https://meenews.co/post/6ac56abc75342cf4db8cd090 Jonathan Nez bets on ‘buyer’s remorse’ in rematch against Eli Crane in rural Arizona te 2026-10-06T21:40:12.090Z Jonathan Nez bets on ‘buyer’s remorse’ in rematch against Eli Crane in rural Arizona Democrat Jonathan Nez (left) and Republican U.S. Rep. Eli Crane (right) are vying to represent Congressional District 2. Photos by Shondiin Silversmith/Arizona Mirror and Gage Skidmore/Flickr via CC BY-SA 2.0 Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Eli Crane, a member of the far-right House Freedom Caucus, handily won a second term in his rural congressional district in 2024. He’s remained loyal to President Donald Trump, even as his approval ratings have been in a freefall for much of the past year.  But Jonathan Nez, the Democrat and former president of the Navajo Nation who Crane defeated by nine percentage points two years ago, hopes Crane won’t be so fortunate in this year’s rematch.  “In the last cycle, the independents went for Trump and Crane and the Republicans,” Nez told the Arizona Mirror in an interview. “So, there is a lot of buyer’s remorse.” GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE Voter attitudes about Trump and the Republican Party have cratered in the past two years, according to public polling. The Nez campaign is leaning into that, focusing on Crane’s votes to continue the Iran War, give tax breaks to companies that build data centers and cut food assistance and healthcare programs.  “My opponent has made some very bad decisions in supporting legislation that is negatively impacting the quality of life in our district,” Nez said. Crane voted last year for President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which made massive cuts to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program and to Medicaid. But even with those spending reductions, the cost of the tax cuts in the bill is expected to increase the national debt by $4.7 trillion.  Crane has repeatedly voted to allow Trump to unilaterally go to war with Iran — a conflict now in its eighth month — and has scrubbed his website of his previous opposition to spending money on foreign “forever wars.” The candidates, the ballot measures, and the tools you need to cast your vote. Arizona Votes: 2026 Crane’s campaign did not respond to multiple requests for interviews.  “Instead of funding forever wars and throwing away money we don’t have, Eli believes we should be focused on taking care of those who risked it all for our freedom,” Crane’s site said as recently as July under the heading “fighting for those who fought for us.”  The site was changed this summer, and deleted his opposition to “forever wars” in favor of promising to fight “fraud-ridden nongovernmental organizations” and declaring that “we should be focused on taking care of those who risked it all for our freedom.”  A former Navy SEAL, Crane has spoken against spending money to fund overseas wars during his time in Congress. Nez described this change as another example of a politician courting rural voters during election season and then ignoring them after taking office.  “The frustration is that they have been lied to and ignored for way too long,” Nez said. “Last election, there was a big campaign about America First. And I ask people, ‘Do you all feel like America’s first right now?’ A supermajority of the people say ‘no’. And they feel it. Look at the gas prices right now.” Gas prices in Arizona have shot up by about 45% since the start of the war in February, and now sit at an average of about $4.75 per gallon.  Promises to deliver affordability were tenets of many successful Republican campaigns in 2024, but Trump’s tariffs, along with the Iran War, have only driven up costs further.  “You see those high gas prices throughout the state and this district,” Nez said. “And people are feeling the negative impact on our economy. And it goes back to people that are in office.”  Quotation This country is really divided. The loud ones are the far right, the far left. I think the quiet ones are right in the middle. And the majority is right in the middle, where people want everyone to work together to get things done. – Jonathan Nez While Nez still faces an uphill battle in his campaign to win a district where Republicans have an 11-percentage point voter registration advantage, a poll commissioned by his campaign in August showed him in a statistical tie with Crane. The poll of 500 likely voters in CD2 found that 46% favored Crane to Nez’s 44%, with 10% undecided.  The poll gave Nez a 22-point edge with independent voters, whose support he needs to win the race. The district is the Grand Canyon State’s largest, stretching from south of Phoenix to the borders of New Mexico in the east and Utah in the north, encompassing much of eastern and northern Arizona.  It covers about 60% of Arizona, and tribal land makes up a large portion of it. The district includes 14 tribes in northern, eastern, and central Arizona, and those tribal members make up about 20% of the district’s total population. Crane’s campaign is working to appeal to Native voters by touting his accomplishments, including the introduction of the Yavapai Apache Water Rights Act last December, which he sponsored alongside mirroring legislation in the U.S. Senate that was introduced by Democrats Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego.  If Nez ekes out a win in November, he’ll be the first Native American to represent Arizona in Congress. Nez grew up on the Navajo Nation and was elected to three terms as a delegate to the Navajo Nation Council before a successful run for Navajo County supervisor. In 2018, he was elected president of the Navajo Nation, but lost his reelection bid in 2022 to Buu Nygren. His 20 years in public office have helped him form connections with bureaucrats and local government officials that Nez said will help him accomplish things for the people of his district even if Republicans maintain control of Congress, and with Trump in the White House.  “I wouldn’t start the day that I get sworn in,” Nez said. “I would start after we win this election by bringing federal agencies together and to start talking with the local elected leaders.” Some solutions don’t necessarily require legislation, he said, including protecting Arizona’s share of Colorado River water and working with the Bureau of Land Management to protect public lands from wildfires.  Crane grew up in Yuma and dropped out of the University of Arizona to join the U.S. Navy shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. After 13 years in the Navy and six deployments, Crane co-founded Bottle Breacher, a company that sells bottle openers made from used bullet casings. Crane and his wife took the business on the TV show “Shark Tank” in 2014, and sold the business in 2022.  During his time in office, Crane has introduced legislation focused on veterans, the military, public lands, natural resources and immigration. Crane has accused Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs of failing to protect the state’s Colorado River water allocation and criticized Nez for “standing alongside her.” The fight for the Colorado River is a legal battle that’s been going on for more than 100 years, based on complicated historical legal agreements that divides the water among seven states, numerous Indigenous tribes and Mexico, and hundreds of individual users within those.  Nez accused Crane of failing to do enough to bring federal money into his district, pointing out that Crane lives in Oro Valley, which is in Congressional District 6. Nez said that Crane was too extreme for most Arizonans, and promised to listen to the needs of rural and Indigenous Arizonans.  “This country is really divided,” Nez said. “The loud ones are the far right, the far left. I think the quiet ones are right in the middle. And the majority is right in the middle, where people want everyone to work together to get things done.” YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE. SUPPORT Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac56ab475342cf4db8cd059 White House Says Trump Wasn't Promising Taxpayer Reimbursement for Ads te 2026-10-06T21:40:04.222Z White House Says Trump Wasn't Promising Taxpayer Reimbursement for Ads The Trump administration's mixed messaging follows backlash over TV ads that heavily feature the president. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5686775342cf4db8cd01d Washington trans athlete's school district responds to alleged assault victim's SCOTUS injunction request te 2026-10-06T21:30:15.312Z Washington trans athlete's school district responds to alleged assault victim's SCOTUS injunction request The Puyallup School District in Washington state, which has been embroiled in a national scandal after its transgender wrestler allegedly sexually assaulted a female opponent during a match, has responded after the female opponent's family filed a request for an injunction with the U.S. Supreme Court. The female's family is asking for assurances that she won't have to face a trans opponent without warning and the option to forfeit without penalty this season, and she has so far been denied that request. The district said it has received the emergency application filed with the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of a Rogers High School wrestler and will respond if the Court asks. WASHINGTON FAMILY REQUESTS SCOTUS INJUNCTION AFTER DAUGHTER WAS ALLEGEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY TRANS ATHLETE "The district has received the application filed with the U.S. Supreme Court," the district told OutKick. "If the Court requests a response, the district will respond in accordance with the Court’s rules and established process." Both athletes at the center of the case are Puyallup School District students. Kallie Keeler, listed in court as K.M.K., wrestled for Rogers High School when she was paired at the Dec. 6, 2025 Lady Jag Kickoff. Her opponent came from Emerald Ridge High School. Emerald Ridge is also in the Puyallup School District. Keeler has since transferred to another school in the district. The opponent remains enrolled there and eligible for girls’ wrestling, according to the family’s Supreme Court filing. The application, filed by Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) for Keeler and her mother, Stephanie Lynne Brown, asks Justice Elena Kagan for an injunction so Keeler is not matched against a male athlete this season, or at least receives notice and a no-penalty opt-out. LEADER OF FIRM THAT WON SCOTUS WOMEN'S SPORTS CASES OPENS UP ON DEALING WITH LIBERAL MEDIA, TITLE IX LAWSUITS A federal judge denied a preliminary injunction on Aug. 23. The Ninth Circuit refused an injunction pending appeal on Sept. 25. Wrestling season opens in mid-November. The district did not say whether it will oppose the application, or whether it will give Brown the notice she has requested. WIAA and the state superintendent’s office have already said they will keep following Washington’s gender-identity participation law unless that law changes. The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) have also responded to the request for a SCOTUS injunction. OSPI, which does not run athletics but enforces state law on extracurricular activities, stood by current state policy. "While OSPI does not oversee athletics in our state, our office is responsible for communicating, upholding, and enforcing the law, including in student athletics and extracurricular activities," the superintendent’s office told OutKick. "OSPI will continue to uphold Washington’s current law unless or until the law changes. OSPI does not have any non-privileged statement, board notice, or guidance that we have issued to schools or staff regarding this appeal." The WIAA also defended current state policy on Monday after Keeler's SCOTUS appeal. "The WIAA remains committed to following Washington State law which permits student-athletes to participate in sports consistent with the gender with which they identify," the association said. "If state law changes in the future, the WIAA holds the authority to revise policies as necessary to remain in compliance with state law. The WIAA will not comment further on a matter in litigation." Keeler has wrestled since she was 4. She left the team in January after the Lady Jag Kickoff and has said she is unsure she will return if she can be paired against a male again without warning. The district previously told her mother that forfeiture was the available remedy and that it would not give advance notice. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5686675342cf4db8cd014 Christa Pike now conscious and talking after surviving 2 doses of lethal injection drug: report te 2026-10-06T21:30:14.123Z Christa Pike now conscious and talking after surviving 2 doses of lethal injection drug: report A Tennessee death row inmate is awake and talking after surviving two doses of a lethal injection drug during a failed execution, her attorneys said Tuesday. Christa Pike remains hospitalized with severe arm injuries following Tennessee’s attempt to execute her last Wednesday, according to The Associated Press.  Her attorneys said her prognosis remains unclear and they expect a long recovery. "Her recovery is medically unprecedented," her attorneys said, adding that Pike remains handcuffed and shackled to her hospital bed. The statement was the first indication of improvement since an ambulance took Pike from a Nashville prison, AP reported.  She survived two doses of pentobarbital during the execution attempt. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5660c75342cf4db8ccf91 Delta Air Lines jet clips Air Canada plane on Los Angeles International Airport tarmac te 2026-10-06T21:20:12.818Z Delta Air Lines jet clips Air Canada plane on Los Angeles International Airport tarmac Two airplanes collided Tuesday on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport. A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350-900 slated to depart for Tokyo, carrying 275 passengers and 15 crew members, struck an Air Canada passenger jet with its left wingtip, a Delta spokesperson told Fox News Digital. No injuries were initially reported. "While taxiing at Los Angeles International Airport, a Delta aircraft made contact with an Air Canada aircraft," a Delta statement said. "Nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and people, and we apologize to our customers for the experience and delay in their travel." This story is breaking. Please check back for updates. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5660475342cf4db8ccf4b Christa Pike's Lawyer Says She's Awake, Speaking After Failed Execution te 2026-10-06T21:20:04.413Z Christa Pike's Lawyer Says She's Awake, Speaking After Failed Execution Christa Pike is awake and speaking after surviving Tennessee's failed execution attempt, attorneys say. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac563bb75342cf4db8ccf0f NFL refs have set all-time record for flags this season, and it's changing the outcome of games te 2026-10-06T21:10:19.001Z NFL refs have set all-time record for flags this season, and it's changing the outcome of games Each year, NFL fans complain that officials are throwing more flags than ever before. Most years, the perception exceeds the evidence. This year, the evidence supports the complaint. The NFL is on a historically high penalty pace. According to ESPN Insights, the league has recorded more accepted penalties through Week 4 this season than in any other season since play-by-play data became available in 1978. Week 4 was especially severe. Officials assessed 271 accepted penalties, the second-highest total for any week over that span. That's around 17 accepted penalties per game. BOMANI JONES CALLS JOSH ALLEN A 'MORON' FOR COSTLY INTERCEPTION, WHILE DEFENDING LAMAR JACKSON FOR SAME THING Sharp Football Analysis provided additional context on Tuesday. According to its analysis, officials are flagging offenses at the highest per-snap rate through four weeks of any season since 2000, at 6.18 penalties per 100 snaps. The increase is also occurring at particularly consequential points in games. Officials have set early-season records for accepted flags thrown in the red zone and on third and fourth downs in the second half. These penalties aren't merely disrupting drives. They are erasing points. So far this season, penalties have nullified 17 touchdowns. At the same point last year, that number was five. In 2024, it was four. To be clear, an accepted penalty does not mean officials made the correct call. Last week, Rams coach Sean McVay said the NFL privately acknowledged that officials incorrectly called defensive pass interference against Los Angeles in the closing moments of its Week 3 loss to Denver, nullifying an interception. Without the flag, the interception would've won the Rams the game. Instead, Denver retained possession and capitalized on the erroneous call to win. That example illustrates the larger problem. The proliferation of flags has become one of the defining features of the 2026 season. Fans don't watch football to see officials determine the outcome of drives. Yet listen to almost any broadcast after a significant play, and you'll hear an announcer quickly add, "No flags." There's a reason for that. MICHELE TAFOYA DEFENDS HOLLY ROWE AMID ARCH MANNING, STEVE SARKISIAN INCIDENT Viewers have become conditioned not to trust the initial result of a play. A touchdown, long completion, turnover, or critical stop now routinely produces a moment of hesitation as everyone scans the field for yellow. Waiting to find out whether a play counts has become part of the viewing experience. It shouldn't be. It's a problem. Which raises a more important question: Why are officials throwing flags at such a historic rate? One possibility is that teams are simply playing sloppier football. Reduced offseason work and lighter practice schedules could plausibly contribute to more procedural errors, poor technique, and legitimate penalties. But football has always operated under an inconvenient reality: officials could probably identify some technical violation on nearly every play. Some infractions are obvious and materially affect the play. Others occupy a gray area where enforcement depends largely on judgment and discretion. The distinction matters because officials plainly exercise that discretion later in the season. The same officiating crews that produce flag-heavy games during the regular season generally adopt a more permissive standard in the playoffs. Officials are more inclined to "let them play" in the postseason, particularly in high-leverage situations where a marginal call could dictate the outcome. By effectively raising the threshold in the playoffs, the NFL acknowledges that over-officiating diminishes the product and that marginal penalties should not decide its most important games. That also suggests the league accepts, or at least tolerates, the flag-heavy officiating that has come to define the early months of the season. If it didn't, it would instruct officials to exercise the same restraint in September and October that they routinely exercise in January. Perhaps the league sees officiating controversy as a marketing tool. Questionable calls generate scrutiny, debate, television segments, social-media engagement, and another news cycle surrounding the NFL. Or perhaps the increase reflects an institutional tendency toward over-enforcement. Officiating gives referees considerable authority over the game. It stokes their egos. Whatever the explanation, the league should intervene and stop this immediately. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Obvious infractions should be called. Marginal violations that require slow-motion examination or have no meaningful effect on the play should face a much higher threshold. What's happening this season is bad for fans, broadcasters, teams and the quality of the sport itself. There are too many flags, too many erased touchdowns, and too many pivotal possessions altered by officiating. That's particularly difficult to defend at a time when the NFL has never been more expensive or complicated to watch. Between expanded national windows, streaming exclusives, multiple subscriptions, and an increasingly fragmented broadcast schedule, the league is already asking more of consumers than ever before. In return, the league should at least provide a better product than what it has delivered over four weeks. Enough with the ticky-tack flags. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac563b975342cf4db8ccf06 Super Bowl champion, Eagles legend Lane Johnson abruptly retires at 36 te 2026-10-06T21:10:17.716Z Super Bowl champion, Eagles legend Lane Johnson abruptly retires at 36 Philadelphia Eagles legend and two-time Super Bowl champion Lane Johnson stunningly announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday. Johnson, 36, was a surprise inactive in the Eagles’ 24-20 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, and it came out that he was out for unexpected personal reasons. Johnson announced in a statement that he is focusing on his mental health. "Philadelphia. You truly are the City of Brotherly Love. The best fans and the most prideful city in the entire world. I have given it my all for 14 years; season after season pushing my body to the max and tirelessly working my craft to not only live up to the legacy of the guys that came before me, but to set a new standard of success for the best franchise in all of sports," Johnson said in a statement. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE "I deeply wanted to gut it out for one more year; to take the field with my brothers for one last season. But after a lot of reflection, I’ve realized that my personal and family priorities in my life have changed. Right now, it is critical that I focus on my mental health. I owe it to my teammates, coaches, the organization and the fans to have my head and heart 100 percent in the game. And right now my heart is telling me that it’s time to say goodbye to football." Johnson was a member of the Eagles’ two Super Bowl-winning teams in 2017 and 2024 and called those rides up Broad Street the ultimate privilege. He thanked the entire Eagles organization for taking a chance on him and the coaches and teammates he played alongside during his 14-year career. "Right now, what’s most important to me is continuing to focus on my mental health and spending more time with my kids and family," Johnson said. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "But Philadelphia will always be home, and I will forever be an Eagle. Thank you for the love and the enduring support." The love is reciprocal as owner Jeffery Lurie called him an "all-time Eagle." "Lane Johnson is an all-time Eagle and one of the best players ever to play his position in NFL history. Lane was a major contributor to our team success for 14 seasons, helping to bring two Super Bowl championships and many other memorable moments to the organization and the city of Philadelphia," Lurie said in a statement. "Beyond his on-field accomplishments, Lane has done a tremendous amount to give back to the community through his numerous charitable endeavors. The courage he has shown using his own personal experiences to advocate for mental health awareness has undoubtedly saved lives. We appreciate everything Lane has contributed to our organization, and we wish him and his family nothing but the best." The Eagles will sorely miss Johnson, as they were 98-42-1 in games he played during his career and just 15-29 when he was out of the lineup. In his 14 seasons, he made the Pro Bowl six times. Johnson was limited to 10 games last season because of an injury, but he had played in all three games prior to missing the Rams game. The Eagles selected Johnson with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft out of Oklahoma, and the Texas native emerged as one of the best right tackles in the sport during his career. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac563af75342cf4db8ccec2 Commanders Get Promising Jayden Daniels News Days Before Giants Game te 2026-10-06T21:10:07.886Z Commanders Get Promising Jayden Daniels News Days Before Giants Game Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is on track to return for the team against the New York Giants. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac563ae75342cf4db8cceb9 Cardinals Urged to Turn to Rookie QB Carson Beck After Giants Loss te 2026-10-06T21:10:06.128Z Cardinals Urged to Turn to Rookie QB Carson Beck After Giants Loss The Cardinals have been urged to turn to rookie Carson Beck after another loss exposed continued problems with Arizona's offense. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac563ac75342cf4db8cceb0 U.S. Embassy Issues Russia Plague Update for Americans te 2026-10-06T21:10:04.118Z U.S. Embassy Issues Russia Plague Update for Americans The episode has attracted international attention because initial reports linked the lab worker’s death to pneumonic plague. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5616e75342cf4db8cce74 Cristiano Ronaldo Is Not Retiring, Blames Coach Jorge Jesus For Portugal Walkout te 2026-10-06T21:00:30.151Z Cristiano Ronaldo Is Not Retiring, Blames Coach Jorge Jesus For Portugal Walkout Cristiano Ronaldo is not following Lionel Messi into international retirement just yet. The Portugal superstar said he will remain available to play for his national team, despite having walked out on the squad during the current international window. In a long statement issued through the Portuguese media Tuesday, Ronaldo said recently hired coach Jorge Jesus had not been true to his word about when he would play the striker in the latest round of Nations League matches. Still, the 41-year-old Ronaldo said he owed his teammates an apology and expects to receive a punishment. "I can promise all my fans, and naturally especially all Portuguese people, that we will have one or more farewell matches. There will be time for that," Ronaldo said. He added: "Therefore, if I am physically fit, playing for my club, hopefully scoring goals, then after serving whatever suspension is imposed on me, I will be available, as I have always been until today, to compete and win for our national team." Ronaldo said he had agreed to a plan for managing his playing time and that he expected the coach to publicly clarify the situation and accept responsibility. He said Jesus did not follow through and instead spoke aggressively at a press conference, causing a breakdown of trust. Reporting by The Associated Press. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5616975342cf4db8cce68 US could play role in united Ireland push after Trump's backing, Irish PM says te 2026-10-06T21:00:25.563Z US could play role in united Ireland push after Trump's backing, Irish PM says NEW YORK — Nearly three decades after the Good Friday Agreement transformed Northern Ireland, Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin said the United States could potentially play a role in a future push for a united Ireland following President Donald Trump's backing for reunification. Martin, whose Fianna Fáil party supports Irish unity, said the landmark 1998 agreement – which largely ended 30 years of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland known as "the Troubles" – created a peaceful mechanism for deciding Northern Ireland's constitutional future, but cautioned that the deep divide between Northern Ireland's nationalist and unionist communities must first be bridged. "I believe in unity and my party believes in unity, but we have to work on it," Martin told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview. "We have to build reconciliation amongst the different traditions on the island of Ireland." "The U.S. were critical to the success of peace and conflict resolution in Ireland," Martin added. IRISH PM REJECTS ANTISEMITISM CONCERNS IN IRELAND AMID DRAMATIC VOTE OVER BOYCOTTING ISRAEL GAME Martin spoke to Fox News Digital during the U.N. General Assembly in New York at what he described as a global "crossroad," with war raging in Ukraine, conflict across the Middle East and negotiations underway over Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. Throughout the interview, he repeatedly returned to Ireland's own experience of conflict and peace as a guide to how the country approaches crises abroad, while defending the country's longstanding policy of military neutrality despite its growing support for Ukraine. The constitutional question of Irish unity gained renewed attention during Trump's recent visit to Ireland last month, when the president said he would "love" to see Ireland unified and predicted it would eventually happen. Asked during the Fox News Digital whether Washington could play a role again if Ireland eventually moves toward reunification, Martin replied: "To a degree maybe, potentially, yeah." Martin spoke before the latest confrontation over Garvaghy Road erupted in Portadown, Northern Ireland, reviving one of Northern Ireland's most bitter marching disputes and underscoring how potent nationalist-unionist divisions remain. The Parades Commission last month approved a limited Orange Order march along the mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road for the first time in 28 years. Residents and supporters blocked the route, while police declined to force the parade through amid fears of serious disorder. The Orange Order is a Protestant organization whose members generally support Northern Ireland remaining part of the United Kingdom, while many residents of the mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road community, who are predominantly Catholic, favor a united Ireland. The standoff has since spilled into the courts and Stormont, where parliament meets, as efforts to broker a compromise continue. Under the Good Friday Agreement, a referendum can be called if it appears a majority in Northern Ireland would support reunification. But Martin said more work is needed to define what a united Ireland would look like and deepen engagement on both sides of the border. IRISH PM SAYS IRELAND ‘NOT OVERRUN’ BY IMMIGRANTS, LEGAL MIGRATION TIED TO ECONOMIC SUCCESS UKRAINE AND THE SEARCH FOR PEACE For Martin, however, the lessons of Northern Ireland's peace process extend far beyond the island. "Because of our conflict in Northern Ireland, we feel we can make a contribution to that conflict resolution pathway," Martin said. He said Ireland's experience ending decades of violence now shapes how it approaches Russia's war in Ukraine, the conflict in the Middle East and Europe's increasingly uncertain security environment. "We don't get a sense that Russia is really interested at this particular stage," Martin said of efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Martin, who had met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy the previous evening, nevertheless argued that continued channels between Washington and Moscow were important. Asked whether a realistic peace settlement would ultimately require Ukraine to surrender territory to Russia, Martin rejected the premise. "Ukraine can't cede territory that Russia hasn't even conquered, despite four years of war," Martin said. But he said a ceasefire along existing battle lines could provide a starting point for negotiations. "If we even could get a ceasefire on existing lines, and then negotiations to start," Martin said, adding that Kyiv would need protections against renewed Russian aggression. "Ukraine needs security guarantees." Martin also pointed to Ukraine's path toward European Union membership as potentially providing an additional layer of security and said the broader security architecture between Europe and Russia would ultimately have to be addressed in negotiations. "From our perspective, no one has the right to go into another country and take its territory," Martin said. HOW NEUTRAL IS IRELAND? Ireland's extensive support for Kyiv, however, raises a more contentious question at home: how far can a militarily neutral country support one side in a war while maintaining that neutrality? Ireland has committed more than $754 million in humanitarian assistance, military training and other non-lethal support to Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022 while stopping short of providing lethal weapons. Fox News Digital asked Martin whether that level of support undermined Ireland's neutrality. "No, because we don't give lethal aid, we haven't given military weaponry, but we have given non-lethal assistance in terms of training and so on like that, and also humanitarian aid to Ukraine," Martin said. Ireland has also taken in large numbers of Ukrainians fleeing the war. Martin said more than 120,000 had arrived at one point, with roughly 80,000 remaining in the country at the time of the interview. "That's not taking sides, that's taking humanitarian response to a war," Martin said. "And many are contributing, many are working in the economy." Ireland's neutrality has also faced scrutiny over the long-standing use of Shannon Airport by the U.S. military. NATO's top military commander, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, described Shannon in August as a "very important logistics hub" for the United States and said withdrawing American military access would probably damage U.S.-Irish relations. The airport's role has long drawn protests from Irish neutrality campaigners, who argue that allowing U.S. military personnel and aircraft to transit through a civilian airport undermines the country's neutral status. Despite differing approaches to conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, Martin described the U.S.-Ireland relationship in almost familial terms. "There's a very strong bond between Ireland and the United States," Martin said. He pointed to the long-standing tradition of Irish leaders visiting the White House on St. Patrick's Day and the enormous Irish-American diaspora, which he estimated at roughly 30 million people. "It's just family, there's kinship ties," Martin said. MIDDLE EAST Martin said Ireland's peace-process experience also informs its approach to the Middle East, where Dublin has emerged as one of Israel's strongest European critics. He condemned Hamas' Oct. 7 terrorist attack and defended Israel's right to security while arguing that the subsequent Israeli military campaign in Gaza had been "absolutely disproportionate." "We believe in a two-state solution," Martin said. "We believe that Israel, of course, has a right to exist in security and its people need to be guaranteed of security. But likewise, Palestinians should have a right to live in their homeland in a peaceful way." Martin said Ireland's strongly anti-Israel position was shaped partly by its own history and what he described as a "sense of right and justice and fairness." WATCH: Irish PM explains Ireland's position on Israel, rejects antisemitism concerns amid controversial soccer match TRUMP'S INVESTMENT PUSH HITS EUROPE AS IRISH PM EYES NEXT TARIFF BREAK EUROPE'S SECURITY Ireland currently holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, placing Martin at the center of negotiations as Europe confronts its biggest security challenges in decades. "There's a big realization in Europe that we have to do more to provide greater security to Europe, particularly because of the Russian-Ukrainian war," Martin said. He pointed particularly to Baltic and Nordic countries, where governments have increased defense spending amid fears about Russia. "Many have an existential fear of Russia," Martin said. Martin said Europe was also tightening its approach to immigration, echoing comments he made elsewhere in the interview that asylum applications had fallen across Ireland and that governments across the continent were responding to mounting political pressure. For Martin, those challenges — from Ukraine and the Middle East to Ireland's own unfinished constitutional future —ultimately return to the lessons he believes his country learned through decades of conflict and the peace process that followed. "The world needs to try and turn a page towards a more peaceful sort of coexistence," Martin said. WATCH: Irish PM explains how Ireland is responding to Trump's 'America First' agenda Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5616775342cf4db8cce5f Mother, son among six identified after Boston-bound medevac jet vanishes off Nantucket te 2026-10-06T21:00:23.526Z Mother, son among six identified after Boston-bound medevac jet vanishes off Nantucket The six people aboard a Boston-bound medical jet that disappeared over the Atlantic have been identified as a Bermudian mother and son and a four-person Canadian flight and medical crew. Marilyn Lavonne Bean, 66, was being transported for treatment related to a stroke, with her son, Sergio Wayne Lottimore, accompanying her aboard the medevac flight. The U.S. Coast Guard identified the four Canadians aboard as Philip Gregory Childerhose, Thomas Henry Farquhar, Sarah Jane Paton and Jolene Beth Weir. 1 MISSING, 4 RUSHED TO HOSPITAL AFTER HELICOPTER CRASHES OFF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ISLAND Childerhose was the captain and Farquhar was the first officer, while Paton served as the flight nurse and Weir as the respiratory therapist, according to Latitude Air Ambulance. The Gulfstream G100 disappeared early Saturday while traveling from Bermuda to Boston, triggering a major Coast Guard search off Nantucket. The Coast Guard suspended the search Sunday after debris associated with the aircraft was located. Lottimore was senior vice president and head of specialty reinsurance at Hamilton Re, according to the Bermuda-based company. "The entire Hamilton team is heartbroken by the loss of a respected leader, colleague and friend," Hamilton Re said in a statement. 4 FLORIDA FAMILY MEMBERS FOUND DEAD AFTER SMALL PLANE GOES DOWN OFF THE BAHAMAS Lottimore was also a 2002 graduate of Warwick Academy, where he had served as a prefect. The school remembered him as an "outstanding person." Bermuda Police said a family liaison officer had been assigned to assist the family. The aircraft was operated by Latitude Air Ambulance, a Canadian medical transport company. Latitude previously confirmed to Fox News Digital that the Gulfstream was operating as a medevac flight and was expected to make the journey from Bermuda to Boston in approximately two hours. Latitude Air Ambulance President Peter Byl said the company was mourning an "unimaginable loss." "Our focus now is on supporting their families, supporting our people and assisting the authorities," Byl said. "We will honour our colleagues by remembering the care, professionalism, and commitment they brought to their work every day." The flight departed Bermuda's L.F. Wade International Airport late Friday night and was bound for Boston Logan International Airport. COAST GUARD PLANE WITH DHS SECRETARY MARKWAYNE MULLIN ON BOARD MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said the crew reported electrical difficulties as the aircraft approached the Boston area before the jet descended rapidly and air traffic control lost contact south of Nantucket. FlightAware data previously reviewed by Fox News Digital showed the aircraft descending from 24,000 feet to 11,000 feet in roughly three minutes around 1 a.m. Saturday. The Federal Aviation Administration previously told Fox News Digital that it issued a Search and Rescue Alert Notice at approximately 1:20 a.m. ET. Massport later confirmed the aircraft never arrived at Boston Logan. A civilian vessel located debris associated with the aircraft, according to the Coast Guard. "During this incredibly difficult time, our heartfelt condolences go out to the families and friends impacted by this tragic incident," Rear Adm. Matthew Lake, commander of the Coast Guard Northeast District, said Monday. "We are grateful to the crews and partner agencies who quickly responded to this incident, and we will continue to support our Canadian partners as they conduct their investigation," Lake added. Canada is leading the investigation because the aircraft was registered there, in accordance with international agreements, according to the TSB. The National Transportation Safety Board is assisting as an accredited representative for the United States. The cause has not yet been determined. The U.S. Coast Guard and Bermuda Police did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's requests for additional comment Tuesday. Fox News Digital's James Cirrione contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5616375342cf4db8cce56 Loyalty be damned: Did these coaches stick around a season too long and blow their chances at a big gig? te 2026-10-06T21:00:19.846Z Loyalty be damned: Did these coaches stick around a season too long and blow their chances at a big gig? I want to take you all back to January 2025. The Arizona State Sun Devils just completed an improbable run to the College