court filings only as N.C., attended East Career and Technical Academy in Las Vegas. According to the lawsuit, students across the district participated in anti-ICE walkouts on Jan. 21, carrying signs and expressing opposition to federal immigration enforcement policies. LAS VEGAS SCHOOL DISTRICT SUED FOR ALLEGEDLY EXPELLING STUDENT FOR PRO-ICE SIGNS DEEMED RACIST N.C. told Fox News Digital that he and a friend decided to respond the following day by creating several small pro-ICE stickers featuring the school's Titans logo and slogans supporting immigration enforcement. "We decided that, hey, we should make something to show our view that we support ICE," N.C. said. According to the complaint, the stickers included phrases such as "ICE Immigration Enforcement," "Border Security Academy Deportation Force" and "Titans ICE." School administrators removed the stickers before classes began. N.C. said he was later pulled from class and questioned by Assistant Principal Thomas Smith, who allegedly told him some students could view the stickers as threatening. CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OFFICIAL COMPARED 'SAVE GIRLS SPORTS' SHIRT TO SWASTIKA, REBUKED GIRLS WEARING IT: LAWSUIT The lawsuit claims Smith compared the stickers to a poster saying, "Let's go get whitey" and later compared them to a burning cross because the school's student population is majority Hispanic. Crossman said he was stunned by the comparison. "I was taken aback," he said. "I was like, what are you crazy?" WISCONSIN MOM URGES TRUMP ADMIN TO LAUNCH 'PIVOTAL' PROBE INTO ALLEGED RACE-BASED DISCRIMINATION AGAINST SON According to the complaint, administrators also searched N.C.'s school-issued Chromebook and reviewed searches that included "Dark Secrets of Martin Luther King," "The Martin Luther King Assassination," "James Earl Ray" and "Tough ICE pictures." The lawsuit alleges school officials concluded the searches constituted evidence of racism. The complaint states N.C. was suspended and later was recommended for a limited expulsion for what school officials classified as a "racially motivated incident." The decision was upheld through multiple levels of administrative review. Crossman said the family eventually withdrew N.C. from the district because they believed the appeals process was stacked against them. "We didn't feel that the accusations were correct and that they were one-sided. Every meeting was with school employees, school administration," Crossman said. "It was [him] against the school district." FIRST GRADE STUDENT DISCIPLINED OVER BLACK LIVES MATTER DRAWING DOES HAVE FREE SPEECH RIGHTS, COURT RULES Amanda Nalder, an attorney representing the family, argued the case centers on viewpoint discrimination. "Children and students do not lose their fundamental rights at the schoolhouse gates," Nalder told Fox News Digital, citing the Supreme Court's 1969 decision in Tinker v. Des Moines. "The Supreme Court has held that up for over 50 years, and unfortunately, CCSD has taken an opposing viewpoint to that law," she continued. "They believe that they can discriminate based on a viewpoint, and what they did here." CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Nalder also pointed to photos included in the lawsuit showing anti-ICE protesters carrying signs, including one that appeared to display a swastika. "It's disgusting that the school district would allow students to carry a swastika," Nalder said. "But then you have a viewpoint on the opposing side... the child that was pro-law enforcement, pro-laws, is the one that is expelled and called a racist." The lawsuit seeks damages exceeding $15,000, removal of the expulsion from N.C.'s record and reinstatement in good standing. In a statement to Fox News Digital, the Clark County School District said it does not comment on pending litigation but "recognizes and honors" students' First Amendment rights "to lawful advocacy and expression on causes important to them." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27eb58ee6011c3f4ec2d3d Trump torches Stephen A Smith's presidential hopes after Knicks lose Game 3 with Trump at MSG te 2026-06-09T10:30:48.648Z Trump torches Stephen A Smith's presidential hopes after Knicks lose Game 3 with Trump at MSG President Donald Trump took a shot at Stephen A. Smith’s constant White House flirtations Monday night after the ESPN commentator said he’d blame Trump if the New York Knicks lost Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Well, the Knicks lost. And Trump had a response. After attending Game 3 at Madison Square Garden, Trump spoke with reporters before boarding Air Force One to head back to Washington, D.C. Fox News Digital/OutKick asked Trump about Smith, who has repeatedly floated the idea of running for president, saying Trump would be responsible if the Knicks lost. "I think he’s a nice guy, but you need a certain aptitude to run for president," Trump said. "You need a high IQ. I’m not sure that Stephen has that. I don’t think he does, actually." Alrighty, then. That was Trump, after watching the Knicks lose at Madison Square Garden, responding to one of ESPN’s biggest stars suggesting his presence could be responsible for the result. The Spurs beat the Knicks, 115-111, in Game 3 on Monday night, cutting New York’s series lead to 2-1. It put a damper on the first NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden since 1999, when the Tim Duncan-led Spurs beat the Knicks in Game 5 to win the series and the title. So, naturally, Stephen A. simply prepared an excuse for a potential loss ahead of time. Smith, a noted Knicks fan, had already made it clear he did not want Trump at Madison Square Garden for the game. Despite Trump's appearance making him the first sitting U.S. president to attend an NBA Finals game, Smith had no interest in Trump setting historical precedent. The "First Take" host argued before the game that Trump had "no business" showing up in New York City for Game 3 and said the president attending would create unnecessary chaos around one of the biggest Knicks games in decades. ESPN PULLS USE OF AI IMAGES FROM NBA FINALS COVERAGE AFTER GETTING COOKED BY INTERNET He also said he’d blame Trump if the Knicks lost. He did not, however, assert that he would give Trump credit if the Knicks won. Funny how that works. Smith tried to argue that his position was not political. He said he would feel the same way if Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton or Ronald Reagan attended the game. Maybe. But there’s another important hypothetical scenario to consider. Smith has spent more than a year openly flirting with a potential 2028 presidential run. He has said he has "no choice" but to consider it. He has repeatedly commented that people connected in politics tell him he should run for president and that he could win. Is there anyone on planet Earth who believes President Stephen A. Smith would skip a Knicks NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden? Come on. Smith is more likely to demand that the Secret Service allow him to sit courtside than he is to sit in the White House and watch the game from afar. He probably wouldn't stop there, either. Fans would expect to see Smith at every NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden. Possibly every game in the entire series. That’s what made Trump’s snarky response hit so hard. Smith wants to be taken seriously as a possible presidential candidate, but he also wanted to blame the actual president for going to one of the biggest sporting events of the year. Something Trump has done throughout both presidencies, by the way. Arguably no president in history has been as visible at major American sporting events as Trump. But Trump decided not to engage with Smith’s premise that the Knicks lost due to the president's appearance at the game. Instead he took a shot at Smith's presidential qualifications and his overall intellect. And, as is often the case, Trump didn't pull any punches. STEPHEN A. SMITH ARGUES HE CAN WIN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AFTER DEMOCRATS' ‘PATHETIC’ 2024 RUN Smith has become one of ESPN’s most powerful personalities by knowing exactly how to get attention. He’s loud, dramatic, political when he wants to be and almost always aware of the moment. Trump is the same way. So when Stephen A. put himself into the story by saying he would blame Trump for a Knicks loss, Trump responded in the most Trump way possible. He questioned whether Stephen A. Smith is smart enough to be president. Fortunately, Smith is likely to let it go and not offer a response. Right, and if you believe that, we've got a bridge to sell you. Stay tuned. Because there is no chance this one ends quietly. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27e900ee6011c3f4ec2cdd US Army helicopter goes down, but President Donald Trump says 'pilots are fine' te 2026-06-09T10:20:48.010Z US Army helicopter goes down, but President Donald Trump says 'pilots are fine' A U.S. Army Apache chopper went down near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday and the to individuals crewing the craft were rescued, the New York Times reported, citing two individuals briefed on the episode. "The pilots are fine," President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, "nobody injured." "We are gonna issue a report tomorrow," he said, reiterating that "the pilots are fine." TRUMP VOWS 'TOTAL VICTORY' OVER IRAN WITHIN WEEKS AS NETANYAHU CONFIRMS CEASEFIRE Fox News Digital reached out to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Tuesday. The U.S. is continuing to conduct a blockade against the Islamic Republic of Iran. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP ARMY CUTS HELICOPTERS, PUSHES 'AMAZON FOR WAR' AS DRONE COMBAT RESHAPES MILITARY "U.S. forces disabled an unladen oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, June 8, after the vessel violated the ongoing blockade against Iran by attempting to sail to an Iranian port," the latest CENTCOM press release stated. "U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) disabled Palau-flagged M/T Marivex as it transited international waters in the Gulf of Oman toward Iran. An F/A-18 Super Hornet from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) fired a precision munition into the ship's engineering and steering spaces after the crew failed to comply with directions from U.S. forces. Marivex is no longer sailing to Iran," the release continued. VP JD VANCE ADDRESSES US-ISRAEL RELATIONSHIP, WHETHER IRAN IS TRYING TO 'PLAY' THE UNITED STATES "CENTCOM forces have disabled seven non-compliant vessels, redirected 134 ships that complied, and allowed 42 vessels supporting humanitarian aid to pass since initiating the blockade on April 13," CENTCOM added. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27e6d3ee6011c3f4ec2c73 Americans still crave protein despite record beef prices as expert reveals the 'healthiest burger' te 2026-06-09T10:11:31.929Z Americans still crave protein despite record beef prices as expert reveals the 'healthiest burger' Many Americans stocking up for summer cookouts are navigating three competing trends: a heightened demand for protein, an increased emphasis on health and historically high beef prices. Seventy percent of Americans report protein as the nutrient they most want to consume, a 2025 International Food Information Council survey found. That helps explain why burgers remain a summer staple despite rising beef prices and certain health concerns. Ground beef prices are up 14% from a year ago, according to NielsenIQ retail data. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data shows average fresh beef prices reached a record $9.64 per pound in April. OWNER OF VIRAL $1.34 BURGER STAND SHARES SECRET TO KEEPING PRICES UNCHANGED SINCE 2006 Despite the high price of beef, the American Farm Bureau Federation reported in May that "demand for meat continues to grow." More than half of Americans (52%) surveyed said "the healthiness of food is highly important when deciding what to eat," according to Pew Research from last year. The same Pew survey also found, however, that 69% of Americans said food price hikes make it more difficult for them to eat healthfully.  "The 'healthiest burger' isn't determined by a single ingredient. It will be relative to a person's health goals and nutrient needs," Caroline West Passerrello, Ed.D., RDN, LDN, a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, told Fox News Digital. "Beef, poultry, seafood and even plant-based burgers can all have a place on the menu," she added. "Rather than looking for a perfect burger, consumers may benefit from considering protein quality, saturated fat, sodium, portion size and what they're pairing it with." Burgers shouldn't be labeled as inherently good or bad — and there are pros and cons of each type, Passerrello said. Plant-based options aren't automatically healthier, Passerrello said. High-quality animal protein sources are rich in iron, zinc and vitamin B12, she noted. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Many chefs recommend choosing ground beef with an 80/20 or 85/15 meat-to-fat ratio for the juiciest, most flavorful burger. "Choosing 80% lean beef may improve flavor and satisfaction for some people, but that doesn't necessarily make it the healthiest option for everyone," Passerrello cautioned. "Individuals with elevated LDL cholesterol, cardiovascular disease or those working to reduce saturated fat intake may prefer leaner cuts." The best choice of beef depends on personal health goals, taste preferences and overall dietary pattern, she said. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ While some consumers are experimenting with more decadent burger toppings such as truffle aioli, foie gras, goat cheese or caviar, the classics — cheese, lettuce, tomato, ketchup and onion — are still the most popular, as of a 2021 YouGov survey. These basic toppings also typically make the best burger, Wahlburgers executive chef Paul Wahlberg told Fox News Digital. "Sometimes less is better," he said. "The simpler, the better is always good." CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES Consumers should consider the overall meal when evaluating the healthfulness and cost of a backyard burger, Passerrello said. "A burger doesn't exist in isolation," she said. "The bun, toppings, condiments, portion size, beverages and side dishes can have just as much influence on the nutritional quality of the meal as the patty itself. Adding vegetables, choosing whole grains when available and balancing the meal with fruits or vegetables can meaningfully improve overall nutrient intake." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27e6bfee6011c3f4ec2c6a From the Hunter Biden laptop to Kamala Harris edits: the long history of '60 Minutes' controversies te 2026-06-09T10:11:11.927Z From the Hunter Biden laptop to Kamala Harris edits: the long history of '60 Minutes' controversies Former "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley accused CBS News leadership of political bias and incompetence on Sunday in his first sit-down interview since he was fired from the network last week after clashing with new management. Pelley, who spent 37 years at CBS News, said the turmoil began after CBS dismissed several senior "60 Minutes" staffers and installed journalist Nick Bilton as the program’s new executive producer under CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss. During the emotional interview, Pelley not only insisted Weiss put her "thumb on the scale" for President Trump but also pushed back on the notion that "60 Minutes" is biased against conservatives.  Media Research Center President David Bozell was stunned to hear Pelley’s remarks.   "Scott Pelley is seriously still asking why Americans think ‘60 Minutes’ is biased? Maybe because Americans watched Lesley Stahl dismiss the Hunter Biden laptop story. Maybe because they watched ‘60 Minutes’ clean up Kamala Harris’s answers. Maybe because they’ve spent years watching one set of rules for Democrats and another for Republicans," Bozell told Fox News Digital. SCOTT PELLEY RIPPED FOR CLAIMING HE WAS 'IN COMBAT' IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ AFTER CBS NEWS FIRING "The amazing thing isn’t that trust in the media has collapsed," Bozell continued. "The amazing thing is that the people responsible for squandering that trust still can’t figure out why." Here are noteworthy "60 Minutes" scandals and controversies that occurred long before Weiss took over the network in 2025:  The 1995 "60 Minutes" segment about Big Tabacco whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand was so scandalous that it led to the 1999 film "The Insider" starring Al Pacino and Russell Crowe. Wigand, a former executive of the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, had an agreement not to disclose internal information about the cigarette juggernaut, but he told "60 Minutes" that the company knew its product was addictive despite what the chief executive had claimed during congressional testimony. This occurred as CBS awaited approval for a $5.4 billion merger deal with the Westinghouse Electric Corporation and the network famously delayed the story. Fearing a messy lawsuit that could interfere with the merger, CBS honchos initially spiked the story altogether, but the network eventually aired it the following year. The New York Times published a 1995 opinion piece that said the "act of self-censorship by the country's most powerful and aggressive television news program sends a chilling message to journalists investigating industry practices everywhere." The Times added, "The most troubling part of CBS's decision is that it was made not by news executives but by corporate officers who may have their minds on money rather than public service these days." SCOTT PELLEY SAYS CBS NEWS IS ‘ON FIRE’ AFTER BARI WEISS TAKEOVER AND ‘60 MINUTES’ BLOODBATH A widely disputed story over former President George W. Bush’s National Guard service that "disregard some fundamental journalistic principles" forever changed the legacy of CBS anchor Dan Rather.   Rather’s story, which aired during the presidential race between Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry, relied on documents that could not be authenticated. The unverified memo disparaged Bush’s behavior while he served in the National Guard in the 1970s, allegedly written by his commanding officer at the time. Critics charged that these documents were forged as part of a naked attempt to make Bush look bad two months before the 2004 election. After initially defending the memos, Rather and CBS eventually acknowledged the authenticity of the documents was never verified and shouldn't have been used. CBS News fired four high-level employees in 2005 for their role in the segment. "We deeply regret the disservice this flawed 60 Minutes Wednesday report did to the American public, which has a right to count on CBS News for fairness and accuracy," then-CBS President Leslie Moonves said at the time. Rather apologized for the scandal ahead of a CBS investigation into the allegations of journalistic malpractice. He stepped down from his role as anchor of "CBS Evening News" months after the scandal. Rather eventually parted ways with CBS in 2006. "60 Minutes" was humiliated once again in 2013 when a segment focused on the claims of former security officer who claimed to have raced to the scene and engaged attackers during a deadly attack on a U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya. The security officer, Dylan Davies, provided a completely different version of the events to the FBI, forcing CBS to issue a retraction. "The fact that the FBI and the State Department had information that differed from the account Davies gave to 60 Minutes was knowable before the piece aired.  But the wider reporting resources of CBS News were not employed in an effort to confirm his account. It’s possible that reporters and producers with better access to inside FBI sources could have found out that Davies had given varying and conflicting accounts of his story," then-CBS standards and practices chief Al Ortiz said at the time. Critics were also irked when it was learned that Davies planned to write a book for Simon & Schuster, a subsidiary of CBS at the time. Former "60 Minutes" correspondent Lara Logan, who reported the story, and a producer were both forced to take leave of absence as a result. BARI WEISS ADDRESSES SCOTT PELLEY FIRING IN CBS NEWS STAFF CALL, SAYS ITS THE ‘PATH THAT HE CHOSE’ Longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl completely dismissed the scandal surrounding Hunter Biden’s infamous laptop during her interview with President Trump shortly before the 2020 election. At the time, Trump insisted that then-candidate Joe Biden was "in the midst of a scandal," referring to reports about the email's contents showing his involvement in his son's overseas business dealings. He's not," Stahl replied.  "Of course he is, Lesley," Trump sternly doubled down.  "No, c'mon," Stahl continued. "This is '60 Minutes' and we can't put on things that we can't verify." CBS News eventually went on and verified the infamous laptop in 2022.  PARAMOUNT, CBS FORCED TO PAY EIGHT FIGURES, CHANGE EDITORIAL POLICY IN SETTLEMENT WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP CBS came under fire in 2021 for a "60 Minutes" segment where then-correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi challenged Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and painted a narrative that he had given supermarket chain Publix preferential treatment on distributing COVID vaccines because its PAC had donated $100,000 to his campaign. However, the story came under significant criticism, including from Democrats like Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz. Publix had more than 800 locations in the state, making it an ideal location for distributing the vaccines to a state with a high senior population. Also, Publix fired back against the notion that it essentially bribed DeSantis, calling the suggestion "false and offensive." CBS stood by the story at the time, even though the "pay-for-play" narrative was debunked. In addition, DeSantis accused CBS of cheaply editing a back-and-forth that aired between him and Alfonsi that omitted context about the story. CBS was forced to shell out cash after being accused of interfering with the 2020 presidential election by deceptively editing an interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris. In the preview clip that aired on "Face the Nation," Bill Whitaker asked Harris about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not "listening" to the Biden administration.  "Well, Bill, the work that we have done has resulted in a number of movements in that region by Israel that were very much prompted by, or a result of, many things, including our advocacy for what needs to happen in the region," Harris responded in the "Face the Nation" clip.  Harris was mocked by conservatives for offering a lengthy "word salad" to Whitaker. But when that same question aired the following night in the primetime election special, a shorter, more focused answer from Harris followed. "We are not going to stop pursuing what is necessary for the United States to be clear about where we stand on the need for this war to end," Harris said. Critics accused CBS News of editing Harris' "word salad" answer to shield the vice president from further backlash. Trump filed a $20 billion lawsuit against CBS alleging election interference over its handling of the interview, accusing the network of aiding his Democratic rival through deceptive editing just days before the election.  In July 2025, Paramount Global and CBS agreed to settle by paying Trump a sum that could reach north of $30 million. Trump received $16 million upfront to cover legal fees, costs of the case, and contributions to his future presidential library or charitable causes, to be determined at Trump’s discretion.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE CBS News denied Pelley’s claim that the network favors Trump.  "There is no credible argument to suggest Ms. Weiss was ‘putting a thumb on the scale on behalf of the administration’ in any instance over the past seven months," a CBS News spokesperson said. Fox News Digital’s Hanna Panreck, David Rutz, CJ Womack and Joseph W. Wulfsohn contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27e6abee6011c3f4ec2c61 GOP lawmaker warns voters that Platner's 'extreme' policies just as concerning as his baggage: 'Stay away' te 2026-06-09T10:10:51.936Z GOP lawmaker warns voters that Platner's 'extreme' policies just as concerning as his baggage: 'Stay away' LEWISTON, ME - As Maine voters head to the polls Tuesday to nominate a Democratic Senate candidate, a Republican lawmaker in the state says that Maine voters should be most concerned with the policies of Graham Platner, even though his political baggage has received most of the attention.  "His personal life is a mess, right?" Maine Republican State Representative Laurel Libby told Fox News Digital on Monday. "We understand that. We've seen scandal after scandal come out. But what I think is incredibly dangerous are the policies that he's looking to advance." Libby, who represents Maine House District 90, which encompasses Minot and part of Auburn, said one of the policies she is most concerned about is Platner’s support of the progressive "Green New Deal", sweeping legislation that would cost taxpayers tens of trillions of dollars and phase out fossil fuel production.  "Taking the extreme green agenda to DC that has already made our cost of electricity skyrocket in our state under Democrat leadership for the last eight years," Libby said. "If we see that implemented in DC and we see costs increase across the country, it won't just be crushing Mainers, it will be crushing American families and workers across the board." SEE IT: MAINE VOTERS SOUND OFF ON PLATNER'S DIVISIVE CAMPAIGN AS CRUCIAL PRIMARY NEARS: 'HE'S A DISGRACE' Libby told Fox News Digital that it "doesn’t surprise me" Democrats are poised to nominate Platner, despite his laundry list of controversies that critics have seized on, because Maine has been led by the "same kind of extremism" for 8 years as the party controls the governor’s mansion and legislature.  "We have seen 32 new or increased taxes, we’ve seen all of our overall cost of living increase and so Graham Platner has sprung out of that and is looking to take those same policies to DC, harming not just Mainers but folks across the country," Libby said. "I think he's tremendously dangerous and we can't have him in the Senate." As Platner continues to experience high poll numbers despite his controversial positions and statements, Libby explained that she believes most of the affordability issues that are concerning voters are because of policies at the state level, rather than federal. PLATNER-BACKER RO KHANNA INSISTS THERE'S 'NO EVIDENCE OF VIOLENCE' IN NEWEST ALLEGATIONS "I think the majority of Maine voters are in a place where they're going, oh my gosh, the cost of living is killing us, it's hard to do business in Maine. Our costs are going up and so we need something," Libby said. "Not understanding that it's state policies that are making life so hard for us. And so they look for a savior, and they think, you know, some of them think, some of the more extreme Mainers think that they've found that in Graham Platner. Couldn't be further from the truth." "All he's gonna do is take these extreme policies that have already harmed us so tremendously here in Maine, increase electricity costs, increase the cost of living, increase our taxes, and take that to DC, where then we're gonna continue to see a burden increase on Mainers. I think Mainers would be well advised to stay far away from Graham Platner and his extreme policies, or else we're going to see our costs continue to skyrocket here in Maine." Fox News Digital reached out to the Platner campaign for comment. Platner, widely believed to be the presumptive Democratic nominee for Senate, heads into a Tuesday night primary election where Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and former senior government official David Costello are on the ballot. If victorious, Platner will square off against incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November. Libby, who is not seeking re-election in 2026, recently launched Lead Maine, a group she hopes will empower more Maine voters with the tools to vote for strong conservative leaders in the state. "We're looking to educate, engage, and empower Mainers to make the change that we want to see in our state," Libby said. "That does not include electing extremists like Graham Platner to the Senate, but making sure that Mainers understand that it's the government that's closest to us that affects us the most." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27d964ee6011c3f4ec2a0e JONATHAN TURLEY: California proves voters get the government they tolerate te 2026-06-09T09:14:12.167Z JONATHAN TURLEY: California proves voters get the government they tolerate This week, the nation watched as California grappled again with the ordinarily straightforward task of counting votes in an election. While large states such as Florida declare election winners within 24 hours, California may take up to two weeks to count all the votes. Even Los Angeles cannot count its votes in the time of large states despite giving the Clerk an annual budget of $336 million and a $448,179 a year salary with the help of 1,100 budgeted positions. In most states, voters would be outraged by the incompetence, waste, and inefficiency. However, in the Golden State, voters shrug, as if they can demand no more from their elected officials than subpar performance. Call it the Politics of Low Expectations and California is the model for the nation. CALIFORNIA’S SLUGGISH VOTE COUNTING RIPPED ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM: 'EXTREMELY EMBARRASSING' For years, my students have asked me what the secret is to a successful marriage approaching four decades (For full disclosure, there is an ongoing contractual dispute over my counting eight years of monogamous dating — leading to two dates on our anniversary cakes). The answer is simple. I reduced her expectations so low that I have exceeded them on a daily basis. That began with our eloping on New Year’s Eve. We were married after an actual shotgun wedding where the clearly expectant teenage bride’s family was screaming profanities at the teenage groom. After paying $50 and using my high school ring for a wedding ring, we stepped out on the street of Old Town Alexandria as a drunk was retching in the gutter. That left only room for improvement. On any given day, my wife is simply grateful that I have not traded the house and car for a handful of magic beans. California Democrats seem to have applied my approach to matrimony to politics, creating a politician’s dream voter with few expectations. That is most evident with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s infamous high-speed train to nowhere. In 2008, voters were promised a 500-mile High-Speed train running from San Francisco to Los Angeles for $33 billion. It is now projected to cost somewhere between $126 billion and $231 billion. After roughly two decades, no track has been laid, and the current plan is to focus on building a track between Bakersfield and Merced. Without any track to display, Newsom recently stood before a freight train on an existing track to insist that his train is moving speedily along. One would think that citizens would be coming for their leaders with torches and pitchforks. Instead, there is a collective shrug as if it is perfectly normal to spend more than the entire budget of Amtrak on a non-existent train. The same leaders have burned billions in other boondoggles, including a massive solar power farm that produced energy at a higher cost and incinerated thousands of birds a year. HOUSING FIRST IS A DISASTER. I SAW SACRAMENTO'S HOMELESS CHAOS FIRSTHAND California is facing a growing crisis of rising homelessness, dismal education scores, and an exodus of business and wealthy taxpayers. It has also imposed taxes that make gas the most expensive in the nation while suppressing its own energy industry. Now, after many voters took the unprecedented step of voting for Republican candidates for governor and L.A. mayor, citizens will wait for weeks to learn the results of an election that would have been called days ago by third-world countries. The same politics of low expectations are evident in other states. In New York City, voters just shrug when told that they have a budget rivaling that of the entire state of Florida, resulting in awful educational, infrastructure, and other conditions.  Voters have watched as wealthy taxpayers have taken their money and jobs to other states. In return, figures like Mayor Zohran Mamdani promise state-run grocery stores, which will cost tens of millions of dollars to build and operate at a loss. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION In Minnesota, elected officials allowed billions to be stolen in fraud while businesses fled a state rife with rioting and homelessness. In virtually every major city from Los Angeles to Chicago to New York, public schools are spending massive amounts on education to graduate many students who lack basic proficiency in English and Math. In Baltimore, a student failed all but three of his classes and was ranked in the top half of his graduating class. Yet, voters reelected the same leaders who have denied generations any real opportunity for advancement. While other countries maintain superior school systems at a fraction of the cost, urban voters cast their ballots like lemmings for the same party and politicians. In states like California, politics has long been run on Henry Ford’s pitch that you can have any color Model T so long as it is black. This election seemed to offer voters something they had not seen in many years: a real choice between a Republican governor and an L.A. mayor. As California slowly counts its votes, the odds still heavily favor the continuation of California as a one-party state. Poor services, rising crime, rampant homelessness, hundreds of billions in waste and other failures are treated as virtually inevitable. The result is an electorate that only a politician would love: passive voters who expect little from their government and receive even less. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM JONATHAN TURLEY Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27d950ee6011c3f4ec2a05 Susan Collins refuses to weigh in on Platner's sexting scandal as Maine voters head to polls te 2026-06-09T09:13:52.243Z Susan Collins refuses to weigh in on Platner's sexting scandal as Maine voters head to polls Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, repeatedly declined to weigh in on Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner's sexting controversy last week, opting to keep her distance from the escalating scandal as Maine voters head to the polls Tuesday. "I really have nothing to add to it," Collins told Fox News Digital when asked about the allegations surrounding Platner, the Democratic frontrunner and her presumed opponent. Collins reiterated that position when pressed further, declining multiple opportunities to comment as scrutiny surrounding Platner intensified ahead of the Democratic primary. WATCH: DEM SENATORS EXCUSE PLATNER'S CONDUCT AT CRISIS HUDDLE WITH EMBATTLED MAINE CANDIDATE "As I said to you earlier, I do not have anything to add to this," Collins said. Collins' refusal to engage comes as Republicans have increasingly made Platner's controversies a central line of attack ahead of the primary. Outside organizations backing Collins have aired ads and amplified criticism of the Maine Democrat, while the senator herself has largely avoided publicly weighing in despite being expected to face him in November’s midterms. Collins' recent reluctance to comment differs from her earlier remarks about Platner. Last month, she criticized the Democratic candidate when speaking to Fox News Digital after he mocked a wounded U.S. soldier. "It’s never appropriate to mock a downed American soldier," Collins said to Fox News Digital last month. "It’s just appalling." PLATNER SUPPORTER KHANNA CALLS SENATE HOPEFUL'S PAST RELATIONSHIPS 'TOXIC,' BUT SAYS HE DESERVES 'REDEMPTION' But she has repeatedly declined to address the more recent sexting scandal allegations that occurred while Platner was married, which have dominated discussion of the race in the final days before the primary. The silence also shows the difference in how Democrats have responded to the controversy. Party leaders and allies have increasingly backed, and even formally endorsed, Platner as more controversies continue to surface in his campaign. Democrats have directly targeted Collins over her voting record and argue that flipping the seat remains a top priority despite all the allegations surrounding Platner. WATCH: MAINE VOTERS DIVIDED ON PLATNER AS SCANDALS SHADOW DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY Platner has continued campaigning, with top lawmakers such as Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., who reiterated his support for the Maine Democrat to Fox News Digital in an interview Friday night, arguing that Platner is "taking accountability" for his past and that "we need that redemption in this country." With polls open Tuesday, Maine voters face a choice that could shape one of the country's most-watched Senate races, as Platner seeks to move past the controversy and secure a matchup against Collins. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27d93cee6011c3f4ec29fc Top Republican pushes for reconciliation 3.0 to address affordability te 2026-06-09T09:13:32.246Z Top Republican pushes for reconciliation 3.0 to address affordability As Congress scrambles to assemble a third reconciliation package, the Chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC) struck an optimistic tone in an interview on the Ruthless Podcast. "On affordability, on fraud, and on defense, I think that we're going to run a two-minute drill," Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, said in an exclusive interview released Tuesday morning. "In fact, we’re in the middle of planning for it right now." Reconciliation is a budget-related measure that can pass the Senate on a simple majority vote. Most other forms of legislation require 60 votes to bypass the filibuster in the upper chamber. SEN RAND PAUL: MY PLAN WOULD FORCE CONGRESS TO STOP OVERSPENDING YOUR HARD-EARNED MONEY The House is expected to vote on the second, immigration-focused, reconciliation bill later this week. The Senate approved the measure last week. Pfluger lamented that Republicans needed to use reconciliation to pass reconciliation 2.0 and fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). "I’m hopeful about this country," Pfluger said. "But it is a sad state of affairs when you have to do partisan-only bills like reconciliation, especially for defense-related things." TRUMP CALLS FOR SECOND 'BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL' TO FUND ICE ON HIS DESK BY JUNE 1 Podcast co-host Josh Holmes struck a similar tone. "[The Democrats] forced it on a partisan basis on something that should be a consensus," Holmes said. "Particularly at a time of war used to be an afterthought." Pfluger outlined his vision for this third bill. He emphasized tackling affordability, fraud, and defense along with housing, energy, and healthcare as central components of the next legislative package. "3.0 is different," Pfluger said. "3.0 is us going into our districts, listening to our constituents who are saying, ‘Hey, things are pretty expensive.’ ‘We know it's not your fault.’ ‘We know, it's [President Joe] Biden and the inflation that he created, but what can we do for housing, energy, and healthcare?’" Pfluger believes that congressional action will give Republicans substance to run on in the upcoming midterm elections. "Our constituents, we have a group of 75 to 80 million people that came out in support of Donald Trump, and we’ve got to get those people back out," Pfluger said. "We gotta give them something to be excited about. We have to tell them, we heard you in Minnesota, we hear you in California, we know there's fraud in many states, and we're going after it." GOP MUST RACE FOR NEW 'BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL' TO SLASH COSTS BEFORE MIDTERMS, TOP HOUSE REPUBLICANS WARN Fraud has emerged as a core theme in the Republicans’ message for November. Vice President JD Vance’s Fraud Task Force has uncovered billions in government waste. Pfluger’s fellow Texan, Rep. Brandon Gill, highlighted fraud in a viral hearing last week. In an interview with Ruthless, the Republican nominee for Governor in Ohio, Vivek Ramaswamy, said that the state and federal governments have approximately $1.1 trillion in improper Medicaid payments. Pfluger’s interview took place as part of the Ruthless Midterm Interview Series, an ongoing initiative to interview major candidates across the country. The hosts have already interviewed candidates in 15 states, with more scheduled ahead of the November midterms. Voters in the Lone Star State and across the country will head to the polls for the general election on November 3rd. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27d928ee6011c3f4ec29f3 GOP senators rally around new DHS proposal targeting sanctuary cities: 'Should pay a price' te 2026-06-09T09:13:12.251Z GOP senators rally around new DHS proposal targeting sanctuary cities: 'Should pay a price' Republican senators signaled support for imposing consequences on sanctuary cities after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin floated a proposal to pull Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers from airports in jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. "I think there should be consequences to cities and states that undercut federal law," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told Fox News Digital. "I think they should pay a price for what they do. I agree with what he’s doing." Mullin has framed the proposal as a response to sanctuary cities that are limiting or refusing cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and disputes over immigration enforcement funding. MULLIN WEIGHS USING AIRPORT CUSTOMS AS LEVERAGE AGAINST SANCTUARY CITIES The plan has received mounting backlash from Democrats as pulling these agents from blue city airports would halt all international travel into major airports. Without customs agents, passengers and cargo are unable to travel internationally, and would also impact Americans coming back to the United States after travelling overseas. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy also expressed opposition to the idea, emphasizing the need for open travel. But, Mullin still says the idea is on the table and actively being considered. "I think it’s a choice that those cities make and they’d have to weigh the consequences of it," Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., said. "If they want to be a sanctuary city, they’ve made that choice and they’re getting a response now from Homeland Security." Other GOP senators said they had not yet reviewed the proposal and wanted additional details before weighing in. "I don't know about this," Sen. Josh Hawley, R-MO., said. "Somebody else asked me about that, and I hadn’t seen that from him yet. So I don't know. I don’t know what to make of that." DHS SECRETARY MARKWAYNE MULLIN SIGNALS CLOSER SCRUTINY OF CUSTOMS AT MAJOR SANCTUARY CITY AIRPORTS "I need to learn more about it," Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., said. "I’m gonna find out what’s going on," Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said. Mullin was grilled last week during a Senate hearing about these threats to pull officers from major city airports, where Democrats referred to the idea as "outrageous" and "insane," citing the likelihood of chaos and devastating impacts to the economy as a result of the projected high travel rates that would be effectively killed throughout the upcoming summer months. REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS SEEK TO STRIP DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OF ITS SANCTUARY CITY POLICIES Fischer was also questioned on if this proposal were put into action, if she believes it would change how sanctuary cities are cooperating and communicating with ICE.  "I have no idea what the cities would do," Fischer replied. "I would hope that their law enforcement would cooperate with ICE. ICE is federal law enforcement. They're doing their job. They’re following the law." The proposal comes as the U.S. prepares to host millions of international visitors for the World Cup, which is expected to generate some of the highest inbound travel volumes in years. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27d914ee6011c3f4ec29ea LIZ PEEK: Democrats must answer who they support if they abandon Israel te 2026-06-09T09:12:52.320Z LIZ PEEK: Democrats must answer who they support if they abandon Israel The Democratic Party is turning against Israel. Increasingly, Democrats running for office, kowtowing to their base, disavow any allegiance to our long-time ally in the Middle East. A recent New York Times survey found 74% of Democratic voters opposed "providing additional economic and military support to Israel", with the number even higher among young people. Someone needs to ask the anti-Israel crowd: who are you for? Are they for Hamas, the terror group in Gaza that outlaws homosexuality, steals aid meant for their countrymen and provoked the current war with the Jewish state by slaughtering 1,200 innocents on October 7, 2023? FOX NEWS ‘ANTISEMITISM EXPOSED’ NEWSLETTER: DEMOCRATS, INDEPENDENTS TURN ON ISRAEL Or are anti-Israel Democrats aligning with Iran, which is guilty of mowing down tens of thousands of peaceful protesters in cold blood? A repressive regime that routinely calls for "Death to America" — Israel is at war with Iran, because Iran’s proxies in Lebanon, Gaza and Yemen wage constant attacks on their men, women and children. Democrats are, in effect, supporting terrorists. It is a binary choice. You are either backing Israel or you are backing those organizations fighting on behalf of Iran. It is time to make Democrats openly avow that alliance. DOUG SCHOEN: AS A DEMOCRAT, I BACK TRUMP'S IRAN STRIKE — MY PARTY IS WRONG They will argue that their opposition to Israel stems from sympathy for the Palestinian people, or dislike of Bibi Netanyahu, Israel’s long-time leader. But Palestine is governed by Hamas; polling in the region shows a solid majority of the people of the West Bank and Gaza supported Hamas’ reign of terror and attack on Israel. If you denounce the state of Israel because you deplore the military aggressiveness of Netanyahu, shouldn’t you also denounce Palestinians for backing the thugs that burned babies alive on October 7? The anti-Israel crowd will also regurgitate vague charges of "colonialism" or what the liberal Economist magazine calls "spurious genocide allegations." Many young Americans don’t know that Israel goes to great lengths to protect civilians as it hunts down Hamas terrorists. They alert the population to upcoming military engagements and avoid schools and hospitals; Hamas takes advantage of that caution by storing weapons next to children and secreting its agents among doctors. While the American Left berates Israel for its harsh treatment of Palestinians, some on the American Right accuse President Trump of ignoring his America First platform and claim we derive no benefit from our support of Israel. That is not true. There is no other nation in the volatile Middle East, and indeed few in the world, who offer as productive a partnership as does Israel. MORNING GLORY: ISRAEL IS AMERICA’S MOST IMPORTANT ALLY Israel’s military, the IDF, is one of the most capable in the world. It benefits from a strong military-industrial and technological base, and is, along with its 170,000 active personnel, battle-tested. In addition, its Mossad-led intelligence capabilities are considered among the best in the world. The extraordinary targeting and assassination of dozens of senior Iranian officials, coordinated with the United States, reflects Mossad’s expertise. Mossad is only getting stronger thanks to Israel’s powerful tech sector, which is powering an AI revolution similar to that taking place in the U.S. Israel’s tech industry, home to thousands of start-ups, is renowned for its innovation and venture capital success, and no wonder. Israel has one of the highest ratios of research spending relative to GDP on the globe. In short, unlike most European countries, Israel consistently provides the U.S. with vital military, intelligence and technological collaboration. It is not solely because the U.S. hosts a large Jewish population that we have partnered with the Middle East’s sole democracy over the years. It is also because the alliance benefits our country. That is not what Democrats will tell you. They insinuate that our alliance with Israel is somehow shameful and are weaponizing support for the Jewish state against Republicans. Democrat Graham Platner (he of the Nazi-themed tattoo and infamous Kik account), who is running to replace Senator Susan Collins in Maine, derides his opponent for accepting campaign donations from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Last week, Platner posted on X: "Senator Collins is bought and paid for by Benjamin Netanyahu, and she votes accordingly." Collins should demand to know who is funding Platner. Is Platner, who has outraised the incumbent, getting funding from American Priorities PAC, a pro-Palestinian super pac backing progressive candidates, that is funded largely by Muslims? American Priorities was set up to counteract AIPAC; why isn’t it getting the same level of scrutiny as the pro-Israel group? Who is behind that organization and where else does their money go? CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION The charge that Israel is commanding American politicians is hardly limited to Platner; it is often directed at President Trump. Earlier this year Ruben Gallego, Democrat senator from Arizona, accused Trump of waging war against Iran out of deference to Israeli leader Netanyahu. Pro-Israel Democrats are also under fire. Politico reports that Democrats competing in numerous primaries this year are routinely condemning their rivals’ ties to Israel, writing "Even tangential ties to the longtime U.S. ally are likely to become campaign issues across the country." Some of this anti-Israel sentiment stems from good old-fashioned antisemitism; some reflects criticism of Israel’s military response in Gaza after the Hamas attack of October 7. All of it undermines U.S. self-interest. Just 25 years ago, on September 11, 2001, Muslim extremists killed nearly 3,000 Americans by flying planes into the Twin Towers in Manhattan. Since 1994, Muslim jihadists have plotted out 140 attacks on U.S. soil against Americans, including driving trucks into crowded streets in New Orleans or shooting up the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. President Obama warned against Islamophobia, and rightly so. But it isn’t Islamophobia to acknowledge that our country’s alliance with Israel is centered in self-interest, and that Muslim terrorists, such as those enabled by Iran, have been our enemy. Ask yourself: when was the last time a Jewish terror group attacked Americans? CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM LIZ PEEK Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27d900ee6011c3f4ec29e1 MORNING GLORY: The countryside versus the capitol part I te 2026-06-09T09:12:32.328Z MORNING GLORY: The countryside versus the capitol part I Who can handle "the pressure?" The new film "Pressure" is an accurate retelling of the fateful days leading up to the Allies’ invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. The success of the D-Day landings were far from a forgone conclusion either as to the date of their launch or its chances of success.  Then General Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower had to make the decision to "go-no go" in the early days of June 82 years ago, and the pressure on "Ike" was enormous and unrelenting. Tens of thousands of soldiers’ lives hung in the balance, as did the fate of millions under Hitler’s evil rule. The film provides a superb lesson on such moments and Ike’s (played by Brendan Fraser) willingness to make the final decision amidst the uncertainties of weather and Wermacht deployments is a testament to the granite from which he was made.  DOUG SCHOEN: DEMOCRATIC BATTLE PITS MODERATES VS. PROGRESSIVES FOR SOUL OF THE PARTY Ideally, American voters would look for Ike’s qualities in every presidential election — for the ability to make the best decisions on the most important choices — but that’s not how it turns out. Rarely do voters think about the biggest decisions and who ought to make them. Usually, voters are carried along by their own sense of their own well-being as well as cross-currents in the culture that are driving deep divides across the country’s vast electorate. If there is an incumbent in the Oval Office seeking re-election, it is almost always a "referendum election" on how he has done in the job.  But when there is no incumbent, American voters use entirely different calculations.  One theory of how Americans actually pick presidents when "change" dominates the country’s political atmosphere and there is no incumbent: Voters choose the candidate with the personality type most different from the incumbent when the incumbent isn’t running. This grand theory of presidential politics is often associated with David Axelrod, longtime advisor to former President Barack Obama and the Democrat’s answer to Karl Rove when it comes to a grasp of the big and the small details of American politics. A second "grand theory" is the "capital versus the countryside." One of America’s sharpest analysts of politics over the past half century is Michael Barone. A decade ago, the American Enterprise Institute scholar observed "The capital versus the countryside: that’s the new political divide, visible in multiple surprise election results over the past eleven months. It cuts across old partisan lines and replaces old divisions — labor versus management, North versus South, Catholic versus Protestant — that traditionally divided voters." Another way of putting this divide is coastal elites v. "fly-over" country.  Combine both approaches and you get the classic four square box. A candidate of either party has a general personality either like or not like the incumbent, and a candidate represents the Beltway or the anti-Beltway sentiments.  Two candidates who embodied change from the termed-out incumbent as well as being anti-Beltway were Presidents Obama and Trump. Joe Biden was very much a creature of the Beltway and the elites who despised Trump, and when Trump roared back with the greatest political comeback in American history it was very much countryside v. capital at work. The 2028 cycle unofficially kicked off with first big, splashy profile of an almost-certain candidate in the form of a lengthy Wall Street Journal profile of former Ambassador to Japan, Mayor of Chicago, Chief of Staff to Obama and Deputy Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton as well as former Congressman and investment banker Rahm Emanuel.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION Emanuel is as close to the complete Beltway insider as Democrats will come in the 2028 cycle. He’s also very smart, exceptionally skilled in the dark arts of politics, and a traditional center-left Democrat. While as combative as Trump, Emanuel is sheep-dipped in the language of legacy media and very much an intellectual and master of the details.  He is also Jewish and his middle name is Israel. Can such former qualifications among Democrats be turned again from the disabilities they now represent in a party deeply infected with antisemitism.  "Outsiders" likely to be opposite Emanuel on debate stages in early 2027 — let the games begin! — are California Governor Gavin Newsom, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Members of Congress Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ro Khanna. All four and probably more will want to run against both Trump and the Beltway. Expect from Emanuel some obligatory critiques of Trump — "the most corrupt White House in history, one run like EBay" has been penciled in on Democratic talking points — but mostly a focus on education and the reality of an eroding middle class. Emanuel will have to find his way through a Democratic Party poisoned with anti-Israel and indeed antisemitic tropes, but his is the candidacy most likely to keep Republicans awake at night. Emanuel could awaken the long dormant Henry "Scoop" Jackson/Sam Nunn pulse in the Democratic Party.  His four years as Biden’s Ambassador to China polished his foreign policy credentials and gave him an appreciation for the menace of Xi Jinping.  The GOP field is also beginning to emerge. As with the Democrats, there’s a divide within it, one certain to appear in the debates of 2027 and the primaries of 2028.  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/6a27d8ecee6011c3f4ec29d8 Maine Democrats decide fate of Senate candidate dogged by explosive allegations te 2026-06-09T09:12:12.492Z Maine Democrats decide fate of Senate candidate dogged by explosive allegations BANGOR, Maine — It's judgment day for Graham Platner, the embattled Democratic Senate candidate in left-leaning Maine who is aiming to oust longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a crucial race that's among a handful that will determine if the GOP holds its slim Senate majority in the midterm elections. Platner, an oyster farmer and military combat veteran who is backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and other top progressive champions, is facing a slew of controversies, which could make his expected Democratic primary victory in Maine much more interesting than originally expected. Meanwhile, one week after President Donald Trump's endorsement-winning streak in high-profile Republican primaries was snapped, the president's immense clout over his party is facing another key test in South Carolina's GOP gubernatorial nomination face-off. Those two ballot box showdowns will take top billing and grab plenty of national headlines as Maine and South Carolina, along with Nevada and North Dakota, hold primary elections on Tuesday. PLATNER TO SUPPORTERS: 'MAINE, YOU HAVE MY BACK' Platner has been playing defense the past month, amid mounting controversy. It includes inflammatory online comments made on Reddit, a well-publicized and now covered-up tattoo on his chest that resembled a Nazi symbol, recent reports that he exchanged sexually explicit messages with several women while married, and new allegations last week from ex-girlfriends of a history of rape fantasies, heavy drinking and violent episodes. Platner has called the latest allegations of violence untrue. The negative headlines have triggered some Democrats in the nation's capital to question whether Platner was damaged goods. The candidate this past weekend thanked Maine voters for continuing to support him. "When hurtful things I said on the internet a decade ago came out into the public, as I shared my personal journey through PTSD and darkness of recovery and accountability and growth, Maine had my back," Platner said at a rally Friday not far from his hometown in Down East, Maine. "Now, as every single piece of that past and journey gets dug up, litigated, and weaponized, you have my back. And when politically motivated, serious and false accusations are made against me. Maine, you have my back." SEE IT: MAINE VOTERS SOUND OFF ON PLATNER CONTROVERSIES Platner, who has acknowledged his battle with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) from his three tours of duty in the war in Iraq with the Marines and one tour with the Army National Guard in Afghanistan, apologized for his controversial Reddit posts after they made headlines last fall soon after he launched his Senate campaign. And Platner has said he got the skull and crossbones tattoo in 2007 while drinking with fellow Marines stationed in Croatia. He added that he covered up the tattoo with a new design after learning last year that it resembled a Nazi symbol. But new allegations from an ex-girlfriend raise questions about Platner's timeline regarding knowledge of the tattoo. Rep. Ro Khanna, the progressive leader from California who organized Friday's rally with Platner, was asked by Fox News Digital whether he's concerned if the current allegations, and any potential future ones, could sink Platner's campaign and hurt Democrats' hopes of winning back the Senate. "I’m more concerned about making it clear that we’re opposed to misogyny, those relationships were toxic and volatile, there’s no excuse for that," Khanna said. "I talked to Graham and he says he was at a very dark period, he had come back from two tours of duty in Iraq as an infantry man seeing violence and death. That doesn’t excuse it." SEE IT: DEM SENATORS DODGE ON BACKING PLATNER AS MAINE CANDIDATE’S SCANDAL CLOUDS FINAL DAYS BEFORE PRIMARY But Khanna noted that Platner said "he really grew as a person when he came back to Maine and he was an oyster farmer and he found peace and he is ashamed of that period. To me, that suggests someone taking accountability and improving their lives, and we need that redemption in this country. And I agree with a lot of his economic policies, that we should be taxing the billionaires, we should be focusing on the working class." Platner has been considered the all-but-certain Democratic nominee after two-term Gov. Janet Mills, who was backed by longtime Senate Democratic Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer and the Democratic Party establishment, dropped out of the race earlier this spring after significantly trailing Platner in fundraising and polling. He's facing two long-shot rivals for the nomination in Tuesday's primary, but Mills' name remains on the ballot, which she highlighted in a recent interview. A source in Mills' wider political orbit confirmed to Fox News last week that the governor was receiving calls urging her to get back in the race amid Platner's controversies. But there's no active campaign effort on behalf of Mills. Maine voters Fox News reporters spoke with ahead of the rally were divided on whether Platner's controversies would impact their opinions of the candidate and whether the allegations would weaken his ability to defeat Collins. Collins, returning to Maine on Friday after a busy week on Capitol Hill where she reached a milestone by casting her 10,000th consecutive vote in the Senate, was asked by reporters about the latest allegations facing Platner. "The allegations in the latest story are troubling," Collins responded. "And I believe that Graham Platner has a lot of questions to answer." THE TEN RACES THAT WILL DETERMINE THE SENATE'S MAJORITY Platner is facing plenty of incoming political fire from Republican groups. A super PAC aligned with Collins has been blasting Platner, running ads spotlighting his multiple controversies. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) charged that Platner is a "fraud." "He's preaching about living a small but decent life growing up in Maine. The truth? Graham Platner is an elitist whose parents sent him to boarding school in Connecticut and bought him a house," the NRSC wrote. And the Republican National Committee (RNC) also targeted Platner. "Graham Platner says his violent and erratic past is being "weaponized" against him. Platner said he would rape someone to show his dominance and "rape was about power," the RNC research team wrote on X, pointing to the latest allegations against the candidate. Despite the allegations and the incoming fire from the GOP, no Democratic politicians who have backed Platner have rescinded their endorsements. "We need to unite and realize that the goal is defeating Susan Collins. And everyone from Schumer to Sanders is unified around that goal," Khanna told Fox News Digital. Platner has drawn large crowds and built a healthy fundraising war chest, and Democrats see Maine as a crucial pickup opportunity as they aim to win back the Senate majority. But beating Collins, a moderate who is running for a sixth six-year term in the Senate and has a history of voting against President Donald Trump's agenda, won't be easy. Six years ago public opinion polls indicated the senator was headed to defeat, but Collins defied expectations and won re-election by topping then-Democratic state House Speaker Sara Gideon by nine points. DEMOCRACY ’26: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUB There's a crowded and competitive field of Democrats running for their party's gubernatorial nomination in the race to succeed the term-limited Mills. On the Republican side, Bobby Charles — former federal investigator — leads eight other candidates, including Jonathan Bush, nephew of the late President George H.W. Bush. Also in the spotlight, the Democratic primary in the state's 2nd Congressional District, in the race to replace moderate Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, who announced last year that he would not seek re-election due to political polarization. Republicans, who are aiming to hold their razor-thin majority in the House, view the mostly rural district which Trump carried in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections, as a top pickup opportunity. Former two-term Republican Gov. Paul LePage is uncontested for the GOP nomination. In South Carolina, Trump's endorsement is in the spotlight. The president, a week and a half ago, handed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette 11th-hour support as she seeks to succeed a top Trump ally, term-limited Republican Gov. Henry McMaster. Evette is facing off in the GOP primary against a handful of top rivals. They are longtime South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, nationally known Rep. Nancy Mace, Rep. Ralph Norman and multimillionaire businessman Rom Reddy. Since no candidate was expected to top 50% of the primary vote and land a majority, the top two finishers will advance to the June 23 Republican runoff. The brute force of the president's endorsement power has been on display in GOP primaries over the past month, with his candidates ousting incumbents he targeted in showdowns in Indiana, Louisiana, Kentucky and Texas that grabbed plenty of national attention. But his last minute endorsement of Republican Rep. Randy Feenstra of Iowa — which came on the same day he also backed Evette — in the race to succeed retiring GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds wasn't enough to muscle the three-term congressman to victory. Feenstra was narrowly edged by Zach Lahn, a businessman, farmer and former political strategist who was backed by the political wings of MAHA — the acronym for the Make America Healthy Again movement aligned with Trump Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and Turning Point USA, the powerful conservative organization co-founded by the late Charlie Kirk. In the South Carolina GOP gubernatorial primary, the major contenders had long been highlighting their support for Trump and his agenda, in hopes of landing his support. Trump, after staying neutral for months, endorsed Evette, praising her as an "America First Patriot" and a "WINNER" in his announcement. After Trump backed Evette, Mace said that her very vocal push last year for the Justice Department to release the files related to its probe into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein contributed to the president's backing of her rival. "I know I put the likelihood of an endorsement on the line when I demanded transparency on the Epstein files," the lawmaker wrote. "I demanded it because you deserved the truth — ALL OF IT," Mace emphasized in a post on X. Trump, in a social media post endorsing Evette, also said he expected Evette to choose Henry McMaster Jr., the governor's son, as her running mate for lieutenant governor. The comment by the president led to blowback in South Carolina political circles and speculation that McMaster, who succeeded then-Gov. Nikki Haley when she stepped down to serve as U.N. ambassador during Trump's first term and who is in his 10th year as governor, was trying to give his son a political boost. But McMaster denied any deal or pressure, and Evette has said she wouldn't name any running mate until after the primary is over. And on Friday, the younger McMaster took his name out of contention, saying it was "incredibly humbling" to be mentioned as a possible lieutenant governor candidate, but that "now is simply not the right time." The winner of the Republican gubernatorial nomination will be considered the clear favorite in November's general election in South Carolina. State Rep. Jermaine Johnson, trial attorney and 2010 gubernatorial candidate William Mullins McLeod Jr., and businessman Billy Webster, who served as chief of staff to then-Democratic Gov. Richard Riley, are running for their party's nomination. Longtime Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham is the clear favorite in the Republican Senate primary, but is facing a tougher than expected challenge from South Carolina businessman Mark Lynch in a race that has devolved into mudslinging. In Nevada, incumbent Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo is expected to fend off a handful of primary challengers as he seeks re-election. On the Democratic side, Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is the clear favorite over Washoe County Commissioner Alexis Hill. And in solidly red North Dakota, there is a competitive GOP house primary for the state's at-large district. Fox News Digital's Alexis McAdams, Sally Persons, Jessica Sonkin and Luke Trevisan contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27d8c2ee6011c3f4ec29cd Will Platner Scandals Dampen Democratic Vote? What to Watch in Tuesday’s Primaries. te 2026-06-09T09:11:30.812Z Will Platner Scandals Dampen Democratic Vote? What to Watch in Tuesday’s Primaries. Any indication of tepid support for Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine, will be seen as a warning sign about his chances against Senator Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27d8aeee6011c3f4ec29c4 She’s Set to Swim the Entire 900-Mile California Coast — Sharks Permitting te 2026-06-09T09:11:10.808Z She’s Set to Swim the Entire 900-Mile California Coast — Sharks Permitting Swimming 900 miles won’t be “the worst way to spend four months,” Catherine Breed says — as long as the great whites, jellyfish and elephant seals leave her alone. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27d89aee6011c3f4ec29bb Democratic Group Kicks Off $50 Million Midterm Blitz in Conservative Strongholds te 2026-06-09T09:10:50.886Z Democratic Group Kicks Off $50 Million Midterm Blitz in Conservative Strongholds American Bridge is hoping that Republicans are vulnerable in parts of the country that had been exceedingly tough terrain for Democrats in recent elections. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27d884ee6011c3f4ec299f Evotrex raises $30M to build the RV that doesn’t need a charging station te 2026-06-09T09:10:28.887Z Evotrex raises $30M to build the RV that doesn’t need a charging station The startup is one of many entering the RV space, but it's banking on a hybrid power system that can go far beyond campsites. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27cf5fee6011c3f4ec280e Treasury: $82 Billion In Tax Relief Delivered Under Trump Tax Package te 2026-06-09T08:31:27.521Z Treasury: $82 Billion In Tax Relief Delivered Under Trump Tax Package By Matthew Holloway | The U.S. Department of the Treasury reported Tuesday that millions of Americans claimed tax relief under President Donald Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts during the most recent filing season. According to the analysis, low- and middle-income households received the largest share of the benefits. According to a June 2 press release from the Treasury Department, taxpayers claimed approximately $82 billion in individual tax relief through the April filing deadline under provisions included in the Working Families Tax Cuts. Treasury officials said the total is expected to increase as taxpayers who requested filing extensions continue submitting returns. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the data demonstrates that the tax package delivered significant relief to working Americans and families. “American families and workers overwhelmingly benefited from the Working Families Tax Cuts, receiving the largest share of the historic tax relief delivered this past filing season,” Bessent said. “This analysis confirms President Trump’s tax policies deliver substantial tax cuts to hardworking Americans and provide greater relief and financial certainty to low- and middle-income households.” While Iran’s economy is in free fall, the regime has chosen to co-opt digital asset technologies for its own corrupt agenda, including evading sanctions and transferring wealth out of the country. Iran’s current economic chaos is proof that @POTUS’ maximum pressure campaign has… https://t.co/CJPNSgccqh — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) June 2, 2026 The Treasury Department stated that without the legislation, taxpayers would have faced the scheduled expiration of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which officials said would have resulted in approximately $5 trillion in tax increases over time. According to the Treasury, 97% of filers who received a tax cut during the most recent filing season would have owed more in taxes absent the extension of the 2017 tax provisions. The analysis found that tax relief was concentrated among households earning less than $200,000 annually. The Treasury reported that 96% of filers receiving a tax cut earned less than $200,000 per year, while nearly 70% earned less than $100,000. Among taxpayers earning between $100,000 and $200,000 who claimed one of the tax provisions, the average tax reduction exceeded $1,250. Taxpayers earning between $50,000 and $100,000 who claimed one of the provisions received an average tax cut of more than $815. The report highlighted several signature provisions included in the package. The Treasury reported that more than 7.5 million filers claimed the “No Tax on Tips” deduction, receiving an average deduction of more than $7,000. According to the department, 90% of taxpayers claiming the deduction earned less than $100,000 annually, while 99% earned less than $200,000. More than 29 million filers claimed the “No Tax on Overtime” deduction, with an average deduction exceeding $3,100. The Treasury reported that 75% of taxpayers using the provision earned less than $100,000 annually, while 96% earned less than $200,000. The department also reported that more than 35 million seniors claimed the Enhanced Deduction for Seniors, receiving an average deduction of more than $7,500. According to the Treasury, 68% of participating seniors earned less than $100,000 annually and 94% earned less than $200,000. Other provisions cited in the report included the “No Tax on Car Loan Interest” deduction, which the Treasury said was claimed by more than 1.4 million taxpayers purchasing qualifying American-made vehicles. Those taxpayers received an average deduction of more than $1,800. The Treasury reported that 62% of claimants earned less than $100,000 annually and 98% earned less than $200,000. The Treasury also reported that more than 5.5 million Trump Accounts have been opened since the program’s launch, with approximately 1.4 million qualifying for a $1,000 pilot contribution. According to the department, 86% of the accounts are linked to families earning less than $200,000 annually. The report further found that nearly 40 million families claimed the enhanced Child Tax Credit, which the Treasury noted was permanently expanded under the legislation. Approximately 65% of participating families earned less than $100,000 annually, while 89% earned less than $200,000. In addition, the Treasury reported that more than 127 million taxpayers—representing roughly 90% of all filers—claimed the permanently doubled standard deduction during the filing season. The department said the provision continues to simplify tax filing requirements for millions of Americans. 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 Treasury: $82 Billion In Tax Relief Delivered Under Trump Tax Package first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27cf4aee6011c3f4ec2805 Maricopa County Recorder Alleges Board Retaliation As Staff Face Criminal Investigation te 2026-06-09T08:31:06.487Z Maricopa County Recorder Alleges Board Retaliation As Staff Face Criminal Investigation By Staff Reporter | Several Maricopa County staffers are now in the middle of an elections authority dispute between the recorder’s office and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.  Several employees with the recorder’s office have been placed under investigation for the alleged theft of a piece of election equipment.  Several employees were contacted by an officer with the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office over the weekend as part of a criminal investigation initiated by special counsel appointed by Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell, following a complaint from the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (BOS).  Mitchell’s office said MCAO has no involvement in the investigation.  An allegation was made to Maricopa County Attorney @Rachel1Mitchell, who had a conflict of interest, and she appointed a Special Counsel. MCAO is not involved in the investigation and has no further comment. https://t.co/HA2GYOxkDR — Maricopa County Attorney's Office (@marcoattorney) June 8, 2026 BOS leaders Kate Brophy McGee and Debbie Lesko, chair and vice chair, said the criminal investigation was not some new development but the result of an incident that occurred months ago in March.  Per McGee and Lesko, Chief Information Officer Bryan Colby and one other, unnamed recorder’s office employee briefly removed a pre-tabulation ballot scanner from the Maricopa County Election and Tabulation Center (MCTEC) during the Tempe Jurisdictional Election. The two employees removed the scanner from MCTEC property for approximately 50 minutes before returning it. The board also accused Colby of potentially jeopardizing the chain of custody by removing “a handful” of provisional ballots from MCTEC. However, the board said all ballots and envelopes were accounted for the day following the incident.  Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap contends the scanner belonged to his office, since recorder funds paid for it.  Following the brief removal of the scanner, the county decommissioned and replaced the equipment for $70,000. STATEMENT: Chair @KateMcGeeAZ and Vice Chair @DebbieLesko respond to Recorder’s latest court filing. pic.twitter.com/vPUVfxOAhE — Maricopa County (@maricopacounty) June 8, 2026 Brophy McGee and Lesko issued their press release explaining the criminal investigation into Heap’s employees after Heap filed an emergency motion with the Arizona Superior Court over the weekend.  Heap petitioned the court to take stronger action against the board by stopping further actions like the deputy contacts with his staff that occurred over the weekend — which Heap characterized as retaliation — and for an enforcement action to require the board to adhere to the court’s previous ruling.  🚨 BREAKING: LEGAL UPDATE Yesterday, I filed an emergency motion with the Court after armed sheriff's deputies appeared at the homes of three Recorder's Office employees and informed them they were under criminal investigation. This began after Maricopa County Attorney Rachel… https://t.co/u9dVaojbuN — Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap (@azjustinheap) June 8, 2026 Last month, the Arizona Superior Court ordered the board to restore election authority and resources to Heap’s office. The board, which maintains it has “plenary authority” over elections administration, rejected this ruling and plans to appeal.  Last week, Heap asked the court to hold the board in contempt.  And now this week, Heap has accused the board of doing the very thing they have accused him of doing: criminalizing election workers. “For weeks, the board has attempted to convince the public that I somehow intend to seek criminal penalties against election workers for performing their duties,” said Heap. “That claim is a lie, and they know it. Yet, while making those false accusations, the board was quietly pursuing criminal investigations and penalties against election workers employed by the recorder’s office.” Heap said “meaningful cooperation” with the board of supervisors has been “impossible,” as evidenced by this latest development.  “While the Board publicly talks about collaboration, claims it wants to work together, and falsely accuses others of creating conflict, behind the scenes it bullies employees, interferes with the recorder’s operations, and now seeks to subject election workers to criminal investigations for attempting to lawfully do their job using equipment purchased and owned by the recorder’s Office,” said Heap.  AZ Free News is your #1 source for Arizona news and politics. You can send us news tips using this link. The post Maricopa County Recorder Alleges Board Retaliation As Staff Face Criminal Investigation first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27cf35ee6011c3f4ec27fc Biggs Pushes Constitutional Amendment To Fix Supreme Court At Nine Justices te 2026-06-09T08:30:45.605Z Biggs Pushes Constitutional Amendment To Fix Supreme Court At Nine Justices By Matthew Holloway | Rep. Andy Biggs is advancing a constitutional amendment to permanently set the size of the U.S. Supreme Court at nine justices. He says the proposal would prevent future attempts to expand the Court through legislation. According to a statement released by Biggs’ office, House Joint Resolution 1 would amend the U.S. Constitution to require that the Supreme Court consist of one chief justice and eight associate justices. The proposal seeks to place the Court’s size in the Constitution rather than leaving it subject to change by Congress. The resolution was introduced at the start of the 119th Congress and referred to the House Judiciary Committee. On June 3, the House Judiciary Committee voted 15-8 to advance the proposed amendment. According to Reuters, the vote fell largely along party lines, with Republican members supporting the measure and Democratic members opposing it. During the committee proceedings, Biggs framed the proposal as a response to court-packing efforts. “How can the Supreme Court protect Americans from government overreach if the same government can pack the Court whenever it dislikes a ruling?” Biggs asked. His office stated that the resolution is intended to preserve judicial independence and to prevent future court expansion efforts. “Our nation’s founders built a system of checks and balances to protect citizens from concentrated power – a central part being the U.S. Supreme Court, whose duty is to defend the rights and freedoms of every American, not to serve as a political tool for any party,” Biggs said. “The judiciary was designed to be the quiet guardian of liberty, insulated from the passions of the moment. Unfortunately, special interests have been increasing their attacks on the Court, threatening to pack this iconic American institution to ensure favorable outcomes for their causes. The goal is not ethics or protecting rights but gaining power and intimidating the Court.” This week, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee passed H.J. Res. 1, which proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices. This action will protect the Court’s legitimacy, preserve… pic.twitter.com/4fAVVhXkUc — Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) June 5, 2026 The U.S. Constitution does not specify the number of Supreme Court justices. Congress has altered the Court’s size several times throughout American history, with the number of justices ranging from five to ten before being set at nine by statute in 1869. The Court has remained at nine members since that time. Supporters of the amendment have cited proposals by some Democrats in recent years to increase the number of Supreme Court justices. Opponents have argued that Congress should retain its constitutional authority to determine the Court’s size and structure through legislation. “The ongoing and escalating assault on the U.S. Constitution and Supreme Court must stop,” Biggs noted. “That is why I have introduced this constitutional amendment to fix the number of justices at nine. This action will protect the Court’s legitimacy, preserve the checks and balances that safeguard our cherished freedoms, and ensure every American’s rights remain secure – no matter who holds political power. I’m grateful for my colleagues’ support of this amendment, and I look forward to its passage on the U.S. House floor.” Constitutional amendments face a high threshold for approval. A proposed amendment must receive support from two-thirds of both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate before being sent to the states for ratification. Ratification requires approval from three-fourths of the states. The last newly proposed constitutional amendment to clear Congress and be ratified by the states was the 26th Amendment, setting the national voting age at 18 in 1971. The D.C. Voting Rights Amendment was passed by Congress in 1978 but failed to meet the state ratification requirement before its statutory deadline expired. The 27th Amendment, which bars changes to congressional compensation from taking effect until after an intervening House election, was ratified in 1992; however, Congress originally passed it in 1789 as part of the Bill of Rights package. 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 Biggs Pushes Constitutional Amendment To Fix Supreme Court At Nine Justices first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27ca7eee6011c3f4ec2754 Bridge, sports fields and Fire Station 7 headline Havasu’s $197 million capital plan te 2026-06-09T08:10:38.254Z Bridge, sports fields and Fire Station 7 headline Havasu’s $197 million capital plan Lake Havasu City Council is set to consider a five-year capital improvement plan Tuesday that would guide nearly $200 million in spending on roads, parks, public safety facilities, utilities and other infrastructure projects through fiscal year 2030-31. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27bc67ee6011c3f4ec244e The ‘crooked’ charge against NBC: Why the Donald Trump-Kristen Welker slugfest went off the rails te 2026-06-09T07:10:31.693Z The ‘crooked’ charge against NBC: Why the Donald Trump-Kristen Welker slugfest went off the rails The headlines say Donald Trump "stormed" out of his interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker. The reality was a little more subtle. It’s easy to second-guess. The natural tension that comes with interviewing any politician for television – but especially this president, who can dominate this kind of sit-down – calls for split-second judgments. Having interviewed Trump numerous times – especially in a high-stakes session two weeks before the election, at his invitation – gives me a certain perspective. TRUMP STORMS OFF 'MEET THE PRESS' INTERVIEW, RIPS WELKER, ABC, CBS, CNN AS 'CROOKED' Things did not end well with Welker: "You’re crooked, your press is crooked, And ‘Meet the Press’ is crooked." "To be fair, I’m not crooked." "Really? Well, you play right into their hands then. You’re either crooked or you’re stupid." Geez. TRUMP RIPS OBAMA’S ‘STUPID’ IRAN DEAL IN CLASH WITH KRISTEN WELKER And then: "Sorry. Let’s call it quits because I’ve had enough. Thank you, darling. Have a good time." I’m pretty sure Trump has never called me darling. He does seem to treat certain women differently. The other day he ripped CNN’s Kaitlan Collins for asking a question, saying she’s "beautiful" but he never sees her smile and that she has "hatred in her eyes." Even in the Welker interview, Trump said ABC, CBS and CNN were also crooked. It’s close to a no-win situation. You prepare a bunch of blue cards, knowing you won’t get to everything. No matter how wide-ranging the interview, armchair critics will whack you:  "Yeah, why didn’t you ask that?" My approach is that you’ve got to let the guest speak, but jump in when it’s becoming what senators call a filibuster. And do some real-time fact-checking when you can. Where Welker fell into a trap, in my view, is that she interrupted Trump so often that it looked like she was debating him. Now there were times when Welker’s persistence paid off. When she asked about the $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" that even Republican members of Congress are denouncing, there was this exchange. WELKER: Just to be very clear, are you backing off the fund completely, as your acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has said, or are you looking for another avenue to revive the fund? TRUMP: So let me explain what the fund is. People have been hurt so badly by radical left lunatics that worked for the Biden administration and Sleepy Joe. They’re vicious.  They’re violent, what they did to people. And, of course, they went after me more than anybody else. They raided Mar-a-Lago and all the other things. But people have been badly hurt. They’ve committed suicide. They’ve lost their jobs. They've lost their families.  They’ve lost their wives. They’ve lost everything. They’ve lost everything over a fake weaponization of government. Now, let me just tell you—" WELKER: So are you looking for a way to revive it? TRUMP: I wouldn’t be inclined to say so, but I have to see it. I can tell you this: 97% of those people, you look at them, the FBI or whoever it was, cause you had a lot of crooked cops, you had dirty cops. Comey was a dirty cop. A guy like Bolton was a dirty cop." WELKER: But there is no evidence that people who—" TRUMP: Wait a minute. You think Comey was a straight cop? WELKER: We had 170 people who pleaded guilty to assaulting police officers. TRUMP: Comey was a dirty cop.  