https://meenews.co/post/6ac430a675342cf4db8c6d38 Bomani Jones calls Josh Allen a "moron" for costly interception, while defending Lamar Jackson for same thing te 2026-10-05T23:20:06.582Z Bomani Jones calls Josh Allen a "moron" for costly interception, while defending Lamar Jackson for same thing With Caitlin Clark eliminated from the remainder of the WNBA playoffs, the sports media has naturally shifted its attention to its other favorite target: Bills superstar quarterback Josh Allen. Former ESPN host Bomani Jones has spent considerable energy trying to revive his media career by manufacturing a race war between fans of Allen and Lamar Jackson. Last month, Jones accused unnamed "white folks" of favoring Allen, despite acknowledging on multiple occasions that he favors Black quarterbacks. For the record, there is no evidence that white people broadly favor Allen over Jackson. That's why Jones never gets around to naming these supposedly biased white people. Still, it's amusing to watch how determined he is to make Allen vs. Jackson a thing. And because his brand requires him to side with the Black athlete no matter the facts, he frequently invokes a senseless double standard in an attempt to justify his position. Case in point: how he covered their game-losing interceptions this season. On Monday, Jones uploaded a YouTube clip belittling Allen under the headline "Josh Allen Is Still THAT Guy…" During his critique, Jones called Allen a "moron" and suggested the Bills had made a mistake by deciding to live with his occasional recklessness. "Look, [the Bills] cast their lot on the idea that we're just gonna live with Josh Allen and whatever he does, but that's not – I don't think that's what they're talking about. Like the idea isn't and every now and then be a moron," Jones said. ESPN DESERVES CREDIT FOR PUSHING BACK ON DAN LE BATARD’S FALSE ACCUSATION OF RACISM He then mocked the idea that Allen should be the MVP favorite or considered the best quarterback in the NFL. "They still called him an MVP. We still talk that. Remember how ready everybody was to make him the best quarterback in the league and everything else. Are they still saying that now? I'm asking that." Hold that thought. Now, compare Jones' reaction to Jackson throwing a similar interception two weeks earlier in a last-second loss to the Saints. Jones acknowledged that Jackson continues to lose games late, even with a new coaching staff, but quickly cushioned the criticism by telling viewers that Jackson "is a sure-fire Hall of Famer and all of that." Then came an alternative culprit: the receiver. "I will say I felt like the way that Rashard Bateman reacted at that interception, it looked like he was the one that made the wrong move," Jones added. By the end, Jones emphasized that while Jackson struggled late, "he looked awesome, awesome for three quarters." To recap: Jackson's interception was costly, but perhaps it wasn't his fault. He's still a Hall of Famer. He was awesome for three quarters. And his receiver might actually deserve the blame. Allen throws one, and he's a "moron." There was also no sarcastic questioning of whether Jackson still belonged among the NFL's best quarterbacks, a designation Jones and his guests regularly apply to him. Subtle. DAN LE BATARD FALSELY CLAIMS THAT ESPN ONLY HIRES AND PAYS WHITE PEOPLE We first noticed this pattern in 2023, when Allen and Jackson lost in back-to-back weeks at home to the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. Jackson played considerably worse against the same defense than Allen did. He also threw another game-losing interception. Yet Jones reserved substantially more criticism for Allen. For background, Allen and Jackson are linked in the minds of the race idolaters for fairly simple reasons. They were drafted the same year and have spent most of their careers chasing Patrick Mahomes. Allen is also a white quarterback from small-town America who posted inappropriate tweets as a teenager. Jackson is a black quarterback who was overlooked by at least one anonymous scout and, according to Jemele Hill, embraces his "people" like Allen Iverson. To be clear, Jackson himself has never made his career about being black. The sports media assigned him that role. Bomani Jones is among those who insist on maintaining it. They want a rivalry between the Big Bad White Quarterback and the Disrespected Black Quarterback. It's an incredibly lazy framework, but they remain committed to it. Before the season, Jones claimed the media held Jackson to a higher standard than Allen, despite considerable evidence to the contrary. Further, the Lamar Bros. — Jones, Ryan Clark and Cam Newton among them — actually force us to diminish Jackson when they insist on comparing him to Allen. At this stage of their careers, the two quarterbacks aren't particularly close. Allen is considerably better. Don't take our word for it. Ask the people paid to evaluate NFL quarterbacks. In August, The Athletic asked 50 NFL executives and coaches to rank the league's quarterbacks entering the season. They placed Allen No. 2 in Tier 1, behind Patrick Mahomes and ahead of Matthew Stafford and Joe Burrow. Jackson ranked No. 5 — in Tier 2. A month earlier, ESPN surveyed league executives, coaches and scouts for a similar ranking. That group ranked Allen the best quarterback in football. Jackson again finished fifth, a tier below. So, whom should we trust: NFL coaches, executives and scouts, or Bomani Jones, Cam Newton and Ryan Clark? One group studies film, personnel and performance for a living. The other increasingly filters the discussion through racial narratives and the social-media reaction those narratives generate. The postseason gap is even more explicit. Take a look: Josh Allen: 38 total touchdowns, 4,682 total yards, six interceptions, a 101.4 passer rating and an 8-7 playoff record. Lamar Jackson: 13 total touchdowns, 2,394 total yards, seven interceptions, an 84.6 passer rating and a 3-5 playoff record. Just stop. Calling Allen a "moron" while treating Jackson's mistake as an invitation for contextual nuance might score culture-war points, but it doesn't create a real rivalry between the two. It's the quarterback version of Caitlin Clark vs. Angel Reese: a media rivalry sustained largely by people who desperately want the comparison to be closer than the evidence suggests. If pundits like Bomani Jones insist on pitting a White athlete against a Black athlete, they could at least wait until they find two performing at roughly the same level. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Side note: Jones also tried to make Kyler Murray vs. Sam Darnold a thing this summer, after Darnold won the Super Bowl. To no one's surprise, Jones sided with Murray, the black quarterback. That one hasn't aged particularly well, either. That's the problem with racial idolatry as a substitute for analysis: eventually, the games are played. Finally, a reasonable conclusion exists here, one requiring no racial sociology whatsoever: Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson both made errant throws that cost their teams during the first month of the regular season. Not every moment needs to advance the race war. Sometimes a bad interception is just a bad interception. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac42e5275342cf4db8c6ccd Fans roast ESPN's 'Shough Flow' caption ahead of Saints-Falcons on Monday Night Football te 2026-10-05T23:10:10.511Z Fans roast ESPN's 'Shough Flow' caption ahead of Saints-Falcons on Monday Night Football ESPN wanted to get football fans fired up for Monday Night Football between the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints. Second-year Saints quarterback Tyler Shough was an obvious player to spotlight. There was a small problem, though. The network, which refers to itself as "The Worldwide Leader in Sports," apparently doesn't know how to pronounce the name of one of the NFL's leading passers. ESPN's main X account posted a graphic featuring Shough with the caption: "SHOUGH FLOW 🥶." Catchy. Except Shough doesn't rhyme with "flow." His last name is pronounced "Shuck," as most football fans know at this point. He was, after all, the runner-up for AP Offensive Rookie of the Year last season and, to my knowledge, there’s been no pronunciation change since then. NFL WEEK 4 SUNDAY TAKEAWAYS: COWBOYS GET SEASON-DEFINING WIN OVER TEXANS, 49ERS ARE LEAGUE'S BEST TEAM Football fans on social media quickly started roasting ESPN over a caption built around a rhyme that doesn’t work. "Shough doesn't rhyme with flow and now I can't unsee it," one user wrote. Another compared it to a scene from "The Office" in which Andy and Erin perform a song built around pronouncing "Sabre" as "sah-BRAY," only to learn it’s pronounced "SAY-ber." Many simply wondered how ESPN could employ people who don't know how to pronounce the names of prominent NFL players. A reasonable question. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE To be fair, Shough has acknowledged that his last name has an odd pronunciation and he previously joked that it's basically impossible to pronounce correctly if you haven't heard it before. Still, you'd hope the network broadcasting his football game might have somebody around who has. Shough has thrown for 917 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 68.9% of his passes through three games this season. New Orleans has scored at least 24 points in every game, including 30 in the opener against Detroit and 27 last week against Las Vegas. In other words, ESPN had plenty of material to work with without inventing a rhyme based on the wrong pronunciation of his name. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac42e5175342cf4db8c6cc4 Convicted child predator allegedly attacks two women inside Planet Fitness women's locker room te 2026-10-05T23:10:09.313Z Convicted child predator allegedly attacks two women inside Planet Fitness women's locker room A convicted child rapist allegedly attacked a woman after bringing her to a Planet Fitness gym to use the showers, then allegedly sexually assaulted an employee who tried to intervene. Laquan Holland, 40, allegedly beat the woman, tried to strip off her clothing and blocked her escape inside the Cambridge, Massachusetts, gym, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office told Fox News Digital. The attack came weeks after a charge accusing Holland of failing to register as a sex offender was dismissed on the condition that he complete his registration, prosecutors confirmed. Holland was ordered held without bail after his arraignment on two counts of assault to rape, two counts of indecent assault and battery, kidnapping and witness intimidation. MICHIGAN DECISION FORCES REMOVAL OF DISGRACED SPORTS DOCTOR LARRY NASSAR FROM SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY A dangerousness hearing is scheduled for Oct. 16. NBC10 Boston reported that a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf. Prosecutors said Holland, a member of the Porter Square gym, arrived around 9 a.m. Oct. 1 with a woman he knew after offering to let her use the showers. But once they arrived, Holland allegedly began hitting her. CALIFORNIA DEMS TRIGGER OUTRAGE AFTER SIDING WITH CONVICTED CHILD SEX OFFENDERS IN SHOCKING VOTE The woman fled into the women’s locker room and shower area, authorities said. Holland allegedly followed, continuing to hit and touch her inappropriately while trying to remove her clothing and preventing her from leaving, according to the DA’s office. WASHINGTON MOTHER SAYS SHE FOUND ADULT MALE SHOWERING IN WOMEN'S LOCKER ROOM DURING CHILDREN'S SWIM MEET A female employee entered the shower area and tried to pull Holland off the woman. He allegedly sexually assaulted her, too. Police arrived to find Holland in the locker room trying to put his clothes back on, prosecutors said. Holland’s criminal history includes guilty pleas in 2006 to two counts of child rape and one count of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, Boston.com reported, citing court records. REPEAT OFFENDER WITH 7 PRIOR CONVICTIONS ARRESTED 3 TIMES IN 12 DAYS OVER ALLEGED ATTACKS ON WOMEN More recently, Cambridge police arrested him Aug. 25 for failing to register as a sex offender, a subsequent offense, according to police records reviewed by Fox News Digital. The DA’s office said Holland, who is homeless and was known to stay in Cambridge and Boston, must complete registration and verification requirements every 30 days. He showed up at Cambridge police headquarters to register Aug. 25 but was arrested because he was late, prosecutors said. The charge was later dismissed on the condition that he register, which he completed Aug. 27. FEMALE VIRGINIA OFFICER SUES POLICE DEPARTMENT AFTER ALLEGEDLY SHARING LOCKER ROOM WITH BIOLOGICAL MALE Planet Fitness told Fox News Digital that the franchise operator canceled Holland’s membership and is cooperating with investigators. "Planet Fitness is committed to providing a safe environment for all. The franchise group has cancelled the membership of the individual involved and is working with local law enforcement to support their investigation into this matter," the company said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac42bf675342cf4db8c6c3c Facing Backlash, Trump Says His Super PAC Will Pay for Taxpayer-Funded Ads te 2026-10-05T23:00:06.727Z Facing Backlash, Trump Says His Super PAC Will Pay for Taxpayer-Funded Ads The president said that his PAC, MAGA, Inc., would pay for TV ads promoting him which had been paid for with taxpayer money. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4299c75342cf4db8c6bd2 Chicago Woman Shot by Border Patrol Agent Sues Federal Government te 2026-10-05T22:50:04.660Z Chicago Woman Shot by Border Patrol Agent Sues Federal Government The lawsuit is the latest in a widening push from people who claim they were harmed by the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and now want justice. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4299a75342cf4db8c6bc7 El último álamo “abuela” fue derribado; arrestan a manifestantes en Lochiel te 2026-10-05T22:50:02.450Z El último álamo “abuela” fue derribado; arrestan a manifestantes en Lochiel Agentes armados de la Patrulla Fronteriza allanaron un campamento de protesta en Lochiel, en el sureste de Arizona, dando paso a los contratistas para que talaran el último árbol de álamo de algodón que quedaba en pie el lunes por la mañana, como parte de la construcción de un muro fronterizo doble, después de que los manifestantes lo protegieran durante más de 70 días. Activistas en Lochiel dijeron que al menos 12 personas habían sido arrestadas hasta las 8 a.m. durante el operativo que continuaba. Según comunicados de grupos de activistas presentes en el lugar, agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza ignoraron las exigencias de presentar una orden judicial cuando ingresaron a la propiedad privada y destruyeron las tiendas de campaña. El álamo de algodón talado el lunes, al que llamaban el “árbol abuela”, tenía cientos de años. Era uno de varios árboles que bordeaban una propiedad privada a lo largo de Border Road, un camino de tierra que corre junto a la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México, en una zona remota de Arizona, en el Valle de San Rafael, a unas 25 millas al este de Nogales. El último de un grupo de álamos de algodón en Lochiel, el 23 de septiembre de 2026, antes de que fuera talado por contratistas del gobierno para construir un muro fronterizo doble el lunes 5 de octubre. Credit: Mason Kumet La Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de Estados Unidos (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés) dijo el lunes en un comunicado enviado a Arizona Luminaria que ya retiró los cuatro álamos de algodón que estaban en terrenos federales en Lochiel y que habían sido marcados para su remoción. “CBP reconoce la importancia de proteger el medio ambiente, la vida silvestre y los recursos culturales durante la construcción del muro fronterizo”, señala el comunicado. “Si bien existen preocupaciones sobre los impactos en áreas sensibles, es importante señalar que la inmigración ilegal en sí misma plantea importantes desafíos ambientales. Los altos volúmenes de cruces no autorizados a menudo generan cantidades considerables de basura, contaminación y daños a los recursos naturales, incluidos hábitats sensibles y tierras agrícolas”. CBP no respondió preguntas adicionales de Arizona Luminaria sobre cuántos manifestantes fueron arrestados ni qué cargos enfrentan. Después de que tres álamos de algodón fueran talados en junio, los activistas instalaron un campamento en los árboles en un intento por proteger al último árbol abuela que quedaba. Al menos una persona permaneció sentada o durmiendo en el árbol en todo momento. Durante 71 días, varias personas acamparon en una propiedad privada justo al norte del árbol y se turnaron para ocuparlo. El lunes, alrededor de las 6:30 a.m., agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza con el rostro cubierto comenzaron a arrestar a los manifestantes, según muestran videos publicados en Instagram. La gente gritaba y algunos advertían a los agentes que estaban empujando a personas contra el alambre de púas que se encontraba en el suelo. Los manifestantes intentaban regresar a la propiedad privada del otro lado del alambre de púas. “¡Los están pisando!”, se escucha gritar a una persona. “¡Los están empujando contra el alambre de púas!”, grita alguien más a los agentes. Otro video, grabado desde lejos, muestra al enorme árbol cayendo mientras la gente grita y llora. La vida en el campamento Kate Scott, cofundadora de Madrean Archipelago Wildlife Center, fue la primera en notar que los contratistas estaban talando los álamos de algodón este verano. Después de hablar con un trabajador en junio y enterarse de que sus planes eran talar todos los árboles, reunió apoyo y comenzó a sentarse cerca del árbol. Finalmente, con el apoyo de activistas indígenas, los manifestantes en Lochiel comenzaron un ritual de oración matutina. Cada mañana, el grupo hacía una oración al amanecer por la tierra, dijo Scott. Fue durante esa ceremonia de oración que los agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza allanaron el campamento el lunes. Cuando Arizona Luminaria visitó el campamento el 23 de septiembre, era un día tranquilo en el campamento de protesta, con solo uno o dos vehículos de la Patrulla Fronteriza circulando por la zona. Hasta el final de la mañana, no había trabajos de construcción cerca del campamento. Pero meses antes, cuando comenzó la protesta, los trabajadores de la construcción llegaban alrededor de las 3 a.m. y trabajaban durante toda la mañana, dijo Scott. “Este era un lugar muy, muy intenso”, dijo, y agregó que el sonido de la maquinaria los despertaba durante las primeras horas de la madrugada. La construcción del muro fronterizo en Lochiel, Arizona, el 23 de septiembre de 2026. Credit: Mason Kumet A aproximadamente un cuarto de milla al este de donde alguna vez estuvo el árbol, dos filas de paneles fronterizos de 30 pies de altura a cada lado del camino terminaban abruptamente. Una pila de paneles colocada sobre el camino se encontraba entre los dos muros, y otra pila de paneles estaba a unos cuantos pies de distancia. El nuevo muro se extiende hacia el este por las colinas onduladas de esta zona de la frontera, hasta donde alcanza la vista. El 14 de septiembre, tres manifestantes que llevaban disfraces de aves y jaguares, en representación de las especies en peligro de extinción de la zona, fueron arrestados después de ingresar al sitio de construcción. Esos arrestos alentaron a más personas de todo el país a unirse al campamento, dijo Scott. A finales de septiembre, decenas de tiendas de campaña estaban dispersas entre la hierba alta dentro de una propiedad privada. Un grupo de personas estaba aprendiendo a subir de manera segura por una cuerda para llegar a la plataforma de madera instalada en el árbol abuela. Manifestantes permanecieron sentados en una plataforma instalada en un árbol de álamo de algodón en Lochiel, Arizona, durante más de 70 días. Credit: Mason Kumet Más adelante por el camino, el grupo había conseguido una casa de huéspedes con baño, una cama y refrigeradores para almacenar alimentos y otras pertenencias. El propietario de los terrenos se la estaba rentando al grupo. Scott la llamó “Casita de la Esperanza”, que en inglés se escribe “House of Hope”. Otro álamo de algodón, en México, tenía pancartas que decían: “From MN to MX resistance is fertile”  (De MN a MX, la resistencia es fértil) y “Chinga la Migra”. Cuatro terneros descansaban a la sombra dentro de un corral. Durante aproximadamente una semana, activistas en México realizaron su propio campamento en un árbol en solidaridad con los manifestantes en Estados Unidos. Un letrero en el último árbol de álamo de algodón, el 23 de septiembre de 2026, antes de que fuera talado por contratistas del gobierno para construir un muro fronterizo doble el lunes 5 de octubre. Credit: Mason Kumet Para llegar a Lochiel, un visitante tiene que recorrer más de 10 millas de caminos de tierra accidentados a través del Bosque Nacional Coronado. Es una pequeña comunidad ganadera y remota entre Nogales y Bisbee, al sur de Sonoita. Las casas de los ranchos están dispersas en extensas parcelas de tierra.  Una pequeña iglesia blanca se encuentra a unos 100 pies del muro del muro fronterizo, con una gran cruz blanca en lo alto de una colina. Donde no hay paneles fronterizos de 30 pies de altura, una cerca de alambre de púas de aproximadamente de 3 a 4 pies de altura marca la frontera. A lo largo de Border Road, entre la Casita de la Esperanza y el lugar donde alguna vez estuvo el último árbol abuela que quedaba, los troncos de otros dos álamos de algodón yacían en el suelo después de haber sido talados. Había un tercero entre ellos, dijo Scott, pero fue arrastrado cuesta arriba hasta un “cementerio de abuelas”. Los dos árboles caídos eran tan grandes que dejaron un hoyo de 4 pies de profundidad en el suelo donde alguna vez estuvieron sus raíces. Las pancartas que los activistas ataron alrededor de los troncos permanecen en los árboles caídos. Y en uno de ellos, habían comenzado a brotar nuevos retoños, con hojas de color verde brillante que surgían del tronco. Traducción: Beatriz Limón  The post El último álamo “abuela” fue derribado; arrestan a manifestantes en Lochiel appeared first on AZ Luminaria. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac424f475342cf4db8c6b13 Sean McVay addresses Rams coach flipping off Eagles fans: ‘Won’t be an issue moving forward’ te 2026-10-05T22:30:12.840Z Sean McVay addresses Rams coach flipping off Eagles fans: ‘Won’t be an issue moving forward’ The Los Angeles Rams pulled off a wild comeback against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, but some members of Sean McVay's coaching staff apparently got a little too caught up in the moment. In response to questions from OutKick on Monday, a Rams spokesperson provided comments from McVay's news conference in which the head coach said he had addressed the incident with his staff. "Yep, we talked about it. We'll be better in those situations," McVay said. Video circulating on social media showed Rams coaches celebrating inside their booth at Lincoln Financial Field while exchanging words and gestures with Eagles fans on the other side of the glass. NFL REFEREES JEFF SEEMAN AND ADRIAN HILL SUSPENDED AFTER UNPROFESSIONAL CLASHES WITH PLAYERS IN WEEK 4 At least one member of the Rams staff appeared to give fans the middle finger during the exchange. The video also showed objects, including what appeared to be drinks, being thrown toward the coaches' booth. The staff member making the gesture appears to be Rams assistant offensive line coach Brian Allen, although the team has not confirmed that identification. Allen is in his first season as an assistant offensive line coach after working with the Rams as a consultant in 2025. A former Rams center, Allen appeared in 50 regular-season games for Los Angeles, including 32 starts. He also started all four playoff games during the team's Super Bowl LVI championship run following the 2021 season. The Rams beat the Eagles, 24-20, despite trailing 20-10 in the fourth quarter. The incident appeared to take place just after Los Angeles running back Kyren Williams scored the go-ahead touchdown with 1:10 remaining. OutKick asked the Rams to identify the coaches involved and whether any disciplinary action had been taken. The team's response did not provide either detail. CHIEFS' TYQUAN THORNTON DIDN'T REALIZE HIS FOOT WAS POINTING THE WRONG DIRECTION AFTER GAME-CHANGING CATCH McVay acknowledged that emotions can run hot for coaches working from the booth, saying he experienced that himself earlier in his career with Washington. "You get excited and emotional," McVay said. "We'll learn from that. We'll be better." "Those fans are really into it, but I know that we want to make sure that we're representing the class and the calm steadiness that we want to have, while also being emotionally into it," McVay said. "We did talk about it and that won't be an issue moving forward." McVay isn't asking for silence in the booth. He's asking his coaches to keep their celebrations from turning into confrontations with fans. And let's be fair: some Eagles fans weren't exactly passive observers here (shocking, we know). Whatever was said or gestured from the Rams' booth, throwing objects toward it isn't exactly the picture of restraint, either. OutKick also contacted the NFL and Philadelphia Eagles for comment regarding the incident, including whether the league was reviewing the conduct and whether the fans who threw objects were identified or disciplined. Neither had responded as of publication. McVay's message to his staff seems straightforward: celebrate the win and enjoy the emotion, but keep the middle fingers away from the glass. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac424f375342cf4db8c6b0a Christa Pike execution failure spares murderer who bailed victim out just to kill him te 2026-10-05T22:30:11.810Z Christa Pike execution failure spares murderer who bailed victim out just to kill him The execution of a double murderer who bailed one of his victims out of jail only for the man to be shot dead — and then killed his sister when she went looking for him — has been put on hold after Tennessee's botched attempt to lethally inject Christa Pike for her role in the "satanic" torture and murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville in 1995. Gov. Bill Lee halted the death penalty across the state for the rest of the year — but there was only one scheduled, the Dec. 3 execution of convicted double murderer Gary Wayne Sutton. His uncle and co-defendant, James Dellinger, died of natural causes on death row in 2023. FORMER KNOXVILLE POLICE CHIEF SAYS INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL HAUNTED BY COLLEEN SLEMMER'S MURDER 31 YEARS LATER Sutton has maintained his innocence — but in separate trials, he was convicted in the murders of Tommy Griffin and Connie Branam, a brother and sister who were killed on Feb. 21 and 22, 1992. Sutton, who months earlier had beaten up Griffin's brother, went drinking with Dellinger and Griffin at a bar called Howie's Hideaway on Feb. 21, 1992, according to court records reviewed by Fox News Digital. After they left, they got in a fight, and Sutton and Dellinger left Griffin on the roadside. He encountered a passing driver who flagged down a police officer, according to court documents. CHRISTA PIKE'S BOTCHED LETHAL INJECTION TAKES FOCUS OFF VICTIM, JEOPARDIZES EXECUTION: FORMER POLICE CHIEF The responding officer reported that Griffin was "on the verge of tears" and shirtless with "scrapes and scratches" on his upper body and a cut behind is ear. Griffin claimed he had gotten into "an argument with some friends, who were not really his friends," according to court records. He declined to give specifics and was arrested for public intoxication. Sutton and Dellinger showed up at the police station to bail him out around 8:30 p.m. and were told to come back later. They did at about 11:30 p.m., bringing a flannel shirt, according to court documents. A half-hour later, witnesses reported hearing three gunshots in the area where his body would later be found. He'd suffered a shotgun blast to the head. LAWYERS, EXPERTS URGE TENNESSEE GOVERNOR TO COMMUTE CHRISTA PIKE’S SENTENCE AFTER BOTCHED EXECUTION The next day, Griffin's sister, Branam, went to Howie's Hideaway with Sutton and Dellinger. She told the server she was looking for her brother. Her body was later found in her scorched car — so badly burned that the forensic pathologist could not determine whether she had been alive when the fire started. Detectives did recover a .303 cartridge that matched a rifle found at Dellinger's home. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS Sutton's supporters have criticized the case as circumstantial. It remains unclear who shot Griffin and how exactly Branam died. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB Sutton's execution was scheduled for Dec. 3 but has been put on pause due to the state's failure to carry out Pike's death sentence last week. Pike's botched execution was the second in Tennessee this year after executioners couldn't find a suitable vein for fellow condemned inmate Tony Carruthers in May. DEATH ROW INMATE UNCONSCIOUS ON VENTILATOR AFTER BOTCHED EXECUTION FOR TEEN’S KILLING: ATTORNEYS GOT A TIP? While what's next for Pike remains unclear as she is in an undisclosed hospital for treatment following two doses of lethal injection drugs that failed to kill her, Lee said Carruthers would not face execution again for at least a year after his scheduled death in May was canceled. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST Pike, who was hospitalized in critical condition, is the first person to have survived the administration of lethal injection drugs, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, a nonprofit that tracks capital punishment across the U.S. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL In 2014, an Oklahoma inmate named Clayton Lockett initially survived the injection but died of a heart attack while still inside the chamber, according to the center. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac424f175342cf4db8c6af6 As the GOP slips in polls, Trump swaps demonizing voting by mail with pleas to use it te 2026-10-05T22:30:09.862Z As the GOP slips in polls, Trump swaps demonizing voting by mail with pleas to use it President Donald Trump speaks at the Mitchell Center at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama on Oct. 2, 2026, as he campaigns in GOP-leaning states ahead of the midterms. (Photo by Dan Anderson/Alabama Reflector) President Donald Trump wants to sharply curtail mail ballots. He’s called them “inherently corrupt” and baselessly condemned them as a major source of fraud. But with Republicans falling behind in the polls, the president is now urging his supporters to vote in the midterm elections any way they can, including by mail. The White House has also sent emails through a government account promoting voter registration in recent days and Trump is continuing a string of campaign rallies in typically conservative states, including Nebraska on Monday night. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed that members of the military, who tend to support Republicans, have a day off to vote. “If your state has early voting, do not wait. Go out and vote. Vote early, vote by mail, or vote in person on Election Day, November 3rd, so we can defeat the radical left ‘Dumocrats’ in a midterm victory that is too big to rig,” Trump said in a social media video over the weekend, using a derogatory term for Democrats. The about-face by the president is familiar. Trump encouraged his voters to cast their ballots by mail in 2024 and has repeatedly voted by mail himself, despite a long record of attacking the practice. Republicans battle against loss of majorities The latest comments — along with the red-state rallies — underscore the political peril that analysts see facing Republicans and Trump.  If Republicans lose control of either the House or Senate, Democrats are likely to launch investigations into the White House that could complicate the president’s final two years in office. A Democratic House would face pressure from the base to pursue impeachment against Trump or other administration officials. Democrats enjoy an 11-point advantage over Republicans on the generic congressional ballot, according to a nonpartisan September national poll by Emerson College. The poll also found Democrats more enthusiastic, with 78% “very excited” to vote compared to 66% of Republicans.  A poll by The New York Times and Siena College, released Saturday, found Democrats ahead or tied in Senate races in several GOP-leaning states, including Alaska, Kansas, Ohio and Texas.  Several of those same states — including Alaska, Kansas and Ohio — allow voters to cast a ballot by mail without providing an excuse. Iowa also features a highly competitive Senate race and has no-excuse absentee voting, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Vice President JD Vance was visiting Alaska on Monday to campaign for the Republican Senate candidate, while Trump was scheduled to hold a rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, where the incumbent Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts faces a competitive challenge from independent Dan Osborn.  ‘We seem to have no choice’ Republicans are scrambling to find ways to turn out their base voters, said Brandon Rottinghaus, a political science professor at the University of Houston. The immediate objective for the party is maximizing voter turnout among their supporters, he said, adding that discouraging them from using legal methods to vote would be an obvious electoral disadvantage. “The overriding concern for the White House is turnout, not consistency,” Rottinghaus said. “The political messaging has been inconsistent on this. But all of that aside, the need to get Republicans to come vote is paramount for Republicans.” Trump at the White House on Monday said that he prefers voters to cast their ballots in person but that they can “vote by mail if they want because we seem to have no choice.” Without offering evidence, he alleged significant cheating in voting by mail. Pressed by reporters for evidence, the president pointed to California. The blue state, where all voters receive a ballot in the mail, has drawn his ire in the past for a vote-counting process that can last weeks, in part because of ballots that arrive in the mail after Election Day. But a slow count isn’t evidence of fraud. When asked about Trump’s shifting stance, the White House referred States Newsroom to the president’s Monday remarks. Supreme Court blocked Trump Trump’s decision to again tout voting by mail — while also attacking it — came after he spent months pursuing a high-stakes effort to impose restrictions on mail ballots.  In August 2025, Trump promised to lead a movement to eliminate mail-in voting.  Less than a year later, he signed an executive order directing the U.S. Postal Service to require states, at least 90 days before a federal election, to notify the Postal Service whether they intended to allow ballots to be sent through the mail. States would have then had to submit to USPS a list of voters planning to vote by mail at least 60 days before the election. A portion of an email from the White House urging Americans to vote, including by mail. (States Newsroom photo) Postmaster General David Steiner had said that the Postal Service wouldn’t deliver ballots for states that refused to comply with the rule. Democrats and other opponents said it would have given the Postal Service unprecedented and unconstitutional authority over elections, which are administered by the states under the Constitution. The U.S. Supreme Court blocked the rule from taking effect in a one-paragraph order that upheld a lower court decision halting it. Election officials and voting rights advocates had warned that implementing the requirements so close to the election would have caused chaos. Trump railed against the decision at the time, calling it a “big loss” for Republicans and alleging it would make cheating by Democrats on mail-in ballots much easier. “And now they have open field to do so,” he wrote on social media when the order was issued in mid-September. On Monday, League of Women Voters President and CEO Celina Stewart emphasized that the Trump administration had spent months attacking voting by mail. She said in a statement that while Trump sought to impose restrictions through an executive order — which the League sued over — “the President does not have the authority to unilaterally dictate how states administer elections.” “A shift in rhetoric does not undo those actions, nor does it erase the need for the League to take this fight to court. We will judge this administration by its actions, not by its latest statement,” Stewart said. Trump’s attacks on voting by mail Trump’s attacks on voting by mail stretch back to the 2020 election, when mail voting surged amid the pandemic.  At that time, he characterized mail ballots arriving after Election Day as fraudulent, even though late-arriving ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day — indicating that voters made their choices before the close of polls. The Supreme Court this year upheld the authority of states to count mailed ballots that arrive after Election Day. Six years later, mail-in voting remains a major way for Americans to cast their ballots. Nearly a third of U.S. voters cast a ballot by mail in 2024, according to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.  This year, nearly 1 million people have already voted by mail in the general election, with more than 52 million mail ballots requested, according to data compiled by the University of Florida Election Lab. For campaigns, every ballot a supporter casts by mail represents a “bird in the hand,” said Rottinghaus. By contrast, voters who wait until Election Day remain potential voters, with the risk that something will come up that keeps them from voting. Campaigns build whole persuasion operations around mail voting, he said, adding that demonizing the practice takes away a weapon some campaigns rely on. “This is a top-down effort from the most vocal and visible Republican that can create a lot of complications for Republicans down ballot who may rely on mail voting for a big part of their strategy,” Rottinghaus said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4229875342cf4db8c6a7c Attacks Over Epstein Files Lobbed in Iowa Senate Ads te 2026-10-05T22:20:08.011Z Attacks Over Epstein Files Lobbed in Iowa Senate Ads Representative Ashley Hinson, the Republican nominee, and Josh Turek, her Democratic opponent, have both been targeted over campaign donations. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4229475342cf4db8c6a72 BeaverFest celebrates the little critters’ big work in Southern Arizona river restoration te 2026-10-05T22:20:04.949Z BeaverFest celebrates the little critters’ big work in Southern Arizona river restoration “We need some mud!” “More sticks!” Small hands scramble to fortify a miniature dam — of rocks, dirt and branches — before a blast from a water hose puts their craftsmanship to the test. “Let’s see if there are any leaks. Here comes the water!” a volunteer announces, pointing the hose toward the child-built structure and turning on the stream. The kids watch as waves pool behind their dam. “It’s holding!” a young boy yells victoriously. The experiment was one of the hands-on lessons at the Watershed Management Group’s eighth annual BeaverFest, where Tucsonans gather to celebrate beavers. All around the festival, photos of beavers were on display, but one furry face appeared again and again. Spotting a beaver during the annual surveys is rare, so when volunteers encountered one in the wild during last year’s survey, she quickly became a mascot. Gushing with excitement, one volunteer showed Arizona Luminaria photos of the beaver and explained that the survey leader had even given her a name: Petunia. A picture of pretty Petunia graces the flier of this year’s beaver survey at 2026 BeaverFest. People also learned about the keystone species — an animal that has a disproportionately large effect on its surrounding ecosystem — and how beavers can help restore Southern Arizona’s desert waterways. The late September event brought together families, scientists and conservationists for an evening of beaver-themed activities and updates on efforts to restore beaver populations across the region. The Tucson-based watershed nonprofit hosted the festival at Living Lab, the organization’s headquarters where they display various sustainability measures they promote. The “Build a Beaver Dam” station at the 2026 BeaverFest. Credit: Carolina Cuellar The children’s mini-dam challenge demonstrated the same process that makes beavers important to desert ecosystems. Their barriers slow water and keep it on the landscape, creating wetlands and habitat that support other wildlife. “They’re nature’s water harvesters,” says Dan Stormont, a local conservation leader and docent with the watershed management group. “We talk about water harvesting all the time, and it’s kind of nice to aspire to be a beaver, because we can only hope to do as much as what beavers do.” The water conservation group is trying to replicate some of that work. The organization builds beaver dam analogs, human-made structures constructed largely from natural materials found on site. The structures are designed to slow water and trap sediment in degraded waterways. At one restoration site along the Babocomari River, a San Pedro river tributary in Southeastern Arizona, beavers have even added material to the human-built structures. Get involved Participate in beaver surveys and other conservation initiatives by joining Watershed Management Group  volunteer efforts.  “So we are basically being the beavers,” says Nadira Mitchell,  a restoration ecology coordinator with the watershed group, during a presentation at BeaverFest 2026. Beavers historically lived along the San Pedro River but were wiped out by fur trapping in the 1800s, Mitchell says. The river flows from México through Southeastern Arizona before joining the Gila River in Pinal County, supporting riparian ecosystems along the way. Story continues below. The Arizona Game and Fish Department and the Bureau of Land Management reintroduced about 20 beavers in the late 1990s  and early 2000s. By 2010, community members estimated the population had grown to about 100 before it began declining.  Steve Merkley, an instructor at Cochise College, presented his research on beavers in the San Pedro watershed during the event. “The beavers are really instrumental in keeping that flowing water in the ecosystem and supporting wildlife in our area,” he says.  Merkley says a strong monsoon season can benefit beavers by deepening the water in their habitat, providing greater protection from predators and potentially helping them reproduce and expand their population along the river.  Merkley also shared footage of baby beavers recently documented along the San Pedro River. Footage of a baby beaver captured by Steve Merkley and shown at BeaverFest 2026. “That was the first time I had ever seen evidence of reproduction since I’ve been studying them the last six or seven years,” he says. “And then to see them again, another one on my cameras again this year, was super exciting.”  For the past five years, the Watershed Management Group and its partners have organized volunteers to track the animals along the San Pedro River in Arizona and Sonora, México. A beaver spotted munching on a stick under a log in the the lower San Pedro river during the Watershed Management Group’s annual beaver survey in 2025. Credit: Julius Schlosburg / Watershed Management Group The community volunteers look for dams, lodges, tracks, chewed trees, muddy slide-like ramps into the pond and even beaver poop to identify clusters of activity and estimate the population.  About 430 volunteers have participated in the surveys over the past five years, Mitchell says during a BeaverFest presentation of the 2025 survey results. Last fall alone, volunteers surveyed 63.5 miles of the San Pedro across 23 sections in Arizona and México. The results offered a little progress after years of declines. The estimated population increased slightly between 2024 and 2025, Mitchell says, although some of that increase was linked to Arizona Game and Fish relocating a male and female beaver to the lower San Pedro. “We were actually able to see that they were still persisting when we surveyed them last winter,” Mitchell says. The population remains vulnerable. Groundwater pumping, development, cattle grazing, drought, intense flooding and predators such as mountain lions, all make it more difficult for beavers to persist along the river, Mitchell says. But BeaverFest 2026 wasn’t all population estimates and river restoration. Dan Stormont and Esther Wroth hold up a beaver skull and pictures of beaver poop during 2026 BeaverFest. At one booth, children could touch a surprisingly oily beaver pelt and learn what the animals eat by examining pictures of their poop. One young visitor kept bursting into laughter whenever the subject came up. “They love the beaver poop,” says Esther Wroth, a community conservation apprentice with the watershed group. “They all think that beavers eat fish until you show them the poop and they’re like, ‘Wait — sawdust!’” For the organization’s staff and volunteers, that silliness is part of the point — making complicated conversations about climate, water and ecological restoration tangible and accessible. Wroth says environmental solutions do not always have to be new or complicated. Indigenous communities have practiced water harvesting and lived with the rhythms of desert ecosystems for generations, she says. Beavers, too, have been shaping waterways long before humans began constructing structures intended to mimic them. “Even though climate change is a new problem,” she says, “the solutions aren’t necessarily new.” The post BeaverFest celebrates the little critters’ big work in Southern Arizona river restoration appeared first on AZ Luminaria. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4204375342cf4db8c6a34 Rabbi who worked on Adam Brody's Netflix show slams actor over Gaza comments te 2026-10-05T22:10:11.694Z Rabbi who worked on Adam Brody's Netflix show slams actor over Gaza comments Adam Brody, who stars as Rabbi Noah Roklov in Netflix's "Nobody Wants This," recently made waves with his comments on the situation in Gaza, prompting criticism from a real-life rabbi who was a consultant on the show. When asked about his stance on Israel and Gaza in a recent interview with GQ, Brody said, "Put me down as thinking it's a genocide. Put me down as wanting a free Palestine. It's awful that it's taken so much death and misery, but it does feel like it's reaching a breaking point that it should have a while ago." Brody's remarks caught the attention of Rabbi Steve Leder, a Los Angeles-based rabbi who served as a consultant on the first season of "Nobody Wants this." Leder, who advised production on the show's portrayal of Judaism and Brody's role as a rabbi, posted a video to Instagram slamming the actor for his "flippant" remarks. "The flippancy was adding insult to injury, in my opinion, and needed to be addressed," Leder told Fox News Digital about why he posted the video to social media. "That is a word and that is a geopolitical situation that warrants anything but flippancy."  'NOBODY WANTS THIS' STAR ACCUSES ISRAEL OF 'GENOCIDE' Leder emphasized that the word "genocide" has a specific definition and that Brody's use of it to describe what happened in Gaza was inaccurate. He quoted the United Nations' definition of genocide, which says the term is meant to describe a situation in which specific acts are carried out "with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group." "Israel's war is against Hamas. It is not against a nationality, it is not against an ethnicity, it is not a race, it is not against a religion," Leder told Fox News Digital. "There are many nationalities, ethnicities, races and religious people of various faiths living in Israel, comprising Israel's neighbors, and Israel has not and would not attack anyone for any of those reasons." The rabbi said that his main issue with Brody's remarks was that the actor presented his opinion as fact. "This is where I felt that Adam Brody went terribly wrong. He presented an opinion as a fact. And that is a mistake for any of us who are in the public eye," Leder said. In the show, Brody plays a rabbi who falls in love with an agnostic woman played by Kristen Bell, which is loosely based on the real-life romance between "Nobody Wants This" creator Erin Foster and her husband, Simon Tikhman. BILL MAHER RIPS MACKLEMORE'S GAZA STANCE, SAYS CELEBRITY 'MORAL CONFUSION' IS FUELING ANTISEMITISM Brody is far from the first Jewish celebrity to decry Israel's actions in Gaza as "genocide." Hannah Einbinder of "Hacks" and "Broad City" star Ilana Glazer have also been vocal critics of Israel. Leder told Fox News Digital that "they can say whatever they want as long as they acknowledge it's an opinion and not a fact." The rabbi explained that in Brody's case he felt compelled to respond because of the role he played in the production of "Nobody Wants This," which was deeply tied to Jewish representation on screen. Another element that added to the controversy over Brody's remarks is the fact that he plays a rabbi and has introduced many to Jewish culture through that role. Leder said it made the situation "doubly heartbreaking." MS RACHEL SAYS SHE WON’T WORK WITH ‘PRIVILEGED’ PEOPLE WHO STAY SILENT ON GAZA "Actors are not their roles, and we all understand that, they're acting. But in the minds of the public, in the mind of much of the pubic, it's sometimes hard to separate those two things," he said. "And when you have someone who is imagined — and I use that word deliberately — imagined to be an authority presenting opinions as facts, it's doubly painful." Leder said public figures should stay away from discussing topics that they don't know enough about. In the video he released shortly after Brody's interview with GQ, Leder said, "If you know nothing about something, you should say nothing." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4204275342cf4db8c6a2b Top October Prime Day fashion deals: 67% off Levi’s jeans, $13 Hanes hoodies and more te 2026-10-05T22:10:10.440Z Top October Prime Day fashion deals: 67% off Levi’s jeans, $13 Hanes hoodies and more Amazon’s October Prime Day is here, and fashion deals are live. 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The U.S. Energy Information Administration itself cautions that the ranking is misleading because LCOE reflects the cost to build and run a single generator. It says nothing about whether that generator can deliver power at 6 p.m. on a windless February evening, exactly when a grid needs it most. Energy analysts, Isaac Orr and Mitch Rolling, answer the question EIA’s own number dodges. Their “Always On Levelized Cost of Energy” (AOLOC) model adds back everything a bare LCOE figure leaves out: backup generation, transmission, overbuilt capacity and the power curtailed to keep intermittent resources reliable. Run through Minnesota’s grid, the model puts wind’s real cost at roughly $272 per megawatt-hour and solar’s at $472. Treat those as modeled estimates, not quoted market prices, but they are the most honest attempt anyone has made to price what these mandates actually cost. Set those figures next to new natural gas plants, a resource that needs no matching backup fleet and can be built wherever demand is, saving transmission buildout, rather than wherever the wind happens to blow, which needs vast amounts of expensive transmission. EIA’s own projection for gas entering service in 2030 runs $46 to $49 per megawatt-hour, and an already-paid-off coal plant costs less still. Counted fully, wind runs at least double. Solar runs at least triple. Minnesota is where the theory meets the invoice. Its 100 percent carbon-free law passed in 2023, and the state’s largest utility, Xcel Energy, has since asked regulators to approve $490.7 million in rate increases across 2025 and 2026, a 13.2 percent jump it partly attributes to cleaner generation investments. Regulators trimmed that to a 5.2 percent interim increase but did not reverse the direction. Twelve more states carry the same 100 percent commitment on their books. Together, representing more than a quarter of the nation’s electricity use, they all lean on the same LCOE sales pitch that Minnesota did. A nationwide review of utility rate filings by Orr and Rolling already shows the pattern in the data: states with these mandates sought rate increases 32 percent larger than states without them from 2020 through 2025, with prices climbing at nearly double the pace of non-mandate states, despite slower population growth. Reliability is eroding on the same timeline. MISO, the grid operator serving Minnesota and fourteen other states, already counts wind and solar for only a small fraction of their rated capacity during the hours the system is under the most strain when it is very hot or cold, because they cannot be counted on to deliver when needed. That is not a regional quirk. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s latest long-term outlook puts 13 of the 23 grid regions it tracks nationwide, including MISO, PJM, ERCOT, and much of the West, at elevated or high risk of a shortfall within five years, as retiring plants outpace the firm generation meant to replace them. Wind and solar cannot fill that gap on command, and NERC warns the shortfall will force emergency responses, such as rolling blackouts, and no governor wants to explain that to constituents. None of this argues against cleaner electricity. It argues against buying it blind. Before a state locks in a mandate and before a utility retires one more dispatchable plant, regulators should require a single disclosure: the full cost of the replacement power, including backup, transmission, storage, subsidies, and curtailment, not just the price of the generation. Voters were promised a bargain. They are learning that this was a false promise. Electricity is far too important to ignore facts and charge ahead with ideology-driven, expensive, often dangerous net-zero mandates. Originally published by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Frank Lasee is a contributor to the Daily Caller News Foundation and the President of Truth in Energy and Climate. The post FRANK LASEE: Expensive State Clean Energy Mandates: The Math Nobody Ran first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac41de675342cf4db8c6996 Justice Dept. Officials Objected to Biden-Era Covid Memo, Report Shows te 2026-10-05T22:00:06.881Z Justice Dept. Officials Objected to Biden-Era Covid Memo, Report Shows The Trump administration painted the memo as evidence of bias against conservatives. But it has also forced out many of the career Justice Department and F.B.I. officials who objected at the time. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac41de475342cf4db8c6976 Lucid Motors’ EV output falls to lowest level in almost two years te 2026-10-05T22:00:04.676Z Lucid Motors’ EV output falls to lowest level in almost two years The company is deliberately limiting production after years of struggling to find mass-market demand for its EVs. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac41b9275342cf4db8c6941 Biden-era FBI tracked Trump family travel and Wiles’ calls with lawyers in secret probe: docs te 2026-10-05T21:50:10.337Z Biden-era FBI tracked Trump family travel and Wiles’ calls with lawyers in secret probe: docs The Biden-era FBI tracked Trump’s family movements and logged his allies’ phone contacts as its classified documents investigation reached deep into his inner circle, newly declassified records show. Documents released Monday by the White House detail "Plasmic Echo," the probe later led by special counsel Jack Smith. Agents tracked Melania and Barron Trump’s travel while planning the Mar-a-Lago search, then monitored Susie Wiles’ calls involving defense lawyers, campaign advisers and journalists.  The surveillance collected call details rather than conversation contents, according to the documents. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac41b9075342cf4db8c6938 Abdul El-Sayed confronted on Soros ties after ridiculing politicians for taking corporate money te 2026-10-05T21:50:08.795Z Abdul El-Sayed confronted on Soros ties after ridiculing politicians for taking corporate money Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed was challenged over his ties to billionaire Democratic mega-donor George Soros after criticizing his Republican opponent Mike Rogers for accepting money from corporations. "There's a big difference there," El-Sayed said during an exclusive interview with "The Story" Monday. El-Sayed’s graduate education was partially funded by the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans and George Soros’ wealthy nephew, Jeffrey Soros, hosted El-Sayed at a Los Angeles fundraiser last month, according to footage reviewed by Fox News Digital. As El-Sayed campaigns on a pledge to get "money out of politics," he was pressed by anchor Martha MacCallum on Monday about whether his relationships with wealthy donors undercut that message. ‘MONEY OUT OF POLITICS’ CANDIDATE ABDUL EL-SAYED SET TO FUNDRAISE WITH GEORGE SOROS’ NEPHEW IN CALIFORNIA "When individuals want to give to my campaign, I welcome their support," he said, defending his relationship with the Soros family. MICHIGAN SENATE HOPEFUL CALLS AIPAC DONATIONS 'LEGALIZED BRIBERY,' REMAINS SILENT ON OTHER DONATIONS "You know what I don't do? I don't call corporations. I don't call AIPAC… Individuals who want to support a campaign, that's different." The Soros family’s political machine has dumped millions into political committees that are supporting El-Sayed’s run for Senate. El-Sayed maintained that "corporations shouldn’t buy politicians," arguing that accepting support from wealthy individual donors is different from soliciting corporate money. "Here's the difference. When you take their money and then you're ... in a position to govern on their issues, [and] guess what happens? You turn a blind eye. You vote 19 times to keep prescription drug prices high." EL-SAYED GRILLED ON PIKER, ISRAEL AND SOCIALIST TIES AFTER MIKE ROGERS SKIPS SENATE DEBATE El-Sayed was further challenged about the $30 million pledged by the Senate Majority PAC to help him get elected. "Do you know where that money comes from?" MacCallum asked. "It comes from corporations… you don't think that those interests, those people are going to circle back around to you in Washington and say, 'So, senator, we gave this much money…’" The Michigan Democrat insisted the groups supporting his candidacy "won’t" come back looking for votes in return. "They won't, because I've been very, very clear that I am not interested in doing the bidding of corporations. I will not sit down with a corporate lobbyist," El-Sayed said. ‘DESTROYING THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE’: EL-SAYED’S POLITICAL ORBIT COMPLICATES EFFORT TO MODERATE HIS IMAGE "We need to get the corporations out, and right now corporations are buying politicians at a record clip." El-Sayed went on to detail his push to reduce corporate influence in politics, arguing that lobbyists shape lawmakers’ votes and divert attention from constituents. "In my primary and in the general election, the same corporations are funding politicians. And this is the problem," he said. "Both sides of the aisle funded by exactly the same corporation – that's what I wanna end." "I don't think they should be able to buy any of us. And that's exactly what I want to end. So, when I say money out of politics, I intend fully to get corporate money out politics." El-Sayed's remarks come as former President Barack Obama is expected to join him on the campaign trail in Michigan later this month as Democrats make their final push ahead of the midterm elections. El-Sayed also argued in the Fox News interview that Iran’s nuclear threat had been contained before President Donald Trump launched war and insisted that he does not intend to "choke out" billionaires. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac41b8c75342cf4db8c690f Hispanic Voters Overwhelmingly Disapprove of Trump, New Poll Shows te 2026-10-05T21:50:04.034Z Hispanic Voters Overwhelmingly Disapprove of Trump, New Poll Shows Latino voters, who shifted Republican in the 2024 presidential election, view the party more negatively than they have in the past decade, according to an NBC News/Telemundo poll released on Monday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4193675342cf4db8c68a9 HCH Pet of the Week: Sif te 2026-10-05T21:40:06.961Z HCH Pet of the Week: Sif Looking for a young dog to join you on life’s adventures? Well, 7-month-old Sif would love to be your new sidekick! She has the sweetest personality and can’t wait to meet you. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4193575342cf4db8c68a0 HCH Pet of the Week: Diesel te 2026-10-05T21:40:05.595Z HCH Pet of the Week: Diesel Meet Diesel! The price of diesel fuel has skyrocketed, but Diesel the dog is a real bargain. This 3-and-a-half-year-old Shepherd mix will be a never-ending source of love. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac416e675342cf4db8c6847 Trump DOJ sues university where illegal immigrants can get $15K tuition rate while some Americans pay $42K te 2026-10-05T21:30:14.730Z Trump DOJ sues university where illegal immigrants can get $15K tuition rate while some Americans pay $42K The Trump administration is suing the University of Delaware over a tuition policy that allows certain illegal immigrants to pay lower in-state rates while American students from outside Delaware are charged thousands more. The Justice Department argues the policy illegally gives undocumented students a financial benefit based on residency that is not offered on the same terms to U.S. citizens, making Delaware the latest target in the administration’s nationwide crackdown on immigration-related tuition benefits. The DOJ alleges the University of Delaware charges Delaware residents approximately $15,740 per academic year, compared with approximately $42,470 for non-Delaware residents, coming to a $26,730 annual difference, with nonresident tuition roughly 2.7 times resident tuition. ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT TUITION PERKS PUT 4 STATES IN TRUMP DOJ CROSSHAIRS It also alleges qualifying illegal immigrants can receive the $15,740 resident rate while U.S. citizens living outside Delaware are charged the higher rate, holding that the school is breaking federal law by putting the needs of illegal immigrants ahead of U.S. citizens, according to the DOJ’s press release, and is challenging the university’s policy which allows in-state tuition for illegal aliens while withholding reduced tuition to U.S. citizens. It invokes 8 U.S.C. §1623(a), which says an immigrant who is not lawfully present cannot receive a state-residency-based postsecondary education benefit unless U.S. citizens can receive that benefit regardless of their state residency, and argues UD's policy therefore conflicts with federal law. FLORIDA BOARD VOTES TO BAN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM PUBLIC COLLEGE ADMISSIONS Additionally, it says the policy is independently unlawful under 8 U.S.C. §1621 because the benefit was established through university policy rather than an enacted Delaware state law. DOJ describes the policy as being "preempted twice over," and also calls the policy "blatant unequal treatment." "This Department of Justice’s efforts will not cease until we have challenged every state law or university policy that gives preferential treatment to illegal aliens over our nation’s own citizens," Stanley E. Woodward Jr., associate attorney general, said in a statement. TRUMP REAFFIRMS ICE ARREST POLICY AFTER CONFUSING GUIDANCE SPARKS ALARM AMONG AGENTS "Congress long ago made clear that states cannot give reduced tuition to illegal aliens not available to all Americans," he added. "When a state attorney general allows her own state to violate federal law, this department must step in to enforce it." In a statement to Fox News Digital, the University of Delaware said, "The University of Delaware is aware of the complaint filed last week by the U.S. Department of Justice, and we are reviewing it carefully. Because this is a pending legal matter, we will not comment further at this time." Fox News Digital reached out to the Department of Justice for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac416e575342cf4db8c683e LAUREN GREEN: I was Fox News Channel's first on-air hire. Here's how a dream became a powerhouse te 2026-10-05T21:30:13.128Z LAUREN GREEN: I was Fox News Channel's first on-air hire. Here's how a dream became a powerhouse A plywood board resting on two sawhorses was the anchor desk. There was a single camera, no prompter, and a small office tucked away from the construction zone. When I think of the early days of Fox News Channel, I remember the pre-launch days when Fox was still a dream and a wish. I was the first on-air person hired for Fox News Channel. My official start date was August 5, 1996, which was nearly two months before the first broadcast. But a few weeks earlier, I came to New York City to look for an apartment with my mother, and we were given a tour of the newsroom on C-1 (aka the basement). It was huge. Down to the studs, it was being transformed into the nerve center of the newest cable news channel. During those first weeks, a ragtag crew of producers and writers and I were tasked with churning out practice newscasts to see how it would feel to do seven minutes of news at the top and bottom of every hour. It was a daunting task, as we were also creating a format and learning what worked and what didn’t. Pretty soon, we moved off-site to a rented studio to have greater access to cameras and equipment before the launch. MARTHA MACCALLUM: AFTER 22 YEARS, HERE'S WHY I'M GRATEFUL TO CALL FOX HOME In the summer of 1996, for those who are old enough to remember, the blockbuster movie "Independence Day" was released. It was a 20th Century Fox product, part of the Fox family. It made more than $100 million during its opening week. And I thought, "Wow! This cable network is bound for success if this is the kind of quality handiwork it puts out." That prediction proved truer than I could have imagined. Today, Fox News is the number one cable news outlet. It is a juggernaut that others are chasing and seeking to emulate, if only in style, if not substance. JUAN WILLIAMS: MY WIFE THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY TO JOIN FOX NEWS. I'M GLAD I DID Studio space has expanded exponentially as Fox has taken over the entire ground level and several floors of 1211 Avenue of the Americas. The newsroom is a new, state-of-the-art facility on the second floor (the C-1 space is now a company fitness center). CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION I’ve got a new office, which I continually fill to the gills with books about religion and theology. And many of the producers with whom I work today were not born yet or were still in diapers or pre-K when Fox launched in 1996. Reflecting on 30 years, there’s so much to be thankful for. So much of what looked precarious became a blessing. That’s what life teaches us. I think that during three decades of change, ups and downs, tragedies and triumphs, joys and hopes, there has been one constant in my life: Fox News Channel. And I am forever grateful! CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM LAUREN GREEN Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac416e275342cf4db8c6831 Making waves: Former ASU swimmer Grant House helped reshape college sports te 2026-10-05T21:30:10.966Z Making waves: Former ASU swimmer Grant House helped reshape college sports TEMPE – Before Grant House became the face of a five-year legal fight that would reshape college athletics, he was making waves as a decorated swimmer at Arizona State.  To his former Sun Devils swimming coach, Bob Bowman, House was about much more than what happened in the pool.  “He was a likable guy. He was pretty outgoing and confident,” said Bowman, who is now director of swimming and diving at Texas. “Those are things I probably remember most about Grant.” That confidence eventually led House to make a splash that sent ripples far beyond the pool. In 2020, while training for the Olympic Trials, House became the lead plaintiff in House v. NCAA, a landmark lawsuit challenging the NCAA’s restrictions on college athletes profiting from their name, image and likeness.  At the time, House was 22.  He had no way of knowing the lawsuit would last five years, make his name synonymous with one of the biggest legal battles in college sports history or help launch a new era of athlete compensation.  He only knew the system needed to change.  The case eventually settled in 2025, helping open the door to revenue sharing and greater financial opportunities for college athletes.  House’s fight did not end with the settlement, however. As Congress considers the Protect College Sports Act, a new debate is emerging over who should have a voice in shaping the future of college athletics. The bill passed the U.S. Senate in September and is awaiting consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives.  For House, the impact of the lawsuit went beyond changing NCAA rules. It changed the way he views himself.  “It’s definitely made me a better leader, and it’s definitely changed me for the better on how to lead others and how to stand resilient in times of adversity,” House said.  House already had plenty to be proud of without his name ever becoming attached to a lawsuit.  At ASU, he was a conference champion and earned recognition as a CSCAA First Team All-American and CoSIDA Academic All-American. He also received the Bill Kajikawa Award, recognizing his contributions to Arizona State through academics, athletics, leadership and community service.  He later represented the United States at the World University Games and became a professional athlete.  Bowman said House’s decision to challenge the NCAA did not surprise him, but when House first told his former coach that he was considering the lawsuit, Bowman advised him to be cautious.  “He asked me whether he should do it or not, and I said ‘No,’” Bowman said. “Because I don’t think you should be in any lawsuit unless you have to be.” Bowman wasn’t dismissing the issues House wanted to address. He simply didn’t know what House was getting himself into.  “At that time, we had no idea that it would change the landscape of college sports the way it has,” Bowman said.  House went forward anyway.  “He really believed in it strongly and he’s someone who always kind of stood up for the things he believed in and this was a big opportunity to do that,” Bowman said.  That belief became even more important as House’s role grew.  He was no longer speaking only for himself. He was representing athletes across all college sports.  “As I became the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit, I learned how to be a representative to not just swimmers, not just my team, not just my school, my conference but the entire demographic of over 550,000 athletes,” House said.  With that responsibility came pressure.   House continued going to class, training and competing while his name remained attached to a lawsuit that was drawing increasing attention across the country. He also became a target for some of the frustration surrounding the changes taking place in college athletics.  Bowman watched him handle it.  “I do think there was some negative blowback that I saw him take, and I think he took it and handled it well,” Bowman said.  Bowman also believes some of that criticism directed toward House missed the bigger picture.  “A lot of people give Grant a lot of attribution for causing all these things,” Bowman said. “They were happening no matter whether Grant was the face of it or not.”  For House, learning how to handle that criticism became part of becoming a leader.  “It’s really changed my way that I look at being a leader and how empowered I feel,” he said. “Because I know now how many lives it’s impacting and will continue to impact for the rest of time.” The 2025 settlement was a major victory for House and the athletes involved in the case, but he does not believe it was the end of the fight.  To him, the biggest accomplishment was giving athletes a greater stake in the value they create.  “The biggest win is that athletes finally have a share and a cut of the pie,” House said. “They finally have ownership and opportunity and autonomy of some piece of the pie of what they can have.” House believes athletes still need a formal mechanism to negotiate their future.  “The biggest task is developing and creating a CBA (collective bargaining agreement) and a collective bargaining ability for all of college athletes is still the biggest aspect to go,” said House, who believes the Protect College Sports Act will prevent that ability.  House continues to advocate for college athletes in his life beyond ASU. He now competes as a professional athlete for Team USA while working in the NIL space and helping athletes pursue opportunities beyond their performance.  “I’m proud to say that I’ve helped generate over $100,000 for student-athlete contracts as well as $20,000 for the program,” House said.  His experience has also changed the way he views what a college athletic career can provide.  For athletes in Olympic sports, there is often no traditional professional league waiting after college. House believes the college experience can give those athletes an opportunity to build careers and identities beyond their sport while they are still competing.  “You can expand past just the field of performance into what you are as a human, as a person, as a creator, as an artist,” House said.  With all that he has learned, House is watching another potential turning point for college athletics with great interest. Congress is considering the Protect College Sports Act, legislation that could establish new rules governing the future of college sports House is not convinced it is the right direction.  “I think it could be really troubling for college athletics,” he said. “Accepting the whole act in the bill in itself is really a poor decision.”  His biggest concern is what the legislation could mean for collective bargaining.  “If the bill goes forward and in its entirety, it will oppose that ability and oppose the ability for athletes to collectively bargain for what they want,” House said.  For House, that is more than a policy disagreement. It’s a continuation of the same fight he entered as a college athlete.  “I think that’s in itself a flaw that athletes’ voices aren’t being heard, and they’re not being considered in a matter that will ultimately impact their existence,” he said.  If he could shape the legislation himself, House said collective bargaining would be at its core.  “If I were to be put forward as a plaintiff in this bill, the leading initiative would be to make sure that collective bargaining is written in there and officiated and made official for the future of college sports,” House said.  Bowman sees the future differently. He believes the changes brought by the House settlement have created a need for more structure and regulation.  “I support the Protect College Sports Act,” Bowman said. “I don’t think it’s perfect by any means, but I think it would be a start.” Bowman believes athletes deserve compensation, but he also believes the current system needs clearer rules surrounding money, transfers and how those resources are distributed.  “I think that they have to have more regulation on the money and how it’s distributed and who gets it,” Bowman said. Despite their differences, Bowman and House agree on one fundamental point: athletes need a voice in determining where college sports go next.  “Their voice is important,” Bowman said. “They’re a big part of the equation. They’re the main part of the equation.” For House, the five-year fight came with criticism, pressure and lessons he wishes he had understood sooner. He said he wishes he had the knowledge and experience he has now when he was 22 and first became involved in the case. But he does not regret making the decision.  “I think going back, I’d 100% make the same decision,” House said.  What began as a lawsuit has since become part of House’s identity.  It changed his career. It changed his understanding of leadership. And it placed him in the middle of a transformation in college athletics that is still unfolding.  But House does not look at his role simply as something he accomplished. He looks at it as something he hopes will continue after he is gone.  “The next generations have more opportunity and more autonomy and more availability to change the course of their lives, their families’ lives and the trajectory of their life more than ever before,” he said.  Five years after putting his name on a lawsuit, House is still fighting for what comes next. The difference is that he is no longer just the college swimmer who decided to challenge the NCAA. He is now one of the people helping shape what college athletics become. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4148a75342cf4db8c665c Woman sues Las Vegas bar claiming she was injured on 'World Famous Gyrating Johnson Mechanical Member Bull' te 2026-10-05T21:20:10.689Z Woman sues Las Vegas bar claiming she was injured on 'World Famous Gyrating Johnson Mechanical Member Bull' An Illinois woman is suing a Las Vegas bar claiming that she was hurt during a ride on its "World Famous Gyrating Johnson Mechanical Member Bull ride." If it seems like an unnecessary use of words to you, that's because it is. This "Gyrating Johnson" is nothing more than a mechanical penis that people attempt to ride. The woman, Amber Zabran, is suing for damages, reports 8 News Now, after she was thrown from Johnson during an attempt to ride it. Her complaint, filed in Clark County District Court last week, states she was injured when "her foot and/or ankle got caught under the main shaft area of the ride where there is a large cut-out section." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! The Nerd, which operates the ride, is located in Downtown Las Vegas. The ride is featured on the bar's website and challenges potential riders to "Ride it, slide it, stay on top of the World Famous Gyrating Johnson Mechanical Member Bull ride." A slogan like that makes it an appealing challenge, doesn't it? The point, of course, is to stay on the ride as long as you can while the operator tries to get you to fall off. According to the lawsuit, Zabran and her friends were never asked to sign waivers before hopping on. The lawsuit also says the alleged incident took place on Nov. 22, 2025, and left her with "great pain of body and mind, including serious and painful physical injuries, as well as shock and injury to her nervous system entailing mental stress, anxiety and anguish." CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK CULTURE COVERAGE A ride on a mechanical penis is all fun and games until you're contacting a lawyer and claiming you've been injured after being thrown off of one. According to the local outlet, the lawsuit is seeking special and actual damages and medical expenses. It's also asking for attorney's fees. Whether the blame falls on the bar or not, I think we can all agree it's a good idea to be more cautious around any mechanical Johnsons we may find ourselves crossing paths with. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4123175342cf4db8c644d Stock up on Maxwell House K-Cups on Amazon — 168 pods for just 39 cents each te 2026-10-05T21:10:09.952Z Stock up on Maxwell House K-Cups on Amazon — 168 pods for just 39 cents each Coffee costs can add up, but this Maxwell House K-Cup deal makes it easier to save. The two-pack includes 168 House Blend medium-roast pods and has dropped from $80 to $65 — just about 39 cents per pod. READ MORE: October Prime Day is Tuesday — here's what's worth buying Buying in bulk can help lower the cost of your daily coffee, and this two-pack brings each pod to about 39 cents. The 168 medium-roast Maxwell House pods have more than 30,000 Amazon reviews and a 4.7-star rating, making them a popular pick for budget-conscious coffee drinkers. Made with 100% Arabica coffee, the House Blend offers a rich aroma and full-bodied flavor. The pods work with Keurig coffee makers, so you can brew a cup whenever you need it. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4123075342cf4db8c6444 'Grey's Anatomy' star Isaiah Washington reveals wife died from ‘massive’ stroke in 2025 te 2026-10-05T21:10:08.713Z 'Grey's Anatomy' star Isaiah Washington reveals wife died from ‘massive’ stroke in 2025 Isaiah Washington broke his silence on the death of his wife, Jenisa Garland, more than one year after she died. The "Grey's Anatomy" actor confirmed that his wife of nearly three decades died in June 2025 after suffering a "massive hemorrhagic stroke." "Yes … the rumors are true," Washington wrote on social media. "My dear wife of 29 years collapsed suddenly on May 31, 2025 and passed away on June 9, 2025. It came as a huge shock to me and our entire family." SANDRA BULLOCK SAYS BRYAN RANDALL WAS ILL FOR 'HALF OF OUR RELATIONSHIP' AS SHE OPENS UP ABOUT HIS DEATH "She succumbed to a massive hemorrhagic stroke and never recovered." Washington encouraged his Instagram followers to listen to their bodies and noted, "some headaches are not just headaches or migraines, they can be much worse and a warning sign." "Get a brain scan if you can and take those headaches seriously," Washington wrote. "She has been gone 16 months now, but she left 3 incredibly amazing children behind to continue her legacy." 'GREY'S ANATOMY' STAR PATRICK DEMPSEY FIRES SHARP WARNING AT POLITICIANS AS HE SPEAKS ON RUMORED SENATE RUN He added, "I don’t know if this is an appropriate post, because Jenisa Washington was extremely private, but I guess I just have to be reprimanded from her on the other side." Viola Davis sent condolences and wrote, "So very sorry Isaiah," while actor Michael Beach noted, "It is appropriate, brother. We all need to pay better attention to what we are going through physically and mentally. Love to you and your family." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Washington played Dr. Preston Burke during the show's first three seasons from 2005-07. In October 2006, he was reportedly accused of using a homophobic slur, directed at co-star T.R. Knight, during an argument with another cast member, Patrick Dempsey. Knight was not present at the time. Washington later publicly apologized in a statement that he shared with People Magazine. "I sincerely regret my actions and the unfortunate use of words during the recent incident on-set," Washington said in the statement. "Both are beneath my own personal standards. I have nothing but respect for my co-workers ... and have apologized personally to everyone involved." Amid the ensuing controversy, ABC decided not to renew Washington's contract and his character was written out of the show. However, he returned for an episode in 2014 to send off actress Sandra Oh, who left "Grey's Anatomy" after its 10th season. Washington's character, Burke, was a former love interest of Oh's Cristina Yang. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE While speaking about his departure on the Fox Nation series "Isaiah Washington: Kitchen Talk" in July 2020, Washington explained why he decided to publicly apologize for the incident. "The story was a lie and misconstrued. But as a family guy, a father, I thought I was helping the family," said Washington. The "God's Not Dead" star went on to say that he wouldn't ever apologize for it again. PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE "That's why I'll never apologize again -- to this day," Washington said. "That's why [former President Donald] Trump doesn't apologize, because when you apologize for something, then that it is admitted to wrong -- doing something wrong. I did nothing wrong." In a recent social media post, Washington alluded to getting back to work in front of the camera. "I have said 'no' for 3 years now," he captioned a series of snaps. "Time to say 'yes' and get back on the big screen with a BANG! Keep watching me…" Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac40fdb75342cf4db8c63e8 'Honored': Talarico endorsed by group that bailed out violent criminal later accused of mass murder te 2026-10-05T21:00:11.588Z 'Honored': Talarico endorsed by group that bailed out violent criminal later accused of mass murder Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico said he was "honored" to receive the endorsement of the Texas Organizing Project, whose work he described as "irreplaceable" after the organization previously operated a charitable bail fund that helped secure the release of Shane James — later accused of carrying out a six-person killing spree. The Texas Organizing Project (TOP), a progressive activist organization that endorsed Talarico's Senate campaign in May, previously operated a charitable bail program that, by September 2021, had distributed more than $1 million to secure the release of more than 675 defendants across Texas. The program drew intense scrutiny in late 2023 after authorities accused James of killing six people and records revealed that TOP had posted his bail nearly two years earlier while he faced three misdemeanor family-assault charges involving his parents and a sibling. UNEARTHED INTERVIEW EXPOSES WHAT TALARICO THOUGHT ABOUT 'TOUGH-ON-CRIME' TACTICS James cut off his court-ordered GPS monitor the day after his March 2022 release, prompting a court to issue three warrants for his re-arrest. Despite the outstanding warrants, James remained free for 21 months before authorities say he carried out a series of attacks across San Antonio and Austin that left six people dead, including his parents. TOP acknowledged after the killings that it had bailed James out in coordination with the Bexar County public defender's office after his bond was reduced to a combined $300. The organization said James had passed its screening process based on the misdemeanor charges he faced at the time and stressed that bail organizations cannot predict defendants' future behavior. "We acknowledge that our assessments cannot anticipate the future actions of individuals," TOP said following the killings, announcing that it would conduct an internal review of the program. Talarico nevertheless enthusiastically welcomed TOP's endorsement earlier this year. "I am honored to earn this endorsement," Talarico said when the group announced its backing, praising TOP for spending more than 15 years developing relationships in Black and Latino communities across Texas. "That infrastructure is irreplaceable," he said. PROGRESSIVE TALARICO KNIFES BIDEN'S OPEN BORDER, TRIES MODERATING STANCE ON KEY ISSUES IN TEXAS SENATE RACE The endorsement announcement said TOP members had met with Talarico before backing him, while the organization's leadership said the Senate candidate had demonstrated familiarity with its work. Talarico is challenging Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in one of the nation's most closely watched Senate races, as Democrats seek to break a decades-long losing streak in statewide Texas elections. Shane James was not the only defendant released through TOP's program who subsequently encountered additional legal trouble. A 2024 KSAT investigation found TOP had bonded defendants out in at least 196 Bexar County cases since jail officials began specifically tracking the organization's activity in October 2022. Warrants were later issued for defendants' re-arrest in 58 of those cases, or nearly 30%. While failure to appear in court was the most common reason for those warrants, records showed some defendants also faced new criminal charges after TOP secured their release. Among them was Benjamin Sanchez Jr., a convicted felon with two prior burglary convictions who TOP bonded out 11 days after his arrest in connection with the burglary of a San Antonio souvenir store. A warrant for Sanchez's re-arrest was later issued after pretrial violations that included his arrest on new burglary charges, according to KSAT. He ultimately pleaded guilty in the two newer burglary cases and was sentenced to six years in prison. TOP has defended its bail work as an effort to prevent low-income defendants from remaining incarcerated simply because they cannot afford bond. The organization said in 2021 that its Right2Justice campaign had spent more than $1 million to bail out more than 675 people, with the vast majority of the money distributed in Bexar County. TALARICO HIT WITH ‘BLATANT CORRUPTION’ ALLEGATION OVER HEFTY SALARY FROM CONSULTING FIRM, CAMPAIGN PUSHES BACK The organization's bail advocacy also intersected with Talarico's legislative record. TOP opposed HB 20 during the 2021 Texas legislative session, describing efforts to restrict community bail funds as part of a "right-wing assault" on the organizations. Talarico voted against a House version of HB 20 in May 2021, according to the Texas House Journal. Talarico's campaign pushed back on the significance of that vote in a statement to Fox News Digital, arguing that the version he opposed differed substantially from the legislation ultimately considered later in the process, and pointing to his more recent support for tougher bail restrictions. "James will always work to keep Texans safe. That's why he voted to deny bail for violent criminals, supports prosecuting violent felons, and backed Governor Abbott's bill that was called the 'strongest bail reform package in Texas history,'" Talarico campaign spokesperson JT Ennis told Fox News Digital. "The only candidate in this race endangering women and children is Ken Paxton, who cut an Epstein-style sweetheart deal that let a pedophile back on our streets after just 29 days in jail," Ennis added. The campaign pointed Fox News Digital to Talarico's 2025 vote for part of a bail reform package championed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. The package included a constitutional amendment expanding the circumstances under which judges could deny bail to defendants accused of certain serious violent crimes. The campaign also argued that the 2021 House version of HB 20 that Talarico opposed contained broader provisions unrelated to charitable bail organizations, and noted criticism at the time that the proposal would continue allowing potentially dangerous defendants with sufficient money to secure their own release. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac40fd975342cf4db8c63d2 US House Dems’ campaign chief predicts House takeover, citing GOP spending deep in red districts te 2026-10-05T21:00:09.040Z US House Dems’ campaign chief predicts House takeover, citing GOP spending deep in red districts The U.S. Capitol on May 7, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — Democrats expect they’ll gain a majority of seats in the U.S. House following November’s midterm elections, giving the party a platform to serve as a check on the president’s power.  Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene said during an interview Monday that curbing the war in Iran and working on legislation to address the costs of healthcare would be at the top of the party’s agenda if it is able to flip that chamber.   “And of course, act as an independent branch and do our job to hold the administration accountable,” she said.  The Washington state Democrat said she views Republican super PACs spending millions of dollars in safe GOP districts as a sign that voters are moving toward Democratic candidates. “We’ve seen MAGA Inc. pour millions into House races and spending deep in red territory. Of the 38 districts that MAGA Inc. is spending in so far, 26 are on defense,” DelBene said, referring to the president’s super PAC. “And the speaker and the majority leader were campaigning recently in districts Trump won by double digits in 2024.” Additions to list of targeted races The DCCC announced earlier in the day that it had added six candidates to its “Red to Blue” program — Chris Jones in Arkansas’ 2nd Congressional District, Dwayne Romero in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, Eliott Rodriguez in Florida’s 27th Congressional District, Teresa Benitez-Thompson in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District, Blake Gendebien in New York’s 21st Congressional District and Justin J. Pearson in Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District.  The additions bring the DCCC’s targeted House races to a total of 46. DelBene said during the interview with States Newsroom and other journalists in the Regional Reporters Association that “while Republicans seem to have infinite amounts of money to throw at us, our momentum is simply too strong to stop.”  “Republicans may have more money, but they have zero substance,” she said. “We know we don’t need to spend more, but we do need to spend enough.” National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson, of North Carolina, wrote in a statement released Sunday that with less than a month to go until voting ends on Nov. 3, GOP candidates “are on offense.” “We’re competing in districts Democrats swore were safe. We’ve recruited candidates who served in uniform, built businesses, and put criminals behind bars,” he said. “And we’re running on results: lower taxes, a secure border, and an economy that works for working families.” Where analysts see the House races  The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter categorizes 197 House districts as solid or likely Democratic and another 195 as solid or likely Republican.  That leaves voters in 43 districts throughout the entire country to determine whether the House remains in Republican hands for another two years or shifts to Democratic control. Of those, 11 are rated as leaning Democratic, 10 are leaning toward a Republican candidate winning and 22 are true toss-up seats. The magic number for House control is 218, though every additional seat beyond that threshold makes governing much easier for party leadership.  Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has had to consistently balance the demands of moderate and far-right members to move legislation across the floor. The House majority currently sits at 218 Republicans, 214 Democrats, one independent who used to be a Republican and two vacancies.  Erin Covey, editor for the House of Representatives at Cook, said on the “Stories from the States” podcast that during the last month or so “the overall political environment has really solidified to favor Democrats.” “At this point, our estimation is that Democrats will likely end up with around 220 to 230 seats at the end of the day,” she said. “Of course, that would be a majority in all of those cases. But on the lower end that would be a pretty slim majority. Some of that is because the battleground of competitive districts is relatively small compared to previous cycles. And so the number of truly vulnerable seats that Democrats can pick up is capped in a way it wasn’t in 2018, for example. But the national political example is just as good as it was for Democrats in 2018.” Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac40d7f75342cf4db8c636b NFL referees Jeff Seeman and Adrian Hill suspended after unprofessional clashes with players in Week 4 te 2026-10-05T20:50:07.812Z NFL referees Jeff Seeman and Adrian Hill suspended after unprofessional clashes with players in Week 4 The NFL took disciplinary action against two of its officials following separate Week 4 confrontations with players, suspending line judge Jeff Seeman and referee Adrian Hill. As reported on Monday by OutKick's Armando Salguero, "The NFL has suspended line judge Jeff Seeman for 2 games and referee Adrian Hill for 1 game for separate instances of unprofessional conduct toward a player." NFL Vice President of Officiating Ramon George issued the discipline. The suspension for Seeman stemmed from an exchange late in the fourth quarter of the Arizona Cardinals' game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. Cardinals tight end Trey McBride voiced frustration over an unflagged contact play on third down. Broadcast cameras captured Seeman turning toward McBride and directing profanity at him. SEAN MCVAY SAYS NFL HAS ADMITTED OFFICIALS MADE MAJOR MISTAKE THAT PROBABLY COST THE RAMS A LOSS VS DENVER McBride backed away, noticed a nearby broadcast camera, and pointed directly at the lens to signal the interaction was captured live. Posted on Sunday, NFL Players Association Executive Director JC Tretter shared on social media: "This kind of behavior from an official towards a player is unacceptable. Players are consistently held accountable when the roles are reversed. We expect the NFL to hold officials to the same standard." The second suspension involved referee Adrian Hill during the matchup between the Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings. During a live play, Dolphins running back Ollie Gordon blocked Vikings' linebacker Eric Wilson into Hill, knocking the referee down. Hill stood up, confronted Wilson face to face, and ordered him back to the huddle. Officials threw no flags on the play. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Following the game, Wilson downplayed the interaction. "That was funny, honestly," Wilson said after the win. "I ended up apologizing to him and explained the situation. He was cool about it. He understood what was going on. He just said he didn't want us fighting, me and [Gordon]. He said he was just trying to break us up." The league usually hides these blunders behind closed doors and quiet internal grading-system tweaks. Not this time. Both Seeman and Hill will sit out immediately without pay before getting back on the field. Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com / Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac40d7e75342cf4db8c6362 Supreme Court begins new term with high-profile look at clean air and federal authority te 2026-10-05T20:50:06.654Z Supreme Court begins new term with high-profile look at clean air and federal authority The Supreme Court launched its new term Monday with a blockbuster oral argument over whether federal or state laws and courts should handle civil lawsuits against energy companies for alleged climate change harms. Eight justices debated for nearly two hours on a key gateway over environmental liability — who decides and where. It was unclear after the public session how the court might rule. Absent was Justice Samuel Alito, who recused last week after calls to step aside because he owns stock in oil companies, but not the two at the center of Monday's appeal. Local and state governments seek civil damages totaling billions of dollars, arguing it is necessary to help pay for rebuilding after wildfires, rising sea levels, and severe storms worsened by fossil fuel pollution. SUPREME COURT CAN RESTORE SANITY AND STOP THE LEFT’S RADICAL CLIMATE AGENDA Colorado's highest court let the case brought by Boulder County proceed. SUPREME COURT SIDES WITH CHEVRON, OIL COMPANIES IN LOUISIANA ENVIRONMENTAL LAWSUITS The companies — backed by the Trump administration — counter emissions are a national issue that should be heard in federal court, where similar suits have been tossed out. The justices will also decide whether they have jurisdiction to hear this dispute, or whether it belongs in state courts. SUPREME COURT CLIMATE SHOWDOWN JOLTED BY ALITO'S LAST-MINUTE DECISION Chief Justice John Roberts could be the deciding vote. He asked tough questions of both sides and his vote could produce a 4-4 tie with Alito not participating. That would mean the specific lawsuit moves ahead in state courts. He said the court in the past has allowed similar claims to be decided outside the federal venue. WAVE OF OVERLOOKED 'LEFT-WING' LAWSUITS COULD COME WITH AN UNEXPECTED PRICE TAG FOR AMERICANS "There are a lot of familiar situations where conduct outside of the state has broad effects among other states, and yet we allow state courts in a particular state to bring litigation," said Roberts. "I guess I'm not quite sure what makes this situation different from all those other ones, where we've allowed them to proceed in state court." Justice Elena Kagan compared the climate change lawsuits to previous claims against tobacco and opioid companies brought by states on behalf of their citizens. THE SUPREME COURT IS BACK. THESE FIVE CASES COULD RESHAPE AMERICAN LIFE "This is the same kind of lawsuit against the same kind of actors for the same kind of harm," said Kagan. "Where does this principle come from, that states can't regulate in the air and water space?" But Justice Brett Kavanaugh seemed to speak for many of his conservative colleagues, on the implications for multi-jurisdictional lawsuits to play out, potentially for decades. " It is going to bankrupt – if there are enough of these [lawsuits] — bankrupt these various defendants and certainly other defendants out there. Anyone is a potential defendant for a suit like this. Any manufacturer, any business," suggested Kavanaugh. "We don't have to reinvent the wheel because we've said this multiple times," he added, "and Congress, presumably, when doing the Clean Air Act and doing the Clean Air Act amendments, has relied on this Court's precedents establishing that this kind of pollution is a federal law matter unless Congress speaks otherwise." The current litigation is part of dozens of lawsuits brought by states and municipalities across the country. Boulder County, located north-west of Denver, sued in 2018. Among the defendants is Suncor, a Canadian-based energy giant that operates the only major oil refinery in Colorado. ExxonMobil, the largest oil company in the U.S., is also a defendant. Local officials claim the energy firms have misled the public about their role in climate change, and say financial penalties are necessary to mitigate ongoing harms in their communities, including recent forest fires and worsening air pollution. Some states also accuse the current administration of rolling back mandated protections in the Clean Air Act and thereby abdicating their regulatory authority. But the companies and the Trump Justice Department argue climate change should be addressed by the national government in federal court, and that the Clean Air Act limits what individual states and counties can do. FOLLOW US ON X They say this global problem is not limited to any one energy sector or country, and cannot be resolved by what they call local "power grabs." Some litigators believe the companies could fare better in federal court since they would not have to juggle dozens of ongoing lawsuits in multiple jurisdictions. "Interstate air pollution is an inherently federal area," Sarah Harris, a Justice Department lawyer, told the court. "This suit egregiously exceeds constitutional limits on state authority," Harris told the justices. CLICK HERE FOR MORE U.S. NEWS With the possibility of an evenly divided court, the eight justices may not have to reach the merits of the federalism question. GET BREAKING NEWS ALERTS The Supreme Court specifically asked both parties to address at argument whether it should even hear the case, at least at this stage. That procedural "exit ramp" could put the larger issues off for another day. "I understand that you have several other federal issues that you have raised that are still pending in the state court," Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson asked the oil companies lawyer Kannon Shanmugam. "So why shouldn't we wait and hear all of these claims once the state courts are done with their federal considerations?" The case is Suncor Energy Inc. v. Commissioners of Boulder County, CO (25-170). A decision is expected by next spring. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac40b2b75342cf4db8c62ed Pro-SEC bias in the AP Top 25 Poll has gotten out of control, and it's impacting the college football season te 2026-10-05T20:40:11.381Z Pro-SEC bias in the AP Top 25 Poll has gotten out of control, and it's impacting the college football season The AP Top 25 poll has come under increasing scrutiny in recent seasons, as college football fans and personalities look deeper into individual voting habits. Many of which often make little to no sense. Thankfully, the importance of the AP Poll has diminished with the creation of the College Football Playoff selection committee and their top-25, but there's little doubt that the AP rankings are still used in those deliberations and in other debates. While the committee technically is supposed to evaluate teams based on their own terms, it's highly unlikely that they don't use the AP Poll in some capacity, at least in their first set of rankings. "Ranked wins" has become a common talking point, particularly among fans, coaches, and administrators of a certain conference. And this week's poll makes it easy to see why. WILL THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SELECTION COMMITTEE'S NEW RULES MAKE THEIR RANKINGS BETTER? First, the most obvious example: Mississippi State. The Bulldogs entered the week ranked No. 16, moving up eight spots after beating a very questionably ranked Missouri Tigers team. They hosted Alabama in Starkville, an opportunity to show they deserve to be a top-10 team and legitimate College Football Playoff contender. Instead, the Tide rolled. The final score at 56-23 somehow doesn't do justice to how thoroughly Alabama dismantled Mississippi State. The Bulldogs had a whopping 70 plays, only gaining 302 total yards for a dismal 4.3 yards per play. Meanwhile, Alabama racked up 483 yards on just 61 plays, for nearly eight yards per play. The Tide moved the ball into the MSU red zone seven times, scoring touchdowns on all seven tries. They had 12.7 yards per passing attempt, four rushing touchdowns, had eight sacks or tackles for loss, and two deflections. Even with two fumbles lost, they won the turnover battle thanks to forcing four from an overwhelmed Bulldogs offense. It was a demolition. It'd be reasonable to assume, then, that Mississippi State would drop in the AP Top 25 poll. Teams don't get humiliated at home and stay put, right? Sure enough, the Bulldogs did drop in the AP Top 25 poll...by one spot. After being thoroughly dismantled at their own stadium, Mississippi State plummeted from No. 16 all the way down to No. 17. No other conference would be given that kind of preferential treatment, and we have the perfect example of that from this week's poll. While Alabama-Mississippi State was one of the big games of the weekend on the SEC calendar, Iowa-Ohio State was the signature matchup in the Big Ten. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Iowa hosted the Buckeyes in Iowa City, entering the week at No. 14 after pulling off a dramatic, walk-off win over Michigan the week prior. Ohio State came in at No. 5, two spots ahead of No. 7 Alabama. While the Buckeyes mostly dominated and the outcome was never really in doubt, the Hawkeyes at least put up a fight. OSU averaged 6.5 yards per play to Iowa's 4.5, stifled Iowa's running attack, and forced two turnovers. Jeremiah Smith was dominant, with 11 catches for 206 yards and two touchdowns. Still, the final score was 31-14, a conclusive win for Ohio State, but hardly the embarrassment of Alabama-MSU. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! So Iowa entered the week at No. 14, lost at home to a top-5 team by 17 points. MSU entered the week at No. 16, and got run out of their own stadium 56-23 by the No. 7 team. Which one do you think dropped more spots? To give you a hint, it wasn't the one with the correct conference patch sewed onto their jersey. Iowa dropped a whopping six spots, falling all the way to No. 20. Mississippi State dropped one. If you want to know what "protect the SEC" looks like in practice, that's it. And for the record, ESPN's own SP+, a computer-driven analytics-based ranking system, has the Bulldogs as the 27th best team in the country. It's not just that one example. Ole Miss, whose blowout loss to Florida now looks much worse after the Gators were dominated by a mediocre Missouri team, didn't budge on their bye week, sitting at No. 9. Missouri jumped up 11 spots after beating Florida, despite their loss to Mississippi State now looking significantly worse. Meanwhile, 5-0 Nebraska, which has dominated against an admittedly easy schedule, is unranked. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER As a Big Ten account on X noted, "Since 2019, 3 Big Ten teams have started their season 5-0 and were unranked: 2019 Minnesota, 2023 Maryland, and now 2026 Nebraska. The last time an SEC team started their season 5-0 and was unranked was Vanderbilt in 1943." Cody Nagle from 24/7 Sports posted, "Since 1995, 80 SEC teams have started 5-0. All 80 were ranked in the AP Top 25 entering their next game. Outside the SEC, 44 teams have started 5-0 and been unranked entering their next game." Mississippi State is No. 27 in SP+, Nebraska is No. 12. Guess which one is ranked by AP Poll voters? While media members and pro-SEC boosters claim that this deferential, preferential treatment is deserved, there's little evidence to suggest that's the case. Big stadiums and full crowds mean nothing when it comes to team quality. Less than nothing. Having a big brand name and a commissioner who spends most of his time making inaccurate arguments on ESPN does not mean anything. Winning "SEC road games" without regard to opponent does not mean anything. Yet that's precisely what AP voters are using as justification for their rankings. Literally. ESPN's Heather Dinich posted her "rationale" for putting Kentucky at No. 17 on X, "I have Kentucky No. 17 in my top 25. @UKFootball is no. 5 in ESPN strength of record metric. Two road wins vs SEC teams. I rank 25 teams based on what I think the CFP committee would do. And KY would probably be in." The "road wins vs SEC teams" are a bad Texas A&M team, and a bad South Carolina team. Which required overtime and a two-point conversion. But when your conference is assumed to have magic powers because of their stadiums and conference logo or something, this is what you get. Again, the AP Poll, directly, does not determine which teams reach the playoff. But when you have poll voters this overwhelmingly biased towards one conference ranking teams, providing "ranked wins" and "ranked losses" to one conference ahead of others, it's going to create unrealistic and unsupported narratives around strength of schedule and resume and record that the selection committee can't ignore. It's a joke. But then again, we saw that last year when Alabama got rewarded for being blown out in the SEC Championship game. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac40b2a75342cf4db8c62e4 America’s new blue-collar job boom is one nobody saw coming — and it’s just getting started te 2026-10-05T20:40:10.232Z America’s new blue-collar job boom is one nobody saw coming — and it’s just getting started Red Oak, Texas — Inside a sprawling Texas data center campus, blinking tower lights and rows of neatly organized cables power the technology Americans use every day. Keeping it all running, however, takes an army of electricians, mechanics, technicians and construction workers — and the industry says it needs more of them. "Unfortunately, there was a war on blue-collar jobs a while back and everybody had to get a four-year degree. I’m so glad that’s over with," Compass Datacenters CEO Chris Crosby told Fox News Digital while giving a glimpse behind the scenes of the infrastructure that powers the digital world. "I am tired of the elitism that this doesn't create jobs," Crosby said, arguing that blue-collar careers deserve to be taken seriously. He pointed to the workers at Compass’s Red Oak campus and the construction crews who built it. "You tell that to the 900 people who work here on this campus and you tell that to the thousands of construction workers who have worked here for five years plus," he said. A SOUTHERN STATE JUST TOOK THE TOP SPOT IN ONE OF THE WORLD’S FASTEST-GROWING INDUSTRIES Compass began developing its Red Oak campus, about 20 miles south of Dallas, in 2019. The site now includes 10 data center buildings totaling about 2.6 million square feet, a Schneider Electric manufacturing facility and a technical college training program. Crosby said more than 600 people work full time at the campus, with roughly 300 more at Schneider Electric. The construction also requires a range of skilled tradespeople, Crosby said. "When we look at that type of opportunity, the amount of electricians, the amount of mechanical contractors, the number of builders, the carpenters, the welders, the concrete folk, it’s awesome. We can’t get enough people into this career." INSIDE THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING ON THE EDGE OF AMERICA’S TECH FRONTIER The demand also reaches beyond construction sites to factories producing data center components. Compass and its partners, Crosby said, have created more than 7,000 permanent factory jobs nationwide. To help meet the industry’s demand for workers, Compass partnered with Texas State Technical College to build a $12.6 million training facility at its Red Oak campus. The company created its MEI Pathways program—short for Mechanical, Electrical and IT Pathways—to prepare people for those careers. "The big challenge is how do I get the first step?" Crosby said. "That’s what MEI Pathways is designed to do." The program is open to anyone interested in the field and does not require prior qualifications, Crosby said. It is designed to train workers for the broader industry, not just for Compass. Crosby said building that workforce will be increasingly important as data centers expand and argued that the facilities can bring jobs and tax revenue to the communities where they are built. "Data centers are where the economic engine is going to be going forward," he said. "You’re talking about massive amounts of jobs, economic activity and tax revenue growth." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac40b2875342cf4db8c62d8 Big dreams: Suns hope young bigs can help team take next step te 2026-10-05T20:40:08.889Z Big dreams: Suns hope young bigs can help team take next step PHOENIX – Dillon Brooks has high hopes for Koa Peat. That is, if Peat can move past an issue common with rookies. “He’s a little shy,” Brooks said, “so I got to break that wall.” Peat is one of at least four young bigs whom the Suns veterans hope will break down walls and earn significant playing time this season. That has been a key theme for the team as it begins the preseason on Monday in Detroit. The Suns finished 45-37 last season, earning an eighth-place finish in the Western Conference. After advancing past the play-in round, Oklahoma City swept them. Still, it was a major improvement from the previous season when Phoenix finished 10 games below .500 and missed the playoffs. With the help of some veterans, the Suns are hoping to build on last season’s success by getting big contributions from their last two top draft picks and a crop of young bigs. Heading into the preseason, Suns veterans have spoken highly of second-year center Khaman Maluach, who was the 10th overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft, second-year forward Rasheer Fleming and rookie forward Koa Peat, who won four state championships at Gilbert Perry High and helped Arizona to a Final Four before the Suns selected him 30th overall in the 2026 NBA draft. The Suns obtained the draft rights to Maluach as part of the trade that sent Kevin Durant to Houston. Fleming, who was originally drafted by Minnesota, was also part of that seven-team blockbuster. Maluach saw few minutes on the court during his rookie year,  appearing in 46 games and starting only once. Fleming also started just one game and played in 55 as a rookie. But Maluach made big strides in the offseason, and the big man’s prospects look different this season. Maluach averaged 19.5 points, 12.8 rebounds and had two blocks in the 2026 NBA Summer League, leading the league in rebounds averaged and earning second-team All-NBA Summer League honors. Then came the news that center Mark Williams, whom the Suns had just re-signed and was the likely starter, would miss an indefinite amount of time after shoulder surgery. “I pray for Mark,” Maluach said. “That’s my teammate. It’s an opportunity for me to step up, but I’m here to do whatever it takes, what the team needs. That’s how I see it and I’m going to do whatever it takes for us to be in a good spot.” Williams’ absence gives Maluach a chance to break into the rotation and possibly the starting lineup, but he’ll be competing with former Phoenix Desert Vista High star Oso Ighodaro for the starting center spot. Ighodaro is entering his third year in the league. “It puts more (pressure) on Oso and Man-Man (Maluach),” Suns coach Jordan Ott said. “These two guys are ultra-competitive, ultra-young. They understand that they have to play with a certain type of physicality. These two centers battle it every day.” Despite the competition, Ighodaro said it’s all love between the players and that helps them push each other to be better. “I love playing with him,” Ighodaro said. “Even in pickup when we’ll be on opposite teams, we’ll be talking to each other, helping each other, giving each other pointers. I feel like we both have a similar mindset in terms of the process and getting better. I’m grateful to have him as my teammate.” During the offseason, Maluach reached out to Suns star Devin Booker and asked to work out with him to build a better connection. “He has done this for a long time,” Maluach said. “He has a lot of tools or a lot of stuff that I can learn from him. As a young center, just being able to go to him and being able to ask him what I should do. He’s kind of like a coach himself and I get to learn a lot from him.” Maluach isn’t the only player learning from vets. Peat, who averaged 14.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists during his only season at Arizona, has benefitted as well. The Suns pulled some strings during the draft to obtain him, sending the 47th pick in 2026, two future second-round picks and cash considerations to the New York Knicks for the 30th pick. “We had Koa much higher in our rankings,” Suns general manager Brian Gregory said. “As the night progressed and it looked like there might be an opportunity for us to pull a couple of levers to be in position, the excitement grew and grew. Everywhere he’s been, all he’s done is win.” Ighodaro isn’t surprised the Suns pursued his fellow Valley local. “He doesn’t carry himself like a rookie,” Ighodaro said. “He wants to learn. He wants to get better. He’s an extremely good rebounder. He guards the ball defensively. If he continues to do so, he’ll impact winning.” Suns guard Jalen Green said the veterans will shepherd Peat. “He’s going to learn a lot from everybody on the team,” Green said. “Especially like Booker, Miles (Bridges). He’s got that bump. He’s playing mid-range. He’s got a mid-range shot. Can’t ask for nothing else, and just learning the whole summer.” Fleming is another player hoping to break into the rotation. “He continues to raise the floor by his work, his care and his understanding of who he is as a player,” Ott said of Fleming. “He has no idea where his ceiling is, nor do we. He has physical gifts that you cannot teach.” Green also took note of Fleming’s work ethic. “That’s who he is as a player,” Green said. “I don’t see anything else but him continuing to do that. I’ll see him be in the gym in the morning and come back at night. He loves the work and he’s putting that time in.” Booker said the young players as a whole have displayed a work ethic and attention to detail that will serve them and the team well. “They’re always the first in the gym,” Booker said. “They bring their youth and energy every day. They’re getting extra shots up. They all ask the right questions. I haven’t seen a bad rookie or a bad young fella in a while now.” Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac40b2375342cf4db8c629c OpenAI will start watermarking ChatGPT’s text in the EU te 2026-10-05T20:40:03.734Z OpenAI will start watermarking ChatGPT’s text in the EU OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU to comply with the AI Act. Editing can make the invisible marks harder to detect, it says. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac408cc75342cf4db8c6234 Etched fields funding offers at $40B+ valuation, sources say te 2026-10-05T20:30:04.460Z Etched fields funding offers at $40B+ valuation, sources say Just a couple of months after its last big raise, the AI chip startup is already being plied with investment offers at double or more its current value, sources tell TechCrunch. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4067975342cf4db8c6225 Maricopa nurse rises from ER to hospital’s top nursing role te 2026-10-05T20:20:09.545Z Maricopa nurse rises from ER to hospital’s top nursing role Miranda Webster has gone from treating patients in the emergency department to overseeing nursing operations at Exceptional Community Hospital. Webster, a registered nurse who joined the hospital in 2022, was last week named chief nursing officer after serving as emergency department manager since 2024. In her new role, Webster oversees nursing and clinical operations, including efforts related to patient safety, quality of care and workforce development. After earning her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, her career began in emergency and acute-care nursing, with experience working at the bedside before moving into hospital leadership. “Miranda understands patient care from the bedside to hospital leadership,” said Dr. Brad Green, medical director of Exceptional Community Hospital-Maricopa. “Her dedication to our patients, her support for our nurses, and her connection to Maricopa make her an outstanding fit for this role. I look forward to working alongside her as we continue strengthening the care we provide to our growing community.” Webster said her focus in the new position includes supporting frontline nurses and developing future nursing leaders while making sure patients and their families feel heard and respected. The post Maricopa nurse rises from ER to hospital’s top nursing role appeared first on InMaricopa.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4042275342cf4db8c619d Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's socialist agenda stalls amid homelessness and public safety concerns te 2026-10-05T20:10:10.961Z Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's socialist agenda stalls amid homelessness and public safety concerns Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, a democratic socialist, has run into major roadblocks while trying to enact her agenda in the city as she grapples with public safety concerns and homelessness. Wilson campaigned on adding 1,000 homeless shelter units in each year of her term, despite concerns from some advisors about the feasibility of the goal, according to The Wall Street Journal. However, her administration's current plan calls for adding nearly 1,000 shelter beds by the end of 2027, the Journal reported. The mayor told The Seattle Times in September that her original goal was a way to get people talking about the crisis. The city's business community donated $3 million towards the homelessness effort. Joe Nguyen, president and CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, said the money wasn't used as City Hall ran into bureaucratic roadblocks. "Welcome to government," he told the Journal in response to the challenges. SEATTLE MAYOR SAYS SOBRIETY WON'T BE REQUIRED AT NEW HOMELESS SHELTER Wilson surprised her supporters with the proposed budget released in September that included no new taxes and more funding for police, the Journal reported. "I have made the difficult decision to transmit a budget without major new revenue," Wilson said in a speech in September, according to KOMO News. "Right now, we don't have good options to raise more progressive revenue that don't also come with great risks. Our economy and especially our downtown are fragile. In that context, raising additional revenue through JumpStart is not the right move." Wilson and the Seattle Police Department faced scrutiny after a shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival in July left three people dead, including one suspect, and led to the resignation of the police chief, who was out of town at the time of the shooting. The Journal reported, "A communication breakdown between the mayor’s office and Seattle police kept the public in the dark about the shooting for five hours, and the official emergency alert system went unused." The mayor's office did not immediately return Fox News Digital's request for comment. WILL SOCIALISM SAVE SEATTLE? CITY ADVOCATES STRUGGLE TO FIND SOLUTIONS AS HOMELESS, DRUG ADDICTS FLOOD STREETS Psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert, author of "Therapy Nation," told Fox News Digital, "This is a good example of socialism's appeal colliding with the realities of governing." "Socialism is seductive because the promises sound good: more housing, more services, greater fairness, less inequality," he said. "It’s easy to campaign on those ideas. It gets much harder when you’re actually responsible for a budget, public safety and whether the city is functioning." "The result: Wilson is now doing some things that don’t fit so comfortably with the politics she campaigned on: more police, more cameras, spending cuts and fewer big promises," Alpert continued. "Crime has a way of forcing politicians to become practical pretty quickly." "I don’t think this proves that every socialist idea is doomed," he added. "But it does show the gap between promising people what government should do and figuring out what government can actually do. That’s the harsh reality check that more socialists should realize: Ideology is much easier when you don’t have to govern." SOCIALIST MAYOR’S NEW ANSWER TO RAMPANT RETAIL CRIME IGNITES FURY: ‘BANDAGE ON A BULLET WOUND’ Wilson faced backlash on social media in May after a 77-year-old man was seen on video being beaten by two individuals in a crime that was captured by closed-circuit television cameras, a tool that Wilson has denounced in the past as something that makes the community feel unsafe. She also opposed the expansion of Seattle's network of surveillance cameras while on the campaign trail and said it would make the city "more vulnerable" to President Donald Trump's "attacks on immigrants, trans people and big cities in general." Wilson sought to halt a $3 million effort to add more cameras in January, according to the Journal. After two teenagers who attended Rainier Beach High School were shot and killed at a bus stop in Rainer Beach, the mayor moved towards expanding the project, the outlet reported. "When you’re faced with the realities of sitting in the seat and doing the job, you have to deal with those realities," Bob Kettle, a city council member and chair of the public safety committee, told the Journal on why Wilson wasn't governing like a socialist. SEATTLE MAYOR'S INTERVIEW CUT SHORT AS STAFF BLOCKS QUESTIONS ON GUN VIOLENCE, SURVEILLANCE The Journal also reported that Jon Scholes, president and CEO of the Downtown Seattle Association and an advisor to the mayor, joined a group of business leaders on a trip to San Francisco to meet with members of San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie's administration.  "They clearly have serious people doing serious work," Scholes said of the trip. "I mean, it’s not just symbolism and performance. It’s real governance and management." Fox News' Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4041e75342cf4db8c6181 Mayors Are Filming Videos, Mamdani-Style, With Varying Degrees of Cringe te 2026-10-05T20:10:06.014Z Mayors Are Filming Videos, Mamdani-Style, With Varying Degrees of Cringe The growing use of walk-and-talk social videos can be traced to Zohran Mamdani’s successful campaign for mayor of New York City. But not all candidates are naturals on camera. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac401d575342cf4db8c5fae Campus hosts open house te 2026-10-05T20:00:21.907Z Campus hosts open house Beatitudes Campus, a senior living community located at 1610 W. Glendale Ave., will host an open house and dinner event on Friday, Oct. 9. The tour will take place from 4 to 5 p.m.; dinner follows from 5 to 7 p.m. After learning about the campus, attendees can sit back, relax and enjoy a refreshing cocktail, scrumptious dinner and get to know more from residents. RSVP by Oct. 6. For additional information, call 602-995-6100 or visit www.beatitudescampus.org/events. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac401c775342cf4db8c5f36 U of A freezes all tuition and fees for undergraduate and graduate students te 2026-10-05T20:00:07.865Z U of A freezes all tuition and fees for undergraduate and graduate students U of A freezes all tuition and fees for undergraduate and graduate students nprevenas Mon, 5 Oct 2026 - 11:10 U of A freezes all tuition and fees for undergraduate and graduate students Today The University of Arizona announced today tha Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3ff6c75342cf4db8c5ede 2 People, Including Winter Haven High School Student, Killed in Florida Bus Crash te 2026-10-05T19:50:04.325Z 2 People, Including Winter Haven High School Student, Killed in Florida Bus Crash A school bus carrying 39 people to Winter Haven High School in Florida was struck by a sedan and rolled over, killing a student and a person in another vehicle, officials said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3fd2775342cf4db8c5c47 Trump rallies in city where alleged MS-13 ‘assassination squad’ leader was busted te 2026-10-05T19:40:23.148Z Trump rallies in city where alleged MS-13 ‘assassination squad’ leader was busted President Donald Trump is heading to Nebraska on Monday to campaign for Republicans in the same city where federal authorities last year captured an alleged MS-13 hit squad leader wanted for four murders in Honduras. Trump will headline a rally in Grand Island alongside U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts and Gov. Jim Pillen as part of a multi-state swing ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. Located 150 miles west of Omaha, Grand Island drew national attention last year following the arrest of 33-year-old Gerson Emir Cuadra Soto, known by the alias "Fantasma." Authorities allege Cuadra Soto headed "El Combo," an MS-13 assassination squad, and faces four homicide charges in Honduras. TRUMP CAMPAIGN INSIDER REVEALS STRATEGY BEHIND MIDTERM BLITZ THAT WHITE HOUSE HOPES PAYS OFF BIG "The arrest of this MS-13 gang member wanted for murder in Honduras is just one example of the criminals President Trump has removed from Nebraska’s communities," White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis told Fox News Digital. "Radical Democrats allowed criminals to pour into our country, released them unvetted into American communities and now they want to abolish ICE." Officials say Cuadra Soto entered the U.S. illegally in 2022 via the southern border and later obtained a California driver’s license. Honduran authorities suspect him in the July 2022 ambush near a Tegucigalpa nightclub that killed four men, including Said Lobo Bonilla, son of former Honduran President Porfirio Lobo Sosa. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYS FEDERAL AUTHORITIES HAVE ARRESTED MORE THAN 10,000 SUSPECTED GANG MEMBERS According to an unsealed federal affidavit, Cuadra Soto fled Honduras after the killings. He and two co-defendants were initially released from local custody after paying $125,000 in bribes to government officials. Bis argued that Democratic policies have hamstrung federal law enforcement, contrasting that with the administration's approach. "In sharp contrast, President Trump supercharged law enforcement to arrest the worst of the worst," Bis said, attributing the policies to significant drops in violent crime. Ricketts, a former Nebraska governor, is seeking to hold his Senate seat against independent challenger Dan Osborn, who has drawn backing from state Democrats. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3fd2575342cf4db8c5c35 Liberal haven festival-goers weigh government seizure of their homes: 'I'd be so game' te 2026-10-05T19:40:21.374Z Liberal haven festival-goers weigh government seizure of their homes: 'I'd be so game' During a Sunday street festival in a notoriously liberal Maryland hotspot just across the Washington, D.C. border, some attendees told Fox News Digital they wouldn't mind if the government seized their property, including their homes. "Yeah, I mean broadly," said Maryland resident Matt Volk when asked if he would support the government taking his home. "It's highly situational, but I definitely think that there's a lot of privately owned land and property that would be better put to use for public use, for resources and housing and things like that for people who are in need of things like that." Fox News Digital took to the streets during a rainy Sunday at the Takoma Park Street Festival to interview area residents about just how much power they would be willing to cede to the government as socialism becomes increasingly popular, especially among younger Americans. Takoma Park is a liberal bastion just outside the nation's capital, where homes and businesses are adorned with LGBT pride paraphernalia, along with decorations marking their support for other leftist causes like the Black Lives Matter movement. YOUNG SWING-STATE VOTERS COZY UP TO DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS, SAY PARTY ESTABLISHMENT MUST ‘LEARN’ FROM DSA WINS One attendee, Karen Irwin, sported a t-shirt that said "Auntifa: Making White men uncomfortable since 1975." She agreed with Volk's sentiment. "I mean, if we were all doing it, I'd be so game," she said. "Do you know what I mean? And who's coming to me? Is this a decision I'm making through democratic means? Then yes, yes, I would be so game. If I voted for it, sure." "You want to be able to keep your property. From what time are we talking? From what in the history of this country? Is it just right now, from right now moving forward, whatever it is you have?" Irwin asked. "Or, you know, 100 years ago, when someone else had it. But the government might have taken it away for whatever reason." A Fox News poll from March found that 38% of those asked said it was a good idea to move away from capitalism and towards socialism. SHOCKING PERCENTAGE OF DEMOCRATS IDENTIFY AS 'DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS' ACCORDING TO NEW POLL: 'TOXIC POLICIES' Very liberal voters (66%) and Democrats under age 45 (66%) are those most likely to think moving to socialism would be good.  More than half of all Democrats (55%), Black voters (55%) and those under age 30 (53%) also favor moving away from capitalism. While the majority of Americans, especially Republicans and conservatives, still reject socialism, only 51% say capitalism is working well. The other 49% say it isn't. A third person at the Takoma Park street fair on Sunday said the government seizure of his home was a possibility. "I don't know that I would necessarily love it, but I mean, if it was something that was beneficial I'd at least consider it," said Jaw Blake, a Maryland resident. "Nobody wants what they have to be taken away from them, but there is something we said about like you can set up things so that they're available for everybody." THE NUMBERS DON’T LIE. YOUNG AMERICANS ARE FALLING IN LOVE … WITH SOCIALISM Not everyone interviewed by Fox News Digital was entirely convinced of the idea of government seizure and redistribution of private property. Jenny Sniderman said she doesn't want to give up her property to the government, but that it wasn't out of the question if she was paid to do so. "Of course I don't want to give up my private property," she said. "Are they going to reimburse me fairly? That would be helpful in making my choice." Steve Ney isn't in favor of his home being seized by the government, but he advocated for another socialist policy that recently was implemented in New York City by Mayor Zohran Mamdani. NEW YORK CITY LANDLORDS WARN AMERICAN DREAM IS SLIPPING AWAY UNDER SOCIALIST RENT POLICIES "I think the idea of rent stabilization, for example, is an excellent idea where you limit the rate of increase in rent in order to help people stay in their homes," he said. New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board voted 7-1 in July to halt increases in rent for one and two year leases on rent-stabilized apartments, enacting a core promise from socialist Mamdani's agenda. The policy has faced legal challenges and backlash from property owners in the Big Apple. Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) President James Whelan blasted Mamdani's effort. "The mayor's report focuses on symptoms, not causes," he told Fox News Digital in August. "New Yorkers are paying record-high rents because there is not enough housing, and many of the reported conditions are concentrated in heavily rent-stabilized buildings that are facing significant operational and financial challenges." MAMDANI RIPPED OVER RECORD-HIGH NYC RENTS WITH CRITICS POINTING TO POLICY THEY SAY IS FUELING CRISIS One Takoma Park Street Festival attendee, Nina Gilden Seavy, a self-identified historian, outrightly rejected the idea that the government should be involved of distributing resources. "I think that's a ridiculous idea. I mean, that's, it's a fool's errand," she said. "The idea that somehow we're gonna be better off if the government is in charge of allocating all resources that sounds not in any way desirable." Fox News' Victoria Balara and Alexander Hall contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3fd2375342cf4db8c5c23 Dem senator who demanded Saudi accountability over Khashoggi meets with crown prince, pushes Palestinian state te 2026-10-05T19:40:19.494Z Dem senator who demanded Saudi accountability over Khashoggi meets with crown prince, pushes Palestinian state A Senate Democrat pushing for an end to the war in Iran and the creation of a Palestinian state met with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince during a trip to the Middle East. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., in a post on X revealed that he had met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, also known as MBS, on Monday. Murphy, who arrived in the region on Saturday for meetings in Qatar, acknowledged that he’s taken issue with the Saudi leader’s policies, but that it was "important for us to be here to recognize that there are things that we need to work on together — the end of the war with Iran, a pathway to a Palestinian state." TRUMP ADMINISTRATION UNVEILS SWEEPING TERMS OF PROPOSED IRAN AGREEMENT He noted that he’s been in disagreement with the Saudis, particularly over the Gulf country’s several investments in President Donald Trump’s family businesses, but that "there's got to be space for political dialogue and speech here in Saudi Arabia." "We talked about those things. I'm not saying we came to conclusions, but I think it's important for the crown prince to not just hear from the Trump administration, but to hear from people who want a different path for Saudi Arabia in the region and in the world," Murphy said. "But those points of alignment are important as well," he continued. "We are not going to get a permanent end to this war without the Saudis' help. We're not going to get a Palestinian state without the Saudis’ help." 4 GOP SENATORS REBEL AGAINST TRUMP ON IRAN WAR, VOTE WITH DEMS TO REIN IN AUTHORITY Murphy notably did not mention Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post journalist who was murdered and dismembered by Saudi operatives at a Saudi Arabian consulate in Turkey in 2018. Years ago, Murphy was demanding accountability from the Saudi Arabian government over Khashoggi’s slaying. "And I think what we have to remember is that it took two weeks for the Saudi government to cop to what had happened," Murphy said around the one-year anniversary of Khashoggi’s death. "The people that we do business with — the president and the Secretary of State that talked to you on a regular basis — were lying to the entire world and to the American public for two weeks when it was patently clear as to what had happened." Fox News Digital reached out to Murphy’s office for comment on Khashoggi and his meeting with MBS. 'RED CARPET FOR A DESPOT': TRUMP'S LAVISH XI WELCOME COLLIDES WITH GOP ANTI-COMMUNISM MESSAGE Meanwhile, Murphy’s confab with MBS was part of a broader trip to the region. The lawmaker announced on Saturday that he had just arrived in Qatar for a slate of meetings and noted that he was likely the first Democrat to set foot in the Middle East since the Iran war began earlier this year. Murphy, one of the more vocal critics of the war, said that his trip was meant to view war damage, speak with allies about the conflict’s regional impact and meet with actors working to end the fighting. He’s so far met with Ali Al Thawadi, a key diplomat who coordinates U.S.-Iran shuttle diplomacy, and another key leader in the region, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Murphy noted that "there are so many things Qatar does to protect U.S. interests," like hosting the largest U.S. military base in the region, housing Afghan refugees, and acting as key middlemen to getting hostages out of Gaza. "And they are mediators right now in the effort to end the war with Iran," Murphy said. "I thanked him for all of this. Qatar is and will remain an essential ally of the United States." "Of course, I was also candid with him, in particular regarding my deep concerns about the transfer of the luxury plane," he continued. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3fd2175342cf4db8c5c11 Sophie Cunningham sends a message to the woman-hating WNBA players with her hat, cranky Prime & Maggie Sajak! te 2026-10-05T19:40:17.717Z Sophie Cunningham sends a message to the woman-hating WNBA players with her hat, cranky Prime & Maggie Sajak! 'Nightcaps' is a daily column that catches you up on the biggest sports, news and culture stories you may have missed while pretending to do work at your desk. It runs Monday-Friday on OutKick.com. First Monday of October. We've got football tonight. We've got playoff baseball tonight. I went out and piped a couple golf balls at the range over the weekend. Might even play a round this week for the first time since July. It'll be nice not to have to bring a towel to the tee box for every hole. Who has it better than us? Nobody. And that's coming from me! All my teams got battered last week, and I'm still pumped to get a new week going. Red Sox? Embarrassed. Gators? Really embarrassed. Dolphins? Actually, not bad! Only lost by five to the Vikes. It would be nice to actually have a lead at some point this season, but I reckon that'll be this week's goal. For now? We move forward. Let's roll. Welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where Sophie Cunningham turns her attention to Missouri football and wears a hat that sends a simple, yet blunt message to the woman-hating WNBA girls. You'll see. What else? I've got more ref drama from yesterday's NFL slate, I'm still on the fence about Virginia Tech's "missed" field goal Friday night, and things are going WELL for Deion Sanders out in Colorado. DEION SANDERS DISMISSES MULTIPLE PLAYERS AFTER LOCKER ROOM INCIDENT FOLLOWING COLORADO'S LOSS TO NORTHWESTERN And by that, I mean he might not make it to Halloween. What a fall from grace. Who could've seen it coming?! OK, grab you something tall and strong — please do NOT make it a hurricane (heads up, Tuscaloosa!) — and settle in for a Monday 'Cap! Have y'all seen that a tropical storm may be eying the great state of Alabama for Saturday's showdown with Georgia? True story. That's the big SEC game this weekend, and Trump's supposed to be in town. Not sure that's gonna happen if these projections pan out ... I'd love to see a good, old-fashioned SEC game in the pouring down rain on Saturday. I love offense. I love scoring. Trust me, I hammered the OVER in last weekend's 'Bama-Miss. State game and it was the most sweat-free bet of all time. But still, I do miss the days where we'd get a nice 20-17 slugfest. We rarely get those anymore. Keep on eye on this one ahead of Saturday. And that ends our meteorological portion of today's class! You are welcome. Now, let's get the week started with Sophie Cunningham wearing a simple "WOMAN" hat to Saturday's homecoming drubbing in Colombia: SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM SENDS MESSAGE AFTER PATHETIC FINGER-POINTING TANTRUM & SOX-YANKS ANNOUNCERS WON'T SHUT UP! What a hat. I can't even imagine the insufferable coach of the Minnesota Lynx stumbling upon those pictures today. She'd probably faint. "No Cis, just ..." on the side, and "WOMAN" in the front ... just the perfect hat for Sophie Cunningham. Even in the offseason, she's three steps ahead of the other side. I have a feeling Sophie's about to take it up a notch over these next few months. Stay tuned. PS: Sophie's Tigers absolutely rolled my Gators on Saturday. Typical letdown game for a Florida team the national media just spent a week drooling over. Reminded me of the Dan Mullen years. Disgusting. OK, let's go from one ugly Saturday performance to another, and check in with the state of Colorado athletics. Hey, Deion Sanders ... what's wrong with the fellas? "You know what it is. If I say it, you’re gonna run with it, you know darn well what it is," Sanders exclaimed after he was asked what was wrong with the offense. "Write it yourselves… It’s blatant... I’d respect ya'll a lot more if you said it yourself." Yeah, the wheels are just about all the way off in Boulder. Remember a few years ago when Colorado briefly had the football world in the palm of its hand for about half a season? What a time to be alive. The Buffs stunk last year, and they're 2-3 so far this season. Sanders kicked three players off the team last week. His five-star QB mysteriously didn't play last weekend. The offensive line can't protect anyone, which has been a running theme under Sanders in Boulder. It's a mess ... But not as big a mess as what's going on in LA right now! Let's rapid-fire this Monday class and get ready for a big night of playoff baseball and NFL football. First up? The 0-4 Los Angeles Chargers! Not the loudest endorsement for Mike McDaniel I've ever seen ... Look, I watched McDaniel's offenses for four years in Miami. At times, it was a fairytale. The 2023 Miami Dolphins gave me the most enjoyable season I've ever had as a Dolphins fan, which isn't saying much given the organization has stunk my entire life. When it works, it really works. But when it doesn't? It's unfathomably miserable. That's where the Chargers are today. There's no way the Chargers can Jim Harbaugh, right? ... Right? Next? A couple musings from over the weekend, and they all involve the refs. First? These two moments from yesterday were insane to watch, and probably deserve a deeper look: I watched the Vikings one happen live, and couldn't figure out what was going on. The guy was clearly pushed into him. That's gonna happen in football games when you're literally in the trenches with 10 other 300-pound dudes trying to kill each other. What's he so upset about? The ref snapping at Trey McBride in the Cardinals game was wild. Never seen that before. If a player did that to a ref, he'd probably be suspended. He'd certainly be fined out the wazoo. Let's see if Goodell has the stones to do the right thing here. Finally, I know this happened last Friday, but I need everyone's opinion on the controversial field goal from Friday night in Blacksburg. Was this good, or not? I wrote about that Saturday morning, and received dozens of responses. Everyone is on the fence. I still think he made it. What do y'all see there? Let me know! OK, that's it for today. Good start to the week. Strong start to October. Let's keep this train rolling into a big Monday night. Here's Maggie Sajak gearing up for a new season of the 'Wheel' on the way out. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3fd1875342cf4db8c5bc9 Reflection debuts Beam, an open-weight AI model to rival Chinese models at lower compute cost te 2026-10-05T19:40:08.842Z Reflection debuts Beam, an open-weight AI model to rival Chinese models at lower compute cost Nvidia-backed Reflection AI unveils Beam, its first open-weight model, which it says rivals GLM-5.2 on reasoning with far less inference compute. Weights are due this month. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3fd1575342cf4db8c5bae After Factory’s public spat with Khosla, Menlo proudly invests te 2026-10-05T19:40:05.665Z After Factory’s public spat with Khosla, Menlo proudly invests Days after Vinod Khosla called Factory a struggling also-ran, Menlo has shown up with a check and a glowing blog post. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3f61375342cf4db8c4f94 They Argued About Trump at a Dog Park. Then They Pulled Their Guns. te 2026-10-05T19:10:11.660Z They Argued About Trump at a Dog Park. Then They Pulled Their Guns. What happened between two dog owners one April afternoon in Ohio will soon be scrutinized by a judge and jury as both men grapple with the consequences. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3f61275342cf4db8c4f8b How the Midterms Could Complicate the Supreme Court’s New Term te 2026-10-05T19:10:10.347Z How the Midterms Could Complicate the Supreme Court’s New Term Even before the justices start their new term on Monday, the court has spent the summer resolving fast-moving requests on election-related disputes. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3f61075342cf4db8c4f82 Democrats Expect Record Number of Women in Party in House After Midterm Elections te 2026-10-05T19:10:08.603Z Democrats Expect Record Number of Women in Party in House After Midterm Elections Democrats are increasingly confident they will have a record number of women serving in the House next year, after backing women in competitive districts they are now positioned to win. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3f60e75342cf4db8c4f79 Will Midterm Elections Complicate the Supreme Court’s New Term? te 2026-10-05T19:10:06.487Z Will Midterm Elections Complicate the Supreme Court’s New Term? The Supreme Court is starting its new term already mired in election disputes. Our reporter Ann E. Marimow explains why the court is likely to get pulled into even more of these cases. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3f3c275342cf4db8c4f37 Former Prince Andrew's historic police showdown could put seized evidence in jeopardy: expert te 2026-10-05T19:00:18.677Z Former Prince Andrew's historic police showdown could put seized evidence in jeopardy: expert Former Prince Andrew isn't waiting quietly for the police investigation into him to play out. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor launched a legal challenge over searches of his homes following his February arrest. Mountbatten-Windsor asked the court to rule on whether Thames Valley Police lawfully searched his homes near Windsor Castle and on King Charles III's Sandringham estate, according to The Daily Telegraph. A hearing will be held Thursday. PRINCE WILLIAM SEES DISGRACED ANDREW AS ‘A TROUBLED SOUL’ BUT EPSTEIN FALLOUT LEAVES ‘NO COMING BACK’: AUTHOR "Whilst our investigation into misconduct in public office continues, we are engaged in legal proceedings in relation to warrants previously obtained from the Central Criminal Court," a spokesperson for the Thames Valley Police told Fox News Digital. "As these legal proceedings are currently ongoing, it would be inappropriate for us to comment further." Fox News Digital reached out to Andrew's attorney for comment. The legal challenge could have significant consequences for the investigation, particularly if the court finds fault with how police obtained evidence. "He is fighting the police process rather than waiting for the investigation to conclude," Richard Fitzwilliams, royal commentator, told Fox News Digital. "If he wins, it might affect evidence obtained through the searches which he is claiming were not lawfully conducted." "The background to this is that the police have reportedly not obtained access to the unredacted Epstein files, which has reportedly affected their ability to investigate links between Andrew and Epstein," Fitzwilliams added. "The investigation has been widened from misconduct in public office to include potential sexual misconduct. It is the first time a member of the royal family has challenged the legal process since Charles 1 in 1649." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE The manner in which police carried out the searches has also raised questions among royal observers. "He was obviously feeling very aggrieved by the police entering his home at eight in the morning and the world’s press finding out at 8:05," Ian Pelham Turner, royal broadcaster, told Fox News Digital. "All sorts of questions arise. Did his brother King Charles know about this beforehand? Did the police deliberately humiliate him? It has often been said he treated the police with contempt. Was this a way of getting back to his alleged rudeness? Only time will tell," he added. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Authorities arrested Andrew in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He was accused of sharing confidential trade info with Jeffrey Epstein. Emails released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in January as part of the Epstein files appeared to show former Prince Andrew sharing reports of official trade visits with the disgraced financier. At the time, he was serving as Britain’s special envoy for international trade. PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Specifically, emails released as part of the Epstein files appeared to show Andrew sharing reports of official visits to Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore. One email, dated November 2010, appeared to be forwarded by Andrew five minutes after he had received it. In another, on Christmas Eve 2010, he appeared to send Epstein a confidential brief on investment opportunities in the reconstruction of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3f3c175342cf4db8c4f2e Loudoun school board urges students to ‘celebrate’ LGBTQ+ history in new proclamation te 2026-10-05T19:00:17.145Z Loudoun school board urges students to ‘celebrate’ LGBTQ+ history in new proclamation Loudoun County Public Schools is defending its decision to recognize October as LGBTQ+ History Month, telling Fox News Digital that the school board proclamation imposes "no requirements" on students, even as the document encourages the school community to "honor and celebrate" LGBTQ+ history and contributions throughout the school year. In a statement to Fox News Digital, Loudoun County Public Schools said that the proclamation is a school board proclamation and that there are no requirements for students. The proclamation promises an "affirming" environment and rejects discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation and gender expression, raising questions about how the district’s language aligns with parents who object to schools promoting contested views about sex and gender. WASHINGTON FATHER SUES SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR DENYING RELIGIOUS OPT-OUT FOR 5TH GRADER FROM LGBTQ INSTRUCTION The proclamation reads in part, "Now, be it resolved that the Loudoun County School Board recognizes October 2026 as LGBTQ+ History Month in Loudoun County Public Schools, and encourages staff, students and the community to honor and celebrate the rich history and contributions of the LGBTQ+ community to the Commonwealth of Virginia, our beautifully diverse county, and our schools during LGBTQ+ History Month and throughout the school year." The proclamation also says that LCPS is "committed to fostering equity and belonging, ensuring students and staff members are welcomed into a safe, supportive, inclusive and affirming environment," and that it rejects "discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation or gender expression, and instead affirms kindness, acceptance and respect as the foundation of our learning community." PORTLAND PARENT BANNED FROM SCHOOL EVENTS AFTER OPPOSING GENDER IDENTITY ASSIGNMENT FILES LAWSUIT It also says that during the month of October as well as National Coming Out Day on Oct. 1, LCPS will "celebrate key figures and milestones, knowing that education is the most powerful tool to promote understanding and disrupt discrimination." LCPS has come under fire from parents due to various incidents reported of children at the school socially transitioning, as well as allegations of boys being in the girls' locker room and boys in the girls' bathrooms. DAD SUES AFTER SCHOOL ALLEGEDLY WON'T SAY IF BIOLOGICAL MALES CAN USE DAUGHTER'S BATHROOM One mother alleged that a biological girl who said she was transitioning to male came into the boys' bathroom and violated her son's privacy while he was at a urinal. At a hearing in June on Capitol Hill, Loudoun County Public Schools Superintendent Aaron Spence defended school policies allowing transgender students to use facilities matching their gender identity. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3f3be75342cf4db8c4f1e La conexión entre la salud bucal y la salud cardiovascular: 4 consejos para proteger tus dientes, encías y corazón te 2026-10-05T19:00:14.309Z La conexión entre la salud bucal y la salud cardiovascular: 4 consejos para proteger tus dientes, encías y corazón Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3f3b375342cf4db8c4eeb Instinct brings its AI agent to group chats, even for friends without an account te 2026-10-05T19:00:03.943Z Instinct brings its AI agent to group chats, even for friends without an account Instinct is launching group chats that let friends use its AI agent together for tasks like planning trips, organizing carpools, and coordinating events. The company says personal accounts remain separate, with permission required before personal agents share information or take action. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3f16f75342cf4db8c4ec7 Emerging tech has new Army leaders warning troops can't ‘AI’ their way to victory on the battlefield te 2026-10-05T18:50:23.286Z Emerging tech has new Army leaders warning troops can't ‘AI’ their way to victory on the battlefield Amid a rapid rise in technological developments, the U.S. Army’s new leadership is looking to pull back on using artificial intelligence and other tools it feels forced the branch to transform too much all at once. Gen. Christopher LaNeve, the Army vice chief serving as acting chief of staff, outlined on Monday how he hopes to narrow the service’s sweeping modernization push after years of experimentation with drones, artificial intelligence and other emerging technology. "There was a lot, a lot of motion," LaNeve told a small group of reporters. "It was almost like everything was being transformed at once." "You can't AI yourself to be the best maneuver brigade commander out there," LaNeve said. The Army Transformation Initiative pushed new technology rapidly into formations and encouraged experimentation across the board. Army leaders credited that effort with accelerating change but acknowledged Monday that its breadth created enormous activity across the force. INSIDE AMERICA'S LASER REVOLUTION AS THE MILITARY NEARS BIG BATTLEFIELD BREAKTHROUGH The branch is now preparing to unveil "How the Army Fights," a new framework intended to turn years of experimentation into a more focused set of decisions about what technology the service will prioritize, where it belongs in Army formations and how the force will organize and spend for future wars. "The Army cannot and should not modernize everything at once," the new blueprint states. "The answer is focused modernization." Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Weimer said experimentation through the technology push produced necessary learning, but insisted that the service had reached a point where it needed to "drop the chalk line and actually start making some decisions." Those decisions include which technologies warrant investment, where they belong in Army formations and which theaters take priority — with the service acknowledging it cannot afford to transform everything simultaneously. Army leaders aren't yet saying what will fall by the wayside. Asked what was being left "on the cutting room floor" as the service narrows its focus, LaNeve said, "I'm not sure we're prepared to say what we're cutting out now." But one investment is moving unmistakably to the front of the line. "If you ask me what my number one modernization priority would be, I would say command and control," LaNeve said. The shift is unfolding amid a broader leadership shake-up at the Army. Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle took over after his predecessor, Dan Driscoll, resigned last month following months of reported friction with War Secretary Pete Hegseth, who had earlier ousted Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, a close Driscoll ally who helped lead the service’s transformation push. Telle, a former Trump White House aide, was tapped days later to lead the Army in an acting capacity and was publicly praised by Hegseth as "strong and whip smart." In his first press interview since taking the job, Telle described "How the Army Fights" as a way to impose greater coherence on the service’s modernization efforts as technology rapidly changes the battlefield. TRUMP NAMES ADAM TELLE ACTING SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOLLOWING DAN DRISCOLL'S RESIGNATION That battlefield is envisioned as one in which troops operate alongside autonomous systems and under persistent drone surveillance, while AI helps commanders sift through massive amounts of sensor data and identify targets in "seconds and minutes rather than hours." The Army also wants autonomous systems taking on some of the most dangerous jobs that are currently performed by soldiers — this includes reconnaissance, resupply and breaching enemy obstacles. But Army leaders are resisting the idea that advances in drones and AI have diminished the importance of traditional ground forces. "Autonomous systems enable Soldiers to destroy and disrupt, but they can never replace the human judgment, leadership, and physical presence of Soldiers required to control the land and consolidate gains," the blueprint states. The Army is drawing heavily from recent conflicts, including Ukraine, Gaza and the India-Pakistan conflict, while building the new framework around its most demanding potential adversary: China. HTAF identifies China's People's Liberation Army as the "pacing threat" and says the Army must organize, train and equip against it with the same institutional focus Cold War-era leaders brought to the Soviet Union. The blueprint also assumes a future major war could reach much closer to home. It warns the U.S. homeland can no longer be treated as a sanctuary, with adversaries potentially using cyberattacks, sabotage and drones to disrupt the ports, airfields and other infrastructure needed to deploy American forces. For Telle, the challenge is fitting rapidly evolving technology into a coherent Army rather than chasing every new system that emerges. He compared individual weapons and technologies to ornaments on a Christmas tree. "How the Army Fights is really the tree to hang those ornaments on," Telle said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3f16c75342cf4db8c4ebe Hooters restaurants keep disappearing as iconic chain loses longtime locations in founding state te 2026-10-05T18:50:20.773Z Hooters restaurants keep disappearing as iconic chain loses longtime locations in founding state Hooters has lost its last restaurant in Jacksonville, Florida, marking the latest longtime location to disappear as closures continue following the chain's bankruptcy restructuring. The Hooters on San Jose Boulevard was permanently closed after operating in Jacksonville for four decades, according to local reports. The restaurant, which opened in 1986, was the last remaining Hooters in the Jacksonville area, WJXT-TV reported. HISTORY OF HOOTERS: 5 FACTS YOU LIKELY NEVER KNEW ABOUT THE RESTAURANT CHAIN Its closure leaves Hooters without a location in northeast Florida and creates another sizable gap in the restaurant chain's footprint in its home state. The northernmost Hooters on Florida's Atlantic coast now appears to be in Daytona Beach, according to the company's online restaurant locator. Hooters confirmed to Fox News Digital that the restaurant had closed but didn't elaborate. Jacksonville isn't the only longtime Hooters location in Florida to recently close for good. HOOTERS SAYS KIDS, FAMILIES ARE PART OF ITS COMEBACK AS WAITRESSES INSIST THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN WELCOME The Hooters in Panama City Beach closed its doors in September after more than 30 years in business, according to a post on its Facebook page. The closure leaves Pensacola Beach as the chain's remaining outpost in the Florida Panhandle. Another Hooters in Hickory, North Carolina, also closed in late September after years in business, according to a report by the U.S. Sun. The recent shutdowns come months after the closure of the Hooters in Boca Raton, Florida, which had developed a large social media following. That restaurant closed in February after 16 years when its landlord declined to renew the lease, the restaurant's operator previously told Fox News Digital. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Its departure created another significant gap along Florida's Atlantic coast, with no Hooters locations between Fort Lauderdale and West Melbourne, about 150 miles apart. The scattered closures come after Hooters underwent a major restructuring that dramatically reduced the iconic restaurant chain's footprint. Hooters of America filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March 2025 as the company struggled with debt and changing consumer habits. After the Clearwater, Florida-based Hooters Inc., which founded the original Hooters concept in 1983, and another franchise ownership group assumed control of the brand, dozens of restaurants across multiple states were subsequently closed as part of its restructuring efforts. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS In June 2025, Hooters announced the closure of a "select number" of restaurants, telling Fox News Digital at the time that such decisions are "never easy." The company emerged from bankruptcy with a strategy centered on a predominantly franchise-operated business model that returns Hooters to its original roots. Hooters Inc. CEO Neil Kiefer previously told Fox News Digital that the brand had become oversexualized, and he hoped to reemphasize the food and hospitality while broadening the appeal to families and younger customers after years in which some corporate locations had become, in his words, "little boys' club stores." TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Despite the restructuring, individual Hooters restaurants are continuing to close in 2026. The Hooters in Fayetteville, North Carolina, which opened in 1994, closed in May, according to local reports, and the Mall of America Hooters in Minnesota closed in March after 33 years, FOX 9 in the Twin Cities reported. Hooters has also opened a new location in Florida and has plans to open at least one more. The Villages location, a retirement community about 45 miles northwest of Orlando, opened with much fanfare in July 2025, becoming the first new restaurant since the bankruptcy restructuring. A planned location in Lutz near Tampa is coming soon, according to the Hooters website. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3f16975342cf4db8c4eb5 AEW star Pac had medication in backpack, saliva on shirt at death scene, police report says te 2026-10-05T18:50:17.857Z AEW star Pac had medication in backpack, saliva on shirt at death scene, police report says Benjamin Satterley, the professional wrestling star known as Pac and Neville, was found unconscious and unresponsive in his rental vehicle in Illinois before he was pronounced dead on Sept. 27, according to a police report obtained by OutKick Dropkick on Monday. A Des Plaines police officer wrote in their report that no suspicious markings or injuries were visually observed on Satterley when they began to investigate the scene – only dried saliva on his shirt. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE The report noted that Satterley’s phone still had Google Maps up, which was pointing him to O’Hare International Airport in Chicago – about 20 miles from where All Elite Wrestling’s (AEW) All Out event was held. An officer wrote that medication was found in Satterley’s backpack and hotel room keys were recovered. The names of the medication were redacted. One officer, according to the report, found Satterley’s phone buzzing. The officer picked up the phone and a woman on the other line said that Satterley was heading to Cava for lunch. The report said Satterley was set to return to the United Kingdom on that day. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Satterley died at the age of 40. Police previously told OutKick Dropkick there were no signs of foul play and his death wasn’t considered to be suspicious. However, the cause of Satterley’s death remains unclear. The news of his death sent shockwaves around the pro wrestling world with everyone from The Rock to Will Ospreay sending condolences to his friends and family. AEW held an emotional tribute show in honor of Satterley on Wednesday. Several wrestlers wore armbands with the word "Pac" emblazoned on them. Satterley wrestled in WWE for a few years and was known as Adrian Neville and simply Neville. He was one of the first wrestlers who joined AEW in 2019 and was known as Pac. He won multiple championships in AEW and WWE over the course of his career. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3f16775342cf4db8c4eac IDF pushes back on claim it targets journalists in Gaza, says 170 were part of terror groups, including Hamas te 2026-10-05T18:50:15.093Z IDF pushes back on claim it targets journalists in Gaza, says 170 were part of terror groups, including Hamas The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is pushing back against claims that it purposely targets journalists in Gaza, stating that individuals "presented as innocent journalists" were actually in Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and other terrorist organizations. "They presented themselves as legitimate media professionals while serving terrorist organizations that regularly use propaganda and psychological warfare," the IDF stated on its website. "Journalists are expected to report the unbiased truth," the IDF continued. "Yet these individuals concealed a fundamental truth about themselves: their own roles within military wings of terrorist organizations." ISRAELI MEDICAL WORKERS WHO TREATED OCT 7 WOUNDED RELIVE DAY TERROR HIT HOME The IDF noted that targeting journalists is a violation of international law, but said that many articles, opinion pieces and reports have misled the public. As a result, the IDF launched an "in-depth investigation based on a wide range of intelligence sources, including open-source information, documents gathered in the field, interrogations of military operatives by Israeli intelligence bodies," to determine that claims the group violated international law do not tell the full story. The IDF listed 170 alleged military operatives who were reportedly working as journalists. For each person, the IDF lists the news outlet where the individual claimed to work, including some Western media organizations, while also listing the terror organization they have been linked to. For example, a person called Yaqoub Anan Mohammed Al-Barsh reportedly worked as a journalist for Gaza’s Namaa Radio but allegedly also held a position as a squad commander in the Military Propaganda Department of Hamas. MS RACHEL CALLS GAZA JOURNALIST ‘FRIEND’ IN RESURFACED CLIP AFTER HE ADMITS HIDING OCT 7 HOSTAGE FOOTAGE Another person, Maysara Ahmed Salah Salah, reportedly worked as a journalist for Quds News Network but was allegedly also a military operative for Hamas. Many of the 170 alleged military operatives identified by the IDF are seen in pictures wearing both press badges and holding weapons. Of the 170 individuals identified, 118 were operatives in Hamas, 49 in the Islamic Jihad’s military wing, one in the Lords of the Desert Terrorist Organization and two in the Popular Resistance Committees. All 170 have been killed.  Hamas launched a war with an unprecedented Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack on Israel that resulted in the deaths of approximately 1,200 people, with Israeli civilians among those targeted. Hundreds of civilians were massacred at an outdoor music festival, others were slaughtered inside their homes, and Hamas took over 250 hostages in the worst attack on Jews since the Holocaust. ISRAEL'S NEW EXHIBIT EXPOSES YEARS OF HAMAS TERRORIST PLANNING BEFORE OCT 7 MASSACRE At least 17 of the individuals named by the IDF as terrorists masquerading as journalists were part of the group that infiltrated Israel during the Oct. 7 attacks, according to an IDF official. Other alleged terrorists posing as journalists have been honored by Reporters Without Borders, been named in complaints to the International Criminal Court and even used by the United Nations to condemn Israel, according to the IDF. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE "Over the past several months, a recurring pattern has been identified in which the Hamas and the Islamic Jihad terrorist organizations published information indicating, after the fact, that some of those killed who had been presented to the world as journalists and media personnel were in fact military operatives in the military wings of terrorist organizations. This information emerged after the false narrative that the IDF deliberately targets journalists had already taken hold internationally," the IDF official told Fox News Digital. "Throughout the war, this narrative became one of the most frequently cited arguments against Israel," the continued. "It appeared in reports by international media outlets, human rights organizations, international institutions, and politicians, without distinguishing between journalists carrying out their professional duties and those who simultaneously operated as military operatives in terrorist organizations." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3f16475342cf4db8c4ea3 Alex Ovechkin announces this will be his final NHL season as all-time great career comes to a close te 2026-10-05T18:50:12.383Z Alex Ovechkin announces this will be his final NHL season as all-time great career comes to a close Alex Ovechkin announced on Monday ahead of the Washington Capitals home opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins that this season will be his last in the National Hockey League. The 41-year-old signed a one-year contract during the offseason to return to Washington for what is his 22nd season in the NHL, all of which he has spent in the nation's capital. In a statement shared by the organization, Ovechkin explained that he had come to the decision to retire during the summer. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE "My family and I decided this summer that this will be my final year in the NHL. I love this game so much, but I know in my heart it’s the right decision," the statement from Ovechkin read. "It was important for me to make this announcement before our first home game, so I have the chance to thank all the people around the game, everyone who has been so important to me and my family and helped me through good times and tough losses. I wouldn’t have been able to achieve everything I have in my life without them. I am excited about this season with my teammates, and we will do everything we can to make this year special." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Ovechkin, the all-time goal-scoring leader in NHL history with 929 goals, played in all 82 regular season games for Washington a year ago. At 40 years old, it marked the first time he played 82 games in a season since the 2017-18 campaign. Ovechkin's retirement announcement comes exactly 21 years after he made his NHL debut against the Columbus Blue Jackets on October 5, 2005. The Russian superstar scored two goals in what was a 3-2 win over Columbus. Ovechkin saw his average ice time drop to a career-low 17:26 per game last season, but he still managed to score 32 goals and tack on 32 assists as well. The final home game on the Capitals' regular season schedule this season is a matchup against the Penguins, which could set up an unbelievable scene with Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby battling things out at least one more time. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3ef1a75342cf4db8c4e4e Windows malware uses Grok AI to help stay hidden, researchers say te 2026-10-05T18:40:26.838Z Windows malware uses Grok AI to help stay hidden, researchers say A new piece of Windows malware is giving cybercriminals a lot of ways to cause trouble from one infected PC. It can steal passwords, grab browser cookies, route internet traffic through your computer and even burn through paid AI credits. Then there is the part that caught my attention. The malware, called x47.c, can reportedly use xAI's Grok to help decide how to keep itself running on an infected Windows computer. Security researchers at Qrator Research Labs uncovered x47.c while tracking cybercrime activity. A threat actor using the name WraithTools has been advertising access to the malware, which comes with tools for stealing credentials and launching attacks. Qrator based its findings on the seller's advertisement, technical documentation, screenshots and follow-up messages, so the research shows what x47.c is advertised and designed to do rather than how widely it is currently infecting Windows PCs. Here's how it works, what the AI connection really means and the steps you can take to protect your Windows PC and accounts. AI IS NOW POWERING CYBERATTACKS, MICROSOFT WARNS Missed CyberGuy LIVE? Watch the replay and discover 5 ways AI can help you get better health care. Our free CyberGuy LIVE class Get Better Healthcare with AI has ended, but you can still watch the full replay. Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson walks you through five practical ways AI can help you prepare for appointments, remember important details, understand complicated medical information, research prescription questions and organize your next steps. No technical experience is needed. Plus, recordings of all our past classes are available, including How to Stop Spam, Phone Security and Financial Protection, each with a free downloadable checklist. Watch the free replays and get your checklists at CyberGuyLive.com Once x47.c infects a Windows computer, the attacker can remotely control it through a management panel. Think of that infected PC as one computer in a larger network of machines controlled by the same criminal. Security researchers call that a botnet, but the important part for you is much simpler: someone else can potentially use your computer without your permission. The operator can tell infected machines to launch online attacks. They can also steal information from those computers or use the victim's internet connection to route other traffic. Qrator found 18 advertised attack methods built into x47.c. Some can overwhelm websites and online services with traffic. Another targets something far newer: paid AI accounts. Many developers and businesses pay OpenAI, xAI and other AI companies based on how much they use their services. Access to those services often relies on a secret API key. You can think of that key as a password that lets an app communicate with an AI service and charge usage to an account. If an attacker gets a valid API key, x47.c includes a feature that can repeatedly send requests to the AI provider. Those requests can use up prepaid credits or increase the victim's bill. Qrator describes this as a "Denial of Wallet" attack. The victim's website could keep working normally while the AI account behind part of it quietly chews through its available balance. There is an important limit here. The attacker already needs a valid API key. x47.c does not magically break into an OpenAI or xAI account and create one. Still, that can become expensive quickly if an account allows automatic top-ups or high spending limits. The Grok connection sounds complicated, but the basic idea is pretty straightforward. Malware often tries to make sure it starts again after you reboot your computer. Security researchers call that persistence. x47.c includes what its seller calls an "AI Stealth" feature. According to Qrator, it can use Grok to look at the state of the infected computer and select from a predefined list of ways to maintain that access. Those options include adding programs that run when Windows starts and creating scheduled tasks that can launch automatically. Grok does not appear to freely invent new attacks or control everything the malware does. Instead, it helps choose among options that the malware already has. The malware can also fall back on its own built-in methods if the AI request fails. So, cutting off its access to Grok would not necessarily remove the infection. We reached out to xAI for comment on the reported use of Grok and the safeguards it has in place to detect this kind of activity but did not hear back before our deadline. For most Windows users, this may be the most important part. x47.c advertises the ability to steal passwords saved in your browser. It can also collect browser cookies, Discord tokens, cryptocurrency wallet information and tokens tied to AI websites. Browser cookies deserve special attention because some of them keep you signed in to websites. If malware steals an active login session, an attacker may be able to access an account without typing your password again. In some cases, changing the password alone may not immediately end a stolen session. That is why anyone dealing with an infected PC should also review active sessions and sign out of devices they do not recognize. AI MALWARE CAN REWRITE ITSELF TO EVADE DETECTION x47.c includes another feature called a SOCKS5 proxy. In plain English, that means a criminal can potentially route internet traffic through the infected computer. Online activity generated by the attacker could then appear to come from the victim's internet connection. The malware's control panel lets operators see which infected computers are available to relay that traffic and whether those connections are still working. Meanwhile, the attacker can continue using the same infected machine to steal information or take part in online attacks. You do not need to understand every technical feature inside x47.c to protect yourself. These steps can reduce your chances of getting infected and limit the damage if malware does reach your computer. Install Windows security updates promptly. Updates fix security weaknesses that attackers can use against PCs, even though Qrator has not identified a specific Windows vulnerability or infection method tied to x47.c. Go to Settings > Windows Update > Check for updates and install anything available. Also remember that legitimate Windows updates come through Windows itself. A website that suddenly tells you to download a Windows update should make you suspicious. CyberGuy has previously covered fake Windows update pages that actually install malware. Keep strong antivirus or security software running and updated. Security tools can help catch malicious downloads and suspicious behavior before malware becomes deeply established on your computer. Get my picks for the best 2026 antivirus protection winners for your Windows, Mac, Android and iOS devices at CyberGuy.com. Avoid software from unfamiliar download sites, unexpected email links or pop-ups telling you that something needs an urgent update. Also be especially cautious if a webpage tells you to open Windows Run, PowerShell or Command Prompt and paste something into it. Cybercriminals increasingly use that trick to persuade people to install malware themselves. We recently covered thousands of hacked websites using fake verification prompts to push malicious Windows commands. If malware steals one password, password reuse can turn one compromised account into several. Use a strong, unique password for every important account. A password manager can help create and store them. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) wherever possible. It gives attackers another obstacle if they obtain your password. However, remember that malware capable of stealing active browser sessions creates another risk, so 2FA should be one layer of your protection rather than your only one. HALLUSQUATTING AI ATTACK COULD HIJACK YOUR COMPUTER If you believe your PC has been infected, changing passwords should not be your only account step. From a separate trusted device, review active login sessions for your email, financial accounts, social accounts and other important services. Sign out of unfamiliar sessions or use the service's option to sign out everywhere. Also revoke authentication tokens or connected apps you no longer recognize. Qrator specifically warns that removing the malware does not undo credentials or tokens that attackers may have already stolen. This one mainly applies to developers, businesses and anyone paying for AI through an API. Treat an API key like a password. Never publish it in a public code repository or leave it sitting in a document that other people can access. Review AI account usage and billing for requests you do not recognize. If you think a key has leaked, revoke it and create a new one. Also use spending limits, billing alerts and controls on automatic top-ups when your AI provider offers them. Those safeguards can limit how much an attacker could spend with a stolen key. If your computer suddenly behaves strangely or you discover malware, disconnect it from the internet. Then open your trusted security software directly and run a full scan. Do not call phone numbers in pop-ups or follow instructions from unexpected warnings on your screen. Our CyberGuy guide on what to do if your computer has been hacked walks through the next steps. If malware may have stolen information from your browser, use another clean device to change the passwords for your most important accounts. Start with your primary email account because password-reset messages for other services often go there. Then move to financial accounts and other sensitive services. After changing each password, review account activity and recovery information for anything you do not recognize. What gets my attention here isn't simply that the malware has the word AI attached to it. We've seen plenty of cyberthreats use AI as part of the sales pitch. What feels different with x47.c is how many jobs the attacker can handle from the same infected Windows PC. The malware can steal passwords and browser sessions, turn the computer into a traffic relay and help launch attacks. Then Grok can assist with choosing how the malware tries to keep its foothold on that machine. Still, the most useful lesson for you comes back to the security basics. Keep Windows updated, protect your accounts and be careful about what gets installed on your PC. And if you ever discover an infection, remember that cleaning the computer is only part of the job. You also have to assume passwords, browser sessions or other account access may already be in someone else's hands. Should AI companies be responsible for detecting when their tools are being used in malware and alerting authorities about that kind of activity? 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/6ac3ef0a75342cf4db8c4e2d Larson family announces sale of Sedona Red Rock News and The Journal to Wick Communications te 2026-10-05T18:40:10.990Z Larson family announces sale of Sedona Red Rock News and The Journal to Wick Communications Also effective Dec. 1, the print and digital publications of the Williams–Grand Canyon News, Verde Independent, Camp Verde Bugle, and Navajo-Hopi Observer will transition to new ownership. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3ef0675342cf4db8c4e24 NAU ROUNDUP: Volleyball defeats Weber State in Ogden for first time since 2018 te 2026-10-05T18:40:06.877Z NAU ROUNDUP: Volleyball defeats Weber State in Ogden for first time since 2018 A look at news and results from NAU, including volleyball's first win over Weber State in Ogden since 2018. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3ecc675342cf4db8c4dea 'American Idol' contestant Caleb Flynn faces betrayed family after conviction for wife’s murder te 2026-10-05T18:30:30.237Z 'American Idol' contestant Caleb Flynn faces betrayed family after conviction for wife’s murder Former "American Idol" contestant Caleb Flynn is scheduled to be sentenced Monday, with prosecutors asking an Ohio judge to send him to prison for life without the possibility of parole for murdering his wife. Flynn is expected back in a Miami County courtroom at 3 p.m. for sentencing before Judge Jeannine N. Pratt, less than a week after a jury convicted him on all nine charges in the killing of Ashley Flynn. Prosecutors asked Pratt in a sentencing memorandum filed Monday to impose life without parole for aggravated murder, along with the maximum allowable sentences on additional charges that do not merge. 'AMERICAN IDOL' ALUM CALEB FLYNN CONVICTED OF MURDERING HIS WIFE Flynn's attorneys are pushing in the opposite direction, asking Pratt to impose a sentence that would give him the possibility of parole after serving time behind bars. Flynn continues to maintain his innocence and intends to appeal his conviction, his attorneys wrote. Prosecutors argued the circumstances demand the harshest sentence available, accusing Flynn of planning Ashley's murder for months and showing no remorse. Jurors found Flynn guilty of aggravated murder, three counts of murder, two counts of felonious assault and three counts of tampering with evidence after roughly 2½ hours of deliberations. His defense argued that Flynn has no prior criminal history and is capable of rehabilitation, pointing to his years working in ministry and letters of support from his family. DAD OF 'AMERICAN IDOL' CONTESTANT'S SLAIN WIFE MADE EERIE GOOGLE SEARCH AFTER HEARING OF HER MURDER Flynn's parents were among several relatives who wrote to Pratt asking for mercy ahead of sentencing. His father, Mike Flynn, told the judge his son's "brokenness, shame, and remorse" were genuine, while his mother, Kim Flynn, wrote that her son had "repented to his Lord" and was remorseful for his decisions. Both asked Pratt for mercy. Prosecutors sharply disputed that portrayal, arguing Flynn has never accepted responsibility or shown genuine remorse. They are asking Pratt to sentence him to life without the possibility of parole. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X The verdict capped a trial that exposed Flynn's secret affair, thousands of messages with his mistress and exchanges about wanting his wife dead before she was shot twice in the back of the head inside the couple's Tipp City home Feb. 16. Prosecutors argued Flynn killed Ashley before staging the scene to make it appear an intruder had broken into the home. Flynn's affair with Alleigha Botner became a key part of the case. Investigators recovered roughly 107,000 messages between the two, with prosecutors highlighting some of those exchanges for jurors. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS Jurors saw messages in which Flynn discussed wanting his wife dead and contemplated ways she could be killed without him going to prison. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB Botner also read messages exchanged in the hours before Ashley's death, including Flynn telling her, "It's happening" and "Tomorrow it all starts." In another exchange, Botner told Flynn, "You're about to be free." SEND US A TIP Flynn's defense argued the messages were being taken out of context and that references to being "free" meant divorce rather than murder. GOT A TIP? Investigators never recovered the murder weapon, and Flynn was never tested for gunshot residue. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST Jurors heard testimony about searches of storm drains, culverts, the Flynn home and other locations as investigators tried unsuccessfully to find the gun. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL Flynn had pleaded not guilty. He visibly broke down as the guilty verdicts were read Sept. 29, shaking and wiping tears from his face as jurors convicted him count by count. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3ecc375342cf4db8c4de1 Rahm Emanuel accuses anti-Israel Dems of having no Middle East plan besides cutting funding to Jewish state te 2026-10-05T18:30:27.182Z Rahm Emanuel accuses anti-Israel Dems of having no Middle East plan besides cutting funding to Jewish state AUSTIN — Former U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel is challenging the anti-Israel wing of his party, accusing Democrats of not having a broader policy on the Middle East besides cutting weapons funding. "I'm interested in being as vigorous and strong about what a security peace agreement would bring to both the United States and to Israel and to the alliance and how you can build on that," Emanuel told Fox News Digital in an interview during the Texas Tribune Festival. "Now, people will criticize it. Fine. You got to tell me your plan. And your plan can't just be we're going to cut off funding for weapons. What's your peace idea? What's your security idea? What's the economic package? I've laid out mine," the Democrat continued. "I'm looking forward to anybody else wanting to run. Because guess what? The White House comes with more than just the Oval Office. It comes with a place called the Situation Room. And you better know your way around it." RAHM EMANUEL EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR ABDUL EL-SAYED IN MICHIGAN SENATE RACE Emanuel, who is openly mulling a 2028 presidential run, gave a lengthy policy speech at Israel's Tel Aviv University in July, saying the country's alliance with the U.S. is "at a crossroads" due to the Jewish state's increasing unpopularity with Americans and declaring Israel "has never been more strategically isolated." Democrats, in particular, have soured on Israel far more than Republicans. A Gallup study from February showed 65% of Democrats are sympathetic to Palestinians in the ongoing Middle East conflict, while just 17% are sympathetic to Israel, down from peak support in 2014 at 58%. Meanwhile, 70% of Republicans still side with Israel versus the 13% that are sympathetic to Palestinians, though support for the Jewish state among Republicans is still down from its peak of 87% in 2018. RAHM EMANUEL TOUTS WHAT SEPARATES HIMSELF FROM OTHER DEMS AS HE MULLS 2028 PRESIDENTIAL BID When asked whether Jewish Zionists were still welcomed in his party and whether he still calls himself one, Emanuel laughed. "Look, as I said then, I believe in the alliance," Emanuel responded. "I believe in the United States' interest in the alliance. But the path we're on is unsustainable. And I believe I'm being honest and bringing candor to it. And I think I bring a level of authenticity having worked on both the peace process and also the security of an ally, the state of Israel. But you can't sustain something that doesn't have the support of the American people." The former Chicago mayor also stressed he's "not interested in fighting a third war" in the Middle East. Emanuel also served three terms in Congress representing Illinois, chaired the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee when Democrats retook Congress in 2006, and was President Barack Obama's first White House chief of staff. After two terms as mayor of Chicago from 2011 to 2019, he served in the Biden administration as U.S. Ambassador to Japan. RAHM EMANUEL LAYS OUT FIVE-POINT ETHICS PLAN, SAYS DEMOCRATS SHOULD LEARN FROM GOP-LED STATES ON EDUCATION Fox News' Brian Flood contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3ecaf75342cf4db8c4db1 TikTok rolls out an AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout te 2026-10-05T18:30:07.808Z TikTok rolls out an AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout TikTok describes its new Shopping Assistant as a conversational AI agent designed to help users discover and purchase products. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3ea6875342cf4db8c4d99 Journalist hilariously fails claiming WNBA's popularity isn't affected by Caitlin Clark's playoff exit te 2026-10-05T18:20:24.810Z Journalist hilariously fails claiming WNBA's popularity isn't affected by Caitlin Clark's playoff exit Watching left-wing media try to discredit Caitlin Clark and her dedicated fan base has been a tale as old as her rookie season. The fact remains that Clark is one of the most popular athletes in America. Her jersey sales have outdone LeBron James' since 2024, every single one of the top 15 WNBA broadcasts this season was one of her games, and every game she has played in has been a sellout. She is one of the most influential, transcendent sports figures of all time, so claiming that her playoff exit won't affect attendance and viewership is a laughable attempt at devaluing the golden goose. That's what journalist, activist, and retired NBA player Etan Thomas tried to do on Monday morning. Spoiler alert: He failed miserably. Thomas posted a video of the crowd from Game 1 of the WNBA Semifinals between the Atlanta Dream and New York Liberty. At first glance, it looks like a sizable, raucous group waving their rally towels, but looks can be deceiving. Thomas framed it as a sellout, posting on X saying sarcastically, "Nobody will watch the WNBA playoffs now that Caitlin Clark is no longer playing. Support will plummet. Viewership will plunge. She is the only driving force that brings out fans." Meanwhile…..State Farm Arena Game 1 of Atlanta Fever vs New York Liberty Semi Finals yesterday. If you take a look up from the lower bowl, above the suites, you'll realize that the entire upper bowl is tarped off. State Farm Arena holds almost 17,000 fans, but the announced attendance for the game was 9,745. Why would they do that, Etan? Maybe because they don't have Caitlin Clark coming to town. The sales and interest for the Liberty isn't anywhere close to the ticket sales juggernaut of Clark and the Fever. FORMER ESPN ANCHOR SMEARS CAITLIN CLARK FANS WITH SWEEPING, FALSE ACCUSATIONS OF RACISM | MATT CALKINS This level of delusion and Caitlin Clark hate must be studied. It's clearly warped Thomas' mind because he really thought he was cooking here. As you can imagine, Thomas got roasted in the replies. One X user broke down the numbers in regards to attendance and viewership. It's a glorious way to show that Thomas did not think this post through before sharing. "The attendance when they (Atlanta Dream) played the Fever this year in non playoff action...June 20, 2026: 17,044 and August 16, 2026: 17,044. They should have kept their playoff game at Gateway because they more than likely lost money for moving to the bigger venue and leaving 7,000+ seats empty!!! viewership numbers are not out but I highly doubt they will come close to August 16, 2026 (Dream vs. Fever at State Farm Arena): 2.6 million viewers on ESPN. ESPN called it the most-watched WNBA game ever on cable." CAITLIN CLARK HELPS WNBA SHATTER ANOTHER TV RATINGS RECORD AS FEVER-DREAM DRAWS MASSIVE AUDIENCE Another user hysterically responded to the post by using a reference from The Lion King saying, "Look, son. Everything the darkness touches… those are seats that weren’t filled." I'll be honest, that made me laugh out loud. At this point, Thomas needs to just log off. He clearly has it out for Clark, her fans, and Sophie Cunningham. He famously claimed that Cunningham had "White privilege" after she was flagrantly fouled by the Chicago Sky's DiJonai Carrington earlier this season. Carrington, after being ejected, posted on Threads: "WHITE PRIVILEGE" while tagging the Indiana Fever. EX-ESPN HOST CINDY BRUNSON EMBARRASSES HERSELF TRYING TO DISCREDIT CAITLIN CLARK Again, this is the problem with journalists and activists like Etan Thomas, their minds are so warped by their political worldview that they can't even comprehend that Angel Reese, A'ja Wilson, and other players, just don't come remotely close to driving audiences to buy tickets and tune into games like Caitlin Clark. Reese has improved her game and become a Defensive Player of the Year. Wilson continues to dominate the stat sheet, securing her fourth WNBA MVP this season. But, they don't sell shoes, tickets, and attract eyeballs for their games like Clark. Thomas would do well to delete this post and save himself from further embarrassment when the viewership numbers come out. In the meantime, Clark and her fans will continue to live rent-free in his mind. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3ea6675342cf4db8c4d85 Spanberger voting-rights letters sent to dead felons amid ballot access push te 2026-10-05T18:20:22.382Z Spanberger voting-rights letters sent to dead felons amid ballot access push Deceased Virginians with felony convictions are reportedly among those receiving voting-rights restoration letters under Gov. Abigail Spanberger, who announced in July that she had restored voting rights to 66,000 people with felony convictions. The notices come as Virginia separately implements a federal court ruling that sharply narrowed which felony convictions can trigger disenfranchisement, while voters this fall will decide whether to amend the state constitution to automatically restore voting rights upon release from incarceration. "I've been a lawyer for 27 years and in every minute of my career, when you were convicted of a felony, you lose your voting rights. The way you get those back is you have to petition the governor and then the governor can review your case and determine whether the civil rights of a convicted felon should be restored," Virginia Beach attorney Tim Anderson told Fox News Digital on Monday. Anderson, who shared posts showing letters from Spanberger and her administration sent to families of deceased recipients, said the situation is "one or the other" — either Richmond is not vetting who receives the restoration notifications or its vetting is not thorough enough to catch deceased recipients. SPANBERGER SPARKS OUTRAGE AFTER SNEAKILY ENDING YOUNGKIN-ERA WOMEN'S SPORTS PROTECTIONS "The order specifically says that they've reviewed [each] case individually, right?" He noted that Virginia has online voter registration and questioned whether an unscrupulous relative who received one of the notifications might try to register their dead relative to vote. "These dead people clearly aren't petitioning the governor to get their civil liberties back... they're restoring every single felon's civil disabilities without anybody even asking. And that's concerning, especially when they're dead." Virginia resident Howard "Skip" Lambert posted a July 1 restoration notice signed by Spanberger and an Aug. 31 notification from her administration addressed to a redacted relative, informing the recipient that their voting rights had been restored. The July letter said that after the relative had been convicted and sentenced, Spanberger’s office "completed review of the particulars of the individual’s case." Anderson pointed to that line as evidence of vetting. Lambert’s letter went on to say the relative would have their civil rights — except for the ability to transport or possess firearms — restored effective July 1. VIRGINIA GOVERNOR ABIGAIL SPANBERGER QUIETLY ROLLS BACK YOUNGKIN'S PLANS TO PROTECT GIRLS' SPORTS In the ensuing letter from Secretary of the Commonwealth Candi Mundon-King, the relative was notified that Spanberger had restored their right to vote and serve on a jury and was encouraged to re-register to vote at the online "Citizen’s Portal" via a QR code. Lambert wrote that he was upset by the mailings, saying the recipient was his daughter, who died in 2024. He also confirmed that she had a felony conviction. "Interesting this letter arrives as early-voting begins... yet the provided official order is dated July 1," he said on Sept. 24. "Just because cash doesn't change hands doesn't mean the governor isn't trying to buy votes. Reached by phone Monday, the Fredericksburg-area resident confirmed to Fox News Digital that the documents were authentic and that the recipient was his daughter. "I do have a question of timing in the letter I believe my daughter voted in the previous election where it was Hillary and Donald Trump — because she had had her rights restored then," he said. Around the time of that election, former Democratic Gov. Terence McAuliffe attempted a mass restoration but was rebuked by the Virginia Supreme Court, which ruled that he did not have the authority to take such an action affecting an estimated 206,000 Virginians, according to NPR. Another woman named Peggie Young posted a similar set of documents addressed to her "dear BFF, Peter Breton." "I have his ashes. Is this perhaps how voter fraud begins. I'm so confused," she said, adding that she also received the letter only on Sept. 29. Young could not immediately be reached. The federal case began in 2023 as King v. Youngkin, when disenfranchised Virginians sued then-Gov. Glenn Youngkin and other state officials, arguing that Virginia’s blanket felony ban conflicted with the federal Virginia Readmission Act of 1870. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER U.S. District Judge John Gibney Jr. ruled in January that Virginia could disenfranchise people only for 11 common-law felonies recognized in 1870. After rejecting the state’s effort to map those offenses onto a broader list of modern crimes, Virginia ultimately narrowed automatic disenfranchisement to murder, voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter. The Department of Elections is separately notifying roughly 235,000 Virginians whose convictions no longer disqualify them from voting. Those court-driven notices are distinct from the Spanberger restoration orders received by Lambert and Young, which state that the governor’s office reviewed each recipient’s case before restoring multiple civil rights. Fox News Digital reached out to Spanberger's office and ELECT for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3ea6475342cf4db8c4d7c These 6 NFL teams are firmly in the Super Bowl bubble through Week 4 te 2026-10-05T18:20:20.135Z These 6 NFL teams are firmly in the Super Bowl bubble through Week 4 Four weeks into the NFL season, which is still considered the quarter point, most sportsbooks have established six true Super Bowl contenders. The following teams are priced shorter than +1000 at most books: the Rams, Bills, 49ers, Ravens, Seahawks, and Chiefs. They are also generally in that order. The Jaguars, Bears, and Bengals headline the next tier, with odds typically ranging from +1500 to +2000. The board has shifted considerably since Week 1. Buffalo has nearly caught Los Angeles as the Super Bowl favorite. San Francisco and Kansas City have surged past several teams. Meanwhile, the Patriots, Chargers, Eagles, and Lions have fallen outside the top 10. The 0-4 Chargers have cratered to +10000. There is plenty to debate with the individual prices. The broader hierarchy, however, looks about right. NFL WEEK 4 SUNDAY TAKEAWAYS: COWBOYS GET SEASON-DEFINING WIN OVER TEXANS, 49ERS ARE LEAGUE'S BEST TEAM The Rams haven't been the juggernaut some expected. However, Myles Garrett, Puka Nacua, and Aaron Donald have yet to share the field. Even at 2-2, Los Angeles has the NFL's most talented roster. Buffalo isn't far behind. Sunday's disappointing loss to New England aside, this could be the deepest team of the Josh Allen era. Tight end Dalton Kincaid, edge Greg Rousseau, and second-year defensive tackle Deon Wallers have each ascended to status among the best at their positions. First-year head coach Joe Brady is an upgrade in Buffalo. At +58, the 49ers own the NFL's best point differential. Their championship outlook is less complicated than most: if they can stay reasonably healthy, they are good enough to win the Super Bowl. Unfortunately, reasonable health has eluded San Francisco for most of the past two seasons. Nick Bosa's injury is now the most consequential concern. The 4-0 Chiefs have returned to a familiar formula: winning games in the final seconds without looking particularly impressive in doing so, There is plenty to like. Kenneth Walker has been the NFL's best running back, leading the league in rushing by more than 110 yards. Rookies Mansoor Delane, R Mason Thomas, and Emmett Johnson have already made an impact and should only improve. Kansas City is also undefeated without starting left tackle Josh Simmons playing a snap. MICHELE TAFOYA DEFENDS HOLLY ROWE AMID ARCH MANNING, STEVE SARKISIAN INCIDENT There are equally legitimate concerns. No one knows whether Simmons will play at all this season. Tyquan Thornton, who had developed into Mahomes' most explosive receiver, could miss the rest of the year with a fractured ankle. Most troubling, the defense has gone three consecutive games without recording a sack. No contender has a wider range of plausible outcomes than Kansas City. The Chiefs could enter January as the Super Bowl favorite. They could just as easily discover that their young roster is still a year or two away. Baltimore is perhaps the most flawed team in the top six. Without a last-minute collapse by Dallas, the Ravens would be 2-2 and facing familiar questions about their ability to finish close games. Lamar Jackson remains too erratic as a passer for a quarterback of his stature, and Baltimore's offensive line is one of the weaker units among AFC contenders. Granted, it helps that Zay Flowers has developed into one of football's most dynamic offensive weapons. The Seahawks receive surprisingly little attention for a defending Super Bowl champion. The defense is still excellent. Sam Darnold is getting healthier. The coaching staff is among the league's best. And Jaxon Smith-Njigba has a mismatch against every opposing defense. Seattle's path could ultimately hinge on the outcome of the NFC West. The Seahawks are considerably more dangerous at home than on the road, a distinction that becomes magnified in January. That makes Sunday's game against San Francisco one of the most consequential matchups of the young season. In any event, losing Kenneth Walker in free agency will likely prevent Seattle from reaching the dominance it achieved last season. Fortunately, the Seahawks don't need to be as good as last year to still rank among the best teams in the league. Finally, do not dismiss Chicago. The Bears have won three games with three different quarterbacks this year, an achievement that speaks as much to Ben Johnson as it does to the roster. Johnson is one of the few coaches capable of materially raising a team's ceiling. Like last season, we'd give the Bears a puncher's chance in a playoff matchup against any of the top three NFC West squads. Through Week 4, we'd break down the Super Bowl picture this way: Center of the bubble: Rams, Bills, 49ers Inside the bubble: Chiefs, Seahawks, Ravens Just outside the bubble: Bears Within distance of the bubble: Jaguars, Broncos, Bengals Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3ea6175342cf4db8c4d73 House GOP bill moves to close whistleblower gaps exposed by Minnesota Medicaid fraud scandal te 2026-10-05T18:20:17.986Z House GOP bill moves to close whistleblower gaps exposed by Minnesota Medicaid fraud scandal FIRST ON FOX: Whistleblowers who pulled back the curtain on Medicaid fraud – which potentially cost taxpayers millions of dollars in states like Minnesota – who alleged they faced retaliation from state leaders could gain protections under a new House GOP bill introduced this week. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, unveiled the Medicaid Whistleblower Protection Act, which would establish federal protections nationwide for state and local Medicaid workers who report early warning signs of fraud, including contracting irregularities and unusual financial transactions. "No public servant should have to choose between their conscience and their livelihood," Miller-Meeks said in a press release exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital. "Whistleblowers who report fraud, waste and abuse in Medicaid are protecting taxpayer dollars and the vulnerable people this program is meant to serve, and they deserve real protection, not retaliation." The bill would prevent employers from firing, demoting, threatening, harassing or discriminating against Medicaid workers who report fraud, violations of law, gross mismanagement, abuse of authority or dangers to public health or safety. MINNESOTA 'TRIED TO COVER UP FRAUD ALLEGATIONS,' FORMER STATE TROOPER ALLEGES Workers who face retaliation could also receive reinstatement, twice their back pay plus interest, attorneys' fees and punitive damages. The legislation follows a January letter from more than 30 current and former Minnesota Department of Human Services employees highlighting a "pattern of retaliation" for flagging fraud as early as 2019, with some alleging they faced surveillance, investigations, reassignment and termination. "I will fight to make sure the people willing to tell the truth are protected, not silenced." Miller-Meeks said. Several Republican lawmakers grilled Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison in March over the letter and rampant fraud in the state, questioning when they first learned about the schemes and allegations of retaliation. When pressed on the retaliation claims, Walz said he was "not specifically" aware of them and repeatedly declined to address the allegations. The fraud involved more than $90 million in alleged fraudulent claims tied to multiple state-funded assistance programs. WALZ REMOVES TOP MINNESOTA OFFICIAL ON EVE OF ‘GAUNTLET’ HEARING OVER FRAUD SCANDAL Minnesota state Rep. Kristin Robbins, chair of the House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee, backed the bill, saying politicians and agency leaders target whistleblowers to protect "their political base." "The federal, state and county workers who run these programs are often the first to see red flags, but, as we have seen time and again in Minnesota, if they dare to point it out, they are called racist, accused of creating a hostile work environment, demoted, reassigned or otherwise harmed personally and professionally," Robbins said. The bill is one of 14 measures in House Energy and Commerce Republicans' "Continuing the Fight Against Fraud" package, led by Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky. The package aims to detect fraud more easily, recover improper payments and increase accountability. Another measure in the package led by Miller-Meeks, the WALZ Act, would require the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General to open investigations into any program that sees a 10% or greater increase in total payments over any six-month period within a fiscal year. WHITE HOUSE PUSHES 'WATERSHED' FRAUD-FIGHTING REFORM IN CONGRESS AS VANCE CONVENES TASK FORCE Guthrie blamed oversight failures under the Biden administration for allowing fraud to "go unchecked in government health programs." "Every dollar stolen by fraudsters or wasted on improper payments is a dollar taken away from supporting families in need who rely on these programs," he said. The legislation would take effect Jan. 1, 2028, amid the Trump administration’s continued crackdown on fraud through an anti-fraud task force led by Vice President JD Vance. Fox News Digital reached out to Walz's and Ellison's offices for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3ea5e75342cf4db8c4d6a Karl-Anthony Towns, Knicks nowhere close to coming to terms on an extension according to the big man te 2026-10-05T18:20:14.647Z Karl-Anthony Towns, Knicks nowhere close to coming to terms on an extension according to the big man Well, the post-NBA title honeymoon phase for Karl-Anthony Towns and the New York Knicks is officially over. After averaging a double-double during the Knicks' title run just four short months ago, Towns assumed that contract extension negotiations this offseason would be stress-free. Not only was KAT a key figure throughout the Knicks' dominant run through the postseason, but he's also expressed that he's willing to take a discount. Despite all of that, the Knicks and Karl-Anthony Towns do not appear to be on anything resembling the same page, at least for the time being. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE "I want to do something to keep the team together and can work with the Knicks and also values me," Towns told reporters ahead of the Knicks' preseason game in Philadelphia on Monday, according to The Athletic. "And none of those things are close to happening." When asked if he believed he'd sign a contract extension before the start of the regular season, Towns bluntly stated, "It don't look good." The former Kentucky star is under contract through the 2027-28 season, but became eligible for a four-year, $277 million extension in August. According to the New York Post, the Knicks have offered the six-time All-Star a four-year deal worth approximately $200 million, and based on KAT's comments, he doesn't seem interested in signing a deal valued at $77 million less than he's eligible to receive. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! With its high payroll, the Knicks are up against the second apron, and with point guard Jalen Brunson becoming eligible for a max extension in 2028, one he'll presumably be offered, it puts pressure on New York management to find a way to keep the likes of Towns, Josh Hart, and others not only on the payroll, but happily on the books. Right now, Towns would not fall into the happily employed category. When asked if he believes he should be rewarded for helping lead the Knicks to a title last season, he did not mince words. "No s–t Sherlock. I just won a championship," Towns said. "You’d think it was pretty easy. Unless you guys (reporters) think I have something else to prove." Towns is eligible to sign an extension until June, and with the Knicks season not tipping off until October 20, time is still on their side to strike a deal, but it's clear the big man will need to see a larger dollar figure tossed his way in order to get things across the line. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3ea5c75342cf4db8c4d61 Biden's 'anti-MAGA task force' sparked internal alarm across DOJ, new report shows te 2026-10-05T18:20:12.619Z Biden's 'anti-MAGA task force' sparked internal alarm across DOJ, new report shows The Biden administration’s effort to combat alleged threats against school boards amid a wave of heated parent protests triggered sustained internal resistance within the Justice Department and FBI, documents released by the DOJ show. "Five years ago, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued an infamous memorandum at the urging of the National School Boards Association and White House officials, directing the FBI and United States Attorneys to consider looking for a federal hook to prosecute parents exercising their right to free speech," Blanche posted to X on Monday, when the DOJ released the "Report to Expose the Weaponization of Government Against Parents in Schools." "Along with the report, we’ve released hundreds of exhibits and emails that make official and verify what many Americans had guessed: the Garland DOJ worked hand in hand with WH officials and the National School Boards Association to chill free speech and parental rights while they threatened to prosecute parents and label them domestic terrorists," Blanche added.  In October 2021, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a memo directing the FBI and U.S. Attorneys to coordinate with federal, state and local law enforcement over what it described as an "increase in harassment, intimidation and threats of violence against school board members, teachers and workers in our nation’s public schools," amid escalating clashes involving parents at school board meetings. TRUMP DOJ REPORT LAYS BARE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S ALLEGED ANTI-CHRISTIAN BIAS Garland’s memo drew significant internal pushback across the Justice Department and FBI, with officials raising concerns about politicization, First Amendment protections and whether there was a sufficient federal basis for intervention, according to the Justice Department report released Monday. The memo followed throngs of parents protesting at school board meetings over dissatisfaction with how gender and race were being taught in classrooms and COVID-19-era learning restrictions, prompting the National School Boards Association (NSBA) to appeal to then-President Joe Biden for federal assistance and warn that some actions surrounding the protests "could be equivalent to a form of domestic terrorism and hate crimes." Some of the internal messages detailed in the Justice Department’s report released Monday had been disclosed previously and reported on by Fox News Digital. In one message sent before Garland’s memo went public on Oct. 4, 2021, a deputy assistant attorney general said the operation — and proposals to link it to the DOJ’s election crimes work — looked so politically motivated that Garland "might as well rename the damn thing the Anti-MAGA Task Force." The DOJ’s Public Integrity Section chief, meanwhile, called the proposal "stupid." An FBI counterterrorism official later raised concerns about the label "domestic terrorist" potentially being applied to everyone who "oppose school board actions," while a DOJ Civil Rights Division attorney noted that much of the activity in question could be protected under the parents’ First Amendment rights. DOJ LAWSUIT TARGETS ALLEGED SCHOOL ‘SECRET GENDER TRANSITIONS’ POLICIES THAT KEEP PARENTS IN THE DARK Multiple DOJ officials noted that the problem at hand appeared to fall primarily within the jurisdiction of state and local authorities and questioned whether there was a sufficient federal basis to intervene, according to the report. Internal dissent over the effort continued as the memo was implemented following its Oct. 4, 2021, release and during the resulting fallout. On Oct. 5, 2021, an FBI lawyer claimed that the DOJ issued the press release accompanying the memo without coordinating with the bureau. The Deputy Assistant Director of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division, the agency’s largest operational division, stated that "we were all caught off guard by this announcement," which was "unilaterally pushed by DOJ." As the DOJ began assembling its task force, objections persisted. BLISTERING REPORT EXPOSES HOW NATIONAL K-12 GROUP'S DEI AGENDA IS TRICKLING DOWN TO LOCAL SCHOOLS The Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the DOJ's National Security Division stated that he didn’t "see the need for a task force like this" and that the Justice Department doesn’t "start a narrowly focused task force every time some group believes they are the subject of threat." Later that month, the Department of Homeland Security circulated a brief linking the threat level facing educational workers as tied to heightened opposition to masks, vaccines and critical race theory. An FBI counterterrorism official slammed the threat assessment guidelines as a "politically charged paper," expressing his desire that the FBI not collaborate. NSBA ultimately apologized for the language used in its letter to then-President Joe Biden seeking federal assistance, including action by the Justice Department and FBI. "The obligation of the Justice Department is to protect the American people against violence and threats of violence and that particularly includes public officials," he said of the memo. Some school board officials did receive online and written threats in 2021, a fact supporters of Garland’s approach cited in defending the Justice Department’s response. Arnold & Porter, the law firm where Garland now serves as a partner, did not respond to a request for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Monday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3e80b75342cf4db8c4d0e Teen's hand blown off by police grenade during French student protests: report te 2026-10-05T18:10:19.235Z Teen's hand blown off by police grenade during French student protests: report A teenager had his hand blown off as high school protesters clashed with French police during chaotic riots, as students across the country continue to protest poor conditions and teacher shortages. The 15-year-old had picked up a police dispersal grenade that detonated in the town of Lens as the wave of school protests entered its third week, losing his hand and part of his lower arm, officials said Monday, Reuters reported. François-Xavier Lauch, prefect of Pas-de-Calais, said roughly 200 to 250 protesters had been hurling objects at police. 30% OF COLLEGE STUDENTS SAY VIOLENCE ACCEPTABLE WAY TO STOP SPEAKERS ON CAMPUSES, SURVEY FINDS Education Minister Edouard Geffray said the wave of protests had been declining in recent days and that the government would launch a platform for students to express their dissatisfaction. The incident involving the teen happened on the eve of a national demonstration by the pupils' union against underfunding, overcrowding, and dilapidation. AMERICAN SCHOOLS COST MORE THAN EVER BUT OUR STUDENTS STILL KEEP FAILING The protests come months ahead of an election to replace outgoing President Emmanuel Macron. The demonstrations began in Paris, mostly focusing on poor suburbs, before spreading nationwide. Government officials said the protests have evolved into violence, including some schools being ransacked. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FAR-LEFT PROTESTERS CLASH WITH POLICE IN ANTI-CONSERVATIVE PARTY RIOTS "We’re going to keep blocking until the government hears us," Sami Karen, 18, told Reuters while demonstrating outside Charles de Foucauld high school in Paris. "As long as they don’t listen to us, we won’t stop this fight." In total, more than 5,000 people have been arrested since the protests began, with 87% of them being minors. More than 1,800 people are facing prosecution, including 1,483 minors, France's Justice Ministry said. The specific charges were not disclosed. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3e7fb75342cf4db8c4cde At 19, founder raises $11 million for Ghost, maker of a $3,499 computer for personal AI te 2026-10-05T18:10:03.954Z At 19, founder raises $11 million for Ghost, maker of a $3,499 computer for personal AI Ghost announced Monday its official emergence from stealth and an $11 billion seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3e5bb75342cf4db8c4ca9 Progressive PAC launches $1M campaign against ‘deceptive’ GOP-backed ballot propositions te 2026-10-05T18:00:27.635Z Progressive PAC launches $1M campaign against ‘deceptive’ GOP-backed ballot propositions (Photo by Dan Koeck/For the North Dakota Monitor) The progressive PAC Will of the People is putting $1 million toward its campaign opposing four ballot propositions that Republican state legislators sent to voters this year.  “Arizona voters will have the final say, and they deserve to know exactly what these measures would do before they cast their ballots,” Alison Marciniak, executive director of Progress Arizona, said in a statement announcing the campaign. “We’re going to make sure they have the information they need to reject these referrals and send a clear message at the ballot box.” The candidates, the ballot measures, and the tools you need to cast your vote. Arizona Votes: 2026 The campaign to vote down Prop. 142, Prop. 144, Prop. 318 and Prop. 320 is set to reach voters via mail, phone, door-knocking and digital ads from now through Nov. 3.  “A group of power-hungry politicians has voted to put a set of highly deceptive propositions on your ballot this November,” Will of the People says on its website. “They want to make voting more difficult for Arizonans, hollow out our schools with funding cuts, and institute blanket mandates in school sports.”  All of those propositions were sent to the ballot by Republicans on party-line votes on the last day of this year’s legislative session, some in the early morning hours after legislators worked through the night.  Proposition 142 Prop. 142 would amend the Arizona Constitution to bar public institutions from compelling endorsement of race-based preferences or DEI/intersectionality tenets, and from spending public money on offices that promote race-based preferential treatment. Among other things, it would ban the state from requiring enrollment in a course or training that promotes the creation of a race-based diversity, equity, and inclusion or intersectionality. It would also prevent the use of state funds for training or offices that aim to promote preferential treatment toward or discrimination against an individual or group due to their race or ethnicity. Will of the People describes Prop. 142 as “a confusing change to our state’s constitution that censors what can be said in our schools and other institutions by rolling back First Amendment rights.”  In June, the conservative Goldwater Institute’s Matt Beienburg praised the legislation that created the proposition.  “HCR2044 will not single-handedly cure higher education of all its ideological rot, but it will build a permanent foundation for our institutions, anchoring them with an enduring commitment to colorblind excellence and academic integrity,” he wrote.  Beienburg added that the referral would “enshrine the strongest state protections against DEI and race-based ‘affirmative action’ of any state in the country.” Proposition 144 Prop. 144 is a constitutional amendment that would implement a series of election reforms. It would require voters to show government-issued proof of identity to cast a ballot in an election, regardless of whether they are voting in person or by mail, but it doesn’t include instructions for how that would be accomplished for mail-in ballots.  When Texas implemented a voter ID mandate on early ballots in 2022, it led to a 1,300% increase in the number of absentee ballots that were rejected. A similar increase in rejections in Arizona, where voting by mail is widespread, could lead to hundreds of thousands of ballots going uncounted. And Prop. 144 would add language to the state constitution stating that only citizens could vote and register to vote in an Arizona election, provisions that have been in Arizona law since statehood. It would also prohibit foreign nationals from making contributions to influence an Arizona election — they already cannot give to candidates, and this would extend that to independent political committees and ballot measure campaigns — and require that voters have the option to have their votes tabulated at their voting location on Election Day beginning in 2028.  “This amendment will change Arizona’s State Constitution to make it harder, and potentially impossible, to vote by mail,” Will of the People says on its website.  State Rep. Alexander Kolodin, who sponsored the underlying legislation that put Prop. 144 on the ballot, said during a Sept. 30 Clean Elections debate that it would make voting easier, but didn’t point to any specific provision that would do so. Kolodin, the Republican nominee for Arizona secretary of state, denies that it would do away with vote by mail, but he’s supported legislation that would end the most popular way to cast a ballot in the past.  “Prop 144 undermines the whole purpose of voting by mail by requiring Arizona voters to submit redundant proof of identification before mailing in their ballots, in every single election,” the Will of the People campaign says. “No other state with a strong vote-by-mail program does this.” The resolution, which Kolodin said was intended to restore trust in the state’s elections and to speed up results, was significantly pared down from his initial proposal, based on Florida elections, that he’s been trying to pass for more than two years. Proposition 318 Prop. 318 would expand the existing statute banning transgender students from playing on the K-12 or college sports team that aligns with their gender identity to require that teams be designated by biological sex beginning in 2027. Biological sex would be determined based on the athlete’s original birth certificate.  “This measure may seem reasonable to some, but read the fine print,” Will of the People says. “Prop. 318 takes decisions away from parents, educators, coaches, and athletic organizations and puts them in the hands of politicians who don’t even know our kids’ names. This isn’t about sports. It’s about expanding state government into decisions it doesn’t need to be involved in.” While opponents say that it will lead to policing of bathroom use for even spectators who use facilities at sporting events, its sponsor in the Arizona House of Representatives, Selina Bliss, said it would protect girls. “Women’s sports were created because biological differences matter,” Bliss said in a February statement. “When those differences are ignored, girls lose roster spots, scholarships, and opportunities they earned.” Will of the People called the proposition “a brazen attempt” by Republican legislators to mandate that small children playing sports for fun and college athletes are treated the same.  “Prop 318 puts the state in the dangerous position of undermining the choices that parents, educators, and coaches make on who can and can’t participate on a sports team,” Will of the People says. “A league of five-year-olds gets treated the same way as a Division I college team.” Proposition 320 Proposition 320 would require the public schools that teach more than 80% of Arizona students to increase their direct instructional spending by one-half a percentage point annually until they reach at least 60% of their spending. School districts that don’t comply would see their share of the Classroom Site Fund decreased by 25% each year, until it reaches zero. That money goes toward teacher salaries and bonuses, smaller classes and support services for students, and would equal tens of millions of dollars for some school districts.  The spending mandate would apply only to the 71 school districts in populous Maricopa and Pima counties, plus a handful of larger rural districts with at least 7,500 students. “This is a measure that will markedly improve teacher pay in this state, and it will finally rebalance a broken system that currently is focused on bloating the administration rather than funding classrooms,” the referral’s sponsor, Sen. Jake Hoffman, said during a Feb. 19 Senate Government Committee hearing. Prop. 320 doesn’t include a guarantee that the 60% funding would go toward teacher pay, and would leave it up to the state auditor general to determine the definition of “direct instruction.”  Hoffman, leader of the far-right Arizona Freedom Caucus, is a proponent of the state’s school voucher program, which provides public funding for any K-12 student to attend private school, or to be homeschooled.  “Arizona has ranked as low as 50th in the nation for education funding,” the Will of the People campaign says. “Prop 320 does nothing to solve the problem, and it only makes it worse. Prop 320 asks voters to approve penalties now and let a political appointee write the rules later.” YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE. SUPPORT Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3e35975342cf4db8c4c6c Larson Family announces sale of Sedona Red Rock News and The Journal to Arizona-based Wick Communications te 2026-10-05T17:50:17.633Z Larson Family announces sale of Sedona Red Rock News and The Journal to Arizona-based Wick Communications After more than 60 years of continuous family ownership, Publisher Robert B. Larson and General Manager Kyle Larson are pleased to announce the sale of Larson Newspapers, publishers of the Sedona Red Rock News and The Journal, to Arizona-based Wick Communications. Wick Communications is a family-own Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3e35475342cf4db8c4c3f JENNIFER GRIFFIN: I covered wars, terror and tragedy for Fox News. What I found was a family te 2026-10-05T17:50:12.803Z JENNIFER GRIFFIN: I covered wars, terror and tragedy for Fox News. What I found was a family I started reporting for Fox News in 1997, shortly after its launch in October 1996, while based in Moscow. Russian President Boris Yeltsin had just undergone heart surgery in November when I arrived, and the Mir Space Station, a Soviet-Russian station, with American astronauts on board, caught fire — the first fire on an international space station. Every Monday, Yeltsin seemed to fire his cabinet, sending shock waves through the Western world. Vladimir Putin had moved to Moscow in 1996. In March 1997, Yeltsin appointed him deputy chief of the Presidential Staff and chief of the Main Control Directorate to work as an auditor in the Kremlin and to get close to Yeltsin. He later took over as head of the FSB, the successor to the KGB, and staged what independent critics, intelligence officials, and dissidents long alleged were a series of false flag operations that involved blowing up four apartment buildings filled with women and children sleeping in their beds to justify an invasion of Chechnya. During that time, in Moscow and St. Petersburg, bankers were gunned down, their bodies found in the streets as the ruble crashed and the rising Russian mafia and oligarchs began dividing up Russian state enterprises and assets. FOX NEWS' JENNIFER GRIFFIN AWARDED 2024 PRIZE OF PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AT THE FOREIGN PRESS AWARDS After starting with Fox in 1997, I remember standing on an icy-cold bridge on New Year’s Eve with the snow at times blowing upwards over the Moskva River and St. Basil’s onion dome cathedral lit up in the background as drunken Russians careened toward our camera position and fireworks lit the midnight sky over the Kremlin. I was learning on the job how to do stand-up and live shots for this new American cable television network, which hoped to compete with CNN. I was working for Simon Marks, a former ITN correspondent, who hired me as the Fox News correspondent in Moscow to work for Feature Story Productions, which had a contract to provide coverage for the new channel. I was trained in print and radio, not television. I had to learn on the job. Soon I was assigned by Fox to cover the Kosovo War from NATO headquarters in Brussels during its bombing campaign in March 1999. Gen. Wesley Clark was NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander, and I will never forget the mood at NATO headquarters when a U.S. B-2 Spirit dropped five satellite-guided bombs (JDAMs) on the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, killing three Chinese journalists and injuring dozens. MARTHA MACCALLUM: AFTER 22 YEARS, HERE'S WHY I'M GRATEFUL TO CALL FOX HOME The mistake was the result of a CIA miscalculation of coordinates associated with the intended target: a Yugoslav weapons storage facility. Months later, after the Serbs were forced to withdraw, I flew to Kosovo, joining Fox’s Greg Palkot on the ground. We took over from David Lee Miller and the Jerusalem team, including Yaniv Turgeman and Eli Fastman, who had remained in Belgrade during the NATO bombing campaign. We divided up shifts, and I talked my way into a Russian base by offering cigarettes to a Russian soldier after the Russians surprised the U.S. military by landing in the Kosovo capital. I talked my way onto an American Black Hawk helicopter that was delivering 82nd Airborne troops to observe the Serbian soldiers withdrawing. We got the footage of the withdrawal and dashed back to make it on air for "Fox Report." I remember our cameraman, Mal James, lifting his camera to shoot the arrival of the Apache helicopters above Pristina with their nose-mounted sensors and night vision. I spoke into the microphone with the new Fox mic flag: "Here come the Apaches!" They were a fierce symbol of American technology and air supremacy. Fast-forward to the end of 1999. Fox hired me full time as its Jerusalem correspondent. My husband and I moved from Moscow. It was the tail end of the Oslo Peace Accords, which were on life support. President Clinton was trying to rescue them before leaving office by meeting frequently with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian Chairman Yasser Arafat. DANA PERINO: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE REMARKABLE PEOPLE WHO MAKE FOX NEWS POSSIBLE We thought this would be our most boring assignment after having lived in South Africa at the end of apartheid, Islamabad as the Taliban were being formed, and Kabul amid the civil war among the Mujahideen. We decided to start our family. Months later, on September 28, 2000, Ariel Sharon, who had served as Israel’s defense minister and was challenging Bibi Netanyahu as the leader of the Likud Party, decided to take a walk up to the Temple Mount. I had just found out I was pregnant and had morning sickness as I covered the first rocks being thrown down onto Jews praying at the Western Wall. Friday prayers erupted at the Haram al-Sharif. There was tear gas and injured Palestinians were taken away on stretchers. The Second Intifada began and lasted for the next seven-and-a-half years while I was posted in Jerusalem. I had two daughters born in Jerusalem during that time, when my Fox team and I responded to every suicide bombing, every incursion into the West Bank and Gaza. JUAN WILLIAMS: MY WIFE THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY TO JOIN FOX NEWS. I'M GLAD I DID I wore a flak jacket and remember where I was at an Israeli checkpoint in Ramallah in the West Bank, doing a stand-up, when the first plane slammed into a World Trade Center tower on 9/11. That night, I reported outside our Jerusalem bureau for Fox’s "America’s Most Wanted" to talk about the likely suspects, including Osama bin Laden. I profiled the shadowy Hezbollah military commander Imad Mughniyah, who had until that point had the blood of more Americans on his hands than any other terrorist following his role in the Marine barracks bombing in Beirut. Our bureau chief was Uri Dan, who wrote for years for the New York Post and had started as a defense reporter in the Yom Kippur War. Eli Fastman ran the bureau and deployed our cameras, producers and correspondents. DR. MARC SIEGEL: WHAT 18 YEARS AT FOX TAUGHT ME ABOUT COURAGE AND FAITH Soon, as the Intifada wore on, more Fox correspondents and anchors came to help with our coverage. In those days and since, we were part of a family. There was not the usual competition among reporters that you might find at other television networks. We were young, scrappy, often outgunned, but we liked to compete from the get-go, even with limited resources and fewer teams. We beat the competition often through ingenuity, contacts and gutsy camera crews. There was plenty of work to go around, and everyone got plenty of airtime. I covered the siege of Bethlehem with Geraldo when armed Palestinian gunmen holed up in the Church of the Nativity and conducted the first interviews in Tulkarm with the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a new armed wing linked to the Palestinian Authority that competed with Hamas. Palestinian politician Marwan Barghouti was believed to be helping distribute weapons. I interviewed him before he was arrested and sent to an Israeli prison, where he remains today, 24 years later. I had one of the last interviews with the wheelchair-bound Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, the founder and spiritual leader of Hamas, before he was killed by an Israeli missile as he left a mosque. I covered Yasser Arafat’s funeral from a rooftop in Ramallah as his coffin was tossed in the air above the heads of a sea of Palestinians. FOX NEWS MEDIA'S SPOTLIGHT AWARDS CELEBRATE BEHIND-THE-SCENES STARS AS NETWORK NEARS 30 YEARS The day after Christmas in 2004, with two young children still surrounded by wrapping paper and toys, I was sent by Fox to cover the tsunami, the worst natural disaster to ever hit Thailand and Indonesia. More than 200,000 people were dead after waves up to 100 feet high hit the coasts of 14 countries. My Israeli team and I arrived quickly because there was a direct flight to Phuket from Tel Aviv. We took motorcycles up the coast to get to the epicenter of the damage in Khao Lak, north of Phuket. There were still bodies in the trees, thrown there by the wave, and bloated corpses rotting in the sun. It was an emotional rollercoaster as we reported and searched the temples where bodies were stacked like cordwood. That New Year’s Eve, I broke down on air as I stood in front of the endless photos of the missing, an image that until that point had been a symbol of those lost during 9/11. Later, I reported live from the living rooms of settlers being pulled from their homes by young Israeli soldiers with tears running down their faces during the withdrawal from 21 Jewish settlements in Gaza ordered by Prime Minister Sharon in 2005. It was an early use of LiveU technology, which eventually transformed where we could report from live — giving us the ability to take our viewers into the middle of some of the most explosive news stories of the last 20 years. WATCH: FOX NEWS CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF HEADLINES, DEBATES, LAUGHS AND MORE Fast-forward to the summer of 2006 and the 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon after Hezbollah ambushed and kidnapped several Israeli soldiers along the northern border. I stood on a rooftop with Shepard Smith and his team, including our now-president of Fox News, Jay Wallace, as Katyusha rockets flew over the border into northern Israel. There is a photo of us reporting live and ducking from the incoming rockets during one particularly heavy volley. At dawn, after the ceasefire was declared, we got a call from Gaza that our Fox colleagues Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig had been kidnapped by an armed Palestinian faction. Rather than going home from Kiryat Shmona, Eli Fastman and I drove straight to Gaza. Olaf’s then-wife, Anita McKnight, joined us a day later, along with an executive from Fox. We pounded the pavement and met with every wanted Palestinian militia commander and Hamas leader to seek their release. The clan who kidnapped them was affiliated with a shadowy criminal, Mumtaz Daghmoush. They made videos of our colleagues that looked like the videos ISIS made before beheading other journalists. Fox used every resource at its disposal to get our colleagues released safely — and they were — after two terrifying weeks. After that, I decided it was time for my family and me to return to the United States. The dangers and the exhaustion from covering the Middle East were mounting. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION Fox assigned me to the Pentagon, where I have served as national security correspondent since 2007. I arrived with Defense Secretary Robert Gates as Gen. David Petraeus took over in Iraq and began "the surge." I had hoped to stay out of the Middle East for a while, but within a month I was flying to Baghdad. I have covered eight defense secretaries during my time at the Pentagon. I flew all over the world on the E-4B Doomsday plane, the Cold War-era plane capable of conducting a war during a nuclear strike, with nearly all of these Pentagon chiefs. I have spent the past 19 years covering the Pentagon and the U.S. military for Fox, and it has been the honor of a lifetime. Fox is family, and as we look back over these past 30 years, I am proud to work at a place where many of those who started when the network was launched are still putting the news on the air each day. I have had the same voices in my ear since those early days. I have had wonderful producers — Liz Friden, Lucas Tomlinson, Serafin Gomez, Justin Fishel, Yonat Friling and Yael Kuriel, to name a few — who became close friends. When I had breast cancer 17 years ago, shortly after my son was born, colleagues and those who run the company in New York contributed to a meal train delivered to my home while I went through chemo. I will never forget their kindness, and I will always be grateful for being given a front-row seat to witness history. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM JENNIFER GRIFFIN Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3e0ff75342cf4db8c49c9 BetMGM Bonus Code FOXNEWS: Claim up to $1500 in Bonuses for Monday Night Football te 2026-10-05T17:40:15.726Z BetMGM Bonus Code FOXNEWS: Claim up to $1500 in Bonuses for Monday Night Football With just one game of NFL action tonight, it can feel a bit underwhelming if you’re not a fan of the teams. However, it should be a great game between the Falcons and Saints. Thanks to BetMGM it doesn’t matter who is playing tonight because they are offering you a chance to earn up to $1,500 using promo code FOXNEWS if your wager loses. If the first few weeks of this year’s MLB season have taught us anything, it is that the running game can make a major difference for a team. Sure, you’ll always need your quarterback to be great, but running the ball opens up the passing game and helps you control the time of possession.  The Atlanta Falcons have one of the best and brightest young backs in the game. Four years ago, Bijan Robinson was selected eighth overall. He has been a bit frustrating at times, especially for fantasy owners, as he wasn’t always involved in the game plans. This season is different. The Falcons seem to be focusing specifically on him, getting him the ball both in handoffs and via the passing game. Before tonight’s game, he is ranked at sixth in the league in rushing yards.  The New Orleans Saints are hurting a bit at the position. They signed Travis Etienne Jr. in the offseason, but he is now on injured reserve. Now the team turns to a very familiar face in Alvin Kamara. Unfortunately for the Saints, he is on the older side for a running back. Once one of the most dynamic running backs in the league, Kamara has just 51 yards on 18 rushing attempts this season. If he can find space, he can still make tacklers miss and perhaps be a difference-maker.  Tonight, the running game could be the key factor for either team to win the game. Will Robinson be given any running room? Does Kamara still have any gas in the tank? Take a side on BetMGM with bonus code FOXNEWS. If you are a new user and your bet loses, you can get the loss back in bonus funds up to $1,500.   Odds subject to change Running Back Comparison Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3e0fd75342cf4db8c49c0 The Bills and Patriots are talking trash about each other and the verbal joust is very entertaining te 2026-10-05T17:40:13.766Z The Bills and Patriots are talking trash about each other and the verbal joust is very entertaining The New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills are fighting for dominance in the AFC East and that will be settled on the field, but following Sunday's victory by coach Mike Vrabel's team the fight became a little war of words. Not mean words. But definitely cutting words. Consider that Patriots receiver Efton Chism made an incredible one-handed touchdown catch inside of two minutes to play that provided the winning points against Buffalo. Awesome, right? Not if you ask Bills safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson who dismissed the play, the receiver, and then dismissed the Patriots victory. No disrespect, of course, he said. "Listen, we're not gonna get into no bulletin board material," Gardner-Johnson told reporters gathered around his locker. "An elevated guy made a hell of a catch. Probably won't hear from him again. Respectfully. And I say that with a lot of confidence, because it's like, [Patriots quarterback Drake Maye] need to put his confidence in his best player. If that's what he threw, he would have thrown it to [Romeo] Doubs or somebody. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! JOSH ALLEN TORCHES ONE OF NFL'S BEST DEFENSES TO MAKE CASE IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON FROM 2025 PLAYOFF LOSS "A practice squad player made a hell of a play," Gardner-Johnson repeated. Then he laughed. CJGJ, as he's affectionately referred to in some circles, wasn't done. Having dismissed Chism's highlight reel touchdown and, indeed, having dismissed Chism as a practice squad player, he then trained his commentary on the Patriots' winning accomplishment. "...They won the game. Whatever," CJGJ said. "They ain't do [expletive] better than us. We gotta play better. And they can mark that. We'll be back, see them again end of the year. "So they can have that same energy and put up what? Twenty-some points. They barely scored. They struggled all game." Lots to unpack here. Because the Bills safety apparently played in a game the rest of us didn't see. If the Patriots struggled to score 29 points and win, what should we say about the Bills, who had fewer first downs, fewer yards, a worse red-zone and goal-to-go efficiency, and had, the biggie, fewer points? The Patriots also seemed to have a better grasp of the facts. The wide receiver that Gardner-Johnson kept referring to as an elevated practice squad player joined the Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2025 and won a spot on New England's 53-man roster at the start of last season. He has never been on any team's practice squad. PATRIOTS' DRAKE MAYE 'LOOKING MYSELF IN THE MIRROR' AS GAME HAS COMPLETELY COLLAPSED SINCE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP You know who has been on a practice squad? Gardner-Johnson. He was on Baltimore's practice squad last season. And this is where the back-and-forth picks up steam because the Patriots became aware of CJGJ's comments about Chism on Monday morning. Coach Mike Vrabel was asked about it on his weekly day-after appearance on WEEI radio in Boston. "For a guy that has been on eight teams in four years, I mean, I guess he knows the drill," Vrabel said. Vrabel was mocking but wasn't necessarily totally accurate, either. Since 2021, Gardner-Johnson has been on seven teams, including two different stints with the Philadelphia Eagles. Close enough. Advantage Patriots. FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3e0f775342cf4db8c49a8 October heat pushes Lake Havasu City back into triple digits te 2026-10-05T17:40:07.212Z October heat pushes Lake Havasu City back into triple digits Fall may be on the calendar, but summer isn’t finished with Lake Havasu City. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3deb975342cf4db8c4969 Fanatics Sportsbook Promo Code FOXNEWS350: Bet $20, Get $350 on Saints vs. Falcons te 2026-10-05T17:30:33.024Z Fanatics Sportsbook Promo Code FOXNEWS350: Bet $20, Get $350 on Saints vs. Falcons When you have two young quarterbacks, two newer coaches, and two teams both looking to find their way back to the playoffs, you get a great game. That’s what we have on Monday Night Football as the Saints take on the Falcons. Fanatics Sportsbook is offering new users a chance to wager $20 and earn $350 in FanCash on the game with promo code FOXNEWS350.  These two teams, being in the same division, have a long, storied history against each other. In fact, the two teams have played each other 114 times in their history, including one postseason game. Let’s take a look back and see how they have fared. For as long a history as they’ve had, it has been really evenly matched. The Falcons lead the all-time series with a record of 58-56. The Falcons are 4-2 over their past six matches against the Saints and have won the past two matches (both last season).  Since 2020, the Saints are up in the head-to-head matchups, going 7-5 in the 12 games the teams have played. It hasn't always mattered who the home team was, but the Saints are 4-2 at home against the Falcons since 2020.  In November of last season, the Falcons won with ease in New Orleans, going 24-10. Kirk Cousins was still under center for Atlanta at that time. Tyler Shough was at quarterback for the Saints, but couldn’t get much going. In Week 18 of last season, the Falcons had a nice win, 19-17. The Saints scored a touchdown late in the game to keep it close, but the Falcons were in control for the majority of the game. What will happen tonight as Michael Penix Jr. gets his first experience against New Orleans? Tyler Shough plays for the third time against Atlanta, and his team is 0-2. Fanatics Sportsbook is offering new users a chance to wager $20 and get $350 in bonus bets using promo code FOXNEWS350.   Odds subject to change Quarterback Career Comparison Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3deb775342cf4db8c4960 Florida student killed in rollover school bus crash te 2026-10-05T17:30:31.681Z Florida student killed in rollover school bus crash Two people died, including a high school student, and several others suffered injuries after a Florida school bus was struck in a multi-vehicle crash in Polk County on Monday morning. The crash involved the school bus and three other vehicles, sending multiple people to nearby hospitals. As of a news conference on Monday, authorities confirmed the two deaths and said one person remained in critical condition. Police have not identified the tenth grade Winter Haven High School student who died in the crash. The other deceased person was inside a silver Jeep that collided with the school bus. SUPPORTERS OF ALABAMA SCHOOL BUS DRIVER CHARGED IN DEADLY ACCIDENT SAY SHE SUFFERED FROM 'MEDICAL CRISIS' Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the accident occurred at roughly 6:15 a.m. on a two-lane road when a white Chevy Malibu crossed the lane divide into oncoming traffic and struck the rear wheels of the school bus, ripping off one of its tires. The bus then itself lurched into oncoming traffic, where it collided head-on with the Jeep. THREE SCHOOL SAFETY STEPS EVERY PARENT SHOULD KNOW BEFORE CLASSES BEGIN "It was a horrible crash," Judd said during a news conference. "It was a terrible, tragic morning. We had a beautiful 10th grade girl lose her life." The bus was carrying 37 students at the time of the crash, as well as the bus driver and the driver's 9-year-old daughter, police said. Judd said between five and seven people were transferred to local hospitals with "trauma alerts," and just one was in critical condition. Judd said the injured were brought to hospitals via a combination of helicopters, ambulances and private vehicles. Authorities say the driver of the Chevy Malibu is cooperating with investigators. The individual, who told police they were on their way to work, has not been arrested. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3deb575342cf4db8c4957 Fanatics Sportsbook Promo Code FOXNEWS350: Bet $20, Get $350 on Rays-Yankees or Guardians-White Sox te 2026-10-05T17:30:29.761Z Fanatics Sportsbook Promo Code FOXNEWS350: Bet $20, Get $350 on Rays-Yankees or Guardians-White Sox Baseball has the longest season of the major four sports, but when you finally get through the regular season, the playoffs make it all worthwhile. Tonight, the Yankees take on the Rays while the White Sox face the Guardians in Game 2.  The Chicago White Sox come into the game looking to win their fourth straight playoff game. They took down the Astros in two games in the Wild Card round. In Game 1, the team was able to hold the Guardians scoreless. The offense hit a two-run homer in the top of the fourth and added an insurance run in the top of the seventh.  The Cleveland Guardians could only muster three hits against five White Sox pitchers in Game 1. Now they face another bullpen-style game, but they get to throw a starter as Gavin Williams takes the hill for them. He went 14-8 with a 3.76 ERA and 1.11 WHIP for the season. The New York Yankees are also down a game in the series, and they had even fewer hits than the Guardians did. New York had just one hit in Game 1, and that runner was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a triple. Now they have Cam Schlittler, the likely Cy Young Award winner taking the mound.  The Tampa Bay Rays went out at the trade deadline to acquire Freddy Peralta and he is starting Game 2 for them. 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Border Patrol agents ignored demands for a warrant as they entered the private property and destroyed tents, the news release from the activist group said. Dubbed the “Grandmother tree,” the cottonwood cut down Monday was hundreds of years old. It was one of several that lined the edge of private property along Border Road, a dirt road that runs along the U.S.-Mexico border, in a remote area of Arizona in the San Rafael Valley about 25 miles east of Nogales.  After three cottonwoods were cut down in June, activists set up a tree-sit in an attempt to protect the last remaining Grandmother tree. At least one person sat or slept in the tree at all times. For 71 days, people camped out in private property just north of the tree and took turns occupying it.  On Monday around 6:30 a.m., Border Patrol agents with their faces covered began to arrest protesters, videos posted on Instagram show. People screamed and some warned the agents that they were pushing people into barbed wire on the ground. The protesters were trying to move back onto the private property on the other side of the barbed wire.  “You’re stepping on them!” a person is heard screaming.  “You’re pushing them into barbed wire!” someone else yells at the agents.  Another video shot from a distance shows the giant tree falling over as people scream and cry.   Kate Scott, co-founder of Madrean Archipelago Wildlife Center, was the first to notice contractors were cutting down the cottonwoods this summer. After speaking to a worker in June, and learning their plans to cut down all the trees, she gathered support and started sitting out near the tree. Eventually, with the support of Indigenous activists, the protesters in Lochiel started a morning prayer ritual. Every morning the group would hold a sunrise prayer for the land, Scott said. It was during that prayer ceremony that Border Patrol agents raided the camp on Monday. The post Final “grandmother” cottonwood toppled, protesters arrested in Lochiel appeared first on AZ Luminaria. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3dea275342cf4db8c4922 5 startups that caught VCs’ attention at the latest PearX demo day te 2026-10-05T17:30:10.857Z 5 startups that caught VCs’ attention at the latest PearX demo day TechCrunch attended Pear’s latest demo day and discovered which startups generated the most buzz, from spatial models to chips for local AI. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3de9e75342cf4db8c4919 Hot Girl Hotline is like ‘Dear Abby’ for the AI era te 2026-10-05T17:30:06.808Z Hot Girl Hotline is like ‘Dear Abby’ for the AI era Founded by two sisters, Hot Girl Hotline uses AI to give young women personalized dating and relationship advice, with an emphasis on safety and avoiding emotional dependency. 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The last time they made it to the World Series was 2016, but they lost that to the Cubs.  The Chicago White Sox are playing with house money. They lost over 300 games over the past three seasons, and this year was a shock to see how well they played. Chicago is now up 1-0 in the series and the Guardians need a win to even it up.  The Tampa Bay Rays got a fantastic performance from Drew Rasmussen in Game 1 of the postseason. Their offense wasn’t exactly amazing, but when you nearly no-hit a team, you only need one run to win, and that’s precisely what they got from the offense.  The New York Yankees now send out their best pitcher, Cam Schlittler, in hopes of winning Game 2 and tying up the series for when they head back to New York. Their offense can’t really go anywhere but up from here, so this does give them a great opportunity.  With two great games today and two teams looking to bounce back from Game 1, you won’t want to miss these games. Underdog is offering new users a chance to use promo code FOXNEWS to play $5 on either game and receive a $10 bonus token. You can then repeat that process for 10 days to receive $100 in bonus bets.  Odds subject to change Odds subject to change Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3dc5a75342cf4db8c48dc Journalist hilariously fails claiming WNBA's popularity isn't effected by Caitlin Clark's playoff exit te 2026-10-05T17:20:26.417Z Journalist hilariously fails claiming WNBA's popularity isn't effected by Caitlin Clark's playoff exit Watching left-wing media try to discredit Caitlin Clark and her dedicated fan base has been a tale as old as her rookie season. The fact remains that Clark is one of the most popular athletes in America. Her jersey sales have outdone LeBron James' since 2024, every single one of the top 15 WNBA broadcasts this season was one of her games, and every game she has played in has been a sellout. She is one of the most influential, transcendent sports figures of all time, so claiming that her playoff exit won't affect attendance and viewership is a laughable attempt at devaluing the golden goose. That's what journalist, activist, and retired NBA player Etan Thomas tried to do on Monday morning. Spoiler alert: He failed miserably. Thomas posted a video of the crowd from Game 1 of the WNBA Semifinals between the Atlanta Dream and New York Liberty. At first glance, it looks like a sizable, raucous group waving their rally towels, but looks can be deceiving. Thomas framed it as a sellout, posting on X saying sarcastically, "Nobody will watch the WNBA playoffs now that Caitlin Clark is no longer playing. Support will plummet. Viewership will plunge. She is the only driving force that brings out fans." Meanwhile…..State Farm Arena Game 1 of Atlanta Fever vs New York Liberty Semi Finals yesterday. If you take a look up from the lower bowl, above the suites, you'll realize that the entire upper bowl is tarped off. State Farm Arena holds almost 17,000 fans, but the announced attendance for the game was 9,745. Why would they do that, Etan? Maybe because they don't have Caitlin Clark coming to town. The sales and interest for the Liberty isn't anywhere close to the ticket sales juggernaut of Clark and the Fever. FORMER ESPN ANCHOR SMEARS CAITLIN CLARK FANS WITH SWEEPING, FALSE ACCUSATIONS OF RACISM | MATT CALKINS This level of delusion and Caitlin Clark hate must be studied. It's clearly warped Thomas' mind because he really thought he was cooking here. As you can imagine, Thomas got roasted in the replies. One X user broke down the numbers in regards to attendance and viewership. It's a glorious way to show that Thomas did not think this post through before sharing. "The attendance when they (Atlanta Dream) played the Fever this year in non playoff action...June 20, 2026: 17,044 and August 16, 2026: 17,044. They should have kept their playoff game at Gateway because they more than likely lost money for moving to the bigger venue and leaving 7,000+ seats empty!!! viewership numbers are not out but I highly doubt they will come close to August 16, 2026 (Dream vs. Fever at State Farm Arena): 2.6 million viewers on ESPN. ESPN called it the most-watched WNBA game ever on cable." CAITLIN CLARK HELPS WNBA SHATTER ANOTHER TV RATINGS RECORD AS FEVER-DREAM DRAWS MASSIVE AUDIENCE Another user hysterically responded to the post by using a reference from The Lion King saying, "Look, son. Everything the darkness touches… those are seats that weren’t filled." I'll be honest, that made me laugh out loud. At this point, Thomas needs to just log off. He clearly has it out for Clark, her fans, and Sophie Cunningham. He famously claimed that Cunningham had "White privilege" after she was flagrantly fouled by the Chicago Sky's DiJonai Carrington earlier this season. Carrington, after being ejected, posted on Threads: "WHITE PRIVILEGE" while tagging the Indiana Fever. EX-ESPN HOST CINDY BRUNSON EMBARRASSES HERSELF TRYING TO DISCREDIT CAITLIN CLARK Again, this is the problem with journalists and activists like Etan Thomas, their minds are so warped by their political worldview that they can't even comprehend that Angel Reese, A'ja Wilson, and other players, just don't come remotely close to driving audiences to buy tickets and tune into games like Caitlin Clark. Reese has improved her game and become a Defensive Player of the Year. Wilson continues to dominate the stat sheet, securing her fourth WNBA MVP this season. But, they don't sell shoes, tickets, and attract eyeballs for their games like Clark. Thomas would do well to delete this post and save himself from further embarrassment when the viewership numbers come out. In the meantime, Clark and her fans will continue to live rent-free in his mind. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3dc5775342cf4db8c48d3 Country boys in Kentucky hear knocks in woods at night before one catches glimpse of Bigfoot with spotlight te 2026-10-05T17:20:23.959Z Country boys in Kentucky hear knocks in woods at night before one catches glimpse of Bigfoot with spotlight It's around 10 pm and a few friends in Kentucky are riding around on the back roads when they decide to get out and look around at a lookout. It was August, and they had visited this spot plenty of times before without an incident. This night quickly proved to be unlike their prior visits. Shortly after getting out of their vehicles, witness Clayton reported to the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization that the group "heard what sounded like a distant knock." CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK OUTDOORS After roughly 20 seconds of dead silence, one of them suggested responding with a whistle or a howl as "it could be a Bigfoot." Clayton says he let out a long whistle that received a response of what sounded like sticks being broken. They jumped into their vehicles and took off further down the road where they could turn around and make their way back out of the area. "On our way back we stopped again at the lookout to see if we could hear something. We wasn't going to get out this time. I shined a spotlight into the woods and was just looking," he wrote. "I seen around 40 yards away from the truck a black hairy figure that was so dark I couldn’t see it until it moved. It was around 7 to 8 feet tall. Its back was turned to me but it slightly turned to us as if it was checking to see if we was still there." TWO SEPARATE MINI-BIGFOOT SIGHTINGS REPORTED IN AN AREA OF PENNSYLVANIA WITH A HISTORY OF ACTIVITY He went on to describe it as having an ape-like face with a cone-shaped head and yellowish green eyes. Spooked even more than they were by the knocks and stick breaking, they left in a hurry. This area is known, according to Clayton, for "coon hunters who have had hounds disappear during the night and finding the tracking collars hanging in trees where there are no people anywhere around." Being naturally skeptical of most things Bigfoot-related, while I do enjoy the topic, I leave the credibility of such reports up to experts. Experts like BFRO Investigator Charlie Raymond. "I found the witness credible. His story remained consistent form his online submission, text messages, initial phone call and his video interview. The creature's physical description and behavior (return tree knocks, trying to hide/avoid the light) are typical. Agreeing to a video interview, he has more to risk (ridicule from his buddies), than the reward (attention)," Raymond wrote. "I have documented many sightings in the surrounding counties and have had personal interactions with possible Bigfoots in those counties as well." There you have it. Another credible account of a Bigfoot encounter. This one from a lookout on the back roads in Kentucky. Is there much evidence? There doesn't need to be. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3dc5575342cf4db8c48ca Betr Promo Code FOXNEWS: Claim $200 in Bonuses for Monday Night Football, Monday MLB Playoff Action te 2026-10-05T17:20:21.677Z Betr Promo Code FOXNEWS: Claim $200 in Bonuses for Monday Night Football, Monday MLB Playoff Action Is there any better month for sports than October? We have football (both college and professional), hockey, and playoff baseball. 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Use promo code FOXNEWS on Betr to earn $200 in bonus bets when betting on any of tonight’s games.      Odds subject to change Odds subject to change Odds subject to change Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3dc5175342cf4db8c48c1 Paxton vents over lack of campaign control as DC establishment he once battled comes to his aid te 2026-10-05T17:20:17.547Z Paxton vents over lack of campaign control as DC establishment he once battled comes to his aid A source in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's political orbit tells Fox News Digital that the Republican Senate nominee in Texas appears frustrated with a lack of control over his campaign as he faces off against Democratic nominee state Rep. James Talarico in a combustible Senate battle. The source spoke on Monday after Politico reported on an audio recording from late last month where Paxton said, "I’ve never been in a race where I felt less control over the campaign and, like, what issues are going to matter because it’s all coming — you know — from D.C." The faceoff in red-leaning Texas between Paxton and Talarico is a race to succeed longtime Republican Sen. John Cornyn, who Paxton defeated in a bruising primary fight. The contest is one of roughly a dozen that will determine if the GOP holds onto its Senate majority in the midterm elections. "I don’t control message or what we’re doing... I don’t have ability to change anything," Paxton added on the audio recording. "So I have to live with whatever I’ve got. So it is a challenge." WHAT THE LATEST FOX NEWS POLL IN TEXAS SHOWS Paxton made the comments, according to the report, during a Sept. 24 lunch in the nation's capital hosted by a D.C.-based lobbying firm. Politico reported it obtained the recording from a person attending the lunch who does not support Paxton. "Campaigns don’t coordinate with super PACS and that’s obviously what AG Paxton was referring to," Paxton campaign adviser Nick Maddux told Fox News Digital in a statement. Super PACs and other outside groups are legally prohibited from directly coordinating with candidates and campaigns over spending and other expenditures. Maddux added, "AG Paxton is thankful for the support and knows how important Texas is to keeping the majority, which is why he’s on the ground every day talking to Texas, raising money, and taking his message directly to the people including with his statewide television buy that started over this past weekend." WHO'S UP AND WHO'S DOWN IN THE LATEST FOX NEWS MIDTERM POWER RANKINGS Paxton's frustration at the lunch appeared to extend beyond his lack of control over outside spending. In a separate recording from the same gathering obtained by The New York Times, Paxton suggested last month's GOP midterm convention in Dallas had hurt Republican candidates' polling. "Dropped our numbers. Everybody's numbers dropped. Right now, yeah, not good," Paxton said. Maddux described the reporting as "manipulated nonsense." As he campaigned against Cornyn in the March primary and a May runoff, Paxton characterized the senator as a "Washington insider" and a "RINO" — which stands for "Republican in name only." And Paxton, known as a MAGA firebrand, showcased his outsider credentials and support for President Donald Trump. The president made an 11th-hour endorsement of Paxton ahead of the runoff. Paxton, meanwhile, repeatedly criticized Cornyn for being bankrolled by the D.C. Republican establishment. "I think John spent $100 million. What a waste of money. That money should have been going to Republicans in other states, not fighting another Republican," Paxton told Fox News Digital in Waco, Texas, on the eve of the March primary. Groups aligned with Cornyn vastly outspent pro-Paxton groups during the primary campaign to run spots highlighting the Texas attorney general's political baggage. DEMOCRACY ’26: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUB Paxton has faced a slew of scandals and legal problems that have battered him over the past decade, including a 2023 vote by the Texas House of Representatives to impeach him. Paxton was eventually acquitted of all charges by the state Senate. Paxton is also currently dealing with a contentious divorce, with his wife citing "biblical grounds" based on "recent discoveries" as she filed last year to end their marriage. Cornyn, who was supported by Senate Majority Leader John Thune and the National Republican Senatorial Committee, regularly argued that if Paxton won the nomination, the party would be forced to spend millions of dollars to keep the seat from flipping and that Republicans down-ballot would suffer. Now, many of those groups that targeted Paxton during the primary are spending big bucks to try and save the Senate seat. A projection from the ad-tracking firm AdImpact estimates that up to $850 million will be spent in the race. "The same people who tore him down earlier this year are now trying to rebuild him," the Paxton source told Fox News Digital. The source added that Paxton "genuinely doesn’t like the DC people." The latest Fox News poll in the race, conducted Sept. 24-28, showed Talarico with a slight 51%-49% edge over Paxton. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER And the race in Texas, along with Senate showdowns in Ohio, Michigan, Maine, Iowa, and Alaska, is rated a toss-up in the most recent Fox News Power Rankings. The Paxton source said that the candidate appears to be in uncharted territory. Pointing to Paxton's ballot box victories as a state lawmaker and his 2014 election and 2018 and 2022 re-elections as state attorney general, the source said, "I don’t think he’s ever been in a campaign situation where he’s been the underdog." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3dc4f75342cf4db8c48b8 Alzheimer’s risk linked to compound found in popular joint health supplements te 2026-10-05T17:20:15.947Z Alzheimer’s risk linked to compound found in popular joint health supplements Many older adults turn to glucosamine to manage aging joints, but for individuals with mild cognitive impairment, the supplement could be linked to faster progression to Alzheimer’s disease. To investigate how glucosamine affects dementia risk and mortality, University of Florida researchers analyzed medical records of patients with mild cognitive impairment, tracked laboratory mouse models and examined healthy versus Alzheimer’s-affected human brains. The study, which was published in Nature Metabolism, focused on glycosylation, a natural process where brain cells attach small chains of sugar to proteins. 7 NEW DEMENTIA RISK FACTORS REVEALED — INCLUDING ONE MILLIONS STRUGGLE WITH "You can think of these sugar chains as the labels and fittings on a machine part — they help a protein fold correctly, get shipped to the right place in the cell and connect with its partners," senior author Ramon Sun, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and molecular biology in the College of Medicine at University of Florida, told Fox News Digital. "The right amount is essential." "Glucosamine is a naturally occurring compound of sugar and an amino acid group that is a fundamental structural building block in the body," Neil Levin, senior nutrition education manager of Now, a manufacturer of glucosamine supplements in Illinois, told Fox News Digital. Glucosamine is concentrated in cartilage, the connective tissue that cushions joints, and is a component of larger molecules that help give cartilage its strength, elasticity and ability to retain water, he added. "Support for aging joints is the primary reason people take glucosamine as a dietary supplement," Levin said. ALZHEIMER'S BLOOD TESTS MAY PREDICT SYMPTOMS YEARS IN ADVANCE, BUT EXPERTS URGE CAUTION The body uses an internal "checkpoint" that naturally regulates how many of these sugar chains it produces, according to Sun. Supplemental glucosamine bypasses that "front gate" entirely — like a delivery truck pulling straight up to the loading dock, instantly boosting the supply of raw material used to make the sugar chains, the expert added. In the study, researchers analyzed thousands of patients with dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, as well as those with mild cognitive impairment, and then narrowed the group to those who were taking glucosamine. For those with mild cognitive impairment, taking the supplement didn't change their risk of death, but it did make them 25% more likely to progress to dementia. However, among individuals who already had dementia, glucosamine users had a higher mortality compared to similar non-users. POPULAR DRUGS FOR BONE HEALTH LINKED TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER ALZHEIMER'S RISK The researchers also examined brain tissue to understand what might be driving the association. "We found an excess of sugar chains on proteins in the Alzheimer’s brain," Sun said. Many of those proteins help nerve cells communicate, but the excess sugar chains may interfere with how they function, Sun said. He compared the effect to coating a key in too much wax — it is still the same key, but no longer fits the lock properly. Glucosamine is one of the materials cells use to make these sugar chains, according to Sun. Researchers also tracked how glucosamine was processed in mice, comparing its effects on healthy brains with those affected by Alzheimer’s-like disease. CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES "In our experiments, normal mice given glucosamine showed no increase in these sugar chains and no change in a memory test," Sun said. "But in mice with Alzheimer's-like disease, where the production line was already running too hot, glucosamine increased the sugar chains further and worsened performance on a memory test." The researchers relied on medical records, which may not capture every supplement a patient was taking. "Health records tell us what was documented, not everything a person took," Sun said. "Over-the-counter supplements are not always recorded, and records don't reliably capture dose, brand or how consistently someone took it." An observational study looking at past records can find a signal, but can't prove one. Glucosamine users may also differ in factors such as arthritis, pain, mobility, frailty and medication use, Levin noted. The records also did not establish the exact supplement, dose, duration or consistency of use. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER "The finding should therefore be treated as a safety signal that warrants controlled human research, but it did not — could not — reach a conclusion that glucosamine causes Alzheimer’s disease," Levin said. The next step is a well-designed, double-blind clinical trial to evaluate the impact of glucosamine on cognitive decline in patients with dementia. "For now, the evidence isn't strong enough to recommend any supplement for slowing [Alzheimer’s] disease, which is why doing this research properly, including the clinical trial we've called for, matters," Sun said. The study did not examine cognitively healthy people and does not suggest that glucosamine poses a risk to those who take it for joint health. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ "A brain affected by dementia and a healthy brain are different biological environments, and we shouldn't assume a supplement behaves the same way in both," Sun said. He emphasized the importance of consulting with a doctor before starting or stopping a supplement. "If you or a family member has a diagnosis of cognitive impairment or dementia and takes glucosamine, it's reasonable to bring it up at the next visit, as part of an ordinary conversation about what's in the medicine cabinet," the doctor advised. Fox News Digital reached out to multiple glucosamine manufacturers requesting comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3dc4575342cf4db8c489b This High-Profile Campaign May Be the Ugliest in the Country te 2026-10-05T17:20:05.661Z This High-Profile Campaign May Be the Ugliest in the Country The candidates for Ohio governor have significant policy differences, but the campaign ads have been strikingly personal, with exaggerated portrayals of one candidate as a con artist and the other as a drunk. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3d9f875342cf4db8c485e Mark Ruffalo threatens to 'hulk out' at Trump, GOP over voting rights at NYC event te 2026-10-05T17:10:16.786Z Mark Ruffalo threatens to 'hulk out' at Trump, GOP over voting rights at NYC event Actor Mark Ruffalo threatened to "hulk out" at a New York City event on Sunday in an expletive-filled rant targeting President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, who, he argued, were trying to stop Democrats "from taking our country back." During a "Hands Off Our Vote" event, Ruffalo sounded the alarm and said Republicans were trying to "steal" the midterm elections, according to Variety. "We got to get this dumba---, fool a–, tired a--, lame a--, duck a-- out of office. We got to make him a lame duck! We have to stop his policies now. Another two years of this, and who knows what he’ll be doing? He’s calling to throw Democrats out of the country," Ruffalo said, according to the outlet.  "And he means it! The guy means everything he says. I know we’re all tired, we are so tired, but we can’t give up now... They’re going to try and stop us from taking our country back, and we’re not going to let ’em. Trump, we’re not letting you! Hands off our f---ing vote!" Ruffalo said. MARK RUFFALO FIRES BACK AT PARAMOUNT OVER 'APPALLING' ANTISEMITISM ACCUSATION TIED TO ELLISON MERGER CRITICISM "I’m going to Hulk out. You won’t like me when I’m angry," he said, after a member of the audience cheered him on, referencing his portrayal of Marvel Cinematic Universe's "The Incredible Hulk," Variety reported.  "Hey, I’m still here! They thought I was out for the count — I’m still here, I’m still playing the Hulk," Ruffalo said.  "We can’t hide. We have to be together, and we have to fight for each other and we have to be brave. Our time to be brave is coming, I’m telling you brothers and sisters," Ruffalo said, according to the outlet.  "They’re going to do everything they can to keep us in our homes. They’re going to do everything they can to make us feel small. They’re going to do everything they can to make us feel lost, to make it feel inevitable. It’s not inevitable! We’re inevitable — the truth is inevitable," he said.  CLINTON-APPOINTED JUDGE TRIGGERS APPEAL AFTER BLOCKING KEY VOTER CITIZENSHIP LAW The RNC fired back at Ruffalo in a statement to Fox News Digital. "Mark Ruffalo is clearly stuck in La La Land. In the real world, voter ID and proof of citizenship are wildly popular, and noncitizens keep turning up on voter rolls," Ally Triolo, the RNC's election integrity communications director, told Fox News Digital in a statement.  "Democrats fight commonsense safeguards because they believe they can't win when Republicans make it easier to vote and harder to cheat," Triolo said.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE The White House also shredded Ruffalo for his comments, saying the actor had "Trump Derangement Syndrome." "Mark Ruffalo is a no-talent loser who has totally beclowned himself by spewing disgusting lies and spreading hate due to his severe and incurable case of Trump Derangement Syndrome. He is so devoid of actual talent that nobody with any commonsense would ever watch him unless it was to laugh at his miserable failures," White House Spokesman Davis Ingle told Fox News Digital.  Ruffalo blasted the outcome of the long-running fight over Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery last week after a federal judge cleared the Hollywood megadeal to move forward Wednesday. Ruffalo, who had been one of the most vocal Hollywood opponents of the merger, called the outcome "incredibly disappointing." "This is an incredibly disappointing outcome for the hundreds of thousands of us who stood up to block it, but it's also not the end," he continued. "This grassroots movement isn't going to fade away and neither is our resolve. This was never about just one merger: this was about fighting back against corrupt oligarch billionaires trampling the interests of everyday people to line their own pockets." Fox News Digital reached out to Marvel Universe for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3d9f575342cf4db8c4855 Underdog Promo Code FOXNEWS: Play $5, Get $100 as Saints Face the Falcons on MNF te 2026-10-05T17:10:13.948Z Underdog Promo Code FOXNEWS: Play $5, Get $100 as Saints Face the Falcons on MNF Monday Night Football is upon us after yet another great weekend of football. We have the Falcons heading to the Big Easy to take on the Saints. Underdog is offering you a deal on the game using promo code FOXNEWS, where new users can bet $5 and earn $100 in bonus bets.  The Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints are both 1-2 and looking to move up to a tie in the division if they can get the win tonight. It is still very early, but both teams have to start considering their path to the playoffs. Last season, the division was the worst in football, and the easiest path to the postseason was winning the division.  The Falcons look a bit rejuvenated with Michael Penix Jr. under center. He came back last week and led the team to their first win of the season. Penix was efficient and dynamic in the game, mostly targeting Drake London. It also helped that Bijan Robinson had a monster game.  The New Orleans Saints are off to a bit of an odd start. In Week 1, they found a way to be competitive late in the game against the Lions. They lost the game by just one point after a missed two-point conversion. They had a similar path against the Ravens, but they scored late to give them a win. Last week, it was the Saints on the side of allowing points in the fourth quarter. The Raiders scored 14 points in the 4th quarter to give themselves a lead. They also shut out the Saints in what had been their highest-scoring quarter through the first two games. New Orleans needs to be more efficient throughout the game in order to get some wins. Tonight, we see the Saints host the Falcons on Monday Night Football, and new Underdog users get a chance to earn $100 in bonus bets on a $5 wager using promo code FOXNEWS. Simply wager $5, and you’ll receive a $10 bonus bet token. Repeat this process for 10 days to earn all $100.  Falcons vs. Saints Odds Odds subject to change Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3d9ec75342cf4db8c4836 Tucson miniatures exhibit explores hoarding disorder te 2026-10-05T17:10:04.945Z Tucson miniatures exhibit explores hoarding disorder A dollhouse-scale U-Haul towing a coffin. A kitchen buried under clutter, disguised as a birthday present. At Tucson's Mini Time Machine Museum, artist Amanda Kelly's new exhibition uses miniatures to tell the story of hoarding disorder and the people who love someone who has it. "The Need to Keep" opened in September, using mixed media to dive into themes of mental health and the ways personal objects tie into emotional memories. Kelly, a New York-based artist, miniaturist and educator, uses her work to show how hoarding disorder affected loved ones who struggled with it, and how it affected her. "It's been therapeutic for me. Making work based on my own experiences was therapy. Art is definitely like therapy and miniatures can be used as a tool," Kelly said. The National Alliance on Mental Illness Southern Arizona, a nonprofit that offers free resources to people living with mental health conditions, partnered with the museum to host Kelly's exhibition. The museum gives visitors a place to work through their own mental health struggles. Inside "The Need to Keep," a desk and writing area invite them to write down their stories and add them to the exhibit. "I get a lot of feedback from people who see it and relate to the works. That's part of the reason why I made them, to be relatable," Kelly said. Tucson Spotlight trains the next generation of Southern Arizona journalists and publishes their work free for everyone. No paywalls, no corporate backing — just readers who believe this community deserves better local news. Amanda Kelly stands next to "You Can't Tow a U-Haul to the Grave," the piece she said stays with her most. A miniature U-Haul tows a coffin to represent sudden death and how objects carry memories. Emma Diaz / Tucson Spotlight. Made from sponges, old pieces of wood and bits of jewelry, every piece of Kelly's art is scratch-built, a miniature-making term for items created from scratch out of other materials. Exhibit pieces include an old car with its trunk and windows overflowing with miniature items. Another, titled "Pocket Hoarder," is a miniature Polly Pocket-style case that resembles the reality of a hoarder's home. A model that looks like a birthday present to the naked eye represents a cluttered kitchen and childhood neglect. The longer visitors look at the miniatures, the more themes and stories each piece reveals. "Hoarder's Porch" was crafted from an old dollhouse Kelly inherited from her grandmother. Kelly said she has made art since she was a child, and her grandmother's passion for miniatures inspired the work she does today. Although every piece in the installation conveys deep themes, Kelly said the one that stays with her most is "You Can't Tow a U-Haul to the Grave." The piece features a miniature U-Haul towing a coffin, representing sudden death and how objects carry memories. "It's one of my favorites and I think it really ties the entire body of work together, with the message you can't take these things with you when you go," she said. Museum art curator Emily Wolverton said the project has been "a long time in the making." Kelly has worked on the pieces for years, but the collaboration with the museum began about two years ago, after Wolverton saw her work online. The two connected soon after to begin the installation. "Miniatures can get overly generalized or pigeonholed as objects of whimsy and play but they're also just this incredible instrument for telling more challenging stories," Wolverton said. Another piece in the exhibition is a scratch-built miniature car, its trunk and windows overflowing with tiny items. Emma Diaz / Tucson Spotoight. The art form has a long history. Miniatures date to Europe in the mid-16th century. "It was a prestigious pastime for noblewomen and wealthy class. They were cabinets of curiosity," Wolverton said. Now, miniatures are accessible to everyone. The Industrial Revolution made them more widely available, including as children's toys. Barbie dollhouses are common today, but the museum also shows highly technical work. Kelly, for example, uses 1:12 scale, meaning 1 inch in her model represents 1 foot in real life. Some miniaturists work at even smaller scales. "It's a fun hobby for a lot of people to get into as a beginner. With miniatures there's a lot of accessibility," Wolverton said. Kelly said the appeal goes beyond accessibility. "I feel like with miniatures there's this fascination because you can hold it in your hand, you have this control," Kelly said. "I can actually make something look exactly how I want it. You can make anything, anything." The exhibit runs through April 11. Kelly's work can be found at PandaMiniatures.com or on social media. Emma Diaz is a University of Arizona alum and freelance journalist based in Tucson. 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/6ac3d7a675342cf4db8c4804 Michele Tafoya defends Holly Rowe amid Arch Manning, Steve Sarkisian incident te 2026-10-05T17:00:22.745Z Michele Tafoya defends Holly Rowe amid Arch Manning, Steve Sarkisian incident Michele Tafoya is the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota. Before that, she was NBC's lead NFL sideline reporter for over a decade Last week, Tafoya joined OutKick for a lengthy conversation about leaving sports for politics, the state of the country, faith, and her advice to young Americans. We also asked her about the story involving ESPN sideline reporter Holly Rowe, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian, and quarterback Arch Manning. TEXAS COACH STEVE SARKISIAN'S AWKWARD ESPN INTERVIEW DIVIDES INTERNET DURING TEAM'S WIN OVER OHIO STATE It began with Sarkisian giving Rowe a short answer after Texas' comeback win against Ohio State, leaving Rowe visibly angered. "Two things can be true at once," Tafoya began. "This is where we go so wrong in our dialogue, if there even is dialogue these days, as we just say, 'No, I've got to be on that extreme end of this conversation or the other,' right? Because that's what people do. "I think Holly was put in a difficult position. I wasn't super happy with the way that, as you said, when a coach is getting that kind of money because of television — and don't let anyone tell you differently, because television and all of the things that come with it — you do have a certain obligation," she continued. She theorized that Sarkisian may have thought his simple response to Rowe was enough. "Now, he did stop. So maybe he thought, you know, what was the old Marshawn Lynch, 'I'm here so I don't get fined'? He showed up at a Super Bowl media day and all he said was, 'I'm here so I don't get fined.'" CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE "But, you know, maybe he thought he was checking the box. I'm sure it was frustrating for her. You're in this situation, the game is amazing, and all you want to do is get that phenomenal interview and just get into it with the coach or the player. And both he and Arch — Arch, I should say — cut their interviews a little short." Tafoya then referenced Manning joking about an AI-generated image depicting his coach slapping Rowe, for which Manning later apologized. "The AI images that came out afterward? The one that I did see made it look like Sarkisian was hitting her. No one should be laughing at that. You can't laugh at a man striking a woman," Tafoya said. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! I mentioned that a similar incident happened last January, when Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert tried to dodge an interview with another ESPN reporter, this time Laura Rutledge. However, unlike Rowe, Rutledge did not make a scene about it. "I ran into a similar situation with Justin Herbert, at least his first or second season. We were doing one of his games, and you let them know in your meetings, 'Hey, we're going to do a postgame interview,'" Tafoya responded. "And I remember trying to corral him with his PR director for the Chargers. And he just kept saying, 'I just don't want to be here. I want to go celebrate with my teammates.' "I kind of looked at the PR director like, 'Does he not understand that this is part of the deal here?' So I understand, Justin, that you want to celebrate with your teammates. But this is a profession that you're in. And be a professional." Watch Tafoya's full interview with OutKick on YouTube here. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3d7a375342cf4db8c47f8 Cross Roads hosts ‘Blessing’ te 2026-10-05T17:00:19.680Z Cross Roads hosts ‘Blessing’ As part of its October community worship events, Cross Roads United Methodist Church, 7901 N. Central Ave., will host a Blessing of the Animals – Pet Sunday event, Sunday, Oct. 18, beginning at 10:30 a.m. All pets and stuffies (and their people) are invited to worship as the church celebrates and blesses the animals that make our world amazing. As a reconciling inclusive community of faith, Cross Roads United Methodist Church is an open and affirming congregation, embracing diversity, service, unconditional acceptance and the care and support of all creation. Learn more by visiting https://crossroadsphx.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3d7a175342cf4db8c47ef Beatitudes hosts photography exhibit te 2026-10-05T17:00:17.948Z Beatitudes hosts photography exhibit (photo by Connie Pilcher) Connie Pilcher’s nature photography will be displayed Oct. 5 through Nov. 29 at Church of the Beatitudes, 555 W. Glendale Ave. An opening reception will be held on Sunday, Oct. 11. Hosted by the church’s Arts Council, the exhibit features photographs of birds, bees, butterflies and other wildlife. Prints will be available for sale, and a portion of the proceeds will support the Arts Council’s philanthropic efforts, including scholarships for art students. Pilcher has photographed for more than 45 years. She has been an avid birder for over 15 years and is a member of the National Audubon Society, the National Parks Foundation, and Questors. Her work reflects a deep commitment to protecting the environment and preserving wildlife habitat. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3d7a075342cf4db8c47e6 Food bank reaches 40-year milestone te 2026-10-05T17:00:16.351Z Food bank reaches 40-year milestone At an Oct. 24 event, the PV Community Food Bank will celebrate “40 Years of Neighbors Caring, Neighbors Sharing” by joining with Valley businesses and supporters at Orange Tree Resort, 10601 N. 56th St., Scottsdale, for a luncheon and silent auction to support their continued efforts. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Since 1986, the PV Community Food Bank, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, has been a vital resource for individuals and families living within the Paradise Valley Unified School District boundaries. As the organization approaches the 40th anniversary of its service to the community in October, local businesses are invited to join in the celebration and support the nonprofit’s ongoing mission. The food bank is currently seeking donations for the raffle and silent auction, as well as sponsorships, to help raise the necessary funds to keep their shelves stocked and continue providing essential programs. “Your participation will make a meaningful difference in the lives of those we serve,” the food bank said. “Every $1,000 feeds a family of six for a year’s worth of monthly visits.” Since its founding, the food bank has relied primarily on cash and food donations from individuals and businesses, with no government funding accepted, and it continues this tradition to this day. The PV Community Food Bank, located at 10862 N. 32nd St., has undergone many changes throughout the years, but its mission remains the same: to feed the hungry in Northeast Phoenix. None of this would be possible without its hard-working volunteers and the continued support of local businesses, charities and religious organizations that have partnered with the food bank from the very beginning, the nonprofit says. To register for the 40th Anniversary event, go to https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/pvcfb-40th-anniversary-celebration. To learn more, call 602-867-9228 or visit www.pvcommunityfoodbank.org. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3d79b75342cf4db8c47d5 Fake electors seek to block Mayes from refiling charges using anti-SLAPP law Is this conversation helpful so far? te 2026-10-05T17:00:11.551Z Fake electors seek to block Mayes from refiling charges using anti-SLAPP law Is this conversation helpful so far? PHOENIX -- Republicans indicted in the "fake electors'' scheme are trying to get an appellate court to block Attorney General Kris Mayes from ever bringing new charges against them. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3d53e75342cf4db8c477a Caso de Tucson abre debate sobre grabaciones en tribunales te 2026-10-05T16:50:06.444Z Caso de Tucson abre debate sobre grabaciones en tribunales Leer en inglés Una petición para modificar las normas sobre el uso de cámaras y transmisiones en vivo en los tribunales de Arizona ha recibido el respaldo tanto de fiscales como de abogados defensores del Condado de Pima; sin embargo, los críticos señalan que podría otorgar a los jueces un poder excesivo para impedir el acceso del público a las audiencias. Matthew A. Walker, fiscal de la ciudad de Tucson, ha solicitado a la Corte Suprema de Arizona que modifique la Regla 122 del tribunal, con el fin de ampliar la autoridad judicial para restringir la grabación o transmisión de los procedimientos judiciales. La petición R-25-0031 busca otorgar a los jueces una autoridad más clara y sólida para restringir o prohibir la grabación y transmisión cuando estas amenacen la seguridad, la privacidad o el orden en la sala del tribunal. Según la normativa actual, los miembros del público y los medios de comunicación deben presentar una solicitud para grabar con al menos una semana de antelación a la audiencia; el juez puede aprobar, aprobarla con excepciones o denegarla. Existe una excepción que permite a cualquier persona utilizar un dispositivo de grabación personal pequeño sin autorización previa, siempre que lo anuncie de antemano, aunque dicha excepción no cubre la transmisión en vivo. La Regla 122 se redactó en 1993 y su última modificación fue en 2014. La excepción relativa a los dispositivos personales se ha mantenido vigente a pesar de que los teléfonos inteligentes han facilitado enormemente la capacidad de grabar. En el documento presentado ante la Corte Suprema de Arizona en enero de 2025, Walker señaló que la regla ha sido "utilizada indebidamente o incluso empleada abiertamente como arma por personas que transmiten audiencias judiciales en vivo por internet para intimidar y acosar a otros participantes o testigos en el tribunal." Tras la presentación de la solicitud, la Corte Suprema de Arizona abrió un periodo de comentarios públicos, recibiendo opiniones formales y contrapropuestas de entidades como la Fiscalía del Condado de Pima, antes de decidir ampliar el plazo de revisión. Inicialmente, se pospuso la evaluación del ciclo de agosto de 2025 a noviembre de 2025, luego se trasladó a agosto de 2026 y, finalmente, se aplazó la decisión definitiva hasta finales de 2026 para dar tiempo suficiente al grupo de trabajo estatal para realizar su análisis. Su membresía permite remunerar a periodistas emergentes para que cubran el sur de Arizona como se merece. Tribunal Superior del Condado de Pima, donde se desarrolló un caso de acoso vinculado a la petición de la Regla 122. Caitlin Schmidt / El Foco de Tucson. El interés de Walker en modificar la regla surge de sus interacciones con Lane Myers, quien cuenta con un historial de cargos en el Tribunal Municipal de Tucson que van desde alteración del orden público hasta allanamiento de propiedad y acoso. Walker representó a la ciudad en un caso de alteración del orden público en 2024, en el que se acusó a Myers de causar disturbios durante una reunión del Concejo Municipal de Tucson, profiriendo comentarios soeces y realizando gestos que motivaron su expulsión del recinto. Tras la retirada de los cargos por parte de la fiscalía, Myers hizo afirmaciones sobre la vida personal de Walker y arremetió contra su esposa, dejándole mensajes de voz, llamando a su jefe y acudiendo a su lugar de trabajo, según indican los documentos judiciales. Se concedió a la esposa de Walker una orden de restricción por acoso, pero Myers respondió publicando una serie de videos en YouTube sobre la familia que incluían información personal y fotografías, lo que derivó en actos de acoso adicionales por parte de personas desconocidas. El caso escaló a cargos de acoso agravado, enfrentándose Myers a al menos seis delitos graves ante el Tribunal Superior del Condado de Pima. Myers, quien ejerció su propia defensa, alegó en los escritos judiciales que sus acciones estaban protegidas constitucionalmente por la libertad de expresión, argumentando que, dado que la esposa de Walker era empleada pública, el uso que él hizo de su información personal era legal. Durante varias audiencias, Myers utilizó un dispositivo de grabación personal para transmitir el procedimiento en vivo, lo cual, según señaló Walker en su escrito, infringe la Regla 122. Myers se declaró culpable de un delito grave y un delito menor relacionados con el caso, y fue condenado a dos años de prisión y tres años de libertad condicional. Los términos de su libertad condicional incluían la prohibición de utilizar las redes sociales para compartir información sobre las víctimas o el juicio, así como un acuerdo de no contacto que le impedía comunicarse con Joshua Grey y Mark Kelly quien dirige el canal de YouTube y participó en la creación de contenido en redes sociales sobre el caso, según indican los documentos judiciales. Se acusa a Myers de haber violado las condiciones de su libertad condicional casi un año después, al hablar de su caso en una transmisión en vivo y contactar a las personas con las que tenía prohibido comunicarse. Su audiencia estuvo programada para el lunes 14 de septiembre. En su petición, Walker señaló que la redacción poco clara de la norma genera incertidumbre entre los jueces sobre si tienen la facultad de denegar el acceso a una persona. Asimismo, indicó que la norma es imprecisa respecto a los límites de la difusión, dado que las transmisiones en vivo se han convertido en una modalidad más accesible en los últimos años. "Esto resulta especialmente problemático cuando la transmisión en vivo se utiliza como medio para avergonzar o acosar a otra persona, como una víctima en un proceso penal o una parte que busca mantener vigente una orden de restricción por acoso," escribió Walker. Entre los partidarios de la medida se encuentran la Fiscalía del Condado de Pima, el Colegio de Abogados del Condado de Pima, el Consejo Asesor de Fiscales de Arizona y Samuel Thumma, presidente de la Comisión de Acceso a la Justicia de Arizona; todos ellos sostienen que la enmienda otorga a los tribunales la claridad necesaria para frenar el acoso. Por otro lado, los detractores entre ellos residentes de la zona de Tucson, defensores de las libertades civiles y el abogado Jeremy Turner argumentan que los jueces ya disponen de un amplio margen de discrecionalidad según la jurisprudencia vigente, y afirman que el cambio supondría una restricción previa a la grabación, lo que inhibiría la supervisión pública de los tribunales. Un portavoz del Tribunal Superior del Condado de Pima declaró que, por lo general, las personas que solicitan permiso para grabar no causan más interrupciones que aquellas que no lo hacen. Añadió que es poco frecuente que se deniegue una solicitud y que cada caso es evaluado individualmente por el juez presidente. La revisión de la petición de Walker por parte de la Corte Suprema de Arizona ha quedado programada para la agenda de normas de diciembre de 2026. Quentin Agnello es egresado de la Universidad de Arizona y periodista independiente en Tucson. Puede contactarlo en qsagnello@gmail.com.  Esta nota fue traducida por el equipo bilingüe de El Foco de Tucson.  El Foco de Tucson es una sala de prensa comunitaria que ofrece oportunidades remuneradas a estudiantes y periodistas emergentes del sur de Arizona. Por favor, considera apoyar nuestro trabajo con una donación deducible de impuestos. Donar a El Foco Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3d53b75342cf4db8c4766 HackerRank’s AI interviewer offers a glimpse into what job interviews could become te 2026-10-05T16:50:03.562Z HackerRank’s AI interviewer offers a glimpse into what job interviews could become HackerRank’s AI interviewer has already conducted more than 500,000 interviews, with Snowflake, Snorkel, and Capgemini among its early testers. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3d2f375342cf4db8c473b Cooper Gallant slept in his truck for years chasing pro fishing dream: ‘I didn’t have a Plan B’ te 2026-10-05T16:40:19.253Z Cooper Gallant slept in his truck for years chasing pro fishing dream: ‘I didn’t have a Plan B’ Cooper Gallant's mom had some perfectly reasonable advice for her son as he chased a career in professional bass fishing. Have a backup plan. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK OUTDOORS "My parents always asked me — especially my mom — she's like, ‘You better have a Plan B, because if this fishing thing doesn't work out, you're going to be in trouble,'" Gallant told OutKick OutDoors during a recent trip to Table Rock Lake. "But I didn't have a Plan B. It was always Plan A." Fortunately, Plan A worked out pretty well. Gallant, now 28, just wrapped his fourth season on the Bassmaster Elite Series, has qualified for the Bassmaster Classic every year since joining the circuit and has collected six Elite Series Top 10 finishes along the way. The Canadian also owns a Century Belt, awarded for catching at least 100 pounds of bass over four days of competition. OutKick OutDoors recently went bass fishing with Cooper Gallant. Check out what we caught: But there were a whole lot of miles — and quite a few nights spent sleeping in a truck — between deciding this was what he wanted to do and actually getting there. "I think I lived in my truck for like three years," Gallant said. "I slept in the front seat of my truck or in the back. I put a mattress in there, and we grinded it out really hard for quite a few years and just kind of worked our way up the ranks." Gallant grew up in Bowmanville, Ontario, and caught his first bass when he was about 5 years old. By 12 or 13, fishing had become something more. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER He joined a local club through Ontario B.A.S.S. Nation, where being the kid in the group actually came with an advantage: He could climb aboard with experienced anglers and start learning from them. "I'd hop in guys' boats that were fishing the program, fishing the B.A.S.S. Nation tournaments," Gallant said. "So that allowed me to get in the boat with a lot of really cool people, a lot of really good fishermen at a really young age. That's where it all started." The Bassmaster Elite Series quickly became the goal. "I've been doing it ever since. We're loving it. We're having fun," he said. "We're fishing on the Bassmaster Elite Series, which was the dream since I was probably 12 years old — ever since I knew what it was." TREY MCKINNEY SAYS BASSMASTER VETERANS MADE HIM EARN THEIR RESPECT BEFORE HISTORY AOY SEASON Gallant is quick to credit the people who let a young kid tag along. "It feels like yesterday I was 12, you know, chasing this dream," he said. "But the reason I'm here is because of those people who took me fishing throughout Ontario B.A.S.S. Nation — friends, support from fans, sponsors. Without that, I wouldn't be in this situation." Gallant remembers the tournament that changed the way he looked at fishing. In 2014, he traveled south to compete on the St. Lawrence River in what he remembers as his first major tournament in the United States. They won. And the scale of tournament fishing in the U.S. caught his attention. "We have a lot of big tournaments back home in Canada, but it's much bigger down here," he said. "You've got bigger fields, bigger payouts. And after we won that, I'm like, ‘Man, this is so cool.'" As Gallant met more people in the industry and began learning how the business worked — including the sponsorship side of professional fishing — the childhood dream started looking like something he could actually turn into a career. "When I realized, like, yeah, people can do this for a living and fish tournaments, I was all about it," he said. So he went all in. Gallant came painfully close to reaching the Elite Series in 2021, finishing fifth in the Northern Opens Angler of the Year standings when only the top three anglers earned Elite berths. A year later, he broke through. Gallant fished all nine Bassmaster Opens in 2022, won the Southern Open at Cherokee Lake and ultimately finished second in the overall Opens Angler of the Year standings and third in the Southern Division — enough to earn his invitation to the 2023 Bassmaster Elite Series. He has been there ever since. And reaching the circuit he dreamed about as a 12-year-old hasn't exactly made him less ambitious. "The goals are always to win, obviously — win a blue trophy," Gallant said of what he's chasing in 2027. "The goal next year is to win a blue trophy on the Bassmaster Elite Series, Angler of the Year and, obviously, make the Bassmaster Classic. There's always three goals going into every single season, and hopefully we can knock at least one of those off the list next year." He's still waiting on that first Elite Series blue trophy. But four seasons into a career at the level he dreamed of reaching as a kid, Gallant can say one thing for certain about ignoring his mom's perfectly sensible career advice: "I'm lucky it all ended up working out." Love all things fishing and outdoors? Follow OutKick OutDoors on Instagram and TikTok! Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3d2f075342cf4db8c4732 Ms Rachel rips celebrities who do 'nothing during a genocide' te 2026-10-05T16:40:16.360Z Ms Rachel rips celebrities who do 'nothing during a genocide' Children's YouTube entertainer Ms. Rachel took another swipe at high-profile celebrities who have remained silent on Gaza in a social media post on Sunday, saying she is unimpressed by fame when public figures are "doing nothing" during what she has repeatedly called a genocide. "Do you want to meet insert huge celeb? Me: No," Rachel Griffin Accurso, known as Ms. Rachel, said in an Instagram post. "I don’t fan girl over someone who is doing nothing during a genocide." MOMS FOR LIBERTY CO-FOUNDER WARNS PARENTS ABOUT MS RACHEL’S POLITICAL ACTIVISM, ‘NOT MR ROGERS’ The post came less than a week after Campaign Against Antisemitism criticized Accurso in a statement to Fox News Digital over her declaration that she would not work with "privileged" people who stay silent about Gaza.  A spokesperson from Campaign Against Antisemitism said that her standard amounted to an exclusionary political test. "Ms. Rachel’s comments on who she is willing to work with are patently hypocritical," the spokesperson said. "Acting as an adjudicator is a privileged position in and of itself, and subjecting people to political purity tests is by definition exclusionary. One would have thought that someone who has admitted to having – apparently accidentally – liked a comment online saying 'Free America from the Jews', Ms Rachel would be taking care to avoid these sorts of topics entirely." "Evidently the temptation to ostracize those with differing views on the war in Gaza, many of whom will be Jews, is too strong for her to resist," they continued.  MACKLEMORE DONATES $1M TO PALESTINIAN AID ORGANIZATIONS AFTER ED SHEERAN TOUR FALLOUT Accurso's expanding political profile had also drawn pushback from parents. Washington Examiner contributor, author and homeschooling mother Bethany Mandel accused Accurso of amplifying what she called a Hamas narrative, telling Fox News Digital last week that the children's entertainer had become an influential messenger about the war. "She is serving as their mouthpiece for a lot of Americans, not just children and not just the adults that follow her," Mandel said. Accurso did not identify the "huge celeb" she may have been referencing in her post. In the caption, however, she said she would still speak directly with prominent people if she believed she could persuade them to use their platforms. "I'd have a conversation with someone with a massive platform any day to try and convince them to speak out. (And I have)," Accurso said. MS RACHEL DEFENDS HER ACTIVISM BY POINTING TO MISTER ROGERS' POLITICAL LEGACY ON CHILDREN'S TV The post was the latest in a series of challenges Accurso has issued to celebrities concerning Gaza.  Last month, she pledged to match rapper Macklemore's $1 million donation to Palestinian aid organizations and called on "every wealthy White celebrity" to do the same. During a separate appearance on comedian Ilana Glazer's "It's Open" podcast, she targeted celebrities she described as too famous to be canceled. Accurso questioned why celebrities with secure careers would not publicly advocate for civilians in Gaza during the podcast appearance. "If you are so famous, and you’re uncancellable, and you’re so famous, and you won’t even say like, 'Kids in Gaza should have schools, people in Gaza should have hospitals.' Like you won't say something so basic and like why can't you risk something to help save lives?" Accurso said. The continued political activism comes as Accurso's media empire continues to grow. Accurso has more than 21 million YouTube subscribers and has donated roughly $22,500 to Democratic and progressive candidates since 2024. Her brand has also secured partnerships with Netflix, Penguin Random House and Spin Master. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3d2e675342cf4db8c4718 TUSD board candidates debate school closures, trust te 2026-10-05T16:40:06.902Z TUSD board candidates debate school closures, trust School closures and trust in TUSD administration dominated a recent candidate forum, where four of the five contenders for two open Governing Board seats fielded community questions ahead of the Nov. 3 election. Pilar Acosta Ruiz, Tre'Davon Rhodes, Skye Fernandez and the lone incumbent, Val Romero, all attended the Sept. 29 forum. Incumbent Jennifer Eckstrom is also seeking reelection, but was unable to attend the event. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and the League of Women Voters hosted the forum at the City of Tucson's Ward 2 Council office. Written questions were taken from attendees and presented to the candidates, who each had 90 seconds to answer. Questions fielded during the hour-and-a-half event addressed several concerns, with many focusing on the current debate over school reconfiguration as the district weighs consolidation decisions. Asked whether candidates had attended any recent district closure and consolidation sessions and, if so, what takeaways they had, Fernandez said she attended one held at Tucson High Magnet School. "No one really wants any of our schools to be shut down and for good reason, too. Shutting down a school is like shutting down a mini city. There are so many people who are going to be affected," Fernandez said. "There is very low trust in this whole process right now." Southern Arizona news written by journalists who live it. Free in your inbox. Fernandez said that while the decision about what schools will close has not been made, she's heard many times that people believe a list of schools already exists. "Speculations have been made off of the list of (schools) with declining enrollment. But they still just don't trust what the administration is saying at these meetings themselves," Fernandez said. One community member asked about the role AI will play within the classroom for both students and teachers, with candidates expressing mixed feelings. Rhodes and Fernandez both said they believe AI should be used ethically, but not as a replacement for quality education, and that it should not be overused. Romero and Acosta Ruiz took a stance against any use of AI in classrooms. "I've been … against the push of promoting AI in our schools," Romero said. "The technology is so powerful that it can do such great things, but (can) also do some bad things. My concern is opening the door to replace teachers." Concerns about the district's chief financial officer were also raised, with one attendee asking candidates to clarify what they think the relationship between the CFO and the governing board should look like. Tucson High School is one of dozens of campuses in the Tucson Unified School District, where the future of its schools drove the Sept. 29 candidate forum. Photo by Gracie Kayko. Candidates shared similar views that transparency and cooperation between the CFO and the board is essential. "I definitely believe that the CFO … reports to the superintendent and the superintendent reports to the board. Not any other way around," Acosta Ruiz said. Beyond policy, the candidates also bring different life experiences to the race. At 20, Rhodes is the youngest candidate in the race. He told Tucson Spotlight that gives him an advantage. "I think it's important that we have somebody that is able to represent the needs of the students of today's generation, somebody that knows what those students are going through," Rhodes said. "In addition (to) … the youth and vigor … being able to work hard in the district in a relentless fashion, in a dedicated way." Candidates weren't the only ones with opinions on the race. Community member and former TUSD Governing Board candidate Betts Putnam-Hidalgo was at the forum and told Tucson Spotlight she has concerns about the proposed school consolidation. "I feel like the current administration is acting like school closures work, without giving us any data of what happened in the last school closures," Putnam-Hidalgo said. "We (have) closed a lot of schools over our (the district's) history. We should have lots of information on how that helped us financially or didn't." Putnam-Hidalgo said she also hopes the board will prioritize equity within the district. 💡 The general election is November 3. 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/6ac3ce4b75342cf4db8c46a4 Deion Sanders dared the media to write the truth about Colorado football: Ok, it's time to end this charade te 2026-10-05T16:20:27.683Z Deion Sanders dared the media to write the truth about Colorado football: Ok, it's time to end this charade Deion Sanders said on Saturday night following the loss to Texas Tech that he would have more respect for the people covering his team if they would just tell the truth about what is taking place in Colorado. "You know what it is. If I say it, you’re gonna run with it, you know darn well what it is," Sanders exclaimed. "Write it yourselves… It’s blatant... I’d respect ya'll a lot more if you said it yourself" Ok, i'll say it: the spotlight on the Colorado program has been turned off, and there is nobody else to blame besides Deion Sanders and the athletic department. The 2023 season went about as you'd expect, with a 4-8 record while trying to overhaul the roster with transfer portal players. SOUTH CAROLINA FOOTBALL IN FREE FALL: SHANE BEAMER MAY BE OUT OF TME, BUT BUYOUT COULD SAVE HIM It was the 2024 season that gave Colorado fans something to savor, thanks in large part to Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders, along with a group of teammates who were bought into what Coach Prime was instilling within Boulder. Then came a 3-9 season in 2025, followed by a squad that is currently 2-3 after the collapse against Texas Tech. You can't sugarcoat this any longer, the shine has worn off, and the spotlight is now glaring down on the problems most of us knew were going to hamper Colorado over the long-haul. Trying to install your own grit mentality with a roster full of transfers, which is common now in college football, has not produced results in Boulder. COLORADO FOOTBALL OPENS PRACTICE TO FANS AND REPORTERS, BUT TREATS IT LIKE A CLASSIFIED PENTAGON BRIEFING Last week, Deion made the decision to dismiss three players from the program after a number of incidents, which included those same athletes laughing in the Northwestern locker room after being dragged all over the field by the Wildcats. This week, he's essentially asking the media to throw his quarterbacks underneath the bus just so he doesn’t have to do it at the podium. Sure, the future is looking bright in Boulder. "Let’s stop the shenanigans, man," Deion Sanders told reporters following the loss to Texas Tech. "We’ve got one glaring problem. You guys know darn well what that is. Let’s stop the foolishness. We’ve got to play better at one specific position. That’s it." Well, that sounds like a 'you' problem, given the circumstances around an offensive line that cannot protect the quarterback and a group of athletes that found themselves lost in the spotlight that used to come with playing for Sanders. As for 5-star quarterback Julian Lewis, who was demoted last week, there seems to be more to the situation than Deion is intentionally letting on. But don't worry, the Colorado coach is not going to specifically call out the redshirt freshman, he's just going to act as if it's the quarterback's job to sit at the podium following a loss in which he did not play in, and explain himself. "I'd love for Julian Lewis to come here and tell you what happened. I didn’t bench him. It didn't happen like that. Julian Lewis didn't play, so I won't go there," Sanders mentioned. "I'm not going to say nothing derogatory about the kid." Which one is it? All the head coach is doing is creating problems for himself, which seem to be happening on a more consistent basis these days. And guess what? His defense actually played well this past week. Deion Sanders has sold the tickets, he's been in the commercials, he's beaten cancer, but he's also losing the spotlight. UNC WANTED THE DEION SANDERS EFFECT WITH BILL BELICHICK, ALONG WITH WINS. IT GOT SOMETHING MUCH DIFFERENT For 53 minutes this past weekend, his Colorado team looked like a group that could hang with a team like Texas Tech that is spending an enormous amount of money on its roster compared to others within the Big 12. Then, the dam broke. It assuredly didn’t help in the aftermath that his offensive playbook was spreading throughout the online community while his actual team was on the field playing. Yes, this transpired, thanks to one of his staff members leaving a binder full of plays at the team hotel restaurant on Friday night just thirty minutes outside of Boulder. While Colorado was on offense, social media was having a field day trying to decipher whether the playbook being shared on message boards and X was actually real. Turns out, it was. But don't let that part distract you from the obvious problems in Boulder. Deion Sanders is no longer the shiny object that caught the college football world by storm at Jackson State, and subsequently, Colorado in his first two years. Networks like FOX and ESPN were clamoring to broadcast games involving the Buffaloes. Now, even though they won't openly admit it, they are putting them in 'primetime' knowing the outcome could turn into a train wreck. What was once a massive selling point for the Colorado athletic department has now turned into a problem that will be hard to steer away from. The school understands that Sanders will still bring eyeballs to their program, but the question of whether this experiment should continue into 2027 is one that deserves to be pondered. Obviously, the plan worked over a two-year period, and even into 2025. While Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter were off to the NFL, the school was prominently featuring their Browns and Jaguars apparel inside the team store that sits below the Colorado athletic facility. But, living in the past is not going to create success in the future, as we are finding out. The other problem for the Buffaloes athletic department is that the moment Deion Sanders is no longer in Boulder, the attention will cease to exist at the levels it procured starting in 2023 when Coach Prime was hired. Money will stop funneling in through sales, and the school will no longer hold the rights to promote Deion Sanders on television networks across the country. I've seen more of Deion Sanders alongside Nick Saban and Ben Affleck this season than actual game footage, as that Aflac Duck chimes in at the last second. At some point, Coach Prime is going to walk away. How he does it will be the story, and it's starting to feel as though the seeds are being planted for his exit, whether that's through his own words of frustration or donors reaching out to us reporters to complain about the current direction of this football program. Two years ago, I was standing on the sidelines as Paul Pierce, C.C. Sabathia, Kevin Garnett and other sports figures roamed the sidelines for Colorado's showdown against USC in Boulder. Two years later, Deion Sanders is mentioning that he'd have more respect for media members if we just told the truth about the current state of his program. Here's your truth: it's time to shut this thing down following the 2026 season. We all enjoyed the ride. But in reality, there has only been one good season at the Boulder circus. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3cbee75342cf4db8c463f Yankees send Cam Schlittler to the mound in Game 2 looking to even the Division Series with the Rays te 2026-10-05T16:10:22.067Z Yankees send Cam Schlittler to the mound in Game 2 looking to even the Division Series with the Rays I know that yesterday and weekends in October, in general, are more focused on football than anything. Saturday is dominated by college football, and Sunday is dominated by NFL games. However, if you missed watching the baseball games from the Division Series, you definitely missed out. Playoff baseball is always more exciting, and we've seen some great games in every series so far. Tonight we have Game 2 between the Yankees and Rays. The New York Yankees made light work of the Boston Red Sox in the Wild Card round, but this was going to be a different task. Being at home, especially in the playoffs, is typically a bit easier. The Yankees have been a good team on the road this season, but in Game 1, they looked lost. Was it because it was their first road game in a week, or was it because the Rays pitched a gem of a game? Probably mostly the ladder, but it is still worth considering that perhaps there could be some road woes for the Yankees. The Yankees were 2-5 in Tampa this season. The Yankees get a great chance to even up the series tonight as they send Cam Schlittler to the mound. He was fantastic in his first postseason start against the Red Sox. He went 6.1 innings and allowed just two hits and one walk. He didn't allow a run and struck out 10 hitters. It was a bit concerning that he threw 117 pitches in the game; that was 11 more pitches than he threw in any game this season. Actually, it is the most he has thrown in any game of his career. CAM SCHLITTLER AND BEN RICE, YANKEES’ OWN MASSACHUSETTS NATIVES, CRUSH RED SOX IN GAME 1 BLOWOUT The Tampa Bay Rays were the best team in the American League this season, and they are looking to make that regular-season success into some postseason magic. In Game 1, the team didn't exactly break out the bats, but they didn't need to. Thanks to Drew Rasmussen, they didn't need much help. Rasmussen went 7.2 innings without allowing a hit. He allowed one in the bottom of the eighth, and the runner was thrown out trying to get to third. The lone run of the game came in the third inning when Jonathan Aranda hit a homer off of Gerrit Cole. YANKEES LOSE ALDS GAME 1 TO RAYS AS AUSTIN WELLS IS THROWN OUT AT THIRD AFTER BREAKING UP NO-HITTER The Rays knew they had something special going this season, which is why they went out and traded for the second-best pitcher available on the market. Freddy Peralta came over at the deadline after a miserable start with the Mets. He seems to have locked in during September with 28 innings pitched and just three earned runs allowed in the month. The Rays have won the past six Peralta starts. He did face the Yankees earlier in the year with the Mets and went five innings and allowed three earned runs. Cody Bellinger has mashed Peralta in the past, going 6-for-14 against him. Tonight should be a great game between the two starters. I'm really not sure how you fade the Yankees with Schlittler on the mound, but the Rays are officially 30 games over .500 in home games this year after a Game 1 win. Peralta has pitched well, and the Rays seem to get the most out of their starters. Peralta is 1-3 with a 4.32 career ERA in the postseason. I lean toward the under, but I'm going to take Schlittler and the Yankees at -127 to win the game as my official play. For more sports betting information and plays, follow David on X/Twitter: @futureprez2024 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3cbe775342cf4db8c4636 Charles Barkley shreds radical left-wing policies right to Chris Cuomo's face during interview te 2026-10-05T16:10:15.970Z Charles Barkley shreds radical left-wing policies right to Chris Cuomo's face during interview Don't be shocked if the liberals start accusing NBA legend Charles Barkley of being MAGA. Sir Charles, a self-described independent, sent shockwaves through social media late last week after absolutely unloading on the far-left ideas being floated by Democrats running for office on November 3. During an interview with ultra-lib Chris Cuomo, the NBA legend shared some rather common-sense logic that a vast majority of Americans agree with. "Listen, I'm an independent who's voted Democratic most of the time. You think that I'm going to get on TV and kill my credibility, saying every Democratic . . .like some of these people out here talking about no ICE, no prison. So using words like socialism, like, no, I don't believe in that. Wait, wait. No. No cops. I think that's some of the stupidest s–t I've ever heard," Barkley told Cuomo. LIZ PEEK: MICHIGAN CAN STOP THE SOCIALIST FEVER RAGE — OR WATCH IT SWALLOW THE SENATE In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed is the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate seat. Back in January, El-Sayed called for abolishing ICE and urged Democrats to "outright reject an agency that has demonstrated that it cannot operate within the bounds of the Constitution."  Barkley, who has no problem sharing opinions from both sides of the aisle, views that as a disaster waiting to happen. 'SQUAD' DEMOCRAT SLAMMED BY TRUMP ADMIN FOR MOST 'RADICAL' PLAN TARGETING ICE YET "What are we going to do without cops? What are we going to do without prisons? Like I've seen some of these politicians I like. This is the stupidest s–t ever," Barkley continued. "Well, let me tell you, all of them have been Democrats. I think that's some of the stupidest s–t I ever heard. "Now ICE has to do a much better job. Much better job. We need that. We can't just let people come across the border. We can't do that. But ICE has to do a better job. We need immigrants in this country. They're some of the most amazing, hard-working people in the world. But we need to get rid of the crooked immigrants out of this." In September, an activist judge ordered the release of an MS-13 gangster who was wanted for murder. Nicknamed "the witch," David Antonio Aviles Perez was reportedly released from federal custody after a judge appointed by the Biden administration ruled that the government had held Perez without a bond hearing. This is exactly Barkley's point. If that wasn't controversial enough from Barkley, he then went after voter ID laws. "You need to have ID when you go vote, like some of this stuff. Like, wait. Democrats said like, no, when you go vote, you need ID," a befuddled Barkley told Cuomo. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3c99775342cf4db8c45eb Apple News ‘even more politically lopsided’ under new CEO John Ternus, study finds te 2026-10-05T16:00:23.465Z Apple News ‘even more politically lopsided’ under new CEO John Ternus, study finds FIRST ON FOX — Apple News "has taken a decidedly leftist turn" after one month under new CEO John Ternus, according to a study conducted by the Media Research Center (MRC). The MRC, a conservative media watchdog, examined Apple’s news aggregator during the final month of former CEO Tim Cook’s tenure and compared its content during the first month since Ternus took control of the tech behemoth on September 1. The study found that Apple News, which comes preinstalled on every iPhone in America, pushed stories from left-leaning outlets 65% of the time compared to just 2% from right-leaning outlets in August when Cook was still in charge. The news aggregator increased the percentage of stories from leftist outlets it promoted to 67% and decreased the percentage of stories from right-leaning outlets it shared to less than a percentage point in September, according to the MRC. THE ALLEGED BIAS OF APPLE NEWS: EX-LIBERAL MAG EDITOR TASKED TO HANDPICK STORIES FOR MILLIONS OF IPHONE USERS "Under new CEO John Ternus, Apple News has become even more politically lopsided. In September, just three stories from right-leaning outlets made Apple News’s top morning feed. Three," MRC President David Bozell told Fox News Digital. "Apple has no shortage of conservative journalism to choose from. Apple is choosing to exclude conservative voices and deny its audience anything resembling a balanced news diet," Bozell continued. "For one of the most powerful companies in the world, such blatant discrimination is simply indefensible." MRC Free Speech America Director Michael Morris, who conducted the study, noted that "Apple News’s competitors Google News and Microsoft’s MSN did not follow Apple’s left turn" over the past month. "Microsoft’s MSN actually reduced the percentage share of stories it promoted from both left-leaning and right-leaning outlets. Meanwhile, Google News shared roughly the same percentage of stories from left-leaning outlets from one month to the next, while slightly reducing the share of right-leaning stories," Morris wrote when recapping the findings. APPLE NEWS BOOSTS LEFT-LEANING NEWS OUTLETS, SHUTS OUT CONSERVATIVE SOURCES: WATCHDOG Critics of Apple News have pointed to Lauren Kern, the app's editor-in-chief who previously served as the executive editor of New York Magazine and deputy editor of New York Times Magazine. A glowing 2018 feature from The New York Times reported that she leads a group of former journalists who are "selecting the news that tens of millions of people will read." Because of the tremendous reach of the Apple News app, the Times reported that Kern "quietly became one of the most powerful figures in English-language media." In 2020, Apple boasted that its app "draws over 100 million monthly active users in the US, UK, Australia and Canada." Apple News has long been accused of having a liberal bias, and Fox News Digital reported earlier this year that many of the company’s top executives and board members have made substantial contributions to Democrats in various election cycles. Republican lawmakers have expressed concern and Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., sent a February letter to Cook seeking answers. "If Americans thought a change in leadership at one of Silicon Valley’s biggest tech companies would change its trajectory, they’d be right. Apple has indeed changed since its new CEO John Ternus has taken the reins: its news app has gotten worse," Morris wrote. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Morris noted that a previous MRC study on Apple News caught the attention of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson, who also sent a letter to Cook warning that Apple News could be in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act, which prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices. Shortly afterward, "Apple News modestly adjusted its representation of stories from right-leaning outlets from 0% up to a still lowly 2% among its top 20 morning stories," according to the MRC. TRUMP FTC SENDS LETTER TO APPLE ABOUT ALLEGED POLITICAL BIAS ON ITS NEWS APP "Apple News largely maintained the status quo during the last full month (August) with Cook at the helm. During that month, Apple News promoted 381 stories from leftist outlets (65%), 191 from center outlets (33%) and 13 from right-leaning outlets (2%), out of 585 stories from AllSides-rated media outlets," Morris wrote. "But as Ternus took control, a dramatic leftward shift occurred on the news app. Put plainly, the percentage of stories from left-leaning outlets went up, and the percentage of stories from right-leaning outlets went down," he continued. "In September, Apple News promoted 383 stories from leftist outlets (67%), 186 from center outlets (32.5%) and only three from right-leaning outlets (.5%), out of 572 stories from AllSides-rated media outlets." CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Ternus is an Apple veteran who has worked at the company since 2001, primarily in its product design and hardware engineering teams. He joined the executive team in 2021, and his tenure has involved designing and managing the hardware for Mac, iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch and Airpods, while he also oversaw the transition to in-house Apple Silicon chips across most of its major product lines. Fox News Digital’s Joseph A. Wulfsohn and Eric Revell contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3c73d75342cf4db8c45a0 Medicaid provider allegedly billed $165K for dead patient's rides among fraud exposed in explosive report te 2026-10-05T15:50:21.237Z Medicaid provider allegedly billed $165K for dead patient's rides among fraud exposed in explosive report A Colorado resident was charged with trying to steal hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars by billing the state’s Medicaid program for transporting a patient to doctor’s appointments — rides that would have taken place after that person had already died. A new report by the House Energy and Commerce Committee revealed that taxpayer-funded healthcare programs, specifically Medicare and Medicaid, are rife with vulnerabilities that allow them to be exploited on the local, state and federal levels. "Medicare and Medicaid fraud occurs nationwide and costs American taxpayers billions of dollars a year. Fraud is prevalent in all sectors of health care and is especially egregious in taxpayer-funded health care programs that are intended to serve vulnerable populations, including the elderly, disabled, children, and pregnant women," the report said. "Patients are suffering from identity theft, long waiting lists, substandard health care, and, in some cases, a lack of health care services due to fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid." Fox News Digital highlighted some of the most egregious examples below. BOMBSHELL REPORT EXPOSES HEALTHCARE FRAUD SCHEMES AS TAXPAYERS LOSE UP TO $521 BILLION ANNUALLY Wesam Yassin was one of two providers of non-emergency medical transportation, a Medicaid benefit for helping patients get to doctor’s appointments, charged by state and local prosecutors for fraudulent billing in Colorado in February 2026. Yassin is accused of charging Colorado Medicaid a total of $3.3 million in questionable bills under a company called Sama Limo, according to the report. Yassin is accused of charging $283,000 for 64 rides for one person, coming out to over $4,000 per ride. Roughly $165,000 of those charges came after the patient in question had already died, the report said. "Proceeds from this scheme were allegedly used for personal gain, including the purchase of a home, furnishings, luxury vehicles, jewelry, and cosmetic surgery," a federal release announcing the charges said. It also pointed to charges against Ashley Marie Stevens, who is accused of trying to bilk the state for over $1 million in taxpayer dollars. She is accused of billing the state some $400,000 for non-medical rides for herself and her family in addition to "ghost rides," which never even took place. VANCE-LED TASK FORCE CUTS OFF $1.4B FROM HOME HEALTH, HOSPICE PROVIDERS SUSPECTED OF FRAUD The report also accused the hospice industry in California of raising suspicions of fraud. "Investigators observed nearly 500 hospices operating in a three-mile radius in L.A. County, 137 hospices operating on Van Nuys Boulevard alone, and 89 companies registered to a single address in Van Nuys," the report said. TRUMP ADMIN’S FRAUD CRACKDOWN TARGETS FOREIGNERS ACCUSED OF INFILTRATING US FEDERAL PROGRAMS The document also noted that House lawmakers raised concerns with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that an increase in home health and hospice providers raised red flags about possible healthcare fraud tied to foreign criminal groups earlier this year. "The Committees were concerned about data from a March 2022 California State Auditor’s Report and HHS hospice ownership data, showing that L.A. County had more than 31 percent of the hospice agencies in the U.S. in 2022," the report said. DOJ CHARGES 10 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DEFENDANTS IN LARGEST FEDERAL HEALTHCARE FRAUD CRACKDOWN IN US HISTORY The California Department of Public Health had placed a freeze on new hospice licenses in January 2022. Despite that, however, the report found that 15 new hospices — located in a single Los Angeles County building — still got Medicare certification in 2023. House Republicans are worried that potential hospice fraud is not the only area being targeted by international criminal groups. The report highlighted allegations from 2024 in which "years-long, large-scale" schemes targeted as much as $3 billion in American taxpayer dollars via fake bills for urinary catheters. Members of Russian organized crime groups bought 30 small medical supply companies already receiving federal dollars, and billed the Medicare system nearly $11 billion for urinary catheters, the report said. More than 99% of those funds never went out the door, however. Similar medical equipment fraud schemes ensnared bad actors in Estonia, Pakistan, Georgia and Hong Kong. Allegations of fraud in Minnesota’s social programs have been well documented and the subject of numerous state and federal probes. One particular incident highlighted in the report involves a man named Abdinajib Hassan Yussuf, who pleaded guilty to trying to defraud $6 million from a Minnesota autism therapy program paid for by state Medicaid dollars. He and his co-defendants are accused of hiring unqualified people as behavior counselors and getting children to enroll by bribing their parents, the report said. Yussuf admitted during his plea hearing that he did not actually know anyone with autism, the report said. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie told Fox News Digital that "combating fraud is a coast-to-coast battle." "Every instance of fraud we uncover represents money stolen from taxpayers and care taken away from the patients who depend on it most," Guthrie said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3c73a75342cf4db8c4597 Falcons vs. Saints Monday Night Football betting preview as both NFC South teams sit at 1-2 te 2026-10-05T15:50:18.193Z Falcons vs. Saints Monday Night Football betting preview as both NFC South teams sit at 1-2 It was a better week of football from me, but still not a perfect week. That's fine; there's still room to grow, but we will see if we can close out the week with a nice win on Monday Night Football. This isn't the best game on paper, as two 1–2 teams from the NFC South take the field looking to try and position themselves as one of the leaders in the division. Let's look at what the best bet is for tonight's game between the Falcons and Saints. The Atlanta Falcons come into this game with a 1-2 record, having secured their first victory last week. It might be a bit hard to judge the Falcons this season because they started the year with two games from Cooper Rush. No disrespect intended to Rush, but he isn't likely to lead you to a ton of wins. Last week, Michael Penix Jr. came back into the mix, and the offense looked like it received the jolt needed. They were more dynamic and looked more threatening and competent overall. It isn't just that Penix was back, though it clearly helped, as he went 18-for-25 with a touchdown, an interception, and 256 passing yards. It was that Bijan Robinson looks like the running back everyone wanted him to be when he was drafted highly four years ago. Robinson was a monster last week with 194 yards on 29 carries and two touchdowns. Drake London also had his best game of the season last week with nine receptions for 194 yards. Perhaps the most impressive part of last week's game was that the Falcons held the Packers to 17 rushing yards. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! MICHAEL PENIX JR. OFFICIALLY NAMED FALCONS STARTER FOR A SHORT-WEEK TRIAL BY FIRE AGAINST PACKERS The New Orleans Saints are also 1-2, and it feels a bit like they could be 3-0 if things shook out a bit better for them. In Week 1, they basically did nothing on offense until the fourth quarter. Once it hit the fourth, they seemed to find their offense and racked up score after score, ultimately sending the game into overtime. Then they gave up a touchdown to the Lions before scoring one of their own. They opted for the 2-point conversion attempt and failed, which led to the loss. In Week 2, they traveled to Baltimore and again looked a little slow to start the game. They scored 9 points through three quarters, but then finally broke through with two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Part of me wonders if quarterback Tyler Shough struggles to figure out opposing defenses and then finally breaks through. Last week, the defense couldn't get a stop when needed, and the offense went scoreless in the fourth quarter. The Raiders went up 28-27 early in the quarter, and then scored another touchdown to give them the final score of 35-27. Through three games, the Falcons have the best rushing defense in football. They are allowing opponents just 47.7 yards on the ground. Considering their opponents, I'm not sure it is overly impressive. They faced the Steelers, Panthers, and Packers; none of them are great rushers. I'd say the same about the Saints as well. However, it is the passing game from the Saints that I'm a little more interested in fading today. Shough has faced the Falcons twice in his career, and he has thrown for 259 yards and 243 yards in his two games. This season, he has thrown for 410 yards, 252 yards, and 255 yards in his three games. His total tonight is 261.5, and the Falcons, on average, allow 263.0 yards per game. Aaron Rodgers, Bryce Young, and Jordan Love are all better than Shough and combine to average just 1.5 more than Shough's total for tonight. Give me the under on his passing yards. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3c28875342cf4db8c4500 Cornell campus police made drug arrest at Chi Phi fraternity house hours before alleged gang rape te 2026-10-05T15:30:16.071Z Cornell campus police made drug arrest at Chi Phi fraternity house hours before alleged gang rape Campus police at Cornell University in New York made a drug arrest at the embattled Chi Phi fraternity house on campus less than 24 hours before seven former members are accused in a new civil lawsuit of gang raping a female classmate, according to the school's crime blotter. The Cornell Daily Sun, an independent campus newspaper at the Ivy League school, resurfaced the daily crime log entry in a new report over the weekend. Campus police responded to the university-owned frat house around 1 a.m. on Oct. 19, 2024 and arrested a student on drug charges, according to the blotter. It does not include specific charges and indicates that "an individual has been referred to the Office of Student Conduct." CORNELL PRESIDENT SAYS UNIVERSITY 'MUST DO BETTER' ON HANDLING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS The blotter does not include details about what type of drug or drugs were involved or whether the arrested individual was a member of Chi Phi. Nor was it immediately clear how the incident was resolved. Fox News Digital reached out to Cornell for comment and did not immediately receive a response. CONVICTED RAPIST WHO PREYED ON WOMEN AT AMERICA'S TOP PARTY SCHOOL FACES RECKONING AFTER COURTHOUSE DASH The fraternity went on to host a party later that day, which stretched into the following morning. That party is identified in the civil lawsuit filed on behalf of an unidentified Jane Doe, who reported allegations of sexual assault to university police on Nov. 8, telling investigators that she was attacked between 11 p.m. on Oct. 19 and 5:45 a.m. on Oct. 20. PENN STATE FRAT COCAINE BUST BLOWS LID OFF WIDER STIMULANT SCOURGE HITTING COLLEGE CAMPUSES — AND BEYOND In Doe's lawsuit, she also alleges she had been pressured into snorting ketamine. Ketamine is an anesthetic with dissociative and hallucinogenic effects, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, which also warns that the drug "has also been used to facilitate sexual assault." THE FRAT OMERTÀ: WHISTLEBLOWER WARNS OF ‘CODE OF SILENCE’ AFTER OLE MISS DEATHS, ALLEGED PENN STATE COKE RING The fraternity would later be suspended on Nov. 8, 2024, the same day Doe reported sex assault allegations to campus police, according to Doe's civil complaint. Separately, vandals smashed windows and painted slogans in red at Day Hall, an administrative building, early Monday, according to images published by the Daily Sun. STUDENTS AT TOP PARTY COLLEGE ON EDGE AFTER RAPE, STRANGULATION REPORTED IN CAMPUS HOUSING "We understand the frustration and strong emotions being expressed across our community," Kyle Kimball, the schools' vice president for university relations, told Fox News in a statement. "Those concerns deserve to be heard, but damaging property is not the answer. We are investigating the vandalism at Day Hall and will address it in accordance with University policy and applicable law." Tompkins County prosecutors declined to file criminal charges after Doe first reported the incident to university police in 2024. FORMER MICHIGAN HOCKEY PLAYERS ALLEGE COACHES IGNORED YEARS OF ABUSIVE HAZING RITUALS Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten has said Doe's November 2024 sworn statement did not allege that she was drugged against her will or gang raped and instead described her participation in drug use and sexual conduct as "voluntary, conscious, and consensual." SEND US A TIP However, according to a local CBS New York report, there is a transcript of what she later told investigators in a two-day interview on Nov. 14 and 15, where she distinguished an initial consensual encounter from allegations of assault that took place later at the party, reportedly telling them "I can say with 100% confidence I was raped." LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST "Nobody knows this information about the transcript and that gives me something to really dig into because that changes the landscape for me," Van Houten told the outlet. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor last week to examine the allegations raised in Doe's lawsuit. Fox News' Michael Dorgan and Michelle Langer contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3c28675342cf4db8c44f7 Mystery death at Russian plague lab triggers sweeping precautions as US watches closely te 2026-10-05T15:30:14.351Z Mystery death at Russian plague lab triggers sweeping precautions as US watches closely Russian authorities have quarantined a hospital and placed scores of people under medical observation after a 28-year-old employee at a Siberian plague research institute died from a mysterious case of pneumonia, fueling fears — still unconfirmed — that she may have contracted pneumonic plague. Darya Shipilova worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East. Russian health authorities say extensive testing found no evidence that her illness was caused by pathogens linked to her work, but officials have yet to publicly identify what killed her. The extraordinary precautions surrounding the case have fueled speculation inside and outside Russia. Reuters reported Oct. 5 that all known contacts had been traced and placed under medical supervision and that authorities said no new cases had been identified among employees of the institute. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that the U.S. was "watching and monitoring it closely," adding,"I don’t think it’s cause for alarm, but it is cause for focus and a cause just to keep an eye on it." US MONITORING SUSPECTED FATAL PNEUMONIC PLAGUE CASE IN RUSSIA, STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL SAYS Rubio said information released by Russia appeared to show "there was a worker at the lab that was infected" and concern that the illness could have spread internally. He noted that travel between Russia and the U.S. is limited but warned that "something like that gets out, it just quickly spreads." The comments follow a State Department statement to Fox News on Oct. 4 that Washington was monitoring the case alongside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal agencies. The official stressed that many details remained unconfirmed and urged Moscow to provide accurate information quickly. Additional reporting provided Monday by East2West news agency said more than 60 employees remained confined inside the Irkutsk institute and nearly 200 people who had contact with Shipilova had been placed under observation. Those precise figures have not been officially confirmed. The agency also reported that neighboring countries, including Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, had increased border health precautions following the case. The hospital in Shelekhov, just outside Irkutsk, where Shipilova was treated has been placed under quarantine and temporarily stopped admitting or discharging patients, according to The Associated Press. Irkutsk Gov. Igor Kobzev described the case as a suspected "particularly dangerous infection." SCIENTISTS CRACK THE CODE ON NEW VACCINE FOR DEADLY PLAGUE BACTERIA Adding to the unusual response, Anna Popova, the head of Russia’s public health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, flew to Irkutsk for an emergency meeting after Shipilova’s death, Reuters reported. A nearby aluminum plant also ordered employees to wear masks as a precaution. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov urged the public to rely on official information rather than "rumors or speculation." Rospotrebnadzor said Sunday that Shipilova was diagnosed with "pneumonia of unknown etiology" and that testing detected "no microorganisms associated with the patient’s professional activities." The agency also said an investigation found no laboratory incident involving pathogenic microorganisms. Pneumonic plague is a severe form of plague caused by Yersinia pestis that can spread from person to person through respiratory droplets during close contact. It can be successfully treated with antibiotics when treatment begins early. Russian officials continue to insist there is no evidence of a plague outbreak and say the epidemiological situation remains stable. For now, however, the central question remains unanswered: what caused Shipilova’s fatal pneumonia — and why authorities imposed such extensive containment measures if no dangerous pathogen has been detected. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3c02c75342cf4db8c4017 Israeli medical workers who treated Oct 7 wounded relive day terror hit home te 2026-10-05T15:20:12.662Z Israeli medical workers who treated Oct 7 wounded relive day terror hit home As Israel marks three years since the Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attacks, stories of bravery and self-sacrifice continue to emerge from within a nation grappling with recovery and rehabilitation. For Nil Kirsht-Levi, the three years since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre have been defined by devastating personal loss, an agonizing wait for her sister who was taken hostage and brought to Gaza and an unwavering commitment to caring for fellow survivors of the cross-border terror attack. Kirsht-Levi, a nurse with Israel's largest healthcare provider, Clalit Southern District, who lives in Kibbutz Magen, spent the morning of Oct. 7 treating patients remotely from her safe room while trying to protect her three children as terrorists invaded the community and went from house to house. At the same time, she desperately texted her sister, Rimon Buchshtab-Kirsht, who lived with her husband in nearby Kibbutz Nirim. FREED HOSTAGE ROM BRASLAVSKI DETAILS ABUSE, STARVATION DURING 738 DAYS IN GAZA CAPTIVITY "I lost more than 30 patients that day, more than 200 people I knew, and around 100 people I knew were kidnapped," Kirsht-Levi told Fox News Digital. "I’m lucky to have a job that saves me, healthy children, a healthy husband. We work every day to recover and rehabilitate ourselves. Every day, we fall and get back up, but we are here — for ourselves, for others and we have won," she continued. "We should never forget, but we must move forward, live every moment and keep going. It’s a privilege to be alive," she added. On Oct. 7, Kirsht-Levi’s sister sent a message saying she could hear Arabic and that terrorists had entered her home. Weeks of agonizing uncertainty followed before Kirsht-Levi saw her sister alive in a Hamas video. She had campaigned for her release and ultimately welcomed her home 53 days later, emaciated and covered in scars, as part of a ceasefire deal in November 2023. Her sister's husband, her brother-in-law, Yagev Buchshtab however, had been murdered by the terrorists. During the 2023 Palestinian terror assault, launched on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, Michaela Koretsky, a midwife with Clalit’s Southern District, improvised lifesaving treatments for wounded members of Kibbutz Alumim. Like so many others, Koretsky was jolted awake by air raid sirens at 6:29 a.m. that fateful day, as Hamas launched thousands of rockets at Israel, providing cover for terrorists as they crossed the border in the ensuing invasion. She rushed with her husband and children to the shelter, where she received a message from Eran, a member of the kibbutz’s civil defense squad, asking if she was home. Eran then began bringing wounded kibbutz members to her for first aid. ISRAELI OCTOBER 7 SURVIVORS CONQUER TRAUMA ALONGSIDE LEGENDARY ROCK ICONS IN POWERFUL NEW DOCUMENTARY "When they entered the house carrying Amichai, he was covered in blood… I switched into nurse mode," she said. Koretsky had Amichai placed on the floor as they continued to hear gunfire outside the kitchen window. She improvised bandages and prepared an IV while staying in contact with an emergency room doctor from Soroka Medical Center who was also in the kibbutz. He confirmed that Amichai was stable. Then Eyal was brought in. He had been shot, with one of the bullets lodged in his lung. After Koretsky placed him on an IV and administered additional oxygen, it became clear that he needed to be evacuated. "We needed to save lives, so I switched my brain into action mode and did what needed to be done. The whole time I dit not  think that the terrorists would enter my house. I knew one of my children was afraid they would figure out where the wounded were being taken and come after us, but I told myself, ‘I am protected. It will not happen,’" she told Fox News Digital. Her husband, Tzviki, accompanied by members of the kibbutz’s civil defense squad, reached his car and alone he evacuated the wounded under fire to Netivot, where they were transferred to waiting ambulances. From there, both Amichai and Eyal were taken to Soroka Medical Center for further treatment. Prof. Shlomi Codish, director of the hospital in Beersheba, said he made three lifesaving decisions early on Oct. 7 that shaped the response throughout the day. HAMAS USED SEXUAL VIOLENCE 'DELIBERATELY AND SYSTEMATICALLY' ON OCT 7, COMMISSION REPORT FINDS First, he and his team decided not to send the night shift home, allowing the hospital to begin the day with twice its normal staffing level. At 7:45 a.m., they declared a mass-casualty incident, despite not yet knowing how many wounded would arrive and alerted all available staff to report to the hospital. Finally, they ordered additional blood supplies in anticipation of the surge of casualties. "We usually start the shift with 50 units of blood in our blood bank. By the end of the day, we had given 250 units. If we hadn’t ordered additional blood early that morning, we might have run out and people may have died," Codish told Fox News Digital. Codish said the hospital faced several overwhelming challenges throughout the day, beginning with the sheer number of wounded being brought to the hospital. "In the first 24 hours, we received 674 wounded people. At the peak, we received more than 80 in a single hour, with an average of just 40 seconds between wounded people arriving," he said. "This was one of the largest mass-casualty events resulting from terror in human history. The hospital itself was also under fire, with dozens of incoming missile warnings from the Gaza Strip, while attacks were taking place simultaneously at a very large number of sites," he added. SIGN UP FOR ANTISEMITISM EXPOSED NEWSLETTER The second challenge was the immediate impact of the invasion on hospital staff themselves. "Everyone who came in left a family at home that was potentially under attack. They got into their cars and drove through air-raid sirens in areas that weren’t protected, at significant personal risk, to come in and save lives," he said. Another major challenge was maintaining care inside the hospital as the number of casualties surged. The hospital began the day at full capacity, forcing staff to quickly free up intensive care beds and operating rooms for incoming patients. With roads around the hospital unsafe, transferring patients to other facilities was not an option in the first hours of the attack, while sending ambulances into the field risked exposing them to Hamas ambushes. "When you see babies or children with direct injuries, that is not something you typically see on a battlefield. We saw elderly people with severe wounds inflicted directly, with no protection," Codish said, reflecting on the brutality he witnessed that day. "As a medical professional, what we saw was beyond words. Two babies suffering from dehydration after their parents were killed, simply waiting to be rescued — I defy anyone to find a word other than ‘evil’ to describe it," he added. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3c02475342cf4db8c3ff1 OpenAI launches visual ads that appear alongside image generation results te 2026-10-05T15:20:04.082Z OpenAI launches visual ads that appear alongside image generation results OpenAI said the new visual ads will show up after your image generation results appear in the U.S. only for now. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3bdd475342cf4db8c3fa3 Coconino County's general election voter registration deadline set for today, Oct. 5 te 2026-10-05T15:10:12.249Z Coconino County's general election voter registration deadline set for today, Oct. 5 Registered voters who have moved, changed their name or wish to change their political party affiliation must re-register. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3bdd275342cf4db8c3f9a FUSD, City of Flagstaff hosting open house for November props on Oct. 7 te 2026-10-05T15:10:10.335Z FUSD, City of Flagstaff hosting open house for November props on Oct. 7 Representatives from the Flagstaff Unified School District (FUSD) and the City of Flagstaff will be available to provide information on Propositions 404, 405, 407 and 409. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3bdd075342cf4db8c3f91 Election 2026: City of Page and Williams school district bring propositions to voters this November te 2026-10-05T15:10:08.322Z Election 2026: City of Page and Williams school district bring propositions to voters this November A look at Propositions 406 and 408 in the upcoming election. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3bdcd75342cf4db8c3f7f Open or closed AI? How founders are choosing what to build on at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 te 2026-10-05T15:10:05.698Z Open or closed AI? 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3bdcb75342cf4db8c3f76 Lola Vision Systems is trying to make it easier to run AI models on chips te 2026-10-05T15:10:03.436Z Lola Vision Systems is trying to make it easier to run AI models on chips Lola Vision Systems is one of TechCrunch's Battlefield 200 Companies Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3bb8c75342cf4db8c3cb5 Tom Kim plays his way to a military exemption, Austin Smotherman achieves a dream, and Brooks Koepka has life te 2026-10-05T15:00:28.592Z Tom Kim plays his way to a military exemption, Austin Smotherman achieves a dream, and Brooks Koepka has life Tom Kim is used to playing golf for millions of dollars and job security, and is pretty comfortable in that setting as a four-time PGA Tour winner, but none of it compares to the pressures he faced while competing in this past weekend's Asian Games in Japan. To leave America and golf behind and return to South Korea to serve in the military for over a year, or not — those were the stakes for the 24-year-old. Golf is already difficult enough, but adding the pressure of a legitimately life-altering situation seems downright crippling; Kim thrived under the wildly unique circumstances, and a text message from Tiger Woods may have played a tiny role in it all. In Utah, the FedEx Cup Fall got back underway on the PGA Tour. It was already a milestone week for Austin Smotherman, but it turned into a career-altering one when it was all said and done on Sunday. Meanwhile, the DP World Tour played host to the always awesome Alfred Dunhill Links, and the consistently strong field featured Brooks Koepka, who may just have needed a few walks around some of the best courses on Earth to get his confidence back. Welcome to Par Talk, a weekly read to get you caught up on all the happenings that took place in professional golf that you should know. Be sure to follow Mark on X @itismarkharris or email him at mark.harris@outkick.com. Under South Korean law, most able-bodied men must serve 18 to 21 months of military service. Special exemptions, however, are granted for both athletes and classical artists who excel in international competitions. Athletes can receive exemptions by earning any medal at the Olympics or a gold medal at the Asian Games. Kim, born in Seoul, South Korea, would likely have had an opportunity in the 2028 Olympics to earn a medal and receive his military exemption, but why wait four years when an opportunity presented itself? Kim entered the Asian Games in great form, fresh off being the leading points earner for his International side in the Presidents Cup, and he was able to ride the momentum into grabbing a one-shot lead heading into the final round in Japan. A one-shot cushion certainly eases things, but the pressures of a military exemption on the line, having to go out and perform across 18 holes, makes that cushion feel minuscule. Prior to teeing it up in what will, in all likelihood, be the most important round of golf he ever plays in, Kim received a text message from none other than Tiger Woods. "Just be you. Nothing more, nothing less," the message from Woods said, according to Korea’s Yonhap News Agency. It's safe to say that the short and sweet message from the big cat made an impact. Kim went out and carded four birdies in his opening eight holes in the final round before making an eagle on the 13th to really grab hold of the moment. He ultimately carded a final-round 64 to earn a three-shot victory and the gold medal, and you could practically see the relief leave his body after he finished his final hole. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Given the wildly unique circumstances, it's impossible to even begin to imagine the pressure Kim must have felt throughout the week. He may have been the favorite to win gold to begin the games, but anything can happen when you're playing for a piece of your life's future in the most literal sense imaginable. The year 2026 will be one that Kim never, ever forgets. While earning a military exemption undoubtedly tops his list of accomplishments for the year, he also won the Scottish Open for his first win on Tour in nearly three years and has climbed more than 70 spots in the world rankings after beginning the year outside the Top 100. Austin Smotherman is what we like to call a young journeyman. The Bank of Utah Championship marked the former SMU Mustang's 100th career start on the PGA Tour, but the 32-year-old has played a lot of professional golf after turning pro back in 2016. Mini tour reps, more than 30 starts on PGA Tour Latin America, another 102 starts on the Korn Ferry Tour, and now 100 on the biggest stage, he's paid his dues, and they paid off with a maiden victory in The Beehive State on Sunday. Finding the winner's circle always helps to find perspective, but after his two-shot victory on Sunday, Smotherman was genuinely just happy to be in the position he's in as a competitor on the PGA Tour. "One hundred starts out here is an incredible number, just to be blessed to have 100 starts, but even more so, to play professional golf now for 10 years, travel the world, have the support I've had, it's pretty unreal to lift a trophy at the highest level," the California native explained. "It's something we've dreamed about since I was a kid, and here we are." CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Smotherman began Sunday's final round with a one-shot advantage over Doug Ghim, and while neither of the two had their A+ game across the final 18 holes, it was Smotherman who answered the call best when adversity came calling. After making a double bogey on the Par 4 13th hole, he immediately answered with the tee shot of a lifetime on the drivable 14th to set up a routine birdie before playing his final three holes at 1-under to secure win No. 1. With the win, Smotherman earned a spot in the first two signature events of the 2027 PGA Tour season and a payday of $1.08 million. Outside of Top 15 finishes at The Players and the Masters, Brooks Koepka's first season back on the PGA Tour after making his return from LIV Golf wasn't necessarily one to remember. Statistically, the five-time major champion was one of the best iron players in the game in 2026, but things never felt in sync, which led him to miss the FedEx Cup Playoffs altogether. After putting together a season nowhere close to his standard, Koepka took a month-long hiatus from competitive golf before electing to try and retool with some reps on the DP World Tour. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER While the journey got off to a bad start with a T-55 at the Irish Open in September and a missed cut at the BMW PGA Championship, this past weekend's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship may have been the springboard the American was looking for. Tournament rounds spread across Kingsbarns, Carnoustie, and the Old Course at St. Andrews will grab the attention of anyone with a pulse, and Koepka's T-6 proved that. The Alfred Dunhill may be the last time we see Koepka tee it up for quite some time, but those reps and that result in difficult conditions across the weekend could be something we look back on if he makes some immediate noise in 2027. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3bb8775342cf4db8c3c95 American businesses added just 29K new jobs in September as hiring slumps te 2026-10-05T15:00:23.046Z American businesses added just 29K new jobs in September as hiring slumps Providers give emergency care to patients via telehealth at Dartmouth Health, based in Vermont and New Hampshire, which announced last month it would lay off 124 employees and cancel 303 positions. Nationwide, health care jobs continued to grow in September but at a lower pace as hospitals continued to seek financial stability. (Photo courtesy of Dartmouth Health) Jobs across the United States rose by 29,000 in September, a disappointing result as recent growth was also revised down in Friday’s monthly jobs report, the last one before midterm elections.  September growth was a large dip from a strong August number that was revised down from 162,000 to 133,000 in the new report. July jobs were also revised from an increase of 21,000 to a decrease of 10,000, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly report.  “This is a textbook weak jobs report,” economist Kathryn Anne Edwards said on a live chat on Substack after the release. The fact that earnings, up 3%, are not keeping up with 3.4% inflation, means “We can say pretty categorically that things got worse for workers this month,” Edwards said. Average hourly earnings increased slightly to $37.81, up 3% from a year ago. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2% from 4.1% in August, but still a decrease from 4.4% in September 2025.  Speaking on Fox News, Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, tried to frame the joblessness increase as a result of a labor market that more potential workers have returned to since August.  “People are seeing the strong labor market and they’re saying, ‘Oh I need to get back in the labor force because I’m going to make so much money.’ That’s one reason why the unemployment rate just ticked in a different direction,” Hassett said.  The labor force increased by 485,000 people in September, according to the report, but that’s still a decrease of a million from September 2025. .  Black unemployment jumped 1 point to 7% for the month, though it also is down from 7.6% in September 2025.  Health care jobs led September job growth at 16,700. That’s still a slowdown from an average of 33,000 per month over the past year as hospitals continue to seek financial stability. Some health systems had layoffs last month in Vermont and New Hampshire. Government jobs dropped by 17,000, mostly in local governments.  The freight economy has been reeling from the impact of high diesel prices, and job losses have been announced in that industry. Nonetheless the federal statistics show a monthly job increase of 2,600 in September for truck transportation jobs, but a drop of 4,100 in warehousing and storage jobs.  An alternative jobs report from payroll processor ADP found a 90,000-job gain in September, with more than half of those coming gains in the Mid-Atlantic region of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.   Stateline reporter Tim Henderson can be reached at thenderson@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/6ac3bb7b75342cf4db8c3c5c Kash Patel Is Engaged to Country Singer Alexis Wilkins te 2026-10-05T15:00:11.412Z Kash Patel Is Engaged to Country Singer Alexis Wilkins The director of the F.B.I. and his girlfriend announced their engagement on social media over the weekend. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3bb7775342cf4db8c3c42 Hackers steal 8 million citizens’ records from Danish government database te 2026-10-05T15:00:07.324Z Hackers steal 8 million citizens’ records from Danish government database The Danish government said the breach of names, addresses, and state-issued ID numbers affects 8 million people, including people living abroad and the deceased. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3b92375342cf4db8c3897 Washington family requests SCOTUS injunction after daughter was allegedly sexually assaulted by trans athlete te 2026-10-05T14:50:11.466Z Washington family requests SCOTUS injunction after daughter was allegedly sexually assaulted by trans athlete EXCLUSIVE: A Washington family has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to step in after lower courts refused to let a teenage wrestler compete this season without being matched against a male athlete. Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) filed an emergency application with Justice Elena Kagan on behalf of K.M.K. and her mother, Stephanie Lynne Brown. The filing asks for an injunction pending appeal in K.M.K. v. Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA). The plaintiff is listed only as K.M.K. She is Kallie Keeler, the Puyallup-area wrestler who has spoken publicly about here experience in being allegedly sexually assaulted by a trans athlete during a match. Keeler has been on the mat since she was 4. Wrestling was the season she waited for all year. She has not competed in a WIAA event since leaving the team in January, and she has said she is unsure she will return if she can be paired against a male again without notice. FAMILY FILES LAWSUIT ALLEGING DAUGHTER WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY TRANS ATHLETE DURING GIRLS' COMPETITION The application says Keeler was 15 when she wrestled for third place at the Lady Jag Kickoff on Dec. 6, 2025, a girls’ tournament at Emerald Ridge High School. She and her mother say they were not told her opponent was male. During the match, they allege, the opponent penetrated her. Another team’s coach told her afterward that the opponent was male, the family says. When Brown asked for a guarantee that her daughter would not have to face a male without penalty, and for notice so she could opt out, the district refused. It offered forfeiture if Keeler already knew the opponent was male. It said gender-identity information would be kept confidential. "No girl should have to choose between playing the sports she loves and her safety," the application says. It asks the Court to bar officials from forcing Keeler to wrestle a male while the appeal goes forward, or at least to require notice and a no-penalty opt-out. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! INSIDE THE SUPREME COURT BATTLE TO 'SAVE WOMEN'S SPORTS' The defendants are the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Superintendent Chris Reykdal, and the Puyallup School District. The athlete and the athlete’s family are not parties. A federal judge in Tacoma denied a preliminary injunction on Aug. 23. The Ninth Circuit denied an emergency injunction on Sept. 25, calling the request a mandatory injunction and finding no likelihood of success strong enough to justify relief before the season. Wrestling in Washington opens in mid-November. ADF says that without an order now, Keeler loses the season Title IX is supposed to protect. The filing leans on the Supreme Court’s June 30 decision in West Virginia v. B.P.J., which held that states may limit girls’ teams to biological females, and on Mirabelli v. Bonta, a March parental-rights order. The U.S. Department of Education opened a Title IX investigation into the district in February. Two Rogers High School administrators were later charged with failing to make a mandatory report. Prosecutors did not charge the opponent. The district has previously declined to comment, citing student privacy and litigation. OutKick sought comment from the WIAA, the Puyallup School District and the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction on the Supreme Court application. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3b6d375342cf4db8c386e Land cleared for new resort te 2026-10-05T14:40:19.226Z Land cleared for new resort Work began in mid-September on the $116 million Senoa Resort & Spa, formerly know the Oak Creek Heritage Lodge at 115 Schnebly Hill Road. The resort will have 70 guest rooms and four workforce housing units in 29 structures across 11.5 acres. On Sept. 8, Olson Real Estate Group Inc. and Senoa Invest Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3b6d175342cf4db8c3863 Manfredi: Helping Maricopa small businesses grow te 2026-10-05T14:40:17.745Z Manfredi: Helping Maricopa small businesses grow I know what it feels like to be a few days away from payroll and wonder whether you can make it through another pay period. Having been there. Failing in business and succeeding beyond my wildest dreams. Those experiences shape how I work with business owners every day and how I serve on the Maricopa City Council. It matters to have people in office who have signed the front of a paycheck, not just the back. People who understand the responsibility of making payroll, paying rent, covering bills, and keeping a business moving when things do not go according to plan. Too often, people in positions of power believe they know what businesses need without ever having faced that responsibility themselves. There is something you learn when employees and their families depend on the decisions you make. I have 10 employees, many of whom live in Maricopa. Their paychecks help cover mortgages, rent, car payments, groceries, and the cost of raising children. That responsibility stays with me long after the workday ends. Through my work at InMaricopa, I work with local businesses every day to help them reach customers, promote their services, and grow. I hear about their successes and their struggles, and I understand how much a slow month, an unexpected expense, or a delayed opening can affect a small business. We need the people investing in Maricopa to succeed. I know what they are putting on the line. Elected Office That experience also guides my work as an elected official. I supported eliminating Maricopa’s general business-license requirement, which ended January 1, 2019, while retaining licensing for regulated businesses. Removing an unnecessary requirement matters when you are the person spending time and money to comply with it. I also voted for the scallop ordinance adopted this year. It gives the city a way to build qualifying infrastructure and recover costs from the properties that benefit. That can help address an obstacle facing smaller projects: the upfront expense of improvements that also serve surrounding properties.  These are practical decisions that can make investing in Maricopa more workable. My support for transportation and infrastructure investment comes from that same perspective. SR 347, the Sonoran Desert Parkway, local roads, and alternate routes matter to businesses trying to receive deliveries, serve customers, and get employees to work. Reliable infrastructure helps employers consider Maricopa as a place to open, expand, and hire. As a city, we need more commercial and light industrial space for local contractors, service companies, and growing small businesses. A business owner who is ready to move out of a home office or garage needs somewhere affordable to go.  Development How we treat people going through the development process matters, too. Someone proposing a food truck court, a small shop, or a new workplace deserves clear answers, fair treatment, and a timely review. Unnecessary delays cost money. We should approach those conversations with a willingness to help people meet the requirements and move forward. I bring that commitment to my own business by creating paid opportunities for teens and young adults. At InMaricopa, they gain experience in journalism, photography, advertising, marketing, and digital media. They learn to meet deadlines, work with customers, take responsibility, and produce work our community sees. Those opportunities give young people a paycheck, practical experience, and a place to start. I want more employers to help young residents take that first step toward a career here in Maricopa. We should also continue pursuing large major employers and preparing our industrial areas for investment. Recognizing the value of a business hiring a local employee, expanding its space, or opening a second location. Those decisions build our economy every day. Residents deserve more local jobs, services, restaurants, stores, and medical providers. The Council’s responsibility is to help create the conditions that make those investments possible and to listen to the people doing the investing. My focus will remain on better transportation access, space for growing businesses, fewer unnecessary barriers, and a city that welcomes people willing to take a chance on Maricopa. The fear of wondering whether a business will survive is something I know firsthand as is the pride of seeing it succeed. I want that success for everyone putting their money, time, and future into our city. Vincent Manfredi owns InMaricopa and this is a letter written to the editor.  You can view other opinions and letters here. City of Maricopa: regulated business licenses InMaricopa: council adopts scallop ordinance City Legistar: ORD 26-10 scallop liens The post Manfredi: Helping Maricopa small businesses grow appeared first on InMaricopa.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3b6c575342cf4db8c382a Meet the Startup Battlefield 200 judges who’ll decide the winner at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 te 2026-10-05T14:40:05.908Z Meet the Startup Battlefield 200 judges who’ll decide the winner at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Meet the final five Startup Battlefield judges who'll decide who wins the pitch competition at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Get your pass now to save up to $100, and get a second at 50% off. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3b6c475342cf4db8c3821 Researchers are tracking a Chinese AI ‘agent fleet’ te 2026-10-05T14:40:04.191Z Researchers are tracking a Chinese AI ‘agent fleet’ Independent researchers discovered an agent swarm that seems to be running on Tencent's infrastructure and targeting Alibaba's map service, Amap. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3b47075342cf4db8c37d9 America’s most storied highway turns 100 te 2026-10-05T14:30:08.260Z America’s most storied highway turns 100 FLAGSTAFF, Ariz — America may be celebrating its 250th anniversary in 2026, but its most fabled highway is doing some celebrating of its own. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3b21b75342cf4db8c379e 5 hábitos para fortalecer la inmunidad durante la temporada de gripe y resfriados te 2026-10-05T14:20:11.107Z 5 hábitos para fortalecer la inmunidad durante la temporada de gripe y resfriados Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3b21975342cf4db8c3795 5 hábitos para fortalecer la inmunidad durante la temporada de gripe y resfriados te 2026-10-05T14:20:09.459Z 5 hábitos para fortalecer la inmunidad durante la temporada de gripe y resfriados Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3afbe75342cf4db8c373b California Prepares to Ban Quartz Countertop Production te 2026-10-05T14:10:06.780Z California Prepares to Ban Quartz Countertop Production The state would be the first to block an industry that has been connected to a deadly lung disease in workers. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3afbc75342cf4db8c372d The final Disrupt Stage lineup: Three days of conversations you won’t hear anywhere outside of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 te 2026-10-05T14:10:04.649Z The final Disrupt Stage lineup: Three days of conversations you won’t hear anywhere outside of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 The full TechCrunch Disrupt Stage lineup revealed, featuring Max Hodak, Mark Wahlberg, Benchmark partners, and more. Register now to save up to $100 on your pass and get a second at 50% off. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3ad6e75342cf4db8c370a Highest-ranking US official to ever serve jail time, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert dead at 84 te 2026-10-05T14:00:14.962Z Highest-ranking US official to ever serve jail time, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert dead at 84 The Purcell County, Illinois Coroner’s office says former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., "passed away at his home due to natural causes." The brief statement was posted on the coroner’s website early Monday morning. Hastert was 84 and one of the most ignominious figures to serve in American politics. He was the longest-serving Republican Speaker in history, wielding the gavel from 1999 to 2007. But Hastert’s career featured one of the most disgraceful falls from grace, becoming the highest-ranking U.S. official to ever do jail time. MONICA LEWINSKY RECALLS 'VERY DARK MOMENTS' AFTER SCANDAL, SURVIVING JUDGMENT BY 'BILLIONS OF STRANGERS' The scandal involving Hastert emerged years after he left Congress — but dates back to the 1960s and and 1970s when he served as high school history teacher and wrestling coach in Illinois. Hastert admitted in 2015 that he sexually abused teenage students and athletes as young as 14 — long before he entered Congress in the mid-1980s. Hastert was an accidental Speaker. He served as Chief Deputy Whip in the Republican hierarchy in late 1998 when House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., decided to step aside. Gingrich was controversial. Some GOP Members had knives out for him and believed Gingrich overplayed his hand pushing for impeachment of President Clinton. This, coupled with Republicans nearly losing control of the House in the 1998 midterms, set the table for Gingrich to step aside. Republicans tapped then-Rep. Bob Livingston, R-La., Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, to become Speaker in 1999. But in late 1998 as the House voted to impeach Clinton, it came to light that Livingston had an inappropriate relationship with a lobbyist. Hours before the House voted to approve two articles of impeachment for Clinton linked to his relationship with Monica Lewinsky, Livingston stepped aside and said he would not stand for Speaker in the new year. By nightfall, Republicans picked Hastert, a backbencher, to serve as Speaker in 1999. Hastert was criticized in late 2006 for not moving more aggressively to protect teenage House pages after it was discovered that then-Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., sent inappropriate text messages to the pages. The scandal led to the end of the House page program, which dates back to the beginning of the republic. Hastert lost the Speakership when Democrats seized control of the House in the 2006 midterms. Hastert did not serve in the GOP leadership in early 2007 and resigned from office later that year. FMR DEM REP BARNEY FRANK, SHARP-TONGUED LIBERAL TRAILBLAZER AND DODD-FRANK CO-AUTHOR, DIES Hastert was often quiet and shunned interviews and the press. Known as "Coach" to fellow lawmakers because of his wrestling background, Hastert often proclaimed that he was more of a "listener" than a "speaker." But Hastert’s career took a dark turn in 2015. US OLYMPIC HERO NANCY HOGSHEAD WINS LEGAL BATTLE AFTER VOLLEYBALL COACH'S $250M DEFAMATION SUIT IS DISMISSED Federal banking regulators flagged Hastert’s curious withdrawals of staggering amounts of cash at peculiar intervals. Banking regulators suspected the transactions signaled that someone may be blackmailing the former Speaker. But that’s how it came to light that Hastert was actually paying millions of dollars in hush money to the family of a student he abused in the 1970s. Hastert admitted to sexually abusing students decades before at his trial for illegal bank transactions, saying he "mistreated athletes" and "took advantage of him." The judge in the case called the former Speaker "a serial child molester." Hastert served 13 of 15 months his federal sentence for banking crimes at a facility in Rochester, Minn. However, Hastert never faced legal ramifications for sexual conduct. Hastert is also known for the "Hastert Rule." When Hastert served as Speaker, he would not bring a piece of legislation to the floor unless it had the support of a majority of House Republicans. House GOPers continued to use that standard to bills for many years after Hastert left office. But that terminology fell out of favor after Hastert was convicted and information about his past became public. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3ad6d75342cf4db8c3701 Former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert dead at 84 te 2026-10-05T14:00:13.566Z Former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert dead at 84 Former Republican Rep. Dennis Hastert, who was the longest-serving GOP House Speaker before falling into disgrace for breaking banking laws, died on Monday at the age of 84. This is a developing story. Check back soon for updates. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3ad6b75342cf4db8c36f8 Karoline Leavitt joins Fox News as contributor after leaving White House press secretary role te 2026-10-05T14:00:11.873Z Karoline Leavitt joins Fox News as contributor after leaving White House press secretary role Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is joining Fox News Channel as an on-air contributor, FOX News Media CEO Suzanne Scott announced on Monday. Leavitt, 29, who will provide commentary across the Fox News lineup, starts on Nov. 1. She most recently served as the 36th White House press secretary during President Donald Trump’s second administration, from January 2025 until August 2026. "Karoline’s firsthand experience in the White House and on the presidential campaign trail gives her a distinct understanding of today’s political landscape. We look forward to her providing our audience with authentic and sharp insight across all FOX News Media platforms," Scott said in a statement. TRUMP SAYS KAROLINE LEAVITT WILL LEAVE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROLE, BECOME OUTSIDE ADVISOR Leavitt added, "I am grateful for the opportunity to continue appearing on Fox News Channel as an official member of the extraordinary team at FOX News Media. I look forward to bringing my unique perspective from my experience as White House press secretary, along with the same energy and candor that defined my tenure, to Fox’s millions of viewers across their many platforms." Leavitt served as a spokesperson for MAGA Inc., before joining Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign and later becoming the youngest White House press secretary in history. She quickly developed a reputation as an unwavering messenger of the president’s agenda. As the administration’s chief spokesperson, she regularly addressed the White House press corps and represented the administration on a wide range of domestic and foreign policy issues. DAVID MARCUS: KAROLINE LEAVITT’S LASTING LEGACY IS OPENING THE WHITE HOUSE TO INDIE PRESS In August, Leavitt confirmed her departure from the White House in a lengthy post on X, saying she made the "bittersweet decision" after concluding she could not balance the demands of serving as press secretary with being the mother she wants to be to her two young children. Leavitt worked in Trump’s first administration as a presidential writer and assistant press secretary. She previously ran as the Republican candidate for Congress in her home state of New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District in 2022 and served as communications director for then-House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Leavitt, who graduated from Saint Anselm College in 2019 with a degree in politics and communication, interned at Fox News during the 2016 presidential election.  She resides in New Hampshire with her husband, Nick, and their two young children. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3ab1275342cf4db8c36bb Country music trio The Castellows hint at something big with new unreleased song preview te 2026-10-05T13:50:10.011Z Country music trio The Castellows hint at something big with new unreleased song preview The Castellows continue to amp up fans by teasing new music. The Castellows are a very popular neo-traditional country music trio consisting of sisters Ellie, Lily and Powell Balkcom. While they might not have the popularity of someone like Ella Langley (who does these days?), there's no doubt that they have a very successful career. MORGAN WALLEN SAYS MORE MUSIC IS ON THE WAY AS HE WINDS DOWN THE 'I'M THE PROBLEM' ERA OF HIS CAREER All signs now point to something big coming. I wrote last week that The Castellows went viral after teasing the trio cooking up some new music in a recording studio. MORGAN WALLEN TEASES NEW MUSIC WITH VIRAL INSTAGRAM POST THAT HAS THE COUNTRY MUSIC WORLD BUZZING Well, I think it's now safe to say there's no doubt at all they're whipping something up. The official Instagram page for the trio recently posted a video of Lily singing an unreleased song, and captioned it, "Heartbreak songs incoming…" I guess that settles any debate or speculation about whether new music is on the way. You can check it out below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. The Castellows really first arrived on the scene in 2024, and they've only increased their profile with every passing year. MORGAN WALLEN AND ELLA LANGLEY HOLD THE TOP TWO ALBUM SPOTS IN AMERICA FOR FIRST HALF OF 2026 In 2026, there's no question the trio has cemented itself as a major player in the genre, and the group might be ready to take things to a new level with whatever music is on the way. That's good news for the country music industry. It's going through a revival, and every solid music only helps advance the cause. What do you think about The Castellows' music? Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3a8ba75342cf4db8c3662 Human vs humanoid robot cage fight goes viral te 2026-10-05T13:40:10.309Z Human vs humanoid robot cage fight goes viral We've watched humanoid robots play soccer, run races and even fight other robots. Now, content creator Frankie LaPenna has taken things in a much wilder direction by stepping into a cage to fight them himself. The event was staged by REK, a robotics entertainment company that puts remotely controlled humanoids into live combat events. In San Francisco, LaPenna faced three robots in a series of bouts, including two full-size EngineAI T800s, as part of what REK billed as the first human-versus-humanoid robot cage fight. The viral footage getting most of the attention comes from one of those T800 fights. LaPenna moves toward the robot and throws several punches. The machine fires back with punches and kicks before one shot sends him flying across the cage. And if the robot looks like it walked straight out of "The Terminator," that was clearly the point. But the bigger story here is what these machines can actually do, who was controlling them and how much of the fighting was really driven by AI. HUMANOID ROBOTS PERFORM LIVE SURGERY IN WORLD FIRST Missed CyberGuy LIVE? Watch the replay and discover 5 ways AI can help you get better healthcare. Our free CyberGuy LIVE class Get Better Healthcare with AI has ended, but you can still watch the full replay. Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson walks you through five practical ways AI can help you prepare for appointments, remember important details, understand complicated medical information, research prescription questions and organize your next steps. No technical experience is needed. Plus, recordings of all our past classes are available, including How to Stop Spam, Phone Security and Financial Protection, each with a free downloadable checklist. Watch the free replays and get your checklists at CyberGuyLive.com After facing a smaller Unitree G1, LaPenna went up against two modified EngineAI T800s, built by Chinese robotics company EngineAI. EngineAI lists the standard T800 at about 5 feet 8 inches tall and roughly 165 to 187 pounds, depending on the version. REK describes the modified machines used in its fights as about 6 feet tall. For the event, REK also gave the T800 a much more intimidating look. The mechanical head and glowing red eyes lean heavily into "The Terminator" theme. Put a machine that size inside a fighting cage and you can see why the video grabbed so much attention. Here's the big thing to know about this fight: there was a human behind the controls. REK's technology partner Reflex Arc says pilots operate the humanoids in real time using VR gear or a gamepad. AI helps with balance and trained movement, while the human pilot directs the action. So when you see a T800 throw a punch or launch a kick, the robot is carrying out the pilot's commands. It is not independently deciding how to fight LaPenna. That still leaves plenty to be impressed by because the machine has to stay upright, recover from contact and turn those commands into real physical movement inside the cage. HUMANOID ROBOT VIDEOS SHOW MACHINES LASHING OUT The viral clip getting most of the attention only shows part of what happened that night. According to REK CEO Cix Liv, LaPenna faced three robots during the event. He reportedly started against a smaller Unitree G1 before moving on to two modified EngineAI T800 humanoids. REK says its modified T800 machines can kick with up to 850 pounds of force, which helps explain why the footage looks so intense. LaPenna was knocked down during one of the T800 bouts, but Liv said he recovered, knocked the robot off balance and ultimately ended the fight with the robot's head coming off. REK has continued teasing more footage, and the short clips circulating online still do not show the full sequence of all three bouts. So what most people are seeing online is only one part of the event. The physical side of the fight became pretty clear once LaPenna started trading punches with the robots. Liv said LaPenna originally wanted to fight without protective equipment, but REK insisted that he wear it. He ultimately entered the cage in motorcycle-style protective gear and gloves. According to Liv, LaPenna injured his hand while punching one of the robots but otherwise avoided a serious injury. Even with a human controlling the machine remotely, LaPenna was still trading blows with a heavy metal robot capable of putting real force behind its movements. REK has been building toward this kind of event for a while. The company stages live fights where people remotely control humanoid robots against other humanoid robots. It also has a simulator that lets players learn the controls before some get the chance to pilot the real machines. Reflex Arc says REK's first simulator championship generated 3,670 matches, with the winners flown to San Francisco to pilot real robots at REK2 in August. The simulator uses the same basic controls and trained balance system as the physical robots. That helps explain where REK is going with all of this. The idea is to take something that feels like a video game and put it into a real fighting cage with actual humanoid robots. Then LaPenna stepped inside and raised the stakes by putting a person on the other side. LET'S LOOK BACK ON THE BEST MOMENTS (READ: CRASHES) FROM THE WORLD HUMANOID ROBOT GAMES Robot combat itself is nothing new, and we've been following that evolution closely. In 2025, four Unitree G1 humanoids fought in a boxing-style tournament in China. Those machines were also controlled by human operators, and the matches included punches, kicks and knockdowns. We have also watched humanoid robots play soccer without human control, rally on a tennis court and kick soccer balls hard enough to leave visible dents in a wall. REK's event takes that progression in a different direction. This time, the person sharing the cage with the machine can actually feel what happens when that robotic strength comes back at them. Strip away the Terminator head and the social media theatrics, and there is a pretty remarkable robotics demonstration underneath it. The larger T800s weigh as much as about 187 pounds, yet they can stay balanced in a confined fighting area, absorb contact and execute punches and kicks under human control. The hardware is clearly becoming more capable. Compare today's humanoids with the awkward walking robots we were watching only a few years ago, and the change is dramatic. And something tells me Frankie LaPenna will not be the last person crazy enough to climb into the cage with one. I've watched humanoid robots do some pretty wild things, but seeing one kick a person across a cage definitely got my attention. The big thing to remember is that there was still a human pilot behind the controls. These robots were not independently deciding how to fight LaPenna. AI helped with balance and trained movement while a person directed the action in real time. What stands out to me is how quickly the physical side of this technology is advancing. These machines can stay upright through contact, recover and put some serious force behind their movements. REK even required LaPenna to wear protective gear before sending him into the cage. It makes for a viral video, but there is a more serious side to this, too. As humanoid robots become stronger and more capable, we are going to have to think carefully about who is controlling them, what safeguards are in place and where this kind of power should be used. Would you be comfortable living or working around a humanoid robot this powerful if you knew a person could control it remotely? Why or why not? 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/6ac3a8b375342cf4db8c364a Midterm Elections: Who Is Winning the Race for Congress? Latest Data te 2026-10-05T13:40:03.876Z Midterm Elections: Who Is Winning the Race for Congress? Latest Data It’s Oct. 5 — 29 days away from the midterms. Here’s the state of play. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3a66075342cf4db8c342e 5 Ways to Make a Difference in Your Community te 2026-10-05T13:30:08.315Z 5 Ways to Make a Difference in Your Community Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3a40b75342cf4db8c33a8 Madison Beer is being accused of ruining Justin Herbert's career, sad Eagles fans & Yankees fans fighting te 2026-10-05T13:20:11.290Z Madison Beer is being accused of ruining Justin Herbert's career, sad Eagles fans & Yankees fans fighting Welcome to Screencaps, "America's Best Daily Column," as named by the readers. Screencaps, which publishes seven-days-a-week, is a mix of sports, pop culture, and emails from sane readers from around the world. This column isn't for the coastal elites. Give us a week to steal your heart. Our track record is pretty good. Let's have some fun. Since getting engaged to Beer, Herbert is 0-4 and has the second worst QBR in the league, according to ESPN. Only Kyler Murray is worse. At NFL.com, Herbert's passer rating is 70.6. Of full-time NFL QBs, that's the worst rate. We're talking Jameis Winston territory. Herbert's six interceptions is only surpassed by Drake Maye's pitiful start to the season. Add it all up and even the Big J blue checkmark journalists are starting to wonder if off-the-field activities are starting to catch up with Herbert. Has there been too much focus on fiancée Madison Beer and not enough on reading defenses? Remember, I wrote about how the NFL used training camp to push the narrative that Beer was going to be the next Taylor Swift. The league openly admitted to a social media campaign where Herbert had at least two interactions with Beer that were seemingly cooked up for TikTok groupies. As someone who wishes Jim Harbaugh nothing but the worst with his career, I'm laughing over this 0-4 start, but this should serve as a warning to the other 31 teams. If the NFL starts trying to socially construct TikTok content with members of your team, RUN. Lock your doors. Tell Goodell's social media goons to go away. Trust me, as a Bengals fan, Joe Burrow got caught up in the same social media content construction and now he's a mess. How do we feel about doing a "D–k in a Box" routine at a tailgate? Guys, I don't think this is as good of a look as you think it is. Maybe go back to the drawing board with all those other dudes standing around. Maybe spray ketchup and mustard on each other. Or throw a huge block of cheese into a wood chipper and get sprayed with the cheese. Now that's content. • If you're a Lions fan, it's bad. Real bad. You're witnessing yet another historically BAD defense and it's even worse than 2018 when the team went 0-16. 