Football Playoff only two years removed from the disastrous Herm Edwards era. Head coach Kenny Dillingham, in only his second year on the job, had guided the program through NCAA sanctions and three-win seasons to a Big 12 championship and had his team on the precipice of a Playoff win over Texas thanks to the contributions of exciting players like Cam Skattebo, Jordyn Tyson, and Sam Leavitt. SLEEPER TEAMS FROM EACH POWER 4 CONFERENCE: WHO WILL EXCEED EXPECTATIONS THIS COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON? Just two years later and the Sun Devils now sit at 2-2 with an anemic offense, fresh off a beatdown at the hands of Baylor, a team currently employing a coach who was on a ridiculously hot seat himself just a month earlier. Less than a year after Arizona State's magical CFP appearance, two more coaches were making names for themselves at schools on opposite ends of the country. Jedd Fisch inherited a Washington program in 2024 that had just competed for a national championship the season prior to his arrival, but had to replace almost 100% of the team's production from a year earlier. After a 6-7 campaign that year showed promise, Fisch followed that up with a nine-win season that included a bowl win over Boise State and featured a quarterback by the name of Demond Williams who was the toast of college football. LINCOLN RILEY HOT SEAT RUMORS GET LOUDER AFTER 'FIRE LINCOLN' CHANTS DURING USC-WASHINGTON Meanwhile, more than 2,600 miles to the southeast, Brent Key was turning Georgia Tech into a legitimate threat in the ACC with a super innovative offense and a Heisman hopeful by the name of Haynes King at quarterback. The Yellow Jackets climbed to as high as number seven in the AP Poll, their highest mark in nearly two decades, and even finished the season ranked for the first time since 2014. Ten months later, and both Washington and Georgia Tech - along with the aforementioned Sun Devils - look like shells of their former selves from just a season ago. It happens. These schools are not built to contend for more than a season or two in a row without sharp fluctuations year-to-year. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COACHES WHO 'CAN'T' WIN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND COACHES WHO 'HAVEN'T' While programs like Ohio State, Texas, Oregon, and Georgia have the infrastructure, funding, and talent pipelines to be consistently great year in and year out, the Washingtons, Georgia Techs, and Arizona States of the world need to capitalize on razor thin windows and go "all in" whenever they recognize those windows are approaching. That goes for their coaches, too. There was a time when Dillingham, Fisch, and Key were being linked to every major job in college football following their respective "window years." Dillingham was talked about as Mike Norvell's potential replacement at Florida State following their abysmal 2024 season, and the 36-year-old head coach was even discussed for the Michigan job shortly after they fired Sherrone Moore. WHICH HEAD COACH'S SEAT IS HOTTER HEADING INTO 2026 SEASON: SHANE BEAMER OR MIKE NORVELL? Speaking of the Maize and Blue, Fisch was also thought to be the leader in the clubhouse to take the job in Ann Arbor, and both he and Key were heavily considered as candidates for the opening at Florida, with Fisch getting extra attention given his alumni status in Gainesville. These three coaches were some of the hottest names in the last two hiring cycles, and for whatever reason, they chose to stay at their respective spots. There's no shame in that, and for Dillingham and Key, it could also come down to the fact that they are coaching at their alma maters. But the question remains: did they miss their chance to parlay their successful seasons into jobs at bigger, more established programs? If Washington, Arizona State, and Georgia Tech all finish with six or seven losses each this season, their respective coaches likely won't be fielding many calls when high-level jobs come open in November. Perhaps they're happy where they are now, although Dillingham has specifically called out Arizona State's fanbase and booster clubs about a lack of funding in the past, and based on conversations I've had with people close to the Gators' football program regarding the Florida job, it's one that Fisch would readily take under the right circumstances. Time will tell for all three of these coaches, as well as others who are making a name for themselves at the "mid-tier" Power 4 programs. COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 4 CONTENDERS, PRETENDERS: TEXAS SURVIVES, MICHIGAN'S KARMA AND COACHES ARE SWEATING Maybe one of these three will win 10 or 11 games in 2027 and land a tier-one job to make me look like a fool. It worked for Matt Campbell, who had multiple historic seasons at Iowa State in 2020 and 2024 only to turn down other offers. It was only after Penn State came calling a year later that Campbell finally decided to leave the comfort of Ames. Patience is a virtue, as is loyalty, but when it comes to being a college football coach, sometimes those things can come back to bite you in the rear end. You're only as good as your latest season, and a lot of these hiring athletic directors have a bad case of recency bias when it comes to selecting their next football coach. I'll be interested to see where Kenny Dillingham, Brent Key, and Jedd Fisch are a year from today. Will they be settling in at cushy new jobs in Tallahassee, Los Angeles, and Norman? Or will they be the latest victims of the "what have you done for me lately" league that is Power 4 college football? There's only one way to find out. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5616175342cf4db8cce43 A place of their own: Surfing with Nixon creates sense of belonging for children with autism and their families te 2026-10-06T21:00:17.480Z A place of their own: Surfing with Nixon creates sense of belonging for children with autism and their families MESA – The waves roll toward the shore as Nixon Romney waits for his turn in the lineup.  Around him are professional surfers, volunteers and dozens of families who have come to Revel Surf Park for a day built specifically for children like him.  He cannot hear the waves. He cannot tell his parents, at least with words, that he is ready for one. Instead, Nixon communicates the way he has learned – through his hands, pulling and showing his family what he wants.  Then he gets his chance.  A surfboard and a wave. A moment that, years ago, his father was told might never happen.  “We were told since he was 18 months old that he was going to be a vegetable and I couldn’t accept that as a father,” Daniel Romney said.  Nixon was born profoundly deaf. He has cerebral palsy, autism and significant brain damage after the central part of his brain failed to fully develop. He is one of 21 people in the world known to have a rare duplication in a gene called 7Q33.  He has undergone six surgeries, including two that rotated his thigh and shin bones to help him walk.  But Nixon, now 18, has never bowed to the expectations placed upon him.  Neither has his father.  “I tried every way possible to get him resources,” the elder Romney said. “That’s the reason we started this event, because we were struggling for a while to try to get him any type of resources.” Romney eventually realized he could not wait for someone else to create the opportunities his son needed.  “I couldn’t just sit on the sidelines hoping one day it would come,” he said.  So he created Surfing with Nixon. What began as a day just for Nixon and his friends has grown into an annual gathering for families with autistic children, bringing them together for a day in the water.  For Daniel Romney, the event is about giving children like his son something that can be difficult to find: a place where they can simply have fun.  Nixon Romney, center, stands with his cousins Jordan and Easton Jacob at a surf event. (Photo courtesy of the Romney family) “It’s really important for us as a family, and the rest of families, to be able to come and enjoy a day where they could have fun,” Romney said. “At the same time, their kid is getting surfing therapy without even knowing it’s therapy.” The significance of Surfing with Nixon isn’t limited to what happens in the water.  For families who spend much of their lives navigating environments that weren’t designed with their children in mind, Revel Surf Park offers a couple of other things that are just as valuable as the waves.  Acceptance. And memories.  Jacque Cook has brought her daughter to the event for several years. She has watched her daughter become excited about returning each year, building connections with people who understand her.  “They honor them,” Cook said. “I know it’s made a big difference in all her and her friends’ lives, and they can have this special day to just be themselves.” For Cook, that can be difficult to find in everyday life.  “We come here and you know it just doesn’t even matter,” Cook said. “You just feel like you’re at home, like everyone just gets it.” That feeling is at the heart of Surfing with Nixon. “It gives families an opportunity to come somewhere where there’s no judgment,” said Steve Howard, the director of Surfing with Nixon. “They’re kind of all in the same boat, and it’s an even playing field here.” The event gives children an opportunity to experience surfing in an environment built around their needs while giving parents an opportunity to watch their children play and create memories.  “It gives them an opportunity to come out and do something that they’ll remember and build memories on, and cherish for the rest of their lives,” Howard said.  Those moments that build memories often build relationships as well.  Children remember the surfers who helped them. They ask for them when they return the following year. Families stay connected long after the event ends.  The park becomes familiar.  The faces become familiar. The feeling of belonging becomes familiar.  “It creates a real sense of community within the autism world because they can come here and they see people from year to year,” Howard said.  That community has become something Cook’s daughter looks forward to each year.  “She always is talking about how she just feels so honored and touched that people would take the time to do this for them – and be understanding and accept them,” Cook said.  For Romney, that is exactly why Nixon’s story needs to be part of the event.  “It’s important because he’s not alone,” Romney said. “I know that there’s other kids out there that probably feel the same way, but it’s crucial for them to know they’re not alone and that they have help.” That message has become bigger than Nixon.  It can be seen in the families standing along the shore. It can be heard in the cheers when a child catches a wave. It can be felt in the relationships formed between children and surfers who return, year after year.  And sometimes, Romney said, the impact is visible in the faces of parents watching from shore.  “One of my favorites is when a mom or dad is out there seeing their kid in, and they’re smiling ear to ear, and the mom is sitting there bawling because they haven’t seen their kid smile in the last several years,” Romney said.  For a few moments, those parents aren’t thinking about a diagnosis, doctor’s appointments, therapies or all the things that their children might not be able to do.  They’re just watching them surf.  That’s what Romney wanted for Nixon. Not a life defined by what doctors said he couldn’t do; not a childhood defined by limitations.  Just an opportunity. A chance to get in the water, catch a wave and be surrounded by people who understand.  The father who once refused to sit on the sidelines has now created a place where other families don’t have to either.  What started with one boy has become a community.  And every wave that rises gives that community another reason to believe in what is possible. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5615775342cf4db8cce14 Christa Pike Regains Consciousness After Her Failed Execution te 2026-10-06T21:00:07.095Z Christa Pike Regains Consciousness After Her Failed Execution The death row inmate in Tennessee received two doses of a lethal injection drug last week, but lived. She was taken from the execution chamber in an ambulance. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5615575342cf4db8cce0b Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks te 2026-10-06T21:00:05.114Z Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac55f0c75342cf4db8ccdbb Former Hamas hostage counters Hasan Piker’s UT Austin event with her story of survival te 2026-10-06T20:50:20.218Z Former Hamas hostage counters Hasan Piker’s UT Austin event with her story of survival Controversial Twitch streamer Hasan Piker made waves with his visit to the University of Texas-Austin before he even made it into the Lone Star State.  