TRUMP ASKS NBC HOST IF IT 'SOUNDS GOOD' TO REPORT THE BORDER CROSSINGS ARE AT RECORD LOWS DURING INTERVIEW "But the people who assaulted police officers," Welker shot back. "I don’t know what’s going to happen with the weaponization fund. I love the idea, because people like you, the fake dirty press, the crooked press, people like stupid Biden, he’s not smart enough to know what’s going on, but people that surrounded him, surrounded his beautiful Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, what they did to the lives of people, they destroyed people. They sent people to jail who did nothing wrong." Welker interjected again. "Just to be very clear, there’s no evidence of what you’re saying." "There’s a lot of evidence. Listen to me… There’s tremendous evidence. There’s nothing but evidence." "Well, it’s not been presented in a court of law." "The election was rigged," Trump proclaimed. "It was a dirty election. And it’s happening again right now in California." "Do you have evidence to support that?" "All I have to do is look." "But that’s not evidence." "Well, it’s not been presented in a court of law," Welker said. "The election was rigged," Trump declared. "There’s no evidence of that, sir." It’s as if she worried about media criticism that she was somehow going easy on him if she wasn’t seen challenging him every few seconds. But here’s where the final six minutes became an interrupt-a-thon. WELKER: All right, this is, just to be very clear, there’s no evidence of what you’re saying, but let me ask about Todd Blanche. TRUMP: There’s a lot of evidence. WELKER: Let me ask about Todd Blanche. TRUMP: Listen — listen to me — listen to me. WELKER: Let’s talk about Todd Blanche. TRUMP: There’s tremendous evidence. There’s nothing but evidence. WELKER: Well, it’s not been presented in a court of law. TRUMP: The election was rigged. It was a dirty election. WELKER: Mr. President – TRUMP: And it’s happening again right now in California. WELKER: — you’ve never presented evidence – My view is that the viewers are smart. They know when a guest is ducking the question or changing the subject–heavily influenced, of course, by partisan loyalties. You don’t have to keep pounding it into them. Welker could have explained this to viewers after the taping. One last bit of perspective. By the time that last segment went off the rails, the president and the moderator had talked in a Wisconsin barn for roughly an hour, about Iran, nuclear issues, the economy, gas prices, struggling farmers and more. He had given her plenty of time. They were interrupted by rain. SUBSCRIBE TO HOWIE'S MEDIA BUZZMETER PODCAST, A RIFF ON THE DAY'S HOTTEST STORIES Welker asked about his campaign pledge to end foreign wars.  "I didn’t guarantee no war," Trump insisted. "Why would I have built the strongest military in the world?"  There are several examples from the 2024 campaign. At an August rally in Pennsylvania that year, for instance, the candidate said: "Under Trump, we will have no more wars, no more disruptions, and we will have prosperity and peace for all."  Again, that could have been added in an on-camera tag. One thing is certain: Kristen Welker’s interview made plenty of news, so that should make her and her network rather happy. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27b7b7ee6011c3f4ec2303 Vance refers Tim Walz, Minnesota attorney general to DOJ for criminal investigation over state's alleged fraud te 2026-06-09T06:50:31.926Z Vance refers Tim Walz, Minnesota attorney general to DOJ for criminal investigation over state's alleged fraud Vice President J.D. Vance Monday announced that he has referred allegations involving Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison to the Justice Department's fraud division for a potential criminal investigation over alleged fraud in federally funded social services programs. Vance made the announcement during an appearance on Fox News' "Jesse Watters Primetime," when he was asked about a report released by the House Oversight Committee alleging that state officials, including Walz and Ellison, were warned of fraud in the state but did not take action to stop it in part because of litigation threats and concerns about being accused of discrimination. "We're certainly going to investigate this, Jesse, and I guess now I can make a bit of breaking news because I left the White House to come here to do this interview with you. And before I did, we actually referred this particular case to the Department of Justice for a full criminal investigation. We are not going to do what the Biden administration did and make judgments of the law before all the facts are in," Vance said. MINNESOTA FRAUD REPORT ACCUSES STATE AG OF 'INCOMPETENCE, WILLFUL BLINDNESS OR WORSE' "But here's what's particularly troubling about this to me is, Jesse, you had people within Governor Walz's office who were saying, you know what? This looks like fraud. It looks like these Somalian illegal immigrants are doing something that's very shady, and then you had people who shut them down, who shut these whistleblowers down and said, you know, you're a racist or you're a xenophobe for asking questions about where taxpayer money is going," he continued. "What that means to me, Jesse, is that clearly people weren't taking fraud seriously. Whether it rises to the level of a criminal violation, we're gonna investigate it, and of course, if it does rise to that level, we're going to prosecute it. We have to," Vance added. MINNESOTA TAXPAYER DOLLARS FUNNELED TO AL-SHABAAB TERROR GROUP, REPORT ALLEGES The vice president, who was tapped in February to lead the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud after President Donald Trump announced a "war on fraud" in his State of the Union address, later reiterated his comments on social media. "Minnesota state officials are not above the law, and if they facilitated fraud, lied under oath about what they knew, or harassed and intimidated whistleblowers, they must face justice," Vance wrote on X. Vance and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz also previously said they were pausing federal Medicaid reimbursements to Minnesota, which Walz said at the time had "nothing to do with fraud" as he described the effort as a "campaign of retribution." "Trump is weaponizing the entirety of the federal government to punish blue states like Minnesota," Walz said on Feb. 25. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27a044ee6011c3f4ec1dee Zepto’s IPO filing reveals fast growth, bigger losses, and a valuation question nobody’s answered yet te 2026-06-09T05:10:28.494Z Zepto’s IPO filing reveals fast growth, bigger losses, and a valuation question nobody’s answered yet Zepto's advertising revenue jumped 151%, outpacing the company's 104% growth in operating revenue. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27948eee6011c3f4ec1be2 Karmelo Anthony stays silent as analysts warn defense faces uphill battle in track meet stabbing trial te 2026-06-09T04:20:30.720Z Karmelo Anthony stays silent as analysts warn defense faces uphill battle in track meet stabbing trial With closing arguments looming on Tuesday, Karmelo Anthony's defense rested without calling him to testify — a move that came as legal analysts questioned whether his self-defense claim will persuade jurors. Anthony is charged with murder in the April 2025 stabbing death of 17-year-old Memorial High School athlete Austin Metcalf during a confrontation at a Texas high school track meet. Anthony admits he stabbed Metcalf but claims he acted in self-defense. Anthony's defense rested its case on Monday, setting the stage for closing arguments when court resumes at 9 a.m. local time Tuesday. The case has drawn national attention, fueled by debate over Texas self-defense law, questions surrounding race, competing narratives about what happened beneath a Memorial High School team tent and demonstrations outside the Collin County courthouse. As the defense case neared its conclusion Monday, an unexpected delay in proceedings fueled speculation about what was happening behind the scenes. DIDDY DEFENSE'S COURTROOM STRATEGY IS A 'CALCULATED RISK': EXPERT Speaking on Fox News' "The Story," legal analyst Joshua Ritter suggested one possibility was that Anthony and his attorneys were discussing whether he should testify. "Perhaps they're talking to Karmelo Anthony about whether or not he wants to testify," Ritter, a criminal defense attorney and Fox News contributor, said on Monday. 🔎 Know something we should investigate? 📩 Send story tips to stepheny.price@fox.com 📸 Share photos on Instagram: @fndstephprice 🎥 Submit compelling video and breaking news footage on X: @Stephenyprice 🗞️ Your information could help uncover the next big story. No plea agreement materialized, and the defense ultimately rested without calling Anthony to the witness stand. SELF-DEFENSE CLAIM IN AUSTIN METCALF SLAYING IS 'UPHILL BATTLE': EXPERT Ritter suggested the defense may have been reassessing its strategy after several days of prosecution testimony. "We're hearing that the defense case may not be going as they had hoped and planned," Ritter said. According to Ritter, defense attorneys could have been searching for a final opportunity to strengthen Anthony's position before the case reached the jury. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS FATAL STABBING OF AUSTIN METCALF AT TEXAS TRACK MEET, OFFICIALS SAY "Perhaps they're looking for some last-ditch effort to try to spare him a lifetime in prison," he said. Ritter later offered a blunt assessment of the competing cases presented to jurors. "The prosecution case went very strongly. The defense case doesn't look like it's going well," Ritter said. KARMELO ANTHONY DEFENSE, PROSECUTORS WAGE FIRST-IMPRESSION WAR AS EMOTIONS ROCK OPENING OF TRIAL: EXPERT Ritter was not the only Fox News legal analyst who questioned the strength of the defense's case. Speaking on Fox News' "America Reports", criminal defense attorney and Fox News contributor Donna Rotunno said testimony presented during the trial reinforced her belief that Anthony's self-defense claim faces significant obstacles. WATCH: Self defense claim will not 'hold water' in Karmelo Anthony case: Donna Rotunno "I never thought that this case rose to the level of self-defense," Rotunno said. "This is a sad, awful, tragic circumstance where a young person made a really horrible decision, but decisions have consequences." AUSTIN METCALF’S SUSPECTED KILLER INDICTED ON FIRST-DEGREE MURDER CHARGE IN TRACK MEET STABBING Rotunno pointed to testimony from multiple student witnesses, including one witness who agreed under questioning that Anthony had provoked the confrontation. "That one question could really turn the tide here," Rotunno said. Rotunno also dismissed defense efforts to highlight testimony that the knife Anthony carried was legal under Texas law because its blade measured less than five inches. PREPPY PARTY MURDER SUSPECT'S LAWYER SAYS CLIENT'S TESTIMONY KEY TO ACQUITTAL "Whether you could have the knife legally doesn't mean that you could use it in the way that it was used," she said. Addressing testimony that athletes from different schools commonly interact at track meets, Rotunno said jurors are likely to focus less on whether Anthony was permitted under the Memorial High School tent and more on how he responded after being repeatedly asked to leave. "He obviously didn't want to leave," Rotunno said. "I think they're trying to show that he knew exactly what he was doing when he put his hand inside that bag." GOT A TIP? Prosecutors called 21 witnesses, including student athletes, police officers, investigators and the medical examiner. Several students testified that Anthony was repeatedly asked to leave the Memorial High School tent before the confrontation escalated. Witnesses recalled Anthony telling Metcalf, "Touch me and you'll find out" and "If you want me to move, you have to move me." FOLLOW US ON X Multiple students testified that Metcalf did not appear to be looking for a fight. One witness recalled Metcalf saying, "I'm not going to fight you at a track meet." Defense attorneys countered by highlighting testimony that athletes from different schools routinely mingle at track meets, that Anthony was smaller than Metcalf and that witnesses gave differing accounts of the physical interaction immediately before the stabbing. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL The trial has unfolded amid demonstrations outside the Collin County courthouse. Supporters of Anthony have gathered throughout the proceedings carrying signs reading "Justice for Karmelo Anthony." Outside the courthouse Monday, Next Generation Action Network President Dominique Alexander urged Anthony supporters not to be "baited" into confrontations. CLICK HERE FOR MORE US NEWS "We do not support chaos. We do not support intimidation. We do not support threats," Alexander said. The defense has argued Anthony feared for his safety when he stabbed Metcalf. Prosecutors contend the evidence shows Anthony escalated a verbal dispute into a deadly encounter. WATCH: Father speaks out after son was stabbed to death at track meet The case now rests on competing versions of what happened beneath the Memorial High School tent and whether jurors believe Anthony's actions were justified. Fox News' Brooke Taylor, Peter Cuddihy and Lindsey Reese contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a279238ee6011c3f4ec1b66 Spurs snap Knicks' 13-game playoff win streak with Game 3 victory behind Victor Wembanyama's 32 points te 2026-06-09T04:10:32.489Z Spurs snap Knicks' 13-game playoff win streak with Game 3 victory behind Victor Wembanyama's 32 points The home team in the NBA Finals remained winless in their building, as the San Antonio Spurs took Game 3, 115-11, in much-needed fashion on Monday night at Madison Square Garden. New York still owns the lead, 2-1, in the series, but the Spurs closed out thanks to tremendous defense, timely buckets, and forcing the Knicks to go 2-of-12 from three-point territory in the fourth quarter. As a result, the Knicks' 13-game playoff win streak has been snapped. Victor Wembanyama, who had a chance to win Game 2 but missed his final shot, finished with 32 points, eight rebounds and six assists to lead the Spurs. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM But it was Wembanyama’s teammates, De’Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle putting in clutch baskets, to help the winning efforts. The Spurs came out with a clear determination to set the tone on the road, and it’s what all basketball fans should’ve expected considering where the series stood at tip-off. San Antonio owned an 11-point lead after the first quarter, as Wembanyama scored nine points on 4-of-6 shooting, while Castle was a perfect 3-of-3 for seven points. SPURS COACH MITCH JOHNSON CONTRADICTS HOW HIS STAR FEELS ABOUT TRUMP'S PRESENCE BEFORE GAME 3 But if there’s anything we’ve learned about the Knicks, they will mount a comeback no matter the deficit. And it happened again before the end of the half. New York started to get their rhythm, using the sold-out home crowd at Madison Square Garden to their advantage. They closed out the half with a seven-point lead, 64-57, as OG Anunoby dropped 17 points on 5-of-6 shooting, including two made threes and five free throws made. Jalen Brunson also poured in 15 points, while Josh Hart, left wide open on purpose by the Spurs, was hitting his three pointers for 13 points. The Knicks had all the momentum heading into the second half, but the Spurs started similarly to the beginning of this game. They forced turnovers and capitalized, erasing their seven-point deficit almost immediately. Both teams traded buckets, with San Antonio taking a one-point lead into the fourth quarter that was bound to be a heavyweight bout at "The Mecca." This time, though, the Spurs were finally able to hang on to their fourth-quarter lead, as the Knicks quickly got into foul trouble and allowed San Antonio to get into the bonus right away. It was Wembanyama taking advantage of those, while the Knicks were cold to start the quarter. SECRET SERVICE, TSA AND NYPD TRANSFORM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN INTO FORTRESS FOR TRUMP'S NBA FINALS VISIT San Antonio got the lead up to eight in the fourth quarter with 4:50 left to play after Wembanyama knocked in two more free throws, and that was leading to some key defensive plays for the Spurs. The epitome of that was the Knicks trying to move the ball around for a three-point attempt, swinging it along the arc. But the Spurs continued to close out, all to end with Wembanyama swatting away Landry Shamet’s layup attempt. The first clutch basket that the Spurs hit came from Castle with 1:53 left in the fourth quarter. San Antonio owned just a four-point lead and Wembanyama past the ball up with mere seconds left on the shot clock. With a good contest from the Knicks in Castle’s face, he buried a deep three-point on the wing to get the lead back to seven in a moment where the Knicks had momentum. Then, after Brunson drained the Knicks’ first three-pointer of the quarter to cut the deficit to three, Fox drained a 15-foot stepback jumper that seemed like a dagger with 12.2 left in the game. Anunoby, who finished with 28 points on 9-of-12 shooting, kept the Knicks’ hopes alive with a three of his own following a timeout to cut it to two with 9.4 left. But Castle buried both free throws in a much-needed situation to close the door on New York. In the end, Castle finished with 23 point of 8-of-14 shooting with five rebounds and five assists, while every Spurs starter finished the game with double-digit points. Dylan Harper, who has played tremendous bench minutes for San Antonio, also scored 13 on 18 shot attempts. For the Knicks, one stat line that stands out is Shamet’s 1-of-8 from the field, including 1-of-7 from three-point land where he has thrived all throughout these playoffs. The Spurs pulled off the win with President Donald Trump in attendance. He was seated with Knicks owner James Dolan in a suite. The president's presence led to heightened security around the arena throughout the afternoon and into the evening. Game 4 of the NBA Finals will tip off from Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night at 8:30 p.m. ET. 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/6a278d86ee6011c3f4ec1aa7 Crew Rescued After U.S. Helicopter Goes Down Near Strait of Hormuz te 2026-06-09T03:50:30.810Z Crew Rescued After U.S. Helicopter Goes Down Near Strait of Hormuz It was not immediately clear what led to the incident, which came at a time when the cease-fire in the war has grown tenuous. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27867fee6011c3f4ec1948 ESPN pulls use of AI images from NBA Finals coverage after getting cooked by internet te 2026-06-09T03:20:31.525Z ESPN pulls use of AI images from NBA Finals coverage after getting cooked by internet ESPN's high-tech experiment flopped on national TV. The Worldwide Leader in Sports has decided to bench its controversial AI-generated "moving portraits," which debuted during the NBA Finals and quickly drew backlash online. The digital misfire tipped off during Game 1 of the championship series between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs. As ABC headed to a commercial break, viewers were shown what was intended to be an animated version of a classic image featuring Spurs legend Tony Parker. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GLITCH AT ARIZONA COLLEGE GRADUATION SPARKS UPROAR FROM CROWD Instead, many fans saw what they described as an uncanny-valley nightmare. The network used AI to animate a photo of Parker celebrating after winning the 2003 NBA championship. But the result drew criticism online, with viewers saying the technology distorted the former Spurs star's facial features. Social media users quickly piled on ESPN over the graphic. CHICAGO PAPER PUBLISHES AI-GENERATED 'SUMMER READING LIST' WITH BOOKS THAT DON'T EXIST Many questioned why the network, which has access to decades of NBA footage and photography, chose to use AI-generated animation at all. "Why use AI when they literally have the pictures?" one fan wrote on X. Another posted: "As soon as I saw this last night I was like is that supposed to be Tony Parker bc who the f--- is that guy." AI-GENERATED VOICE OF FORMER NARRATOR JIM FAGAN TO BE FEATURED NEXT NBA SEASON, NBC SPORTS SAYS Parker wasn't the only NBA icon to receive the AI treatment. ESPN also used the technology to animate images of Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell and Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant. The moving portraits were absent during Game 2 and will not return for the remainder of the NBA Finals. ESPN executives quietly pulled the plug on the experiment. A network resource confirmed the graphics were created using AI tools and said management was evaluating whether to continue using the technology in future broadcasts. Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com / Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela   ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a277f9dee6011c3f4ec170f Massachusetts lawmakers pass bill to scrap 'offensive language' from state's General Laws te 2026-06-09T02:51:09.532Z Massachusetts lawmakers pass bill to scrap 'offensive language' from state's General Laws The Massachusetts legislature passed a bill that would remove "outdated and offensive language" used to describe people with disabilities in the state’s General Laws. The measure would eliminate various terms, including "handicapped," "disabled," and the "r-word" in favor of language such as "persons with a disability" and "person with an intellectual or developmental disability." The bill, which was introduced by Democratic state Sen. Pat Jehlen and listed with 17 petitioners, now heads to Democrat Gov. Maura Healey's desk. The 61-page bill updates 346 sections of Massachusetts law. CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER 'PERSONALLY OFFENDED' WHEN SPEAKER SAYS 'HOMELESS' INSTEAD OF 'UNHOUSED' "Language is constantly changing. And it's changing because of the activism of people who were ignored and demeaned for too long," Democrat state Sen. Pat Jehlen, the Senate’s primary sponsor of the legislation, said in a statement. "When people tell us they feel insulted and offended by the use of outdated words, we worked to change the legal language.  It took a long time, because we kept finding more examples of offensive language. Language and activism will continue to evolve, and there'll always be more work to do, but this is a gigantic step forward in respect." Some of the updated language featured in the bill includes replacing "disabled person" with "person with a disability," "handicapped" with "disability" and "retarded" with phrases such as "person with an intellectual or developmental disability." The legislation also scraps terms such as "crippled" and "deformed" when referring to people with disabilities. The term "hearing-impaired" was revised to "deaf or hard of hearing" and the "chronically ill" was changed to "persons who are chronically ill." Additionally, the bill amends specific legal definitions, including changing the current definition of "caretaker" — which describes an individual or entity responsible for a "disabled person" — to instead use the phrase "a person with a disability."  "When dusty and dangerous relics of a bygone era darken our laws, it creates the potential for real harm to residents today," Senate President Karen Spilka, a Democrat, said in a statement. "Thanks to the voices of advocates like former Senate staff member Melissa Reilly and the leadership of Senator Jehlen and Senator Kennedy, the Legislature has acted to make our laws better represent who we are in 21st-century Massachusetts." MASSACHUSETTS DROPS CONTROVERSIAL GENDER IDEOLOGY MANDATE FOR LICENSING FOSTER CARE PARENTS "With a White House that glorifies, and seemingly longs for, the days when many Americans were discriminated against because of who they are, now is the time to make sure our state laws respect and support the rights and dignity of our residents," she added. The passage of this measure comes after a 2024 law that renamed the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission to MassAbility, which state officials argued was a display of a broader effort to modernize disability services and promote inclusion. That law also reflected a broader move away from terms state officials described as outdated or offensive. "As lawmakers, we know that words matter," said state Speaker of the House Ronald J. Mariano, a Democrat. "This legislation is our latest effort to ensure that our state laws do not use antiquated words that carry negative connotations, words that also serve as a reminder of past injustices." The bill passed with broad legislative support, including unanimous recorded votes in both chambers. Fox News Digital reached out to the Massachusetts GOP for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a277f83ee6011c3f4ec16d0 Sun Tran workers authorize strike ahead of Tucson bus driver contract talks te 2026-06-09T02:50:44.003Z Sun Tran workers authorize strike ahead of Tucson bus driver contract talks Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a277f70ee6011c3f4ec16c7 Cunningham: I supported free bus fares, but it's time to admit it isn't working te 2026-06-09T02:50:24.008Z Cunningham: I supported free bus fares, but it's time to admit it isn't working Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a277d1eee6011c3f4ec1683 Victor Wembanyama puts hand on Jalen Brunson's head, pushes him down as refs look the other way in Game 3 te 2026-06-09T02:40:30.890Z Victor Wembanyama puts hand on Jalen Brunson's head, pushes him down as refs look the other way in Game 3 Victor Wembanyama’s aggression on the court was once again called into question as the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks played Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden. During the first half, Knicks All-Star guard Jalen Brunson was trying to guard Wembanyama near the free throw line when the 7-foot-4 center put his hand on the back of Brunson’s head and shoved him to the court. However, Wembanyama was never called for the foul and play continued with the Knicks in possession of the ball. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Brunson immediately got into Wembanyama’s face, and it appeared the Frenchman was smiling before the point guard got back to business. The incident was similar to one that occurred in Game 2’s win for the Knicks on the road, when Brunson’s backup, Jose Alvarado, went to box out Wembanyama. Alvarado, who has comparable stature to Brunson, was wrapped up by Wembanyama and thrown away from the play. NBA RESCINDS MITCHELL ROBINSON'S TECHNICAL FOUL FROM GAME 2 OF FINALS AFTER REVIEWING SHOVING MATCH Once again, no foul call was made. The Spurs are known for their physicality, but many believed that Wemby should’ve been called for fouls in these cases. San Antonio started this game red-hot, owning an 11-point lead after the first quarter, 33-22. But these Knicks have consistently shown their ability to come back no matter the deficit. After a second quarter run, the Knicks ended the locker room with a seven-point lead at halftime. Brunson was a main reason why that was the case, going 5-of-11 from the field for 15 points with three assists and one rebound. As for Wembanyama, he was an efficient 6-of-10 from the field for 15 points of his own, while hauling in four rebounds and dishing out three assists. The Spurs are trying to avoid a brutal 3-0 deficit in the best-of-seven series, while the Knicks are hoping they can keep momentum in the second half to have the chance at a sweep in their own building on Wednesday night in Game 4. 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/6a277adaee6011c3f4ec160d Navy sailor admits killing fellow service member as mother questions missed warning signs te 2026-06-09T02:30:50.488Z Navy sailor admits killing fellow service member as mother questions missed warning signs A Navy sailor admitted Monday to strangling fellow sailor, 21-year-old Angelina Resendiz, inside his barracks room last year, bringing what her mother described as "peace of mind" while renewing questions from Resendiz’s family and advocates about whether military leaders missed opportunities to intervene before the killing. Esmi Castle, whose daughter was found dead in a wooded area in Norfolk, about 10 miles from Naval Station Norfolk in June 2025, told Fox News Digital that hearing Jermiah/Jeremiah Copeland admit responsibility in court answered lingering questions about how her daughter died. But she said she believes the killing could have been prevented. According to USNI News, Copeland pleaded guilty during a general court-martial Monday to the unpremeditated murder of Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Angelina Resendiz, as well as making a false official statement, aggravated assault involving a second victim and indecent recording involving a third victim. During the hearing, Copeland admitted to strangling Resendiz on May 29, 2025, telling the military judge, "I killed CS3 Resendiz on May 29, 2025 ... I strangled her with my hands," according to USNI News. Although the medical examiner previously ruled Resendiz’s cause of death undetermined, Copeland admitted in court that he strangled her, according to USNI News. SOLDIER CHARGED WITH MURDER AFTER FEMALE SERGEANT'S BODY FOUND IN DUMPSTER AT MISSOURI BASE According to Copeland, Resendiz came to his barracks room on May 29, 2025, where the two drank alcohol and kissed before she became upset after seeing something on his phone. Copeland admitted in court Monday that he strangled Resendiz while trying to keep her from attracting the attention of other sailors. Under the plea agreement, Copeland faces a minimum of 40 years in prison, a dishonorable discharge from the Navy, forfeiture of all pay and a reduction in rank. He will also be required to register as a sex offender, USNI News reported. Castle said hearing the admission brought "peace of mind" after more than a year of uncertainty. ACTIVE-DUTY US AIRMAN CHARGED IN KILLING OF MISSING WOMAN ON MILITARY BASE "Now that I know, I don't have to think about it anymore," she told Fox News Digital. Still, Castle argued that Navy leadership failed to adequately respond to earlier allegations involving Copeland. "If they would have dealt with him when he started harming women, he would never have gotten to Angie," she said. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS MISSING AND MURDERED UNIT INVESTIGATING ALLEGED MILITARY BASE KILLING Castle said she believes multiple incidents involving other women should have triggered stronger action before her daughter's death. Court records and prior reporting have described allegations involving other women, though not all allegations resulted in guilty pleas. "Absolutely, yes," Castle said when asked whether Copeland had a history of harming women. "There were four other women before he harmed Angie in the military." Before her death, Resendiz was working to advance her Navy career as a culinary specialist and hoped to one day join the service's elite culinary competition team. Castle said her daughter dreamed of eventually cooking for presidents and other world leaders. GRIEVING MOMS DIG WITH ‘BARE HANDS’ TO UNEARTH THE DARK TRUTH BEHIND THEIR MISSING AND MURDERED CHILDREN "She was trying to grow," Castle said. "She was doing everything she could to get ready for promotion." Since her daughter's death, Castle has become an outspoken advocate for military sexual violence victims, arguing that active-duty service members often lack meaningful avenues to seek accountability outside the military justice system. One of her primary goals is creating a pathway for military sexual assault and violence survivors to pursue claims in civilian courts. Castle said victims are too often left with limited options when allegations are mishandled or ignored within the ranks. ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHARGED IN CHEERLEADER'S MURDER 'KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING' DESPITE LATEST CLAIM, MOM SAYS "There's no justice," Castle said. "Victims are retaliated against. They get transferred. They get moved around." Castle recently traveled to Washington, D.C., with advocacy groups and other military families pushing for reforms. Through those efforts, she said she has met relatives of service members from multiple branches whose experiences convinced her the problem extends beyond a single case. "Nothing's changed," Castle said. "We have statutes, and we have policies, and we have procedures that were implemented by Congress to protect service members from this type of violence. And nothing's changed." CHEER MOM, DAUGHTER DEAD IN APPARENT MURDER-SUICIDE AFTER YEARS-LONG CUSTODY FIGHT: DOCS Fox News Digital has reached out to the U.S. Navy for comment. Despite her criticism of the system, Castle said she does not harbor hatred toward Copeland. In fact, after the hearing, she spoke directly with him. "I thanked him for telling the truth," she said. Castle also met with Copeland's mother and grandmother, who attended the proceedings. "We technically have all lost our kids," Castle said. Rather than expressing anger, Castle said she hopes Copeland uses the decades ahead of him in prison to change. "He still can choose better," she said, adding that she told Copeland that even while serving a lengthy prison sentence Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a277ac6ee6011c3f4ec1604 Justin Gaethje targets Ilia Topuria's divorce, igniting feud before White House showdown te 2026-06-09T02:30:30.562Z Justin Gaethje targets Ilia Topuria's divorce, igniting feud before White House showdown President Donald Trump is hosting his long-awaited UFC brawl on the South Lawn this weekend, and the main event is already spiraling into chaos. UFC Freedom 250 goes down Sunday (June 14), marking the first time a major MMA pay-per-view will take place at The People's House. But the biggest storyline entering fight week is the growing bad blood between UFC Lightweight Champion Ilia Topuria and Interim Champion Justin Gaethje. Topuria has spent recent months dealing with a messy divorce. Gaethje let go of all dignity by targeting that personal drama into fight-week ammunition. The American targeted Topuria during an appearance on FOX Sports. UFC ANNOUNCES CARD FOR WHITE HOUSE EVENT "I can say this: I would leave him [too]. That's all I'm saying. I would leave him. No way I would put up with his s---," Gaethje said. The comment didn't sit well with Topuria. The champion fired back with a response on X: UFC STAR SAYS HE'S FACING EXTORTION PLOT WITH 'FALSE ALLEGATIONS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE' "Justin crossed a line. What happened between my ex-wife and me is our business. We may no longer be together, but she is the mother of my daughter. To everyone insulting her or speaking about things they know nothing about: show some respect. You don’t have to respect our relationship. But respecting someone’s mother should be one of the most basic codes in life. Be better. Gaethje wasted little time responding and brought his own father into the conversation. "Proving my point. Insufferable little b**** boy. Never said a thing about your wife. You want to speak words to my father then act like I crossed some line. We already fighting buddy." Then Topuria delivered one final response ... which was a scorcher. "You should've kept your father out of this. He was the one calling me a short guy and saying you'd smash me, all while holding a beer in his hand. Then you started talking about my divorce and telling the world you wouldn't want to be my roommate. Idiot. "First, we're fighting, not dating. Second, I'm not looking for a roommate. When I put you to sleep and you're lying there next to the rose, I'll look at your father and ask him one simple question: Who's the short one now? I'm gonna break you Justin." Trump is expected to be cageside as one of the UFC's most personal rivalries takes center stage on the White House lawn. If the fight delivers even half the drama of the pre-fight trash talk, Sunday's fight on the South Lawn could be a thing of legend. Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com / Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela   ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a277896ee6011c3f4ec1559 DHS approves plan to verify voter citizenship, monitor mail ballots as Trump push intensifies te 2026-06-09T02:21:10.019Z DHS approves plan to verify voter citizenship, monitor mail ballots as Trump push intensifies The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has approved a plan to help states verify that registered voters are U.S. citizens while also monitoring mail ballot flows for potential signs of voter fraud, advancing a central pillar of President Donald Trump’s election integrity agenda.  The department approved the plan last Thursday, with the initiative expected to launch by the end of June, according to a court filing submitted Friday.  Under the proposal, states would be permitted to submit their entire voter registration rolls to a federal immigration database to verify citizenship and voting eligibility. State election officials would also be given secure access to citizenship information maintained by federal agencies, including the Social Security Administration and the State Department.  DHS also plans to coordinate with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to monitor mail-in and absentee ballot flows, identify unusual patterns, detect potential fraud, and generate investigative leads, according to the filings. TRUMP SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER OVERHAULING MAIL-IN VOTING IN MAJOR ELECTION INTEGRITY PUSH "DHS contemplates working with the United States Postal Service (USPS) … to monitor mail-in and absentee ballot flows, identify anomalies that may suggest voter fraud or misuse, and generate authorized investigative leads," the filing said.  The move follows President Donald Trump’s March 31 executive order, "Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections," which directs the creation of "state citizenship lists," requiring the DHS to identify confirmed U.S. citizens age 18 and older and share that information with state election officials.  GOP TRIGGERS MARATHON SENATE FIGHT TO EXPOSE DEMS' OPPOSITION TO TRUMP-BACKED VOTER ID BILL It also stated that the USPS is prohibited from delivering mail-in ballots to anyone who is not officially enrolled on a state-provided "Mail-In and Absentee Participation List." All outgoing mail-in ballot envelopes must feature an "Official Election Mail" marking and a unique tracking barcode to confirm that only citizens cast ballots.  According to a June 5 court filing, states would be allowed to submit their full voter registration lists to a federal immigration database known as the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program. The system would compare voter records with federal immigration and citizenship data, including records from the Social Security Administration, to help confirm whether voters are eligible. In addition, the plan includes a secure online system that would let state election officials directly check citizenship information held by federal agencies, including U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the Social Security Administration (SSA), and the State Department. To maintain data security, the information would stay within each agency’s system, and state officials would run checks through the secure portal when verifying voter eligibility. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a277882ee6011c3f4ec1550 VP JD Vance addresses US-Israel relationship, whether Iran is trying to 'play' the United States te 2026-06-09T02:20:50.027Z VP JD Vance addresses US-Israel relationship, whether Iran is trying to 'play' the United States Vice President JD Vance addressed the United States’ diplomatic relationship with Israel Monday as President Donald Trump’s partnership with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly been strained recently. "The Israelis and the United States, we have a lot of shared interests, but we also have some situations where our interests diverge," Vance said on "Jesse Watters Primetime." "I think where the president has been very clear here is that while Israel obviously has some objectives that it has, the United States’ main objective in Iran is to ensure that Iran does not have a nuclear weapon," he added. Vance’s remarks come after recent U.S. intelligence reports raised concerns about Israel’s surveillance efforts targeting American negotiators involved in U.S.-Iran peace talks. TRUMP, NETANYAHU TO MEET AT WHITE HOUSE IN HIGH-STAKES TALKS ON IRAN, GAZA PLAN Those who have reportedly been surveilled include the Pentagon’s top policy officer, Elbridge A. Colby, and Trump’s top negotiator, Steve Witkoff. Trump also recently confirmed calling Netanyahu "f---ing crazy" in a heated phone call over Israel’s military operations in Lebanon, exposing a rare rift between the two leaders. As tensions between Israeli and American officials intensify over how to proceed with Iran negotiations, the Pentagon has raised Israel to be a top counterintelligence threat. The vice president acknowledged that while Israel's security concerns remain important, U.S. policy toward Iran will always be guided by American national interests. JD VANCE SAYS IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM 'SUBSTANTIALLY' SET BACK AFTER 'PRECISE, SURGICAL' US STRIKES "Over the last year and a half, we've created the space necessary where the president believes – and I think that he's right – that we can get the long-term settlement to Iran's nuclear deal," Vance said. "Now, Israel may like that, they may not like that," he continued. "But fundamentally, we think this is in the best interest of the United States of America." Israel and Iran halted exchanges of military fire after a tumultuous weekend started by the IDF pressuring Trump’s fragile Middle East ceasefire. TRUMP BROKERS IRAN CEASEFIRE AS EXPERTS SAY REGIME’S ARSENAL IS SHATTERED BUT THREAT REMAINS The attacks mark the first time Iran and Israel have targeted each other since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire went into effect in early April. Vance signaled negotiations are showing signs of progress, saying Iran is putting "real things" on the table and arguing that a prolonged conflict is not ideal for Tehran. "The Iranians don't want this war to continue," the vice president told Fox News. "It's not in their best interest, and I think they're coming to the table, putting some real things on the table." FORMER WHITE HOUSE ENVOY HAS WARNING FOR TRUMP ON HOW NOT TO GET PLAYED BY IRAN Fox News host Jesse Watters asked Vance whether he believes the Iranians are trying to "play" the US at the negotiating table. "Everybody's always trying to play everybody," Vance responded. "I don't assume that anybody's acting in good faith." JD VANCE SAYS TRUMP IS 'LOCKED AND LOADED' TO RESTART MILITARY CAMPAIGN AGAINST IRAN IF NUCLEAR TALKS FAIL Vance expressed optimism that a finalized Middle East peace deal could be reached, while stressing that robust monitoring and inspections will be critical to ensure Iran keeps up their end of the nuclear deal. "We've been very involved in these negotiations," he said. "We're going to take the attitude of: ‘Accomplish the president's mission, but verify over the long term that the Iranians are keeping their end of the bargain.’ It's a tall order, but it's one that the president has put us in a good position to achieve." "The number one thing that went wrong with the Obama deal is that there was not a proper inspections regime to ensure that the Iranians could never build a nuclear weapon," Vance added. Vance emphasized how significant a victory a U.S.-Iran peace agreement would be for the United States. "If we get to this deal, it’s gonna be a home run win for the American people," he said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27786cee6011c3f4ec1531 San Francisco Voters Appear to Reject Tax Hike on Highly Paid C.E.O.s te 2026-06-09T02:20:28.016Z San Francisco Voters Appear to Reject Tax Hike on Highly Paid C.E.O.s The proposal was seen as a possible measure of how residents felt about the recent flood of money into the city as a result of the A.I. boom. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27762cee6011c3f4ec14d8 Caitlin Clark buries clutch 31-foot jumper with time running out to give Indiana Fever 78-76 win te 2026-06-09T02:10:52.649Z Caitlin Clark buries clutch 31-foot jumper with time running out to give Indiana Fever 78-76 win It hasn't exactly been the easiest start to the 2026 WNBA season for the Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark. After Clark missed most of 2025, expectations were high that she would return to her rookie season form for 2026. But after a strong start, it's been undeniably an unusually shaky and inconsistent run of production for the 24-year-old superstar. She put up more than 20 points in five straight games to the start the year, but failed to reach that level in four straight afterward. Despite a strong performance against the Golden State Valkyries, putting up 22 points along with nine assists and 44% shooting from 3-point range, Clark's struggled to maintain that momentum. She had five turnovers in the rematch with the Valkyries, then just six points against the Portland Fire on May 30. CAITLIN CLARK HELD TO JUST SIX POINTS IN FEVER'S BRUTAL BLOWOUT LOSS TO FIRE Saturday's loss to the New York Liberty was a microcosm of Clark's play thus far. Just 10 points on 28.6% from the field, 33.3% from three, three turnovers and five fouls. Though in a sign of her ability to contribute even when not at her best, she did add nine assists and seven rebounds. Entering Monday, she was just 14 for 50 from the floor in the Fever's most recent games. More surprisingly, she was just 6 of 22 on 3-point attempts. With the Fever just 5-5, Monday night's game against the Washington Mystics was an important opportunity to get back on track. And that's exactly what she did. CAITLIN CLARK DEFENDS COACH STEPHANIE WHITE AFTER SIDELINE CONFRONTATION SPARKS DEBATE Clark started out strong, scoring 10 points in the first quarter, going 2-5 from three. Coach Stephanie White left her on the bench for much of the second quarter, however, playing under 4 minutes total. Though she still found a way to impress with an incredible pass to find Myisha Hines-Allen for a layup. In the second half, however, she showed off some more of her trademark shooting. With seven minutes left in the third, Clark made a 25-foot jump shot, all while Cassandre Prosper interfered with her ability to land. The foul was deemed not to be flagrant, and Clark completed the rare four-point play. Despite the Fever opening up a sizable lead at that point, the Mystics battled back, whittling it down to just two points halfway through the fourth and one point with a minute remaining. Thanks to a loose ball foul, the Mystics took a one-point lead. But Clark drew contact in the lane, giving herself two free throws to give the Fever back the lead. She missed both. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! But again, even while something is just a bit off with her shooting, she found a way to contribute. After a Mystics' turnover, Clark found Aliyah Boston with a beautiful half court pass to make it 75-74 Fever. The Mystics came right back, taking the lead 76-75 after a late foul. But then, the dagger. Sophie Cunningham threw a long, cross court pass to Clark on an in bounds play, and she buried a 31-footer to give the Fever the win, 78-76. After the run of questionable performances, Monday was much closer to a return to form for Clark. 19 points on 7-16 shooting, 4 of 10 from 3, five assists and a steal. Including the incredible game winner. With the win, the Fever improved to 6-5 ahead of their next game on Thursday against the Chicago Sky. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a277616ee6011c3f4ec14ba Nithya Raman Secures Second LA Mayor Spot, Ending Spencer Pratt’s Run te 2026-06-09T02:10:30.730Z Nithya Raman Secures Second LA Mayor Spot, Ending Spencer Pratt’s Run Nithya Raman, a progressive Democrat who entered the mayoral race at the last minute, secured the second spot to face Mayor Karen Bass in November. Her comeback sets up an intraparty battle. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2773beee6011c3f4ec1442 Why Apple’s slow-and-steady AI bet is starting to look pretty smart te 2026-06-09T02:00:30.170Z Why Apple’s slow-and-steady AI bet is starting to look pretty smart Can Apple's new AI glow up put to bed accusations that it's losing an all-important industry race? Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27717bee6011c3f4ec13f4 Trump draws much different reaction at NBA Finals than he did at CFP national title game te 2026-06-09T01:50:51.849Z Trump draws much different reaction at NBA Finals than he did at CFP national title game President Donald Trump received a massive reaction from a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs on Monday night. As the national anthem was being sung, Trump was shown on the MSG big screen above the court, and a mixed reaction from the crowd ensued. While there was some cheering, as Trump saluted the crowd from his suite, the boos from those in attendance rang louder before the video panned back to NYPD officers holding flags on the court. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Trump was accompanied by his granddaughter, Kai Trump, who was on his right with her hand over her heart. Knicks owner James Dolan was also in the suite with Trump on his left when he was shown. This reception by fans in New York City was much different from another key sporting event this year – the College Football National Championship. College football fans ate up the moment that Trump was on the Jumbotron at Hard Rock Stadium. Similarly, Trump was shown during the national anthem before the game. As he was surrounded by his grandchildren, Trump waved to the crowd, who went raucous with cheers. SECRET SERVICE, TSA AND NYPD TRANSFORM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN INTO FORTRESS FOR TRUMP'S NBA FINALS VISIT New York fans clearly didn’t share the same sentiment as those from Florida. Trump’s arrival in New York involved enhanced security throughout the city. A security fence went up around MSG, Secret Service and more law enforcement officials performed their duties to the highest standard, which meant longer lines and wait times to get into the arena. NYPD also announced vehicles and pedestrian traffic were closed from West 30th Street to West 35th Street between Sixth Avenue and Eighth Avenue at 4 p.m. And watch parties in the area were canceled, with NYPD claiming it was because of security for Trump’s visit.   "The NYPD in coordination with the Secret Service made the decision for Game 3, where we have a presidential visit, that we could not support watch parties right outside of the Garden," Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said during a news conference. "We are looking forward to bringing back watch parties for Game 4. But I think New Yorkers are used to presidents coming to town, and they understand that that generally means lockdowns of areas and that's what you're going to see tonight at the Garden." MSG pushed back on NYPD’s stance, saying the permit was denied by local city officials rather than Trump’s presence. Trump has attended numerous sporting events since beginning his second term, including the Super Bowl in New Orleans two seasons ago, the Daytona 500 and the Ryder Cup. 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/6a276f3eee6011c3f4ec13bb No injuries reported in Monday's structure fire on Ramar Road te 2026-06-09T01:41:18.968Z No injuries reported in Monday's structure fire on Ramar Road BULLHEAD CITY — No injuries were reported Monday in a structure fire in the 1600 lot of Ramar Road. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a276873ee6011c3f4ec12b8 1600 Ramar Road.jpg te 2026-06-09T01:12:19.189Z 1600 Ramar Road.jpg No injuries were reported in a structure fire Monday in the 1600 block of Ramar Road. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a276845ee6011c3f4ec12a2 Measure to protect pets from HOA discrimination faces committee roadblock te 2026-06-09T01:11:33.131Z Measure to protect pets from HOA discrimination faces committee roadblock Key Points: State lawmakers aim to prevent homeowner associations from discriminating against pets based on breed, size or weight Legislation now awaits a House vote  The proposed law would still allow HOAs to adopt reasonable rules on pet behavior A legislative maneuver has given Arizona dog owners a new shot at barring homeowner associations from restricting pets based on breed, size or weight — but whether the full Senate will get to vote on it remains uncertain. The bill, Senate Bill 1582, was twice blocked from a hearing by a single Senate committee chairman. Supporters then attached it to an unrelated bill to route it around his committee — but whether Republican Senate leadership will allow a floor vote remains an open question. Legislation awaiting a roll-call vote in the House would spell out in Arizona law that any rules adopted by community associations about dogs are invalid if they limit the weight of the animal. Ditto any regulations that say certain breeds are not permitted. The issue, according to one activist, goes beyond allowing people to have the kinds of dogs they want. “We have seen an incredible increase in the number of abandonments at shelters across the state,” said Sam Richard, a lobbyist for the Humane World for Animals, the organization formerly known as the Humane Society of the United States. “So what we are looking for is ways in policy to encourage pet owners to stay united with their pets in every conceivable way,” he said. “And one of those ways is to prevent HOAs from restricting based on breed, size, or weight in any kind of measures.” Richard said there is evidence of the impact of association rules. For example, he said that most shelters have an intake form for those dropping off animals. “Of course, it’s not mandatory,” Richard said. “But for those who self-report, one of the reasons is housing.” That, he said, often takes the form of a dog owner moving into a community with regulations, whether single-family homes, townhomes, or condos, unaware when buying the property that existing rules preclude the pet from coming along. The measure also has the backing of the Best Friends Animal Society. “This section ensures that families are not subject to arbitrary restrictions on pets based on breed size or weight, policies that are not grounded in evidence and often lead to unnecessary relinquishment of beloved animals,” said lobbyist Gretchen Jacobs. Many restrictions, she said, are arbitrary. For example, some associations prohibit pit bulls. Others, she said, won’t allow residents to have chihuahuas “because they’re known to nip at people — allegedly.” But what’s lost in all that, Jacobs told lawmakers, is evidence that animals behave “based on their environment and the people that are guardians.” So what Senate Bill 1582 would do is replace any ban based on size, weight or breed with a provision that allows associations to adopt “reasonable rules” on both the number of dogs — or cats, for that matter — as well as their behavior. “An HOA can still keep a Great Dane from a community space,” Richard said. Similarly, he said it would be permissible to say that certain kinds of dogs cannot be in the community pool area. “But you can’t keep a resident from owning an animal in their own space that they fully own as a home,” Richard said. Dennis Legere, representing the Arizona Homeowners Coalition, told lawmakers that the measure provides a fair balance. He said it is based on common-law principles “that protect your right to make your own choices over what’s your property and the association’s right to protect everybody else from what you do — whether it’s your behaviors, your guest’s behaviors, your pet’s behaviors.” Alexis Glascock, who represents the Community Association Institute, said her organization is not opposed to the measure. It represents those who govern and manage homeowner associations. Gress had previously introduced the concept through House Bill 4017. He even got the full House to approve it on a 47-7 margin. But the bill stalled when assigned to the Senate Government Committee, and Sen. Jake Hoffman, R-Queen Creek, who chairs that panel, refused to give it a hearing. Hoffman also quashed Senate Bill 1729, an identical measure introduced by fellow Republican Sen. John Kavanagh of Fountain Hills, before it ever got a hearing. Hoffman acknowledged he refused to hear either measure but would not explain his opposition. Here’s how supporters engineered the workaround. SB1582 was tagged onto a bill crafted by Sen. Kevin Payne. The Peoria Republican was pushing a proposal to set aside $3.2 million to fund a school safety program. That measure, in its original form, stalled because of the price tag. So Gress convinced Payne to allow his Senate-passed bill to be stripped of its original language and used for his proposal. Under legislative rules, if the now-amended SB1582 with its provision about pets gets final House approval, it then goes back to the full Senate — and not to Hoffman’s committee. And that would allow all senators to vote on whether they agree with the House amendments. An affirmative vote there would send the measure to the governor. Hoffman, however, said he’s not worried about being overridden. He said he believes that GOP leadership will never allow that vote to occur — even if what’s in the bill does have the support of the majority of lawmakers from both parties. “The Senate doesn’t circumvent chairmen,” he said. Even if the bill becomes law, that doesn’t resolve all problems. Richard said nothing in the legislation applies to apartments, which remain the legal property of the landlord. He said it would take separate legislation to address the rights of pet-owning apartment dwellers. The post Measure to protect pets from HOA discrimination faces committee roadblock first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27682bee6011c3f4ec127d California professor argues need for 'objective measures' after state drops ACT/SAT requirement te 2026-06-09T01:11:07.522Z California professor argues need for 'objective measures' after state drops ACT/SAT requirement A growing consortium of University of California professors is urging the state university system to bring back standardized testing, warning that the elimination of admissions tests has degraded academic readiness and forced instructors to teach "middle school math" to college undergraduates. More than 1,400 UC faculty members have signed an open letter calling on leadership to reinstate the SAT and ACT mathematics requirements for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) majors. The massive pushback follows a dramatic multi-year decline in student proficiency after the university went completely "test-blind" in 2021. Karajean Hyde, Co-Director of the UC Irvine Math Project and a Lecturer of Education, told Fox News Digital that objective benchmarks are desperately needed to restore academic baselines. "I'd say we need some objective measures to go along with the whole picture," Hyde said. "A student's not just a single number or a single letter, but standardized testing can play an important role in ensuring one level of measuring where that bar is so that the bar doesn't move." EDUCATION SECRETARY LINDA MCMAHON RIPS CALIFORNIA TRANS ATHLETE ‘COMPROMISE,’ TELLS NEWSOM TO ‘PICK A SIDE’ While Hyde is not directly involved in the university's internal admissions decisions, her work focuses heavily on K-12 educational outreach and preparing undergraduate STEM majors to become future educators. The open letter, spearheaded primarily by STEM faculty, notes that instructors are witnessing preparation gaps so severe that they must dedicate finite university class time to remedial math instruction. Data cited from diagnostic testing across several campuses—including UC Berkeley and UC San Diego—revealed that a significant portion of incoming calculus students displayed severe foundational deficits. Neetu Arnold, a Paulson Policy Analyst at the Manhattan Institute, told Fox News Digital that "grade inflation" in high schools has left universities flying blind. "I think these professors are dealing with the consequences of relying too heavily on grades, especially when grade inflation has made GPAs less informative," Arnold said. Arnold noted that the lack of standard metrics ultimately hurts both professors and students, resulting in a distinct loss of academic rigor across university classrooms. Because instructors are forced to slow down advanced lectures to catch up underprepared students, STEM courses have become increasingly polarized, leaving classrooms fractured between those ready for college-level work and those missing baseline skills. This disparity, Arnold warned, ultimately creates inequitable outcomes for the students themselves. Many are admitted into highly demanding majors without the foundational tools necessary to succeed, leading to higher drop-out or failure rates in critical gatekeeper courses. CALIFORNIA MOM SPEAKS WITH COMPASSION BUT BRUTAL HONESTY ABOUT PRESENCE OF TRANS ATHLETE IN DAUGHTER’S SPORT Hyde echoed these concerns, pointing out that an "A" grade no longer means the same thing across different school districts. "In the K-12 system, we're struggling a little bit with what does an 'A' mean? Does it mean they have content mastery? Do they work hard? Does it mean they do homework?" Hyde said. "And so we need to understand better who are those kids that actually know their content." The UC system initially halted standardized testing requirements during the pandemic in 2020. The policy was made permanent following the settlement of a 2019 lawsuit filed by advocacy groups who argued that the SAT and ACT were inherently biased against low-income students of color and students with disabilities. However, UC faculty signatures on the petition argue that eliminating the test has actually hindered true equity by masking preparation gaps rather than solving them. Hyde emphasized that standardized tests can act as a tool to spot talent in underserved areas, referencing successful localized programs in Southern California that provide free SAT prep to dozens of middle and high schools. HARVARD FACULTY VOTE TO CAP 'A' GRADES AT 20% IN SWEEPING EFFORT TO COMBAT DECADES OF GRADE INFLATION "Standardized tests – they can play a great role in ensuring more equitable access for students to reach that bar," Hyde noted, adding that foundational standards must be raised starting in kindergarten. "I absolutely don't believe the bar should be lowered for what we're expecting out of our STEM students in the university system. My angle then is how do we ensure that students are coming ready to reach the bar that's needed at the university level," she said. The faculty's demand comes as elite institutions nationwide—including Dartmouth, Yale, Brown, and Princeton—have completely reversed their test-optional or test-blind policies over the last two years, citing internal data showing that standardized test scores remain the single best predictor of a student's college success. The University of California Board of Regents did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a276800ee6011c3f4ec1254 ICE will stop reporting deaths of recently released detainees te 2026-06-09T01:10:24.497Z ICE will stop reporting deaths of recently released detainees Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2765c0ee6011c3f4ec121b New Jersey Democrats advance bill criminalizing interference with abortion, transgender healthcare te 2026-06-09T01:00:48.482Z New Jersey Democrats advance bill criminalizing interference with abortion, transgender healthcare A New Jersey Assembly committee on Monday advanced a Democratic-backed bill that would criminalize individuals who interfere with access to transgender and reproductive health care. The Assembly Appropriations Committee approved the measure along party lines, clearing the way for a potential full vote in the Legislature later this week before reaching Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill for her signature. If enacted, the measure would make New Jersey the first state in the nation to explicitly criminalize such interference. First introduced in the summer of 2024, the legislation would establish a new criminal offense for "interference with reproductive health services," including abortion procedures. The New Jersey Monitor indicated that the measure would also protect access to transgender healthcare for minors, including puberty blockers, hormone therapy and related mental health treatments. NEW YORK GOV. HOCHUL SIGNS LAW PROTECTING ABORTION PILL PRESCRIBERS AFTER DOCTOR INDICTED IN LOUISIANA Protections would extend to individuals who travel to New Jersey from jurisdictions where abortion is restricted or illegal. Health care providers and facilities would also be shielded under the proposal, which includes legal penalties for alleged interference originating from outside the state. "This bill is to protect healthcare. Not a political debate. Not a culture war talking point. Healthcare," bill sponsor Sen. Teresa Ruiz, D-Essex, previously said, according to the New Jersey Monitor. "Our law enforcement will not carry out another state’s agenda." According to the outlet, Republican lawmakers and opponents argued Monday that the bill could infringe on free speech rights, further erode parental rights and effectively make New Jersey a "sanctuary state" for certain providers. PRO-LIFE CENTER FIGHTS NEW JERSEY ATTORNEY GENERAL'S 'FISHING EXPEDITION' IN SUPREME COURT BATTLE Gregory Quinlan, founder and leader of the conservative advocacy group Center for Garden State Families, said anti-abortion activists could face arrest simply for praying outside clinics or engaging in what he described as "sidewalk counseling" sessions, the outlet reported. Despite the criticism, Ruiz has previously said the bill "is not a violation of First Amendment rights," according to the New Jersey Monitor.  According to the bill, medical entities and public officials will be barred from disclosing patient information without explicit consent, further strengthening privacy protections. The measure would also make it a fourth-degree crime to harass, harm or block individuals from accessing or providing such services, while extending protections to providers against extradition to states that have criminalized reproductive or transgender treatments. Violators who inflict significant bodily injury on individuals who receive such services could face up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $150,000. Beyond criminal penalties, the proposal would also allow for civil litigation and authorize the state attorney general to seek injunctions and financial penalties against alleged violators. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27637dee6011c3f4ec1187 Spurs coach Mitch Johnson contradicts how his star feels about Trump's presence before Game 3 te 2026-06-09T00:51:09.615Z Spurs coach Mitch Johnson contradicts how his star feels about Trump's presence before Game 3 The heightened security and anticipation for President Donald Trump attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday night at Madison Square Garden didn’t please at least one of the San Antonio Spurs stars. De’Aaron Fox said Trump, who became the first sitting president in history to attend an NBA Finals game after entering MSG 40 minutes prior to tip-off, was "inconvenient on everybody else." But his head coach, Mitch Johnson, had a contradicting statement about the situation. "No, I have not felt any inconvenience or – we’ve got a big game tonight," Johnson responded during a pre-game presser conference, "and trying to continue to find a way to play closer to our standard and our identity than we had in the first two games. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "There’s a lot going on, and I’d much rather be a part of it than not." The enhanced security protocols, which included Secret Service, TSA and more joining the NYPD, shook up midtown Manhattan around MSG on Monday. A security wall was placed around the arena, while those fans lucky enough to snag tickets have been seen moving in slow masses due to the extra security checkpoints. DEMOCRAT HAKEEM JEFFRIES RIPS TRUMP FOR "RUINING" KNICKS' FIRST NBA FINALS GAME IN 27 YEARS Fox spoke at the Spurs’ shootaround on Monday, where he was admittedly irked about his usual routine being changed. "We got, obviously, more security. We gotta like send stuff early. I think our busses are a little earlier." Fox also noted being "screened like it’s TSA," with photos surfacing on social media of Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama getting screened by security personnel before entering "The Garden." "It’s a little inconvenient for the people that’s got to play, but it is what it is," Fox added. Knicks head coach Mike Brown didn’t answer when asked if it was appropriate for the president to attend the game, but he did answer what his own commute was like back at home after winning the first two games of this best-of-seven series on the road. "A lot of people text me all the time about this and that, and for me, my focus is just what’s next and what’s in front of me, and Game 3 is front of us right now. I feel our group is that way, too," he said. "Coming here, I stayed downtown because we were practicing here. So I stayed downtown at the team hotel. I’ve never done that on a game before. But it’s easier because we’re practicing here, and so staying downtown and coming from our hotel to here was shorter driver or a shorter commute than what I’m used to coming from Westchester County." Trump has attended numerous sporting events since beginning his second term, including the Super Bowl in New Orleans two seasons ago, the Daytona 500 and the Ryder Cup. 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/6a276353ee6011c3f4ec1169 Mercor’s Brendan Foody calls out Sequoia over ‘dual-pricing’ valuation tricks te 2026-06-09T00:50:27.607Z Mercor’s Brendan Foody calls out Sequoia over ‘dual-pricing’ valuation tricks Sequoia is just one of the top firms that sells same equity at two different prices. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a275eb9ee6011c3f4ec10c2 Platner floats jailing billionaires in fiery pre-primary speech pushing far-left agenda te 2026-06-09T00:30:49.369Z Platner floats jailing billionaires in fiery pre-primary speech pushing far-left agenda Scandal-plagued Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner used a fiery pre-primary address to pitch universal health care, wealth taxes, a Green New Deal and other far-left agenda items, like floating an idea that billionaires should be jailed for looking at political ads "the wrong way" in remarks about campaign finance reform. The comment about jailing billionaires earned the candidate backlash from his Republican critics, who pointed out some of Platner's biggest endorsers are funded by billionaires, highlighted the "Marxist dystopian" nature of the remarks, and joked that Platner must have some sort of affinity for locking people up against their will, referring to recent allegations from an ex-girlfriend. "We need to get money out of politics. We need to get rid of Citizens United. And, if I had my way, elections would last two months, they will be publicly funded and if a billionaire looked at a TV ad the wrong way, we'd put 'em in jail," Platner told a crowd of constituents Sunday night in Maine, earning applause. The comments came as Platner was laying out his far-left agenda and railing against conservatives, including calling President Donald Trump "dumb." "That's one way to thank some of his own supporters for their generosity!" quipped veteran Republican strategist Colin Reed, who pointed to Platner's prominent endorsers, like Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who received several contributions last month from billionaires like George Soros, Pat Stryker, Jon Stryker and Jennifer Pritzker, according to campaign finance watchdog OpenSecrets. PLATNER’S ANTI-CORPORATE CRUSADE HITS AWKWARD SNAG AS RECEIPTS TELL ANOTHER STORY "Why worry about slowly slipping into a Marxist dystopia? With Graham Platner, you can sprint toward it!" Jason Savage, Executive Director of the Maine GOP, said in response to Platner's stump speech remarks about jailing billionaires. "Dude is big on locking people in rooms against their will, apparently," joked CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings, an apparent reference to recent reporting on Platner’s past romantic relationships, including one ex-girlfriend’s allegation that he once twisted her arm behind her back, pushed her into a bedroom and held the door shut from the other side. Platner has denied the allegations. ‘HE HATED WOMEN’: EXPLOSIVE ABUSE, NEW NAZI TATTOO ALLEGATIONS FROM EXES ROCK PLATNER'S CAMPAIGN Platner’s campaign has been dogged by controversies since he emerged as a progressive challenger in Maine’s closely watched Senate race against incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins, including recent complaints from multiple ex-girlfriends about his behavior during their relationships. The reports included accusations from one of Platner's ex-girlfriends, Lyndsey Fifield, who told The New York Times about being trapped in a room by Platner during their relationship more than a decade ago. "The Platner campaign has already spent more than $14 million and we aren't even past the primary," Shawn Roderick, a spokesperson for the Collins campaign told Fox News Digital. "Does Graham Platner really think that American taxpayers should be paying his high-priced political consultants and the tech billionaires who own the platforms where he does his advertising? He is floating this idea to distract from the many disturbing problems his campaign has faced over the past two weeks." Platner has also been facing backlash for exchanging sexually explicit messages with multiple women early in his marriage on the platform Kik. Following those reports, Platner was found to still have an active profile on Kik, an anonymous messaging app that has faced criticism from child-safety groups and law enforcement officials. The profile reportedly featured a shirtless mirror selfie of Platner with a towel around his waist, which Republican staffers later appeared to mock outside the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee by showing up in towels. SENATE CANDIDATE GRAHAM PLATNER SENT EXPLICIT TEXTS TO MULTIPLE WOMEN WHILE MARRIED, WIFE SAYS: REPORT Platner’s wife, Amy Gertner, reportedly disclosed the messages to campaign officials during an internal vetting process, and the campaign has acknowledged the messages existed while arguing the matter was addressed privately between Platner and his wife. Meanwhile, Platner has argued that the allegations from former girlfriends are politically motivated, while his campaign has accused critics and national media outlets of focusing on private matters and personal attacks rather than the issues affecting Maine voters. By the time those controversies hit the news, Platner had already faced scrutiny over a tattoo that critics identified as a Nazi-linked symbol, which he later covered up and said he was not aware of its meaning when he got it. One of Platner's former staffers, Genevieve McDonald, alleged that even though Platner has said he was unaware of the symbol’s association with Nazis when he got the tattoo years ago, he has been aware of its meaning for some time. Platner also apologized after his old Reddit posts resurfaced in which he made a series of inflammatory comments about rape, race, political violence, police, rural Americans and military veterans. Platner has said his views have changed and that some of his past comments reflected a darker period in his life after military service. Fox News Digital reached out to the Platner campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) for comment but did not hear back in time for publication. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a275c86ee6011c3f4ec106b Carville doesn't 'feel sorry' for urging Democrats to move on from the Kamala Harris era te 2026-06-09T00:21:26.727Z Carville doesn't 'feel sorry' for urging Democrats to move on from the Kamala Harris era Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville argued on Sunday that former Vice President Kamala Harris should be satisfied with her political record and step aside from the 2028 presidential race. There are numerous high-profile candidates who are expected to compete for the Democratic Party nomination in 2028. Harris, who initially faced a wave of praise after she stepped in for then-President Joe Biden, suffered a historic defeat to President Trump in 2024. She has been advised by numerous public figures to step out of the spotlight and give another candidate a chance. One listener named Charles all the way from New Zealand, wrote to the show, asking them why they think Harris would not be a viable candidate, suggesting that if Biden had backed out earlier, she might have won. Al Hunt, Carville's co-host, swatted that suggestion down, declaring, "Charles, on this one, we're not on the same page." CARVILLE CLAIMS DEMOCRATS DON'T WANT TO ASSOCIATE WITH ANYONE FROM FAILED 2024 HARRIS CAMPAIGN IN 2028 "I thought she was a bad candidate in 2024. I thought she was a bad candidate in 2019. Terrible candidate when she at one point was thought to have a good chance to get the nomination until she campaigned," Hunt added. "I don't think if Joe had gotten out earlier, which he should have, a year earlier, I think there would have been a open contest. I don't think she would have won, and I don't think she's a viable candidate in 2028. I hope she doesn't run." Carville, who has previously described the Harris campaign's impressive budget as the "most ineffective $2 billion ever spent," began with a lighter touch, saying Harris should be proud of what she actually has accomplished. "Vice President Harris was the district attorney for San Francisco – major city – was the attorney general of California, to say a major state would be an understatement. Largest state in the country. She was then the United States senator from California. Okay, it's pretty, pretty stout. Then she was vice president. That's really stout. And then she was the uncontested nominee of her party," he recalled. "You know what? She's had an incredible political career," he continued. "Literally 99.98572% of any politician would give their right arm to have a career that successful. I do not feel sorry for her. You had the greatest gift that anybody can have. You had a chance." KAMALA HARRIS REVEALS TIMETABLE FOR MAKING MAJOR POLITICAL DECISION IN DEEP BLUE STATE "I don't see any possibility that the Democrats are going to go back to 2024," Carville said, suggesting Democrats simply wish to disassociate from that era completely. Carville went on to suggest that while people in the party do not dislike Harris as a person, and respect what she has done, nonetheless, "Exit stage left, stage right, I don't care. It's just — you've had a real, real profound political career." He did suggest one viable avenue for her political career, however. "Who knows? Maybe as a Democratic president they'll put you in the Supreme Court. You couldn't do no worse than what the f--- we got there now." Fox News Digital reached out to Kamala Harris and did not receive an immediate reply. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a275c72ee6011c3f4ec1062 Knicks, Spurs players react as President Trump's Game 3 visit to MSG brings tighter security te 2026-06-09T00:21:06.728Z Knicks, Spurs players react as President Trump's Game 3 visit to MSG brings tighter security Madison Square Garden is not playing around with President Donald Trump's attendance at Game 3. Security has been amped up, and it's rubbing some players the wrong way as the arena braces for its highest-profile guest yet. Even NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has expressed appreciation for Trump's attendance, acknowledging it is a bona fide ratings boost. Players such as Spurs guard De'Aaron Fox and Knicks forward OG Anunoby don't sound nearly as excited. SECRET SERVICE, TSA AND NYPD TRANSFORM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN INTO FORTRESS FOR TRUMP'S NBA FINALS VISIT Fox shared ahead of Game 3 in New York City that the heightened security at MSG has become something of a nuisance. "I think the president being here just makes it inconvenient on everybody else," Fox said Monday. "We got, obviously, more security. We gotta send stuff early. I think our buses are a little earlier." "We’re getting screened like it’s TSA," Fox added. "It’s a little inconvenient for the people that got to play, but it is what it is." Fans attending Game 3 will also undergo additional security screenings due to Trump's appearance. Meanwhile, with Trump set to celebrate his 80th birthday later this week, Anunoby was asked about the president's expected appearance at Game 3. "He’ll just be there watching the game. We’re going to go as usual, play our game, try to win the game," Anunoby said matter-of-factly. Given how polarizing Trump remains, attention quickly turned to which NBA players might publicly support his attendance. Others have argued that the president's presence should be treated as an honor. Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama also became a topic of discussion after standing with his arms folded during the national anthem before Game 1. Trump, however, had no criticism when asked about the moment. "Wemby’s a great player," Trump said. "I say, ‘How do you guard this guy?’" While Hart has not publicly commented on Trump's attendance, Knicks guard Josh Hart is among the more outspoken players participating in the Finals. Hart posted a tweet about Trump in November 2020 that read, "YESSIR!!!! GET TRUMP'S DUMBA** OUT THE WHITE HOUSE!!!!!!" The Knicks enter Game 3 with a 2-0 series lead, and history is firmly on their side: teams that take a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals go on to win the championship nearly 87% of the time. 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Raman, a member of the Los Angeles City Council and Democratic Socialists of America, has served as chair of the Housing and Homelessness Committee since 2023. She has also been dubbed a Mamdani-style socialist, referring to far-left New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. LA CITY COUNCILWOMAN PREVIOUSLY BACKED BY DSA RUNNING FOR MAYOR IN PRIMARY CHALLENGE TO BASS In her view, there is more the city could be doing to address not just its homelessness problem, but also increasing housing supply, maintaining public safety, furthering climate goals and pushing back against federal immigration enforcement efforts. "We can bring LA back to what it really is: one of the most creative, beautiful and most hopeful places in the world. But only if we come together to fight for it," Raman said in a campaign video. During the race, Raman pitched herself as a hopeful alternative to Bass’ leadership and what she called a fear-fueled campaign from Spencer Pratt, a rightward-leaning independent who gained traction in the closing weeks of the campaign. SPENCER PRATT TELLS BILL MAHER HE WOULD ARREST HIM AS LA MAYOR FOR SMOKING POT IN FRONT OF KIDS "We have a mayor who has failed to lead this city and, on the other hand, a right-wing extremist, powered by MAGA, who’s channeling people’s frustrations about this city into fear and anger and hatred," Raman said. Bass, who first came into office in 2022, argues she has a track record that is taking the city in the right direction. Despite fending off criticisms about the Palisade fires, a stubbornly visible homelessness population and budget deficits, Bass argued she’s taken steps to address all of those areas in her three years in the role. "Los Angeles is at a turning point. After decades of rising homelessness, under-built housing and a shrinking police force, it’s Mayor Karen Bass who finally stepped up to change how City Hall works," Bass’s website reads. "Homelessness is down, more housing is being built and LAPD is hiring new officers." LOS ANGELES MAYOR BASS SAYS 'HELL YEAH' SHE REGRETS GHANA TRIP AFTER WILDFIRES RAVAGED CITY Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom endorsed Bass last week. Bass originally won election in 2022 in a 54.8% to 45.2% victory over independent challenger Rick J. Caruso. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a275892ee6011c3f4ec0fba Weight loss drug use has skyrocketed. Has it changed the way people dine out? te 2026-06-09T00:04:34.974Z Weight loss drug use has skyrocketed. Has it changed the way people dine out? 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a275853ee6011c3f4ec0f9f FOOD-RESTAURANTS-WEIGHTLOSS-DRUGS-FILEPIC-5-MI te 2026-06-09T00:03:31.039Z FOOD-RESTAURANTS-WEIGHTLOSS-DRUGS-FILEPIC-5-MI Alexander Ringleb, owner of Burgermeister Miami, shows off the size of a slider as compared to the regular-sized burger at his Brickell restaurant. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27583eee6011c3f4ec0f96 Mayo Clinic Minute: Discover the health benefits of farro te 2026-06-09T00:03:10.501Z Mayo Clinic Minute: Discover the health benefits of farro Farro is an ancient grain that resembles brown rice, and is packed with fiber, protein, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Popular in Italy, this healthy dish is gaining favor in the U.S. for its versatility and health benefits. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27582aee6011c3f4ec0f8d ask the doctors te 2026-06-09T00:02:50.016Z ask the doctors Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a275814ee6011c3f4ec0f84 After her bout of amnesia, a $59,000 billing dispute wouldn’t go away te 2026-06-09T00:02:28.718Z After her bout of amnesia, a $59,000 billing dispute wouldn’t go away On April 10, 2025, several hours after finishing a hike in Sedona, Arizona, Jan Anderson started repeating herself. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2757feee6011c3f4ec0f7b Heap of raw Farro grains te 2026-06-09T00:02:06.723Z Heap of raw Farro grains Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2757e7ee6011c3f4ec0f72 bill of the month te 2026-06-09T00:01:43.770Z bill of the month Jan Anderson experienced an episode of temporary amnesia in 2025 after a morning hike in Sedona, Arizona. She’s spent the past year trying to resolve $59,000 worth of unpaid hospital charges that her insurer wouldn’t cover. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2757d2ee6011c3f4ec0f69 Scene pkg June 8 te 2026-06-09T00:01:22.567Z Scene pkg June 8 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27579eee6011c3f4ec0f37 Rogue swimmer arrested after diving into 11-acre Central Park lake in failed attempt to escape NYPD te 2026-06-09T00:00:30.160Z Rogue swimmer arrested after diving into 11-acre Central Park lake in failed attempt to escape NYPD A rogue swimmer who tried to evade police in New York City by taking a dip in a Central Park lake was arrested Monday, authorities said. Officers with the New York Police Department (NYPD) were initially attempting to arrest the man on charges of petty larceny in Harlem, the NYPD told Fox News Digital. GOOD SAMARITANS HELP STOP ALLEGED PARK PREDATOR MONTHS AFTER REPEAT OFFENDER RELEASED: REPORT Determined to avoid custody, the 23-year-old suspect fled into nearby Central Park and dove into the Harlem Meer, an 11-acre lake at the northeast end of the park. REPEAT OFFENDER STREET RACING AT 106 MPH MOWS DOWN EMT AFTER PREVIOUSLY KILLING SOMEONE IN CRASH: POLICE Video captured an NYPD helicopter hovering directly above the lake as the suspect attempted to swim to the opposite shore. NYPD divers eventually entered the water, retrieved the swimmer, and placed him under arrest, police said. He was transported to Mount Sinai Morningside hospital in stable condition. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a275543ee6011c3f4ec0eb4 American Airlines flight attendant killed in tourist hot spot as investigators probe suspected boat strike te 2026-06-08T23:50:27.841Z American Airlines flight attendant killed in tourist hot spot as investigators probe suspected boat strike The body of a woman found on a Florida beach last week has been identified as an American Airlines flight attendant who died after an apparent boat strike while snorkeling, officials said.  Kellie Melinda Williams’ remains were discovered by two fishermen in the surf near Hollywood Beach around 8 p.m. June 3, according to CBS Miami.  Authorities reportedly said the 31-year-old flight attendant "showed injuries consistent with a vessel strike," and determined her cause of death was blunt force injuries. GOT A TIP? "Based on the investigation, it appears the deceased was snorkeling/diving in the area of Dr. Von D Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park during the day of June 3," Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation (FWC) said in a previous statement to Fox News Digital. "FWC investigators are working in partnership with Hollywood detectives on this case." FLORIDA MAN DIES AFTER GETTING KNOCKED OFF BOAT, CAUGHT IN PROPELLER Details regarding the suspected boat involved in Williams’ death or if any suspects have been identified have not been released. Fox News Digital reached out to FWC and Hollywood police for comment.  FOLLOW US ON X One witness detailed the scene as the pair of fishermen pulled Williams’ body from the water Wednesday night.  "Two fishermen were fishing right off the beach, and I saw them from my window pulling something, then I saw them drag something onto the shoreline," Emilio Benitez told NBC6 South Florida. "And it turned out to be a lady’s body." Williams’ parents reportedly told the outlet that their daughter had recently gotten married and moved to Florida, adding that she was an avid snorkeler and "great person."  Williams was a flight attendant based at Miami International Airport, according to the Miami Association of Professional Flight Attendants. CLICK HERE FOR MORE US NEWS "It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our colleague and fellow MIA Flight Attendant, Kellie Williams," the organization wrote in an Instagram post. "Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with Kellie's family, friends, and loved ones during this difficult time." Williams’ employer, American Airlines, also expressed the company’s grief upon hearing of her passing. "We are deeply saddened by the loss of our colleague," an American Airlines spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "Our thoughts and support are with her family, loved ones and colleagues at this time."  Fox News Digital's Kelsie Cairns and Greg Wehner contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2752edee6011c3f4ec0e4c '60 Minutes' host Lesley Stahl mourns CBS firings as 'worst experience' of her career te 2026-06-08T23:40:29.923Z '60 Minutes' host Lesley Stahl mourns CBS firings as 'worst experience' of her career "60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl described the wave of high-profile firings from the show, including fellow correspondent Scott Pelley, as the "worst experience" she's ever faced in her career. Stahl spoke to Puck News on Sunday after she, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim released a joint statement confirming that they would remain on the show for its upcoming 59th season. The 84-year-old veteran journalist confessed there was a level of "reluctance" to stay on their part considering they were— and still are— unsure what prompted the firings in the first place. "It’s just been obviously the hardest chapter of my career," Stahl said. "This was by far the worst experience I’ve been involved in, or even witnessed. I mean, firing seven people, including the entire management team over here, plus reporters and producers." SCOTT PELLEY FIRED AT CBS NEWS AFTER BLOWUPS WITH BARI WEISS, NEW '60 MINUTES' PRODUCER Stahl also described in a conversation with Puck News on Friday, the same day the statement was released, how she learned about "60 Minutes" producer Guy Campanile's firing while he was preparing an interview for Stahl. After he was fired, Stahl described having to make the difficult choice over whether to continue with the story. "I had to make a decision to go forward with the story, without knowing if I was going to stay or not," Stahl said, adding that she ultimately went through with the interview that is expected to air next season. SCOTT PELLEY SAYS CBS NEWS IS ‘ON FIRE’ AFTER BARI WEISS TAKEOVER AND ‘60 MINUTES’ BLOODBATH Despite the frustration over the firings, Stahl reiterated that she, Whitaker and Wertheim have pledged to work with new "60 Minutes" executive producer Nick Bilton to craft the new season, adding that she has already met with Bilton to make "a plea not to change anything on the Sunday night broadcast." "We understand that we need to do more," she said. "We get that, and if there are good ideas on that front, fine. The Sunday night broadcast, after 60 years, and after increasing our audience this past season, in my view, shouldn’t be tampered with. It’s so not broke, so why, quote, fix it?" Fox News Digital reached out to CBS News for comment. FCC CHAIR BRENDAN CARR RIPS SCOTT PELLEY AS ‘COMPLETELY OUT OF TOUCH’ AFTER CBS FIRING The long-running program has faced significant upheaval following the firings of producers Tanya Simon and Draggan Mihailovich, correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega, among others. Pelley's firing garnered significant attention last week after it followed a bitter clash between himself, Bilton and the network's editor-in-chief Bari Weiss during a staff meeting. Fox News Digital later confirmed that Pelley accused Weiss of "murdering" "60 Minutes" during the outburst. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a274e6bee6011c3f4ec0d8a HCH Pet of the Week: Rodeo te 2026-06-08T23:21:15.839Z HCH Pet of the Week: Rodeo Hi, my name is Rodeo and I'm ready to find my new family! Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a274e50ee6011c3f4ec0d63 Mamdani-linked Platner adviser’s history with nude photos surfaces ahead of crucial Senate primary te 2026-06-08T23:20:48.967Z Mamdani-linked Platner adviser’s history with nude photos surfaces ahead of crucial Senate primary A Democratic Party campaign strategist who recently went viral for doing damage control for Graham Platner amid his public sexting scandals has past writings that include comments about sending and receiving "nudes" and a footnote in a puberty guide for boys that he wrote, which referenced using images of his own penis. Morris Katz, an up-and-coming New York City Democratic Party campaign strategist credited with being a major factor in New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's electoral upset last year, wrote on the Medium blogging platform in 2019, amid a separate Democratic Party sexting scandal, that he had both "sent" and "received nudes." Katz also authored a 2020 puberty guide for boys that included, on page 17, a footnote saying that he initially considered using "images of my penis" to illustrate puberty before the publisher said it was inappropriate. The resurfaced writings have drawn scrutiny over the last week from Maine Republicans after Katz was accused of trying to contain the fallout from the sexting scandal involving Platner that he exchanged sexually explicit messages with multiple women early in his marriage on Kik, an anonymous messaging app that has faced scrutiny over predatory behavior and child-safety concerns. HOW MUCH BAGGAGE WILL DEMOCRATS ACCEPT FROM MAINE'S GRAHAM PLATNER? The irony has not gone unnoticed by Republicans in Maine, who argue Katz’s past writings add another bizarre layer to a Platner campaign already struggling to move past allegations involving numerous scandals revolving around the candidate’s judgment. Jason Savage, executive director of the Maine Republican Party, told Fox News Digital that the combination of Platner and Katz is "like a sort of weird horror story," arguing that both men appear unable to recognize "the guardrails of decency." "Morris Katz thinking that he was going to call up and intimidate Genevieve McDonald shows how bad his judgement is — he was never going to succeed at that and the fact he didn't have the instincts to know better is just the first red flag of many for him," Savage told Fox News Digital. "The combination of Morris Katz and Graham Platner is this weird horror story where neither one of them really understands the guardrails on decency. Neither one of them can recognize when there is a boundary." A Republican strategist, who is from rural Maine but wanted to remain anonymous when speaking to Fox News Digital, said the Katz controversy shows national progressive operatives are using Maine as a testing ground for an outsider-backed campaign that could ultimately weaken the seniority and resources incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins has delivered to struggling communities across the state. 'MAINE'S MAMDANI': MAINE GOP CHIEF ISSUES WARNING ABOUT NEW CHALLENGER LOOKING TO OUST SUSAN COLLINS "This guy [Katz], who is unbelievably strange, comes in from out of state and tries to get this horribly flawed guy, like limping, pleading across the finish line. That is so arrogant," the GOP strategist said. "The arrogance that it takes to come in and say, ‘I’m an out-of-state progressive socialist here to make some money off a flawed candidate bleeding in the polls,’ and then try to take that away from the people who really need it, you're going to take away what Susan Collins has done and will be able to do for these people." Platner’s campaign has been dogged by controversies since he emerged as a progressive challenger in Maine’s closely watched Senate race against incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Some of the most recent firestorms have centered on reports alleging Platner was abusive to an ex-girlfriend and that he exchanged sexually explicit messages with multiple women early in his marriage on the platform Kik. Platner’s wife, Amy Gertner, reportedly disclosed the messages to campaign officials during an internal vetting process, and the campaign has acknowledged the messages existed while arguing the matter was addressed privately between Platner and his wife. SENATE CANDIDATE GRAHAM PLATNER SENT EXPLICIT TEXTS TO MULTIPLE WOMEN WHILE MARRIED, WIFE SAYS: REPORT The controversy intensified after reports that Platner still had an active profile on Kik, an anonymous messaging app that has faced criticism from child-safety groups and law enforcement officials. The profile reportedly featured a shirtless mirror selfie of Platner with a towel around his waist, which Republican staffers later appeared to mock outside the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee by showing up in towels. Platner had already faced scrutiny over a tattoo that critics identified as a Nazi-linked symbol, which he later covered up. Platner has said he was unaware of the symbol’s association with Nazis when he got the tattoo years ago, although McDonald has contested he has been aware of its meaning for some time. Platner also apologized after old Reddit posts resurfaced in which he made a series of inflammatory comments about rape, race, political violence, police, rural Americans and military veterans. Platner has said his views have changed and that some of his past comments reflected a darker period in his life after military service. More recently, Platner denied allegations from a former girlfriend who accused him of abusive behavior, calling the claims politically motivated. His campaign has accused critics and national media outlets of focusing on private matters and personal attacks rather than the issues affecting Maine voters. Fox News Digital reached out to Katz, the Platner campaign, Fight Agency, Mamdani’s team and McDonald for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a274e3cee6011c3f4ec0d5a Wisconsin teen sentenced to life in brutal slaying of 5-year-old boy found in dumpster te 2026-06-08T23:20:28.970Z Wisconsin teen sentenced to life in brutal slaying of 5-year-old boy found in dumpster An 18-year-old Wisconsin man was sentenced Friday to life in prison for his role in the brutal killing of a 5-year-old Milwaukee boy whose disappearance later led to changes in state law. Erik Mendoza, who was 15 at the time of the crime, will not be eligible to petition for release for 50 years. He pleaded guilty in February to first-degree intentional homicide, hiding a corpse and three counts of second-degree recklessly endangering safety in the death of Prince McCree, according to local outlets FOX 6 and WISN. "When considering the serious nature of this defendant's offenses, it does not get more serious, more egregious than this," Milwaukee County Assistant District Attorney Matthew Torbenson said during Friday's sentencing hearing. McCree was reported missing on Oct. 25, 2023, after his mother allowed him to go play video games in the basement of he home where his family lived, where David Pietura — who was later sentenced to life in prison in the case — also lived. When she could not find him later that day, she contacted police, according to FOX 6. WISCONSIN TEEN CHARGED IN SHOOTING DEATH OF MOTHER, STEPFATHER FOUND DECOMPOSED IN THEIR HOME The following morning, authorities found the child's body in a dumpster near North 55th Street and West Vliet Street, roughly a mile from his home, WISN reported. Investigators said Mendoza admitted to choking McCree and striking him multiple times with a golf club, FOX 6 reported, citing court records. Court records allege Mendoza and accomplice Pietura later disposed of the boy's body. Surveillance video cited in court filings showed the pair carrying a white garbage bag through an alley on the day McCree disappeared, according to the outlet. Prosecutors said Pietura initially told investigators he and Mendoza had gone for a walk. However, cellphone GPS data contradicted his account. Pietura later directed police to the location of McCree's body, FOX 6 reported. SLAIN COLLEGE STUDENT'S PARENTS RIP INTO DAUGHTER'S KILLER AFTER MURDER GUILTY PLEA Pietura pleaded guilty to first-degree intentional homicide and was sentenced to life in prison in 2024, according to FOX 6. The case prompted the Prince Act, a Wisconsin law that broadened the state's missing-child alert system to include cases that do not meet the criteria for an Amber Alert, WISN reported. During Friday's hearing, McCree's parents delivered emotional victim impact statements. "What I want to say is. I wish this guy would die and burn. No mercy. And I wish I could do it with my hands," Darron McCree, Prince McCree's father, told the court. "I'm a different person now. My life is my kid's life." Jordan Barger, Prince McCree's mother, said her "baby didn't deserve anything." WISCONSIN MOTHER STABS TEEN DAUGHTER TO DEATH TO 'PROTECT' HER FROM ELON MUSK: AUTHORITIES "He was five. You were 15," Barger said. "That's a very, very big difference. And like I said, I'm just happy justice got served." Mendoza declined to address the court during sentencing. The Milwaukee Police Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a274c24ee6011c3f4ec0ceb JFK's grandson Jack Schlossberg warns about the 'genius' way Trump 'programs our minds' te 2026-06-08T23:11:32.730Z JFK's grandson Jack Schlossberg warns about the 'genius' way Trump 'programs our minds' Former President John F. Kennedy's grandson and New York congressional candidate Jack Schlossberg on Sunday called the way President Donald Trump "programs our minds" a "genius" ability. Schlossberg brought up this trait when discussing social media's role in campaigns like his, particularly given his background on TikTok. He admitted during an interview on CBS New York that Trump possesses the same ability to utilize social media to an even greater extent. "I don't admire President Trump for anything, but I deeply, deeply respect and recognize his genius in the way that he programs all of what we talk about every day," Schlossberg said. "He programs our minds." TRUMP ‘FLIPPED THE SCRIPT,’ POACHED YOUNG VOTERS FROM ‘ANTI-EVERYTHING’ DEMOCRATS, KENNEDY HEIR DECLARES He added, "He says things, and we end up repeating them all day long. He's living in all of our heads right now. And it's terrible, but it is powerful. And it is the one way to wield power now. And we don't really have an option not to compete out there." Schlossberg encouraged the Democratic Party to adapt to social media and reach new voters the way he has. "I do that the way that Democrats in the past have always used new media, which is to celebrate and get the information out about the things that we stand for because we should be proud of it. We should use our humor, our intellect. We should not be afraid to take risks," Schlossberg said. JFK’S GRANDSON JACK SCHLOSSBERG DOUBLES DOWN ON ATTACKS AGAINST RFK JR, WARNS OF 'DANGEROUS' AGENDA He continued, "And the way that I do that is not going to be the same as the way another candidate does that. It's about being authentic to who you are and letting people into your world. The other candidates I'm running against, they want you to look away. I want you to look at everything that I'm doing because I'm proud of it and thinking about it, and I'm working 24/7." Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment. JFK'S GRANDSON ACCUSES 'LOVE STORY' SERIES OF TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HIS FAMILY Schlossberg is one of several Democratic candidates running to replace Rep. Jerry Nadler in New York's 12th Congressional District. The 33-year-old politician has focused heavily on his social media profile, often making bizarre and outrageous videos. His posts have also been described as "creepy" and polarizing, particularly ones about Vice President JD Vance's wife Usha. Schlossberg, however, has denied taking things too far by targeting Vance's wife. "I think what's crossing a line is the propaganda that we see issued every single day by the White House and Vance," Schlossberg replied in March. "So, what are we going to do, hold back? Hold back on our sense of humor and not tease them, make fun of them back?" Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a274c0eee6011c3f4ec0cce Three Questions About the Maine and South Carolina Primaries te 2026-06-08T23:11:10.723Z Three Questions About the Maine and South Carolina Primaries Graham Platner and Lindsey Graham are both hoping for comfortably big victories. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a274bfaee6011c3f4ec0cc5 Trump Previews Fall Strategy With Baseless Claims of California Vote Fraud te 2026-06-08T23:10:50.726Z Trump Previews Fall Strategy With Baseless Claims of California Vote Fraud The president is using the slow count of mail ballots in California to renew his effort to cast doubt on election outcomes he doesn’t like, despite a lack of evidence of any widespread fraud. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a274be4ee6011c3f4ec0c9f Tucson City Council to vote on $2.5 billion budget; Pima County gets bad SNAP news te 2026-06-08T23:10:28.169Z Tucson City Council to vote on $2.5 billion budget; Pima County gets bad SNAP news Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a274733ee6011c3f4ec0bb3 As OpenAI files for IPO, Sam Altman’s eye-scanning company is doing layoffs, report says te 2026-06-08T22:50:27.843Z As OpenAI files for IPO, Sam Altman’s eye-scanning company is doing layoffs, report says Tools for Humanity, Sam Altman's identify verification company, is reportedly struggling to generate revenue and will downsize its staff. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27451fee6011c3f4ec0b92 $75 buys you 300 words — and an audience of 4 million Arizona voters te 2026-06-08T22:41:35.120Z $75 buys you 300 words — and an audience of 4 million Arizona voters Key Points: Arizona voters can share opinions on ballot measures for $75 Arguments must be submitted by June 24 to be included in the widely-spread ballot pamphlet The Secretary of State’s Office may seek legal advice on offensive arguments Got an opinion about photo radar? Empowerment scholarship accounts? The firing squad as an acceptable method of execution? All these and more may be on the November ballot. And for $75, you can share your thoughts about them with nearly everyone registered to vote. That’s all it takes to get a 300-word argument in a ballot pamphlet that’s going to be mailed to about four million registered Arizona voters ahead of the Nov. 5 election. Those interested have until 5 p.m. on June 24 to submit their entry and file payment to the Secretary of State’s Office. The idea of a ballot pamphlet is part of a long-standing state law that allows individuals, organizations and political committees to make their own pitch to voters about ballot issues. The Secretary of State’s Office then mails these out, one to each head of household with at least one registered voter. It all starts from a website which will go live next week: “https://ballotarguments.az.gov”. First, pick out the issues on which you would like to opine. For all the rest, it’s straight forward. Just follow the instructions, type in what you want to say — up to 300 words — fill out the rest of the form and then, when prompted, make your $75 payment online with a credit card. What you do with those 300 words is pretty much up to you. The Secretary of State’s Office doesn’t edit for content. That means any typos you make will remain for everyone else to see. So proofread carefully. But the agency said it might seek legal advice before actually printing an argument with some four-letter words not generally used in polite conversation. Pretty much anything else, however, is in bounds — even if it doesn’t actually relate to the ballot measure or not. Don’t worry about filling in the ballot number, like “Proposition 100.” Leave a blank and that will be filled in by the office when it finally assigned the numbers. There are constraints. The web site won’t accept efforts to use bold or italics to make a point, though people are free to capitalize for emphasis. Also, only online submissions will be accepted. Forget about typing or printing up something at home and showing up at the Secretary of State’s Office, paper and $75 in hand. Still, if you have a lot to say about a lot of things — and money to burn — there’s no limit to the number of ballot arguments you can submit, either on one or multiple issues. Here’s what’s currently confirmed for the ballot, plus what could be coming: – Precluding lawmakers from taxing vehicles based on the mileage they drive, a bid to remove that as an option for dealing with the fact that owners of electric vehicles don’t buy gas and don’t pay a gas tax; – Restricting the ability of cities to impose their sales taxes on food; – Declaring drug cartels as “terrorist organizations,” requiring the state Department of Homeland Security to do “everything in its authority” to address the threat. And more could be coming. One proposal still awaiting final legislative action, for example, would say that cities can’t use photo enforcement for speed or red lights unless local voters give their approval. And any community that has that now would need to take it to the ballot. Another seeks to prohibit anyone born as male from participating in intramural or interscholastic sports designed for females, women or girls. There’s also a plan to raise the mandatory retirement age for judges from 70 to 75. And then there’s a proposal to allow those facing the death penalty to choose among lethal injection, lethal gas or the firing squad. In total, there are 25 measures pending at the Capitol that Republican leaders, who control both chambers, may or may not choose to try to put on the November ballot. And that’s not all. There also are efforts by various groups to put their own initiatives on the ballot. Several appear to have already been abandoned, like one to cap the salaries of hospital executives and another to repeal a voter-approved law that legalized marijuana for recreational use. Those still apparently active are: – Two separate measures that seek changes in Empowerment Scholarship Accounts. They have some similar provisions like limiting what can be purchased with the funds. But there are key differences, with one putting a cap on eligibility based on family income; – A constitutional amendment that would guarantee the right to get an early ballot and vote by mail. Initiative petitions aren’t due until July 2 – eight days after the ballot argument deadline – meaning anyone who submits early risks losing that $75 fee if a measure fails to qualify or is knocked off the ballot through litigation. There are no refunds. And this year, there’s another complicating factor. It’s unclear whether the Legislature will have finished its business — including deciding what to send to the ballot — by that June 24 deadline. So here, too, those who want to comment still have to meet that deadline and pay that $75 fee even if it turns out the measure is never actually referred. The post $75 buys you 300 words — and an audience of 4 million Arizona voters first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a274506ee6011c3f4ec0b6e Church cans patriotic staple on Biden’s posh vacation enclave — pastor says tradition ‘doesn’t cut it’ te 2026-06-08T22:41:10.489Z Church cans patriotic staple on Biden’s posh vacation enclave — pastor says tradition ‘doesn’t cut it’ A Nantucket pastor is defending her church’s decision to cancel its annual Fourth of July reading of America’s founding documents, using her sermon to explain why the long-running tradition was axed on the exclusive Massachusetts island favored by former President Joe Biden. "After two and a half centuries why are our founding documents still celebrated as mainly aspirational? 250 years later aspirational –– not being there yet –– celebrating the promise of those documents –– and our country –– just doesn’t cut it," Rev. Erin Splaine of the Second Congregational Meeting House Society said in a sermon excerpt she provided to Fox News Digital. The historic Nantucket Unitarian Meeting House has hosted a public reading of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights in downtown Nantucket each Fourth of July holiday for the past 25 years before the church decided to cancel it in May as part of an ongoing effort to understand its "own whiteness." "What should unify all of us is not to continue to assume –– or hide behind –– aspirational only –– rather to commit to the work of change –– to be brave enough to be uncomfortable –– unsettled –– unaccepting of an incomplete narrative," the sermon continued. BIDEN’S POSH VACATION ENCLAVE ROILED AS CHURCH AXES JULY 4 TRADITION OVER ‘WHITENESS’ DEBATE: ‘SPEWING LIES’ The decision to cancel the annual reading was announced in a letter published by the Nantucket Current, which discussed ongoing conversations within the congregation about race, privilege and the historical application of constitutional rights. The cancelation sparked a wave of social media backlash, with critics arguing the decision reflected broader discomfort on the left with traditional celebrations of America’s founding. The letter stated that Splaine would not "engage" with anyone concerned with the cancelation on social media, saying those concerned could make an "appointment" to speak with her. "Social media is not the place for important, tender conversations," the letter read.   Fox News Digital reached out to Splaine for comment last week, after the Nantucket Current published her letter announcing the event was canceled. She responded with an excerpt from her recent sermon defending the decision. "While a few people have taken up the invitation to connect - the overwhelming majority who disagree have not. It is disappointing because there is so much to talk about and absolutely no worth in yelling at each other," Splaine told Fox News Digital. WEALTHY SUMMER SANCTUARY LIMITS TOURISTS, HIRES PATROL 'DOCENTS' TO KEEP OUTSIDERS IN CHECK Local leaders and the island's chamber of commerce had promoted the event in prior years on social media platforms for all to celebrate the holiday. "There are also those who have said the event should continue because it is important to bring people together. The crucial question is what people? Who is missing? What story is being celebrated? Whose experience is part of that story –– whose experience is not?" preached Splaine in her sermon. Nantucket, a famed summer retreat off the Massachusetts coast, attracts celebrities, millionaires — and billionaires. Biden and his family head up to the island almost every year to celebrate Thanksgiving with family for decades. Critics were quick to flood social media with reactions, pointing to the island's exclusivity and arguing that some on the left appear increasingly uncomfortable celebrating America's founding ahead of the nation's 250th birthday. THE CHURCH IS HOLY GROUND, NOT A STAGE FOR THE LEFT'S POLITICAL RAGE "Just another organization with leaders having a hidden agenda. I doubt a poll of all members would show a majority wanting the reading cancelled," commented one person. "So many churches have been infiltrated by people that don’t believe the word of God in any way shape or form. They’re like a virus that had taken over the host," commented another person. "I was hoping we were past this - naive of me," shared an X user. "The left can't have anything that might encourage patriotism," added one person. PROTECTING THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE IN OUR 250TH YEAR To salvage the annual event, another church on the island, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, announced it would read the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights, the Nantucket Current reported.  "We may not be there yet but we felt it was important to gather together and try to live up to the promises our country has made," said St. Paul’s Rev. Max Wolf. "Those documents are aspirational." Fox News Digital reached out to the Nantucket Unitarian Meeting House for additional comment, as well as Biden's office. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2744f2ee6011c3f4ec0b65 Two ladies, a dog, a lighthouse and a possible Bigfoot encounter on a beach in Michigan te 2026-06-08T22:40:50.568Z Two ladies, a dog, a lighthouse and a possible Bigfoot encounter on a beach in Michigan Out in the woods in the middle of nowhere isn’t the only place people claim to have seen Bigfoot and not been able to get a single picture of the creature. As we’re about to get into, sightings can also take place on the beach at dusk near a lighthouse. That time of day makes the lack of evidence collected much more understandable. Visibility wasn’t great and the two witnesses and a dog saw a large silhouette of what was described as a "dark figure" with the build of a "very big lumberjack with no neck." It was either a huge lumberjack without a neck or a possible Bigfoot. The sighting was sent to The Bigfoot Field Research Organization by a woman named Diane who was visiting Paradise, Michigan, from the Lansing area with her sister Denise. The two ladies were accompanied by a Doberman named "Snoop Dog" during their sightseeing trip, which took place in May. The dog had been spooked the day before the sighting at Whitefish Lighthouse when they visited nearby Barb’s Beach. EX-ARMY SERGEANT RECALLS CREATURE SIGHTING THAT CHANGED LIFE AFTER NEW BIGFOOT REPORTS IN OHIO When they returned to Barb’s Beach the morning of their encounter, May 19, "the dog wanted to go back to the car." Diane told her sister that there must have been a bear or wolf in the area, because the dog doesn’t scare easily. Then, at dusk later that night, the two sisters both saw a dark upright figure on the beach at Whitefish Lighthouse near a large pile of driftwood by the shore. They could see the figure ducking down when a flashlight they were using was pointed in its direction. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! The Doberman alerted them to the presence of something in the pile of wood and started pulling the women back toward the front of the lighthouse. That’s when they "ran and got the hell out of there."  This is a general area with lots of other reported sightings and, according to the BFRO investigator, there was a search and rescue operation being conducted not far from the area where the sisters say they spotted the possible Bigfoot. There was a lot of police activity that included the use of helicopters and dog teams over roughly a four-mile area in the woods that "might have flushed a sasquatch from there." Let me know what you think. Did these sisters see the silhouette of a Bigfoot or a big lumberjack with no neck? Also, if you have any Bigfoot stories of your own, send them my way sean.joseph@outkick.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2744daee6011c3f4ec0b35 Apple’s WWDC AI demos looked more real after $250M false ad settlement te 2026-06-08T22:40:26.968Z Apple’s WWDC AI demos looked more real after $250M false ad settlement The vibe of Apple's 2026 WWDC keynote felt like a spouse proudly listing all the honey-do-list items tackled. One subtle example: the many AI demos of someone standing, phone in hand. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2742b3ee6011c3f4ec0aff Arizona Senate looks to sidestep rural zoning codes for new nuclear generation te 2026-06-08T22:31:15.690Z Arizona Senate looks to sidestep rural zoning codes for new nuclear generation Key Points: Arizona may soon have small nuclear reactors in rural areas Legislation would allow reactors to be placed near data centers without local oversight Opponents argue that the state should prioritize renewable energy sources instead Rural Arizona counties could soon lose their zoning authority over nuclear power plants under legislation that would fast-track placement of small “modular” reactors near data centers and former coal sites. Legislation approved by the Senate and awaiting a House vote would strip supervisors in 13 rural counties of their authority — everywhere but Maricopa and Pima — from being able to use zoning or other land use regulations to prohibit new nuclear construction. The measure is aimed at allowing these reactors to be placed where there used to be coal-fired power plants without additional review. The idea is that there already is the infrastructure, mainly in high-voltage power lines, to distribute the power generated. But an even-bigger piece of the proposal is wrapped up in the debate about data centers. That’s because the measure is specifically worded to say that one of those plants can go in right next door — again, without county oversight — to a business with an “extra high load energy factor.” That means a lot of 24/7 electricity demand, which aligns with the power draw of a data center. The measure, Senate Bill 1418, has so far advanced solely with Republican votes. Democratic lawmakers are raising questions about safety, dealing with nuclear waste, and why the state isn’t instead promoting renewable forms of energy like solar, wind and geothermal. But there could be a crack in that partisan divide. “As Republicans, we are supposed to be for local control,” Rep. Walt Blackman told GOP colleagues during a caucus to discuss the pending House floor vote. The Snowflake Republican represents a sprawling district which includes parts of Coconino, Gila, Navajo and Pinal counties. “I’ve been seeing a lot of bills from so-called Republicans that do the opposite,” he said. And Blackman said if the net effect of this bill is to override local decisions he will vote against it when it reaches the House floor. House Majority Leader Michael Carbone, by contrast, said he has no problem with such an override. “We do it all the time,” acknowledged the Buckeye Republican. In fact, Carbone was a prime mover behind a 2025 law that allows homeowners to build “accessory dwelling units” on their own property, regardless of local zoning — and over the objections from cities who said this should be a local issue. To Carbone, the bottom line is that cities and counties are subdivisions of the state. And that, he argued, means state legislators need to occasionally preempt local control for what they believe are worthy causes. In this case, he said, that worthy cause is rural economic development. Carbone said one data center under development, once completed, would generate between $70 million and $90 million a year in just property taxes. “That fire, police, infrastructure,” he said. “That’s water, sewer, roads,” Carbone continued. “They’re your schools. That’s where that money goes.” And Carbone said that building more data centers is necessary to ensure that Arizona — and the United States — have enough computing power to compete with China. And that, he said, can occur only if there is the “juice” to power them. These reactors differ sharply from the nuclear plants most people know. The legislation limits them to a capacity of generating 300 megawatts. By comparison, the three units at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station west of Phoenix can generate more than 3,900 megawatts. And David Morris, a lobbyist for Americans for Prosperity which lobbies for free-market policies and deregulation, told lawmakers they are physically smaller, perhaps no taller than 30 feet, versus the 200-foot towers of traditional reactors. All that, however, still leaves the question of whether these reactors are a good idea and, more to the point of SB 1418, whether there is desire to make it easier to place them in rural areas despite objections of local supervisors. “Supervisors and county residents understand the importance of economic development and the infrastructure necessary for energy,” testified Jacob Emnet on behalf of the County Supervisors Association. But he told lawmakers this has historically been established “in collaboration with residents and the elected residents.” “And while we appreciate the excitement around small modular reactors, we are still in the early stages of the development of the technology,” Emnet said. That’s one of the issues for Senate Minority Leader Priya Sundareshan. The environmental attorney said she supports nuclear energy, particularly as providing an alternative to other methods that can affect the climate. But the Tucson Democrat pointed out that there are currently no such “modular” reactors actually operating commercially in this country. That did not bother Sen. Frank Carroll, the Sun City West Republican who is the sponsor of SB 1418. “This technology has come a long way,” he said, saying there are 11 companies involved in building such reactors right now. “There are a lot of lessons that were learned along the way,” he said. “And all of those are being applied. I don’t buy in to being overly cautious because that’s not necessary here.” Cost has been the main prohibitive force working against commercial operation of the small nuclear units.  Take a plan by NuScale Power to work with Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems. The project was canceled after costs ballooned from $5.3 billion to $9.3 billion. “We think while billions are being invested to prop up this technology we could be investing in clean, renewable solar with storage,” said Sandy Bahr, director of the Arizona chapter of the Sierra Club. And that, she said, is just part of the problem. “They will increase the volume of waste,” Bahr said. “And we still have no — zero — long-term storage for nuclear waste, which is dangerous and harmful to human health.” Carbone, however, said too much is being made of the waste issue, saying that places like Palo Verde are doing just fine storing the spent fuel rods at the plant. He also said that, with current technology, the danger is being overstated. “They’re getting to the point where they’ve taken everything out of it,” he said. “There’s nothing hazardous about it any more.” Still, much of the discussion about overriding local control is the promise that having a source of power like a modular reactor would produce more local economic development, much like what already exists in the state’s two metro areas. Carroll said, for example, that the Phoenix area has benefited from construction of the new Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plant. “The city of Winslow, from every indication, wants to participate in that,” he told colleagues. But that, said Carroll, requires available energy, particularly with coal-fired plants being shuttered in northern Arizona. “This bill is designed to support the rurals,” he said. Sen. David Gowan echoed the sentiment, calling the modular plants “perfect for rural Arizona and building out smaller towns and cities and giving them the ability of competing, maybe in the future for, more economic boom with businesses.” But one rural lawmaker said Arizona should have nothing to do with encouraging more nuclear power of any type. Sen. Theresa Hatathlie said her objection comes down to a simple fact: These plants require uranium, something that has been mined for decades in northern Arizona. And she said that 27,000 square miles of Navajo Nation land, where she lives “is littered with what became the Cold War era.” “In my family alone, I have nine siblings,” she told other lawmakers. “Six of them have had cancers, various forms of cancer.” Hatathlie said she has become a caregiver, watching them suffer not only physically but emotionally about whether they will survive. “That’s what this technology does.” The post Arizona Senate looks to sidestep rural zoning codes for new nuclear generation first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a274299ee6011c3f4ec0adb Lewis Hamilton, worth $500M and dating billionaire Kim Kardashian, wants to put 'a limit' on wealth te 2026-06-08T22:30:49.603Z Lewis Hamilton, worth $500M and dating billionaire Kim Kardashian, wants to put 'a limit' on wealth There are few things more insufferable than celebrities talking about financial injustice. And there may be no more insufferable version of that all-too-familiar pattern than legendary Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton is a seven-time world champion. He's one of the most famous racing drivers in the world, and has achieved such status that when he moved to the Ferrari F1 team from Mercedes, Ferrari's stock price actually went up significantly. As you'd expect, he's also an extremely wealthy man. Estimates on his net worth vary, with some putting it at around $450 million, and others suggesting it's as high as $580 million. Taking a somewhat conservative middle ground, we can estimate it at around $500 million. He's also being paid an exorbitant salary to race for Ferrari. Most estimates place his earnings, just from the racetrack, at around $60-80 million. $70 million being a reasonable middle ground. But as one of the most marketable athletes in sport, particularly in Europe, it's estimated that he brings in well over $100 million per year when accounting for off-track income. KIM KARDASHIAN STUNS IN BIKINI PHOTOS AS SHE GOES INSTAGRAM OFFICIAL WITH BOYFRIEND LEWIS HAMILTON Hamilton is also dating Kim Kardashian. The Kardashian family needs no introduction, but Kim's net worth in particular has soared in recent years, with some saying she's worth nearly $2 billion. Thanks in part to the success of her Skims clothing line. Why is this relevant? Well, because in a resurfaced interview Lewis Hamilton, who again, is worth $500 million and dating a woman worth $2 billion, said there should be limits on what people can earn and how much money they have. Seriously. 'If you could create one law that everyone in the world had to follow," asked British author Jay Shetty, "What would it be?" "One of the things that I struggle with every day, and it's just how life is, and it's been this way for thousands of years, is that there is such a disparity between the wealthy and the poor," he responded. "When you drive around LA there's still so many people living on the streets. "You shouldn't be able to have billions, right, I think there should be a limit to how much you can have because there's enough to go around to everyone. So, somehow create a law that creates more equality and equal access for everyone." "Shouldn't be able to have billions," says Lewis Hamilton. Then starts a relationship with billionaire Kim Kardashian. "Should be a limit to how much you can have," is worth about $500 million himself. The absurdity doesn't end there. Hamilton himself has engaged in behavior designed specifically to avoid as much of "his" money going to the government for the types of redistributive wealth he praises. Hamilton moved to Geneva, Switzerland, as far back as 2007 to avoid some UK taxes. He's since added a home in Monaco, which famously does not collect personal income taxes, capital gains taxes or wealth or property taxes. If he wants money from the rich to be given to the poor for "equality," why does he not simply move back to the UK and pay the 60% marginal tax rates on all his income, instead of just some of it? In 2017, Hamilton famously avoided paying 3.3 million pounds in UK value-added taxes when he bought his private jet for around $17 million. Why work so hard to avoid paying taxes when you want to redistribute money to the poor? CNN PANEL ERUPTS AFTER GUEST CALLS OUT 'HOLLYWOOD JACKA----' OVER POLITICAL LECTURES AT AWARD SHOWS His official website links to a drink company called "Almave." Why is Hamilton, who's already extremely wealthy, trying to increase his wealth with more new businesses? He's now a part owner of the Denver Broncos. Why spend the money to buy a portion of an NFL team for $4.65 billion, instead of using that money to end homelessness and lift people out of poverty? He has a lifestyle apparel brand called +44, holds equity in TMRW Sports founded by Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods. He has a film and television production company. He's an investor in a "plant-based" burger company. Why spend money trying to grow his wealth when he could give it away instead? ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! And again, he's also now dating a billionaire, while bringing in around $100 million per year in earnings. This is the issue with celebrity lectures. If that's what the market says Hamilton is worth as a driver and spokesman, great, that's how capitalism works. He should be able to buy a private jet and date whomever he wants, and it's rational for him to leave the UK for Monaco to avoid taxes. But then don't lecture anyone about the need for equality and the redistribution of wealth if you aren't willing to follow through on what you say you believe. Did he tell Kim that he believes she shouldn't be allowed to have the money she has? Did he ask her to give her billions to the homeless in LA? Of course not. Hamilton doesn't actually care about these issues, he cares about getting praise from the "right" audience. Patting himself on the back for being such a wonderful, kind person. While not following through on the beliefs he claims to hold. Just like all the other celebrities. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a274285ee6011c3f4ec0ad2 DOJ moves to strip citizenship from 17 people accused of hiding disturbing crimes te 2026-06-08T22:30:29.614Z DOJ moves to strip citizenship from 17 people accused of hiding disturbing crimes The Department of Justice announced Monday that it is moving to revoke the citizenship of 17 individuals who allegedly obtained naturalization through fraud or deception. The individuals, from 13 different countries, are accused of serious criminal conduct, including child sexual abuse, narcotics trafficking and large-scale financial fraud. Nearly all of the individuals reportedly lied during the naturalization process, claiming that they did not commit any crimes the authorities were unaware of, claims that were later found to be untrue or misleading. By making false statements, officials argue that they failed to meet the statutory "good moral character" requirement for U.S. citizenship under federal law. "Gaining U.S. citizenship is a privilege and under the steadfast leadership of President Trump, this Department of Justice maintains a zero-tolerance policy for the abuse of this process," Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement. TRUMP DOJ ESCALATES CITIZENSHIP CRACKDOWN ON GROUP ACCUSED OF HIDING TERROR TIES, VIOLENT CRIMES "American citizenship is a privilege, and it must be earned honestly. If you come here break our laws, and lie in your immigration proceedings, you forfeit that privilege," DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin added. According to the release, the accused individuals are overwhelmingly middle-aged to senior adults, ranging in age from 39 to 69, and originate from 13 countries across the globe. Nine were from the Caribbean and North America, including Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico. Two were from Colombia in South America. One was from former Yugoslavia in Europe. Three were from Asia, including India, China and the Philippines, and two were from Africa, including Somalia and the Congo. Officials said many of the applicants were asked under oath whether they had ever committed a crime for which they had not yet been arrested. According to authorities, many of the individuals allegedly provided false statements during their interviews, enabling their applications to be approved. MINNESOTA FRAUD SCANDAL INTENSIFIES DEBATE OVER STRIPPING CITIZENSHIP The most common alleged offense among the accused is child sexual abuse. Six of the 17 individuals — roughly 35% — were identified in connection with child sex crimes, including statutory rape and the receipt of explicit images involving minors. One notable case involved a Roman Catholic priest who allegedly used his position of trust to groom and abuse a child. FORMER COLOMBIAN PRIEST, CHILD MOLESTER SENTENCED FOR PASSPORT FRAUD AND STRIPPED OF US CITIZENSHIP The fraud cases also involved large-scale, multi-million-dollar schemes. One case allegedly involved $54 million in securities and wire fraud. Another centered on $36.7 million in fraudulent claims billed to Blue Cross Blue Shield through fake physical therapy clinics. In a separate case, an individual was accused of using inherited funds tied to a Colombian drug cartel to finance real estate transactions, while another defendant was also accused of stealing millions from a Florida tribal casino. Several individuals allegedly fabricated their identities in an effort to circumvent the immigration system, the Justice Department said. Four individuals are accused of using false names, misrepresenting marital status to U.S. citizens, or reapplying multiple times under entirely different identities after previous denials. One woman allegedly adopted a false name after being denied in 1995. Authorities said she was ultimately identified after the government digitized old paper fingerprint records, which linked her current identity to a prior, rejected application. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a273e32ee6011c3f4ec0a15 Secret Service, TSA and NYPD transform Madison Square Garden into fortress for Trump's NBA Finals visit te 2026-06-08T22:12:02.061Z Secret Service, TSA and NYPD transform Madison Square Garden into fortress for Trump's NBA Finals visit The first NBA Finals game played at Madison Square Garden (MSG) since 1999 came with a massive security presence, as President Donald Trump will be attending the Game 3 matchup between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs on Monday night. With Trump becoming the first sitting president to attend an NBA Finals game, everyone from media to fans looking to enter "The Garden" was told to arrive early as security protocols would be much more thorough than normal. Fox News Digital was among the media pool waiting around MSG, and can confirm the waits will likely be long with the enhanced security that involves Secret Service, TSA and likely more when fans will be allowed in the building. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM For media, who are allowed bags and equipment for work compared to fans who must comply with a strict no-bag policy on Monday night, Secret Service and TSA were being thorough with their checks upon entry. A walk through your standard metal detector was next and it was good to go. Fans could experience more when gates open two hours prior to the 8:30 p.m. ET tip-off at MSG, but there are bound to be longer wait times as security and law enforcement personnel make sure to perform their duties to the highest standard. KNICKS CENTER MITCHELL ROBINSON SEEMS TO BE FIRED UP ABOUT PLAYING GAME 3 IN FRONT OF PRESIDENT TRUMP The scene around the arena was a shock to Monday morning commuters, but made sense considering the circumstances. A security fence was put up around the arena, while NYPD announced vehicles and pedestrian traffic will be closed from West 30th Street to West 35th Street between 6th Avenue and 8th Avenue at 4 p.m. Thus, no one without a ticket, credential or business inside the restricted area will be allowed in. NYPD was already out in droves in the area, as Fox News Digital captured, ready to enforce the protocols. Also, watch parties in the area were canceled, with NYPD claiming it was because of security for Trump’s visit.   "The NYPD in coordination with the Secret Service made the decision for Game 3, where we have a presidential visit, that we could not support watch parties right outside of the Garden," Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said during a news conference. "We are looking forward to bringing back watch parties for Game 4. But I think New Yorkers are used to presidents coming to town, and they understand that that generally means lockdowns of areas and that's what you're going to see tonight at the Garden." MSG pushed back on NYPD’s stance, saying the permit was denied by local city officials rather than Trump’s presence. Trump has attended numerous sporting events since beginning his second term, including the Super Bowl in New Orleans two seasons ago, the Daytona 500 and the Ryder Cup. Either way, fans with the privilege of attending MSG for Game 3 at the astronomical get-in prices will need to prepare for long queues and be ready to be thoroughly checked before watching Jalen Brunson and the Knicks go up against Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs once more.   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/6a273e1eee6011c3f4ec0a0c Democrat who led #MeToo charge stays silent as accusations emerge against Senate hopeful Graham Platner te 2026-06-08T22:11:42.090Z Democrat who led #MeToo charge stays silent as accusations emerge against Senate hopeful Graham Platner Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has been conspicuously silent amid allegations against Senate hopeful Graham Platner despite her prominent role at the height of the #MeToo movement spearheading outrage against two men facing sexual misconduct accusations. Platner allegedly engaged in aggressive physical behavior, according to an ex-girlfriend who spoke with The New York Times. He is expected to become the party's nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine in Tuesday's election. But Gillibrand has remained silent in the wake of the accusations, despite her vocal support for alleged victims of powerful men in the past. In 2017, when a mere "#MeToo" allegation could sink a political career, Gillibrand was among the loudest voices who called for the resignation of then Minnesota Democratic Sen. Al Franken. Eight women had accused him of sexual harassment — including claims that he groped or forcibly kissed women without consent. Franken resigned from Congress in disgrace amid the scandal after immense pressure from inside his own party and from the political right. He later said in an interview with Conan O'Brien that he "deserved due process" that he never got. HOW MUCH BAGGAGE WILL DEMOCRATS ACCEPT FROM MAINE'S GRAHAM PLATNER? Gillibrand stood by her decision to go after a member of her own party when she was running for the Democratic nomination for president despite media scrutiny. "I know the issue of Sen. Franken is hard for many Democrats. But he had eight credible sexual harassment allegations against him, and I had to choose whether to stay silent, or not. If some megadonors have a problem with that, that's on them," she said on X in 2019. "Silencing women for the powerful, or for your friends, or for convenience, is neither acceptable, nor just," she said in another post. GILLIBRAND ON CALLING FOR AL FRANKEN TO RESIGN: 'I WAS NOT GOING TO REMAIN SILENT' She was at it again when Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018, when he was in the throes of the confirmation process, faced an unproven allegation of groping Christine Blasey Ford decades prior when they were teenagers. "I think this should affect every senator's view on Judge Kavanaugh," she told the Democrat and Chronicle at the time. "I'm hopeful the Senate will at least have some measure of review, maybe a hearing, some measure of analysis of this accusation, and have some measure of clarity on whether this is disqualifying. I believe it is disqualifying, given what we know." SARAH SILVERMAN CALLS OUT KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND FOR DEFENDING JOE BIDEN AFTER CONDEMNING AL FRANKEN The New York senator raged against Kavanaugh on Twitter, now X, during his confirmation proceedings and repeatedly said she believes women who allege misconduct by men. "#IBelieveChristine Blasey Ford," she said on the platform. "Her credible allegation of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh should disqualify him from ever being confirmed to the Supreme Court." MAHER WARNS DEMOCRATS HAVE 'ANOTHER SEX, CREEP PROBLEM’ WITH PLATNER CITING MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS Her hypocrisy is now on display as Gillibrand, who once called out members of both parties once allegations are made public against them, has remained silent as Platner faces a number of controversies, including an accusation of physical misconduct. Lyndsey Fifield, who once dated Platner, told The New York Times that Platner was physically rough with her. GRAHAM PLATNER ACCUSER HITS NYT FOR ALLEGEDLY SOFTENING ALLEGATIONS, SAYS COVERAGE WAS 'GIFT' TO DEMOCRAT "[S]he said he regularly grabbed her by the shoulders — sometimes hard enough to leave marks — and, on one occasion, yanked her out of a cab by her wrist after an argument when she wanted to stay in the car," the paper reported. "During one argument, she recalled, he twisted her arm behind her back, shoved her into a bedroom and held the door closed from the other side so she couldn’t get out, telling her to remain there until she was 'calm.' Eventually, Ms. Fifield said, she fell asleep and left the next morning," according to the report. Platner's campaign has denied the accusations. AOC DODGES QUESTIONS ON ABUSE ALLEGATIONS, NAZI TATTOO CLAIMS ROCKING PLATNER'S CAMPAIGN In a marked change from their loud-cried "believe all women" tune, many Democrats online have accused Fifield, who has worked in the conservative political sphere, of simply being a Republican operative. Gillibrand has not commented since the Times report was published. Before the allegations of physical misconduct, Platner faced other significant controversies, and was hauled to Washington, D.C. for a sit-down with powerful elected Democrats to do crisis talks just a week before his primary election in Maine. WATCH: SCANDAL-PLAGUED PLATNER DODGES QUESTIONS BEFORE DC MEETING WITH DEMOCRATS Chief among those controversies is a Nazi-linked tattoo on his chest, a lewd post about masturbating inside portable toilets and exchanging sexual messages with women while he was married. Before the Times report but after other scandals already emerged, Gillibrand and other Democrats lined-up to reiterate their support for Platner. Gillibrand outside those meetings with the candidate said she thinks her party will win in the Pine Tree State in November, and confirmed she still has confidence in the Maine Democrat. "I'm very confident we are going to win Maine," she told reporters outside the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee building when asked if she still supports the progressive candidate. "I do. I have confidence that we are going to win Maine and I have no doubt." Gillibrand's office did not return a request for comment on Monday. Neither did Platner's campaign or a contact for Franken. Fox News Digital's Kiera McDonald contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a273e0aee6011c3f4ec0a03 Platner’s ‘living on the sea’ claim dismantled by critics as financial docs paint a different picture te 2026-06-08T22:11:22.160Z Platner’s ‘living on the sea’ claim dismantled by critics as financial docs paint a different picture Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner claimed that he has been able to "make a living on the sea" since leaving the armed forces during a Friday rally, an assertion his financial disclosures don’t appear to support. Platner, who is running for Senate in Maine to unseat incumbent GOP Sen. Susan Collins, has long identified himself as an oyster farmer and harbor master, giving a blue-collar tinge to his left-wing campaign. Financial disclosures, however, show that he brings in relatively little money from oyster farming, with reports suggesting that Platner receives the majority of his income through veteran’s disability payments.  "My healthcare gave me freedom," Platner said at a June 5 rally. "It gave me the freedom to take risks, to start a business and to sink my intellect and my physicality into mastering the skills necessary to make a living on the sea."  PLATNER’S ANTI-CORPORATE CRUSADE HITS AWKWARD SNAG AS RECEIPTS TELL ANOTHER STORY Platner's comments drew ire on social media, with many questioning the Senate hopeful's claim to working-class identity. Platner’s 2025 financial disclosures show that he listed "other $5,001" as his annual income from farming oysters. The candidate’s entire business is only worth between $50,000 and $100,000, which accounts for his boat, lines, anchors and other farming equipment, per the disclosure.  He earned an additional $3,000 serving as the harbor master for Sullivan, Maine, — a role the Washington Free Beacon reported was largely clerical and where he was responsible for overseeing the 17 boat moorings on the small town's coast. Taken together, these sums are dwarfed by the $4,800 Platner says he receives through monthly disability payments. Platner is legally entitled to such a sum owing to injuries he suffered while serving in the armed forces. "I’ve got a couple herniated discs. My shoulder’s a wreck. My knees bother me," Platner, who saw combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, told News Center Maine in an October 2025 interview.  Despite his reliance on disability, Platner has consistently referred to himself as an "oyster farmer" while campaigning for Senate. In a September 2025 interview with the New Yorker, for example, he called himself a "small-town oyster farmer." While Platner credits federally funded healthcare for his ability to start a business, a number of other factors have assisted him along the way.  A restaurant owned by Platner’s mother, for instance, is the only customer listed on his financial disclosures as purchasing oysters from him. Additionally, Platner’s farm is located on a private island owned by his business partner’s family and he received a $200,000 loan from his father to purchase his home, the Washington Free Beacon previously reported.  "Platner lies in this clip," freelance journalist Magdi Jacobs said of Platner’s statement on Friday. "He says he ‘makes a living off the sea.’ He objectively does not." Others pointed out that the reality of Platner's oyster farming may not match what people typically think of when someone says they make their living on the ocean. "Buddy, I love oyster farmers you're not trawling Georges Bank, you're pulling up traps in a protected 25-foot deep bay," D.C.-based lawyer Patrick Brennan wrote on social media. PLATNER CONTROVERSIES FUEL SPECULATION ABOUT LITTLE-KNOWN MAINE BALLOT REPLACEMENT PROVISION The Maine Democrat hasn't been shy about the fact that he receives significant money from the federal government as compensation for disabilities he accrued during his service as an infantryman, telling News Center Maine that, in addition to the estimated $4,800 he receives in cash benefits, a portion of which he puts toward his mortgage every month, he also received subsidized healthcare.   "I put $954 of it toward my mortgage," he said. He did not mention the loan from his father during the interview.  Platner's ascent within the Democratic Party came off the heels of the 2024 election, where liberals were largely seen as having lost partially due to their failure to appeal to male voters.  "I definitely don’t think I’m uniquely qualified for it," Platner previously said when asked about his purported appeal to younger men. "I do understand that because of my journey, I think my voice on the issue can be more accessible, just because I’ve been angry on the internet as a younger man, I get it. I also get that it wasn’t anger on the internet that got me out of it. It was quite literally, community. It was building healthy, normal relationships with people." While some have argued that Platner's combat experience and blue-collar background provide what Democrats have been missing, others claim that his public persona doesn't totally match public records. PLATNER CONTROVERSIES FUEL SPECULATION ABOUT LITTLE-KNOWN MAINE BALLOT REPLACEMENT PROVISION "The entire fabric of Graham Platner’s biography continues to fall apart under even modest scrutiny," National Republican Senatorial Committee press secretary Bernadette Breslin told Fox News Digital. "Mainers deserve authenticity — not Platner’s perverted past, inflated résumé and ‘working-class’ rebrand." The Platner campaign did not respond to a request for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Monday. Some have argued that the apparent incongruence between Platner's blue-collar public image and what's appeared in media reports doesn't seem to be hurting him with voters. "Despite this — Platner seems to connect with working class voters here in Maine," Fox News national correspondent Alexis McAdams reported on June 5. "Tonight, at least a dozen veterans stood up in the crowd to show support [and] many people here say they are working two or more jobs to just scrape by." Platner has been battered by widely publicized scandals in recent weeks surrounding his deleted social media posts, allegedly abusive treatment of women and a Nazi tattoo he got during his time in the armed forces. He has, however, resisted calls to drop out of the race. "This is the political establishment doing its best to make sure that people like me, who have lived lives that are sometimes flawed, sometimes complicated, they're going to try to send the message that if you ever attempt to get into power, if you ever attempt to advocate for yourself, we will crush you," Platner recently said of the controversy surrounding his candidacy. "This is the political establishment trying to fight back. And they are going to fail." While Platner has been the presumptive nominee since Democratic Gov. Janet Mills dropped out of the Senate race in April, he faces a test on Tuesday as Mainers head to the polls to vote in the state's primary elections. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a273df4ee6011c3f4ec09e7 Pentagon Again Revises Religious Categories for Troops te 2026-06-08T22:11:00.089Z Pentagon Again Revises Religious Categories for Troops The Defense Department made the change after lawmakers objected to its original list, which did not include the Latter-day Saints among traditions labeled Christian. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a273dddee6011c3f4ec09c4 Cooling centers open across Tucson, Pima County for summer heat relief te 2026-06-08T22:10:37.603Z Cooling centers open across Tucson, Pima County for summer heat relief Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a273b91ee6011c3f4ec0964 Trump Wants to Call the Shots. But in Iran, He Keeps Hitting His Limits. te 2026-06-08T22:00:49.686Z Trump Wants to Call the Shots. But in Iran, He Keeps Hitting His Limits. President Trump is grappling with his own version of the sort of Middle East crisis that beset his predecessors, and that he promised to avoid. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a273b7bee6011c3f4ec0939 Republican candidates for Az Secretary of State to debate this week te 2026-06-08T22:00:27.154Z Republican candidates for Az Secretary of State to debate this week Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27393cee6011c3f4ec08f9 Repeat offender on probation allegedly kills father who tracked his stolen truck using GPS te 2026-06-08T21:50:52.729Z Repeat offender on probation allegedly kills father who tracked his stolen truck using GPS A father in Houston, Texas, was killed during a carjacking Saturday afternoon, and a repeat offender on probation has been charged with his murder. The Harris County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that the owner of the stolen car, identified as 56-year-old Louis Erebia, tracked down the vehicle and confronted the person accused of stealing it, London Hogan Sr. Hogan Sr. allegedly shot and killed Erebia, who was pronounced dead after being taken to a local hospital. Hogan Sr. is also accused of shooting another man who is expected to survive. The Harris County Sheriff's Office told FOX26 that Erebia's son was putting gas into the Chevy Silverado when Hogan allegedly pulled out a gun and took the pickup truck. Erebia and a friend tracked the pickup truck using GPS, which led them to the area it was being driven. HOUSTON GAS STATION CARJACKING CAUGHT ON VIDEO The car being driven by Erebia was involved in a collision with the stolen Chevy Silverado, which disabled it, deputies said. According to the sheriff's office, Erebia chased a male and female suspect who got out of the stolen truck. Deputies said that's when Hogan fired multiple shots. Hogan was charged with murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X Hogan has a lengthy criminal history, which includes the following charges: Nov. 12, 2023: Assault of a family/household member impeding breath/circulation - was given deferred adjudication, resulting in five years of community supervision. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER Sept. 3, 2020: Felon in possession of a weapon - dismissed HOUSTON THUG CHARGED WITH MURDER AFTER 8 ARRESTS SHOWS ‘REVOLVING DOOR’ FAILURES: GOP LAWMAKER Sept. 3, 2020: Unauthorized use of a vehicle - dismissed SEND US A TIP HERE Sept. 3, 2020: Possession of a controlled substance - dismissed Aug. 24, 2016: Possession of a controlled substance - guilty LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST Oct. 15, 2015: Possession of a controlled substance - guilty Dec. 16, 2009: Burglary - guilty LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB During a hearing on Monday where Hogan had his charges read to him, a judge reiterated that he's on deferred adjudication. "Looks like you are on a 5-year felony deferred for assault impeding breath. And Mr. Hogan, entered into that deferred March 27th of 2024. Also, murder is an SB9 offense," the judge said. Amber Burrough, who is related to Erebia, wrote on Facebook that his life was taken "far too soon." "Louis died doing exactly what he did every day of his life—protecting others. He was a hero down to his very last breath. A pillar of our community, the backbone of our family, and a man whose selflessness impacted countless lives, Louis never hesitated to help those in need. He gave of himself freely and served others without question," Burrough said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a273928ee6011c3f4ec08f0 Washington school removes testosterone vials from Pride display after district says they were not approved te 2026-06-08T21:50:32.731Z Washington school removes testosterone vials from Pride display after district says they were not approved A Washington state school district removed testosterone vials from a high school Pride display after administrators determined they had been added without authorization, including some vials that still contained a small amount of unknown liquid. Bethel School District said administrators discovered testosterone vials "that still contained a small amount of unknown liquid" had been included in a Pride Month display at Graham-Kapowsin High School and removed them after concluding the items had not been approved by school leadership. "We were made aware of a display at Graham-Kapowsin High School that included empty vials of testosterone as one of its visuals. The display also contained some vials that still contained a small amount of unknown liquid," Douglas Boyles, director of communications at Bethel School District, told Fox News Digital in a statement.  OHIO TEACHER SUES HIGH SCHOOL FOR DEMANDING HE REMOVE LGBT POSTER INSIDE CLASSROOM "The inclusion of the vials was entirely unauthorized and did not receive approval from school leadership or administration," Boyles said. He continued, "Administrators have removed the vials and identified the individuals responsible for adding them without leadership approval."  The district did not immediately address why the vials were included in the display or whether they were intended to represent gender-transition treatments. On Friday, Washington podcaster Brandi Kruse posted a photo of the Pride Month display at Graham-Kapowsin High School that appeared to show a transgender flag, an LGBTQ paper fan, a flyer that said "June is pride month" as well as a book called, "Pink, Blue, and You," along with a clear jar that appeared to be testosterone vials.  "OH. MY. LORD. We were just sent images of the Pride display at Washington’s Graham-Kapowsin High School," Kruse said in the Friday X post. "It contains vials of testosterone injections." In a Friday reply to Kruse's X post, Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank wrote, "Pierce County Sheriff’s Office will be investigating this." MINNESOTA SCHOOL DISTRICT REMOVES LGBTQ CHILDREN'S BOOK WITH NUDITY, DESPITE OBJECTIONS Boyles told Fox News Digital that "administrators have removed the vials and identified the individual responsible for adding them without leadership approval." "We are also actively reviewing our display oversight protocols to ensure all school materials strictly align with our educational standards and community expectations," Boyles said. "Our primary focus remains on maintaining a safe, respectful, and focused learning environment for all of our students," he added. HELLOFRESH DRAWS BACKLASH OVER SUGGESTIVE PRIDE MONTH MESSAGE Some users took to X to share their concern, with one writing, "This school is 5 miles from where we used to live in WA — we would have been at the GK ‘campus’ when my oldest started kindergarten – I saw the writing on the wall EIGHT YEARS AGO and took my child all the way to the other coast to get away from it. Absolutely not." Another person wrote, "I was just in there to voice my anger at the situation and they yelled at me for taking this picture of the principal's office!" Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a273705ee6011c3f4ec0855 Homelessness & housing emergency make room for micro-shelters te 2026-06-08T21:41:25.286Z Homelessness & housing emergency make room for micro-shelters Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2736f1ee6011c3f4ec084b Tucsonans can find free & discounted food at these schools, food banks & mobile sites te 2026-06-08T21:41:05.285Z Tucsonans can find free & discounted food at these schools, food banks & mobile sites Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2736ddee6011c3f4ec0842 That's a wrap: Peggy Johnson to step away from running Tucson's Loft Cinema te 2026-06-08T21:40:45.370Z That's a wrap: Peggy Johnson to step away from running Tucson's Loft Cinema Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2736c9ee6011c3f4ec0839 Loft Cinema's Peggy Johnson talks about 2 dozen years running Midtown Tucson venue te 2026-06-08T21:40:25.372Z Loft Cinema's Peggy Johnson talks about 2 dozen years running Midtown Tucson venue Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27348aee6011c3f4ec0802 Cleveland Browns players publicly baptized at Cleveland for Christ event in powerful display of faith te 2026-06-08T21:30:50.719Z Cleveland Browns players publicly baptized at Cleveland for Christ event in powerful display of faith The Cleveland Browns have been in the news their fair share because they recently traded Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett, have a full-blown quarterback competition going on this offseason and, yes, they fired Kevin Stefanski and hired Todd Monken as their new coach. But here's a story that also deserves the Browns getting attention: Their players are openly dedicating their lives to God and Jesus Christ. Members of the club on Sunday hosted a Cleveland for Christ event with multiple players showing up and getting baptized. CHARGERS' JIM HARBAUGH LOVES SEEING NFL STARS BEING OPEN ABOUT THEIR FAITH: 'IT'S INSPIRING' The Christian faith-based gathering featured worship music, testimonies, prayer and baptisms. The event included quarterback Shedeur Sanders, running back Raheim Sanders, cornerback Tyson Campbell, safety Daniel Thomas and of course, team chaplain Nobles C. Darby among others. It brought together some members of the local community and Browns players for a time of praise, worship and fellowship. Several Browns players took the opportunity to seal their public dedication to Christ by choosing to be baptized at the event. Among those was linebacker Carson Schwesinger, a second-round pick a year ago who was the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year. And look, this isn't for everyone. If you think God cannot accept you as pure and washed of sin after you've come to Christ, then feel free to live in your unbelief. If you see this as somehow wrong because it was done publicly, perhaps you should read Matthew 32-33 and Luke 8-9. "Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven," the verses read in the Book of Matthew. "But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven." Schwesinger did indeed acknowledge Christ publicly. He was asked if he believes Christ died a sacrifice on the cross and rose again — thereby taking all of Schwesinger's sins. "Yes," Schwesinger said. The player was then asked if he was ready to make Jesus the Lord of his life. CHIEFS' HOLLYWOOD BROWN GOT BAPTIZED DAYS BEFORE TWO-TOUCHDOWN GAME VS LIONS: 'WHOLE WEEKEND'S BEEN AMAZING' "Yes," Schwesinger responded. With that he was saved, born again, and soon he was underwater for his baptism. And now a word to the critics: NFL PUTS 'INSPIRE CHANGE' AND 'CHOOSE LOVE' ON FIELDS BUT NOT SO AGGRESSIVE ABOUT ITS DOMESTIC ABUSE ISSUES The NFL in general, and society as a whole, have major problems in 2026. This isn't one of them. Every day on this Earth, children are abused. Women are abused. People are robbed, assaulted and cheated. Those are problems. NFL players devoting themselves to God doesn't address those problems in a macro sense. But it certainly is better than players hitting their girlfriends, or speeding 100 mph down the street, or wasting their money in strip clubs while drowning in lust. This is supposed to settle sin problems and life issues in the micro sense for the individual players. One more thing: None of this was about players praying for the Browns to win games, and rise from the struggles they've mostly encountered as a franchise for years. But it cannot hurt because God is an awesome teammate. FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a273473ee6011c3f4ec07d2 Following Anthropic, OpenAI files confidentially for IPO te 2026-06-08T21:30:27.177Z Following Anthropic, OpenAI files confidentially for IPO ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has filed confidentially for an initial public offering, the company said Monday in a blog post. The filing comes a little more than week after its main rival, Anthropic, also filed to go public, ramping up the race between the two AI firms. OpenAI, which was last valued at $852 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27321aee6011c3f4ec0768 Apple plays catch-up at WWDC te 2026-06-08T21:20:26.330Z Apple plays catch-up at WWDC Apple spent much of its WWDC keynote highlighting fixes, performance improvements, and long-requested features before unveiling its upgraded AI-powered Siri, signaling that the company wants users to see AI as just one part of a broader effort to improve its software. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a272fedee6011c3f4ec0729 Minnesota fraud report accuses state AG of 'incompetence, willful blindness or worse' te 2026-06-08T21:11:09.288Z Minnesota fraud report accuses state AG of 'incompetence, willful blindness or worse' The House Oversight Committee's Republican majority accused Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison of repeatedly contradicting public accounts of Minnesota's massive Feeding Our Future fraud scandal in a 205-page report released Monday. The scandal, which thrust the Land of 10,000 Lakes into the national spotlight, set off a chain of journalistic and congressional investigations that exposed a wider web of waste, fraud and abuse, including allegations that members of Minnesota's Somali community exploited the social services framework to funnel millions of dollars to unqualified recipients, including Mogadishu-area terror groups. The report describes several instances that investigators said show Ellison and Gov. Tim Walz were aware of fraud concerns earlier than they publicly acknowledged. "The governor and the attorney general knew about fraud in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) as early as April 2020, despite contrary claims made to the media," the committee said. WALZ ADMINISTRATION IGNORED FRAUD WARNINGS AS BILLIONS VANISHED, HOUSE OVERSIGHT REPORT ALLEGES "The governor and the attorney general knew about fraud in the Child Care Assistance Program as well as Non-Emergency Medical Transportation program as early as spring 2019. The Governor and the Attorney General also became aware of fraud in 13 additional high-risk Medicaid programs at various times during their tenure and failed to act." Interviews with education, human services and executive-office officials led investigators to conclude Ellison was aware of fraud concerns years before they became public. Those interviews found Ellison was aware of fraud in "high-risk Medicaid programs" administered by the state as early as 2019 and tied that timeline to more than $300 million in Feeding Our Future fraud and what federal prosecutors estimate could be up to $9 billion in fraud involving high-risk Medicaid programs. MASSIVE MEDICAID FRAUD SCHEME PUTS MINNESOTA’S FEDERAL FUNDING AT RISK — AND FALLOUT COULD WIDEN The committee said it was unable to determine whether Ellison’s alleged failure to protect Minnesota taxpayers was "incompetence, willful blindness or worse." Ellison’s office pushed back hard on Republicans’ findings, calling the report "riddled with inaccuracies and misrepresentations in order to politicize the issue of fraud." In one example, the committee recounted how Ellison issued a press release in September 2022 that "misrepresents the timeline" of his office’s knowledge of alleged impropriety by Feeding Our Future (FOF), and a threat of litigation from the nonprofit against the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE). Ellison claimed he stepped in during the "Fall of 2020" to advise and support MDE against the legal threat from FOF. However, the committee found that MDE had been confronted by FOF in April 2020, leaving what the committee described as months of delay by Democrats. MDE Assistant Commissioner Daron Korte testified to the committee that it wasn’t until the following year that his agency declared "serious deficiency" in FOF’s compliance with federal program rules – and placed a stop-pay order against them. Korte said MDE always had the authority to do so, but resumed payments and hedged for fear of being taken to court. The report found Ellison and Walz showed knowledge of alleged fraud much earlier than they admitted or announced. MINNESOTA DHS WHISTLEBLOWER DETAILS 'SMEAR CAMPAIGN' AFTER REPORTING FRAUD CONCERNS TO STATE "[They] claimed to know very little about the widespread fraud occurring in Minnesota until long after potentially billions of dollars had gone out the door, and believed that the child care fraud that predated the beginning of their terms in 2019 had been resolved by the time they took office," the report said. The committee accused Ellison of slow-walking oversight of FOF and other concerns and characterized the former congressman as instead waiting for the federal government to do his job for him. They wrote that despite his spring 2020 knowledge of the situation, his corrective actions did not come until after news of the FBI’s pandemic-fraud investigation emerged two years later. During the trial of FOF leader Aimee Bock, the defense presented Exhibit 710, which included a nearly hour-long recording of AG Ellison meeting with several defendants in the case in 2021. They included the owner of a now-defunct Somali restaurant, Salim Said, who was convicted of 20 felonies, and others, including Shakur Abdinur Abdisalam, who pleaded guilty in March to defrauding the federal government of millions of dollars. According to the report, Ellison originally told a reporter that he was prepared to meet with Mohamed Omar, a friend of his who is the Imam of Bloomington, Minnesota’s Dar al-Farooq mosque, and that he was surprised the other attendees were there when he arrived. AUDIO OF ELLISON MEETING WITH CONVICTED FRAUDSTERS RESURFACES AS LAWYER ALLEGES WALZ, AG SHARE BLAME But the committee contended that account contradicted what Ellison told Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., during the hearing, when he described the group as coming to him and seeking solutions to "difficult[ies] with the bureaucracy." Ellison told Luna that he investigated what they told him, and then worked with the feds to prosecute suspects, tallying 57 that were convicted of crimes. "They were not what they claimed to be," Ellison said. The report found some at the meeting had "pledged the Somali community’s political and financial support to Ellison" if he intervened in their claims they were being racially profiled or discriminated against by government agencies. Ellison responded that he would help "fight these people." When Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., confronted Walz about that exchange during a hearing, the governor said it was his first time hearing it and that he would not "speculate" on it. GREGG JARRETT: IF WALZ IS CHARGED IN MINNESOTA FRAUD SCANDAL, HIS BEST DEFENSE IS INCOMPETENCE The committee further found that, when asked about his prosecutorial authority, Ellison said he has jurisdiction over Medicaid fraud probes but that other criminal cases must be referred by county attorneys. The panel contended that this was an obvious omission from prior testimony before the Senate, when Ellison said non-Medicaid criminal cases may also be referred to him by the governor’s office. Ellison spokesman Brian Evans told Fox News Digital that the House would be better served by "actually helping Minnesota protect tax dollars and go after fraudsters." "The record is clear that Attorney General Ellison fought fraud wherever possible and as soon as he was able to," Evans said. "In areas where Attorney General Ellison has the authority to file criminal charges, he has charged and convicted over 340 Medicaid fraudsters. In fact, Attorney General Ellison's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit regularly ranks as one of the most effective Medicaid fraud-fighting units in the nation." GOP LAWMAKER UNVEILS WALZ ACT AFTER BILLIONS LOST IN MINNESOTA FRAUD SCANDAL As for the jurisdictional divisions mentioned in the report, Evans said that when Ellison didn’t have proper jurisdiction to go after fraudsters, he defended Minnesota from frivolous litigation by those trying to hide schemes. Ellison recently introduced legislation in St. Paul to broaden his Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, his office said, while adding that the House report does not properly distinguish between authorities of the AG’s office and other agencies. Ellison’s office said they remain solely empowered to prosecute Medicaid fraud and that other social services fraud is the purview of counties or the feds. Walz spokesman Teddy Tschann told Fox News separately the report shows the committee has proven itself "time and time again to be nothing more than a joke" by "rehash[ing] COVID-era fraud to distract from endless wars, gas prices, ICE and [President Donald Trump's alleged] insider trading." The House report noted both Walz and Ellison were given an opportunity to explain their actions during the March 2026 hearing but failed to provide what the committee considered sufficient answers. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., was so alarmed by the investigation’s findings, he sent a letter Monday to Vice President JD Vance — in the Ohioan’s capacity as chair of the White House Task Force to eliminate fraud — to conduct its own thorough review of Minnesota’s social services programs. Fox News' Tyler Olson contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a272fd8ee6011c3f4ec0720 Obama-appointed judge who blocked Trump birthright citizenship order strikes again, throws out visa overhaul te 2026-06-08T21:10:48.811Z Obama-appointed judge who blocked Trump birthright citizenship order strikes again, throws out visa overhaul An Obama-appointed federal judge who previously blocked President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship executive order has again dealt a major setback to the administration by striking down Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa payment requirement and declaring the policy unlawful. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin of Massachusetts ruled Monday that the Trump administration lacked the authority to impose the hefty payment on employers seeking new H-1B visas, finding that the requirement amounted to a tax that only Congress has the constitutional power to impose. In Monday's 42-page decision, Sorokin sided with a coalition of 20 states that challenged Trump's September 2025 proclamation creating a new $100,000 payment requirement for employers filing petitions for foreign workers under the H-1B visa program, which allows U.S. employers to hire skilled foreign workers. Approximately 65,000 foreign workers are issued a H-1B visa each year. TRUMP’S $100K H-1B VISA OVERHAUL COULD HIT TECH GIANTS LIKE AMAZON AND MICROSOFT HARDEST Before Trump's proclamation, employers typically paid between $2,000 and $5,000 in filing fees to sponsor an H-1B worker, depending on the type of application and the size of the company. The administration had argued that the measure was necessary to curb abuse of the visa system and protect American workers. Trump's proclamation stated that the H-1B program had been exploited to replace U.S. workers with lower-paid foreign labor and that the new payment would help address those concerns. Sorokin rejected the administration's legal justification, finding that the Immigration and Nationality Act gives presidents broad authority over the entry of noncitizens but does not authorize them to impose taxes. "While the Executive has broad discretion over the admission and exclusion of aliens, ... that discretion is not boundless," Sorokin wrote, referring to previous case law. Sorokin concluded that the payment functioned as a tax rather than a permissible immigration restriction. TRUMP IS DOWN BUT NOT OUT IN COURT BATTLE OVER HARVARD'S FOREIGN STUDENT VISAS "The Court finds that the Policy imposes a tax on H-1B petitions without the requisite delegation by Congress," Sorokin wrote. He further rejected the administration's argument that the payment requirement was simply another immigration restriction, bluntly stating: "Taxes are not 'restrictions.'" Beyond the constitutional concerns, Sorokin also found that federal agencies violated the Administrative Procedure Act by implementing the policy without notice-and-comment rule making and concluded that the agencies exceeded their statutory authority. As a remedy, Sorokin declared the policy unlawful and vacated it in its entirety. Sorokin, a Yale and Columbia Law School graduate, was nominated to the federal bench by President Barack Obama in 2013 and confirmed by the Senate in 2014. Last year, Sorokin was the fourth judge to issue a nationwide injunction blocking Trump's executive order seeking to limit birthright citizenship. He ruled that the policy is likely unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment. That dispute has since reached the Supreme Court, and a ruling is expected in the coming weeks. The administration is expected to appeal Sorokin's decision, setting up another legal battle over the scope of presidential authority in immigration matters and the limits of executive power. "President Trump has clear legal authority to restrict entry of any class of aliens he determines is not in America’s best interests, and that is exactly what he did," White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers told Fox News Digital. "The H-1B program has been abused for decades, and President Trump finally took action to fix it. A federal judge in Washington already upheld a nearly identical order, and the Administration is confident this order will be reversed on appeal." In a separate challenge filed in December 2025, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington declined to block the policy after dismissing claims from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that the additional H-1B charge violated federal immigration law. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a272fbfee6011c3f4ec06ed Nonprofit BEYOND teaches Tucsonans to beat the heat te 2026-06-08T21:10:23.609Z Nonprofit BEYOND teaches Tucsonans to beat the heat 💡 This story is part of Tucson Spotlight's solutions journalism coverage, which examines responses to community challenges — what works, what doesn't and what we can learn. Learn more at solutionsjournalism.org. A Tucson nonprofit is teaching people how to stay active in one of the country's hottest cities, even as summers grow longer and air quality gets worse. BEYOND is a Tucson nonprofit that offers weekly walks, monthly hikes and biking programs, using outdoor activities as a launching point for discussions about hydration, sun protection, nutrition and exercise in the desert. The family of Gabe Zimmerman, a congressional aide killed in the Jan. 8, 2011 shooting at Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' constituent event, launched BEYOND in 2012 as a way to honor the victims while giving the community a way to reconnect through outdoor health activities. BEYOND's approach centers on teaching people to work with Tucson's climate rather than avoid it. In Tucson, low-income and predominantly Latino neighborhoods face severe shade inequity, with some areas up to 4 to 5 degrees warmer on average than wealthier parts of the city, according to city data and research on historical development patterns and redlining. While cities like Phoenix have municipal programs that offer free outdoor fitness classes, few nonprofits specifically focus on teaching heat adaptation as part of outdoor programming. Jasper Byerley, a 15-year-old teen counselor, said living in the desert teaches you to pay close attention to your body's limits — knowing when it's safe to push hard and when the heat makes intense exercise a health risk. "Drinking enough water, staying hydrated, and knowing where that limit is and how to know when you're getting to that area," Byerley said. BEYOND participants prepare for a group bike ride as part of the nonprofit's outdoor programming. Diana Ramos / Tucson Spotlight. BEYOND Executive Director Daniela Diamente said that awareness drives everything the organization does. "We live in the desert, right? We know it's going to be hot in the desert. We know that our air quality has gotten worse as climate change has impacted wind patterns and weather patterns. We experience it because we're all outside all the time, but we look at, okay, how do we adapt?" Diamente said. Tucson's summers are expected to get warmer and bring more air pollutants. In early April, the American Lung Association published its annual "State of the Air" report, giving Pima County a failing grade for ozone levels. Unlike the ozone in the upper atmosphere, which protects humans from ultraviolet light, ground-level ozone is a public health hazard. "It's really only a problem that we have in the summertime, and that's because we have more hours of daylight and more intense sun," said Natalie Shepp, climate and community engagement manager with the Pima County Department of Environmental Quality. Ground-level ozone forms when a combination of burned fossil fuels from power plants, motor vehicles and lawn and garden equipment, and volatile organic compounds from gasoline, nail salons and cleaning supplies, react to heat. Because Tucson experiences long hours of intense summer sun, ozone levels tend to rise during the hottest months. According to the report, more than 129 million people live in counties with failing grades for ozone pollution. Water jugs staged at a BEYOND bike ride rest stop serve double duty, some for drinking, others for soaking shirts as an evaporative cooling technique during hot-weather rides. Diana Ramos / Tucson Spotlight. Ozone can aggravate lung diseases and make lungs more susceptible to infection. Experts recommend paying attention to high air-pollution alerts, especially when participating in outdoor activities. "When you're an athlete (or exercise outdoors), your respiratory rate increases, so you're bringing in more air per body volume than somebody who is not," said Paloma Beamer, a professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Arizona College of Public Health. "That means you're also bringing more ozone and pollutants into your body on a per-body-weight basis, so it's something to consider." As temperatures rise, BEYOND adjusts its programs accordingly. Summer hikes are mostly held on Mount Lemmon, where higher elevation means cooler temperatures and better air quality. For long bike rides, BEYOND uses a simple scientific method to keep kids cool. "You can just get the kids wet all the time. That's how a swamp cooler works, right? You soak the swamp cooler pad, you blow some air through it," Diamente said. "(With) kids, you soak their shirts, you go riding bikes. It's the same thing, right? We use that evaporative cooling technique." Through soaking shirts, applying sunscreen, staying hydrated and using bandanas, BEYOND has shown that being active in high temperatures can be done safely. "Everywhere we're going, we have it set up so that there are loops, and you can loop back to our vans and trailers, where we're going to have jugs and jugs of cold water. Water that's for drinking and water that's for dumping," Diamente said. BEYOND Tucson staff and participants celebrated International Women's Day, reflecting the women-led nonprofit's commitment to building community through movement and outdoor activity. Courtesy of BEYOND. Resources extend beyond the ride itself. For air quality, wildfire and heat wave alerts, the University of Arizona helped develop an app that sends official public health and safety notifications. "(PHapp) integrates respiratory diseases, like COVID rates, RSV, and flu, with air quality and extreme weather," Beamer said. "I think the more we can integrate information so the public can have it all in one spot, the better job we can do of protecting ourselves. Rather than having to check 15 different websites, having everything in one place is really important." The app also includes maps to cooling centers. AirNow, operated by the Environmental Protection Agency, provides real-time air quality information nationwide. Diamente said the tools are only part of the solution. "We can't ignore where we live or the realities of our environment, but how do we work with it and teach people?" Diamente said. Byerley said he is grateful to be learning about exercise, fueling and hydration at a young age. "I think learning it earlier is always better than having to learn it later, right?" Byerley said. "The earlier you learn it, the better you can take care of your body throughout your life." Diana Ramos is a University of Arizona alum and Tucson Spotlight reporter. Contact her at diana@tucsonspotlight.org.   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/6a272dacee6011c3f4ec06b8 Alex Murdaugh murder case gets new judge as retrial looms following Supreme Court reversal te 2026-06-08T21:01:32.096Z Alex Murdaugh murder case gets new judge as retrial looms following Supreme Court reversal A South Carolina judge has been assigned to take over Alex Murdaugh’s blockbuster murder case after the disgraced legal scion’s convictions in the slayings of his wife and son were overturned. South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice John W. Kittredge signed an order Monday giving Judge Debra R. McCaslin jurisdiction over all proceedings tied to Murdaugh’s murder-case indictments. The order gives McCaslin authority over "any future retrial on the murder charges" as well as motions, jury trials, civil forfeiture actions and other related matters in the case. ALEX MURDAUGH: TIMELINE OF THE ONCE POWERFUL SOUTH CAROLINA LAWYER'S SPECTACULAR DOWNFALL The brief order does not set a new trial date or rule on any outstanding motions. Instead, it puts McCaslin in charge of the next phase of the case. In a statement to Fox News Digital, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson's office said: "As always, we look forward to presenting the State's case in court as part of a fair, open, and transparent process." FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X McCaslin, an at-large circuit court judge, was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly on Feb. 5, 2020, according to the South Carolina Judicial Branch. She earned her law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1993 and was admitted to the South Carolina Bar that year. The Judicial Branch says she was also admitted to the U.S. District Court, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER Murdaugh, 57, was convicted in March 2023 of murdering his wife, Maggie, 52, and their 22-year-old son, Paul, at the family’s sprawling hunting estate in Colleton County in June 2021. SEND US A TIP HERE He was sentenced to life in prison, but his lawyers later pushed for a new trial, arguing that the jury had been improperly influenced by former Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill. MURDAUGH HOUSEKEEPER REVEALS ONE DETAIL THAT CONVINCED HER ALEX WAS GUILTY OF MURDERS: 'HE DID IT' The South Carolina Supreme Court reversed the denial of Murdaugh’s new-trial motion on May 13 and sent the case back to the circuit court. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST Murdaugh, a once-prominent Hampton County lawyer from a powerful legal dynasty, has repeatedly denied killing Maggie and Paul. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB The pair were found shot to death near the dog kennels at the family’s Moselle estate, a sprawling property in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. Prosecutors argued Murdaugh killed his wife and son to distract from his crumbling legal and financial world as years of thefts and lies were closing in on him. His defense team insisted he was a loving husband and father who had been wrongfully accused after investigators zeroed in on him too quickly. Although Murdaugh’s murder convictions were overturned, he remains behind bars on separate financial-crime convictions after admitting he stole from clients and his former law firm. Prosecutors have said they intend to retry him on the murder charges. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a272d96ee6011c3f4ec069c A Timeline of Donald Trump and Lindsey Graham’s Relationship Before the South Carolina Primary te 2026-06-08T21:01:10.086Z A Timeline of Donald Trump and Lindsey Graham’s Relationship Before the South Carolina Primary Once one of President Trump’s fiercest critics, the South Carolina senator has dramatically shifted his posture over the years. Will it pay off on Tuesday in his primary? Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a272d80ee6011c3f4ec0681 Waymo bought Apple’s self-driving car proving ground for $220M te 2026-06-08T21:00:48.564Z Waymo bought Apple’s self-driving car proving ground for $220M Waymo has acquired a massive 5,500-acre proving ground in Arizona owned by Route 14 Investment Partners LLC, a Delaware shell company associated with Apple, according to documents filed with Maricopa County. Waymo acquired the property, which is located near other proving grounds in Wittman, Arizona Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a272d6bee6011c3f4ec0678 Apple bets cheaper AI will woo small developers te 2026-06-08T21:00:27.601Z Apple bets cheaper AI will woo small developers As AI experimentation grows more expensive, Apple is waiving cloud API costs for developers with fewer than 2 million first-time App Store downloads. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a272b0eee6011c3f4ec05e7 5 big changes coming to higher education July 1 te 2026-06-08T20:50:22.177Z 5 big changes coming to higher education July 1 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a272952ee6011c3f4ec05d7 From fastballs to fine art: John D’Acquisto finds a new canvas te 2026-06-08T20:42:58.649Z From fastballs to fine art: John D’Acquisto finds a new canvas PHOENIX – Long after the crowds stopped cheering and the radar guns stopped flashing, John D’Acquisto found himself staring at a blank canvas.  In the 1970s, D’Acquisto was one of baseball’s hardest throwers, a right-hander whose fastball could reach 100 mph at a time when triple-digit velocity was virtually unheard of. During a 10-year major league career with teams including the San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres, he made a living blowing fastballs past hitters.  Since then, D’Acqusito has become an author, writing his autobiography “Fastball John.” He has taken and passed online courses through Harvard, as well as created Kinetic Force Analysis, a biomechanics company that analyzes how the body moves in an effort to prevent athlete injuries.  However, it’s art that has most occupied his attention in recent years. D’Acquisto is an established artist in the Valley whose paintings hang in many homes and whose tribute artwork has become a familiar sight throughout baseball’s tight-knit alumni community. At first, D’Acquisto wasn’t even sure his artwork was worth anything, but then somebody offered to buy one. “I remember thinking, ‘Buy it? Are you kidding me?'” D’Acquisto said. “That made me realize maybe there was something here worth pursuing.” Fifteen years later, he is still creating. “I work in a lot of different mediums,” D’Acquisto said. “I use everything from a No. 2 pencil and art paper to oil paints, acrylics, watercolor and digital art mainly using Procreate.” Sandy Koufax delivers a pitch in this baseball-themed artwork by former major league pitcher John D’Acquisto. (Artwork courtesy of John D’Acquisto) D’Acquisto’s art is unique in the sense that he often blends traditional and modern techniques, combining hand-drawn sketches, paintings and digital tools to make the final product. His work spans a variety of subjects. There are portraits of baseball legends, sunsets, beaches and even scenes inspired by Europe. Above all, baseball remains at the heart of much of what he creates. Over the years, D’Acquisto has produced portraits of players including Mike Trout, Rollie Fingers and Barry Bonds. He has also created countless memorial pieces honoring former players after they’ve passed away. Those tributes have become one of the most recognizable parts of his artistic brand. “One thing that’s remarkable is that whenever a baseball player passes away, it seems like by the very next day John has created a tribute collage honoring them,” said Steven Rothschild, a longtime friend. “He posts them on Facebook, and they’re always thoughtful and beautifully done.” For D’Acquisto, the motivation behind those pieces isn’t financial. “I don’t sell most of those tribute pieces,” D’Acquisto said. “If a player’s family contacts me, I’ll have the artwork framed and send it to them free of charge.” Art has provided D’Acquisto something different that baseball never could. It has offered him a chance to keep learning, to keep creating and to keep evolving. “I never considered myself an artist growing up,” D’Acquisto said. “I took classes and learned techniques, but eventually I reached a point where I could look at something and put it onto paper. That’s when the beauty of art really began for me.” His artistic journey has been guided by several mentors. Among the most influential was Dennis Desprois, an experienced artist and former Giants photographer who first met D’Acquisto during spring training in the 70s. Years later, they both settled in Arizona and their friendship took on a different form. D’Acquisto had started experimenting more with art and he had questions. Lots of them. “John would constantly ask me questions, and I appreciated that because he truly wanted to understand the answers,” Desprois said. D’Acquisto also credits former major league player and artist Gene Locklear for helping convince him that he belonged in the art world. “Both of those men helped me realize I actually had artistic talent,” D’Acquisto said. Desprois has watched that talent develop over time. “When he first started, he was still finding his style,” Desprois said. “Like most artists, he was influenced by other people and learning the craft.” That is no longer the case. “Over the last couple of years, though, he’s grown tremendously,” Desprois said. “He’s moved beyond simply creating images and has truly become an artist.” Desprois believes the greatest strength in D’Acquisto’s work goes beyond skill. “John is a happy guy,” he said. “That positivity comes through in his work.” That positivity is evident when D’Acquisto describes his paintings. He hopes viewers experience something more when they see his art. “I want people to disappear into it,” he said. “I want them to step away from who they are for a moment and become part of the scene.” Whether he is painting a baseball player or a coffee shop in Rome, the objective remains the same: to create a piece that transports people and makes them feel something real. Rothschild believes he has succeeded in that goal.  “What impresses me most is how realistic it is,” Rothschild said. “It’s different from other sports artists. John’s work has its own style.” Desprois sees something similar. “The artwork itself is very well composed,” he said. “That’s one of his strengths. He has a natural sense of where things belong in a picture.” The longtime mentor believes D’Acquisto has found the artistic voice for which he has been searching. “He still experiments, but there’s a consistency to what he does now,” Desprois said. “That’s a sign of a mature artist. He’s reached the big leagues of art.” D’Acquisto’s journey has not been without setbacks. In the late 1990s, he served four years in federal prison on wire fraud and forgery charges. He has addressed this openly in his autobiography, reflecting on the mistakes he made and the path that led to his reinvention as an author, entrepreneur and artist. “He’s very open about his past,” Rothschild said. “He spent some years in jail and he talks about it in his book. He’s just really turned it around since then, and I’m proud of him.” D’Acquisto continues to create art nearly every day. Part of it is passion and the other part of it is routine. “It keeps my mind active and keeps me sharp,” he said. “I’m 74, so at my age, that’s important. Art keeps me fresh mentally, and I genuinely enjoy doing it.” Still, even after a lot of success, the uncertainty never completely disappears. Artists and athletes, after all, often wrestle with the same fear. “One thing every artist deals with is the fear of failure,” D’Acquisto said. “You’re always worried someone won’t like your work.” The results suggest those fears are largely unfounded. “In 15 years, I’ve only had one piece returned,” he said. Then he chuckled. “And that was because I forgot to sign it,” he said. For D’Acquisto, success isn’t measured by sales, awards or recognition. It’s measured by reactions, memories and most of all smiles. “What means the most to me is seeing people smile when they receive a piece of my art,” D’Acquisto said. “That’s what makes all the work worthwhile.” The post From fastballs to fine art: John D’Acquisto finds a new canvas appeared first on Cronkite News. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a272920ee6011c3f4ec05a9 Panthers' Bryce Young, Xavier Legette spend offseason weekend riding horses and ripping ATVs te 2026-06-08T20:42:08.889Z Panthers' Bryce Young, Xavier Legette spend offseason weekend riding horses and ripping ATVs Bryce Young may be the signal caller, but this weekend he was living in Xavier Legette's world. The Carolina Panthers teammates enjoyed a little offseason bonding while riding horses and four-wheelers out in the country. Rookie wide receiver Chris Brazzell tagged along, too. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK And it looked like a dang good time. In videos circulating on social media, Young and Legette can be seen riding horses near an open field before hopping on ATVs and cruising around the countryside. For anyone familiar with Legette, none of this should come as a surprise. The South Carolina native has become one of the Panthers' most popular players — not just because of his play on the field, but because of his unapologetically country lifestyle off the field. This is the same guy who brings home-cooked raccoon in a lunch box to work. PANTHERS STAR XAVIER LEGETTE SHOWS TRUE GRIT HELPING WITH FRIEND'S ATV STUCK IN MUDDY WATER Legette owns more than a dozen horses and even rode one of his horses, "Dolla Bill," to a Panthers game last season. The wide out's love of horses goes far beyond a hobby, too. While attending the Kentucky Derby last year, Legette revealed that he eventually hopes to have a horse competing in the sport's biggest race. "I see it as, like, kind of a big investment," Legette said of his stable. "And one day I want to get into the derby." As for Young, the Panthers’ offense could use every bit of chemistry they can get heading into the 2026 season. Carolina captured the NFC South title in 2025, though that’s not exactly saying much. The division was by far the weakest in football, and the Panthers won it with an 8-9 record. So needless to say, there’s room for improvement. The organization spent the offseason adding defensive talent in linebackers Jaelan Phillips and Devin Lloyd and making it clear it expects to contend again. That puts even more pressure on Young, who enters what feels like a pivotal season in his development as the franchise quarterback. If the Panthers are going to take the next step, Young and his receivers will need to be on the same page. And if that means riding horses and ripping four-wheelers through the South Carolina countryside, then so be it. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27290cee6011c3f4ec05a0 Federal judge strikes down Trump’s $100K H-1B visa fee, ruling it an unconstitutional tax te 2026-06-08T20:41:48.888Z Federal judge strikes down Trump’s $100K H-1B visa fee, ruling it an unconstitutional tax A federal judge on Monday struck down President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee requirement for employers seeking H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, ruling that the administration exceeded its authority by imposing what amounted to a tax that only Congress can authorize or delegate. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin, an Obama appointee, issued the ruling in a lawsuit filed by 20 states in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, according to court filings. The lawsuit, challenging the fee Trump announced in September, was led by California and named Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, whose department oversees the H-1B visa program, as a defendant. Several federal agencies involved in implementing and enforcing the policy were also named in the suit. As part of the ruling, Sorokin invalidated agency memoranda, guidance documents, website instructions, FAQs and fee schedules that established and enforced the $100,000 H-1B visa fee. TRUMP’S $100K H-1B VISA OVERHAUL COULD HIT TECH GIANTS LIKE AMAZON AND MICROSOFT HARDEST According to the filing, Sorokin ruled that the fee was designed to raise revenue from a lawful program and therefore functioned as a tax rather than a penalty, as the Trump administration had argued. Under the U.S. Constitution, the power to impose or delegate taxes rests with Congress. "Here, the $100,000 payment requirement for all H-1B petitions does not aim to establish that hiring H-1B workers is illegal," the filing said. "The payment is not a penalty... because it is not ‘punishment for an unlawful act or omission.’ Hiring workers pursuant to the H-1B program is plainly lawful." VANCE TELLS BLUE STATE THEY ‘MIGHT TRY HIRING AMERICANS’ BEFORE SUING OVER TRUMP’S VISA FEE EXPLOSION The fee also violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), which requires agencies to undergo a "notice-and-comment" period to gather public feedback, the judge ruled.  Sorokin said the agencies that implemented and enforced the fee failed to adequately explain their reasoning, consider alternative options or assess the policy’s potential consequences, and lacked a valid emergency or foreign-affairs justification for bypassing the process. "[T]he mere fact that Defendants followed a presidential directive does not grant them free rein to ignore the requirements of the APA," Sorokin wrote. ARE AMERICAN WORKERS BEING REPLACED? INSIDE THE H-1B VISA CONTROVERSY As of Feb. 15, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received 85 payments of the $100,000 requirement, resulting in $8.5 million in payments, the administration said in a March filing. The H-1B program provides 65,000 visas annually, with an additional 20,000 reserved for workers with advanced degrees, typically valid for three to six years, according to Reuters.  Employers generally paid between $960 and $7,595 in fees prior to Trump’s proclamation, court filings said. Trump introduced the fee last September, arguing the H-1B visa process was fueling the large-scale replacement of American workers and had "undermined both our economic and national security."  His move to address the issue drew widespread criticism from business and tech leaders.  From 2024 through mid-2025, Amazon received 19,301 H-1B approvals, more than any other major tech company, according to USCIS data. Microsoft also secured 9,914, while Apple received 8,075. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2728f6ee6011c3f4ec0584 Trump Nominates Todd Blanche for Attorney General te 2026-06-08T20:41:26.889Z Trump Nominates Todd Blanche for Attorney General As acting attorney general, Mr. Blanche has shown a willingness to execute the president’s maximalist demands. Whether the Senate will confirm him remains unclear. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27276aee6011c3f4ec0561 Nevada lithium mines forge ahead despite inflation, policy and legal headwinds te 2026-06-08T20:34:50.965Z Nevada lithium mines forge ahead despite inflation, policy and legal headwinds OROVADA — Deep in the heart of the remote Montana and Double H mountains near Nevada's border with Oregon, towering cranes stand sentry. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a272755ee6011c3f4ec0558 2cb99157-lithium-two-1200x746.jpeg te 2026-06-08T20:34:29.920Z 2cb99157-lithium-two-1200x746.jpeg Lithium deposits at Thacker Pass. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a272740ee6011c3f4ec054f 0d080834-lithium-five--1200x854.jpeg te 2026-06-08T20:34:08.893Z 0d080834-lithium-five--1200x854.jpeg Lithium deposits at Thacker Pass. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27272bee6011c3f4ec0546 2472afe3-lithium-four-2000x1200.jpeg te 2026-06-08T20:33:47.376Z 2472afe3-lithium-four-2000x1200.jpeg The lithium processing area under construction at Thacker Pass. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a272716ee6011c3f4ec053d 75d54720-amy_6714-1200x782.jpg te 2026-06-08T20:33:26.887Z 75d54720-amy_6714-1200x782.jpg The lithium processing area under construction at Thacker Pass. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a272701ee6011c3f4ec0534 Antonee Robinson’s goal highlights USMNT loss to Germany in final World Cup tune-up te 2026-06-08T20:33:05.927Z Antonee Robinson’s goal highlights USMNT loss to Germany in final World Cup tune-up CHICAGO – Antonee Robinson didn’t overthink it. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2726ebee6011c3f4ec052b Antonee Robinson’s goal highlights USMNT loss to Germany in final World Cup tune-up te 2026-06-08T20:32:43.368Z Antonee Robinson’s goal highlights USMNT loss to Germany in final World Cup tune-up U.S. soccer fans turned out in force on Saturday at Soldier Field in Chicago. Despite an effort that pleased coach Mauricio Pochettino, the United States fell to Germany, 2-1, in its final exhibition match before the World Cup begins. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2726d6ee6011c3f4ec0522 Littleman te 2026-06-08T20:32:22.411Z Littleman Littleman is an adult male cattle dog and dachshund mix. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2726c1ee6011c3f4ec0519 Boots te 2026-06-08T20:32:01.380Z Boots Boots is an adult female domestic short hair mix. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2726acee6011c3f4ec0510 Pongo te 2026-06-08T20:31:40.410Z Pongo Pongo is a young male American Staffordshire terrier mix. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a272678ee6011c3f4ec04e6 Lindsey Vonn's six-pack leaves heads spinning, NFL WAG enjoys a bikini country club & disgusting HelloFresh te 2026-06-08T20:30:48.650Z Lindsey Vonn's six-pack leaves heads spinning, NFL WAG enjoys a bikini country club & disgusting HelloFresh First weekend of June in the books. Second week of June on tap. Summer is rolling right along, even though we're not even technically in it yet. Yeah, OK. The astronomical calendar can kick rocks. We're in it, boys and girls. I'm at the point in the year where I have to meticulously map out my lawn-mowing days, just to try to keep it to once a week. We've got friends coming to the house this Friday for the first time, and my grass is ready for a haircut TODAY. But if I mow today, I have to mow again Friday afternoon. No shot it'll look presentable in four days. None. They'll think we live in the Everglades. So, I have to try and wait it out until at least Wednesday, and hope the afternoon storms give me a window to get the job done. Joe, of course, would tell me to wait till Thursday. Can't do that in Florida. Not this time of year. Not with St. Augustine grass and the rain we've been dealing with lately. THURSDAY NIGHT MOWING LEAGUE WANTS 40 MILLION AMERICANS TO STOP WASTING WEEKENDS ON THEIR LAWNS But, this is why we grind all year. For this time of year. This is our Super Bowl down here in Florida. We rest between October and April for times like these. Let's roll. Welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where Lindsey Vonn dominates a trip to Monaco over the weekend as she continues to work her way back from the devastating knee injury. She's doing well, for those wondering! What else? I've got the best of the rest from a LOADED weekend of #content, college baseball continues to deliver, NFL WAG Stephanie Niles checks in, and does anyone here use HelloFresh? You're gonna wanna smash that "cancel subscription" button after you see the disgusting promo they're pushing for Pride Month. Seriously, it's so bad, I thought it was AI. It is not. You'll see. Grab you $225 if you have it lying around, sign up for a Cameo from Kirk Herbstreit's DOG, and then settle in for a Monday 'Cap! This Kirk Herbstreit. Goodness gracious. I don't even know what to say anymore. First of all, I love Herbie. I think him and McAfee on College GameDay are great. The way he treated Lee Corso the last 4-5 years made me feel all warm and fuzzy on a Saturday morning before the 24 beers did just that later in the day. I think Herbie's one of the best color guys in the game, both in college and the NFL. Sure, he went a little nuts during the insufferable summer of 2020, but I've made my peace with that at this point. It's been six years. Whatever. But the Peter stuff is just insane. WHY is Kirk making a Cameo? Better yet, WHY is he teasing having his dog in it? I don't get it. The dog stuff from Herbie over the past three years has just been nuts to me. It started off as a funny little bit every once in a while, and now the dog(s) is EVERYWHERE. At every game, in every stadium, at every broadcast. And this isn't even an anti-dog rant! Amber loves dogs. I'm not the biggest dog person on the planet, but I get it. I grew up with a million dogs in our family. LINDSEY VONN DITCHES HER UNDERSHIRT IN A FIERY RED PANTSUIT, MAGGIE SAJAK IS A FORCE & COACH ATTACKS UMPIRE! You wanna love your dog? Go for it. But good God man, do we need Peter on Cameo now? It's enough already. Less dogs, more football, Herbie! Let's course-correct this thing before it's too late! OK, that's our Ted Talk for today. Let's get class started by turning laps in Monaco with Lindsey Vonn! What a comeback we're witnessing over the past few months from Lindsey Vonn. What a patriot. We all thought she was toast after scrambling her leg ahead of the Olympics, but she's picked herself up, dusted herself off, and she's off to the races once again. It's called the American dream, folks. This is what it's all about. God, I love this country. OK, let's get to the best (college baseball) content from a loaded weekend! Another solid weekend of #content, mainly out of the college baseball world. What a heater June Madness is on right now. I've never been more right about something in my life. Couple thoughts ... PS: I'm SURE Stephen A. would've said the same about Obama during a Knicks NBA Finals game! Speaking of ... let's rapid-fire this Monday class into a big Monday night. First up? I need a ruling here from the class on this effort from the USC center fielder yesterday afternoon: This doesn't seem to be getting a ton of play today, which is why I'm asking you all ... Am I missing something, or did this kid sort of give up on that ball with the game on the line? I've watched it a dozen times and tried to pause it right at the 7-second mark each time. To me, he starts his slide before he even gets to the track, goes feet first because that's what you're taught so you don't hurt yourself, and then pulls his glove back in at the end. And that's all well and good, except for the fact that this WAS YOUR SEASON on the line! You HAVE to go all out there, right? Concussion be damned. Head be damned. You dive for that ball and let the chips fall where they may. You may not make the catch, and that's fine. But there needs to be a hole in that wall when you're done with it. Wild. On the way out, let's go ahead and check in with the insufferable scumbags over at HelloFresh! Truly vile stuff from HelloFresh. I don't say that often, by the way. Most of the BS in the world, I let slide, because I'm not easily offended. And this doesn't even offend me. It's honestly just disgusting. Deeply, deeply disgusting. What an insufferable company. The First Lady and I used to use HelloFresh (and Blue Apron, the real OG) all the time when we first got married. I'm so ashamed now. Imagine waking up one day and thinking to yourself, "You know what this food service company needs? An ad that promotes clearing out the rectum in preparation for a month of gay sex." DANICA PATRICK IMPRESSES THE MAHA CROWD BY TAKING UP TENNIS AS HER NEWEST FITNESS WORKOUT, BAT DOGS & MEAT! These people are NUTS. We live in truly insane times. I wouldn't order from these scumbags if they contained the last crumb on EARTH. I'd rather die. I cannot believe that's a real promotion. It really is a cult. That whole side is just one giant cult. OK, that's it for today. I hate to end it on an angry note, so here's Stephanie Niles, the fiancée of Bucs backup QB Jake Browning, settling in nicely in Tampa ahead of training camp. See you Wednesday. OutKick Nightcaps is a daily column set to run Monday through Friday at 4 p.m. (roughly, we’re not robots). Ever use HelloFresh? Email me at Zach.Dean@OutKick.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a272662ee6011c3f4ec04c4 Netanyahu Called Off Iran Strikes After Trump Claimed Progress in Nuclear Talks, Officials Say te 2026-06-08T20:30:26.584Z Netanyahu Called Off Iran Strikes After Trump Claimed Progress in Nuclear Talks, Officials Say Multiple officials said that the president told Israel’s leader that the United States and Iran were within days of a breakthrough that would clear the way for talks on a long-term nuclear deal. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27246aee6011c3f4ec0496 GCU baseball charts path forward with hiring of coach Steve Bieser te 2026-06-08T20:22:02.559Z GCU baseball charts path forward with hiring of coach Steve Bieser PHOENIX – After parting ways with its coach in late March, Grand Canyon University was faced with one of the most consequential hiring cycles in the baseball program’s history.  Armed with the resources and facilities to compete with the nation’s top schools, GCU had to hire someone not only to stabilize things, but to maximize the potential of a program that the school believes is one of college baseball’s sleeping giants.  With university special advisor Jerry Colangelo in attendance, GCU introduced Steve Bieser as the Lopes’ new coach at a news conference on Thursday. The former Suns and Diamondbacks owner expressed full support for the hire to GCU vice president of athletics Jamie Boggs and GCU president Brian Mueller.  “Jamie and Brian could not have done better in finding a person with your qualities and your experience,” Colangelo said, speaking directly to Bieser. “The man that you are and the goals that you have, it can’t be any better for the university.”  Boggs believes Bieser is the right fit to lead GCU into the program’s next era.  “The numbers don’t lie, Steve Bieser wins everywhere,” Boggs said. “He’s established himself as one of the premier coaches for player development. He’s a former major leaguer and he knows what it takes to get to the highest level.” Bieser arrives in Phoenix after a brief but successful stint at Jacksonville State. The Gamecocks captured 48 wins and a berth in the NCAA tournament this past season, including a 15-4, eight-inning victory over top-five ranked Auburn. “He wanted a place where he could win a College World Series and where he could be bold in his faith,” Boggs said. “And he found it at GCU.”   Before Jacksonville State, Bieser spent seven seasons in Columbia as the coach at Missouri, and four at Southeast Missouri State.  “I knew right away when I walked out from my meeting that this is the place I needed to be,” Bieser said. “We have excellent facilities, we have a passionate fanbase, we have a commitment from the leadership, we are a growing national brand without a doubt.”  Bieser’s tenure in Columbia yielded mixed results. The Tigers record fell below .500 just once under Bieser, but they fell short of appearing in the NCAA tournament in each of his seven seasons. Bieser believes his experience in the SEC will serve him well in his new position.  “At Missouri there were a lot of challenges,” Bieser said. “I may have gotten a little bit away from my plan and just tried to be a little bit different than who I am. You can never be different from who you are. I embraced it and I love the challenge and it’s really that never-give-up attitude and making sure you’re always fighting to continue to do your best.”  Bieser will be tasked with restoring confidence and consistency to a program that has been to the NCAA tournament three times since COVID-19 under two different coaches. However, the Lopes finished this past season 31-27, failing to earn a regional appearance. They dismissed coach Gregg Wallis in March.  “We want to make sure that every program in the West knows there’s not a better facility,” Bieser said. “There’s not a better place to get developed and that’s what we’re out to do, we want to build those motivations.”  GCU was a particularly attractive option to Bieser, who wanted a place to coach and further his faith.  “I have a real desire to coach players in a faith-led environment,” Bieser said. “I understand that this opportunity is bigger than baseball and I don’t take that lightly.”  Bieser credited his success at Jacksonville State to the culture he built in a short period of time, a process he’ll attempt to replicate in the desert.  “How you retain players is you make sure they understand they have the best coaches in the country,” Bieser said. “Coaches that are completely committed to them and to developing them. When they feel that day in and day out they don’t want to go anywhere else.”  Expectations will be high for Bieser’s early tenure. Mueller even believes GCU could be in national title contention in as little as three seasons. “I told my wife ‘We’re going to be 75 years old in three years and so we’re going to make a big trip,’” Mueller said. “‘We’re going to Omaha in three years.’  “I’m now convinced we have a great chance to do that.”  The post GCU baseball charts path forward with hiring of coach Steve Bieser appeared first on Cronkite News. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27243eee6011c3f4ec047f Flagstaff Little League announces 2026 All-Star teams ahead of district tournaments te 2026-06-08T20:21:18.011Z Flagstaff Little League announces 2026 All-Star teams ahead of district tournaments The Arizona State Little League District 1 Majors Tournament will play a majority of its games at Dawson Field. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a272428ee6011c3f4ec0476 HCH Pet of the Week: Zyke te 2026-06-08T20:20:56.487Z HCH Pet of the Week: Zyke Meet Zyke, a 4-month-old bundle of kitten energy with a whole lot of personality! Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a272411ee6011c3f4ec0469 Trump’s $100K fee for high-skilled visas is an illegal tax, federal judge rules te 2026-06-08T20:20:33.450Z Trump’s $100K fee for high-skilled visas is an illegal tax, federal judge rules President Donald Trump's $100,000 visa fee for highly skilled workers was struck down Monday, June 8, 2026, by a federal judge. In this photo, Trump looks on during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 27, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Massachusetts Monday struck down the Trump administration’s efforts to require a $100,000 visa fee for highly skilled immigrant workers, finding the policy is an unlawful tax. Judge Leo T. Sorokin found the hefty fee placed on the H-1B visa by President Donald Trump exceeded his authority by creating a tax, something that falls under Congress’ authority.   “The President has no authority to levy a tax unless such a power is delegated by Congress through statute,” Sorokin, who was nominated by former President Barack Obama, wrote. “For these reasons, the Court finds that the Policy imposes a tax on H-1B petitions without the requisite delegation by Congress.” The H-1B program allows a U.S. employer to hire a noncitizen worker in a specialty occupation for a maximum of six years, ranging from the technology industry to healthcare workers. At a minimum, visa applicants have to hold a bachelor’s degree. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said in a statement to States Newsroom that the agency disagrees “with this blatant judicial activism dismantling President Trump’s historic efforts for immigration reform.” “The recent changes to the H-1B visa program, including the increased fee, are intended to address concerns about program integrity and the impact on the U.S. workforce,” the spokesperson said. “The policy aims to ensure that employers prioritize hiring U.S. workers, particularly in high-skilled fields. The Trump Administration remains committed to safeguarding opportunities for American workers and maintaining the integrity of employment-based visa programs.” The suit was brought by 20 states: California, Massachusetts, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington state and Wisconsin.  In September the Department of Homeland Security issued a proclamation requiring employers to pay a $100,000 fee for a noncitizen to enter the U.S. under a H-1B visa. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27221aee6011c3f4ec03f3 Whoopi Goldberg defends Trump attending Knicks NBA Finals game te 2026-06-08T20:12:10.253Z Whoopi Goldberg defends Trump attending Knicks NBA Finals game Whoopi Goldberg defended President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on "The View" Monday, saying both men had earned a place at Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals because they are longtime Knicks fans. "I think anybody who’s a Knicks fan should be there," Goldberg said. "You earned the right as a Knicks fan. I don’t have to like you." Goldberg pushed back after the show played clips of fans objecting to Trump and Mamdani attending Game 3. "I’m sorry. Trump and Mayor Mamdani are Knicks fans and have been, they're New Yorkers," Goldberg said. "And ... there’s nothing either one of them can do to change what’s happening in this city for this team." TRUMP EXPECTED TO ATTEND KNICKS-SPURS NBA FINALS GAME 3 AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN Goldberg opened by celebrating the Knicks' return home with a 2-0 Finals lead. "Tonight, tonight, tonight! Come on, Knicks! Come on, Knicks! Come on, Knicks!" Goldberg said. "We earned this bad boy. We earned this!" The show aired a clip of Trump saying Knicks owner James Dolan had invited him. "I’ve been a Knicks fan for a long time and also a Jim Dolan fan," Trump said. "He’s a nice guy. The answer is, yes, he’s invited me, and I’m going." GOV KATHY HOCHUL'S ATTEMPT AT DUNKING ON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NEW YORK KNICKS FANDOM BACKFIRES A clip played of one fan saying that both political figures should stay away. "I think I speak for all New Yorkers when I say that Mayor Mamdani and President Trump, do not come to Madison Square Garden. We don’t want you," the fan said. Goldberg rejected the idea that either figure could hurt the Knicks’ chances. "You know what, I don’t think anything can jinx anything," Goldberg said. "I think these guys are on a mission." Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin said Trump could face blame if the Knicks lost. "If I were advising him, I would be like, do not go, because if they lose tonight, everybody is going to —" Farah Griffin said before Sunny Hostin interjected, "The jinx!" NYC MAYOR-ELECT MAMDANI PREDICTS 'JUNE BANNER' FOR KNICKS AFTER TEAM WINS NBA CUP CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Hostin argued Trump should not attend because he could bring "bad juju," while Goldberg said fans should stay focused. "All we need to concentrate on is putting our energy and good energy towards them, towards the Knicks," Goldberg said. "That’s what this is about." Trump is attending as Dolan’s guest, while Mamdani is expected to attend separately and has said he will not sit with the president. The Knicks lead the Spurs 2-0 entering Game 3, the first NBA Finals game in New York since 1999. Security concerns around Trump’s attendance prompted officials to cancel a planned watch party outside Madison Square Garden and add enhanced screening for fans. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a272205ee6011c3f4ec03ea Save up to 50% on top-rated sneakers before Prime Day — from Skechers to adidas te 2026-06-08T20:11:49.690Z Save up to 50% on top-rated sneakers before Prime Day — from Skechers to adidas You don't have to wait until Prime Day kicks off to upgrade your sneaker collection for less. With these early deals on brands like Skechers, New Balance and Dr. Scholl's, you can save up to 50% on best-selling pairs weeks before the rush. We've found options for both men and women with discounted styles for walking, working and everyday wear. READ MORE: When is Prime Day 2026? 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Valtonen’s comments carry particular weight because Finland is one of NATO’s newest members and now sits on the alliance’s longest border with Russia. Finland joined NATO in April 2023 after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, ending decades of military nonalignment and transforming the country into a frontline state in Europe’s security posture. "Ukraine certainly is now holding the cards," Valtonen told Fox News Digital Monday in an interview at the United Nations headquarters in New York. "They have strengthened themselves immensely over the course of the past three, four months, both militarily and politically, diplomatically. And I think this opens a great window of opportunity for actually advancing the peace talks." UKRAINE MAKES FASTEST GAINS IN YEARS AS RUSSIA TALKS STALL, EXPLOITING CRACKS IN KREMLIN COMMAND Her assessment comes as Reuters reported that Ukraine’s top military commander said Ukrainian forces had recaptured more than 600 square kilometers, or roughly 230 square miles, of territory so far in 2026, a shift after years of slow Russian gains. It also follows renewed diplomatic activity, including Zelenskyy’s stated willingness to halt fighting along current lines as a path to talks and Putin’s public rejection of a direct meeting for now. Finland shares a roughly 820-mile border with Russia, making it one of the alliance’s most strategically exposed members. Valtonen said Moscow has shown little willingness to make concessions and argued that the responsibility for ending the war remains with the Kremlin. "So far, Russia hasn’t been willing to make any concessions, and essentially Russia could end the war today if they wanted to, because it was their war in the first place," she said. "So I’m hopeful that this could be the right time to relaunch those talks." Peace efforts remain stalled over the same core divide that has shaped the war for years: Ukraine has called for a ceasefire and negotiations without surrendering territory, while Russia has continued to demand control over occupied Ukrainian regions. Putin said in early June there was "no point" in meeting Zelenskyy for now and repeated Moscow’s broader war aims. Asked about U.S.-led efforts to negotiate an end to the war, Valtonen praised Washington’s role but stressed that Ukraine alone must decide whether to accept any concessions, including on territory. "I think the U.S. involvement in this entire process has been a very good one, and it’s important that the U.S. stays engaged, because at the end of the day, it’s about freedom, it’s the future of not only Europe, but also of global peace," she said. ZELENSKYY SAYS US WILL ONLY GUARANTEE UKRAINE'S SECURITY IF KYIV AGREES TO GIVE UP DONBAS Valtonen said Europe also needs to be part of the process because Russia’s war directly affects the continent’s security architecture. She said any serious negotiations would require Russia to accept a full ceasefire. "First and foremost, we would need Russia at the table willing to end the war," Valtonen said. "And that would need to happen through a full ceasefire, because only that would open the possibility for true negotiations." Valtonen also credited President Donald Trump with pushing European allies to increase defense spending, saying the pressure had moved the continent in the right direction after years of imbalance inside NATO. Finland has moved aggressively to increase defense spending. Helsinki plans to raise defense spending to 3.2% of GDP by 2030, up from 2.5% in 2025, Reuters reported in April.  WHY NATO’S DEFENSE SPENDING IMBALANCE LASTED FOR DECADES Secretary of State Marco Rubio also praised Finland and Sweden Tuesday during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, saying the two newest NATO members had strengthened the alliance by bringing "their own defense industry" and "advanced technologies."  He called them "a great partner" and "an extraordinary partner." Valtonen said Finland’s approach is shaped by its own history with Moscow. "Finland obviously has taken the Russian threat extremely seriously because we have the longest border with them," she said. "We certainly worship our status as the happiest country in the world, i.e. democracy, the rule of law and human rights, which we hold dear as values over anything that Russia could offer." She also pointed to Finland’s experience in World War II, when the Soviet Union invaded Finland, as a reminder of why deterrence matters. "The last time the Soviet Union, i.e. Russia, tried to invade us was during the Second World War," Valtonen said. "Happily, we were able to fend them off, but of course at the massive cost to the society." "For us, it has been clear that if we invest in our deterrence, then that’s a signal to Russia — do not come here," she added. On Iran, Valtonen said Finnish President Alexander Stubb’s March comments, reported by The Guardian, that the conflict was not a NATO matter should not be understood as Europe washing its hands of the crisis. "I don’t think our president meant that this has nothing to do with European countries or NATO allies," Valtonen said. "I think what he probably meant more is that NATO obviously is not directly involved as an organization, which is true." EX-NATO AMBASSADOR WARNS US AND ALLIES MUST 'STOP THE SNIPING' AND UNITE TO END IRAN CONFLICT Her comments came after another weekend escalation in the Iran war, with Tehran launching missiles at Israel and Israel striking military targets in western and central Iran overnight. The flare-up unfolded as the U.S. and its allies continue efforts to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear state and keep pressure on Tehran over threats to Israel and regional shipping. The Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy choke point, has become a central focus for Western governments after Iranian threats and restrictions on maritime traffic. Reuters reported Monday that the European Union sanctioned Iranian-linked individuals and an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy unit over threats to shipping in the strait. "We as individual member states in Europe have definitely been helping the U.S. effort," Valtonen said. "We don’t want to see Iran as a nuclear state. We know what kind of a threat Iran has projected towards the region, especially toward Israel." Valtonen added Finland has also joined efforts led by France and the United Kingdom to keep the Strait of Hormuz open once conditions allow for safe operations in the area. "It’s so important that such straits are not weaponized by any country around the world," Valtonen said. Asked whether European countries had refused U.S. requests to use bases during the Iran crisis, Valtonen said Finland has no U.S. bases to shut down but argued that most European allies have supported Washington’s requests. "Finland has been helping the U.S. through so many ways," she said. "We don’t have any U.S. bases in Finland, so there’s nothing we can shut down." "But having said this, the vast majority of European countries have said yes to everything that the U.S. has asked during the past couple of months when this war effort has been ongoing, independent of the fact that, of course, we are not directly involved as countries in the war," she added. Valtonen said that support demonstrated NATO allies’ willingness to help Washington even when the alliance itself is not formally involved. "I think that really shows the engagement by NATO allies in this and our willingness to help when the U.S. really needs some assistance," she said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2721c7ee6011c3f4ec03bd Hiker, 18, Dies at Grand Canyon National Park Amid High Heat te 2026-06-08T20:10:47.766Z Hiker, 18, Dies at Grand Canyon National Park Amid High Heat The man was with his father on a popular, strenuous trail on a day that temperatures reached above 100 degrees in parts of the canyon, officials said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2721b2ee6011c3f4ec03a1 Microsoft’s open source tools were hacked to steal passwords of AI developers te 2026-06-08T20:10:26.247Z Microsoft’s open source tools were hacked to steal passwords of AI developers Microsoft shut down dozens of GitHub code repositories for Azure and AI coding tools after a reported hack. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a271d55ee6011c3f4ec035e Knicks fan sends OnlyFans model a Patrick Ewing jersey and pays for her to twerk in it te 2026-06-08T19:51:49.608Z Knicks fan sends OnlyFans model a Patrick Ewing jersey and pays for her to twerk in it The New York Knicks are up 2-0 over the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals and are so close to their first championship since 1973 that fans can almost taste it. They’re confident ahead of Game 3 as the series moves to Madison Square Garden. Are they too confident? Is sending an OnlyFans model a Patrick Ewing jersey then paying her to twerk in it too confident of a move when there's still work to be done? That’s for the universe to sort out, because it’s already gone down. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! "It was a custom request, meaning the content was made specifically for [the Ewing fan]," the 39-year-old told The Post. "I charge $150 for every five minutes of a custom video, and this was a 10-minute clip, so I made $300." It’s not on the married mother of four if the wheels fall off and the Knicks end up blowing the series. That kind of pressure can’t be placed on a content creator. She’s just doing her job here. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK CULTURE COVERAGE When fans are feeling it, business is good. She can't be expected to issue a warning to a subscriber about such a move with games left to play. She has enough on her plate. "I love New York, and I love New York fans, and so I was happy to do any Knicks-related content," Tillia added. "The happier my fans are when their team is winning, the better [the business] for me." It's a simple approach, but an effective one. I don’t even blame Knicks fans for being so confident. It's not my style, I prefer to wait until the job is finished, but I get it. They look like a team that can't be stopped right now. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a271d41ee6011c3f4ec0355 Fever vs Mystics betting preview: Why the over 170.5 looks like the smart play te 2026-06-08T19:51:29.606Z Fever vs Mystics betting preview: Why the over 170.5 looks like the smart play I was able to get us a win on Sunday with a WNBA play, so let's go back to the well and try to grab another victory. Remember, the Bears cashing a Sunday -6.5 ticket pays out at the exact same as a Toronto Tempo -1.5 ticket. Besides, who doesn't like a story involving Caitlin Clark? This matchup between the Indiana Fever and Washington Mystics has her and a good chance for us to make some cash. The Fever are the most talked about team in the WNBA, but it still feels like no one knows anything about this team. The common thing to do is hate on the league and talk about Clark's place in it. Personally, I am more impressed by Clark's passing than her three-point shooting. She's good at both, but she is also hard to watch at times because she does whine a lot. There are a lot of dynamics involved with her, but let's just stick to what matters -- what is happening on the court. For the year, Clark is averaging 18.7 points per game, and 8.2 assists. Most importantly to me, she has only missed one game after missing almost all of her sophomore campaign. The team is still getting major production from Kelsey Mitchell, who I wondered if she would step back with Clark returning. Aliyah Boston gives the team a top trio in the league, and their roster is still deep. I wouldn't be surprised to see them make a move around the trade deadline for a defender or something, though. At just 5-5, the team still is figuring things out now that Clark is back full time. The Mystics are a team that I think is in the beginning of their rebuild. Maybe they are closer to the middle, but regardless of where they stand, the point remains - they are rebuilding. They have a great piece to build around in Sonia Citron. She honestly could be the face of the league if they wanted her to be. She is talented, doesn't seem to complain all that much. That's a good combination for marketing if it seemed like the WNBA had any desire to actually market themselves properly. The Mystics are 4-5 and coming off a loss that saw their head coach get escorted off the court by security. I've actually never seen that before. That usually means a team will play harder, the next game, but there have been an alarming number of blowouts this season in the league. I can't say for sure what the reason is, but it seems like teams are either winning by 20 or just barely losing a game. The Mystics' five losses, for example, are by five, 13, 12, five and 32. Three double-digit losses and two five-point ones. Even their wins are by three, two, 14 and 18. I do expect better effort in this game. It is hard to lose as a professional by 32 and then not care the next game. Also, everyone brings their "A" game against the Fever because of Clark and the attention the games draw. This will be the second game between the Fever and the Mystics with Washington taking the first one in Indiana by two in overtime. In this game, I expect the teams to once again score bucket after bucket. While there should be some increased defense on the part of the Mystics, I just don't see them stopping Indiana altogether. Additionally, the Fever look to move the ball. They aren't a great defensive team, and the Mystics are going to probably have a better offensive night than what they did against the Dream. Give me over 170.5 in this one. We saw 206 points with overtime in the first game. They did score 28 in overtime, but still would've cleared tonight's total comfortably. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a271d2dee6011c3f4ec034c Songwriter behind hits for Britney Spears and Dua Lipa fatally stabbed at 35, three arrested te 2026-06-08T19:51:09.680Z Songwriter behind hits for Britney Spears and Dua Lipa fatally stabbed at 35, three arrested Police have arrested three people in connection to the fatal stabbing of songwriter Talay Riley, Fox News Digital can confirm. The artist, who had worked with Britney Spears, Dua Lipa and more A-list stars, was found stabbed in East London on Friday, according to the Metropolitan Police. Paramedics tried life-saving measures at the scene but the 35-year-old, whose real name was Mark Orabiyi, was pronounced dead in the garden of a property near Rayleigh Road. "Mark was a beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend," his family said in a statement. "He brought love, light, and joy to our family and to all who knew him. We will always cherish his kindness, beautiful spirit, and remarkable talent. His presence touched many lives, and his memory will remain in our hearts forever. May his soul rest in perfect peace." FORMER BROADWAY ACTRESS STABBED TO DEATH IN HER NEW JERSEY HOME, POLICE SAY The investigation into Orabiyi's death is ongoing. "This is a tragic incident and my thoughts remain with Mark’s family and loved ones," Detective Chief Inspector Joanna Yorke said in a statement. "Our investigation continues at pace. I would like to appeal for anyone who was in the area at the time of this incident to speak to police," the statement continued. "We are particularly interested in hearing from anyone who might have CCTV or other footage from the morning of the incident that could assist our investigation." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER Police confirmed a 20-year-old man was taken to the hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening. A 27-year-old man has been released on bail as investigations continue. Police revealed a 24-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman have been released with no further action. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Riley began his music career at a young age, signing his first publishing deal at 18. He quickly became known as one of the UK's most respected behind-the-scenes hitmakers. His credits include work for Jessie J, Ellie Goulding, Chris Brown, Usher, Nick Jonas, Khalid and Craig David, among many others. The songwriter helped shape major tracks such as "Who's Laughing Now," "Young Dumb & Broke," "Last Dance," "Clumsy" and "Like I Do." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a271d19ee6011c3f4ec0343 Outcry over YouTuber's Down syndrome abortion proves Americans are 'repulsed by eugenics,' activist says te 2026-06-08T19:50:49.690Z Outcry over YouTuber's Down syndrome abortion proves Americans are 'repulsed by eugenics,' activist says Public outrage over a YouTube star and his wife's decision to abort their unborn son after a Down syndrome diagnosis shows Americans reject the notion that a disability makes a life less worthy of protection, Live Action founder Lila Rose argued Sunday. "I think America still has a conscience because we know instinctually that this is a baby," Rose told "Fox & Friends Weekend." "Within weeks, [he] could have been old enough to survive outside the womb, and he was subject to an extremely excruciating second-trimester abortion because he was deemed not good enough." The controversy comes after YouTuber Jesse Ridgway and his wife announced the diagnosis and their decision in a post on X last Wednesday, saying they wrestled with the choice after doctors informed them their baby was likely to be born with the genetic condition. EXCLUSIVE: GROUNDBREAKING NEW PRAYER BOOK DESIGNED FOR DEMOGRAPHIC MOST TARGETED FOR ABORTION "This week, my wife and I made the very difficult decision to terminate the pregnancy due to Trisomy 21," Ridgway wrote. "The choice was not made lightly. We really appreciate all of the personal stories that you guys shared with us, especially the unconditional support we received from fans with no matter what we decided."  ROGAN WARNS OF US ‘POPULATION COLLAPSE’ DUE TO TOXIC CHEMICALS AND DELAYED PARENTHOOD TANK BIRTH RATES News of the decision went viral, garnering outrage from many, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., former Planned Parenthood clinic director Abby Johnson and Mollie Hemingway, editor-in-chief of The Federalist. Rose, whose organization Live Action opposes abortion and advocates for unborn children, argued the backlash is evidence Americans are "repulsed by eugenics," telling host Rachel Campos-Duffy that such decisions "[target] innocent human life" that has been deemed "not... good enough." "That's exactly what this YouTuber very publicly did, and the outcry was huge," she said. Fox News Digital previously reached out to Ridgway for additional comment and did not receive a response. Fox News' Rachel del Guidice contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a271d00ee6011c3f4ec0312 Rodriguez runs for Sierra Vista mayor on safety platform te 2026-06-08T19:50:24.479Z Rodriguez runs for Sierra Vista mayor on safety platform After nearly five years on the Sierra Vista City Council, Mark Rodriguez is running for mayor, campaigning on public safety, government transparency and stronger support for the city's veterans, small businesses and youth. Rodriguez, an Army veteran of 21 years, is originally from San Antonio but has called Sierra Vista home since 2014. He works as a government contract instructor at Fort Huachuca alongside his role on the council. Mayor Clea McCaa, who has held the seat since 2023, announced in December that he will not seek re-election, instead planning to pursue a run for Arizona's 6th Congressional District. Rodriguez will face incumbent Vice Mayor Carolyn Flowers, Brandon Martin and Steven Stefanov in the Nov. 3 race. The election will also fill four council seats, one more than usual due to a recent council resignation. Rodriguez said his years on the council have shaped how he approaches the role. "There are a lot of things that I normally do in just my day-to-day council and duties that I really enjoy and that's … being out in public talking to people," Rodriguez told Tucson Spotlight. "I've always wanted to do that from day one." Rodriguez said he believes it's important that public officials are accessible to community members and listen to the people they serve. Mark Rodriguez, who works as a government contract instructor at Fort Huachuca, poses with soldiers at the base. Courtesy of Mark Rodriguez. He also sees economic health as central to that mission, saying that supporting Sierra Vista's small businesses is paramount in maintaining the community. "In a community like ours, it's very important. We don't have a lot of (those) big box stores like Tucson and Phoenix do, so we really rely a lot on small businesses, those local businesses," Rodriguez said. "I'm trying to do whatever I can to help them keep going because there's been a lot of negative feelings towards the city, that the city is not pro-business. I'm trying to, whenever I encounter those … sentiments or people have those stories, I want to hear about it. I want to know what happened, how it went wrong, how I can help. If it was (local government), if it was the county, you know, what was the problem?" Rodriguez brings a personal connection to another of his priorities: supporting the city's large veteran population. "I'm a veteran, so obviously I support veterans and all those organizations out there, whether it be the (Veterans of Foreign Wars,) the (American) Legion, or Cochise Serving Veterans or Warrior Healing Center. I'm part of all those organizations," Rodriguez said. "Along with that, the history associated with that and the ties to Fort Huachuca." Young people are another valuable part of the community and its future, Rodriguez said. "One of the things (the military) taught me was we always have to train our replacements and the youth (are) definitely those. That's our future," Rodriguez said. "They're going to be our future leaders in the community. They're going to take care of us when we get old. So, I love hearing their ideas and it's important to our community that we listen to those ideas and try to do what we can to hear it from their perspective." Sierra Vista City Council member Mark Rodriguez poses for a photo at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sierra Vista's 30th anniversary celebration. Courtesy of Mark Rodriguez. Public safety is another issue close to Rodriguez's heart. His grandfather was a firefighter and Rodriguez previously worked as an emergency medical technician. Maintaining the city's first responder population is vital, especially given the city's large older adult community, Rodriguez said. "Fall injuries are probably our number one call that we have here for our fire department. Keeping our fire department staffed goes hand in hand with taking care of our seniors," Rodriguez said. His vision for seniors extends beyond emergency services. "I'd love to work on a senior prom. There are a lot of seniors that you know either haven't done it in a long time or maybe they never went to the prom," he said. Rodriguez also said he supports the Avengers Inclusion Organization, which works to give children with special needs access to sports, and wants to ensure adults with disabilities are included in community life as well. With two of his children approaching voting age, Rodriguez said he wants to encourage civic participation among young people regardless of who they vote for. "I've talked to a lot of people out there and a lot of … younger demographic people are not registered to vote. I really want to change that," Rodriguez said. "Whether … people vote for me or not, that's not (important). I would love their support, but what's important to me is going forward that their voice is heard wherever they go. That's such an important right for people." 💡 The LD20 primary is July 21. Early voting begins June 24, with a mail ballot deadline of July 14. Pima County voters can register, check their registration or request a mail ballot at recorder.pima.gov. Nya Belcastro is a University of Arizona student and Tucson Spotlight intern. Contact her at nya2005@arizona.edu. Tucson Spotlight is a community-based newsroom that provides paid opportunities for students and rising journalists in Southern Arizona. Please consider supporting our work with a tax-deductible donation. Donate to Tucson Spotlight Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a271ac3ee6011c3f4ec02f9 Pentagon drops ‘Christian’ label entirely after dispute over Latter-day Saints chaplain list te 2026-06-08T19:40:51.847Z Pentagon drops ‘Christian’ label entirely after dispute over Latter-day Saints chaplain list U.S. Senator Mike Lee speaking with attendees at the 2022 Student Action Summit at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0) WASHINGTON — The Pentagon changed course Monday after its removal of dozens of religious denominations from a list of recognized faiths drew intense criticism over the weekend from Utah Republicans incensed by the failure to classify the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a Christian denomination. U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, a member of the church widely known as the Mormon church, said the policy for military chaplains announced Friday was “offensive” and demanded the Pentagon reverse course, which the department did Monday afternoon. “It’s also just repugnant to any sense of decency, any sense of our common heritage and our common belief that the government needs to not weigh in on doctrinal disputes between various religious denominations,” Lee, a Utah Republican, said in a video statement posted to social media Sunday night. “So I’m respectfully imploring the people at the Pentagon to reconsider this, not just reconsider but undo it,” Lee continued. “Secretary Hegseth: Tear down that wall. This is not cool.” Hours later, Lee wrote on social media that he personally spoke to President Donald Trump on the phone about the “Pentagon’s ‘Christian list’” and told people to “stay tuned.” “I won’t speak for him, but I’m thrilled about where this is heading,” Lee wrote. “We’re most fortunate that President Trump (1) loves Latter-day Saints, and (2) is our commander in chief.”  A spokesperson with Lee’s office told States Newsroom Monday the senator received assurances from the administration that the issue will be resolved. Just after noon Eastern time Monday, the Pentagon pointed States Newsroom to a social media post showing an updated list without the word “Christian” before any of the denominations. “The Pentagon’s job is not to adjudicate theological debates, but instead to ensure sincerely-held faith is respected and encouraged in our ranks,” according to the post by an account with the handle “DOW Rapid Response,” using the acronym for the administration’s preferred but unofficial name, Department of War. Sen. John Curtis, a Utah Republican, also spoke out on social media stating the church is “unequivocally Christian.” “It is unacceptable for a government entity to characterize a faith in a manner that contradicts the religion’s own foundational tenets,” he wrote Saturday. A concern from lawmakers is that service members who belong to the Latter-day Saints may not receive services from a Christian chaplain. The issue places the Pentagon in the middle of a longtime theological dispute between Latter-day Saints, who believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ and consider themselves Christian, and some members of other Christian faiths who believe the Salt Lake City-based church should be viewed as outside of Christianity. Latter-day Saint church leaders declined to comment Monday. The White House pointed States Newsroom to the department’s Monday afternoon social media announcement. Shorter list Citing a two-page letter posted to social media Friday, Parnell said the department was making a “long overdue move” to reduce the military chaplains’ overall list of religious affiliations to 31, down from an “unmanageable” 200. “This decrease in religious affiliation codes is not designed to make any claims on the legitimacy of any faith or religious belief, nor is it intended to provide a list of ‘officially approved’ religions. Rather, it is designed to allow chaplains to quickly look at the religious composition of their units and determine how they structure resources to best provide for warfighters of all faith groups,” Parnell wrote. The list includes 21 separate Christian denominations, but lists the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints separately. ‘Christian nationalist takeover’ Criticism of the new list reverberated beyond Latter-day Saints. Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, a Baptist minister and president and CEO of the Interfaith Alliance advocacy group accused the administration Friday of pushing a “Christian nationalist takeover of the Department of Defense.” “Religious freedom in the military must mean religious freedom for everyone who serves, not just those this administration finds politically useful,” Raushenbush said in a statement. “Secretary Hegseth is not ‘streamlining’ anything. He is elevating one narrow religious worldview from the top of the chain of command. That is dangerous, discriminatory and fundamentally un-American. The First Amendment does not allow the government to create a hierarchy of faiths, and it certainly does not allow the Pentagon to decide which beliefs are worthy of recognition.” Hegseth announced a restructuring of the military’s chaplain corps in March, which he said had been “infected with political correctness and secular humanism.” Hegseth hosts a monthly Christian worship service at the Pentagon. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a271aacee6011c3f4ec02d8 New video shows Coast Guard's Bahamas hunt as team dives into forensics exam of seized Lynette Hooker dinghy te 2026-06-08T19:40:28.807Z New video shows Coast Guard's Bahamas hunt as team dives into forensics exam of seized Lynette Hooker dinghy FIRST ON FOX: The U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service has released new video from their search to find missing American Lynette Hooker. The agency spent four days in the Bahamas last week looking for any clues. Investigators returned to the U.S. with the dinghy that Lynette and her husband Brian were boating on in the Sea of Abaco before she disappeared.  Search teams deployed a range of specialized resources such as divers, remotely operated underwater vehicles, drones and even a cadaver dog in their search. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL Lynette Hooker vanished in April while on a boating vacation with her husband in Hope Town, Bahamas. WATCH: Coast Guard divers search the sea floor to find any trace of Lynette Hooker WHY INVESTIGATORS ARE SEARCHING BOTH LAND AND SEA FOR MISSING MICHIGAN WOMAN IN BAHAMAS He claims she fell overboard into the Sea of Abaco, as the pair navigated rough seas on their dinghy. He resurfaced; Lynette vanished. CLICK HERE FOR MORE US NEWS The dinghy CGIS was able to transfer over to U.S. custody from Bahamian authorities will undergo additional forensic examination. WATCH: Coast Guard Investigative Service navigates Sea of Abaco in Bahamas Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell, which is based in Miami, was used in the mission. CGIS is leading the investigation, and the agency investigates a wide range of federal crimes, including fraud, cybercrime, drug trafficking and homicides. Authorities will release more information as it becomes available. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a271623ee6011c3f4ec0277 Best Amazon deals under $50 before Prime Day: Skechers, Sony, Blink and more te 2026-06-08T19:21:07.926Z Best Amazon deals under $50 before Prime Day: Skechers, Sony, Blink and more Amazon Prime Day returns June 23–26, but you don't have to wait to start saving — especially if you have a strict budget of $50 or less. Early deals are already live on everything from Ring security cameras and Sony speakers to reader-favorite Skechers sneakers, with discounts up to 70% off. READ MORE: When is Prime Day 2026? 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2715faee6011c3f4ec0253 Ken Paxton’s Former Defense Lawyer Endorses James Talarico te 2026-06-08T19:20:26.408Z Ken Paxton’s Former Defense Lawyer Endorses James Talarico The lawyer, Dan Cogdell, helped save Mr. Paxton from criminal charges and an impeachment, but now he says the Texas attorney general has “lost sight of his mission.” Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2713cdee6011c3f4ec020f College athletics integrity 'left the building' after judge lets Sorsby play despite gambling admission te 2026-06-08T19:11:09.127Z College athletics integrity 'left the building' after judge lets Sorsby play despite gambling admission The integrity of college athletics has officially left the building, and the final nail in the coffin came from a Houston judge who ruled that Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby can play this upcoming season for the Red Raiders after admitting to gambling on his own team. We have now lost the entire plot, and there is nothing anyone can say that will put the blame on the NCAA in this case. Welcome to the party, where anything goes. This includes getting away with breaking the one rule that anyone with a pulse can agree on: don't bet on your own team. Brendan Sorsby wins court injunction against the NCAA despite betting on his own team multiple times Four years ago, Brendan Sorsby placed numerous bets on Indiana football while he was on the roster. This started a domino effect that saw the quarterback admit to placing thousands of bets on a number of sports, including college basketball and football. Yes, he bet on other collegiate teams, and admitted as much in a court filing. But, because he argued that it was a mental health disorder (addiction), thanks to his attorney, Jeffrey Kessler, the judge bought the laughable defense that the NCAA is somehow the bad guy in this equation. What in the world are we doing? The judge also ruled that Sorsby would face "irreparable harm" if he wasn’t granted a temporary injunction. Right, that's the point. He broke the rules, one would think at some point you have to pay the consequences. And please, save me with the arguments over eligibility cases that have been brought forth before the court regarding whether players deserve another year of the college experience. One has nothing to do with the other. What Judge Ken Curry just essentially said was that you can break the rules, but because you will suffer monetary gains from an ineligible ruling from the NCAA, we're going to paint the ones who enforced the rules as the bad guy. Well done, this is now the dumbest decision I have seen in recent memory, and I've seen a number of interesting court rulings. What this does now is allow the NCAA to continue being trampled upon. We might not agree on all NCAA guidelines, but I would’ve imagined the one that states if you bet on your own team, you are ineligible, the chances of playing college football are over. Brendan Sorsby gambled on his own team, yet the NCAA is somehow the bad guy in this case But now, and they've fully embraced it, Texas Tech is walking into the summer as the college athletics version of pro wrestling's NWO. If they weren’t before, the Red Raiders are now the bad guys. And I promise you they will fully embrace the role. Because, why not? Whether it's the softball team, megabooster Cody Campbell or the entire athletic department, the Texas Tech brand is now wearing the 'Black and White' NWO colors in every capacity. "As we have said before, we do not believe that the circumstances of Brendan's case warranted permanent ineligibility," Texas Tech AD Kirby Hocutt said in a statement. "As he returns to our football program, we remain committed to supporting Brendan's recovery and ensuring his compliance with the court's order. "A comprehensive support structure, including clinical care, monitoring, and compliance checks, will remain fully in place for the duration of Brendan's time as a student as Texas Tech." I'm curious, reading that statement, if Texas Tech would feel the same way if a Texas Longhorns quarterback were to have broken the same rules, but was then allowed to play this season. What do you think? No, the situation is so centered around one school that the ramifications feel as though they are being lost in Lubbock. Judging by the number of messages I've received from athletic directors and coaches across college athletics after the judge granted the injunction, this will be a topic discussed for years to come. I guess, if they needed it, this is the perfect way for Congress to actually stump for passing the 'Protect College Sports Act', which is centered around a 'common sense' approach to piecing together the legislation. Texas Tech megabooster Cody Campbell blamed the NCAA structure on the situation. Right. "This unfortunate situation is the outcome of a broken system," Campbell stated. "I'm doing everything I can to fix it, but until there is a permanent solution, Texas Tech and its student athletes have to do the best they can to navigate and compete amid the chaos that exists in the reality of the world we live in." No, the system got this one right regarding Brendan Sorsby. And now, Texas Tech will gladly pay the over $5 million it will take to have their quarterback throwing passes after the second game of the upcoming season. The judge really sent a message with this one: it's ok to break the rules, but make sure to blame it on mental health issues, and I'll rule that somehow the NCAA is hurting your right to make a living. I truly enjoy the Red Raiders' story of pushing their way into the college athletics conversation, and I think the outlaw type of team is needed in this era of pure bedlam. But, integrity in college sports has officially left the building, and there is no way to get it back. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2713b9ee6011c3f4ec0206 Bella Hadid stuns in striking blue one-piece swimsuit during yacht day with friends te 2026-06-08T19:10:49.127Z Bella Hadid stuns in striking blue one-piece swimsuit during yacht day with friends Bella Hadid is soaking up the sun ahead of summer. In a recent Instagram photo dump, the 29-year-old model posted a series of pictures of her enjoying some fun in the sun with her friends on a yacht. The photos all featured Hadid in a one-piece blue bikini as she posed in different positions throughout different areas of the boat. One of the pictures features Hadid sitting cross-legged with dark sunglasses on, as she held her hands up seemingly meditating during her day out at sea. MEGAN MORONEY MAKES WAVES IN BLUE BIKINI AND CROSS NECKLACE DURING SUMMER BOAT DAY Another shows her on a yoga mat with her leg up in the air and her arms behind her head, as she gave the camera a serious expression. In other photos, Hadid is seen lounging on a white sofa with a jet ski visible behind her, leaning on part of the boat with her head thrown back and the crystal clear water behind her. In the third photo, Hadid is snapped looking down at her leg as she hikes up the bottom of her swimsuit. "Queen is serving the summer😍," one fan wrote in the comments section, while another added, "ITS GIVING 90s SUPERMODEL ❤️ ON MISS BELLA SUPER STUNNING." This isn't the first time Hadid was spotted relaxing on a yacht, as she was photographed enjoying time with her friends on a yacht while in a metallic gold bikini after walking the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival. She walked the red carpet at many events throughout the festival in various stunning, including the premiere of "De Gaulle: Tilting Iron," where she wore a white figure-hugging custom Schiaparelli Haute Couture gown. The dress featured a deep plunging neckline which extended past her navel and a large black embellishment holding the front of the dress together. It also featured sheer lace throughout, as well as a corset back with a large black bow at the top of the neck. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER She posted photos of her in the dress on her Instagram, and fans were quick to flood the comments section with compliments for the star, including her mom, Yolanda, who wrote, "❤️ love you, my queen." Hadid recently had fans worried about her health when she walked the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in October 2025. After the show, fans took to social media to show their concern for the 29-year-old model, who they thought "was struggling" on the runway, with another saying, "I thought she was gonna fall." Concern among fans came just one month after her mom, former "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star, Yolanda Hadid, shared that the model was hospitalized due to her Lyme disease diagnosis. Bella was diagnosed with the neurological disorder in 2013. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "Girl I got my period that morning and my stamina is not up yet after the whole hospital sitch but I tried my best and I LOVEEEE you for this I’m ok I swear 😭😭😭😭," Hadid wrote in the comments section in response to the concern. "I’m sorry if I let u down😭😭 Love you I mean it 🥹." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2713a5ee6011c3f4ec01fd LIV Golf could reportedly run out of money before wrapping up 2026 season after Saudis pull funding te 2026-06-08T19:10:29.280Z LIV Golf could reportedly run out of money before wrapping up 2026 season after Saudis pull funding Despite the countless questions surrounding LIV Golf's future at the moment, the one certainty we do know is that the circuit's plan continues to be to finish out the 2026 campaign as scheduled. However, according to a new report, that could prove to be a challenge. At the end of April, the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced that it would pull the plug on funding the breakaway golf league at the conclusion of the season. Despite there only being four events left on the calendar, LIV's money could run out before the tournaments arrive. A high-ranking executive from a major partner of LIV Golf told Front Office Sports that "every remaining tournament is on the fence." NELLY KORDA IMPOSSIBLY WINS US WOMEN'S OPEN, JT POSTON FINDS IT AT MEMORIAL, AND TYRRELL HATTON THE FAMILY MAN To add even more mystery and speculation, LIV's next event on the calendar is not until July 23-26, when the circuit heads to the United Kingdom. With the Saudis formally announcing they are done funding the league and more than a month without an event, there is ample time for some major developments to unfold. It was reported in early 2026 that LIV Golf's net spending per month averaged $100 million in 2024 and 2025. For the 2026 campaign, LIV's fifth season, Saudi PIF Governor Yasir Al Rumayyan reportedly approved a $266.6 million capital injection into the circuit. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! The PIF reportedly injected north of $1 billion into LIV Golf in 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025. The $266 million injection to begin the new year, an increase in prize funds for the season and the net spend of $100 million per month, the Saudi PIF's cumulative investment was set to reach $6 billion by the end of 2026. "I truly don’t think anyone knows," the executive told the outlet. "LIV Golf doesn’t know if or when the PIF will shut off the spigot." LIV Golf didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital/OutKick. LIV canceled an event earlier this year that was set to take place this month in New Orleans — hence the huge lull on the schedule — and did so under odd circumstances. The decision to cancel the tournament in New Orleans reportedly had to do with avoiding the summer heat in Louisiana, although that's a tough justification to make given the event had long been on the calendar for June, with LIV officials certainly aware of the heat. 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It happened on May 29 at the intersection of River Road and La Cholla Boulevard — about 6.8 miles from Guthrie's home in the Catalina Foothills. The sheriff's department declined to release additional details about the incident. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER Authorities have not indicated any connection between Smith and Guthrie's disappearance. Court records show Smith has been accused of kidnapping, assault and disorderly conduct in the past. Her 2020 kidnapping charge was dismissed, but she was convicted of residential robbery in the same case. The victim was under 15. SHERIFF WARNS NANCY GUTHRIE SUSPECT COULD 'ABSOLUTELY' STRIKE AGAIN, HINTS AT MOTIVE She's served multiple prior stints in prison and has a number of aliases, including "Corral Albright" and "Under the Sea Smith," according to local reports. She has a number of tattoos, including a smiley face and heart on her right ankle, a rose with flames on her right foot, and the phrase "love, life family" on her left leg. The wanted person flyer does not have any information about wrist tattoos, however, noted Josh Ritter, a California attorney and Fox News contributor who has been following the case. SEND US A TIP HERE No suspects have been publicly identified in connection with Guthrie's Feb. 1 disappearance, but authorities have described a man who appeared on her front doorstep in Nest camera video as average height and build — between 5 feet, 9 inches and 5 feet, 10 inches tall. In the video captured by Guthrie's doorbell camera the person is seen wearing a black, 25-liter "Ozark Trail Hiker Pack" backpack, authorities said. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST Some analysts have said the person may be female — but even if that were true, Smith is notably shorter than the person on Guthrie's porch. Smith is described as standing about 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing around 136 pounds. She has blonde hair and blue eyes and a lengthy rap sheet including prior charges going back to 2010. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB Anyone who sees Smith is asked to call 911 immediately. To provide information anonymously, call Tucson's 88-Crime hotline at 1-520-882-7463. There is a $1,000 reward for information leading to her arrest. The Guthrie family is asking anyone with information on Nancy's abduction to contact 1-800-CALL-FBI. Guthrie is the 84-year-old mother of "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie, who discussed the case with colleague Jenna Bush Hager Monday. "It's really hard to come back," she said. She had taken just over two months off from the show during the early stages of the investigation and returned to air in April. While deputies detained multiple people earlier in the investigation, they were released without charges. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27114bee6011c3f4ec016b Pentagon says Alibaba, Baidu, BYD and Unitree support China’s military te 2026-06-08T19:00:27.049Z Pentagon says Alibaba, Baidu, BYD and Unitree support China’s military The Trump administration released the updated version of the list four months ago and then quickly pulled it without explaining why Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a270fa0ee6011c3f4ec0153 N.AZ. Red Cross chapter announces two new blood drives in July te 2026-06-08T18:53:20.816Z N.AZ. Red Cross chapter announces two new blood drives in July Two new blood drive locations include he Southside Community Association in Flagstaff and the Ponderosa Fire District in Bellemont. Both will be holding their inaugural drives in late July. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a270f8cee6011c3f4ec014a Flagstaff Rotary Club announces grants to local organizations te 2026-06-08T18:53:00.326Z Flagstaff Rotary Club announces grants to local organizations The Flagstaff Rotary Club recently awarded $5,000 in grants to multiple local nonprofits. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a270f77ee6011c3f4ec0141 NAU soccer to hold first youth camp with Nike Soccer Camp backing te 2026-06-08T18:52:39.365Z NAU soccer to hold first youth camp with Nike Soccer Camp backing NAU women’s soccer will hold its summer youth coed camp open to all skill levels starting June 15. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a270f62ee6011c3f4ec0138 NAU ROUNDUP: Men's tennis ranked sixth, four individual Lumberjacks earn spots in final ITA regional rankings te 2026-06-08T18:52:18.405Z NAU ROUNDUP: Men's tennis ranked sixth, four individual Lumberjacks earn spots in final ITA regional rankings A look at news and results from NAU. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a270f44ee6011c3f4ec0103 Judge Throws Out Policy Imposing $100,000 Fees for Skilled Worker Visas te 2026-06-08T18:51:48.647Z Judge Throws Out Policy Imposing $100,000 Fees for Skilled Worker Visas The ruling voided “in its entirety” a policy from September requiring companies to pay $100,000 fees for H1-B visa petitions. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a270f30ee6011c3f4ec00fa Prosecutors Won’t Seek Death Penalty in Killing of Melissa Hortman and Husband te 2026-06-08T18:51:28.729Z Prosecutors Won’t Seek Death Penalty in Killing of Melissa Hortman and Husband The Justice Department said it likely did not have legal grounds for capital punishment in the case of a man accused of killing Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota legislator, and her husband. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a270f1cee6011c3f4ec00f1 Trump Casts Doubt on California Elections. What’s Taking So Long? te 2026-06-08T18:51:08.730Z Trump Casts Doubt on California Elections. What’s Taking So Long? Other states with mail-in ballots manage to count much more quickly, opening California to conspiracy theories and accusations of election fraud. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a270f07ee6011c3f4ec00d7 Apple will let you build workflows using AI in its new Shortcuts app te 2026-06-08T18:50:47.211Z Apple will let you build workflows using AI in its new Shortcuts app Shortcuts gets an AI upgrade, letting you describe the workflow you want in a prompt. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a270ef2ee6011c3f4ec00cd Apple just taught your iPhone to finish your sentences, your photos, and your workflows te 2026-06-08T18:50:26.732Z Apple just taught your iPhone to finish your sentences, your photos, and your workflows Apple is adding new AI-powered features to Safari, Shortcuts, and Password apps. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a270d3dee6011c3f4ec0097 Four dead and 29 shot in Chicago weekend violence as leaders tout crime progress te 2026-06-08T18:43:09.696Z Four dead and 29 shot in Chicago weekend violence as leaders tout crime progress Four people are dead after numerous shootings happened over a span of three days in Chicago. Fox News Digital compiled police shooting data from the morning of Friday, June 5, through Sunday, June 7, to find that 29 people were shot by suspects with four victims who died as a result of gunfire. In one of the reports, police say four victims, all between the ages of 12 and 14 years old, were shot when "an unknown offender produced a firearm and opened fire, striking multiple victims before fleeing," police say. Another report says two unknown shooters "approached a group of people standing outside" and shot at them early Friday morning. A total of seven people were shot and two people died. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL All of these shootings are reported to be under investigation by police. CLICK HERE FOR MORE US NEWS On Friday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson posted on social media praising a reported drop in homicides in his city on Gun Violence Awareness Day. The post said in part, "We refuse to accept any level of violence as normal. But we are encouraged, especially on Gun Violence Awareness Day, of the progress Chicago is making in driving down crime. My administration will continue strengthening community violence intervention, coordinated responses to crime, and increased investment in our young people." While gunfire rang out in Chicago over the weekend, Illinois Democrat Governor JB Pritzker, a member of the wealthy Pritzker family who owns Hyatt Hotels, posted on X his support of Pride Month. Fox News Digital has reached out to Johnson, Pritzker and Chicago police for comment in regard to the recent gun violence. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a270d29ee6011c3f4ec008e WWE legend Hulk Hogan's death report released te 2026-06-08T18:42:49.771Z WWE legend Hulk Hogan's death report released WWE legend Hulk Hogan died of natural causes and no drugs or foul play were discovered, Florida police revealed in a report. Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, died in Clearwater after reportedly suffering from possible "cardiac arrest." Word of Hogan’s death came weeks after he was alleged to be having a health crisis. But his wife, Sky, dispelled those rumors, saying he was "strong" and was recovering from surgeries. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! "Following an exhaustive review of the statements, medical records, surveillance footage from within the residence, and a visual inspection of Mr. Bollea's body, there has been no evidence to indicate the death of Terry Bollea was anything other than natural," Hogan’s death report read. "Through the course of the investigation, there has been no evidence to indicate any criminal wrongdoing related to his death. This case will be closed, and will be considered solved, non-criminal." The report also mentioned a doctor’s determination from an August autopsy that Hogan died "exclusively from compelling natural disease, with no reasonable traumatic or terminal toxicologic contributions." Hogan died on July 24, 2025, at 71. He got his start in Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) in the late 1970s before he eventually joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1979. However, it wasn’t until his return to the WWF, now the WWE, when he really turned into the superstar that fans came to know. Vince McMahon had purchased the WWF from his father and picked Hogan to be the main attraction for the company. He started to wrestle as a babyface when he saved Bob Backlund from an attack by the Wild Samoans. "Hulkamania" became the rage from there. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Hogan demanded his followers to train, say their prayers and eat their vitamins. As his catchphrases and personality caught on, Hogan began one of his most famous feuds with Andre the Giant. The rivalry culminated in an epic match at WrestleMania III as Hogan, the champion, was going up against the so-called "undefeated" Giant. Hogan was seen picking up the 520-pound behemoth and slamming him down on the ground. The move was dubbed "the bodyslam heard around the world" and became the calling card for WWE’s promotional events in the future. He would continue with classic rivalries against Ric Flair, Randy Savage, Earthquake, Yokozuna and the Honky Tonk Man. As he left the WWF, Hogan would later rebrand himself and kick off another wild six years of him being on top of the wrestling world. World Championship Wrestling (WCW) brought over WWF stars Kevin Nash and Scott Hall in a shrewd free agency move. The two branded themselves as The Outsiders and teased they were working together with a third man. Nash and Hall took on Savage, Sting and Lex Luger at Bash at the Beach in 1996. Hogan came out toward the end of the match to a huge pop. Commentator Bobby "The Brain" Heenan famously wondered on the broadcast which side Hogan was on. Sure enough, Hogan delivered a leg drop onto Savage and changed the pro wrestling world forever. Hogan’s new faction would be dubbed the New World Order, and the storyline would allow WCW to control the ratings for 83 consecutive weeks. Hogan would later return to WWE after the company bought WCW for another run and had a dream match against The Rock. He had a four-year run with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and would make sporadic appearances in WWE after that. He was a six-time WWE champion, won the Royal Rumble twice and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as an individual in 2005 and as a member of the NWO in 2020. He was also a six-time world heavyweight champion in WCW as well as the IWGP champion in New Japan Pro-Wrestling once. He left an indelible legacy on pro wrestling. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a270d14ee6011c3f4ec0075 Meta Says Israeli Spyware Firm NSO Group Targeted WhatsApp Users Again te 2026-06-08T18:42:28.246Z Meta Says Israeli Spyware Firm NSO Group Targeted WhatsApp Users Again The uncovered hacking attempts on the messaging service were linked to NSO Group and may violate a federal court prohibition against the firm. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a270cfeee6011c3f4ec005b Apple gives Siri its own dedicated app te 2026-06-08T18:42:06.728Z Apple gives Siri its own dedicated app Siri is finally getting its own app. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a270ceaee6011c3f4ec0052 Apple’s Photos app is getting new AI editing features te 2026-06-08T18:41:46.247Z Apple’s Photos app is getting new AI editing features A new spatial "Reframe" feature will let users use AI to adjust perspectives. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a270cd5ee6011c3f4ec0049 Apple’s Image Playground doesn’t suck anymore te 2026-06-08T18:41:25.771Z Apple’s Image Playground doesn’t suck anymore Apple's AI image generator is getting a makeover that could make it more competitive. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a270a42ee6011c3f4ebffed Apple is fixing the headache of splitting the bill with its new Siri in Camera feature te 2026-06-08T18:30:26.881Z Apple is fixing the headache of splitting the bill with its new Siri in Camera feature "If you're grabbing a bite with friends and point your iPhone at the bill, then [you can] select what you ordered to split the tab with Apple Cash," said Apple VP of Software Sebastien Marineau-Mes. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a270801ee6011c3f4ebffb3 Seattle mayor shrugs off millionaire-tax concerns as 44% of business leaders consider leaving te 2026-06-08T18:20:49.615Z Seattle mayor shrugs off millionaire-tax concerns as 44% of business leaders consider leaving Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson said concerns about wealthy residents and businesses leaving Washington over rising taxes are "overblown" during an interview on Wednesday.  "So today, do you still feel the narrative of the rich leaving is still overblown," FOX 13 Seattle co-anchor Hana Kim asked Wilson.  "So, I still think that claims of a large exodus of rich people due to our statewide millionaire tax that the legislature passed this year are overblown," Wilson responded with a chuckle. "I do believe that."   SEATTLE MAYOR LAUGHS OFF MILLIONAIRES LEAVING WASHINGTON STATE OVER PROGRESSIVE TAXES, WAVES 'BYE' In March, Washington state Democrats passed the millionaire's tax, a 9.9% income tax for households that make over $1 million a year, which Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson signed on March 30. It's the state's first-ever income tax, pushed by progressives and opposed by conservatives. Wilson pushed back, saying that she is building good relationships within the business community.  "When I think about the last five months and the things that I and my administration have done to build bridges with the business community, the narrative that was spun around those things is very, very out of step with the reality." Wilson said companies like Starbucks, T-Mobile and Microsoft are donating funds toward a 90-unit tiny house village in South Park Cloverleaf to be opened "later this summer." WHY STARBUCKS PICKED NASHVILLE OVER SEATTLE FOR EXPANSION, ACCORDING TO LOCAL BUSINESS REPORTER "And so these are all like — so this narrative that it's like Seattle socialist mayor versus Starbucks, like well, then why are they donating a million dollars to our shelter site?" Wilson asked.  "So, you know, the attitude that I have tried to come in with into office toward the business community is, ‘Look, we’re not going to agree on everything,' right," she said. A recent survey by the Association of Washington Business reported on by The Center Square found that 44% of business leaders said they are considering moving their personal residence out of state, with businesses also saying they are now more than twice as likely to expand outside of Washington than within it. SEAHAWKS GM WARNS WASHINGTON’S NEW 'MILLIONAIRE TAX' COULD HURT FREE AGENT RECRUITING Fox News Digital reached out to Wilson for comment but did not immediately receive a response. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2707edee6011c3f4ebffaa Stock up now: Emergency essentials are up to 45% off ahead of Prime Day te 2026-06-08T18:20:29.764Z Stock up now: Emergency essentials are up to 45% off ahead of Prime Day Ahead of Amazon Prime Day, significant discounts are already available on emergency essentials for your home and car. Whether you need a new smoke detector or a Jackery power station for potential summer blackouts, Amazon has it all. Even FOX-reader favorites, like this portable tire inflator, are nearly half off. READ MORE: When is Prime Day 2026? Amazon reveals the official dates and the best early deals Jackery HomePower 3600 Plus power station: $2,239 (39% off) Flashlights, 2-pack: $9.97 (38% off) Energizer AA batteries, 24-pack: $42.56 (36% off) Emergency ponchos, 4-pack: $8.99 (36% off) Emergency sleeping bag: $12.99 (32% off) Bandage wrap, 6-pack: $8.99 (25% off) Fireproof document bag: $29.99 (21% off) Original price: $14.69 The portable Band-Aid first-aid kit is a must-have for minor emergencies. The 80-piece set includes bandages, gloves, scissors, various antibiotic creams and pain relievers like Tylenol. The convenient carrying case keeps everything organized. Original price: $799 Power your home during a blackout with the Jackery Explorer 1000. It can support up to six devices, from small appliances to phone and laptop chargers. It's only about 23 pounds, making it easy to move from room to room. Recharge it in as little as one hour using the app. READ MORE: 30+ early Amazon Prime Day deals worth shopping now, with discounts up to 79% off Original price: $799 The Anker SOLIX C1000 is another popular backup power station, with enough capacity for 10 devices. It lasts for up to 10 years, so at $500, it's well worth the investment. Recharge the station in under two hours with one of Anker's solar panels. Original price: $53.98 This 262-piece survival kit packs essential supplies in a lightweight crossbody bag and helps you stay prepared for unexpected events. The foldable shovel, axe and rechargeable lanterns help you in a pinch when you're camping. A selection of first-aid essentials also lets you take care of cuts and scrapes. READ MORE: Early Prime Day fishing and hunting deals worth grabbing now, starting at $18 Original price: $19.99 When the power goes out, an emergency radio keeps you connected to local weather reports. With three LED lights, it acts as a flashlight, and the SOS alarm alerts your neighbors and rescuers to your location. Charge the radio with a hand-crank, solar panel or USB-C charger. Original price: $35.99 Don't rely on candles or your phone's flashlight during blackouts. Grab this 4-pack of rechargeable lanterns while it's on sale for $28. You can fold them up for convenient storage, and the built-in solar panel tops them off between uses. Despite their compact size, each delivers impressive illumination with 600 lumens of brightness. Original price: $59.95 Whether you're camping or hiking, a LifeStraw gives you access to clean drinking water. Each filters 99.9% of microplastics and bacteria found in natural water sources, making it safer for consumption. Original price: $30.62 A portable charger ensures you always have extra power on hand. This lightweight, credit card-sized option features a magnetic grip that snaps onto the back of your phone and even works through MagSafe cases. It has enough power to bring an iPhone 16 battery to 100%. Original price: $39.99 Don't worry about roadside emergencies when you have a portable tire inflator on hand. It pumps up flats on cars, trucks, RVs and boats, yet remains compact enough to fit in your glove box. The digital LED display is easy to read, even in low-light conditions. At 45% off, it's the highest discount on our list. READ MORE: 12 power, hand and auto tools dads will love this Father's Day Original price: $109.99 Revive a dead car battery with Gooloo's jump starter. It has enough power to restart a completely drained battery, and the built-in air compressor inflates flat car tires to a driveable PSI in a minute or two. It also doubles as a power bank, allowing you to recharge your phone, tablet or other devices. Original price: $28.99 Be ready for a wide range of car-related situations with this kit. You get jumper cables, gloves, a headlamp, an emergency poncho and basic first-aid supplies in one portable bag. The bag is compact enough to store anywhere in your vehicle. Original price: $13.99 If you get trapped in your car, these safety hammers have a seat belt cutter and window smasher. They're bright orange, so you can spot them when stressed or disoriented. At just $8, they're a budget-friendly addition to any emergency kit. For more Deals, visit www.foxnews.com/deals Original price: $64.99 The First Alert smoke and carbon monoxide detector knows the difference between cooking smoke and smoke from a house fire, so there's no worrying about false alarms. The plug-in design eliminates the need for rewiring, making installation a breeze. 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/6a2705f6ee6011c3f4ebff35 Robot pets with AI could soon live with you te 2026-06-08T18:12:06.648Z Robot pets with AI could soon live with you A robot that follows you around the house may sound a little strange at first. Yet Colin Angle, the cofounder of iRobot and one of the people behind Roomba, is betting that the next big home robot may feel less like a machine and more like a companion. His new company, Familiar Machines & Magic, has revealed its first robot concept called a Familiar. It is a pet-inspired, emotionally aware home robot designed to live with you, learn your routines and support healthier habits. "The next era of robotics is not just about dexterity or humanoid form. It is about machines that can build and sustain human connection," Angle said. That may sound great to some of you, and others not so much. Whatever your take, it raises some important questions too. Do you really want an AI-powered companion roaming around your home 24/7? Can a robot provide comfort without creating dependency? And will privacy hold up when a device can see, hear and remember what happens around you? Let's take a closer look. AI HUMANOID ROBOT LEARNS TO MIMIC HUMAN EMOTIONS AND BEHAVIOR A Familiar is a physically embodied AI robot built for human interaction. Unlike a chatbot on your phone, this robot has a body. It can move, react and express itself through animal-inspired behaviors. The first version is a four-legged robot with a soft, touch-sensitive coat. It uses cameras, microphones, speakers and onboard AI to respond to people in real time. The company says it can read facial expressions, tone of voice and body language. So, if you smile, it may tilt its head. If you seem stressed, it may nuzzle you. If you get excited, it may wiggle its tail. The goal is to build a warm presence that feels natural in your home. Familiar Machines & Magic says the robot is designed to support people through daily life rather than perform one simple task. Most home robots have focused on chores. Roomba vacuumed your floors. Other robots promised security patrols, video calls or entertainment. Familiar is doing something different. It is built to support your daily routines and respond to how you are feeling. The company describes it as a companion that can encourage better habits. For example, it may notice that you have been doomscrolling and give you a gentle nudge. It could encourage movement, help engage kids in screen-free play or offer a non-judgmental presence when you need to vent. That makes the robot feel more like a pet than a device. Still, the company says it is meant to supplement your life, not replace people or real animals. A WHEELED ROBOT MAY BEAT HUMANOIDS INTO YOUR HOME The Familiar is designed to build memory over time. The more you interact with it, the more distinct its personality may become. That could mean it learns when your household eats dinner, when you usually relax or when you tend to fall into habits you want to break. Then it can react in small physical ways. Instead of barking orders, it may use movement, sound and expression. A paw tap could remind you to move. A gentle approach could signal that it wants attention. A scared reaction could warn you if it senses an unsafe situation, such as being placed near heat. This is where the idea gets interesting. The robot does not need to speak to communicate. In fact, Familiar Machines & Magic says the first Familiar currently does not talk. That restraint may be smart. A robot that acts through gestures may feel less intrusive than one that constantly chats. Colin Angle helped turn consumer robotics into a real business with iRobot. That gives this project extra weight because many social robots have come and gone without lasting success. Robots such as Jibo, Anki's Vector and other home companions generated excitement, but many struggled to keep people engaged after the novelty wore off. Familiar Machines & Magic seems aware of that challenge. The company says the robot must build a long-term connection rather than offer a flashy demo. In other words, cuteness alone will not carry it. A Familiar has to keep earning its place in your home. HOME ROBOT COOKS, CLEANS AND ORGANIZES YOUR LIFE A robot that sees and hears what happens inside your home naturally raises privacy questions. Familiar Machines & Magic says its AI runs on the device, so your private data does not need to stream constantly to the cloud. The company also says data is stored on the robot, and you decide when it gets shared with the cloud. The robot should still work if you disconnect it from the internet, although you may miss out on new features. That is the kind of privacy setup you want to see with a home robot. Still, you should read the fine print before bringing one into your house. Look for clear answers on what it records, how long it keeps that data, who can access it and how you can delete it. A Familiar could make sense for people who want a little extra support at home without adding another screen to the mix. Parents may use it to help pull kids into screen-free play. Someone living alone could feel a little more company in the house. Older adults may eventually get help with reminders, routines and companionship. That last part could be where this type of robot really proves itself. It could gently encourage daily habits, check in through movement and sound and stay out of the way when needed. For homes where people want support without feeling watched or managed, that balance could make a real difference. NEW MOBILE ROBOT HELPS SENIORS WALK SAFELY AND PREVENT FALLS Familiar Machines & Magic has not announced a price or release date yet. The company also says this reveal isn’t a commercial product launch. So, for now, this is more of a first look at where the company is headed. The real test will come when people can actually bring one home. Can it move safely around a busy house? Will people still use it after the first week? Will the privacy controls be clear enough? And will the price make sense for families? Those are the questions that will determine whether Familiar becomes something people truly want in their homes, or something that looks great in a demo but never becomes part of our daily lives. Familiar is one of the more interesting home robot ideas we have seen in years because it moves beyond chores and into emotional support. That is exciting, but it is also a much harder promise to keep. The Roomba connection gives this project credibility, especially since Colin Angle knows how difficult it is to make robots useful in real homes. Still, Familiar Machines & Magic has to prove this robot can stay helpful after the novelty wears off. If the company can balance usefulness, privacy, safety and emotional connection, Familiar could point to a new future for AI at home. Would you want an emotionally aware AI robot in your home, or would you rather keep that kind of technology out of your personal space? Let us know by writing to us at CyberGuy.com. Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Report Copyright 2026 CyberGuy.com. All rights reserved. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2705e1ee6011c3f4ebff1c Trump Administration Seeks to Revoke U.S. Citizenship of 17 Immigrants te 2026-06-08T18:11:45.040Z Trump Administration Seeks to Revoke U.S. Citizenship of 17 Immigrants The push to denaturalize more immigrants is the latest sign that the administration is setting its sights on the legal immigration system. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2705aeee6011c3f4ebfeb3 Apple’s Health app can now tell you if you’re in perimenopause te 2026-06-08T18:10:54.886Z Apple’s Health app can now tell you if you’re in perimenopause Cycle tracker will now notify women when their cycle patterns are suggestive of perimenopause. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a270598ee6011c3f4ebfe8f Apple puts parents back in control of kids’ iPhone use te 2026-06-08T18:10:32.969Z Apple puts parents back in control of kids’ iPhone use Apple is putting control back into the hands of parents with more granular screen time features. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2703bcee6011c3f4ebfe6a Shelter needs volunteers for kitten season te 2026-06-08T18:02:36.726Z Shelter needs volunteers for kitten season Forty-eight kittens. Twenty-nine days. One shelter. Kitten season has come to Sedona. “Kitten season is when we start seeing a lot of young kittens coming into the shelter,” Humane Society of Sedona Executive Director Jennifer Brehler said. “It usually runs about April through September, and we have Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2703a1ee6011c3f4ebfe47 Siren's Curse roller coaster strands riders vertically twice in one weekend at Six Flags Cedar Point te 2026-06-08T18:02:09.126Z Siren's Curse roller coaster strands riders vertically twice in one weekend at Six Flags Cedar Point The tallest, fastest and longest tilt roller coaster in North America got stuck twice over the weekend in a vertical position, leaving riders temporarily suspended. Siren’s Curse, located at Six Flags Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, experienced separate technical delays on Saturday and Sunday, Fox 8 reported. "On Saturday and Sunday, the coaster experienced technical delays (similar to a check-engine light) that paused its operation," a park spokesperson told WKYC-TV. "Its safety system performed as designed, keeping all guests safe. Following a complete systems check, the ride was restarted and guests continued their ride as normal." AMERICA'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY SPARKS TRAVEL RUSH AS EXPERTS ISSUE URGENT BOOKING WARNING The park reiterated to Fox 8 that the automated safety system had simply detected a condition that required a pause for inspection. NEW HOTELS FOR FAMILY-FRIENDLY TRAVEL IN AMERICA, FROM FLORIDA TO TENNESSEE AND MORE After crews completed a systems check following each delay, the attraction was reopened to guests shortly after. Fox News Digital has reached out to Cedar Point for further comment. Described by the park as a record-breaking attraction, Siren's Curse tilts riders at a 90-degree angle, holding them vertically as the track locks into place before the first drop. The ride originally opened at Cedar Point in June 2025. On its very first day of operation, it experienced a similar glitch, leaving riders suspended vertically for about 10 minutes, according to local reports. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27038dee6011c3f4ebfe3e Stephen A Smith claims Trump has "no business" attending Knicks game at MSG: "It is selfish and narcissistic" te 2026-06-08T18:01:49.132Z Stephen A Smith claims Trump has "no business" attending Knicks game at MSG: "It is selfish and narcissistic" Last week, ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith begged President Donald Trump not to attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden. "I don't want him there," Smith said. "It has nothing to do with politics, policy, or anything like that. It has everything to do with him disrupting and contributing at the same time to the chaos that's going to exist at Madison Square Garden." To Smith's chagrin, Trump didn't listen. The president is expected to attend Monday night's game as the Knicks look to take a 3-0 series lead over the San Antonio Spurs. Smith addressed Trump's attendance again on "First Take" Monday morning. STEPHEN A SMITH BEGS TRUMP NOT TO ATTEND NBA FINALS GAME 3 AT MSG: "I DON'T WANT HIM THERE" "This president has no business showing up in New York City. I am dead serious. It is selfish. It is narcissistic. It is ridiculous that he is coming to this game," Smith exclaimed. He then reiterated that his stance has nothing to do with politics. "I would say the same thing if it were Obama, George W., or Clinton. I don't give a damn if we went back to Reagan." That's where we disagree. Smith would not say the same thing if Barack Obama were attending the game. There is plenty of evidence to suggest otherwise. For one, whenever Smith has questioned Black politicians, he has often followed up with a series of apologies. Last year, he apologized to Kamala Harris and Michelle Obama simply for criticizing Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a fellow Black woman. "Would Stephen A. have had the same take if Obama had come to an NBA Finals game?" OutKick founder Clay Travis asked on X. "I think there's a 0% chance." "He's the world's highest-paid buffoon," OutKick host Dan Dakich added. VICTOR WEMBANYAMA CROSSING HIS ARMS DURING U.S. NATIONAL ANTHEM IS A PROBLEM FOR THE NBA | BOBBY BURACK Further, Smith has spent the past nine months teasing a potential run for the White House. Are we really supposed to believe that if he became president, a possibility he claims is real, he wouldn't attend NBA Finals games if given the opportunity? Of course not. And while Trump's attendance will result in heightened security, even NBA Commissioner Adam Silver views it as a positive. "We're seeing that in New York, and I think President Trump is very much a New Yorker, and I'm thrilled that yet another New Yorker wants to participate in the enthusiasm and the joy around this Knicks team," Silver said last week. Speaking of people who try to make a major sporting event about themselves, here's Stephen A. Smith ringside at WrestleMania last April: It's also worth noting that Smith appears to believe he is important enough to influence Trump's decision-making. These on-air pleas for the president to stay away reek of someone who genuinely believes his opinions should carry that level of weight. Based on Trump's plans to attend Game 3, they don't. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a270376ee6011c3f4ebfe19 Apple says it’s fixed the awful search function for emails, photos te 2026-06-08T18:01:26.648Z Apple says it’s fixed the awful search function for emails, photos Apple says a completely rebuilt Search function will competently find the emails, photos and other content you are searching for. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a270362ee6011c3f4ebfe10 Apple’s long-awaited AI Siri overhaul is finally here te 2026-06-08T18:01:06.647Z Apple’s long-awaited AI Siri overhaul is finally here The idea behind the new "Siri AI" is to turn the assistant from a voice controlled assistant into an AI companion that can do a lot more. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a27034eee6011c3f4ebfe07 Apple introduces systemwide dictation te 2026-06-08T18:00:46.169Z Apple introduces systemwide dictation Apple's new dictation system could compete with Wispr Flow and others. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a270337ee6011c3f4ebfdf7 Alma Hernández habla sobre agua, ESA y vivienda te 2026-06-08T18:00:23.212Z Alma Hernández habla sobre agua, ESA y vivienda Leer en inglés La representante estatal Alma Hernández se postula para el Senado estatal en el Distrito Legislativo 20, donde enfrenta un desafío en las elecciones primarias por parte de su compañero demócrata Rocque Pérez, en lo que ya se ha convertido en una contienda polémica. Al no haber ningún candidato republicano en la contienda, las elecciones primarias del 21 de julio determinarán quién ocupará el escaño. El Distrito Legislativo 20 (LD20) abarca una sección del condado de Pima y constituye un distrito electoral de mayoría latina, con un 53% de los residentes que se identifican como hispanos o latinos. Es un distrito de tendencia demócrata e incluye partes de los lados sur y oeste de Tucson. Hernández, nativa de Tucson y egresada del Distrito Escolar de Sunnyside, fue elegida por primera vez para la Cámara de Representantes de Arizona en 2018, convirtiéndose en la mujer más joven en la historia en ser elegida para dicha cámara. Debido a los límites de mandato, no puede postularse nuevamente para la Cámara tras haber cumplido cuatro periodos, por lo que ahora compite por el escaño en el Senado que dejará vacante la senadora Sally Ann Gonzales, quien también ha alcanzado el límite de mandatos. Posee una licenciatura y una maestría en salud pública por la Universidad de Arizona, y ha centrado su labor en temas relacionados con la atención médica, la educación y la vivienda. En abril, Pérez presentó una demanda con el objetivo de excluir a Hernández de la boleta electoral, alegando que esta había acumulado más de $20,000 en multas impagas al presentar con cientos de días de retraso varios informes de financiamiento de campaña entre los años 2018 y 2023. La jueza del Tribunal Superior del condado de Pima, Cynthia Kuhn, dictaminó que Hernández debía permanecer en la boleta electoral. La contienda se desarrolla en un contexto político cargado, en el que las tensiones a nivel nacional y los problemas locales cobran gran relevancia dentro del Distrito Legislativo 20. Hernández ha expresado su confianza en que su trayectoria y su compromiso con el distrito resonarán entre los votantes. Genoveva Díaz, Sally Ann Gonzales y Alma Hernández están haciendo campaña conjuntamente para ocupar escaños en la Cámara y el Senado estatales en el Distrito Legislativo 20. Cortesía de Alma Hernández. El Foco de Tucson conversó con ambas candidatas sobre la política hídrica, los vales del programa Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs, por sus siglas en inglés) y la vivienda asequible. El "Proyecto Blue,”el desarrollo de un centro de datos propuesto por Amazon cerca de Tucson, ha suscitado inquietudes entre los residentes respecto a las demandas de agua y energía que conllevan los proyectos industriales a gran escala en una ciudad desértica donde la conservación es un estilo de vida. Hernández comentó a Tucson Spotlight que comprende dicha preocupación, pero considera que el crecimiento económico y la protección de los recursos no son mutuamente excluyentes. "No tenemos que elegir entre la oportunidad económica y la protección de nuestros recursos naturales. Podemos, y debemos, hacer ambas cosas de manera responsable," afirmó Hernández. "Como miembro sindical que soy, he sido testigo de cómo se ha desarrollado esta situación a lo largo de los años, y respaldo a nuestros sindicatos, que trabajan arduamente para generar empleos y encontrar soluciones para nuestras comunidades." Señaló que esto implica una supervisión más rigurosa del uso corporativo del agua, una total transparencia en cuanto al consumo y la garantía de que las necesidades de la comunidad tengan prioridad, especialmente en épocas de escasez. Diversas investigaciones sugieren que los avances en fontanería y tecnología hídrica pueden reducir significativamente el consumo global. Hernández sostuvo que el futuro hídrico de Tucson debe lograr un equilibrio entre el uso responsable y la inversión económica, priorizando siempre las necesidades de la comunidad por encima del lucro. Otro tema que preocupa a los votantes en LD20 es el programa de ESA, el cual permite a los padres redirigir los fondos provenientes de los contribuyentes, que, de otro modo, se destinarían a las escuelas públicas, hacia la educación privada o alternativa. Los críticos afirman que el programa equivale a desfinanciar la educación pública sin recortarla explícitamente del presupuesto estatal. Hernández comparte esa preocupación. "Las ESA están llevando a la bancarrota a nuestro estado, simple y llanamente. El Partido Republicano no tiene intención alguna de poner un tope a este programa ni de implementar mecanismos de control," declaró Hernández. "Tenemos padres de familia comprando artículos de lujo, realizando viajes familiares e incluso llegando al extremo de comprar lencería y condones con el dinero de nuestros contribuyentes; y ahora se les dice que, si les sobra financiación de años anteriores, deben transferirla para utilizarla en la universidad." Hernández señaló que reformar el programa ESA colocaría a Arizona en una posición significativamente mejor y que, de mantenerse vigente, este debe someterse a los mismos estándares de rendición de cuentas que se aplican a programas similares de financiación educativa. La vivienda asequible es un problema de índole nacional; sin embargo, Hernández afirmó que reviste una urgencia particular en Tucson, dada la emergencia de salud pública que atraviesa la ciudad en relación con la falta de vivienda. Aseguró que su compromiso con esta causa no ha flaqueado. "He respaldado numerosos proyectos de ley que proponían destinar millones en fondos estatales para ayudar a los inquilinos con dificultades económicas a evitar el desalojo y conservar su vivienda, incluyendo la asignación de fondos para el Housing Trust Fund", comentó Hernández. Hernández ha logrado asegurar $500.000 en fondos estatales destinados a programas de alivio ante el calor extremo y apoyo a refugios en el condado de Pima; dichos fondos se han distribuido entre el Sister Jose Women's Center, Azara Branch y la St. Francis Shelter Community. Hernández y otros candidatos de los Distritos Legislativos 17 y 20 estarán disponibles para responder a las preguntas del público en un encuentro informal gratuito y apartidista, organizado conjuntamente por Tucson Spotlight/El Foco de Tucson y Arizona Luminaria, que se celebrará el 10 de junio en la Community Foundation for Southern Arizona. El evento cuenta con el respaldo de Press Forward Southern Arizona, una iniciativa de la Community Foundation for Southern Arizona. Se requiere confirmación de asistencia. Consulte el sitio web para obtener más detalles y confirmar su asistencia. 💡 Las elecciones primarias de LD20 se celebrarán el 21 de julio. La votación anticipada comenzará el 24 de junio, y la fecha límite para solicitar la boleta por correo será el 14 de julio. Los votantes del condado de Pima pueden registrarse, verificar su registro electoral o solicitar una boleta por correo visitando el sitio web recorder.pima.gov. Quentin Agnello es exalumno de la Universidad de Arizona y periodista independiente radicado en Tucson. Puede contactarlo a través del correo electrónico qsagnello@gmail.com. Esta nota fue traducida por Diana Ramos, exalumna de la Universidad de Arizona, Directora de Iniciativas Bilingües y reportera del Foco de Tucson. Contáctala en diana@tucsonspotlight.org.    El Foco de Tucson es una sala de prensa comunitaria que ofrece oportunidades remuneradas a estudiantes y periodistas emergentes del sur de Arizona. Por favor, considera apoyar nuestro trabajo con una donación deducible de impuestos. Donar a El Foco Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2700e1ee6011c3f4ebfd86 WWDC 2026: Everything announced on Siri AI, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence and more te 2026-06-08T17:50:25.062Z WWDC 2026: Everything announced on Siri AI, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence and more Apple’s WWDC 2026 event kicked off this morning at 10 a.m. PT at Apple Park, starting a week full of expected announcements around Siri, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence and more, along with developer events and demos. This year’s event is particularly notable for a couple things. It marks CEO Tim Cook’s Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26fef8ee6011c3f4ebfd6c AZFEC: Katie Hobbs Is Turning Arizona’s Scenic Landscape Into A Playground For Foreign Solar Developers te 2026-06-08T17:42:16.492Z AZFEC: Katie Hobbs Is Turning Arizona’s Scenic Landscape Into A Playground For Foreign Solar Developers By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | For generations, Arizona’s wide-open land has supported ranchers, farmers and the communities that helped build our great state.  Then, the climate activists came along.  Armed with nothing more than junk science from climate “experts” like Al Gore and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, they got busy imposing costly green energy mandates on states across the country—and Arizona’s political and corporate elites eagerly fell in line. Our state’s utilities committed themselves to achieving “Net Zero” emissions by 2050, a goal that will cost ratepayers billions of dollars while doing little to meaningfully impact the environment.  But higher utility bills are only part of the cost.  Not wanting to disappoint some of her largest campaign contributors, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has been quick to bend the knee to the Green New Scam time and time again. Now, these decisions are not only hitting families in the wallet, but they are transforming our state’s beautiful countryside into an industrial playground for massive, foreign-backed solar and wind developments.  Under Hobbs, the Arizona State Land Department has increasingly operated like a business partner for the solar industry instead of a steward of Arizona’s public lands. The agency now maintains detailed maps identifying the “best” locations for solar development across the state, effectively helping direct industrial solar companies toward Arizona’s most desirable land.  But surely, they must be doing the same for other industries?  Nope… >>> CONTINUE READING >>> The post AZFEC: Katie Hobbs Is Turning Arizona’s Scenic Landscape Into A Playground For Foreign Solar Developers first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26fedeee6011c3f4ebfd60 Arizona ranks among worst states for bilingual preschoolers, new report finds te 2026-06-08T17:41:50.886Z Arizona ranks among worst states for bilingual preschoolers, new report finds (Photo via Getty Images) Despite being one the states with the highest number of bilingual children, Arizona is one of the worst states for them to go to preschool.  A new report from the National Institute for Early Education Research found that the Grand Canyon State is among the states with the fewest supportive policies in place for students who are learning English at the same time as they are speaking another language at home, which hampers their ability to succeed in the long run.  GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE According to the Migration Policy Institute, more than 1.8 million Arizonans aged five and up speak a language other than English, with the vast majority of them speaking Spanish. Across the country, one-third of young children under five are dual language learners. And that proportion is only expected to keep growing.  While Arizona ranks in the top 10 states with the highest number of bilingual students, a significant percentage of them aren’t able to access state-funded preschool. Alexandra Figueras-Daniel and Allison Friedman-Krauss, the report’s authors, posit that the reason for that is an insufficient eligibility process. Many state-funded programs focus on income eligibility, which may loop in some bilingual children, but few programs actually ask what language is used at home.  The eligibility criteria to attend Arizona’s state-funded preschool programs similarly don’t include a non-English background, and the result is a bilingual student population that falls far short of the state’s actual number of bilingual children. Just 23% of students in Arizona’s state-funded preschool programs are dual language learners. But 41% — nearly double the number of bilingual kids in preschool — of all three- and four-year-olds in the state are learning at least two languages.  There’s also a distinct lack of policies in Arizona preschools to ensure bilingual students are reaching educational benchmarks. Some preschools require a written plan to support dual language learners, mandate bilingual staff once the population of dual language learners reaches a certain percentage or place dual language learner students in classes with students who speak their same home language. Arizona’s state-funded preschool model has just one supportive policy: the ability to provide bilingual instruction. That might mean monolingual non-English classes, dual language immersion classes or a transitional bilingual program.  On top of having a lack of supportive policies for dual language learners, Arizona’s state-funded preschool programs fall short in overall quality, according to a country-wide analysis performed by the National Institute for Early Education Research. The organization established 10 benchmarks to categorize preschool programs that includes a staff to student ratio, a preschool teacher’s required educational level, and the number of hours a year staff must undergo professional development, among other criteria.  Arizona met just three of those benchmarks, which were the use of classroom observations to improve the instructional quality over time, the use of culturally sensitive and comprehensive curricula and an existing process to select and implement teaching curriculum.  YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE. SUPPORT Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26fec7ee6011c3f4ebfd40 FCC chair Brendan Carr rips Scott Pelley as ‘completely out of touch’ after CBS firing te 2026-06-08T17:41:27.847Z FCC chair Brendan Carr rips Scott Pelley as ‘completely out of touch’ after CBS firing FCC Chairman Brendan Carr slammed former "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley on Sunday after Pelley said he did not expect to be fired from CBS News following a heated clash with the program's new leadership. Carr responded to Pelley's remarks in a post on X, where he argued the longtime CBS journalist's reaction reflected a broader problem inside legacy media. "One of the reasons why trust in media is so low is because many legacy journalists are completely out of touch," Carr said. He also said Pelley’s conduct would not be tolerated in a typical workplace. FCC SEEKS TO SHIFT POWER FROM NATIONAL PROGRAMMERS TO LOCAL BROADCASTERS IN PUBLIC INTEREST PUSH "You could not get away with that behavior at any run of the mill job," Carr said. "It is revealing to see how blind some are to that." Pelley was fired after 37 years at CBS News, where he served as a White House correspondent, anchor of the "CBS Evening News" and correspondent for "60 Minutes." In an interview with The New York Times, Pelley said he did not believe he was walking into a termination meeting after his confrontation with new "60 Minutes" executive producer Nick Bilton. "Oh gosh, furthest thing from my mind," Pelley said. "It hadn’t occurred to me." CBS NEWS FIRES '60 MINUTES' CORRESPONDENTS, TOP PRODUCER IN SWEEPING SHAKEUP OF STORIED PROGRAM Pelley acknowledged that the meeting with Bilton had been tense, but he defended the tone of his questioning by pointing to the program’s history. "‘60 Minutes’ is known for two things: a ticking stopwatch and hard questions," he said. Pelley said the confrontation came after senior staffers and several correspondents were dismissed, and after Bilton was introduced to the newsroom as the program's new executive producer. "No one saw the Black Thursday massacre coming," Pelley said. CBS, BARI WEISS FACING MOUNTING BACKLASH FROM LIBERAL CRITICS OVER YANKING '60 MINUTES' SEGMENT Pelley said he was angered by Bilton’s introductory email to the staff and by the way Bilton addressed employees after the dismissals. "It betrayed the fact that Nick Bilton didn’t know anything about us, didn’t know anything about our culture, and yet was being imposed on us as our new leader," Pelley said. Pelley also criticized CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, who was installed under new ownership after David Ellison's acquisition of Paramount. "She’s a lovely person," Pelley said. "And her Free Press organization that she founded has been very successful. But television’s not her thing." CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Pelley accused Weiss of pushing editorial changes on a politically sensitive "60 Minutes" story involving protests and an immigration enforcement shooting in Minneapolis. He said he believed the requested changes would have favored President Donald Trump's view of the events. "There was a thumb on the scale for the president’s version of events that I felt was a level of political influence that I had never seen in 37 years at CBS News," Pelley said. CBS News denied that Weiss acted with political motivation, saying her editorial notes were intended to make the piece "as strong, fair, and accurate as possible." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26feb3ee6011c3f4ebfd37 You're not getting away with watering your grass with your 'crank' out on Sheriff Grady Judd's watch te 2026-06-08T17:41:07.849Z You're not getting away with watering your grass with your 'crank' out on Sheriff Grady Judd's watch Don’t let his hilarious press conferences and viral videos fool you, Sheriff Grady Judd doesn’t play around when it comes to crime. If you break the law, he’s coming after you. A 79-year-old Florida man is the latest to learn that lesson. According to the sheriff, the man was caught watering his lawn with his hose in one hand and his "crank" in the other. That’s not going to be permitted whether you live on Sunny Wood Circle, as the elderly man does, or not. To make the situation worse, he allegedly had said "crank" out in view of two teenage girls. MAN ARRESTED IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FOR GOING PANTS DOWN AND 'CHIMICHANGA OUT' NEAR FLORIDA TACO BELL Gary Golter, the alleged double-fisted grass waterer, was arrested last week and charged with vulgar indecent public nudity and lewd and lascivious exhibition, reports FOX 4. Here’s Sheriff Judd breaking the arrest and the accusations down as only he can. He said, "I want to point out that this event happened at the suspect’s house on Sunny Wood Circle." "This is Gary Golter. It was sunny, and he was watering his grass with a hose in his right hand, and he had his crank in his left hand," he continued as he shared a short clip of the incident. "I don't even know how to say this, but he was doing this in front of 16-year-old and 13-year-old girls, and we don't like it. So, we arrested him." Again, not on Sheriff Grady Judd’s watch. He’s not going for any sunny wood while watering your yard. He doesn’t want anyone, let alone a couple of teenagers, to have to see that. Nobody does. You're going to get arrested and have a play-by-play of the incident show up on one of the sheriff's morning briefs. You don't want that. Keep your crank in your pants while you're outside watering the lawn. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26fe9dee6011c3f4ebfd0a Apple is tweaking its controversial Liquid Glass design te 2026-06-08T17:40:45.374Z Apple is tweaking its controversial Liquid Glass design While some users liked the sleek, transparent designs that look "glassy," others found Apple's design overhaul from last year to be hard to read. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26fe89ee6011c3f4ebfd01 WWDC 2026: Everything announced on Siri, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence and more te 2026-06-08T17:40:25.368Z WWDC 2026: Everything announced on Siri, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence and more Apple’s WWDC 2026 event kicked off this morning at 10 a.m. PT at Apple Park, starting a week full of expected announcements around Siri, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence and more, along with developer events and demos. This year’s event is particularly notable for a couple things. It marks CEO Tim Cook’s Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26fa1aee6011c3f4ebfccc HelloFresh draws backlash over suggestive Pride Month message te 2026-06-08T17:21:30.251Z HelloFresh draws backlash over suggestive Pride Month message HelloFresh is facing online backlash after a Pride Month social media post featuring a sexual joke drew criticism from users who accused the meal-kit company of promoting explicit content under the guise of corporate activism. The company ignited debate after suggesting its high-fiber meals could help customers who were "prepping" for Pride Month festivities, prompting critics to accuse the brand of making inappropriate sexual references while supporters praised the post's humor. In a Friday post on Instagram, the company wrote, "We know eating isn’t always a top priority this month. We respect that. But for those of you who are ... prepping ... we have an extensive lineup of high-fiber recipes available. Happy Pride." GAVIN NEWSOM FACES LEFT-WING BACKLASH OVER 'CHEAP HOMOPHOBIA JOKES' TARGETING GOP RIVALS ON SOCIAL MEDIA Some responses to the post were positive, with one user in the comment section writing, "Unhinged," with laughing emojis, while another commenter asked, "How about a Pride month discount code??," saying the code should be "BOTTOMSUP." HelloFresh replied, "Use code BOTTOMSUP for a Pride Month discount."  Another person wrote, "I wHOLE heartedly thank you for your support & service," while another said, "This is what happens when a brand trusts its marketing team. Excellent work." Comedian Seth Lowery wrote, "Fiber is such a mystery, bc it helps people get their gut in order and also helps people get their guts rearranged." AIRLINE CELEBRATES PRIDE MONTH WITH 'ALL-2SLGBTQIA FLIGHT' Many people also shared their thoughts about the post on X, with one person writing, "I know what they're getting at but this is still a WILD thing to say when groceries are at an all-time high and people are being forced to starve."  Another X user shared several screenshots of Pride Month posts from various companies and wrote, "the hello fresh one is actually sick and twisted" with an upside-down smiley face emoji.  One user on X shared a screenshot of Hello Fresh’s Instagram post and wrote, "I thought there was no way this was real … it had to be parody … so I looked it up myself. It’s real. @HelloFresh are advertising their product as being good for clearing out your rectum in preparation for anal s*x during Pride Month. I’m so done with this timeline." Wade Miller, executive director of Center for Renewing America, also shared a screenshot of the post and wrote, "Interesting choice by @HelloFresh. It wasn’t enough for them to merely celebrate Pride Month, they went the extra mile in associating their food with human a--holes, enemas, and sh--. Bold strategy. Unsubscribed." EX-NFL STAR DEZ BRYANT SLAMS LEAGUE'S PRIDE MONTH MESSAGING: 'FAR FROM RIGHT' One self-described lesbian on X, identified as Ani O'Brien, wrote in part, "As a lesbian, I am so tired of this nonsense. I am tired of corporate Pride and activist Pride. This week HelloFresh decided that the best way to celebrate Pride Month was to post jokes about preparing for anal sex and offering high-fibre recipes to help people 'prep.' They then doubled down with a discount code called BOTTOMSUP. Inclusion! WOO!" followed by an eye-roll emoji. Fox News Digital reached out to HelloFresh for comment but did not immediately receive a response. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26fa03ee6011c3f4ebfcb6 SEE IT: Maine voters sound off on Platner's divisive campaign as crucial primary nears: 'He's a disgrace' te 2026-06-08T17:21:07.925Z SEE IT: Maine voters sound off on Platner's divisive campaign as crucial primary nears: 'He's a disgrace' PORTLAND, Maine — Voters in Maine are just one day away from deciding which Democrat they want to represent them in the U.S. Senate, and residents who spoke to Fox News are mixed on whether Graham Platner's swirling controversies disqualify him from seeking the office. "He's a disgrace to every veteran that has PTSD like I do, because he's using it as an excuse to cover up his own personal failings," Bill, a Peaks Island resident and military veteran, told Fox News, referencing Platner leaning into his PTSD struggles as a combat veteran. "You do not abuse women because you were in combat. You do not say things about trans people. You do not wear Nazi symbols because you were in combat. That is because of who you are," Bill said. "He's a little bitty, well-to-do guy hiding behind his status as a veteran and not acknowledging himself as a failed human being." WATCH: MAINE VOTERS DIVIDED ON PLATNER AS SCANDALS SHADOW DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY As the primary nears, Platner is facing criticism from both the left and the right over allegations of abuse from former girlfriends, sexually explicit messages allegedly sent to women during the early days of his marriage, a Nazi-linked tattoo and online comments mocking a Purple Heart veteran. Mike, a Maine voter, said Platner's tattoo made his decision a "no-brainer," saying it was difficult to believe the candidate did not know the Totenkopf symbol on his chest had been used by Nazi death camp guards. "Nothing good about him," Mike said. "Anybody with a Nazi tattoo, and it's not a Bugs Bunny tattoo, okay? It's like, 'Oh my God, I got a tattoo, I didn't know what it was.' If he was honest about it, and said, 'Hey, it was a mistake. I got a Nazi tattoo, and it's stupid. I was drunk and I was in the service,' then maybe that's one thing. But at that point, it's a no-brainer for me." DEMOCRATIC MAINE SENATE CANDIDATE GRAHAM PLATNER CONFRONTED BY MS NOW HOST ABOUT TATTOO CONTROVERSY When asked if Democrats should drop Platner, Mike said, "Of course they should," adding that Democrats are standing by Platner because they see him as their best chance to unseat Sen. Susan Collins. "I mean, it's like they're locked in now. This has nothing to do with being a Democrat or Republican. They want to get rid of Susan Collins, take over the Senate, and that's the bottom line. He could be Adolf Hitler. It doesn't matter who he is. It's just the fact that they want to take over the Senate, and that's their only option right now." Karen, a Rockland resident, also questioned whether Platner's scandals should be overlooked, saying they reflect on his character. "I think it's crazy," Karen said. "I think there's a lot of things about him that people should understand. They say, 'Oh, it's personal,' but then that also indicates his character." Other Mainers who spoke to Fox News struck a different tone, including Holly, a Belfast resident. "Nobody's perfect. Everyone makes mistakes," Holly said. "He's apologized for the mistakes he's made, and he's taken action about it. If you listen to what he's about in terms of policy, he is very much saying the right things for Maine and the right thing for the country more broadly, and I think he's a very good candidate." GRAHAM PLATNER BLASTS NEW ALLEGATIONS AS 'FALSE ACCUSATIONS': 'MAINE, YOU HAVE MY BACK' Claire, a Brooklin resident, said voters should focus less on Platner's past and more on his candidacy, saying, "He's the best candidate by far, and probing into the minutiae of his personal relationships when you don't do that for any other candidate is ridiculous." One voter argued that working-class candidates should not be expected to have spotless records. "If we want folks who are representing us from the working class, they're not necessarily going to have a groomed and perfect political record coming into politics," Paul, a Bar Harbor resident, said. Kathy, a Rockland resident, said she was willing to look past Platner's "baggage," saying "He's got new ideas, and he's saying things for the people and about the people." Platner, widely believed to be the presumptive Democratic nominee for Senate, heads into a Tuesday night primary election where Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and former senior government official David Costello are on the ballot. If victorious, Platner will square off against incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26f9efee6011c3f4ebfcad Stunningly low percentage of adults in US think America stands above every other nation: poll te 2026-06-08T17:20:47.768Z Stunningly low percentage of adults in US think America stands above every other nation: poll As Americans mark the nation's 250th anniversary this year, a survey of adults in the U.S. found that just 25% felt that the country stands above every other nation on the globe, while 44% think that the U.S. is just one of the greatest nations, among some others. A whopping 30% in the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll thought that there are other nations better than the U.S. Only 34% believed that the ideal of the American dream, that hard work will enable someone to move ahead in life, remains true. But 51% felt that the American dream is now a relic of the past that once held true but no longer does. And 15% felt that the idea was never true. THE STATES REVEALED AS BEST TO START A FAMILY AMID CRATERING BELIEF IN THE AMERICAN DREAM Views varied significantly among people with different political leanings, with 57% on the GOP side of the aisle believing that the American dream remains intact, while just 17% of those on the Democratic side of the aisle felt that way, the AP reported. The poll found President Donald Trump's approval rating deep underwater at just 33%, versus 67% disapproval — while 17% strongly approved and 16% somewhat approved, 49% strongly disapproved and 17% somewhat disapproved. A huge 70% disapproved of his handling of the economy, while just 30% approved. FOX NEWS POLL: 'RESILIENT DISCONTENT' DEFINES THE US MOOD AT 250TH ANNIVERSARY The survey was conducted between April 16-20, 2026. Participating adults were aged 18 and up, and represented all 50 states plus Washington, D.C. A total of 2,596 people completed the survey—2,461 online and 135 by phone, the poll data noted. "The overall margin of sampling error is +/-2.6 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level, including the design effect," the poll stated. The margin of sampling error for Republicans, including GOP leaners, was +/-4.3 percentage points, while the figure for Democrats, with leaners included, was +/- 3.8 percentage points, the survey said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26f9dbee6011c3f4ebfca4 2026 NBA Finals Game 3: San Antonio Spurs at New York Knicks best bets for the total and two player props te 2026-06-08T17:20:27.841Z 2026 NBA Finals Game 3: San Antonio Spurs at New York Knicks best bets for the total and two player props The New York Knicks (2-0) are two wins from their first championship since 1973 as they host the San Antonio Spurs (0-2) for Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals Monday. This is a burn-the-boats game for San Antonio since no team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win an NBA playoff series. New York grabbed home-court advantage for the finals by winning the series opener, 105-95. Then, the Spurs gave away Game 2 despite getting a "good whistle" from the refs all night and holding Jalen Brunson to an inefficient 20 points on 7-for-25 shooting. NBA RESCINDS MITCHELL ROBINSON'S TECHNICAL FOUL FROM GAME 2 OF FINALS AFTER REVIEWING SHOVING MATCH At FanDuel, the Knicks are cheap -2.5 favorites and -130 on the moneyline for Game 3 with a 216.5 total (Over -105, Under -115) as of 11 a.m. ET Monday. For all the haters down in the comment section, I'm on an absolute heater in the 2026 NBA Playoffs. I'm 46-23 with a +28.7% return on investment and up 20.65 units. Without further ado, let's discuss my three looks in Spurs-Knicks Game 3, including two player props and a bet for the total. These are the best odds from the legal U.S. sportsbooks available at the time of writing. Even though I cashed on fading the zigzag for Game 2 by betting the Under, I'm reversing course on one of my angles, which is the pace slowing down as the series progresses. Game 1's pace increased from 97.2 to 99.9 in the next game. For perspective, 99.9 is tied with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the fastest pace in this postseason. VICTOR WEMBANYAMA ADMITS TO HARSH TRUTHS AFTER COSTLY MISTAKE AT END OF NBA FINALS GAME That said, I have a hunch the Spurs will speed the game up again Monday out of desperation because they know they can't out-execute the Knicks in the half-court, and pace is the most important thing for betting totals. Per CleaningTheGlass.com, San Antonio is third in fastbreak frequency in these playoffs. The Spurs are young and athletic and should want to play faster, so it's easier for them to get into their offense and avoid overthinking. New York will welcome a quicker pace because they are the more skilled team and should outscore San Antonio in a larger sample size. The Knicks have more synergy, continuity and shooters. Also, NYK scored five more points per game (PPG) at home during the regular season, and the Spurs are 8-1 to the Over on the road this postseason and have gone Over the total by an average of 11.4 PPG. _____________________________ _____________________________ Jalen Brunson had a quintessential fourth quarter in New York's Game 1 win. Knicks wing Josh Hart had the greatest three-point game ever, filling up the box score with 15 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals in Game 1. NYC CANCELS KNICKS NBA FINALS WATCH PARTY OVER TRUMP VISIT AS MSG FIRES BACK Karl-Anthony Towns has outplayed Victor Wembanyama through the first two games and should be the betting favorite to win the 2026 NBA Finals MVP. New York wing Mikal Bridges shot the lights out in Game 2. With that in mind, Anunoby is due for his moment in the NBA Finals, and I'm literally betting he has it Monday. OG has scored 16+ points in 11 of his 14 games in these playoffs, including 17 in each of the first two games of this series. Anunoby has been on fire since March. He averaged 17.8 PPG on 50.8% from the field and 43.4% from behind the arc from March 1 until the end of the regular season. OG is scoring 19.3 PPG in the postseason on 56.0% shooting and 47.8% from 3-point range. _____________________________ Follow me on X @Geoffery-Clark, and check out my "OutKick Bets Podcast" for more betting content and random rants. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26f52cee6011c3f4ebf68b 12 surprisingly useful Amazon gadgets under $50 to buy before Prime Day te 2026-06-08T17:00:28.888Z 12 surprisingly useful Amazon gadgets under $50 to buy before Prime Day Amazon's early Prime Day deals include discounts on some of the most useful gadgets you'll buy this year. Whether you're shopping for Father's Day or treating yourself, you can save on everything from a tire pressure gauge that's 47% off to a Bluetooth meat thermometer that's down to $38 and a rechargeable neck fan built for summer heat. READ MORE: When is Prime Day 2026? Amazon reveals the official dates and the best early deals Coffee mug warmer: $23.99 (40% off) Travel steamer: $49.99 (38% off) Soundcore Select 4 Go Bluetooth shower speaker: $22.99 (34% off) Mini projector: $39.99 (33% off) Bluetooth sleep headphones: $26.99 (25% off) Surge protector wall charger: $9.98 (23% off) Round travel power strip: $16.99 (19% off) Original price: $9.99 Light candles, grills and fire pits without dealing with disposable lighters. This electric candle lighter uses a flame-free, windproof design and recharges for repeated use, making it a convenient alternative to traditional options. With nearly 20,000 positive ratings, it's a popular gadget that shoppers continue to recommend. Original price: $14.99 This mini tire pressure gauge uses a built-in sensor system to deliver accurate PSI readings and is currently 50% off. The compact tool runs on replaceable AAA batteries and features a durable design built to handle everyday use, including the occasional drop. READ MORE: 30+ early Amazon Prime Day deals worth shopping now, with discounts up to 79% off Original price: $17.99 This rotating cell phone stand securely holds your device at multiple viewing angles for hands-free use. The adjustable height leaves room for charging cables, while the wide cradle accommodates phones and thicker protective cases. Original price: $32.99 Smart plugs turn standard outlets into connected devices you can control through a companion app or voice assistant. They also allow you to create schedules and automations, helping manage lamps, appliances and other electronics more efficiently throughout the day. Original price: $59.99 The ThermoMaven wireless meat thermometer connects via Bluetooth, letting you monitor cooking temperatures from your phone or the included handheld display. The companion app also includes preset temperature settings and cooking guidance to help take the guesswork out of grilling, smoking and roasting. READ MORE: The 12 best Father's Day grilling gifts for barbecue-loving dads Original price: $35.99 This travel power strip helps cut down on cable clutter by consolidating charging into one compact device. It can power up to seven devices at once through three AC outlets and four USB ports, while the cord wraps neatly around the outside for easier packing. Original price: $71.99 A portable tire inflator can be a lifesaver when you discover a low or flat tire. The cordless design makes it easy to use on the go, and it can inflate a variety of tires in about a minute. With the current 50% discount, the inflator is available for just $36. Original price: $61.99 Clean up pet hair, crumbs and other messes with this portable car vacuum. A dust blower helps loosen debris from tight crevices, while the vacuum attachment removes it. Four interchangeable nozzles make it easier to clean everything from seat cushions and floor mats to cup holders and air vents. READ MORE: Best early Prime Day vacuum deals: Save up to 44% on Dyson, Shark, Bissell and more Original price: $45.99 Get accurate measurements in seconds with this compact laser measuring tool. The device measures distances up to 96 feet and displays results on an easy-to-read screen, while the finger ring provides a more secure grip during use. Original price: $49.99 An air duster is one of those gadgets you don't realize you need until you have one. It helps cle dust from charging ports, remove debris from keyboards and clean hard-to-reach crevices in your car and around the house. Four power settings let you switch between gentle dusting and more intensive cleaning. Original price: $14.99 Skip stuffing screws, nails and drill bits into your pockets with this magnetic wristband designed to keep small hardware within easy reach. The adjustable hook-and-loop strap provides a secure fit, while the magnets hold screws, drill bits, small wrenches and other metal tools as you work. For more deals, visit www.foxnews.com/deals Original price: $33.99 Stay cool during hot summer days with this rechargeable neck fan. The lightweight, hands-free design rests comfortably around your neck and uses 78 air vents to deliver consistent airflow. Multiple speed settings make it easy to adjust the cooling level for everything from outdoor events to yard work and travel. 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/6a26f2d7ee6011c3f4ebf642 States brace for AI-driven cyber attacks te 2026-06-08T16:50:31.678Z States brace for AI-driven cyber attacks Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence are pressing state and local governments to shore up their cybersecurity operations to protect against hacks. Their concern is that frontier AI models in the hands of bad actors could be used to unleash sophisticated attacks that exploit previously unknown vulnerabilities. “The world is dangerous now, and it’s about to get way more dangerous as these frontier models become more widely available,” Alan Fuller, Utah’s chief information officer, told Pluribus News.  A recent survey of state chief information security officers highlighted the peril: Only 22% said they felt confident in their ability to protect public data, down from 48% in 2022. Human hackers used to have to hunt for gaps in cybersecurity walls. AI now makes it possible to deploy an army of virtual agents to do the work, exponentially raising the chances of surprise intrusions known as zero day attacks.  The danger was highlighted in September when a suspected Chinese state-sponsored group used Anthropic’s Claude Code tool to target tech companies, banks, chemical manufacturers and governments. Anthropic called it “the first documented case of a large-scale cyberattack executed without substantial human intervention.” It issued a report that warned “the barriers to performing sophisticated cyberattacks have dropped substantially.” “Threat actors can now use agentic AI systems to do the work of entire teams of experienced hackers with the right set up, analyzing target systems, producing exploit code, and scanning vast datasets of stolen information more efficiently than any human operator,” the report said.  The issue was amplified in April when Anthropic said its new AI model, Claude Mythos, was too dangerous to release publicly because of the implications for cybersecurity. Instead, the company shared Mythos with more than three dozen tech companies to give them a “head start” on finding and fixing security gaps, the New York Times reported.  Project Glasswing is Anthropic’s initiative to “secure the world’s most critical software” after Mythos found “thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities,” including across major operating systems and web browsers. The project has so far found more than 10,000 serious security gaps and was expanded last week to include infrastructure operators in more than 15 countries. The warnings about Claude Mythos prompted President Donald Trump last week to issue an executive order on AI and security. It includes a requirement that the Homeland Security secretary “facilitate access to cybersecurity tools and services” for state and local governments and operators of critical infrastructure such as utilities and hospitals. OpenAI announced last month it was offering a “limited preview” of GPT-5.5-Cyber to entities responsible for the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure. The immediate priority has been to get frontier tools into the hands of enterprise software developers and critical infrastructure operators to help them find gaps in their security before bad actors do.  State and local governments will benefit from those efforts. But the public sector has its own systems potentially vulnerable to hackers, including nation-state actors hostile to the United States and criminal syndicates. Fuller said potential intruders scan Utah’s computer networks more than a billion times a day.  The state deploys an AI-powered tool to scan its network traffic and server logs daily, looking for suspicious traffic and malicious code. But Fuller worries it isn’t enough, especially if experts are correct that states have six to nine months before hackers gain access to frontier models.  “What’s happening is an arm’s race,” said Fuller, who serves as vice president of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers’s executive committee. “Can we build up our defenses fast enough to stay ahead of the attacks that we’re pretty sure are coming with frontier AI models.” An Anthropic spokesperson told Pluribus News the company has worked with state, local, tribal and territorial governments, including holding a series of cybersecurity briefings in May that drew more than 100 top public sector tech officials. The company plans to announce this week a new cyber defense program tailored specifically to the public sector, using generally available Claude models to identify and fix vulnerabilities. The recent survey conducted by NASCIO in partnership with Deloitte painted a concerning picture: State cybersecurity budgets aren’t keeping up; confidence in the ability to ward off attacks is waning; and states’ reliance on third-party vendors heightens vulnerabilities.  “State chief information security officers are protecting public data systems at a time when cyber threats are growing in sophistication, as foreign adversaries, sophisticated hackers and cybercriminals are increasingly using new artificial intelligence-based tools to probe for weaknesses,” the report said.  AI-enabled attacks are a top-three concern for state information security officers, along with phishing attempts and security breaches involving third-party contractors.  State cybersecurity officers are also worried about the risk to local governments and public higher education institutions, which sometimes have access to state systems. The survey found 26% confidence that state information assets are protected from cyberthreats originating within local government and public higher education, down from 59% in 2022. Despite the bleak outlook, chief information security officers in 23 states reported in the survey that they are already using generative AI to shore up their cybersecurity operations, with 21 more states planning to do so in the next year.  Additionally, approximately one-fifth states are adopting a “whole-of-state” approach to cybersecurity, which involves the state providing umbrella support to entities outside of state government.  But funding remains a limiting factor, as states face budget shortfalls that make new investments in security a tougher sell in state legislatures. Cybersecurity budgets are largely flat or falling amid state spending shortfalls and federal funding expiring, the survey found. Last month, state leaders urged Congress to reauthorize the $1 billion State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program. “We are under-resourced, and that’s part of what is causing us fear,” Fuller said. Another potential line of defense are state laws requiring frontier AI developers to mitigate the risk of catastrophic harms, including widescale cybersecurity attacks. California and New York already have first-in-the-nation laws on the books, and a recently passed bill in Illinois is headed to the governor. Read more: Blue states push toward de facto national AI safety standard The post States brace for AI-driven cyber attacks first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26ee38ee6011c3f4ebf5d9 Early Prime Day fishing and hunting deals worth grabbing now, starting at $18 te 2026-06-08T16:30:48.411Z Early Prime Day fishing and hunting deals worth grabbing now, starting at $18 Prime Day is just around the corner, but you can already score big savings on fishing and hunting gear. Whether you're a seasoned angler, an experienced hunter or just getting started, these deals can help you stock up for less. Pick up a Mossy Oak knife set for just $18, save 30% on a foldable KastKing fishing net or grab a pair of Huk waterproof cameo fishing boots for under $100.  READ MORE: When is Prime Day 2026? Amazon officially reveals the dates for its four-day sale Huk men’s cargo shorts: $41.09 (37% off) Fishing knot tying tool: $13.99 (22% off) KastKing UPF 50 boonie hat: $16.99 (15% off) Legendary Whitetails men’s camo pullover hoodie: $38.20 (15% off) Sitka Gear big game camo hunting harness: $159 (11% off) Carhartt camo hat: $29.99 (9% off) Original price: $36.99 Keep your essential gear within reach with this KastKing fishing tool set. It includes a fillet knife, pliers, scissors and a belt clip, while non-slip rubber handles help you maintain a firm grip when your hands are wet. Original price: $139.99 Stay hidden without sacrificing visibility in this hunting blind. The three one-way mesh panels provide a 270-degree view of your surroundings, and you can choose between a roomy two- to three-person model or a compact blind built for solo hunters. READ MORE: 30+ early Amazon Prime Day deals worth shopping now, with discounts up to 79% off Original price: $129.99 Stay comfortable during long waits with this swivel hunting chair. It rotates 360 degrees silently, helping you track movement without alerting nearby game. Extra-wide feet provide stability on soft ground, and the adjustable legs let you raise or lower the seat by up to 4 inches for a better fit. Original price: $21.99 Every hunter needs a reliable knife, and this Mossy Oak set delivers sharp, fixed-blade performance at a budget-friendly pride. The corrosion-resistant blades are built to handle tough tasks, and reviewers say the knives dress game as well as models that cost much more. At just $18, it's an affordable addition to any hunting kit. READ MORE: 28 Father's Day gifts for dads who say they don't want anything — from $10 Original price: $26.99 Land more fish with KastKing's foldable fishing net, which features a retractable handle for quick, easy scoops. 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Reinforced stitching stands up to rough conditions, and multiple utility pockets provide plenty of room for hunting essentials. Original price: $74.99 Cast with confidence using this KastKing rod and reel combo. Its lightweight graphite construction balances strength and comfort, making it a solid choice for anglers of all skill levels. Durable stainless steel guides support both monofilament and braided lines, giving you the flexibility to target a wide range of fish. Original price: $349.99 Find fish faster with the Humminbird Helix fish finder. Switch between wide and narrow sonar views to cover more water or zero in on promising spots. With detailed maps of more than 10,000 lakes and U.S. coastlines, you'll spend less time searching and more time fishing. For more deals, visit www.foxnews.com/deals Original price: $120 More than 7,000 reviews swear by Huk's Rogue Wave boots for their reliable grip and waterproof design. Rubber and neoprene help keep feet dry in harsh conditions, and the 28% discount cuts the price to just $86 — a solid $34 savings. 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/6a26ee24ee6011c3f4ebf5d0 'You're destroying your countries': Is Europe finally heeding Trump's warning on illegal immigration? te 2026-06-08T16:30:28.488Z 'You're destroying your countries': Is Europe finally heeding Trump's warning on illegal immigration? Earlier in June, the European Union appeared to finally react to concerns raised by President Donald Trump and many European voters over illegal immigration by introducing tougher border entry rules for the 27-nation bloc. The EU agreed on new, stricter rules regarding migration and asylum. The laws are specifically designed to ensure that illegal/undocumented migrants who enter the bloc are processed and, where necessary, quickly sent to deportation centers in countries outside the EU. People seeking asylum will be screened for identity, security, and their health before even entering any asylum system. The border officials will now track and record non-EU citizens entering and exiting the bloc. Plus, it will use biometric data such as fingerprints and facial recognition. And all member states must now help one another and share information. The Associated Press reported that the provisional deal struck by the EU's three main institutions is expected to go to EU lawmakers and governments, where approval is expected. EUROPEAN NATIONS DEMAND POWER TO DEPORT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHO COMMIT CRIMES Alan Mendoza, founder and executive director of the Henry Jackson Society, told Fox News Digital that "The EU’s demography is changing Europe’s culture. We are now having to deal with people who are not integrating with the local customs."  While the U.K. is not part of the EU, he said, "Britain’s efforts are behind the new EU rules." Noting the country has "not managed to have offshore migrant holding centers, which would make sure Britain is not seen as a soft touch." Other experts say the longer countries take to fix the problem, the harder it will be to deal with. Some say it’s already too late. While Europe’s workaday men and women have clearly seen the problems of illegal immigration for years, their leaders are only just getting the message.  President Donald Trump told world leaders about the damage caused by a flood of undocumented migrants into Europe during his speech to the United Nations General Assembly last year. "You’re destroying your countries," he said. "Europe is in serious trouble; they’ve been invaded by a force of illegal aliens like nobody’s ever seen before." JD VANCE'S WARNING ON EUROPE'S FUTURE SHINES SPOTLIGHT ON CONTINENT'S GROWING LIST OF PROBLEMS Just last week, Vice President JD Vance commented on the stabbing death of the 18-year-old British man who was stabbed to death.  In part, Vance posted, "Henry Nowak died the same way a civilization dies: abandoned, handcuffed by authorities who neither trusted nor cared for him, and accused of hate crimes he did not commit. His murder is as tragic as it is enraging. He should still be alive today, and he would be if the last few generations of European elites had stood their ground against the politics of self-hatred and the mass invasion of migrants, many of whom despise the West and the people who love it." Secretary of War Pete Hegseth also made reference to the topic during a speech to commemorate D-Day in France on the weekend. "Sadly, today, different European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies. Beaches in Spain and Italy and Greece and Bulgaria, boats and men arrive. When will European capitals do something about that invasion? Or is it too late? I pray not, and I believe not," he said. Elsewhere in the EU, Spain seems to have broken with the rest of the bloc on its new stance on undocumented immigration. The country decided to legalize half a million undocumented migrants. "When undocumented migrants arrive, they get papers, and they get social security," Javier Negre, owner of the La Derecha Diario newspaper, told Fox News Digital. He says a lot of the push to house migrants has come via nongovernmental organizations. "NGOs had a big business, and they promoted illegal immigration," he says. Another problem is that many undocumented migrants don’t choose to integrate into their new domicile. "They don’t have the same values," Negre said. "We import a lot of people, and some realize they can steal iPhones and wallets," he said, commenting on the rise in crimes. Critics of the move mostly came from the European left and NGOs. Mélissa Camara, from the French Green party, said the deal was "a historic setback" for human rights in the bloc," the Associated Press reported. "The legalization of return hubs outside the European Union, the green light for the detention of minors, home visits inspired by ICE practices: the legal arsenal serving a xenophobic ideology is now complete," she said. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26ebf5ee6011c3f4ebf578 HelloFresh draws backlash over suggestive Pride Month message te 2026-06-08T16:21:10.004Z HelloFresh draws backlash over suggestive Pride Month message HelloFresh is facing online backlash after a Pride Month social media post featuring a sexual joke drew criticism from users who accused the meal-kit company of promoting explicit content under the guise of corporate activism. The company ignited debate after suggesting its high-fiber meals could help customers who were "prepping" for Pride Month festivities, prompting critics to accuse the brand of making inappropriate sexual references while supporters praised the post's humor. In a Friday post on Instagram, the company wrote, "We know eating isn’t always a top priority this month. We respect that. But for those of you who are ... prepping ... we have an extensive lineup of high-fiber recipes available. Happy Pride." GAVIN NEWSOM FACES LEFT-WING BACKLASH OVER 'CHEAP HOMOPHOBIA JOKES' TARGETING GOP RIVALS ON SOCIAL MEDIA Some responses to the post were positive, with one user in the comment section writing, "Unhinged," with laughing emojis, while another commenter asked, "How about a Pride month discount code??," saying the code should be "BOTTOMSUP." HelloFresh replied, "Use code BOTTOMSUP for a Pride Month discount."  Another person wrote, "I wHOLE heartedly thank you for your support & service," while another said, "This is what happens when a brand trusts its marketing team. Excellent work." Comedian Seth Lowery wrote, "Fiber is such a mystery, bc it helps people get their gut in order and also helps people get their guts rearranged." AIRLINE CELEBRATES PRIDE MONTH WITH 'ALL-2SLGBTQIA FLIGHT' Many people also shared their thoughts about the post on X, with one person writing, "I know what they're getting at but this is still a WILD thing to say when groceries are at an all-time high and people are being forced to starve."  Another X user shared several screenshots of Pride Month posts from various companies and wrote, "the hello fresh one is actually sick and twisted" with an upside-down smiley face emoji.  One user on X shared a screenshot of Hello Fresh’s Instagram post and wrote, "I thought there was no way this was real … it had to be parody … so I looked it up myself. It’s real. @HelloFresh are advertising their product as being good for clearing out your rectum in preparation for anal s*x during Pride Month. I’m so done with this timeline." Wade Miller, executive director of Center for Renewing America, also shared a screenshot of the post and wrote, "Interesting choice by @HelloFresh. It wasn’t enough for them to merely celebrate Pride Month, they went the extra mile in associating their food with human a--holes, enemas, and sh--. Bold strategy. Unsubscribed." EX-NFL STAR DEZ BRYANT SLAMS LEAGUE'S PRIDE MONTH MESSAGING: 'FAR FROM RIGHT' One self-described lesbian on X, identified as Ani O'Brien, wrote in part, "As a lesbian, I am so tired of this nonsense. I am tired of corporate Pride and activist Pride. This week HelloFresh decided that the best way to celebrate Pride Month was to post jokes about preparing for anal sex and offering high-fibre recipes to help people 'prep.' They then doubled down with a discount code called BOTTOMSUP. Inclusion! WOO!" followed by an eye-roll emoji. Fox News Digital reached out to HelloFresh for comment but did not immediately receive a response. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26ebe2ee6011c3f4ebf56f Platner calls Fetterman ‘a--hole’ at town hall as Democratic feud heats up te 2026-06-08T16:20:50.005Z Platner calls Fetterman ‘a--hole’ at town hall as Democratic feud heats up PORTLAND, Maine — Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner used a profane insult against Sen. John Fetterman during a Sunday town hall in southern Maine, escalating his feud with the Pennsylvania Democrat just two days before Maine’s Senate primary. The Senate really is a place of, it's a lot about relationships, and I I don't want to go down there and simply be nonfunctional," Platner said in response to a question from a supporter about who he is looking forward to working with in Washington, D.C., if elected in November. "I mean, as you can all probably tell, we got a lot of criticisms about the way this government functions. But in order for us to make it functional, we're going to have to do stuff. And you can't just go down there and be John Fetterman and just and just kind of just sort of be an a--hole." Platner added, "He’s said mean things about me, I'm allowed to say that." JOHN FETTERMAN ERUPTS OVER 'CREEPER' GRAHAM PLATNER, SUGGESTING HE'S A 'NAZI SYMPATHIZER' Platner and Fetterman have been going after each other in recent days with the Pennsylvania Democratic senator calling out the Maine progressive over his history of inflammatory remarks while challenging him to release messages linked to a Kik account that has become a flashpoint in his campaign.  "This is a guy that had a problem with me, how I dress, but he seemed to have no problem posing in a towel at a disgusting website that consistently had serious problems about that kinds of depravity," Fetterman, who has faced strong criticism from within his own party over his strident support for Israel, told Fox News host Sean Hannity. PLATNER STILL HAS ACTIVE ACCOUNT ON ANONYMOUS APP DUBBED 'PREDATOR'S PARADISE' AMID CHEATING SCANDAL The Democrat later challenged Platner to make public messages he allegedly exchanged with women on the platform. "Let me make a deal. I'll tell P-Hustle, I'll wear a suit every day, if he releases all those texts and messages that he's had... [with] the dozen women," he continued, referencing Platner's username on the platform. Over the weekend, Platner posted on X that "John Fetterman seems to genuinely think that the reason no one likes him is because he refuses to wear a suit." "It's not the hoodie, dude. It's because you've become a stooge for AIPAC and the Republican Party." Fox News Digital reached out to Fetterman's office for comment. Platner was not asked by the audience, nor did he bring up on his own, the various criticisms he has faced in recent months ranging from a Nazi tattoo, to deleted Reddit posts trashing the military, to sexual messages sent to other women during his marriage, to an explosive New York Times report where an accuser alleged that Platner exhibited "toxic" traits and was physically abusive toward her. THE GROWING LIST OF CONTROVERSIES THREATENING DEMOCRAT GRAHAM PLATNER'S MAINE SENATE BID "I am very much just some random guy from Sullivan, Maine," Platner told the raucous crowd of supporters shortly before receiving a standing ovation for claiming in November "we are going to beat Susan Collins." Platner’s message to voters focused strongly on wealth inequality and painted a picture of a Congress that is beholden to the powerful as opposed to the voters.  "We must understand that we have entered a new phase in the American political story," Platner said. "We have entered an era that I think looks a lot more like the 1880s or the 1930s or the 1960s than the last 40 years. We have entered an age of a politics of power, and we need to start acting like it." Platner, widely believed to be the presumptive Democratic nominee for Senate, heads into a Tuesday night primary election where Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and former senior government official David Costello are on the ballot. If victorious, Platner will square off against incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November. Fox News Digital’s Taylor Penley contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26ebcbee6011c3f4ebf542 How to apply to Startup Battlefield 2026, what you need ahead of today’s June 8 deadline te 2026-06-08T16:20:27.448Z How to apply to Startup Battlefield 2026, what you need ahead of today’s June 8 deadline Startup Battlefield applications are due tomorrow, so now's the time to put the finishing touches on your submission! Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26e99dee6011c3f4ebf4fc Manhunt underway after college student fatally shot chasing robbers who allegedly stole his phone te 2026-06-08T16:11:09.447Z Manhunt underway after college student fatally shot chasing robbers who allegedly stole his phone A manhunt is underway after a student at Pennsylvania State University was shot and killed on Saturday in a potential armed robbery attempt. Billy Schmidt, 22, was blocks away from his home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Saturday at around 1:30 a.m. when he was shot and killed, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. When officers arrived, the college student was found on the street with a gunshot wound to his chest. Police said Billy Schmidt was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead at 1:47 a.m. Bill Schmidt, his father, told ABC7 that his son was coming back from a bar where he was watching the NBA Finals with his friends. GIRL KNOWN AS 'CHELSEA JANE DOE' ID'D 26 YEARS AFTER MUTILATED BODY FOUND HUNDREDS OF MILES FROM HOME STATE Security video given to police shows Schmidt asking for his phone back before several shots were heard that killed the college student. It shows a man throwing a cellphone before another individual can be seen running around a corner being chased by Billy Schmidt, who was then shot in the chest. Billy Schmidt was a senior at Pennsylvania State University, where he was set to graduate in December. "He was a really good person who cared about everybody and never hurt or bothered a soul, never bothered anyone and for him to get shot like that is a travesty," Bill Schmidt said. "I'm shocked when they stole his phone that he chased them." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB Police have not made an arrest in connection to the college student's killing. One neighbor urged anyone with information to help police. "I want justice, I want the kid that shot Billy to be found," a neighbor said. "If anyone's out there that recognizes anything... they seem young to me. If anyone has any information or recognizes anything about the kids, I would love for them to come forward." Anna Schmidt, Billy Schmidt's sister, said in a GoFundMe the Penn State student "was a beloved brother, friend, and member of our community, and his loss has left us all in shock." The family has raised more than $48,000 since Billy Schmidt was killed. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26e989ee6011c3f4ebf4f3 Taylor Sheridan's hit CIA/military series 'Lioness' gets official season release date on Paramount+ te 2026-06-08T16:10:49.599Z Taylor Sheridan's hit CIA/military series 'Lioness' gets official season release date on Paramount+ "Lioness" officially has a season three premiere date. The hit CIA/military series created by Taylor Sheridan is one of the best shows on TV, and some of the "Yellowstone" creator's best work. It's dark, gritty, violent, suspenseful and shines a light on the world of black operations. Now, fans know when new episodes will arrive. Season two wrapped up in December 2024 with an epic episode that saw a huge gun battle in Iran. It's almost like Taylor Sheridan can predict the future. 'LIONESS' STAR ADMITS HOLLYWOOD SUCCESS REQUIRES 'PAINFUL' SACRIFICES After a significant break, season three will arrive this summer. The show's official Instagram page recently announced that the new season will premiere August 2nd on Paramount+. Paramount CEO David Ellison says CNN editorial independence will be maintained after takeover You can check out the announcement below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. This is great news for fans of the entertaining series. Sheridan is the greatest creative visionary in the industry, and I'm not sure there's a close second. The "Yellowstone" universe is rapidly expanding, "Landman" is exceptional and "Lioness" is also incredible. The man simply doesn't miss, and we'll find out where the journey that the Zoe Saldaña-led show takes next, starting on August 2nd. It's a date that I'll certainly have circled on the calendar. What are your predictions for season three? Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26e972ee6011c3f4ebf4d0 NotebookLM’s new update will help you build source repository from chat te 2026-06-08T16:10:26.559Z NotebookLM’s new update will help you build source repository from chat Google is making Gemini 3.5 the default model in NotebookLM Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26e71fee6011c3f4ebf488 Florida authorities say they thwarted a planned 'teen takeover' at St Augustine Beach via social media te 2026-06-08T16:00:31.128Z Florida authorities say they thwarted a planned 'teen takeover' at St Augustine Beach via social media As "teen takeovers" wreak havoc across the country, authorities in Florida's St. Johns County say they thwarted an event after detecting social media posts encouraging young people to descend on St. Augustine Beach for what officials described as a potentially chaotic and violent gathering. "This wasn't an invite for a teen party or a beach gathering. This was an invitation to come take over our beach and create chaos and possibly leading to violence," St. Augustine Beach Police Chief Daniel Carswell told Fox News on Monday. Authorities preemptively canceled the planned takeover for public safety and to send a signal to those planning to participate. COPS HALT PLANNED 'TEEN TAKEOVER' AS OFFICIALS BRACE FOR A SUMMER SURGE IN CHAOS AND ARRESTS: POLICE CHIEF "[We did this] to put everybody on alert that if they come, if they're going to respond to this invitation, there's going to be zero tolerance here in St. Augustine Beach," Carswell added. St. Johns County Sheriff Robert Hardwick said targeting suspicious social media chatter began with analyzing community reports and extensively monitoring the organizers' attempts to act behind the scenes. FLORIDA DEPUTY DRAGS 'UNRESPONSIVE' BEACHGOER FROM OCEAN IN DRAMATIC RESCUE "The organizers started moving it around, basically on posters, trying to be strategically behind the scenes, trying to get people to bite into the actual event itself. And again, we just don't tolerate this garbage in St. Johns County..." Carswell could not recall any prior attempts to stage such an event in St. Johns County but pointed to other instances across the country, including some in the Sunshine State. "These things are spread... via TikTok and social media..." he said. "You don't know if it's going to be 10 people, 100 people, or 1,000 people are going to [be] showing up, so it's extremely taxing on our resources, especially being a small police department like we are." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26e4c1ee6011c3f4ebf412 Amazon now lets you design custom merch using AI te 2026-06-08T15:50:25.929Z Amazon now lets you design custom merch using AI A new feature in the Amazon Shopping app allows users to generate designs with Alexa, then print them on products like T-shirts, hoodies, and tumblers. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26e2c2ee6011c3f4ebf3e6 High-potency cannabis fuels state debates over psychosis and addiction risks te 2026-06-08T15:41:54.489Z High-potency cannabis fuels state debates over psychosis and addiction risks Cannabis flower rests on a rolling tray, surrounded by a pack of rolling papers, a grinder and a lighter. Lawmakers in a handful of states this year have introduced legislation to impose stricter THC limits on certain cannabis products. Photo by Amanda Watford/Stateline) When her son was a teenager, Connecticut mom Amy Wadsworth said, he was the type of kid parents rarely worry about. He played sports, cared about his health and stayed away from drugs. In 2018, when he left West Hartford to start his freshman year at American University in Washington, D.C., she expected his biggest challenge would be adjusting to college life. Instead, she said, he began using cannabis to cope with social anxiety and as a sleep aid. Within months, Wadsworth’s son was calling home in the middle of the night, terrified and disoriented. Over the next several years, his behavior became increasingly erratic, he had psychotic episodes and he was eventually diagnosed with severe cannabis use disorder. That’s when a person’s marijuana use becomes difficult to control and begins interfering with daily life. Now 25, Wadsworth’s son has spent much of the past several years cycling through hospitals and treatment programs across the country. “It’s definitely changed the trajectory of his life,” Wadsworth said. “It did nothing but harm him, literally harm every facet of his life — every facet, physical, mental, everything.” States have spent the past several decades debating whether to legalize cannabis. Now, they are debating how intoxicating legal products should be. A growing body of research suggests that frequent use of high-THC cannabis increases the risk of cannabis use disorder, psychosis and other mental health problems for users, particularly adolescents and young adults. In response, lawmakers in some states this year have moved to impose stricter potency caps, while others have scaled back or rejected such measures amid industry opposition and uncertainty over research findings. While cannabis flower once commonly contained THC levels in the single digits, many products sold legally today contain 15% to 20% THC or more. Concentrates — such as waxes, oils and shatter — can exceed 80%. About 15% of Americans ages 12 and older reported using marijuana in the past month in 2024, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. And about 3 in 10 people who use cannabis have cannabis use disorder, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some public health researchers and addiction specialists argue that public perceptions of marijuana have not kept pace with the growing availability of high potency products. They say broader legalization efforts — including the federal government’s recent move to reclassify medical marijuana as a less restrictive drug under the Controlled Substances Act — may reinforce the belief that cannabis is harmless. “Moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III doesn’t help me save lives by decreasing the perception of that risk,” 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. Some state efforts to impose potency limits have been stalled by resistance from the cannabis industry and questions about how far governments should go in regulating a legal product. In Connecticut, lawmakers this year reinstated a 35% THC cap on flower just weeks after voting to eliminate it. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle said they were concerned about the potential public health effects of increasingly potent marijuana products. At the same time, the legislation moved forward with other cannabis market expansions. Lawmakers removed a 70% THC cap on concentrates, increased the amount of THC allowed in certain cannabis-infused beverages and expanded the market to include products such as topicals, tablets and capsules. Proposals to cap THC potency have surfaced in statehouses across the country for years. This year, lawmakers in California, Georgia, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Oregon and South Dakota introduced similar measures, though most did not advance. Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law in May that removes the state’s previous 5% THC potency cap starting July 1. The new law will also add a 12,000 mg possession limit for registered medical cannabis patients and allow patients over 21 to vaporize medical marijuana. ‘A perennial debate’ Lawmakers across the country have proposed a range of measures aimed at limiting the potency of cannabis products. In Washington state, Democratic state Rep. Lauren Davis has spent years trying to place guardrails on high-potency cannabis products. Since 2020, she has introduced at least five bills that would have capped THC levels in concentrates or imposed safeguards, including age restrictions, warning labels and a higher tax rate on products with elevated THC levels. Most of those measures were thwarted by opposition from the cannabis industry, Davis told Stateline. Industry groups and cannabis businesses argued that Washington’s existing regulations already protected consumers and kept cannabis away from minors. Opponents also warned that limiting high-THC products would drive consumers to the illicit market, hurting legal businesses and exposing users to unregulated, possibly contaminated products. “(The industry) then went on to basically rain down all fire and brimstone and crush every bill that I’ve ever attempted in this area,” Davis said. The only proposal to become law was a 2024 measure that requires retailers to warn customers about the association between high-potency THC products and psychotic disorders. Washington state does not currently impose THC caps on flower or concentrates, but it does set limits on edibles and beverages. (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()})(); Nearly all states have some form of medical-only or hybrid medical and recreational cannabis program, but just eight states, Connecticut, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont, have potency caps on some products, including flower, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Potency limits on edibles are far more common. “This is a perennial debate that comes up in Vermont and elsewhere around higher potency products,” said James Pepper, who chairs the Vermont Cannabis Control Board, the agency that regulates the state’s market. “I feel like the concerns are certainly real,” he added. In Oklahoma, a recent incident in which a 4-year-old boy was hospitalized and remained unconscious for more than a day after his parents said he ingested a 1,000 mg edible found at a playground has added to growing debate over high-potency cannabis products in the state. “We know that some of our medical patients truly do need higher potency products, but do we really need a 2,000 milligram gummy available for anyone with a patient license to purchase in an Oklahoma dispensary?” said Adria Berry, the executive director of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, which oversees the state’s medical market. Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt also signed a measure into law last month that will take effect in November, adding stricter packaging and labeling requirements, including restrictions intended to prevent products from resembling candy or appealing to children. While some industry experts acknowledge the potential harms, they say the focus should be on consumer education and clear information about potency and effects, rather than new restrictions. An official with Trulieve, a cannabis company that operates dispensaries in eight states, told Stateline that its products are independently tested and that potency information is available for customers to review and ask questions about, including a product’s effects. “We believe that that piece of information is critical for a consumer to make an educated decision on what type and what potency of product they are looking to consume,” said Lauren Niehaus, Trulieve’s executive director of government relations. Some advocacy and trade groups, such as the National Cannabis Industry Association and the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), argue that policymakers should steer consumers into tightly regulated legal markets rather than imposing blanket THC caps that could push some users back to illicit sellers. They say that accurate labeling, child-resistant packaging and public education campaigns are the best strategies to protect public health and prevent youth access. “It’s undoubtedly safer and better for public health outcomes to regulate these products,” said Adam Rosenberg, who chairs the board of the National Cannabis Industry Association. Paul Armentano, NORML’s deputy director, said potency caps oversimplify the risks of cannabis products and fail to account for how consumers actually use them. Consumers view ultra-potent products as a novelty, he said, and ultimately gravitate toward lower-potency options. “When you look at state-tracked sales in legal states, cannabis flower or botanical cannabis still outsells every other product, and I would dare say it’s because that is the most moderate to low potency product available on the shelf, and that’s what most people want,” Armentano said. Armentano also argued that some of the strongest calls for THC limits come from opponents of legalization, who see potency restrictions as a way to gradually roll back access to legal cannabis. What the research says A study published earlier this year in JAMA Health Forum found that adolescents who use cannabis, including products with higher potencies, had a significantly increased risk of developing psychotic and bipolar disorders, along with higher risks of depression and anxiety. The research followed about 463,000 adolescents in Northern California between ages 13 and 17 and tracked outcomes into early adulthood. The study did not, however examine whether the use of higher-potency products is more likely to cause psychotic and bipolar disorders. But other research has linked frequent use of high-potency cannabis to a greater risk of psychosis and psychotic disorders, particularly among heavy users. Several studies have found a dose-response relationship, meaning the risk tends to rise as THC concentration and frequency of use increase. Experts caution, however, that many studies cannot definitively prove that cannabis causes psychosis and that individual risk varies widely. Other research suggests the risk of developing psychosis may be higher for adolescents and young adults, whose brains are still developing, as well as people with existing mental health conditions or a family history of psychotic disorders. “I’ve seen patients come through our facilities where they haven’t done any other drugs other than just high-potency marijuana, and their psychosis is remarkable,” said DeRoo, of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. “They don’t have a grasp of reality. They come in seeing things, they come in believing things, alternate realities.” John Puls, a psychotherapist and addiction specialist in Florida, has seen similar patterns in his practice at Full Life Comprehensive Care, particularly among adolescents and young adults using high-potency products. He said families often don’t believe cannabis alone could be driving such dramatic changes. Beyond psychosis, he added, cannabis can chip away at more ordinary parts of life: Motivation drops, executive functioning suffers, patients miss appointments or forget obligations, and short‑term memory and relationships start to fray. Some medical and industry experts say that cannabis can provide meaningful relief for some people, including those undergoing cancer treatment or who have chronic pain. But there is very little consensus on appropriate medical uses, dosing and long-term effects, particularly as products vary widely in potency. “If there’s no standardized testing of products, or if there’s no enforcement of potency limits, then we might be putting people at more risk,” said Dr. Smita Das, an adult addiction psychiatrist and a clinical professor at Stanford University School of Medicine. 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. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26e2a9ee6011c3f4ebf3c6 Heel Turn: WWE title picture, Battle for the Brave, Fetty Wap in the ring and more from the week te 2026-06-08T15:41:29.848Z Heel Turn: WWE title picture, Battle for the Brave, Fetty Wap in the ring and more from the week There is a ton of news and notes coming from the pro wrestling world over the last week as this journalist spent some time offline. WWE moved through its first few matches of the King and Queen of the Ring Tournaments, while All Elite Wrestling’s (AEW) Owen Hart Foundation Men’s and Women’s Tournaments rang the bell on some of their first matches. Meanwhile, Steve Maclin and Deonna Purrazzo held the Battle for the Brave, rapper Fetty Wap made an appearance at Game Changer Wrestling and a new champion was crowned on Major League Wrestling’s (MLW) "MLW Fusion." So, let’s get into it. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! == Sami Zayn was still peeved with undisputed WWE champion Cody Rhodes and interrupted a segment between Rhodes and Gunther during "Friday Night SmackDown." Gunther wanted a rematch for the title immediately and Rhodes was about to grant it to him until Zayn came out. "You said you were the one who was going to beat Gunther and teach me a lesson," Zayn reminded Rhodes. "Well, you beat Gunther. When do you want to teach me that lesson?" That’s when Gunther snuck up on Rhodes and attacked him from behind. Rhodes barreled into Zayn, who rolled out of the ring. Zayn got back into the fracas and took out Gunther as he was choking Rhodes. Gunther threw Zayn out of the ring once more before Rhodes went on the offensive and started his beatdown on Gunther. Zayn dragged Gunther out of the ring to continue the fight. Rhodes went for a suicide dive through the ropes and hit Zayn accidentally as Gunther pushed Zayn into harm’s way. Zayn wouldn’t accept Rhodes’ help to get back on his feet. It appeared, at the very least, that a rematch for the Undisputed WWE Championship is on the horizon. Gunther has a condition for the rematch, which SmackDown GM Nick Aldis revealed later in the show. However, Gunther’s "legal team" didn’t want to reveal the condition until next week’s show. == In the aftermath of losing his mask vs. mask match to El Grande Americano at AAA’s Noche de Los Grandes last weekend, Gable appeared on "Friday Night SmackDown" in a suit. He started his night with a meeting with Aldis. Gable started with AAA world cruiserweight champion Rey Fenix. Gable said the two had a great match at WrestleMania 41 last year but he did it "under false pretenses." He said going through his journey in Mexico learned that Lucha Libre wasn’t a joke. Gable said he was asking for forgiveness and he got it from Fenix. Where Gable goes now is everyone’s question. There’s plenty of people Gable needs to apologize to, including the Alpha Academy. == "Friday Night SmackDown" featured a King of the Ring Tournament match and a Queen of the Ring Tournament match with some surprising results. Raquel Rodriguez, Bayley, Jacy Jayne and Kiana James squared off in the Queen of the Ring Tournament fatal four way. It was Rodriguez who went over and pinned James to advance in the tournament. James got frustrated with Giulia in the match’s aftermath and clearly signaled a split between the duo. Rodriguez will face Iyo Sky in the semifinals. Dominik Mysterio picked up a surprising victory over Bron Breakker, Damian Priest and Trick Williams. The AAA mega champion got help from fellow Judgment Day members JD McDonagh and Liv Morgan. The women’s champion hit a low blow on Priest allowing Mysterio to hit a 619 and a frog splash on Priest to pick up the win. Mysterio will face Oba Femi in the semifinals. There are still two quarterfinal matches left on both sides of the tournament. == CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Mercedes Moné made her triumphant return to AEW on Wednesday’s "Dynamite" as she was the wildcard that replaced Willow Nightingale in the Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament. Moné took on and defeated Alex Windsor to move forward and inch closer to a shot at the AEW Women’s World Championship. Moné also appeared on "Collision" on Saturday following Hazuki’s win over Persephone. Moné lost her CMLL Women’s Championship belt to Persephone a few months ago and Moné appeared to be out for revenge. She attacked Persephone after Hazuki won the match. Hazuki came back into the ring and chased off Moné. However, when Moné had her back turned, Hazuki dove through the ropes and launched her own attack. It was a wild end to "Collision" for the second straight week. On the men’s side, Will Ospreay continued his tear across the men’s roster and advanced to the Owen Hart Tournament Finals with a win over AEW national champion Mark Davis. Ospreay now has his ticket booked to Forbidden Door at the end of the month and will meet the winner of the Swerve Strickland and Claudio Castagnoli match. The winner of each Owen Hart Tournament will receive a title shot at All In in August. == Shotzi came out of the gate on fire when she appeared on "MLW Fusion" last week. She defeated Priscilla Kelly and challenged Shoko Nakajima for the MLW Featherweight Championship. Shotzi’s torrid pace on MLW continued on Saturday when she defeated Nakajima to become the new featherweight champion. It was her first title with the company and the challengers have already lined up. Lady Frost told pro wrestling fans that she was coming next, signaling that she had Shotzi in her crosshairs. == Steve Maclin and Deonna Purrazzo, for the most part, traded in their gear for a promoter’s hat and hosted the Battle for the Brave to benefit the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. By all accounts from pro wrestling fans on social media, the event in Rahway, New Jersey, was very successful. The card featured Maclin himself, Matt and Jeff Hardy, The Rascalz, Richard Holliday, Shotzi, Priscilla Kelly, Kris Statlander and plenty of others. Holliday was the winner of the Battle for the Brave 12-man gauntlet match. He received the Battle for the Brave Cup for his win. Fans appeared to be extremely happy with the event and expressed it as much on social media. == You never know who is going to show up in a pro wrestling ring and what they are going to do. Fetty Wap showed up at Game Changer Wrestling’s (GCW) Tournament of Survival in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Little did anyone know, he was going to get involved in an angle. Nick Gage handed Fetty some light tubes and the New Jersey-born rapper used the weapon on Tony Deppen. The crowd that packed the house at the Showboat Resort went wild. == Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26e295ee6011c3f4ebf3bd Scathing House Judiciary Committee report accuses NFL of stretching law's limited antitrust exemption te 2026-06-08T15:41:09.848Z Scathing House Judiciary Committee report accuses NFL of stretching law's limited antitrust exemption A scathing report released on Monday by the House Judiciary Committee and its chairman Jim Jordan, takes the NFL to task, arguing that America's most popular sports league has ignored the narrow guardrails of the 1961 Sports Broadcasting Act and its antitrust exemption while on a journey to becoming a lucrative sports empire. All while limiting consumer choices and inflating prices for viewing games. The report, obtained by Fox News, includes the central argument on pages 8–9 that Congress created the Sports Broadcasting Act (SBA) to keep games widely available on free television and help a struggling league survive. But what has happened since 1961, lawmakers argue, is that the antitrust exemption created to lift the NFL instead created one of the most powerful sports media businesses in the world that stretched the narrow boundaries of the exemption. CONGRESS TARGETS NFL'S $110B BROADCAST MODEL AS JIM JORDAN REQUESTS GOODELL TESTIFY AT JUNE 10 HEARING You know the report wasn't going to be friendly to the NFL by simply reading the title. The Sports Broadcasting Act: A special-interest antitrust exemption gone awry. The report, at its heart, zeroes in on the league's Sunday Ticket offering. It highlights evidence from the ongoing Sunday Ticket antitrust case, including a 2024 jury verdict that found the NFL violated antitrust law and awarded more than $4.796 billion in damages to plaintiffs. That verdict was later vacated by a judge, wrongfully so, according to the report. NFL’S GROSSLY EXPANDED NATIONAL SCHEDULE IS MAKING REDZONE AND SUNDAY TICKET LESS ESSENTIAL The report also cites internal data suggesting most Sunday Ticket subscribers aren't "avid fans who want every game," but rather fans trying to watch one out-of-market team." Page 18 of the report is especially troubling for the NFL relative to its decisions with The Sunday Ticket package. It outlines that: The Committee and Subcommittee have been examining the NFL’s conduct regarding its agreements with broadcast, cable, and streaming distribution channels and weighing how they fit within the narrow antitrust exemption provided by the SBA. And the findings? The NFL's description of its Sunday Ticket package is misleading by saying its greatest use is serving avid fans. "Through its oversight, the Committee and Subcommittee obtained data showing that despite the NFL’s claims, the Sunday Ticket is largely not a product for the avid fan of NFL football in general; rather, it is a product bought mostly by fans attempting to watch their favorite team who are stuck with no other option," the report reads. Recent litigation and the Committee’s and Subcommittee’s oversight demonstrate that the NFL’s entire television rights structure and the revenues that come from it is "a house of cards built on an overstretched antitrust exemption." The report also picks apart the league's contention that 87 percent of its games are available on (free) broadcast television. "In fact, significantly less than half of the games are actually available to a consumer on broadcast television, depending on the week and geographic area," the report reads. "Nonetheless, the NFL claims that Sunday Ticket — and its $480 price tag — is a consumer-friendly product designed for the avid fan." NFL LAUNCHES LOBBYING BLITZ AT FCC TO DEFEND ITS MEDIA MODEL AS STREAMING SCRUTINY INTENSIFIES The committee suggests the NFL may face ongoing legislative scrutiny, antitrust challenges, and pressure to change its media model. It suggests the NFL change its model before courts or Congress force it to do so. The NFL, of course, has repeatedly pushed back on such narratives. And understandably so because its business model is at risk. If Congress or a court somehow strike down or further limit the current antitrust exemption the league enjoys, it would not be able to sell its product — NFL games — to broadcast and streaming partners as one entity. The league is able to currently do that and that resulted in a deal worth approximately $110 billion in its latest round of contracts. Changing the current approach would force the NFL to allow individual teams to sell their own TV rights. The league's revenue-sharing model would collapse, and the league's embrace of competitive parity would likely be upset, because some teams would get bigger TV deals than others, thus becoming more powerful. This is no small issue for the NFL. It is, as one league source recently told Fox News, "practically everything." FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26e27fee6011c3f4ebf39c WWDC 2026: What to expect, from Siri’s highly anticipated revamp to Apple Intelligence and iOS 27 te 2026-06-08T15:40:47.366Z WWDC 2026: What to expect, from Siri’s highly anticipated revamp to Apple Intelligence and iOS 27 Apple's WWDC nears: Here's what you can look forward to. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26e26aee6011c3f4ebf393 WhatsApp says it caught new spyware attacks linked to NSO Group in violation of court order te 2026-06-08T15:40:26.887Z WhatsApp says it caught new spyware attacks linked to NSO Group in violation of court order The messaging giant announced that it disrupted a phishing campaign targeting its users with NSO’s spyware. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26e02aee6011c3f4ebf355 Lead Mangione detective says silencer found in case was unlike anything he'd seen in 25 years te 2026-06-08T15:30:50.083Z Lead Mangione detective says silencer found in case was unlike anything he'd seen in 25 years A retired NYPD detective who investigated the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson said in a new interview that the silencer recovered is unlike anything he had previously encountered, underscoring what investigators say was the sophistication and planning behind the slaying. Retired NYPD Detective Sgt. John Griffin told "Dateline" Friday that in 25 years on the job, he'd never seen one before. "It had something on the front, like a homemade suppressor or silencer-type thing," said the detective, who was part of the NYPD's major crimes unit. Luigi Mangione, 28, is accused of assassinating Thompson, a 50-year-old father of two from Minnesota who was gunned down on video outside a Manhattan Hilton hotel on the morning of a planned investor conference on Dec. 4, 2024. UNITEDHEALTHCARE CEO ASSASSINATION: CRIME EXPERT BREAKS DOWN QUESTIONS INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO SOLVE Pat Diaz, a private investigator who spent 30 years as a homicide detective in the Miami area, told Fox News Digital Monday that silencers were a big part of the violent "Cocaine Cowboys" and mafia era of the 1980s and 1990s. "Usually on major drug killings, they'd just drop the weapon there, because most of the time they were untraceable," he said. "It wasn't unusual in the '80s, '90s, to come up with a firearm with a silencer on it — especially in Miami." Stricter laws diminished their use in more recent decades, but they are making a resurgence, he said. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X The 3D-printed version shows some capability with mechanical engineering as well as intent, he added. "It shows his frame of mind," Diaz said. "Insanity is out the door, because he was of sound mind to be able to engineer and design a silencer." SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER Typically, a printed device requires multiple components to be created and then assembled — then fitted to the weapon safely. FEDERAL PROSECUTORS OFFICIALLY FILE INTENT TO SEEK DEATH PENALTY AGAINST LUIGI MANGIONE The former Ivy Leaguer has pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges in connection with the case and could face life in prison without parole if convicted on the most serious federal charges. SEND US A TIP HERE In New York, he faces a maximum penalty of life imprisonment if convicted, which would include a chance of parole. "In 25 years, I don't think I've ever actually encountered a silencer before that," Griffin told "Dateline." LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST Surveillance video shows a hooded man approach Thompson from behind and open fire with a handgun. NYPD detectives were able to trace the suspect's movements back from the crime scene to a hostel where they found surveillance video where he pulled his mask down and smiled at the clerk. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB That image circulated widely, leading customers and workers at a Pennsylvania McDonald's to call 911 five days later when Mangione was eating breakfast at a corner table. He was arrested there, and searches of his bag allegedly turned up the suspected murder weapon and a 3D-printed suppressor. "You go back to the theory that these guys think they can get away with anything," Diaz said. "Somebody recognized him...In New York he's one among millions — where he went, he stood out as an outsider." Mangione is due back in both courthouses next week. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26e016ee6011c3f4ebf34c A 7.8 magnitude quake in the Philippines kills at least 32, collapses buildings and sparks tsunami te 2026-06-08T15:30:30.159Z A 7.8 magnitude quake in the Philippines kills at least 32, collapses buildings and sparks tsunami An offshore magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least 32 people, injuring more than 200 others mostly in ruined buildings and sending a 1-meter (3-foot) tsunami into nearby coasts. Several mostly low-rise buildings collapsed or sustained heavy damages in the hard-hit city of General Santos. Tsunami damage was reported in at least one southern coastal village. Smaller waves were measured in Indonesia and Palau and as far away as southern Japan. The quake also triggered a landslide in Glan, a municipality in the province of Sarangani, that killed 13 villagers, Rene Punzalan, a provincial disaster-mitigation official, told the DZBB radio network. Four other villagers died in Sarangani, he said. The major earthquake was the strongest to hit the Philippines this year, Teresito Bacolcol, the director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, said. He warned people to seek advice before returning to damaged buildings and houses, which could collapse due to aftershocks. TWO SUSPECTED AMERICAN COMMUNIST INSURGENTS KILLED IN CLASH IN THE PHILIPPINES The United States, a treaty ally of the Philippines, said it was coordinating with Manila and was ready to support Philippine response efforts. France and New Zealand also expressed support. "Our pickup truck suddenly jerked and I thought we had a flat tire," Rod Sosmeña, a regional director of the Office of Civil Defense, told The Associated Press from General Santos, where he was traveling when the quake struck at 7:37 a.m. "The shaking was very strong and people dashed out of houses into the streets," Sosmeña said. Epicenter in sea off Mindanao More than 100 students in uniforms and a dozen teachers had gathered for a flag-raising ceremony in a coconut tree-ringed grade school compound in the rural town of Malita in Davao Occidental province when the ground shook, turning the first day of school after a two-month summer break into chaos. "Their excitement on the first day of school turned to trauma," school principal Rosavel Cachuela told the AP. Some of the young students screamed in panic and wept but mostly remained seated and still, preventing any injuries, Cachuela said, adding that a motorcycle was damaged when a shed crumbled to the ground. US MILITARY AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN 'INCIDENT' DURING TRAINING IN PHILIPPINES, SERVICE MEMBERS SENT FOR TREATMENT At least 12 people remained missing in General Santos, a port city of more than 700,000 people and a regional hub for the tuna export industry. Search and rescue teams scrambled to find people who may have been trapped in a supermarket, a warehouse, a grade school, and other small buildings that either collapsed or were severely damaged, officials said. The international airport in General Santos was temporarily shut due to the earthquake and 17 domestic flights were canceled, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said. The quake was centered at sea off Mindanao, the second most populous island in the Philippine archipelago. According to Bacolcol, the quake occurred at a depth of 33 kilometers (20 miles), about 32 kilometers (20 miles) southwest of Maasim town in Sarangani province. Assessing damage and casualties President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the cancellation of classes and directed disaster-response agencies to immediately get to work in quake-hit provinces, saying "the national government is moving and we will not leave Mindanao behind." The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the threat of a tsunami largely passed about five hours after the quake. Philippine officials also lifted a tsunami warning by mid-afternoon. Six shanties on stilts were damaged in a coastal village in Zamboanga del Sur province due to the quake and taller waves, officials said. MASSIVE 7.7-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS OFF JAPANESE COAST Aside from the landslide in Sarangani, most of the other deaths were caused by collapsing buildings and falling debris, including in a damaged mosque, in the southern provinces of South Cotabato and Davao Occidental, and on Balut Island, according to Sosmeña and another disaster-mitigation official, Ednar Dayanghirang. The DZRH radio network in Manila reported that a four-story commercial building where its provincial station was located partly collapsed and staffers dashed to the ground floor without injuries. Tsunami waves near 3 feet measured Waves of 1 meter (3 feet) were monitored in the provinces of Sultan Kudarat and Sarangani. A 1.4-meter (4.6-foot) wave hit at one time in Kiamba town, Bacolcol said. The quake was also felt in Malaysia’s Sabah state on Borneo island. Sabah is just a boat ride away from southern Philippines. An 83-centimeter (2.7-feet) tsunami was measured by a gauge off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, and the PTWC said 30-centimeter (1-foot) waves were measured in Palau. Waves up to 20 centimeters (7.8 inches) were detected on the remote Japanese island of Chichijima and the central Japanese town of Kushimoto, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The Philippines, one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries, is often hit by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions due to its location on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of seismic faults around the ocean. The archipelago is also lashed by about 20 typhoons and tropical storms each year. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26ddccee6011c3f4ebf2f7 New Jersey police tackle, arrest multiple anti-ICE agitators on another tense night outside detention facility te 2026-06-08T15:20:44.967Z New Jersey police tackle, arrest multiple anti-ICE agitators on another tense night outside detention facility A weeks-long standoff between protesters and police led to more arrests again Sunday outside Delaney Hall, the New Jersey immigration detention center targeted by political activists seeking to rile up unrest for their open-borders agenda. Protesters obstructing the passage of vehicles outside the gates were fought back off the street and in some instances tackled and arrested after clashing with Newark Police Department officers who had shouted repeated orders to "back up," a video posted online showed. One activist appeared to be holding his head after he fell back after getting too close to arresting officers. He then proceeded to continue filming at a safer distance, apparently without serious injury. Six were arrested Saturday night into Sunday morning on charges of rioting/failure to disperse, including two repeat offenders, according to Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda's office. ANTI-ICE AGITATORS CLASH WITH FEDERAL AGENTS OUTSIDE NEWARK DETENTION CENTER "These arrests were made after the suspects were observed committing property damage and blocking the entrance of Delaney Hall," Miranda said. "At that point, an unlawful assembly was ordered, as blocking the entrance is a public safety hazard that puts everyone, including the detainees, in danger." "These individuals refused to comply," Miranda added. Allison Wuu, 19, of Fort Collins, Colorado, and Lucas Jimenez, 18, of Hoboken, New Jersey, were also arrested June 1, while four new rioters were charged Sunday: Drew Larsen, 28, of Brooklyn, New York; Solomon Dunston, 30, of Bordentown, New Jersey; Rayaan Baywa, 22, of Riverside, Connecticut; and Julianna Wurst, 19, of Old Bridge, New Jersey. NEW JERSEY AGITATORS BITE, KICK AND PUNCH ICE AGENTS AS DELANEY HALL CLASHES CONTINUE; 9 MORE ARRESTED: DHS Each faces a charge of rioting/failure to disperse and is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Protests outside the gates have shown activists pummeling cars, impeding the exits and in some cases getting hurled out of the way after collisions with vehicles attempting to speed away from the violent activists. "No one has the right to come into our city, destroy personal property, or incite violence," Miranda wrote on social media. "Think twice before coming to Newark with any other agenda than to protest peacefully." DELANEY HALL SNACK PURCHASES CAST DOUBT ON HUNGER STRIKE REPORTS, DHS SAYS Fox News Digital reached out to Miranda's office for further comment on Sunday night's activity. "The ones who we are charging with crimes, the ones that, you know, they go from protesting to criminal activity, insulting our officers and damaging government property: Most of them from out of state," Border czar Tom Homan told "FOX & Friends" on Monday. "Look, these are paid protesters. We've got facial recognition of people from Portland, they're at Portland riots, and many from Minnesota. This is a well-planned, established thing they're doing," Homan continued. "This isn't homegrown. There's a lot of there's a lot of local people there to protest peacefully, and they certainly can do that. But the violence, majority of violence, not all of it, the majority is coming from an out of town people." HOMAN ACCUSES DEMOCRATS OF 'LYING' ABOUT DELANEY HALL CONDITIONS AFTER SURPRISE ICE FACILITY VISIT A reported "hunger strike" has been ongoing since May 23 by illegal alien detainees over their accommodations, but Fox News has reported that detainee purchases of snacks at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center have spiked during the time of the alleged activist fasting. "The fact is, we’re giving them the calories they want," Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said last week. "This isn’t Holiday Inn." Since the activists' standoff with law enforcement, there have been about 90 arrests. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26ddb8ee6011c3f4ebf2ee Rosie O'Donnell calls Trump a conman, narcissist and a psychopath in rare public appearance te 2026-06-08T15:20:24.967Z Rosie O'Donnell calls Trump a conman, narcissist and a psychopath in rare public appearance Rosie O'Donnell attacked President Donald Trump in a rare public appearance on Sunday at the Tony Awards, calling him a conman, narcissist and a psychopath in an interview with Variety. "If you grew up in New York, you knew he was an a--hole and a liar from day one. And I am 64 years old and my whole life here. So, I remember when his planes were repossessed off the runways at LaGuardia. I remember when he was broke. I remember when he would call up places and pretend to be his own publicist," O'Donnell said. "He is a conman. He is a narcissist. And he is a psychopath if you ask me," she said. O'Donnell, a fierce critic of Trump, fled the country after he won the 2024 election and moved to Ireland. TRUMP THREATENS TO STRIP ROSIE O'DONNELL'S U.S. CITIZENSHIP AS HE SAYS SHE'S A 'THREAT TO HUMANITY' Trump is expected to attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden on Monday. O'Donnell, who once vowed to never get plastic surgery, recently opened up about battling guilt and shame after undergoing cosmetic surgery earlier this year.  "I used to feel very strongly about facelifts," she wrote on Substack. "Not casually — morally. I had assigned myself as head of all women who would never — ever. I thought it was a betrayal. Of feminism. Of aging. Of our team of women worldwide. And then I lost 50 pounds..." ROSIE O'DONNELL QUIETLY RETURNS TO US AFTER ABANDONING COUNTRY OVER TRUMP'S VICTORY O'Donnell said in an interview with Chris Cuomo in February that she had returned to the U.S. briefly to visit family after fleeing to Ireland. "I was recently home for two weeks, and I did not really tell anyone," she told Cuomo. "I just went to see my family. I wanted to see how hard it would be for me to get in and out of the country. I wanted to feel what it felt like. I wanted to hold my children again. And I hadn't been home in over a year." O'Donnell said at the time she "wanted to make sure that it was safe" for her and her daughter to return to the U.S. over the summer so that they could be with family during her break from school. O'Donnell claimed during the interview that she doesn't "regret leaving at all" and feels she did "what I needed to do to save myself, my child and my sanity." CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE The bad blood between O'Donnell and Trump dates back 20 years, when she criticized him while on "The View." They continued to throw jabs at each other over the years, with O'Donnell telling the Irish radio show "Sunday with Miriam," "He uses me as a punching bag and a way to sort of rile his base." After announcing she had moved to Ireland, the star shared she was applying for Irish citizenship during an interview with the U.K.'s Daily Telegraph in October 2025. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26db86ee6011c3f4ebf292 Sam Bankman-Fried applies for a pardon from Trump te 2026-06-08T15:11:02.409Z Sam Bankman-Fried applies for a pardon from Trump The FTX co-founder is serving a 25-year sentence, doled out in 2024. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26d934ee6011c3f4ebf255 Former Prince Andrew spotted with bruise covering half his face as mystery injury sparks questions te 2026-06-08T15:01:08.172Z Former Prince Andrew spotted with bruise covering half his face as mystery injury sparks questions A striking bruise covering part of former Prince Andrew's face has sparked questions after new photographs showed the ex-royal near his home. The 66-year-old was behind the wheel near his Marsh Farm residence on the Sandringham estate when photographers captured the purple mark stretching from his right temple to his cheek. A source close to the former Duke of York told the U.K.'s Daily Mail that the prominent patch is not a "cause for concern" and that there has been "no drama." The insider declined to provide further details, citing medical confidentiality. Buckingham Palace does not speak on Andrew's behalf because he is no longer a working royal. MAN ACCUSED OF THREATENING FORMER PRINCE ANDREW NEAR SANDRINGHAM HOME PLEADS NOT GUILTY IN COURT "We are advised there is no cause for concern or need for a ‘hoo ha,’" British broadcaster and photographer Helena Chard told Fox News Digital. "However, tongues are obviously wagging." British royal expert Hilary Fordwich also told Fox News Digital, "It's rather ludicrous" that the bruise is seemingly being brushed off by those close to King Charles' younger brother. "We can clearly see a ghastly, huge bruise," she said. "It was characterized as something 'routine' medically, but that's difficult to imagine. Sadly, this obfuscation doesn't bode well for public trust. If it was due to a medical procedure, just tell us what it was." WATCH: FORMER PRINCE ANDREW REMAINS IN DENIAL OVER EPSTEIN SCANDAL: AUTHOR It's unclear when or how Andrew sustained the discoloration. He has been based at Sandringham since February, where he initially stayed at Prince Philip's Wood Farm before moving to Marsh Farm in April. Andrew was evicted from Royal Lodge, his 30-room mansion, in October 2025. "The reported medical condition said to be behind the bruise is going to create more speculation about the accident-prone former prince," royal broadcaster Ian Pelham Turner told Fox News Digital. Andrew has rarely been seen in public since a security scare on the estate last month. According to Norfolk Police, officers responded after receiving reports that "a man was behaving in an intimidating manner in the village" and later arrested him on suspicion of a public-order offense and possession of an offensive weapon. "Alex Jenkinson, aged 39 and of Stowmarket, Suffolk, has since been charged with two counts of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behavior to harass someone or cause alarm or distress and failing to provide a specimen of blood in custody," officials told Fox News Digital. Jenkinson is accused of approaching Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor while wearing a mask and shouting at the former prince as he walked his dogs near his home. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER Author Andrew Lownie previously wrote in his book "Entitled" that Andrew’s health is "not good, occasioned by recent stress, making him look much older than his real age." "The information I'm getting from people close to him is that he doesn't think he's going to be charged [after being arrested in February]," Lownie told Fox News Digital. Lownie described the former prince as a "narcissist." "He’s actually quite cocky," Lownie claimed. "He’s much more interested in rather trivial questions, like where he’s going to park his car, and [whether] he's going to be able to go riding. He doesn’t seem to have taken on the enormity of the position that he’s in." On Friday, the National Audit Office, a U.K. public-spending watchdog, released a report stating that Andrew made money by subletting three cottages on the estate where he lived rent-free for more than two decades. A lease for Royal Lodge signed in 2003 shows he paid only a nominal fee known as a "peppercorn rent," which included Royal Lodge and eight cottages, three of which he was allowed to sublet. The report did not disclose the amount of income Andrew earned, an omission Margaret Hodge, a Labour member of the House of Lords and former head of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee, told The Associated Press was concerning. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS The review was conducted at lawmakers' request after Andrew was stripped of his royal titles by the king following revelations about his friendship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In February, Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office and later released under investigation. He has denied wrongdoing and has not been charged. He has vehemently denied any wrongdoing. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26d920ee6011c3f4ebf24c Brendan Sorsby wins court injunction against the NCAA despite betting on his own team multiple times te 2026-06-08T15:00:48.327Z Brendan Sorsby wins court injunction against the NCAA despite betting on his own team multiple times Brendan Sorsby's lawyer argued on Monday that the NCAA should have reinstated the Texas Tech quarterback to play this upcoming season due to his rampant gambling being tied to a mental health disorder. The squabble between both sides had been ongoing since the NCAA was alerted that Sorsby had placed numerous bets on his own football team while enrolled at Indiana, starting with the 2022 season, along with thousands of other wagers on different sports. On Monday, Judge Ken Curry ruled that the case attorney Jeffrey Kessler presented was enough for Sorsby to be granted a temporary injunction by the court. "The Court finds that applicant has demonstrated that he will suffer a probable, imminent, and irreparable injury if this court does not issue the temporary injunction because he will be unable to participate as a member of Texas Tech University's 2026 football team, including Texas Tech's 2026 football season," Judge Curry wrote. BRENDAN SORSBY BROKE NCAA GAMBLING RULES. NOW, HIS TEXAS TECH FATE IS IN THE HANDS OF A LUBBOCK JUDGE From the start, this felt like an open-and-shut case, based on one incident during his redshirt year at Indiana. But, the court had other opinions. In the court's order, the NCAA is enjoined to not: Prohibit Sorsby from practicing, playing or otherwise participating on Texas Tech's football team for the 2026 football season. But, Brendan will be suspended for the opening two games of the 2026 season, according to the court, which is based on the proposed punishment from Sorsby's camp to the NCAA in negotiations. HAIL MARY IN LUBBOCK: BRENDAN SORSBY’S LAST SHOT AT BEATING NCAA GAMBLING ALLEGATIONS Brendan Sorsby gambled on his own team, yet the NCAA is somehow the bad guy in this case Brendan Sorsby broke the one rule in college athletics that you just don't break: he bet on his own team. Also, it was the large amounts of bets placed during his time in college that were an overwhelming product of the NCAA's decision to rule Brendan Sorsby ineligible. TEXAS TECH QB BRENDAN SORSBY ENTERING TREATMENT FOR GAMBLING ADDICTION AMID NCAA INVESTIGATION Brendan Sorsby admitted to gambling on Indiana and Cincinnati basketball while enrolled at the two schools. The quarterback, through an affidavit filing, admitted to placing at least 2,900 wagers for more than $30,000 during his time in Bloomington. Of those, through his own admission, 40 were on Indiana football while he was on the scout team, and before he stepped onto the field during the 2022 season against Penn State during his only appearance. Sorsby wagered at least $90,000 since since enrolling in college:  HAIL MARY IN LUBBOCK: BRENDAN SORSBY’S LAST SHOT AT BEATING NCAA GAMBLING ALLEGATIONS In their defense of his gambling, attorneys for Sorsby used his 'mental health disorder' as a reasoning as to why the NCAA should have accepted the two-game suspension proposal from the quarterback, while also proclaiming that none of the bets placed were compromising the actual game. "This case, I think, is badly misunderstood by a lot of people," Kessler proclaimed. "It's very important that everyone understand that it is undisputed that (Sorsby) never did any betting to compromise the integrity of his team, the bets he made on his team was when he was not participating in that team and he never bet again to do that. "And what this case is about is when you have no threat to competitive integrity, but you have a mental illness of gambling addiction, which is plaguing — plaguing — student-athletes across the country, the NCAA said in its policies it would consider that it would support the athlete and instead they want to punish him. That's wrong," No, in the real world, Sorsby was punished by the NCAA for breaking the rules, which came four years after placing his first bet on Indiana football. But, taking the NCAA to court for enforcing its own rules has become the new norm in college athletics. In this case, Brendan Sorsby sued the organization in a Lubbock, Texas, district court in hopes of getting the hometown treatment. Now, you can throw all of that out the window, as this will cause a major ripple-effect on college athletics moving forward. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26d90cee6011c3f4ebf243 Why your VPN keeps getting blocked and the simple fix te 2026-06-08T15:00:28.259Z Why your VPN keeps getting blocked and the simple fix You fire up your VPN, connect to a server and pull up the streaming service or website you were trying to reach. A few seconds later, you see the dreaded message: blocked. So you try again. Still blocked. Then you switch servers. Same result. If this sounds familiar, you are not alone. VPN blocking has become much more aggressive over the past few years. The old VPN tricks that once worked reliably no longer always get the job done. The good news is that there is usually one specific reason your VPN keeps failing. Even better, most people never think to address it. STUCK BEHIND A VPN WALL? LET’S FIND A WAY AROUND IT Platforms block VPNs in a couple of main ways. The most common method is IP address detection. VPN providers use large pools of IP addresses. However, over time, those addresses get flagged and added to blocklists. That creates a cat-and-mouse game. Cheaper VPNs often lose that fight because they do not have the resources to rotate and refresh their IP pools often enough. Beyond IP detection, some websites and networks use deep packet inspection, also known as DPI. This technology can identify VPN traffic even when the IP address itself has not been flagged yet. Corporate networks, schools and countries with heavy internet restrictions often rely on this method. It can even catch some respected VPN services off guard. Premium VPN providers avoid many of these issues because the service is built around a more advanced protocol that addresses the problem closer to the source. Before you assume your VPN has failed, try a few simple checks. First, close and reopen the app or browser you are using. Then, make sure your VPN app is updated because older versions may not handle blocked networks as well. THIS CHROME VPN EXTENSION SECRETLY SPIES ON YOU Also, check whether your browser has location permissions turned on. If a website can access your device location, it may still figure out where you are, even while your VPN is connected. Here is where most people go wrong. When their VPN gets blocked, they do the obvious thing. They switch servers. Sometimes that works for a little while. However, if the real issue is DPI rather than IP blacklisting, changing servers will not solve the problem. That is because the traffic pattern itself gives you away. The fix is obfuscation. In other words, your VPN needs to disguise its traffic so it looks like regular web browsing instead of VPN activity. Surprisingly, many VPN users have never heard of obfuscation. Even some VPN providers do not make it easy to use. Obfuscated servers make your VPN traffic look like ordinary HTTPS web traffic. To a network monitoring tool or a streaming platform's detection system, your connection looks like a regular browser session. There is no obvious VPN fingerprint to flag. A premium VPN handles this automatically. Its Lightway protocol is built with obfuscation in mind and adapts depending on the network you are using. You do not have to dig through settings or manually turn anything on. If a network is aggressively blocking VPN traffic, Lightway adjusts to help get around it without making you do the hard work. IS YOUR VPN ENOUGH WITHOUT ANTIVIRUS PROTECTION? There is one more thing worth checking: your Domain Name System (DNS) settings. Even when your VPN connection is active, DNS leaks can reveal your real location. A DNS leak happens when your device sends domain name requests outside the encrypted VPN tunnel. That means websites may see your actual internet provider and location, even though your IP address appears to be somewhere else. In other words, your VPN may look connected, but part of your browsing activity may still be pointing back to your real internet provider. Here is the simple way to check: You may also want to run a WebRTC leak test, especially if you use Chrome, Edge or Firefox. WebRTC is a browser feature that can sometimes reveal your real IP address. To check, stay connected to your VPN, open a WebRTC leak test page and look for your real public IP address. If your real IP appears, your browser may be leaking identifying information. A premium VPN routes DNS queries through its own encrypted servers and includes built-in DNS leak protection. As a result, most users do not need to troubleshoot this manually. Still, running a quick leak test gives you peace of mind that your VPN is doing what it should. Free VPNs and many budget options often share server infrastructure. That means their IP addresses can get flagged and blacklisted quickly. Their servers may also be overcrowded. Their protocols may be outdated. Many also lack meaningful obfuscation, which leaves your VPN traffic easier to detect. A premium VPN maintains thousands of servers across 110+ countries and works to keep those servers accessible, even on networks that try hard to block VPN traffic. It also offers a 30-day money-back guarantee, so you can try it and see whether it solves the blocking issues you keep running into. ROUTER VPNS VS DEVICE VPNS: WHICH PRIVACY SOLUTION IS BEST FOR YOU? If your VPN keeps getting blocked, the problem may go deeper than the server you picked. The website, streaming platform or network may be detecting the way your VPN traffic looks. That is why obfuscation can make such a big difference. It helps your connection blend in with regular web traffic, which can reduce the chances of being flagged. DNS leak protection also helps because your location can still slip through if your device sends requests outside the VPN tunnel. In other words, a stronger VPN can help you stay connected, private and secure with far less frustration. For the best VPN software, see my expert review of the best VPNs for browsing the web privately on your Windows, Mac, Android and iOS devices at CyberGuy.com. When your VPN keeps getting blocked, switching servers may feel like the easiest fix. Sometimes it works for a short time. However, it often acts more like a temporary patch than a real solution. The better answer is to use a VPN with modern protocols, obfuscation and strong DNS leak protection. That combination helps hide the telltale signs that make websites and networks block VPN traffic in the first place. With a premium VPN, that technology works behind the scenes. You connect through the app, and the VPN handles the harder technical work for you. The result is a simpler experience: a more private, secure and open internet without constantly fighting blocked connections. Have blocked VPN connections made you rethink which VPN you use? Let us know by writing to us at CyberGuy.com. Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Report Copyright 2026 CyberGuy.com. All rights reserved. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26d48bee6011c3f4ebf1d8 Nelly Korda impossibly wins US Women's Open, JT Poston finds it at Memorial, and Tyrrell Hatton the family man te 2026-06-08T14:41:15.389Z Nelly Korda impossibly wins US Women's Open, JT Poston finds it at Memorial, and Tyrrell Hatton the family man With the U.S. Women's Open taking place at Riviera Country Club and the PGA Tour making its annual stop at Muirfield Village for the Memorial, we always knew we were in store for quite the weekend in golf, and did it ever live up to the expectations. Speaking of expectations, Nelly Korda was the overwhelming favorite to find the winner's circle at Riviera and finally earn her first U.S. Women's Open title. She went out and accomplished just that, but the way in which she did it makes it one of the most impressive performances in major championship history on the men's or women's side. One statistic in particular from Korda's performance makes her win feel legitimately impossible. This Monday is the longest day in golf, with 36-hole U.S. Open qualifiers taking place around the country, but Sunday at the Memorial was a marathon in itself after weather suspended Saturday's action. The top of the leader board was sprinkled with unsuspecting names, but the back-and-forth duel between Ryan Gerard and eventual winner J.T. Poston down the stretch was rather electric. Over on LIV, Tyrrell Hatton picked up his first win worldwide since January 2025 at Valderrama in Spain. While reflecting on his win, he shared a rare glimpse into his personal life and detailed how his perspective has changed since becoming a father. This is Par Talk, a weekly read to get you caught up on all the happenings that took place in professional golf that you need to know. You can follow Mark on X @itismarkharris and email him at mark.harris@outkick.com. World No. 1 Nelly Korda winning the U.S. Open at Riviera, one of the most well-known and respected golf courses in the country, feels right. The American and face of the women's game, winning her first U.S. Open in Los Angeles, and somehow clawing her way back from shooting 2-over par in the first round to eventually win by one stroke, is storybook stuff. It also serves as a monumental result for the women's game. Then you look at one statistic, and Korda winning the golf tournament does not seem remotely possible. Across 72 holes, Korda missed 30 greens in regulation. Thirty! NELLY KORDA ROCKS USA SOCCER JERSEY ON COURSE AT US WOMEN'S OPEN, DELIVERS PATRIOTIC MESSAGE Just for a bit of context, Rory McIlroy missed 24 greens in regulation on his way to winning the Masters in April. Jacob Bridgeman, who won The Genesis at Riviera earlier this year, only missed 16 greens in regulation. J.J. Spaun, last year's U.S. Open winner, missed just 21 greens en route to victory. Missing 30 greens in any professional golf tournament, let alone in a U.S. Women's Open at Riviera, is the quickest and easiest way to never even come close to getting into contention. Yet somehow, Korda not only finished the week under par, but posted 8-under and won the golf tournament. What we saw out of Korda this week was freakish, generational stuff, but also quite horrifying. She won a major championship on an incredibly difficult track while hitting just 58% of the greens. If she hits just a handful more greens in regulation, she very likely runs away with the tournament on Sunday. It goes without saying that Korda's putter was red-hot throughout the week, but it nearly gave the golf world a collective heart attack on the 72nd hole. Faced with a par putt from just inside three feet to win, Korda's ball somehow caught the left edge and dropped. When the ball left her putter's face, it looked like it wasn't even going to hit the hole, yet the hole reached out and caught it. With the win at Riviera, here is the list of Korda's results so far in 2026: 1, 2, 2, T-2, 1, 1, T-8, 1. She's also now won all three of the stateside major championships and will look to win her third consecutive major title at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at the end of June. They say earning your first PGA Tour win is the hardest, but after Sunday, J.T. Poston may argue it doesn't get more difficult than No. 4. Poston's Sunday began early, with 13 holes still to play to wrap up his third round after play was suspended on Saturday afternoon. After signing for a three-under round of 69 and grabbing what felt like a commanding lead with 18 holes to play, it looked as if Poston might cruise to victory, but things are not often as they seem. 'I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO': SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER GOES AFTER HIS CADDIE DURING RARE MELTDOWN AT THE MEMORIAL As Poston made the turn at 1-over for his round, the likes of Wyndham Clark, Sam Burns, Tommy Fleetwood and Ryan Gerard put their foot on the gas. With three holes left to play, four players were tied atop the leader board, Poston's momentum was fading, and it looked to be anyone else's day. Despite Gerard jumping into the driver's seat with a 37-foot birdie putt on 17 to grab the lead, Poston answered back with a birdie on the 72nd hole, and the fireworks were officially set off at Jack's Place. Matching pars on the first playoff hole pushed Poston to tee it up for the 33rd time on Sunday, and 33 was all he needed. Gerard three-putted the second playoff hole to set up Poston's winning moment. Poston, whose odds to win to begin the week were 150-1, was not on anyone's radar to find his form at the Memorial and win the signature event. In 13 starts in 2026, Poston had not earned a single top 20 finish and missed four cuts, yet found a way to be the last player standing when it was all said and done. His round of 65 on Friday, which included a bogey, may be the most impressive stretch of 18 holes we've seen on Tour this season. No other player in the field broke 69 in the second round. The Englishman has earned a reputation inside the ropes of being about as pessimistic as they come, but outside the ropes, Hatton is one of the more underrated soundbites in the sport, given the fact that he doesn't possess a filter and simply calls it as he sees it. While he's undoubtedly a top 5 player competing on LIV Golf, his lone win on the circuit came back in 2024 at LIV Nashville, but he finally got back in the winner's circle at LIV Andalucia over the weekend, getting the best of Jon Rahm by two strokes. Speaking to the media after earning the victory, Hatton got candid about how his young daughter has given him a new perspective and motivation to perform at his best in what was a very cool, humbling moment. Hatton's comments in Spain echo what he said following the Masters earlier this year, where he finished T-3 after playing his final six holes 4-under par, earning an exemption into the 2027 Masters. He explained that he flipped the switch down the stretch at Augusta National with his, at the time, still-to-be-born little girl and the motivation of wanting to show her off during the Masters Par-3 contest alongside his wife. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26d477ee6011c3f4ebf1cf Reporter's Notebook: Tlaib forces rare House procedure after Republican accuses her of defending terrorists te 2026-06-08T14:40:55.522Z Reporter's Notebook: Tlaib forces rare House procedure after Republican accuses her of defending terrorists "Words taken down." That term of art may not mean much off Capitol Hill. But it’s a phrase which usually signals there’s a ruckus in the House of Representatives. The House witnessed one such melee recently. Lawmakers debated a war powers resolution for Lebanon. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., pushed the measure, hoping to restrict President Donald Trump’s conflict in Iran. Especially as other places in the region emerge as flashpoints. Tlaib, a Palestinian-America, is one of only two Muslim women in Congress. She is one of the most controversial members of Congress. And she often speaks out against Israel. "We must end U.S. participation in the Israeli apartheid regime’s invasion of Lebanon. The Israeli military continues to target journalists like Amal Khalil and use our tax dollars to commit war crimes," said Tlaib. RASHIDA TLAIB HIT WITH HOUSE CENSURE THREAT, ACCUSED OF 'CELEBRATING TERRORISM' IN PRO-PALESTINIAN SPEECH But the House floor devolved into a verbal fracas when Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, tore into Tlaib, attacking her personally and mentioning Hezbollah during the floor debate. "Its members are butchers that you like to hang out with to a certain extent," charged Miller, who is Jewish. "Yes, you advocate for terrorists on a daily basis. You advocate for a terrorist regime every single day." Tlaib hollered at Miller from across the chamber, but it wasn’t clear what she said since the Michigan Democrat wasn’t on mic. "Oh, I'm sorry. Are we getting a little emotional?" chided Miller. Tlaib erupted, at that, shouting even more loudly at Miller. Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., presided over the debate from the dais. Obernolte had enough of the verbal judo and slammed down the gavel. "Colleagues, this is a serious topic. We will debate it respectfully and deliberately," admonished Obernolte. "Is the gentlewoman from Michigan making a motion?" NANCY MACE CHALLENGES DEM REP TO ‘TAKE IT OUTSIDE’ AFTER ‘CHILD, LISTEN’ COMMENT SPARKS CHAOS Tlaib had made it to one of the mics in the chamber by this point. "Yes, Mr. Speaker, I am. That is a direct attack on my character. I please request to strike the words down," said Tlaib. And there it was. "Words taken down." Tlaib may have garbled the precise verbiage of the parliamentary request. But her motion brought debate on the war powers resolution and all other business before the House to a screeching halt. "The gentleman from Ohio will be seated," Obernolte instructed Miller. In effect, Tlaib’s motion is the parliamentary equivalent of pulling someone over for speeding. You might get a ticket. Maybe not. Especially if you’re cooperative with the officer. But the authorities will first investigate. And that’s what unfolded on the House floor. During this stasis, the House conducts no business. The House suspends speeches. Amendments. Votes. Nothing happens on the floor until they figure out if someone broke the rules. The phrase "words taken down" refers to the process of the House’s institutional staff and stenographers to document or "take down" language uttered by a member that may violate House rules. The House prohibits members from personal attacks on fellow lawmakers, impugning the motives of their colleagues or "engaging in personalities." One member can’t disparage another personally. Tlaib clearly believed that Miller broke House rules by saying she would "like to hang out" and "advocate for terrorists." Tlaib also believed the line about her "getting a little emotional" may have crossed the line, too. 'SQUAD' MEMBER DELIVERS REAL-TIME WHITEBOARD RESPONSES TO TRUMP: 'NO KING!' If it’s pretty clear that a member broke the rules of decorum, someone from leadership or key staff may ask offending lawmaker to withdraw the language in question and apologize. But if the member resists, the House has no alternative but to rule that member out of order. The House then expunges the speech and he or she is suspended from speaking on the House floor the rest of the day. If the chair rules that member violated the rules, it’s possible that someone could appeal the ruling of the chair. That would entail a roll call vote, where the entire House votes yes or no on whether they believe their colleague broke the rules. Or, another member might move to "table the appeal of the ruling of the chair." In that scenario, the House votes on whether to kill or set aside the appeal. Thus, the vote is a step removed from actually voting on appealing the chair’s ruling. After an hour of delay, it was clear that Miller wouldn’t apologize or withdraw his statement. "The words of the gentleman from Ohio contain an allegation that the gentlewoman from Michigan is a ‘butcher’ and affiliated with a terrorist organization," said Obernolte. "Such remarks impugn the patriotism and loyalty of the member of the House." Obernolte added that "the remarks contain personalities and are not in order. Without objection, the offending words are stricken from the record." So the House sanctioned Miller for breaking the rules and benched him for the remainder of the day. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast, R-Fla., managed the Lebanon war powers debate on the floor for the GOP. Since the House muted Miller, Mast spoke on his behalf. "I’m going to deliver a message from Rep. Miller of Ohio," said Mast, who quoted this Republican colleague. "‘Yes, I said it. I own it. And I stand by it.’" CHAOS ERUPTS DURING IMMIGRATION HEARING AS DEMOCRAT LUNGES AT CHAIRMAN’S GAVEL: 'I'M TIRED OF YOU' ' The Florida Republican then asked the House if he could submit for the record an article entitled ‘Rashida Talib, member of secret Facebook Group where Hamas Terrorists glorified.’" Tlaib objected. Mast then tried to submit into the record a transcript about Tlaib allegedly speaking about genocide. Tlaib objected to that as well. Yours truly first encountered a parliamentary donnybrook like this in 1994 while working at C-SPAN. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., tangled with then-Rep. Pete King, R-N.Y. The House ruled Waters out of order. Then-House Speaker Tom Foley, D-Wash., came to the floor to mete out the punishment, not leaving the umpiring to a more junior lawmaker. The day after the Tlaib/Miller brouhaha, Obernolte released a bipartisan framework to help establish guardrails for AI. I pressed Obernolte on how an AI chatbot might handle the dust-up if it were presiding over the House. "AI is actually very good at this. You give it a rules manual and then you give it a specific instance and say ‘Is this in compliance with rules or is this a violation of the rules?’" said Obernolte. "I think last night was obviously someone engaging in personalities. And, I think I made the correct ruling. I think AI would have also made the correct ruling." It wasn’t that long ago that the actual Speaker of the House came to the floor to sort out a kerfuffle between two members. Could the House ever delegate such refereeing to AI? Taking down words? Ruling members out of order? Suspending members for additional speeches that day if they get out of line? One can imagine that members will say a lot of words worthy of being taken down if AI ever becomes the parliamentary umpire in the House of Representatives. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26d22bee6011c3f4ebf170 Rollins warns ranchers face 'really scary time' as flesh-eating screwworm resurfaces in Texas cattle te 2026-06-08T14:31:07.045Z Rollins warns ranchers face 'really scary time' as flesh-eating screwworm resurfaces in Texas cattle A flesh-eating parasite long considered eradicated from the United States has reemerged in South Texas, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins warned Sunday, noting that ranchers face a "really scary time" as officials work to contain the outbreak. "We've got eyes on the cattle in South Texas. Once we spot it, we can solve for it, which is why it's so important to report this," Rollins told "The Big Weekend Show." Rollins' remarks come as two confirmed cases of the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that feeds on living tissue of warm-blooded animals, have raised concerns about the consequences of earlier open-border policies and illicit cattle movement. "We've got to beat it back... south of the border, back across the Darién Gap and eradicate this forever, and we're doing that," Rollins added. EXCLUSIVE: CATTLE INDUSTRY CHIEF WARNS FLESH-EATING FLY MENACES US HERDS AS MEXICO YIELDS ON PEST FIGHT "We're building all of the infrastructure to make sure that will happen." Rollins tied the development to the Biden administration's lax border policies, which she said allowed the parasite to inch closer to the U.S. southern border in 2021 and 2022, pointing to the Mexican cartel and cattle movement for "break[ing] the Darién Gap." "Of course, the last administration didn't do one thing about it," she said. FLESH-EATING PARASITE CASE DETECTED IN US TRAVELER RETURNING FROM CENTRAL AMERICA "When we walked in early last year, someone presented me with all of this, and they said, 'All of the models are showing it will be in America by last summer,' and I said, 'Well, we've got to do everything we can to contain it, keep it out, and prepare to the point that if it does hit, we're going to be ready,' and that's where we are today." Sterile flies, which mate with female screwworms, are the "only way to defeat" the spread, Rollins said, adding that roughly 10 million sterile flies are being "dropped" per week in Texas. Affected animals, however, are expected to be fine and the food supply will not be affected, she added, noting the screwworm is not a virus. Rollins also said the risk to humans is historically low and dismissed concerns for Americans. "If you have a gaping wound and you're moving through in the caravans, then some humans not in America have been affected, but it won't affect our country and humans." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26d212ee6011c3f4ebf146 Una cámara, confianza y tiempo: honrando el legado de Nick Oza, fotoperiodista de zonas fronterizas te 2026-06-08T14:30:42.249Z Una cámara, confianza y tiempo: honrando el legado de Nick Oza, fotoperiodista de zonas fronterizas Gabriela Campos tiene la sonrisa amplia y la mirada curiosa de los fotógrafos que saben ver a las personas, no solo mirarlas. En su forma de acercarse y escuchar hay algo del fotoperiodista Nick Oza, esa capacidad de fluir con la gente y convertir instantes en imágenes cargadas de tiempo, emoción y humanidad. Esa misma sensibilidad es la que hoy la convierte en la primera ganadora de la beca visual “Nick Oza Visual Fellowship”, creada por Altavoz Lab en honor al fotógrafo de Arizona ganador de dos premios Pulitzer. “Me parece increíble”, dice Valeria Fernández , fundadora y directora de Altavoz Lab, una organización dedicada a guiar, capacitar y apoyar a periodistas locales. “Creo que con la selección de Gabriela el proyecto va a cobrar una nueva vida y va a comenzar a ser el legado de cada uno de los fotoperiodistas que participan”.  Para Valeria, ya no se trata únicamente de la beca de Nick. Se convierte en la beca comunitaria de Gabriela Campos, “y de quien siga sus pasos; queremos que perdure durante muchos años en el futuro”. Gabriela Campos camina por las calles de Tucson. Credit: Beatriz Limón Durante muchos años, Nick enfocó su lente y su corazón en la dignidad de los migrantes que viven en las regiones fronterizas de Estados Unidos y en las naciones tribales. Con frecuencia compartía historias de su propia experiencia como inmigrante proveniente de la India. Nick fue mentor de cientos de fotógrafos de redacciones y de comunidades. Imaginar que la beca continúe existiendo en su nombre y más allá de él es un testimonio del amor duradero y de las enseñanzas a las que dedicó su vida. La beca está dirigida a fotógrafos que, al igual que Nick, entienden la cámara no solo como una herramienta, sino como una forma de conectar con comunidades subrepresentadas. Gabriela es fotoperiodista de planta en The Santa Fe New Mexican. Ella dice que quiere seguir documentando el papel de las mujeres dentro de la cultura lowrider y artística de la región. A través de su lente, Gabriela Campos contará las historias de mujeres que impulsan la cultura lowrider y artística del suroeste, como la primera beneficiaria de la beca visual Nick Oza. Credit: Gabriela Campos “Me interesa especialmente destacar a las mujeres dentro de la escena y la belleza, habilidad y gracia que aportan”, dice Gabriela. “Las mujeres ya no son simplemente modelos posando junto a los autos. Son pintoras, mecánicas, constructoras, organizadoras y narradoras que están moldeando la cultura misma”. Gabriela fue seleccionada por un panel de reconocidos editores visuales y fotoperiodistas, entre ellos el fotógrafo Roberto “Bear” Guerra, quien además acompañará su desarrollo como mentor y guía durante la beca.  “Realmente veo mi papel como el de un colaborador”, dice Roberto. “Me entusiasma tanto ofrecer orientación e ideas donde puedan ser útiles, como permitir que Gabriela lidere el camino”. Dice que Gabriela ya está haciendo un trabajo fotoperiodístico con el mismo espíritu que caracterizaba a Nick, “hermoso, respetuoso y honrando a quienes le permiten entrar en sus vidas”.  El trabajo de Gabriela le recuerda a Roberto el enfoque documental que definió la carrera de Nick: una fotografía construida a través de la paciencia, la empatía y la confianza con las comunidades retratadas. “Hasta ahora, Gabriela ha trabajado de manera bastante tradicional como fotoperiodista, como también lo hizo Nick, pero sí creo que podría haber espacio en su proyecto para expandir su enfoque e incluir técnicas documentales más colaborativas y participativas”, dice.  Gabriela Campos visita Tucson para reunirse con su mentor tras ser seleccionada por un panel de destacados editores visuales y fotoperiodistas, entre ellos el fotógrafo Roberto (Bear) Guerra. Credit: Altavoz Lab El 27 de septiembre de 2021, Nick falleció a causa de las lesiones sufridas en un accidente automovilístico. Tenía 57 años, estaba casado y tenía una hija.  Para preservar su legado, Altavoz creó la beca en su honor, financiada mediante donaciones de amigos, colegas, familiares y miembros de la comunidad.  Nick y Valeria fueron amigos durante muchos años. Ella está sentada en el comedor de su casa mientras sus hijos, Sol y Nitín — quien lleva el nombre de Nick — juegan a su alrededor. Imagina el futuro. “La meta es que esta beca pueda seguir por 10 años, 20 años; eso es lo que yo quisiera”, dice.  “Quizás pase a otra generación, quizás algún día sea parte de una organización más grande, pero el espíritu comunitario de la beca Nick Oza siempre va a permanecer”, dice. Valeria Fernández y Gabriela Campos visitan el mural en honor al fotógrafo Nick Oza en Phoenix el 8 de mayo. Credit: Altavoz Lab Valeria sonríe mientras la tarde de mayo se instala lentamente en su hogar, decorado con fotografías tomadas por Nick y aún impregnado por el espíritu de sus pasadas visitas. Ese lugar, donde cantaban, conversaban, reían y compartían sueños sobre cómo podría ser el periodismo cuando se pone a las personas en primer lugar. “Es una idea tan linda que todo el mundo se puede enamorar de ella”, dice. Durante un desayuno a mediados de mayo en un restaurante mexicano de Tucson, Gabriela, rodeada de periodistas locales que le daban la bienvenida al sur de Arizona, asimila el momento.  “Me encanta la sensación de estar aquí”, dice.  Viajó desde Santa Fe para reunirse con su mentor de Altavoz. Ella recuerda que se resistió a dedicarse a la fotografía porque no sabía cómo podría sostenerse económicamente. Pero, al final del día, siempre terminaba tomando fotografías.