📩 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 – CF in Kansas writes: Just read an article about Gen Z college freshmen quitting school and returning home to live with mom and dad. I find this more than a little disturbing. While some of the kids made it a point they simply opted to take college classes online, there seems to be a common denominator among them. Several have anxiety issues. https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/more-gen-z-college-freshmen-quitting-school-early-moving-back-mom-dad There is a better way to get these kids to stay in college and experience the growth they need to take the next step into the working world. Start with junior college or a 4 yr college campus located in or near the city where you live. Most cities have small colleges where kids can attend as day students without leaving home. I would be remiss not to mention trade schools as an option. The goal is to get a job, move out of the house and start a life of your own. Joe, since Screencaps Jr will (I assume) someday go to college, what are your thoughts? Kinsey: My thoughts are that this isn't exactly a new trend. I just talked to a parent this weekend whose freshman son is dealing with the stress of living in a dorm unit with 11 guys and very little space for studying. The son isn't coming home, but there are adjustments to be made. My thoughts are that you tough it out during fall semester, and then, if the son or daughter is absolutely miserable and a change needs to be made, you make it. I came home for a semester my sophomore year in college due to a complete idiot roommate. After a semester at a community college, I realized I had to get out of there and I went right back to Toledo where my life started to change. BTW, trade schools are great. Save the emails. I like having plumbers and electricians available to call on short notice. Thank you to the multiple readers who sent me this link to the Wall Street Journal on the outlet's latest report on rising costs associated with travel baseball. https://www.wsj.com/sports/baseball/kids-baseball-costs-travel-teams-19254050 – Ryan K. writes: House ball is the only dam holding back the flood of VC profiting off the lie of travel ball. Keep holding the line with your megaphone. "Frequent participation in baseball has fallen 28% since 2014 in families with annual incomes of less than $100,000, according to data from the Sports & Fitness Industry Association." "Participation in Little League, meanwhile, where a four-month season averages between $110 and $170, has dropped more than 30% in the past 20 years." Kinsey: As I have written over and over the past year or two is that I fully expect public school districts to eventually end their sports programs and lease out their facilities to clubs who will be in charge of high school sports –– for a fee. Yes, IMG has been around for years and now there's the SPIRE academy –– it's a sports factory –– in northeast Ohio that is just the beginning of what I expect to be the norm in the very near future. Right now, SPIRE doesn't have a high school football team, but it's just a matter of time. Ohio public schools continue to be squeezed of cash from Columbus. Teacher salaries go up. Administration costs go up. The schools then call for tax levies to pay for the increases. More and more schools have threatened to chop sports. My prediction is that we're going to see multiple schools in the state cancel sports and then farm out their facilities to groups like SPIRE. Save this post. The Wall Street Journal will be writing about this in 3-4 years. It was $30 Sunday at MacQueen Orchard here in NW Ohio. Is that a good deal? The kids love picking, and eating, and picking, jumping up, having me lift them up for apples at the top of the trees and eating more as they go. Mrs. Screencaps and the boys were happy. I guess it was worth the $30. – Chris S. emails: I'm sure you know of Harry Chapin and his one hit song, "Cats In The Cradle". And you being from Dayton you may have heard of his bittersweet song about Mr. Tanner, but just in case you haven't, click on the below. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Keep up the good work Joe, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geP6UrkHQcM ####################### SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER And with that, it's time to get another week started. It's supposed to be a perfect weather week if you're into fall. Low 70s. Full sun. Apple crisp evenings. Let's go get after it. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3a40575342cf4db8c338e The campaign arm of House Democrats is targeting G.O.P. seats with a $13 million ad buy this week. te 2026-10-05T13:20:05.559Z The campaign arm of House Democrats is targeting G.O.P. seats with a $13 million ad buy this week. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3a1b375342cf4db8c3364 HARDY's new single 'Man In The Box' blends country music and rock into one roller coaster track te 2026-10-05T13:10:11.845Z HARDY's new single 'Man In The Box' blends country music and rock into one roller coaster track HARDY gave fans a unique song with his latest release. The popular country music singer has carved a nice lane for himself in the industry with his country rock style. His music is much more aggressive than your stereotypical country tracks, but there's no question it's worked well for him. GAVIN ADCOCK DROPS NEW SINGLE 'THE DAY I HANG IT UP' AND COUNTRY MUSIC FANS ARE FIRED UP Now, he's done it again. HARDY released his latest single – "Man In The Box" – late last week, and to call it a roller coaster of a song would be an absolute understatement. The song successfully blends essentially two completely different vibes into one. The first half is more traditional country music, but as the track advances, it turns into a true rock tune. It's also just very fun. Give it a listen below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. As you'd expect, people in the comments on YouTube had plenty to say. One fan wrote, "If you’re a country music fan you’ll dig the first part of the song. If you’re a rock music fan you’ll dig the 2nd half of the song. If you’re a music lover you’ll dig the entire song." SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Another commented, "Hardy is a lyrical genius." A third added, "I’ve said it once and I’ll say it time and time again. Hardy doesn’t miss!" RILEY GREEN DROPS 19-TRACK ALBUM 'THAT'S JUST ME' AND COUNTRY MUSIC FANS CAN'T GET ENOUGH Like I said above, HARDY managed to do it again by releasing a new song that has country music fans going crazy. Let me know your thoughts on "Man In The Box" at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3a1b275342cf4db8c335b NASCAR star rips sport for being slow and soft, another makes a shocking comeback & scorned wife bites back te 2026-10-05T13:10:10.578Z NASCAR star rips sport for being slow and soft, another makes a shocking comeback & scorned wife bites back Monday Morning Pit-Stop is a weekly NASCAR column that runs on OutKick.com and Fox News Digital. If you're looking for a normal NASCAR recap, go check out insufferable ESPN ... assuming they still know NASCAR exists. Five races down, five to go in the NASCAR Cup Series postseason. That's right. Feels like we just started these playoffs, and now this new version of The Chase is nearing the finish line. Serious question ... How do we feel about it? This is the first year NASCAR hasn't had it's usual win-and-advance format in over a decade, and I'm genuinely curious how everyone feels. NASCAR RACE INCLUDES HALF THE FIELD WRECKING, FURIOUS DRIVERS & HOLLYWOOD ACTOR RIPPING A 'LEFTIST, WOKE' MOVE Have you watched more? Less? The same? Do these races have the same fire they used to when every third race was an elimination race? Has it made any difference at all for you? I'll be honest ... I miss the old format. I do. I knew I would. Chase Briscoe won yesterday at Las Vegas. Kyle Larson and Tyler Reddick crossed the line while wrecking after Larson hit the wall trying to chase down Briscoe on the final turn. It was a decent race, and a fun finish ... but I just feel like it's lost some juice. The stakes don't feel quite as high to me. I still enjoy it, but these playoffs — or Chase, whatever NASCAR wants us to call them — have just felt sort of neutered. And yes, I stole that word from Tony Stewart, who is currently viral right now for some eyebrow-raising comments he made about NASCAR earlier this year. You'll see. RISING NASCAR STAR JUMPED, ATTACKED & BEATEN AT AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS HOT DOG SHACK What else? I've got Kasey Kahne, amazingly, coming out of retirement, a scorned wife going after a NASCAR driver after she seduced her husband (true story), and Brad Keselowski has been pushed out the door by his own team, which makes no sense given the team stunk before Brad got there and was actually respectable the past few years. Dummies. I'm not surprised, though, given his partners are associated with my Red Sox, and they're run just about as poorly as any professional sports team on the planet right now. Four tires, a splash of that Sunoco racin' fuel, and maybe a few more horses for Tony Stewart ... Monday Morning Pit-Stop — the 'NASCAR's Been Neutered' edition — is LIVE! Look, we're gonna break down yesterday's race at Vegas here in a bit. I promise. It was an OK race, with a decent finish that probably would've been a lot better if the cars weren't horrible. Take a look at Saturday's O'Reilly Series ending to see what I mean. But first, I do want to dive into these comments from Tony Stewart, which made the internet rounds over the weekend. Tony, who retired from full-time Cup racing in 2016, has never been known to mince words. I agree with a lot of his takes. I don't agree with others. For instance, he weirdly bashed fans and the media for mourning Kyle Busch earlier this year because he claimed we didn't care about Kyle Busch "the person" when he was alive. It was odd. So no, I don't always agree with the man they call "Smoke," but I do 100000% agree with him here. Take a look: "I’ll be honest, I don’t even watch anymore," Stewart told the Oil and Whiskey podcast. "It is, it is so neutered. I mean, they’re driving cars with 500 horsepower. When I, at the peak when I was running, we were at 875 horsepower, those things. And then they cut the nuts off of them. We went down to a 775 horsepower package and I was miserable. I’m like, these things are pieces of s–t. "I’m going to do a commercial tomorrow with Dodge and Ram and we’re promoting a truck that has 777 horsepower that you can buy off a showroom floor. And you can go to Talladega to the truck race and outrun that thing by theory with more power from a street truck that you can buy. "It’s like, NASCAR, wake the f–k up. What are we doing?" Yeah, I mean — it's tough to argue with Tony Stewart on anything he just said. It's all true. It's all correct. The funny thing is, Tony is actually getting back in a car later this month! He's set to race the No. 25 Ram for Kaulig Racing in the Truck Series race at Talladega on Oct. 23. It's funny because Tony notoriously HATED restrictor plate race when he drove. HATED them. Mocked them all the time. And now he's gonna be back in a truck at 'Dega because he needs to promote Dodge. Everyone has a price! Speaking of drivers making stunning comebacks to the sport ... Where in the world did THIS come from? Per Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic, Kasey Kahne, now 46, is set to come out of retirement and drive a Spire truck full-time next season. Why? I have no earthly idea. None. Kahne hasn't raced since 2018, and he's only made six Truck Series starts over his career. For those who forget, the 31-time race winner retired at the end of that 2018 season due to health reasons, pointing towards dehydration as a big factor. As Bianchi noted, the Truck races are the shortest of all three, so it does make sense for Kahne to return to that specific series. Personally, I just hope we get more commercials like this next season with NASCAR's biggest heartthrob back behind the wheel: Man, we had it so good back then, and we just pissed it all away. Remember how great NASCAR commercials used to be? Heck, any commercial, for that matter. Now, they're all just Ozempic ads and Big Pharma crap. Disgusting. What a fall from grace. OK, let's quickly jam the pedal to the floor and rapid-fire through a couple quickies on the way out ... First? Here's how yesterday's race ended, which is extra special because you get to see Kyle Larson racing Kyle Busch's iconic No. 5 Kellogg's scheme from back in the day: See? Solid finish. Solid race! Could you make an actual pass? Not really. Dirty air still rules all, unfortunately. It's undefeated in this Next Gen car, and I fear it will always be. But it is what it is at this point. Not much you can do about this until the offseason: Ooooooooooof. Just a brutal clip. Don't let Tony see it! He'll freak out. Next? On the way out, let's go ahead and check in on Brad Keselowski, who is leaving his own RFK race team after this month: Pretty shocking news out of the NASCAR world late last week. Brad Keselowski came in to Roush-Fenway Racing five years ago and really, I thought, turned that place around. They were pretty irrelevant before Brad arrived, and this year they had two of the three cars in the Chase. Brad said his five-year contract expires this year, so that's part of the reason he's leaving. Obviously, there's a lot more meat on this bone, because the results have been good. I've seen some rumblings that the organization wanted him to transition into a more managerial role, while he preferred to keep racing. If that's the case, I'm with Brad. He's a NASCAR champ and a future Hall of Famer. If you wanna keep racing ... keep racing. Don't let anyone else tell you otherwise! OK, that's it for today. Solid week. A weird one, but a solid one. On the way out, here's NASCAR Truck Series driver Jennifer Jo Cobb owing the wife of spotter Clayton Hughes a whopping $850,000 after she won a civil court case in which she accused Cobb of seducing her husband before their ultimate divorce in 2021. Most expensive sex ever, if you ask me! See y'all at Charlotte. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac39f5c75342cf4db8c330d WWE star Blake Monroe reveals heartfelt inspiration behind entrance gear on SmackDown debut te 2026-10-05T13:00:12.061Z WWE star Blake Monroe reveals heartfelt inspiration behind entrance gear on SmackDown debut Blake Monroe made her in-ring debut on "Friday Night SmackDown" as WWE fans eagerly awaited her entrance and what she would be able to do against an opponent like Giulia. When Monroe was in NXT, her entrance was lauded. The cameras would show Monroe looking at herself in a vanity mirror before turning around and entering the ring. Fans had hoped the mirror would eventually come with her when she made her SmackDown debut. It didn’t happen on Friday. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE Monroe came out with a sheer robe around her shoulders with showgirl-style feathers on the ends. Needless to say, fans were disappointed, but they didn’t know the story behind it. Monroe explained all of it in an Instagram post. "My journey started 9 years ago. I remember the night before my first class - I was so nervous. I had done theatre for years and never felt anything close to this level of fear," she wrote. "I pulled up outside the school gym that morning and didn’t even want to get out of my car. My heart was thumping and my stomach was in knots. I was ready to turn back, and then I saw a feather on my windshield. "A few months earlier, after years of battling illness, my grandmother passed away. She was the coolest, toughest woman I had ever met. She wore a mini skirt and rollers in her hair until the very end. They say feathers are a message from someone in heaven. It sounds silly, but in that moment I felt like my grandmother was with me, telling me to step through those doors and give my dreams a chance." She said chasing her dreams was the "best decision I have ever made." "Now here we are, my Smackdown debut," she continued. "I know you waited 5 months… I waited 9 years, and pretty much my whole life for this moment! But sadly, a few weeks before my debut, my lovely grandad passed away. I didn’t get to say goodbye. It was heavy in my heart. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "I didn’t tell anyone, I didn’t cancel anything. I just tried to push on as normal because I didn’t know how to handle the grief. I sat in the salon the next day getting my hair done for TV, trying to hold in tears, when my hairdresser found a feather in my hair. I truly have no idea how it got there. But I felt like it was my grandad saying hello. "My new beautiful feathered fan entrance on Smackdown might seem like a burlesque and Great Gatsby dream, but it’s also so much more. Last night I felt like my grandparents, who are together again now, were holding my hands for one of the biggest moments in my life. In a country where I am all alone, following such crazy dreams. It’s easy to feel lonely and scared, but last night I had never felt so strong. They were with me in those wonderful feather fans. "Thank you for supporting me in my dreams. Last night was for you. I love you and miss you so deeply." Monroe defeated Giulia in her first WWE main-roster match. Monroe thwarted Giulia’s attempt at a move from the top turnbuckle. Giulia hit her head and was knocked out. Monroe scored the pin. Monroe joined WWE last year and made her NXT debut in June 2025. She was an NXT women’s North American champion before getting called up. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac39aa775342cf4db8c3298 Arizona State cheerleader charged after confrontation with police caught on viral video te 2026-10-05T12:40:07.336Z Arizona State cheerleader charged after confrontation with police caught on viral video Newly released police video shows officers throwing an Arizona State University cheerleader to the ground after she allegedly interfered with an ongoing arrest in Tempe, Arizona. ASU senior Eryn Bonner suffered bruises to her face after the July 19 incident, video of which shows one of the officers shove her to the ground and then pin her to a police bicycle before arresting her on the sidewalk. Bonner could be heard screaming, "Let him go! Let him go!" as police arrested two men who had been accompanying her. Bonner was charged last week with misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and hindering or interfering with police. Maricopa County prosecutors declined to move forward with felony charges against her. THREE COLLEGE STUDENTS FACE FEDERAL CHARGES OVER ALLEGED THREATS AGAINST TRUMP AHEAD OF CAMPUS RALLY Attorney Benjamin Taylor, who represents Bonner, called for the arresting officer to be fired and released a statement on behalf of the Bonner family. "There are no words to fully describe the heartbreak of watching our daughter being hurt by someone entrusted to protect and serve our community," the Bonner family said in a statement to ABC15. ‘LOOKSMAXXING’ INFLUENCER ‘CLAVICULAR’ CHARGED AFTER TEEN ALLEGES ATTACK AT FAMILY’S CAPE COD HOME "The hardest thing is seeing the pain and sadness in her eyes that we cannot take away," the statement continued. "Expecting public servants to live up to the highest standards of their profession is not an act of animosity toward those who serve with honor." PROSECUTOR DROPS CASE AGAINST WOMAN ACCUSED OF THREATENING TRUMP ON TIKTOK "Rather, it is essential to preserving public trust and upholding the integrity and legitimacy of our institutions. We respectfully ask for your prayers and support as our daughter and our family continue to heal," the statement added. Surveillance footage from a nearby business captured the lead-up to the encounter, which shows Bonner and two male friends walk past a third man who had been standing on the sidewalk. One of Bonner's friends appeared to get into an argument with the third man as the second male friend attempted to hold him back from an altercation. A trio of police officers on bicycles saw the commotion from across an intersection and intervened moments later. Police say Bonner allegedly struck one of the officers as they were carrying out arrests of her two friends. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3985075342cf4db8c325c Brittany Mahomes trolls Raiders after Las Vegas coach seemed certain team would beat Chiefs te 2026-10-05T12:30:08.711Z Brittany Mahomes trolls Raiders after Las Vegas coach seemed certain team would beat Chiefs Brittany Mahomes mastered the art of trolling during the early parts of her husband’s NFL career and even though fans hated it, she still put salt in the wounds of those who saw the Kansas City Chiefs beat their teams. On Sunday night, she was at it again. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Mahomes posted a carousel of her outfit as she watched the Chiefs narrowly defeat the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium 30-27. She captioned the photo with Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak’s insistence that Las Vegas was going to come out on top. "’We’re winning. We’re gonna win the game,’" she wrote. The Raiders had the Chiefs right where they wanted them at halftime. Las Vegas took a 13-10 lead into the locker room and Kubiak was certain the Raiders were going to come out on top. "We’re going to win the game," Kubiak told CBS’ Tracy Wolfson at halftime. He must have forgotten that Patrick Mahomes was still the quarterback for the Chiefs. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Mahomes led the Chiefs on three touchdown drives in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Raiders 20-14 in the final frame. Kansas City took the lead with 3:21 left in the game. He found Tyquan Thornton for a 55-yard pass and Kenneth Walker scored on the next play. Thornton suffered a gruesome injury on his clutch catch, but the Chiefs were able to power through. On the ensuing kickoff, the Raiders fumbled the ball. It led to another Walker touchdown. The Raiders cut the deficit to three points when Kirk Cousins threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Brock Bowers. Even as the Chiefs went three-and-out on their next drive, Cousins’ critical interception on the Raiders’ final drive closed the door on a miracle story. Kansas City improved to 4-0 with the win. Las Vegas fell to 3-1. "I think you have to stay with it," Mahomes said of the game. "I keep saying it, but it’s not always going to be pretty. That’s a good football team, a good defense. It’s not going to always be light it up and go out there and scoring 50 points or whatever. It’s if you stay with the process, it’s going to come." The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac395fb75342cf4db8c3221 30,000 ancient treasures saved from ISIS in daring archaeological rescue te 2026-10-05T12:20:11.739Z 30,000 ancient treasures saved from ISIS in daring archaeological rescue A recent study is shedding light on how brave archaeologists risked their lives to save approximately 30,000 priceless artifacts as ISIS closed in on a Syrian city. Published in the journal Museum Management and Curatorship, the study details the rescue of the artifacts from the Deir ez-Zor Museum in Syria.  The artifacts are described as "priceless and were saved from the museum before the city was captured by ISIS," news agency SWNS reported. Phys.org also reported on the study.   ARCHAEOLOGISTS MAKE UNUSUAL FIND NEAR SITE WHERE ARK OF THE COVENANT WAS ONCE KEPT The Deir ez-Zor haul was part of some 300,000 museum objects rescued and relocated across Syria. The museum's collection spanned thousands of years of history.  It included ancient statues, jewelry and cuneiform tablets, including numerous tablets unearthed at the ancient city of Mari. Although the rescues took place in 2014 and 2015, new details about the operation have only recently been revealed in the study by Maamoun Abdulkarim, said SWNS.  HOLY LAND DISCOVERY REVEALS ANCIENT CHARRED RELICS FROM ONE OF JERUSALEM'S DARKEST CHAPTERS Despite not being one of the largest museums in Syria, the Deir ez-Zor Museum housed one of the country's most valuable collections. The museum held priceless treasures unearthed at some of Mesopotamia's most renowned archaeological sites, including Halaf, Dura-Europos and Mari. Abdulkarim, a professor of archaeology and history at the University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, oversaw the operation as director-general of Syria's Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums. He presented the rescue as a case study in protecting cultural heritage during wartime. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER In the study, he argued that carrying out such a rescue amid active hostilities requires far more than logistical planning. "It fundamentally involves decision-making, institutional resilience, trust and the ability to adapt rapidly to changing circumstances," Abdulkarim said, as SWNS noted. "There is rarely a perfect moment to act during an armed conflict; often, delaying a decision in search of greater certainty poses a greater danger than acting under uncertainty." CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS The rescue was fraught with danger, Abdulkarim said, as the museum was linked to a military airport by only a narrow and highly vulnerable corridor. The period when ISIS rapidly expanded its control in 2014 "formed a critical juncture, as it coincided with the fall of Mosul in Iraq, the looting of its civilizational museum and the destruction of antiquities from Nineveh and Assyria," Abdulkarim said. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ He said those events prompted Syrian antiquities authorities to urgently reassess their protection plans and accelerate efforts to safeguard museums in cities at risk of siege or collapse. "In a cultural emergency, waiting for perfect conditions can become more dangerous than acting under uncertainty," Abdulkarim said. "Heritage protection during war is not only about what we save," he said.  "It is also about when we decide to act, whom we trust and how quickly we are prepared to adapt." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac395fb75342cf4db8c3218 Flydubai co-pilot allegedly planned to crash Israel-bound jet at Ben Gurion Airport te 2026-10-05T12:20:11.058Z Flydubai co-pilot allegedly planned to crash Israel-bound jet at Ben Gurion Airport The flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking his captain in an attempted terrorist act aboard an Israel-bound passenger jet allegedly planned to crash the aircraft into Ben Gurion Airport, according to new reports on the investigation. Israeli broadcaster Channel 12 reported that Hamam al-Hammami told investigators he intended to continue flydubai Flight FZ1073 toward Israel as though nothing was wrong, obtain the necessary clearances to approach Ben Gurion Airport and then crash the aircraft into a building or another plane at the airport. The information reportedly came from investigations by Saudi and Emirati authorities into the incident. Israeli investigators have not questioned al-Hammami directly, according to reporting from Channel 12 and Ynet. FLYDUBAI CO-PILOT ACCUSED OF COCKPIT ATTACK WAS GROUNDED BY OMAN AIR BEFORE JOINING AIRLINE: REPORT Fox News Digital reached out to the UAE Public Prosecution and flydubai seeking confirmation of the reported findings. Reuters separately reported Monday that a source briefed on the UAE investigation said the Omani co-pilot had planned to crash the flight into Ben Gurion Airport. Two Israeli officials with knowledge of the investigation also told Reuters that al-Hammami said during questioning that he had planned the attack before he was hired by flydubai. The latest details follow last week's dramatic incident aboard Flight FZ1073, which was traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv when the co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain inside the cockpit. NETANYAHU PRAISES HEROIC BYSTANDER IN BLOODY COCKPIT ATTACK FOR PREVENTING ‘ANOTHER 9/11’ UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi said investigators determined that the co-pilot attempted to carry out a terrorist act by attacking the captain with a crash axe and attempting to take control of the aircraft. Passengers and others aboard the flight ultimately intervened, and the aircraft was diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, where it landed safely. Al Shamsi has said the UAE investigation remains underway to determine the full circumstances and motives behind the attack, as well as any potential links to others. The UAE Public Prosecution has said the final results of the investigation will be announced after the necessary investigative procedures are completed. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac393a175342cf4db8c31b4 Bears' Devin Bush says win over Jets was 'probably one of the easiest NFL games I have played in' te 2026-10-05T12:10:09.174Z Bears' Devin Bush says win over Jets was 'probably one of the easiest NFL games I have played in' Though the New York Jets ended an abysmal interception drought on Sunday against the Chicago Bears, the defense failed to keep their opponents at bay and the offense was nowhere to be found. Chicago won 23-12 behind Kyle Monangai’s 146 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Tyson Bagent, who started for the injured Caleb Williams, was 25-of-34 with 268 passing yards and an interception. The Bears outgained the Jets 492-157. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! To add insult to injury, Bears linebacker Devin Bush said it was too easy. "It’s fun, man. We’ve got to get ourselves into more situations like that so we can get the offense the ball as much as possible," he said, via the New York Post. "As you can see, they’re capable of doing a lot of great things. Holding the ball for what was it, 42 minutes? That is kind of wild. "Probably one of the easiest NFL games I have played in. I’m not sore at all. So it was great." Bush added he was "bored." "I got bored. I got bored a couple of times. I had to stay warm just in case. I know we had a couple sudden change moments that I felt like got the defense going," he said. As crazy as that sounds, the Bears held the ball for 42 minutes and 15 seconds. The Jets only had the ball for 17 minutes and 15 seconds. Chicago ran 89 plays to New York’s 32. Bush, Dayo Odeyingbo and Austin Booker each had a sack. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE "I thought those guys all stood out," Bears head coach Ben Johnson said. "It was another one of those days where it’s hard to single out any particular guy. I just thought everyone played really good football on that side." Jets quarterback Geno Smith acknowledged the lack of execution for his team, saying the offense can do a better job of playing complementary football. Jets head coach Aaron Glenn was also stunned with the play disparity. "We have to do a better job of complementing each other and that did not show up today at all," Aaron Glenn said. "When you have the discrepancy of 89 plays and 32 plays, it’s something we have to look at and something we have to continue to work on. That’s the only thing we can do is continue to work." At least New York’s defense can hang its hat on one thing. Minkah Fitzpatrick intercepted a Bagent pass in the first half, ending the team’s 20-game drought without an interception. Still, there’s a lot of work to be done. It seems Chicago is still on the rise even without its starting quarterback. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac393a075342cf4db8c31ab Catholic schools, banned rifles and ‘climate lawfare’: Blockbuster fights await Supreme Court te 2026-10-05T12:10:08.392Z Catholic schools, banned rifles and ‘climate lawfare’: Blockbuster fights await Supreme Court The Supreme Court opens its new term Monday with cases that could reshape religious liberty, gun rights, immigration and the balance between state and federal authority. While the last term was dominated by major cases testing presidential power — including Trump’s authority to restrict birthright citizenship, impose tariffs and fire independent agency officials — many of the court’s marquee cases this term span a wide range of issues, including federalism and individual rights. "There’s a couple of religious freedom cases," Carrie Severino, president of JCN, told Fox News Digital. "We have a couple cases that touch on state and federal preemption, but I’m not sure there’s an easy theme for all of them." The blockbuster case this term is Suncor Energy v. Boulder County, and it centers on whether Colorado officials can use state tort law to seek damages from oil giants Suncor and ExxonMobil for climate-related harms, or whether federal law blocks those claims. SUPREME COURT CLIMATE SHOWDOWN JOLTED BY ALITO'S LAST-MINUTE DECISION "If Colorado actually succeeds on its nuisance claims and others against these companies, the upshot would not just be these companies changing what they do in a way to protect Colorado or remedy Colorado, but rather it would affect their operations far outside of the state," Adam White, senior fellow at American Enterprise Institute shared during a Federalist Society Panel. "And the question is, can Colorado courts reach outside of their own state and try in effect to regulate?" Suncor and ExxonMobil argue that the Clean Air Act gives the federal government authority over interstate and international emissions, leaving Colorado unable to hold them liable for conduct outside the state. But the state argues that it is seeking damages under state law and that the Clean Air Act preserves states’ authority to enforce their own laws. The Supreme Court will decide whether federal law blocks Boulder’s climate lawsuit and whether the justices can hear the case. Severino said the case is an effort by "climate lawfare activists" to regulate carbon emissions. "If the court is viewing this as an effort to weaponize one jurisdictions law to really regulate outside its borders, then I think they're going to be not very happy about this claim," Severino said. "If the Court really views it as an attempt by Colorado to legislate worldwide actions of these energy companies, then I think they're going to say this is actually something that fits within the federal government's sphere of activity, not a single state." The case marks the first oral arguments heard before the high court. An Arizona election integrity measure is at the center of another Supreme Court case testing the balance of power between states and the federal government over how elections are run. THESE 11 UPCOMING SUPREME COURT DECISIONS COULD MAKE OR BREAK TRUMP'S SECOND TERM AGENDA Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota stems from an Arizona law requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for certain voter registrations. Voters who register without that documentation may qualify as "federal-only" voters, allowing them to vote in federal elections but not state and local races. The law also allows the state to purge noncitizens off voter rolls close to an election. The dispute centers on whether the National Voter Registration Act prevents Arizona from imposing additional requirements on voters. The Supreme Court will also hear major cases involving gun rights and religious liberty and will determine how far states can go in limiting those freedoms. Colorado is up to bat twice before the Supreme Court this term, with St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy testing whether the state can exclude Catholic preschools from its universal preschool program because of religious policies barring same-sex couples and LGBT students from attending the schools, which conflicts with the state’s nondiscrimination requirements. Colorado provides funding to private preschools that participate in the program but requires them to follow state anti-discrimination rules covering sexual orientation and gender identity. The Catholic schools argue those rules clash with their religious beliefs and that they should not have to abandon their policies to receive the same funding available to other private schools. "They don't agree with the state on things like allowing children to use the opposite sex bathroom if they identify with the opposite sex, So this is something the Supreme Court has been very favorable to religious organizations of and for not allowing states to just cut them out of otherwise generally applicable state benefit programs," Severino said. EXCLUSIVE: SUPREME COURT PRAYER GROTTO CASE COULD IMPACT 'EVERY SINGLE ZONING LAW' IN AMERICA, ATTORNEY SAYS But Amanda Shanor, an attorney who helped represent the gay couple who were denied a wedding cake before the Supreme Court, said during a Federalist Society Panel there is concern that the case could chip away at anti-discrimination protections by expanding when businesses and institutions can refuse to serve people based on their identity. "The schools are not saying, like in the earlier cases — like Masterpiece Cake Shop or 303 Creative — that they want to not serve somebody because of the expression that it would express with regard to a particular event, but instead that they don’t want to have the kids or the families because of the status of the kids or the families," Shanor said. "And will that then go spread over into other things, like will the bakery be able to say, ‘I don’t want to serve all X type of people?’" Illinois and Connecticut have cases, with state laws restricting certain semiautomatic firearms facing challenges at the Supreme Court. "This is important because the Supreme Court, for the first time following its landmark Bruin decision is going to be looking at how states or municipalities can limit particular types of weapons," Severino said. "What the court said it's going to look at is whether these are weapons that are in common use and have lawful purposes, and so this is the court's opportunity to look at things like the popular AR-15 type rifle and decide is this something that qualifies as something that's in common-use and therefore is protected by the Second Amendment." And while presidential power may not be a major theme this term, the Supreme Court will still weigh the limits of the Trump administration’s authority in a case involving its push to deport illegal immigrants to third-world countries they are not from, and that are not listed in their removal orders. The case is not a direct test of presidential power, but instead centers on whether federal immigration law gives the administration the authority to carry out the policy. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear more than two dozen cases and still could pick up more. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3939a75342cf4db8c318d Can Safeworld convince people that gen AI robots won’t hurt them? te 2026-10-05T12:10:02.766Z Can Safeworld convince people that gen AI robots won’t hurt them? Safeworld is building digital humans to make sure robots don't hurt the real ones. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac387e675342cf4db8c3070 California realtor accused of spying for China caught at LAX and more top headlines te 2026-10-05T11:20:06.917Z California realtor accused of spying for China caught at LAX and more top headlines 1. California realtor accused of spying for China caught at LAX 2. Yemeni government counters Iran-backed Houthis 3. OpenAI CEO says 'world should accept some bad things' for AI    SMALL TOWN SHOCK — Two killed, 35 injured after gunfire erupts at Georgia homecoming party. Continue reading … LEGAL PRESSURE — Letitia James faces recusal call in Cornell student's alleged sexual assault probe. Continue reading … THREAT RETREAT — Pentagon announces pivotal move following suspected Iran-linked terror plot. Continue reading … SPY GAMES — Realtor accused of spying for China caught at LAX trying to leave US. Continue reading … SWITCHING GEARS — Musk says 'no more AI' as SpaceX arm gets new name following Trump order. 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Knight’s wave of popularity has still been extremely high since he caught on with the WWE Universe in 2023-24. And even through detours that included a U.S. title run, feuds with The Vision and Reigns’ Bloodline stablemates, he’s continued to be one of the wrestlers fans continually gravitate toward. Knight got his first crack at a world title at Crown Jewel in 2023. He was supposed to be one-on-one with Reigns before Jimmy Uso interfered and cost him the title. He was then thrust into a fatal four-way match for the Undisputed WWE Championship at Royal Rumble in 2024 against Reigns, AJ Styles and Randy Orton. But Reigns would remain supreme. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE This time, it’s a little different. Reigns, as Knight has pointed out, hasn’t had The Bloodline in his corner as they’ve been preoccupied with Jacob Fatu’s dominance and the 946 faction. It might truly be a one-on-one bout between the two WWE superstars. Who wins is anyone’s guess. But WWE Hall of Famer Diamond Dallas Page told OutKick Dropkick he’s backing Knight in the premium live event. "I would love to see that. I would love to see that … LA and I have been, because of our careers, even though he started wrestling in his 20s, our career took off in our 40s and I would love to see that. Do I believe it's going to happen? I'm going to say yes because I want it to be out in the universe for LA," Page said in a recent interview, on behalf of Gambling.com, the guide to the best online sportsbooks. Page said if Reigns lost the match it wouldn’t hurt him. He compared it to his own win over Randy Savage at World Championship Wrestling’s Spring Stampede in 1997. "And Roman though, Roman’s Hulk. Roman's Rock, Roman’s Cena, he is, he's that guy. I mean, he's that guy if he did freaking put LA Knight over, it wouldn’t hurt him at all," he said. "Matter of fact, he Randy Savage’d him, which is what Randy did for me when he reached down and you tell me in 1997, April 6th, the day after my 41st birthday, that anybody thinks I'm going to beat Randy Savage. No one, no one. But Randy did. And Randy knew this guy has worked so hard, the people love him. I'm gonna really make him blast off. "And I'll tell you, when I beat Randy Savage, it was more dramatic than even being the world champion. People acted different to me. I mean, the fans, everybody. It was like I stepped into a different dimension. And that's what Roman would be doing if LA night does go over. So, I'm putting that out in the universe and I would love to see it because I think he deserves it so much." Page shared that he and Knight have had talks about getting to the pinnacle of professional wrestling. He likened it to his own conversations with Cody Rhodes when the "American Nightmare" was pursuing Reigns’ gold. Rhodes failed to win it at WrestleMania 39 but came all the way back through a gauntlet of challengers to earn the title shot again and win it at WrestleMania 40. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "Me and him have had talks, you know, and just, even getting there, you know, you don't have to win it, but it's gonna, if he doesn't, it might even get him over more," Page explained to OutKick Dropkick. "It’s kind of like with Cody and right over here at this table right here, when it's him and Roman, and he has been, you know, led to believe that it's your time. But then you start to hear the rumblings of maybe it's not yet. And he came here and we sat down and had a couple of beers and I brought him a set and I looked at him and I go, ‘Is it really so bad if you don't win this the first time?’ He goes, ‘I knew you were gonna say that.’ He goes, ‘No one said that.’ He goes, you say, I go, ‘Yes, because I know, like, the people love you, bro,’ and they love LA Knight, too. They love Roman too, but Roman can either reach down and pull him up or he keeps fighting, and he keeps fighting." Still, if Knight loses on Saturday, Page didn’t think it would hurt Knight either. He, still, would love to see Knight win because he knows how hard it is to achieve an almost impossible goal in professional wrestling. "I don't think it hurts LA Knight either way," he said. "I'd love to see it because I know, like me, it was, it's a dream. It's a dream that you dream about, you want so bad and you throw it in the universe and you just gotta stay positive and keep going. And I'll tell you, boy, he has gotten himself so over with the people that you don't know what's gonna happen. "And that's the spot that I wanted in 1994 and I thought I was ready for it, but I wasn't. I go out there and I don't care who it is, you don't know who's gonna win. That's where LA Knight is right now and so Roman, he's been in that spot for a decade. You know, like Cena, he has carried the gauntlet. So, I'd love to see it." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3859175342cf4db8c3026 WATCH: GOP senators skeptical of Bill Gates’ ‘fearmongering’ AI warning as Dems sound alarm te 2026-10-05T11:10:09.534Z WATCH: GOP senators skeptical of Bill Gates’ ‘fearmongering’ AI warning as Dems sound alarm Senators on Capitol Hill were split on Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates’ warning that artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to "a billion deaths" amid growing controversy over the technology’s direction and rapid growth. Gates is one of several industry giants who have sounded the alarm on AI’s advancements, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. President Donald Trump has pushed back on calls to slow down AI development, arguing a rollback could give an advantage to competitors in the AI race like China. Gates made the claim on NBC’s "Meet the Press" last week when he was asked whether AI could wipe out humanity — as some in the industry have warned is a possibility that could happen within a decade. GOP LAWMAKERS SMELL SOMETHING ELSE BEHIND BIG TECH'S AI DOOMSDAY WARNINGS: 'SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON' "I think that's incredibly irresponsible," Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas told Fox News Digital. "That's not as dire as some of the AI officials who have suggested that there was a 10 percent chance of wiping out all of humanity," Sen. Angus King, I-Maine said. "This is something we have to take very seriously." "What worries me about that prediction is that the Republicans who are in control of the House and the Senate say ‘everybody go home and let AI do whatever they want to do,’" Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said. Cornyn claimed that Gates’ warning risks fueling calls for regulations that could ultimately benefit the biggest players in the AI industry while crowding out smaller competitors. "I mean, he's fear-mongering," Cornyn said. "And I worry that it's in pursuit of what's sometimes called regulatory capture, that the government and the public will demand regulation while a handful of prime AI companies are in control and crowd out any competitors." WATCH: AI SAFETY SCARE SPARKS CAP HILL FIGHT OVER GUARDRAILS: 'CHINA'S GOING TO EAT OUR LUNCH' King, however, argued the competition between tech companies gives reason why the government should implement safeguards. "The president seems to think, well, industry will regulate itself. The government shouldn't be involved," King said. "The problem with that is that these companies are engaged in an intense competition." He claimed that companies could then be reluctant to voluntarily slow development or impose their own safeguards if doing so risks allowing competitors to pull ahead in the industry. "They're gonna be forced to make a decision: Should we slow down and put in our own safeguards?" King explained. "But if we do, our competitor across the street won't and [will] get ahead of us, or China will get ahead of us." Republican senators also warned about another concern surrounding the rapid development of AI: Could China pull ahead? BEYOND KILLER ROBOTS: CHINA'S REAL AI THREAT TO AMERICA IS ALREADY HERE, EXPERTS WARN "Look, I think we need to use common sense," Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., said. "So we want to develop it. Obviously, we need to stay ahead of adversaries like China, but we need to do it safely. " "I think the administration is generally on the right track in not trying to put a heavy hand on this technology, which is going to be fundamental to our economy and our national security," Cornyn said. The conversations around AI ramped up this month, shortly before both the House and Senate went on recess leading up to the midterm elections. Many Democrats called for Congress to stay in session to address the concerns around AI and work to get legislation that enacts safeguards. "We have a responsibility, but not the Republicans," Warren said. "They say ‘send everybody home,’ because Donald Trump doesn't want to do anything about AI." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3859075342cf4db8c301d 7 everyday mistakes could be quietly damaging your vision, eye doctor warns te 2026-10-05T11:10:08.831Z 7 everyday mistakes could be quietly damaging your vision, eye doctor warns As Americans live longer, experts say everyday habits may be taking a toll on eye health earlier than expected. Dr. Douglas Lazzaro, professor of ophthalmology at NYU Langone Health, warned that several everyday habits may be silently affecting eye health. Age-related eye conditions include glaucoma, which damages the optic nerve, and cataracts, a clouding of the eye’s lens that can block light and blur vision. POPULAR ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION DRUG LINKED TO EYE DISEASE THAT CAN CAUSE IRREVERSIBLE VISION LOSS While genetics and aging remain major drivers of many eye diseases, avoiding the following common mistakes may help slow their progression and protect vision, Lazzaro told Fox News Digital. While exposure to sunlight is beneficial for overall metabolic health and longevity, failing to protect the eyes from the sun may lead to accelerated damage. Lazzaro pointed to research suggesting that long-term ultraviolet exposure may contribute to macular degeneration and the progression of cataracts. POPULAR WEIGHT-LOSS DRUGS FACE NUMEROUS LAWSUITS OVER RARE 'EYE STROKE' LINKED TO VISION LOSS In the doctor's own practice, cataracts are appearing five to 10 years earlier than they did three decades ago, which he believes may be linked to ultraviolet light exposure. He recommends wearing sunglasses in bright, sunny conditions to help protect the eyes, including the lens and retina. Reading in poor lighting can increase eye strain and make it harder to focus, particularly with age, according to Lazzaro. "As we get older, our eyes have more difficulty seeing under certain lighting conditions," he told Fox News Digital, noting that older adults may have more difficulty adjusting to darker environments. "If you're going be reading and it's not a bright, sunny day outside or you're not inside with bright lights, you should increase the lighting," he recommended. Research suggests that a nutritious diet may protect eye health by reducing the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, both of which can affect vision. "Diet is important," Lazzaro said. "There's certainly a lot of known data about poor diets [contributing] to poor cardiovascular health, and that same thing can apply with the eye." DIET CHANGE TIED TO ‘YOUNGER’ BIOLOGICAL AGE IN OLDER ADULTS AFTER 4 WEEKS High cholesterol and high blood pressure can worsen diabetic eye disease, even when patients may not realize those conditions are affecting their vision, according to the doctor. Researchers are also exploring whether gut health may influence retinal health, although that connection is still emerging. Another condition that becomes increasingly common with age is dry eye, in which a lack of tear production and oil secretion causes red, itchy, irritated eyes. This condition can be exacerbated by lifestyle factors like dehydration, Lazzaro noted. Staying hydrated helps keep the cornea properly moisturized, he said. "We always tell our patients, particularly in the summer, if they're going out on a hot day … make sure to hydrate, because not only will it dry out the body … but it can dry out your corneas." TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Getting adequate sleep helps support overall health, and there’s "good evidence" that patients who don’t sleep well, particularly those with sleep apnea, may experience increased eye pressure, according to Lazzaro. People with sleep apnea also appear to face higher rates of glaucoma and certain vascular eye conditions, similar to their increased cardiovascular risk, the doctor said. "They also have an increased incidence of vascular phenomena in the eye … People who don't sleep well have fluctuations in their circulation at night." Eye rubbing is considered a risk factor for keratoconus, a progressive eye disease where the cornea begins to dome and bulge out in a cone shape, although experts' opinions differ on whether it can directly cause the disease, according to Lazzaro. Patients with keratoconus often rub their eyes frequently, he noted, and repeated rubbing can potentially change the shape of the cornea — one reason he "strongly" advises against the habit. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER Because glaucoma often develops without symptoms, a comprehensive eye exam is frequently the only way to detect it early, Lazzaro said. Glaucoma is known as a "silent disease" that can lead to blindness, the doctor noted. CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES "Its nickname is 'the silent thief of sight,'" he said. "Sometimes the only way you know you have glaucoma is by going to the ophthalmologist. It’s a disease that we see with increasing frequency as we get older." Lazzaro recommends that adults get annual eye exams, rather than waiting until age-related vision changes begin. Presbyopia — the gradual loss of the ability to focus on nearby objects — commonly develops in middle age and often leads to the need for reading glasses. "Patients will come in at some point, usually between 40 and 50, and say they can't see up-close anymore; it happened overnight," he said. Annual visits should also include a scan for skin cancer and eyelid tumors, which occur more frequently with age, the doctor advised. Sun exposure may contribute not only to cataracts and macular degeneration, but also to cancers of the eyelid, Lazzaro said. "Most of them can be removed locally without a big problem if diagnosed early," he added. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3859075342cf4db8c3014 After 47 years of confronting Iran, does America have a strategy for ending this war? te 2026-10-05T11:10:08.047Z After 47 years of confronting Iran, does America have a strategy for ending this war? President Donald Trump stood before the United Nations and presented Iran with a choice: reach an agreement that would allow the country to rebuild, or face the destruction of the Islamic Republic. The following day, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian rejected surrender while leaving the door open to negotiations. More than seven months into the war, Washington still has not answered the question that has dogged American policy since 1979: What political outcome is America trying to achieve, and how will military force bring it about? I was an Army officer serving in West Germany when Iranian militants seized our embassy in Tehran on Nov. 4, 1979. Fifty-two Americans endured 444 days of captivity. That crisis began a hostile relationship that has outlasted eight American presidents. TRUMP KEEPS NEGOTIATING WHILE IRAN PLAYS THE LONG GAME AMERICA KEEPS MISSING In April 1988, after the USS Samuel B. Roberts struck an Iranian mine, President Ronald Reagan authorized Operation Praying Mantis. In a single day, American forces sank two Iranian ships and wrecked two surveillance platforms. Yet the confrontation continued. The 2015 nuclear agreement sought to constrain Tehran through negotiated restrictions and international inspections. Trump withdrew from that agreement in 2018 and restored economic sanctions. Neither approach settled the wider confrontation. TRUMP’S IRAN WAR NOW COMES DOWN TO ONE BRUTAL QUESTION: WHAT COMES NEXT? Trump went much further. American strikes in June 2025 hit three key nuclear facilities. Then, on Feb. 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury, beginning the current war. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei died on the first day. Seven months later, Iran has sustained extensive military losses, as Trump emphasized in his Sept. 22 UN address. But damaging Iran’s forces is not the same as achieving the campaign’s political objectives. TRUMP HAS 3 CHOICES TO DEFINE VICTORY IF HE WANTS TO BEAT IRAN. NONE OF THEM ARE EASY As a retired Army officer and former Pentagon strategist, I spent much of my career on the relationship between military operations and national objectives. Destroying an adversary’s forces is a military result. Victory is the political outcome those operations were meant to produce. Nowhere does that distinction matter more than in Iran. THREE CHOICES NOW DEFINE TRUMP'S IRAN WAR AND ALL OF THEM HAVE A COST What is the Trump administration trying to accomplish? Secretary of War Pete Hegseth put it bluntly in March: "no nukes, no navy, and a complete dismantling of their missile program and defense industrial base." Reopening the Strait of Hormuz joined the list later. The administration has never explicitly declared regime change a goal, yet the president now speaks of destroying the Islamic Republic. Those are military tasks, not a political end state, and even the nuclear goal has wavered. In April, Trump said of Iran’s buried uranium, "I don’t care about that." Two weeks later he promised, "We’re going to take it." IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL HINGES ON IAEA ACCESS TO LONG-BLOCKED ATOMIC WEAPON SITES, EXPERTS SAY That matters because America has lost its best window into Iran’s program. Until Feb. 28, International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors were still working inside Iran, and the agency was tracking activity at the Isfahan tunnels where Tehran stored much of its enriched uranium. Iran had barred inspectors from the sites bombed in June 2025, but the agency still had eyes in the country. Since the war began, inspectors have been unable to visit any nuclear facility except the Bushehr power plant. Before the June 2025 strikes, the agency estimated Iran held 440.9 kilograms (972 pounds) of uranium enriched to 60%, enough for about 10 weapons if refined further. The IAEA cannot verify where that material is today. On September 9, the agency’s board referred Iran to the U.N. Security Council. Without inspectors, no one can confirm what the bombing achieved. AFTER 6 MONTHS OF WAR, US MUST PREPARE FOR A FUTURE AFTER IRAN’S GOVERNMENT FALLS Beyond the bomb, the political objective is murkier. Is Washington trying to change how the regime behaves, or to end the regime itself? Those are different wars. Changing a government’s conduct requires defined concessions and a means of verifying them. Replacing a government requires knowing who governs afterward. Iraq taught that lesson: defeating Saddam Hussein’s military proved far easier than establishing a durable political order. IRAN REGIME CHANGE TALK RESURFACES AS TRUMP SAYS TEHRAN 'WANTS TO MEET' AMID US STRIKES The Islamic Republic remains in power. Reuters reported in April that the Revolutionary Guards had tightened their grip on military strategy and major political decisions. The war has strengthened the institution most committed to continuing it. Time favors Tehran. Iran’s leadership is prepared for a prolonged confrontation, while American presidents depend on public support, and that support is thin. IRAN ‘MISCALCULATING’ BY BETTING ON MIDTERMS AFTER 3-HOUR TALKS, TRUMP OFFICIALS WARN Americans who lived through the Cold War needed no briefing on the Soviet threat. Thousands of nuclear warheads were aimed at our cities. Iran’s threat is harder to see. The administration first cited an imminent danger, then shifted its rationale more than once. A June Reuters/Ipsos survey found that only 24% of Americans considered the war worth its costs. In July, most said Trump had not clearly explained its objectives. What Americans do understand is the price at the pump. Gasoline topped $4 a gallon in April for the first time since 2022, and AAA’s national average is about $4.43 today. The Strait of Hormuz helps explain why. Oil flows through the strait fell from 21.6 million barrels per day late last year to 4.9 million this spring. Crude shipments have since rebounded to near prewar levels, but shipments of refined fuels such as gasoline and diesel remain far below their prewar volume, helping keep fuel prices elevated. Trump himself told the U.N. he believes Iran is waiting for the November midterm results before making a deal. On Sept. 29, the Revolutionary Guards issued a 25-page open letter urging American voters to reject Trump’s policies. Tehran is working the American home front. Renewed negotiations have exposed the gaps. Tehran has proposed reopening Hormuz in exchange for relief from sanctions and the naval blockade, while Washington continues to demand restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program. Previous ceasefire arrangements have failed to hold. Any durable settlement will depend on verification, which brings the inspectors back to the center. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION Nearly half a century after the hostage crisis, America’s military capabilities have changed beyond recognition. The strategic question has not. Military success can be measured in destroyed targets. A durable political settlement requires a different accounting. The Cold War generation sustained a long and costly struggle because presidents explained the stakes in plain terms. Trump owes Americans the same plain talk now. He must tell them what victory in Iran looks like, and why it is worth $4+ gasoline. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ROBERT MAGINNIS Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3833975342cf4db8c2fd0 NFL's dumbest moment of Week 4 goes to a referee now on the Mount Rushmore of angrily jumping to conclusions te 2026-10-05T11:00:09.326Z NFL's dumbest moment of Week 4 goes to a referee now on the Mount Rushmore of angrily jumping to conclusions Sometimes it's a defender that blows it, and sometimes it's a player on offense. There are even times when an NFL coach will say or do something really dumb that makes news. But when a referee does something ridiculous, well, we kind of have to pay extra attention. Meet Adrian Hill. First we noticed him on Sunday, he was on the ground after getting run over by players during the Minnesota Vikings game against the Miami Dolphins. And he was evidently really peeved about it. NFL'S MOST DEBATED WEEK 3 CALL HAS PEOPLE WONDERING HOW TO DEFY GRAVITY WHEN HITTING PATRICK MAHOMES Hill and the play that drew attention to him are being reviewed by the NFL on Monday, a league official confirmed to OutKick. The reason for the review is that Hill seemed to either: Hill did all this without realizing one key detail: Wilson was actually pushed into the official from behind by a Miami Dolphins player. And Wilson merely tried to help Hill get up afterward, as the ref was aggressively pointing at him to get away. Hill, you should know, is no rookie official. He's been in the NFL since 2010 and has been a referee since 2019. But despite that experience, he seemed to lose his composure after getting knocked down. NFL AND REFEREES UNION CLOSE IN ON AVOIDING POTENTIAL REPLACEMENT OFFICIALS NIGHTMARE The play happened in a regionally telecast game. But it drew national attention because of the NFL's review and the terrible optics of the moment online. And since it was online, fans decided to have an opinion about it. This is the part where you realize that fans having opinions does not include NFL referee fans. Because there are no known such beings on the planet. We're talking fans of the Vikings, of Wilson, even of poise amid adversity. Hill and his officiating colleagues have no fans. So, the reactions online were predictable. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! One NFL reporter posted that Hill "flipped out" over an "unintentional collision." "Officials have a hard job but their arrogance and opinions of themselves just make them so unlikable," former New York Jets offensive coordinator Scott Turner added. "Very sad," NFL agent Peter Shaffer posted. "Would never see an NHL referee act like this. Pathetic." NFL REVIEWING INCIDENT AFTER LINE JUDGE JEFF SEEMAN APPEARED TO HURL PROFANITY AT CARDINALS TREY MCBRIDE Sunday was a bad day for NFL officials and the attention they drew. In New York, the former son of the league's supervisor of officials was captured on television apparently cursing at Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride. The league is looking into that one also but there seems to be a theme in these two incidents. It's men that are sometimes called zebras because of the stripes they wear acting like they're out in the wild. FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3833875342cf4db8c2fc7 Nike CEO may have just admitted the company went too woke as stock hits 12-year low te 2026-10-05T11:00:08.243Z Nike CEO may have just admitted the company went too woke as stock hits 12-year low The Nike CEO's memo to his employees was 860 words.  But here were the 33 that stuck out: "Over the past year, we've put sport at the center of everything we do. We're seeing encouraging signs of progress, but we have more work to do to win over the long term." That was sent out on Oct. 1, one day before Nike's stock price closed at $33.87 per share — its lowest in over 12 years. The once unstoppable athletic titan expects more layoffs in 2027 after already cutting staff twice this year. TED CRUZ TAKES VICTORY LAP AS ICONIC AMERICAN BRAND'S STOCK PLUNGES TO 12-YEAR LOW And you have to wonder if those words above — "over the past year, we've put sport at the center of everything we do" — was as much a confession as it was a mission statement. Nike chose politics over its core identity, and it's desperately trying to course correct. Last month, Outkick's Dan Zaksheske listed a series of decisions the company made over the past few years aimed at courting a left-wing audience. In 2019, it tapped Colin Kaepernick as the face of its 30th anniversary "Just Do It" campaign. In the wake of George Floyd's death in 2020, it ran its "For Once, Don't Do it" ad, which included lines like "don't pretend there's not a problem in America," and "Don't turn your back on racism." In 2023, it partnered with female-identifying male Dylan Mulvaney to promote women's leggings and sports bras — seemingly unfazed by the backlash Mulvaney's partnership with Bud Light sparked. There was also the "Equality" commercial in 2017 that featured phrases such as "the ball should bounce the same for everyone." NIKE SHAREHOLDERS REJECT TRANSPARENCY PROPOSAL AS FAITH-BASED FIRM QUESTIONS DEI COMMITMENTS Now, it wouldn't be fair to say that any one of these campaigns sunk the swoosh's stock on their own. Nike's stock hit an all-time closing high of $177.51 per share in November 2021. But the fact that it has dipped 81% since then? It's hard not to tie a big chunk of that to the brand's regular offerings at the wokeness altar. One of its more glaring gaffes within the past couple years is the delay of Caitlin Clark's signature sneaker. As sports writers such as Ethan Strauss and Dan Wetzel have pointed out, Nike didn't drop Clark's shoe until June of this year. Strauss wrote earlier that the company felt like it had to debut A'ja Wilson's sneaker before Clark's despite Wilson ranking fifth in WNBA jersey sales and Clark ranking first. Although A'ja is almost certainly the best player in the WNBA, nothing moves women's basketball fans (or hoop fans in general?) like anything associated with Caitlin. CAITLIN CLARK UNVEILS NIKE CAITLIN 1 AS HER FIRST SIGNATURE SHOE WITH AN OCTOBER RELEASE DATE THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! This wasn't necessarily a case of Nike putting sports on the back burner. But it did reek of identity politics, which has a way of becoming expensive when a company loses sight of what its customers actually want. Nike seems to have realized this, but it took it being knocked out of the S&P 100 for the brass to actually do something about it. Which brings us back to the aforementioned memo. Nike CEO Elliott Hill didn't use that note to dwell on the company's past campaigns and advertisements. He mentioned Nike establishing a new campus in India. He emphasized accelerating supply chain modernization efforts. He discussed Nike's plan to organize into three geographic regions — Americas (North America and Latin America), APGC (Asia Pacific and Greater China) and EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa). But it's hard to overlook that one-sentence acknowledgment about prioritizing sport. The injection of politics into athletics is almost always a guarantee to shift eyeballs elsewhere. The cratering of NBA ratings post 2020 certainly reinforced that notion. Seems the injection of politics into athletic brands can be just as corrosive. Nike went woke a while ago, and it may finally be waking up to the damage that was caused. OutKick reached out to Nike for comment but did not immediately receive a response. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac37e8775342cf4db8c2f87 NFL Week 4 Sunday takeaways: Cowboys get season-defining win over Texans, 49ers are league's best team te 2026-10-05T10:40:07.296Z NFL Week 4 Sunday takeaways: Cowboys get season-defining win over Texans, 49ers are league's best team We've reached October, which means "it's still early" is starting to do a lot of heavy lifting for some NFL fan bases. There's plenty of football left, obviously, but at some point your team has to actually win a game instead of telling everyone it's going to be fine (it's not going to be fine, Chargers fans). Meanwhile, I'm back with another round of opinions that could look brilliant or incredibly stupid by next Sunday (yeah, about that Drake Maye comment last Sunday ...). That's part of the fun. At least, that's what I tell myself. Here's my biggest takeaway from each game on the Week 4 Sunday slate. Takeaway: That Jonathan Taylor guy is pretty good. It's hard to glean too much from a game where the Commanders were forced to go to their third-string quarterback after Marcus Mariota suffered a knee injury in the first quarter. Instead, I'm going to sing the praises of Jonathan Taylor, who has six rushing touchdowns in four games and plays a very old-school game. That's cool because a few years ago, we thought old-school running backs were done in the NFL. Taylor and Derrick Henry, in particular, aren't going to let that happen any time soon. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Takeaway: How can any NFL fan not love Jameis Winston eating a W? Without Jaxson Dart, the Giants aren't a threat to make a deep run in the postseason. They probably won't even make the postseason. But right now, who cares? The Giants are 3-1 and currently in first place in the NFC East. Plus, they've got the Commanders in Week 5, and Washington's uncertain QB situation could make that task quite a bit easier. It might not last, but Giants fans should enjoy the early success. Takeaway: As soon as you think you know something, the NFL reminds you that you don't. Of course, the 1–2 Patriots, who looked awful in Week 3, went into Buffalo and beat the previously unbeaten Bills as seven-point underdogs. Because of course. This is the type of game that makes the NFL great. Just when you think you have a handle on which teams are good and which teams are bad, the NFL says, "You don't know what you think you know." Takeaway: Ben Johnson is a damn genius. Look, I'm not going to overreact to the Bears beating the Jets. But regardless of opponent, Chicago head coach Ben Johnson just went 2-0 with Case Keenum starting in Week 3 and Tyson Bagent starting in Week 4. For the record, entering this stretch, neither Keenum nor Bagent had even started an NFL regular-season game since 2023. The defense deserves a lot of credit (and Johnson deserves credit for hiring Dennis Allen as his defensive coordinator), but scoring 50 points with those two QBs shows that Johnson is one of the league’s sharpest offensive minds. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Takeaway: If it's possible for an October game to be a season-defining game, this was it ... for both teams. This is the type of win that the Cowboys can use to build momentum, especially with two winnable games coming up against the Buccaneers and Packers. Scoring 28 second-half points against one of the league's best defenses is exactly the type of thing that can instill confidence in an offense for the rest of the season. On the other side, I don't know how the Texans recover from this. Not only did they fall to 0-4, but they blew a double-digit second-half lead and allowed the Cowboys to take the lead with an 11-play, 74-yard drive in just 1:43 right after Houston had retaken the lead. Only one team in NFL history has made the playoffs after starting 0-4: the 1992 San Diego Chargers. So, not only do they have to reverse a 34-year-old trend, but they have to do it coming off one of Houston's most heartbreaking losses in recent memory. Takeaway: Speaking of heartbreaking losses, my goodness, Philadelphia. The good news for the Eagles is that, unlike the Texans, their heartbreaking blown double-digit second-half lead dropped them to 2-2 instead of 0-4. The bad news is that it probably doesn't make them feel any better. I've said for three weeks that the Eagles are a deeply flawed team, but their record said otherwise. Now, their 2-2 record feels more appropriate. Takeaway: Both of these teams are bad. This felt like a must-win for the Packers against a bad Bucs team starting a backup quarterback. And, credit to them, they got it done. But they didn't make it easy on themselves, didn't look good doing it, and nearly blew it late. Todd Bowles is probably on his way out in Tampa, but Matt LaFleur's seat might start to heat up if Green Bay doesn't start playing better, particularly on offense, over the next month. Takeaway: I got nothing. It doesn't appear that Lamar Jackson's ankle injury is too serious, and it's hard to fault the Ravens for being careful with their star quarterback in a game they were never in danger of losing. Aside from that, I got nothing. The Ravens are pretty good, the Titans are pretty bad, and Sunday's game pretty much showed exactly that. Credit to Tennessee for fighting until the final whistle, though. Takeaway: Neither team should be too excited about this game. Yes, the Jaguars are obviously much happier after going into Cincinnati and upsetting the Bengals. But they committed 13 penalties for 125 yards and nearly allowed Cincinnati to pull off a miraculous comeback with some puzzling late-game decisions. The Bengals lost Ja'Marr Chase to a concussion early in the second quarter, and Tee Higgins left the game late after suffering an adductor injury. Oh, and they committed 11 penalties of their own for 108 yards. It was an ugly, ugly game, but the focus in Cincinnati turns to the health of their two star receivers. Takeaway: Is Minnesota the most fraudulent 4-0 team ever? Probably not, but I don't have time to go through every 4-0 team in NFL history. That being said, this team is not nearly as good as its record. They beat the Packers (who aren't good), the Bears (who are good, but that was a weird game played in a massive rainstorm), the Bucs (who aren't good) and the Dolphins (who, guess what? Aren't good). At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter, I guess. There are plenty of teams that would rather be a fraudulent 4-0 than have their current record. Takeaway: The Raiders might actually be decent. Yes, the Chiefs won to move to 4-0. It's fair to say that Kansas City is officially "back." But everyone is going to say that, so let's take some time to talk about the Raiders. Las Vegas had a lead in every quarter, including the fourth. But two plays changed everything: a 55-yard pass to Tyquan Thornton on third-and-5 with 3:35 left (to set up a go-ahead touchdown on the next play) and a Raiders fumble on the ensuing kick return. Those moments shouldn't distract from the fact that Las Vegas looked every bit as good as the Chiefs for most of the game, and at certain points, better. This isn't the 2025 Raiders anymore. Takeaway: Things are going to get worse before they get better. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Seattle bounced back from a surprising Week 3 upset loss against Washington, but the real test comes next week in a measuring-stick showdown against San Francisco. For the Chargers, there's just not much light at the end of the tunnel. They fell to 0-4, the season is basically over, and if that weren't bad enough, here's the upcoming schedule: Broncos, Chiefs, Rams, Texans, Ravens. For a team with Super Bowl aspirations coming into the season, Los Angeles could be staring down the barrel of an 0-9 start if they don't figure something out in a hurry. Takeaway: The San Francisco 49ers are the best team in the NFL. I'm not just saying that because they beat the overrated Broncos (and their insanely overrated head coach). Sure, the win helps bolster the case. But San Francisco is now 4-0 with three wins by double digits and a fourth that would have been a nine-point win if not for a virtually meaningless late field goal last week. Yes, they have played the Dolphins and Cardinals. But they also blasted the Super Bowl-favorite Rams and now boast a ridiculous +58 point differential. The Rams got all the preseason hype, but it was their NFC West rivals that everyone should have been worried about. Takeaway: Sometimes a good benching is all you need. It's crazy to think that the Bryce Young, who completed 29 of 41 passes for 329 yards, two touchdowns and no turnovers against the Lions on Sunday Night Football, is the same quarterback we saw two years ago. Entering Week 3 of the 2024 NFL season, it seemed like Carolina Panthers fans and the franchise were ready to give up on Young, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. He had earned the dreaded "bust" label after posting a 2-16 record as a starter with more interceptions (13) than passing touchdowns (11). The team benched him for that Week 3 game in 2024 and he didn't return to the starting lineup until Week 8. Since then, Young's been a different player. He led the team to an NFC South title in 2025 and has gone 14-16 in regular-season starts since his return, throwing 47 passing touchdowns against 19 interceptions. This year, Carolina has one of the most explosive offenses in the league. If Young can go from benched in 2024 to back-to-back division titles, it'd be one of the best career turnarounds in NFL history. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac379da75342cf4db8c2f07 The Supreme Court is back. These five cases could reshape American life te 2026-10-05T10:20:10.799Z The Supreme Court is back. These five cases could reshape American life The Supreme Court begins its new term on Monday. The justices have filled only part of their docket, with more cert grants still to come. It is not too early to predict another good term for defenders of the Constitution, thanks to an originalist majority that takes its text and history seriously. Here are five cases to watch closely. 1. Climate lawfare: Suncor Energy v. Commissioners of Boulder County The term opens with a case that could end one of the left’s most brazen lawfare campaigns—or drive prices at the pump even higher. Boulder, Colorado, is suing Suncor and ExxonMobil in state court under Colorado tort law, seeking gargantuan damages for the effects of global climate change. In other words, Boulder wants Colorado law to punish these companies for emissions in every state and around the world. Dozens of states and cities have filed similar suits. An outside counsel for Boulder’s legal team has publicly described such climate litigation as effectively imposing a "carbon tax" and acknowledged that it could raise fossil-fuel prices and potentially push energy companies toward bankruptcy. SUPREME COURT KICKS OFF NEW TERM WITH FRESH QUESTIONS OVER ITS LEGITIMACY AND ITS FUTURE Having failed to win their policy argument in Congress, activists are hoping they will have more success in friendly state courts. The principal question for the justices is whether federal law bars these claims; the Court will also consider whether it has statutory and Article III jurisdiction to hear the case. It does. For more than a century, the Court has treated emissions that cross state lines as a federal issue. The Clean Air Act includes provisions that allow a state to regulate pollution sources within its borders, but sources outside them are a different matter, as the Court previously held in a case involving nearly identical Clean Water Act provisions. Underneath all of this is a basic structural principle: The Constitution treats the states as equals, and none may govern beyond its own borders. A clear reversal would check every state or municipality that tries to set national policy in defiance of the structural Constitution. 2. There Colorado goes again: St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy Colorado promised every family in the state free preschool at the school of its choice, public or private. Then it shut out Catholic preschools because they support Church teaching on sex and gender. In testimony highlighted by the Catholic schools, the program’s director said hypothetically that a participating preschool could seek preferences for "gender-nonconforming children" or members of "the LGBTQ community," provided the preference complied with the program’s nondiscrimination requirements. That double standard is the antithesis of neutrality and a constitutional nonstarter. The Court has considered similar discriminatory systems in recent years and has struck them down every time. SUPREME COURT CLIMATE SHOWDOWN JOLTED BY ALITO'S LAST-MINUTE DECISION Three times since 2017—in cases from Missouri, Montana and Maine—the Court has ruled that the government cannot exclude people of faith from public benefits because of their religion. Colorado itself has lost three major First Amendment cases for showing hostility to a baker’s faith (Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission , 2018), threatening to force a web designer to create wedding websites against her beliefs (303 Creative LLC v. Elenis , 2023), and censoring a Christian counselor’s viewpoint in talk therapy while permitting the opposite one (Chiles v. Salazar , 2026). The smart money is on another Colorado loss. 3. Second Amendment: Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins The Court consolidated two cases for argument asking whether the Second and Fourteenth Amendments protect the right to own an AR-15, the most popular rifle in America. Viramontes challenges Cook County, Illinois’ ban on so-called "assault weapons," and Grant challenges a similar Connecticut law. FEDERAL APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS CONTROVERSIAL ILLINOIS BAN ON SEMIAUTOMATIC GUNS These cases will be a showcase for originalist interpretation. Under District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) and New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen (2022), the Second Amendment protects arms in common use for lawful purposes, and a ban survives only if the state can point to historical analogues showing it fits the nation’s tradition of firearm regulation. This will be an opportunity for the Supreme Court to clarify how to determine which weapons are protected as "arms" and how common they must be to be part of the right to keep and bear arms. 4. Election integrity: Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota  Arizona passed laws in 2022 requiring documentary proof of citizenship from people who register to vote using the state’s form and allowing officials to remove confirmed noncitizens from the rolls as a federal election approaches. The Ninth Circuit blocked both provisions as preempted by the National Voter Registration Act. It also found the proof-of-citizenship requirement to be barred by a 2018 consent decree settling a lawsuit by left-wing advocacy groups, in which a former secretary of state agreed to register applicants who submitted no proof of citizenship as "federal-only" voters. THESE 11 UPCOMING SUPREME COURT DECISIONS COULD MAKE OR BREAK TRUMP'S SECOND TERM AGENDA This case presents quite a spectacle: Arizona’s opponents will stand before the Supreme Court and argue that federal law forces a state to keep people it knows are noncitizens on its voter rolls. And part of their case rests on rules no elected representative ever passed. That decree lets a single official’s settlement do what only the legislature should, handing activists something with the force of law. Left standing, arrangements like this can cause mischief well beyond Arizona. 5. Parental rights: International Partners for Ethical Care v. Ferguson Parental rights keep returning to the Court, and this case illustrates why. Washington amended its runaway-youth-shelter law so that when a minor is seeking so-called "gender-affirming" services, shelters no longer have to notify the parents. Instead, they notify only the state, giving the parents the type of treatment normally reserved for abusers. The state may then keep them from locating their child and delay reunification until they accept the state’s approach. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION The immediate question before the Court is standing—whether these parents can sue at all because their gender-confused children, thankfully, have not yet run away. But parents are already affected by the new law, walking on eggshells, knowing the state would take their children’s side against them. The Ninth Circuit dismissed that harm as speculative and self-inflicted. But parents should not have to wait until a child disappears or undergoes irreversible procedures before they can defend their rights in court. With so many important issues riding on this term’s decisions—from climate lawfare and religious liberty to gun rights and election integrity—it is a relief to know that they will be heard by an originalist Court. And with the Court set to grant even more cases on Monday, this is only the beginning. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM CARRIE CAMPBELL SEVERINO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac379d975342cf4db8c2efe Prince William ‘incandescent with anger’ at Prince Harry as Diana anniversary deepens royal rift: Piers Morgan te 2026-10-05T10:20:09.979Z Prince William ‘incandescent with anger’ at Prince Harry as Diana anniversary deepens royal rift: Piers Morgan Prince William isn't expected to reunite with his brother, Prince Harry, for a potential new documentary about their late mother. Asked about the reports, Piers Morgan argued the brothers' long-running rift makes any reunion unlikely. "Well, they don't speak to each other and haven't done so for years," the host of "Piers Morgan Uncensored" told Fox News Digital. Morgan went on to say that William is "absolutely incandescent with anger about what his little brother did in trashing the royal family," including "writing books, doing Netflix documentary shows, doing podcasts, always dumping on the family and attacking his wife, Catherine, attacking Camilla, attacking King Charles." PRINCE WILLIAM'S DOOR IS 'BOLTED SHUT' AS PRINCE HARRY PLANS UK RETURN WITH MEGHAN MARKLE, CHILDREN: EXPERT "Harry took out the spray gun," said Morgan. "And when you do that, then family members who are on the receiving end aren't going to like it. My sympathies are entirely with Prince William, who's a thoroughly honorable, decent young man who's just had it with his brother and wants nothing to do with him." Fox News Digital reached out to Kensington Palace for comment. Morgan has been outspoken about Harry and Meghan over the years, taking issue with their decision to step back from royal duties, their media projects and their public comments about life within the royal family. WATCH: PIERS MORGAN SAYS PRINCE WILLIAM IS INCANDESCENT' WITH HARRY Several royal experts previously told Fox News Digital that the brothers haven't been on speaking terms since 2022. Most recently, The Times reported that the Prince of Wales will not make a film about Princess Diana to mark the 30th anniversary of his mother's death next year, in part because he wants to avoid further conflict with Harry. According to the outlet, William has declined multiple offers to make or appear in documentaries about his mother. The Times also reported that William views his tributes marking Diana's 20th anniversary as his public "catharsis." Meanwhile, Prince Harry is considering several projects to mark the 30th anniversary of Diana's death, People magazine reported. According to the outlet, the Duke of Sussex has been exploring how he can "most meaningfully" honor his mother and her legacy ahead of the milestone on Aug. 31, 2027. While various ideas are under discussion, People reported that no documentary has been finalized or confirmed. Harry has reached out to family members and friends connected to his late mother, multiple sources told the outlet. Fox News Digital reached out to Archewell for comment. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "Notably Harry and Meghan have remained reasonably quiet," royal broadcaster Ian Pelham Turner told Fox News Digital. "They are private citizens, as it has been stated numerous times now, while the Waleses have been burning the rubber across Britain with royal engagements." Turner said the estrangement between the brothers has reportedly left their father, King Charles III, "scratching his head." "His two sons appear to be as distant as ever," said Turner. "Perhaps this is Charles' personal annus horribilis." Friends of William told The Times that next year is "a difficult situation for him" and that he remains "really emotional" about his mother's death. The Times also reported that William has found his uncle Charles Spencer's newly published memoir, "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister," "difficult," after receiving little advance warning about the book. The book, about Diana, is highly critical of King Charles III, who is receiving treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer. Turner wondered whether William had initially considered a project about his mother but scrapped the idea following the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's return to the U.K. in August. Turner suggested that William stepping aside could make it less likely that competing projects would pit the brothers against each other. "William and Catherine have seemed to have increased their number of public events which, not surprisingly, have been well documented," he said. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Friends of William believe he is likely to mark the 30th anniversary of his mother's death privately. William and Harry previously teamed up for projects about their mother ahead of the 20th anniversary in 2017. During a screening of the ITV documentary "Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy," William told guests, "We won't speak as openly or publicly about her again." William was 15 when Diana died. Harry was 12. Over the years, Harry has spoken publicly about how Diana's death has deeply affected him. In his 2023 memoir, "Spare," Harry recalled breaking down as Diana was buried at Althorp, her ancestral home. "It was reported that Mummy's hands were folded across her chest and between them was placed a photo of me and Willy, possibly the only two men who ever truly loved her," he wrote, as quoted by People magazine. "Certainly, the two who loved her most." "For all eternity we'd be smiling at her in the darkness," Harry wrote, describing how he was overwhelmed by grief as his mother's coffin was lowered into the grave. "My body convulsed and my chin fell, and I began to sob uncontrollably into my hands," he wrote. "I felt ashamed of violating the family ethos, but I couldn't hold it in any longer." PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Harry, who has been estranged from members of his family following his exit from royal life in 2020, told the BBC in a 2025 interview that he wanted reconciliation. "I would love reconciliation with my family," he said. "There's no point continuing to fight any more, life is precious. I don’t know how much longer my father has." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3707c75342cf4db8c2e02 Small Business Organization Endorses Six Arizona Congressional Candidates Ahead Of November Election te 2026-10-05T09:40:12.277Z Small Business Organization Endorses Six Arizona Congressional Candidates Ahead Of November Election By Ethan Faverino | The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) announced its endorsement of six Arizona congressional candidates ahead of the November general election, citing their positions on policies affecting small businesses and economic growth. The endorsements include two Republican candidates seeking seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and four incumbent Republican congressmen seeking reelection. The organization endorsed: Jay Feely (AZ-01) Eli Crane (AZ-02) Mark Lamb (AZ-05) Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) Abe Hamadeh (AZ-08) Paul Gosar (AZ-09) “Arizona small businesses are the foundation of our state’s economy,” stated NFIB Arizona State Director Chad Heinrich. “The candidates we have endorsed have a deep understanding of the small business landscape and will be reliable pro-Main Street voices in Congress. We are eager to work with them to ensure that Arizona small businesses can continue to effectively operate and create jobs.” The NFIB regularly participates in federal and state policy debates involving taxation, government regulations, labor requirements, and other issues affecting business owners. The organization said its endorsements reflect its assessment of the candidates’ commitment to advancing policies that support small businesses. The endorsements were issued through NFIB FedPAC, the organization’s political action committee, which is funded through voluntary contributions from NFIB members beyond their membership dues. According to NFIB, endorsement decisions are made through a member-driven grassroots evaluation process. “We are proud to endorse a slate of candidates who have demonstrated a steadfast commitment to advancing the interests of Arizona small businesses,” stated Louis Bertolotti, NFIB Political Director. “Small business owners deserve representatives who understand the issues that matter to them and will consistently advocate for policies that promote economic growth. We look forward to working with these pro-small business leaders in Washington.” The congressional endorsements came the same day the NFIB’s Arizona political action committee announced its support for 52 candidates seeking state offices, reflecting the organization’s involvement in both state and federal elections ahead of November. The #NFIB Arizona PAC has endorsed 52 pro-small business candidates running for state office.#VoiceOfSmallBusiness #AZLeghttps://t.co/zlsKyOkCbP — NFIB Arizona (@nfib_az) October 2, 2026 Ethan Faverino is a reporter for AZ Free News. You can send him news tips using this link. The post Small Business Organization Endorses Six Arizona Congressional Candidates Ahead Of November Election first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3707a75342cf4db8c2df9 Arizona Crypto Company Hit With Cease And Desist Order Over Alleged Securities Violations  te 2026-10-05T09:40:10.261Z Arizona Crypto Company Hit With Cease And Desist Order Over Alleged Securities Violations  By Staff Reporter | An Arizona cryptocurrency company is under a temporary cease and desist order for allegedly violating the Arizona Securities Act. The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) Securities Division issued the injunction order on Friday against Arizona resident Christopher Michael Maxon and IVT Media Group LLC, a company registered in Wyoming, for allegedly offering and selling unregistered securities in violation of the Arizona Securities Act. Maxon is IVT Media Group’s founder and CEO. Maxon’s wife, Laura Maxon, was also named in the order.  The ACC alleged that Maxon and IVT solicited investors to buy Iron Vault Tokens, or IV-SOL, along with royalty position and real estate acquisition returns as part of a three-phase stablecoin. Maxon and his company allegedly marketed the investments as having no risk and indefinite generative returns. IV-SOL was scheduled to launch on Oct. 1, 2026.  The tokens impose a 6% transaction fee purported to generate token revenue and liquidity while creating residual income for the investors and company.  IV-SOL is hosted on the Solana blockchain; it was created in March of this year with an initial supply of 250 billion tokens. According to the ACC order, IVT sought to raise $5 million by selling five billion IV-SOL tokens at the price of $0.001 per token to 10,000 participants, with a minimum investment of $250, or 250,000 tokens, per participant.  Then, as part of a second phase, IVT promised that investors would enjoy “life-changing passive income” manifesting as royalty positions and real estate acquisitions. In a third phase, IVT promised that it would create a high-volume digital currency ecosystem with more than $25 million in daily trading volume, a price increase to $1 per token, and royalty positions valued at $1 each. Additionally, IVT would introduce a secondary stablecoin backed by commercial real estate assets. As part of the third phase, IVT alleged that investors would become millionaires receiving daily passive income for generations to come.  The ACC reported that at least 143 wallets held IV-SOL tokens as of Sept. 29, 2026, and approximately 11 investors purchased IV-SOL tokens. The latest advertisement from IVT released in June promoted an “Iron Vault Education Platform” for investors to receive “exclusive training” on crypto and IV-SOL.  Maxon was accused of withholding important information about himself from investors, such as his being a lien debtor for more than 20 years, failure to disclose the past complaints against him alleging scamming related to his consumer cash businesses, and his past evictions in 2022 and 2023. AZ Free News is your #1 source for Arizona news and politics. You can send us news tips using this link. The post Arizona Crypto Company Hit With Cease And Desist Order Over Alleged Securities Violations  first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3707875342cf4db8c2df0 Former NAU Fraternity Leader Gets Two Months In Jail For Hazing Death te 2026-10-05T09:40:08.410Z Former NAU Fraternity Leader Gets Two Months In Jail For Hazing Death By Staff Reporter | A former leader of a fraternity at Northern Arizona University (NAU) will serve two months in jail for the hazing that resulted in the death of a pledge earlier this year.  Coconino County Superior Court sentenced Carter Thomas Eslick, 20, to two months in jail and three years of supervised probation on Wednesday.  Conditions of his probation include creating and delivering 305 anti-hazing presentations, and maintaining sobriety.  That amount of jail time is a fraction of the mitigated sentencing attached to the charge Eslick originally faced.  Eslick was indicted for felony hazing in March, a class four offense which carries a sentence range of one to nearly four years in prison. Eslick had originally pleaded not guilty to the charge but later amended his plea to guilty in August as part of a plea deal which left jail time up to the court’s discretion.  Eslick was the new member educator, or pledge master, for the Theta Omega chapter of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity at NAU. In that role, Eslick oversaw the activities that resulted in the alcohol poisoning that killed 18-year-old Colin Daniel Martinez on Jan. 31, 2026.  Martinez and three fellow Delta Tau Delta pledges were forced to consume vodka until they vomited as part of a “Spring Rush ’26” party at an off-campus Delta Tau Delta house. “Rush” refers to the fraternity recruitment process for new members.  Records reflect that Martinez was choking and gagging in his sleep, and that nobody present at the house called emergency services for nearly six hours.   Martinez had a blood alcohol level of 0.425%. Any level over 0.40% is considered potentially fatal, while levels from 0.30% to 0.40% are considered alcohol poisoning and potentially life threatening. The legal limit for driving in Arizona is 0.08%. An autopsy confirmed Martinez died from alcohol poisoning.  In addition to Eslick, fellow Delta Tau Delta chapter leaders Ryan Wiley Creech and Riley Michael Cass, both 20, were arrested. Neither Creech nor Cass were indicted; court records reflect that both of their cases were closed within days of their arrests.  The national Delta Tau Delta organization closed the NAU chapter following Martinez’s death.  Martinez’s father, Chris Martinez, told the court during sentencing that his son died for a lack of courage among the young men present that night in January.  “Courage. I use this word courage because that’s what’s required when fear, self-protection, or group loyalty or convenience tempt us to inaction instead of doing what another human being desperately needs us to do. What my son needed that night,” said Chris. “Courage that night would have meant stopping what was happening. Courage would have meant recognizing that a fraternity ritual was never more important than a human life.” Martinez graduated from the Arizona Conservatory for Arts & Academics last May. Martinez planned to major in hotel and restaurant management at NAU, like his father. In an Instagram post, Martinez said he enjoyed photography, watching movies and sports, playing music, and collecting vinyls. Martinez also had an affection for animals, especially his pets.  Martinez is survived by his parents, Chris and Lindsey, and two sisters, Caitlyn and Malena. AZ Free News is your #1 source for Arizona news and politics. You can send us news tips using this link. The post Former NAU Fraternity Leader Gets Two Months In Jail For Hazing Death first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3697375342cf4db8c2b30 ENES KANTER FREEDOM: I know the price of silence and won't stop defending women's sports te 2026-10-05T09:10:11.797Z ENES KANTER FREEDOM: I know the price of silence and won't stop defending women's sports For most of my life, basketball has been at the center of everything I do. I played 11 seasons in the NBA. I competed against some of the greatest athletes in the world. I know what it takes to reach the highest level of the game—the years of training, the sacrifices, the injuries. But I didn’t become the player I was in front of thousands of people under the bright lights of an NBA arena. I became that player in the hours no one saw. FORMER NBA FIRST ROUND PICK ENES KANTER FREEDOM DECLARES FOR 2027 WNBA DRAFT It happened in empty gyms, one practice at a time. One more shot. One more drill. One more day of showing up and doing the work. The moments that eventually looked big to everyone else were built on thousands of small ones that hardly anyone noticed. I’ve come to believe courage works the same way. We tend to notice courage in the big moments—the speech, the protest, the public stand, the moment someone refuses to back down. But courage is usually built long before anyone is watching. It is built every time you decide that fear will not make your decisions for you. I learned that lesson long before I understood how important it would become in my life. ERDOGAN'S TURKEY CRACKS DOWN ON LGBT COMMUNITY IN NAME OF PRESERVING FAMILY VALUES I grew up in Turkey. When I was a boy, some kids in my neighborhood once handed me an American flag and a lighter and told me to burn it. I didn't understand why I was supposed to hate a country I had never seen or people I had never met. So I went home and asked my mother what I should do. She gave me advice I have never forgotten: "Don't hate anyone before you meet them." It was a small moment. But small moments have a way of shaping a life. Years later, I came to the United States to play basketball. I remember hearing one of my teammates openly criticize the president of the United States. I was shocked. I thought he was crazy. ENES KANTER FREEDOM FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST SKY FOLLOWING EJECTION, BAN AFTER ALTERCATION WITH NATASHA CLOUD Where I came from, criticizing the person in power could carry severe consequences. Here, my teammate laughed and explained something that Americans grow up knowing: This is America. You are allowed to disagree with your government. You are allowed to criticize your leaders. You are allowed to speak. That freedom fascinated me. But eventually, it would still wind up costing me a lot. As my basketball career grew, so did my platform. And I began using it to speak about human rights abuses in Turkey and to criticize President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's government. Of course I could have stayed quiet, and that would have been much easier and safer. It was a small moment, but I knew it could have an impact. So I spoke. And it was then that I saw the power of one person speaking up. The Turkish government revoked my passport. Arrest warrants were issued for me. My father was imprisoned. My family suffered because of my decisions. I narrowly escaped attempts to detain me abroad. Eventually, the Turkish government placed a $500,000 bounty on my head. Speaking up cost me and those I loved enormously. But once you understand what it means to be free, silence comes with a cost of its own. Later, I began speaking out about the Chinese Communist Party and its treatment of Uyghurs, Tibetans, Hong Kongers, and others. I wore shoes onto NBA courts carrying messages the Chinese government did not want displayed. Again, I knew there could be consequences. Again, I spoke anyway. Again, there was a cost. That’s why, when I finally became an American citizen, I chose a new last name: Freedom. I didn't choose it because freedom is an abstract idea to me. I chose it because I know what life looks like when it disappears. Freedom is the ability to ask a question powerful people would rather not answer. It is the right to challenge institutions. It is the right to say something unpopular without surrendering your dignity or your voice. Freedom comes with costs too. This country has seen the cost at which freedom was obtained. And we still see the cost of keeping it. But freedom only survives when we accept that cost and continue to exercise it. That lesson has stayed with me far beyond basketball, Turkey, or China. Because once you have decided that some principles are worth defending despite enormous consequences, you cannot suddenly decide that other difficult questions are better left alone because people might criticize you. That is why I am speaking now about women’s sports. I spent most of my life competing at the highest levels of basketball. I know what athletes sacrifice for a chance to compete. I know what it means to dedicate years of your life to becoming a fraction of a second faster, a little stronger, a little better. And I believe women and girls deserve to know that the opportunities they are working toward will be protected. At the heart of this debate is a biological reality: Men and women are different, and those differences matter in competitive sports. Saying that has become controversial, but I don't believe it should be. Every person deserves dignity and respect. That principle matters deeply to me. I have spent years speaking for people around the world whose basic human dignity has been denied. But respecting every human being does not require us to pretend that biological differences do not exist. We should be capable of doing both. We can treat people with compassion and still ask difficult questions. We can disagree without hatred. We can protect the dignity of every individual while protecting fair competition for female athletes. And we should be able to have that conversation openly, because I have learned something over the years about controversial issues: The moment people become afraid to ask the question is often the moment when asking it matters most. Female athletes should not have to worry that defending their own sports will cost them teammates, endorsements, playing time, or their reputations. Coaches shouldn't have to whisper what they believe behind closed doors. Parents shouldn't be afraid to ask whether the rules governing their daughters' competitions are fair. Whatever our disagreements, those conversations should be possible in a free country. I know what it feels like when they aren't. There is a reason I carry the word "Freedom" everywhere I go. Freedom isn't just something written into a constitution or celebrated once a year. It is something we practice. We practice it when the crowd is cheering. We practice it when people are criticizing us. And perhaps most importantly, we practice it when standing alone would be easier than speaking up. Somewhere today, a little girl is standing in an empty gym working on her jump shot. She's putting in one more practice. One more drill. One more shot. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION Nobody is watching. But those quiet hours could someday become something extraordinary. I know, because mine did. She deserves the freedom to chase that dream. She deserves a fair opportunity to see how far her work can take her. And she deserves adults who are willing to have difficult conversations today about how we protect that opportunity tomorrow. Big change rarely begins with a big moment. It begins when someone decides to speak. Then someone else does. And someone else. Until one day, the thing that once required courage simply becomes common sense. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM ENES KANTER FREEDOM Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3697375342cf4db8c2b27 LEE CARTER: Polls say Democrats could swamp Republicans. As a pollster, I have a question te 2026-10-05T09:10:11.182Z LEE CARTER: Polls say Democrats could swamp Republicans. As a pollster, I have a question The blue wave is coming. Maybe even a blue tsunami. At this rate, Democrats may want to stop ordering yard signs and start ordering life jackets. REPUBLICANS FACE BRUTAL MIDTERM HEADWINDS. SIX FORCES COULD HELP THEM DEFY HISTORY. And look, I get it. The polls are very good for Democrats right now. The latest Fox News Power Rankings has Democrats ahead by 11 points among likely voters on the generic congressional ballot. Reuters/Ipsos has them ahead by among registered voters. LEE CARTER: I STUDY POLLING. DEMOCRATS ARE GAMBLING ON ANTI-TRUMP VOTES, NOT IDEAS President Donald Trump’s approval rating is struggling. Voters are miserable about prices. Democrats have an enthusiasm advantage. If you’re a Democrat, there is a lot to like. If you’re a Republican, maybe skip ahead a few paragraphs. But I’m a pollster. And when everyone starts looking at the same numbers and reaching the same conclusion, I get a little itchy. Not because I don’t believe the polls. I do. The question is whether we’re asking them to tell us more than they actually can. The polls are telling us pretty clearly that a lot of Americans are unhappy with Trump. FOX NEWS POWER RANKINGS: VOTERS SAY THEY’RE IN ECONOMIC PAIN, BUT WILL DEMOCRATS GAIN? What I don’t think they’ve answered yet is whether those same Americans believe in the alternative. And there is a very big difference. 100 DAYS UNTIL MIDTERMS AND DEMOCRATS ARE WINNING BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A MESSAGE In 2018, Democrats had something wonderfully simple – Healthcare. Not a framework. Not a 14-point plan. Not a word tested in a focus group until everyone in the room agreed it was "accessible." A cause. Republicans had tried to repeal Obamacare. Voters worried about losing coverage and protections for pre-existing conditions. You could explain the stakes in about eight seconds. More importantly, you could finish the sentence: I’m voting because ________. Healthcare filled in the blank. And it did. Healthcare was the most important issue for more voters than any other issue in polling leading into the 2018 midterms. So, what fills in the blank in 2026? Well, Democrats have a word. Affordability. MIDTERM HISTORY MASSIVELY FAVORS DEMOCRATS. BUT THEY ARE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE And it is having quite a year. Everyone is for affordability. Democrats are for affordability. Republicans are for affordability. People who charge $24 for a chopped salad are presumably for affordability. And voters are absolutely furious about prices. So, the problem isn’t whether voters care about affordability. They care. A lot. The question is: What does affordability mean Democrats are actually going to do? Because affordability describes the problem beautifully. It doesn’t necessarily describe the solution. REDISTRICTING GIVES REPUBLICANS AN EDGE, BUT AFFORDABILITY WILL DECIDE THE MIDTERMS That’s where, to me, the numbers get interesting. Pew asked Americans which party’s economic policies they agreed with more. Remember the environment we’re talking about. Only 24% rated the economy good or excellent. Six in 10 said Trump’s economic policies had made economic conditions worse. The economy is front and center. Trump is struggling. Democrats are leading the congressional ballot. And yet, on economic policy: Democrats: 37%. Republicans: 36%. One point. Not even the margin of error. That’s the number I can’t stop thinking about. Because Democrats may be winning the referendum on Trump without yet winning the argument for themselves. And those are two very different victories. Rejection isn’t conversion. This is where I think we may be getting ahead of ourselves. A voter can be unhappy with Trump without falling madly in love with Democrats. These are not mutually exclusive positions. In fact, judging by Americans’ views of politics generally, they may be the national consensus. You can think Republicans have failed on prices without believing Democrats know how to fix them. You can prefer a Democrat when a pollster calls in September and still not be particularly motivated to vote in November. You can desperately want change and remain profoundly unconvinced by your available choices. That’s why I’m not dismissing today’s Democratic polling advantage. I’m asking what is underneath it. Is it a preference? Is it a protest? Or is it a cause? Because causes get people out of the house. Democrats also have the small matter of deciding what they believe There isn’t exactly one Democratic Party right now. There is a progressive Democratic Party talking about corporate power, housing and fundamental economic change. There is a center-left Democratic Party talking about competence, stability and lowering costs. There are Democrats trying to win back Trump voters. Democrats trying to rebuild the Obama coalition. Democrats trying to create a new coalition altogether. They can all say affordability. I’m less certain they would all finish the sentence the same way. And voters don’t only need to know what you’re against. Eventually, they want to know where you’re taking them. And what on earth do Republicans do with that? This is where Republicans might want to resist a favorite Washington pastime: explaining to voters why voters are wrong. If people say groceries are too expensive, telling them the economy is actually terrific is unlikely to make the eggs cheaper. If they say they’re exhausted by chaos, producing more chaos seems an unusual voter-retention strategy. And if they say affordability is their biggest concern, changing the subject may work for a news cycle. It doesn’t change the grocery bill. But here’s the thing. Voters haven’t completely abandoned Republican policies. Pew found the parties essentially tied on economic policy. Republicans still had an advantage on immigration and a much larger advantage on crime. So, this isn’t necessarily an electorate saying: We have embraced the Democratic worldview. It may be saying: We don’t particularly like what you’re doing with the keys. That’s a different problem. Democrats have to turn dissatisfaction into belief. Republicans have to convince voters that the things they elected them to do are actually making their lives better if they get more time. Both parties are trying to close a gap. For Democrats, it’s the gap between rejection and conversion. For Republicans, it’s the gap between policy and lived experience. And neither one gets across that gap by shouting affordability more loudly. Voters already know things cost too much. They don’t need another politician to identify the problem. They need some reason to believe somebody can actually solve it. Now, about those polls I’m a pollster, so I want to be very clear: Believe them. When poll after poll shows Democrats ahead, that’s meaningful. When Trump’s approval falls, that’s meaningful. When voters repeatedly say affordability is their biggest concern, that’s meaningful. A poll is doing its job when it tells us where voters are today. Where we get into trouble is when we turn a snapshot into a screenplay and start writing the ending. Michigan and Wisconsin gave us a useful reminder of that this summer. The lesson wasn’t that polling is broken. It was much less dramatic. Voters move. Undecided people eventually decide. Turnout is hard to model. And enthusiasm can sometimes make one group much easier to see than another. In other words: Intensity isn’t prevalence. And prevalence isn’t turnout. That’s not an argument against polling. It’s an argument against getting cocky about it. Which brings us back to the blue tsunami Could it happen? Absolutely. The current political environment gives Democrats plenty of reasons for optimism. Affordability could become the 2026 version of healthcare. Opposition to Trump could itself become the motivating cause. Democrats could spend the remaining weeks turning "affordability" from a word into an argument voters understand and believe. But that’s different from saying the outcome is inevitable. What strikes me most about voters right now isn’t enthusiasm. It’s exhaustion. They’re tired of Trump. They’re tired of Democrats. They’re tired of Washington. They’re tired of paying too much for everything. They may even be tired of being asked how tired they are. That’s a volatile electorate. And volatile electorates have a nasty habit of embarrassing people who think they’ve figured them out. So yes, Democrats should be happy about the polls. Republicans should be worried about them. But neither party should mistake unhappiness for allegiance. The question that will decide this election isn’t simply whether Americans are disappointed in Donald Trump. We know many of them are. It’s whether Democrats can give those voters something affirmative to believe in. And whether Republicans can give them something affirmative to choose. In 2018, Democrats had healthcare. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION In 2026, they have affordability. One was a cause. The other is still a word. For now. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM LEE CARTER Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3697275342cf4db8c2b1e America must defend our digital infrastructure, here and overseas, to win the next war te 2026-10-05T09:10:10.515Z America must defend our digital infrastructure, here and overseas, to win the next war For most of American history, national defense has been understood geographically. There was American territory and foreign territory, borders to defend, military installations to protect and American forces stationed around the world. Even as warfare evolved, the basic concept remained relatively simple: the United States had physical assets that needed protection from foreign adversaries. Technology has fundamentally changed that calculation. Today, some of the most important assets supporting America's economy, military and national security do not fit neatly within traditional definitions of territory or defense infrastructure. They are data centers, cloud-computing systems, telecommunications networks and other digital infrastructure that may be privately owned and located thousands of miles from the United States. The border of the next war may not be a line on a map. It may be a data center. OUR ENEMIES FOUND A WEAKNESS IN ESSENTIAL TECHNOLOGY. WE MUST FIX IT … FAST The recent conflict with Iran should force Washington to take that possibility seriously. In March, Iranian strikes damaged Amazon Web Services data centers and infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, disrupting cloud infrastructure and creating problems with power and connectivity. Reuters reported that the damage contributed to service disruptions and an extended recovery process. Then, in April, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps publicly claimed that it had targeted an Amazon cloud-computing facility in Bahrain. That distinction is important. This was not simply a commercial facility caught in the crossfire. Iran publicly identified American commercial computing infrastructure as a target. 8 EVERYDAY THINGS THAT WOULD QUIT WORKING WITHOUT DATA CENTERS That should be a warning for Washington. American power increasingly depends on infrastructure that is privately operated and, in some cases, located outside our borders. The military relies on commercial technology and cloud computing. Financial institutions depend on digital infrastructure to process transactions and maintain operations. Hospitals, communications networks, logistics companies and energy providers all depend on interconnected systems. Artificial intelligence, which is becoming important to both the American economy and national defense, requires enormous amounts of computing capacity and data. The building may be privately owned, but the consequences of destroying it may extend far beyond the company that operates it. AN AI CYBERATTACK COULD TURN OFF AMERICA'S LIGHTS BEFORE WASHINGTON EVEN UNDERSTANDS WHY The federal government already recognizes that infrastructure can have national-security implications even when it is not owned by the government. Federal law defines critical infrastructure broadly, including physical or virtual systems and assets whose incapacity or destruction could have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, public health or safety. But our national-security strategy has not fully caught up with the technological transformation of the American economy and military. A generation ago, it was relatively easy to understand why a power plant or port could be considered strategically important. Today, the same logic increasingly applies to the infrastructure that makes the digital economy possible. A data center supporting military logistics, financial markets, telecommunications or advanced artificial intelligence may be just as consequential to national security as a physical facility traditionally associated with defense. AMERICA RUNS ON DATA. IF WE DON’T BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE, CHINA WILL The Trump administration has recognized the importance of data-center infrastructure to the internet, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and America's economic and national security. Congress should build on that recognition by creating a designation for exceptionally important American-owned or American-controlled digital infrastructure. The designation should be narrow and subject to rigorous requirements. It should not turn every data center into a national-security facility or give private companies a blank check for government protection. US ADVERSARY TURNS UP THE HEAT ON AMERICA’S AI LEAD WITH AN UNDERESTIMATED EDGE Companies seeking the designation should have to meet strict standards concerning ownership and control, cybersecurity, physical security, supply-chain integrity, redundancy and cooperation with U.S. national-security agencies. The federal government could then identify the relatively small number of facilities whose destruction or prolonged incapacitation would pose a serious threat to American national or economic security. These could include data centers supporting military operations, financial markets, critical communications, government systems or strategically important artificial intelligence capabilities. IRAN-LINKED HACKERS SUSPECTED IN UK POWER-PLANT SHUTDOWN AFTER ALLEGED MINNESOTA WATER ATTACK The designation would not make these facilities American territory. A data center in Bahrain would not become sovereign American territory simply because it was designated a protected strategic asset. But it would establish something equally important, a clear American policy that deliberately attacking certain strategically vital infrastructure carries consequences. That clarity serves an important purpose: deterrence. IF HACKERS CRIPPLE AMERICA'S WATER, THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE CATASTROPHIC Congress should establish a range of potential responses that could include sanctions, asset freezes, diplomatic measures, defensive cyber operations and, depending on the circumstances and attribution, additional measures authorized by Congress. The goal should not be to automatically escalate every attack into a military confrontation. The goal is to make the consequences sufficiently clear that an adversary thinks twice before attacking. AMERICA AND CHINA ARE FIGHTING FOR THE FUTURE OF AI — CHIPS ARE THE BATTLEFIELD Artificial intelligence (AI) only raises the stakes. AI is becoming an ever-more important component of intelligence analysis, cybersecurity, logistics, communications, autonomous systems, military planning and economic competition. President Donald Trump's June 2026 National Security Presidential Memorandum on artificial intelligence (AI) recognized this reality by directing the national-security enterprise to accelerate AI adoption and strengthen partnerships with private industry. But that raises a critical question: What happens if the infrastructure supporting those systems is attacked? An adversary may not need to destroy an AI system directly. It could target the data center where the computing takes place, disrupt the electricity supplying the facility, compromise the communications infrastructure connecting it to other systems or attack the supply chain supporting its operations. If America becomes increasingly dependent on artificial intelligence without protecting the infrastructure underneath it, a strategic advantage could quickly become a strategic vulnerability. Computing capacity is becoming part of national power. Protecting it needs to become part of national defense. Our adversaries already understand this. Russia has demonstrated its willingness to use cyber operations and attacks against infrastructure as instruments of state power. China has invested heavily in cyber capabilities and studied vulnerabilities created by America's dependence on interconnected systems. Iran has demonstrated its willingness to use cyber and other asymmetric capabilities against American interests. They understand that attacking the United States does not necessarily require attacking an American military installation. An adversary could disrupt a power grid, interfere with a port, target a telecommunications network, compromise a financial system or attack the computing infrastructure supporting critical services. That is why digital infrastructure can no longer be treated merely as a technology issue. It is a national-security issue. For generations, the United States has developed military and diplomatic doctrines designed to deter attacks against the country and its interests. The digital age requires us to expand that thinking. Congress should establish a framework for identifying the digital infrastructure so important to American national security that its intentional destruction would warrant a significant U.S. response. The administration should then work with allies to develop reciprocal protections for strategically important infrastructure located overseas. Companies operating designated facilities should also be expected to meet high standards for cybersecurity, physical security, redundancy and resilience. Protection must come with responsibility. Deterrence does not require eliminating every threat. It requires making the cost of an attack sufficiently clear that an adversary decides the risk is not worth taking. The United States cannot defend 21st-century power with a 20th-century understanding of national security. Our borders still matter, and our military installations, ships and aircraft remain essential to national defense. But so do the servers, networks, data centers and computing systems that allow those traditional instruments of power, and increasingly, our entire economy, to function. The next major attack on American interests may not begin with troops crossing a border or missiles striking a military installation. It could begin with the loss of computing capacity, the disruption of a communications network or the failure of a system most Americans have never heard of but millions depend upon. Iran has provided a warning about what that future could look like. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION The battlefield is expanding beyond traditional military targets and physical borders. America's national-security strategy must expand with it. The border of the next war may not be on a map. It may be the infrastructure that keeps America running. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM KATE MONROE Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3697175342cf4db8c2b15 Wall Street has a new rival, and it's deep in the heart of this southern state te 2026-10-05T09:10:09.902Z Wall Street has a new rival, and it's deep in the heart of this southern state DALLAS — Wall Street has long been the undisputed home of American finance. Now, one southern state wants a seat at the table. The Texas Stock Exchange is at the center of an ambitious effort to transform the Lone Star State into America's next financial powerhouse, challenging the long-standing dominance of the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq while fueling the rise of what's become affectionately known as "Y'all Street." The Dallas-based exchange plans to provide companies with another venue to list their shares and raise capital, with supporters betting it will help establish Texas as America's next financial frontier. ONE SOUTHERN STATE'S RISE IS MAKING IT AMERICA'S NEW 'ECONOMIC CENTER OF GRAVITY' Former Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, a strategic advisor and member of the Texas Stock Exchange, believes the shift is already underway. "Texas is really becoming the economic center of gravity in America," Hensarling told Fox News Digital during an interview at the Texas Stock Exchange's headquarters. "As New York is increasingly shoving capital out, Texas is saying, 'You're welcome here,'" he said. "We put out the welcome mat, whereas New York, capital isn't really made to feel at home, and capital wants to go where it's made to feel at home." Hensarling argued that years of pro-business policies have helped transform Texas into more than just an attractive place to operate a company. GOV ABBOTT EXTENDS OFF-RAMP FOR NY BILLIONAIRES FLEEING MAMDANI'S POLICIES "Texas has been a great place to do business for decades, but increasingly it's a great place to headquarter your business," he said. "Over the last couple of legislative sessions, because of laws passed, it's a great place to incorporate your business." "The last piece of that puzzle was the Texas Stock Exchange," Hensarling said. "It's now making Texas the best place to list your company and to go public." BILLIONS IN TAXPAYER INCOME ARE LEAVING TWO ICONIC STATES — AS A NEW ECONOMIC MAP EMERGES The exchange is part of a broader wave of investment flowing into Texas. In recent years, major corporations have moved their headquarters to the state, while financial giants including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Charles Schwab and Bank of America have expanded their Texas operations. Supporters say those moves reflect a larger migration of businesses and capital away from traditional financial centers toward states with lower taxes and lighter regulation. Critics, however, note that New York remains the country's dominant financial hub by a wide margin, with the world's largest stock exchange, major investment banks and deep capital markets. THIS STATE ISN'T JUST GROWING — ITS ECONOMY IS GETTING RICHER PER RESIDENT Whether "Y'all Street" can truly rival Wall Street remains an open question. But with a new stock exchange, an influx of corporate headquarters and some of the nation's biggest financial firms expanding in Dallas, Texas is making its boldest bid yet to challenge Wall Street's dominance. Hensarling believes the trajectory is clear. "Texas is really becoming the economic center of gravity in America," he said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3696d75342cf4db8c2b01 Supreme Court to Hear Major Environmental Lawsuit te 2026-10-05T09:10:05.700Z Supreme Court to Hear Major Environmental Lawsuit The justices will begin their new term with a landmark case about whether local governments can sue oil companies over damages caused by climate change. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3696c75342cf4db8c2af8 Who’s Winning the Battle for Congress? te 2026-10-05T09:10:04.982Z Who’s Winning the Battle for Congress? It’s Oct. 5 — 29 days away from the midterms. Here’s the state of play. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3696c75342cf4db8c2aef Family of Epstein Victim Appears in Ad Targeting Republican te 2026-10-05T09:10:04.108Z Family of Epstein Victim Appears in Ad Targeting Republican In a tough new ad for the Democrat running against Representative Jeff Crank, the brother and sister-in-law of Virginia Giuffre say the congressman refused to meet with them. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3626675342cf4db8c2a2e Scene pkg Oct. 5 te 2026-10-05T08:40:06.731Z Scene pkg Oct. 5 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3626575342cf4db8c2a25 Gas prices Oct. 5 te 2026-10-05T08:40:05.970Z Gas prices Oct. 5 National average: $4.40 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac35db475342cf4db8c296b Kottonmouth Kings headlining Havasu Halloween Haunt this weekend te 2026-10-05T08:20:04.367Z Kottonmouth Kings headlining Havasu Halloween Haunt this weekend Havasu Halloween Haunt brings music, scares and motors to Lake Havasu City Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac35b5f75342cf4db8c2925 AI is supercharging political ad wars. But viral doesn’t mean victorious te 2026-10-05T08:10:07.329Z AI is supercharging political ad wars. But viral doesn’t mean victorious Artificial intelligence is dramatically lowering the cost of political advertising, allowing campaigns to churn out attack ads, memes and other targeted messages at a pace that would have been prohibitively expensive just a few years ago. In the political ad wars, campaign operatives can now use generative AI to produce in minutes or hours what once required days by a team of writers, voice talent, video shoots and production teams. The shift is turning political creative from an expensive campaign asset into something much more affordable and closer to disposable content, potentially giving candidates and outside groups the ability to flood voters with more messages. While the exact number is difficult to identify, the ad-tracking firm AdImpact had identified 29 campaign ads in federal and gubernatorial contests that disclosed using AI content, as of two weeks ago. Meanwhile, the Wesleyan Media Project, which also counted ads that did not make AI disclosures, has identified at least 164 AI-influenced ads this cycle. HEAD HERE FOR THE LATEST FOX NEWS AI REPORTING AND ANALYSIS But the jury is still out on whether the use of AI for campaign messaging can help produce the ultimate objective: an election victory. "It certainly allows you to produce more content in varying styles and more cost effective," veteran Republican consultant Jesse Hunt told Fox News Digital, as he pointed to the creative and economic appeals of using AI in political advertising. Democratic strategist Chris Moyer said that "AI gives campaigns more tools for less cost. So there is a democratizing of the tools that campaigns used to have to spend valuable resources on....You can get access to things with a smaller budget." Will Ritter, a longtime Republican ad maker and media and political strategist, told Fox News Digital that the creative advertising and political strategy agency he co-founded, Poolhouse, "went from last cycle doing basically doing nothing with AI to most of our ads now have some AI component." "The good news is that it’s really cool technology. It allows a lot of people to make stuff. You can make almost anything," Ritter said. But he added, "You still need to able to know what you’re doing with the tools." Pointing to his agency, Ritter noted "we have professionals who know how to use and integrate them, and they also know the point of this is to have a good ad that can be done faster and cheaper now but still maintains the main point, which is to communicate a message, not to show off cool visual tech." Campaign veterans say that if you're not using AI to produce messaging content and other key tasks, including voter outreach, you are already behind the eight ball, and that will only increase going forward. "We are running the most organized and sophisticated congressional campaign in the country, and we utilize every legitimate tool that helps our team improve productivity. Any campaign that doesn’t would be foolish," Ciro Riccardi, a top campaign adviser for Republican Rep. Mike Lawler of New York, told Fox News Digital. FOX NEWS POLL: VOTERS QUESTION WHETHER AI’S PROMISE OUTWEIGHS ITS RISKS Lawler is running for re-election in a key swing district in New York City's northern suburbs that Democrats are targeting as they aim to win back the House majority. Lawler's campaign is one of hundreds of campaigns across the country that have reported spending on AI technology vendors in their Federal Election Commission (FEC) disclosure reports. While spending by campaigns on AI is expected to increase, Riccardi noted that Lawler's 2026 re-election team will "spend more money on pizza for volunteers" than it will on AI tools. But are AI-generated ads helping candidates win at the ballot box? Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Shortsleeve of Massachusetts grabbed attention in February with an AI-generated radio ad that used an AI-generated version of Gov. Maura Healey's voice in which the Democratic governor made disparaging comments about her administration and the economy. "We have one of the highest electricity rates in the nation," the AI-generated voice said in the spot. "Thanks to me slapping on excessive fees to fund my climate agenda." DEMOCRACY ’26: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUB The deepfake - an AI-generated video, image, or audio recording created or altered using artificial intelligence to make a real person appear to say or do something they never actually did -  raised questions about the legal limits of AI technology in elections. Thirty-one states have enacted laws regulating political deepfakes, but the Federal Election Commission has not implemented any AI rulemaking. The attention surrounding the Shortsleeve ad did appear to boost the business executive and former acting general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in his bid to win the GOP gubernatorial nomination. He was defeated in the September primary in a landslide by former medical device executive Mike Minogue. In Los Angeles, reality TV star and online influencer-turned mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt used AI-generated videos that went viral to significantly boost his visibility and his campaign's online momentum. The videos, which Pratt shared and reposted, humorously and dramatically portrayed him as a superhero saving a dystopian, burning Los Angeles, while depicting incumbent Democratic Mayor Karen Bass and other officials as villains. The videos grabbed millions of views on social media platforms like X, TikTok, and Instagram, and appeared to help to turn Pratt from a longshot mayoral candidate into one of the three top contenders. But the AI-generated messaging wasn't enough to help Pratt, a Republican who ran for mayor as an independent, advance to the general election in the blue-leaning city. Pratt was eliminated as he came in third in the city's June 2 primary. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER The National Republican Senatorial Committee earlier this year targeted Democratic Senate nominee in Texas state Rep. James Talarico with a ad showing an AI-generated version of the candidate reading controversial old social media posts. Meanwhile, an AI-generated image of former Rep. Mike Rogers, the GOP nominee in battleground Michigan's Senate race, as a super hero figure rescuing people from a collapsing building, went viral. Whether such AI-generated messaging in the Michigan and Texas Senate races made an impact is uncertain, and the electoral outcomes in the two showdowns won't be determined until next month. Campaign veterans point to positives and negatives when it comes to AI-generated content. "AI has really revolutionized the industry and the groups and companies, I think like, like ours that are taking advantage of the tools and are willing to take risks will be the ones that have the most success," Ritter said. "There are so many things we can do now – save time," Ritter added. "It’s a huge opportunity but you still need people who can use the tools correctly and you have to some restraint." But he said, "Spencer Pratt made some unbelievable cool ads we’ve never seen before. They went super viral. Then he came in third." "The people that win tend have a message that resonates and is communicated clearly and consistently and just getting attention doesn’t do the whole job," Ritter emphasized. Moyer warned that as AI "becomes more widespread, there's going to be a lot more cynicism and doubt that ads are actually real. The tactic used to be 'just put opponents in their own words to make an ad against them.' Now I think a lot of voters are really skeptical - 'did he or she really say that or are they making it up.'" Hunt, a veteran of presidential and statewide campaigns, highlighted that "authenticity is incredibly important." He said that while AI has leveled to playfield to a degree, campaign ads have "got to feel as real as possible and you do not sacrifice that by going the most cost effective route because the cheapest does not always mean the most persuasive, the most meaningful, the most memorable." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac35b5d75342cf4db8c2917 Davis Dam releases for Oct. 5 te 2026-10-05T08:10:05.127Z Davis Dam releases for Oct. 5 Monday Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3545475342cf4db8c25f5 Don’t let drug-pricing reform close the pharmacy doors veterans depend on te 2026-10-05T07:40:04.574Z Don’t let drug-pricing reform close the pharmacy doors veterans depend on Barry Upshaw Every Sunday I stand in front of a congregation that includes retired soldiers, active National Guard members and military spouses who have moved their families across the country more times than they can count. I’ve led this congregation for roughly two years, but I also spent 27 years in the Army and the Air Force. Like them, I am a TRICARE beneficiary. So when I hear that many lawmakers are considering Pharmacy Benefit Manager reform, I don’t hear an abstract policy debate. I hear a question about whether the people sitting in my pews will still be able to get their medicine. What most people don’t understand about TRICARE is that beneficiaries don’t get to shop around the way someone with employer insurance might. Federal contracts determine which pharmacies are in-network. If a local pharmacy closes, cuts hours or gets squeezed out of a network because reimbursement rates no longer cover its costs, a veteran or military family cannot simply drive to the next block.  Moreover, pharmacies around the country have been closing at a pace that should worry anyone who cares about healthcare access, not just PBM industry stakeholders. I encourage lawmakers to do their own research, but the trend — fewer independent pharmacies, more pharmacy deserts — is real.  That’s why I urge Arizona lawmakers not to dive into the abyss of restrictive PBM reform, like Tennessee and Arkansas, just because we need to make drug prices lower. If they do, ask the question: does the reimbursement structure in this legislation let community pharmacies stay open? If the answer is no, please consider the reckless damage it could inflict on a community. I know some of you reading this will think, “But many of these bills in other states offered veteran carve-outs. You won’t be affected.” That’s wishful thinking. A pharmacy doesn’t serve one insurance card at a time. If a reimbursement structure makes it impossible for a community pharmacy to keep its doors open, that pharmacy closes for every patient who walks through it, not just the ones covered by TRICARE. A special exemption for military families, while the underlying economics stay broken, doesn’t protect them. It just delays the day their pharmacy closes. As a military assistant chaplain, I’ve counseled families through deployments and the disruption of military life. The people who wear uniforms, and the families who hold things together while they do, have earned a healthcare system that works for them, not one that gets rebuilt around them without anyone checking whether it still functions when it’s finished. So while you’re working to fix the drug pricing system, please don’t leave veterans standing outside a pharmacy that used to be open. Pastor Barry Upshaw has led Salt of the Earth Baptist Church in South Phoenix for approximately two years. He is a 27-year Army and Air Force veteran and a TRICARE beneficiary. The post Don’t let drug-pricing reform close the pharmacy doors veterans depend on first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac34d4d75342cf4db8c253e The politics of hypocrisy: How scandal is treated with selective outrage te 2026-10-05T07:10:05.602Z The politics of hypocrisy: How scandal is treated with selective outrage Erick Erickson, the longtime, ultraconservative Atlanta radio host, just unloaded a screed that whacked both Democrats and Republicans.  "Both sides serve up a crap sandwich of a candidate, point across the aisle at the other side’s crap sandwich, and insist you have to eat theirs because the other one is worse." In keeping with the culinary metaphor, this struck me because I've long felt that national politics has increasingly become a stew of hypocrisy.  To watch Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders endorse Graham Platner, the exceedingly weird Maine Senate candidate with a Nazi tattoo, was stomach-turning. You just know the liberal wing would have savaged him if he was a Republican. They and other Dems finally jumped off the bandwagon when news emerged that Platner's former girlfriend alleged that he had raped her.  TRUMP TO MEET WITH MAMDANI IN NEW YORK AMID HIGH-STAKES MIDTERM PUSH Republicans were behind North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards despite mounting allegations that he had fostered a hostile work environment and engaged in sexual harassment.  But then the House ethics committee called for his censure for inappropriate actions toward two female staffers. The congressman showered them with gifts (jewelry totaling over $1,000, designer purses, guns, shoes, flowers, a laptop and cell phone, KitchenAid mixer, robotic vacuums, vacations, tickets to performances, and one-on-one dinners, if you must know). His fellow North Carolina lawmaker, Sen. Ted Budd, then urged Edwards to bow out of the race, and the congressman quickly complied.  "Cycle after cycle," Erickson says, "we never get better candidates. We get more corrupt and more terrible ones, and we are told once again that we must vote for them or the republic will fall... The doomsday prophecies are simply how the parties dupe voters into holding their noses for their preferred perversions." If you look at the apocalyptic rhetoric in this year's campaigns, that's undoubtedly true. Everything depends on whether you have a D or R after your name. It's a master class in selective outrage, and if your target switched parties, you'd immediately change your stance.  There is so much anger in the air right now–with war, inflation, soaring prices–that liberals are demonizing conservatives and vice versa. Social media has often become a forum for sheer hatred. I'll leave it to you to decide which side is worse, or whether you're in the pox-on-both-houses camp.  There are huge policy differences between the two parties, but most voters don't study that intently. They size up the candidates' character.  If they are disillusioned, there's a good chance that many will just stay home. And turnout is crucial in a midterm election.  DESPITE PUBLIC DISMISSALS, WHY TRUMP AND HIS TEAM WERE PRIVATELY OBSESSED WITH THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN SCANDAL Amid the predictions of a blue wave – despite the fact that the GOP has a much bigger war chest – veteran political analyst Charlie Cook says this about independent voters: "They tend to be very fickle. They read, watch, and listen to the news less than partisans. They tend to get buyer’s remorse and turn on whoever they voted for two years earlier." Extremist candidates, once deemed fringe figures, have become more common, especially among the Democratic socialists who are winning primaries.  Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan, had to apologize last month after making sympathetic comments about a terrorist who attacked a synagogue. He's also campaigned with far-left streamer Hasan Piker, who's said America "deserved 9/11." ‘DESTROYING THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE’: EL-SAYED’S POLITICAL ORBIT COMPLICATES EFFORT TO MODERATE HIS IMAGE Darializa Avila Chevalier, who won with the backing of New York’s socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has called Joe Biden a "rapist," has wanted police and prisons abolished, and was arrested for helping take over Columbia’s Hamilton Hall.  On the other side, Texas Republican Ken Paxton was impeached by his own party. Gone are the days when President George H.W. Bush felt he had to apologize for calling Bill Clinton and Al Gore "these two bozos." In today’s toxic atmosphere, Erick Erickson says he's been threatened and harassed for his stances. It's hard to feel proud of our political culture right now. But I don't see it ever changing back to the bygone era when Ronald Reagan and Tip O'Neill would battle by day and share a drink after work. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac34af575342cf4db8c24ee Coast Guard personnel exchange gunfire with shooters across US-Mexico border te 2026-10-05T07:00:05.988Z Coast Guard personnel exchange gunfire with shooters across US-Mexico border Coast Guard personnel exchanged gunfire with people on the Mexican side of the border, an encounter the U.S. military later cited as an example of increased illegal activity as hundreds of U.S. troops and their equipment were repositioned to Texas’ Rio Grande Valley and 500 Mexican Army and National Guard personnel were deployed to its side of the border. Coast Guard personnel were intercepting migrants crossing the Rio Grande River while working with other federal agencies when the initial gunshots came from the Mexican side of the border. Coast Guard personnel then returned fire, officials said on Friday, according to Stars and Stripes. The exchange happened on Sept. 26 while federal agencies conducted joint operations near Garceno, a small town along the border in Starr County, Texas. DHS SENDS OMINOUS WARNING AS MIGRANT CARAVAN HEADS TOWARD US-MEXICO BORDER FROM HONDURAS The Coast Guard said it was investigating the incident alongside federal partners. It is unclear who fired the initial shots. "No injuries to Coast Guard or other personnel were reported, and no damage to Coast Guard assets or equipment was reported," the Coast Guard said. U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson said the embassy "is helping to coordinate with Mexican forces that are being deployed in the border area where shots were fired against elements of the United States Coast Guard." "Mexican military commanders will communicate directly with the U.S. forces deployed. Together, we intend to patrol both sides of our shared border, protect our communities, and disrupt the operations of criminal and terrorist organizations. Any threat from criminal or terrorist elements on either side of the border will be addressed swiftly," he added. The Coast Guard launched Operation River Wall in October 2025, deploying additional personnel, boats and other assets to patrol the river between the U.S. and Mexico. The Coast Guard said its forces would focus on approximately 260 miles of the Rio Grande along the U.S.-Mexico border. It was working closely with Border Patrol, the Pentagon and the Texas Military Department "to secure the border, disrupt illicit activity and protect the American people," the Coast Guard said, according to Stars and Stripes. "We will continue to leverage a layered, integrated approach to control, secure and defend the border that strengthens our collective ability to counter illicit activity and safeguard our personnel and the communities we serve," the Coast Guard said. TRUMP ADMIN'S LIST OF US-DESIGNATED 'FOREIGN TERRORIST' GROUPS IN LATIN AMERICA EXPANDS TO 21 The U.S. military said on Friday it had deployed hundreds of troops and their equipment to the Rio Grande Valley as part of planned preparations to address "historically observed seasonal increases in attempted illegal activity." "The Sept. 26 Coast Guard encounter is an example of this uptick in illegal activity," the Joint Task Force-Southern Border said in a statement. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3464475342cf4db8c243c Audit finds issues with Arizona’s affordable housing inspections te 2026-10-05T06:40:04.482Z Audit finds issues with Arizona’s affordable housing inspections Key Points: In order to receive federal or state tax credits, developers must meet certain standards and undergo inspections A new audit found that the state had not been conducting enough investigations or enforcing proper standards The governor’s office is working on incorporating the auditor’s recommendations into its housing policy PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Housing did not conduct inspections for one or more federal health and safety standards in the units it used tax credits to help finance, according to a new report. And even when it did, Auditor General Lindsey Perry said the inspectors were slow in reporting problems like rodent infestations, bad electrical circuits and even a blocked fire escape access to property owners and, more to the point, ensuring that the issues were fixed. The department is responsible for awarding tax credits — money developers can use to offset their income tax liability — to support the construction, rehabilitation or acquisition of affordable housing. “In exchange for receiving tax credits, the developer is required to reserve a certain number of housing units for lower-income households for a specific time frame, which is typically 30 years,” Perry noted in her report. Between 2020 and the end of 2025, it awarded more than $4.3 billion in both federal and state tax credits for the development of 21,549 low-income housing units. Perry also reported that her staffers sometimes couldn’t find evidence that tenants who moved into low-income housing units were properly vetted for meeting income standards. That, she said, increased the risk that tenants were ineligible for low-income housing or, at least, paid the correct rental rates which are tied to their income. And it also meant these units were not available to those who actually were financially eligible. But Perry also reported some good news for the agency. Perry said the department appeared to have successfully fixed its policies and procedures for wire transfers that in recent years had allowed fraudsters to get a hold of $2 million by posing as members of a title company and a nonprofit. Perry said there was supposed to be a wire transfer earlier this year. But before that happened, she said, the department verified banking information, completed a “test” transfer of $1 prior to sending the full amount, and confirmed that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development received the full amount. The state tax credits, originally established in 2021 under Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, expired at the end of last year when they were not included in the budget negotiated between Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs and the Republican-controlled Legislature. But the U.S. Department of Housing’s credits remain, and so does the obligation to ensure that the units built with both state and federal credits meet standards. To that end, Perry said the department is responsible for conducting an on-site inspection of these properties every three years to ensure that the units set aside for low-income tenants meet health and safety requirements. “However, the department did not inspect or document that it inspected one or more federally required health and safety standards for 126 of 153 tenant unit inspections we reviewed,” Perry said. And even when there were inspections, problems were not reported — or fixed. “The department’s failure to fully inspect tenant housing and timely notify property owners of violations it identified has resulted in low-income residents living in unsafe or substandard housing, and increased the risk that health and safety hazards in tenant units were not corrected in a timely manner,” Perry reported. The report ended with 27 recommendations. Christian Slater, press aide to Hobbs who put Ruby Dhillon-Williams in charge of the Department of Housing in 2025, said the agency already has implemented 17 and is working on the other 10. The post Audit finds issues with Arizona’s affordable housing inspections first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac33ce575342cf4db8c1829 Analysis: Data centers are the first test for White House hopefuls te 2026-10-05T06:00:05.986Z Analysis: Data centers are the first test for White House hopefuls The behind-the-scenes campaign for the Democratic nomination for president in 2028 has its first shibboleth: To be a part of the tribe, contenders must aver their opposition to the explosion... Subscribe Already a subscriber?  Login The post Analysis: Data centers are the first test for White House hopefuls first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3383775342cf4db8c1757 Dramatic footage shows alleged narco boat erupt in fireball during US military strike te 2026-10-05T05:40:07.653Z Dramatic footage shows alleged narco boat erupt in fireball during US military strike The U.S. military on Sunday announced a lethal strike on another vessel in the Caribbean carrying alleged narco-traffickers, killing four people on board. The U.S. Southern Command said the vessel was traveling along "established narco-trafficking routes" in the Caribbean. The military shared a video that showed what appeared to be an explosion destroying a moving boat it described as a go-fast vessel. "Under the direction of U.S. Southern Command, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a lethal, kinetic strike on a go-fast vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean," the military said in a statement. US FORCES OBLITERATE SUSPECTED 'NARCO-TERRORIST' VESSEL IN LETHAL EASTERN PACIFIC STRIKE, KILLING 3 Southern Command claimed that intelligence revealed the vessel's "active involvement in narco-trafficking." The military did not provide evidence to back up this allegation. "The operation killed four narco-terrorists," the statement added. This is the latest attack that the Trump administration has argued was launched in an attempt to eliminate alleged narco-terrorists, with the death toll in these strikes carried out since September 2025 sitting at more than 235. The Pentagon has refused to release the identities of those killed in the strikes since last year. It has also refused to provide evidence of drugs on board. The administration has been scrutinized in the past year by Democrats and even some Republicans, including Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who has raised concerns about killing people without due process and the possibility of killing innocent people. The attacks have also been denounced by human rights groups as "extrajudicial killings." US KILLS 4 ALLEGED DRUG SMUGGLERS ON BOAT IN CARIBBEAN, BRINGING TOTAL TO 227 IN 68 STRIKES The administration is pursuing deals with allied nations to extend its military attacks to land in multiple Latin American countries. Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said during a visit to Panama in August that Colombia, Guatemala and Honduras had agreed to allow the U.S. to carry out joint military operations against criminal groups on their soil, although Guatemala denied reaching a deal. Ecuador launched similar operations with the U.S. in March. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac327cf75342cf4db8c158d Tetairoa McMillan career day spoils Jared Goff's huge game as soft Lions defense flops on SNF te 2026-10-05T04:30:07.506Z Tetairoa McMillan career day spoils Jared Goff's huge game as soft Lions defense flops on SNF Tetairoa McMillan put on a clinic, Bryce Young stayed hot and Dan Campbell’s defense folded in a 58-point track meet. And if you pegged Detroit for a drop-off this season, Sunday night gave you all the validation you needed. Featuring nearly 900 combined yards, Dan Campbell’s squad fell 32-26 to the Panthers in Carolina. The Lions dropped to 2-2 after failing to keep pace with an offense that out-executed them when it mattered most. Panthers top wideout Tetairoa McMillan tormented Detroit's secondary, more than living up to his first-round selection. The 6-foot-5 target hauled in 14 passes for 192 yards and two touchdowns. His clutch toe-tap catch on the sideline with under three minutes remaining kept the drive alive and iced the victory for Carolina. Bryce Young sliced through Detroit in Dave Canales' quick, play-action scheme, completing 29 of 41 passes for 329 yards and two scores. NFL WEEK 3 SUNDAY TAKEAWAYS: PATRIOTS HAVE A MAYE PROBLEM, CHARGERS HIT ROCK BOTTOM AND COWBOYS CRUMBLE Chuba Hubbard provided the hammer on the ground for Carolina, rushing 20 times for 122 yards and two touchdowns. Carolina's core has clicked into place since last postseason's jab-for-jab loss to the Rams, establishing the Panthers as the team to beat in the NFC South. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Jared Goff threw for 412 yards and a touchdown on 32-of-52 passing, but the Lions stalled repeatedly inside the red zone and settled for four field goals before a late touchdown cut into the lead. As the clock hit zero, Goff sat slumped on the bench. Dan Campbell’s brand for Detroit is built on physical dominance, but his defense got pushed around at Carolina's will. Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com / Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac30bae75342cf4db8c0bb1 San Diego Padres blow late lead as star closer Mason Miller crumbles in brutal walk-off to Brewers te 2026-10-05T02:30:06.458Z San Diego Padres blow late lead as star closer Mason Miller crumbles in brutal walk-off to Brewers The San Diego Padres carried strong momentum into October after winning 20 of 23 games to finish the regular season and sweeping the Chicago Cubs in the Wild Card round. That energy disappeared Sunday in Milwaukee. A 4-3 loss to the Brewers in Game 2 leaves the Padres trailing 2-0 in the National League Division Series and facing elimination. San Diego built an early lead behind RBI plays from Ty France and Dustin Harris. Milwaukee answered on Sal Frelick's RBI single and a Padres fielding error to keep the score tight. NO, THE SAN DIEGO PADRES DIDN'T LOSE BECAUSE OF CONTROVERSIAL NINTH INNING HOME RUN RULING Padres manager Craig Stammen turned to All-Star closer Mason Miller for a six-out save. Miller worked a clean 12-pitch eighth inning, but his command collapsed in the ninth. Miller walked three batters to load the bases without giving up a hit, setting up Jackson Chourio’s walk-off two-run single. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Miller was direct about his performance in the clubhouse after the game. "Terrible," Miller said. "I didn't do my job today, so instead of being in here with a win and a series tie, we're in a hole, so it feels pretty bad." Miller pointed directly to his loss of control in the final frame. "The cardinal rule is pretty much: You don't beat yourself. And I beat myself today," Miller said. "I mean, a base hit with nobody on doesn't win them the game. A base hit after you walk the bases loaded does." Stammen defended using Miller for two innings. "Top of the lineup in the eighth probably made that decision for Mason," Stammen said. "Going into the game, we were thinking of Mason for six outs anyway, especially how quick the eighth inning went for him. He was just battling the strike zone there at the end." PETE CROW-ARMSTRONG, CUBS OFFENSE NO-SHOW AGAINST PADRES IN NON-COMPETITIVE POSTSEASON EXIT The Padres locker room was all out of funk after the game, and for good reason. Coughing up a winnable playoff game on three unforced walks is an absolute gut punch. San Diego had World Series aspirations coming into October, but Milwaukee flexed a better killer instinct to tear them to shreds. Game 3 is Tuesday at Petco Park. Down 2-0, San Diego must win three straight games to keep its season alive. Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com / Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3095675342cf4db8c0b67 Mass shooting at Georgia block party leaves 2 dead, 35 injured te 2026-10-05T02:20:06.854Z Mass shooting at Georgia block party leaves 2 dead, 35 injured A mass shooting at a neighborhood block party in South Georgia left two people dead and dozens wounded early Sunday morning, according to officials. More than 1,000 people were gathered as more than 50 shots were fired in at least two locations about a block apart in Vienna, Georgia, according to Dooly County Sheriff Craig Peavy. Deputies were on patrol at a neighborhood block party around 1:25 a.m. when shots were fired on the 900 block of Pine Street, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a statement. The sheriff's office had requested the assistance of the GBI. Two people were pronounced dead at the scene from gunshot wounds. Most of the 35 injured victims suffered gunshot wounds, while several others were hit by cars or suffered other injuries as people fled the scene. The 35 injured victims were transported to hospitals for treatment. LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY PARK SHOOTING KILLS 1, INJURES 4 DURING LIVE BAND PERFORMANCE Peavy said people were "going every direction" and, even as officers were on the scene, more gunfire erupted about a block away. "We don’t know if it’s coming at us or someone else," he said at a press conference on Sunday. "You just have to keep doing what you’re doing and hope you don’t get hit by gunfire." The GBI said the ages of the injured victims range from 14 to 51 and their conditions range from stable to critical. The victims killed in the shooting were identified as Jaquevion Jackson, 21, of Cordele, and Macaleb Jackson, 23, of Hawkinsville, the agency said. The incident happened over homecoming weekend for Dooly County High School. SHOOTING NEAR BALTIMORE YOUTH FOOTBALL EVENT LEAVES 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL DEAD, 3 ADULTS WOUNDED The superintendent of the Dooly County School System, Sherrod Willaford, said the shooting was not at a school-sponsored event. "We recognize that its impact may reach many of our students, families, and staff," he said in a statement. Schools will open on Monday but additional safety measures have been implemented. Vienna Mayor Eddie Daniels said the city had not issued any kind of permit for the block party and he did not know if it was a homecoming party. Authorities have not arrested any suspects, identified a potential motive or said how many shooters may have been involved. "Please turn yourself in, because we're doing everything we can to find out who you are," Peavy said. The incident remains under investigation. Vienna is about 130 miles south of Atlanta and about a 50-mile drive south on the Interstate 75 corridor from Macon, where 12 teenagers were wounded by gunfire during a confrontation at a birthday party last week at a city park. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3095575342cf4db8c0b5e Shark bites fisherman twice during kayaking encounter along California beach te 2026-10-05T02:20:05.931Z Shark bites fisherman twice during kayaking encounter along California beach A kayaker fishing off a Malibu beach was rushed to a local hospital Sunday morning after a shark encounter reportedly left him with two bite wounds. The incident occurred near Paradise Cove in Los Angeles County, according to KTLA. Witnesses told the outlet that the fisherman had reeled in what was believed to be a mako shark and was attempting to release it when the animal bit him, causing him to fall into the water. The shark then bit him a second time before swimming away, according to reports. The Los Angeles County Fire Department initially described the incident as a shark attack but later characterized it as a "fishing accident," ABC 7 reported. SWIMMER RUSHED TO HOSPITAL AFTER SUSPECTED SHARK ATTACK AT MARTHA’S VINEYARD A manager at the nearby Paradise Cove Beach Cafe said he saw the victim's injuries near his legs. "He was bitten in two places," the manager told KTLA. "I saw there were some teeth marks on his lower leg and above the knee." AUSTRALIAN SURFER RISKED HIS LIFE TO SAVE FELLOW SURFER WHO HAD BEEN ATTACKED BY A SHARK Video captured a lifeguard rushing toward the fisherman moments after the attack, while a small fishing boat floated nearby. A fisherman reportedly rushed to the victim’s aid, pulled him from the water onto his boat, and brought the fisherman back to shore, KTLA said. The victim reportedly called his girlfriend, a retired lifeguard, who helped him from the boat, assisted him onshore and called for emergency responders. Los Angeles County Fire Department crews responded to the scene and took the victim to a local hospital, the outlet said. Recalling the incident, the cafe manager reportedly said, "We’ve had a lot of crazy stuff happen here, but we’ve never had a shark attack like that." The beach remained open following the incident, ABC 7 reported. Chances of encountering a shark in Southern California are higher in October, when warmer coastal waters attract both prey and juvenile sharks. Female sharks often use shallow, warmer waters as nursery grounds, where young sharks can feed and grow with relative protection. Fox News Digital reached out to the Los Angeles County Fire Department for more information. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac306ff75342cf4db8c0b15 Teresa Giudice's daughter Milania writes birthday tribute to sister Gabriella months after 911 call and arrest te 2026-10-05T02:10:07.744Z Teresa Giudice's daughter Milania writes birthday tribute to sister Gabriella months after 911 call and arrest "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice's daughter Milania Giudice reflected on her bond with her sister Gabriella in a heartfelt birthday tribute months after her older sibling reportedly called 911 on her during a family dispute. In May, Milania, 20, was arrested and charged with simple assault following a reported domestic dispute at Teresa's home in Montville Township, New Jersey. According to TMZ, Gabriella, who turned 22 on Sunday, was reportedly the family member who called 911 during the incident. Per the outlet, Gabriella reported that Milania was allegedly "acting erratically" and "throwing food and candles" at the time. 'REAL HOUSEWIVES' STARS' KIDS FACE LEGAL TROUBLE AFTER CAMERAS STOP ROLLING On Sunday, Milania appeared to have put the family turmoil behind her as she celebrated Gabriella's birthday with an emotional post on social media. "Happy birthday @gabriella.guiudice 🤍 you really are the best sister I could ever ask for," Milania wrote in the caption of her post. "You're genuinely one of the smartest people I know, and I'm so proud of the person you are," she continued. "I've put you through a lot over the years, and I know I haven't always made being my sister easy, but you've always been there for me, accepted me, and loved me through everything," Milania added. "I've always told you that you're literally Cinderella in real life, and even with the black hair now, I still stand by it 😂. I can't believe you're 22 already. Time really flies. I love you so much and I'm so lucky to have you as my sister. 🤍" Milania's post included a series of throwback photos that included snaps of Gabriella with their sisters Gia, 25, and Audriana, 17, as well as Teresa and their father Joe, both 54. "I love you so much ❤️❤️," Gabriella wrote in the comments section. Teresa also commented on Milania's post, writing, "Happy Birthday @gabriella.giudice Love you ♥️🎂🎉🎈🥳." FENTANYL DEATHS COULD NOW COST DRUG DEALERS THEIR LIVES UNDER NEW GOP PROPOSAL Fox News Digital previously confirmed that the Montville Township Police Department responded to a report of a dispute at a residence in town on May 14. Officers detained Milania at 6:12 p.m., according to court records reviewed by Fox News Digital. 'ILLICIT' VERSION OF FENTANYL LINKED TO DEADLY NEW MEXICO INCIDENT THAT SICKENED FIRST RESPONDERS "The investigation resulted in Milania Giudice being charged on a summons complaint with one count of Simple Assault, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C: 12-1a(1) a Disorderly Persons Offense," Chief Andrew Caggiano said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital at the time. BRANDI GLANVILLE BELIEVES SHE CONTRACTED 'SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED RINGWORM' IN HER THROAT "A criminal complaint is merely an accusation," Caggiano added. "Despite this accusation, the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until she has been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law." Milania pleaded not guilty and was released pending an upcoming court appearance. According to Page Six, her next court hearing has been postponed until Dec. 1. Meanwhile, Teresa recently alleged that Milania had "fentanyl in her system" during an incident at the Tampa International Airport. REALITY STAR CLAIMS DAUGHTER, 20, 'HAD FENTANYL IN HER SYSTEM' IN AIRPORT BODYCAM Teresa made the claim while attempting to explain her daughter's behavior during an encounter with officers at the Florida airport last month, according to bodycam footage obtained by Page Six. Milania fired back in the footage and said, "Cause I was laced ... I go to college," before Gia told her, "You're reckless." REALITY STAR'S SON, 15, INDICTED ON 7 COUNTS STEMMING FROM ALLEGED ASSAULT It’s unclear when exactly the fentanyl incident occurred and what substance Milania was allegedly given or who she believed was responsible. At the beginning of the bodycam footage obtained by Page Six, Milania requested to speak to her mother. One officer asked Milania to sit down and reminded her that she was "not controlling the situation." The "RHONJ" star shared a lengthy statement on social media after the bodycam footage was released last week. "As a mother, there is nothing more important to me than the health, safety, and well-being of my children," she wrote. "The past few months have been incredibly difficult for our family, and I feel it is important to say something while also protecting my daughter during an extremely vulnerable time in her life." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "Milania has experienced tremendous heartbreak and significant psychological trauma after losing two of her best friends," Teresa continued. "Grief affects everyone differently, and watching your child try to process that kind of loss is something no parent can ever truly prepare for. Right now, my only focus is my daughter – making sure she is surrounded by love, family, support, and the care she needs." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "I understand that because our family has lived much of our lives in the public eye, there will naturally be questions and speculation," she added. "But Milania is my daughter before she is anything else. She is a young woman going through an incredibly difficult and deeply personal time, and she deserves the opportunity to heal without every moment of her pain being analyzed publicly." "I am asking, from one mother to another, and from one family to all of you, to please show Milania compassion and kindness and allow her the privacy she needs right now. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has reached out with love, prayers, and support. It means more to our family than you know." PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE "At this time, we respectfully ask the media and the public to give Milania and our entire family the privacy and space we need as we navigate this together. Thank you for your understanding, your compassion, and most importantly, for respecting my daughter during this difficult time. With love, Teresa," she concluded. Fox News Digital's Tracy Wright contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac306ff75342cf4db8c0b0c Attorney for accused Cornell student calls on Letitia James to step aside over prior comments te 2026-10-05T02:10:07.016Z Attorney for accused Cornell student calls on Letitia James to step aside over prior comments New York Attorney General Letitia James is facing a call to step aside from the investigation into the alleged Cornell sexual assault after an attorney for one of the accused students questioned whether she had publicly accepted the allegations before taking over the case. Andrew Miltenberg, who represents one of seven former fraternity members accused in a civil lawsuit, said James’ earlier statements supporting the accuser created an "avoidable question about the appearance of impartiality." "The concern is whether the public can have confidence that the investigation begins without any predetermined view of the facts," Miltenberg said in a statement to Fox News. AOC'S DRAMATIC RETELLING OF CORNELL RAPE ALLEGATIONS COLLIDES WITH COMPLAINT DETAILS Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed the attorney general’s office as special prosecutor Thursday, replacing Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten in the investigation into an alleged October 2024 sexual assault at Cornell’s Chi Phi fraternity house. The woman, identified in court papers as Jane Doe, alleges seven former fraternity members drugged and sexually assaulted her. The men have denied wrongdoing, with some maintaining the sexual activity was consensual and others denying they participated. No criminal charges have been filed against the seven men. DELETED EMAIL DETAILS ALLEGED TRUMP-TARGETING PUSH INSIDE LETITIA JAMES’ OFFICE: ‘FIND AND PURSUE CRIMES’ Miltenberg’s objection centers on comments James made before her office was appointed to lead the criminal investigation. She publicly described what the woman had "been forced to endure" as "horrific and unacceptable" and told her, together with "all survivors," that "we stand with you." When asked at Friday’s news conference about her objectivity in light of the Facebook post, James said, "I will not comment on a Facebook post." Criminal defense attorney and Fox News contributor Donna Rotunno also questioned James’ role during an appearance on Fox News’ "The Big Weekend Show." "But it should be fair. It should be impartial. And it should not be from someone who’s already made a public statement on Facebook about it," Rotunno said of reopening the investigation. James has said the investigation will be guided by "the facts and the law." Miltenberg said his concerns were not political and did not diminish the seriousness of sexual assault allegations. TRUMP LAWYERS TARGET WHAT LETITIA JAMES WON’T SAY ABOUT EVIDENCE IN $450M CASE "There is nothing improper about expressing compassion for someone who reports a sexual assault," he said. "But there is an important difference between supporting a person who makes an allegation and appearing to accept the factual premise of that allegation before conducting an investigation." He urged James to personally recuse herself while allowing senior prosecutors in her office who have not publicly commented on the merits of the allegations to handle the investigation. "That would not weaken the investigation. It would strengthen it," Miltenberg said. He argued that the same concerns about independence and public confidence that prompted the appointment of a special prosecutor should apply to the person leading the replacement investigation. LETITIA JAMES’ RE-ELECTION CUSHION SHRINKS AS LITTLE-KNOWN CHALLENGER STARTS TURNING HEADS "I am not suggesting that Attorney General James does not believe she can be fair," he said. The case drew renewed scrutiny after Doe filed a civil lawsuit Sept. 16, nearly two years after the alleged assault. The complaint also names Cornell, fraternity entities, Doe’s sorority and a local bar, among others, alleging failures to protect her. BIDEN-APPOINTED JUDGE HANDS LETITIA JAMES SETBACK IN LATEST TRUMP LEGAL CLASH Van Houten initially declined to pursue criminal charges, saying the signed statement his office received from Cornell University Police did not establish a crime under New York law. He said prosecutors assumed Doe’s account was true and that her credibility was "never in question." He later reopened the investigation after the lawsuit surfaced. CORNELL PRESIDENT SAYS UNIVERSITY 'MUST DO BETTER' ON HANDLING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS Questions about the original investigation intensified when CBS News presented Van Houten with a fuller transcript of Doe’s police interviews that he said his office had never received. "That wasn’t information that I had," Van Houten said, adding that its existence "changes the landscape for me." Rotunno also questioned why prosecutors had not sought the complete investigative record before deciding against charges. "The real question is, why didn’t the DA ask for every piece of information that the campus police gathered?" she said on "The Big Weekend Show." She warned against allowing public reaction to drive the case. "We are watching the court of public opinion take over here when we don’t know the facts," Rotunno said. Cornell has separately agreed to an independent review of its handling of the allegations. University President Michael Kotlikoff said its disciplinary process resulted in two expulsions and two suspensions of at least two semesters. One student graduated before discipline could be imposed, and two were found not responsible for sexual misconduct. Those proceedings are separate from the criminal investigation. Cornell previously told Fox News it "fully support[s] the appointment of a special prosecutor" and is committed to "an independent external review of all aspects of how Cornell has handled this case." Miltenberg said any decision about criminal charges should come from prosecutors whose impartiality the public can trust. "The simplest way to remove that question is for her personally to recuse herself and allow an uncommitted prosecutor within her office to lead the investigation," he said. Fox News' Michelle Langer and Michael Dorgan contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac306fe75342cf4db8c0b03 Chiefs' Tyquan Thornton didn't realize his foot was pointing the wrong direction after game-changing catch te 2026-10-05T02:10:06.269Z Chiefs' Tyquan Thornton didn't realize his foot was pointing the wrong direction after game-changing catch Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyquan Thornton suffered one of the most gruesome ankle injuries you will ever see during Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Somehow, it took him a few seconds to notice. Kansas City trailed 19-17 and faced third-and-4 with 3:25 remaining when Patrick Mahomes launched a deep ball down the left sideline. Thornton hauled it in for a 55-yard gain before Raiders safety Treydan Stukes dragged him down from behind and landed across Thornton’s left ankle. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Thornton held on to the football and initially appeared ready to celebrate the biggest play of the game. Then he tried to stand up, looked down and realized his left foot was pointing in a direction it definitely was not supposed to point. Seriously, do not watch this video if you have a weak stomach. WARNING: The video below is graphic. Adrenaline is a heck of a drug, apparently. CBS announcers Jim Nantz and J.J. Watt immediately recoiled when they saw the replay. "Oh, no," Watt said. "Oh my goodness. I don’t even want to look at it," Nantz added. Those were the appropriate reactions. Medical personnel placed Thornton’s left leg in an air cast before carting him off the field. The Chiefs ruled Thornton out with an ankle injury but had not announced a more specific diagnosis as of publication. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! The injury was especially cruel because Thornton had finally carved out a role in Kansas City. A Patriots second-round pick in 2022, he joined the Chiefs’ practice squad in November 2024, made the roster in 2025 and re-signed in March after catching 19 passes for 438 yards and three touchdowns last season. He entered Sunday with 108 receiving yards over the previous two games, then delivered the first 100-yard performance of his NFL career. Thornton caught five passes for 111 yards and two touchdowns before suffering the injury. The Chiefs were already without Rashee Rice, who exited in the first quarter with a right hamstring injury and did not return. Rice had 190 receiving yards through three games, so Kansas City could now be without two important pieces of its passing attack. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Thornton’s 55-yard catch set up Kenneth Walker’s go-ahead touchdown on the next play, and Kansas City held on for a 30-27 victory to improve to 4-0. Hopefully, Thornton’s injury is somehow less serious than it appeared. Unfortunately, it looked about as bad as an injury can look. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac304a775342cf4db8c0abe NFL reviewing incident after line judge Jeff Seeman appeared to hurl profanity at Cardinals' Trey McBride te 2026-10-05T02:00:07.798Z NFL reviewing incident after line judge Jeff Seeman appeared to hurl profanity at Cardinals' Trey McBride The NFL is reviewing an incident in which an official appeared to hurl profanities at tight end Trey McBride during the Arizona Cardinals' game at the New York Giants on Sunday. "We are looking into the matter," a league spokesman told OutKick. Of course they are. It was on television and then NFL Players Association executive director JC Tretter posted about it on social media afterward. NFL'S MOST DEBATED WEEK 3 CALL HAS PEOPLE WONDERING HOW TO DEFY GRAVITY WHEN HITTING PATRICK MAHOMES Line judge Jeff Seeman, the son of former NFL supervisor of officials Jerry Seeman, was caught on camera saying something to McBride along the Cardinals sideline that looked to include an expletive. Although the OutKick lipreading department does not work on Sundays, it seems clear Seeman said, "(Bleep) you." With the bleep word rhyming with duck. Or luck. Or truck. Seeman used the term twice consecutively. NEW NFL FINE SCHEDULE IS GOING TO A POINT SYSTEM THAT COULD LEAD TO SUSPENSIONS BUT ALSO REFUNDS "This kind of behavior from an official towards a player is unacceptable," Tretter posted. "Players are consistently held accountable when the roles are reversed. We expect the NFL to hold officials to the same standard." Most game officials would not go off on an expletive-filled response unless there was a reason that set them off. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! There are unconfirmed accounts McBride yelled at the officials when he disagreed with one of their calls, although it is unclear what exactly he said to them. Whatever McBride may have said, the response from officiating is always to throw a penalty flag. Not throwing around an epithet. FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3024e75342cf4db8c0a6e Tyreek Hill fuels Chiefs reunion speculation with cryptic post as old team loses two receivers to injury te 2026-10-05T01:50:06.145Z Tyreek Hill fuels Chiefs reunion speculation with cryptic post as old team loses two receivers to injury The Kansas City Chiefs remain undefeated after Week 4, though they might have some troubles at wide receiver following their win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday night. Tyquan Thornton, who had five catches for 111 yards and two touchdowns, had a gruesome injury on a 55-yard catch-and-run play that will have him out for some time moving forward. Also, Rashee Rice, who has been Patrick Mahomes’ top wide receiver, suffered a hamstring injury on a catch in the first quarter that knocked him out the remainder of the game. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE With perhaps two of the Chiefs’ starting receivers set to miss time, a familiar face, who has been sending out interesting social media posts throughout the NFL season, found his way back to X. Tyreek Hill, who made a name for himself with Mahomes and the Chiefs during their Super Bowl runs in years past, sent out a simple tweet after his old team completed their 30-27 victory over their AFC West rival. "Hm," the speedster tweeted. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! It’s simple, it’s vague, but it’s also not too far from a stretch to think Hill, who continues recovery from a severe left knee dislocation and torn ligaments, might be hinting at wanting a reunion with the Chiefs after what he’s been doing since the start of the year. From posting workout videos to sending similarly timed posts, Hill has been watching the league closely each week while showcasing that he seems to be in football shape. In fact, he sent the same "hm" tweet, which NFL fans quickly reacted to in the comments. Fans from all teams were hoping that Hill was speaking about their team, but the Chiefs, at 4-0, seems to be a squad that he would want to join given their early chances at reaching the playoffs and making another Lombardi Trophy run. On Sept. 9, Hill also called his old quarterback a "different man" after ESPN’s Adam Schefter revealed that Mahomes would be playing Week 1 against the Denver Broncos just nine months after tearing his ACL and LCL. And Hill hasn’t been shy about how he feels he can still impact a team in the league. He responded to a fan that reacted to a beach workout he videoed and posted, saying that "32 is not old still prime years," referencing his age and how he looked in the video. Then, as he was watching Week 3 play, Hill tweeted, "It’s almost time to get off the couch and get to work," with a teary-eyed emoji. A couple of days later, he wrote, "I think I’m ready for some cold weather." That tweet made the Chiefs speculation even greater considering his old team, the Miami Dolphins, didn’t have many cold games in South Florida. But Kansas City is known for its cold weather later in the season, especially come playoff time, when he’s thrived in the past playing under head coach Andy Reid and offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, who returned to the Chiefs this year. Now that two key Chiefs players are hurt at the position he plays, perhaps Hill is getting serious about a potential reunion in the Midwest. Until then, Hill will keep his workouts going and wait for the chance to strap on pads and start playing in the NFL once again – that is if a team wants his services in 2026. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2fff575342cf4db8c0a24 California realtor nabbed at LAX in alleged China spy case targeting Taiwan president’s relative te 2026-10-05T01:40:05.701Z California realtor nabbed at LAX in alleged China spy case targeting Taiwan president’s relative A California realtor accused of spying on a Taiwanese official’s family for Beijing was arrested at LAX as she tried to leave for China, federal authorities announced Sunday. Wanying Zhang, 34, of Irvine, also known as "Heather," allegedly worked with an associate to photograph and record the family outside their Seattle-area home, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Fox News Digital. "We just arrested a Chinese foreign agent at LAX attempting to depart for China," First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli wrote on X. CHINESE SPY INFILTRATION: MAYOR’S BUST ADDS TO GROWING TIMELINE OF FOREIGN INFLUENCE CREEPING INTO US Essayli said FBI Los Angeles agents arrested Zhang on a federal charge of acting as an unregistered agent of the People’s Republic of China. She allegedly traveled to Seattle in 2025 at the direction of Chinese officials and sent them photos, videos and license plate information. FEDS SAY US CITIZEN GATHERED INFORMATION ON AMERICAN TARGETS FOR CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY "She coordinated the trip with an associate and used tradecraft to avoid detection," Essayli wrote. "She never notified the Attorney General she was acting for a foreign government, a federal offense." Speaking on "The Big Weekend Show" Sunday, Essayli said Zhang is a naturalized U.S. citizen and confirmed the alleged surveillance targeted a relative of Taiwan’s president. "She was conducting surveillance on behalf of the Chinese government. She was acting as a foreign agent," Essayli said. "And she was spying on a relative of the president of Taiwan here in the U.S." He said agents arrested her as she tried to board a flight to Shanghai. FBI Director Kash Patel also issued a warning to foreign adversaries following Zhang’s arrest. "Foreign adversaries take note: America is no longer a safe place to run your espionage operations," Patel said. "Allegedly surveil a foreign leader’s family on U.S. soil for the PRC — and try to catch a flight back to Shanghai? Not happening." "This FBI is hunting threats to our national security wherever they hide — and bringing them to justice," he added. The alleged target was Ting-Yu Lai, the U.S.-based son of Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, CBS News reported, citing law enforcement sources. The complaint does not name him. "Saw him. Young male. It’s that young one," Zhang allegedly messaged a Chinese government contact while outside the home. "I am videorecording," she allegedly added before sending two license plate numbers. CHINESE NATIONAL ARRESTED AT JFK AFTER ALLEGEDLY PHOTOGRAPHING US MILITARY AIRCRAFT AT NEBRASKA BASE Zhang and her associate allegedly flew from Las Vegas to Seattle on Sept. 1, 2025, rented a black Nissan Rogue and waited near the family’s home. When the target returned, a neighbor’s security camera captured the pair quickly sitting up and holding out what appeared to be phones to photograph or record the family, according to the affidavit. Family members, including children, arrived shortly afterward. "While individual 1 took pictures, Zhang reclined her seat as if to avoid being seen," FBI Special Agent Kevin Holt wrote. Days later, Zhang allegedly told her associate to transfer the surveillance photos through AirDrop. BRONX MAN CONVICTED OF RUNNING SECRET CHINESE POLICE STATION IN MANHATTAN USED TO MONITOR DISSIDENTS "Seattle pictures, don’t send via WeChat or text. Must be sent over the air. I have to send it back. He wants me to send it back today," she said in an audio message described in the affidavit. Holt said he believed the instruction was intended to help avoid detection. The associate later told Zhang he had deleted the photos and cleared them from his deleted folder, which Holt described as an apparent attempt to destroy evidence. CHINA’S INFLUENCE MACHINE: FEDERAL RECORDS EXPOSE BEIJING’S PUSH TO SWAY AMERICA Investigators believe Zhang received the surveillance assignment during a June 2025 meeting with a Chinese government contact in Changsha, China. "I can take care of this thing," she allegedly told the contact. DEMS UNDER FIRE FOR ‘MALIGN CHINESE INFLUENCE’ AS SHOCKING SPY MAYOR DONATIONS UNCOVERED: ‘HOW MANY MORE?’ Holt warned that information about a senior Taiwanese official’s relatives, including their homes and cars, could give Beijing leverage over Taiwan’s president during a potential conflict. "Engaging in surveillance of a close relative of a high-ranking member of Taiwan’s government is not normal diplomatic behavior, especially inside of the United States," he wrote. Essayli warned on "The Big Weekend Show" that the threat extends beyond California. "China’s very good at using people who are already here," he said. "I don’t think it’s unique to California. It is happening nationwide." Essayli said Zhang is scheduled to appear Monday in federal court in Los Angeles and noted that defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The arrest comes months after former Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang was charged in a separate case with acting as an agent of China involving paid efforts to spread pro-Beijing propaganda in the United States. Fox News Digital reached out to the FBI and the Justice Department for comment and additional information. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2fd9f75342cf4db8c09da Engelbert Humperdinck says he ‘went through hell’ rejecting 'casting couch' advances early in career te 2026-10-05T01:30:07.782Z Engelbert Humperdinck says he ‘went through hell’ rejecting 'casting couch' advances early in career Engelbert Humperdinck is reflecting on the dark side of trying to make it in the music industry, claiming he was repeatedly subjected to unwanted advances from talent agents early in his career. During a recent episode of "The Engelbert Humperdinck Show," the 90-year-old British singer opened up about the struggles he faced while pursuing a music career in his early 20s. Humperdinck recalled that he began traveling from his hometown of Leicester, England, to London in the late 1950s in hopes of establishing himself as a singer. He said that at the time, his older sister was able to give him just enough money to spend one night in a hotel while he visited talent agents. 'TEACHER'S PET' STAR MAMIE VAN DOREN SAYS SHE FELT 'USED' AS YOUNG ACTRESS NAVIGATING HOLLYWOOD'S DARK SIDE He revealed that seeking representation proved to be a "very difficult task" because many of the agents instead pursued him personally. "In those days, you know, a lot of the agencies were…the men that fancied men," he said. "I had to go through a lot because I got chased a lot by agents." FORMER DISNEY TEEN STAR EXPOSES CHILLING WARNING SIGNS OF PREDATORY BEHAVIOR IN HOLLYWOOD "I was true to myself then," Humperdinck continued. "And I avoided all that, but I went through hell with that sort of thing." Humperdinck described the experience as refusing to participate in the industry's "casting couch." HARVEY WEINSTEIN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON FOR 2006 SEX CRIME IN NEW YORK "Casting couch, it's called the casting couch, right?" he said."Not in a Hollywood way, but in an agent's way, you know." "Every agent I went to was the same thing," Humperdinck added. "Except I did find one guy that helped me out," he said. "He was a married man." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE Humperdinck identified that agent as Sydney Myers, who invited the aspiring singer to stay at his apartment in London's Maida Vale neighborhood for six months while introducing him to the industry. He remembered that Myers helped cover some of his other living expenses and the agent's wife also welcomed him into their home. "She treated me very well. I ate very well during that six months, you know," Humperdinck recalled. "And he was a meticulous man," he added of Myers. "I liked him very much." ‘A MAN WITHOUT LOVE’ SINGER ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK CREDITS UNDERWATER WORKOUT FOR KEEPING HIM ‘ALIVE’ AT 90 LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Myers later helped Humperdinck land a 42-week stint on the British music variety series "Song Parade," where he performed under his birth name Gerry Dorsey before adopting the stage name Engelbert Humperdinck. The singer said the television exposure helped establish him as a household name and led to more work. PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Throughout his early struggles, Humperdinck was supported by his longtime girlfriend, Patricia, who would later become his wife and whom he has credited with encouraging him to pursue his music career before he found fame. Humperdinck first met Patricia at a Leicester dance hall in 1956, shortly after returning from military service. The couple dated for seven years before marrying in 1964, three years before his breakthrough hit "Release Me" made him an international star. The pair, who shared four children, remained together for 56 years until her death in 2021. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2fd9e75342cf4db8c09d1 WWE star Charlotte Flair struts into Panthers' stadium, bangs the drum before game vs Lions te 2026-10-05T01:30:06.972Z WWE star Charlotte Flair struts into Panthers' stadium, bangs the drum before game vs Lions WWE star Charlotte Flair was front and center ahead of the Carolina Panthers’ Week 4 matchup against the Detroit Lions on Sunday night. Flair came out of the tunnel to cheering fans at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. She hit her father’s famous strut, gave the crowd a "Woo!" and picked up the hammer to bang the Panthers’ drum. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE The 14-time champion was born in Charlotte and went to high school in the city where she was a two-time volleyball state champion and team captain. She got started training in WWE in 2012 and made her NXT debut in 2013. She told "The Ringer Wrestling Show" last year she believed she was given the ring name Charlotte because of where she and her father, Ric Flair, are from. She said she pitched the idea of Elizabeth Reid because she was a fan of the legendary valet Miss Elizabeth and wanted to pay tribute to her brother. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Years later, Charlotte Flair has stuck and has become an iconic name in professional wrestling. In addition to her 14 world titles, she was also a two-time NXT women’s champion, two-time tag team champion and won the women’s Royal Rumble match twice. She was the fourth women’s Grand Slam champion and fifth women’s Triple Crown champion. The name "Flair" bridges the gap between pro wrestling and mainstream sports. Charlotte Flair has managed to create a name of her own in her career. Whatever good vibes she had walking into Bank of America Stadium, Panthers fans hope it turns their team into a winner on Sunday night. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2fb4675342cf4db8c098c Klint Kubiak predicted a Raiders win over Kansas City at halftime, then the Chiefs let the scoreboard speak te 2026-10-05T01:20:06.944Z Klint Kubiak predicted a Raiders win over Kansas City at halftime, then the Chiefs let the scoreboard speak Klint Kubiak is the first-year head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders so maybe it's inexperience or getting lost in the moment of having a halftime lead over the Kansas City Chiefs, but on Sunday before he took his team into the halftime locker room, he predicted a victory. On national television. "It's not good enough, we got to do better," Kubiak told CBS sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson when she asked about the team's rushing game struggles. "But you know what, we're winning. "We're going to win the game." RAIDERS FRANCHISE THAT ONCE EMBRACED AN OUTLAW IMAGE NOW HAS 'NO TURDS,' COACH KLINT KUBIAK SAYS Yeah, well, no. Chiefs 30. Raiders 27. Sorry, Klint, but Joe Namath you are not. "That's how I felt," Kubiak said after the game. "I just said what I felt." RAIDERS NAME KIRK COUSINS AS WEEK 1 STARTING QUARTERBACK, FERNANDO MENDOZA WILL BEGIN CAREER AS BACKUP So, it wasn't a slip of the tongue. But it was a slip of the personality because Kubiak has been reticent about saying things that would cause any ripples or even be newsworthy since he got this job in February. This guy couldn't bring himself to name Kirk Cousins the starting quarterback the final week of the preseason even though everyone knew Cousins was the guy. So whatever the halftime prediction was, it left Kubiak having to ponder this philosophical question going forward: is it wise to to talk (bleep) in the middle of a game against Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs? It should be said that anyone who looked at the 3-0 Raiders hosting the 3-0 Chiefs as an easy win for the Chiefs was as wrong as Kubiak was at halftime. The Raiders gave the Chiefs all they could handle and it went down to the final play of the game thanks to some help from officials who ruled a completion on a Las Vegas incomplete pass and didn't bother to ask replay in the final seconds. Kirk Cousins followed that with a game-ending interception. But before then? This was a tight game. And it was also a game in which Kubiak hurt his team. Beyond the failed prediction. That's because after leading 13-10 at halftime, the Raiders seemingly extended the lead to 16-10 in the third quarter when kicker Matt Gay connected on a 41-yard field goal. But Kubiak's elected to take the points off the board because the Chiefs were flagged for illegal formation. So Kubiak decided to go for it on fourth-and-2. And that was followed by an incomplete pass on fourth down that resulted in zero points for the Raiders – in a game they lost by 3. "I took three points off the board and we were going to be aggressive going into the game," Kubiak said. "I don't regret it. I regret not getting it." All of this swagger and bravado is going to endear Kubiak to Raiders fans as long as he, you know, makes good on a prediction every once in while. But it is also going to make him look bad if he keeps writing verbal checks his team cannot fund. Kubiak must learn that the Chiefs, leading the AFC West now, are an account-draining team. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Even though the Raiders had not allowed any fourth-quarter points in any of their first three games of the season, the Chiefs scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Running back Kenneth Walker had two of those scores en route to a 177-yard rushing day. That's a career high and it spoke volumes. That is the way for the Chiefs. They said nothing about the outcome of this game until it was over. Then they allowed the scoreboard to tell the tale. FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2f8f075342cf4db8c0937 Bills cornerback dismisses Efton Chism's miraculous one-handed touchdown: 'Probably won't hear from him again' te 2026-10-05T01:10:08.250Z Bills cornerback dismisses Efton Chism's miraculous one-handed touchdown: 'Probably won't hear from him again' The New England Patriots’ game-winning touchdown against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday is can’t-miss content by one of those least likely heroes, which reminds us just how great this game can be. But Bills cornerback C.J. Gardner-Johnson was quite salty after the 29-26 loss when asked about Efton Chism III's one-handed touchdown grab that put the reigning AFC champions back on track against an AFC East foe. Sure, Chism only caught two passes from quarterback Drake Maye in the win, but his 19-yard touchdown was a sight to see after he snatched the ball with one hand out of mid-air with a defender draped all over him in the end zone for the go-ahead score. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE At the time, it wasn’t the game-winner, but an interception for the Patriots on Bills' superstar quarterback Josh Allen sealed the win and gave Buffalo its first loss of the season. After the game, Gardner-Johnson was asked about the situation, and he came off not impressed by what he saw on his home turf from Chism. In fact, he belittled the second-year pro’s efforts. ODELL BECKHAM JR LAMENTS HIS SHORT-LIVED RETURN TO THE NEW YORK GIANTS: 'I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER' "Probably won’t hear from him again, respectfully,’ Gardner-Johnson said. "I say that with a lot of confidence." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Gardner-Johnson even referred to Chism as an "elevated guy," insinuating that he came called up from the practice squad for Week 4. Chism has been on the 53-man roster since the Patriots’ regular-season schedule began. "They won the game, whatever," Gardner-Johnson added. ‘They didn’t do s--t better than us. We gotta play better." It’s natural to be upset after the game, but diminishing someone’s play and basically saying it will be the high of Chism’s career? Not so classy from the veteran secondary man. Chism, though, wasn’t too worried about what anyone was saying after the game. He was just happy to help his Patriots get to 2-2 against a tough division opponent. "When I am out there, and the ball’s in the air, I kind of black out," he said honestly, per Yahoo Sports. "I am kind of in that little flow state. I saw it in the air, Drake gave me that opportunity, and I just … you gotta take advantage of those opportunities, you never know when they’re gonna come." Other than Chism’s efforts, Romeo Doubs had a breakout game in his first season with the Patriots, hauling in two touchdowns on six catches for 58 yards. Maye also got back on track, going 22-of-37 for 269 yards with his three touchdown passes, though he threw another interception which he will hope to cut down on moving forward. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2f8ef75342cf4db8c092e Brewers magic continues as Milwaukee completes crazy walk off against Padres closer Mason Miller te 2026-10-05T01:10:07.503Z Brewers magic continues as Milwaukee completes crazy walk off against Padres closer Mason Miller The San Diego Padres entered the postseason as Major League Baseball's hottest team, and played like it against the Chicago Cubs in the wild card series. Completely shutting down of the league's best offenses, the Padres rolled by a combined score of 12-1 in the first round. Their offense, led by a resurgent Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jackson Merrill, along with strong contributions from unexpected sources like Dustin Harris, Luis Campusano and Ty France, looked formidable. And typically aggressive trades brought in Robbie Ray to strengthen the rotation behind Michael King and Nick Pivetta. The Padres run through September was magical, going 18-6 to clinch a playoff berth and home field in the wild card series. But in a sign of how quickly things can change in October, their division round matchup against the Milwaukee Brewers has shown how "magic" is unpredictable. NO, THE SAN DIEGO PADRES DIDN'T LOSE BECAUSE OF CONTROVERSIAL NINTH INNING HOME RUN RULING The Brewers won game one 3-2 in controversial fashion after France crushed a towering fly ball that hit the American Family Field roof and fell harmlessly into the glove of outfielder Jackson Chourio. The same Chourio that hit a mammoth two-run homer off Ray to tie the score earlier in the game. It wouldn't be his last big moment of the weekend. UNDERDOG PROMO CODE FOXNEWS: PLAY $5, GET $100 ON MLB DIVISION SERIES PADRES VS. BREWERS Desperately needing a win on Sunday to tie the series 1-1 heading back to the tremendous home field advantage at Petco Park, San Diego sent their ace, King, to the mound against Logan Henderson. And he was once again brilliant. King went five innings, allowed just three hits and one run with no walks while striking out six. For most of the game, it looked like that would be enough. But as the old adage goes, it's never over until it's over. The Padres jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 1st inning on a Ty France single, then added another with some uncharacteristically poor defense from Milwaukee. In the 6th, Brice Turang made an error on a routine double play ball from Tatis that allowed him to reach and sent Campusano to third base with one out. Harris grounded into a force out that let Campusano score to extend it to 2-0. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Milwaukee scratched across a run in the 6th, but San Diego once again got it back thanks to Ty France. But in the 7th, the defensive miscue tables turned. Second baseman Jake Cronenworth made an error on a David Hamilton grounder, letting Garrett Mitchell score to make the score 3-2. Must-win situation, game and series on the line in the 8th, and the Padres understandably turned to all world closer Mason Miller. Miller, who had a 1.67 ERA in the regular season, which arguably was a bit "unlucky" to begin with, got through the 8th on just 12 pitches. Bottom of the 9th, 3-2 game, and Miller started to show some cracks in his seemingly invincible armor. After getting Garrett Mitchell to ground out, he walked Christian Yelich, then Sal Frelick. When he got Andrew Vaughn to fly out to center for the second out, the Brewers pinch hit Gary Sanchez, who worked the third walk of the inning to load the bases. FANATICS SPORTSBOOK PROMO CODE FOXNEWS350 UNLOCKS BET $20, GET $350 PROMO FOR PADRES VS BREWERS And then, the decision that will be second guessed in San Diego for years to come, if the Padres don't complete the big comeback. The lineup turned over after Sanchez, bringing up Chourio, Milwaukee's best hitter. Miller, who rarely gets more than 3-4 outs or throws more than 20-25 pitches in an outing, had by that point reached 34 pitches. He'd gotten through five outs, but walked three hitters in the inning. Instead of going to another reliever to get the final out, manager Craig Stammen left him in to face Chourio. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER It didn't work. On a 2-2 pitch, Chourio crushed a liner 109.5mph to center, driving in Yelich and Frelick for a stunning 4-3 walk-off win and 2-0 series lead. Miller blew just three saves in the regular season and allowed just 37 total hits. But he faced nine hitters on Sunday, far more than a typical outing. While his velocity never really dipped, three walks showed he was not as sharp as he typically is. It's understandable Stammen wanted to live and die with the best relief pitcher in baseball instead of risking it with someone like Jason Adam or David Morgan. But at 34 pitches, facing the best hitter Milwaukee has, having already walked three hitters, it's reasonable to wonder if the Padres would have been better served by making a pitching change. Regardless, it's too late now. The Brewers have won back-to-back one-run games against a team that typically excels at winning them. They beat Mason Miller, which for most of the year seemed all but impossible. They've ensured that the worst case scenario to win the series is a return to Milwaukee for a game 5 started by Jacob Misiorowski. The Padres, with their season on the line, will send Nick Pivetta to the mound in San Diego on Tuesday night to try and extend it to game four. The Brewers will counter with Dustin May, hoping to finish out the sweep and give themselves another break before the NLCS. Perhaps the only good news for the Padres? Petco Park has no roof to worry about. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2f8ee75342cf4db8c0925 Singer Phil Collins blasts Trump as 'nasty,' teases song about America called 'Fat People with Guns' te 2026-10-05T01:10:06.689Z Singer Phil Collins blasts Trump as 'nasty,' teases song about America called 'Fat People with Guns' British rock icon Phil Collins took aim at President Donald Trump and revealed he has an unwritten song about America titled "Fat People With Guns" during a Friday "Piers Morgan Uncensored" interview, weeks before the musician is set to be included in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist. After Morgan asked Collins directly what he thought of Trump, the 75-year-old musician said "not a lot" before criticizing the president’s demeanor and comparing him to past commanders in chief. "His whole manner is unattractive," he said. "Even when he's saying he did nothing. You know, I think that presidents – because historically, presidents have been eloquent and elegant... but you feel like even if you don't agree with them, you still respect them. But when someone like Trump is as nasty as he is, you end up feeling dislike for him." PHIL COLLINS GETS FRANK ON MARRIAGE FAILURES AND LIFE REGRETS: 'I REGRET MY MARRIAGES FALLING APART' Collins' remarks come amid a broader debate over musicians using their platforms to criticize Trump and the United States. Doug Eldridge, founder of Achilles PR, told Fox News Digital in June that criticism can take on a different meaning when artists move beyond individual politicians and target the country more broadly. "Outside of big city bubbles, most Americans really only care about elections during an election year; other than that, they have much bigger cares, concerns, and priorities," Eldridge said. "That changes; however, when the rhetoric shifts from party-specific, political criticism, to more broad statements about America, in general." "Artists with any regard for commercial appeal should ‘measure twice, cut once’ when disparaging American culture, character, and capability. The statement is free, but the response will prove costly." GOO GOO DOLLS' JOHN RZEZNIK DRAWS LINE ON POLITICS AT CONCERTS: 'I'M NOT GOING TO LECTURE YOU' Collins also took aim at the United States while discussing his songwriting process, revealing that he had saved a provocative phrase he could eventually develop into a song. "I've got a song that's waiting to be written called ‘Fat People with Guns,’ which is about America, you know, and I just write that phrase down so I don't forget it," Collins said. Sarah Schmidt, president of PR firm Interdependence, told Fox News Digital in June that artists can face backlash when audiences believe their political commentary has shifted toward criticism of Americans themselves. "If an artist mocks a USA chant from stage, they can face swift and intense backlash because it’s not them commenting on a politician or policy," she said. "It’s them criticizing the beliefs of the people who ultimately pay their bills." MICK JAGGER DOESN'T WANT TO 'LECTURE' FANS, SAYS HIS JOB IS TO MAKE PEOPLE 'HAVE THE BEST TIME' Collins also raised concerns about whether Trump could seek to stay in power beyond his second term, despite later describing himself as "not a political person." "I'm sure he's even tried, but it wouldn't surprise me if he just tries to overrule the two-term deal, you know, and American presidents can only serve two terms," he said. Trump appeared to shut down speculation about another run in August, telling reporters that the constitutional restriction on seeking another term was clear. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE "I'd love to run, but the law is very strong," Trump said. The 22nd Amendment states that no person can be elected president more than twice. Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment, but did not immediately receive a response. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2f43e75342cf4db8c0863 AEW introduces Clockwork Carnage for WrestleDream with world championship on the line te 2026-10-05T00:50:06.217Z AEW introduces Clockwork Carnage for WrestleDream with world championship on the line All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is no stranger to unique matches. Stadium Stampede, Anarchy in the Arena, Blood and Guts and Casino Gauntlets are just a few that come to mind when talking about the lore of interesting matches that have taken place in AEW. During Saturday’s "Collision," AEW introduced a new match to the fold, which will debut at WrestleDream. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE Welcome, Clockwork Carnage. Eight wrestlers will enter the match and one will have to make it through two stages to be the winner. Here’s how it will work, according to AEW. Two randomly selected wrestlers will start the match. Every three minutes, another randomly selected wrestler will enter the fray. At that point, any competitor who is pinned or submits is eliminated until all eight wrestlers have entered the match. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Once the eighth wrestler has entered the match, all of the remaining wrestlers will enter a 15-minute scoring period. Every pinfall or submission scores one fall during those 15 minutes of action. When the time expires, the wrestler with the most falls will be declared the winner. Adding to the intrigue, Will Ospreay will put the AEW World Championship on the line in the Clockwork Carnage match. Ospreay, right now, is the champion after beating Kenny Omega at All In back in August. Before he gets to WrestleDream, he will have to successfully defend the title against Kazuchika Okada at Grand Slam France on Wednesday. Jack Perry and Samoa Joe will also battle it out to see who else gets into the match. Joe returned at All Out after a brief hiatus. WrestleDream is set for Oct. 17 at the Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, Florida. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2f1e675342cf4db8c0813 US pulls all bombers from key UK base after suspected Iran-linked terror plot te 2026-10-05T00:40:06.752Z US pulls all bombers from key UK base after suspected Iran-linked terror plot All U.S. Air Force bombers in the U.K. were returned to their home bases in the United States following a suspected terror plot that U.S. officials have suggested may be linked to Iran targeting a U.S. military facility last week, officials said. About a dozen B-1 bombers were among the aircraft removed from Royal Air Force (RAF) Station Fairford in Gloucestershire, England, a U.S. official told Fox News. The base is the only European forward operating location for American heavy bombers. "We can acknowledge now that all U.S. bombers that were deployed to RAF Fairford have re-deployed to their home stations in the United States," a department official said. The Pentagon emphasized that despite the relocation, the bomber fleet remains fully prepared to launch long-range strike missions directly from the continental United States whenever needed. FOILED TERROR PLOT AT BOMBER BASE SIGNALS WIDER THREAT TO US MILITARY INSTALLATIONS: EXPERT "The Airmen that operate America’s bomber force, including B-1s, B-2s, and B-52s, remain ready to deliver precision global strike capabilities – including through operations that launch and recover from the continental United States – anywhere, anytime," the official said. RAF Fairford functions as a key European base for heavy American strategic bombers has supported U.S. military operations, including missions targeting Iranian sites. IRAN COULD MOVE SHADOW WAR IN A DANGEROUS DIRECTION, EXPERTS WARN ON BACK OF TWO POSSIBLE TERROR ATTACKS Last Sunday, U.K. officials said three suspicious vehicles containing fuel accelerants were found near RAF Fairford. "We can confirm that no improvised explosive devices were found. However, a quantity of petrol was recovered," officials said.  Authorities began investigating potential ties to Iranian state proxies and eventually arrested a British-Iranian dual national "on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts." Secretary of State Marco Rubio later said the suspected plot "clearly involves the hands of a foreign actor." President Donald Trump last week also told reporters that the incident may have been connected to Iran, which the United States has been at war with since February.  A total of six people were arrested in connection with the incident, including five British nationals in their early 20s. Police, however, said all the suspects have been released on bail, adding that the investigation remains ongoing.  "I understand why this development will have come as a surprise to many, but I’d like to reiterate that it was an investigative decision, and one which is grounded in experience and careful consideration of policing powers," officials said, referring to the release of the five British nationals. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2ef9075342cf4db8c07c2 Tiffany Stratton, Kevin Owens the last ones to qualify for the 2026 Money in the Bank ladder matches te 2026-10-05T00:30:08.312Z Tiffany Stratton, Kevin Owens the last ones to qualify for the 2026 Money in the Bank ladder matches WWE’s Money in the Bank premium live event is always one of the more exciting shows on the schedule for the year. The two major bouts on the card include men’s and women’s ladder matches. The wrestler has to climb the ladder to retrieve a briefcase hanging above the ring. The briefcase contains a guaranteed title shot anywhere, anytime against a champion. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE On "Friday Night SmackDown," the Money in the Bank fields were finalized. Kevin Owens pinned Johnny Gargano in a triple-threat match, which included Cody Rhodes, to become the last one on the men’s side to qualify. Rhodes thought he had the match won when Randy Orton interfered and cost him the victory. Rhodes and Orton brawled as "The American Nightmare" took his eye off the ball. As Owens pinned Gargano, Orton held onto Rhodes’ legs and kept him from breaking up the pin. Tiffany Stratton became the last wrestler to enter the Women’s Money in the Bank match. As young as Stratton is, she has much experience in this match and very much could be a favorite to win it. Stratton won the match in 2024 and later cashed in on Nia Jax to win the WWE Women’s Championship. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! On Friday night, she held off Tatum Paxley and Candice LeRae to win her qualifying match. With the final qualifying results in the books, here’s how the 2026 Money in the Bank fields shape out. Money in the Bank will take place at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. The event will begin at 6 p.m. ET and can be seen on ESPN Unlimited. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2ef8f75342cf4db8c07b9 Bolsonaro wins first round of Brazilian presidential election, as Trump-backed candidates continue red wave te 2026-10-05T00:30:07.582Z Bolsonaro wins first round of Brazilian presidential election, as Trump-backed candidates continue red wave Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of imprisoned former President Jair Bolsonaro, won the first round of the Brazilian presidential election tonight, turning in a surprisingly strong showing, and continuing a long run of wins for Latin American Trump-backed right-wing candidates. Although the race had tightened considerably in the weeks leading up to the election, the vast majority of the polls showed incumbent President Inacio Lula da Silva with a single digit lead. Bolsonaro will now face off against President Lula da Silva in an October 25 second round election. With 99% of the votes in, Bolsonaro led Lula 47.2% to 44.9%, in a race Lula had widely been expected to win. LATIN AMERICA’S CONSERVATIVE SHIFT FACES ITS BIGGEST TEST YET IN BRAZIL ELECTION Tonight, the question on everyone's mind: how could the pollsters get the results so wrong? The epic polling failure will serve to give further ammunition to the Brazilian right and the Bolsonaro camp, which have long alleged that the nation's leading pollsters turn in work biased in favor of Lula and his Workers Party. The polling situation was similarly unfavorable to Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 and 2018 elections, but relatively minor in comparison with the disparity in tonight's electoral results. Bolsonaro put in an incredibly strong showing in his electoral strongholds in the south of Brazil, winning the country's three largest states by large margins:  In Sao Paulo state, the nation's largest, Bolsonaro led Lula 52% to 38%. In Minas Gerais, which is Brazil's historic "bellwether state", Bolsonaro led Lula 48% to 43%, while in his stronghold of Rio de Janeiro, he bested the incumbent president 53% to 39%. BRAZIL'S LULA INAUGURATED AS NEW PRESIDENT AFTER BOLSONARO REPORTEDLY FLED TO FLORIDA HOME OF MMA FIGHTER Lula racked up large margins in his traditional strongholds in the Northeast, where he won vote-rich Bahia, Pernambuco, and Ceara by large margins, but it was not enough to surmount Bolsonaro's unprecedented electoral strength in Brazil's south. Bolsonaro enjoyed a close relationship with Donald Trump through the course of the campaign, who made no secret of his intent to unceremoniously eject longtime geopolitical adversary Lula from office. Tonight's surprising result is merely the latest in a long string of right-wing victories across Latin America, which has recently ushered in a red wave of conservative candidates in Chile, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia. The election will undoubtedly prompt a period of soul-searching for the Brazilian left, which may be asking, "Should Lula have run at all?" At 80 years old, with three presidential terms under his belt, and aspiring to a fourth, Lula was widely viewed as the only contender who could unite the contentious and often-fractured Brazilian left. Lula's political story marks one of the greatest comebacks in history. Once imprisoned on corruption charges, Lula was freed by the nation's Supreme Court, and then defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a heated 2022 election by a razor-thin margin. Famously, he pledged to serve only one term as president in 2022, and then reneged on that promise. Now, the move seems likely to backfire on him, in what will almost certainly be his last electoral campaign. Flavio Bolsonaro will now face off against incumbent Lula in a second round election on October 25. Bolsonaro begins the race with several structural advantages. In addition to vastly outperforming across the country, and proving the pollsters wrong, he is likely to win the vast majority of the votes of the major third-party candidates: Augusto Cury, Renan Santos, Ronaldo Caiado, and Romeu Zema. Together, these four candidates received nearly 8% of the vote. What remains to be seen is whether any of these candidates will make an endorsement. It is suspected that Caiado and Zema will back Bolsonaro, while Cury and Santos will likely not make an endorsement. If elected, Flavio Bolsonaro is all but certain to free his father, and senior Brazilian military officers, who are currently jailed on charges of planning a coup to remain in power following the 2022 election. The election also saw other members of the Bolsonaro family ushered into higher office: Jair Bolsonaro's wife, Michelly, was elected senator, as was his son Carlos, while another son, Renan, was elected federal deputy. Bolsonaro's Liberal Party also turned in strong results in races for both chambers of Brazil's Congress, particularly in the Senate, where they are expected to hold 29 seats, compared to just 9 for Lula's Workers Party. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2ef8e75342cf4db8c07aa National Night Out observance Wednesday, Oct. 7 te 2026-10-05T00:30:06.107Z National Night Out observance Wednesday, Oct. 7 BULLHEAD CITY — National Night Out annually provides free family fun while building relationships between the community and local public safety personnel. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2ed3575342cf4db8c0525 US monitoring suspected fatal pneumonic plague case in Russia, State Department official says te 2026-10-05T00:20:05.989Z US monitoring suspected fatal pneumonic plague case in Russia, State Department official says The State Department is monitoring reports of a suspected fatal pneumonic plague case in Russia and is urging Moscow to share accurate information quickly as details remain unconfirmed. A State Department official told Fox News that the U.S. is aware of reports of a death in Irkutsk Oblast, a region in southeastern Siberia, and is watching the situation closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal agencies. The official stressed that many details have not been confirmed and called on Russian authorities to reveal what they know. Former CIA officer Dan Hoffman told Fox News Digital that the U.S. intelligence community is likely to be collecting all-source intelligence on the incident. SCIENTISTS CRACK THE CODE ON NEW VACCINE FOR DEADLY PLAGUE BACTERIA "I would also expect our embassy in Moscow to be engaging with their diplomatic counterparts at an official level because we might have people in Russia who might be at risk," Hoffman warned. "Washington will be speaking to all of our allies and partners in the region and sharing what we know." DEADLY BACTERIA THAT DOOMED NAPOLEON'S ARMY DISCOVERED 213 YEARS AFTER RUSSIAN RETREAT Pneumonic plague can be treated with common antibiotics, especially when treatment begins early, the official said. Appropriate therapy should begin as soon as plague is suspected, and patients can be treated with intravenous or oral antimicrobials depending on the severity of illness and other factors, according to the CDC. Cases of pneumonic plague occur naturally in many parts of the world, according to the State Department official. The official said the safety and security of U.S. citizens remains the department’s top priority and encouraged Americans traveling overseas to enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, or STEP, to receive updates. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2eadf75342cf4db8c04d6 Lincoln Riley hot seat rumors get louder after 'Fire Lincoln' chants during USC-Washington te 2026-10-05T00:10:07.615Z Lincoln Riley hot seat rumors get louder after 'Fire Lincoln' chants during USC-Washington What's the definition of insanity again? Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result? That might be the unofficial motto of the USC Trojans football program since the end of the Pete Carroll era, though with some slight tweaks here and there. And perhaps no season better epitomizes the program and its direction than the first half of 2026 in Los Angeles. SC entered the season with clear, defined expectations: make the College Football Playoff and return to national relevance after years of frustrations, missed opportunities, and disappointments. The schedule was tough, with home games against Oregon, Ohio State and Washington, and away games at Penn State, Wisconsin, Indiana and UCLA. USC COACH LINCOLN RILEY MAKES BOLD CLAIM, SAYS USC IS READY TO WIN 'CHAMPIONSHIPS' But elite teams win big games against other top teams. Oregon was the first opportunity for SC to show they belonged at that elite level, and they did the opposite. The Ducks gained over 500 yards on offense, even though backup quarterback Dylan Raiola replaced Dante Moore after Moore's injury on a terrible USC tackle. Even though the score was 27-27 in the fourth quarter and SC's defense seemed to get a stop on a long third down, a trademark poorly timed, and frankly absurd and ridiculous, roughing the passer penalty gave the Ducks a free first down. Fast forward 10 minutes later and it was yet another Lincoln Riley-era loss. Still, one loss in the modern era isn't a death sentence and Saturday night against the Washington Huskies provided an opportunity for USC to show that the OU loss wasn't a definitive statement on the quality of the team. And yet, despite Washington being a clearly inferior opponent, loudly audible during the game were chants of "Fire Lincoln" from the USC student section. Even on a miserable, 100-degree day in LA. One of the reasons the students were so frustrated? Just look at the tackling effort on a UW touchdown in the third quarter to extend their lead to 21-10. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE How often do you hear an announcer just come right out and say that a team's effort and execution was "awful?" That's how bad it was. The Trojans came back to win 25-21, thanks in part to a strip-sack scoop and score from sophomore defense lineman Jakheem Stewart, but it was yet another example of how things under Riley are always going to be the way they are. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Seemingly as always, USC had multiple big plays or key opportunities canceled out by terrible penalties. Jayden Maiava had a terrible interception on a second quarter drive, then woefully underthrew a wide open receiver in the fourth quarter with a chance to salt away the game. Again in the second, SC had a 16-yard completion wiped away by an illegal formation penalty. The easiest type of penalty to avoid. That same drive, on 3rd and 2, Maiava hit Kayden Dixon-Wyatt for a 37-yard touchdown. That too was called back for an...illegal formation penalty. Instead of a 17-7 lead, SC punted, and the Huskies promptly went 80 yards for a touchdown and 14-10 lead. The ensuing USC drive, Maiva found Boobie Feaster for a five-yard gain on 3rd and 6, setting up an easy 4th and 1 from the UW 42. Instead, lineman Alani Noa was hit with a dead ball 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for pulling a UW defender off his quarter. 4th and 1 and a chance to score turned into 4th and 16 and a punt. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Then, in the third, Dixon-Wyatt got a 15-yard unsportsmanlike of his own for retaliating to a hit, turning 3rd and 7 into 3rd and 22. And again, in the 4th, up 25-21 with 5:37 to go and the ball at the UW 45, Maiva underthrew a wide open Tanook Hines to force SC to punt. It's just the same long, long list of mistakes, and it's clear SC fans have had enough. And already and immediately, the hot seat rumblings have gotten louder and louder. Even with Riley's massive buyout. USC's invested heavily in NIL, upgrading their facilities, and on the coaching staff around Riley. The reward? Possibly the most underwhelming 5-1 record in college football and little hope of beating elite, well-coached teams like Ohio State or Indiana. Letting the status quo continue? That's the definition of insanity. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2eadc75342cf4db8c04c3 Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left te 2026-10-05T00:10:04.047Z Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2e63075342cf4db8c03f6 Russia may be using hidden 'lunchbox-size' drone devices to counter Ukraine defenses: expert te 2026-10-04T23:50:08.323Z Russia may be using hidden 'lunchbox-size' drone devices to counter Ukraine defenses: expert Russia may be concealing signal repeaters inside Ukrainian cities to help its long-range drones evade air defenses and strike with greater precision, a weapons expert told Fox News Digital. The Kyiv Post first reported the possible use of the small ground devices, or repeaters, which Draganfly CEO and co-founder Cameron Chell said form part of an expanding "mesh" network that allows Russian drones to relay encrypted signals across multiple connections, making drones and drone swarms far harder for Ukraine to disrupt and bring down through standard electronic jamming. Chell’s warning also came amid escalating diplomatic notices for the region, with Moscow urging foreign nationals and embassy staff to leave the capital Kyiv immediately on Oct. 3, highlighting "mortal danger" as Russian forces threatened further "massive retaliatory strikes." "Russia has come to the realization that innovation is going to have to win this war, to the point now where they are becoming the innovative leader in this war—not just in terms of tactics, strategy, and technology, but the entire mindset is shifting," Chell said. RUSSIA READIES NEW 500-MILE MISSILE AS WEAPON EXPERT WARNS OF 'TERMINAL END GAME SURPRISES' Mesh networks, Chell explained, allow drones and strategically placed ground-based repeaters to relay encrypted signals across multiple connections, making many Russian drone flights harder to disrupt. "The use of mesh networking is now making it increasingly hard for a defensive position to bring down Russian drones in an effective manner." "With real-time precision, Russia can also now take their drone device into a particular window," Chell warned. "You can take the device onto a particular portion of a bridge because you can make that real-time, last-minute decision live because you've got all these additional network connections that increase not just your bandwidth, but also your resilience in terms of being jammed," he added. RUSSIAN STRIKES CONTINUE FOLLOWING VISIT BY WITKOFF AND KUSHNER TO KYIV Moscow's rapid technological evolution on the battlefield comes alongside unusually precise strikes on critical infrastructure in Kyiv, including major river crossings. Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat confirmed Sept. 29 that Russian forces are integrating mesh networking into their drone fleet while upgrading onboard optics. "The enemy is using high-quality materials in its UAVs and increasing camera resolution, allowing the enemy to view the situation on the ground in detail and use these UAVs for various targets. And the use of mesh networks is indeed present. Of course, this is quite dangerous," Ihnat said, according to Ukrainska Pravda. "They are using the principles of mesh networking to combat the counter-drone measures taken by Ukraine to ensure that drones can't get through or that those Russian communication links are broken," Chell said. FBI WARNS BATTLEFIELD-STYLE DRONE ATTACKS COULD REACH US: 'ONLY A MATTER OF TIME' "If Russia had multiple nodes that could communicate with a device and could use the device to communicate with other devices swarming the area, Ukraine would be faced with multiple, maybe even hundreds of connections to have to break simultaneously in order to bring that drone down," he said. On Oct. 3, Serhii Beskrestnov, a defense technology adviser to the Ukrainian presidency, also warned that Russian forces may have hidden the small signal boosters, or these ground repeaters, inside Kyiv to extend drone control. "Such repeaters are difficult to find, but we must search for them. As long as they exist, shielding the city with electronic warfare will not be effective," Beskrestnov warned. Specifically, the repeaters are small concealed radio relay devices that receive and retransmit signals, extending the range of drone operators while helping maintain control in areas where direct communications or GPS signals may be disrupted. "The size of these repeaters is really about the size of a large lunchbox. They're very easy to conceal, and they don't have to be turned on all the time, so they're hard to detect electronically," Chell said. "Moving one or two or even three of these into a city the size of Kyiv can be hugely effective." RUSSIA EXPOSES NATO WEAPONS GAP AS TOP COMMANDER WARNS ‘THE MATH IS NOT IN FAVOR OF THE WEST’ Technical analysts also pointed to a Sept. 4 strike on the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) headquarters on Volodymyrska Street in central Kyiv as early evidence of the tactic. Tracking data reportedly showed no relay drones airborne during the strike, fueling concerns that hidden ground-based repeaters may have been used to maintain communications with the attacking drone. "They will be doing everything they can to move as many of these things not just into Kyiv, but at any location in the country, even operational battlefields," Chell said. "The reality is every time you put another node on a mesh network, you exponentially increase the efficiency, resiliency, and capability of that network." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sept. 28 that while Ukraine intercepts about 70% of conventional Russian drones during mass attacks, interception rates fall to 57% against newer, faster jet-powered UAVs. UKRAINE’S BATTLEFIELD IS TRANSFORMING THE FUTURE OF NATO "It is obvious that the Russians are not preparing to stop the war – at least not at the moment," Zelenskyy said. "Next year Russia plans to spend US$12 billion just on producing jet-powered drones and loitering munitions. And that's only one category of weapons. Of course, this doesn't only relate to Ukraine," he added, according to Ukrainska Pravda. "Russia probably has the intention of, if needed, expanding this war," Chell warned, arguing that drones themselves are becoming secondary to the communications architecture that guides them. "The network is now the weapon, and the drone is what executes the desired result," he said. "This is an unbelievable moment in the tactics of what's unfolding here with the future of warfare," Chell concluded. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2e17d75342cf4db8c0364 Why Did D.H.S. Buy These Planes? te 2026-10-04T23:30:05.483Z Why Did D.H.S. Buy These Planes? Our investigative reporter David A. Fahrenthold explains his investigation into 10 planes the Department of Homeland Security bought from a donor to former D.H.S. Secretary Kristi Noem. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2dcd575342cf4db8c0296 Traffic signal finally getting installed at Desert Greens, Smith-Enke te 2026-10-04T23:10:13.171Z Traffic signal finally getting installed at Desert Greens, Smith-Enke For drivers navigating Smith-Enke Road and Desert Greens Drive, the game of chicken may finally be coming to an end. A new traffic signal is coming to the crash-prone intersection, although drivers will have to endure a few weeks of overnight construction before it starts doing its job. Crews are scheduled to begin the next phase of improvements at the intersection the week of Oct. 5, installing poles and equipment for a new traffic signal, according to the city of Maricopa. The work is expected to continue through the end of October, with crews working overnight from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Drivers should expect lane closures in the work zone, although the intersection will remain open and there will be no full road closure. The signal project follows a series of crashes at the intersection and was approved unanimously by the City Council last year. The first phase began in June and included construction of a westbound right-turn lane on Smith-Enke Road, along with a traffic signal cabinet and meter pedestal. That work also temporarily closed Desert Greens Drive through Colby Drive. Now comes the part that will make the traffic signal actually, well, signal: crews will install the signal poles and associated equipment. The project is estimated to cost $874,000, according to the city budget. The post Traffic signal finally getting installed at Desert Greens, Smith-Enke appeared first on InMaricopa.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2da7875342cf4db8c0227 Gypsy Rose Blanchard launches anti-bullying campaign after sudden death of partner te 2026-10-04T23:00:08.211Z Gypsy Rose Blanchard launches anti-bullying campaign after sudden death of partner Gypsy Rose Blanchard is turning her "pain into purpose" after the sudden death of her partner, Kenan "Ken" Urker. Urker died at his Louisiana home on his birthday Thursday, Oct. 1, Fox News Digital confirmed. He was 34. Blanchard, 35, explained that Urker experienced "an overwhelming amount of online scrutiny" prior to his death, and pleaded with her social media followers to sign an anti-bullying petition in his honor. GYPSY ROSE BLANCHARD’S PARTNER, KEN URKER, FOUND DEAD INSIDE HIS LOUISIANA HOME: SHERIFF "I only have my daughter and my voice," Blanchard shared on social media over the weekend. "In honor of Ken, I am asking for your support for Kenan’s Law." "Before his passing, Ken experienced an overwhelming amount of online scrutiny and what we believed crossed the line into targeted harassment and cyberbullying." Blanchard claimed that "reports were made across multiple platforms," but noted that "far too often, the response was simply: 'No violation.'" "Kenan’s Law is about changing the way social-media platforms handle repeated reports of harassment," she wrote. "One post viewed alone may not tell the whole story—but hundreds of posts, videos and comments directed at one person can reveal a pattern that deserves meaningful review." CHAD LOWE'S DAUGHTER MABEL SHARES HEARTBREAKING TRIBUTE TO LATE SISTER FIONA, 13 "This is not about silencing criticism or taking away anyone’s freedom of speech. Public figures can and should be criticized. But public figures are still human beings, and fame should never erase someone’s humanity. She added, "Ken’s passing has made me determined to turn pain into purpose. I cannot change what happened, but I can advocate for a better system for the next person who feels like no one is listening." Blanchard asked followers to "sign and share" the petition, before noting, "Fame does not erase humanity. A pattern cannot always be understood one post at a time." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS In a statement to PEOPLE, Blanchard said she believes Urker died of a drug overdose. "I don’t know if it was intentional or not," Blanchard told the outlet. "He was not in a good state of mind lately." The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office confirmed Urker was found dead inside his Louisiana home Thursday after loved ones requested a welfare check. Anita Blanchard told authorities that she and her husband, who is Gypsy Rose Blanchard's half-brother, went to the 34-year-old's home and spotted Urker lying unconscious from an outside window, according to an incident report. A man accompanying Anita Blanchard and her husband then entered the house through a window and found Urker, who was not breathing and cold to the touch, according to the report. Investigators recovered syringes and a spoon next to a brown powdery substance in the bathroom, as well as a handgun, two shot glasses, and a syringe on a nightstand next to the bed, the report states. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE Deputies noted Urker "appeared to have been there for an extended period of time." The sheriff's office told Fox News Digital the case remains under investigation, but there are "no signs of foul play." Thursday was Urker's 34th birthday. PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE "If that would change at any point, or there would be any major update in this investigation, we would issue a new statement," the sheriff's office said. Gypsy Rose Blanchard was sentenced to 10 years in prison for second-degree murder in 2016 for her role in the fatal stabbing of her mother, Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard, alongside her then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn. The killing inspired the 2019 TV series "The Act" on Hulu. Godejohn was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Blanchard was released on parole in December 2023 after serving 85% of her sentence. Urker and Gypsy Rose Blanchard got engaged in 2018 while she was incarcerated, but later separated. The couple rekindled after her first marriage and welcomed their daughter, Aurora, on Dec. 28, 2024. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2d81f75342cf4db8c01e2 Portland teen faces terrorism, attempted murder charges after school cafeteria chemical scare te 2026-10-04T22:50:07.999Z Portland teen faces terrorism, attempted murder charges after school cafeteria chemical scare An Oregon high school cafeteria chemical scare that left a student in critical condition has escalated into a domestic terrorism and attempted murder case against the same teenager school staff rushed to save. The 15-year-old Benson Polytechnic High School student faces 19 criminal counts after authorities said he brought chemicals from home and mixed them inside the Portland school Sept. 8, releasing toxic gases that endangered students and staff. "Safety in our schools is not something that can be negotiated," Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez said during an Oct. 2 news conference. "That violence or the threat of violence in a school… it doesn't just stay in that building. It follows families home. It sits at the dinner table with them." THREE SCHOOL SAFETY STEPS EVERY PARENT SHOULD KNOW BEFORE CLASSES BEGIN Investigators uncovered "concerning behaviors and statements" before the incident, including an interest in hazardous chemicals, explosives and violence, Portland Police Bureau Public Information Manager Mike Benner said. MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY STASHING HOMEMADE GUNS FOR ROBBERY PLOT: SHERIFF The teenager, whose name has not been released because of his age, faces 10 counts of attempted aggravated murder, one count of attempted first-degree murder, one count of attempted second-degree murder, one count of first-degree domestic terrorism and one count of second-degree domestic terrorism. Additional charges include unlawfully manufacturing and possessing a destructive device, possessing a weapon in a public building, unlawfully using a weapon and recklessly endangering another person. 15-YEAR-OLD ACCUSED OF FIRING INTO CROWD DURING DEADLY SEATTLE MASS SHOOTING CLAIMS SELF-DEFENSE The teen’s lawyers denied the allegations and said he is receiving treatment at an inpatient mental health facility, The New York Times reported. Vasquez said his office would seek to move the case from juvenile court to adult court, emphasizing the safety of the students and staff. "And I want to be clear, they're teenagers, but these are children, and they deserve a safe environment," he said. But the prosecutor sharply criticized what he called a broader failing of Oregon’s juvenile system, which ends its oversight at age 25 even if the person still poses a danger to the public. "I think that that is wrong," Vasquez said, arguing that the cutoff fails to account for the danger someone convicted of multiple killings or domestic terrorism could still present. "I'm looking at conduct and how dangerous that is and what I consider to be safe for the community going forward," he said. INJURED LOUISIANA BOY HAILED A 'SUPERHERO' FOR SEEKING HELP DURING DEADLY STABBING RAMPAGE The chemical incident unfolded shortly before 8:30 a.m. while numerous students and staff were near the teenager, Assistant Chief of Investigations Franz Schoening said. Teachers and administrators moved students away as the school nurse began treating the teen before first responders arrived. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition but survived. SUBSTITUTE TEACHER ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY TRIGGERING FALSE ACTIVE SHOOTER ALERTS AT 5 SCHOOLS: SHERIFF "Those first few moments were critical in preventing further harm and lives being lost," Schoening said. More than 100 students and staff were assessed after evacuating, and at least seven required medical care following the incident, he said. DETROIT-AREA COUPLE ACCUSED OF THROWING EXPLOSIVE DEVICE WITH ALARMING 2-WORD MESSAGE INTO NEIGHBOR'S YARD Sgt. Jim DeFrain, who supervises the investigation and the Metropolitan Explosive Disposal Unit, said initial testing indicated the presence of hydrogen sulfide, a toxic gas. An Oregon National Guard team agreed with that assessment. Samples were sent to an FBI laboratory for further testing, with results still pending at the time of the briefing, DeFrain said. The FBI was also examining electronic equipment seized during searches. Vasquez said the investigation remained open and that anyone else found to have criminal involvement could face charges. "If we determine or find any links, if there are people that can be charged, this office will charge them," he said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2d81f75342cf4db8c01d9 Deonte Banks' game-sealing pick-six propels Giants into place they haven't been since 2015 te 2026-10-04T22:50:07.132Z Deonte Banks' game-sealing pick-six propels Giants into place they haven't been since 2015 More last-second defensive heroics saved the day for the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium, and this time, it meant securing first place in the NFC East. On fourth-and-goal at the Giants’ four-yard line, Jacoby Brissett and the Arizona Cardinals had a chance to win the game with a touchdown and successful extra point on what would be the final play of the contest. New York, meanwhile, was trying to hang on with yet another rainy home game that needed the defense to step up and get the win. After three straight stops, Giants head coach John Harbaugh — and everyone else pulling for New York — was hoping for one last defensive effort to get the job done and move to 3-1 on the season. Deonte Banks came through. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Brissett looked to Michael Wilson for the game-tying touchdown, but Banks jumped the route, securing an interception that iced the game. And the cherry on top was taking it 98 yards to the house to make it a 36-24 victory for a Giants team that has now won two straight since their loss to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 2, which was also the night Jaxson Dart suffered a season-ending knee injury. With the Philadelphia Eagles’ late-game collapse to the Rams themselves in Week 4 at home, the Giants are now in first place in the NFC East with a 3-1 record. The Eagles are behind them at 2-2, while the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Houston Texans to move to 2-2 as well. The Washington Commanders, who had to use third-string rookie quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis after Marcus Mariota reaggravated his MCL injury in London, fell to the Indianapolis Colts to move to 1-3. It was quite the eventful game for the Giants considering they were down 14-6 after Brissett led two touchdown drives to begin the game. But Jameis Winston, trying to put together a better showing in the rain this time after struggling through a nor’easter in Week 3 against the Tennessee Titans, finally found his way to the end zone in the second quarter after rookie Malachi Fields broke open on third-and-4 for a 12-yard touchdown – his first in the NFL. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Then, after fellow Arvell Reese secured his first career interception, Winston connected with Malik Nabers for a 25-yard touchdown to make it 19-14 in the second quarter. Nabers had his breakout performance of 2026 with six receptions for 116 yards. But as we’ve seen with Winston in the past, turnovers can be an issue, and they were in this contest. On back-to-back drives – one to end the first half and one to begin the third quarter – Winston threw interceptions that set up Cardinals scores, including a go-ahead touchdown to tight end Elijah Higgins. However, Winston’s third touchdown pass proved to be the game-winner, as the Giants responded with a 76-yard drive that ended with Theo Johnson hauling in a strike from the veteran quarterback to get their lead back. In the end, the Giants’ defense was solid when they needed to be, and that last-second effort by the unit is proof once again that coaching clearly matters in this league. Last year, the Giants were losing those one-score games and having their fans in a whirlwind of emotions with late-game collapses. But in back-to-back games, they have done what was necessary to finish with a win in the column and put smiles on fans' faces. Last week, it was Jevon Holland securing an interception in the end zone, and now Banks was the one celebrating after taking his pick to the house and keeping the vibes high in New York. For the first time since November 2015, the Giants have sole possession of the division lead. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2cec075342cf4db8bfdc9 Valley View nurse honored for extraordinary nursing with DAISY Award te 2026-10-04T22:10:08.253Z Valley View nurse honored for extraordinary nursing with DAISY Award BULLHEAD CITY — A labor and delivery nurse at Valley View Medical Center was honored for extraordinary nursing with a DAISY Award. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2cebe75342cf4db8bfdbd Arizona housing agency audit finds safety inspection, tenant eligibility failures te 2026-10-04T22:10:06.982Z Arizona housing agency audit finds safety inspection, tenant eligibility failures PHOENIX -- The Arizona Department of Housing did not conduct inspections for one or more federally required health and safety standards in the units it helped to finance through state and federal tax credits, according to a new report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2cebe75342cf4db8bfdb1 ‘I could have done more’: Torey Lovullo remorseful about season, happy to continue as Arizona Diamondbacks manager te 2026-10-04T22:10:06.078Z ‘I could have done more’: Torey Lovullo remorseful about season, happy to continue as Arizona Diamondbacks manager PHOENIX – It stung. So much so that Torey Lovullo had to check out of the world for a bit. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2cc6375342cf4db8bfca1 At Trump’s Rallies, a Familiar Mix of Rituals and a Plea to ‘Please Pretend’ te 2026-10-04T22:00:03.705Z At Trump’s Rallies, a Familiar Mix of Rituals and a Plea to ‘Please Pretend’ President Trump is doggedly lending his support to Republican candidates facing a rough midterm season. He is the same campaigner he has always been, but his crowds have changed. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2ca0e75342cf4db8bfc78 Lamar Jackson leaves game with injured ankle and what happened next shows no one fears the Tennessee Titans te 2026-10-04T21:50:06.532Z Lamar Jackson leaves game with injured ankle and what happened next shows no one fears the Tennessee Titans The snapshot of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson on his team’s bench during the second half on Sunday spoke volumes about what he thought of his ankle injury. And what the team thought of the Tennessee Titans. Jackson sprained his ankle in the first half of this game. And if you understand what Jackson means to the Ravens – that is to say, everything – you understand that this was supposed to look like a crisis. It got especially concerning for Ravens fans when the two teams came out of their halftime intermission and Jackson was not warming up even though the Ravens said he was questionable to return. Tyler Huntley indeed took over and handled Baltimore's quarterback duties the rest of the way. Oh-Oh. It sounds like Jackson was dealing with a serious injury. NFL LEGEND WARNS MORE RULEBOOK TWEAKS WON'T SAVE SIGNAL-CALLERS FROM GETTING HURT Except Jackson was smiling on the sideline. And the team did not rule him out, and coach Jesse Minter didn't sound especially concerned during his post-game press conference. "Yeah, he was just dealing with a little bit of an ankle," Minter said. "We hope, you know, we don't know enough about it right now." JAYDEN DANIELS DOES NOT DISMISS PLAYING SUNDAY AGAINST THE COLTS IN LONDON AFTER UGLY ELBOW DISLOCATION INJURY So what looked like a potentially disastrous injury apparently wasn't that, even though an MRI is scheduled for Monday to evaluate further. Again, Jackson was smiling. And we come to find out he was capable of returning. COMMANDERS PUSH BACK ON 'BULLS—' VIRAL NARRATIVE THAT THEY DIDN'T CARE ABOUT JAYDEN DANIELS' ELBOW INJURY "There were some talks about that," Minter admitted. "So I think, you know, hopefully it's in a good spot." Jackson was injured but didn't return because he was just being held back. FROM THE CHARGERS TO THE COLTS AND FALCONS, WHICH OF THE NFL'S EIGHT WINLESS TEAMS ARE ALREADY IN PANIC MODE That's good for the Ravens. And bad for the Titans. It is good for the Ravens because it suggests this isn't a super serious situation. It's bad for the Titans because it speaks to how opponents view them. The Ravens, you see, led 24-7 at halftime against coach Robert Saleh's winless, hapless team. And Minter was content holding back his star quarterback and playing his backup to ride out what he expected to be a win. "Snoop came in and ran the operation in a way that allowed us to get the win," Minter said. "That's what is most important." This doesn't mean the Ravens thought they were done playing. Nobody in the NFL assumes that at halftime. But it does show they believed holding a 17-point lead with one half to play at home – against the Titans – was more than worth saving Jackson from further tweaking his ankle. And, obviously, they were right. The Ravens will never admit this and didn't after the game. But, obviously, the caliber of the opponent factors into a decision to play an injured player who might be able to return. It's part of those "talks" Minter mentioned. And since the Titans came into this game averaging only 12.3 points per game, the third-worst mark in the NFL, it's logical the Ravens thought their 24 points more than enough if they played to expectations. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! The Titans, by the way, also came into this game with a quarterback in Cam Ward who is under heavy scrutiny and fan criticism. Ward didn't silence the critics by throwing 1 TD pass and 1 INT. The Titans punted three of the five times they got the football in the second half and scored their only touchdown of the second half with 1:16 left to play. So the Ravens were able to maintain their AFC North lead without their star quarterback playing in the second half, in which they got shut out. That says a lot about both teams. FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2c30775342cf4db8bfbb3 North Korea missile could put Guam in range as Kim rebuffs Trump outreach: expert te 2026-10-04T21:20:07.407Z North Korea missile could put Guam in range as Kim rebuffs Trump outreach: expert North Korea fired what it described as an intermediate-range strategic missile Oct. 3, and an expert warned that such a missile could put Guam and parts of Alaska within range, raising the stakes for the U.S. and its allies as President Donald Trump seeks to revive diplomacy with Kim Jong Un. Kim personally oversaw the drill, North Korean state media claimed, while former U.S. Forces Korea analyst Sydney Seiler told Fox News Digital that its range means the latest test has implications extending far beyond the Korean Peninsula. According to Reuters, citing North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency, the missile was described as part of a "hypersonic strategic weapon system" and traveled about 1,000 kilometers, or 621 miles, away in waters off the country's east coast. Guam holds strategic military importance as a U.S. territory in the western Pacific and hosts major military installations, including Andersen Air Force Base and Naval Base Guam. NORTH KOREA EXPERT WARNS US CAN 'NEVER TAKE THEIR EYE OFF' KIM JONG UN FOLLOWING MISSILE TEST DURING IRAN WAR "What is interesting about an IRBM launch — an intermediate-range ballistic missile that flies around 3,000 to 5,000 kilometers — is that it brings Guam, parts of Alaska, and Japan into range of North Korea," Seiler, a former National Intelligence Council officer focused on North Korea, said while cautioning against fully viewing the launch as a direct response to Trump. "But when you consider the preparation required for an intermediate-range ballistic missile system, it is unlikely this was primarily a response to the president's comments or actions over the past few days," Seiler said. Hours after the Oct. 3 missile launch, Trump had touted his relationship with Kim during a rally in Vandalia, Ohio. "I get along great with Kim Jong Un. Isn't it nice to get along with the leaders of massive nuclear nations?" Trump said. He also added: "When someone has 112 nuclear missiles, it is better to get along with them," pointing to North Korea's nuclear capabilities as a reason for maintaining open diplomatic communication. "North Korea simply isn't interested in talking right now, so they have no incentive not to launch," Seiler said of the recent missile test and Trump's latest remarks. "The fact that they're doing these missile launches amid a diplomatic effort by President Trump to try to re-engage the North, you have to see them only as somewhat related." RUSSIA DEPLOYS NORTH KOREAN MISSILE UNIT TO UKRAINE; MOSCOW-PYONGYANG AXIS DEEPENS: REPORT The test also followed North Korea's launch of two short-range ballistic missiles from the Wonsan area on Sept. 20, according to reports. Officials from the U.S., South Korea and Japan said Oct. 3 that North Korea's ballistic missile tests violate U.N. Security Council resolutions and threaten regional and international security. Seiler, now a nonresident senior adviser with the Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said Pyongyang's posture extends beyond its relationship with the Trump administration. The latest launch comes "within the larger context of a current absolute stand down on dialogue with South Korea and repeated rejections of overtures from the United States for dialogue," Seiler said. "But North Korea has refrained from some more aggressive actions during the president’s term of office; we haven't seen an ICBM launch for almost two years now." TRUMP ORDERS MAJOR CUT TO US-SOUTH KOREA DRILLS AS NORTH KOREA RAMPS UP MISSILE TESTS Seiler warned that restraint should not, however, be mistaken for a willingness to abandon Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs. "For North Korea, their overall diplomatic strategy is to condition the world to accept them for who they are: a non-denuclearizing, missile-launching, occasionally provoking, and rhetorically coercive state," Seiler said. "As time goes on, their goal is for us to give up any hope of denuclearization or structural change, which is consistent with them establishing a baseline: whether diplomacy unfolds or not, they will continue to develop and demonstrate missile technology." Meanwhile, Trump has continued to emphasize his relationship with Kim while signaling a wish to revive the personal diplomacy of his first term. Trump and Kim held summits in Singapore in 2018 and Hanoi in 2019 before meeting at Panmunjom in the Korean Demilitarized Zone later that year, when Trump crossed into North Korea. INSIDE THE TENSION THAT DROVE TRUMP’S SOUTH KOREA ALLIANCE FROM ‘HISTORIC NEW ERA’ TO MILITARY PULLBACK "The president has shown persistent commitment to engaging North Korea in dialogue — most recently suggesting he is open to a phone call," Seiler said. "While a call might not yield immediate progress on denuclearization, it contributes to tension reduction and helps establish a direct relationship necessary for future crisis management on the peninsula." Complicating Washington's strategy, the expert said, is Kim's alignment with Russian President Vladimir Putin. North Korea has provided troops and military equipment to support Russia's war in Ukraine, reducing Kim's incentive to engage with the U.S., according to Seiler. "Right now, Kim Jong Un, particularly given his emerging relationship with Vladimir Putin and everything he's getting out of the relationship with Russia right now, simply doesn't need to talk to the United States," Seiler said. Former NBA star Dennis Rodman's unusual relationship with Kim also perhaps offers Trump another potential connection to the North Korean leader. Rodman has also made multiple trips to North Korea and met personally with Kim. Rodman joined Trump at a Peterbilt plant in Denton, Texas, on Oct. 1 before traveling with the president toward a rally in Durant, Oklahoma. NORTH KOREA UPDATES CONSTITUTION TO REQUIRE AUTOMATIC NUCLEAR STRIKE IF KIM JONG UN IS ASSASSINATED: REPORT Asked in Texas whether he was using Rodman, who has personally met Kim, to help broker peace with Pyongyang, Trump emphasized his own relationship with the North Korean leader. "As long as I'm here, you're not gonna have any problems. Somebody else comes, you're gonna have some big problems," Trump said. Trump also highlighted Rodman's personal connection to Kim, saying: "When I wanted to get to know Kim Jong Un when we were having a problem—Kim Jong Un and I get along—but the one who knew him best was Dennis Rodman." "Dennis Rodman has a very interesting perspective in that he was able to interact with Kim Jong Un over a number of visits and get to know him personally, to develop some rapport without any diplomatic baggage," Seiler said. "He may be offering President Trump insights into Kim Jong Un's personality, values, and potential approaches, but, you know, as I think Dennis Rodman's representatives have said, he is still a long way off from getting airplane tickets." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2c0b175342cf4db8bfb56 Singles are ditching dinner and drinks for breakfast dates as dating habits shift, survey says te 2026-10-04T21:10:09.565Z Singles are ditching dinner and drinks for breakfast dates as dating habits shift, survey says The classic saying, "the early bird gets the worm," might also apply to dating. A survey conducted by Kellogg’s in Australia showed that 64% of the country’s singles are open to meeting for breakfast on a first date. Over half of Australian singles also feel that dating is more difficult than it used to be, the poll indicated. Additionally, 66% of people surveyed said dating apps have reduced authenticity and made it harder to find a genuine connection. NEARLY 40% OF AMERICANS ADMIT THEY'VE GONE ON A DATE JUST TO SCORE A FREE MEAL In order to shake up the dating process, more people are opting to meet a match in the morning for breakfast or coffee instead of for a dinner date or evening cocktails. The Kellogg’s survey showed that 31% of Australian singles felt that meeting for a first date in the morning takes the pressure off. During a recent segment of ‘The Five,’ co-hosts examined the survey and discussed their thoughts about morning dates. "It’s so much less expensive," Emily Compagno noted, adding that it’s also less time-consuming than a traditional dinner date. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER "If it doesn’t go well, you can move on," Dana Perino said. "If it goes well, then you have a good day." If a breakfast or coffee date does go well, there’s plenty of time left in the day for a pair to continue exploring their connection. Of the people polled, 23% said they liked the fact that a breakfast date could turn into a spontaneous adventure. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS Meeting in the morning, by default, removes the expectation to stay out late into the night. With a breakfast or coffee date, needing to leave for work or run errands are both easy exit points. Affordability is a key player in the shift from dinner dates to breakfast or coffee, as the cost of dating has risen in recent years. According to BMO Financial Group’s 2026 BMO Real Financial Progress Index, the average total cost for a first date was $252 for millennials (a 32% increase from 2025) and $205 for Gen Z, up from $194 in 2025. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Breakfast dates are "… casual, there’s less pressure, and you can actually talk," dating and relationship coach Nicole Colantoni said. "And if the chemistry is there, you’ve got the rest of the day ahead of you." The survey conducted in Australia could be an indicator that more singles may soon flock to local cafés or diners to meet a match over a latte or pancakes, drawn by palatable price tags and low-stress environments. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2c0ab75342cf4db8bfb35 Measles Outbreak in Amish Country Forces Some to Rethink Vaccines te 2026-10-04T21:10:03.343Z Measles Outbreak in Amish Country Forces Some to Rethink Vaccines The spread of measles in Pennsylvania and Ohio is largely affecting Amish communities where vaccinations levels are low. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2be5475342cf4db8bfae8 U.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats te 2026-10-04T21:00:04.535Z U.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats The withdrawal came with unusual speed, following what U.S. officials said were threats of an Iran-based plot against the installation. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2bbff75342cf4db8bfaa3 Ivanka Trump reflects on 'incredibly special' family milestone spanning 4 generations te 2026-10-04T20:50:07.774Z Ivanka Trump reflects on 'incredibly special' family milestone spanning 4 generations Members of the Trump family recently came together for a milestone celebration, with Ivanka Trump offering a glimpse inside the very special occasion. Ivanka Trump, 44, posted a series of photos online marking the 100th birthday of her maternal grandmother, Marie Zelníčková, known as "Babi," as four generations of the family gathered for the occasion. "100 years of life, love, family and memories," Ivanka Trump wrote on Instagram. STUNNING BEHIND-THE-SCENES FAMILY PHOTOS FROM DONALD TRUMP JR AND BETTINA ANDERSON'S BAHAMAS WEDDING WEEKEND The celebration took place Saturday, Sept. 26, at Ivanka Trump's Miami home. Zelníčková was joined by her three grandchildren and all 10 of her great-grandchildren, according to the post. "It was incredibly special," the first daughter wrote, calling the gathering a reflection of a family and legacy spanning four generations. One photo showed her grandmother seated among relatives for a formal family portrait. Ivanka Trump appeared alongside husband Jared Kushner and their three children, Arabella, 15, Joseph, 12, and Theodore, 10. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Eric Trump was joined by wife Lara Trump and their children, Luke, 9, and Carolina, 7. Donald Trump Jr. attended with his wife Bettina Anderson and his five children from his previous marriage to Vanessa Trump: Kai, Donald III, Tristan, Spencer and Chloe. The milestone celebration also carried an emotional reminder of a family member who was missing from the gathering. Ivanka Trump's mother and Zelníčková's daughter, Ivana Trump, died in July 2022 at age 73. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES "My mother, her beloved daughter, was deeply missed, but her love and presence was felt throughout the day in the stories we shared and in the family she loved so fiercely," Ivanka Trump wrote. She also paid tribute directly to her grandmother and the influence she's had across generations. "Babi, your century of love has shaped generations and lives in every one of us," she wrote. Ivanka Trump has previously spoken about the close bond she shares with her grandmother, who helped raise her and now lives with her family. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Earlier this year, Ivanka Trump became emotional while discussing her grandmother during an appearance on "The Diary of a CEO" podcast, as Fox News Digital previously reported. She described her grandmother as "unbelievably nurturing" and said having her in their home is "a blessing." "I have a lot of love for this woman," Ivanka Trump said. At the time, she also reflected on how losing her mother and watching her grandmother grow older had changed her perspective on family and time. "You can't take things for granted in life, and I've learned that in numerous ways," she said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2bbfa75342cf4db8bfa84 Steve Hilton’s ‘Just Try It’ Ad on Mail Voting Denounced by Republicans te 2026-10-04T20:50:02.888Z Steve Hilton’s ‘Just Try It’ Ad on Mail Voting Denounced by Republicans An online spot for Mr. Hilton, the G.O.P. candidate, is full of sexual innuendo that has befuddled Republicans and Democrats watching the race for governor in California. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2b9a875342cf4db8bfa52 Florida TikTok creator lands in jail after allegedly turning women’s private data into posts te 2026-10-04T20:40:08.738Z Florida TikTok creator lands in jail after allegedly turning women’s private data into posts A Florida TikTok creator who calls himself a "demonologist" and "Grey Hat Hacker" is back behind bars after allegedly exposing women’s private information online and boasting that he could track their movements through their phones. Mark Stephen Asea, 36, of Port St. Lucie, was booked into the St. Lucie County Jail Sept. 30 on a felony charge of offense against computer users. His bond was set at $35,000, according to sheriff’s office records. The arrest revived a criminal case that had been closed months earlier. Asea was first arrested in April on stalking and computer-related allegations, but prosecutors dropped those charges in May before bringing a computer-access charge in September, court records show. TIKTOK COUPLE CHARGED WITH ARSON AFTER HOUSE FIRE CAUSES $10K IN DAMAGE The police affidavit describes two women who said their private information surfaced in Asea’s TikTok posts, including one who had trusted him to help with a computer problem. In a video reviewed by a detective, Asea allegedly rattled off details about one woman’s devices and claimed to know her recent spending. "Let’s talk about your actual password," he said, according to a transcript in the affidavit. "How about we talk about the last 10 purchases you made online?" The woman told investigators the password had been shared only in a closed TikTok group chat. Asea was not a member, she said, although she suspected he might have joined through a fake account. Nobody in the chat had permission to share it outside the group, she told police. She also said she did not know how he would have obtained her phone identification number or banking information. FBI INVESTIGATES AFTER SHINYHUNTERS HACKERS CLAIM THEFT OF AGENTS' PERSONAL DATA For the second woman, the concerns began after what she described as a routine request for tech help. She told police she allowed Asea to remotely access her computer in October 2025 to troubleshoot an application. Months later, she said, he claimed he had essentially placed a virus on the computer while she was in the bathroom, allowing him to view information without her knowledge. She said she never authorized that access. Then a photograph from a private Telegram message on her phone allegedly appeared in one of his TikTok posts. Asea claimed in a comment that the image came from a WhatsApp exchange, according to the affidavit. But the woman provided investigators a screenshot showing the photograph in the Telegram message. Police also documented statements in which Asea appeared to boast about finding her location through her phone. TIKTOK IN LEGAL HOT SEAT AS STATE ACCUSES APP OF EXPOSING KIDS TO HARMFUL CONTENT WHILE MISLEADING PARENTS "Thanks to the GPS within her phone, but what did I do?" he said in the video, according to the affidavit. The alleged posts piled up. Investigators said Asea uploaded more than 100 TikTok videos mentioning one woman, sometimes posting as many as six in a day. He also allegedly obtained a website where he posted a photograph of her getting a tattoo. SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER PLEADS GUILTY AFTER PRANK VIDEOS AT ARIZONA CHIPOTLE, OTHER BUSINESSES His TikTok biography lists "Demonologist," "Clairsentient," "Empath," "PTSD," "Grey Hat Hacker" and "Woodsman." The April affidavit documented a different account biography that included "former satanist" and "cybersecurity engineer." Asea also faced a separate civil stalking protection case over the summer. A woman obtained a temporary injunction in July, but a judge dissolved it and dismissed that case Sept. 8. Prosecutors reopened the criminal case Sept. 24 and filed the current charge alleging unauthorized access to a computer or electronic device. The records provided do not explain why the earlier charges were dropped or what prompted the renewed prosecution. Months after the original charges were dropped, Asea is again facing a felony computer-access charge. He is scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 19. Fox News Digital reached out to TikTok for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2b9a475342cf4db8bfa34 Sentence Tossed After A.I. Video of Victim ‘Forgiving’ His Killer Is Played te 2026-10-04T20:40:04.074Z Sentence Tossed After A.I. Video of Victim ‘Forgiving’ His Killer Is Played An appellate court in Arizona threw out the prison sentence of a man convicted of manslaughter after an A.I.-generated video of his victim was played in court. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2b9a175342cf4db8bfa28 Google froze its open source bug bounty program due to a ‘significant rise’ in AI submissions te 2026-10-04T20:40:01.751Z Google froze its open source bug bounty program due to a ‘significant rise’ in AI submissions AI slop seems to be overwhelming bug bounty programs. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2b75375342cf4db8bf9fa Week 5 AP Top 25 poll is a hodgepodge with SEC and Big Ten teams moving every which direction te 2026-10-04T20:30:11.676Z Week 5 AP Top 25 poll is a hodgepodge with SEC and Big Ten teams moving every which direction Week 5 of the college football season may not have featured the most enticing slate of games, but if we've learned anything about the bipolar sport we adore, it's that the least-suspecting weeks consistently deliver the drama. This past weekend only showcased three matchups between ranked opponents, but when all the dust settled on Sunday, we saw a significant amount of movement throughout the new AP Top 25 poll. The biggest leap belongs to Missouri after the Tigers throttled Florida, 45-17, just a week after the Gators looked like worldbeaters in their dominant win over Ole Miss. Sticking in the SEC, Alabama moved up just one spot to No. 6 despite the Crimson Tide's domination of Mississippi State, but did manage to leapfrog defending national champion Indiana, which dropped a spot despite a road win at Rutgers. The Top 8 teams in the latest poll – including the untouched Top 5 from a week ago – are essentially inarguable at this point, but beyond that, things get messy in a hurry, especially among SEC teams. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Ole Miss remained at No. 9 while enjoying a much-needed bye week after being embarrassed at Florida. LSU moved up one spot to No. 10 after moving to 4-1 with a win over McNeese, but then you have Missouri's 11-spot bump to No. 14 after its huge win over Florida. Meanwhile, the Gators dropped eight spots in the newest poll after their 28-point loss to the Tigers, while Mississippi State only fell one spot to No. 17 despite losing at home by 33 points to Alabama. The Kentucky Wildcats may be the most irritated team in the conference after going from No. 24 a week ago to unranked despite picking up an overtime win on the road against South Carolina in Week 5. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Big Ten fans shouldn't have too much to complain about with six teams featured in the latest AP Poll, but if they are going to issue a complaint, it has to involve USC after the Trojans dropped six spots to No. 18 after coming from behind to beat Washington 25-21 on Saturday. The Trojans dropped six spots with a win, while Oregon moved up five spots despite being off in Week 5, and then you have Iowa, which got a three-spot bump in the poll after losing to Ohio State by 17 points. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2b75275342cf4db8bf9e7 ‘I’m just as mad as you are’: ASU coach Kenny Dillingham searching for answers after blowout loss to Baylor te 2026-10-04T20:30:10.285Z ‘I’m just as mad as you are’: ASU coach Kenny Dillingham searching for answers after blowout loss to Baylor TEMPE – One of the hallmarks of Kenny Dillingham’s short tenure at the helm of Arizona State football has been a competitive team. The only blowout loss of the past two seasons – a 32-point defeat at Utah on Oct.… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2b75175342cf4db8bf9de ‘I’m just as mad as you are’: ASU coach Kenny Dillingham searching for answers after blowout loss to Baylor te 2026-10-04T20:30:09.244Z ‘I’m just as mad as you are’: ASU coach Kenny Dillingham searching for answers after blowout loss to Baylor Arizona State quarterback Cutter Boley said the team needs to find its identity after a 55-19 loss to Baylor on Saturday at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2b2a575342cf4db8bf981 See a little more pink on MPD uniforms this month? Here’s why te 2026-10-04T20:10:13.482Z See a little more pink on MPD uniforms this month? Here’s why If you spot a little more pink than usual on a Maricopa police uniform this month, there’s a reason. Maricopa Police Department officers are wearing pink patches throughout October in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The patches are intended to show support for people battling breast cancer, celebrate survivors and honor those who have died from the disease, according to the department. The pink ribbon has become an internationally recognized symbol of breast cancer awareness, representing support for those affected by the disease and efforts to promote awareness, fundraising and early detection. MPD first introduced its pink patches in 2023 as part of the department’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month efforts. At the time, Police Chief Mark Goodman said the patches represented the department’s commitment to supporting people affected by breast cancer. The department also hopes the patches will serve as a reminder of the importance of awareness and early detection. For families affected by breast cancer, the gesture is also meant to be a reminder that they are not alone. MPD is encouraging residents to join the effort throughout October by wearing pink and helping spread awareness. The post See a little more pink on MPD uniforms this month? Here’s why appeared first on InMaricopa.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2b29a75342cf4db8bf948 Can ‘super intelligence’ and a non-binding safety pact solve AI’s image problem? te 2026-10-04T20:10:02.743Z Can ‘super intelligence’ and a non-binding safety pact solve AI’s image problem? On Equity, we discussed the Trump administration's attempts to rebrand AI. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2b04b75342cf4db8bf920 Israeli soccer players wear armbands to remember terror attack victims as Irish opponents pull stunt again te 2026-10-04T20:00:11.082Z Israeli soccer players wear armbands to remember terror attack victims as Irish opponents pull stunt again Israel soccer players wore a black armband in remembrance of the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack victims on Sunday as they took on Ireland in a Nations League match. The armbands read, "7.10," signifying the date of Hamas’ terror attack, which left more than 1,000 Israelis dead. The Israel Football Association announced before the match that UEFA approved the armbands. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "@UEFA has approved the Israel Football Association’s request for the national team to wear black armbands in tonight’s match against @IrelandFootball in memory of those murdered in the October 7 massacre," the organization wrote on X. "May their memory be a blessing." The second match between Israel and Ireland occurred amid heightened tension between the two nations. Ireland’s soccer team has faced pressure to boycott matches against Israel over the country’s response to Hamas’ terror attack. Ireland has been in staunch support of Palestinians with the soccer association going as far as putting forth a motion to bar Israel from club and international competitions. Still, Ireland soccer has resisted match boycotts over fear of sanctions from UEFA. Ireland and Israel faced each other in the Nations League in September and Irish players refused to shake hands with their Israeli opponents and wore black armbands in protest. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE On Sunday, Irish players did it again. Players refused to shake hands with the Israeli team and wore black armbands in protest. Before the second match took place, Israeli journalists clashed with Ireland soccer’s communications manager Kieran Crowley. Crowley tried to limit a pre-match press conference with the media to soccer questions. But he took exception to a question about racism allegations against Irish soccer players. "That’s completely untrue," Crowley shouted back. The press conference ended shortly afterward. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2b04a75342cf4db8bf917 Chad Lowe’s daughter Mabel shares heartbreaking tribute to late sister Fiona, 13 te 2026-10-04T20:00:10.176Z Chad Lowe’s daughter Mabel shares heartbreaking tribute to late sister Fiona, 13 This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Chad Lowe's daughter, Mabel, mourned the loss of her younger sister Fiona. Mabel, 17, shared a carousel of images with her sister in a heartbreaking post shared on social media over the weekend. Fiona died at a Los Angeles hospital on Sept. 29, according to the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner's office. She was 13. Her official cause of death was ruled a suicide, per the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner's office. NEW DETAILS RELEASED AFTER DEATH OF CHAD LOWE'S TEENAGE DAUGHTER "I love you so much fiona," Mabel wrote on Instagram. "I wish your short time here was easier and i hope your mind is at ease now. I will honor you forever and keep your memory alive. I love you, i hope you knew just how much." A number of family friends sent condolences during the difficult time. Jeremy Renner wrote, "Bless you dear Mabel 🙏🏼🙏🏼. ❤️‍🩹 My deepest condolences to you and the family." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE Jessica Capshaw noted, "What a beautiful tribute to your sister ♥️♥️ I have had you and your family in my thoughts and prayers and I’m sending you all so much love." Kimberly Williams Paisley added, "Mabel, we’ve been thinking of your family all week and sending you prayers and so much love," while Selma Blair said, "I wish for so much for you in her memory." CHAD LOWE MOURNS DEATH OF 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER FIONA, CALLING HER 'THE LIGHT OF OUR LIVES' Fiona was the middle child of Lowe and his wife Kim Painter. The two have been together for nearly two decades, building a relatively private family life away from much of the Hollywood spotlight. "We are deeply heartbroken by the loss of our beloved Fiona," the family said in a statement provided to Page Six on Tuesday. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "She was a loving young girl who was smart, creative and loved to dance," the statement continued. "She was adored by her sisters and she was deeply loved by her parents. In fact, she was the light of our lives." PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE "Her passing is devastating for our entire family and we ask for prayers and privacy at this time." The family concluded its statement by encouraging anyone struggling with mental health issues to contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. Lowe, the younger brother of actor Rob Lowe, is an Emmy-winning actor and director best known for "Life Goes On," "Pretty Little Liars" and "9-1-1: Lone Star." Painter is a producer and casting professional whose credits include "Enemy of the State," "Ted Bundy" and "Instant Dads." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2adf175342cf4db8bf8d4 Majority Leader Thune warns Chuck Schumer 'lives in fear' of socialists taking over Democratic Party te 2026-10-04T19:50:09.155Z Majority Leader Thune warns Chuck Schumer 'lives in fear' of socialists taking over Democratic Party Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer "lives in fear" of the Democratic Party's far-left wing Saturday on "My View with Lara Trump," arguing the longtime New York lawmaker has increasingly deferred to progressives as Republicans and Democrats head into the final stretch before the midterm elections. "I think he lives in fear of that every day. I really do," Thune, R-S.D., said when asked whether he thinks Schumer is concerned with being overtaken by "socialists." "I look at the way that the leaders in the Senate now act, and he voted once to open up the government when they were in the process of shutting it down the first time, and it just got blown up by the far left. And ever since then, I mean, it's kind of whatever they want. They defer to that far-left base." Thune made the remarks while discussing what he characterized as Democratic pushback in the Senate, arguing Republicans have been unable to advance several pieces of legislation that are traditionally supported by both parties, like military funding. TED CRUZ NAMES ‘MOST POWERFUL DEMOCRAT’ AS HE WARNS SOCIALIST RISE HAS PARALYZED BIPARTISANSHIP "We have a saying in my office that if you don't get national security right, the rest is conversation. You've got to protect the country. And so funding our military, the defense authorization bill, as I mentioned earlier — the Democrats blocked us from even getting on it on the floor. Historically, that's been bipartisan," Thune said. He also emphasized the importance of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which he said is "critical to our intelligence community." "Those are the kinds of things that keep me up at night. I think, to me, it's always about keeping this country safe and secure. Since that problem is kind of now solved, people are like, 'OK, what have you done for me lately?' And obviously, you know, we've got more to do." "But the trajectory that we are on as a country, when it comes to economic policy, national security, the border, all these issues, we are headed in the right direction," he added. SENATE DEMS DRAW RARE LINE AGAINST MUST-PASS PENTAGON BILL The South Dakota senator outlined Republicans' legislative priorities should the GOP retain control of Congress in November, which included military funding, judicial nominations, permitting reform and more. "If we can maintain the majorities in the House and the Senate, the sky's the limit," he said. Thune's remarks follow several prominent victories for Democratic socialist candidates, including recent wins in high-profile primary elections across state and local levels. In New York City, Darializa Avila Chevalier, the 32-year-old community organizer backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, narrowly topped incumbent Democrat Adriano Espaillat, the 71-year-old Congressional Hispanic Caucus chair and the first Dominican American elected to the U.S. House. Mamdani-endorsed state Assembly member Claire Valdez, who won her primary in June in New York's 7th District, emphasized in her victory speech that "we haven't just won an election. We have declared that this movement is durable — that it is growing, and that it will not stop until working people are no longer asked to just build the table, no longer just offered a seat at the table, but will run the table." While progressive figures continue to push the party leftward, Schumer has trod carefully, seeking to keep the party unified under a "big tent" strategy. Over the summer, he dodged a question from Fox News about whether the Democratic Socialists of America's platform has a place in the Democratic Party. "[The] bottom line is Democrats from one end of the spectrum to the other are going to be working to defeat Trump, to bring down costs, to go after his corruption and to end the chaos," Schumer replied at a leadership news conference. The Senate minority leader did not elaborate on whether he agreed with the DSA’s call to abolish the Senate. Fox News Digital reached out to Schumer for comment but did not immediately hear back.  Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser, Adam Pack and Kelly Phares contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2adf075342cf4db8bf8cb No, the San Diego Padres didn't lose because of controversial ninth inning home run ruling te 2026-10-04T19:50:08.379Z No, the San Diego Padres didn't lose because of controversial ninth inning home run ruling If there's one thing the Major League Baseball postseason always delivers, it's drama. And Saturday night's game between the San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers certainly had more than its fair share. The Brewers entered the game and the series as big favorites, thanks in large part to likely NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob Misiorowski starting game one. Misiorowski has been nearly unhittable this season, with a minuscule 1.80 ERA, just 96 hits allowed all season, and 252 strikeouts in 174.2 innings. But the Padres have been baseball's hottest team down the stretch, and were able to force him out after pushing across two runs in just four innings. But the Brewers battled back, tying the game on a Jackson Chourio homer and taking the lead late on another from William Contreras. The Padres missed an opportunity in the top of the 8th, but started the 9th with the heart of their lineup facing closer Trevor Megill. Dustin Harris singled to lead off the ninth, Manny Machado struck out, and Ty France launched what's now become one of the most controversial fly balls in recent postseason history. BREWERS TAKE GAME 1 OF NLDS AFTER A CONTROVERSIAL CALL ON SURE-FIRE HOME RUN BALL THAT HIT THE STADIUM ROOF While it looked at first glance like a potential go-ahead home run, or might fly harmlessly foul, France hit the ball so high it banged off the roof support system at American Family Field and fell into the field of play just onto the warning track in left field, where Jackson Chourio caught it for an out. Several minutes of discussion followed, with the umpires ruling on the field that it was, in fact, a fair ball and effectively a fly ball out. Many fans, and some of the players, were clearly confused, assuming that a ball hitting the roof would become immediately "dead" and the play restarted. By rule though, there's no question that the umpires made the correct call. Major League Baseball's ground rule page, specifically covering American Family Field, covers this exact situation. If the "Batted ball strikes roof, roof truss, roof cable, or any cabling over fair territory," the rule states, it's considered "In Play." "If caught by fielder," it continues, "batter is out, and runners advance at own risk." That's exactly what was determined on the field, and what the replay review confirmed. The ball was in fair territory when it hit the roof, it fell down to the field of play where it was caught by an outfielder, and the hitter is out. Controversy over, right? Well, not exactly. Many fans, obviously most notably Padres fans, are convinced that the ball would have been a home run had it not hit the roof. France himself said as much after the game in the clubhouse. "You would think with all the technology we have now we’d be able to make a clear call on that," France said. "There should be something put in place right there. That shouldn’t be an out. … We’ve got ball tracking. We’ve got exit velo. We’ve got projected distances. We have all that stuff." And that's where the second part of the controversy has continued, and even grown. Had the ball not hit the roof, would it have been a game, and potentially series, changing home run? France is right; we do have ball tracking, exit velocity and projected distances, thanks to the league's Statcast operation. And those metrics all but confirmed one thing: that was not going to be a home run. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Statcast measured France's fly ball at 105.3mph exit velocity at a whopping 49 degree launch angle. The projected distance? 325 feet. The wall in Milwaukee? Well, it's hard to know exactly where the ball would have come down if unobstructed, but the shortest dimension is 342 feet directly at the foul pole. Had the ball been more towards left center, it's even further. There's more to it than that. Statcast predicted "expected" batting average, essentially how often balls hit with those exact characteristics become hits, was .050. Balls hit 105.3mph at 49 degrees are outs 99.5% of the time. They're also home runs in just one stadium: Daikin Park in Houston, thanks to the short porch with the Crawford Boxes. Thanks to Statcast, we can compare similarly hit baseballs with that exact launch angle and see the results. Here's the list from 2026: THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Expanding the search to 2024 and 2025, there were a number of other balls that met these exact characteristics. Of the 15 batted ball events, including 2026, 14 were outs, with one double from Aaron Judge in 2024. The furthest a batted ball traveled with those exact numbers was 337 feet, a fly ball from Cody Bellinger in April 2025. There are different outcomes because of weather conditions, the exact backspin of the ball, and many other variables. But with the exact measurements available to us, not a single ball hit with that velocity and launch angle traveled far enough to cover the left field wall at American Family Field, even if it were directly down the line. France, though, was convinced it was "going out." SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER "I guess the biggest question was whether it was going to stay fair or foul," he said. "I thought I backspun it and thought it was going to stay fair. Knew it was going out." Except we've seen, countless times, players look as though they expect a ball to fly for a homer, only to die on the warning track. Players aren't reliable narrators when it comes to judging distance. Data is. And the data shows France's fly ball wouldn't have cleared the fence. Fluky and bizarre and open to endless debate? Yes. Postseason robbery? No. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2adef75342cf4db8bf8c2 Reporter reveals 'little crush' on married Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour, says she's 'waiting in the wings' te 2026-10-04T19:50:07.517Z Reporter reveals 'little crush' on married Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour, says she's 'waiting in the wings' If married Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour hits free agency anytime soon, he's not going to have to wait around on the market that long. There's already someone out there announcing her interest. His wife doesn’t have anything to worry about though, she's not stealing anyone's husband. She's respectfully "waiting in the wings" and is making it known that she's no stranger to dating men that have been married is all. The woman pushing her way towards the front of the line for the 56-year-old former NHL player's attention is TV reporter and Wake Up Later, Carolina host Judith Retana, reports the NY Post. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! During a recent episode of the Wake Up Later, Carolina show, she admitted to seeing Brind’Amour, and who hasn't? He went tarps off multiple times celebrating the Canes Stanley Cup. Retana also admitted having a crush on him. Again, she's not alone there either. Although you could argue if you want to spend your time doing those sorts of things that she went a little too far. HURRICANES LEGEND TURNED COACH ROD BRIND'AMOUR MAKES HISTORY AS TEAM WINS STANLEY CUP OVER GOLDEN KNIGHTS "Have I seen the coach Rachel? You know I’ve seen the coach. You know I have my little crush on Rod Brind’Amour," Retana said in a video that has been deleted or disabled on social media. "I respect his wife. I'm sure they have a good thing going there, but I'll be waiting in the wings in case anything goes awry. I'm no stranger to dating married men." According to the NY Post, there was a disclaimer that appeared on the clip that read: "Clarification: previously married men as in divorced or separated." Retana added, "Or men with children. I don’t mind any of that baggage. It’s not really baggage for me, it’s a built-in family." A co-host, meteorologist Rachel Duensing, tried to get her to pump the brakes on the oversharing about Brind’Amour. It evidently worked on air, but she still felt the need to share the clip on social media until it was disabled or deleted. You live and you learn. I'm not going to go after her for allowing her heart to take her too deep into the romantic waters. I think if she had to do it again, she'd dial it back a little and that's good enough for me. Getting lost in tarps off celebrations, the likes of which Rod Brind'Amour was involved in, could happen to anyone. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2a94175342cf4db8bf847 Country star Ella Langley only wants one thing — and it's a big, 'beefy' whitetail buck te 2026-10-04T19:30:09.928Z Country star Ella Langley only wants one thing — and it's a big, 'beefy' whitetail buck Ella Langley apparently has a very specific vision for her dream hunt. And, surprisingly enough, it does not involve anything exotic. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK OUTDOORS In a resurfaced clip from CMA Fest 2024, the country star was asked what her dream hunt would look like. Her answer was pretty simple. "My dream would be a massive white tail," Langley said. When pressed for details, she got more specific. Langley said she wanted a big, "beefy" buck and would prefer to use a rifle, likely her .30-06 or .308 — the latter being a gun she said she has used to kill plenty of deer. She also joked that while she could do it with a bow, there is "a little more guessing game than a rifle." To recap: a big buck with a rifle. No need to overcomplicate things, right? The old clip has resurfaced at an interesting time for Langley, who recently found herself on the receiving end of some very predictable internet outrage over hunting. A few weeks ago, old photos of Langley posing with bucks she had harvested in Alabama started making the rounds again on social media. Critics acted as though they had uncovered some dark secret, despite the fact that Langley herself had posted the photos in the first place. Nothing says "caught red-handed" quite like finding publicly posted photos of someone openly doing the thing they openly enjoy doing. Another older hunting clip, recently posted by the Porch Light Unfiltered page on Sept. 21, makes Ella's passion for the sport even more obvious. In that video, Langley was asked about her biggest hunting mistake or regret. Her answer was brutal. "The biggest deer I ever killed, I never found," she said, calling it "one of the hardest lessons I’ve ever learned deer hunting." RILEY GREEN FILLS THE FREEZER AFTER SCORING A MASSIVE BULL ELK WITH A BOW IN THE UTAH MOUNTAINS Langley explained that she shot the buck back in high school, just before she had to take the ACT. She got so excited that she moved too quickly to retrieve it instead of giving the deer enough time after the shot. She eventually realized she had jumped it, and despite searching with her dad, they never recovered the animal. She clearly still feels awful about it. "Oh, it haunts me," Langley said, adding that beyond losing the deer, the experience bothered her because taking an animal’s life is "a serious thing." That part probably does more to explain Langley as a hunter than any old photo ever could. She wasn’t mourning a missed mount for the wall. She was bothered by the fact that she had taken an animal’s life and never got the chance to recover it and harvest the meat — a responsibility she clearly doesn’t take lightly. Which makes the recent outrage over her old deer photos seem even sillier. Langley has never exactly hidden the fact that she hunts. The resurfaced clips only reinforce that. But she’s probably not losing sleep over people on the internet being mad about it. After all, her hit "Choosin’ Texas" has now spent 24 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, extending its record as the longest-running chart-topper in history. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER So while haters seethe over old hunting photos looking for reasons to cancel her, Ella Langley is busy chasing giant whitetails and rewriting Billboard history. Could be worse. Love all things hunting and outdoors? Follow OutKick OutDoors on Instagram and TikTok! Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2a94175342cf4db8bf83e Bengals' Ja'Marr Chase suffers concussion after getting his facemask pulled and taking huge hit te 2026-10-04T19:30:09.055Z Bengals' Ja'Marr Chase suffers concussion after getting his facemask pulled and taking huge hit The Cincinnati Bengals’ offense took a huge hit on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Putting quarterback Joe Burrow's first-half interception to the side for a second, the team really couldn’t afford to lose anyone on the offense. Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins and Mike Gesicki are just some of the integral parts of what makes Cincinnati’s offense run. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! When a play like the one that happened to Chase comes, Bengals fans have to have had a pit in their stomachs. Chase caught a routine pass on the left side of the field in the second quarter. He tried to make a move around Jaguars cornerback Jarrian Jones. Instead, Jones grabbed a handful of Chase’s facemask, ripping it around the star wide receiver’s head. Chase shook off Jones’ grip but he took a huge hit from linebacker Ventrell Miller. Jones was penalized for grabbing the facemask. Chase went down and that would be the last bit of action he would see. The Bengals announced that Chase was being evaluated for a concussion and was questionable to return. The team said at the start of the second half that Chase would miss the remainder of the game. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE He had three catches for 37 yards. Cincinnati was only able to muster three points against the Jaguars in the first half, which may speak more to Jacksonville’s relentless defense to start the 2026 season than Cincinnati’s offense. Regardless, Chase’s injury is a huge hole in the offense – that part doesn’t really need to be said. Burrow found Gesicki for a touchdown on the Bengals’ first drive of the second half as they looked to get back in the game. Chase, a five-time Pro Bowler, got back into form over the last two weeks. He had 16 catches for 173 yards and three touchdowns in the last two games. Cincinnati was 2-1 entering Week 4 against Jacksonville. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2a94075342cf4db8bf835 Odell Beckham Jr laments his short-lived return to the New York Giants: 'I should have known better' te 2026-10-04T19:30:08.157Z Odell Beckham Jr laments his short-lived return to the New York Giants: 'I should have known better' It was nice while it lasted for Odell Beckham's fateful return to the New York Giants. When the club released him last week, his silence suggested he was appreciative of the opportunity and the time that the reunion lasted. Then Beckham took to a fan's Instagram account on Saturday and the narrative changed completely. EX-NFL STAR BELIEVES ODELL BECKHAM JR 'STILL BETTER THAN MOST OF THE RECEIVERS' IN NFL AS HE RETURNS TO GIANTS Yes, welcome to 2026 when fans can post their complaints about an NFL franchise's coach, general manager and business decisions, and a disgruntled former player can join the conversation and agree. Beckham is apparently agreeing with the premise that the Giants used him, and paid minimally for it in return. That was surprising. "I'm super smart!!!! But I didn't see this one, my brotha," Beckham complained in his reply to the post. "They got me!!!" "They won on top of the money u talkin [about], I made them. I came in HUMBLY took vet min then EARNED my spot [and] didn’t say nothing bout no $$$ which I [know] make for everybody "Ima tell u this ima grown man and this [sh-t] didn’t hurt me but it did when they cut me like that cause part of me is like I shoulda known better." GIANTS WORKING OUT MULTIPLE RECEIVERS INCLUDING ODELL BECKHAM JR, WHILE EAGLES LOOK TO TRADE AJ BROWN Beckham signed a one-year veterans salary benefit deal with the Giants. That meant the team didn't have to pay him the veteran minimum and there was no guaranteed money. The deal was worth $1.3 million. And it was a fun story for a minute. Beckham originally played for the Giants from 2014-18 and was something of a prince in the city for a time. His return was seen as a warm homecoming, with Beckham saying he never wanted to leave and was happy to be back. He didn't even demand his own number back. But the return was more interesting in the press than on the field because Beckham, 33, was active for three games but caught zero passes after being targeted just once. Beckham was released on Sept. 29. And then the sting of the release hit days later. "Now let me [tell] u the [real] deal truth [that] hurt my heart to the core is [coming] home and seeing my son and how happy he was with no idea of what happened and talkin' [about] my job [and] jersey number 13 broke me [the f–k] down," Beckham wrote. Beckham is accusing the Giants of giving him "the run along," and is upset by that because it meant he couldn't pursue opportunities on other teams through training camp, the preseason, and most of September. "[I don't know] why they even gave me the run along. I [could have] really been playing this year somewhere and making [an] impact and I mean that from a person whose humbled by God and life." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! One supposes Beckham feels better unburdening himself by making public all that's on his mind. But this might not be the wise move. That's because releasing a player is as temporary as signing him. The Giants could easily consider a Beckham return if circumstances, such as injuries, were to befall their receivers. But now Beckham has openly criticized the team and that could be a problem. Most teams, you see, don't want to re-sign players that have been publicly critical of them. FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2a49475342cf4db8bf45d Tech powerhouse’s regulatory push bears similarities to a notorious Washington strategy te 2026-10-04T19:10:12.212Z Tech powerhouse’s regulatory push bears similarities to a notorious Washington strategy Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude chatbot, has pushed for greater government regulation of AI in ways that echo elements of the Washington playbook employed by convicted fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried during his time as a cryptocurrency entrepreneur, a review of public records shows. Both Anthropic and Bankman-Fried poured millions of dollars into Washington influence campaigns while publicly arguing that government rules were needed to make their respective industries safer, although the money flowed through notably different channels. Critics in both industries have accused them of using regulation to strengthen their competitive positions. Bankman-Fried’s political operation later became part of a criminal case involving illegal campaign contributions, while Anthropic’s spending has consisted of disclosed lobbying and advocacy efforts. Anthropic, for its part, denies this characterization. Bankman-Fried, meanwhile, later said his public posture on regulation was essentially "just PR" in a social media direct-message exchange published days after FTX collapsed. Anthropic has been pushing Washington to put guardrails around the fast-moving AI industry, warning that increasingly powerful models could pose serious national security and public safety risks. CEO Dario Amodei has called for mandatory testing and auditing of advanced models, while the company has spent millions lobbying policymakers and backing groups that support tougher AI rules. WHITE HOUSE MEETS AI FIRM ANTHROPIC AMID POLITICAL TENSIONS, PENTAGON DISPUTE The push comes as Anthropic is increasingly engaging with a Trump administration that has made rapid AI development and U.S. dominance in the technology a major priority, warning that falling behind could carry economic and national security consequences. Amodei joined other major tech executives at the White House on Sept. 29, where they signed a voluntary agreement outlining safety standards for companies developing powerful AI systems. Before being convicted of fraud, Bankman-Fried lobbied Washington for a regulatory system for crypto led by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, presenting it as necessary to protect customers and bring clarity to the industry. He was a prominent supporter of the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act, legislation that would have created such a framework — with campaign finance records showing that he cut checks to the bill’s sponsors in the Senate. At the time, some crypto advocates opposed the DCCPA as overly favorable to centralized exchanges such as FTX. Prosecutors later alleged that Bankman-Fried and his co-conspirators flooded the political system with tens of millions of dollars in illegal contributions as part of an effort to increase FTX’s influence in Washington and help advance favorable legislation. Bankman-Fried justified his efforts on the grounds that public safety was at stake, using similar rhetoric to that employed by Anthropic in its quest to regulate AI development. "We need regulatory oversight and customer protection," he said on social media weeks before FTX collapsed. Testifying before Congress, he argued that crypto regulation should provide "system safety and soundness." GOP LAWMAKERS SMELL SOMETHING ELSE BEHIND BIG TECH'S AI DOOMSDAY WARNINGS: 'SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON' Anthropic has also pursued a lobbying strategy that calls for government regulation, warning lawmakers that advanced AI poses serious national security and public safety risks. Amodei told the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2023 that AI poses "extraordinarily grave threats to US national security" and called for a mandatory "testing and auditing regime" with the power to block deployment of models found unsafe. "Do you guys remember what Sam Bankman-Fried was doing when he was caught red-handed? Aggressively lobbying Washington to ban his competitors," Brian Chau, the founder of a news platform that leverages AI to aid in investigations, said in response to a piece written by Amodei calling for federal AI regulation. "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree." Anthropic's pro-safety rhetoric, much like Bankman-Fried’s, is backed by large amounts of cash. The firm has spent close to $7 million on lobbying efforts from 2025 through the middle of 2026, per federal disclosures, and has set aside $40 million to Public First Action, a 501(c)(4) tied to the super PAC Public First, which is being spent to advance pro-regulation talking points. "Anthropic is running a sophisticated regulatory capture strategy based on fear-mongering. It is principally responsible for the regulatory frenzy that is damaging the startup ecosystem," former Trump administration AI advisor David Sacks posted to X in October 2025, responding to Anthropic’s strategy. DAVID MARCUS: BIG TECH INVENTED AI DOOMSDAY TO DUCK REAL LIFE PROBLEMS Much like some crypto advocates argued that the Bankman-Fried-backed DCCPA would have harmed his smaller competitors, Anthropic has been accused of supporting bills, namely California’s SB 53, that allegedly would harm less established AI labs. In the face of criticism, Anthropic has maintained that its commitment to public safety is genuine and pushed back against claims that its legislative activity is disadvantageous to smaller competitors. "Some have suggested that we are somehow interested in harming the startup ecosystem. Startups are among our most important customers," Amodei wrote in October 2025, noting that SB 53 exempted companies with gross revenues below $500 million. While labs with revenue below the threshold are partially exempted, lower-income firms that use a certain amount of computational resources are still subject to transparency requirements under SB 53. Brian Chau, founder and CEO of the AI-assisted investigative publication Effort News, has also compared Anthropic’s public messaging about unreleased models to Bankman-Fried’s messaging as FTX unraveled. "I remember when FTX was going down SBF would make up a new cope narrative every week and all the FTX stans would instantly believe him," Chau wrote in response to an article about an unreleased Anthropic model. Anthropic and representatives for Bankman-Fried did not respond to multiple requests for comment when reached by Fox News Digital. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2a49175342cf4db8bf442 Cruz-Vance rivalry heats up as Texas senator suggests VP is 'feeling insecure' te 2026-10-04T19:10:09.904Z Cruz-Vance rivalry heats up as Texas senator suggests VP is 'feeling insecure' Sen. Ted Cruz accused Vice President JD Vance of "feeling insecure" after Vance suggested the Texas Republican was already running for president in 2028, escalating a public clash between two possible contenders for the GOP nomination. "In my experience, people engage in political bomb-throwing when they’re feeling insecure," Cruz told Politico in a phone interview Saturday, responding to Vance’s claim in an interview with NBC News that it was "really obvious" Cruz was already running for president. "So he’s welcome to make whatever comments he likes," Cruz told Politico. "I’m going to keep focusing on the midterms and helping us win on Election Day in the next 30 days." THE ONE LINE FROM JD VANCE’S GOP KEYNOTE THAT REVEALS HIS VISION FOR AMERICA Vance made the accusation in an NBC News interview on Thursday. "It is really obvious to me that, at this very moment, Ted Cruz is running for president," Vance told the outlet. "At this moment, I’m not. I’m trying to help elect Republicans. That’s what I’m going to keep on doing." Vance is considered a possible contender for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination. Cruz, who ran for the GOP nomination in 2016, has left open the possibility of another White House bid. "I’ll certainly be part of the discussion," Cruz told MS NOW in August when asked about the 2028 race. EXCLUSIVE: INSIDE VANCE'S INTIMATE CAPITOL HILL HUDDLE AS REPUBLICANS CONFRONT TOUGH MIDTERM TERRAIN Cruz told Politico on Saturday that he remains focused on helping Republicans keep control of the House and Senate in November, pointing to his campaign travel on behalf of GOP candidates in Georgia, Iowa, Nebraska, South Carolina and his home state. He told the outlet he also plans to travel to Alaska, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina this month. "Over the last 10 years, there’s no Republican in the country who has campaigned for more Senate candidates, more House candidates, more gubernatorial candidates than I have, and this year will be no exception," Cruz told the outlet. That campaigning has included helping Vance during his successful 2022 Senate run in Ohio. "Indeed, ironically, I spent a full day on the road with JD Vance, campaigning with him when he was running for Senate in Ohio," Cruz told Politico. "I was very glad he won that race. I was very glad to help him." Vance has also been campaigning for Republican candidates, with appearances in Texas and Florida last week. He is scheduled to hold a rally in Alaska on Monday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2a23a75342cf4db8bf261 Rahm Emanuel urges Dems not to impeach Trump if they win the House te 2026-10-04T19:00:10.760Z Rahm Emanuel urges Dems not to impeach Trump if they win the House Former Chicago Mayor and White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel urged his fellow Democrats not to attempt to impeach President Donald Trump if they win control of the House of Representatives next month. Emanuel made the statement during a Sunday appearance on NBC News' "Meet the Press," saying Democrats should instead pursue ethics reform. "Short answer: No, because it’s not going anywhere, and it’s going to be a food fight, and it’s just going to be we return to the politics of fighting," Emanuel said when asked about impeaching Trump. HOUSE DEMS PLOT TRUMP INVESTIGATION BLITZ IF THEY SEIZE MAJORITY "You’re never going to get an impeachment," he added. "Then if you do that, you just basically prove all Washington is what the American people think. It’s Disneyland on the Potomac. Deliver the change. Deliver a comprehensive ethics package that uses the investigations to then deliver change." The statement comes as Democrats hold a significant advantage over Republicans heading into the final weeks before the midterm elections. REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: DEMOCRATS FACE AN IMPEACHMENT TRACTOR BEAM THAT COULD DERAIL THEIR AFFORDABILITY MESSAGE In the House, Democrats are projected to win 215 seats compared to 201 for the GOP, meaning the left only needs three more victories out of the 19 possible toss-up races to clinch a majority. Republicans would need to win at least 17 of those races. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has declined to say whether he would support impeachment proceedings against Trump, though appeared to suggest this summer that it would not be a top priority. STEWART EXPECTS SCHUMER, JEFFRIES TO DISAPPOINT IF THE DEMS WIN BACK THE HOUSE AND SENATE  "We haven’t ruled anything in or ruled anything out in terms of accountability. What we have said is that our focus is going to be to make life more affordable for the American people. We have to drive down the high cost of living," Jeffries told NBC in June when asked about impeachment. Emanuel, who served two terms as mayor of Chicago and as chief of staff for former President Barack Obama, is one of several prominent Democrats rumored to be eyeing a 2028 presidential run. RAHM EMANUEL LAYS OUT FIVE-POINT ETHICS PLAN, SAYS DEMOCRATS SHOULD LEARN FROM GOP-LED STATES ON EDUCATION Emanuel has styled himself as a moderate Democrat opposed to infiltration by the democratic socialists, but that hasn't stopped him from expressing support for far-left candidates like Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan. "You think people wanna support defunding the police? You think they wanna support open borders, open prisons? Run on it. I don't, and that's not the party's position," Emanuel told Fox News Digital in an interview last week. "Now, we will have healthy debate among progressive and pragmatic wing of the party. That's what a coalition party looks like. But that is it. You had a party convention!" RAHM EMANUEL WARNS ‘BERNIE BROS’ COULD SINK DEMOCRATS BY SADDLING MODERATES WITH SOCIALIST AGENDA While speaking at the Texas Tribune Festival, Emanuel didn't hesitate to praise Democratic Texas Senate nominee James Talarico, calling him "strong" and admiring Talarico for being "comfortable" about discussing his faith. But when asked by Fox News Digital moments later whether he supports El-Sayed's candidacy, Emanuel initially hedged. 2026 MIDTERMS STATE OF PLAY: KEY RACES UNFOLD AS STEVENS, EL-SAYED BATTLE IN MICHIGAN "Look, I mean, it doesn't matter what I do... it matters what the Michigan voters think," he told Fox News Digital. "And that's what's gonna determine this in this effort. And I support the Democrats winning the Senate." "So, in effect, you do hope that he wins that race for Democrats," Fox News Digital followed. "Yeah," Emanuel answered. Fox News' Joseph Wulfsohn contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2a23975342cf4db8bf258 DHS fires back at Paramore's Hayley Williams after ‘f--- ICE' concert outburst te 2026-10-04T19:00:09.631Z DHS fires back at Paramore's Hayley Williams after ‘f--- ICE' concert outburst Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams drew pushback from the Department of Homeland Security after shouting "F--- ICE!" and "Free motherf------ Palestine!" during her solo concert Saturday night at North Island Credit Union Amphitheater in Chula Vista, California, prompting the agency to defend federal immigration officers.  Williams made the political declarations while performing "Ice in My OJ," pausing between lyrics to address the crowd. "I got ice in my OJ, I'm a cold, hard b-----, F--- ICE!" Williams sang before pausing. "A lot of dumb motherf------ that I made rich." "Free motherf------ Palestine!" the singer added. POP STAR OLIVIA RODRIGO FELT 'ENRAGED' AFTER ICE USED HER HIT SONG, BRANDS AGENCY 'BARBARIC' A DHS spokesperson responded to Williams' anti-ICE remarks by pointing to the work performed by federal law enforcement officers and urging the singer to recognize their service. "America is grateful all the time for our federal law enforcement officers who keep us safe," the spokesperson said, in a statement on Sunday to Fox News Digital. "We suggest Ms. Williams to thank them for their service, not belittle their sacrifice." The Chula Vista remarks were not an isolated instance. Williams has incorporated the anti-ICE and "Free Palestine" lines into live renditions of her solo track throughout her 2026 tour dates. ED SHEERAN CONCERTGOERS WARN ARTISTS ABOUT SHARING POLITICAL VIEWS: 'YOU'RE GOING TO ALIENATE' FANS Williams has also previously used the stage to speak out against ICE, Donald Trump and Republican politicians. During Paramore's performance at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in 2024, Williams warned concertgoers about Trump's presidential campaign and urged them to vote against him. "Project 2025 is Donald Trump’s playbook for controlling and punishing women, poor people, people of color, and the LGBTQ+ community," Williams said. "It is time for all Americans to band together and to finally defeat the Trump agenda. And the only way to do that is by confronting him at the polls. Do you want to live in a dictatorship? Well, show up and vote." Her latest criticism of ICE comes as DHS has reported a sharp rise in assaults against the agency's personnel.  DHS recorded 647 assaults against ICE personnel between Jan. 20, 2025, and Sept. 20, 2026, compared with 37 during the corresponding period from Jan. 20, 2021, through Sept. 20, 2022 — an increase of 1,649%, according to DHS. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said federal immigration officers were facing increased danger while carrying out the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agenda. "The brave men and women of ICE, who are simply enforcing the laws mandated by Congress and protecting the American people, are under attack every single day," he said. "Since President Trump unleashed ICE to do their jobs, assaults against them have risen by more than 1,600% in the first year and a half of the administration." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac29d8975342cf4db8bf0c4 Jets' defense finally snaps brutal streak with Minkah Fitzpatrick interception vs Bears te 2026-10-04T18:40:09.945Z Jets' defense finally snaps brutal streak with Minkah Fitzpatrick interception vs Bears The New York Jets gave their fans something to cheer about even as the team has failed to get much in the first half of Sunday’s matchup against the Chicago Bears. Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent dropped back to pass in the second quarter and tried to find Colton Loveland. But Jets safety Minkah Fitzpatrick stepped in front of the pass for the interception. The Jets defense celebrated and the offense got back on the field and finished the following drive with a field goal to make the game 7-3 at that point. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! The turnover ended a pretty terrible streak – even by Jets standards. Fitzpatrick’s pick was the Jets’ first interception in 637 days. New York was on a 20-game streak of failing to get that interception. Ashtyn Davis had the last interceptions for the Jets, which occurred all the way back on Jan. 5, 2025, against the Miami Dolphins. He had two in that game. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Nobody had an interception last season. New York’s defense has shown some life in the early part of the 2026 season. The Jets were plus-3 in point differential coming into the game against the Bears. New York held the Tennessee Titans to just 10 points in Week 1 and allowed 20 points against the Green Bay Packers in Week 2. Week 3 was tough as they played the Detroit Lions. They lost 31-24. With the defense holding the Bears to only a touchdown through most of the first half, most would expect the team to turn the turnover into some points. Geno Smith and Gang Green need to find a way to score while the Bears have a backup quarterback going against them. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac29d8975342cf4db8bf0bb Terror cells inside foreign airlines 'certainly a possibility,' retired pilot warns te 2026-10-04T18:40:09.091Z Terror cells inside foreign airlines 'certainly a possibility,' retired pilot warns The man who once carried the nuclear football for former President Bill Clinton is sounding an alarm on potential terror cells inside foreign airlines after a FlyDubai copilot allegedly attacked the captain of an Israel-bound flight and sent the plane into a death-defying, aeronautics-defying dive. "It’s possible that terror cells can exist inside airline companies – overseas, probably a lot easier than here, but it's certainly a possibility," retired Air Force Lt. Col. Buzz Patterson, a former 16-year Delta Air Lines pilot, told Fox News Digital on Thursday. "And I think it is something that DOJ needs to take a... really good look at." The warning came after a FlyDubai flight from the United Arab Emirates to Tel Aviv was forced to make an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after the copilot attacked the captain mid-flight, reportedly with the crash ax. The flight was carrying 174 passengers and eight crew, and investigators are still probing the motive, including possible terrorism or mental health factors – both of which leave Patterson concerned for public safety, if not national security. FORMER ISRAELI PM HAILS ‘HEROISM’ AFTER PASSENGERS HELP THWART ALLEGED COCKPIT ATTACK "If you’ve got somebody that’s, you know, radicalized and if he doesn’t tell his company or his buddies, you’re never gonna know," Patterson said, noting most protocols rely on "self-reporting your activities." "So that's part of the problem, I think, that we're going to start seeing pop up in airline profiles and pilot profiles is we have a lot of people out there that probably shouldn't be flying airplanes." The warning comes amid the revelations that a crash ax found behind the copilot chair in the Boeing 737 was used to bludgeon the pilot in an effort to commandeer the aircraft. "Every 737, and that's what I flew my entire life of all the different models, has a crash ax in the cockpit right behind the copilot so that we can, if we have to, either crack into the door or crack into the windows in the event of an emergency, we can do it," Patterson said. "If the copilot used the crash ax, that is savage because that thing will hurt you." FLYDUBAI PILOT SHOWED WORLD 'THE HIGHEST FORM OF COURAGE,' INDIA'S PM SAYS Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told "FOX & Friends" on Thursday morning that the copilot appeared to have undergone "Islamist radical indoctrination," but said officials would need days to determine whether he had ties to Iran. President Donald Trump since came out with the belief there were ties to Iran. WATCH: PATTERSON CALLS COCKPIT AX ATTACK 'SAVAGE': "International carriers and a few domestic carriers cast a very wide net looking for applicants to be aircrew members and pilots," Patterson said, noting he has emailed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy of his concerns. "And sometimes that net is a little too wide for who they attract to their airlines." Patterson said U.S. and foreign airlines typically focus heavily on background checks, medical history and aviation violations, but warned that personality changes or radicalization can be difficult to detect once a pilot is hired. Patterson also warned that pilots often fly with colleagues they barely know – much less a deep understanding of their mental health. "You never know what you're gonna bring to the table, what you gonna find in the cockpit next to you when you first get to the cockpit, because we don't fly with the same guys multiple times – we fly with different people almost every single time," he continued. "So every single time we get in a cockpit, we're meeting somebody for the first time, nine times out of 10. "So we never know who we're getting either. And that's why the initial conversation in the cockpit's important. What's your background? What's mine? How's your family life? What's going on in your world? That kind of stuff will flesh out some of that stuff, but you can't flesh it all out. There's just no way. And you don't know." There remains a potential security loophole that needs to be closed with that 737 crash ax in the cockpit, regardless of whether U.S. commercial crews are only randomly screened at airports, according to Patterson. "It's right there," Patterson said Thursday before official reports noted the crash ax as the weapon used by the suspected terrorist. "You know, I can easily see the copilot saying he needed to stretch. He pulls out of the seat because we do this in the 737. It's a very tight cockpit. "Occasionally one pilot will get up, stand in the back of the cockpit and just stretch, you know, get the blood pumping. And it would be very easy for the copilot just to reach down while standing up and grab that ax. I mean, I can see it happening, and God forbid if it did because that's brutal." AMERICA BUILT A FORTRESS AFTER 9/11. THEN THE THREAT STARTED HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT The terrorist scheme puts a great emphasis on the fact the U.S. should scrutinize not only domestic airline hiring, but also foreign crews entering American airspace, he warned. "I think the United States needs to take a close look at not only who we are allowing to operate heavy machinery in this country, and by heavy machinery, I mean aviation, airplanes," Patterson said. "Who we are hiring and putting into those positions of authority, and then more importantly, who are we allowing from the other carriers to fly into our airspace?" Netanyahu noted to Fox News that the FlyDubai copilot attack was an Omani national who made it through a "loophole" of an Israeli restriction against pilots from countries that do not have diplomatic relations with Israel. While "9/11 changed everything in terms of aviation for everybody," clearly there is far more work to be done to ensure airline safety, he concluded. "You never know what you're carrying on the back of the airplane," he said. "Sometimes the guy you're flying with is a wild card and sometimes the guys in the back of the airplane are a wild card. And I think that just some companies do the job, the security job, and they do the vetting screening better than other companies do." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac29d8875342cf4db8bf0b2 Mac malware can hide commands in your iCloud calendar te 2026-10-04T18:40:08.268Z Mac malware can hide commands in your iCloud calendar You probably use your calendar to keep track of appointments, birthdays and the occasional reminder you immediately snooze. Hackers apparently see another possibility. Security researchers have uncovered a new version of MacSync malware that can use a public iCloud calendar event as part of its infection chain. Hidden inside the calendar data are commands that help download more malware onto a Mac. The calendar itself does not suddenly infect your computer because someone sent you an invitation. The attack starts earlier, usually after someone downloads and runs a malicious app. Still, the iCloud trick shows how attackers can hide parts of an attack behind familiar services many of us trust. Once MacSync gets inside, it can go after a lot more than your calendar. Here's how MacSync works, what it can steal and the steps you can take to protect your Mac. Missed CyberGuy LIVE? Watch the replay and discover 5 ways AI can help you get better healthcare. Our free CyberGuy LIVE class Get Better Healthcare with AI has ended, but you can still watch the full replay. Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson walks you through five practical ways AI can help you prepare for appointments, remember important details, understand complicated medical information, research prescription questions and organize your next steps. No technical experience is needed. Plus, recordings of all our past classes are available, including How to Stop Spam, Phone Security and Financial Protection, each with a free downloadable checklist. Watch the free replays and get your checklists at CyberGuyLive.com THOUSANDS OF HACKED SITES TRICK YOU INTO INSTALLING MALWARE MacSync is an information-stealing malware family targeting macOS. Earlier versions shared similarities with the Atomic macOS Stealer, better known as AMOS. Researchers say MacSync has since developed additional capabilities of its own. Kaspersky says the malware first appeared on the dark web in 2025 under the name Mac.c. Its creators later renamed it MacSync. Researchers first spotted this newest version in the wild in September 2026. MacSync operates under a malware-as-a-service model. That means different criminals can use the malware while choosing their own methods for getting it onto someone's Mac. Attackers have previously spread MacSync through social engineering and ClickFix-style attacks, where a bogus message tells someone to copy and run a command. Criminals have also disguised it as free software, cracked applications and unfamiliar new apps. We've seen similar tricks before. In one Mac campaign, fake CAPTCHA instructions convinced users to paste commands into Terminal, which then installed information-stealing malware. Here's where this latest version gets particularly sneaky. Kaspersky found one MacSync infection chain where a downloader connected to a public iCloud calendar. Instead of using the calendar to schedule anything, the attackers placed malicious commands inside the event description. The malware then feeds that calendar information into the Mac's zsh command-line shell. FAKE CHROME UPDATE SCAM COULD INFECT YOUR COMPUTER Most of the calendar text produces errors because the Mac does not recognize normal calendar information as commands. However, when it reaches the malicious instructions placed after the event's description field, those commands can run. They ultimately download a compressed archive from iCloud containing another malicious app. That app then starts another stage of the infection. Think of the calendar as a hiding place for instructions. The attacker still needs to get malicious software running on the Mac first. However, using Apple's infrastructure during the infection chain can make the activity look less suspicious. Importantly, Kaspersky says at least one sample pointed to a public iCloud calendar. Other samples used attacker-controlled servers instead. Researchers also found attackers disguising MacSync as a fake cryptocurrency wallet called Toria. The criminals went beyond creating a download page. Kaspersky says they built a dedicated website for the nonexistent wallet and promoted it on X and Telegram. That is a good reminder that a polished website or active social media account tells you very little about whether software deserves your trust. Crypto owners appear to be an especially attractive target because stealing wallet data or browser extension information can quickly lead to stolen funds. However, you do not need to own cryptocurrency to have something MacSync wants. Once installed, the information-stealing portion of MacSync searches through a wide range of sensitive data. Researchers say it can target browser history, cookies, saved logins and passwords. It also searches for crypto wallet extension data, cryptocurrency wallet applications and Telegram information. MacSync can collect the Mac user's login information and Keychain file. It also gathers system details including installed apps, running processes, hardware information and the device model. Developers and more advanced users face additional exposure because the malware searches configuration files for SSH, ZSH, AWS, Kubernetes and Git. It can also collect ZSH and Bash command histories. For the average Mac owner, the takeaway is simpler. If malware gets access to saved passwords or browser data, an attacker may gain another route into your online accounts. Kaspersky also discovered a separate backdoor component written in Objective-C. It disguises itself as Finder, the file-management app built into macOS. The malware tries several methods to stay on the Mac after a restart. These include a LaunchAgent, changes to the .zshrc configuration file and modifications to global Git hooks. It can also terminate several macOS notification processes. Kaspersky says this prevents the system from notifying the user about the new LaunchAgent. From there, attackers can send instructions to the infected machine. Researchers found commands designed to deploy a browser extension, replace an installed Ledger wallet app and collect additional system information or files. Most of those commands ultimately execute AppleScript supplied by the attacker's command-and-control server. Kaspersky inferred what the individual commands do from their names and the status messages they send because researchers did not have the AppleScript payloads themselves. That limitation is important. Researchers can see what the backdoor appears designed to accomplish, but they did not observe every possible server-delivered script. Researchers also found a command called live_browser. That command downloads and executes a component called sn_relay. Kaspersky says its exact contents and purpose remain unknown. Based on the command's name and messages sent back to the server, researchers suspect attackers may use it for some form of man-in-the-middle attack against browser traffic. Kaspersky has not confirmed exactly how that function works. That unanswered question shows why malware research often changes as investigators obtain more samples. Macs include built-in security protections, but many recent attacks focus on persuading the person sitting in front of the screen to bypass those protections. ClickFix attacks are a perfect example. A website may tell you something went wrong and provide a command that supposedly fixes the problem. In reality, you may end up launching malware yourself. We've previously reported on Shamos malware, another Mac threat that used bogus troubleshooting instructions to trick people into running commands in Terminal. The same basic lesson applies here. Be suspicious whenever a website asks you to open Terminal, paste a command or enter your Mac administrator password to install an unfamiliar program. MacSync fits a pattern we've been tracking for a while. Attackers often disguise malicious software as something useful or familiar, whether that means a fake app, a bogus utility or software promoted through social media. In this case, researchers found one infection chain that used Apple's iCloud infrastructure to help deliver additional malware. That does not mean opening iCloud Calendar puts your Mac at risk. The bigger warning comes earlier in the attack. Be cautious when an unfamiliar app asks for your administrator password or a website tells you to open Terminal and run a command. According to Apple, macOS includes several layers designed to help prevent malicious software from running, including Gatekeeper, XProtect and Apple's notarization system for software downloaded outside the Mac App Store. Apple recommends the Mac App Store as the safest place to get Mac software. For apps downloaded elsewhere, Apple says macOS uses protections such as notarization and XProtect to detect known malware and block it from running. On macOS 26.4 and later, Apple added protections aimed more directly at attacks that try to trick people into pasting commands into Terminal. Terminal paste protection can show a warning when text is pasted into Terminal from common attack sources such as web browsers, messaging apps and other communication software. Apple says XProtect can also inspect activity that starts from pasted commands, including in third-party terminal apps. It can check related network activity against Apple's Safe Browsing Service and block behavior associated with known malware techniques. Apple also says macOS 26.4 and later can scan AppleScript and JavaScript for Automation scripts using XProtect. If a script matches a known malicious signature, macOS can block it and alert the user. Safari adds another layer of protection. According to Apple, Fraudulent Website Warning can alert users when a website is suspected of phishing or distributing malware, while Apple Safe Browsing is designed to block malicious domains associated with attacks. Apple also stresses that social engineering remains a major part of attacks like these. Scammers may try to persuade people to download software or paste malicious commands themselves. Apple recommends downloading software only from sources you trust and keeping your Mac updated with the latest available software and security fixes. MacSync relies heavily on getting someone to run a malicious app at the beginning of the attack. That gives you several opportunities to stop it. A legitimate website rarely needs you to copy an unfamiliar command into Terminal to prove you're human, repair a browser problem or complete a download. Apple says macOS 26.4 and later can warn some users when commands copied from places such as websites, messages or email are pasted into Terminal. XProtect can also block activity associated with known malicious commands and techniques. Whenever possible, get software through the Mac App Store or directly from a developer's official website. Apple recommends the Mac App Store as the safest place to get Mac software. For apps downloaded elsewhere, macOS uses protections including Gatekeeper, notarization and XProtect to help identify and block malicious software. Be especially cautious with cracked software, free copies of paid apps and unfamiliar programs promoted through social media. MacSync's infostealer asks the user for an administrator password and adapts its prompt to match the app it is impersonating. If an unfamiliar app unexpectedly asks for your password, stop and verify why before entering anything. Strong antivirus software can help detect malicious downloads and known malware before they compromise your Mac. It can also give you another layer of protection when a convincing scam gets past your first line of defense. Get my picks for the best 2026 antivirus protection winners for your Windows, Mac, Android & iOS devices at Cyberguy.com Install macOS updates when Apple releases them. Updates can patch security weaknesses and improve built-in protections that malware developers continually try to evade. Remove extensions you no longer use and investigate anything you do not recognize. MacSync's backdoor includes a command designed to deploy a browser extension supplied by the attacker's server. Turn on two-factor authentication (2FA) wherever it is available. If malware steals a password, that extra verification step can make unauthorized account access harder. Start with your email, financial accounts and other sensitive services. Use a separate trusted device if possible. Create strong, unique passwords with a password manager, then check active sessions so you can sign out devices you do not recognize. MacSync is a good example of how attackers can turn familiar parts of your Mac into camouflage. An iCloud calendar, Finder and a familiar-looking password prompt can all make something dangerous seem routine. This attack still needs you to run malicious software before it can really get to work, which means your choices can stop it early. If a website tells you to paste something into Terminal or an unfamiliar app suddenly asks for your administrator password, stop and ask yourself why. Those few seconds of skepticism could save you from handing over passwords, private files and access to your accounts. Would seeing an iCloud address or another familiar Apple service make you more likely to trust what you're downloading, or are you suspicious anytime a website asks you to run commands on your Mac? 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/6ac29d8775342cf4db8bf0a9 Former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel declares America is ready for a Jewish president te 2026-10-04T18:40:07.442Z Former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel declares America is ready for a Jewish president Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who is weighing a 2028 Democratic presidential bid, said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" that America is ready to elect its first Jewish president, arguing that voters should be more concerned about Americans losing faith in the country than his own religious beliefs. When moderator Kristen Welker asked whether the country was ready for a Jewish president, Emanuel answered yes before turning the question toward what he described as a broader loss of confidence in America. "My faith is not your problem," he said. "The fact that Americans have lost faith in America, that's our problem. And we should work on that because I've seen a generation of people with an emptiness who've lost faith in America because they think America lost faith with them. That's our problem. It's not my faith." JEWISH HOUSE DEMOCRAT RECALLS COLLEAGUE SAYING THERE IS NO ANTISEMITISM BECAUSE 'ALL THE JEWS ARE RICH' Elizabeth Barcohana, chair of the California Republican Party’s Subcommittee for Jewish Engagement, dismissed Emanuel’s remarks in a Sunday statement to Fox News Digital. "He sounds pathetic," she said. Emanuel, who served as Chicago mayor, a Democratic congressman, White House chief of staff under former President Barack Obama and U.S. ambassador to Japan under former President Joe Biden, has increasingly fueled speculation that he could seek the Democratic nomination in 2028.  During Sunday’s interview, he said he would not alter his religious identity for political support and pointed to his record in government as evidence of how his faith influenced him. ANTISEMITIC VIOLENCE REACHES DEADLIEST LEVEL SINCE 1994, NEW GLOBAL REPORT FINDS "If my faith is a problem for you, don't vote for me," he said.  "I'm not changing my faith," Emanuel said. "My faith led me to struggle and fight the insurance companies that were denying kids healthcare. My faith led me to take on a failed education system where we were known as the worst city, and I walked out, and we were the best city on education." "My faith guided me to make sure that the American people and their families had what it took as a government fighting powerful forces, whether it's pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, or in fact, educational failed bureaucracy," he added. Emanuel directly connected that message to a possible campaign, saying restoring Americans’ confidence in the country would become part of his mission should he enter the race. "If I decide to run, that is our collective mission, is to restore that faith," he said. RAHM EMANUEL WARNS NEW GENERATION OF DEM SOCIALISTS DON'T LIKE AMERICA The remarks came just over a week after Emanuel discussed his presidential ambitions directly with Fox News Digital at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin. When asked what separated him from a potentially crowded Democratic field, Emanuel pointed to three attributes. "Candor, authenticity and strength," he said. Emanuel said that his experience across different levels of government meant he would know what to do immediately upon taking office, saying he "knows what to do on day one."  At the time, Emanuel had been openly considering a White House run as other Democrats also positioned themselves ahead of 2028. Emanuel, however, told Welker on Sunday that he believed Americans would ultimately judge a candidate beyond religion and reiterated that his own faith was not negotiable. "I believe in the goodness and the grace of the American people – but my, I will not change my faith," he said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac29b3375342cf4db8bf058 Jets' defense finally snaps brutal streak with Minkah Fitzpatrick interception vs Bears te 2026-10-04T18:30:11.269Z Jets' defense finally snaps brutal streak with Minkah Fitzpatrick interception vs Bears The New York Jets gave their fans something to cheer about even as the team has failed to get much in the first half of Sunday’s matchup against the Chicago Bears. Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent dropped back to pass in the second quarter and tried to find Colton Loveland. But Jets safety Minkah Fitzpatrick stepped in front of the pass for the interception. The Jets defense celebrated and the offense got back on the field and finished the following drive with a field goal to make the game 7-3 at that point. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! The turnover ended a pretty terrible streak – even by Jets standards. Fitzpatrick’s pick was the Jets’ first interception in 637 days. New York was on a 20-game streak of failing to get that interception. Ashtyn Davis had the last interceptions for the Jets, which occurred all the way back on Jan. 5, 2025, against the Miami Dolphins. He had two in that game. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Nobody had an interception last season. New York’s defense has shown some life in the early part of the 2026 season. The Jets were plus-3 in point differential coming into the game against the Bears. New York held the Tennessee Titans to just 10 points in Week 1 and allowed 20 points against the Green Bay Packers in Week 2. Week 3 was tough as they played the Detroit Lions. They lost 31-24. With the defense holding the Bears to only a touchdown through most of the first half, most would expect the team to turn the turnover into some points. Geno Smith and Gang Green need to find a way to score while the Bears have a backup quarterback going against them. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac29b2f75342cf4db8bf047 Attack on Arizona court data exposed 30 years of personal data te 2026-10-04T18:30:07.738Z Attack on Arizona court data exposed 30 years of personal data Information going back decades on more than a million people was part of the recent Arizona courts' digital records cyberattack, according to a government spokesperson. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac29b2e75342cf4db8bf03e Arizona housing agency audit finds safety inspection, tenant eligibility failures te 2026-10-04T18:30:06.552Z Arizona housing agency audit finds safety inspection, tenant eligibility failures PHOENIX -- The Arizona Department of Housing did not conduct inspections for one or more federally required health and safety standards in the units it helped to finance through state and federal tax credits, according to a new report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2968175342cf4db8befac Dakota Johnson, Anya Taylor-Joy and Zoë Kravitz turn heads in sheer looks te 2026-10-04T18:10:09.316Z Dakota Johnson, Anya Taylor-Joy and Zoë Kravitz turn heads in sheer looks Stars are hitting the red carpet in stunning sheer looks. Anya Taylor-Joy and Zoë Kravitz are just two big stars who dared to bare in sheer dresses while at Paris Fashion Week. Anne Hathaway also showed off her growing baby bump in a flowing sheer black top, while Dakota Johnson showed off her underwear in a sheer lace dress. SYDNEY SWEENEY, BRITTANY SNOW AND NINA DOBREV TURN HEADS AT VENICE FILM FESTIVAL: VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE LOOKS Vote for your favorite sheer look. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2967c75342cf4db8bef85 NAU football defeats No. 12-ranked Idaho State to close road trip on high note te 2026-10-04T18:10:04.262Z NAU football defeats No. 12-ranked Idaho State to close road trip on high note The Lumberjacks earned their first ranked win of the season, defeating No. 12 Idaho State to close a three-game road trip on Saturday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2943275342cf4db8bef53 Eagles' Saquon Barkley suffers hamstring injury against Rams, and field could have played a significant role te 2026-10-04T18:00:18.072Z Eagles' Saquon Barkley suffers hamstring injury against Rams, and field could have played a significant role Saquon Barkley, a superstar on and off the NFL field, not to mention a past golf partner of President Donald Trump, is injured now. Barkley pulled up with an apparent right hamstring injury in the first quarter of the Philadelphia Eagles game against the Los Angeles Rams. NFL FIELD EXPERT SAYS PLAYING INTERNATIONAL GAME ON BRAZIL FIELD 'CHALLENGING' AND INCLUDED TRIM WITH SCISSORS OutKick medical expert, Dr. David Chao, is blaming the wet conditions on the hamstring strain. Chao, the former head physician for the San Diego Chargers, told OutKick this week that wet fields typically protect players from knee injuries because they are so slippery, preventing cleats from locking up the leg in the turf. But the downside is those fields are more prone to causing soft tissue injuries. Like hamstring strains. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! BEARS QUARTERBACK CALEB WILLIAMS CARTED OFF AT SOLDIER FIELD WITH APPARENT HAMSTRING INJURY Barkley gingerly walked to the Eagles' sideline and was taken into the medical tent for a preliminary exam. After a lengthy stint in the tent, Barkley left the field and walked to the locker room for further testing. He did not appear to have a significant limp as he walked. The Eagles announced Barkley is questionable to return. FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2942e75342cf4db8bef3e Mohave County could seek federal help with booming burro population te 2026-10-04T18:00:14.501Z Mohave County could seek federal help with booming burro population Mohave County supervisors will consider asking the federal government for sustained funding to rein in a Black Mountains wild burro population that has grown to more than eight times its recommended maximum. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2942975342cf4db8bef31 Why Older Lawmakers Keep Winning Elections te 2026-10-04T18:00:09.650Z Why Older Lawmakers Keep Winning Elections Analysis by The New York Times showed older incumbents consistently beating their younger challengers in this year’s midterm primaries. Our national political correspondent Lisa Lerer looks at why. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2942775342cf4db8bef20 What to Know About the Medical Plane That Went Missing Near Nantucket te 2026-10-04T18:00:07.149Z What to Know About the Medical Plane That Went Missing Near Nantucket A Gulfstream G100 carrying six people was flying from Bermuda to Boston when it lost contact near the Massachusetts island. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2942375342cf4db8bef17 How Kansas Suddenly Became a Battleground State for Senate Control te 2026-10-04T18:00:03.850Z How Kansas Suddenly Became a Battleground State for Senate Control The state hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate in nearly a century. Economic challenges during President Trump’s second term, as well as other factors, have put it in play. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac291cf75342cf4db8beed8 Elite CEOs pay $20K to endure a psychedelic 'hell ride' that rewires the human brain te 2026-10-04T17:50:07.915Z Elite CEOs pay $20K to endure a psychedelic 'hell ride' that rewires the human brain Americans are spending thousands of dollars to travel for ibogaine treatments despite warnings that the powerful psychedelic carries potentially dangerous and even deadly risks. Executives, entrepreneurs and other high-performing professionals are paying as much as $20,000 in search of a mental reset, addiction treatment or improved performance, according to the New York Post. At Ibogaine Clinic in Playa del Carmen, the center says it helps coordinate airport transfers, accommodations and other travel logistics for patients. DR. DREW PINSKY REVEALS RED FLAG IN PRESLEY GERBER ADDICTION TREATMENT BEFORE MODEL'S DEATH Other clinics have turned treatment into a multi-day retreat. At Beond Ibogaine in Cancún, programs include medically supervised care alongside lodging, yoga, meditation, massage and integration sessions, according to the center's website. With ibogaine unavailable for medical use in the United States, some Americans are traveling to Mexico to seek treatment. While Mexico has emerged as one of the leading destinations for ibogaine treatment, psychedelic retreats have also expanded elsewhere in Latin America, including Costa Rica, where travelers seek alternative wellness and recovery experiences, according to reports. Ibogaine drew renewed public attention following the death of Presley Gerber, the 27-year-old son of Cindy Crawford. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Gerber had traveled to Mexico for what he described as an "ibogaine flood," a high-dose treatment involving the psychoactive substance, while struggling with addiction, Fox News Digital previously reported. He had spoken publicly about turning to ibogaine in an effort to "rewire" his brain. Addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky warned against viewing ibogaine or other alternative psychedelic treatments as a cure for substance-use disorder. "I've had patients using ibogaine or ayahuasca for decades, and there's nothing magic about it, I assure you," Pinsky told Fox News Digital. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES While some Americans travel to Mexico seeking relief from addiction, others are paying thousands of dollars for ibogaine experiences marketed as a way to improve performance, recover from burnout or gain a new perspective. At Beond, stays cost between $12,500 and $20,000, with health and optimization clients typically spending about 10 days at the facility, according to the New York Post. Some clinics are marketing ibogaine beyond addiction treatment, positioning the psychedelic as a tool for personal growth, performance optimization and emotional healing, according to the outlet. Mike Stratton, a 34-year-old health company co-founder, told the outlet that he sought ibogaine while looking for what he described as a reset after his health and personal life had suffered amid a demanding work schedule. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Stratton underwent a high-dose "flood" treatment, which produced an intense experience as memories and thoughts surfaced. "It was a hell ride," Stratton told the outlet. The effects can continue for more than 24 hours, leaving patients in a waking, dreamlike state, The New York Times reported. The drug can also interfere with the heart and carries a risk of potentially fatal cardiac complications, making medical monitoring particularly important. The risks become particularly concerning when travelers receive intense psychedelic treatment at facilities where medical screening, emergency preparedness and follow-up care can differ widely. The Times identified at least 40 clinics and wellness centers in Mexico offering ibogaine, compared with almost none a decade earlier. Treatments ranged from about $5,000 to nearly $20,000, excluding travel expenses. Those facilities can range from luxury operations with credentialed medical professionals to informal practitioners working in far more rustic settings, according to the outlet. Fox News Digital's Khloe Quill contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac291cf75342cf4db8beecf Kelsey Mitchell’s Caitlin Clark comments deserve context, including the benefits of all that attention te 2026-10-04T17:50:07.195Z Kelsey Mitchell’s Caitlin Clark comments deserve context, including the benefits of all that attention Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell spent part of her season-ending press conference explaining what it’s like to play alongside Caitlin Clark. She talked about nasty online messages, the attention that follows the Fever and how difficult some days have become. "I don’t think people really understand how much we endure, man," Mitchell said Saturday. Later, she asked people to give the players "grace." Some coverage quickly turned that into Mitchell taking a shot at the Fever fanbase. I don’t think that’s an accurate reading of what she said. Mitchell has publicly praised Clark in the past and acknowledged the opportunities she helped create. She’s also allowed to explain what’s difficult about being her teammate. Neither makes her an enemy of the woman playing beside her. WNBA FIGHT OVER MALES IN WOMEN'S SPORTS EXPOSES HOW THE LEFT KEEPS ANSWERING A QUESTION NOBODY ASKED But the benefits of all that attention still belong in this discussion. Mitchell’s salary went from under $60,000 in 2020 to $206,000 in the season before Clark arrived in the WNBA to $1.4 million in 2026. That’s a pretty substantial part of the Caitlin Clark experience, too. Mitchell discussed getting "a lot of flak" for "being on her team," referring to Clark. She also referenced people throughout the basketball world and spoke positively about the Fever organization, praising it as "unbelievable." I read that as a broader description of the scrutiny that comes with playing alongside Clark. Her answer didn’t establish whether the criticism came from Fever fans, Clark’s detractors or some combination of the two. Those people exist, obviously, and being associated with the league’s biggest star makes Mitchell a target for their criticism, too. That’s different from declaring that Indiana’s own fans are the problem. Mitchell didn’t identify everyone sending her messages, and we shouldn’t fill in those blanks just because one interpretation makes for a more inflammatory headline. For example, The New York Times-owned Athletic ran the headline: "Kelsey Mitchell counters Fever GM’s defense of fans, vows to ‘be selfish’ in free agency." There’s one problem: None of Mitchell’s quotes in the story identifies Fever fans as the people she’s criticizing. Mitchell played six WNBA seasons before Clark arrived; her professional career didn’t begin when the rest of the country started watching the Fever. She’s experienced a version of this franchise that most of its current audience never saw. So, yes, I’m interested in hearing her describe what changed. That’s a worthwhile subject for reporters to explore. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! And Mitchell has described the positive changes. In a recent SLAM interview, she credited Clark and Angel Reese with creating opportunities for players throughout the league. "When Angel Reese and CC came in, it opened up so many doors for us: resources, financial, all of it," Mitchell said. ANGEL REESE’S LATEST WNBA CONTROVERSY SHOWS HOW VICTIMHOOD BECAME CENTRAL TO HER BRAND Mitchell explicitly recognized the financial benefits, and portraying her as someone who refuses to acknowledge them would be wrong. Jason Whitlock raised a worthwhile point on X while discussing Mitchell and teammate Aliyah Boston. "Their complaint is the media only covers one aspect of the Caitlin Clark experience," Whitlock wrote. He also argued the two Fever players "have every right to explain their experience playing in the shadow of Caitlin Clark." Mitchell’s perspective belongs in the coverage, and reporters should be interested in what she says, particularly given how long she’s been in Indiana. Where I’d push back is the idea that discussing the benefits amounts to telling her to shut up. Asking players to keep the upside in perspective doesn’t prevent them from explaining the downside. And explaining the downside doesn’t mean the rest of us have to agree with every conclusion they draw from it. For example, Mitchell described the difficulty of competing for fans who might not like her. But having fans dislike you is a fairly standard part of the athlete experience. They don’t have to appreciate your effort or acknowledge that you’re doing your best because they want you to fail. My main complaint with many WNBA players is that they often act like the unpleasant parts of being a public figure are something uniquely unfair to them. They aren't. I'm not a professional athlete, nor am I a very recognizable figure. But even I've received plenty of online hate for doing my job. It comes with the territory, and the same attention that helps drive bigger paychecks also brings more criticism. That's the tradeoff and most people happily make that deal. Spotrac lists Kelsey Mitchell's WNBA cash earnings from 2018 through 2025 at $1,122,442. Her $1.4 million salary this season exceeded what she earned over those first eight seasons combined, and she's in position for another seven-figure contract in free agency this offseason. Mitchell’s performance earned her a maximum contract. The new collective bargaining agreement made that maximum much more valuable, raising it to $1.4 million as part of an enormous increase in player compensation. The previous maximum was around $250,000 per year. Clark’s ability to attract viewers is central to the league’s growing business. ESPN and ABC aired five WNBA regular-season games that averaged more than 2 million viewers this year, and all five featured Indiana. CBS, NBC, ION and Prime Video also drew their biggest regular-season WNBA audiences for Fever games. PRIME VIDEO WNBA BROADCAST CREW EMBARRASSES ITSELF WITH COVERAGE OF A'JA WILSON FAN INCIDENT Then Thursday’s season-ending game against Las Vegas averaged 2.25 million viewers across USA Network and CNBC, making it the second-most-watched WNBA first-round playoff game ever. Can you guess who played in the most-watched first-round game ever? Yeah, it was Clark and the Fever against the Connecticut Sun in 2024. The point is simple: Clark's massive audience has value, and the players are benefiting from it. And that’s where I still have a problem with the way this subject gets discussed around the league. The negative attention regularly becomes the main story, while the benefits get left out. I think that’s often because those benefits point to a story many WNBA players and media members don’t want to tell: a White girl from Iowa is driving the league’s popularity spike. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Getting obnoxious DMs from online trolls is part of the experience. But so is earning more in one season than you earned in the previous eight. Letting the first part dominate how you describe the whole thing gives the trolls an awful lot of influence. Mitchell isn’t nearly the worst example of that attitude. But Saturday’s answer still fit a familiar pattern of emphasizing what players have to endure without spending much time on what they’ve gained. Last year, Minnesota Lynx guard Courtney Williams gave what I thought was perfect advice for dealing with online hate. "Press the block button, bro. Press the block button and then move on," Williams said. Then came her most important comment: "We wanted more eyes on the game... So let’s embrace it." Credit to Williams for having the guts to say it. It's unfortunate that many of her colleagues didn't seem to heed her advice. Mitchell has acknowledged the good that came with Clark’s arrival, and she deserves credit for that. But Saturday, she spent a lot of time explaining what she has to endure as Clark’s teammate. If we’re going to tell the full story of Mitchell’s experience, what she’s gained from all that attention belongs in it, too. That includes the $1.4 million paycheck. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac28f7e75342cf4db8bee89 Jason Kelce calls the Commanders the 'Redskins' during game, immediately apologizes so as to not get canceled te 2026-10-04T17:40:14.822Z Jason Kelce calls the Commanders the 'Redskins' during game, immediately apologizes so as to not get canceled Jason Kelce acted as if he committed an unpardonable broadcasting sin Sunday afternoon while serving as a booth analyst for NFL Network during the Washington Commanders game against the Indianapolis Colts. Kelce's sin? He called the team in burgundy and gold the Washington Redskins. Gasp! CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL BATTLES NEWSOM'S STATE LAW ORDERING IT TO CHANGE 'INDIANS' MASCOT This is actually nothing if you're a normal person who is aware the Commanders were the Redskins for decades until that name got canceled by an outcry to mostly liberal voices claiming "Redskins" is a racist insult. (Native Americans have both agreed and vehemently disagreed the term is racist – it mostly depends on what group with an agenda one asks). Anyway, back to Kelce. Look, he's still trying to settle into his broadcasting role three years after retiring from the Philadelphia Eagles. He was a 13-year NFL center of the highest caliber, so he's outstanding at explaining offensive line play. This booth analyst gig is mostly new for Kelce and he got all fired up explaining the Commanders' play in the secondary. "Washington's secondary has been great on third down," Kelce said under replays of plays by the unit. "...When you're in man to man coverage, it just takes one missed tackle, and that can turn into a huge play. "The Redskins right now are doing a great job of not only staying tight, but making the play when the ball is in the receiver's hand and keeping it short of the sticks." Play-by-play announcer Dave Pasch immediately chimed in, "Commanders. You did it." Oh noes, Kelce is in trouble. Or at least he acted like it. "What'd I do?" Kelce asked. "You said Redskins," Pasch said, repeating that nickname that is both beloved and blackballed. "Oh, my gosh!" Kelce exclaimed. "I almost made it out." The three men in the booth that included Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner as another analyst, apparently talked about the possibility of inadvertently using the Redskins name on air before the game. "Yeah, the three of us had a little gentleman's bet who would be first," Pasch said. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! And all this shows the utter stupidity of the whole name change thing. If one were to take a poll of whether the Redskins should continue to be called the Redskins, as they were in Washington since 1937 to 2020, it is likely a large portion of respondents would definitely want the traditional nickname to return. And, yes, there are people who would still want the old nickname banished to the memory of what they believe was a racist time. Washington owner Josh Harris is apparently in this group, and he gets the final call. But one simply cannot erase history – although some people try. The Redskins were beloved in Washington. Kelce played against them during nine of his 13 seasons with that team. TAYLOR HEINICKE RETIRES FROM THE NFL WITH A FAREWELL SALUTE TO THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS Many players who wore the Indian head helmet logo inspired by Blackfeet Chief John Two Guns White Calf and heard the, "Hail to the Redskins," fight song echo in their ears during home games, continue to hold allegiance to the Redskins nickname. The NFL Network booth, led by Pasch's lighthearted approach to this flub, struck the right tone. Kelce's apology? Relax, bro. Liberals may not like it. But Diron Talbert, Dave Butz, Darryl Grant and Jonathan Allen aren't coming after you. FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac28f7a75342cf4db8bee76 Mohave County could seek federal help with booming burro population te 2026-10-04T17:40:10.703Z Mohave County could seek federal help with booming burro population Mohave County supervisors will consider asking the federal government for sustained funding to rein in a Black Mountains wild burro population that has grown to more than eight times its recommended maximum. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac28f7975342cf4db8bee6d Man dies at Cattail Cove te 2026-10-04T17:40:09.786Z Man dies at Cattail Cove Lake Havasu City authorities said a man died Saturday at Cattail Cove State Park. Reports indicated that a man was pulled from the water near Cattail Cove Saturday afternoon and emergency responders were observed treating him in an ambulance. Lake… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac28f7775342cf4db8bee62 ‘No Tax on Tips’ May Fall Flat for G.O.P. in Fight for House and Senate te 2026-10-04T17:40:07.531Z ‘No Tax on Tips’ May Fall Flat for G.O.P. in Fight for House and Senate Tipped workers in Arizona have benefited from the G.O.P.’s big tax cut. But they face economic stress from other Republican policies. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac28f7675342cf4db8bee59 Some Democrats Say Senate Race In South Carolina Is Winnable. Others, not so much. te 2026-10-04T17:40:06.662Z Some Democrats Say Senate Race In South Carolina Is Winnable. Others, not so much. Dr. Annie Andrews, a Democrat, is hoping to defeat Senator Darline Graham. Even some of her most ardent supporters sense that her bid is a long shot. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac28f7575342cf4db8bee50 How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits te 2026-10-04T17:40:05.865Z How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac28f7575342cf4db8bee47 How Democrats Have Changed the Way They Talk About Trans Issues te 2026-10-04T17:40:05.033Z How Democrats Have Changed the Way They Talk About Trans Issues Democrats competing in historically conservative territory in the midterms are more aggressively responding to Republican attacks casting them as extreme. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac28f7475342cf4db8bee3e Tight Competition: The Contest to Name Philly’s Best Parallel Parker te 2026-10-04T17:40:04.087Z Tight Competition: The Contest to Name Philly’s Best Parallel Parker Out of more than 900 applicants, 15 were chosen to compete in three rounds, including “Tight Squeeze” and “Under Duress.” Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2887075342cf4db8bed8e Harvard football outsmarts Colgate on Hail Mary attempt to win game in final seconds te 2026-10-04T17:10:08.070Z Harvard football outsmarts Colgate on Hail Mary attempt to win game in final seconds Sometimes, being at an Ivy League institution matters. A quick-thinking lateral, after a brutal false start, helped the Harvard Crimson defeat the Colgate Raiders on Saturday night 20-17. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! The Raiders thought they had a victory wrapped up when quarterback Jake Stearney threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Matt Fogler with 27 seconds left in the game. The Crimson had more than enough time to do something with the football and at least tie the game to force overtime. Harvard quarterback Charlie Smith moved the ball up the field and gave kicker Francisco Moscoso a chance to tie the game with a long field goal. However, the Crimson special teams committed a false start penalty, causing Harvard to be moved out of field goal range. Smith had one last snap. He took the ball and fired it downfield to Teigan Pelletier, who was well short of the end zone. Pelletier tried to carry multiple Raiders defenders on his back before he saw Nate Bailey and tossed him the football. Bailey rushed the ball into the end zone as time expired. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Harvard won the game, moving to 3-0 on the year. College football fans went wild as the clip went viral across social media. Bailey finished with 16 catches for 197 yards and a touchdown. His receptions mark is the second-most in a single game in Harvard history – five short of Carl Owens and one better than Kyle Juszczyk. Smith finished with 369 passing yards and two touchdown passes. Stearney was 21-of-39 with 188 passing yards and a touchdown pass. Fogler finished with 12 catches for 138 yards and a touchdown. Colgate fell to 4-2 on the season. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2886f75342cf4db8bed85 Neighborhood backlash collides with America's tech arms race — but is this the plan to fix it? te 2026-10-04T17:10:07.207Z Neighborhood backlash collides with America's tech arms race — but is this the plan to fix it? A national security push to expand the infrastructure behind America's technological ambitions is running into resistance from the communities being asked to host it, pitting Washington's race to stay ahead of China against mounting local backlash. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., who represents America’s "Data Center Alley," warns that backlash could obstruct the very buildout Washington considers a national priority unless Congress steps in — arguing that community buy-in is necessary to keep expansion moving. "The communities are being steamrolled by the industry," Subramanyam told Fox News Digital. "They’re not feeling like anyone’s listening to them." Subramanyam is pitching a four-part federal plan aimed at breaking what he sees as a false choice between unchecked development and outright moratoriums. The proposal addresses siting, power costs, energy and water measurement, and security for the facilities and surrounding communities. TRUMP’S DATA CENTER PUSH FRACTURES CONGRESS AS LOCAL ANGER EXPLODES: 'GRASPING AT STRAWS' "If you are concerned about a race with China, when it comes to building data centers and AI, you should want to work with us on a plan to get community buy-in for where to build data centers," Subramanyam said. His Fair Share Act would push states to require large power users to cover more of the infrastructure costs needed to serve them, according to the plan. HOMEOWNERS IN THE HEART OF AMERICA’S AI BOOM ARE GETTING AN UNEXPECTED PAYOFF "At the federal level, if we say that we're going to take away some of your federal funding if you do this, then it will be a no-brainer," he said, arguing data centers should "pay their fair share for the infrastructure that needs to be built because of them." The tension surfaced again this week as Fox News Digital reported on complaints of noise and encroachment from a massive data center built against an Ashburn cul-de-sac. Subramanyam said many residents in his district understand the need for the infrastructure but object to how he says its costs and burdens are distributed. Loudoun County says data center revenue has helped it lower its real-property tax rate, from $1.145 per $100 of assessed value in 2016 to $0.805 in 2026, according to the county. But Subramanyam argued residents must weigh those benefits against costs he says can appear elsewhere, particularly on utility bills. "What's not OK is feeling like they come in, jack up utility costs and we pay for their power infrastructure," he said, also citing water, air quality and other community concerns. The industry disputes that data centers are driving higher residential power bills. The Leesburg-based Data Center Coalition has cited a recent analysis by energy consulting firm E3 that found no historical evidence that data centers increased residential electricity costs under existing rate structures. Fox News Digital reached out to the trade group, which is based in Data Center Alley, for comment on the package. Subramanyam argues infrastructure with national implications cannot continue developing "ad hoc" under a patchwork of state and local rules. CHINA ‘THROWING GASOLINE ON THE FIRE’ IN AI DATA CENTERS RACE, SAY LAWMAKERS Other pieces of the plan would establish federal standards for siting and measurement and develop protections against security threats, including attacks on critical infrastructure overseas. "I know that localities do zoning, states do energy policy and other related things, but Congress and the federal government need to get involved," Subramanyam said. AMERICA'S REDDEST STATE CHASES BILLION-DOLLAR BOOM AS OTHERS SOUR ON MASSIVE EMERGING INDUSTRY Those concerns have also become a focus of state action. Gov. Abigail Spanberger unveiled a September framework aimed at strengthening local control, shifting more infrastructure costs onto major power users and setting new standards for water use and grid reliability. "In the years before I took office, data centers came to Virginia, and the commonwealth did not have a clear or coordinated plan to address their impacts on Virginians — on their electric bills, their water, their land, their air, or their quality of life," Spanberger told Fox News Digital. Leaders across the political spectrum, from Spanberger to Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, have crafted plans and emphasized the issue’s importance on multiple fronts. Just across the Blue Ridge, West Virginia has taken a different approach, creating a microgrid program designed to attract large projects. Critics have raised concerns about limits on local government powers, while proponents have mapped-out potential property tax elimination. Jefferson County stakeholders recently debated the issue with the state's data-economy liaison at a forum in Shepherdstown, where county commissioner Cara Keys criticized the potential loss of local control while the liaison maintained that project approvals would be handled judiciously, according to WVMetroNews. "Two things can be true: You can support data centers, and you can be against the guardrails lacking in [the law]," Keys said. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER For Subramanyam, the sharply different approaches on either side of the Blue Ridge illustrate the patchwork he says Washington must address before local resistance hardens further. "The only plan I've seen is either to do nothing or a full moratorium," he said. "And to me, neither of those is a viable option moving forward." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2861c75342cf4db8bed06 One southern state's rise is making it America's new 'economic center of gravity' te 2026-10-04T17:00:12.067Z One southern state's rise is making it America's new 'economic center of gravity' DALLAS — As companies and capital flow away from traditional financial hubs like New York and California, one southern state is making an increasingly aggressive bid to become America's next financial powerhouse. Speaking with Fox News Digital from the Texas Stock Exchange's Dallas headquarters, former Congressman Jeb Hensarling, a strategic advisor to the exchange, said Texas is already becoming "the economic center of gravity in America." "Texas is really becoming the economic center of gravity in America," Hensarling said. "As New York is increasingly shoving capital out, Texas is saying, 'You're welcome.' We put out the welcome mat, whereas New York, capital isn't really made to feel at home, and capital wants to go where it's made to feel at home." AMERICA’S NEXT ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE MAY BE RISING IN RED-STATE TERRITORY The Texas Stock Exchange, which received Securities and Exchange Commission approval last year, is designed to compete with the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq by giving companies another venue to go public and list their shares. Supporters say the exchange is the latest sign the Lone Star State is evolving from a destination for corporate relocations into a financial center capable of challenging Wall Street. "Texas has been a great place to do business for decades," Hensarling said. "But increasingly, it's a great place to headquarter your business. Over the last couple of legislative sessions, because of laws passed, it's a great place to incorporate your business. And really the last piece of that puzzle was the Texas Stock Exchange, which is now making Texas the best place to list your company and to go public." THIS STATE ISN'T JUST GROWING — ITS ECONOMY IS GETTING RICHER PER RESIDENT The exchange has already secured primary listings from companies including Energy Transfer, Dillard's, Sunoco and Texas Capital Bank. Hensarling said backing from major financial firms such as JPMorgan and BlackRock, along with executives recruited from competing exchanges, demonstrates the venture is more than a branding exercise. "They don't put their capital in places where they think it's going to lose money," Hensarling said. "It's a lot of validation from the market already." Hensarling also dismissed criticism that "Y'all Street" is little more than a catchy slogan. "If it was gimmicky, I'm not really sure the competition would be all of a sudden setting up offices here," he said. Hensarling pointed to the exchange's financial backers, executives recruited from rival exchanges and companies that have chosen Texas as their primary listing as evidence that it has quickly become a credible competitor. Hensarling said the exchange is simply the latest chapter in Texas' broader economic ascent. "People are coming to Texas because, again, capital is made to feel welcome," he said. "It's an economic juggernaut... all in all, they're coming here because this is where, economically, the action is." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2861b75342cf4db8becfd Texas Tech fan claims to find part of Colorado's playbook at hotel bar, shows plays that match opening drive te 2026-10-04T17:00:11.086Z Texas Tech fan claims to find part of Colorado's playbook at hotel bar, shows plays that match opening drive A Texas Tech fan claimed to have found pages from Colorado's playbook left behind at a bar inside the hotel where the Buffaloes were reportedly staying ahead of their home matchup against the Red Raiders. Based on the photos shared on social media, the evidence is rather damning for the Colorado coaching staff. The fan shared the claims to On3's Inside The Double T message board under the name 'VivaTerlingua' on Friday. "OK I’m not posting pics of it but a bunch of us are in the Colorado team hotel at the bar and we found a 25 page or so playbook that I would bet large amounts of money on is the actual CU playbook," VivaTerlingua posted. "It’s got opening plays, red zone info, our tendencies, etc., etc." COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF EXPANSION IS NOTHING MORE THAN A DESPERATE FINANCIAL BAILOUT DISGUISED AS PROGRESS A person who identified themselves as a "buddy" to the group of people who found the alleged pages of the playbook was not as discreet and shared different videos to Instagram showing different pages that appeared to be the same plays Colorado called early on in the game against Texas Tech. With photos and videos of the alleged playbook made public, another user on X shared a video early Sunday morning that showed the play sheet, and the first six plays of the game from Colorado's offense appeared to match the pages. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! There is no evidence that anyone on the Texas Tech staff received or even saw a copy of the pages from the alleged playbook, but the Red Raiders were lights out against the Buffaloes' offense on Saturday night. Colorado managed to score on its opening drive of the game, but from then on, the Red Raiders' defense dominated the remainder of the contest. The Buffaloes threw four interceptions in the second half alone, which helped Texas Tech ultimately cruise to a 29-7 victory to move to 5-0 on the season. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Despite the fact that, again, there is zero evidence that a Colorado staffer did, in fact, leave a playbook sitting at the hotel bar, the story has taken on a life of its own, and it's not one that puts Colorado head coach Deion Sanders and his program in the brightest of lights amid serious struggles. Colorado fell to 2-3 on the year with the loss to Texas Tech, and the Buffaloes have been outscored 93-27 over their last three games combined. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2861975342cf4db8bece9 Desert Star, River Valley and MALC earn dominating wins this week te 2026-10-04T17:00:09.108Z Desert Star, River Valley and MALC earn dominating wins this week This week, three area teams took wins in dominating fashion with one of them bouncing back from a loss last week. As the regular season is beginning to wind down, the teams will look to continue one game at a… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2861775342cf4db8bece0 Desert Star, River Valley and MALC earn dominating wins this week te 2026-10-04T17:00:07.822Z Desert Star, River Valley and MALC earn dominating wins this week The Patriots offensive line tries to make a hole as Martin Abundiz (14) rushes the ball in the win over Joseph City on Aug. 28. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac283c475342cf4db8beb01 Latino voters swing back to Democrats ahead of midterm elections: Poll te 2026-10-04T16:50:12.562Z Latino voters swing back to Democrats ahead of midterm elections: Poll Latino voters are swinging away from President Donald Trump and Republicans ahead of the midterm elections, according to new polling from NBC News and Telemundo. The poll surveyed 800 registered Latino voters across the U.S. from Sept. 21-28, finding that 69% say they disapprove of Trump's performance, compared to just 27% who approve. Meanwhile, roughly 66% say Trump's deportation policies have gone too far, and 75% say Trump has mishandled the economy and cost of living, the poll found. FOX NEWS POLL: MAJORITY SAYS IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT HAS CROSSED THE LINE The poll likewise found that Democrats hold a huge advantage over the GOP among Latino voters, despite Republicans making gains with the demographic in 2024. Asked which party they would like to see in control of Congress, 59% of Latino voters said Democrats, compared to 35% who wanted Republicans. FOX NEWS POLL: SQUEEZED BY COSTS, FRUSTRATED VOTERS TURN TO THE DEMOCRATS Democrats had just a 12-point lead among Latino voters going into the 2024 elections, showing that Trump and the GOP have lost some of the ground they gained with the voting group. The GOP still shows drastic improvement among Latino voters over the last decade, however. In 2016 and 2018, Latino support for a GOP congress sat at just 21% and 26% respectively. LEE CARTER: THE SUMMER POLLS MISSED THE POINT: VOTERS ARE MOVING — AND THE MIDTERMS BEGIN NBC News and Telemundo conducted the poll via phone interviews and online surveys via text message. The poll advertises a margin of error of 3.5%. The data is the latest in a series of polls showing Democrats have large advantage over Republicans heading into the midterm elections. Trump argued at a political rally in Dayton, Ohio, on Saturday night that the bad polling numbers have failed to account for his influence on the elections. "These fake polls, they don't account for one thing. They don't account for the fact that Trump is out campaigning. They never thought this was good. They never thought this was going to happen," Trump told a cheering crowd. "With you at my side, we have always prevailed and prevailed by a lot and got record-setting votes and record-setting victory," Trump said. "We've won every battle. We've defeated every hope. We've overcome every threat. And now we are on the cusp of beating the communists, socialist, radicalized lunatics and villains once and for all. We're going to put them down once and for all." In the House of Representatives, Democrats are projected to win 215 seats compared to 201 for the GOP, meaning the left only needs three more victories out of the 19 possible toss-up races to clinch a majority. Republicans would need to win at least 17 of those races. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac283c375342cf4db8beaf8 Subtle change in how you speak could be early sign of dementia risk, new research suggests te 2026-10-04T16:50:11.838Z Subtle change in how you speak could be early sign of dementia risk, new research suggests New research suggests that voice disorders, including shifts in vocal pitch, volume or clarity, could indicate a higher probability of developing dementia or cognitive impairment in the future. A study involving 833,417 participants aged 50 and older examined the connection between a voice disorder, hearing loss, or both with the chance of developing cognitive impairment or dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, beginning a year after the voice disorder and hearing loss diagnoses. The findings from the study, conducted by a team at the Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, were published in the Journal of Voice. EVERYDAY TASK MAY HELP DETECT EARLY DEMENTIA SIGNS BEFORE DIAGNOSIS, STUDY FINDS Results showed that participants with a voice disorder but no hearing loss had a 58% increased likelihood of developing dementia or cognitive issues in the future, whereas participants with a voice disorder and hearing loss had a 104% chance. For all participants with voice disorders, with or without hearing loss, there was a 29% increased probability of developing dementia or cognitive impairment, whereas those with only hearing loss had a 27% greater risk. "We found the strongest link with dementia among patients experiencing a voice disorder and hearing loss," said Robert Sataloff, a professor and chair at the Drexel University College of Medicine, Science Alert reported. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER "Importantly, we found that those with a voice disorder and no hearing loss were at greater risk than patients who experience hearing loss only," he added. Examples of voice disorders include laryngitis, vocal cord paralysis, vocal cord lesions and spasmodic dysphonia (laryngeal dystonia), among others, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Regardless of the possible correlation between vocal issues and dementia, researchers noted that seeking treatment for a voice disorder could also benefit a patient’s brain. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS Hearing loss and trouble speaking could discourage individuals from socializing with others, and studies have shown that social engagement can stimulate the brain and play a role in warding off dementia. Sataloff said that it’s "only natural" for voice disorders and hearing loss to be connected to cognitive impairment. Those who experience pain or discomfort when talking or singing might "participate less often in brain-supporting social or other engaging activities," he noted. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Despite the study's findings, having a voice disorder doesn’t necessarily mean that future cognitive impairment is absolutely certain. Additionally, it’s not guaranteed that vocal issues indicate the beginning of a decline in brain function or the onset of dementia or Alzheimer’s. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac283be75342cf4db8beae4 Democrats Lead Governor Races Deep in Republican Territory, Polls Show te 2026-10-04T16:50:06.311Z Democrats Lead Governor Races Deep in Republican Territory, Polls Show Democratic advantages in the races for governor in Texas, Iowa, Ohio and Alaska reflect deep unhappiness with President Trump and the economy. A Republican leads in Kansas. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac283bd75342cf4db8beadb Oregon Man Pinned by Boulder Calls 911 Using Siri From His Earbuds te 2026-10-04T16:50:05.244Z Oregon Man Pinned by Boulder Calls 911 Using Siri From His Earbuds The man was trapped under a boulder that the police said likely weighed a “literal ton” and could not reach his phone. He used Apple’s Siri to call 911, his mother said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac27f1275342cf4db8bea5b Adam Copeland conquers Steve Maclin in highly anticipated match during Maple Leaf Pro's Northern Rising te 2026-10-04T16:30:10.545Z Adam Copeland conquers Steve Maclin in highly anticipated match during Maple Leaf Pro's Northern Rising Adam Copeland got one more chance to chase a dream on Saturday night as Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling (MLP) held Northern Rising at the venue known as Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. Copeland had been open about his desire to perform at the facility. He previously spoke to OutKick Dropkick about it, noting that he watched his first pro wrestling match there when he was a kid. He didn’t get a chance to compete there when he was in WWE because the company had moved shows to a bigger arena as it grew in popularity. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE But Maple Leaf Wrestling and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) opened the door for Copeland to step foot inside an MLP ring. His opponent? Oh, just one of the hottest pro wrestling free agents on the market in Steve Maclin. The U.S. Marine-turned-wrestler had been champing at the bit to get to Copeland, even appearing on AEW "Dynamite" to blindside his opponent in the weeks leading up to Northern Rising. There was nowhere to run Saturday night. Any normal 52-year-old man or woman probably shouldn’t be doing the things Copeland did in his street fight against Maclin in the main event of Northern Rising. Copeland going above and beyond to put on a show for those in Toronto underscored his legendary status in pro wrestling. Copeland suplexed Maclin from the ring apron in between a ladder that was propped upside down near the ropes. He also hit a big splash from the top turnbuckle onto Maclin, who was sent crashing through a table that was set up outside of the ring. Maclin doled out his fair share of punishment, too – suplexing Copeland onto a ladder. There were plenty of "Oh s---!" moments during the match. Maclin’s wife, Ring of Honor pure women’s champion Deonna Purrazzo, interfered and sprayed Copeland and the referee in the face. Fellow pro wrestling legend Rhino evened the odds. He speared Maclin and Purrazzo, helping the fight reset. Copeland would get back the upper hand. He stepped outside of the ring, onto the ramp and walked all the way up it before turning back around, sprinting down the aisle and spearing Maclin through the ropes. He hit one more spear before covering Maclin for the win. The Canadian superstar gave Maclin his flowers after the match as he addressed the crowd and spoke about how special it was to compete at Maple Leaf Gardens. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Josh Alexander and Stu Grayson battled for the Undisputed MLP Canadian Championship ahead of Copeland’s match with Maclin. It was one of the matches of the night. Grayson came into the bout as the interim champion while Alexander considered himself to be the champion after never losing the title. He had only been out of MLP action because of a knee injury. When he returned, Alexander set his sights on Grayson. The feud needed to come to an end. Alexander would do his best to avoid any major moves from Grayson early. When Grayson went to the top rope, Alexander pushed him off and caused his opponent to crash onto several security members. In a high-stakes match, high-risk moves became common. Grayson was trying to get back his momentum and superplexed Alexander before nailing him with a knee to the face. Grayson couldn’t get the pin and it would be the theme for the rest of the match. Alexander would get help from Don Callis in the latter moments of the match. Callis jumped onto the apron with a screwdriver, but the referee appeared to thwart an attempt to hand the screwdriver to Alexander. Still, somehow, Alexander got his hand on the weapon and used it against Grayson without the referee seeing it. He then hit two C4 piledrivers and pinned Grayson for the win. The Northern Rising card featured two more singles titles on the line. Priscilla Kelly defending her MLP Canadian Women’s Championship against Nikki Storm and Andrade El Idolo defending the AEW National Championship against Rohan Raja. Kelly appeared to have no interest in letting Storm take over the match. She seemed to be in control from the get-go. She nailed a dropkick on Storm as Storm was on the mat and leaning on the bottom rope. Kelly then went to work with her own myriad of kicks to Storm that turned into a stomp on her back. Storm had no answers for Kelly, who retained the title. Kelly has held the title for over 55 days as she won the belt in September on Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling "Mayhem" over Gisele Shaw. Meanwhile, Andrade was looking to settle the score against Raja, who has taken out several Luchadores on "Mayhem" over the last few weeks. Andrade is considered to be one of the best pro wrestlers in the sport, but Raja gave him all he could handle. Andrade’s prowess in the ring took over Raja’s innate abilities. Andrade, at one point, powerslammed Raja from the ring apron down to the floor. Raja put up a good fight, but it was Andrade who was still the national champion before the night was finished. Andrade shook Raja’s hand after the match, signaling that Raja was someone to watch. 1st Faction was going to have a tough test at Northern Rising. Brent Banks and Sheldon Jean put the MLP Canadian Tag Team Championship on the line against Grizzled Young Veterans and Sinner & Saints. James Drake and Zack Gibson, of Grizzled Young Veterans, made clear in pre-match promos they were going to come into the Northern Rising match and conquer. And they did exactly that. Drake and Gibson were off to a hot start taking out Judas Icarus and Travis Williams from the jump. But just as it looked like Sinner & Saint was going to win the titles over 1st Faction, Bryce Hansen got to the referee before the pin could be counted. The small interference caused a distraction that had a ripple effect in the match. Grizzled Young Veterans took over and did not look back. They become the third tag team champions since Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling returned to the forefront of the sport. 1st Faction’s reign ends at about 191 days. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac27f1175342cf4db8bea52 Enormous moose gets slammed to the pavement in viral video of a street brawl in Colorado te 2026-10-04T16:30:09.778Z Enormous moose gets slammed to the pavement in viral video of a street brawl in Colorado If you're going to witness a moose street brawl, doing so from the comfort of your own vehicle a decent distance from the action is a good way to do it. A viral video posted this weekend by Colorado meteorologist Joe Ruch shows two enormous bull moose going at it in the middle of the street. The fight is recorded from the comfort of a vehicle. It's peak rutting season for moose in Colorado and locking antlers is a regular occurrence. What likely isn't a regular occurrence is one of the moose being slammed on the pavement. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK OUTDOORS That takes place during this back and forth battle in Steamboat Springs and it ends the fight. The moose who ended up on its back in the middle of the street had enough. The beginning of the video actually shows the end of the fight. It then switches to earlier in the action with the two tangled up before the eventual winner of the fight is briefly pushed down in the street. HIKER IN COLORADO TAKES TRIP TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER BEING KICKED IN THE BACK BY A MOOSE As they go at, they end up on the side of a small hill. That's where the end of this fight begins. The two head back down towards the street and, as they pick up speed, one of them charges the other and that's when the slam takes place. They continue to lock antlers until the downed moose gets back to its feet and runs off. It no longer wanted anymore of this fight. And, after being knocked to the street, you can't blame it. The sounds captured in this video tell you all you need to know about a moose street brawl. You don’t want to find yourself in the middle of that. Stay back and enjoy the show from the comfort of your vehicle. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac27cbc75342cf4db8bea12 JONATHAN TURLEY: Supreme Court protesters target Chief Justice Roberts’ vacation home te 2026-10-04T16:20:12.520Z JONATHAN TURLEY: Supreme Court protesters target Chief Justice Roberts’ vacation home There are certain dates that have become a regular feature in American life. In February, the Sandhill Cranes return to the Platte River in Tennessee. In March, the swallows return to San Juan Capistrano. In October, the protesters have returned to Hupper Island, the summer vacation home of Chief Supreme Court Justice John Roberts. The last migratory pattern is more recent and certainly less welcomed. In past years, liberal protesters have descended on the homes of conservative justices to disrupt their lives, shout abuses, and, in one case involving Justice Brett Kavanaugh, seek to kill a member of the court. Protesters outside the home of Justice Amy Coney Barrett left bloody dolls on the lawn, knowing that she had young children inside. This week, protesters appeared at the vacation home of Chief Justice John Roberts in Maine. Calling themselves "kayak-tivists," they formed flotillas facing his home to hold up signs and voice their displeasure at the jurist. SUPREME COURT KICKS OFF NEW TERM WITH FRESH QUESTIONS OVER ITS LEGITIMACY AND ITS FUTURE It is an ironic moment for a chief justice, who has been regularly attacked by President Donald Trump for voting against his position in major cases ranging from tariffs to birthright citizenship. However, this is about rage, not reason. Back in 2022, Becca Shaw Glaser wrote about how Mainers needed to harass Roberts whenever he ventured out of his home. She wrote: SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE PINPOINTS WHAT AMERICANS MISUNDERSTAND ABOUT HIM AND HIS COLLEAGUES AMY CONEY BARRETT RECALLS HEARTBREAKING QUESTION FROM 12-YEAR-OLD SON OVER BULLETPROOF VEST Glaser, who was later dropped as a columnist, has pushed Mainers to hound Roberts wherever he goes in Maine: In its recent discussion of these protesters, the New York Times features Glaser and reveals how last year Glaser was approached by Roberts’ daughter, Josephine, who sought to defend her father during one of Glaser’s harassing protests. The Times recounts how liberals have been pushed to the breaking point by Roberts, despite the fact that he has had to curtail his movement around the island. WHAT'S NEXT IN THE BATTLE TO 'SAVE WOMEN'S SPORTS' AFTER SCOTUS RULING — AND THE HIDDEN DAMAGE DRIVING IT One of the featured suffering locals is Wendy Schlotterbeck, who was outraged when Roberts was spotted celebrating the Fourth of July on the island. The Times sympathetically explains the outrage since "[Roberts] and his colleagues had just narrowed protections for transgender athletes and minors and allowed Trump’s immigration crackdown to proceed." It recounts how Schlotterbeck has transgender relatives and "immigrant friends of hers [have] been arrested." Outraged, she left the picnic and, the next day, joined the "kayak-tivists" outside Roberts’ home. Protesting outside the home of a Supreme Court justice is a crime, though some of us have questioned the constitutionality of such laws. Putting that debate aside, the protests should be condemned by all Americans as reckless and wrong. JOHN YOO: BARRETT AND KAGAN’S SAFETY PLEA EXPOSES THE LEFT’S WAR ON THE SUPREME COURT Justices may hold different views on the left or the right, but they are all people of good faith who are trying to protect what they consider the essential rights of our Republic. Liberal justices have largely been spared such protests at their homes, though occasional protests have occurred. What is maddening is that this court has continued to show its independence in ruling with the law, rather than a partisan agenda. Unlike those on the left, who want to pack the court with an instant liberal majority in the name of fighting partisanship, the court continues to vote overwhelmingly on a unanimous or nearly unanimous basis. The conservative majority also continues to rule against the Trump administration when the law requires it. This term has many potential blockbuster decisions and the protesters are expected to return to the homes of justices around Washington. We have every right to debate, and indeed protest, such decisions. However, we should all unite around all of these justices — on the left and the right — in denouncing these protesters literally bobbing and floating on a sea of rage. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac27cb875342cf4db8be9fe Shooting in Vienna, Ga., Leaves 2 Dead and Dozens Wounded te 2026-10-04T16:20:08.311Z Shooting in Vienna, Ga., Leaves 2 Dead and Dozens Wounded A motive for the shooting, which happened in Vienna, Ga., early on Sunday, was not immediately known. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac27cb775342cf4db8be9ef Letter to the Editor: The power of one – your vote is your voice te 2026-10-04T16:20:07.331Z Letter to the Editor: The power of one – your vote is your voice The U. S. Constitution with amendments relating to voting guarantees our right to vote as citizens of the United States of America. We will have the opportunity to vote on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, perhaps the most important election in… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac27cb675342cf4db8be9e6 Letter to the Editor: Unusual resignation timing calls for a clear policy te 2026-10-04T16:20:06.241Z Letter to the Editor: Unusual resignation timing calls for a clear policy Dear Mayor and Members of the Flagstaff City Council: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac27cb475342cf4db8be9dd Letter to the Editor: Aslan's experience matters more than ever te 2026-10-04T16:20:04.898Z Letter to the Editor: Aslan's experience matters more than ever Now, more than ever, Austin Aslan’s depth of experience as a Council member matters. With three open council seats and a fourth position to be filled by appointment, Flagstaff is facing a significant transition in its governing body. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac27cb375342cf4db8be9d4 Letter to the Editor: Conflict of interest has never prompted Aslan to recuse himself te 2026-10-04T16:20:03.251Z Letter to the Editor: Conflict of interest has never prompted Aslan to recuse himself Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito recently recused himself from a Supreme Court climate case because he has investments in energy companies. Avoiding a possible conflict of interest was clearly the ethical choice to make. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac27a6275342cf4db8be9ac Actor Luke Evans bucks political stereotype about being gay, says not everyone needs to be 'woke' te 2026-10-04T16:10:10.745Z Actor Luke Evans bucks political stereotype about being gay, says not everyone needs to be 'woke' Hollywood actor Luke Evans rejected the assumption that gay people should hold "woke" political views in an interview published Friday, saying sexuality does not determine someone's broader beliefs while discussing the politics surrounding his upcoming ITV drama, "The Party." When asked whether gay people are still expected to embrace left-wing politics, Evans rejected the idea that sexuality dictates a person's political or cultural views. "Just because you are gay yourself doesn’t mean you have to be woke," Evans told The Telegraph. "Your sexuality is one part of who you are, but our opinions on society and life differ in every single person. I’ve got very woke gay friends and very unwoke gay friends. We don’t all agree on the same thing." LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS REMOVES 'T' FROM LGBT ADVOCACY, SAYS 'RADICAL' TRANS ACTIVISTS ARE ERODING GAY SUPPORT Evans' comments echoed those of other gay public figures who have previously spoken to Fox News Digital about political expectations tied to their sexuality.  Black, gay influencer Amir Odom said in 2024 that he once believed being gay meant he was expected to support Democrats and LGBTQ political causes. Odom said he had previously followed what he described as a political "script" based in part on his race and sexuality. "That, because I'm gay, I have to be [a] Democrat, I have to support all the LGBTQ causes because that's who was there for me," he said. "Until I realized that wasn't the truth." DAVID MARCUS: WOKE 1.0 IS WHY ENTERTAINERS NEEDED OUR SECRET CONSERVATIVE CLUB Actor and activist Yuval David similarly told Fox News Digital in 2025 that he became "politically homeless" after feeling increasingly disconnected from communities he once expected to represent him.  The self-described gay, progressive American-Israeli ultimately voted for President Donald Trump. David said he believed ideological divisions had left some conservative LGBTQ voices feeling shut out. "Ironically, I've found that conservatives are the ones who allow LGBTQ+ people to speak freely," David said. "I've had real conversations with moderates and even right-leaning individuals. Meanwhile, the progressive left tries to shut me down the moment I don't align with all of their talking points." ISSA RAE SAYS DEI HAS BECOME A 'BAD WORD' IN HOLLYWOOD AS EXECUTIVES OF COLOR 'TIPTOE' TO KEEP JOBS Evans, known for roles in "Beauty and the Beast," "Fast & Furious 6" and "The Hobbit" franchise, spent much of his career playing "straight macho" characters despite being openly gay. He said that experience reinforced his belief that an actor's sexuality should not define his work. "I’ve played mostly straight macho roles my whole career, and I’ve loved it," Evans told The Telegraph. "In my own way, I’ve sent out a message that who you are and who you love has absolutely no relevance to your talent and that you can pull off playing a straight guy just as well as anyone." Earlier this week, openly gay actor Billy Porter said that his career benefited from what he called an era of "performative wokeness." CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE "As a Black, gay, out artist, I caught the wave of what we now know as performative wokeness," Porter said. Evans also rejected the idea that gay actors should only play gay characters, saying such a standard would have drastically limited his own career, while arguing that Hollywood should provide more opportunities for gay and transgender performers. "If gay people only played gay characters, then I’d have had no career," Evans said. "But I understand there’s also not enough opportunities for gay actors to play gay characters, or for trans actors to play trans characters." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac27a6175342cf4db8be9a3 Top Republican unloads on rise of 'anti-American' candidates heading into midterms: 'You got to be kidding' te 2026-10-04T16:10:09.896Z Top Republican unloads on rise of 'anti-American' candidates heading into midterms: 'You got to be kidding' LEWISTON, MAINE - Rep. Tom Emmer, on the first stop of a 56 district blitz across the country rallying Republican voters, spoke to Fox News Digital about what he describes as an "anti-American" sentiment in the Democratic Party and his party’s message on the economy. "We're not talking about socialists, these are communists, Marxists, and anarchists," Emmer, the Republican House Majority Whip, told Fox News Digital this week about the rise of far-left candidates in the Democratic Party. "You got to be kidding. They want us to call them democratic socialists, there's nothing democratic about these people." Emmer, who was in Maine campaigning for Republican House candidate Paul LePage, specifically took issue with Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. EL-SAYED, MAMDANI BRANDED 'HAIR TONIC SALESMEN' IN BRUTAL JAB FROM TOP HOUSE REPUBLICAN "This guy says ridiculous things like U.S. NFL football is an example of toxic masculinity, he supports a terrorist who believes that America deserved to lose 3,000 people on 9-11, and he's got this Piker guy who's just shooting his mouth off on everything anti-American," Emmer said. "These people are anti-American more than anything else. It's time that we have great candidates like Paul LePage, which is why I'm here, who loves his state, loves this country and believes in the promise of America. We should be out there celebrating it and defending it not tearing it down, that's why you vote for Paul." With six weeks to go until Election Day and early voting already underway in a handful of states, the conventional wisdom is that Republicans may be in for some setbacks in the midterms. HOUSE CONSERVATIVES UNLEASH MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR MIDTERM BLITZ AGAINST DEM 'SOCIALIST' INSURGENCY As it defends its fragile House and Senate majorities, the GOP is fighting political history, which has traditionally seen the president's party lose congressional seats during the midterms. It's also battling high costs at the grocery stores and gas pumps tied to what polls show is an unpopular war with Iran, as well as President Donald Trump's underwater approval ratings. But Democrats are saddled with their own issues, from an ideological civil war between the party's left wing and the establishment that has handed Republicans plenty of political ammunition, to a brand image that's nothing to brag about. Add to that the Democrats' major disadvantage as the GOP floods the airwaves with attack ads. Fox News Digital asked Emmer what he would say to Republican voters in the current political climate in terms of defending the administration’s record. "First off, remember, the Biden administration put this economy in the ditch, literally," Emmer said. "Inflation we hadn't seen in 40 years. Donald Trump and Republicans in the House and the Senate have been putting this economy back on track. We can talk about all the investment and everything else, but we have to be very sensitive to the fact that $4 gas, $6 diesel is unacceptable, but I would argue it still isn't enough to vote for a communist." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac27a6075342cf4db8be99a ‘Phantom’ ObamaCare accounts spark new crackdown as Oz targets broker fraud te 2026-10-04T16:10:08.977Z ‘Phantom’ ObamaCare accounts spark new crackdown as Oz targets broker fraud Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, is urging health insurers to work only with brokers who record their conversations with ObamaCare applicants, escalating the Trump administration's crackdown on unauthorized enrollments that officials say have cost taxpayers billions. Vice President JD Vance announced Tuesday that the administration’s anti-fraud task force will be removing 750,000 fraudulent recipients enrolled in ObamaCare, saying the move will save American taxpayers $2.2 billion. "These [ObamaCare enrollees] are phantom accounts," Oz told Fox News Digital. "There are no human beings involved in these accounts. BOMBSHELL REPORT EXPOSES HEALTHCARE FRAUD SCHEMES AS TAXPAYERS LOSE UP TO $521 BILLION ANNUALLY He continued, "Why do I think that? We reached out to them. We wanted to know, have you filed any claims? We don't see anything. Have you ever responded to any questions we've asked you? Do you have a Social Security number? Without that, I can't tell if you made enough money to be on Obamacare or maybe too much to be." Oz told Fox News Digital that the administration is encouraging health insurance companies to get involved in the anti-fraud push. "From now on, we're asking insurance companies to work with brokers who record the conversations," Oz said. "Why wouldn't you?" he said. "What are you nervous about? What are you worried about? Why don't you want me to hear what you discussed?" OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT UNCOVERS $500M IN FRAUD AND WASTE IN FEDERAL HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAMS The move would help create transparency among the recipients who are applying to receive aid through Obamacare, ideally showing that the customer authorizing the transaction is verifiable and actually qualifies for the program. "I'm trying to make sure you had a real discussion to explain the policies and truly tried your best to get the right people in the right programs," Oz said about the administration’s proposal. "Otherwise, we have massive corporate fraud." Oz also told Fox News Digital the administration discovered 1.1 million people receiving benefits from ObamaCare that did not have a social security number. "The 760,000 accounts that we terminated, we took out because the American taxpayers should not be paying fraudulent brokers to lie about people who don't exist, collect premiums and run away with the money," Oz said. VANCE TO HOST CONGRESS AT WHITE HOUSE TO DISCUSS LEGISLATIVE ACTION ON FRAUD The Treasury Department has begun handing out refund checks of $500 to roughly 1 million Americans, along with a letter from President Donald Trump slamming the Biden administration for overcharging taxpayers "to fund the operation of HealthCare.gov." "I don't know what's driving this desire to hurt our ability to regulate," Oz said. "But I can tell you, for sure, we have other tricks up our sleeve to make sure we don't let the American people get taken advantage of." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac27a5b75342cf4db8be982 TechCrunch Mobility: Reining in robotaxis te 2026-10-04T16:10:03.147Z TechCrunch Mobility: Reining in robotaxis Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac275af75342cf4db8be8cb Tight ends remain an afterthought in passing game despite ASU’s offensive struggles against Baylor te 2026-10-04T15:50:07.539Z Tight ends remain an afterthought in passing game despite ASU’s offensive struggles against Baylor TEMPE – When the Arizona State football team lost senior tight end Khamari Anderson to a season-ending lower-left-leg injury against Kansas on Sept. 19 in London, the Sun Devils had two choices to make. They had to decide who would start in his absence, and they had to decide if his replacement would become a bigger part of the passing offense. During practice leading up to Saturday’s game against Baylor at Mountain America Stadium, the clear-cut replacement for Anderson was 6-foot-6, 265-pound sophomore AJ Ia. Before Saturday’s game, Ia had two catches on two targets for 19 yards and a touchdown. He is the only ASU tight end to reach the end zone this season. But in a game where the struggling offense needed all the help it could get, ASU continued to overlook the tight ends for any kind of passing spark. Coach Kenny Dillingham laid out his expectations for the position at a Sept. 21 news conference and nothing changed in the midst of a 55-19 loss to Baylor that dropped ASU to 2-2 overall and 10-1 in the Big 12. “I think for the tight ends, they have to be able to help us run the football,” Dillingham said. “And if they do that, the screen game, the play-action game, all that’s gonna open up off of it, but it’s not gonna be there if we can’t run the football effectively.” The Sun Devils did not run well against Baylor, managing 99 yards on 30 attempts for a 3.3-yard average. “There was some growth and some positives in (tonight’s game) as well, it’s just not good enough,” Dillingham said. “So we’ve gotta continue to evaluate that and it starts with me.” Ia’s first quarter against Baylor looked promising as he matched his season high in targets, catching one of two passes from quarterback Cutter Boley for six yards. But by the time he caught his second and only other pass for no gain, there was 10:22 left in the second quarter, and the Sun Devils were down 21-3.  Dillingham’s offense isn’t necessarily predicated on ignoring the tight end in the passing game. Chamon Metayer caught 70 passes for 681 yards and nine TDs over two seasons, and Jalin Conyers caught 30 passes in Dillingham’s first season at the helm in 2023. Even so, Metayer is one of five tight ends in the Dillingham era to catch a touchdown, and Metayer is the only one to catch more than three.  Ia understands his limited role. He said all he can do to expand it is to prove himself to the coaching staff. “Just keep comin’ up and showin’ up at practice every day and taking advantage of all the opportunities I got,” Ia said. “We really don’t get much, but still just gotta, every opportunity, we gotta take advantage of it.” The second-quarter pass wasn’t just the final catching opportunity for Ia on Saturday. Boley did not target a tight end the rest of the game. Not that it mattered much, as the only other tight end who played on Saturday wasn’t even registered as a tight end before kickoff. Freshman tackle Filiva’a “Suka” Lokotui, who wore number 92 rather than his usual 57, split reps with Ia and worked as a sixth offensive lineman, seldomly running decoy routes and drawing minimal attention. Lokotui filled a role that Dillingham said the team needed to be successful offensively. “At the end of the day, that position is a physical position,” Dillingham said. “We need guys that are gonna go in there and block somebody and win their one-on-one in the court. I think that’s the key for us. That’s the challenge.” Ia had better stats in the passing game, so Lokotui acted as his pure-blocking antithesis when the Sun Devils needed more oomph for the running game. Dillingham said that the tight end involvement changes with the opposing teams scheme, and position coach Jason Mohns agreed with him. “I think it’s a day-by-day basis,” Mohns said. “The only way you build trust is with consistency, and consistency starts on Monday night at walk throughs, Tuesday at practice, Wednesday at practice and all of a sudden you start stacking good days.  “Then you show up on Saturday and that’s how you build trust. We know that they can do it. It’s ‘Can they do it consistently?’” Ia and Lokotui understand the challenge, but from the way the coaches discussed the tight end position, it will seemingly remain a utility piece rather than the main attraction to the Sun Devils passing offense. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2735775342cf4db8be88f Does improved culture equate to success? USMNT victory over Mexico in Glendale suggests ‘yes’ te 2026-10-04T15:40:07.742Z Does improved culture equate to success? USMNT victory over Mexico in Glendale suggests ‘yes’ GLENDALE – The recent success of the U.S. men’s national team is less a story about results and more about the identity it is building. Ever since last summer’s World Cup, the USMNT has worked to create a culture that makes it a player in the world of soccer. Every game, even friendlies, has a big stake in shaping its identity. Saturday, which featured the third of four friendlies before the start of the Nations League quarterfinals in November, was no different. The vibe from the meeting against Mexico at State Farm Stadium suggested it was about much more than the 80th match between longtime rivals. The U.S. team’s 3-0 victory confirmed just that. “This was a great opportunity to see ourselves in a difficult game against a very good team,” U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino said. Mexico players fight for control of the ball during their friendly against the U.S. men’s national team in Glendale Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026 at State Farm Stadium. (Photo by Tenoch Meaa Valdez/Cronkite News) A breakout youth movement is a key part of this team’s success. In Saturday’s match, Julian Hall, 18, became just the third USMNT player in history to score in each of his first three international appearances. Cavan Sullivan, 17, became the youngest USMNT player to score in an international game. The results have shown that this jelling of young and veteran players have allowed the USMNT to build a unique environment. USMNT goalkeeper Diego Kochen believes this has helped the team’s momentum. “Obviously there’s a lot of new players that came into camp and everything,” he said. “But the veterans, the staff, the entire U.S. roster, they’re making it so easy just to come in and integrate and just play our identity, play our soccer. So it’s been unbelievable.” The team’s recent success over three friendlies has provided the evidence. The U.S. team has won each game and has outscored opponents 11-3 in that stretch. “I think that there is a sense of just always wanting to win and compete at the highest level, and I think this is one of those games,” midfielder and USMNT captain Tyler Adams said about playing Mexico during Friday’s pre-event press conference. “For the long run, if the U.S. wants to grow and get better, we need to be able to compete with the likes of Mexico at a high level.” The U.S. men’s national team rolled to a 3-0 victory over Mexico in a friendly at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. (Photo by Janes Reyes/Cronkite News) Even with the success, the need to keep players in check is clear, especially when they’re eager to go out and play. After Saturday’s success, the coach kept his goal clear. “Our responsibility now is that this group of talented (players) grow in the right direction,” said Pochettino, who then reflected on the two other friendlies. ”And today, they were so excited to play. Again (like) in St. Louis against Chile, they were so excited. And they were so excited playing against Peru in Orlando. We need to continue that idea.” Handling a camp roster consisting of many young prospects also means encouraging a serious mindset. Pochettino wants to make sure of that with this roster, and that players are capable of proving themselves. “I think … what we expect as a coaching staff,” he said. “It’s not playing well or not. It’s that commitment and the desire to play, and that today is the most important game in your life. That is why we need to translate that we … come to the national team for business, not for fun, and that is important. ”If we are capable of understanding that, I think we have plenty of talent to compete and to grow and to compete for big things. That is the objective.” A friendly against Canada Tuesday remains, followed by the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinals. That more than anything will tell the story of the team’s identity at the start of this new cycle of international play. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2710275342cf4db8be862 Riley Green fills the freezer after scoring a massive bull elk with a bow in the Utah mountains te 2026-10-04T15:30:10.671Z Riley Green fills the freezer after scoring a massive bull elk with a bow in the Utah mountains Riley Green has officially taken care of the grocery shopping for a while. The country star traded the stage for the Utah mountains recently, and the trip ended with Green standing behind an absolute stud of a bull elk — one he took with a compound bow. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK OUTDOORS "Freezer is full," Green wrote Friday on Instagram. "Not many things challenge you like bow hunting elk… thankful for a few days to chase em in the Utah mountains and that I was able to put it all together on an awesome bull." And awesome might be underselling it a bit. The photos Green shared show a huge, mature bull with an impressive rack. He also showed what it looks like to lug all that meat out of the mountains, which is a monumental task in itself. If you've followed Green outside of country music, none of this should come as much of a surprise. He's a longtime hunter and particularly serious about doing it with a bow. In fact, Green is a regular guest host for "Major League Bowhunter," and the show previously followed him through a Montana elk hunt appropriately titled "3rd Times A Charm." He's also talked about just how difficult it is to fit an archery elk hunt around life on the road. During a previous appearance on "Bussin' With The Boys," Green explained that the short season and the time required to actually find and get on elk make bowhunting them especially tricky with a touring schedule. He recalled drawing elk tags in consecutive years but having only a few days available to hunt. COUNTRY MUSIC STAR SAM BARBER BAGS A MONSTER CARIBOU ON HIS RECENT ALASKA HUNTING TRIP That's part of what makes his latest Utah bull so impressive. Unlike rifle hunting, bowhunting requires getting much closer to an elk before taking the shot. And we're talking about an animal that can weigh hundreds of pounds, cover a whole lot of mountainous country and has absolutely no interest in making your life easy. Apparently Green managed to put all the pieces together this time. Funny enough, Green isn't even the only country star to fill a freezer with Utah elk meat lately. Luke Combs recently tagged a bull of his own during a Utah hunt with Jason Phelps — the same hunt Combs credited with helping motivate his recent 30-pound weight loss. Combs had hoped to get his elk with a bow but ultimately switched to a rifle before getting it done. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Green, meanwhile, stuck with the bow. Not that we're keeping score here. Love all things hunting and outdoors? Follow OutKick OutDoors on Instagram and TikTok! Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac26ea875342cf4db8be825 Marcus Mariota suffers knee injury against Colts in London as Commanders lose another starting QB te 2026-10-04T15:20:08.250Z Marcus Mariota suffers knee injury against Colts in London as Commanders lose another starting QB The Washington Commanders have lost their starting quarterback in the United States and on Sunday they lost their starting quarterback in the United Kingdom as Marcus Mariota injured his knee against the Indianapolis Colts. Mariota was apparently injured on a sack by Colts defensive lineman Laiatu Latu, who landed on the quarterback in the pass pocket. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! The Commanders said Mariota is questionable to return with a right knee injury. JAXSON DART TORE HIS MCL AND MENISCUS WHICH REQUIRE SURGERY AND ENDS HIS 2026 SEASON WITH THE NEW YORK GIANTS OutKick medical expert Dr. David Chao, who served 17 years as the San Diego Chargers chief doctor, said the concern for Mariota is an MCL injury. Chao, the founder of Sports Injury Central, originally held out hope for a Mariota return but as the Commanders got multiple possessions that would have given the team plenty of time to bring the QB back with a brace, the concern became that Mariota is not returning. Mariota he did not return before halftime. Mariota, you should know, started this game in London and last week, because starter Jayden Daniels dislocated his left elbow in a game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 20. Daniels has not played since but he returned to practice on a limited basis this last week and the Commanders are hopeful he can return to the starting lineup for their Week 5 game against the New York Giants. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! That obviously doesn't help in this game. Mariota was replaced by third-stringer Athan Kaliakmanis. Kaliakmanis is a rookie quarterback whom Washington selected in the seventh round (223rd overall) of the 2026 NFL Draft after college stops at Minnesota and Rutgers. The Commanders hope Kaliakmanis can complete as many passes in this games as there are letters in his full name. FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac26ea275342cf4db8be80f Trump unveils his new Super Intelligence Force te 2026-10-04T15:20:03.001Z Trump unveils his new Super Intelligence Force This new task force is Trump's latest response to the debate over AI safety. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac26c5375342cf4db8be7ea America’s Arctic war machine roars to life as commander reveals chilling new reality on Russia’s doorstep te 2026-10-04T15:10:11.235Z America’s Arctic war machine roars to life as commander reveals chilling new reality on Russia’s doorstep Across one of the coldest, most remote and strategically exposed corners of the United States, American forces are practicing how to fight on land, at sea and in the air — rapidly moving rocket systems into western Alaska, sending F-35s and F-16s toward simulated threats and coordinating U.S. and Canadian warships in the Bering Sea. The operations are part of Tundra Merlin, an enduring U.S. military campaign aimed at proving that even across Alaska’s vast distances and extreme Arctic conditions, American and allied forces can rapidly assemble combat power to defend the northern approaches to the homeland. And behind that show of force is a changing security environment increasingly shaped by Russia and China. TWO ICEBREAKERS HEADED TO ALASKA AS US COMBATS RUSSIAN, CHINESE INFLUENCE IN ARCTIC "I think what’s changed is primarily two things," Lt. Gen. Robert Davis, commander of Alaskan Command, told Fox News Digital. "One is that the melting sea ice has made the Arctic more accessible. And we’re seeing increased activity both commercially and militarily in the Arctic, particularly during the summer months." "The other factor is that China and Russia and others are continuing to advance their military capabilities and capacity with an interest in showing that they can use them in the Arctic as well," Davis said. The Pentagon has reached a similar conclusion. Its 2024 Arctic Strategy warned that growing Russia-China cooperation could "alter the Arctic’s stability and threat picture," and called for greater U.S. presence, exercises and military preparedness in a region becoming increasingly accessible. Defense officials have said forces operating there must be able not merely to train in extreme conditions, but survive them. RUSSIA PULLED BACK FROM THE ARCTIC, FOR NOW. NATO MUST ACT BEFORE THOSE TROOPS RETURN Few places illustrate the stakes better than Alaska. The state sits at the intersection of the Arctic and Pacific and serves as a critical hub for homeland defense and a platform for projecting U.S. military power toward the Indo-Pacific and beyond. The Russian and American mainlands are only about 55 miles apart at their closest points across the Bering Strait, while Russia’s Big Diomede Island and Alaska’s Little Diomede Island are separated by roughly 2.5 miles. Alaska also hosts major air bases, early-warning and missile-defense infrastructure and tens of thousands of military personnel. U.S. Northern Command says Alaskan Command has more than 22,000 active-duty personnel from across the services, along with approximately 4,700 Guard and Reserve members. Air Force officials have described Alaska as the "crossroads of the Arctic and the Pacific," providing U.S. forces with reach and domain awareness for both homeland defense and global power projection. Davis put that geography in even starker terms. Pointing to the fifth-generation fighters positioned in Alaska, he told Fox News Digital that U.S. forces can "project from the Arctic to almost anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere in about 10 hours of flight time." RUSSIA’S QUIETER NUCLEAR SUBMARINES THREATEN NATO, FORMER COMMANDER WARNS Tundra Merlin is designed to turn that geographic advantage into combat capability. Davis described the operation as a collection of military options — essentially "plays in a playbook" — that can be activated either to deter an adversary or respond if one begins acting aggressively. "Our hope is that we don’t have any adversarial activity because we’ve effectively deterred it," Davis said. "But if we do see it and we have kind of a play in the playbook ready to go. For a response."One of the most striking demonstrations came in recently, on Alaska’s western edge. U.S. and Canadian forces rapidly moved a U.S. Army HIMARS mobile rocket system and an AN/TPQ-53 radar into western Alaska aboard a Royal Canadian Air Force C-17, then connected those ground forces with American F-35s, F-16s and a KC-135 tanker operating overhead. CHINA, RUSSIA, IRAN AND NORTH KOREA FORM 'AXIS OF AGGRESSORS' THAT COULD OVERWHELM US, BOOK WARNS The mission brought air defense and long-range offensive firepower together in a single operation. F-35s and HIMARS synchronized against a simulated ground target approximately 135 miles away, while F-16s simultaneously intercepted F-35s acting as simulated incoming aerial threats, according to U.S. Northern Command. Davis said the point was not simply to prove the individual weapons worked, but to show how quickly forces could be moved into a remote part of Alaska and linked together. The operation demonstrated that U.S. forces can rapidly move capabilities into Alaska "both to defend Alaska, but also, if necessary, to put other adversary targets at risk," he told Fox News Digital. Tundra Merlin pushed that same concept out to sea in September. From Sept. 18–22, U.S. and Canadian forces conducted a joint maritime strike scenario roughly 100 nautical miles north of Dutch Harbor, integrating U.S. Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy surface and subsurface vessels with Canadian maritime patrol aircraft and Alaska-based U.S. Air Force F-35 fighters and E-3 airborne warning and control aircraft. The forces practiced multiple simulated maritime target engagements, testing whether information collected by different ships and aircraft could be rapidly passed across the force and used to identify, track and engage a potential threat. "The most impressive part to me was seeing the high degree of cooperation and integration amongst units that day in and day out don't necessarily operate together," Davis said. "To see the joint nature on the U.S. side integrated together with the inter-agency of the U.S. Coast Guard and with our allies, with Canada as an example, was just an amazing thing to see," he added. That ability to operate at scale is complicated by Alaska itself. Extreme cold can affect equipment and personnel, while the enormous distances and limited infrastructure of the North American Arctic make moving and sustaining forces unusually difficult. The Pentagon’s Arctic Strategy specifically identifies those distances and the region’s infrastructure limitations as obstacles to military operations and says maintaining infrastructure in Alaska is essential for missile defense, surveillance and rapid power projection. Davis said military equipment brought into Alaska cannot simply be expected to function as it would elsewhere. "It needs to be conditioned. It needs to be properly outfitted to operate in sub-zero temperatures for a long period of time," he said, adding that troops also require specialized clothing, training and procedures to avoid cold-weather injuries and continue fighting in Arctic conditions. The pressure to master that environment comes as Russia and China increasingly demonstrate their own ability to operate near North America. In July 2024, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, detected and intercepted two Russian Tu-95 bombers and two Chinese H-6 bombers flying together in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone . It was the first time NORAD had intercepted Russian and Chinese military aircraft operating together in the zone. The aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter U.S. or Canadian sovereign territory, and NORAD said the flight itself was not considered a threat. The episode nevertheless highlighted the very kind of cooperation U.S. defense planners are watching. For now, Davis said Alaska is positioned to deal with the military threats commanders expect under normal conditions. "We're postured very well for any of the anticipated threats that we think would come our way in the very near term," he said. But if commanders saw indications of a significant escalation, Davis said Alaskan Command would likely request additional forces and capabilities. That, ultimately, is what Tundra Merlin is intended to prove: that in a theater defined by enormous distances, punishing weather and growing Russian and Chinese activity, the United States can move forces across Alaska, connect them across land, sea and air and have combat power ready before a potential adversary decides to test the northern edge of the homeland. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac26c4f75342cf4db8be7d0 Letter to the Editor: A review of two recent productions by FlagShakes te 2026-10-04T15:10:07.008Z Letter to the Editor: A review of two recent productions by FlagShakes Every time I attend a FlagShakes performance, I walk away creatively electrified, deeply moved, and with swelling gratitude that the company continues to serve its community. Their fall rep, which features two Shakespeare-centric plays by Lauren Gunderson, excelled even beyond… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac26c4d75342cf4db8be7c7 Letter to the Editor: Nez plan to save water and Arizona’s agriculture te 2026-10-04T15:10:05.869Z Letter to the Editor: Nez plan to save water and Arizona’s agriculture After all the times I’ve spoken with Jonathan Nez, I have learned that he understands that water is life. The former Navajo Nation President and candidate for Arizona’s Second Congressional District knows that getting Colorado River water to our communities… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac26c4c75342cf4db8be7be Letter to the Editor: Jonathan Nez for Congressional CD-2 Seat te 2026-10-04T15:10:04.246Z Letter to the Editor: Jonathan Nez for Congressional CD-2 Seat We fully concur with Thomas Finger’s Letter to the Editor (October 1, 2026) in which he persuasively urges us to support the Jonathan Nez campaign and get out the vote for Nez. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac269f775342cf4db8be796 Irish soccer official clashes with Israeli journalist before Ireland meets Israel in Nations League match te 2026-10-04T15:00:07.738Z Irish soccer official clashes with Israeli journalist before Ireland meets Israel in Nations League match Irish soccer officials and Israeli journalists clashed on Saturday amid the heightened tension between the two teams ahead of their Nations League match in Serbia. The press conference started with one journalist asking about Irish players’ support of Palestinians after the Flydubai incident earlier in the week. Football Association of Ireland (FAI) communications manager Kieran Crowley tried to shut down the question, saying they only wanted "football questions." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Then, another Israeli journalist asked about allegations that Irish players made racist comments toward Israeli players, which Crowley vehemently denied. "That’s completely untrue," Crowley shouted back. The press conference ended shortly afterward. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Ireland defeated Israel 3-0 in their first meeting in the Nations League. The match occurred only after Irish players took a vote on whether to go ahead with the game. Irish players wore black armbands and refused to shake Israeli players’ hands in protest. Ireland has put pressure on the soccer team to boycott the match over Israel’s response to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks, which left more than 1,000 Israelis dead. The FAI moved the match to a neutral venue for "operational reasons" in June. The first match was placed in Hungary and Sunday’s match will take place in Serbia. In November, the FAI put forth a motion calling on UEFA to ban Israel from club and international competition. The FAI, however, has resisted calls for a boycott, arguing the team could be hit with UEFA sanctions. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2679c75342cf4db8be72d High Country Running: The people who help us become more: Part One te 2026-10-04T14:50:04.854Z High Country Running: The people who help us become more: Part One I'm not sure any of us accomplish much entirely on our own. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2654a75342cf4db8be71e See wheels & wings at airport te 2026-10-04T14:40:10.576Z See wheels & wings at airport Driving Airport Road up to Tabletop Mesa to the Sedona Airport will take you straight into the “danger zone” and family fun with Wings and Wheels 2026 on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. “We’ve got more vendors than we’ve ever had before,” Sedona Airport General Manager Ed Rose said. “We’ve Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2654775342cf4db8be6fc Woman's routine Uber ride takes alarming turn after her driver misses the exit te 2026-10-04T14:40:07.629Z Woman's routine Uber ride takes alarming turn after her driver misses the exit A late-night ride experience is raising questions about what passengers should do when a routine trip begins to feel uncomfortable. In a recent TikTok video, a woman said she was riding in an Uber at around 3 a.m. when her driver asked to stop at a parking garage for 15 to 20 minutes to charge his electric vehicle. The woman, according to her video, said the vehicle was at 43% charge — and that she was about 25 minutes from home at the time. FRIGHTENING OBJECT CAUGHT BY TSA INSIDE PASSENGER'S BASEBALL BAT-SHAPED FLASHLIGHT Her concern grew after the driver reportedly missed an exit, prompting her to question exactly where they were headed.  "I don't want to get into a random parking lot with you," the woman can be heard telling the driver. "You also just missed the exit." Fox News Digital reached out to the woman who posted the TikTok video for additional details. The woman ultimately ended the trip and contacted police, according to the video. In a statement, Uber told Fox News Digital that it investigated the report and took action. SKYDIVERS WATCH PLANE VANISH FROM SIGHT, MAKE SPLIT-SECOND DECISION TO JUMP "Everyone deserves to feel safe and comfortable when using the Uber platform," an Uber spokesperson said.  "We have investigated this report and taken appropriate action." The company pointed to safety features available through its app, including an emergency button, GPS tracking and the ability to share trip details with others. The incident has raised broader questions about what passengers can do if they feel uneasy during a rideshare trip. 'WE NEED TO RETURN IMMEDIATELY,' FLIGHT CREW WARNS AS PILOT HEALTH EMERGENCY UNFOLDS Dillon Abend, a recent college graduate and the founder and CEO of rideshare safety app 3rd-i, based in New Jersey, told Fox News Digital that an unexpected change in route can quickly raise concerns, particularly for someone traveling alone late at night. "Your heart just drops," he said. Abend said he's heard from hundreds of college students about situations that left them feeling uncomfortable during various rideshare trips. For passengers who begin feeling uncomfortable, seeking help can be challenging. "Almost everyone's reasoning in this situation is, 'I didn't want the driver three feet away to hear me call the police and have them act,'" Abend said. Technology can provide passengers with additional ways to stay connected or seek help during a ride-hailing trip, according to Abend. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER "Ideally, you want to share your location with people," he said. "Let a core group of three to five people know where you're going and the details of it." Before getting into a vehicle, check the license plate and confirm that the driver and vehicle match the information displayed in the rideshare app, he advised. New Jersey-based Seymour Josephson, co-president of the What's My Name Foundation, has been working with Uber and Lyft since July 2020 to promote rideshare safety on college campuses. He and his wife, Marci Josephson, established the foundation after their 21-year-old daughter, Samantha, was killed on March 29, 2019, when she mistakenly entered a vehicle she thought was the Uber she had hailed. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES The What's My Name Foundation encourages passengers to follow four steps before entering a ride-hailed vehicle: stop, ask, match and inform — known as the "SAMI" steps. People should stop before they enter the vehicle, ask the driver, "What's my name?" and match the vehicle's license plate with the information provided in the app.  Fox News Digital reached out to Lyft for comment and details.  "We want to make sure that we're not just getting into a car, but we're getting into the right car, the right Uber," Josephson said. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Seymour Josephson said he is not looking to discourage people from using rideshare services, but to make the experience safer for everyone — both rider and driver.  "We also helped bring forward the four-digit PIN with Uber and now Lyft," Seymour Josephson said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac262f075342cf4db8be6a8 ‘I’m just as mad as you are’: ASU’s Kenny Dillingham searching for answers after blowout loss to Baylor te 2026-10-04T14:30:08.109Z ‘I’m just as mad as you are’: ASU’s Kenny Dillingham searching for answers after blowout loss to Baylor TEMPE – One of the hallmarks of Kenny Dillingham’s short tenure at the helm of Arizona State football has been a competitive team. The only blowout loss of the past two seasons – a 32-point defeat at Utah on Oct. 11, 2025 – came as the team was still adjusting to the loss to injury of then-starting quarterback Sam Leavitt. In the wake of a 55-19 loss to Baylor on Saturday at Mountain America Stadium, however, Dillingham vented a new type of frustration.  The loss to the Bears (4-1, 2-0 Big 12) was the largest margin of defeat since the Sun Devils (2-2, 1-1) joined the Big 12 in 2024, and it came three weeks after a fourth-quarter meltdown at Texas A&M produced what is now ASU’s third-largest margin of defeat in the Dillingham era. “I’m just as mad as you are,” Dillingham said after the Baylor game. “I feel your pain, probably times 100. I chose to be here. If you think anybody is more frustrated than me, you’re wrong.” ASU’s largest margins of defeat since joining the Big 12 36 points: vs. Baylor (55–19) – Oct. 3, 2026 32 points: at Utah (42–10) – Oct. 11, 2025 28 points: at Texas A&M (48–20) – Sept. 12, 2026 16 points: vs. Arizona (23–7) – Nov. 28, 2025 10 points: at Cincinnati (24–14) – Oct. 19, 2024 ASU quarterback Cutter Boley put up a respectable stat line on Saturday, completing 25 of 43 passes for 304 yards, a touchdown and an interception, but it was far from a flawless performance. With so many new faces in Tempe this season, Boley admitted what is now becoming obvious. “We have to find our identity and what we want to lean on,” the Kentucky transfer said. “It’s just showing back up to work on Monday and keep getting better. We have to keep growing and keep trying to be the team we want to be.” Two weeks had passed since ASU’s last game, a win against Kansas in London. When the Sun Devils stepped onto the field against Baylor, they should have been rested and prepared as they looked to stay undefeated in Big 12 play.  By the time a minute had passed in the second quarter, they trailed 21-3. It took ASU until the final two minutes of the first half to score its first touchdown, cutting its deficit to 21-13 with just under two minutes remaining. That eight-point deficit was as close as ASU got the rest of the night, with Baylor outscoring the Sun Devils 31-6 in the second half. After halftime, ASU’s offense struggled to get anything going. Baylor added a field goal at the end of the first half and a touchdown at the start of the second half to open a 31-13 lead early in the third quarter, but ASU still had a chance to come back. As the Sun Devils trotted out for their first drive of the half, they found themselves quickly on third down. The Baylor defense got into the backfield on the play, forcing Boley to scramble to his left. After exiting the pocket, Boley attempted to throw the ball away, but the attempt landed squarely in the hands of Baylor’s Ryan Davis, all but putting the game to rest. Despite that game-sealing mistake, Dillingham focused on the positives of his QB. “He knows better,” Dillingham said. “Hopefully it doesn’t happen again. I don’t think it will. That was his first real interception on the season. We have to get some of the man throws a little bit more in bounds from that perspective, giving our guys a chance, but I didn’t think Cutter was the glaring issue of the football team in any way, shape or form.” While Boley’s 25 completions were the most he’s had in 2026, and while the 304 yards passing were his second most, he knew it was not the type of performance his team needed. “I was sloppy with the ball in the first and second half,” he said. “I made a few poor decisions that really put us behind the eight ball. Things like that can’t happen.” As the team looks for ways to improve, the first step for the Sun Devils will be putting this game in the rearview mirror and focusing on their last nonconference game of the season, a home matchup against struggling Hawaii (1-4) on Oct. 10. “We just have to get back to work and find exactly what’s going on,” junior linebacker Owen Long said. “It’s on everyone. It’s not just one person. Everyone’s got to do a little bit better.” On the plus side, after an unconventional start to the season that saw ASU travel from Tempe to Texas to London and then take a two-week break, the Sun Devils will resume a normal routine.  After the Hawaii game, the Sun Devils will play seven consecutive weeks of Big 12 football. With brutal road tests coming up at Texas Tech and BYU, Dillingham knows he must find answers soon. “I have to figure out what’s the best recipe for these guys from a schematic standpoint on both sides of the ball to get them to execute right,” he said. “This was the first time we faced a team that really threw the ball consistently down the field. It didn’t work out well for us. We have to figure out what are our best coverages – what do our guys do well?” After the game, a reporter began to ask Dillingham a question about the high standard he set before the season. Dillingham quickly cut the reporter off. “No, we’re not hitting the standard that I want,” Dillingham said. “We’re not playing as good as we can play.  “The standard is playing to the maximum ability that the football team you have can play, and to play above that. Pull out more than the team has. I am not pulling out more than this team has. I’m letting our football team down. I am not maximizing the team that we have.” Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac25e4175342cf4db8be492 NFL legend warns more rulebook tweaks won't save signal-callers from getting hurt te 2026-10-04T14:10:09.277Z NFL legend warns more rulebook tweaks won't save signal-callers from getting hurt "Well, it might be a good idea to put dresses on all of them," Hall of Fame linebacker Jack Lambert said in response to the NFL tightening rules on roughing the passer calls in 1979. The Pittsburgh Steelers legend said that in 1979. Imagine what Lambert would say now with all the rules the league has added and altered to protect quarterbacks. Yet, despite all the changes, the players who play the most important position in all of sports are still getting injured. Heading into Week 4, six starting quarterbacks have already dealt with injuries. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Fouts said that more rules changes aren’t the answer to limiting quarterback injuries. "Jack (Lambert)’s famous quote was, well, let's just put (dresses) on all those quarterbacks. And I thought that was a good idea 'cause I got really good-looking legs," Fouts told OutKick in a recent interview. "As far as today and the quarterbacks and getting hurt, it’s a violent, violent game. Defenders are very, very good. They are more athletic than offensive linemen, and that's no rip on offensive linemen. But you look at the number of different blitzes that you are throwing at quarterbacks these days with corners off the slot and linebackers and the whole, the whole nine yards." As the sport has evolved, players have gotten bigger, stronger and faster. While the NFL can try to protect quarterbacks as much as it can by changing the rulebook, the nature of the game leads to injuries. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "It basically comes down to protecting the quarterback, and not by rules, but by playing better up front," Fouts said while speaking on behalf of "Miller Night Football." Unfortunately for the New York Giants, they are the only team whose starting quarterback is expected to miss the rest of the season, as Jaxson Dart underwent surgery on his meniscus. All the other quarterbacks have already returned — Sam Darnold and Kyler Murray — or are expected to return this season — Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Baker Mayfield. Despite the Seattle Seahawks, Washington Commanders, Chicago Bears, Giants and Minnesota Vikings all winning games with their backup quarterbacks, their offenses didn’t look the same. Regardless of whether any rule changes are made regarding quarterback safety, all the teams can do now is hope their respective offensive lines play well enough to keep their backup quarterbacks upright. While a team may be able to survive an injury to its starting quarterback for a period of time with a backup, its season can take a downward turn quickly if it is forced to rely on its No. 3 quarterback. Fouts starred at Oregon for three seasons before going to the NFL. He was drafted in the third round of the 1973 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers, with whom he played 15 seasons. The 75-year-old was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac25e4075342cf4db8be489 Colorado State defensive coordinator fired after disappearing from sideline in the middle of blowout loss te 2026-10-04T14:10:08.480Z Colorado State defensive coordinator fired after disappearing from sideline in the middle of blowout loss Colorado State was embarrassed on its own turf by Oregon State on Saturday to the tune of 56-26. The blowout loss came just a week after the Rams gave up 59 points to UTSA in a 59-45 loss, signaling that there is a very real issue on the defensive side of the ball, but the deficiencies are no longer on Colorado State defensive coordinator Tyson Summers. This is because Summers is no longer with the program, and it's the manner in which he was dismissed from his duties that has understandably caused quite the stir. Colorado State head coach Jim Mora stripped Summers of his play-calling duties during the Rams' loss to Oregon State on Saturday, and did so before the first half had even ended. SOUTH CAROLINA FOOTBALL IN FREE FALL AS SHANE BEAMER MAY BE OUT OF TIME WITH BUYOUT DECISION LOOMING Summers was on the sideline to begin the game, but disappeared after the Beavers took a 14-0 lead with just over one minute left in the opening quarter. Speaking with reporters after the game, Mora explained that he had relieved Summers of his play-calling duties and that the now-former defensive coordinator "made the decision on his own to leave the field." Mora confirmed that Summers is no longer with the Rams' program, which isn't necessarily a surprise given the assistant coach's decision to bolt from the contest. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Following Summers' exit, co-defensive coordinator Kenny McClendon took over defensive play-calling duties, but the shakeup didn't exactly work out for Colorado State. The Beavers scored another 21 points in the second quarter and carried a 35-14 lead into halftime before capping off the 30-point victory on the road. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Mora is in his first year as head coach at Colorado State after spending the last four seasons at UConn, leading the Huskies to back-to-back nine-win seasons in 2024 and 2025. Summers served as the interim head coach of Colorado State for the final five games of the 2025 season after Jay Norvell had been fired. Mora elected to retain Summers as defensive coordinator, but it's fair to assume that relationship is no more. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac25e3f75342cf4db8be480 WATCH: Dem senators dodge backing Kamala Harris in potential 2028 run: ‘Very messy’ te 2026-10-04T14:10:07.719Z WATCH: Dem senators dodge backing Kamala Harris in potential 2028 run: ‘Very messy’ Former Vice President Kamala Harris is leaving the door open to another White House bid in 2028, but Democratic senators aren’t rushing to line up behind their party’s 2024 nominee. "Well, I've backed her before, but there'll be other contenders this time," Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., told Fox News Digital. "I've made no decisions about who I would support." "I think we're going to have a very, very, very messy and very big primary," Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., said. "It's going to be every Tom, Dick and Harry. And that's probably where it should be." HARRIS KEEPS 2028 DOOR OPEN AS SHE HITS MIDTERM CAMPAIGN TRAIL, WARNS ‘28 WON’T MATTER’ WITHOUT 2026 "We've got a lot of people who are going to run and I think we should sort that out after the midterms," Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said. Harris returned to the campaign trail last week alongside Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, while continuing to leave open the possibility of another White House bid. Asked in Detroit whether she would run in 2028, Harris said she had not decided and urged Democrats to focus on November, warning that "'28 won't matter" without success in 2026. "We're focused on 2026," said Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md. "We're gonna win back the House and the Senate." She continued, "I love Kamala Harris. I have a very personal friendship and relationship. She's amazing. I think anybody who wants to run should. She's obviously very well qualified. We need to focus on '26." DEMOCRATS SHY AWAY FROM QUESTIONS ON WHETHER HARRIS SHOULD RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2028 "This is going to be a wide open primary, and again, that's democracy at its best," Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., said. "Everyone who wants to run should be able to run for office here." Another potential 2028 contender is Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., who represents the party’s progressive wing. Ocasio-Cortez describes herself as a democratic socialist. NEWSOM ROASTED ONLINE FOR 'STAGED' FLY-FISHING INTERVIEW WITH CNN ANCHOR WHERE HE DROPPED MAJOR 2028 HINT California Gov. Gavin Newsom is another potential 2028 contender, although he said last month that he would not run if Harris enters the race. "We should have a lot of candidates running so we have a very broad discussion about the future of this country," Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., said. A July University of New Hampshire Granite State Poll found Ocasio-Cortez leading the prospective 2028 Democratic primary field in New Hampshire with 22% support among likely Democratic primary voters. Harris registered 5%. Neither Harris nor Ocasio-Cortez has announced a 2028 campaign. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac25e3f75342cf4db8be477 Matthew McConaughey says Woody Harrelson’s wild antics include 2 a.m. visits, inviting strangers on vacations te 2026-10-04T14:10:07.029Z Matthew McConaughey says Woody Harrelson’s wild antics include 2 a.m. visits, inviting strangers on vacations Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson's friendship has put both of them in some wild situations. While promoting their new show, "Brothers," the two actors, and close friends, have shared many anecdotes from their years-long friendship, which have sent the internet buzzing. Whether it be finding out they might be brothers to Harrelson surprising McConaughey in bed in the middle of the night, these two Hollywood icons have made it clear they have an interesting friendship. Here are some of the most outrageous stories the two shared during recent interviews. MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY'S PIECE OF RELATIONSHIP ADVICE THAT KEEPS HIS MARRIAGE TO CAMILA ALVES STRONG During an appearance on the "Glass Half Full" podcast, McConaughey described some of the oddities that come with being Harrelson's friend, saying "he's never gone through a front door in his life." He explained that no matter how long it has been since they last saw each other, Harrelson has "never called or sent a message" to make plans, adding, "he just shows up." "We hadn't seen each other for a year at the time when I was living out in LA. I hadn't seen him for a year. Guess my introduction to him," he said. "My wife goes 'ah.' And I go, 'Woah.' Two in the morning, wake up, Woody's in between us in bed! He had jumped the fence, picked the window, snuck in, and got in bed with us." When host Craig Melvin told Harrelson that "people have been shot for less," the actor replied, "Well, I was hoping he didn't have a gun." "But what a good way to wake up a friend, you know what I mean, and get to be next to Camila [Alves, McConaughey's wife]," Harrelson added. "Like, that was nice. She was warm to me." When speaking to Melvin, the celebrity duo also shared how they first met, although they admit they have different recollections. McConaughey admits Harrelson "believes we've known each other one year longer" than he does, because "I don't remember the first time we met." He blames it on the idea that they began taking shots together at 1 pm, but when Harrelson corrected him on a detail in the story, McConaughey told him, "I don't remember. You tell me." "I already knew of him and I liked him from a distance," Harrelson said. "And then I met him, and I'm like, 'Hey, let's do a shot,' and he's like, 'Man, I got a lot of work to do today.' I said, 'One shot's gonna stop you from all the work you got?'" McConaughey then chimed in adding, "Hence, I don't remember meeting that day. It doesn't sound like that was the beginning and the end of the story." While telling Melvin about Harrelson's many talents, McConaughey casually mentioned that the actor once "did a handstand 18 inches away from the edge of the Grand Canyon." "The stuff this guy pulls off because he didn't know better is still amazing," McConaughey said. "Most people do that stuff when they're a kid, and they lose it as they get older, because you know better. This kid, what are you, 60 what now... 65 and he's still doing handstands on the edge of the Grand Canyon." While Harrelson tried to downplay the achievement by saying he was further away than McConaughey is saying and that it wasn't the Grand Canyon, the "Dallas Buyers Club" star continued to praise him. "I'm probably exaggerating less than from the edge on his hand, the Grand Canyon," McConaughey said. "The photographer freaks out. Never got a picture of it." He added that had the photographer been able to take a photo, "it would have been the most epic shot." While promoting the new show, the two actors also sat down with Conan O'Brien on his podcast, "Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend." During the interview, McConaughey shared an unbelievable story about the time Harrelson met a couple on their honeymoon while waiting for his luggage at baggage claim in Greece, and invited them to stay with him and McConaughey in the house McConaughey had rented for them and their families. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "You have a consistent habit of having an open heart and inviting people into your future life or yours or mine," McConaughey told Harrelson during the interview. "He's doing this routinely. He's, he's very consistent. We go on a Greek holiday and my family… we rent the place... We rent the place and they… we fly over, but they get there before us and we show up and there's two people sitting on the tailgate of a truck right in front of our rental." He went on to say that at first he thought it was Harrelson and his wife Laura, but soon found out it was two strangers who told him, "We met Woody and Laura at the airport getting our luggage and … they're great." When he confronted Harrelson, who had already claimed the primary bedroom in the rental, he told him, "They're great, man. They're going to be with us for a week." When speaking with People, McConaughey expanded on the idea that Harrelson will show up at his home "unannounced," calling it "one of Woody's great traits." "He never comes through a front door. And he’ll swing by for an hour to say, ‘Howdy!’" McConaughey said. "It might turn into, ‘I’ve moved in for three months.’ It’s a beautiful trait how he makes himself at home." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Harrelson confirmed he does make a habit of making McConaughey's house his own, noting, McConaughey "tolerates it." McConaughey went on to explain that often during these months-long stays, he will approach Harrelson after a while asking him to leave, and his kids will fight back. "There are times when I’m like, ‘Man, Woody, I need some space,’ and my whole family’s like, ‘No, don’t let Woody go. We’ve been staying up later having more milkshakes,’ whatever," McConaughey said. "The laughter’s been in the house a while." PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE In their new show, McConaughey and Harrelson play fictionalized versions of themselves who find out they could potentially be brothers. The premise for the show seems outrageous. However, it is closer to the truth than it may seem, as the two actors found out during a trip to Greece with their families that there is a possibility the two may actually be brothers. "In Greece a few years ago, we’re sitting around talking about how close we are and our families and et cetera and my mom is there. And she says, ‘Woody, I knew your dad,’" McConaughey told Ripa on her podcast in 2023. McConaughey explained to Ripa that his mother and father were divorced before he was born, so there is a possibility that she and Harrelson's father met during that time period. Harrelson also told the story while on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in 2023 that McConaughey's mom's story was "filled with innuendo," implying she and his father may have had a romance when they knew each other. "The year of his birth, nine months before, she was on a sabbatical from her relationship with his supposed father, Jim," Harrelson joked about McConaughey’s birthday. The "Hunger Games" actor shared that while he is willing to get a DNA test to find out once and for all, McConaughey is less willing, with Harrelson telling Colbert, "he feels like he is losing a father." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac25be875342cf4db8be410 Former streaker-turned-influencer Kinsey Wolanski takes the mound, Front Row Amy throws heat & Michigan lost te 2026-10-04T14:00:08.209Z Former streaker-turned-influencer Kinsey Wolanski takes the mound, Front Row Amy throws heat & Michigan lost Welcome to the Sunday edition of Screencaps. I'm off to a fantastic start this morning. I didn’t realize that I already had some coffee from yesterday still in the pot and filled up the coffee maker above its capacity this morning. Luckily, I heard what was going on as it took place and was able to turn it off before any of the spillage hit the floor. But, as you can imagine, it wasn’t how I wanted to start the day. But it fits in perfectly with how this weekend is going. CRAZIEST UPSET OF THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON HAPPENED ON FRIDAY NIGHT WHILE EVERYONE WAS ASLEEP Penn State's season officially came to an end on Friday night with their second straight loss. This one was a blowout at the hands of Northwestern. I said after last week's loss, but I'll say it again. I thought James Franklin was gone. The only thing that sort of went my way this weekend was Michigan losing again too. Their season is also over. Nobody wants to talk about a couple of unranked losers. Let's see how the No. 8 Florida Gators handled jumping all the way into the Top 10 after last weekend's big win. They got destroyed on the road by No. 25 Missouri. You really hate to see that. Now back to my misery. The Yankees were almost no-hit in a one-run game where they made the Rays starting pitcher look like the best pitcher who has ever lived. They do that at least one game every postseason. Hopefully, they're one and done in that department this year. The Yankees are expected to have the current best pitcher in Major League Baseball, Cam Schlittler, take the mound on Monday. The bats better show up. Those who have been locked in on sports and pop culture know all about Kinsey Wolanski. She made a name for herself running onto the field during the 2019 Champions League final in a skimpy swimsuit. She's since become an influencer, sports content creator and host. She's also worked with the Las Vegas Raiders. This weekend, she took the mound for the Professional Cosmic Baseball team Glow Mojis for an "un-ceremonial first pitch." Kinsey did a backflip then fired a strike from the rubber. She gave up a hit, but the pitch was in the zone and far more impressive than her backflip. I can't do one, but she came close to completely botching the landing. The pitch, while it became a base hit, saved the performance. INFLUENCER ISSUES PSA TO WOMEN WHEN THEY CAN SEE THEIR HUSBANDS DURING FOOTBALL SEASON, RUTGERS MESS & DALE SR - Chris sends: SeanJo What a scene. You can't go wrong with ribeye tacos or taking a meal outside on the patio or porch in the fall. THE ULTIMATE COLLEGE FOOTBALL TAILGATE PLAYLIST WITH 10 SONGS TO GET FIRED UP FOR THE SEASON - Gen X Warren M writes: Hey SeanJo, So to answer your question, I did about 5 months of training for my half iron. I hadn’t planned on racing one this year, and usually I’m already 2-3 months into general triathlon training when I start 70.3 training. Enough friends twisted my rubber arm to sign up in April and I dove in, coming off 7-8 months of mostly marathon training and general running. At the peak, I was hitting 100+ mile weeks (mostly 2-3 bike rides a week). Whew! One thing that was really cool was the amount of younger triathletes racing. 20s and 30s lined up and crushed their races. I think it’s great and really shows that it’s not always people in their 40s and 50s. We all pushed each other, especially that last 5K of the 13.1 mile run. The next generation of triathletes are already training and racing! SeanJo That's impressive. Are you planning to get back out there next year? And how much time do you typcially take off between them? Not that I'm planning to get into it. You're never going to find me out there. I push myself in other ways, but miles upon miles of running or biking a week isn't one of them. - Guy writes: Here is the tailgate setup for today’s Bills game. Go Bills!  CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE SeanJo That's how you tailgate like a pro. You grab a ton of meat, then you grab some more. My only question is how many tables are getting destroyed? ------------------------- THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! That's it for Sunday. I have hours of football to watch as I prepare myself physically and mentally for the Panthers in primetime on "Sunday Night Football." The Lions like to give up points, so I'm optimistic that the offense is going to be able to score tonight. Can the defense get a stop when they need one? We'll see. As I said on Friday, they have to go get and not get got. Keep the emails coming. The inbox is open and as always I want to see your meat (or whatever else) at sean.joseph@outkick.com. Go follow me on Twitter and over on Instagram and feel free to slide into the DMs. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2598f75342cf4db8be3d6 Fever star Sophie Cunningham tells Aces' A'ja Wilson to 'grow up' in response to her playoff meltdown te 2026-10-04T13:50:07.716Z Fever star Sophie Cunningham tells Aces' A'ja Wilson to 'grow up' in response to her playoff meltdown If you know anything about Indiana Fever forward Sophie Cunningham, you know she's not going to mince words. She famously stated, "I said what I said," while speaking to the media following relentless backlash for saying men should not compete in women's sports.  That’s why it shouldn’t shock anyone that Cunningham went off on WNBA MVP and Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson for confronting a Fever fan and verbally berating him in Game 2 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse for simply pointing at her. In the latest episode of "No Hesitation," hosted by Cunningham and elite basketball trainer Drew Hanlen, the Fever forward gave her long-awaited take on the now-infamous incident involving the controversial blocking call. "Oh my God! I have so many thoughts," Cunningham stated after her and Hanlen watched a clip from the "Pat McAfee Show" where one of the hosts (Boston Connor) confirmed, just as I did in my reporting following the incident, that the fan said, "It (the foul) is on you," while pointing. CRAIG CARTON BLASTS WNBA, A'JA WILSON OVER FAN CONFRONTATION: 'THIS LEAGUE CAN'T GET OUT OF ITS OWN WAY' While explaining that she held back from giving her reaction to the incident on X and saving it "for the pod," Cunningham went off on Wilson. "Us women in sport, and I'm just gonna say women in sport because that's my occupation and I have lived this, we yell from the rooftops that we want equality. We want to be treated like the men," she stated, prefacing her blunt comments. "We're gonna go for them for just pointing and saying, 'You fouled!'? Like grow up! What are we doing?" Cunningham said. She also took exception to the idea that Wilson, and seemingly other players, should be allowed to attack fans, claiming, "Us athletes need to be treated better" and "These fans need to be more supportive and not say anything negative." Cunningham pointed out that she has a unique perspective on this as one of the most, if not the most, hated WNBA players simply because she doesn’t believe men should be in women's sports and spaces. "I can say this, because I, hands down, have probably got s--- on the entire season, maybe sometimes two seasons — people coming after who I am, my character, what I stand for, x, y, z, I could go on and on." WHO IS SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM? FOX NATION CHRONICLES THE WNBA STAR'S RISE FROM FARM GIRL TO WOMEN'S SPORTS ADVOCATE "I've heard the worst of the worst. It's part of it," Cunningham said. "You should be grateful to be on this platform. You should be grateful to be playing basketball for a living and inspiring the next generation. If you really want sports fans, then you're gonna get sports fans. That includes pointing. That includes getting yelled at. Probably [will] be getting called names." "I don't think [the Fever fan] did absolutely anything wrong," Cunningham said definitively. Maybe Cunningham's most controversial take was saying, "If you want to get technical, that (Wilson's actions) could've called for a suspension, but she's like the LeBron James of our league so of course they're (WNBA) not going to suspend her."  Not only was Wilson not suspended, she was neither ejected, nor was she fined for her actions. Cunningham seems to say players of Wilson's caliber will be treated far less harshly and get away with clear violations. Cunningham also said there should have been repercussions for former Fever guard and Amazon Prime commentator Sydney Colson, as well as fellow Amazon analyst Theresa Plaisance, who left their courtside seats to insert themselves in the altercation. "There's definitely a double standard," Cunningham stated. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! As for her feelings about whether her and her team wanted Wilson to play, while waiting for the league to announce if they would punish the Aces' star, Cunningham cleared the air saying, "We wanted her to play. I think that makes for good basketball." "Who would've thought that someone pointing would cause so many people to go into a mental spiral? That says a lot more about your mental status to anything the fans are doing," Cunningham said in response to both Wilson and viewers upset over her poking fun at the situation on TikTok. Cunningham and her co-host also spent a few minutes comparing the Game 2 incident involving Wilson and the fan with an Aces fan who stepped onto the court and pointed at Lexie Hull following a controversial foul call in Game 3. Here's how fans, media and others reacted in the replies on X to Cunningham's comments: Cunningham continues to be a refreshing addition to the player-led commentary space. She tells it like it is, without apology. We need more athletes like her. While her teammate Raven Johnson apologized to A’ja Wilson on Friday via X for comments perceived as insensitive during a media appearance with Myisha Hines-Allen about Hines-Allen’s altercation and hard foul on Wilson, Cunningham stands firm in her beliefs and feels no need to bow to the WNBA establishment, which includes Wilson. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2598e75342cf4db8be3cd Cowboys legend Randy White endorses Ken Paxton, warns James Talarico ‘can’t be trusted’ te 2026-10-04T13:50:06.941Z Cowboys legend Randy White endorses Ken Paxton, warns James Talarico ‘can’t be trusted’ FIRST ON FOX: Dallas Cowboys legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy White has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state’s consequential U.S. Senate race. "Ken Paxton will get in there and get things done. He’s not afraid," White told OutKick in an exclusive interview. "That’s one thing I really like about Ken. He will get in there and say what needs to be said. He doesn’t hold back. He tells the truth. He’s not trying to win a popularity contest when he’s working. It’s what’s right for the people." White said his endorsement grew out of his personal relationship with Paxton and their shared work on issues involving children and the opioid crisis. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "I got to know Ken as a person, and I think he is a super person," White said. "I like his attitude, the things that he does, the way he does them." White highlighted Paxton’s support for the National Child Identification Program, which provides parents with kits to preserve their children’s fingerprints, DNA and other identifying information at home. Paxton previously joined a coalition supporting federal funding for the program, while White has served as one of its Hall of Fame ambassadors. "He is a big supporter of the Child ID program, which is something I’m a big supporter of — helping kids," White said. White also lost his son-in-law to an accidental opioid overdose, a personal tragedy that prompted him to become an advocate for drug-awareness initiatives. In 2024, White joined Paxton and Texas parents who had lost children to fentanyl-laced drugs in a public service announcement released by the attorney general’s office. EXCLUSIVE: FENTANYL DEATHS PLUNGE 22% AS TRUMP WHITE HOUSE TOUTS CRACKDOWN ON DEADLY DRUG CRISIS "This opioid stuff — I lost a son-in-law to opioids, accidental," White said. "He’s been right on top of that ever since that happened. Everything he does is kind of the way I think it should be done." TALARICO SAYS HE 'MISSED THE MARK' AS HE BACKTRACKS ON CONTROVERSIAL WOKE STATEMENTS White drew a stark contrast between Paxton and Talarico, whom he said he does not trust. "I know Ken Paxton," White said. "I know he’s going to do what he says he’s going to do. I know he’s going to go to work every day, and he’s going to help the people of Texas. This other guy, I don’t know him. But I hear what he says, and it’s different from what I believe." Asked whether he considered Talarico "too woke," White answered, "Yes." "I don’t want to go into each specific thing, but, yeah, he’s different than what I think is right," White said. "If this guy gets elected in Texas, I’m going to pull my hair out, and I don’t have many left. So, we’ve got to get out and vote so this doesn’t happen." White specifically cited transgender participation in girls’ sports and access to girls’ bathrooms among the issues on which he disagreed with Democrats and Talarico. Talarico voted against Republican-backed restrictions on transgender athletes while serving in the Texas House. In September, however, he told Fox News that he would "oppose trans athletes playing in girls’ sports if it risks safety or fairness." Talarico later said his position had not changed, arguing that he opposes a blanket statewide prohibition and believes local education and sports officials should make decisions on an athlete-by-athlete and sport-by-sport basis. White said Talarico’s recent comments reinforced his doubts about the Democrat. "I think that’s a sign that we can’t trust him," White said. "He’s going to go with the way the wind flows, whatever he feels like is the best thing for him and what his goals are. We don’t need somebody like that. "We need somebody like Ken Paxton who is going to stick to his guns, who is not afraid to stand up for what he believes is right." CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Talarico's office has not responded to a request for comment. Paxton secured the Republican nomination in May after defeating longtime Sen. John Cornyn in a primary runoff, an outcome that underscored President Donald Trump’s influence over the Republican Party. Trump endorsed Paxton shortly before the runoff. The general-election race has become unexpectedly competitive. A Fox News Poll conducted Sept. 24-28 found Talarico leading Paxton 51%-49% among likely voters, a result within the poll’s three-point margin of sampling error. Several other recent public polls have also shown Talarico narrowly ahead. White nevertheless expressed unequivocal support for Trump, whose political standing and handling of the economy have become central issues in the race. "I love President Trump. I’m behind him 1,000%," White said. "These gas prices, we’re paying a little more for gas right now. But I tell you what, he’s saving the world. And we’ve got to pay a little bit more for gas — OK, well, let’s pay it for a while. "He’ll get gas prices back down where they were. It’s just something that’s part of the process of getting America back where it needs to be and making it safe." White also backed Trump’s handling of the war with Iran. "We had to do it. You had to," White said. "They’re never going to stop. They are never going to stop. … What President Trump is doing, I think, is the best thing for our country." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2573875342cf4db8be397 Jon Gruden fires up Trump rally crowd in Ohio as if delivering a locker room speech then delivers endorsement te 2026-10-04T13:40:08.117Z Jon Gruden fires up Trump rally crowd in Ohio as if delivering a locker room speech then delivers endorsement Super Bowl winning football coach Jon Gruden had an NFL reputation for using his fire and enthusiasm, not to mention his offensive strategies, to great success and we saw some of that at the rally President Donald Trump held Saturday night in Ohio. First of all, who knew Gruden was a conservative? He watched the president deliver his message standing side-by-side with Ohio Sen. Jon Husted, who is running for re-election, and gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! And at one point during Trump's comments, a protester began to say something or other, and was escorted out while the crowd chanted, "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye." "You know, Jon Gruden is standing here, saying, 'I don't believe this. This is rougher than a football game,'" Trump told the crowd. "There's more spirit. I think they have more spirit here than they did today in Ohio State, if you want to know the truth." Gruden, who coached the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a Super Bowl title and later coached the Raiders in both Oakland and Las Vegas for 53 games before resigning in 2021, was introduced to the crowd by Husted. Husted and Gruden were teammates on the 1985 University of Dayton football team and have remained close through the years. "I'll be very brief, but I want to thank everybody for showing up," Gruden told the crowd that greeted him with applause. "I love you guys. I just came back for one reason and I'm from Ohio. My mom and dad are from Cleveland. I was born in Sandusky and I went to the University of Dayton. "And I'm damn proud of it, man!" Yes, the crowd loved that and the cheers were evidence of that. Then came the endorsement of his former teammate and friend: "Jon Husted is a lot more than my friend," Gruden said. "He was a great player." He intercepted 17 passes on the gridiron. He was a great player. And I know why he's a great player. It was because of his work ethic and his commitment and his day-to-day mental toughness." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Husted, who has served as an Ohio state representative, Ohio House speaker, state senator, secretary of state, lieutenant governor and, since January 2025, a U.S. senator, was an All-American cornerback and kick returner at Dayton. FROM LOCKER ROOMS TO CONGRESS: JAY FEELY LATEST ATHLETE SEEKING TO TAKE LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP TO CAPITOL HILL He was a starter on the Flyers’ 1989 NCAA Division III national championship team. Dayton finished that season 13-0-1, and Husted recorded an interception in the championship-game victory over Union. "He will never quit, ever on you or anybody," Gruden bellowed. "Let's hear it, for Husted. Right. I'm gonna close with this ... Before you know it, last thing I'm gonna say, before you know it, this election is over, yes? It's over. "But what we got to do is we got to do our part. Early voting starts Tuesday. Can we be there or not? Let's be there! And I know you guys got a lot more friends than I do. Get your friends, and get their friends and their friends, and let's get Husted back in action. Let's go!" FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2528875342cf4db8be321 More Gen Z college freshmen are quitting school early and moving back home with mom and dad te 2026-10-04T13:20:08.399Z More Gen Z college freshmen are quitting school early and moving back home with mom and dad Some Gen Z freshmen have already decided — just weeks into the fall semester — to abandon their college campuses, head back home and take classes online. Others are quitting school entirely very early on. In a recent "Outnumbered" segment, the Fox News co-hosts discussed the trend of young college students bailing out of campus life and returning home — saying the degree is what they’re after, not the "college experience." Online reactions to the controversial and trending decision are running the gamut.  ‘SHUT UP’ AND LISTEN: TRACE GALLAGHER SHARES WISDOM LEARNED FROM BEING A ‘GIRL DAD’ "To be fair, college is not for everyone," one Facebook user commented. Another blurted, "Time for the school of HARD KNOCKS!" A viral TikTok posted by a 17-year-old indicated that the student left campus at Southern University in Louisiana just two weeks into her first semester to go back home to Las Vegas, according to reports.  Some students today seem to be strangers with discomfort and struggle — as one user advised, "Y'all have to learn how to be uncomfortable." Another was more understanding, posting, "It's OK to be uncomfortable, anxious and stressed during your first year of college." "Outnumbered" co-host Kaleigh McEnany said she remembered her own college days, when she would struggle to return to school after spending time at home. "I would cry in the airport, and my mom was like, 'You've gotta get on the plane, you've gotta go back …' And it was tough, but I'm so glad she pushed me," she said. In her viral TikTok, the teenager shared a disclaimer in the caption of her video, noting that she didn’t drop out — she switched to the school’s online program instead. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS Various factors affect the decisions of students to leave campus and take classes at home — with some online posters on various forums weighing in with their own experiences and beliefs.  Writing on Reddit recently, one parent said a son in the family's household "is quitting college quickly, and I feel like a loser." The parent went on, "He was one of the top students in his high school class. Had anxiety, but worked through all issues eventually. I have anxiety issues as well, so I've always done my best to help him through it. Dished out so much money to get him a car, a laptop, paid for bus passes, etc., only to have him drop out after one week." TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ The person continued, "Won't even consider just sticking with it for a semester or two. He even had a scholarship to cover his entire first year! I mean, I took 19 years to finish my bachelor's degree, but I was always employed, so what can I really say?" In response, another person on Reddit wrote, "What are his reasons? How much ability do you have to force him to stay? Is it a done deal already? I would absolutely try to get to the bottom of it and figure out how to work around whatever his concerns are." Another parent weighed in with this experience: "My daughter has a lot of social anxiety and just got through her second week of college. She is particularly anxious about public speaking. So much so she would miss days of high school almost any time it was required. I have been very nervous about her ability to adapt." Added the parent, "So far it is going well, but not without some struggle. One of her classes required discussion from everyone, each time." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Still another individual shared a very different perspective. "I feel that college is a huge maturity checkpoint and most young adults aren't ready for it right out of high school," the person wrote. "I am a big proponent of not pushing them toward it until they feel it's something they want to do. That doesn't mean there aren't expectations — but maybe there is an option to choose to work full time, and pay some bills instead." Others chimed in on that same theme. "There is NO reason he has to attend college right now. He can work and see whether he is able to earn enough to support himself that way. He may need a break from academics. There are many paths; don't stress!" Students and online commenters have pointed out that financial concerns, mental health struggles or the desire to simply focus on academics can make on-campus life more difficult for some young people. The "Outnumbered" segment also noted that many members of Gen Z completed high school largely from home — taking online classes in their living room or kitchen, with parents not far away, during the COVID pandemic.  A recent Psychology Today piece on the topic noted that kids who leave college early — for whatever reason — need clear guidance once they get back home.  "Set clear boundaries regarding work, household responsibilities, health and wellness, and daily routines," a mental health counselor advised parents. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2503175342cf4db8be2d3 10-minute fitness habit can help adults over 40 maintain muscle and stay strong te 2026-10-04T13:10:09.819Z 10-minute fitness habit can help adults over 40 maintain muscle and stay strong Adults over 40 may not need to spend hours in the gym to maintain muscle, preserve mobility and stay strong. According to Los Angeles fitness entrepreneur Carl Daikeler, just 10 minutes of targeted resistance exercise each day can help preserve muscle, mobility and long-term function. Daikeler, 63, who has spent 28 years leading BODi, the fitness brand formerly known as Beachbody, says his approach to exercise stems from a practical desire to stay healthy without having to be a dedicated fitness enthusiast. 4 SIMPLE HABITS CAN HELP SLOW MUSCLE LOSS AS YOU AGE, FITNESS EXPERT SAYS "I don't like to eat healthy, I don't like to work out," Daikeler told Fox News Digital at the Strong New York conference in September. "I'm just constantly trying to figure out how I can hack my way without having to overturn my life to become one of these diehard health and fitness people, because I'm never going to become that." For adults looking to stay healthy in midlife, Daikeler recommends what he considers a "minimum effective dose" — short, targeted resistance workouts at home instead of lengthy gym sessions. "Ten minutes a day, and you can establish and build and maintain muscle," he said. WANT TO AGE BETTER? RESEARCHERS SAY 4-MINUTE ROUTINE MAY HELP PREVENT DANGEROUS FALLS Federal physical activity guidelines say that adults should perform muscle-strengthening activities involving all major muscle groups at least two days per week, in addition to regular aerobic activity. Rather than doing a full-body workout every day, Daikeler recommends rotating muscle groups — focusing on the chest one day, upper body the next, then legs and glutes — to build consistency without requiring lengthy gym sessions. "Do that consistently, and you're going to find your strength return, your muscles return, your joints will start to respond appropriately," he said. The 10-minute approach can be especially valuable for people taking GLP-1 medications, who may be trying to preserve muscle mass and bone density while losing weight but may feel intimidated by traditional gyms, Daikeler said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES For individuals seeking more significant weight loss, he recommends extending daily activity to 20 or 30 minutes, incorporating a balance of strength training and cardiovascular exercise. Daikeler cautioned against focusing exclusively on either cardio or resistance training, noting that different exercise types serve distinct functions in the body. "Your body's like a furnace," Daikeler said. "The coal in that furnace is muscle. So you want to build muscle. But then you want to stoke that coal, and that's cardio. So, you need a balance of both things." While resistance training builds muscle and strengthens bones and connective tissue, cardiovascular exercise challenges the heart and lungs, helping to maintain overall fitness, he said. As adults age, Daikeler says the primary motivation for maintaining physical activity should shift away from aesthetic goals and toward functional mobility and independence. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER Reflecting on his personal experience visiting his father in an assisted living facility, Daikeler observed how residents struggled with basic movement and balance. Many residents relied on walkers and canes, and often stopped walking before talking to one another because they feared tripping over cracks in the pavement, he recalled. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ "This is no longer about my abs," Daikeler added. "I need to work out in order to be able to walk and talk at the same time into my 90s ... It's no longer about aesthetics and vanity. It's really about mobility." Maintaining healthy physical habits means accepting daily short-term discomfort to protect long-term independence, Daikeler noted. "If I do 20 minutes of discomfort, the rest of the day is awesome," he said, adding that the goal is to consistently incorporate resistance training, cardio and flexibility work into a daily routine. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2503175342cf4db8be2ca DR MARC SIEGEL: The angels behind Alcoholics Anonymous still inspire hope te 2026-10-04T13:10:09.100Z DR MARC SIEGEL: The angels behind Alcoholics Anonymous still inspire hope Alcohol is still something to be worried about. Granted, national data shows a decline coming out of the pandemic, but the overall numbers are still higher than they were in 2018. Not only that, but though Gen Zers and millennials are drinking less, middle-aged adults are drinking more, with an increase in heavy drinking since 2018. Some of this is because middle-aged adults face increased pressures as they try to manage both aging parents and children who are in adolescence or early adulthood and are just finding themselves. But though drinking may temporarily ease stress, the long-term health risks are significant. A recent study from Colorado determined that older adults are more likely to drink alone, which carries with it additional health risks, including cognitive decline. There are an estimated 28 million Americans who suffer from alcohol use disorder, with a substantial portion of them being middle-aged. Not only that, but about 50% of the deaths due to alcohol in the U.S. occur among middle-aged adults. HEAVY DRINKING SURGES AMONG AMERICANS IN ONE AGE GROUP AS OTHER GENERATIONS CUT BACK Faith-based cures remain highly effective for alcoholism, with none more effective than Alcoholics Anonymous, which was developed in the 1930s by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith after a chance meeting, the kind that the famed psychiatrist Carl Jung called synchronicity, or meaningful coincidence.  They became messengers of God for each other and ultimately, for millions of other alcoholics with their 12-step program based largely on making a spiritual connection. In my new book, "The Angels Among Us," I devote a chapter to the miracle recovery of Bill Wilson and his consequential friendship with Dr. Bob. Bill is admitted to Towns Hospital in New York City in 1934 for the fourth time because of alcohol intoxication followed by withdrawal. He is in the depths of despair and is not sure if he will survive. And then he experiences the central miracle of his life as he demands that God show Himself. CAN FAITH HELP PATIENTS HEAL? VETERAN DOCTOR REVEALS WHAT HE'S WITNESSED FIRSTHAND "The room lights up with a blinding glare of light. Wilson is seized by an ecstasy he has never known. He stands on a mountaintop with a great wind blowing. He thinks to himself, 'This is not a wind of air. This is spirit. This is the God of the preachers.' "Bill feels that a great, clean strength is blowing through him, that he is now free." Bill Wilson tells about his experience to his medical angel, Dr. Silkworth, who is tending to him there in the hospital, who decides he is not crazy, but that a great psychic event has occurred. This changes Bill's life, as the doctor/"angel" advises him to hang on to this experience and to share it.  By meeting other alcoholics where they live, and not speaking down to them, by not preaching, Wilson and later Dr. Bob spread faith, goodwill, and ultimately sobriety. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION In today's world, this lesson remains crucial. It is the in-person exchange of peer-to-peer kindness and caring that gives us all the chance to heal. It doesn't work the same way on social media, and self-destructive behavior (including alcohol addiction) is much more likely to occur in isolation. There is still a lesson to be learned from Bill Wilson's experience. Doctors can be angels of healing, just as fellow sufferers can. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM DR. MARC SIEGEL Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2503075342cf4db8be2c1 Robert Blake’s son returns to restaurant tied to family tragedy for new murder mystery te 2026-10-04T13:10:08.454Z Robert Blake’s son returns to restaurant tied to family tragedy for new murder mystery Twenty-five years after Vitello's became part of a painful chapter in his family's history, Noah Blake has returned to the restaurant to direct and star in a fictional murder mystery, describing the production as part of his healing journey. The "Teen Witch" alum's "A Killer Night in Studio City," a noir-inspired immersive theater production set in 1958, opened at the famed Italian restaurant on Sept. 15. "When I was first approached about this, of course, there was this little bit of ... and then I was like, 'Wait, what am I doing? Of course, I should do this,'" Blake told Fox News Digital. "This is a chance for me to, not rewrite history, but to create a new page and to create a new connection and a new relationship for me with this place, for my name with this place, for my family with this place." ROBERT BLAKE DEAD AT 89 "I've got a four-year-old son," Blake said. "I want him to be able to go there and enjoy Vitello's as he's grown up, God willing, as long as Vitello's is there. And I don't want him to ever feel funny. I want him to think about, 'Oh, Vitello's, that's the place where daddy did that fun show.' Not this other stuff. I'm not trying to minimize that tragedy, but it wasn't my tragedy, and it was a cross that I've had to bear and still will probably for the rest of my life." Blake said Vitello's was a regular gathering place for his family while he was growing up, but he stayed away for decades. He eventually returned and agreed to stage the production there, saying he wanted to reclaim positive memories of a place he had loved. "I want to go and do something in this space that is creative, that is fun, that is exciting, where people come and laugh and gasp and have a great time," he explained. "Some people may not even know [what happened] and the people who do might be curious and go, 'Oh, that has nothing to do with anything, and I had a great time.'" WATCH: NOAH BLAKE SAYS RETURN TO SITE TIED TO FAMILY TRAGEDY IS ‘FULL CIRCLE’ The history Blake is trying to move beyond dates back to 2001, when his father Robert Blake's wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, was killed after the couple had dinner at Vitello's. The actor was acquitted of murder in 2005 in connection with Bakley's killing. Bakley was shot and killed while sitting in Robert's car near the restaurant. A civil jury later found him liable for her death and ordered him to pay Bakley's family $30 million, prompting him to file for bankruptcy, according to The Associated Press. An appeals court later reduced the award to $15 million, after which the parties reached a confidential settlement. Robert died in 2023 at 89. Rose Lenore, Bakley's daughter with Robert, feels differently about the production. She told Fox News Digital that Vitello's remains too painful for her and others who loved her mother. "I think him doing it at Vitello's is upsetting for me and anyone who loved Bonny," she said. "And there were quite a few people who did. She left behind three children, plus me. She also left behind a sister, my aunt, who misses her dearly. And so, to have Robert Blake's son do any show at Vitello's, let alone a murder mystery show, I find that to be insensitive and upsetting." "I don't even care what the show is about," Lenore said. "I'm also not here to invalidate anyone's healing journey, if that's what this is for him. But I also think it's my moral obligation to stand up for what I believe in. I would still be upset if he was doing anything else. And for Noah to be doing a happy, fun show — I think it's in poor taste." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "I'm not wishing any harm on Noah," Lenore continued. "I wish him well in his life and career. But it would be hard for me to stay silent on something like this. It would be hard for me to stay silent about my mother." Responding to Lenore's criticism, Blake wrote in a statement to Fox News Digital, "I have my own deeply personal reasons for doing this play. Vitello's was a place that I loved my entire life. Over time, that place became the physical embodiment for me of a much larger and devastating chapter of my life — one thing that I had nothing to do with, but whose consequences I have had to endure for years." "Choosing to walk back into that space now and create something uniquely mine — something lighthearted and entertaining that people are enjoying — is part of my own healing journey," he wrote. "It's about taking a place that had come to represent something painfully dark in my life and allowing it to represent something else. I'm not erasing history or rewriting it. I'm simply adding a new page to it, and I don't ask or expect anyone else to sign off on what I need to do to heal." "Rose is absolutely entitled to her feelings," Blake continued. "I've been there for her many times over the years, and I care for her. She chose to express her feelings about this publicly, which certainly wouldn't have been my choice and still isn't. I would much rather have had a private conversation with her. I've reached out and asked her to call me so that we could talk about this, and that conversation has yet to happen. But that door remains open for her." Blake said returning to Vitello's has also forced him to revisit his complicated relationship with his late father. "I don't think people really realize when something like that happens, how many lives are impacted in such a profound way," he explained. "I had to wrestle with who my father really was for everything I thought he was or knew or saw him as. Did he do this thing? Was he really capable of this? Was he that far gone? Was my father this monster?" LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "It's tough because it makes you question a lot. 'What is my genetic makeup?' It was years of intense scrutiny, and it was impossible to live my life, and for other people as well. It's not cool to know that this guy's son had a nervous breakdown and couldn't leave his house for six months and was having panic attacks and night sweats and was incapable of functioning." "There were moments my father could be a very loving, kind, decent, generous human being," he said. "And there were times when he could just be an absolute f---ing monster and just the worst kind of selfish and menacing and threatening." PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Before his death, Robert fiercely denied murdering Bakley. For Blake, returning to the restaurant carries a meaning beyond the fictional story he says he wants to tell. While he recognizes the connection others may make to his family's past, Blake stressed he does not want that history to define him. "... I live my life as me," he said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2502f75342cf4db8be2b8 Dems hand GOP fresh midterm weapon by opposing widely used voter ID te 2026-10-04T13:10:07.756Z Dems hand GOP fresh midterm weapon by opposing widely used voter ID Senate Democrats’ recent rejection of voter ID is giving Republicans fresh ammunition in the midterm fight, putting them on the opposite side of a practice that is common across the country and broadly popular with voters in both parties. Republicans have developed a cynical view of why Democrats won’t play ball with voter ID, arguing that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and his caucus don’t want to give the GOP a win heading into the midterm elections. "Democrats are gonna vote against it because they don't want to give the president a win," Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., told Fox News Digital. "They don’t want to give Republicans a win. They'll screw the country and stuff." DOZENS OF HOUSE DEMOCRATS REJECT BILL FUSING CONGRESSIONAL STOCK BAN WITH FEDERAL VOTER ID Republicans' latest attempt to pass a federal voter ID law, which was paired with another popular issue to ban insider trading in Congress, comes months after initially launching their push to pass the SAVE America Act, a high priority for President Donald Trump that Schumer and Democrats have time and again rejected. Earlier this year, Democrats argued that voter ID isn’t so bad, it’s just how Republicans were approaching it that they disagreed with — Schumer dubbed the SAVE America Act "Jim Crow 2.0" and contended it would disenfranchise Black and Brown voters. "Democrats support voter ID," Schumer said on a press call earlier this year. "In fact, we included it, and it is included, in our Freedom to Vote legislation several years ago." INSIDE THE SENATE'S CHAOTIC ALL-NIGHTER THAT LEFT TRUMP'S SAVE AMERICA ACT ON THE SHELF But as the months have dragged on, an issue that voters overwhelmingly support has become a place for Democrats to dig their heels into the dirt against. Requiring identification to vote is already a practice in 36 states. Of those, 23 require photo ID, while 13 accept another form of identification, such as a bank statement. Nine of those states have Democratic senators. "We already have it," Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., told Fox News Digital. "I mean, Virginia has a voter ID law that our citizens really like." "Virtually every state has a voter ID law," he continued. "So, what, there has to be a one size fits all federal thing for states [that[ are already doing this?" SCHUMER, DEMOCRATS SAY THEY SUPPORT VOTER ID, THEN BLOCK GOP AMENDMENT TO REQUIRE IT Republicans say that the Democratic resistance has a more nefarious intent. Requiring voter ID would allegedly nuke some of their voter base, illegal immigrants, and therefore lower their chances of winning in federal elections. "Well, it's evident Democrats want to make it easier to cheat," Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., told Fox News Digital. " Republicans want to make it easier to vote, make sure nobody's cheating. And that's where we are on this voter ID, an 80/20 issue or not even more." Barrasso argued that identification is required in several mundane instances of life, from boarding a plane to buying a beer — and even to get into some rallies held by Democratic candidates during this election cycle. "They’re complete hypocrites on this," Barrasso said. "But [what] we need to do is elect more Republicans to be able to win these elections and make sure we have people here that see what the American people see, which is, you have to have a photo ID to vote." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac24dda75342cf4db8be273 Derrick Henry's rushing yards prop leads Ravens vs Titans picks as Baltimore favored by 11.5 te 2026-10-04T13:00:10.967Z Derrick Henry's rushing yards prop leads Ravens vs Titans picks as Baltimore favored by 11.5 If this season has taught me anything about sports betting, it is that you should never be too confident in wagers. I have had a really tough start to the season – but I had the same start to the college season and have turned that around. You can’t be hung up on opinions of teams, and need to recognize that maybe you were wrong about certain squads. Hopefully, I’ve formed a good opinion about the Titans and Ravens for today’s game. The Tennessee Titans are 0-3, one of the worst teams in football. We knew this was likely to be the case this year because the team hasn’t looked good in a few years and is still in the middle of a rebuild. Do they have the quarterback of the future? I’m somewhat questioning that with Cam Ward. For the season, Ward has completed 55-of-88 passes for 504 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception. They got him a top receiving option in the offseason, and he has hauled in 13 receptions, but for just 123 yards. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Perhaps we need to see Ward under center with a line that can protect him to really judge it. In fairness, they’ve only allowed five sacks this season. The Ravens have six sacks this year, so we will see if they can add to that total. The Ravens overall are about average in both the running game and passing attack, which opens the playbook a bit for the Titans to try anything they want to do on offense. ROBERT SALEH AND BRIAN DABOLL AIM TO TURN THE TENNESSEE TITANS INTO AFC SOUTH CONTENDERS The Baltimore Ravens have had a very interesting three weeks. In Week 1, they looked like the best team in the league, racking up yards and points over and over. They scored 41 points against the Colts and made it seem like Indianapolis couldn’t stop anything. New Orleans deflated that thought a bit in Week 2. They were able to score a late touchdown to give the Saints a win over the Ravens. In some ways, it felt more like Baltimore lost than New Orleans won. Last week, the Ravens played in Brazil against the Cowboys. This was another back-and-forth game, and one that also felt like Dallas losing rather than the Ravens winning. Perhaps that’s a bit harsh considering Baltimore was winning most of the game. The Ravens' defense is a bit concerning overall, but their offense has looked good. Baltimore is facing a bottom-10 defense as the Titans are allowing 126.3 yards per game on the ground. However, their passing defense has been surprisingly good, ranked seventh in the league. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Teams coming back from international travel without a bye week are 11-6 overall and just 9-8 against the spread. They are also 10-7 to the over on the total. This could be a blowout for Baltimore, but asking them to cover 11.5 is a pretty big ask. I do lean toward the Titans, but I am going with a prop instead. Derrick Henry has been outstanding this season. He has 301 yards and six touchdowns in three games this season. I do expect the Titans to try and load the box a bit, but that really doesn’t matter with Henry running. He can find a way. I’m taking over 92.5 rushing yards from him here. I’d recommend touchdown props on him, but I don’t particularly like any of the lines on any of them. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER For more sports betting information and plays, follow David on X/Twitter: @futureprez2024 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac24dda75342cf4db8be26a Cardinals vs Giants is giving a bit too much love to Arizona and not enough to New York at home te 2026-10-04T13:00:10.111Z Cardinals vs Giants is giving a bit too much love to Arizona and not enough to New York at home This is the last week when everyone plays in the NFL for a while. Next week marks the beginning of the bye weeks. It is only two teams sitting out next week, but it is still nice to have all the teams playing every week. Sunday has a great card, and I’m looking forward to a few different games, but one that is standing out is between the Cardinals and the Giants. The Arizona Cardinals are not quite as bad as expected this season. They are 1-2 coming into this game after a big win to open the season against the Chargers. I’m not expecting that Arizona finds a way to make the postseason, or even end with an average or winning record. However, they haven’t been terrible, either. They’ve played surprisingly well on the road in two games. They won the Chargers game, and they lost to the 49ers last week by just six points. Their lone home game saw them destroyed by the Seattle Seahawks. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Through three games, it seems like there is a clear goal for the Cardinals. They want to put the ball into either Jeremiyah Love’s hands or get it into Trey McBride’s. For the season, Love has 41 carries for 160 yards and one touchdown. He has also been involved in the passing attack with 10 receptions for 44 yards and a score. McBride is third in the league with 26 receptions, resulting in 211 yards and two touchdowns. Jacoby Brissett targets him early and often. The Giants have actually excelled against tight ends and running backs. The New York Giants started their year looking great with a win over division rival Dallas. Then they went to Los Angeles and not only lost to the Rams, but they lost Jaxon Dart, likely for the season. Last week, the team faced the Titans. They escaped with a win over Tennessee, but they didn’t exactly dominate the game. The final score was 12-7, and New York could only score field goals in the game. They were in control of the game the entire time, but it wasn’t like the offense looked sharp with Jameis Winston under center. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Perhaps with a bit more time to prepare, the team can be a bit more competitive. Winston can get a full week of practice. However, New York also might’ve shown they don’t fully believe in him because they traded for JJ McCarthy this week. With just one touchdown scored over the past two weeks, the Giants need to find offense, and they need to find it in a hurry. The Cardinals have the 10th worst passing defense in football. They also have the seventh-worst running defense. This might be the cure for the Giants' woes. I understand that the Cardinals have looked decent in two of the three games, and have played well on the road. However, I just don’t buy that the team is going to travel across the country and win this game. The look-ahead line, when everyone was healthy, was Giants -7, and now they are getting 2.5 points. I actually think New York wins this game. I’ll take the points, but I will sprinkle on the moneyline. I do think both teams will probably struggle to score, and I’d lean toward the under. 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Surveillance footage showed Yagi entering the hotel with Ballard before he later left alone, Stars and Stripes reported, citing Okinawa police. A hotel employee later found Yagi unresponsive after she failed to check out. Police subsequently located Ballard in Okinawa City and arrested him, according to the outlet. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Okinawa Prefectural Police for additional information. THAI RESORT CITY CRACKS DOWN ON PROSTITUTION AHEAD OF USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN ARRIVAL The Marine Corps said it was cooperating with Japanese authorities and that Ballard remained in Japanese custody. "The Marine Corps takes these allegations very seriously and expects every Marine to adhere to the highest standards of behavior," the service said in a statement obtained by Reuters. The arrest prompted swift condemnation from senior Japanese officials. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi offered condolences to Yagi's family and said her government had lodged a "strong protest" with the United States. "The occurrence of such an extremely brutal and heinous incident is a matter of profound regret," Takaichi said in an English translation of her Japanese-language statement. Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi also summoned U.S. Ambassador George Glass and called for full U.S. cooperation with the investigation, stricter discipline among American military personnel and measures to prevent similar incidents. Glass expressed regret over the loss of life and pledged U.S. cooperation with Japanese authorities. CHINA DEPLOYED OVER 100 VESSELS NEAR TAIWAN IN THE WAKE OF TRUMP-XI SUMMIT, TAIWAN SECURITY OFFICIAL CLAIMS The case comes against a decades-long backdrop of tensions surrounding the large U.S. military presence in Okinawa. Most of the roughly 18,000 Marines stationed in Japan are based on Okinawa, where crimes involving U.S. personnel, aircraft accidents and noise have periodically fueled local opposition to the American military presence. Okinawa remains strategically important to the U.S.-Japan alliance because of its location in the western Pacific near Taiwan amid increased concern over China's military activity in the region. Reuters contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac24b8375342cf4db8be206 Underdog Promo Code FOXNEWS: Play $5, Get $100 on MLB Division Series Padres vs. Brewers te 2026-10-04T12:50:11.851Z Underdog Promo Code FOXNEWS: Play $5, Get $100 on MLB Division Series Padres vs. Brewers Game 1 is over, and now we have one squad looking to even it up and the other trying to go up 2-0 and make it incredibly tough on their opponent. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac246d075342cf4db8be15d GOP Senate candidate's estranged wife confirms who she's voting for amid divorce proceedings te 2026-10-04T12:30:08.620Z GOP Senate candidate's estranged wife confirms who she's voting for amid divorce proceedings Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton is addressing the "elephant in the room," saying she’ll vote Republican this November without mentioning one GOP candidate by name: her estranged husband, Ken Paxton. Angela Paxton, who filed for divorce from the Texas Republican Senate candidate last year on "biblical grounds," says in a new political ad that she will back the Republican ticket on Nov. 3, arguing that keeping the seat in GOP hands outweighs concerns about any individual candidate. "People have asked my thoughts about this election, and turns out, I have some," she says in the ad. "Let’s talk about the elephant in the room." GOP FORTRESS IS UNDER THREAT IN ONE KEY RED STATE, AND THESE VOTERS COULD DECIDE WHETHER IT FALLS "In a general election, it’s not as much about the individual players on the team; it’s about getting the whole team across the finish line," she continues. "Either we hold every Republican seat, or we hand the future of Texas to the other team." "That’s why I’m voting for the Republican ticket on Nov. 3," she adds. "Let’s hold the line together." The ad does not mention Ken Paxton by name, but its message comes as the Republican Senate candidate faces a tight general election contest against Democrat James Talarico. The latest Fox News Poll, released Thursday, found Talarico with 51% support among Texas likely voters and Paxton with 49%, a difference within the poll’s margin of sampling error. The same poll found 50% of likely voters preferred Republican control of the U.S. Senate, compared with 49% who preferred Democratic control. Angela Paxton has previously signaled that maintaining Republican control of the seat takes precedence over her feelings about the individual candidate. During an address to the Texas Federation of Republican Women in September, she similarly framed the issue as the "elephant in the room" and told the audience that "it’s not the people, it’s the seat." REPUBLICAN CAVALRY ARRIVES FOR KEN PAXTON AS BIG-BUCKS TEXAS OFFENSIVE OPENS CASH FLOODGATES "We have more control over that seat and the future when we control the seat, when it’s still in the family, even if we’re mad at them," she said at the time, drawing laughter from the audience. "If we lose it to the other team, the nuances that we want to fix with maybe a certain candidate are nothing compared to what it’s going to take to get it back," she added. GEORGE W BUSH RAISES MONEY FOR REPUBLICANS, BUT NOT KEY SENATE CANDIDATE Angela Paxton filed for divorce from her husband in July 2025 after 38 years of marriage. In the filing, she alleged that Ken Paxton had "committed adultery" and said their marriage had "become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities." She separately announced the divorce on social media, saying she had filed "on biblical grounds." "I believe marriage is a sacred covenant and I have earnestly pursued reconciliation," she wrote. "But in light of recent discoveries, I do not believe that it honors God or is loving to myself, my children, or Ken to remain in the marriage." The new ad was funded by Texas PAC, a political action committee affiliated with Senate Majority Leader John Thune. Ken Paxton also has the support of President Donald Trump and financial backing from the president’s MAGA Inc. political action committee as well as Elon Musk’s America PAC. Fox News Digital’s Peter Pinedo contributed to this report. 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They had a big come-from-behind victory over the Los Angeles Rams last week and are now looking to beat another NFC West squad.  The Broncos still look like they have room for improvement. After getting little offense in Week 1, they scored 20 points in Week 2, and then 30 points against the Rams last week. Perhaps Bo Nix is getting more comfortable with his weapons.  The 49ers look like they may be one of the best teams in the league. Their schedule has been interesting, so it will be fun to see how they play against a tough opponent. In Week 1, the Rams showed up to Australia without much rest to play the game. It backfired, and San Francisco rolled them.  In Week 2, they faced a Dolphins team that looks like they are more likely to go 0-17 than they are to upset anyone. Week 3 saw the team in a battle with the Cardinals — not exactly a team people had high hopes for, but one that is competitive in the early going.  Which team will be victorious in this one? 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Authorities extradited Smith from Texas to Georgia, where she remains in the Gwinnett County Jail. Smith allegedly injected silicone into Moore’s left buttock inside a Holiday Inn Express hotel room near Stone Mountain on May 30, 2009, according to a Gwinnett County criminal arrest warrant. Moore died the following day. UNLICENSED MIAMI SURGEON 'DR. FRANKENSTEIN' VANISHES DAYS BEFORE TRIAL OVER BOTCHED PROCEDURES: AUTHORITIES Moore’s maternal aunt, Yolanda Hammond, told Fox News Digital that her niece researched providers before agreeing to the procedure. Hammond said Smith and another woman presented themselves as sisters, one a doctor and Smith as a physician assistant. DEM SENATE HOPEFUL’S ‘PHYSICIAN’ CAMPAIGN PITCH UNDER FIRE AFTER LICENSE RECORDS REVEAL KEY GAPS "Eyanna did extensive research," Hammond said. "The website checked out, they had reviews, but we later found out there was an actual cosmetic location except for they were not the real people. " "They used someone else’s credentials to pose themselves as those people." Hammond said Smith called Moore’s husband, David, shortly after the procedure and told him to come to the hotel with yogurt and Gatorade. When he arrived, he found Moore in distress and called 911. Smith later called David to ask how Moore was doing, Hammond said. He told her Moore had died. 'AMERICA'S MOST WANTED' FUGITIVE CAPTURED ON SAILBOAT OFF NJ COAST AFTER 20 YEARS ON THE RUN "He said she [Smith] was screaming ‘no,’ and hung up the phone," Hammond said. "Nobody never heard from her again." Gwinnett police secured an arrest warrant in June 2009, first charging Smith with practicing medicine without a license. When the felony murder warrant came months later, Smith had already fled. IDENTITY THEFT RARELY ANNOUNCES ITSELF: 6 SIGNS YOU MISSED Smith then obtained a South Carolina driver’s license using a woman’s stolen identity in November 2018, according to a Sept. 25 news release from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). In July 2026, Smith contacted the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles for assistance after an alert on the license prevented her from renewing it online. BODYCAM VIDEO SHOWS CANADIAN WOMAN ALLEGEDLY GIVING FALSE NAME BEFORE DEPUTIES DISCOVERED 12 FAKE IDS SLED assigned the identity fraud investigation to Special Agent Shawn Ludwig in August. Facial recognition helped him identify Smith and uncover the outstanding murder warrant. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X SLED Director of Public Information Renée Wunderlich told Fox News Digital that Ludwig and Senior Special Agent Bridgette Lott worked together on the investigation. The pair identified another alias Smith used in McKinney, Texas, and gave her vehicle information to local police. CAPTURED 'AMERICA'S MOST WANTED' FUGITIVE RONALD FISCHER ABANDONS ALIAS AFTER 20 YEARS ON THE RUN McKinney officers located Smith’s vehicle and arrested her in August. Hammond said she was stunned by how investigators found Smith. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS "You ran for 17 years and then you call and ask for help under an alias, like really?" she said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB A bond hearing has been set for Smith on Oct. 22 at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center. Fox News Digital reached out to her attorney. SEND US A TIP Moore’s death left her four children — Tatiyanna, Faith, Fantasia and Tristan — to grow up without their mother. Two of the children were so young that they have no recollection of Moore. Now, the family plans to attend court hearings and hopes for justice. GOT A TIP? "She was always advancing herself for a better career for herself and her family," Hammond added. "She’s 29 years old and she had a full life ahead of her...well educated young woman, married with children, and she just didn’t deserve that." LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST Hammond now hopes Moore’s death will raise awareness of illegal silicone injections and help other families avoid the loss hers has endured. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL "The thing that I would like for the world to know is just, you know, make sure you do your due diligence vetting these people. Make sure that you check the credentials." "No alteration of your body is worth you losing your life." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2447875342cf4db8bdc98 GOP rising star helped topple Trump-backed incumbent. Now he's caught leadership's eye te 2026-10-04T12:20:08.475Z GOP rising star helped topple Trump-backed incumbent. Now he's caught leadership's eye It’s June 2026 and the summer’s intense heat is slowly creeping across the East Coast. In Florida, a different kind of heat is threatening to burn Republicans — a firestorm of political backlash that could at best force the GOP to spend millions more in the midterms, and at worst cost the party what should be a safely red House seat. Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Fla., was one of the first to sound the alarm publicly about embattled Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., and the scandals that could have sandbagged his re-election chances. It’s an unusually bold move for a first-term congressman, particularly when all of the House GOP leadership and the White House were still publicly backing Mills. But Haridopolos’ plan was well-executed — and with the help of Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., Mills went down as one of only four Republican incumbents to lose a primary in the 2026 midterm cycle. Republican election watchers saw the loss with some relief, privately feeling better about their chances with former journalist Ryan Elijah, who Haridopolos recruited to run, against Democratic former NASA official Bale Dalton. And Haridopolos was there with Elijah both figuratively and literally. The former local news anchor said he was "right there in the front row" during the primary debate. REPUBLICANS MOVE TO OUST EMBATTLED FLORIDA GOP LAWMAKER IN BITTER PRIMARY FIGHT "Not only was he there, he was kind of like the spin room. He did a lot of the media interviews, and that was huge for us," Elijah told Fox News Digital. TRUMP'S SUPPORT DOESN'T SAVE SCANDAL-PLAGUED LAWMAKER IN PRIMARY Haridopolos told Fox News Digital, "I recognized that Cory Mills was absolutely going to lose a general election against a solid Democrat candidate. And so I went to the leadership and, of course, the president's team and said, look, we need to find a way for Mills to step aside." "Unfortunately, Mr. Mills was not willing to step aside. And so I let the leadership and the president know that I'd be helping someone else in the primary," he continued. "It was not the easiest thing to do, taking on a colleague. But … this is a team sport and all of us need to work together." WATCH: CORY MILLS BLASTS DOJ PROBE AS ‘POLITICAL OP' AHEAD OF FLORIDA PRIMARY "Team sport" is an analogy that the Florida Republican has used frequently, and one that he’s used to try and define his tenure in the House. It’s paid off for him so far, with Haridopolos having forged close relationships with both House GOP leaders and his peers. "He’s a trusted ally and somebody you can count on. He delivers. You never have to worry about where he’s going to be," House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., who has known Haridopolos for roughly two decades, told Fox News Digital. The two politicos first forged a relationship in their respective state houses. When Haridopolos said he would launch a campaign for Congress, Scalise said he told him, "I want to be your first check … I want to support you." And in his short time so far, he's already been entrusted to lead a House panel. Haridopolos is chair of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee’s space subcommittee, a fitting position for someone whose district is home to the Kennedy Space Center despite his junior status. The Florida freshman said space has long been a passion of his, dating back to his efforts as a state lawmaker to bring the shuttle program back to his backyard. NASA'S ARTEMIS FOLLOW-UP MISSION 'RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER' AFTER SUCCESSFUL LUNAR FLIGHT "So many people were concerned that we'd go back to the post-Apollo days, which are very detrimental to the economy of Central Florida. And so at that time, Rick Scott was governor … We decided that we needed to not just rely on NASA but start pushing for public-private partnerships," Haridopolos said. The U.S. has seen an unprecedented resurgence of success in space in the last two years, partly propelled by the public-private partnerships that Haridopolos is pushing. NASA completed its historic Artemis II mission just this year, sending four astronauts around the moon and back in the first such mission in decades. PETER NAVARRO: TRUMP'S ARTEMIS VISION IS NOW FLYING — AND CHINA IS PAYING ATTENTION "I'm really confident that in two years we'll be landing back on the moon," Haridopolos said. That’s also due in no small part to the federal government investing in the new space race, after the Trump administration initially proposed a roughly 24% cut to NASA’s budget in May 2025. Haridopolos, seeing space as another frontier for national security, was alarmed. He told Fox News Digital at the time that he would seek a "constructive conversation with the White House" about a higher figure. "I’m not sure what that number will be in the end, but in my conversations with the president about space, he’s absolutely committed to it," he said in May 2025. Eventually, President Donald Trump signed into law a spending bill that included $24.4 billion for NASA — rather than the initial $18.8 billion proposal — and approved an additional $9.9 billion in the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told Fox News Digital that Haridopolos "understands that so much of America’s future in space runs through Florida and Kennedy Space Center." "He is serious about the mission, willing to engage on the hard issues, and always focused on how we can move the ball forward," Isaacman said. Before his political career began, Haridopolos was a history professor at what is now Eastern Florida State College. He was born to an American mother and Greek immigrant father, and is currently married to Stephanie Haridopolos — a physician by profession who has spent the last several months as acting surgeon general. But despite his accomplishments and connections, Haridopolos’ name is not one that has garnered headlines in the way that more bombastic House Republicans have in their public defiance of GOP leaders or criticism of Trump. That’s because he prefers to settle disputes behind closed doors, a hallmark of politics that has largely been abandoned in an age where attention is seen as political currency. "When you hear members of Congress saying, like, ‘Oh, I want you to get me on TV,’ it's usually like, ‘Uh-oh, someone’s about to do something crazy here to get on TV.’ He was like … I’m going to earn my spot on there legitimately by being a good, reliable messenger for the party," a Republican aide familiar with Haridopolos’ operation told Fox News Digital. The aide said that could pose a challenge in times when television networks were looking for dramatic tales of discord, but that his communication skills still got him a "high volume" of press. That aide said they also witnessed Haridopolos turn down media interviews that did not fit his schedule, but offer to help fellow House Republicans secure that spot instead. "He was just finding ways to help out leadership, but also just his fellow members, especially his fellow freshman members," the aide said. Haridopolos told Fox News Digital of the chaos that’s become a regular facet of Republicans' majority, "One of my goals is to tell those folks who always stand [in front of cameras] after we finish the session, you know, what we need to do more is spend time in the caucus having these knock-down, drag-outs. Not through the press, but as a family, and come out there unified. I think it's the best way to solve problems." He’s also been known to offer help on the fundraising side — as Scalise put it, "He raises a lot of money." The political maneuvering has raised questions for some about where Haridopolos sees his future and what he’s looking to get out of the relationships he is building in a largely transactional world. "He knows how to work with people and how to advance what he wants," the Republican aide said. "I could see him in senior leadership … and sooner than people expect." Scalise said, "Mike has a bright future, because he's a natural leader." But Haridopolos has insisted that his efforts are all dedicated to the greater good of the Republican Party. "A lot of people have asked me if I'm going to pursue a leadership position after the elections this year. I'm absolutely not going to pursue one of those leadership positions," he said. "There's people who have been in Congress for three, four, or five terms who I think have really put that effort in." He named members like fellow freshman Rep. Brian Jack, R-Ga., Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger, R-Texas, and Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Ind. "If I'm focused on the team, I think great things could happen in the future," Haridopolos said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2447775342cf4db8bdc8f ‘Addiction Economy’ is a bad gamble for young men. Here’s their way out te 2026-10-04T12:20:07.721Z ‘Addiction Economy’ is a bad gamble for young men. Here’s their way out You cannot scroll on social media, watch television or even make a purchase online without being inundated with advertisements for sports gambling and prediction markets. Companies are spending millions to make sure we see them, and their primary target audience is young men. Data from the Institute for Family Studies confirms just how deeply this has taken hold: roughly one-third (35%) of young men gamble daily or weekly. This is not the only digital habit growing among young men today. Nearly half (42%) watch pornography daily or weekly, and most young men (86%) play video games daily or weekly. This is what some people refer to as the "addiction economy." As a pastor, I know young men who engage in these things every day. And, to be honest, I’m not surprised. More than half (61%) of young men say they often feel they have little control over the things happening to them. Coping with this pervasive felt lack of agency drives them toward digital escapes that offer a temporary illusion of control, thrill or connection. DAVID MARCUS: BRAVE NEW WORLD OF PREDICTION MARKETS CAN MAKE US ALL INSIDE TRADERS Yet, we know two crucial things about today’s young men: they’re ambitious — and they’re vulnerable. An overwhelming majority (84%) of young men say they have ambitious plans for their future. They want to grow. They want to succeed, and in some sense feel that they’re capable of doing so. But they’re also profoundly isolated and frustrated. They’re facing a world where the paths to traditional success — like career success, homeownership, marriage, children and more — feel washed away or blocked. They struggle with the ability to make friends with other young men or relate to young women. AI IS CHANGING MODERN DATING, BUT EXPERTS WARN IT'S MAKING PEOPLE 'RELATIONALLY STUPID' The addiction economy demands young men’s attention, time and money, and undermines their vision for a successful life. Left unchecked, society and commercial forces will continue to exploit or ignore their tendency at early ages to use things to numb pain, deal with anxiety, or cope with discouragement. But the true role of society should be to help them fulfill their aspirations for good and build lives of purpose. If we don’t offer them a better vision for their lives, the addiction economy will gladly fill the void. Older generations are quick to notice and criticize young men for retreating into digital vices, but scolding and shaming have never produced excellence. Young men may be demoralized, but they haven’t given up. What they need is a guide and a path forward. They need to know they can build a life they actually want and can inhabit. POLL FINDS SHARP RISE IN YOUNG MEN CALLING RELIGION 'VERY IMPORTANT' Young men need formation and support if they are to develop their open-ended sense of potential and ambition into real success and healthy relationships with peers, colleagues and romantic partners. They are capable of building good and desirable lives for themselves, and of attaining real excellence. But they need help to do so. And any invested, stable adult is capable of providing the support they need. Their needs are ultimately simple, though urgent. So, go out of your way to establish strong, authentic, transparent relationships with the young men in your life. Show them they’re not alone, that they’re not unique in their struggles. Provide relatability and accountability, hand in hand. These relationships will help remove the burden of guilt, of embarrassment, of shame for young men. This is part of being a human. We’re all going to struggle, often with the same things. These common struggles allow us to encourage and remind young men that they have the ability to overcome them. DADS AREN’T OPTIONAL — AND AMERICA’S KIDS ARE PAYING THE BRUTAL PRICE It’s also important to help young men feel like they have agency in their own lives, and that their lives have meaning. They have a lot of questions: how to be successful, find a fulfilling job, make friends and navigate dating. Often, we have to help them find answers and take practical steps to feel more in control of their future. Make sure they have the space they need to ask important questions and share vulnerable feelings or experiences, without feeling judged, dismissed or doubted. Young men also need a clear vision for their lives, and a clear vision of how they fit into their own communities. Help them develop their ambitions into specific plans. Help them come to know and understand how much impact they can have, just by showing up to serve. Whether at work, at church, in their friendships or in their families, young men need opportunities to contribute, make a difference and see that their lives matter to the people around them. I WORRY LESS ABOUT SCREENS THAN ABOUT THE CHALLENGES TODAY’S TEENS NEVER FACE We as their mentors have to help them build lives they want to live. And in order to help them build those lives, we must step into their present lives without fear, without judgment and without hesitation. They want to succeed — they just need our support. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION The addiction economy that has them firmly in its grasp isn’t something to be feared. 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She urged Joseph to use the ECG feature on his Samsung Galaxy Watch4 Classic. Seconds later, the result gave him a reason to stop making excuses and head to the emergency room. What doctors discovered would lead to a week in the hospital, open-heart surgery and new health concerns for Joseph's family. It also completely changed the way he looks at the smartwatch on his wrist. Missed CyberGuy LIVE? Watch the replay and discover 5 ways AI can help you get better healthcare. Our free CyberGuy LIVE class Get Better Healthcare With AI has ended, but you can still watch the full replay. Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson walks you through five practical ways AI can help you prepare for appointments, remember important details, understand complicated medical information, research prescription questions and organize your next steps. No technical experience is needed. Plus, recordings of all our past classes are available, including How to Stop Spam, Phone Security and Financial Protection, each with a free downloadable checklist. Watch the free replays and get your checklists at CyberGuyLive.com CAN WEARABLES DETECT HEART PROBLEMS EARLY? DOCTOR BREAKS DOWN REAL DATA Joseph says the elevated heart rate had been happening on and off for roughly a year and a half to two years. At the time, just weeks before his 40th birthday, he did not see it as a warning sign. "I tend to fuel with caffeine. I'm a father of four, so, you know, we tend to drink coffee and things like that when we're tired to kind of push through the day," Joseph told CyberGuy. That made the symptoms easier to explain away. If his heart was racing, Joseph could point to coffee, exercise or a long day and keep going. Then Jamie noticed something different. "She had made the comment that I looked like I was short of breath, like I was breathing strangely," Joseph recalled. Jamie works as a respiratory therapist, so her concern carried weight. This time, Joseph agreed to check his heart with the ECG feature on his Samsung Galaxy Watch4 Classic. Joseph had owned his Galaxy Watch4 Classic for about three years. Before this happened, health monitoring was hardly the reason he wore it. He mainly liked being able to receive messages or answer calls while he worked without carrying his phone around the shop. He had tried the ECG feature perhaps once about a year earlier, mostly to see what the watch could do. This time was different. Joseph scrolled to the ECG feature, tapped the option to record and followed the directions on the screen. He says the watch instructed him to remain still and keep his finger on the sensor while it recorded for about 30 seconds. "It came up and told me immediately at the top in bold letters, atrial fibrillation," Joseph said. His reaction was immediate too, but it was not fear. "Denial," Joseph said. "I just thought it had to be a malfunction. I wasn't even 40 yet." He wondered whether the watch could be wrong, especially because it was an older model. So he ran the ECG again and then repeated it several more times. Jamie was not interested in continuing to test it at home. Joseph recalls her telling him, "We need to go to the ER and have an actual EKG done just to make sure." AI MAY SPOT DEADLY HEART RISK IN A ROUTINE ECG When I asked Joseph whether he would have gone to the emergency room that day without the watch, he did not hesitate. "Nope," he said. That answer gets to the heart of this story. The Galaxy Watch did not determine everything that was happening inside Joseph's heart. It gave him information that made his symptoms much harder to dismiss. Joseph sent the watch's ECG recording to his phone and brought it with him to the hospital. He says an ER doctor reviewed the tracing and confirmed that he was in AFib. Jamie remembers being struck by how closely the watch's result resembled what doctors were seeing. "The doctor was kind of impressed that it actually even looked like the rhythm that it showed looked like atrial fib," she said. Joseph expected to get checked out. Instead, he stayed in the hospital for about a week while doctors worked to understand the problems affecting his heart. Then came another major turn. About 10 days later, Joseph says he returned for open-heart surgery. "They had several things on my heart that they had to repair," he said. For Jamie, the experience reinforced something she had already seen through her work in healthcare. Wearable health data can give people useful information, but they have to take concerning results seriously and seek professional medical care. She says doctors warned the couple about what Joseph could have faced had he continued attributing his symptoms to caffeine or exercise. "He probably would have had a stroke, heart attack, or both," Jamie said. The family also says one of Joseph's doctors told them that without medical intervention, he likely would not have lived to see 45. That warning carries additional weight because Joseph had not considered himself someone with serious health problems. He was still 39 when his watch recorded the AFib reading. "It can happen to anyone," Jamie said. She hopes their experience encourages people to learn what the health features on their devices can actually do instead of waiting until something feels wrong. Jamie had another perspective during Joseph's hospital stay because of her medical background. She says they compared the heart rate information on Joseph's watch with the hospital equipment while he was being monitored. According to Jamie, the readings were sometimes within about one beat per minute of the hospital monitor. That does not make a smartwatch a replacement for hospital equipment, but seeing the numbers track so closely left an impression on both of them. "I would definitely encourage people to take it seriously for sure," Jamie said. She views the watch as a tool that can give someone a reason to seek a professional opinion rather than something that should make medical decisions for them. Joseph's medical journey also created new questions for the rest of his family. He says doctors told him that some of the problems involving his heart could have a genetic component and that some may have been present since birth before gradually becoming more noticeable. That prompted doctors to recommend additional screening within the family. Joseph says his siblings have been encouraged to get checked for the same issues. His children will also need to undergo screening when they are adults. "It brought up a lot of concern," Joseph said. For a father of four, the discovery suddenly extended beyond his own recovery. The medical information doctors uncovered could potentially help his siblings and children watch for similar problems earlier. Samsung says the ECG feature in its Samsung Health Monitor app records the electrical activity of the heart using a compatible Galaxy Watch. The recording takes about 30 seconds. Depending on the recording, Samsung says the app can return results including sinus rhythm, atrial fibrillation, high heart rate, AFib with a high heart rate, an inconclusive result or a poor recording. Samsung says an AFib result means the watch detected an irregular rhythm during the recording and advises users who receive that result to contact their doctor for guidance. Anyone who receives an AFib result with a high heart rate should contact a doctor as soon as possible. However, Samsung also cautions that its ECG feature does not replace traditional methods of diagnosis or treatment. Users should not interpret the device's output or take clinical action based on it without consulting a qualified healthcare professional. That difference is important in Joseph's case. His watch gave him an AFib result. Medical professionals then evaluated him and determined what treatment he needed. On Samsung's current software, the ECG feature works through the Samsung Health Monitor app on compatible Galaxy Watches paired with a compatible Galaxy phone. Availability and requirements can vary by device and region. To record an ECG, Samsung says to wear the watch snugly and rest your forearms comfortably on a table. Open Samsung Health Monitor on the watch and select ECG. Lightly rest a finger from your opposite hand on the watch's top button without pressing it, remain still and avoid talking while the watch records for 30 seconds. For the best reading, Samsung recommends sitting still beforehand, making sure the sensor is clean and dry and wearing the watch snugly so it lies flat against your wrist. Movement or poor skin contact can lead to a poor recording. Once the recording finishes, the result appears on the watch and can sync to the Samsung Health Monitor app on the paired phone. You can then review your ECG history and share a report with a healthcare professional. If you have symptoms that could indicate a medical emergency, do not wait for a smartwatch result before seeking emergency care. After open-heart surgery, every strange feeling can carry more weight than it did before. Joseph described how even a small pain can make him wonder whether something is wrong again. Being able to check his heart rate and rhythm does not eliminate that concern, but he says it gives him reassurance. "You don't have to sit and worry, 'Oh, am I in AFib again?'" Joseph said. "I can check and, you know, it's a reliable source. It kind of puts you at peace." He has also been using the watch during his recovery to track his walking, steps and exercise. Before his medical ordeal, many of those health tools went unused. Now Joseph says the watch leaves his wrist mainly when he needs to charge it. "It's really been a peace of mind type" of device, Joseph said. Jamie says one of the lessons she wants other people to take away is surprisingly simple: If you already own a smartwatch with health features, learn how to use them. She sees people, including some who work in healthcare, use smartwatches primarily for steps or everyday notifications while ignoring other available tools. "I think the reassurance it gives people is amazing for anyone who even has, you know, cardiac issues," Jamie said. Joseph agrees. Before this happened, he knew his watch had additional capabilities, but he had little reason to explore them. Now he wants people to understand what may already be sitting on their wrists. "You've got to know that it's a lot more than just a watch," he said. For Joseph, that lesson became deeply personal. The watch did not perform his surgery or replace the doctors who diagnosed and treated him. What it did was give a busy 39-year-old father information that finally persuaded him to stop explaining away how he felt and head to the hospital. What stays with me about Joseph's story is that he came incredibly close to doing what many of us have done at one time or another: convincing himself there was a perfectly reasonable explanation for feeling off. He was working hard, drinking caffeine and raising four kids. A racing heart fit easily into the story he was already telling himself. Jamie noticed something different and pushed him to check. Then the watch gave Joseph a result he could no longer comfortably ignore. That combination ultimately got him through the doors of an emergency room. No smartwatch can tell you that you are healthy, and a reassuring reading should never override symptoms that concern you. Samsung makes that limitation clear. But Joseph's experience shows why the information these devices collect can be useful when it prompts someone to pay closer attention and talk to a healthcare professional. There is also a powerful family piece to his story. What doctors discovered led to new screening concerns for Joseph's siblings and, eventually, his children. A health scare that started with a 30-second reading on his wrist may now give other members of his family an opportunity to ask questions earlier. If your smartwatch warned you about a possible health problem but you felt fine, would you head to the doctor or be tempted to dismiss the alert? 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/6ac23fc975342cf4db8bdc0d Bet365 Bonus Code: Get $200 in Bonuses for Any Week 4 NFL Game te 2026-10-04T12:00:09.093Z Bet365 Bonus Code: Get $200 in Bonuses for Any Week 4 NFL Game The NFL normally dominates the television screen on Sunday, but its reach is even longer today as the first kickoff starts at 9:30 AM ET, and the final kickoff is 8:20 PM ET. With a full day of football, bet365 is offering new users a chance to get $200 in bonuses to bet on any Week 4 game. If you’re going to watch football all day, you might as well take a shot at wagering on the first one and use the winning bet to place one on the next set of games. In order to do that, you’ll need to know about this matchup between the Colts and Commanders that starts at 9:30 AM ET in London.  The Colts come into this contest off of a win, the first of their season. Although their record is just 1-2, the Colts have been at least competitive in their first three games. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac23b1775342cf4db8bdb51 Exclusive: Trump envoy blasts South Africa over hateful ‘kill' chant, says country is drifting toward US foes te 2026-10-04T11:40:07.763Z Exclusive: Trump envoy blasts South Africa over hateful ‘kill' chant, says country is drifting toward US foes JOHANNESBURG: The U.S. ambassador to South Africa has hit out at the country’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, telling Fox News Digital, "You've got a president of South Africa who refuses to condemn an incitement to kill."  Ambassador L. Brent Bozell III was responding strongly, in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, to being summoned this past week to South Africa’s foreign ministry and criticized for ‘undiplomatic conduct."  This is the third time the ambassador has received a démarche — a diplomatic rebuke — from Pretoria in the nine months since he arrived here. The ambassador has been slammed by South Africa for relaying President Trump’s condemnation of South African policies and statements. Bozell is a former Fox News contributor and founder of the largest conservative media watchdog, the Media Research Center. TRUMP ADMIN IMPOSES NEW VISA RESTRICTIONS OVER ALLEGED RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, LAND SEIZURES IN SOUTH AFRICA He has repeatedly pushed for issues brought up by President Trump in a testy confrontation in the Oval Office with South Africa’s President Ramaphosa 16 months ago to be addressed. Among other points, these include alleged race-based discrimination, allegations of murder and torture of farmers, plans for uncompensated land seizures and the incitement of violence against minority groups. The ambassador said three of the five specific ‘asks’ the Trump administration wants have been ignored by South Africa. High up the list of ‘asks’ is President Trump’s demand that President Ramaphosa stops people in South Africa from shouting "Kill the Boer! Kill the farmer!" A Boer is a white man, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. It defines it as "a South African of Dutch or Huguenot descent". Ramaphosa has claimed he can’t stop people chanting this slogan because it’s been cleared for use by the country’s supreme court. Bozell told Fox News Digital, "You've got a president of South Africa who refuses to condemn an incitement to kill." SOUTH AFRICA’S ILLEGAL MIGRATION BACKLASH MIRRORS POLITICAL BATTLES ACROSS THE WEST He added, "You've got a government that has said it's not going to do any more for the Afrikaner rural community, and it's got a government that's saying no, your mining has to go through race-based programs. We're not going to allow your investments to go the way everyone else has been allowed to go". "Those were three strikes and you're out as far as we were concerned," Bozell said. "Ask 100% of the world if "kill the farmer!, kill the Boer" isn’t hate speech," he continued. "If that isn't hate speech, I don't know what hate speech is: inciting people to commit murder. So the answer we've gotten is, well, the court said it isn't. To which our response is look, in the United States, the president can disagree with the court and does about every five minutes because that's what you do in a democracy when you disagree with something." TRUMP GETS MAJOR WIN AGAINST CHINA IN AFRICAN RARE EARTH MINERALS RACE Bozell added, "So, to say, well, you can't do it because the court said it's not, you know, that's poppycock. If President Ramaphosa, if he wants to, he can do it. It's just as simple as that." The ambassador pushed hard on the point, saying "How hard is it to say this chant, where some, where people do it, 50,000 people in the stadium jump up and down, pantomiming guns, shooting people, how hard is it to say, stop it? This is awful that anybody would be inciting people to kill." South Africa, analysts say, is drawing ever closer to Iran, Russia, China even Cuba. The African National Congress, the ANC, the party which rules the country in the so-called ‘government of national unity’, has hosted the terror group Hamas. This is very much on the administration’s radar. President Trump met with Bozell in Washington again recently, with the ambassador telling Fox News Digital the president’s thinking "perhaps most of all, he's concerned about how South Africa has been systematically leaving the non-alignment space and moving closer and closer to our adversaries." Referring to South Africa, the ambassador added, "There are people who are living in the glory days of the Soviet Union, and they want to go back to the good old days of communism. Why are they still working with Cuba?" Digging deeper, Bozell asked, "Why are they working with Iran and Hamas terror organizations? What's Russia doing for them? What's China doing for them? This is bad news when they're going in that direction. What we're saying is simply do what you've always done. Have a non-aligned with both sides. We'll live with that." US COUNTERS CHINA AS BEIJING’S ‘SHOCK WAVE’ HITS AFRICAN ECONOMIES The ambassador stressed that the U.S. wants to make dynamic business with South Africa on mining, particularly on critical or rare earth minerals. He stated, "We're not going to do what the Chinese do. They come in, they take the ore, they take it to China, they benefit [from] it and they make a pile of money. We're saying to South Africa, we'll come in, we'll do the mining, we'll do it right there in South Africa." He continued,"South Africa gets the money, not the Chinese. We bring in the technology that they could never have. We've created hundreds of thousands of jobs. We're saying we could create more and more and more at a time when they desperately need it, but it will be good for us as well. This is the partnership we want." Elon Musk and his Starlink satellite internet company are one of many U.S. companies which want to enter South Africa. But in the telecommunications and mining fields, the government insists that 30% of foreign company ownership must be given to black local entrepreneurs. Bozell says this is problematical for the U.S. "There are literally billions of dollars from American firms and American government investments ready to go into mining, but it's not going to go there so long as you have these race-based avenues they must go through. In telecom, Elon Musk has said he will put Starlink in 500 schools and pay for it in perpetuity if he's allowed to go this way. And they said, "No, we want 30% of your company. So yeah, of course it's hurting." On Friday, a senior official at South Africa’s Department of International Relations – the country’s foreign ministry – confirmed to Fox News Digital that they demarched Ambassador Bozell for a third time, adding, "This is a record. He was called in to explain his undiplomatic conduct. The issues related to the bilateral relations between the two countries are a subject of ongoing discussions. There is commitment from both sides to resolve the outstanding matters. South Africa values the relationship with the USA. It is a mutually beneficial partnership". Also, Friday, a State Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital, "We are not interested in diplomatic maneuvering, procedural delays, or dialogue for dialogue’s sake. The ball is now squarely in the Government of South Africa’s court to outline the relationship it wants with the United States and respond accordingly to President Trump’s executive order." Still, Bozell looks to the future of the U.S. - South Africa relationship with guarded optimism. "Look, temperatures can go up, but I want their temperature to go down too. You know, we want this partnership. We want to figure this out. It's good for South Africa. It's good for the United States of America. Temperatures need to go down, and we got to figure it out." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2366975342cf4db8bdaeb Iran could move shadow war in a dangerous direction, experts warn on back of two possible terror attacks te 2026-10-04T11:20:09.083Z Iran could move shadow war in a dangerous direction, experts warn on back of two possible terror attacks The FlyDubai stabbing is contributing to concerns that Iran could increase covert and deniable attacks as the conflict with the United States and Israel drags on. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, meanwhile, said there are "strong indications" Iran played a role in a suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford, the British air base used by U.S. forces during operations against Iran. Counterterrorism police have since arrested a dual UK-Iranian national on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts. The two suspected attacks are raising questions over whether Iran's war strategy is shifting, but experts caution not to treat the incidents as equally indicative of Iranian involvement — or evidence yet that Tehran has changed its tactics. FLYDUBAI PILOT SHOWED WORLD 'THE HIGHEST FORM OF COURAGE,' INDIA'S PM SAYS President Donald Trump said early information he has received points to a possible Iranian connection to the attack aboard an Israel-bound FlyDubai flight, where a co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain and attempted to crash the aircraft with more than 180 people aboard. The United Arab Emirates and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have described the FlyDubai incident as terrorism, but UAE authorities have not publicly attributed the attack to Iran. Neither investigation has publicly established that the Iranian government directed the attacks, and Iran has denied involvement in the Fairford case. Daniel Byman, director of the Warfare, Irregular Threats and Terrorism Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said the Fairford case fits more closely with Iran's recent use of hired operatives and other intermediaries. "The attack on the airbase in the United Kingdom does fit more recent patterns," Byman told Fox News Digital, while stressing how much remains unknown about the investigation. RUBIO CONFIRMS 'FOREIGN ACTOR' INVOLVED IN UK TERROR PLOT The FlyDubai attack would be a more significant departure. "That is quite different, and that is something that Iran in the past, at least we haven't seen Iran do," Byman said. "It is plausible to me that Iran is involved, but that seems like much more of a stretch based on Iran's traditional way of operating." But the uncertainty surrounding the attacks also illustrates part of the appeal of the broader strategy Iran has spent decades developing: using proxies, covert operatives, criminal networks and other intermediaries to threaten adversaries far beyond its borders while making Tehran's own role more difficult to establish. Matthew Levitt, a former Treasury and FBI counterterrorism official who now directs the Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at the Washington Institute, said Iran has increasingly sought to put more distance between itself and the people carrying out overseas operations. "Typically Iran does not admit that it's involved in these types of attacks because it wants reasonable deniability," Levitt said. "There are several advantages for Iran to using terrorism," Byman said. "One is that there is often a degree of deniability." "Terrorism gives Iran a lot more reach," he added. Levitt, however, put the distinction with conventional warfare more bluntly. "If Iran shoots a drone or a missile at you, you know where it came from and you know where to shoot back," he said. "But if Iran uses proxies, and recruits people and does things in a covert manner, it might not be so easy to point a finger back at Iran or to know exactly who did it." That capability matters in part because Iran does not have the conventional military strength to match the United States and its allies directly, Levitt said. "They just don't have the capability to fight soldier to soldier, airplane to airplane in an all-out kinetic war, but they're extremely effective at asymmetric warfare, at covert terrorist activity, if that's what this proves to be," he said. UK AIRBASE TERROR SUSPECTS BEING RELEASED ON BAIL AS IRAN DENIES CONNECTION Recent U.S. prosecutions have shown how far that playbook can extend. Federal cases have accused Iranian operatives of seeking to recruit hitmen to kill U.S. officials and using Eastern European organized crime figures in a murder-for-hire plot targeting Iranian-American journalist and dissident Masih Alinejad in New York. Those operations relied on the same basic advantage: Tehran could pursue targets overseas without launching a conventional attack that immediately identified Iran as the aggressor. The question now is whether the current conflict gives Iran reason to push that strategy further. Levitt said Tehran could pursue overseas plots in an effort to pressure Western governments to end the conflict by demonstrating that Iran can impose costs far beyond the conventional battlefield. And if Fairford and FlyDubai are ultimately tied to Tehran, he said, they would stand out because they involve harder targets and potentially more ambitious tactics than the assassinations, kidnappings, shootings and smaller-scale bombings Iran has more commonly pursued overseas. "Perhaps this is the new normal, and Iran wants to demonstrate that it can exact a higher cost," Levitt said. Byman, however, pointed to several reasons Tehran could exercise restraint. Iran already has other ways to pressure Washington and its allies, while a terrorist attack against Americans could backfire by uniting U.S. public opinion behind further escalation against Tehran, he said. U.S. and Israeli strikes against senior Iranian intelligence and security officials may also have disrupted some of the networks Tehran would need for overseas operations. "If Iran wants to go further, then terrorism does become more of an option," Byman said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2366875342cf4db8bdae2 Mold could be lurking in your coffee maker as expert reveals 5 ways to keep it clean te 2026-10-04T11:20:08.431Z Mold could be lurking in your coffee maker as expert reveals 5 ways to keep it clean Brewing a cup of morning coffee is an essential part of most Americans’ routines — but cleaning the coffee maker isn’t, a lot of the time. Recent reports and viral social media posts have highlighted the potential for mold and bacteria to build up inside home coffee makers — while beans marketed as tested for mold have left some drinkers wondering what may be lurking beyond the carafe. But Heather Perry, the California-based CEO of Klatch Coffee and a two-time U.S. Barista Champion, said there is little reason for most home brewers to panic. COFFEE LOVERS CAN TAKE HEART: UP TO 5 CUPS A DAY APPEARS SAFE FOR MOST ADULTS, EXPERTS SAY She said a few simple steps can ensure a better cup. "Coffee equipment cleanliness has way more importance when it comes to the flavor and the way it impacts it than [as] a true safety issue," Perry told Fox News Digital. "Coffee is totally fine to be type B about." She debunked common coffee fears and shared five tips for a better brew. Recent warnings have made coffee-cleaning and sourcing issues sound more alarming than they need to be, said Perry.  COFFEE EXPERT WARNS ONE LAZY HABIT CAN TURN YOUR SINGLE-SERVE MACHINE INTO A GERM TRAP "You do not at all need to be worried at home about mold and bacteria," Perry told Fox News Digital. "It is incredibly low on the list of things to worry about, in my opinion, when it comes to coffee equipment." As for coffee being branded as "tested for mold," Perry had a blunt assessment.  "That is 100% a marketing thing," she said.  The part you should be most worried about cleaning is the pot, Perry said — which can throw off the taste of your cup.  "Once that’s in your pot, you’re gonna taste that in your cups," she said. 'HOTEL VIBES' COFFEE HACK RAISES EYEBROWS AS EXPERTS WARN OF SLEEP QUALITY RISKS Coffee stains can especially build up in insulated carafes that can't be seen.  "Those thermos pots are where I think we find a lot of coffee stains are staying, and that will absolutely begin to affect the flavor of that coffee," Perry added. For homes with hard water, mineral buildup can gradually affect the machine's performance and, ultimately, the taste of home-brewed coffee.  Perry suggested using faucets and showerheads as an easy visual cue. When they need cleaning, your coffee maker probably does, too. "Whatever you see in your sink faucets, your showerheads — that’s what’s happening with your coffee brewer," she said. LOOKING FOR BETTER COFFEE? HUNDREDS OF CHEFS AND SOMMELIERS SAY THESE ARE THE WORLD'S BEST The easiest way to limit that is to make sure you’re starting with good water, she added.  She recommended water filtered at home or, in areas with particularly hard tap water, bottled water, and she cautioned against distilled or reverse-osmosis water, which lacks the minerals that help flavor coffee. Since "coffee [is] 98% water, you want good water, and you want it to have enough minerals because that’s what the coffee flavor sticks to," she said. If you're grinding your own beans, the grinder doesn't need constant deep cleaning, but Perry does recommend checking the hopper and grounds area for an oily film.  "I would absolutely make sure you’re wiping that out with a dry paper towel. Get the coffee oils off of it," she said. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER A smell should also tip you off.  "It’s not that fresh coffee smell, it’s that old coffee smell," she said. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Perry added, "If you start to see coffee oils forming, the longer they stay, the harder they are to get off." The fridge is not the best spot to keep coffee grounds because they can absorb moisture and surrounding odors, according to Perry.  "Your freezer is actually a better preservative," she said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES But even that might not be necessary. "Leave the one bag out that you’re using right now. As long as you’re consuming it within a month, it’s going to be fine," she said. Perry said the most important factors are the coffee itself and the water.  She summed it up this way: "Start with really good ingredients … Coffee and water are absolutely going to be your two biggest starting points." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2366775342cf4db8bdad9 South Carolina birthday girls’ trip allegedly turns deadly at the hands of bartender, friend says te 2026-10-04T11:20:07.723Z South Carolina birthday girls’ trip allegedly turns deadly at the hands of bartender, friend says A long-awaited getaway for two best friends celebrating birthdays together ended in tragedy when a bartender allegedly shoved a woman down stairs, leaving her fatally injured outside a South Carolina beachside bar. Mary Lopez Hunt, 68, has been charged with voluntary manslaughter and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, according to Colleton County court records. Ruth Peterson recalled the painful memory to Fox News Digital on Oct. 1, 2026, just two days before the one-year mark of her friend’s death. Peterson had just left to get their car, as her friend, 62-year-old Minnesota resident Joyce Tomlinson, went to settle their tab at Coot’s Bar & Grill on Edisto Island at about 11 p.m. on Oct. 3, 2025. SEND US A TIP Hearing her friend’s voice, Peterson turned at the bottom of the stairs and looked up, she said. At the top of the stairs, she saw Tomlinson — a woman she described as meek and friendly — exchange words briefly with another woman behind her. She couldn’t hear what was said. "Next thing I know, Joyce had turned around to head back down [the stairs], and this woman runs at her, and with both hands just pushes her, and she just sailed," Peterson said, stifling tears. "She didn't fall down the steps. She didn't roll down the steps…She didn't touch the steps." "She went head first and landed on this concrete slab." Peterson rushed to her friend and couldn’t find a pulse, she said. Tomlinson began bleeding from her mouth and ears, she said. "I knew it was bad." Hunt told authorities that Tomlinson was belligerent and yelled at bartenders before she was asked to leave, records show. She alleges that Tomlinson fell down the stairs. Authorities arrived at the bar and found Tomlinson lying on the pavement at the bottom of the stairs, according to a heavily redacted report. GOT A TIP? Tomlinson was flown to a hospital by helicopter and she died a little more than three weeks later. Tomlinson was an "itty-bitty, tiny" woman with a "meek and mild" personality, Peterson said. She can’t believe the legal aide who helped people resolve financial issues would start a fight, she said. Tomlinson and Peterson had been friends for 50 years, Peterson said. As young girls in Minnesota, they loved to roller skate together. And as they grew older and started families of their own, their children grew up playing together, too. Eventually, they moved away from each other but remained close friends. For years, they’d discussed meeting to celebrate their 60th birthdays together. But "life got in the way," Peterson said. Then in 2025, Tomlinson called and said she was coming to visit in October so they could celebrate their birthdays together, Peterson remembered. When they checked into their rented condo in Edisto Beach, South Carolina, an employee recommended Coot’s Bar & Grill, she said. They sat at the bar and each had two drinks, Peterson said. When a solo performer began playing music, the two women stood up and danced. Then the bar became crowded, so they decided to leave and catch up at the condo, Peterson said. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL Tomlinson went to pay the bill. Peterson went for the car. "I left the bar and walked down the steps, the same steps that we came up [to go] in. I turned around to see how far behind me she was … and that's when I saw her standing at the top of the steps." Moments later, her friend was unconscious. They never spoke again. Tomlinson’s friends and family still are trying to piece together how the fight could turned violent so quickly, Peterson said. At her funeral, friends and family remembered Tomlinson as "a loving mom" and "a trustworthy friend," Peterson wrote in a eulogy read at the funeral. She wasn’t married but did leave behind a son. "It's just been very surreal," Peterson said. "It's very hard to believe that she's gone and that somebody would do that to another person." Hunt was released on $100,000 bond for each of her charges. Later, bond was revoked and she was taken back into custody in the Colleton County Jail in Walterboro, South Carolina. It was not immediately clear why her bond was revoked. Fox News Digital reached out to Coot’s Bar & Grill for comment. Hunt's attorney could not be reached. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2366775342cf4db8bdad0 New book on Elon Musk examines the billionaire’s mind, motivation and making life multi-planetary te 2026-10-04T11:20:07.060Z New book on Elon Musk examines the billionaire’s mind, motivation and making life multi-planetary While fear of artificial intelligence and modern technology grows over concerns about job displacement, misinformation and safety, the author behind "The Book of Elon: A Guide to Purpose and Success" credits Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s curiosity and contrarianism with helping him tackle new frontiers in engineering and automation. Author Eric Jorgenson sat down with Fox News Digital to discuss Musk's unique worldview, his work ethic and how Jorgenson believes the former senior adviser to the president is driven more by mission than money. Musk was recently tapped by War Secretary Pete Hegseth to help the Pentagon determine which weapons and technologies American troops will need to fight future wars. AMERICA DIDN’T GIVE ELON MUSK A TRILLION DOLLARS. HE EARNED EVERY PENNY "He's driven by this bigger mission of understanding more about the universe, of building new things that help us reach new frontiers, new places and continue to expand and protect humanity," Jorgenson said, noting Musk’s building of two trillion-dollar companies in the last 25 years and how he takes a longer-range perspective when it comes to financial returns and decision-making. "All of his projects are really fueled by his fundamental worldview, what he calls the philosophy of curiosity. He believes that all these answers are out in the universe, and we're just sort of surrounded by mysteries, and science and engineering and technological progress is this method of understanding and learning more about the universe," Jorgenson said. "…If you see his life's work through that lens, it starts to make a lot more sense." In the book, which Jorgenson said he worked on for years, the author focuses on "collecting the wisdom of titans of tech." He also examines Musk's five-step engineering process, known as "the algorithm," and how Tesla and SpaceX apply it to their work. JENSEN HUANG SAYS AI WILL RESHAPE WORK LIKE THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND THE US 'SHOULD ABSOLUTELY LEAD' He also writes about how Musk started XAI, which he describes as "truth-seeking AI," and how that has merged with SpaceXAI. Jorgenson also points to how unique the 55-year-old Musk is among other billionaire entrepreneurs and innovators. "One of the most interesting things that I discovered is that these ideas that Elon's had, his notions about making life multi-planetary, about electric cars, about autonomous cars, started when he was in college. He's had these ideas since he was very young," Jorgenson said, noting that now, in his 50s, Musk continues to build companies. Mixed in with the anecdotes about Musk, Jorgenson notes how intense and hardworking he is, as well as the speed with which he makes decisions and changes strategy. "If you think about the arc of Jeff Bezos' career after leaving Amazon, he sort of much more passively pursued space, whereas Elon is sort of moving into the factory. He's continuing to double down," Jorgenson said, noting that Musk isn’t necessarily influenced by modern leaders. ANTHROPIC CEO CALLS ON AI INDUSTRY TO SLOW DOWN TECH RACE, DRAWING SUPPORT FROM ELON MUSK, SAM ALTMAN "It's sort of the history of... military leadership, you know, and the sort of robber baron era. Like, he looks to them as examples, and I feel like that's why he feels a little bit unique in our era. He leads a company like Napoleon led an army." For his part, Jorgenson wants younger generations to take note. "My mission for this book is to create one million Musks. So I look to the future and I think how incredible the world would be in 30 or 50 years if we had a million people solving the scale of problems that he's solving. And I think that's completely doable," Jorgenson said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2285a75342cf4db8bd75e Lynette Hooker case far from ‘put to rest’ 6 months later as feds quietly reconstruct scene: former FBI agent te 2026-10-04T10:20:10.420Z Lynette Hooker case far from ‘put to rest’ 6 months later as feds quietly reconstruct scene: former FBI agent "It is not something that has been put to rest," said Nicole Parker, a Fox News contributor and former FBI special agent. She addressed a case that has captivated America and has people asking, "Where is Lynette Hooker?" It's been six months since the 55-year-old Michigan mother vanished while on a sailing vacation with her husband in the Bahamas. LYNETTE HOOKER MISSING IN BAHAMAS: TIMELINE OF MICHIGAN WOMAN’S DISAPPEARANCE, HUSBAND’S ARREST No one has seen nor heard from Hooker since April 4. According to her husband, Brian, she "went overboard" from a dinghy in Hope Town after the couple went out for drinks that evening. They were making their way back to their sailboat "Soulmate," he told investigators. HUSBAND OF MISSING AMERICAN WOMAN RETURNS TO US AFTER BAHAMAS JAIL RELEASE, SOURCE SAYS He was initially detained, questioned and then released by Bahamian authorities. He has not been charged with any crime or accused of wrongdoing. "Just because the public doesn’t exactly see what’s happening, doesn’t mean that it’s not happening behind the scenes," Parker said. INVESTIGATORS TO COMB BRIAN AND LYNETTE HOOKER’S SAILBOAT AND NEW SEARCH ZONE IN BAHAMAS DISAPPEARANCE The U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service continues to actively investigate the case; the agency seized "Soulmate" in May. 📩 Send me a story idea: kelsie.cairns@fox.com 📸 Instagram: kelsiecairns_tv 🎥 Facebook: Kelsie Cairns They also sent a team of divers to search for any trace of Lynette at the beginning of June. Agents returned to the U.S. with the Hookers' dinghy that was sent to a forensics lab for testing. WATCH: COAST GUARD VIDEO REVEALS SEIZURE OF BRIAN HOOKER'S SAILBOAT AFTER WIFE'S BAHAMAS DISAPPEARANCE "Certain pieces of evidence were sent to the FBI lab and to Quantico for investigation, for them to analyze it, and that takes time," Parker said. She went on to say, "They're trying to reconstruct a potential crime scene that occurred in the waters." FEDS COULD BRING CHARGES IN BAHAMAS DISAPPEARANCE CASE WITHOUT EVER FINDING BODY, EXPERT SAYS Parker was the FBI's Crimes on the High Seas Coordinator and said she knows firsthand how frustrating the slow-moving investigative process can be. "There were times when even I myself as an investigator, I wanted things to move more quickly. I wanted results, I want it to happen, but these types of cases, they do take time," she said. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X Lynette's mother, Darlene Hamlett, came forward in July and said publicly she believes her daughter made it back to "Soulmate" before she vanished. "She made it back to the boat, and there was foul play," Hamlett told Fox News Digital. She did not elaborate on how she reached that conclusion but said she has been limited by the Coast Guard in what she can publicly discuss. BRIAN HOOKER’S STEPMOM WANTS TO HELP INVESTIGATORS AS SHE SUSPECTS HE ‘LIED ABOUT EVERYTHING’: REPORTS "Remember, there was no one else on the water with them," Parker said. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS She said the limited release of information "doesn't mean that there isn't work going on behind the scenes," she said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB As the search for any clues in Lynette's case continues, Parker said investigators are working around the clock. SEND US A TIP "They're doing everything that they can to bring answers. At the end of the day, that's what Lynette deserves." GOT A TIP? Brian appears to be living a peaceful and quiet life staying at his mother's home in Citrus Heights, California – northeast of Sacramento. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST Fox News Digital spotted Hooker walking dogs, chatting with neighbors, making trips to a local pharmacy, and even collecting neighbors' trash items up and down the street. LYNETTE HOOKER’S HUSBAND BRIAN RUMMAGES THROUGH TRASH ON CALIFORNIA STREETS MONTHS AFTER WIFE’S DISAPPEARANCE GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL He has not made any recent public statements about his wife's disappearance. Fox News Digital has reached out to Brian Hooker's attorney for comment. The FBI and Coast Guard declined to comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2285975342cf4db8bd755 Southern Baptist president calls on pastors to 'step up' ahead of midterm elections te 2026-10-04T10:20:09.702Z Southern Baptist president calls on pastors to 'step up' ahead of midterm elections Southern Baptist Convention President and Pastor Willy Rice called on pastors across the country to "step up" into the political process as midterm elections near. While some Christian leaders advise against wading into politics from the pulpit, Rice argues pastors have long played a key role in American politics. Members of the theological and political left have shown no hesitance to mix religion with their politics and evangelicals should not either, he says. DETROIT PASTOR SAYS PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATES ARE TRYING TO 'VIRTUE-SIGNAL' TO CHRISTIAN VOTERS "Should pastors engage in the political process? They absolutely should. Because there are many political issues that are, at their heart, theological issues and moral issues that strike at the very center of what we believe to be true and what we believe people need to know in order to flourish personally and as a culture." "I think the pastors need to step up. I think throughout American history, pastors have had a strong voice at key moments in American political history," Rice said. 'JESUS WAS A RADICAL': PROGRESSIVES INVOKE CHRIST TO SELL LEFT-WING AGENDA ON CAMPAIGN TRAIL Rice lamented that many Christians have been encouraged in recent decades, from both external and internal forces, to "be more quiet" and "withdraw from the political process." "Now, the interesting thing is that those on the theological and political left did not [withdraw], and they had no intention of doing so. And in fact, statistics show that people on the political and theological left are actually more politically engaged than those on the right," Rice said. "So what you had was, for a period of time, I felt like you had an almost a vacuum that kind of developed, a silence that was there with a lack of Christian leaders leaning in." PRO-LIFE GROUP RAMPS UP NC GROUND GAME AS REPORT FINDS FED ABORTION MESSAGE GIVES GOP CANDIDATE BIGGEST BOOST Rice highlighted abortion, the definition of marriage, gender identity and immigration as issues where Christians should feel compelled to vote in a certain way. "These issues are deeply, profoundly theological issues. They go back to the creation; they go back to Genesis 1 and 2. They go back to our understanding of what it means to be a human being, and our understanding of what God's creative purpose is for us as human beings," he said. BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FORCED A FALSE CHOICE ON AMERICANS ABOUT IMMIGRATION Rice argued that Christians also face "manipulative" arguments when it comes to immigration. He admits that the immigration issue does present a "challenge" for Christians but argues there is nothing wrong with enforcing America's laws. "There is a value of compassion, a value of wanting to care for the least of these people who are poor and oppressed and wanting to help," Rice said, noting that Christians do more of that charity than any other group in the U.S. FEDERAL APPEALS COURT COMPARES TRUMP MIGRANT DETENTION POLICY TO JAPANESE AMERICAN INTERNMENT "But there is also the importance of the rule of law," he continued. "The protection of people who are in this country. And what you've had is sometimes a very cynical use by some people in power of trying to manipulate Christians by saying, since you must demonstrate compassion, therefore you must embrace open immigration, or you must not insist on the enforcement of the the immigration laws." "That is very, very manipulative. No one would say that because you love people or care for people, you should leave the doors of your house unlocked, or you should open up the jail cells in your own community," he said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2285975342cf4db8bd74c Supreme Court kicks off new term with fresh questions over its legitimacy and its future te 2026-10-04T10:20:09.060Z Supreme Court kicks off new term with fresh questions over its legitimacy and its future The Supreme Court begins its new term Monday, with renewed public and political concern over their recent rulings, the justices' personal safety and even their future makeup. Chief Justice John Roberts, surrounded by his eight colleagues, will call the court into public session precisely at 10 a.m. EDT with a pair of scheduled oral arguments. Their first case from the bench will be a major one: a federal-state environmental dispute over holding oil and gas companies liable for climate change harms. Other high-profile appeals are already on the argument docket: NEWSOM PROMISES NEW LEGAL FIGHT AFTER TRUMP GETS SUPREME COURT VICTORY ON MAIL-IN VOTING But the Supreme Court under Roberts' leadership continues to struggle against negative public attitudes over their reputation as a non-political actor upholding the law and Constitution. "The chief justice is in a tough position in that he is an institutionalist and a traditionalist at a time in our nation's history where a lot of institutions and traditions have come under pressure like they haven't in a long time," said Thomas Dupree, a leading appellate attorney and former top Justice Department official. "And so in many ways, he is trying to kind of buck a lot of the tide right now by really insisting and hewing to these traditions of the institutions that have governed Washington for a long time." The new term will feature more constitutional disputes over the power of the executive, with current or anticipated fights over immigration, federal bureaucracy reforms and possibly the White House ballroom and Kennedy Center construction projects. And if recent history is any predictor, the justices are likely to offer a mixed, nuanced series of rulings both for and against President Donald Trump's ambitious agenda. The last term saw him and his allies lose over sweeping reciprocal tariffs, birthright citizenship and removal of Federal Reserve governors; but prevail on various immigration policies, mid-decade redistricting and political gerrymandering, and federal campaign spending. For the most part, the 6-3 conservative majority has greenlighted the administration's power, especially in a series of preliminary decisions from its so-called "shadow docket" that allow Trump to move ahead – for now – on a range of issues. The Trump Justice Department has won over 70-percent of its emergency cases before the Supreme Court since 2025 – applications that ask a challenged executive policy be enforced temporarily, while the larger issues are further litigated in the lower courts. Those included new federal rules for verifying a voter's citizenship status ahead of the November midterms; and approval for continued construction of the ballroom. Decisions in Trump's second term have him and Republican lawmakers sharply criticizing their judicial losses on one hand, and Democratic leaders sounding the alarm when their side does not prevail. The judiciary has always weathered such criticism, but the personal tone of the attacks has only increased, as have the calls for sweeping accountability. Those on the right have demanded impeaching federal judges who block White House policies, while those on the left have renewed calls for drastic changes to the court's structure. The president himself amped up the tensions dramatically, after losing a key decision over federal efforts to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections. In a wild Truth Social post, he took aim at the three members he appointed to the bench – Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett. "These are not the people I interviewed to serve on the United States Supreme Court, they are merely a shell of their original selves," wrote Trump after the September 14 ruling, adding, "The Court’s inability and unwillingness to do the right thing for our Country will go down, in a very negative way, in the annals of History." Those on the left have their own beefs. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries told the National Association of Black Journalists that "dramatic Supreme Court reform is necessary...there's a variety of different options that are on the table and I think that we can't foreclose any single one of them." As the midterms approach, angry and energized Democrats hoping to take control of the House and maybe the Senate have tried to rally the base during the midterm races. Among their proposals are renewed calls for 18-year term limits for the justices, expanding the number on the bench to 13 or more from the current nine and an independently-enforced code of ethics. All this has added to increasing public perception the high court is motivated by something other than its constitutional obligations. A Washington Post/Ipsos poll in July found 46-percent of Americans think the justices rule on Trump administration policies based on their political views, while just 25 percent see the court as ruling based on the law. Gallup's July poll showed the Supreme Court's job approval slumped to a record low of 33 percent and a record high 61-percent disapproval, driven by a steep drop in Republicans' backing of the court since last year. And the most-recent Fox News survey revealed a 38-percent public job approval for the court, and a record high 45-percent believing the justices are too conservative. That was up from 34-percent in 2022, and a low of 16-percent in 2015 and 2010. Numbers aside, the amplified partisan rhetoric is having real-world consequences. Several federal judges have told Fox News that budget shortfalls have compromised their physical security, at a time when they say threats against members of the bench have become more concerning. The U-S Marshals report 370 threats made to federal judges as of July 1, a 31-percent year-over-year increase. "Extraordinary safety measures" have been taken in some cases by federal law enforcement, one federal judge told Fox News, without offering details. While "criticism is fair game, intimidation is a different thing entirely," Justice Elena Kagan told a congressional panel in July. "When political figures of any stripe are trying to intimidate judges and justices to do things that they like rather than the things that they don't, that's where we really have crossed a line." Justice Barrett told the same House committee, "The threat level is really high." On at least one occasion, she has had to wear a bulletproof vest away from the court, and was a victim of a swatting incident over the summer at her home. TRUMP'S WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM CONSTRUCTION GETS ANOTHER LIFELINE FROM SCOTUS AMID HEATED LEGAL FIGHT The job of managing the court's docket falls to Roberts, who has faced bipartisan criticism for perceived partisanship. Appointed by a Republican president, he more than any conservative on this current bench has been willing to rule against Trump and his Republican supporters. That mixed record has been especially acute in recent days, where his influence was apparent in a series of decisions on midterm election matters, separately favoring both political parties. That includes fights over congressional redistricting, mail ballots, a DHS database for voter eligibility and campaign ad spending. More such emergency disputes are expected to reach the high court in coming weeks, pre- and post-election. His colleagues have come to the chief justices' defense. "I don't see this as a court that is just like: We're just going to rubber stamp what the current administration does. You know, quite the opposite," Kagan said at a judicial conference in July. "I think that that is a bad rap." Roberts himself in May defended the court against accusations of partisanship. "We’re not simply part of the political process, and there's a reason for that, and I'm not sure that people grasp that as much as is appropriate," he said at a judicial conference. The Court's new term will continue to be defined by various Trump executive actions being challenged by progressive states and private groups. That includes pending appeals over transgenders in the military, tariffs, private data access and federal agency cuts. Other upcoming challenges include mandated Ten Commandments displays in public schools, free speech fights and abortion access. Much of what the court decides to tackle will likely turn on whether Democrats can gain control Congress after November, and their ability to legislatively tame Trump's aggressive assertion of presidential power. "This term is once again, set to deliver us a series of decisions concerning some of the most fundamental aspects of our government, including the relationship among the three branches of our federal government, and the relationships between the federal government and the states," said legal analyst Dupree. "I think we're also going to see in the near future a lot of election-related cases about the right to vote, how you protect it, and how we ensure the integrity of our election. So this is a term that promises a lot of big decisions and frankly, something for everyone." TRUMP BLASTS SUPREME COURT 'DISASTER' AFTER JUSTICES RULE AGAINST HIM ON MAIL-IN VOTING Add to that the possibility of a Supreme Court vacancy in coming months, with much of the speculation centered on 76-year-old Justice Samuel Alito. Fox News was the first to report earlier this spring he would stay on for another term that effectively ends in late June, and he plans to be on the bench Monday. This despite public and private pressure from many Republicans – aware they may lose the Senate in November – that he step aside now to give the president a chance to name a fourth member to the court. Sources close to Alito tell Fox News considerations of his future are driven more by personal practicality rather than politics. They say for now he enjoys the work, and feels he is able to serve with commitment and focus. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2285875342cf4db8bd743 American Culture Quiz: Test yourself on protein power and country chart-toppers te 2026-10-04T10:20:08.377Z American Culture Quiz: Test yourself on protein power and country chart-toppers The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people — including the latest news, events and sights and sounds of the United States. This week's quiz highlights protein power, country chart-toppers — and a lot more. Can you get all 8 questions right? Give it a try and see how you do! CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES To try your hand at more quizzes from Fox News Digital, click here.  And to take our latest News Quiz — published every Friday — click here. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac2285775342cf4db8bd73a Latin America’s conservative shift faces its biggest test yet in Brazil election te 2026-10-04T10:20:07.694Z Latin America’s conservative shift faces its biggest test yet in Brazil election SÃO PAULO: As Brazil goes to the polls Sunday, analysts are watching closely to see whether the continent’s most populous nation will be the latest domino to fall into the conservative column, following Colombia, Peru, Chile, and others in voting out the left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Known by his nickname Lula, the 80-year-old, who served time in jail for corruption in a massive payback bribery scandal, barely leads Brazilian senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former president Jair. Going into Sunday’s first round, neither candidate is expected to win outright. The latest Datafolha poll puts Lula at 42% and Bolsonaro at 38%, with a two-point margin of error. If the election goes to a runoff, it has Lula up by 3%. But the polls have been wrong before. ANTI-CARTEL CANDIDATE 'THE TIGER' CHANNELS TRUMP AND BUKELE IN COLOMBIA ELECTION SHOCKER "The problem with Datafolha, which is the largest polling institute in the country, is that it tends to underestimate the force and voting intention in candidates running against Lula or the Workers Party (PT). This has been consistent for at least over a decade, and it underestimated Jair Bolsonaro’s number on the runoff of 2018 by 7%," Roberto Reis, an electoral strategist working with several candidates across multiple electoral tiers and analyzing aggregator data, told Fox News Digital. "According to the latest aggregator data such as MRT News or Polling Data, we currently have Lula leading Bolsonaro 42% to 39% on the first runoff of the elections with Bolsonaro leading Lula 45% to 44% on the runoff," he added. One Brazil analyst said that the election is about more than just another ideological contest between left and right in Latin America — It is the single major remaining stumbling block in the Western Hemisphere that still hasn’t shifted to conservativism and while there are other left-wing governments in the hemisphere, including Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua and Uruguay, Brazil is by far the largest and most important economy in this group with its status as the 11th largest world economy according to the IMF and the 10th largest world economy according to the World Bank. ‘WAVE OF FREEDOM’ SWEEPS LATIN AMERICA AS TRUMP ALLY TAKES FIGHT TO MARXIST TERROR GROUP Bolsonaro has spent much of the campaign cultivating a relationship with President Donald Trump and presenting himself as a potential U.S. partner in the Western Hemisphere. He met Trump at the White House in May, where the two discussed organized crime, tariffs and Brazil's rare earth and critical mineral reserves — both critical prime-source materials Brazil has plenty of and which could significantly lower U.S. and European dependency on Russia and China. Bolsonaro also said he had asked Washington to designate Brazil's two largest criminal organizations, the First Capital Command (PCC, in its Portuguese acronym) and Red Command (Comando Vermelho, in Portuguese), as terrorist groups. Both designations were accepted by the Department of State on May 28 and became effective in June under section 219 of the Immigration and Naturalization Code. TRUMP ADMIN'S LIST OF US-DESIGNATED 'FOREIGN TERRORIST' GROUPS IN LATIN AMERICA EXPANDS TO 21 The designation by the U.S. government incensed Lula and his allies and was viewed as direct meddling in domestic affairs and a rubber stamp from the Trump administration that the left-wing, populist president has not been doing enough to combat organized crime in his country, directly favoring Bolsonaro’s contest in the elections. Flávio Bolsonaro has also proposed a free-trade agreement between Brazil and the United States, potentially expanding it into a broader free-trade arrangement among countries in the Americas. And his campaign has emphasized cooperation with Washington on critical minerals, an increasingly strategic issue as the Trump administration tries to reduce U.S. dependence on China, as per a current report by Brazil’s leading newspaper, Folha de S. Paulo. That would represent a significant change in emphasis from Lula's foreign policy. China is Brazil's largest trading partner, and Brazilian agricultural exports to China totaled more than $55 billion in 2025, according to Reuters. Lula has defended maintaining strong relations with Beijing while pursuing what he describes as an independent foreign policy that oftentimes borders on aggressiveness towards both the United States and its closest allies, such as Israel. Lula's relationship with Trump has been considerably more complicated. Washington imposed new 25% tariffs on a wide range of Brazilian goods in July, affecting about $7 billion of Brazilian exports, while Lula's government has challenged the measures and sought negotiations with Washington with very limited success so far. Washington has also imposed a ban on most new permanent visa requests coming from Brazil, and that could lead to green cards. TANVI RATNA: LATIN AMERICA'S RIGHT TURN IS REDRAWING THE UNITED STATES' BACKYARD A Bolsonaro presidency would come with stated plans for closer U.S. economic and security cooperation, greater alignment with Israel, a more confrontational posture toward China's influence in Brazil and reduced friction both within the hemisphere and in global affairs. Whether those policies can all be implemented depends on negotiations with Congress, Brazil's powerful bureaucracy, and the country's economic interests — especially the agribusiness and mining powerhouses in the country. A Lula victory would mean continuity in a foreign policy trajectory that seeks strong commercial ties with China while maintaining strategic autonomy from Washington, alongside his government's current position on Israel and Gaza. Both attitudes are in direct defiance of Trump’s policies and could end up damaging U.S.-Brazilian relations even further. With the presidential race effectively heading toward a second round, the stakes for a new version of the Americas for U.S. interests could very much hinge on its outcome. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac21efb75342cf4db8bba2f Consumer Spending Rose In August As Inflation Remained Above Fed Target te 2026-10-04T09:40:11.621Z Consumer Spending Rose In August As Inflation Remained Above Fed Target By Ethan Faverino | American consumer spending increased in August as inflation remained above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target and the personal savings rate declined, according to the latest economic updates released by Congress’ Joint Economic Committee (JEC). The JEC’s August Monthly Expenditures Update reported that the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index, a key inflation measure used by the Federal Reserve, increased 0.31% from July to August. Core PCE inflation, which excludes the more volatile food and energy categories, increased 0.25% during August. Over the past year, headline PCE inflation reached 3.42%, remaining above the Federal Reserve’s annual target of 2%. Core PCE inflation registered 3.01% over the same period. Despite continued inflationary pressures, consumer spending increased during August. Inflation-adjusted personal consumption expenditures rose 0.55%, representing an increase of approximately $92.82 billion. Spending on goods accounted for much of the increase, rising 1.33%, or $76.44 billion, while spending on services increased 0.20%, or $22.27 billion. Within the goods category, spending on durable goods rose 1.93%, while spending on nondurable goods increased 1.02%. Several major household expenditure categories also recorded increases during August. Spending on gasoline and other energy goods increased 4.32% from July and 23.55% compared to August 2025. Motor vehicles and parts expenditures rose 2.53% for the month, while transportation services increased 1.66%. Housing and utilities remained one of the largest household spending categories, accounting for approximately $4 trillion in annualized expenditures, an increase of 4.51% from the previous year. Health care expenditures reached approximately $3.86 trillion, representing a 6.76% annual increase. July-Aug, headline PCE inflation was 0.31%. Core PCE inflation, which excludes food & energy prices, was 0.25%. Headline personal income increased 0.24%, or $66.65B, while real disposable personal income/capita increased 0.05%, meaning prices rose faster than after tax income.… — Joint Economic Committee Republicans (@JECRepublicans) September 30, 2026 Meanwhile, the report indicated that Americans saved a smaller portion of their income during August. The personal savings rate declined by 0.5 percentage points to 4.1%, while personal income increased 0.24%, or approximately $66.65 billion. Real disposable personal income per capita declined 0.05%, indicating that inflation-adjusted after-tax income fell slightly during the month. The JEC also released its third estimate of second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP), reporting that the U.S. economy expanded at an annualized inflation-adjusted rate of 2.22%. The latest estimate represents an upward revision of 0.74 percentage points from the previous estimate. Current-dollar GDP increased at an annualized rate of 8.49%, with the annualized dollar value of economic output reaching approximately $32.56 trillion during the second quarter, up $656.8 billion from the first quarter. Consumer spending was a major contributor to economic growth during the quarter, adding approximately 2.5 percentage points to real GDP growth. Nonresidential fixed investment contributed another 1.2 percentage points, while changes in private inventories and net exports reduced overall growth by approximately 0.5 and 1.1 percentage points, respectively. The updated figures show that consumer spending continued to support economic activity during the second quarter and into August, even as inflation remained elevated and households devoted a smaller share of their income to savings. Ethan Faverino is a reporter for AZ Free News. You can send him news tips using this link. The post Consumer Spending Rose In August As Inflation Remained Above Fed Target first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac21ef975342cf4db8bba26 Pima County Attorney Attempts To Free Accused Murderer For Time Served te 2026-10-04T09:40:09.792Z Pima County Attorney Attempts To Free Accused Murderer For Time Served By Staff Reporter | Pima County Attorney Laura Conover attempted to secure a plea deal that would have allowed an accused murderer to walk free based on time served. 65-year-old Blain Beckham is charged with the 2019 murder of 71-year-old Fernando Broyles. Broyles was found deceased in his home by a neighbor, bludgeoned to death by a claw hammer.  A judge rejected the plea deal during a hearing on Monday.  Broyles’ sister Yolanda Broyles-Gonzales called the plea deal “outrageous” in an interview with KVOA and expressed gratitude for the judge’s decision.  “We are grateful that justice is working at this time,” said Broyles-Gonzalez. “It’s not over yet, but at least this outrageous plea deal is off the table.” Broyles had invited Beckham to stay in his home, something Broyles-Gonzales told KVOA that her brother often did for the homeless and those down on their luck. “My brother was a good Samaritan. Take in the stranger, feed the poor, provide shelter for those who were in need of shelter,” said Broyles-Gonzales. “If you see a hardened criminal getting a light sentence for having killed a good Samaritan, I think the rest of the community would think twice before doing good deeds because they say this is what can happen.” Beckham may either accept the judge’s decision on the plea deal or request another judge to reconsider the plea deal at his next hearing scheduled in about two weeks.  Beckham has a lengthy criminal history, including multiple past instances of assault over the past decade and failure to register as a sex offender. Earlier this summer, Conover successfully implemented another controversial plea deal when her office arranged for a nurse charged with sexually abusing a female patient to serve 30 days in jail and three years of probation. 48-year-old Jadd Sarah, former nurse with the Banner Health University Medical Center in Tucson, pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a female patient who was incapacitated from seizures in February.  Records reflect that footage shows Sarah entering the patient’s room and sexually abusing her. A probable cause statement said that the patient appeared to have a seizure as Sarah abused her — even then, Sarah did not stop the sexual contact.  Sarah originally faced multiple charges in addition to sexual abuse, including aggravated assault. Altogether, the sentencing range for those charges would have been six months to more than two years in prison. Conover defended the plea deal in a video interview with KOLD, saying that Sarah didn’t sexually abuse the patient so much as commit the sort of “unwanted touching” that might occur in a place like a bar.  “It sounded like a sex assault had occurred, a rape, a molestation — and this was a touching,” said Conover. “I’m not minimizing this, but I think, you know, unfortunately in the world women are living in, I think it’s happening like in every bar across America every night. Like unwanted brief touching. Totally unacceptable, but you can see how if we had taken him to trial and we convicted him, maybe a six-month sentence for improper touching, and then he’s free to go about his life after that.” Conover conceded that Sarah may have faced more time if they had taken the case to trial, but that the plea deal arrangement was better because Sarah would have long-term oversight through the probation process and was made to give up his nursing license. Sarah may reapply for his nursing license in three years, though the county attorney’s office stated that Sarah promised in writing and to a judge that he would never work in the medical field again.  Conover later issued a statement saying that the arrangement of the plea deal ensured “a lifetime of community protection” from Sarah.  “Our highly experienced veteran team of special victims prosecutors ensured that the plea agreement would protect our community from this individual ever serving in the medical profession again,” said Conover. “[W]e traded one month for six months and negotiated a complete withdrawal from the medical field altogether to protect future patients for years to come.” AZ Free News is your #1 source for Arizona news and politics. You can send us news tips using this link. The post Pima County Attorney Attempts To Free Accused Murderer For Time Served first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac21ef775342cf4db8bba1d ASU Student Who Inspired Tempe Police Oversight Board Faces Criminal Charges te 2026-10-04T09:40:07.996Z ASU Student Who Inspired Tempe Police Oversight Board Faces Criminal Charges By Staff Reporter | An Arizona State University (ASU) student who inspired Tempe to create a police oversight board is facing criminal charges for attacking an officer. Tempe police arrested ASU student Eryn Bonner in July after she refused to comply with law enforcement and charged at the officers arresting two males that she knew.  After officers twice pushed Bonner away for refusing to comply with orders to “back up,” Bonner confronted an officer who had twice pushed her away, striking him multiple times in the head and attempting to kick him away as he worked to arrest her. Body camera footage showed the arresting officer punch Bonner once in the face to subdue her after Bonner punched him multiple times; five or six strikes and some scratching, by Tempe police’s account in court records. Benjamin Taylor, a civil rights attorney representing Bonner, disputed Bonner’s violence and has claimed to the public and city officials that Bonner was punched more than once as well as “groped” by the officer.  Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell declined to bring felony charges of resisting arrest and aggravated assault against Bonner. Now, Bonner faces two misdemeanor charges in Tempe Municipal Court: disorderly conduct classified as fighting and hindering/interfering with police.  Taylor said in a statement responding to these latest charges against his client that Bonner was the victim of political prosecution. Taylor claimed to the Phoenix New Times that the city police union was pressuring the city to charge his client.  “Instead of showing accountability and transparency — accountability to their officers for their wrongdoing and transparency to the community — what they’re trying to do is cover up for the wrongdoing of their officers,” said Taylor. “It has the smellings of politics behind it when you have charges brought two months later after the county attorney decided not to bring charges. It’s very political and is basically to avoid potential civil liability and to try to cover up for their officers’ wrongdoing.” Taylor also said that Bonner suffered “emotional trauma” in addition to physical injuries, and claimed officials were “victimizing the victim.” According to court records, Bonner has also racked up four speeding tickets across March, April, and July. The first ticket from March also came with charges of using a cell phone while driving; the speeding portion of the charges was dropped. Bonner’s arrest prompted the Tempe City Council to launch the Public Safety and Community Oversight Council Subcommittee, an exploratory body to discuss the creation of a police oversight board. Taylor, a recent president of the State Bar of Arizona, has appeared before the subcommittee. Taylor addressed the subcommittee during its most recent meeting on Tuesday, claiming Bonner’s arresting officer inappropriately touched and committed excessive use of force against his client.  Shoving and punching qualify as permitted uses of force under certain circumstances to maintain control of a scene and make arrests. Taylor also questioned the appropriateness of Tempe police appointing Sergeant Kevin Ameiss to oversee the internal affairs investigation into Bonner’s case, citing Ameiss’s 2020 suspension for his oversight of the Trevonyae Cumpian case. Ameiss was in a supervisory role for an officer who held a Black hotel worker at gunpoint while in pursuit of an armed white male suspect.  A pre-trial conference for the disorderly conduct and police interference charges is scheduled in Bonner’s case for Nov. 4, 2026. AZ Free News is your #1 source for Arizona news and politics. You can send us news tips using this link. The post ASU Student Who Inspired Tempe Police Oversight Board Faces Criminal Charges first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac217ee75342cf4db8bb976 How an Uzbek truck driver’s fatal crash exposed troubling fraud trend in Middle America: ‘Chameleon carriers’ te 2026-10-04T09:10:06.802Z How an Uzbek truck driver’s fatal crash exposed troubling fraud trend in Middle America: ‘Chameleon carriers’ CINCINNATI, OH - A young man killed by an Uzbek truck driver earlier this year in Ohio, along with several instances of illegal immigrant truck drivers involved in fatal crashes, has sparked a larger conversation in southwest Ohio about fraud, crime, immigration and how gaps in trucking industry oversight are putting Americans at risk. Tobias "Toby" Forsythe, a 21-year-old goalkeeper from Ohio on the University of Massachusetts Lowell men’s soccer team, was killed July 5 when authorities say a semi-truck driven by 42-year-old Uzbek national Bekhzod Asrarov, who entered the country under the Biden administration's diversity visa lottery program, rear-ended Forsythe’s Honda Accord on Interstate 71 in Madison County, Ohio. It was later determined, according to court documents, that Asrarov could not speak or understand English well enough to communicate with responding state troopers without the use of Google Translate, despite holding an Ohio commercial driver’s license, and that he allegedly removed a dashboard camera from his truck after the fatal crash in an effort to conceal or destroy evidence. "We cannot let truckers like Asrarov, who can’t read our road signs or speak to law enforcement, drive 80,000-pound rigs on America’s highways," Transportation Secretary Sean posted on X after the crash. IMMIGRANT TRUCK DRIVER ADMITTED TO US UNDER BIDEN ALLEGEDLY KILLS UMASS SOCCER STAR, SPOKE NO ENGLISH In southwest Ohio, a researcher known as Nodawolf has been sounding the alarm to his growing follower count about a vast network of trucking companies, many of them owned or operated by Uzbek nationals, that have popped up in communities like Loveland, Middletown, and Maineville, where Asrarov resides, in recent years and could be contributing to the unsafe practices that took the life of Forsythe, and many others across the country. Nodawolf, who Fox News Digital granted anonymity due to the death threats he’s received from his online reporting, said his research has focused on what he describes as an interconnected network of Uzbek-linked trucking companies in southwest Ohio, including companies that have donated money toward construction of a local Islamic center, according to the center's own website.  "All of them have English violations and have manipulated ELDs," Nodawolf said, referring to electronic logging devices that track a trucker’s driving hours and are intended to enforce federal limits on how long drivers can stay behind the wheel. The Islamic Center, located in Maineville, told Fox News Digital that a "charitable contribution or participation in a community fundraising activity, by itself, should not be interpreted as evidence of an ownership, employment, contractual, commercial, or other business relationship with the Islamic Center or its leadership." A Fox News Digital review identified hundreds of trucking companies and other trucking entities registered in Maineville and surrounding southwest Ohio communities, including dozens that were registered in recent years. A separate review of companies identified as connected to the local Uzbek community found serious FMCSA safety violations, including drivers cited for failing English-proficiency requirements and other federal trucking violations. TRUMP ADMIN TRUCKING CRACKDOWN LANDS 51 IMMIGRATION DETENTIONS, 36 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY VIOLATIONS "This really concerns me, you know, as a father," Nodawolf told Fox News Digital. "I mean, it's clearly obvious that they either don't understand our laws, they don't care about our laws, or they know our laws and they're taking advantage of it." Nodawolf has reported on Uzbek trucking networks communicating on the social media platform Telegram. One of those Telegram channels, named "UzbegimAmerica," has routinely mentioned the Uzbek community in Maineville. Court documents show the owner of that channel, Farkhod Faiziev, is a suspected illegal immigrant from Uzbekistan. The Trump administration has made significant progress on the issue of removing foreign truck drivers who pose a danger being removed from the road – including a recent multi-agency operation in Arizona’s Yuma Sector, which led to the arrest of 95 illegal alien truck drivers earlier this month – striking at the heart of human and drug smuggling operations at the U.S. southern border. The Departments of Homeland Security, Transportation and Justice recently announced a coordinated crackdown on trucking and CDL fraud targeting fraudulent licensing, unauthorized employment, identity-document fraud, shell companies and other criminal activity. The effort includes inspections at more than 200 driving schools across 23 states, investigations based on more than 1,000 leads, enforcement operations targeting illegal immigrants with commercial licenses and a new multi-state DOJ task force focused on trucking-related fraud and roadway safety. A trucking-industry veteran with decades of experience who spoke to Fox News Digital under the condition of anonymity for his safety described a developing fraud scheme popular with immigrant communities known as "chameleon carriers", a network of trucking companies that appear separate on paper but, he said, share the same drivers, trucks and operations. The arrangement starts when operators establish one company that is "quote-unquote legitimate," he said, then create additional carriers and authorities while using the same underlying assets across them. ILLEGAL TRUCKER CASES FUEL GOP PUSH TO CRACK DOWN ON CDL MILLS AS DEMS LARGELY SILENT The point, the industry expert said, is to "spread out their safety liability across multiple companies." Rather than allowing inspections and violations to pile up under one carrier, he said, the operation can distribute them among multiple motor-carrier authorities. "If they have 10 inspections and 10 violations across 10 different companies, that doesn’t hurt the safety rating as much," he said. "But if it was one company that had 10 inspections and 10 violations, that one company is going to get hammered." The separate companies can also serve as a contingency plan, he said. If one carrier is shut down, loses insurance or becomes too damaged by safety problems, "they’re able to immediately move all of the equipment and drivers and everything under one of the different companies," the industry veteran said. "Their operation never stops. There’s no way to shut them down." He further alleged the structure can facilitate cargo theft, with a company disappearing after obtaining a high-value shipment while the broader network continues operating through its remaining entities. "They lost one of their shell companies, basically, but they just got $5 million in iPads," he said. The industry expert said the model can be particularly dangerous, in his view, because it allows companies to keep operating despite safety problems while allegedly using drivers who may not be legally authorized to work in the United States. He said operators can make that harder to detect by classifying drivers as independent contractors rather than employees, potentially avoiding the ordinary employee I-9 verification process. "If you’re using a bunch of people from a third-world country that just showed up in the United States as drivers, whether they’re here legally or not, how well do you think they’re going to maintain their equipment and be able to follow the laws?" he said. Seven of the trucking schools targeted by the Department of Transportation last month are located in Ohio, DOT told Fox News last month. A Notice of Proposed Removal was recently issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for Turan CDL School, a Middletown-based company that has advertised CDL training to Uzbek speakers, including advertisements suggesting students could obtain a CDL without first learning English, as well as Google reviews from customers claiming they earned their licenses in as little as one week. ILLEGAL ALIEN'S ‘INEXCUSABLE’ CRIME SPARKS INTERSTATE CLASH BETWEEN GOP SEN, DEM GOV: ‘YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED’ "There's 'what do the rules say' and then 'what's happening on the ground," Andrew Poliakoff, vice president of the Commercial Vehicle Training Association, told Fox 28 Columbus shortly after the crash that killed Forsythe. "We're seeing now is that there are a lot of people committing fraud, and engaging in a variety of bad actions issuing commercial driver's licenses." Victor Louis, whose Cincinnati based company Load Secure verifies the identities of drivers entering its network, told Fox News Digital that he has seen local advertisements promising prospective truckers a CDL in as little as a week immediately raise red flags. "Trucking is such an inherently dangerous activity. Essentially, you're driving a 40-ton missile down the road," Louis said. "To think that someone is going to be certified to do that within a week, that may or may not speak English, like that doesn't make any sense." Louis said his company is also seeing a significant number of non-domiciled drivers, foreign drivers who hold commercial licenses issued by a U.S. state despite not having their permanent residence in that state. He said roughly 15% to 20% of drivers entering Load Secure's network fall into that category and estimated the figure could be around 20% among long-haul truckers nationwide. "Whether they're here legally or not, I don't know, but they are essentially foreign nationals," Louis said. He argued that long-haul trucking can be particularly attractive to migrants because drivers can spend weeks at a time living on the road rather than maintaining a permanent home near their workplace. Louis said cargo theft and the security of the broader supply chain are among his biggest concerns. "What we see with that market of non-domiciled drivers is a high propensity of cargo theft, an extremely high propensity," he said. "It’s wreaking havoc on our supply chain. Number one, it's extremely dangerous and number two, it is very unsecure. We don't know if things are being tampered with. This exposes our supply chains." The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles told Fox News Digital that it is reviewing the state’s nondomiciled commercial driver’s license holders in coordination with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Of the roughly 5,000 nondomiciled credentials originally issued, about 3,500 remain active, meaning approximately 1,500 are no longer active as the review continues. On Sept. 16, Fox News reported that ICE arrested two Uzbek illegal alien truck drivers in New Jersey as part of nationwide crackdown on fraudulent CDLs. "We are starting to go into those thousand leads of fraud, waste and abuse into our trucking industry," Mullin said in a press conference last month. "We're going to prioritize going after employees that are suspected of accepting payments to help illegals bypass driver's license and CDL requirements." In Brown County, Ohio, on Sept. 2, an Indian national with a CDL out of California crashed his semi-truck head-on into the car of 50-year-old Brenda Watson, who died at the scene. The driver, Manjit Singh , was later determined to be an illegal immigrant and ICE announced in a press release that a detainer was placed along with a charge of aggravated vehicular homicide. "One state’s regulatory failure becomes every state’s highway threat," Ohio attorney Mehek Cooke told News Digital. "Republican governors cannot assume their states were insulated from Biden’s border crisis simply because they opposed his policies." Fox News Digital reached out to Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's office for comment. Last month, ICE launched a tip-line for reporting fraudulent CDL licenses. "Too many American lives have been lost or permanently changed because illegal aliens who have no business being on our roads have been granted CDLs," Mullin said in a press release. "ICE and our federal partners, including the Department of Transportation, will be cracking down on CDL fraud so that not one more American life is lost to a reckless illegal alien behind the wheel of a semi-truck." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac1f71d75342cf4db8bb106 California K-9 Otis helps police seize 440 pounds of cocaine during Alhambra traffic stop te 2026-10-04T06:50:05.750Z California K-9 Otis helps police seize 440 pounds of cocaine during Alhambra traffic stop A California traffic stop took a massive turn when a police K-9 sniffed out approximately 200 kilos, or roughly 440 pounds, of cocaine allegedly packed inside an SUV filled with cardboard boxes, authorities said. The Alhambra Police Department said the incident began after officers conducted a traffic stop along Valley Boulevard near the 710 Freeway. Although authorities did not say what prompted the initial stop, they noticed the driver appeared to have an unusual amount of cargo in his vehicle. "The driver was transporting more cardboard boxes than Amazon on Prime Day," police said in a social media post. BORDER AGENTS UNCOVER $20M COCAINE STASH HIDDEN BENEATH TRUCK FLOORBOARDS IN MASSIVE BUST That's when the driver began offering an explanation for the boxes, according to police. "At first, he said he was heading home to Huntington Park from his cousin’s house and that the boxes were not his," police said in the post. But that wasn't the man's only story. "Later came version 2.0 of his lore," police continued, "and he said he was taking diesel parts to a shop that his friend owned." Up stepped K-9 Otis and his handler to help investigate. BORDER AGENTS UNCOVER $3.7M IN COCAINE MASQUERADING AS A CUCUMBER DELIVERY Police said Otis alerted officers to the vehicle, prompting them to search the SUV. "Thanks to Otis’ top-tier nose, he alerted to the vehicle, and officers discovered the SUV was packed with approximately 200 kilos of cocaine," police said. The driver, identified as Julio Rangel of Huntington Park, was arrested and booked into the Alhambra Police Department jail, according to police. Following the drug bust, Otis was hailed as the hero of the operation. HEROIC FLORIDA K-9 RETURNS TO SHERIFF'S OFFICE DAYS AFTER BEING SHOT PROTECTING 3 DEPUTIES, LOSING LEG "A round of a-paws for our good boy, K9 Otis," police said. Users on social media also praised the K-9's work, with many arguing that Otis had earned a promotion — and was perhaps even on track to become police chief one day. "Give that dog a bone!" another user exclaimed. One user joked about Otis' ability to sniff out criminals. "No One escapes from the Long Paw of …. The DOG" Others suggested that, at the very least, Otis deserved a big steak dinner. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac1e90f75342cf4db8baf21 NAU ROUNDUP: Volleyball swept at Idaho State in first Big Sky road match te 2026-10-04T05:50:07.497Z NAU ROUNDUP: Volleyball swept at Idaho State in first Big Sky road match A look at news and results from NAU, including volleyball's loss at Idaho State in the Lumberjacks' first conference road match. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac1dfb075342cf4db8bae08 Brewers take Game 1 of NLDS after a controversial call on sure-fire home run ball that hit the stadium roof te 2026-10-04T05:10:08.778Z Brewers take Game 1 of NLDS after a controversial call on sure-fire home run ball that hit the stadium roof The best-of-five NLDS between the Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego Padres is one of the most anticipated of the MLB postseason. And boy, did Game 1 — a 3-2 Brewers win — not disappoint, even ending with one of the most bizarre, unlucky things you will ever see in a Major League Baseball game. The Brewers were the best team in baseball this season, while the Padres went on a tear down the stretch to make the playoffs, and then made short work of the Chicago Cubs in the Wild Card Round. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Presumptive NL Cy Young favorite Jacob Misiorowski took the hill for the Brewers in what was the first postseason start of the hard-throwing righty's career. Meanwhile, lefty Robbie Ray got the nod for San Diego. Misiorowski set the tone early, striking out Padres star and lead-off hitter Fernando Tatis Jr., which helped keep the raucous crowd at American Family Field in a frenzy. However, in the second inning, something seemed to click for the Padres when DH Luis Campusano poked a single into right field with two on, which brought in a run to open the scoring. The Padres added another on a fielder's choice to go up 2-0. In the third, the Brewers got on the board thanks to a Jackson Chourio two-run shot, which happened to be the hardest-hit homer of his career. The game remained tied through six innings, with Misiorowski exiting the game after four innings of work in which he gave up 6 hits, 2 runs, and a walk while striking out 6 hitters. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! In the seventh inning, Milwaukee brought in relief pitcher Abner Uribe to face Tatis and Manny Machado; however, both managed to get on base. Then with the two on first and third respectively, Uribe hit first baseman Ty France to load the bases. Uribe got the hook, with lefty DL Hall coming in to face left-handed-hitting Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill. Fortunately for the Brewers, Merrill flew out to left field, getting them out of a big jam. That was key, because after retiring two batters on two pitches to start the bottom of the seventh, Brewers catcher William Contreras took the 3-2 offering from Adrian Morejon and sent it into the seats in right-center field. That solo home run was just Contreras' second hit all season against San Diego pitching. The Brewers got out of another jam in the top of the eighth with the Padres leaving several runners on base, something that was a theme for both teams throughout the night. The top of the 9th brought the strangest moment of the game when Ty France nearly hit the cover of the ball for what looked like a go-ahead, two-run home run. However, the ball hit one of the trusses in the stadium's roof. The ball then bounced nearly straight down and was caught by Jackson Chourio. The rule is that if the ball hits the roof in fair territory, it's still live. Chourio made a clutch play to track it down and keep the tying run from scoring. The Padres challenged, but the call stood for the second out of the inning. Jackson Merrill was the next batter and lined out to right field to end the game. It was a good game from start to finish, but with so many strong performances on display, who would have thought the Brewers' biggest play would come from the roof at American Family Field? Game 2 is Sunday afternoon in Milwaukee, and you can catch it on FS1. If it's even half as entertaining as Game 1, it'll be must-see TV. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac1d19e75342cf4db8bac53 Shooting near Baltimore youth football event leaves 12-year-old girl dead, 3 adults wounded te 2026-10-04T04:10:06.909Z Shooting near Baltimore youth football event leaves 12-year-old girl dead, 3 adults wounded A 12-year-old girl was killed and three adults were wounded after two gunmen allegedly opened fire during a dispute near a youth football game in Baltimore, Maryland, authorities said Saturday. The preteen girl was apparently caught in the crossfire at Leon Day Park, where a youth football league was holding its homecoming event, Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said during a news conference. The two men are believed to have been in a dispute that started over a parking space, according to Worley. "What we know is that there was some type of argument between two cowards, and of course, they both opened fire on each other," Worley said. PANTHERS GREAT JONATHAN STEWART EXPLAINS WHY YOUTH SPORTS MATTER FAR BEYOND THE FIELD "In the crossfire, a 12-year-old little girl who was probably down there watching football was shot and killed," he added. As of Saturday evening, police said they were searching for at least two suspects, whom authorities described as adult men. No arrests had been announced as of late Saturday night. Baltimore police told Fox News Digital that officers responded to the 1200 block of North Franklintown Road at approximately 6:15 p.m. after receiving multiple reports of gunfire. Officers found a 25-year-old woman suffering from an apparent gunshot wound and the 12-year-old girl, who was transported to a hospital but later pronounced dead. LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY PARK SHOOTING KILLS 1, INJURES 4 DURING LIVE BAND PERFORMANCE A 28-year-old man and a 23-year-old man separately walked into area hospitals seeking treatment for gunshot wounds, police said. All three surviving victims were listed in stable condition. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott gave an emotionally charged reaction to the incident, which he said unfolded because two adults couldn't resolve an argument without guns. "Two grown men got into an argument and now a 12-year-old is gone," he said. AT LEAST 3 DEAD, 23 WOUNDED IN SEPARATE MASS SHOOTINGS LESS THAN 15 MINUTES APART "What happened out here today is one of the most disgusting things I've ever seen in my life," Scott added. Scott said the girl's death would have a profound impact on the community before offering his condolences to her family. "We're never gonna see her full potential," he said. "Her family's gonna be hurting for this for the rest of their life. Her classmates are going to be hurting, her community's going to be hurting." Anyone with information is asked to call homicide detectives at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP. Anonymous tips can also be submitted through Metro Crime Stoppers of Maryland. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac1ccef75342cf4db8babbf Texas mother facing capital murder charges after allegedly shooting her two sons to death te 2026-10-04T03:50:07.255Z Texas mother facing capital murder charges after allegedly shooting her two sons to death A Texas mother is facing capital murder charges after allegedly shooting her two sons before appearing to harm herself, authorities said. Colleen Nichole Lemmon, 42, was taken into custody and charged with two counts of capital murder, according to the Ellis County Sheriff's Office. Authorities said they received a call about an "unknown emergency" just before 4:15 a.m. Thursday on Big Sky Drive in Waxahachie. Upon arriving at the scene, deputies discovered two male victims with gunshot wounds inside the residence. ILLINOIS MOTHER CHARGED WITH MURDER IN DEATH OF 2-YEAR-OLD SON IN CASE DRAWING COMPARISONS TO LINDSAY CLANCY Christopher Scott Pitre, 21, was pronounced dead at the scene. The second victim, a 15-year-old boy, was taken to a hospital in critical condition, where he later died. Deputies said they also found Lemmon suffering from non-life-threatening injuries. Evidence recovered during the investigation gave law enforcement probable cause to believe Lemmon was responsible for shooting both of her children. DAYS AFTER LINDSAY CLANCY MISTRIAL, ANOTHER MASSACHUSETTS MOM ACCUSED OF KILLING HER CHILDREN SEEKS FREEDOM Deputies found Lemmon covered in blood with what appeared to be self-inflicted lacerations on her wrists and a handgun nearby, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by FOX 4. Lemmon allegedly told officers, "I shot both my kids." She was arrested and transported to a local hospital for treatment, authorities said. Scott Pitre, the boys' father, told NBC 5 that his younger son had recently celebrated his 15th birthday. He said he wants justice for his sons. LINDSAY CLANCY'S THREE CHILD VICTIMS FORGOTTEN AMID CROWDS OF SUPPORT: MOTHER OF SIX Ida Brown, a neighbor, described the killings as "heartbreaking." "It's heartbreaking, and I'm praying for them," she told FOX 4. Sheriff Brad Norman offered his condolences to the family. "My deepest sympathies go out to the victims' father, family members, and loved ones involved in this tragic incident," Norman said in a statement. "They will remain in our prayers during this difficult time." Lemmon is being held on a $2.5 million bond. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac1c13875342cf4db8ba2ef 8 Key Findings From the Times/Siena Polls te 2026-10-04T03:00:08.263Z 8 Key Findings From the Times/Siena Polls Democrats are competitive in Alaska, Iowa, Ohio, Texas and even Kansas as they try to wrest control of the Senate from Republicans. Here’s a look at why. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac1ba3075342cf4db8ba23f Trump touts ‘golden age’ at Ohio rally, urges voters to deliver GOP midterm wins te 2026-10-04T02:30:08.180Z Trump touts ‘golden age’ at Ohio rally, urges voters to deliver GOP midterm wins President Donald Trump swept into Ohio Saturday night promoting what he calls a new "golden age" for America, pointing to billions of dollars in investment and new jobs in the Buckeye State as he urged voters to help keep Republicans in power in November. For the third time in as many nights, Trump rallied supporters outside Dayton for Republicans Sen. Jon Husted and gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, casting the midterms as a chance to extend the economic and political gains he said the GOP has delivered since his return to the White House. And with his own name absent from the ballot, Trump gave voters gathered a simple instruction. TRUMP CAMPAIGN INSIDER REVEALS STRATEGY BEHIND MIDTERM BLITZ THAT WHITE HOUSE HOPES PAYS OFF BIG "Just pretend that I’m running," Trump said. "When I run, we win." Trump, who carried Ohio in all three of his presidential campaigns, later echoed the same message as he sought to rally his political coalition behind Republicans fighting to maintain control of Congress. "If you don’t mind, please pretend that I’m on the ballot," Trump said. "And you need to turn out for a midterm victory." The president used much of the rally to make an economic case for the Republican ticket, declaring Ohio is "booming" as he hailed investments he credited to both his trade and tariff policies. Trump pointed to a $400 million Stellantis investment in Toledo and an $850 million Electra aerospace investment near Springfield. Weaving in an anecdote about his daily aspirin habit, the president also featured Bayer’s plans for a $2.2 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing campus near Columbus, which the company says will support approximately 600 permanent jobs and 1,500 construction jobs. "Your state is booming," Trump told the gathered crowd. "Every state is booming." FIRST DATA CENTER BILL CLEARS HOUSE AS BOTH PARTIES SCRAMBLE FOR ANSWERS ON AFFORDABILITY Trump credited the investments to his tariff agenda, arguing the U.S. is finally leveling the playing field after years of other countries using tariffs against American products while giving companies a powerful incentive to build at home. The president also threw his support behind Husted’s Ratepayer Protection Act, legislation aimed at shielding consumers from additional electricity costs associated with data centers. "We want them," Trump said of data centers. "There’s so much money to be made for Ohio. You can’t just turn them off. They’ll go to China." Husted brought the legislation to the Senate floor days before the rally, where it failed to advance. President Trump pledged to sign it if Congress can send it to his desk. TRUMP DEFENDS $5,000 DIVIDEND PROPOSAL, PRAISES 'BEAUTIFUL' TARIFFS ON 'INGRAHAM ANGLE' "I will sign this Ratepayer Protection Act into law immediately," Trump said. Trump broadened his victory lap from Ohio to the country as a whole, hailing stock market records, manufacturing growth, investment and employment while contrasting his own administration’s economic record with former President Joe Biden's. "Our nation is doing better now than ever before," Trump said. He also praised GOP-backed tax provisions, including no tax on tips and overtime, and reiterated his previously announced proposal for $5,000 payments to adult Americans if Republicans retain the House and Senate. Trump then shifted to immigration and Springfield, Ohio, dedicating his recitation of the poem "The Snake" to the city that became a national flashpoint during the 2024 presidential campaign over an influx of Haitian nationals into the community. "I dedicate this to Springfield, Ohio," Trump said. "They went through hell." After finishing the poem, which the president has long admired as an immigration allegory, he told the crowd, "That’s what happened at our border," before hailing his administration’s immigration crackdown. The president also briefly touched on Venezuela, claiming the U.S. had more than recouped the costs of its military operation against former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro through the country's vast oil resources. "We paid for the cost of the war many, many times over," Trump said. "We’re making a fortune with it." Trump repeatedly weaved the election 31 days away into his remarks, urging Ohioans to support Husted, Ramaswamy and Republican congressional candidates. He also pitched Ohio as a potential home for the U.S. National Space Academy, citing both the state's aviation history and the Wright brothers. "If we win the midterms, Ohio will be very, very strongly considered for this," Trump said. "I really want you to go out and vote again for John Husted and for Vivek." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac1ba2f75342cf4db8ba236 Yankees lose ALDS Game 1 to Rays as Austin Wells is thrown out at third after breaking up no-hitter te 2026-10-04T02:30:07.488Z Yankees lose ALDS Game 1 to Rays as Austin Wells is thrown out at third after breaking up no-hitter Austin Wells turned the New York Yankees’ only hit into their most painful out. With two outs in the eighth inning and the Yankees trailing by a run, Wells broke up Drew Rasmussen’s no-hit bid with a double down the right-field line. But the catcher tried to stretch the hit into a triple and was easily thrown out, ending New York’s best scoring opportunity in a 1-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Saturday night. Rays right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. retrieved the ball and threw to shortstop Taylor Walls, whose relay reached third baseman Junior Caminero well ahead of Wells. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE The out prevented Ryan McMahon from coming to the plate with the potential tying run in scoring position and allowed Rasmussen to walk off the mound having completed eight scoreless innings. Rasmussen limited the Yankees to one hit and two walks while striking out 10 on 101 pitches. He once again tormented a New York lineup he nearly no-hit during Tampa Bay’s division-clinching victory at Yankee Stadium late in the regular season. Bryan Baker replaced Rasmussen for the ninth and made quick work of the Yankees. Baker struck out pinch hitter Giancarlo Stanton and Ben Rice before getting Cody Bellinger to ground out, completing the combined one-hitter and giving Tampa Bay a 1-0 series lead. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Jonathan Aranda provided the game’s only run when he drove a Gerrit Cole pitch 417 feet to right-center field in the third inning. Cole kept the Yankees within striking distance but received no offensive support. The right-hander allowed one run on five hits and one walk while striking out five over five innings and 82 pitches. Ryan Weathers, Paul Blackburn and Brent Headrick combined to hold Tampa Bay hitless over the final three innings, but New York’s lineup never found an answer for Rasmussen. The shutout represented a dramatic reversal for a Yankees offense that scored 18 runs during its two-game Wild Card Series sweep of the Boston Red Sox. New York was again without captain Aaron Judge, who was left off the ALDS roster as he continues recovering from a right calf strain. The best-of-five series resumes Monday night at Tropicana Field. Cam Schlittler, who pitched 6⅓ scoreless innings against Boston in the Wild Card Series, is scheduled to start Game 2 for the Yankees. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac1b7d375342cf4db8ba1ea Trump Promotes Data Centers at Rally With Republican Facing Heat on Them te 2026-10-04T02:20:03.817Z Trump Promotes Data Centers at Rally With Republican Facing Heat on Them The president defended the complexes, which have become a liability for Senator Jon Husted in a challenging midterm race. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac1b57f75342cf4db8ba17a France’s violent student protests raise warning for America: ‘A cautionary tale’ te 2026-10-04T02:10:07.536Z France’s violent student protests raise warning for America: ‘A cautionary tale’ France’s violent student protests are fueling fresh warnings about the consequences of open-border immigration policies, with the unrest being held up as a "cautionary tale" for the U.S. "I would also say as we’re sitting here in beautiful New York City, this is a cautionary tale," "The Big Weekend Show" co-host Tomi Lahren said Saturday. She continued: "This is something we’re learning from Europe, and we would be wise to learn from Europe. They decided they wanted to have open borders. They decided they wanted diversity as their strength, and of course, Joe Biden tried that for four years. We’re undoing that currently." FRANCE'S TEEN RIOTS TAKE EXPLOSIVE NEW TURN AS GOVERNMENT POINTS FINGER AT HARD LEFT Lahren posited that "when you let so many people come into your country, leech off of your system, then the people who are from there are going to at some point get upset." She said that anger often becomes misplaced and, "they end up lighting things on fire, which I think is stupid no matter what you’re angry with, but it’s no doubt these countries that say we’re going to be a global home for everybody, they end up paying the price, and it’s usually the native Frenchmen, or whenever they are that end up paying the highest price." Students in Paris began to protest late last month against what they deemed as overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages, long school days and deteriorating conditions, blaming the government for not investing enough in education. REPUBLICAN GLEE ERUPTS AS WHITE HOUSE BOASTS SHARP DECLINE IN IMMIGRATION FROM MUSLIM-MAJORITY NATIONS The demonstrations started peacefully in Paris’ poorer suburbs but quickly spread to Paris itself, then went nationwide in cities like Marseille, Strasbourg, Tours, Nantes, Toulouse ​and Lille, becoming increasingly violent as they expanded. The protests were also fueled by the government’s 2027 budget unveiling on Thursday, which showed education spending would rise by only 1.7%, excluding teacher pensions, an increase which is below the rate of inflation, Reuters reported. Rioters have committed arson, vandalism, thrown objects at police and even assaulted people in some cases, prompting authorities to respond with tear gas and rubber bullets. TENS OF THOUSANDS FLOOD STREETS TO PROTEST SPAIN BORDER CRISIS More than 5,000 protesters were arrested this week across the country, according to Reuters, and more than 400 schools remained closed as of Friday. Euronews reported Friday that at least 65 school staff members, including 40 principals, have been injured since the unrest began, along with roughly 170 students.  More than 100 high schools have suffered what Education Minister Édouard Geffray described as "severe damage." French intelligence agencies told a government crisis meeting Thursday that the protest movement had been initiated by politicians from the hard-left France Unbowed Party, known as LFI, Reuters reported Friday. LIZ PEEK: ANGRY, AFFLUENT AND ADRIFT — WHAT'S DRIVING SOME YOUNG AMERICANS TO VIOLENCE LFI has denied the allegations and accused President Emmanuel Macron's government of politicizing the protests ahead of France's 2027 presidential election. Simone Rodan-Benzaquen, senior envoy to Europe at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital on Thursday that the unrest began with legitimate concerns but has since evolved into something far more serious. "The students’ grievances about missing teachers and deteriorating schools were real at first," Rodan-Benzaquen said. "But dousing a principal in gasoline and attacking firefighters are acts of extreme violence. What makes this politically significant is the effort to turn frustration over schools into a much broader confrontation with the government." Fox News' Efrat Lachter contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac1b0cf75342cf4db8ba10c South Carolina football in free fall as Shane Beamer may be out of time with buyout decision looming te 2026-10-04T01:50:07.917Z South Carolina football in free fall as Shane Beamer may be out of time with buyout decision looming Another blown lead, another loss for South Carolina. What has ultimately turned into the story of Gamecocks football over the last two years once again caught up with head coach Shane Beamer on Saturday against Kentucky. Coming off a thrashing against Alabama last week, which came one week after losing to Mississippi State after holding a 16-0 lead, the dam seems to have officially broken in Columbia on different ways to lose a game. Leading 17-0 against Kentucky at home, South Carolina fans have grown accustomed to never taking a lead for granted. In this case for those wearing Garnett, it was as if the game was tied 0-0 given past instances of being let down by the results. BIG MONEY, BIGGER DISASTER: MINNESOTA EXPOSES MICHIGAN AS WOLVERINES ARE LATEST EXAMPLE OF WASTED NIL FUNDS And now, after Kentucky beat South Carolina 35-34 in overtime on a two-point conversion to move to 4-1, the chatter throughout the state will only grow louder for the Gamecocks’ athletic department to make a change at head coach. This was the Gamecocks eighth straight SEC loss, and also their 12th loss against Power-4 opponents in the past 14 games. If the Gamecocks were to fire Shane Beamer before the end of the year, he would be owed an estimated $22.5 million for his departure. To be fair to Shane Beamer, the program is not getting a return on investment with the money spent on players like LaNorris Sellers or Dylan Stewart, which reportedly hovers above $5 million combined. If anything, the football team has been robbed blind by Stewart, given his lack of production and antics on the field this season, and we just started the month of October. In hopes of putting an end to any distractions coming off last week's temper-tantrums along the sidelines in Tuscaloosa, Beamer suspended Dylan Stewart indefinitely this week from the program, with the head coach declaring he was the only one making a decision on when the defensive standout could return. But, it goes deeper than that. In this era of college athletics, a return on investment for those helping fund these player contracts essentially comes down to whether you make the playoff, or hoist a trophy at season's end. And no, I don't mean the Outback or Gator Bowl trophies. After a memorable 2024 season that saw the Gamecocks miss out on the college football playoff by just a few spots on the final weekend, the fans have witnessed a program going in the wrong direction. Finishing 4-8 in 2025, Shane Beamer declared that the national media, and those covering the program on a daily basis, would be changing their tune on the South Carolina program after they put together a 2026 season that would see them competing for both a conference and national title. "I can one billion percent promise you this... because of the success we're gonna have next season... we're gonna look back at this season and say, 'It sucked going through it, but because of what we went through in '25 it led us to what we just did in '26,'" Beamer said last year. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE And, even though we all understood what he was implying this past week, it obviously didn’t sit well with Gamecock fans when he discussed how good of a practice they had following the loss to Alabama. In reality, Beamer has always been confident that he was the right man to lead South Carolina back to the same statue as they acquired during the 2024 season. But, thanks to injuries, play-calling and some pretty bad luck, the 2026 campaign was crucial for his future. Now, after the third loss in five games, those who control the payroll and fundraising at South Carolina will have a decision to make on what the future looks like for a program trying not to be forgotten within the SEC. Obviously, this is going to only create more chaos around the football building, especially when you are out of contention for a conference title before the second weekend of October. Schools know that they can no longer wait until seasons end to make these decisions, especially when you are trying to sell season tickets for 2027. At the same time, those within the program are already trying to detour players' agents from shopping them to other teams for next year, which has been the case according to multiple sources. And, it's not just at South Carolina. Discussions about player retention, the transfer portal, raises and movement are already taking place, and will only increase over the next two months. So, on the weekend of October 3rd, influential voices around the Gamecocks athletic department are already having to make a decision about 2027. Like it or not, that's the world we live in now. For Shane Beamer, his team will face Florida next, before they are due for a much-needed bye week. We will soon find out what kind of a timeline the South Carolina administration is working on, if a change is going to happen over the next eight days. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac1a9c775342cf4db8ba064 Phil Collins gets frank on marriage failures and life regrets: 'I regret my marriages falling apart' te 2026-10-04T01:20:07.299Z Phil Collins gets frank on marriage failures and life regrets: 'I regret my marriages falling apart' Phil Collins is opening up about his biggest regret throughout the course of his career. During a recent interview on "Piers Morgan Uncensored," the 75-year-old musician reflected on the toll his career took on his relationships with his children and how it affected his three marriages. "To some extent, I have to say I regret my marriages falling apart," he explained. "Sometimes I jumped. Well, one time I jumped, two times I was pushed. But I wouldn't have written it like that. But on the other hand, I've got five fantastic kids that I wouldn't have if that hadn't happened. So I have to balance it." The famous drummer was married to his first wife, Andrea Bertorelli, from 1975 to 1980. Collins adopted Bertorelli's daughter, Joely, and the couple welcomed son Simon. PHIL COLLINS' BRUSH WITH DEATH LEFT HIS CHILDREN PREPARING FOR THE UNTHINKABLE He also shares daughter Lily with his second wife, Jill Tavelman, whom he was married to from 1984 to 1996, and sons Nicholas and Mathew with his third wife, Orianne Cevey, whom he was married to from 1999 to 2006. When looking back on his first marriage, Collins admitted it broke down because he wasn't around, as he was touring with his band, Genesis, and couldn't be home. "Genesis did, in one year, I think, three American tours, two European tours, and a tour of Japan. And when I ended up getting separated from my first wife, the guys in the band said, ‘Well, why didn’t you tell us? We’d have stopped it.’ But that’s easy to say in retrospect," he said. "I was gone, and we grew apart." Despite his failure to make his relationships with his wives work, Collins said he "always tried to be there for the kids," and that he never planned on getting married three times, noting, "You don't go into life thinking that." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE His daughter Lily, who stars in the hit Netflix series, "Emily in Paris," wrote about her relationship with her father in her 2017 memoir, "Unfiltered: No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me." "I'm learning how to accept your actions and vocalize how they made me feel," she wrote in an excerpt read by Morgan. "I accept and honor the sadness and anger I felt toward the things you did or didn't do, did or didn't give me. I forgive you for not always being there when I needed it, for not being the dad I expected. I forgive the mistakes you made. And although it may seem like it's too late, it's not. There's still so much time to move forward." The father-daughter duo has managed to put the past behind them, as she shared photos of them celebrating his 75th birthday together in January, writing "Love you to the moon and back again…" PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE In a birthday message to her father, she expressed feeling "grateful" to be able to celebrate the milestone birthday with him, saying she considers herself "lucky to have hugged you, laughed with you, and reminisced with you on such a monumental day." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS She also shared a Father's Day tribute to him on her Instagram stories for Father's Day, writing that she is "endlessly grateful for your unconditional love, guidance and support." Now as a parent, I have a newly found understanding and deeper appreciation for everything you’ve done and continue to do," she wrote. "Tove is lucky to call you Grandpa P." Lily welcomed her first child, Tove, with her husband, Charlie McDowell, via surrogate in January 2025. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac1a51775342cf4db8ba029 Minnesota quarterback gets kicked in the crotch by teammate en route to upset win over Michigan te 2026-10-04T01:00:07.841Z Minnesota quarterback gets kicked in the crotch by teammate en route to upset win over Michigan All sports have unwritten rules, and one of the biggest in football is never kick your own quarterback in the crotch. It doesn’t matter whether it’s intentional or accidental during the throes of celebration: You just don’t do it. The Minnesota Golden Gophers did not abide by this, but still managed to take a huge win over Michigan on Saturday afternoon. CRAZIEST UPSET OF THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON HAPPENED ON FRIDAY NIGHT WHILE EVERYONE WAS ASLEEP Last week, Minnesota beat Washington 27-24, a win that led to a euphoric PJ Fleck smearing a player's blood on his own face, and this week they welcomed the Wolverines to Huntington Bank Stadium. However, during the game, things got a little rough for QB Drake Lindsey. The Gophers had just secured a first down, and offensive lineman Bennett Warren was fired up about it. Understandable, but the issue was that he didn't make sure the airspace was clear before performing a celebratory kick. A kick that landed straight to Lindsey's groin. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Between this and the aforementioned blood-smearing incident, the Gophers may need to take a look in the mirror when it comes to celebrations. These are getting out of hand. I didn't think there was anywhere to go after the blood-smearing, but then here they go, kicking their QB in the nards, and now I have no clue where this goes. At this rate, they could end up going all Texas on everyone and just let 'er rip. Fortunately, they did stick the dismount on their last celebration of the afternoon, when they stormed the field to celebrate the Gophers' 20-14 win after coming into the game as 8.5-point underdogs. Next weekend, the 4-1 Gophers will head to West Lafayette to take on the Purdue Boilermakers. If they win? Well, buckle up. And perhaps wear a cup. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac1a06575342cf4db8b9f98 Cornell president says university 'must do better' on handling of sexual assault allegations te 2026-10-04T00:40:05.322Z Cornell president says university 'must do better' on handling of sexual assault allegations Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff said Saturday that the institution "must do better" as it faces questions over its response to sexual assault allegations involving seven former fraternity brothers. "What happened to Jane Doe in 2024 is deeply disturbing and will weigh heavily on our community for years to come. My heart aches when I think of what she experienced," Kotlikoff said in a video statement to the Cornell community. Kotlikoff said the case raises questions about sexual assault, campus party culture, alcohol and drug abuse on the Ithaca, New York, campus, as well as the investigation conducted after the allegations were reported. "I want to acknowledge something that can be difficult for an institution to say we don't have all the answers, but we are committed to investigating and finding the answers our community deserves. I believe we as an administration, and we as a community must do better," Kotlikoff said. INSIDE EXPLOSIVE CORNELL RAPE ALLEGATIONS: 7 MEN ACCUSED, CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS AND A POLITICAL FIRESTORM Kotlikoff welcomed an independent review by an outside law firm into Cornell's handling of the case and said the university supports Gov. Kathy Hochul's decision to turn the criminal investigation over to New York Attorney General Letitia James. He said Cornell would not wait for those reviews to conclude before making changes to prevention and education, student support, mental health and substance use resources and investigative processes. "We will act," Kotlikoff said. Jane Doe alleges in a lawsuit that seven former Chi Phi fraternity brothers drugged and sexually assaulted her during an October 2024 night at the fraternity house. Doe was a 20-year-old Cornell undergraduate at the time. CORNELL RAPE ALLEGATIONS PROMPT NY ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES TO OPEN ‘ACTIVE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION’ The men have denied wrongdoing, with some maintaining the sexual activity was consensual and others denying they participated. No criminal charges have been filed against the seven men. Doe filed a 101-page lawsuit last month accusing the former fraternity members of sexual assault and rape and naming Cornell and other entities. The case came under renewed scrutiny after Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said his office had not received the full transcript of Doe's November 2024 interview with Cornell University Police before prosecutors initially declined to pursue charges. Van Houten reopened the investigation before Hochul appointed the Office of the Attorney General as special prosecutor. James said Friday that her office was conducting an "active criminal investigation." CORNELL SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE REVIVES SCRUTINY OF A LITTLE-KNOWN NEW YORK LAW ON INTOXICATED VICTIMS Kotlikoff also addressed frustration over Cornell's communication about its response to the allegations and said the university would make a greater effort to be transparent. "There are real legal and privacy limits on what we can say, but we will make a greater effort to explain what we can to provide context about the actions Cornell has taken and to be more transparent," Kotlikoff said. Kotlikoff said Cornell would also reexamine the role of fraternities and sororities on campus and support efforts to change New York's sexual assault laws. "You have my commitment that this will not be a moment that passes," Kotlikoff said. Fox News Digital's Michael Dorgan contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac19bb675342cf4db8b9ee8 Pete Hegseth handles Air Force-Navy coin toss after showing off basketball skills at Academy te 2026-10-04T00:20:06.239Z Pete Hegseth handles Air Force-Navy coin toss after showing off basketball skills at Academy United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was in Colorado Springs to take in the Air Force Falcons and Navy Midshipmen football game, but he also took time to show off some pretty impressive athletic skills. It turns out that the Secretary of War can ball, and he sank an impressive series of three-pointers. Hegseth was on the Air Force Academy's court in Clune Arena when he uncorked ten three-point attempts from the top of the arc and drilled all but one of them. TRUMP SAYS HE WILL ATTEND ALABAMA VS GEORGIA COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME AT BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM He must be an absolute menace in Pop-A-Shot down at Dave & Buster's. Imagine if international disputes were settled with three-point shooting competitions or games of Horse? Every other nation would think twice when dealing with us, knowing that Sec. Hegseth can uncork a Caitlin Clark-like shot from the logo if he has to. While he missed one, Sec. Hegseth clearly found a groove and was on autopilot through most of that impressive performance. Of course, Hegseth was not there to show off his skills when it comes to shooting from range; he was at the Air Force Academy to speak to cadets ahead of the Falcons-Midshipmen game on Saturday afternoon. Just before kickoff, the Secretary of War was down on the field for the coin toss. AIR FORCE ATHLETES CHASING OLYMPIC DREAMS IN BETWEEN SERVING THE NATION IN A CRITICAL TIME Air Force wound up winning this one 14-9 to go 3-1 on the season. They'll visit Northern Illinois next weekend while the Midshipmen — who dropped to 1-3 — will head home to host Tulsa. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac1996375342cf4db8b9e80 Florida Gators run into buzzsaw in Missouri, Tigers shred top-ten team for rare ranked win at home te 2026-10-04T00:10:11.213Z Florida Gators run into buzzsaw in Missouri, Tigers shred top-ten team for rare ranked win at home The Florida Gators certainly aren't the 2019 LSU Tigers. They might not even be the 2019 version of the Florida Gators. The number eight team in the country traveled to Columbia, Missouri, and ran into an absolute buzzsaw, as the Tigers took the Gators behind the woodshed in a 45-17 victory on Saturday. FLORIDA GATORS FACE MISSOURI TIGERS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL MATCHUP WHERE THE OVER LOOKS LIKE THE PLAY It seemed like anything that could go right for Mizzou did. The Tigers were able to establish their dominance on both lines of scrimmage, putting up 560 total yards and holding Florida to a shockingly low 42 yards on the ground. Jadan Baugh, who came into the game leading the SEC in rushing yards, could hardly get it going this afternoon, only rushing for 13 yards on 12 carries. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE That was by design, as head coach Eli Drinkwitz revealed in his post game presser on the field. While Baugh entered the day with Heisman aspirations, it was Missouri quarterback Austin Simmons who put on an award-winning performance. The former Ole Miss starter was about as perfect as anyone could have asked for, eviscerating Florida's secondary to the tune of 340 yards and two scores through the air. Missouri showed a ton of resolve, regrouping from their loss last week to Mississippi State and winning a home game against a ranked opponent for the first time since 2024. For the Gators, Faurot Field has proved to be a house of horrors, and Saturday afternoon was no different. The game was never close after halftime, and at no point did the usually explosive Florida offense look threatening to the home team. Now, first year head coach Jon Sumrall will have to regroup and answer some tough questions. It doesn't get any easier for the Gators either. South Carolina comes to town, then Florida goes to Austin to take on Texas before a bye week. Then the Gators will take on archrival Georgia in Atlanta. That stretch will tell everyone in Gainesville what this team and their new head coach is all about. Florida didn't handle being a top-ten team very well, and now they'll have to do a bit of climbing to get back to that spot. For the time being, however, this one will sting. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac1995f75342cf4db8b9e6c How Trump Directed Tax Dollars to Ads Praising Him te 2026-10-04T00:10:07.403Z How Trump Directed Tax Dollars to Ads Praising Him President Trump personally directed the use of taxpayer money for ads praising his presidency, according to people familiar with the matter. Our White House correspondent, Maggie Haberman, explains. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac1995c75342cf4db8b9e4f Here’s Senator Cotton’s Cell Number, Trump Says, in Dispute Over Daylight Saving Bill te 2026-10-04T00:10:04.650Z Here’s Senator Cotton’s Cell Number, Trump Says, in Dispute Over Daylight Saving Bill The president urged people to call Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas and accused him of blocking a bill to cement daylight saving time. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/home