While he was speaking at an event last week hosted by University Democrats, a student group, another speaker with a much different point of view was telling her story of survival. Former Hamas hostage Maya Regev spoke to students with the goal of ensuring that they hear from someone who witnessed the horrors of Oct. 7, 2023, firsthand. In a recent conversation with Fox News Digital, Regev took issue with one of Piker's infamous remarks that "It doesn’t matter if rapes f---ing happened on Oct. 7, like that doesn’t change the dynamic for me." HAMAS USED SEXUAL VIOLENCE 'DELIBERATELY AND SYSTEMATICALLY' ON OCT 7, COMMISSION REPORT FINDS Regev said students concerned about cases like the sexual assault allegations against Cornell fraternity members may be listening to a person who's said "rape doesn't matter." Asked about his controversial remarks about the reported rapes committed by Hamas on Oct. 7, Piker told The New Republic that there was "definitely testimony of sexual violence that had taken place amongst the hostages. But that doesn’t change the dynamic of Israel committing a genocide against the Palestinians, and my opposing that genocide." Regev told Fox News Digital that Chabad, a Jewish organization with representatives across the globe, reached out to her about speaking at UT Austin after Piker's visit to the university was announced. "I'm not here to silence anyone," Regev told Fox News Digital. "I came there to let people hear what I've been through, like the other side of the story, with facts, with pictures, with records." UNIVERSITY EVENT WITH HASAN PIKER IN TEXAS DRAWS BACKLASH FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE The Anti-Defamation League has criticized Piker for what it calls his "antisemitic conspiracy theories and tropes," and has a list of some of his remarks about Oct. 7, including posting that Hamas hostage and American-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander had volunteered for the "Nazi army." Regev said that while Piker has freedom of speech and "can say whatever he wants," it was important for her to make sure students were getting more than one point of view. Regev also emphasized the fact that she was speaking from her own experience, not things she read about from others. "For me, October 7, it's not a debate, it's not something I read online. It's something that I've lived through, something that will forever be inside me, something that I will have to live with for the rest of my life," Regev told Fox News Digital. "I just think that it's important for them to understand that behind every story there are real human beings." "I was a hostage. I was a Hamas hostage," Regev told Fox News Digital. "I was being held by Hamas, by those monsters, and I think that students might, you know, forget that they are actually real human beings, real families that lost their lives, real women that got raped, men, lives were destroyed on October 7." Regev pushed back on Piker and other online influencers shaping students' opinions without firsthand knowledge. "When they hear an influencer post something, when they read something, it's important for them to check the facts before they are repeating a slogan or celebrating death of innocent people," Regev said. She later added, "I sat with those people. I lived with them for two months, with Hamas people ... I think that people should listen to a person who was really there and not to a person who just sees stuff online and has millions of followers." When asked what influencers like Piker get wrong about the situation in Gaza, she said that they overlook the realities on the ground, particularly Hamas' use of Palestinian civilians as human shields. "Hamas is using children and women and elderly women as a human shield," Regev said. "I think, again, people should know the facts before they're talking, and especially when you're very influencing." HASAN PIKER'S DEFENSE OF HAMAS HAVING 'RIGHT TO RESIST MILITARILY' DRAWS CONDEMNATION FROM HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS On Oct. 7, 2023, Regev went to the Nova Music Festival with her brother Itay Regev and her friend Omer Shem Tov. When the rocket alerts began sounding at 6:29 a.m., Regev was not so alarmed, explaining, as someone who grew up in Israel, it was something she had experienced several times before that day. "We thought it was just a matter of time before everything will calm down, and we can keep on partying, but after some time we understood that it [was] a lot more serious than what we thought," she said. Regev explained that the group headed towards their cars before being told by police officers to abandon their vehicles and that terrorists had invaded the country. That's when Regev, her brother and Shem Tov began running for what she estimated to be 60 to 90 minutes. They then got a call from Ori Danino, a friend of a friend who was also at the festival. Danino had already gotten out of the danger zone, but decided to turn around and pick up the group to get them to safety. Unfortunately, all of them would be abducted and taken to Gaza. The group drove for about five minutes before "a big pickup truck" with terrorists began shooting at them, hitting Regev in both of her legs. Her brother was also shot. The terrorists dragged Regev, her brother and Shem Tov out of the vehicle before loading them into the pickup truck and driving them into Gaza. While Danino was initially able to escape, he was later caught by another group of terrorists and taken into the Strip. The Regev siblings were released from captivity in late November 2023, within a few days of each other. Regev described her release from Gaza as being bittersweet, feeling grateful to be home while worrying about her friends who were left behind. "It was a total shock. I thought that Omer will return home, like, a few days after me, but then the ceasefire was stopped. So, it was very hard for me. I couldn't believe that I escaped this hell, and they are still there being held, Ori, Omer, all the other hostages," Regev told Fox News Digital. HASAN PIKER CALLS HAMAS 'FAR MORE MODERATE,' DISMISSES TERROR GROUP’S BRUTAL RULE IN GAZA "I felt very guilty that I was saved, that I'm back home with my family. I can get the medical treatment that I needed to receive and there are people there suffering, still hostages suffering, not eating, being abused physically and mentally. But I understood that I have a voice now, and I have to use it, and I'll do anything in my [power] to bring them back home," she added. Danino would survive 11 months in captivity before terrorists executed him, along with Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Carmel Gat, Almog Sarusi and Alexander Lobanov. Shem Tov endured 505 days in Hamas captivity and was released on Feb. 22, 2025. With her brother and Shem Tov back home, Regev is finally able to look to the future, something she wasn't mentally ready to do until all of the hostages were returned. Now, she's enjoying the simple things in life, walking outside, looking up at the sky. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE "I just want to do everything that makes me happy," Regev told Fox News Digital. "When I was there in captivity, I promised myself that I will live life. I told myself that if I'll ever be home again, I'll live life, and I'll study, and I'll go travel the world, and I'd be with friends and my family. And it's what I'm doing now, you know, I'm just doing whatever makes me happy." "I think that the only thing I wish for myself is to be happy forever and grateful for everything that I have." Fox News Digital reached out to Piker for comment but did not immediately receive a response. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac55f0275342cf4db8ccd7b NFL Punishes 49ers LB Dre Greenlaw for Aggressive Behavior Toward Sean Payton te 2026-10-06T20:50:10.965Z NFL Punishes 49ers LB Dre Greenlaw for Aggressive Behavior Toward Sean Payton The NFL fined San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw $11,941 for his actions toward Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac55f0175342cf4db8ccd72 Eagles Legendary OT Lane Johnson Announces Retirement te 2026-10-06T20:50:09.316Z Eagles Legendary OT Lane Johnson Announces Retirement Lane Johnson, who spent all 14 years of his NFL career with the Eagles, wrote a lengthy post on Tuesday explaining his decision. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac55eff75342cf4db8ccd69 Oklahoma HC Brent Venables Blames Transfer Portal for Offensive Woes te 2026-10-06T20:50:07.563Z Oklahoma HC Brent Venables Blames Transfer Portal for Offensive Woes Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables appeared to take issue with the way the offensive lien has been built in the transfer portal. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac55efd75342cf4db8ccd60 Disney-FCC Fight Could Test Limits of Presidential Pressure on TV Networks te 2026-10-06T20:50:05.617Z Disney-FCC Fight Could Test Limits of Presidential Pressure on TV Networks Disney's fight with the FCC could reshape limits on government pressure against TV broadcasters. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac55efb75342cf4db8ccd42 Silicon Valley’s AI wunderkind launches Underdog, the most private Instinct/Muse competitor yet te 2026-10-06T20:50:03.184Z Silicon Valley’s AI wunderkind launches Underdog, the most private Instinct/Muse competitor yet Sigil Wen, backed by a Silicon Valley's who-who, has built an on-device AI assistant that promises to be free, fully private, and capable for everyday tasks. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac55cb775342cf4db8ccd17 Comeback canceled: Seahawks ditch plan to sign veteran RB Joe Mixon after failed physical te 2026-10-06T20:40:23.595Z Comeback canceled: Seahawks ditch plan to sign veteran RB Joe Mixon after failed physical So much for Joe Mixon’s NFL return. After bringing the 30-year-old running back in for a workout, the Seattle Seahawks decided not to sign Mixon to their practice squad after his physical, multiple reports said early Tuesday. Instead, the reigning Super Bowl champions plan to sign Robert Henry Jr. off the Washington Commanders' practice squad. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS THROW JOE MIXON ANOTHER CHANCE IN THE NFL FOLLOWING BACKFIELD DISASTER Seattle needs backfield depth despite a 30-23 Week 4 win over the Chargers to reach 3-1. Rookie Jadarian Price is on IR with a chest injury, and Zach Charbonnet is recovering from a torn ACL (though his 21-day practice window opened Thursday). Emanuel Wilson shined against L.A. with 120 total yards and two touchdowns, but head coach Mike Macdonald still needs insurance. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Failing his physical is a massive red flag. Mixon missed all of 2025 recovering from a severe foot injury, wiping out momentum from his 1,000-yard, 11-touchdown Pro Bowl season with Houston in 2024. In seven seasons with Cincinnati, he won the 2018 AFC rushing title (1,168 yards) and earned a Pro Bowl nod in 2021 during their Super Bowl LVI run. He backed that up in 2024 with Houston with his second Pro Bowl selection. Now, after missing all of 2025 and seeing his Seattle deal fall apart before it started, Mixon's path back to an NFL roster looks tougher than ever. Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com / Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac55cb575342cf4db8ccd0e Patriots receiver's girlfriend celebrates his game-winning touchdown by peeing her pants te 2026-10-06T20:40:21.473Z Patriots receiver's girlfriend celebrates his game-winning touchdown by peeing her pants While Patriots receiver Efton Chism III was celebrating his one-handed touchdown catch that turned out to be the game-winning score in a 29-26 victory over the Bills, his girlfriend Devynn Warns was peeing in her pants. As might expect from a moment like this, a great catch for a go-ahead touchdown late in the game, the excitement for the undrafted second-year receiver's girlfriend was through the roof. From the footage Devynn shared, the peeing was an unexpected part of the celebration. She was jumping up and down in the front row of Highmark Stadium, losing herself in celebration when she could be heard yelling, "I just peed myself!" THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! A little pee wasn’t going to ruin anything. She wrote in the caption of her celebratory post, "Forever reliving and replaying this moment!!! @efton_chism doing Efton things!!!!!!" Take that C.J. Gardner-Johnson. The Bills' defensive back tried to dismiss Chism as a practice squad player after the game. "An elevated guy made a hell of a catch. Probably won't hear from him again. Respectfully," is part of what Gardner-Johnson had to say. TRAVIS KELCE REACTS TO TAYLOR SWIFT'S VIRAL 'THAT'S MY HUSBAND' MOMENT DURING WIN OVER COLTS His salty insults don't mean anything. Did you see the joy? Did you catch a glimpse of the passion for the game in that incredible celebration? Chism's one-handed grab had to have a celebration that met the moment. Devynn Warns was prepared and executed it perfectly. That's not a catch, nor is it a moment in the game, when you stay seated and give a golf clap. You have to get out of your seat, and you need some actual elevation as you're jumping up and down for joy. If you pee your pants in the middle of it, so be it. Let it all out. Jump, scream, have your jacket start to fall off. This is the biggest moment of Efton Chism III's NFL career. A touchdown grab to pick up a road win against an AFC East rival, you almost expect the unexpected during a celebration. Congratulations to Chism and his girlfriend on executing when their number was called. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac55cb375342cf4db8ccd01 AZFEC: Big Brother Wants to Know How Much You Drive te 2026-10-06T20:40:19.863Z AZFEC: Big Brother Wants to Know How Much You Drive By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | In George Orwell’s 1984, Big Brother needed telescreens, microphones, and cameras to watch citizens, extinguish the idea of a private life, and to tightly control their “decisions”.  Today, technology makes that job considerably easier. And some policies kick the door wide open to this kind of government invasion of privacy and manipulation.  