“Es algo que me encanta hacer”. Con el tiempo, dejó de luchar contra ese impulso.“Si el universo quiere que sea fotógrafa, lo seré”, dice. Gabriela nació y creció en Santa Fe. En la preparatoria tomó la vieja cámara Pentax de su padre y nunca la soltó. Su trabajo ha sido publicado en The New York Times y The Guardian, y forma parte de la colección permanente del Museo Nacional de Historia Americana del Smithsonian. Pero gran parte de su trabajo ha permanecido cerca de casa. Durante ocho años ha fotografiado la vida cotidiana de su ciudad natal en el suroeste de Estados Unidos. Esta entrevista ha sido editada para mayor claridad y extensión.  P: La vida y obra de Nick Oza se distinguieron por su cercanía con las comunidades que retrataba. ¿De qué manera buscas reflejar ese mismo compromiso en tu proyecto fotográfico? R: He pasado años construyendo relaciones dentro de la comunidad lowrider, y en este punto siento que he dejado de ser simplemente una observadora. Siento que realmente soy bienvenida dentro de la comunidad que fotografío, y esa confianza ha moldeado mi trabajo de maneras significativas. Ese enfoque es algo que admiro profundamente en el trabajo de Nick Oza. Sus fotografías transmitían cercanía y cuidado porque estaban arraigadas en relaciones humanas. Intento abordar mi trabajo de la misma manera. Para mí, la fotografía nunca se trata únicamente de hacer imágenes; se trata de conexión, de escuchar y de ganarse la confianza con el tiempo. P: ¿Cómo entiendes el concepto de “tomarse el tiempo” en este proyecto y qué esperas descubrir o capturar que no sería posible en una asignación de noticias más inmediata? R: Como fotógrafa de noticias diarias, a menudo se me pide entrar en el mundo de alguien durante 20 minutos, si tengo suerte, quizá unas cuantas horas, hacer fotografías y luego pasar rápidamente a la siguiente asignación. Rara vez hay tiempo para que los momentos se desarrollen de manera natural. Lo que más me entusiasma de esta beca es la oportunidad de desacelerar. Podré regresar varias veces con las personas, pasar tiempo con ellas más allá de un solo evento y permitir que los momentos se desarrollen orgánicamente en lugar de apresurarme a capturar algo de inmediato. Hay una verdadera alegría en trabajar de esa manera. P: Al documentar esta cultura, ¿cómo buscas preservar y honrar el legado de Nick Oza, tanto estéticamente como en la manera en que las historias se cuentan a través de tus imágenes? R: Contando historias arraigadas en mi propia comunidad y tratando esas historias con cuidado y dignidad. Una de las cosas que más admiro de su trabajo es lo profundamente conectado que se sentía con las personas que fotografiaba. Sus imágenes celebraban las vidas cotidianas y al mismo tiempo las elevaban. Eso es algo a lo que aspiro tanto en mi trabajo periodístico como en este proyecto a largo plazo. Quiero que quienes vean mis fotografías sientan una sensación de intimidad: momentos honestos, humanos y emocionalmente sólidos. The post Una cámara, confianza y tiempo: honrando el legado de Nick Oza, fotoperiodista de zonas fronterizas appeared first on AZ Luminaria. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26d1feee6011c3f4ebf13d A camera, trust and time: Honoring the legacy of borderlands photojournalist Nick Oza te 2026-06-08T14:30:22.252Z A camera, trust and time: Honoring the legacy of borderlands photojournalist Nick Oza Gabriela Campos has the wide smile and curious gaze of photographers who know how to see people, not just look at them. In the way she approaches and listens, there is something of photojournalist Nick Oza — that ability to move with people and turn fleeting moments into images charged with time, emotion and humanity. That same sensitivity is what has now made her the first recipient of the “Nick Oza Visual Fellowship,” created by Altavoz Lab in honor of the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning Arizona photographer. “It feels incredible,” says Valeria Fernández, founder and director of Altavoz Lab, an organization dedicated to guiding, training and supporting local journalists. “I think that with Gabriela’s selection, the project is going to take on a new life and begin to become the legacy of each of the photojournalists who participate.” For Valeria, it is no longer only Nick’s fellowship. It becomes Gabriela Campos’ community fellowship, “and of whoever follows in her footsteps, and we want it to last for many years into the future.” Gabriela Campos camina por las calles de Tucson. Gabriela Campos walks through the streets of Tucson. Credit: Beatriz Limón For many years, Nick focused his lens and heart on the dignity of migrants living in U.S. borderlands and Tribal Nations. He often shared stories of his own experience as an immigrant from India. Nick was a mentor to hundreds of newsroom and community photographers. To imagine the fellowship living in his name and beyond him, is a testament to the enduring love and lessons he dedicated his life to. The fellowship is aimed at photographers who, like Nick, understand the camera not only as a tool, but as a way to connect with underrepresented communities. Gabriela is a staff photojournalist at The Santa Fe New Mexican. She wants to continue documenting the role of women within the region’s lowrider and artistic culture. Through her lens, Gabriela Campos will tell the stories of women who drive the lowrider and artistic culture of the Southwest, such as the first recipient of the Nick Oza Visual Fellowship. Credit: Gabriela Campos “I’m especially interested in highlighting the women within the scene and the beauty, skill and grace they bring,” she says “Women are no longer simply models posing next to cars. They are painters, mechanics, builders, organizers and storytellers who are shaping the culture itself.” Gabriela was selected by a panel of renowned visual editors and photojournalists, including Tucson’s Roberto “Bear” Guerra, who will also accompany her development as a mentor and guide throughout the fellowship. “I really see my role as that of a collaborator,” Roberto says. “I’m equally excited to offer guidance and ideas where they may be useful, as I am to allow Gabriela to lead the way.” He says Gabriela is already doing photojournalistic work in the same spirit as Nick’s — “beautiful, respectful and honoring those who allow her into their lives.” Her work reminds Roberto of the documentary approach that defined Nick’s career: photography built through patience, empathy and trust with the communities portrayed. “Up to now, Gabriela has worked in a fairly traditional way as a photojournalist. I do think there could be space in her project to expand her approach and include more collaborative and participatory documentary techniques,” he says. Gabriela Campos visits Tucson to meet with her mentor after being selected by a panel of distinguished visual editors and photojournalists, including photographer Roberto (Bear) Guerra. Credit: Altavoz Lab On Sept. 27, 2021, Nick died from injuries sustained in a car accident. He was 57 years old, married and had a daughter. To preserve his legacy, Altavoz created the fellowship in his honor, built through donations from friends, colleagues, family members and the community. Nick and Valeria were longtime friends. She is sitting in the dining room of her home while her children Sol and Nitín, named after Nick, play around her. She imagines the future. “The goal is for this fellowship to continue for 10 years, 20 years. That’s what I would like,” she says. “Maybe it will pass on to another generation, maybe someday it will become part of a larger organization, but the community spirit of the Nick Oza Fellowship will always remain,” she says. Valeria smiles as the May afternoon slowly settles into her home decorated with photos taken by Nick, spirited by past visits by Nick — to sing, talk, laugh and share dreams of what journalism looks like when it serves people first. “It’s such a beautiful idea that everyone can fall in love with it,” she says. Valeria Fernández and Gabriela Campos visit the mural honoring photographer Nick Oza in Phoenix on May 8. Credit: Altavoz Lab During mid-May breakfast at a Mexican restaurant in Tucson, Gabriela — surrounded by local journalists welcoming her to Southern Arizona — takes in the moment: “I love the feeling of being here.” She traveled from Santa Fe to meet with her Altavoz mentor. Gabriela says she resisted dedicating herself to photography because she did not know how she would survive financially. But at the end of the day, she always found herself taking pictures. It’s something I love to do.” Over time, she stopped fighting that impulse. “If the universe wants me to be a photographer, then I will be,” she says. Gabriela was born and raised in Santa Fe. In high school, she picked up her father’s old Pentax camera and never put it down. Her work has been published in The New York Times and The Guardian, and is part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. But much of her work has remained close to home. For eight years she has photographed everyday life in her hometown in the American Southwest. This interview has been edited for clarity and length. Q: Nick Oza’s life and work stood out for its closeness to the communities he portrayed. In what ways do you seek to reflect that same commitment in your photographic project? A: I have spent years building relationships within the lowrider community, and at this point I feel that I have stopped being simply an observer. I feel genuinely welcomed within the community I photograph, and that trust has shaped my work in meaningful ways. That approach is something I deeply admire in Nick Oza’s work. His photographs conveyed closeness and care because they were rooted in human relationships. I try to approach my work in the same way. For me, photography is never only about making images; it is about connection, listening and earning trust over time. Q: How do you understand the concept of “taking time” in this project, and what do you hope to discover or capture that would not be possible in a more immediate news assignment? A: As a daily news photographer, I am often asked to enter someone’s world for 20 minutes — if I’m lucky, maybe a few hours — make photographs and then quickly move on to the next assignment. There is rarely time for moments to unfold naturally. What excites me most about this fellowship is the opportunity to slow down. I will be able to return multiple times to the people. Spend time with them beyond a single event and allow moments to unfold organically instead of rushing to capture something immediately. There is real joy in working that way. Q: In documenting this culture, how do you seek to preserve and honor Nick Oza’s legacy, both aesthetically and in the way stories are told through your images? A: By continuing to tell stories rooted in my own community and treating those stories with care and dignity. One of the things I most admire about his work is how deeply connected he seemed to the people he photographed. His images celebrated everyday lives while also elevating them. That is something I aspire to both in my journalistic work and in this long-term project. I want people who see my photographs to feel a sense of intimacy: honest, human and emotionally grounded moments. The post A camera, trust and time: Honoring the legacy of borderlands photojournalist Nick Oza appeared first on AZ Luminaria. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26cd53ee6011c3f4ebf0ab Heather Locklear says she lives 'far away' from Hollywood and stays out of the social scene te 2026-06-08T14:10:27.918Z Heather Locklear says she lives 'far away' from Hollywood and stays out of the social scene Heather Locklear is shedding light on her life outside of Hollywood's inner circle. Locklear was a guest on the Hollywood & Devine talk show and discussed how she had no hesitation going on the show, even though Dru Hammer and John Luciano only launched it a month ago. "You're a friend. You're not a Hollywood friend," Luciano said, and Locklear replied, "Oh no. I would do anything." Hammer, mother of actor Armie Hammer, said it was a "big deal" for Locklear to still show up and not give an excuse on why she couldn't be on the show, like other members in Hollywood might have. HEATHER LOCKLEAR FLAUNTS NEW ROMANCE WITH LORENZO LAMAS AT DAUGHTER AVA SAMBORA'S WEDDING Locklear didn't find her appearance on the show to be "rare," and shared that she must surround herself with people that are like her. "Well, I do think that you hang out with people that are like you," Hammer said. "Yeah, probably," Locklear replied. "And you would only hang out with Hollywood people who are nice and kind," Hammer continued. "I don't really hang out with Hollywood people," Locklear stated. "I live so far away. Yeah. Like for many, many years. 40 years and stuff like that." LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Although Locklear, known for her roles in "Melrose Place" and "Dynasty," walked away from Hollywood stars, she has entered a relationship that dominated headlines in recent months. In April, a representative for Lorenzo Lamas confirmed to E! News that he and Locklear were seeing each other. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER Locklear and Lamas made their first appearance as a couple at the Chiller Theatre Expo on April 26. Lamas was Locklear's plus one to her daughter's wedding in May. Locklear and Richie Sambora's 28-year-old daughter, Ava, married Tyler Farrar at the Rosewood Miramar in Montecito, California. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26cb17ee6011c3f4ebf07a DBook kicks off new kicks te 2026-06-08T14:00:55.441Z DBook kicks off new kicks NBA star launches Sedona-themed Nike sneaker at local McDonald’s Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker has a potential second career working the drive-through of the Sedona McDonald’s. The five-time All-Star was on hand on Friday, May 29, for the launch of his new Nike Book 2 sneakers where fans could buy Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26cafaee6011c3f4ebf040 Eventbrite and Vimeo owner Bending Spoons files to go public te 2026-06-08T14:00:26.811Z Eventbrite and Vimeo owner Bending Spoons files to go public Bending Spoons say its app caters to a user base of over 500 million monthly active users. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26c660ee6011c3f4ebefb8 Nelly Korda is officially the most important US female golfer in modern history, WVU guy's raccoon & lobster te 2026-06-08T13:40:48.012Z Nelly Korda is officially the most important US female golfer in modern history, WVU guy's raccoon & lobster It's time to get back to the grind with an edition of Monday Screencaps that appreciates what we're seeing from the world of women's golf where we officially have a U.S. female superstar. Sunday, at Riviera, Nelly Korda took a massive step towards becoming the face of U.S. women's golf for the next 50 years by winning her first U.S. Women's Open title, which is now her first real women's golf major. We're not going to count the women's PGA Championship she won in 2021. I have no idea what the Chevron Championship is, so it's not a major like Wikipedia assures me it is. That all changed Sunday. A straight, white female golfer, who posts bikini photos and has shown encouragement to Donald Trump's granddaughter, is on top of the golf world. Let this sink in: Just five U.S. women golfers have reached No. 1 in the world since the women's world golf rankings were first released 20 years ago. Korda is currently No. 1. At the U.S. Open, American golfers have won the title nine times this century. South Korea has won it 10 times. American women's golf officially has its Tiger Woods, minus the marriage and car drama. LPGA STAR NELLY KORDA SIZZLES ON THE BEACH, DEMS WON'T STOP DANCING & GIA DUDDY WHIPS UP A BIKINI LUNCH I know some of you were wondering if I got caught up in the mass shooting at a Toledo festival. Trust me, I wouldn't go into this neighborhood unless I was on assignment covering a SWAT team story. Despite what the elite Whites living in 120-year-old mansions will tell you, it's a complete war zone where this went down. Teenagers run wild with guns and don't think twice to unload their weapons. – Jim T. in San Diego writes: Hope you weren't in Toledo today. Scary stuff. Kinsey: Nope, I was on the south side of the Maumee River enjoying a beautiful Saturday night on the patio listening to Yacht Rock and looking at Mrs. Screencaps' flowers. TARA REID HAS PEOPLE TALKING AFTER HER LATEST RED CARPET APPEARANCE, PARENTS FIGHT AT TOLEDO SCHOOL & MEAT 📩 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 The final total, with shipping, for the boulder, a massive stepping stone we needed to cap off a path, and a few other rocks to fill in some gaps we had came to $450 and change. Could we have spent the money on a hotel room for a weekend getaway? Sure, but now we have a massive rock that we'll get enjoyment out of for years, and years to come. Trust me, two nights at some Lake Michigan hotel would be nice, but then you go home and you're left with a few photos. Now we have a rock for the rest of our lives. This boulder will be the boulder that just keeps giving back to our marriage for years to come. I'll post photos when it arrives this week. By the way, a 400-pound boulder isn't as big as it sounds. – Michael in Utah emails: On the 18th tee at the Old Course in St. Andrews I hit a crazy slice where it hit a van parked on the road and bounced back into play.   I asked my caddy if I should leave a note and he said, "No, they are not supposed to f’ing park there." My 3-iron next to the road may be the most nervous golf shot I have ever hit.   Salvaged a bogey. Kinsey: True story from Sunday. I was playing in an outing with neighbors when we pulled up to the 18th tee box. I say to my cartner, who's a realtor on the side, that there's no way anyone could hit a house to the left with a drive. We agreed that it was so far left that it was safe, but still had a nice view of the course. Then, our neighbor Mike, who didn't hear that conversation, proceeds to step up on the tee box and hit an absolute rocket due left and directly off the roof of an attached barn. If it would've hit the siding, it would've sounded like a rocket exploding in Iran. It's a shot that I'll never forget. I'm still trying to figure out how Mike was able to turn his body left and keep the club face closed at the same time for one of the most incredible shots off a house I've ever seen. – Voiceover Guy Mike L. tells us: I've never hit a truck or car while playing golf, but I have tagged a house before. I was playing in a tournament and our foursome was on the 1st tee. My friend and I decided to tee off at the same time, he's a righty and I'm a lefty. His goes down the fairway and mine makes a beautiful arch to the left, and then hits the house. Hit  a quick second and the others hit and we make our way down toward our balls. Luck was on our side that day, no one was out yelling at us for being such crappy golfers. Also, as a side note, I never mark my balls. – Mike from West Lafayette, IN checks in: I took the family to see US v. Germany at Soldier Field Saturday. Great atmosphere, pretty good weather, and a pretty good game. The only issue was all the pride stuff from the US Soccer organization. The US Soccer emblem was redesigned from red, white, and blue to rainbow colored. The numbers on the backs of player jerseys were rainbow, and there were constantly pride/rainbow graphics popping up on the jumbotron. Then you look around, and not one single person (of 65,000) at the game is wearing anything rainbow or pride themed. Not a single one. There's absolutely no demand for this, it's just foisted upon us by our cultural overlords. We go to enjoy the game, they tell us how we're going to enjoy it. FOX NEWS SPORTS HUDDLE NEWSLETTER: LPGA TOUR'S GENDER-ELIGIBILITY POLICY BARS 'PLAYERS ASSIGNED MALE AT BIRTH'  It got me thinking about the reach and influence of your column (and Outkick as a whole). You could declare July to be Traditional Values Month and start an entire movement for us. Traditional Values like: traditional families, small government, low taxes, hard work, nice lawns, cold beers, trust in God, masculinity, being a good Dad... I think it would pair nicely with 4th of July 250 coming up. Great work as always, love the column. Kinsey: In a wild twist, it doesn't look like Germany celebrated gay pride in this match. Do the Germans hate the gays because they didn't change their jersey colors to an Alphabet Mafia rainbow color scheme? You tell me. Between Twitter and Facebook, the league added somewhere around 200-300 new followers since Friday's league recap post. The post ended up on Google Discover and over 200,000 people saw that post. It's still going. People are fascinated by the statistics I shared inside the post. THURSDAY NIGHT MOWING LEAGUE WANTS 40 MILLION AMERICANS TO STOP WASTING WEEKENDS ON THEIR LAWNS Mowing on Thursday will change your life. Don't trust me. Trust the data. ################### That is it this morning. The heat officially cranks up this week as the heat index rises into the upper 90s. It just so happens that my rec team has three games this week. God help me. Let's get through this. Go have an incredible day. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26c64cee6011c3f4ebefaf Florida deputy drags 'unresponsive' beachgoer from ocean in dramatic rescue te 2026-06-08T13:40:28.082Z Florida deputy drags 'unresponsive' beachgoer from ocean in dramatic rescue The Volusia Sheriff's Office in Florida shared harrowing footage of the rescue of a woman from the ocean at New Smyrna Beach on Saturday. The footage, which appears to be from an officer's body camera, shows an officer charge into the shallow water and begin pulling the unresponsive woman from the water. Once the officer began dragging the woman to safety, it appeared that another individual stepped in to help the officer move her. "This morning, at 10:15 a.m., deputies were flagged down for a swimmer in distress in the ocean in New Smyrna Beach. Deputy Gourley quickly located the victim in the water floating face down and pulled her to shore. The woman was unresponsive and without a pulse. Deputy Gourley and Deputy Manhart immediately began CPR and were able to revive the 68-year-old woman," the sheriff's office said in a Facebook post. FLORIDA BEACH TOLL BOOTH WORKER KILLED AFTER DRIVER RAMS STRUCTURE BEFORE GETTING STUCK IN SAND, SHERIFF SAYS "Beach Safety arrived on scene and continued life-saving measures. The victim was transported to the hospital in stable condition," they added. WATCH: POLICE OFFICER CHEATS DEATH WHEN BULLET RICOCHETS OFF BODY CAMERA DURING SAVAGE AMBUSH BY ARMED SUSPECT The sheriff's office's social media post indicated that the deputies involved in the incident will be awarded. VIDEO SHOWS SUSPECT'S DESPERATE RIVER ESCAPE AS OFFICERS LAUNCH PADDLEBOARD PURSUIT "This serves as a powerful reminder that alert beachgoers, like those who spotted the woman and quickly alerted deputies, can make all the difference. Life-saving awards are forthcoming for the deputies involved for their heroic actions," the post concluded. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26c42cee6011c3f4ebef4c Massachusetts votes to pass new privacy rights bill that bans sale of precise location data te 2026-06-08T13:31:24.964Z Massachusetts votes to pass new privacy rights bill that bans sale of precise location data The bill is expected to blanket ban companies and startups from selling people's precise location data across the state. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26c417ee6011c3f4ebef3d Tucson's SAFR Center an alternative to jail or ER for people with addiction te 2026-06-08T13:31:03.926Z Tucson's SAFR Center an alternative to jail or ER for people with addiction Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26c403ee6011c3f4ebef34 City's nonprofit arm El Pueblo works to expand affordable housing in Tucson te 2026-06-08T13:30:43.999Z City's nonprofit arm El Pueblo works to expand affordable housing in Tucson Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26c3f0ee6011c3f4ebef2b Homelessness & housing emergency makes room for micro-shelters te 2026-06-08T13:30:24.012Z Homelessness & housing emergency makes room for micro-shelters Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26c1afee6011c3f4ebef02 Tiananmen Square tank man taught us to stand up against the worst of China te 2026-06-08T13:20:47.043Z Tiananmen Square tank man taught us to stand up against the worst of China This past June 4, we marked the 37th somber anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, where millions of Chinese citizens peacefully and earnestly asked for political reform and democratic openness. Instead, their hope was met with tanks. On that awful day, the Chinese Communist Party unleashed the People’s Liberation Army on these peaceful demonstrators. Mothers lost sons. Fathers lost daughters. And China lost an idealistic generation. Over three decades later, and China has still not accounted for those killed, imprisoned, or disappeared, instead endeavoring to erase a massacre the world must never forget. But, despite the CCP’s best efforts, Tiananmen cannot be erased. CHINESE SPY INFILTRATION: MAYOR’S BUST ADDS TO GROWING TIMELINE OF FOREIGN INFLUENCE CREEPING INTO US The enduring image of that day is the Tank Man, the solitary figure standing before a column of tanks. His courage reminds us that the desire for freedom is not Western, not foreign, and not imposed from outside — rather, it is universal. As I have said before, a choice has to be made by us all: you either stand with the Tank Man, or you stand with the tank. There is no middle ground. And there is no middle ground in the issue of transnational repression. The same Party that tried to crush truth at home now tries to chase and snuff out the truth abroad. The tactics and technology have changed, but the reach has expanded. Inside China, the CCP uses surveillance, censorship, prison, torture, forced disappearance, and fear to maintain power. Now, what happens in China no longer stays in China. The Party wants to control what is said about China here and control who says it. As both Chair and Co-Chair of the CECC over the past several years, I have warned about the CCP’s documented and consistent pattern of global abuses stretching outside of China’s borders, beginning with Confucious Institutes in 2014. Over time, tactics have become more digital and more ruthless: detaining family members in China, doxxing, spyware, deepfakes, Hong Kong bounties, and illegal police stations, right here in the United States. The purpose, however, is the same: to make people afraid to speak the truth — by almost any means necessary. Transnational repression is part of a broader, interconnected CCP strategy that targets and threatens Americans. It is outrageous and absolutely unacceptable, and it must end. We see the CCP’s strategy in scam networks that steal from US citizens, fentanyl that poisons our cities, PRC-linked land purchases near military installations, efforts to corrupt our politicians and elections, steal private personnel and biometric data, and intellectual-property theft from businesses and universities. These may look like separate problems, but they share a common purpose: to exploit our openness, gather leverage, weaken our institutions, spread propaganda, and make Americans pay a price for standing up to Beijing. Transnational repression is the most personal form of that strategy. It brings the pressure campaign to the doorstep of the student, journalist, dissident, artist, and family member. That is why state and local responses matter. A victim may first call local police, a student may go to a university official, a state attorney general may see the pattern, and a state legislator may realize existing law does not fit the threat. But do local officers recognize this threat, do universities know how to protect students, do states have the tools they need, and does the federal government have a real strategy? Today, I am working with Chairman Sullivan, Senator Merkley, and Representative McGovern on the Transnational Repression Policy Act. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would define the abuse, improve coordination, train officials, support targeted communities, and hold perpetrators accountable. If the CCP threatens people here, there must be investigations and prosecutions. If it reaches across our borders to spread fear, there must be sanctions. If it takes family members hostage to silence a critic, we will demand their release and expose the cruelty of that tactic. And if it tries to censor a free people, we will defend and spread the rights Beijing fears most: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, and the right to tell the truth without fear. A regime that fears a student’s question, a refugee’s protest, an artist’s statue, or the simple memory of Tiananmen is not a strong and confident superpower. It is afraid. And fear in the hands of a dictatorship is dangerous. It becomes coercion. It becomes censorship. It becomes repression that crosses borders and reaches into our communities. So, our response must be unmistakable. Because in the United States of America, unlike in China, no one needs the Party’s permission to speak, to worship, to protest, to remember, or to be free. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26c19aee6011c3f4ebeef9 Holly Madison says Playboy Mansion felt like a 'safe harbor' after she encountered Hollywood's dark side te 2026-06-08T13:20:26.982Z Holly Madison says Playboy Mansion felt like a 'safe harbor' after she encountered Hollywood's dark side Holly Madison quickly discovered that beneath Hollywood's glitz and glamour lurked a much darker reality. The former Playboy Bunny is returning as the host of Investigation Discovery's true-crime series, "Lethally Blonde," which explores real cases where beauty and fame collide with murder and scandal. The "Girls Next Door" alum told Fox News Digital she wants viewers — especially wide-eyed hopefuls bound for Los Angeles — to recognize the red flags hidden behind Hollywood's allure. JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT BLASTS HOLLYWOOD FOR SEXUALIZING HER AS A CHILD "I felt pretty quickly when I moved to L.A. that Hollywood was an unsafe environment," said the mother of two. "Being a 19-year-old from the middle of nowhere who just moved to LA, you would get people who approached you on the street and wanted to get you into escorting and things like that. [You're thinking], 'Oh my God, danger's right around every corner.'" "To me, when I went to the Playboy Mansion for a pool party, to me that seemed like a safe harbor," she admitted. "Of course, once I got on the inside, it’s a lot more complicated than that. But I saw it as a safe harbor in the beginning because I heard so many crazy Hollywood stories. And you just meet people out on the street who you know have bad intentions. It can be a scary place." The 46-year-old, who grew up in Alaska and Oregon, dreamed of having a successful modeling career like Marilyn Monroe and Pamela Anderson. After settling in Los Angeles, Madison moved into the Playboy Mansion when she was 21 years old. WATCH: HOLLY MADISON REVEALS HOLLYWOOD DANGERS BEHIND THE GLAMOUR "I think what probably surprised me [about Hollywood's celebrity culture] was just how deep the cult mentality can be. I definitely was in the thick of it," she explained. "Obviously, being a young girl from a small town, I knew what it felt like to look at anybody famous. They were really cool [and you had] stars in your eyes. But I think I was surprised to see how pervasive that mentality is, even among people who'd been in Hollywood for a number of years." "I think [I was] surprised by how deeply the cult-like mentality can form around one famous person or multiple famous people," she noted. Madison said that in the entertainment industry's high-stakes world, people chasing their big break will do just about anything to succeed. "When I was in the Playboy world, I knew of a woman who had lied about her age to become a centerfold," Madison said.  "And before the centerfold was published, she did admit that she lied about her age, so the whole thing got scrapped. But I sometimes think when you’re that young person, you want the opportunity so badly, you can be willing to lie about your age. And inside, you feel like an adult, you feel like you can handle these things. Sometimes you can’t." "When I was young and first trying to get into the entertainment industry myself, you’d hear cautionary tales now and again, and some basic safety advice," she reflected. "But I don’t think the power imbalance between older people in power and younger people who want to be in the industry can ever truly be clear to you until you are older yourself." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER "You can be aware of it to a point when you’re young," Madison stressed. "That’s why I think it’s important to share stories like these, so people, young women, can be aware." Madison was Playboy founder Hugh Hefner’s girlfriend from 2001 to 2008, despite a 53-year age gap. Hefner was known for having multiple girlfriends at the same time — at one point, as many as seven. She previously alleged to Fox News Digital that as one of Hefner’s girlfriends, there were strict rules to follow, including maintaining a no-nonsense 9 p.m. curfew. Madison also claimed that all of Hefner’s girlfriends had to maintain a certain look, and they couldn’t date other men or have an apartment of their own. Madison left the Playboy Mansion in 2008. Eight years later, she published the memoir "Down the Rabbit Hole," in which she alleged she experienced years of verbal and emotional abuse while living there. She has also repeatedly described the mansion environment as "cult-like." Before he died in 2017 at age 91, Hefner accused Madison of rewriting history. Madison has continued to stand by her account. Since leaving the Playboy Mansion, Madison has built a successful second act as an author and podcaster, sharing candid insights about Hollywood and her own experiences. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "I think it’s very difficult to reinvent yourself when you’ve come onto the scene with a property that’s so memorable," she said. "And ‘Girls Next Door’ was very memorable, and Playboy’s very memorable. So it’s very hard to pivot and completely divorce yourself from that." "I went through a phase where I didn’t want to talk about anything from my past at all because I wanted to completely start fresh," said Madison. "But I’ve just come to a place now where I just embrace it. I do what I want to do. And if other people want to think I’m only what I was in the past, that’s fine. I’m just going to do what I want to do.  "I would say my advice to anybody out there who wants to reinvent themselves is just go for it. Do what makes you happy. Be who you want to be. Don’t let the past be a chip on your shoulder. Think of it as other people’s problem." Madison urges any woman wanting to pursue show business not to make decisions too quickly. "Never be afraid to take time to read a contract," she warned. "Take your time. Especially if you’re ambitious, there’s a feeling of, ‘I need to get it done now.’ I definitely thought that when I was younger, but it doesn’t hurt to take a breath. And there are so many ways you can break through these days. Through social media, there are so many ways you can create your own thing. So I would say to just take your time and follow what feels right for you." "I call it a high-stakes environment when you’re involved in some kind of [situation] where there’s a lot of competition, and maybe your looks and your youth could land you a lot of money or a good gig.  "People can get really competitive. That brings out all kinds of jealousies and heightened emotions, which can play into these cases. There are also predators of all kinds in the industry. So there are a lot of warning signs. … Some of these worlds can be so seductive, you truly don’t see them." Looking back, there’s one thing Madison would have done differently. "[I would have] taken more pictures and kept more receipts," she said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26bcedee6011c3f4ebee6a NASCAR's scariest wreck in years rocks garage, Earnhardt saves another one & Bubba Wallace lectures young star te 2026-06-08T13:00:29.213Z NASCAR's scariest wreck in years rocks garage, Earnhardt saves another one & Bubba Wallace lectures young star I've done this 'racin deal for a long time, as Darrell Waltrip (D-Dubya!) would say. I've watched a lot of NASCAR races. Covered a lot of Daytona 500s. Seen a lot of nasty wrecks. A lot of nasty wrecks. Only a few, however, have made me queasy: The infamous Ryan Newman crash in the 2020 Daytona 500, a Ryan Blaney crash at the 2023 Firecracker, and an Erik Jones wreck at Talladega the following season. That's it. That's the list. The Chase Elliott-Christopher Bell wreck Sunday afternoon at Michigan had this NASCAR fan feeling queasy. Lord knows it had other drivers feeling the same way, judging by the radio communication throughout the field. Same with the spotters high above watching it all unfold. RYAN PREECE THOUGHT OF DAUGHTER AS CAR FLEW THROUGH AIR IN SCARY WRECK AT DAYTONA 500 Did y'all hear Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the booth? Dale's a pretty good judge of all things NASCAR. He didn't love what he saw. This isn't NASCAR in the 1970 or 80s or 90s. Wrecks don't kill people anymore. We nixed that in 2001. So it's rare for a crash to get any reaction out of me anymore. This one had me nervous. You'll see. What else do y'all wanna talk about today? Bubba Wallace giving young Carson Hocevar a stern talking to? Sure! Not sure Bubba's the best person to be giving advice, but hey, what do I know? I've also got Denny Hamlin winning by a mile and paying proper respect to Kyle Busch, Richard Childress letting off some steam, and Hooters Gianna hitting the beach. Good to have the MMPS veteran back. It's been a while, but summertime is here, and all is well again. Four tires, a couple drops of that Sunoco racin' fuel, and maybe a couple Tylenol PMs for Christopher Bell ... Monday Morning Pit-Stop — the 'Dale Saved Another One' edition — is LIVE! No use in stalling. There it is. There's the wreck that, for just a few seconds, had NASCAR fans (and drivers, and crew chiefs, and announcers) on edge yesterday at Michigan. Nobody went flipping through the air. Nobody landed on their hoods. Nobody went into a catch-fence. Nobody went up in flames. Those crashes — the ones you see at Daytona and Talladega — aren't the bad ones. Sure, they're visually appealing, but those aren't the ones that concern you. It's the ones where a driver goes into the wall at that angle, at that speed, that make you hold your breath. We all remember the Earnhardt crash, right? I don't need to replay it here. We've all seen it a thousand times at this point. It looked innocent. Yesterday's wreck, to the naked eye, looked innocent. It's not gonna get on SportsCenter (as if ESPN would dare cover NASCAR). It's not gonna go mega-viral on the internet. But it was vicious, and fast, and at the wrong place and the wrong time. I know Bubba can be dramatic (believe me, we'll get to it here in a bit), but that was genuine. I give this Next Gen car a lot of flak, and it's all warranted because they are, for the most part, garbage. Just complete trash. But they're safe, clearly. You ain't surviving that sort of impact a few 'gens' ago. You're just not. Look at the wall, by the way. LOOK at the wall: The race was red-flagged for a while, for those wondering. Spoiler alert! We're not done with the footage. If you thought the broadcast view was bad, take a look (and listen) at the in-car cameras from both Chase and Christopher Bell: Lordy. You can hear it immediately out of both spotters. They both knew this was a different crash right away. Again, Dale Jr.'s a pretty good barometer in the booth. Listen to him ... he'll let you know when something's serious or not. UNEARTHED FAN VIDEO SHOWS WHO KYLE BUSCH REALLY WAS, NASCAR'S DARKEST HOUR & BUBBA WALLACE'S 'ROWDY' STORY He knew it right away. You could hear it in his voice. And PS: What a great voice it is, right? God, how great is it having Junior back calling automobile races? I know Fox signs my paychecks, but buddy, Prime is special. OK, back to the film! Let's check in with Kyle Larson, who was safely behind this wreck ... or so he thought: Joe Gibbs said after the race that the team was concerned about Bell's wrist and ankle, and would be evaluating him this week. Judging by that picture from the tarmac, I'd be more concerned about the wrist right now. Bell didn't speak after the race. Chase did, and said all the things you'd expect him to say: Chase was probably going to win that race, for those who missed it. He had the fastest car all day, led a majority of the second stage, and seemed like a fairly good lock to get his third win of the season. Bell had the second-best car yesterday. Tyler Reddick also had a good vehicle. All three guys wrecked, and there was pretty much nobody left to catch Denny Hamlin, who won by 11 seconds (!!!) and then gave Kyle Busch a proper send-off: Kyle said earlier this season that he was fully prepared for Hamlin to catch, and then pass, him this season. The guy was nothing if not a realist. I miss him. OK, let's get to the Carson Hocevar portion of class and then cool off with Gianna Blaney on the way out. Carson wrecked damn near everyone yesterday, finished fifth, and was ELECTRIC from start to finish. Naturally, Bubba Wallace, who finished third, had to give him a verbal spanking after the race: "But at the same time — Kevin Harvick told me, I don't know, whenever I was hitting s--t four or five years ago — he said, 'stop hitting s--t, and your finishes will show.' And that's what I simply tried to tell him." Look, Bubba's right. The thought was correct. Will it have the same impact coming from Bubba (three career wins) compared to Kevin Harvick (60 career wins, NASCAR champion, 2027 Hall of Fame inductee)? Probably not. Not entirely sure Carson Hocevar will listen quite the same, but hey! It's the thought that counts. Speaking of Carson pissing everyone and their mother(s) off, let's check in with Richard Childress and get his thoughts on the 77 car: "Any time their eyes are close, it means they got a small brain" might be the greatest one-liner I've ever heard. Does Richard Childress, 80, still have the fastball, or WHAT? Amazing. It's been a tough few weeks for Richard. Clearly, he needed that. Glad he took it. OK, that's it for today. Good NASCAR race this week. Glad Christopher Bell is OK. Really glad we're not having a different sort of Monday today. As a reward, here's Hooters Hall of Famer Gianna Blaney hitting the beach as summer heats up. See y'all at the Poconos. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26baaeee6011c3f4ebee22 Phunky London Announces “Angel Fire” via AndesVault te 2026-06-08T12:50:54.880Z Phunky London Announces “Angel Fire” via AndesVault Phunky London presents a melodic electronic journey through connection, memory, and invisible networks. Out June 13 via AndesVault. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26b611ee6011c3f4ebed90 Mayes highlights water, health care and fentanyl concerns during Bullhead City visit te 2026-06-08T12:31:13.689Z Mayes highlights water, health care and fentanyl concerns during Bullhead City visit BULLHEAD CITY — Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes took the time to tour the Colorado Belle and talk to constituents in addition to serving as honored guests at City of Bullhead City's "250… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26b5fdee6011c3f4ebed87 State Attorney General and Secretary of State join Bullhead City in celebrating 250 Hour in honor of U.S. 250th birthday te 2026-06-08T12:30:53.206Z State Attorney General and Secretary of State join Bullhead City in celebrating 250 Hour in honor of U.S. 250th birthday BULLHEAD CITY — Elected officials at the state and local level gathered with community members on Saturday afternoon to toast America's 250th birthday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26b5e8ee6011c3f4ebed7a Decades later, search continues for answers in Arizona journalist's murder te 2026-06-08T12:30:32.244Z Decades later, search continues for answers in Arizona journalist's murder Don Bolles was lured to the Hotel Clarendon on June 2, 1976, with a promise of information about a corrupt land deal involving prominent Arizona politicians. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26b133ee6011c3f4ebecd7 Ancient palace discovery challenges the myth behind Sparta's rise to power te 2026-06-08T12:10:27.129Z Ancient palace discovery challenges the myth behind Sparta's rise to power New historical research suggests that one of the most legendary cities in history did not start out as a conquering warrior state — poking a hole in its founding myth. The study, which centered around Sparta, was recently published by historian Hans Beck in The Annual of the British School at Athens, Cover Media reported. Sparta emerged in the 9th century B.C. and dominated much of the Peloponnese between roughly 700 and 371 B.C. ARCHAEOLOGISTS EXCAVATE ANCIENT WORKSHOP WITH UNFINISHED SCULPTURES ON GREEK ISLAND In 371 B.C., the Spartans suffered a decisive defeat to the Thebans at the Battle of Leuctra, marking the beginning of their decline. Though Sparta is often remembered as a warrior society forged through conquest, the historical picture appears to be far more complex. Using archaeological discoveries at a site called Aghios Vasileios, Beck argues that Sparta emerged from an older Lakedaimonian cultural landscape, rather than being created from scratch by conquering warriors. Lakedaimonians were the people associated with the region of Lakedaimon, or Laconia, the area around Sparta. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER At Aghios Vasileios, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a palace complex, frescoes, bronze swords and administrative records written in Linear B, the oldest written form of the Greek language. Crucially, the study found that a major sanctuary called Amyklai remained active after the palace collapsed, and later became important to both Spartans and Lakedaimonians. "The rise of Sparta deeply altered the picture," wrote Beck, a professor at the University of Münster.  "Yet Amyklai retained its quality as a prime location of Lakedaimonian legacies." CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES The continuity of ritual activity there suggests older Lakedaimonian traditions survived into the period when Sparta was emerging, complicating the traditional story of conquest. The study does not dispute Sparta's later reputation as a military power, but argues the city-state's origins were not just a simple story of conquest. The findings come amid a wave of new discoveries shedding light on Ancient Greece. Earlier in 2026, officials announced the discovery of what may be the oldest wooden tools, dating back hundreds of thousands of years. The tools were found in the Megalopolis basin, a low-lying valley in southern Greece's Peloponnese peninsula. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ More recently, a German teenager stumbled across an ancient Greek coin, marking the first such find ever recorded in Berlin. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26af04ee6011c3f4ebec91 Why Trump picked Bill Pulte to lead US intelligence as critics question his qualifications te 2026-06-08T12:01:08.731Z Why Trump picked Bill Pulte to lead US intelligence as critics question his qualifications President Donald Trump's selection of Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte to serve as acting director of National Intelligence elevates a housing finance regulator and former social media philanthropist to one of the government's most sensitive national security posts. Before entering government, Pulte was best known as the grandson of the founder of homebuilding giant PulteGroup and for building a large following through social media philanthropy campaigns that distributed money to followers online. He later became a prominent figure in conservative social media circles before Trump tapped him to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which regulates Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Trump announced the selection in a Truth Social post, praising Pulte's leadership of the housing finance system and his experience managing "the most sensitive matters in America."  The White House declined to tell Fox News Digital whether Trump is considering Pulte for the position on a permanent basis. But expectations for Pulte became clearer Friday when Trump told The Wall Street Journal that he wants the acting intelligence chief to begin reducing the size of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. TRUMP NAMES BILL PULTE ACTING DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE "I'd like to see it smaller. I think there are a lot of people in there that shouldn't be there," Trump told the newspaper, describing the agency as "unnecessary and/or too big." Asked whether he wants Pulte to fire employees, Trump said he wants him to "start the process." Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton, R-Ark., quickly endorsed the effort, arguing that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has expanded far beyond the mission Congress envisioned when it created the office after the Sept. 11 attacks. "President Trump is right: the ODNI has grown far beyond its original mandate," Cotton wrote on X. "I've long advocated for downsizing, if not outright eliminating, this bureaucracy." The appointment immediately generated pushback from lawmakers and former officials who argued that Pulte lacks the experience for the role. But Trump allies, many of whom spent years railing against an intelligence "Deep State" they believed was working to undermine Trump insisted he would dutifully carry out the president’s agenda. "There is still very much so - I would say - internally a battle between different intelligence agencies," Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., said. "Half the battle in these intelligence positions is the fact that you want someone that will not obstruct the declassification order but assist in locating documents, and that is something that Bill will do." TRUMP'S DRASTIC NSC CUTS SPARK DEBATE: DOES FIGHTING THE 'DEEP STATE' PUT NATIONAL SECURITY AT RISK? "Bill Pulte is a great American and Patriot who will always fight for President Trump and his agenda," White House communications director Steven Cheung wrote on X. "This is an important time in our country, and Bill has the required energy and focus to achieve great things in this new position." Pulte's selection follows a period of public friction between Trump and outgoing director Tulsi Gabbard, who leaves the role on June 30.  Gabbard entered the role as a critic of the intelligence establishment, but her assessment that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon became a point of contention with the president as the administration moved toward military action against Tehran. Trump publicly rejected her assessment, saying "I don't care what she said" and later declaring that she was "wrong." Neither Trump nor his allies have defended Pulte's selection by pointing to any intelligence or national security experience. Instead, supporters have emphasized his management experience, willingness to challenge bureaucracy and commitment to advancing administration priorities. The White House declined to tell Fox News Digital whether Trump is considering Pulte for the position on a permanent basis. The distinction could prove significant, as acting officials can wield most of the authorities of Senate-confirmed officeholders while serving in a role intended to be temporary. "Very few Senate-confirmable positions come with statutory eligibility requirements. There are good reasons why the Director of National Intelligence is one of them," former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said in a statement. "Anyone performing this role of such immense public trust must have the extensive national security experience required by statute, and no nominee who falls short of this requirement will earn my vote," McConnell added. Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., similarly argued that Pulte lacks the qualifications envisioned for the position. "The concern is not only that Mr. Pulte lacks the 'extensive national security experience' required by statute," Warner said. "It is that he appears to have been selected precisely because the White House believes he will provide the narrative it wants, not the intelligence we need." Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., a former FBI agent who now chairs the House Intelligence Committee's CIA Subcommittee, was similarly blunt. "He shouldn't be there," Fitzpatrick said. "He's got no background in intelligence." Not all intelligence overseers were critical of the appointment, however. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rick Crawford, R-Ark., defended Trump's selection and dismissed concerns about Pulte's résumé. "Maybe you should think about something else," Crawford said. "This guy, whether anybody knows him or not, at least is not guilty of trying to orchestrate a coup against a sitting president." Pulte did not respond to a request for comment.  Earlier in 2026, Pulte said the FHFA had referred alleged Chinese and North Korean nationals to the Justice Department after discovering they had been working at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac while allegedly posing as other individuals. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26aef0ee6011c3f4ebec88 NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the Democratic Party 'lost its focus on working people' te 2026-06-08T12:00:48.806Z NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the Democratic Party 'lost its focus on working people' New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that he thinks the Democratic Party "has lost its focus on working people." Mamdani, during a June 1 interview with MS NOW's Eugene Daniels, said that people want to know what will be done about rent, housing, gas and groceries, noting, "We have to have answers to that. And that's what we're trying to show." "Do you think the leadership of the Democratic Party understands that?" Daniels asked. MAMDANI SHRUGS OFF DEMOCRATIC PARTY CONCERNS OVER HIS 'ABOLISH ICE' PUSH "I think that the party as a whole has lost its focus on working people. And I'm hopeful that we start to develop that," Mamdani said. "You know, you look at the four freedoms, you look at the real core of the New Deal, there was a moment when this party was unabashed about its focus on working people. And I'm excited to bring it back there," he said. PRO-ISRAEL INFLUENCER EMILY AUSTIN SAYS ZOHRAN MAMDANI REACHED OUT TO CO-HOST FIFA EVENT Mamdani, who identifies as a democratic socialist, won the Big Apple's mayoral election last year while running as the Democratic candidate. MAMDANI MARKS PRIDE MONTH, SAYS HONORING 'QUEER AND TRANSGENDER' CONTRIBUTIONS WOULD TAKE MORE THAN 30 DAYS "I was elected as a democratic socialist and I will govern as a democratic socialist," he declared during his January 1, 2026 inauguration speech. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26aedcee6011c3f4ebec7f Blue Jays rally while Orioles' double-play attempt negated as umps rule infielder failed to try to tag runner te 2026-06-08T12:00:28.811Z Blue Jays rally while Orioles' double-play attempt negated as umps rule infielder failed to try to tag runner The replay system and the Automated Balls and Strikes system (ABS) may be a saving grace for some players and managers but the human element of baseball will always be a factor in the game as it was in a game between two American League East contenders. The Toronto Blue Jays and second baseman Ernie Clement may have benefited the most from the human aspect of the game in the sixth inning on Sunday. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Blue Jays catcher Brandon Valenzuela hit a chopper to Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson. Clement swerved to his right to avoid Henderson’s tag with the infielder throwing to first, thinking that the runner would be called out for being out of the baseline. Instead, second base umpire Nic Lentz ruled Clement safe at second, saying that Clement was getting out of the way for Henderson to field the ball instead of trying to avoid the tag. "The runner has the right to establish his base path, and so Clement had established his base path to avoid the fielder from potential interference," Lentz told a pool reporter. "Even though Henderson reached out for a tag, Clement’s base path was already established out there, going to the second base, so therefore it was not out of the baseline." Henderson said the call was "super frustrating" and added that he felt like it was "not a great call." Orioles manager Craig Albernaz argued on the field. He said the umpires told him that Henderson didn’t do enough to make a tag attempt. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "I think when you stick your glove out to tag somebody, that’s an attempted tag," Albernaz said. "There’s no rule about how far you have to extend your arm to tag somebody." Hunter Wendelstedt said Clement moving out of the path was a "very gentlemanly thing to do." "He was getting out of the way to allow the fielder to make the play towards first base," he added. Baltimore held a 4-2 lead with two outs after the Clement calamity. But the Jays would rally. Orioles pitcher Shane Baz had more chances to get out of the inning. He allowed five runs – one earned – in 5 2/3 innings of work. He yelled at umpires as he walked to the dugout. "The only reason I’m not going to talk about that play is because I will get fined," Baz said afterward. "That’s the only reason." Toronto won the game, 6-4. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26aa30ee6011c3f4ebebdc Toledo police following 'multiple leads' as manhunt enters 3rd day after festival shooting te 2026-06-08T11:40:32.732Z Toledo police following 'multiple leads' as manhunt enters 3rd day after festival shooting A manhunt for the gunmen who wounded a dozen victims near a street festival in Toledo, Ohio, over the weekend entered its third day without an arrest on Monday as police say investigators are tracking "multiple leads." In a brief update posted to social media Sunday, Toledo police said investigators were continuing to make progress on the leads. Police have urged festivalgoers to come forward with any photos or videos that might have caught a glimpse of the suspects. Officers responded around 5:37 p.m. Saturday to a report of a shooting near the popular Old West End Festival, an annual gathering where hundreds of people were enjoying live music, food vendors and home tours, and found multiple people with gunshot wounds. Police said all 12 victims were reported to be in stable condition and continued to improve as of Sunday. The victims ranged in age from 14 to 61, with most of them in their early 20s. MULTIPLE PEOPLE STABBED NEAR PENN STATION, LEAVING ONE SERIOUSLY INJURED AS INVESTIGATION CONTINUES Toledo Deputy Chief Joseph Heffernan said during a news conference that investigators believe the shooting involved at least two gunmen who "were probably shooting at each other." Authorities have not released descriptions of any suspects or identified a possible motive. MANHUNT UNDERWAY FOR SUSPECT ACCUSED OF KILLING TWO PEOPLE OUTSIDE CHIPOTLE RESTAURANT Lucas County Prosecutor Julia Bates vowed that "justice will be swift and strong." "Those who were frightened, traumatized or harmed by this violence will remain at the forefront of our efforts," Bates said in a statement. "I’ve felt outrage before, but this is personal. This is my home. These are my friends and neighbors. It is not OK." Authorities asked anyone with information to call or text Crime Stoppers at 419-255-1111, noting that tipsters may remain anonymous. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26a7d2ee6011c3f4ebeb94 Why bettors should back the Phillies on the run line against Blue Jays despite a recent loss te 2026-06-08T11:30:26.015Z Why bettors should back the Phillies on the run line against Blue Jays despite a recent loss A new week of baseball starts, and I need a new opportunity. The last few baseball picks that I've had crushed me, unfortunately. The good news is that with baseball we get chances every day to recapture those units the sportsbooks are borrowing from us. Today, I'm looking to recapture one as the Philadelphia Phillies take on the Toronto Blue Jays. The Phillies are proving that a manager can make a difference. Maybe this turnaround would've happened even if the team did nothing. After a disastrous start, the team changed leadership and they have run their record to 35-30. While that isn't the most impressive mark, it is strong. Philadelphia is still far behind in the divisional race, but that isn't important. Getting into the postseason is all that will matter, and they've at least positioned themselves to do that heading into the summer months. I can't imagine anyone would want to face the Phillies in the postseason. The Dodgers, for example, are beatable, and I think the Phillies behind Zack Wheeler, and tonight's starter, Christopher Sanchez, would be a combo that can do it. Sanchez recently set the MLB record for scoreless innings by a left-hander. He is first in the majors with a 1.46 ERA, second with 103 strikeouts, and a 1.09 WHIP, but that sits at 21st. His May month was ridiculous. He threw more innings (39) than he allowed hits and walks (28). He also struck out 45 hitters. He is as reliable as anyone to turn in six innings of one- or two-run ball. Blue Jays hitters are batting just .204 against him. The Blue Jays are a team that still has some work to do if they want to get back to where they were last season. They are two games below .500 at the moment, which is still in a manageable situation for them. The problem really lies in the fact that the division is probably the hardest in baseball, so they will need to fight all of the other teams for a wild card spot. To the Blue Jays' credit, they are doing all of their work right now with multiple injuries to their pitching staff. If they can regain health, they should regain the form from last year that made them so successful. One guy they took a flier on who has worked out for them so far is Patrick Corbin. Once regarded as the worst contract in the league, Corbin has put together a decent year-and-a-half on the mound for the Rangers and now Blue Jays. Corbin is 2-2 with a 3.98 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. Those aren't exactly numbers you're going to get excited about as a Toronto backer, but they also are at least acceptable for a fourth or fifth starter. He also had a solid May, but not on the same level as Sanchez, of course. He went 30 innings and allowed 12 earned runs on 35 hits and eight walks. Having been on the Washington Nationals for so long, the Phillies hitters are familiar with him, batting .335 off of Corbin. When Chris Sale was on the mound the other day, I took him to beat the Blue Jays on the run line for a couple of units. It was a disaster as the Blue Jays won and Sale had one of his worst games of the season. That's sports betting, unfortunately. I don't think I necessarily had the wrong read; I just had the wrong outcome. In fact, I got the bet at plus money and it went live at -119. Today, I'm going for the same bet. I'll take the Phillies on the run line. Sanchez is too good to pass up and the history of the Phillies against the Blue Jays' starter makes me think this should be a comfortable win for them. It is baseball, so anything can happen. I think the best bet here is to take the run line through five innings and back the Phillies that way. We should get at least one or two runs from Philadelphia, and Sanchez should turn in his typically reliable performance. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM For more sports betting information and plays, follow David on X/Twitter: @futureprez2024 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26a372ee6011c3f4ebeaf1 Caitlin Clark avoiding Fever teammate's high-five attempt sparks outrageous social media discourse te 2026-06-08T11:11:46.567Z Caitlin Clark avoiding Fever teammate's high-five attempt sparks outrageous social media discourse The Indiana Fever's team camaraderie has been hotly analyzed by all corners of the internet over the last week and it popped up again on Saturday night as the team lost to the New York Liberty. A clip popped up on social media showing Clark leaving the bench to take the floor after a timeout in the action. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! One teammate, Tyasha Harris, tried to high five Clark as she walked back onto the floor. Clark, appearing to have her head down, walked past Harris. The guard then patted Clark on the shoulder. Off the top, it appeared to be a trivial moment. Clark, obviously focused on the game, may not have seen Harris’ hand up in that moment and accidentally just walked past her. But it didn’t stop the slew of WNBA analysts from offering their takes on the five-second clip. Clark and head coach Stephanie White were previously thrust into the social media fires at the end of May when the two had a heated sideline exchange. White was forced to address the moment last week, contrasting her interactions with women’s players than how things are seen in the men’s game. "What happened in that moment is, I was challenging a player. It's coaching, is what it is," White told reporters. "I don't often think it becomes an issue if you're watching it in men's sports, most of the time." White portrayed the moment as the natural result of two highly competitive personalities pushing each other. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "She wants to be coached. I want her to help me be a better coach," White added. "We're both competitive. We're both stubborn. We're more alike than different. Hopefully, we continue to bring the best out of each other." White also pushed back against the reaction surrounding the incident, arguing that Clark's enormous profile guarantees scrutiny. "I think the narrative of people trying to make something that it's not is just taking sensationalism to try to get some clicks, and all the other stuff," White said. Clark has yet to address the high-five moment, but scrutiny has become more pressing as Indiana sits at 5-5 with weeks to go before the All-Star break. Clark had 10 points on 4-of-14 from the field against the Liberty. New York is 7-4 on the year. Fox News’ Alejandro Avila contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26a35eee6011c3f4ebeae8 Critics mock the new White House ballroom, but modern security is no joke te 2026-06-08T11:11:26.647Z Critics mock the new White House ballroom, but modern security is no joke This year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner should have been the same as any other: a beloved, annual tradition that brings together the media, politicians, and administration officials to celebrate our free press, build relationships, and honor the First Amendment. Instead, the event served as a reminder of the urgent need to modernize and secure the White House complex. The third assassination attempt of President Donald Trump proves these are no longer random acts. This is a pattern. The reality is that our nation’s security has changed. Risks have evolved, and today’s threats are far more sophisticated than they were even a decade ago. Beyond politics, this is about the safety of modern democratic institutions and the people who work in and visit them every day. Major events at the White House now require security protocols that often exceed the physical capabilities of the current complex. WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS' DINNER SHOOTING SHARPENS FOCUS ON TRUMP’S BALLROOM CONSTRUCTION PROPOSAL The White House Ballroom will address those challenges directly by creating a controlled, secure venue for official gatherings, mitigating unnecessary risk for everyone in attendance. Much as it would protect the president and heads of state, it would also improve safety for journalists, staff, and security personnel working and attending events as well. As threats to high-profile gatherings continue to evolve, so too must the infrastructure designed to prevent them. Existing White House event and security spaces were designed for a different era, one in which cyber threats, drones, and coordinated security risks were not daily realities. While the White House Military Office and the United States Secret Service continue to adapt with professionalism and precision, physical infrastructure limitations remain. Today, increased national security concerns demand facilities capable of accommodating modern protective measures, including enhanced screening, secure access control, emergency response coordination, and advanced surveillance systems. The limitations of the White House complex create unnecessary strain on security personnel and operational resources. Large-scale events often require extensive temporary security measures, road closures, and logistical workarounds that divert personnel and taxpayer resources. A purpose-built ballroom will provide a permanent, secure, and efficient solution that strengthens both operational readiness and public safety. MIKE DAVIS: SECURE THE WHITE HOUSE AND BUILD THE BALLROOM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED A modern White House ballroom will also create opportunities to improve accessibility and functionality for official events. Better crowd management, greater screening capacity, and improved coordination between agencies would reduce vulnerabilities while allowing events to proceed more efficiently and safely. Critics will continue to frame the ballroom as unnecessary or symbolic in nature, but that is a grave misunderstanding of the broader issue at stake. This is not about luxury or aesthetic achievement. It is about preparedness, continuity of government operations, and the protection of the people who serve our nation. The stakes have never been higher. Threats facing public officials, and now journalists and attendees at high-profile events continue to grow in complexity and frequency. Political violence, foreign influence operations, cyber-enabled threats, and targeted attacks are no longer hypothetical concerns. For generations, the White House has stood as both a symbol of American democracy and a functioning workplace at the center of global affairs. Ensuring that it is equipped to safely host modern events should not be a partisan take; it is practical. Every administration has a responsibility to adapt to the realities of the moment. Investing in secure, modern infrastructure at the White House is an investment in national security, public safety, and the resilience of our institutions. Future administrations and the American people deserve nothing less. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM BRETT TOLMAN Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26a34aee6011c3f4ebeadf Susan Collins getting reelected is bigger concern than Graham Platner allegations, Texas Democrat claims te 2026-06-08T11:11:06.647Z Susan Collins getting reelected is bigger concern than Graham Platner allegations, Texas Democrat claims Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, claimed on Sunday that Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins concerned her "at an even greater level" than Graham Platner while discussing the latest scandal he is facing. Escobar joined a panel on CNN's "State of the Union" to discuss the allegations of rape fantasies, heavy drinking and violent episodes against Platner made by ex-girlfriends of his to the New York Times last week. As a member of Platner's party, Escobar admitted that the report "concerns" her but not as much as Collins retaining her seat. "Of course it concerns me," Escobar said. "But I will also say what concerns me even at an even greater level is Susan Collins getting reelected. She has given cover and comfort to the most corrupt, incompetent president we've ever had. And, hopefully, the people of Maine will take away the seat from her, whoever the nominee is." NYT PANEL DEBATES WHETHER GRAHAM PLATNER IS A ‘DIRTBAG’ OR DEMOCRATS’ ANSWER TO TRUMP-ERA POLITICS Escobar went on to also use the report to attack Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton and his past controversies. "And if folks are concerned about Mr. Platner, wait until they hear about the Senate candidate in my state, Ken Paxton. He is someone who I hope gets as much coverage as the Maine candidate is getting, because what we know in Texas about Ken Paxton is pretty horrifying, even people within his own party," Escobar said. GRAHAM PLATNER DENIES DAMNING NEW REPORT ALLEGING ABUSE AS 'SIMPLY NOT TRUE' Fox News Digital reached out to Collins and Paxton's respective offices for comment. Platner continues to face backlash for several other past scandals, including a now-covered tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol, several controversial Reddit posts attacking soldiers and several explicit messages sent to women while he was married. PENNSYLVANIA DEM REP CLAIMS GRAHAM PLATNER 'HAS DISQUALIFIED HIMSELF' FROM MAINE SENATE RACE Despite the growing list of scandals, several Democrats have chosen to defend and stand by Platner ahead of Maine's primary election, where he is expected to become the presumptive nominee. One prominent example included California Rep. Ro Khanna. "[H]e really grew as a person when he came back to Maine, and he was an oyster farmer," Khanna said in an interview with Fox News Digital. "And he found peace, and he is ashamed of that period. To me, that suggests someone taking accountability and improving their lives, and we need that redemption in this country. And I agree with a lot of his economic policies, that we should be taxing the billionaires, we should be focusing on the working class." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26a336ee6011c3f4ebead6 Study reveals hidden gut factor that may make some people more susceptible to sepsis te 2026-06-08T11:10:46.656Z Study reveals hidden gut factor that may make some people more susceptible to sepsis Potentially deadly sepsis may be more likely in certain patients due to problems in the gut. Researchers from the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology's Infectious Disease Research Center used female mouse models to investigate why sepsis outcomes can vary so dramatically. The study, published in the journal Nature, looked at genetically similar mice with different gut microbiomes. The mice were infected with Acinetobacter baumannii — a highly resilient bacterium that can lead to sepsis. ER DOCTOR REVEALS HOW PNEUMONIA CAN SUDDENLY TURN DEADLY AFTER KYLE BUSCH'S DEATH The researchers compared groups of mice with higher and lower survival rates, examining differences in their gut microbiomes, the amount of bacteria in their blood and organs, and other cellular markers, according to the study press release. Although some mice were genetically similar, the more vulnerable mice had a higher concentration of Muribaculaceae bacteria in the gut. In one comparison, these bacteria made up about 28% of the microbiome in poor surviving mice, but only 0.15% in better surviving mice. Mice with worse survival showed an early and strong inflammatory response, which later led to more bacteria in the blood, lungs and spleen. This suggests that the microbiome causes the immune system to be more reactive, according to the researchers. GUT MICROBES COULD BE KEY TO FIGHTING TOXIC, LONG-LASTING 'FOREVER CHEMICALS,' RESEARCH SAYS In the microbiome of mice with worse survival, the researchers also noticed that one strain of bacteria — Sangeribacter muris KT1-3 — was most prominent. The mice that typically survived at high rates fared much worse when housed with KTI-3 mice, with their survival falling to 10%. This bacterial strain also appeared to worsen inflammation during certain infections, making sepsis more severe. These findings suggest that the gut microbiome can signal how the immune system will react before an infection begins. Andrew Fleming, MD, section chief of Infectious Diseases & Immunology at NYU Langone Hospital, Brooklyn, said it has been "known for years" that gut bacteria and bacterial toxins can be released into the bloodstream during sepsis. This worsens the inflammatory response to the initial infection, according to Fleming, who was not involved in the study. 5 GUT-BOOSTING FRUITS TO EAT MORE OF IN 2026 FOR BETTER DIGESTION, EXPERTS SAY "This process is particularly important in septic shock, where the intestinal wall becomes more permeable to translocation (or leaking) of bacterial products," Fleming said. Interactions between the gut microbiome and the immune system are "complex and variable from person to person," the doctor described. "But there is mounting evidence that a diverse and healthy gut microbiome – the community of bacteria that lives in a person's gut – is protective in some ways against severe sepsis," he went on. "And a dysregulated microbiome – for example, one severely altered by antibiotics – can impair or worsen the immune system's response during sepsis." Scientists are starting to think of the gut microbiome "almost as a living organ," according to Fleming, much like the heart, kidneys or liver, all serving "multiple functions" to keep the body healthy. CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES An unhealthy microbiome can have "detrimental effects across a range of health issues," he added – including how the body responds to infections. "Compared to our other organs, we currently have fewer readily available tests in the doctor's office to measure the health of our microbiome," Fleming said. "However, this should not prevent us from thinking about our gut microbiome and how to keep it healthy." The use of antibiotics has "major and long-lasting effects" on the microbiome, Fleming noted. Up to 80% of adults in the U.S. are prescribed an antibiotic every year, while 30% are estimated to be unnecessary, according to the CDC. "Antibiotics deplete the diversity of the microbiome and create a void in the gut microbial community that can be filled by harmful bacteria from the environment," the doctor told Fox News Digital. "We must begin to think much more critically about our antibiotic use and overuse, both to maintain our gut health and to reduce the spread of antibiotic resistance." The study findings are an "intriguing starting point to further research," Fleming said, although there were some key limitations. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER "Sangeribacter muris is not typically found in humans, so the exact mechanism of this bacterial strain worsening sepsis that is demonstrated in this study cannot be directly extrapolated to people," he said. "Well-designed clinical trials should be conducted to explore how similar gut microbiome effects may play out in sepsis in humans." TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Despite these limitations, the doctor said he supports the hypothesis that maintaining a healthy gut microbiome can help keep the immune system well-regulated while reducing the risk of developing severe sepsis. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26a320ee6011c3f4ebeab5 Uber, Wayve and Waymo are headed towards a robotaxi showdown in London te 2026-06-08T11:10:24.722Z Uber, Wayve and Waymo are headed towards a robotaxi showdown in London Uber customers in the UK can now join an interest list to increase their chances of being matched with a Wayve robotaxi. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26a0caee6011c3f4ebea72 President Trump demands Iran and Israel 'stop' firing at each other and more top headlines te 2026-06-08T11:00:26.499Z President Trump demands Iran and Israel 'stop' firing at each other and more top headlines 1. President Trump demands Iran and Israel ‘stop’ firing at each other 2. 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See video … Tune in for a look at the GOP’s legislative push on funding, intelligence, and fraud oversight as the midterm campaign season approaches. Check it out ... What's it looking like in your neighborhood? Continue reading…   Facebook Instagram YouTube Twitter LinkedIn      Fox News First Fox News Opinion Fox News Lifestyle Fox News Entertainment (FOX411) Fox Business Fox Weather Fox Sports Tubi Fox News Go Thank you for making us your first choice in the morning! We'll see you in your inbox first thing Tuesday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a269eceee6011c3f4ebea3b The Road to Cleaner Water: How to Prevent Roads from Polluting Waterways te 2026-06-08T10:51:58.408Z The Road to Cleaner Water: How to Prevent Roads from Polluting Waterways (Feature Impact) Everyone loves driving on clean highways and spotless local roads. Few people, however, realize the benefits of clean roads go well beyond mere aesthetics. Cleaner roads also mean cleaner and healthier local rivers, lakes and beaches. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a269eb8ee6011c3f4ebea32 The Road to Cleaner Water: How to Prevent Roads from Polluting Waterways te 2026-06-08T10:51:36.894Z The Road to Cleaner Water: How to Prevent Roads from Polluting Waterways Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a269ea3ee6011c3f4ebea29 How PR and MarCom leaders can improve and measure brand visibility in the AI era te 2026-06-08T10:51:16.000Z How PR and MarCom leaders can improve and measure brand visibility in the AI era (BPT) - Key Takeaways Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a269e8fee6011c3f4ebea20 How PR and MarCom leaders can improve and measure brand visibility in the AI era te 2026-06-08T10:50:55.448Z How PR and MarCom leaders can improve and measure brand visibility in the AI era Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2699c3ee6011c3f4ebe972 Broncos star speaks out following domestic violence arrest, fires off an apology te 2026-06-08T10:30:27.208Z Broncos star speaks out following domestic violence arrest, fires off an apology It is rare when anyone, much less an NFL player who has the guidance of legal counsel, breaks his silence days after a domestic violence arrest, but Denver Broncos edge rusher Jonathon Cooper has done exactly that, and there are surprises. Cooper went on his Instagram account and posted a long Bible Scripture as one of his Stories, which seems, well, strange given the allegations against him. And then he apologized for his actions. Cooper was arrested in Colorado around 11 p.m. on Thursday and was held overnight on two counts of domestic violence and one count of criminal mischief following an incident with his girlfriend, who was also arrested on a domestic violence charge. BRONCOS STAR JONATHAN COOPER ARRESTED ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CHARGES Cooper, a sixth-year player with 31.5 career sacks, appeared in a Douglas County courtroom Friday morning with his attorney Harvey Steinberg. A follow-up plea hearing was tentatively scheduled for Monday and the 6-foot-5, 251-pound Cooper was released on a personal recognizance bond. And, in the meantime, Cooper apologized. He posted Bible verses on his Instagram Stories about anger and then added his own message: GREEN BAY PACKERS PRO BOWL RB JOSH JACOBS ARRESTED ON MULTIPLE DOMESTIC ABUSE CHARGES "I realize posting a Bible. (sic) Quote right after something very serious happens does not just mean everything is okay," Cooper posted. "I apologize to my family, to my friends and my community. "And so many others." Cooper added on another story: "I apologize. This situation is not who I am." The Scripture Cooper posted is a highlighted photo of Ephesians 4:26-32. It begins ... "Do not let your anger lead you into sin, and do not let the sun go down on your anger." Verses 31 and 32, which Cooper also had highlighted read, "Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." A legal expert who requested anonymity told Fox News on Sunday evening that he would have advised Cooper to remain silent, including on social media. He said this social media post could pose a challenge for Cooper's legal team if a case goes to trial. He said prosecutors could conceivably use the apology as evidence, making the point to a jury that not guilty (innocent) people have no reason to apologize. That all remains to be seen because many of these cases do not make it past the charge phase, much less to trial. And that is much more rare when both parties are arrested on charges of domestic abuse which is what happened in this incident. According to the arrest affidavit, Cooper's girlfriend and Cooper were arguing over cheating allegations. She then grabbed Cooper's phone, threw it, then picked it up and tried to go through it. Cooper allegedly got in some sort of physical contact with her as he tried to take back his phone, per the affidavit. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Conflicting statements from the two witnesses (Cooper and his girlfriend) and lack of bruises, scratches or other credible evidence of physical contact, led the responding officer to conclude there was "no probable cause for harassment or assault charges." Cooper did admit, however, that he caused "disabling damage" to his girlfriend's phone when he bit it. Yes, weird. The affidavit also includes allegations from the girlfriend that Cooper picked her up by the throat although the officer concluded that a "small mark on [her] neck did not appear to be consistent with the claim [she] had been held up in the air by her throat by another individual." The Broncos and the NFL are both aware of the incident. FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a269583ee6011c3f4ebe8f5 House Majority Leader Carbone Becomes 44th State Legislator To Endorse Biggs In Governor Race te 2026-06-08T10:12:19.118Z House Majority Leader Carbone Becomes 44th State Legislator To Endorse Biggs In Governor Race By Ethan Faverino | Arizona House Majority Leader Michael Carbone (R-LD25) has endorsed Congressman Andy Biggs for Governor, praising his proven ability to unite lawmakers and advance conservative priorities through collaboration with the Legislature. Carbone, who represents Maricopa County’s West Valley, becomes the 44th current or former state legislator to publicly back Biggs and the first member of State House leadership to do so. “We need conservative leadership ready to work with the Legislature and advance policies that bring down the cost of living on Arizonans so our state can prosper,” stated Carbone. “Andy Biggs is the best choice to do that from day one as Governor. He understands the legislative process at the Capitol and knows what it takes to make our state thrive. He’ll be a great advocate for the West Valley and for all of Arizona as Governor.” Carbone also joins the growing list of West Valley elected officials supporting Biggs, including U.S. Congressman Abe Hamadeh, Maricopa County Supervisor Debbie Lesko, Arizona State Senator Janae Shamp, and Arizona State Representatives Nick Kupper, Lisa Fink, Michele Peña, David Livingston, and Beverly Pingerelli. “Majority Leader Carbone has been a champion for thoughtful conservative policies, like expanding our nuclear capabilities to bring utility costs down and supporting pro-growth policies for our Arizona small businesses,” said Congressman Biggs. “Our campaign is focused on building out our support amongst Republican leaders and voters with a positive vision that brings our party together. With less than three weeks until ballots go out for the Republican primary election, we are well prepared for a victory on July 21st before defeating Katie Hobbs in November.” Biggs has consistently maintained a commanding lead in the Republican primary field, according to multiple independent polls conducted since September 2025. A survey by NextGen Polling found Biggs ahead by 42%, while Emerson College showed him leading by 33%. GrayHouse reported a 24% advantage and Pulse Decision likewise found Biggs leading by 24%. The most recent poll, conducted by Noble Predictive Insights, lists Biggs leading the Republican primary field by 30%. The study, conducted May 5-7, 2026, among 996 registered voters in Arizona including 375 registers Republicans, shows Biggs rising to 48% — up from 40% in February. Biggs leads across key GOP demographics, including: Men: 50% Biggs – 21% Schweikert Women: 46% – 15% Voters Aged 65+: 57% – 17% Conservatives: 52% – 16% Trump Supporters: 55% – 16% Hispanic Republicans: 57% – 9% Biggs is the only candidate in the Arizona Republican gubernatorial primary endorsed by both President Trump and the late Charlie Kirk. Additional high-profile support includes endorsements from Turning Point CEO Erika Kirk, Arizona Congressmen Eli Crane, Paul Gosar, Abe Hamadeh, and Texas Governor Greg Abbott, and Maricopa County Supervisors Debbie Lesko and Mark Stewart. Biggs has also secured backing from influential conservative organizations including Turning Point Action, Moms for America Action, and Gun Owners of America-Arizona Chapter. Law enforcement support includes former Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller, the Arizona Law Enforcement Association, and the Arizona Council of Prisons Locals. Rep. Biggs leads all Republican gubernatorial candidates in fundraising, with $2.7 million raised and $1.1 million cash on hand, an advantage of more than 10:1 over his closest primary competitor. He has set multiple personal funding records throughout the 2026 cycle. Ethan Faverino is a reporter for AZ Free News. You can send him news tips using this link. The post House Majority Leader Carbone Becomes 44th State Legislator To Endorse Biggs In Governor Race first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26956eee6011c3f4ebe8ec Pinal County Attorney Says No Record Exists Of Mark Lamb Investigation te 2026-06-08T10:11:58.080Z Pinal County Attorney Says No Record Exists Of Mark Lamb Investigation By Staff Reporter | No investigation was ever made concerning GOP congressional candidate and former Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb by the Pinal County Attorney’s Office (PCAO), says the current administration. PCAO made an announcement on Friday that disputed former County Attorney Kent Volkmer’s claim that PCAO had conducted a “cursory investigation” into Lamb under his leadership.  Volkmer made the claim to the Arizona Republic as part of their recent investigative report into accusations that Lamb threatened the women he’d engaged in affairs with over the years. Volkmer alleged his office acted on Lamb’s request to investigate possible criminal charges for two women speaking out about his affairs. Volkmer also alleged that the supposed cursory investigation didn’t lead to any possibility of criminal charges.  PCAO said it could find no records of reports, investigative summaries, witness interviews, referrals due to conflict, or documented findings that could verify Volkmer’s claim. PCAO said their discovery indicated potential issues with the due diligence of past county leadership.  “Even a limited or ‘cursory’ investigation would ordinarily generate some form of documentation or investigative notes. At this time, the PCAO has not located any such records in its files,” stated the PCAO. “[R]equests for investigations by Sheriff Lamb should have been formally documented, appropriately reviewed, and, if necessary, referred out to avoid any appearance of bias or conflict of interest.” However, PCAO did find records indicating that Volkmer’s office received word on allegations against Lamb over six years ago and failed to act. In January 2020, the Pinal County Board of Supervisors received a packet of information outlining allegations of sexual impropriety by Lamb. The packet contained nearly 40 pages of text message screenshots and photographs to support the allegations. Tim Gustafson, a local pastor running to unseat Lamb — who was county sheriff at the time — gave the board the packet.  Per board meeting records, the board asked PCAO to review potential limitations to speech in public sessions concerning sexual topics. A deputy county attorney with the PCAO at the time promised to look into the matter.  County Attorney Brad Miller has denied that he was behind the rumor that Lamb was a “swinger” as well as a sexter.  Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ-05), whose district Lamb is hoping to represent, told KTAR in an interview last week that he would “reserve judgment” on the accusations against Lamb. Biggs is leaving Congress to try to unseat Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. Both Biggs and Lamb are both members of the Mormon church.  As new developments continue to emerge regarding the sex scandal allegations against Lamb, the former sheriff declined to appear for the Arizona Clean Elections Commission’s Republican primary debate for the 5th Congressional District on Thursday.  Only Lamb’s primary contender, a Christian builder named Daniel Keenan, appeared for the debate. Keenan discussed his campaign platform for nearly half of an hour.  There are three Democratic candidates vying to flip Biggs’ seat: Brian Hualde, Chris James, and Elizabeth Lee.  AZ Free News is your #1 source for Arizona news and politics. You can send us news tips using this link. The post Pinal County Attorney Says No Record Exists Of Mark Lamb Investigation first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a269559ee6011c3f4ebe8e3 RNC Targets Sen. Gallego Following Reports Of Ethics Probe Into Rep. Jimmy Gomez te 2026-06-08T10:11:37.054Z RNC Targets Sen. Gallego Following Reports Of Ethics Probe Into Rep. Jimmy Gomez By Matthew Holloway | The Republican National Committee is targeting Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) following reports that Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) is facing a House Ethics Committee investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct. The attack comes after Gomez publicly acknowledged an extramarital affair following reporting by the New York Post and amid reports that House investigators are reviewing allegations involving his conduct toward congressional staffers. Gomez has denied violating House rules and has maintained that any relationships were consensual. In a statement distributed Wednesday, RNC Western Regional Communications Director Nick Poche sought to tie Gallego to Gomez and other congressional Democrats who have faced controversy. “Ruben Gallego’s sick freak friends prey on women and employees. You are the company you keep, so Gallego needs to answer for what he’s seen, and the people around Gallego need to answer whether or not he is part of the problem as well,” Poche said. According to the New York Post, Gomez admitted to an affair after initially denying reports concerning his personal conduct. The outlet also reported that allegations involving Gomez’s interactions with congressional staffers prompted a House Ethics Committee investigation. Gomez has disputed allegations that he engaged in misconduct and has stated that he did not violate House ethics rules. As discussion of the allegations spread online, Brian Anderson of Saguaro Group and Arizona Capitol Oversight highlighted a resurfaced 2018 X exchange involving Gallego, Gomez, and Swalwell. Jimmy Gomez? One of @RubenGallego's best friends? He had no clue. He never saw anythinghttps://t.co/EpuzwFqbVQ pic.twitter.com/EfFPvbnpjr — Brian Anderson (@AZBrianAnderson) June 2, 2026 The RNC statement also referenced former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), another California Democrat who has faced scrutiny in recent years. Poche argued that Gallego’s political associations with Gomez and Swalwell warranted additional questions about the Arizona senator’s judgment and political alliances. Gallego served alongside Gomez during his tenure in the U.S. House before winning election to the Senate in 2024. The RNC did not allege that Gallego engaged in any misconduct. The new scrutiny also follows controversy surrounding Gallego’s comments on allegations of sexual conduct involving Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner raised by a Fox News report. FIRST ON FOX: Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner's deleted Reddit account reveals graphic posts about masturbating in portable toilets and praising explicit military restroom graffiti — the latest in a growing trail of vulgar comments that could define his race… pic.twitter.com/oejepVCv9y — Fox News Politics (@foxnewspolitics) May 19, 2026 In May, Gallego defended Platner, arguing in a post to X that some of the conduct being criticized reflected experiences and attitudes common in military culture. The remarks drew criticism from Republicans and became a point of contention in Arizona political circles. As of publication, Gallego’s office had not publicly responded to the RNC statement. 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 RNC Targets Sen. Gallego Following Reports Of Ethics Probe Into Rep. Jimmy Gomez first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a269539ee6011c3f4ebe8b8 Americans are ditching ultra-processed snacks for an ancient fruit that's exploding in popularity te 2026-06-08T10:11:05.694Z Americans are ditching ultra-processed snacks for an ancient fruit that's exploding in popularity One of human history's oldest-cultivated foods is having a moment as more people reach for healthier alternatives to ultra-processed foods. Sales of dates in the U.S. were up 33% in 2025, a founding member of organic California-grown date company Joolies California Superfruit told Food52.com. Those numbers are expected to grow significantly, Fortune Business Insights reported.  NUTRITION EXPERTS RANK THE 5 HEALTHIEST NUTS AND THE ONE THAT STANDS ABOVE THE REST By 2034, the market size for dates in America is projected to reach $1.6 billion. In the U.K., sales of medjool dates have increased 100% at U.K. grocery retailer Ocado compared to last year, the Guardian reported. Globally, the market size for dates is projected to experience a compound annual growth rate of 6.1%, going from $34.5 billion in 2026 to $55.58 billion in 2034, according to Fortune Business Insights. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ As consumers increasingly prioritize less-processed, whole foods, dates have surged in popularity on social media.  Videos of people trying dates for the first time and recipes for "healthy desserts" featuring dates as a sugar alternative have gone viral. Health benefits of dates, according to the Cleveland Clinic, include improved gut health, better brain function, healthier skin and a lowered risk of several diseases. "While dates might be a newer trend for consumers, they've been the go-to ingredient among dietitians to sweeten smoothies and lower-sugar dessert foods for years," Lisa Moskovitz, a registered dietitian, founder of the NY Nutrition Group and author of "The Core 3 Healthy Eating Plan," told Fox News Digital. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER "Not only are they super tasty and versatile, but they provide fiber, antioxidants and other essential nutrients like magnesium and potassium." The Middle East and Africa still dominate the demand for dates and accounted for 85.28% of the market share in 2025. Historians believe ancient civilizations in Mesopotamia were cultivating dates as early as 6,000 to 8,000 years ago. The stone fruit remains culturally significant to the region, as Muslims typically break their Ramadan fasts with dates, according to Brandeis University. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES Date types are divided into three main categories: soft, semi-dry and dry.  Less moist varieties are more commonly used for baking and cooking, while high-moisture dates, namely medjool, are popular for snacking. Moskovitz cautioned that the sugar content in dates can add up quickly. "The average date contains about 15 grams of natural sugar — so if you need to be careful of sugar intake, pair this delicious dried fruit with some nuts or seeds to balance blood glucose levels," she said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a269526ee6011c3f4ebe8af Batya Ungar-Sargon explains why so many American Jews became Dems — and why some now feel politically homeless te 2026-06-08T10:10:46.247Z Batya Ungar-Sargon explains why so many American Jews became Dems — and why some now feel politically homeless American Jews were considered to be a reliable Democratic voting bloc for nearly a century. However, in recent years, some have started questioning whether the political party they long supported still has room for them. In an interview with Fox News Digital discussing her new book, "The Jews and the Left," political commentator and author Batya Ungar-Sargon argued that the relationship between American Jews and the political left was shaped by specific historical moments, rather than being an inherent feature of Jewish identity. "The question I think I get asked the most when I travel by non-Jews is people will look at me and with real pain in their eyes, they will say to me, 'But why are the Jews Democrats?' And this wasn't always the case," Ungar-Sargon said. FETTERMAN WARNS DEMOCRATS MUST CONFRONT ‘RISING ANTISEMITISM PROBLEM’ AFTER CLASHES OUTSIDE NYC SYNAGOGUES "This has been true for about a hundred years — Jews have overwhelmingly voted for Democrats — but before that, there was this very rich 250-year history of American Jewish life that was not Democrat, it was not left, it was not necessarily identified with that side of the political spectrum." She said that while many Jews now see themselves as members of an immigrant community or oppressed minority, their perception is not necessarily a reflection of reality. Ungar-Sargon pointed out that Jews were viewed as "founding partners" of the U.S. and that they represented many of the values that the country was built on, namely religious liberty. As more Jewish immigrants came to the U.S., many went into the garment trade because they weren't usually required to speak English, Ungar-Sargon said. However, many of these immigrant workers would be exploited by their bosses, who were often also Jewish immigrants who had been in the country slightly longer than their employees. This was the beginning of the American labor rights movement in which Jews played a central role. "They built this idea that if you work hard, you should be treated with dignity. This kind of grew out of this massive Jewish proletariat. The problem was, Jews didn't stay working-class," she told Fox News Digital. "They would save a little bit of money, take advantages of the capitalism of this great nation, and pretty soon they would find themselves the employers." TEXAS CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE CLAIMS SHE NEVER CALLED FOR 'INTERNMENT CAMPS' In the decades that followed, Jews were searching for a political movement that respected labor rights and capitalism, something they saw in President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, according to Ungar-Sargon. American Jews later became deeply involved in the civil rights movement. Ungar-Sargon said that Jewish Americans "felt deeply connected to the Black struggle for equality." She noted that the famous march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge came just 20 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, making the moment particularly poignant for a community still grappling with recent memories of the Holocaust. "Dr. King's movement was famously filled with Jews. If you talk to civil rights activists, they'll tell you that the point at which it dawned on the Black activists that they were working with that, all of the White people they knew were Jews, actually," she said. SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL DROPS AS DEMOCRATS TURN AGAINST KEY US ALLY: POLL In 1967, Israel pulled off a major victory in the Six-Day War, defeating surrounding Arab countries in a matter of days and capturing East Jerusalem and the Old City. Ungar-Sargon noted in her book that this was a terrifying time for American Jews, who waited with bated breath to see what would happen to Israel. The war also marked a turning point in how the left viewed Israel, she argued, no longer seeing it as a homeland for a historically persecuted people, but as an oppressive colonial power. Around the same time, in the 1960s, she said, the left began moving toward an ideology centered on power, identity and victimhood. She said that questions of right and wrong were increasingly viewed as ones about power. "These ideas started to percolate in the university, and at that point, the Democratic Party really started to get onto this course where it was on a collision course with Jews," she said. Ungar-Sargon added that the ideas that began the conflict between the left and the Jews would likely now be classified as the "building blocks of wokeness, which portrays Jews and Whites as evil oppressors and people of color as victims and oppressed, and thus people who have no moral responsibilities." The shift became almost impossible for Jews to ignore after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, according to Ungar-Sargon, who called it a "wake-up call." "A lot of Jews marched in the civil rights movement, saw themselves as good members in good standing of the left, and when they finally needed help, when they needed support, when they need it to be shown that their humanity was being recognized, they looked left and right and all of their allies had fled," she told Fox News Digital. DEM SEEKING NY SWING SEAT DEFENDS EMBRACING EXTREMIST WHO SAID HAMAS IS 'A THOUSANDS TIMES BETTER' THAN ISRAEL As Israel's war with Hamas intensified, so did many Jews' connection with their Judaism. At the same time, there was a noticeable rift between American Jews and the left. "I think for a lot of Jews who had this knee-jerk sense of themselves as Democrats, as leftists, as liberals, to see the degree to which the left was siding with Hamas, and siding with our enemies, siding with the marauding, mass raping, mass murdering, baby kidnappers, it was a real wake-up call," she said. The left's reaction to Oct. 7, according to Ungar-Sargon, highlighted a tension that had been building for decades. Jews who had long held their liberal views as an integral part of the Jewish identity suddenly found themselves at odds with those who they once saw as political allies. "So many American Jews felt that their liberal values were an inherent part of what it meant to be a Jew. Today, being a Democrat and a Jew means there's a conflict at the center of your identity because the two things that matter most to you — being a leftist and being Jewish, having a connection with Israel — are now inherently in a fundamental conflict with each other," she said. Despite the growing tension between Jews and the left, Ungar-Sargon said she is not arguing that Jews should become Republicans. Instead, she wants American Jews to invest their time and energy not into a specific party, but rather into a country that has given them so much. "I want Jews to be a little bit more committed to America and a little less committed to one side of the political aisle," she said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a269512ee6011c3f4ebe8a6 Noncitizens on voter rolls in Democrat-run state exposed as RNC chair pledges secure elections te 2026-06-08T10:10:26.482Z Noncitizens on voter rolls in Democrat-run state exposed as RNC chair pledges secure elections EXCLUSIVE — Noncitizens in a key blue state were on the voter rolls for years — and some even voted in prior elections, according to documents obtained via public records request. The New Jersey Republican Party (NJGOP) and the Republican National Committee (RNC) requested voter rolls from all 21 counties in the Garden State and found multiple instances of noncitizens seeking naturalization asking to be removed from the rolls, claiming they were unknowingly registered to vote. Most were registered as Democrats. Noncitizens cannot vote in state or federal elections, and the candidates for citizenship worried that being on the rolls would disqualify them. In official letters viewed by Fox News Digital from Atlantic County, Superintendent of Elections & Commissioner of Registration Maureen Bugdon certified that noncitizens came to her asking to be removed. FOUR NONCITIZENS CHARGED WITH ILLEGALLY VOTING IN 2020, 2022 AND 2024 FEDERAL ELECTIONS IN NEW JERSEY "Please allow this letter to confirm that on today's date, the below referenced individual came before this office to confirm her registration and voter status," the typical letter reads. "She relayed that she did not wish to be a New Jersey registered voter and does not understand how she became registered through the Department of Motor Vehicles, allegedly." Most of the letters confirmed that the noncitizens did not have a voting record, but not all. One noncitizen, who the county said was removed from the rolls in 2015, voted several times in 2000 and 2001, and in the 2008 general election. Another voted in a primary election in 2005 and a municipal election in 2000. TRUMP ADMIN BLOCKS CITIZENSHIP FOR ILLEGAL MIGRANT VOTERS Other documents showed noncitizens directly asking to be removed from the rolls through a state voter registration cancellation form. When prompted about why they wished to be removed, the vast majority of the unknowingly registered voters checked a box labeled "other" and wrote that they were not citizens. In Atlantic County alone, Fox News Digital reviewed more than 50 documents from noncitizens attesting that they were registered to vote unknowingly. OVERSIGHT GROUP SEEKS DOCS FROM WALZ’S MINNESOTA AS DOJ REBUKES VIRGINIA VOTER-ROLL MAINTENANCE RNC Chairman Joe Gruters says the group found hundreds of noncitizen registrants in New Jersey who are likely only the tip of the iceberg, but that New Jersey and other Democrat-run states are unwilling to disclose information about their voter registration list maintenance processes. The organization has requested that information from 48 states. "I mean, it's really incredible because here the Democrats are saying that, you know, noncitizens never vote, [that], this is a non-issue, but every county we're finding people that are self-reporting now, and I'm glad we're doing these records request because it's really eye-opening, because this is just the people that have self-reported," Gruters told Fox News Digital. "You want a democracy that's secure and elections that are free and safe and that people can depend upon, and people have full confidence in," he said. RNC LAUNCHES MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR ELECTION INTEGRITY PUSH IN 17 STATES AHEAD OF MIDTERMS The RNC in 2024 made a full-throated election integrity push to ensure, one that continues to this day, according to Gruters. He told Fox News Digital that the group is "bringing the hammer down" and that it has "boots on the ground" across the country to ensure even more diligence in November. "We have staffers already in 17 states working on these issues to make sure that, like I said, it goes back to having a safe and secure election that's free and fair," he said. RNC GETS DAY AT SUPREME COURT TO CHALLENGE LATE-ARRIVING MAIL BALLOTS Gruters is also optimistic about another RNC battle on the election integrity front. The Supreme Court is soon set to decide on the case of Watson vs. RNC, a challenge to laws that allow ballots to be cast by mail on election day, but counted days later. The RNC's goal is eliminate the practice, which Gruters highlighted as California continues to count ballots from Tuesday night's primary elections almost a week after polls closed. He said a win in that case could be "one of our biggest election victories ever." "I mean, just what's happened with [Los Angeles Mayoral Candidate] Spencer Pratt should open your eyes, and you should be sick to your stomach," he said. "This should not be allowed in America." Gruters said that when elections have an "open-ended target date," it opens the doors for potential manipulation. "We're fighting hard to put an end to this, and this, like I said, this could be probably our biggest win ever from an election integrity standpoint by stopping this and making sure that election day means exactly what it says, election day." Democratic New Jersey Gov. Mickie Sherrill's office did not return a request for comment. Neither did the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission or Atlantic County officials. SEE THE FULL CACHE OF DOCUMENTS HERE: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26898cee6011c3f4ebe71e Our View: It’s time to move on from the fake electors case te 2026-06-08T09:21:16.166Z Our View: It’s time to move on from the fake electors case The Arizona Supreme Court has given Attorney General Kris Mayes a choice. She can start over and seek a new indictment in the state's fake electors case. Or she can recognize that this long-running political and legal battle has reached… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a268977ee6011c3f4ebe715 Today's poll: Should Attorney General Kris Mayes drop the fake electors case? te 2026-06-08T09:20:55.686Z Today's poll: Should Attorney General Kris Mayes drop the fake electors case? Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2687b3ee6011c3f4ebe6ab Legalizing pot didn’t kill the black market, it created a marketing department for it te 2026-06-08T09:13:23.447Z Legalizing pot didn’t kill the black market, it created a marketing department for it The marijuana legalization movement sold Americans a simple promise: legalize cannabis, regulate it, tax it, and the black market would disappear. That promise has failed spectacularly. Today, illegal marijuana dealers remain active across California and throughout the nation. Meanwhile, the "legal" marijuana industry — the very industry that was supposed to replace them — is struggling with declining sales, shrinking profits, surrendered licenses, and falling tax revenues and investment loses. The problem is not that Americans have stopped using marijuana. That would be a great outcome for public health and safety. The reality is quite the opposite. MARIJUANA IS NOT HARMLESS. THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE AND THE EVIDENCE KEEPS GROWING National surveys show that cannabis use continues to increase. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), past-month marijuana use rose from 37 million Americans in 2021 to more than 44 million in 2024, while past-year use also reached record levels. Yet during the same period, California's "legal" cannabis sales declined for three consecutive years. If demand is growing while "legal" sales are shrinking, the obvious conclusion is that consumers are increasingly obtaining marijuana from sources outside the licensed marketplace. Three Consecutive Years of Sales Declines in California Year — Legal Cannabis Sales: 2023 $4.4 billion 2024 $4.2 billion 2025 $3.9 billion A cumulative decline of roughly 11% from 2023 to 2025. This raises an uncomfortable question: What exactly has legalization accomplished? The answer appears to be that legalization created a government-endorsed marijuana industry that now performs many of the functions once handled by the black market itself. Licensed marijuana dealers advertise cannabis products, normalize marijuana use, introduce new customers to the drug, expand public acceptance, and help grow overall demand. They operate attractive retail storefronts, develop sophisticated branding campaigns, and spend millions of dollars promoting marijuana consumption. In doing so, they have effectively become the customer-acquisition arm of the broader marijuana economy. Once consumers become accustomed to using marijuana, many discover that they can purchase the same product through underground channels at significantly lower prices. Illegal dealers do not pay licensing fees, testing costs, regulatory compliance expenses, labor mandates, security requirements, local taxes, state taxes, or federal tax burdens. As a result, they can often undercut "legal" sellers on price while benefiting from the increased consumer demand that legalization helped create. In other words, licensed marijuana dealers are spending money to recruit customers who can later become customers of illegal marijuana dealers. MILLIONS OF ILLICIT CANNABIS PACKAGES DISGUISED AS CHILDREN'S CANDY SEIZED IN CALIFORNIA California's numbers tell the story. The state now has more than 10,000 inactive or surrendered cannabis licenses, exceeding the number of active licenses. Tax revenues that have been baked into city and state budgets are declining. In San Diego, cannabis tax collections have fallen dramatically from their post-legalization highs. Across the country, cannabis-related stocks have lost substantial value with a major cannabis-sector fund reporting a - 67.40% one-year return for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, while the S&P 500 was up 15.16% over the same period. Investors increasingly recognize that legalization has not produced the thriving, profitable industry that many predicted. The industry's defenders argue that legalization has reduced criminal activity and increased consumer safety. Yet the black market remains enormous. By some estimates, over 60% marijuana consumed in California is still obtained outside the "legal" system. The result is a policy outcome no legalization advocates anticipated but prevention specialists predicted. Rather than replacing illegal drug dealers, legalization created a second class of drug dealers — licensed, regulated, and taxed — who now compete with the original ones. The irony is difficult to ignore. The "legal" marijuana industry has spent years helping normalize pot use, expanding consumer demand, and increasing public acceptance of the drug. But much of that expanded demand continues to benefit the very underground market legalization was supposed to eliminate. The black market has thrived. The "legal" market is shrinking. And taxpayers should be wondering whether the grand promises of marijuana legalization were ever realistic in the first place. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26879fee6011c3f4ebe6a2 Mamdani’s $22 billion housing lunacy proposal will socialize the skyline te 2026-06-08T09:13:03.529Z Mamdani’s $22 billion housing lunacy proposal will socialize the skyline The average one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan costs over $5,000 each month. It isn’t because of landlord greed — it's a policy failure. On May 20, socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani proposed a solution to New York’s housing crisis: "Block by Block: The Housing Plan for a New Era." The plan promises to build 200,000 "affordable" rent-controlled homes and preserve 200,000 existing units over the next decade, backed by a $22 billion five-year investment of taxpayer dollars. The mayor’s plan is as equally expensive as it is ambitious, and if history is any guide, socializing the skyline is doomed to fail. Housing unaffordability lies in federal policies that artificially increase housing demand, as well as in critical supply shortages. It’s exacerbated in blue metros like New York City that have burdensome regulations, high taxes, and rent-control policies in place. WASHINGTON POST BLASTS RENT CONTROL AS 'FAILED POLICY' THAT LEAVES RENTERS 'WORSE OFF' THAN BEFORE Economists know that at the local level, the simple fix lies in increasing supply through the removal of barriers to new construction and eliminating inefficient government meddling, yet Mamdani’s housing plan does the opposite. The mayor’s socialist-stacked Rent Guidelines Board (RGB), not the free market, will decide how much is too much for a landlord to charge. The board is scheduled to take its final vote on price adjustments for rent-stabilized apartments on June 25, 2026. This plan, by design, injects government into the housing market through rent-control policies that would lower the stock of available units, increase rents and reduce housing quality. Mamdani recently promised to transfer ownership from landlords to the community — or as Karl Marx might say, seizing and redistributing the means of production.  The RGB sets a price ceiling on 1 million rentable units, limiting the ability of owners to profit. Mamdani then attacks landlords for not maintaining rentals, though they have no profit incentive, using "Rental Ripoff Hearings." This forum gives tenants the platform to share poor housing and landlord experiences, with the objective of removing "negligent" owners and confiscating private property. This is the textbook communist excuse for expropriation. On the surface, rent control appears attractive to tenants in stabilized units because it shields them from price increases. In reality, this socialist policy lowers housing supply, increases the prices of non-controlled units, and forces property quality deterioration. Low or even negative profit prospects deter builders from constructing in jurisdictions with rent-control policies and dissuade landlords from renovating units or maintaining quality. The National Multifamily Housing Council estimates rent regulations raise prices within New York City’s uncontrolled units by 22-25%. Pro-growth, supply-side solutions like deregulation or streamlined permitting would stabilize prices, yet Mamdani’s Block by Block plan actively works against the investors and developers who could actually solve shortages. RESURFACED VIDEO SHOWS NYC MAYORAL HOPEFUL SAYING HE WANTS TO REPLACE PRIVATE HOMES WITH COMMUNAL LIVING The mayor explains that, "for the buildings that have suffered chronic neglect, we will work to transfer ownership to responsible stewards — stewards that include community land trusts, nonprofits, or even the tenants themselves." City officials are steering sales of distressed buildings away from the open market toward government-approved buyers. The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (2025) gives nonprofits and tenant groups the "right of first refusal" on multifamily apartment buildings, instead of letting neglected buildings be sold on the open market where any buyer can compete. The scandal-plagued New York City Housing Authority already runs the largest public housing system in the country, with over 500,000 residents living in approximately 177,000 apartments. Mamdani’s argument to transfer even more housing properties from productive private developers and investors to inefficient city-favored actors is flawed, considering significant government interference has worsened housing affordability. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION  New York City would save billions of taxpayer dollars, time, and effort if the government simply stepped aside and allowed the free market to operate. Developers could build units without a $22 billion taxpayer price tag if the city removed the regulatory barriers and rent control policies that make construction slow and expensive in the first place. Mamdani’s "Block by Block" plan drives property toward politically favored buyers, freezes or caps rents, and spends billions constructing more rent stabilized apartments — ultimately signaling to private capital that the Big Apple is not open for business. If New York City policymakers are serious about making housing affordable, increasing housing supply is key. Without meaningful deregulation and supply-side reforms that encourage new construction, the socialist mayor’s big-government housing proposals risk shortages, worsening quality and skyrocketing prices. Central planning in housing has a clear track record in New York City, visible in the Housing Authority’s mold, leaky pipes, broken elevators and roach infestations. Mayor Mamdani should confront this reality before doubling down on more of the same — because his plan doesn't fix the problem, it just asks New Yorkers to make themselves at home in it. Annie Heim is a member of The Heritage Foundation’s Young Leaders Program. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26878bee6011c3f4ebe699 SENATOR TIM SHEEHY: Soft-on-crime judges need consequences. The JAIL Act delivers te 2026-06-08T09:12:43.531Z SENATOR TIM SHEEHY: Soft-on-crime judges need consequences. The JAIL Act delivers Over and over again, radical judges and government officials in liberal cities put law-abiding Americans at risk by allowing dangerous criminals to roam freely on our streets. Instead of holding criminals behind bars to protect our communities, these soft-on-crime judges release violent repeat offenders on bail, giving them the opportunity to commit more crimes. You see it in the news nearly every week: A deranged criminal commits a violent crime against an innocent member of society, and before you know it, stories are coming out about how the offender had been arrested a dozen times previously and should never have been out on our streets in the first place. Many remember the tragic death of Iryna Zarutska, the 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee who was fatally stabbed on the Charlotte, North Carolina, Blue Line train in August 2025. Decarlos Brown Jr. has been charged with her murder and also faces federal charges, but his competency to stand trial is in question. He is a man with a history of mental illness and who’d been arrested and released at least 14 times before allegedly killing Iryna, including on charges for armed robbery, felony larceny, breaking and entering and assault.   In May 2025, 22-year-old Logan Federico, a young woman studying education at South Piedmont Community College who hoped to become a teacher, was murdered during a home invasion while visiting friends in Columbia, S.C. The man who allegedly took her life, Alexander Dickey, had been previously arrested 39 times with 25 felonies. CHARLOTTE LIGHT-RAIL STABBING MURDER SPURS LANDMARK CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM FROM NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICANS Last September, a 19-year-old repeat offender allegedly killed a man while out on three separate bonds and on probation. Johnnie Lillie was charged with shooting and killing Jermarkus Johnson in Houston, Texas. Lillie had allegedly violated his bond at least half a dozen times after his release from jail – if on any occasion his probation or bond had been revoked, Lillie would not have been on the streets and Johnson would likely be alive today.  Earlier this year, in February, Abdul Jalloh – an illegal immigrant from Sierra Leone – was charged with murder after allegedly brutally stabbing to death a Virginia woman, Stephanie Minter, at a bus stop. He had been arrested more than 30 times, including on charges of "rape, malicious wounding, assault, drug possession, identity theft, trespassing, larceny, firing a weapon, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and pick pocketing," according to Homeland Security. And just in May, a man was arrested for allegedly fatally stabbing 23-year-old Alyssa Paige along the Atlanta BeltLine and beating postal worker Monique Thomas with a rock. The suspect, Jahmare Brown, had been arrested previously, including in January for battery of another female victim. He was sentenced to undergo a mental health evaluation, anger management classes, and 120 days of confinement – but records show he was released after just around 60 days in jail. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION When is enough, enough? At what point do these judges learn from their past life-endangering mistakes and stop releasing dangerous violent criminals back into our communities? For the sake of justice and public safety, we cannot continue allowing radical judges to prioritize criminals over innocent Americans and our communities without consequence.  To break this devastating cycle of violent crime, we must shut the revolving door of the criminal justice system that allows repeat offenders to walk free and disregards the suffering of victims and their families. Victims, their families, and all Americans deserve true justice – not a system that minimizes violent crimes through early release, lenient bail, or lax probation. That’s why I’ve introduced legislation to hold radical judges accountable for the often deadly consequences of their leniency towards dangerous criminals. The "Judicial Accountability for Irresponsible Leniency Act," or JAIL Act, gets rid of judicial immunity for federal and state judges, allowing victims and their family members to sue judges and other government entities for releasing violent repeat offenders on bail should they go on to commit another violent crime. A government's foremost responsibility is to safeguard its people. It’s long past time for Congress and our public officials to take a stand for Americans’ safety and make the stories of violent offenders being released to commit more crimes unthinkable. Let’s pass the JAIL Act and finally implement the accountability Americans are demanding. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM SEN. TIM SHEEHY Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a268776ee6011c3f4ebe684 Shootout in Olde Town Square: A Cop, a Killer and a Good Guy With a Gun te 2026-06-08T09:12:22.562Z Shootout in Olde Town Square: A Cop, a Killer and a Good Guy With a Gun No community was better prepared for active shooters than Arvada, Colo. Then four men with guns converged in the city center, each on different missions. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a268762ee6011c3f4ebe67b A.I. Degree Programs Surge as Colleges Seek Students and Relevance te 2026-06-08T09:12:02.569Z A.I. Degree Programs Surge as Colleges Seek Students and Relevance Colleges from North Dakota to New Jersey are trying to get students to sign up for A.I. degrees. What they teach varies widely. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26874eee6011c3f4ebe672 Want an A.I. Degree? Here’s What You Should Think About. te 2026-06-08T09:11:42.806Z Want an A.I. Degree? Here’s What You Should Think About. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a268713ee6011c3f4ebe64e How the Drive to Find a Conspiracy Against Trump Rocked the Justice Dept. te 2026-06-08T09:10:43.206Z How the Drive to Find a Conspiracy Against Trump Rocked the Justice Dept. The push to investigate what the president’s allies saw as a “deep state” cabal intent on taking him down set off cascading crises, ended careers and undercut the department’s credibility with judges. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2686ffee6011c3f4ebe645 In Maine, Supporters of Graham Platner Continue to Back His Senate Campaign, With ‘Trepidation’ te 2026-06-08T09:10:23.210Z In Maine, Supporters of Graham Platner Continue to Back His Senate Campaign, With ‘Trepidation’ Many are sticking by the presumptive Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner. But some have soured, and others are anxious about how recent revelations could affect a close race. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a267b4aee6011c3f4ebe503 Walz administration ignored fraud warnings as billions vanished, House oversight report alleges te 2026-06-08T08:20:26.088Z Walz administration ignored fraud warnings as billions vanished, House oversight report alleges A Republican-led congressional oversight report alleges that senior Minnesota officials, including Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., failed for years to act on warnings about fraud in the state’s social services programs, allowing hundreds of millions of dollars in confirmed or alleged losses and placing billions more at risk. The Walz administration had the power to stop fraudulent payments to high-risk entities receiving federal nutrition and Medicaid funds, but the state "repeatedly failed to act" after officials raised concerns, according to a 205-page final staff report released by the House Oversight Committee on Monday.   Congressional investigators found that concerns about potential racial discrimination claims — rather than legal constraints — contributed to the Walz administration's decision to continue paying providers suspected of fraud. The committee also spoke to nearly 30 whistleblowers, some of whom accused the Walz administration of retaliation against state employees for sounding the alarm about potential fraud. "Fraud warnings were elevated to the most senior levels of the Minnesota state government, meaningful corrective action was delayed or avoided, and payments continued long after credible signs of fraud emerged," the report reads in part. OWNER OF DAYCARE IN VIRAL NICK SHIRLEY VIDEO CHARGED IN $4.6M DAYCARE FRAUD SCHEME, PROSECUTORS SAY The committee found Minnesota is estimated to have lost $300 million in stolen federal nutrition funds intended to feed hungry children during the COVID-19 pandemic and that as much as $9 billion in Medicaid billing may have been fraudulent, an estimate attributed to a federal prosecutor and disputed by Walz administration officials. Walz was allegedly aware of fraud associated with the now-defunct Feeding Our Future nonprofit that operated a constellation of fake meal sites as early as 2020, but payments continued flowing to the group for roughly two more years. The oversight panel also found Walz gave conflicting answers about when he first learned of the sweeping meal fraud.  Federal prosecutors have charged more than 110 individuals in connection with various fraud schemes in the state. Many defendants in the Feeding Our Future case have been identified as members of Minnesota's Somali immigrant community, in connection with various fraud schemes in the state. Some of the convicted fraudsters used the stolen money for luxury purchases and state officials have investigated whether a portion of it was funneled overseas to aid terrorist groups in Somalia and the Middle East. "Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison are responsible for one of the most stunning oversight failures this Committee has ever examined," Comer said in a statement. "It is now clear the Walz Administration chose to protect the system rather than protect the taxpayer." The report caps a months long investigation into the Walz administration's handling of widespread fraud, which began in late 2025 and included hearing testimony from Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison as well as members of the Minnesota state legislature's fraud committee. Nine current and former state officials also participated in transcribed interviews with congressional investigators. The panel is also probing alleged health care fraud in California and Ohio as part of Republicans' ongoing "war on fraud." MINNESOTA TAXPAYER DOLLARS FUNNELED TO AL-SHABAAB TERROR GROUP, REPORT ALLEGES The committee sent a letter to Vice President JD Vance urging a full review of Minnesota’s social services programs for potential fraud vulnerabilities, following the report’s findings. Vance's anti-fraud task force has led to the arrest of at least eight people who allegedly participated in health care fraud schemes and the freezing of $1.3 billion in payments to home health and hospice providers suspected of defrauding the government.  Earlier this year, the Trump administration suspended nearly $260 million in federal Medicaid funding to Minnesota over the Walz administration’s alleged failure to crack down on fraud. The Trump administration has also required states to show they are aggressively probing potential Medicaid fraud or risk losing federal funding. The report also comes as the House is expected to consider a slate of fraud-prevention bills this week. Republicans have argued that new legislative tools are necessary to prevent fraud at the state level amid alleged inaction. The federal government loses an estimated $233 billion to $521 billion annually to fraud, according to a 2024 Government Accountability Office report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2679c6ee6011c3f4ebe4e3 State Attorney General and Secretary of State join Bullhead City in celebrating 250 Hour in honor of U.S. 250th birthday te 2026-06-08T08:13:58.319Z State Attorney General and Secretary of State join Bullhead City in celebrating 250 Hour in honor of U.S. 250th birthday BULLHEAD CITY — Elected officials at the state and local level gathered with community members on Saturday afternoon to toast America's 250th birthday. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a266ae2ee6011c3f4ebe2de Forget corruption: From Graham Platner to Ken Paxton, both parties embrace the politics of hypocrisy te 2026-06-08T07:10:26.399Z Forget corruption: From Graham Platner to Ken Paxton, both parties embrace the politics of hypocrisy Imagine, for a moment, that Graham Platner was a Republican. The Democrats would be going nuclear, declaring him a horrible human being. He’s utterly unfit for office, they would shout, sexting other women while he was married. How could he represent Maine in the Senate, they would say, when he was sporting a Nazi tattoo? WATCH: MAINE VOTERS DIVIDED ON PLATNER AS SCANDALS SHADOW DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY Look at the New York Times, which found three women who say he physically manhandled them and made them extremely uncomfortable. How could the Republicans even dream that he could win an election? But of course, Platner is a Democrat – a very liberal Democrat – so it’s okay. They are glossing over all the garbage that’s come out and playing up his military record. Sheer, unadulterated hypocrisy.  NYT PANEL DEBATES WHETHER GRAHAM PLATNER IS A ‘DIRTBAG’ OR DEMOCRATS’ ANSWER TO TRUMP-ERA POLITICS Now in fairness, a few Democrats have raised questions about Platner’s checkered past and expressed doubts about his candidacy. But what was he thinking, running for office with an oyster boat full of baggage? (He doesn’t really make any money from oysters but it fits his salt-of-the-earth image.) This race is getting huge national attention because the Dems need to flip a state like Maine if they’re going to have a serious shot at taking control of the Senate. It was a huge miscalculation for Platner to think he could run for the Senate and just wall off part of his life, other than to say he drank heavily, battled depression and PTSD after combat duty, but has put that part of his life behind him. Platner, 41, joined the Marines after high school and did three combat tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. Platner does have a natural charisma that has drawn potential voters to his side. And all most Democrats care about at this point is whether he can oust veteran Republican senator Susan Collins. I blame the press for showing up too late. Journalists loved covering a rough-edged character far more interesting than the standard-issue suit-and-tie lawyer who looks like he was conjured up in a consultant’s office. By the time the scandals erupted, tomorrow’s Maine primary was practically upon us. GRAHAM PLATNER ACCUSER HITS NYT FOR ALLEGEDLY SOFTENING ALLEGATIONS, SAYS COVERAGE WAS 'GIFT' TO DEMOCRAT Remember, Maine’s low-key, 78-year-old governor, Janet Mills, was supposed to be the nominee. But she suspended her campaign after falling way behind, though her name remains on the ballot. Platner appears not to be telling the truth about the Nazi tattoo. One of the ex-girlfriends who spoke to the Times, Lyndsey Fifeld, said he told her this was "my Totenkopf," a German word for death’s head. Platner has dismissed her account because she has worked with conservative groups and GOP campaigns, which Fifeld says is irrelevant. While Platner never hit her, according to Fifeld’s account, he "regularly grabbed her by the shoulders — sometimes hard enough to leave marks — and, on one occasion, yanked her out of a cab by her wrist after an argument when she wanted to stay in the car." In another incident, she says, "he twisted her arm behind her back, shoved her into a bedroom and held the door closed from the other side so she couldn’t get out, telling her to remain there until she was ‘calm.’" – and fell asleep. "It hurt," she said. What’s more, Fifeld says, Platner would fantasize about killing people he deemed a threat, and told her he would rape them because rape is about power. In a 2016 diary entry, Fifeld called Platner "the most toxic, literally abusive man on earth who destroyed my life." Another former girlfriend, Jenny Racicot, said Platner "does not respect women" and that his behavior was "reckless" and "unsettling," adding that he once showed up drunk after she told him not to come over. (Some other exes said they had a good relationship.) Such liberal lawmakers as Elizabeth Warren and Ro Khanna have campaigned with Platner, although Khanna called his past behavior "misogynistic" and said he should apologize to the women. In an interview with MSNOW’s Chris Hayes, Platner said "anything alleging physicality, anything alleging that I knew what my tattoo was, these are the statements of someone who’s politically motivated." Platner is constantly dropping F-bombs in public. Maybe Maine voters will decide they don’t care about past misconduct and will focus on Platner’s populist agenda, including higher wages and better health care. But clearly, his liberal allies would sing a much different tune if he was a Republican. PLATNER SUPPORTER KHANNA CALLS SENATE HOPEFUL'S PAST RELATIONSHIPS 'TOXIC,' BUT SAYS HE DESERVES 'REDEMPTION' Now neither party has a monopoly on selective outrage. Republicans got nervous after Ken Paxton won the Senate nomination in Texas, with President Trump’s endorsement, defeating incumbent senator John Cornyn. To say that the state attorney general, who will face Democrat James Talarico, has a scandal-scarred history is a wild understatement. Paxton was impeached by the Texas House, although the Senate did not convict him, after top aides reported him to the FBI for abusing his office to aid an Austin donor and real estate developer. But DOJ dropped the probe.  He reached a settlement over federal charges of health care fraud. And his soon-to-be ex-wife has accused him of adultery.  But hey, winning is the name of the game. The Texas GOP deleted posts about Paxton’s "lies" as soon as he became the nominee. A few prominent Republicans have abandoned Paxton, such as former Fort Worth mayor Betsy Price, who called him "corrupt and immoral." But in the reddest of red states, which hasn’t elected a statewide Democrat in 40 years, the alternative is unthinkable. The National Republican Campaign Committee didn’t even mention Paxton on the night of the primary, focusing on attacking Talarico instead. KEN PAXTON DEFEATS JOHN CORNYN IN TEXAS GOP SENATE RUNOFF, AP PROJECTS Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who backed Cornyn, said in a radio interview that "obviously we are making the pivot." Paxton is "all-in, ready to go for the fall election, already on the phone raising money and all the things you’re going to have to do to be successful…Losing is not an option when it comes to the state of Texas." Now flip the script. If Paxton was a Democrat, these same Texas Republicans would be screaming about how bribery, fraud, impeachment and adultery renders him totally unqualified for the Senate. They would be wringing their hands about what an embarrassment he would be to the Lone Star State. That’s utter hypocrisy as well. They don’t want to lose the seat. Period. SUBSCRIBE TO HOWIE'S MEDIA BUZZMETER PODCAST, A RIFF ON THE DAY'S HOTTEST STORIES Some Republicans may hold their nose and support Paxton, but many others could just stay home. Maybe the old standards have melted away. After all, Donald Trump survived about a thousand scandals and still managed to win a second term. The final takeaway: Politicians will tolerate just about anything in their own battered candidate while expressing sheer disgust at the opposing candidate, if that’s what it takes to win. And that’s yet another reason why Americans hate politics. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26688aee6011c3f4ebe24d US adversaries China, North Korea strengthening ties as Xi, Kim set to begin talks te 2026-06-08T07:00:26.168Z US adversaries China, North Korea strengthening ties as Xi, Kim set to begin talks A pair of U.S. adversaries — China and North Korea — appear to be strengthening relations, with Chinese President Xi Jinping's arrival in Pyongyang on Monday for a rare state visit. This is Xi's first trip to North Korea in seven years, and experts say the visit is likely aimed at reasserting China’s unique influence over North Korea in exchange for providing economic and political benefits. Xi is scheduled to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in what will be their first summit since September, when they met in Beijing after viewing a military parade alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin and other foreign leaders. No specific agenda has been mentioned, but foreign experts predict the meeting to have a significant impact on bilateral ties and more, as both sides seek to fully restore their traditional alliance amid separate disputes with the U.S. government. NORTH KOREA UPDATES CONSTITUTION TO REQUIRE AUTOMATIC NUCLEAR STRIKE IF KIM JONG UN ASSASSINATED: REPORT Xi’s trip comes after his back-to-back summits with U.S. President Donald Trump and Putin in Beijing last month. Xi plans to meet Trump again for a U.S. visit in September. China has, for years, been North Korea's economic lifeline and primary diplomatic backer. China has refrained from fully enforcing U.N. sanctions on North Korea and sent clandestine aid to support its impoverished neighbor. This year marks 65 years since the two nations signed a mutual defense treaty. Despite this, there have been questions about their ties in recent years, as North Korea has prioritized cooperation with Russia by supplying troops and weapons to support its war against Ukraine and received economic and military assistance from Moscow in return. Experts warn that restoring China's exclusive influence over North Korea would give Xi leverage with Trump, who has repeatedly expressed his wish to restart diplomacy with Kim. Analysts said Xi would likely offer Kim economic aid packages such as shipments of rice and fertilizers, a resumption of Chinese group tourism to North Korea and joint economic projects. Xi may also avoid the issue of denuclearization of North Korea, which wants to achieve international recognition as a nuclear weapons state, as a way to call for lifting of U.N. sanctions on North Korea, according to experts. After last month’s summit between Trump and Xi, the U.S. government said the two leaders affirmed their shared goal to denuclearize North Korea. But China only said the leaders spoke about the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula. Kim’s sister and senior official Kim Yo Jong dismissed the readout of the meeting as "false information." NORTH KOREAN DICTATOR SAYS GOVERNMENT WILL KEEP CEMENTING NATION'S 'IRREVERSIBLE STATUS AS A NUCLEAR POWER' Last week, Kim unveiled a new plant to produce nuclear ingredients and pledged to bolster the country’s nuclear forces "at an exponential rate." He also said he is seeking to speed up efforts to build a nuclear-armed navy. On Sunday, Kim Yo Jong described a U.S. plan for the denuclearization of North Korea as an "escapist and anachronistic dream." Kim Jong Un has dismissed U.S. and South Korean offers for talks as he focuses on enlarging and modernizing his nuclear arsenal. The North Korean leader in September urged the U.S. to withdraw its demand for North Korea to denuclearize as a precondition for resuming diplomacy. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a265864ee6011c3f4ebe03e Gas prices ease in Arizona, with Havasu prices below state average te 2026-06-08T05:51:32.099Z Gas prices ease in Arizona, with Havasu prices below state average Lake Havasu City drivers are finding gas prices below the statewide average as Arizona pump prices continue to fall heading into the summer travel season. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26584fee6011c3f4ebe035 Havasu temperatures headed back above 110 this week te 2026-06-08T05:51:11.616Z Havasu temperatures headed back above 110 this week Lake Havasu City is moving into a more typical early-summer pattern this week, with temperatures forecast to climb above 110 degrees by Friday and stay there through the weekend. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2640bfee6011c3f4ebdd99 Karmelo Anthony trial consumed by race and self-defense, but hidden hurdle could be key: expert te 2026-06-08T04:10:39.053Z Karmelo Anthony trial consumed by race and self-defense, but hidden hurdle could be key: expert As testimony in the Karmelo Anthony murder trial resumes Monday, one Texas attorney says the case could ultimately turn less on the fatal confrontation itself and more on how jurors interpret questions of self-defense, race, any prior interactions between the teens and even the unique culture of high school track meets. Anthony, who is accused of fatally stabbing fellow student Austin Metcalf during a confrontation at a Texas track meet last year, has pleaded not guilty and is arguing he acted in self-defense. The closely watched trial began last week amid intense public scrutiny and debate surrounding the case. Prosecutors rested their case on Saturday after calling 21 witnesses. Anthony's defense moved for a directed verdict, but the judge denied the motion. His team called three witnesses Saturday, with testimony resuming Monday. Larry Taylor, a former Texas prosecutor and longtime criminal defense attorney, told Fox News Digital that jurors will be tasked with evaluating far more than the physical evidence. WITNESSES IN KARMELO ANTHONY MURDER TRIAL CONFIRM AUSTIN METCALF'S WORDS IMMEDIATELY AFTER ATTACK "When it comes down to an issue like this, I'm pretty sure the guys are looking at, OK, what was the situation? Was he really in danger? Was he really fearful? Why did he have a knife? Why didn't he just get up and leave?" Taylor said. Taylor noted that Texas self-defense laws could become a critical factor at trial. "Did Karmelo really have a duty or obligation to retreat if he was being attacked?" he said. "It's happening in Texas. Are we not a stand-your-ground state?" KARMELO ANTHONY’S SELF-DEFENSE CLAIM COULD DEFINE MURDER TRIAL IN HIGH SCHOOL TRACK MEET STABBING: ANALYST The attorney also suggested race could become an unavoidable topic throughout the proceedings, particularly given the intense public debate surrounding the case. 🔎 Know something we should investigate? 📩 Send story tips to stepheny.price@fox.com 📸 Share photos on Instagram: @fndstephprice 🎥 Submit compelling video and breaking news footage on X: @Stephenyprice 🗞️ Your information could help uncover the next big story. "We would be fooling ourselves if we said that certain areas of our state or certain cities were not more prone to be reactive ... especially when you have the polarization of black and white," Taylor said. Taylor further predicted that jury selection — which included no Black jurors — could face scrutiny if the defense believes Black jurors were improperly excluded from the panel, potentially setting up future appellate challenges. AMERICA STILL CAN'T PUT DOWN THE RACE CARD. AND IT'S THE SHAME OF OUR NATION Beyond the legal arguments, Taylor said jurors may need to be educated on something far more basic: how high school track meets actually work. A longtime track coach who said he competed in the sport in college, Taylor pushed back on suggestions that athletes from rival schools would not know one another or interact regularly. KARMELO ANTHONY DEFENSE, PROSECUTORS WAGE FIRST-IMPRESSION WAR AS EMOTIONS ROCK OPENING OF TRIAL: EXPERT "I've been coaching track for 30 years. I ran track in college and it is extremely common for people to develop relationships with people from other schools that they compete against," he said. According to Taylor, understanding those dynamics could become important if attorneys seek to establish whether Anthony and the Metcalf brothers had prior interactions before the fatal encounter. Taylor said track meets often last for hours, with athletes from different schools spending significant time around one another throughout the day. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS FATAL STABBING OF AUSTIN METCALF AT TEXAS TRACK MEET, OFFICIALS SAY "I think probably four or five, if not more, of the jurors have no idea what happens at a track meet," Taylor said. GOT A TIP? Taylor also pushed back on claims that athletes from competing schools would have had little reason to know one another, arguing that friendships and familiarity across teams are commonplace. He further suggested that allegations regarding prior interactions between Anthony and the Metcalf brothers could become relevant if introduced at trial. Claims that Anthony had previously been bullied, which have circulated publicly but been disputed, could bolster a self-defense argument if supported by evidence, he said. FOLLOW US ON X Another question likely to be scrutinized by jurors is why Anthony allegedly had a knife at the track meet. Taylor said that issue cannot simply be assumed away and will require explanation from the defense. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL "That is going to have to be explained for this jury," he said. KARMELO ANTHONY FAMILY’S PLANS FOR $500K DONATIONS AFTER TRACK MEET STABBING REVEALED BY FUNDRAISING EXEC Taylor noted that athletes sometimes carry small knives or tools to cut athletic tape, work on equipment or manage track spikes, though he stressed that Anthony's specific reason for possessing the knife would need to be established through testimony and evidence. CLICK HERE FOR MORE US NEWS The attorney also pushed back on criticism surrounding fundraising efforts for Anthony's legal defense. While the defendant's supporters have raised significant sums through online fundraising platforms, Taylor argued that mounting a vigorous defense in a serious felony case requires substantial resources. "He is fighting literally for his life," Taylor said, noting that expert witnesses, investigators and trial preparation can quickly become costly. As both sides prepare for another week of testimony, Taylor believes the case remains difficult to predict. "It's a box of chocolates," he said. "You are absolutely not sure what you're going to get." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a262942ee6011c3f4ebdae4 Sharon Stone says 'Euphoria' should be shown in 'every high school' and required viewing for parents te 2026-06-08T02:30:26.960Z Sharon Stone says 'Euphoria' should be shown in 'every high school' and required viewing for parents Sharon Stone said that HBO's controversial show "Euphoria" should be shown in America’s high schools and that parents "should have to see it." During a conversation with Keke Palmer for Variety's "Actors on Actors" series, the 68-year-old actress, who joined the cast of "Euphoria" for its recently concluded third and final season, heaped praise on the show, which has drawn criticism for its graphic depictions of sex, drug use and violence. "I think it’s the greatest show on television," the "Basic Instinct" star said. "Euphoria," which premiered in 2019, centered on a group of high school students confronting the challenges of adolescence, but by the third season, the story jumped forward several years and follows them as young adults. SYDNEY SWEENEY WRANGLES PYTHON NEARLY NUDE IN 'EUPHORIA' AS FANS BLAST 'SNOOZE FEST' SEASON Stone noted the "Euphoria's" audience has watched the characters grow up and confront the increasingly serious consequences of their actions. She explained that she related to the show's portrayals of addiction and drug culture due to her own family experience. "We’ve met these kids," Stone said. "We’ve seen them turn into young adults. We’ve seen them turn into full-on drug dealers. And I’ve gone through it in my family." Stone recalled her brother Michael Stone's involvement with the drug trade, which led to his incarceration at the maximum security prison Attica Correctional Facility in New York. CARA DELEVINGNE ADMITS SHE USED PARTY DRUG GHB DAILY BEFORE TERRIFYING SEIZURES FORCED HER SOBER The Oscar nominee shared that she cried after watching the first episode of "Euphoria," saying that she believes it is an honest reflection of real issues that high school students face. "'Euphoria' is so relevant," she said. "I believe it should be shown in every high school, and I think all the parents should have to see it. As a mom, I love it." "Well, what I love is it gives you the opportunity to have conversations," Palmer, 32, said. "I think sometimes people stop at the surface of 'No, it's too much sex. It's too much sex, it's too much sex.' That's the point." SYDNEY SWEENEY WALKS 'DELICATE LINE' AS 'EUPHORIA' SEX SCENES OVERSHADOW HER TALENT: EXPERT As a mother of three, Stone said the show shines a light on issues many parents would rather not acknowledge. "'My kid wouldn’t do that.' It’s like, really? Do you know? And does your kid tell you who is like that that's next to them?" she asked. "Because it's who's next to you too that matters." Though Stone argued that "Euphoria" should be viewed by students and parents alike, the show's creator Sam Levinson and stars have repeatedly cautioned that the series, which is rated TV-MA, should not be watched by younger audiences due to explicit themes and graphic content. SYDNEY SWEENEY FANS BEG 'EUPHORIA' TO END THE 'HUMILIATION RITUAL' AFTER SHOCKING NEW CASSIE SCENE When the first season aired in 2019, Levinson, 41, and Zendaya, 29, who starred as a Rue Bennett, disputed that the show was intended to be viewed by younger teens. "I hope it creates a certain dialogue between parents and their kids," Levinson told IndieWire. "I don’t think this is a show for people under 17, but…" "But if your parent wants to have a conversation about it, that’s good," Zendaya added. SYDNEY SWEENEY SAYS SHE'S 'USED TO' BEING SEXUALIZED SINCE HER BREAKOUT 'EUPHORIA' ROLE "Or if you’re going to watch it anyway, and you have a feeling your kid is going to watch it anyway, then it might be good to have a conversation with them," Levinson said. During a 2019 interview with The Guardian, Zendaya also addressed concerns around younger audiences watching the show. "I think the important thing to acknowledge is the show is about teenagers and not necessary for teenagers, which I think people can misinterpret," she said. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER "It’s very important to us that the only teenagers watching it are 18 and older, with parental guidance if you’re any younger than that," Zendaya added. "That’s important to all of us, because this show is hard to watch sometimes." However, Zendaya told the outlet that the content depicted in "Euphoria" was "not really" shocking to her. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS ""I think it’s only shocking if it’s not your experience," she said. "Just because it didn’t happen to you doesn’t mean it’s not happening every day, all the time, it’s just certain people will be able to understand it a little bit more than others. Someone’s going to connect to it and whoever needs to see it, will see it." Ahead of the second season premiere, Zendaya, who won two Emmy Awards for her performance as Rue, took to social media to reiterate that "Euphoria" is for "mature audiences." "This season, maybe even more so than the last, is deeply emotional and deals with subject matter that can be triggering and difficult to watch," she told her fans in an Instagram post. "Please only watch it if you feel comfortable," she said. "Take care of yourself and know that either way you are still loved and I can still feel your support." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a262496ee6011c3f4ebda58 Ketel Marte frustrating Diamondbacks by opting to take days off with trade deadline looming: report te 2026-06-08T02:10:30.489Z Ketel Marte frustrating Diamondbacks by opting to take days off with trade deadline looming: report Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte has reportedly been frustrating people within the organization with the MLB trade deadline looming. Marte, a switch-hitter with power from both sides of the plate, is someone Arizona has tried to trade this past winter despite his talent and six-year extension that kicked in this season. But USA TODAY reported Marte "continues to frustrate segments of the organization by opting to take days off." Most recently, Marte decided to sit for last week’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, where superstar Shohei Ohtani was pitching, and he then proceeded to hit a walk-off home run the next day for the D-Backs. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The reason for Marte missing the game last Wednesday was a mixture of his decision as well as the second baseman dealing with lower-back and hamstring ailments, per Arizona Sports. Marte didn’t want to risk any further injury. "We’re all human, and we all need a day here and there," Marte said through a translator following the walk-off homer he hit on Thursday’s game. KETEL MARTE RECEIVES STANDING OVATION FROM DIAMONDBACKS FANS IN FIRST HOME GAME SINCE CONTROVERSIAL HECKLING This also isn’t new for Marte, who created some tension in the clubhouse due to absences and off-day requests near the All-Star break. It was reported that Marte’s teammates didn’t appreciate trying to time his off-days, leading to an apology later on. With Marte being involved in trade rumors in the past, they will certainly pick up with MLB’s trade deadline scheduled for Aug. 3 this year. It’s later than usual, but with teams dealing with injuries as well as trying to bolster their lineups, rotations and bullpens, players with Marte’s talent will surely lead to calls to those in the Arizona front office. Marte should be sold at a high price, if at all, given he is under contract through the 2030 campaign at a relatively low price after signing his six-year, $116.5 million contract. He also has a player option for the 2031 season, where he will be age 37. While second base is his usual spot on the field, Marte has played shortstop as well as center field in his 12-year career. The Dominican Republic product has earned three All-Star nods, including each of the past two seasons. This year, Marte is slashing .250/.304/.450 with a .754 OPS — the lowest mark since his 2022 campaign in Arizona (.727). He has hit 11 homers, driven in 37 runs and scored 37 times across 60 games.      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/6a262251ee6011c3f4ebda06 Raman overtakes Spencer Pratt in razor-thin race, AP count shows, but race remains uncalled te 2026-06-08T02:00:49.768Z Raman overtakes Spencer Pratt in razor-thin race, AP count shows, but race remains uncalled Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman has overtaken reality television star Spencer Pratt in the latest Associated Press vote count, although the outlet has not called the race. Pratt, a Republican, had led earlier in the day, but the latest tally now shows Raman, a Democrat, ahead by more than 3,000 votes, or about 0.4 percentage points, in the officially nonpartisan mayoral race. Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, a Democrat, has already advanced to a runoff as she seeks a second term. She is now waiting for the candidate she will face in the runoff, as AP has not yet called a second candidate to advance. CALIFORNIA’S SLUGGISH VOTE COUNTING RIPPED ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM: 'EXTREMELY EMBARRASSING' In Los Angeles’ nonpartisan mayoral election, if no candidate wins a majority in the primary, the top two vote-getters advance to the November runoff. Los Angeles County continues to count ballots postmarked on or before Election Day and received by June 9, drawing the attention of the Republican National Committee. County officials must complete final official results by July 2, and the secretary of state will certify results by July 10. California’s vote count often extends beyond Election Day because every active registered voter receives a mail ballot, ballots postmarked by Election Day may arrive up to seven days later, and election workers must verify signatures and process late-arriving ballots. WATCH: LEFT-WING LA MAYOR FACES REALITY TV CHALLENGER’S BLUNT TAKEDOWNS IN HEATED MAYORAL DEBATE "The California primary ended on June 2, 2026; yet California is still counting ballots," the RNC website tracker counting the seconds since polls closed reads. "The state’s election system is a complete joke. The RNC is tracking every hour it takes California to finish the count," it added. Pratt and other Republicans have decried the ongoing ballot count in the race. Election officials and voting experts have said California’s extended count is largely driven by state mail ballot rules, signature verification and the processing of late-arriving ballots. "The question to the rest of the world is what happened to California elections? Well, I'll tell you, it's Gavin Newsom," McCarthy told Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures." "When Gavin Newsom was elected governor of California, you knew who was elected in a day to two days. Now it takes more than weeks, almost a month." "Why did we get here?" McCarthy continued. "Gavin changed a number of election laws in which you want to see is what did he do and why did he cause it?" Fox News' Eric Mack contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a262238ee6011c3f4ebd9d2 Applications open for vacancy on Pima County Superior Court bench te 2026-06-08T02:00:24.169Z Applications open for vacancy on Pima County Superior Court bench Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a2618daee6011c3f4ebd8e2 Mamdani shrugs off Democratic Party concerns over his 'Abolish ICE' push te 2026-06-08T01:20:26.240Z Mamdani shrugs off Democratic Party concerns over his 'Abolish ICE' push New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani encouraged his fellow Democrats to embrace rather than dismiss the "Abolish ICE" message like he had during an interview on Saturday. Mamdani brought up his perspective on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while being asked on MS NOW's "The Weekend" about his thoughts on the ongoing protests outside the ICE facility known as Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey. He remarked that the conditions inside Delaney Hall helped fuel his continued desire to abolish the agency. MAMDANI TELLS ‘THE VIEW’ HE FAVORS ABOLISHING ICE "This is partially why I have put forward a vision alongside so many others to say that ICE should be abolished, that there is no way to reform this kind of cruelty that we’re seeing endemic in the way that immigration is being enforced across the country," Mamdani said.  He continued, "When it comes to our city, we are proud of our sanctuary city policies. We are proud of the policies we’ve put forward and also the executive orders we’ve put forward to ensure that every single agency is complying with those policies." "What do you say to people who say language, and the Democrats in D.C. who say language like 'Abolish ICE' are unhelpful for the political health of the Democratic Party?" MS NOW host Eugene Daniels asked. HOMAN SAYS NYC MAYOR MAMDANI 'MADE IT CLEAR HE'S NOT GOING TO WORK WITH ICE' ON IMMIGRATION "I think we’ve listened to them before, and look where we are," Mamdani said. "I think it’s time to develop a new vision for this party, one that is unflinching in its beliefs and also uncompromising in its principles." Daniels followed by asking how left-wing Democrats like Mamdani can reach out to people beyond their party. Mamdani responded that he would do so "by delivering." "There’s a lot of talk about the debate and what we have an opportunity to do here in New York City is to deliver on that vision. You know, two people can argue all they want, but when you show somebody the ability to deliver free child care for 200 two-year-olds this year, 12,000 two-year-olds next year, every two-year-old by the end of four years. It showcases what we’re fighting for and why we believe so deeply in it," Mamdani said. DEMOCRATS WORRY 'ABOLISH ICE' SLOGAN WILL BACKFIRE POLITICALLY LIKE 'DEFUND THE POLICE' DID Fox News Digital reached out to ICE for comment. Mamdani has been a vocal critic of ICE enforcement within his city, pushing back against the Trump administration's immigration efforts throughout the country. "We're making clear that no one is above the law in this city, that everyone has to follow the rule of law," Mamdani said in March. "I have made clear to the president, both in our private conversations and our public conversations, about the fact that I believe that ICE is a rogue agency." In February, Mamdani issued an executive order preventing local law enforcement from working with ICE officers regarding immigration enforcement without a judicial warrant. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a26142aee6011c3f4ebd850 Video captures fireworks exploding from burning trailer that shut down Interstate 75 te 2026-06-08T01:00:26.970Z Video captures fireworks exploding from burning trailer that shut down Interstate 75 A trailer loaded with fireworks erupted in flames along a Tennessee interstate Saturday night, sending pyrotechnics shooting across the roadway and forcing authorities to temporarily shut down traffic as emergency crews responded. Video shared by the Chattanooga Fire Department shows fireworks launching into the air and exploding in multiple directions as flames engulfed the trailer on Interstate 75 northbound near the Ooltewah exit. "Chattanooga Fire, Tri-Comm, and law enforcement enforcement responded to a vehicle fire on I-75NB past the Ooltewah exit Saturday night," the department said in a Facebook post. "It involved fireworks that were going off in different directions, endangering drivers." Despite the chaotic scene, no injuries were reported. SHOCKING VIDEO SHOWS GIANT BLACK PLUME OF SMOKE RISING FROM TENNESSEE PLASTIC RECYCLING FACILITY FIRE Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department said the trailer was loaded with fireworks and that all of them became involved in the blaze, triggering explosions throughout the incident. As a precaution, authorities temporarily shut down both northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 75 while firefighters worked to extinguish the fire. Tri-Community said emergency vehicles traveled northbound in the southbound lanes and used the route to shuttle water to crews battling the flames. TRUCK CARRYING 44,000 POUNDS OF CHICKPEAS CATCHES FIRE IN DEATH VALLEY A Chattanooga Fire Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital the incident occurred outside the city limits and that Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department served as the lead agency, while Chattanooga crews responded under a mutual aid agreement to assist at the scene. The spokesperson said the southbound side of the interstate reopened relatively quickly, while northbound lanes remained closed as crews monitored hot spots and later cleared the burned trailer from the roadway. AMTRAK FIRE NEAR PENN STATION TRIGGERS MAJOR NYC COMMUTER DISRUPTIONS, NJ TRANSIT AND LIRR CANCELLATIONS Dramatic video from the scene shows fireworks rocketing into the night sky before exploding over the interstate as traffic sat stopped a safe distance from the blaze. Firefighters can also be seen deploying hoses while the trailer remained engulfed in flames. Authorities have not released additional information about what caused the fire. One photo provided to Fox News Digital shows the blaze involved a large enclosed trailer carrying the fireworks. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a260fa5ee6011c3f4ebd7a8 Five stabbed near Penn Station, leaving one seriously injured as investigation continues te 2026-06-08T00:41:09.130Z Five stabbed near Penn Station, leaving one seriously injured as investigation continues Five people were stabbed near New York City's Penn Station on Saturday evening, leaving one person seriously injured, authorities said. The FDNY confirmed to Fox News that five people suffered stab wounds in the incident, which occurred shortly after 7 p.m. One victim was seriously injured, according to officials. AMTRAK FIRE NEAR PENN STATION TRIGGERS MAJOR NYC COMMUTER DIRUPTIONS, NJ TRANSIT AND LIRR CONCELLATIONS The New York Police Department referred inquiries about the incident to Amtrak Police, which is leading the investigation. The circumstances surrounding the stabbings were not immediately clear, and authorities have not released information about a possible suspect or motive. This is a developing story. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a260f91ee6011c3f4ebd79f Federal lawsuit seeks to block UFC Freedom 250 from being held on the White House South Lawn te 2026-06-08T00:40:49.199Z Federal lawsuit seeks to block UFC Freedom 250 from being held on the White House South Lawn Two Virginia residents are trying to put UFC Freedom 250 in a rear-naked choke before fight night. A federal lawsuit filed against the National Park Service and the Department of the Interior seeks an emergency injunction to stop the UFC event scheduled for the White House South Lawn. According to the lawsuit, organizers ignored federal permitting rules, skipped environmental reviews and triggered conflict-of-interest concerns. Because apparently even a UFC octagon on the White House lawn has to clear environmental hurdles. UFC SAYS IT WON’T PROFIT FROM WHITE HOUSE EVENT THAT COULD COST 'UPWARDS OF $60M' The event is being promoted as part of America's 250th birthday celebration and, yes, the plan is to stage a UFC card on the White House lawn. According to the lawsuit, the problems start with hosting the fights in front of the executive mansion. The plaintiffs argue the White House South Lawn and nearby federal property are subject to strict rules that generally prohibit commercial structures and private sporting events without environmental review and congressional approval. DANA WHITE DISMISSES NOTION WHITE HOUSE UFC EVENT WILL BE ‘TOO POLITICAL’: ‘IT’S A HISTORY-MAKING EVENT’ Organizers have reportedly relied on a special exemption tied to America's 250th anniversary celebrations. The lawsuit argues UFC Freedom 250 is really a private, for-profit sporting event involving the UFC, broadcasters, sponsors and advertisers rather than a legitimate government-run celebration. The complaint alleges the event could financially benefit President Trump and several of his associates, including UFC CEO Dana White and Paramount-Skydance CEO David Ellison. DANA WHITE SAYS 'I DON'T GIVE A S---' IF TRUMP FRIENDSHIP COSTS HIM BUSINESS, 250TH EVENT WAS TRUMP'S IDEA It also points to Trump's reported purchase of up to $50,000 worth of stock in TKO Group Holdings, the publicly traded parent company of the UFC. Court filings argue that the event has less to do with commemorating American independence and more with promoting the UFC brand and celebrating Trump's 80th birthday. The White House has already pushed back on the lawsuit, calling it an attempt to derail a properly permitted celebration. The UFC has not publicly commented. Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com / Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a260f7bee6011c3f4ebd786 Nithya Raman Overtakes Spencer Pratt in Race for L.A. Mayor te 2026-06-08T00:40:27.626Z Nithya Raman Overtakes Spencer Pratt in Race for L.A. Mayor Nithya Raman pulled into second place in the race to see who will face Mayor Karen Bass in November. There are more votes to be counted. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a260afaee6011c3f4ebd6b6 Platner-backer Ro Khanna insists there's 'no evidence of violence' in newest allegations te 2026-06-08T00:21:14.091Z Platner-backer Ro Khanna insists there's 'no evidence of violence' in newest allegations Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., asserted that there was "no evidence of violence" among the allegations against Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner from the New York Times. "My view is that, even according to the New York Times piece, they said there was no harm, no injury," Khanna said on CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday. "There was toxicity, and there was verbal intimidation, which I condemn, but Graham has made it clear that there was no evidence of violence. That, to me, is a red line." Host Margaret Brennan pointed out that one of Platner's ex-girlfriends, Lyndsey Fifield, accused Platner of forcibly pulling her out of a taxi by the wrist as well as grabbing her by the shoulders. Brennan asked Khanna whether he believed this claim. HOW MUCH BAGGAGE WILL DEMOCRATS ACCEPT FROM MAINE'S GRAHAM PLATNER? "Yes, and I don’t think our side should be attacking her, and I appreciate her courage for coming forward. I know some people are saying she’s a Republican. I think it is irrelevant," Khanna said. He added, "I believe her. I think Graham acted shamefully, and he acted, as the New York Times described it as a toxic relationship. It is shameful. It is ugly. It happened in a dark period of his life, and the Maine voters that I met said they don’t like it. They knew that he had these chapters. They are willing to extend him grace and redemption and they’re focused now on what he’s running for, but I do not think we should be attacking her." MAHER WARNS DEMOCRATS HAVE 'ANOTHER SEX, CREEP PROBLEM’ WITH PLATNER CITING MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS Fox News Digital reached out to Khanna for comment. Fifield also recounted another incident when Platner reportedly pushed her into a bedroom and held the door shut. She later was able to leave after falling asleep and waking after some time had passed, according to the New York Times. The New York Times report was the latest in a long series of controversies surrounding the presumptive Democratic nominee for the Maine Senate seat. Prior to its release, Platner was criticized for his since-covered tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol, controversial Reddit posts and sending explicit messages to women while being married. GRAHAM PLATNER DENIES DAMNING NEW REPORT ALLEGING ABUSE AS 'SIMPLY NOT TRUE' Despite the mounting controversies, Khanna has repeatedly defended and rallied with Platner in support of his campaign, claiming "he found peace, and he is ashamed of that period." "To me, that suggests someone taking accountability and improving their lives, and we need that redemption in this country. And I agree with a lot of his economic policies, that we should be taxing the billionaires, we should be focusing on the working class," Khanna said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a260ae6ee6011c3f4ebd6ad Disney's Star Wars relaunch crumbles as 'Mandalorian and Grogu' crashes at the box office te 2026-06-08T00:20:54.169Z Disney's Star Wars relaunch crumbles as 'Mandalorian and Grogu' crashes at the box office It's almost becoming repetitive at this point. A Star Wars-related property has disappointed relative to pre-release expectations. Seven years after the release of "The Rise of Skywalker," Disney and Lucasfilm hoped that they could relaunch the all-important franchise with "The Mandalorian and Grogu." And in doing so, once again revealed that they understand very little about the audience they're trying to serve. When "The Force Awakens" hit theaters under the leadership of then-Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy, it was a tremendous financial success. While hardly reinventing the wheel creatively, it at least provided a solid foundation for the franchise to build from. But the ensuing releases in the "main" trilogy within the Star Wars universe saw progressively diminishing returns as it became clear the studio had no cohesive plan or sense of what audiences love, or loved, about the series. Classic heroes like Luke Skywalker or Han Solo were undermined at every opportunity. "The Last Jedi" incorporated a bizarre class and political storyline that had little relevance to the plot within that individual movie, and was swiftly discarded as a plot within the trilogy afterward. The "plan," such as it was, was to make audiences care about the leads simply because they existed. It didn't work. DISNEY'S FIRST 'STAR WARS' MOVIE IN SEVEN YEARS IS TRACKING TO BE YET ANOTHER MASSIVE DISAPPOINTMENT Fast forward to 2026, and Disney's apparent hope for the Star Wars series was that their streaming service would provide a building block for theatrical releases. "The Mandalorian" was popular in its first season as a novel, "western" style episodic adventure. That momentum quickly fizzled, but with few other options, they rushed a cobbled-together story into theaters anyway. Not only has it failed, the latest box office returns show how far Disney and Lucasfilm have to go to regain audiences' trust. The opening weekend of "The Mandalorian and Grogu," despite coming around the long Memorial Day holiday, was underwhelming at just $80 million. Then, the film saw a catastrophic 70% drop in its second weekend in theaters to $24.4 million. 'THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU' COLLAPSES IN SECOND WEEKEND AT BOX OFFICE, CEMENTING HUGE LOSS FOR DISNEY Well, the news didn't get any better this past weekend. If anything, it got worse. Sunday's estimate is that "Mandalorian" will bring in around $10 million or just under, all but cementing the end of its run in the domestic theatrical box office. And leading to catastrophic financial losses for Disney. With its production budget and marketing costs factored in, "The Mandalorian" needed to bring in $450-500 million to break even. And as its box office continues to dwindle, it currently sits at just $293 million globally. Thanks in large part to the woeful $155 million total from U.S. theaters. The picture gets much worse when comparing against previous Star Wars films and adjusting for inflation. Here's the list of recent releases in the franchise, and where "Mandalorian" ranks at the domestic box office. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! "Solo" was viewed as such a flop that it ended plans for a standalone trilogy focused on Han Solo. "Mandalorian" is tracking to come up $70-80 million below it, adjusted for inflation. There's no other way to put it, that's a failure. "Mandalorian" might not have been "political," or specifically divisive, though of course, star Pedro Pascal has worked hard to be divisive on his own. It's that the cumulative effect of their choices has grown over the years to the point where audiences simply don't care anymore. Disney and the Kathleen Kennedy version of Lucasfilm managed to lose the trust of viewers despite having ownership of the most successful and popular film franchise in Hollywood history. Books will be written about this. Film school classes will be taught about this. And it was completely avoidable, had they simply focused on quality, story, plot and character growth instead of fulfilling every stereotype imaginable. Now they stand to lose $100+ million on a Star Wars movie. You have to hand it to them, it's impressive, if nothing else. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a260acfee6011c3f4ebd68b South Tucson sues Spanish Trail owners over 'eyesore' ruins te 2026-06-08T00:20:31.608Z South Tucson sues Spanish Trail owners over 'eyesore' ruins Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/home