Programs to tax, track, and limit citizens’ vehicle miles traveled (VMT) are exactly that kind of threat, and many states are experimenting with them to their own detriment. California, as per usual, is the cautionary tale to our West, perfectly demonstrating the extreme costs and loss of freedom that could come with importing these VMT ideas into Arizona.  Arizonans have a chance to stop this kind of government overreach before it takes hold here… >>> CONTINUE READING >>> The post AZFEC: Big Brother Wants to Know How Much You Drive first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac55caa75342cf4db8ccce8 Tom Collins: Upholding the public’s right to know at the Citizens Clean Elections Commission te 2026-10-06T20:40:10.291Z Tom Collins: Upholding the public’s right to know at the Citizens Clean Elections Commission If you ask Tom Collins, the dream of the ‘90s isn’t only alive in Portland, but also at the Citizens Clean Elections Commission.  Voters created the Commission by passing the... Subscribe Already a subscriber?  Login The post Tom Collins: Upholding the public’s right to know at the Citizens Clean Elections Commission first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac55ca475342cf4db8cccb6 How AI decision models could change content moderation te 2026-10-06T20:40:04.821Z How AI decision models could change content moderation On Tuesday, Musubi announced a lightweight decision model made for real-time moderation called PolicyLM-1.7B, released with open weights. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac55a6675342cf4db8ccc87 Steak 'n Shake makes major change to burger ingredient as chain continues MAHA push te 2026-10-06T20:30:30.713Z Steak 'n Shake makes major change to burger ingredient as chain continues MAHA push Steak 'n Shake is now ridding its buns of seed oils. "Starting today, all Steak 'n Shake buns are officially seed-oil free," the fast-food chain announced Monday in a post on X. "The buns are now unapologetically drenched in pure Grade AA Wisconsin butter." The bun change is the latest in a series of moves by Steak 'n Shake, which has about 400 locations nationwide, to overhaul its ingredients and align itself with the MAHA movement. STEAK 'N SHAKE TAPS MAHA OFFICER AS FAST-FOOD CHAIN JOINS RFK JR'S PUSH TO OVERHAUL AMERICAN DIET In June, Steak 'n Shake made the switch to grass-fed beef and began frying chicken tenders, onion rings and tots in 100% beef tallow. "In my opinion, real ingredients taste better than the synthetic additives," Michael Boes, the chain's chief MAHA officer, told Fox News. The chain also has a page on its website dedicated to its transition away from seed oils and its efforts to provide more natural ingredients. Aside from a "commitment to remove seed oils," the page touts offering cane sugar Coca-Cola and its switch to a2 milk last December. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Reaction to the news was largely positive. "MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN," U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., commented on X.  Another X user wrote, "Thank you for listening to the people! Amazing." "I haven't enjoyed one of your burgers in quite some time," one commenter said. "I look forward to trying this change!" Seed oils — plant-based cooking oils that are regularly used in processed and packaged foods — are a hot topic in the food and nutrition landscape. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS U.S. Health and Human Services (HSS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been an outspoken critic of seed oils. Other health agencies have said that seed oils are not so bad. The American Heart Association (AHA) stated in 2024 that "there's no reason to avoid seed oils and plenty of reasons to eat them." Board-certified family physician Cate Shanahan told Fox News Digital in 2025 that while some seed oils, such as flax oil and sesame seed oil, have nutritional value, there are certain varieties of which people should steer clear. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Shanahan advised that Americans try to stay away from what she calls "the hateful eight seed oils," which include corn, canola, cottonseed, soy, sunflower, safflower, rice bran and grapeseed. Fox News Digital reached out to Steak 'n Shake for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac55a6475342cf4db8ccc7e Newsom signs first-in-nation law forcing major companies to reveal slavery-era ties: 'Make it public' te 2026-10-06T20:30:28.236Z Newsom signs first-in-nation law forcing major companies to reveal slavery-era ties: 'Make it public' California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a first-in-the-nation law Wednesday requiring large companies doing business in the state to scour historical records and publicly disclose slavery-era transactions, advancing California's broader reparations effort through a new corporate "accountability" mandate. Newsom’s office referred Fox News Digital to an Oct. 1 interview with civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, in which the governor signed the bill on camera and framed the measure as an effort to establish accountability through public disclosure. "This is a bill that requires large companies that operated before 1965 to search their records for ties to slavery going back to 1849 and then we make it public. These are insurance policies on enslaved people. Human beings used as collateral, quite literally as collateral for loans. Accountability, as Bryan said, starts with the truth," Newsom said. CALIFORNIA COUNTY APPROVES REPARATIONS PLAN AS NEIGHBORING SCHOOL DISTRICT 'BLACK THRIVING' EFFORT STALLS Assembly Bill 2599, authored by Democratic Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, applies to businesses with more than $100 million in annual worldwide gross receipts that existed, or have a predecessor company that existed, on or before Dec. 31, 1964. Once funded by the Legislature, covered companies must submit affidavits under penalty of perjury verifying searches for records involving the purchase or sale of enslaved people, their use as loan collateral, slave-related insurance and other transactions. The law also calls for the records to become publicly accessible through a state digital platform. For companies doing business in California as of Jan. 1, 2028, the first affidavits are due by Jan. 15, 2029, or later if the state's platform has not yet been developed. Bryan framed the measure as an effort to expose corporate wealth tied to slavery while presenting the bill before lawmakers in June. "For centuries, private corporations across the country benefited from chattel slavery," Bryan said during a Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety hearing. "They benefited from the economic wealth transfer of free labor." TRUMP ADMIN WANTS TO STOP ILLINOIS CITY'S REPARATIONS EFFORT FOR 'SIMPLY HANDING OUT MONEY BASED ON RACE' Fox News Digital reached out to Bryan for comment but did not immediately receive a response. The law came three years after California's first-in-the-nation Reparations Task Force issued more than 100 recommendations for addressing the effects of slavery and discrimination. The task force examined potential monetary compensation alongside policy changes involving housing, education, policing, health and economic disparities. Newsom previously stopped short of endorsing the task force’s proposed direct cash payments. In a 2023 statement to Fox News Digital, the governor said addressing slavery’s legacy extended beyond sending checks to eligible residents. "Dealing with that legacy is about much more than cash payments," Newsom said at the time. CASH PAYMENTS ARE NOT 'RULED OUT' AS CALIFORNIA COUNTY OFFICIALS PUSH REPARATIONS FOR BLACK LOCALS The task force's report cited JPMorgan Chase as one historical example, noting the banking giant apologized in 2005 after research found two predecessor banks had accepted approximately 13,000 enslaved people as collateral for loans and eventually took ownership of about 1,250 people when borrowers defaulted. The legislation faced opposition from several insurance industry groups, including the American Council of Life Insurers and American Property Casualty Insurance Association. California has required insurers to research and disclose slavery-era insurance policies since 2000, and the state maintains those records through its Department of Insurance. The California Senate Judiciary Committee’s analysis of the bill said five insurance industry groups opposed the bill, including the American Council of Life Insurers, the Association of California Life and Health Insurance Companies and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association. The committee analysis summarized their opposition as focused on potential duplication of slavery-era disclosures insurers were already required to make under a 2000 law. "AB 2599 appears to require reporting that substantially overlaps with the work already completed pursuant to SB 2199 and codified in CA INS 13810," the opponents said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac55a5575342cf4db8ccc35 Urban Meyer Sounds Off on Michigan, Bryce Underwood After Loss to Minnesota te 2026-10-06T20:30:13.348Z Urban Meyer Sounds Off on Michigan, Bryce Underwood After Loss to Minnesota Urban Meyer didn't hold back on his assessment after witnessing the Michigan "train wreck" during its loss to Minnesota. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac55a5275342cf4db8ccc2c Stephen A Smith Warns Knicks of Strong Eastern Conference Opponent te 2026-10-06T20:30:10.710Z Stephen A Smith Warns Knicks of Strong Eastern Conference Opponent ESPN broadcast analyst Stephen A. Smith identified the New York Knicks' biggest threat out of the Eastern Conference. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac55a5075342cf4db8ccc23 Fans Roast Eagles for Making Rams-Like Mistake With London Travel Schedule te 2026-10-06T20:30:08.671Z Fans Roast Eagles for Making Rams-Like Mistake With London Travel Schedule The Eagles are traveling to London to face the Jaguars this weekend, and they won't be abroad very long. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac55a4e75342cf4db8ccc1a Stephen A Smith Sounds the Alarm on Eagles HC Nick Sirianni te 2026-10-06T20:30:06.126Z Stephen A Smith Sounds the Alarm on Eagles HC Nick Sirianni ESPN broadcast personality Stephen A. Smith sounded the alarm on Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5580775342cf4db8ccbd6 Ex-CIA officer found with over $40M in gold bars pleads guilty to $194M fraud te 2026-10-06T20:20:23.189Z Ex-CIA officer found with over $40M in gold bars pleads guilty to $194M fraud A former high-ranking CIA official who embezzled nearly $200 million from the federal government lied about his military background and education to climb the ranks at the spy agency, federal prosecutors revealed. David J. Rush pleaded guilty in Virginia federal court to one count of wire fraud. His plea comes months after an FBI raid on his home uncovered 298 gold bars worth $46 million, $2.1 million in cash and dozens of luxury items. "Federal employees are entrusted with serving the American people, not themselves," said Attorney General Todd Blanche. "The Trump Administration is committed to rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government, including by prosecuting those who foolishly defraud American taxpayers." UFO WHISTLEBLOWER CLAIMS BILLIONS IN SECRET SPENDING HIDDEN FROM CONGRESS To reach the upper echelons of the CIA and secure top-secret clearances, Rush fabricated extensive credentials. On official job applications, he claimed to be a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and the director of test operations for a joint Army/Navy unit. In reality, Rush was never a pilot, held no FAA licenses, and served primarily as an information systems technician during his time in the Navy. Once positioned in senior leadership, Rush executed a massive siphon of taxpayer dollars. He created fictitious government entities and fake initiatives — including a phony "Special Access Program" — to redirect federal funds into his own accounts, ultimately stealing $194 million, according to the Justice Department. MILLIONS SAVED BY BLOCKING DEAD PEOPLE PAYOUTS AS TRUMP TREASURY DROPS HAMMER ON FEDERAL FRAUD Rush funneled $145 million into wire transfers to fund an extravagant lifestyle. He purchased high-end real estate, luxury vehicles, and massive quantities of physical gold. "Rush abused his position and betrayed the public trust and should be held fully accountable for his actions," said CIA Director John Ratcliffe. "Following an internal investigation that identified potential crimes, CIA immediately referred this matter to the FBI." Under the terms of his plea agreement, Rush agreed to forfeit all assets seized during the investigation. The forfeiture includes the 298 gold bars, $2.1 million in cash, his real estate holdings, 30 luxury watches, predominantly Rolexes, and two 2026 BMW Alpina vehicles — one valued at $172,000. Rush is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 28, 2027. He faces up to 20 years in prison. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5580575342cf4db8ccbcc Macron trashes American free speech as riots grip France — internet unloads: ‘Enormous fool’ te 2026-10-06T20:20:21.098Z Macron trashes American free speech as riots grip France — internet unloads: ‘Enormous fool’ French President Emmanuel Macron is drawing fierce online backlash after criticizing the American conception of free speech and arguing that liberty requires a "common framework" — remarks landing as his government faces mounting pressure from nationwide student protests, school blockades and clashes with riot police across France. "The so-called American ‘free speech’ today, which some people have promoted, is the opposite of free speech," Macron said at Complutense University in Madrid during a discussion on democracy, youth and the digital age on Sept. 29, according to a translation of his remarks. Macron argued that free speech is not absolute and must be bounded by the rights of others and respect for public order, while also arguing that the flow of information must maintain a relationship to truth. He compared those limits to restrictions against assaulting or insulting others or destroying public property. FRANCE’S TEEN RIOTS TAKE EXPLOSIVE NEW TURN AS GOVERNMENT POINTS FINGER AT HARD LEFT "There is no freedom if there is no limit to my freedom, which begins with the freedom of others and respect for a common framework. I know this when I walk down the street: my freedom cannot mean hitting you, insulting you or trashing the public space we all share," Macron added, according to a translation to English. The remarks quickly drew backlash online, with critics seizing on the contrast between Macron’s comments on free speech and the unrest unfolding at home, where protests, blockades and clashes with police are testing his government. FRANCE ROCKED BY STUDENT RIOTS AS HUNDREDS ARRESTED, VIOLENCE SPREADS NATIONWIDE "These people are going to cling to power even if it means burning their countries to the ground," said Federalist senior editor John Daniel Davidson. "Offended by the First Amendment while completely ignoring the fact his own country is literally burning to the ground," wrote one person. "His country is being destroyed by riots. Does he consider that free speech," asked another person. "Emmanuel Macron is an enormous fool," said Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger. "Europeans are so stupid about speech," said one user. "At this point, bringing back the Bourbons would be more dignified for France," wrote Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee’s communication director Billy Gribbin. "The worst president France has ever had, verging on treasonous given his attempts to shut down the nation's remarkable nuclear industry and expertise," wrote Institute of Public Affairs senior fellow Adam Creighton. "We are still free in America and @EmmanuelMacron can pound sand," wrote Dan Gainor. FRANCE’S VIOLENT STUDENT PROTESTS RAISE WARNING FOR AMERICA: ‘A CAUTIONARY TALE’ Macron has previously taken aim at the American conception of free speech, declaring that "free speech is pure bulls—" if people do not know how algorithms are guiding what they see online, while calling for greater transparency and "a sort of public order" to curb racist and hate speech during a Feb. 18, appearance in New Delhi, India. Protests erupted in the Paris suburbs in mid-September over teacher shortages and school resources before rapidly spreading nationwide. Demonstrators have set fires, damaged buildings and clashed with police while France’s Education Ministry said classes were fully or partially suspended at 891 schools Tuesday, while 24 schools have been burned or ransacked since the protests began, according to the Associated Press. Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac557fa75342cf4db8ccb8b Surprise Team Emerges in Marvin Harrison Jr Sweepstakes te 2026-10-06T20:20:10.295Z Surprise Team Emerges in Marvin Harrison Jr Sweepstakes A new unexpected team has entered the former superstar Ohio State WR trade sweepstakes chat. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac557f875342cf4db8ccb82 Bijan Robinson Draws Barry Sanders Comparison from Super Bowl Winning Coach te 2026-10-06T20:20:08.198Z Bijan Robinson Draws Barry Sanders Comparison from Super Bowl Winning Coach Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson put on yet another masterful performance in Monday night's primetime win. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac557f675342cf4db8ccb79 Saints Pro Bowler Sends Loud and Clear Message to Teammates After Falcons Loss te 2026-10-06T20:20:06.031Z Saints Pro Bowler Sends Loud and Clear Message to Teammates After Falcons Loss A star Saints defender sent a clear message to his teammates following New Orleans' brutal loss to the Falcons on Monday night. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac555ae75342cf4db8cc984 FBI investigated mom over ties to ‘right-wing’ Moms for Liberty group, bombshell DOJ report reveals te 2026-10-06T20:10:22.679Z FBI investigated mom over ties to ‘right-wing’ Moms for Liberty group, bombshell DOJ report reveals Moms for Liberty co-founder Tina Descovich says her organization feels "vindication" after a new Justice Department report revealed the FBI opened dozens of assessments involving parents following a controversial Biden-era directive targeting threats against school officials, including an investigation stemming from a tip that cited one mother's membership in a "right-wing mom’s group." "My reaction and our reaction at Moms for Liberty is vindication," Descovich told Fox News Digital. "We feel… we're finally being heard." Descovich said parents involved with her organization became fearful of speaking publicly after the Justice Department and FBI's response to heated school board battles beginning in 2021, claiming some received calls asking about their mental health and whether they had weapons in their homes. UNEARTHED DOJ EMAILS EXPOSE TURMOIL OVER BIDEN-ERA MEMO URGING CRACKDOWN ON PARENTS "Parents were afraid to show up," Descovich said. "They were afraid to lose their jobs. They were members of our organization, sometimes privately and silently standing with us, but too afraid to speak out because of what our government did in the United States of America. We need to not forget where we were in 2021 as we go into these midterm elections." The Justice Department's Weaponization Working Group reported Monday that the FBI opened 25 "Guardian assessments" involving parents following then-Attorney General Merrick Garland's Oct. 4, 2021, memorandum addressing threats against school officials. BIDEN-ERA FBI TRACKED TRUMP FAMILY TRAVEL AND WILES’ CALLS WITH LAWYERS IN SECRET PROBE: DOCS The report says an FBI whistleblower disclosed that one mother was investigated following a tip that noted she was a gun owner and belonged to what was described as a "right-wing mom's group." A separate joint DOJ-Education Department release identified that organization as Moms for Liberty. "We have known since 2021 that the DOJ and the FBI under the Biden administration were basically enemies to parents and to Moms for Liberty," Descovich said. "Our parents were getting phone calls after attending school board meetings asking if they had mental health problems, if they had weapons in their home. They were given case numbers and file numbers. And this latest report that's come out and press release from the DOJ and the DOE acknowledging that fact and declaring that, officially, parents are not domestic terrorists. It's almost ridiculous. It's absurd that that's happened in America and that has to be the headline today that we're actually returning to normalcy." JUDGE SAYS ISSUES IN TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ANTI-WEAPONIZATION CASE 'ALIVE AND KICKING' DESPITE DOJ PUSH The press release from the Department of Justice reported that personnel internally called the effort "ridiculous," raised First Amendment concerns and said it appeared political, but that emails show Attorney General Garland issued the memo, persuaded by the Biden White House officials. The Working Group found that the memo, according to the DOJ press release, "was the product of pressure exerted by the White House and wrongly weaponized the Department of Justice against parents." ACTING AG BLANCHE REVEALS FATE OF TRUMP'S 'ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND' UNDER PRESSURE FROM HOUSE LAWMAKERS "The effect of Merrick Garland and the DOJ and the FBI under the Biden administration issuing a threat tag, that was founded on the basis of using the Patriot Act against parents in this country that were showing up at school board meetings. It sent a chill through the country," Descovich said. She continued to say that parents "need to not forget where we were in 2021 as we go into these midterm elections." "There needs to be accountability to a government that was out of control," Descovich added. "The first step of accountability was losing their power and their election, and we need to continue that through the midterms, because we cannot give power back to the people that weaponized the government against citizens, against ordinary parents. Beyond that, I really hope the current administration will take further steps to hold the individuals accountable that were driving these attacks against its citizens." Fox News Digital reached out to the FBI and the White House for comment. The Department of Education deferred to their press release and letter on the matter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac555ac75342cf4db8cc97b Ex-CIA officer found with $40M in gold bars pleads guilty to $194M fraud te 2026-10-06T20:10:20.907Z Ex-CIA officer found with $40M in gold bars pleads guilty to $194M fraud A former high-ranking CIA official who embezzled nearly $200 million from the federal government lied about his military background and education to climb the ranks at the spy agency, federal prosecutors revealed. David J. Rush pleaded guilty in Virginia federal court to one count of wire fraud. His plea comes months after an FBI raid on his home uncovered 298 gold bars worth $46 million, $2.1 million in cash and dozens of luxury items. "Federal employees are entrusted with serving the American people, not themselves," said Attorney General Todd Blanche. "The Trump Administration is committed to rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government, including by prosecuting those who foolishly defraud American taxpayers." UFO WHISTLEBLOWER CLAIMS BILLIONS IN SECRET SPENDING HIDDEN FROM CONGRESS To reach the upper echelons of the CIA and secure top-secret clearances, Rush fabricated extensive credentials. On official job applications, he claimed to be a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and the director of test operations for a joint Army/Navy unit. In reality, Rush was never a pilot, held no FAA licenses, and served primarily as an information systems technician during his time in the Navy. Once positioned in senior leadership, Rush executed a massive siphon of taxpayer dollars. He created fictitious government entities and fake initiatives — including a phony "Special Access Program" — to redirect federal funds into his own accounts, ultimately stealing $194 million, according to the Justice Department. MILLIONS SAVED BY BLOCKING DEAD PEOPLE PAYOUTS AS TRUMP TREASURY DROPS HAMMER ON FEDERAL FRAUD Rush funneled $145 million into wire transfers to fund an extravagant lifestyle. He purchased high-end real estate, luxury vehicles, and massive quantities of physical gold. "Rush abused his position and betrayed the public trust and should be held fully accountable for his actions," said CIA Director John Ratcliffe. "Following an internal investigation that identified potential crimes, CIA immediately referred this matter to the FBI." Under the terms of his plea agreement, Rush agreed to forfeit all assets seized during the investigation. The forfeiture includes the 298 gold bars, $2.1 million in cash, his real estate holdings, 30 luxury watches, predominantly Rolexes, and two 2026 BMW Alpina vehicles — one valued at $172,000. Rush is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 28, 2027. He faces up to 20 years in prison. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac555aa75342cf4db8cc972 Gia Duddy & Bengals boyfriend go to war with Instagram trolls, Brock Purdy embraces his dad-core fashion te 2026-10-06T20:10:18.977Z Gia Duddy & Bengals boyfriend go to war with Instagram trolls, Brock Purdy embraces his dad-core fashion '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. For all of you, it is Tuesday. For me, it's Friday. Because tomorrow, my happy butt is getting on a plane and flying to Myrtle Beach for a little girl's trip with one of my best friends from grad school. I am looking forward to a few days of beach-rotting, water sports, seafood and... the Mini Golf Masters. Yes, that is a thing. And I will be attending Championship Saturday. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE I have no idea what to expect. Is it like regular golf? Does everyone have to be quiet and silence their phones? Is there a dress code? Will there be green jackets? Do the professionals absolutely nail the windmill hole every single time? Rest assured, I will report back. In the meantime, let's do some Nightcaps! You remember Gia Duddy, right? She went ultra mega viral as Will Levis' hot girlfriend during the 2023 NFL Draft — until they broke up five minutes later, Levis publicly professed his love for mayonnaise and then Gia became an influencer. There was also that video leak... but we won't go there. Anyway, now she's dating Bengals wide receiver Andrei Iosivas. And I know this because Iosivas confirmed it himself while fighting with some random dude in Gia's Instagram comments. It started when Gia posted photos from Sunday's Bengals game, and someone commented asking who her mystery man was. Another guy responded, "WR45 on the depth chart Andrei Iosivas." Which is objectively a pretty funny way to answer that question. Iosivas, however, did not find it funny. "plz get ur husband off my girls page," he responded, tagging the guy's wife. Oh, we're doing this. The guy fired back that Iosivas should "get back to running special teams coverage" and said Gia had been "passed around half the league." Gia then jumped in herself, tagged the wife AGAIN and called the guy a great role model for his daughters. From there, it just got nastier, and I'm not going to reprint the whole thing here. But I do appreciate finding out about a new relationship via an NFL wide receiver fighting for his life in his girlfriend's Instagram comments. Gia does seem to be settling nicely into her second stint as an NFL WAG, though. Well, except for one small problem. She has to live in Ohio. STAY "FEARLESS" ON THE GO! TAKE TOMI LAHREN WITH YOU. DOWNLOAD THE TLIF PODCAST NOW! Last week, Gia posted a TikTok lamenting the less glamorous side of WAG life, namely that roster moves keep taking all her friends away. One of them was apparently headed to Miami. "B****, I'm in Cincinnati, Ohio. You're going to Miami? Bring me with you," she said. Apparently eating Skyline Chili and going to King's Island whenever you want aren't selling points for everyone. Listen, Gia, it could be worse. Your boyfriend might be 45th on the depth chart, but he still makes NFL money. You can fly to Miami. Some people are stuck in Ohio full time. Think of those poor souls! In an NFL where players arrive to the stadium decked out in designer outfits and carrying $20,000 Louis Vuitton bags (what are they even carrying in there?), you have to respect Brock Purdy's commitment to showing up every Sunday dressed like a Kohl's ad. Mr. Irrelevant. Forever humble. Apparently, Purdy's game-day fits have become enough of a thing that his wife, Jenna, showed him a post from a 49ers fan roasting his fashion choices. But this man is not trying to make a fashion statement. He just wants to be comfortable, darn it! And, honestly, Brock Purdy can show up to Levi's Stadium in cargo shorts, Crocs and a Kirkland Signature polo for all I care. The 49ers are 4-0, and through four weeks, he's playing as well as any quarterback in football. The NFL's own QB rankings have him at No. 1. Meanwhile, here in Tennessee, the Titans would settle for a quarterback who shows up dressed like the guy changing your oil at Jiffy Lube if he could win a football game. And at this point, Jiffy Lube guy might actually be an upgrade over Cam Ward. Not that I have any room to talk as a fan of the God-forsaken Miami Dolphins. Tankathon 2026, baby! Let's open the mailbag. 📩 Email: amber.harding@outkick.com (Send your thoughts, stories, tips, rants and photos of your dog.) 🐦 Twitter/X: @TheAmberHarding 📸 Instagram: @amberharding Last week, I had a dry inbox (very sad), but you all came through for today. I knew you would. Gene in the Rock writes: Your empty mailbag... Positively NOT okay. I know you're up to your arse in largemoth bass with launching OKO, but I think I know what would fill it up. How about a Muttkick Outdoors column? Rocky would love you and so would we. Amber: You know, a weekly column all about dogs is not the worst idea I've ever heard. Let's start with this Corgi named Banana and his ice-cold look back. Eric P. writes: What do ya mean you have an empty mail box..  I look forward to see my friends every week..   -Duke Dusty T. writes: Here is a pic of our family hounds, Monroe (left) and Ladybug. This is what happens when it dips below 80 degrees in Phoenix... I know you were a writer for the Diamondbacks early in your career, so wanted to get your take on Torey Lovullo. Should they keep him? Amber: I like Torey Lovullo. The players seem to like playing for him, and I don't think all of the their recent shortcomings can fairly be pinned on the manager — especially with the injuries they've dealt with and the lack of consistent production at spots like first base and DH. He is the winningest manager in franchise history, after all, and got them to a World Series. At the same time, after 10 years, I understand the fanbase getting antsy. But it doesn’t matter what me or you or the man in the moon thinks because the D-backs already extended him for two more years. Jon C. writes: Hope your training [for the Spartan Race] pays off, as one of their tag lines says "You’ll know at the finish line".  Looks like you’ll have the possibility of rain so more mud more fun.  A few gear tips: 1 - everything dry fit.  Don’t need anything that soaks up water because it will just weigh you down. 2 - knee high socks to cut down scrapes and scratches that you will collect.  3 - trail running shoes, more stable.  Definite no on your typical waffle bottom jogging shoes.  No grip and mud will collect and stick making feel like you are running with ankle weights.  I initially looked at the Nashville race but then the football schedule came out  and Vols home game so making the wife happy. Here is a dog pick from last summer at the UT Gardens on campus. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Amber: Don't be disappointed in me, Jon, but I decided not to do the Spartan Race this time around. First, the friend who was going to do it with me backed out. Then, I ended up having to travel a bunch over the past month, which would have severely derailed my training schedule. Excuses are like a**holes, everyone has one. I know. Or maybe that's what they say about opinions? Regardless, after middle Tennessee turned into a rainy, muddy mess on what would have been my race day this past Saturday, I'm kind of glad I bailed. And, hey, at least I didn't do this: Nebraska Niemo writes: So glad you got to spend some time on the water in Branson. Pretty nice place…not as nice as Pigeon Forge, you’re right…but pretty nice for the middle of America (approximately….I’m not a geographer). Just wanted your e-mail inbox to not be ‘empty’ this time. Here’s a pic of my three golden pups. We have a red (Nalla), Tan (Winston) and English Cream (Cooper)… Amber: Beautiful pups! I love that you have the full golden color spectrum. I want to do that with German Shepherds. I already have a sable — now I just need a white one, a black one, and a black and tan one. But first, I'd have to buy a bigger house, a bigger car and several more vacuum cleaners. Speaking of my time on the water in Branson, though, please like and subscribe: C'mon, y'all had to know I wouldn't make it through a whole Nightcaps column without a shameless OutKick OutDoors plug. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac555a075342cf4db8cc944 Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Plutonium From Russia te 2026-10-06T20:10:08.454Z Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Plutonium From Russia The man, Jacob Miller, 44, had sold the material to dozens of customers through a business he operated from his home, prosecutors alleged. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5559d75342cf4db8cc911 AI computing startup Lambda to raise $4B ahead of planned IPO te 2026-10-06T20:10:05.492Z AI computing startup Lambda to raise $4B ahead of planned IPO Nvidia-backed Lambda is raising up to $4 billion at a $14.5 billion pre-money valuation ahead of a planned 2027 IPO, led by Coatue and Blackstone. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5535075342cf4db8cc897 This Michael Kors crossbody is 52% off on Amazon for October Prime Day — just $80 te 2026-10-06T20:00:16.990Z This Michael Kors crossbody is 52% off on Amazon for October Prime Day — just $80 Grab this Michael Kors crossbody bag while it's on sale for less than $100, and you get three roomy pockets to store all your essentials. The genuine leather can stand up to everyday use, while the subtle Michael Kors logo adds a recognizable finishing touch without feeling flashy. 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DAD JOKES MAY BE GOOD FOR YOUR BRAIN IN ONE SURPRISING WAY, EXPERTS SAY "I had a symptom, which at the time was not that well-known: Acting out your dreams," he said in an Oct. 4 interview with CBS News. "I had a dream that somebody was attacking me. And I picked up a sack of potatoes and threw it at 'em. What I was really doing was throwing a pillow at Arlene, my wife." Alda identified humor as his way of coping with the frustrations and limitations of the disease. While he acknowledged the frustrations of the physical effects and limitations of Parkinson’s, he said "the best way to deal with anything that's a little bit of a problem is to find out what's funny about it and laugh at it." In one example, he shared that when he has trouble controlling the computer mouse while composing an email, he personifies his condition as "Dr. Parkinson," moving his hand all over the screen and deleting things. "I don't let Parkinson's define me," Alda said, joking that he sees the disease as "just a hobby." PARKINSON’S PATIENT’S YEARS-LONG TREMOR VANISHES WITHIN MINUTES OF NEW ULTRASOUND TREATMENT Rather than wishing he didn’t have the condition, the actor said he aims to accept his current reality. "I really think reality is my friend," he said. "I don't want to wish it away. I can't wish it away. I can't hope for a better future. I gotta accept what is." Although Alda acknowledged that everyday tasks, such as buttoning his shirt, have become difficult, he said he treats each one like a "puzzle" to solve. "I do hate it, but the only thing that's helpful is: What haven't I tried? And pretty soon, you get the feeling, 'If I keep looking for new ways to try this, I'll get a solution.' It's a puzzle. Will I be able eventually to put my socks on? The last time I put my socks on was a tremendous moment to celebrate!" SCIENTISTS REVEAL SURPRISING BRAIN BENEFIT OF LAUGHTER: 'IT'S A MENTAL WORKOUT' Dr. Chadrick Lane, a neuropsychiatrist and director of the geriatric and neuropsychiatry clinic at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, agreed that humor can be a helpful wellness tool for those navigating the Parkinson's journey. "Humor involves cognitive reframing, this idea of looking at a circumstance through different angles — not necessarily changing the reality that one is in, but shifting the meaning and the emotional weight of the situation," Lane, who has not treated Alda, told Fox News Digital. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER When something feels frightening or distressing, such as a medical diagnosis, creating some "psychological distance" can make a "big, big change" in perspective, he added. Connection is another important component of humor, Lane noted. CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES "Humor is often shared. It brings us together," he said. "We are meant to share our lives with others. The importance of having a sense of belonging and humor can be a glue in that way, bringing us closer with others so that one does not go on the journey alone." Lane shared that he has witnessed the power of humor and connection in his own practice as he cares for people living with Parkinson's disease. "One of the wonderful things that I've seen in those settings is that, just like Mr. Alda, people crack a joke, [it] brings them a smile." TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ The neuropsychiatrist also noted that Alda’s acceptance of his condition is "enormously empowering." "It's the idea of saying to oneself, what are the choices that I can make in the moment?" Lane told Fox News Digital. "Rarely do we ever have control over our entire day and certainly not our entire life, but we often do have control over what we choose in the movement." "Our sense of agency is an important part of our emotional well-being." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac550fb75342cf4db8cc7cd 'Happy Days' star Anson Williams shares shirtless selfie at 77 with a defiant message about aging te 2026-10-06T19:50:19.266Z 'Happy Days' star Anson Williams shares shirtless selfie at 77 with a defiant message about aging Anson Williams is feeling better than ever at 77. The actor, best known for playing Potsie Weber on the beloved sitcom "Happy Days," shared a shirtless selfie Saturday while celebrating his health, creativity and continued career. "My yearly reminder to every Boomer: NEVER let anyone diminish us because of our age," Williams wrote in the Instagram caption. 'X-FILES’ STAR DAVID DUCHOVNY SHARES HOW HE CONQUERED HIS ‘NUMBER ONE FEAR’ LATER IN LIFE "I’m 77. More creative, healthier, busier, more curious — and more alive than I was at 40," he continued, crediting his partner, "good lovin’," kindness, adventure and "a little discipline" for his outlook. He added that there are "mountains still worth climbing," and lastly gave "the absolute refusal to let anyone else decide my worth" as a reason for why he's thriving. Williams also encouraged his followers to continue pursuing their goals. "We didn’t come this far to become invisible," he wrote. "We came this far to become unstoppable. We’re not winding down. We’re still winning — and we haven’t even played our best hand yet." Williams’ message of vitality comes decades after he experienced the overwhelming side of fame while "Happy Days" was at the height of its popularity. In a previous interview with Fox News Digital, Williams recalled being mobbed by thousands of fans during a concert at the Del Mar Racetrack in California. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "I ended up face-down. On the field. Literally, I couldn’t breathe," he said. Williams added that his shirt was torn, and he was bleeding before his manager pulled him into a nearby trailer. "I’m thinking, ‘I don’t know about this fame stuff,’" Williams recalled. PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Williams appeared on all 11 seasons of "Happy Days," which ran from 1974 to 1984. The series also starred Ron Howard, Henry Winkler and Don Most. The longtime friends reunited publicly in 2025 for the first time in five decades during a panel at Steel City Con in Pittsburgh. "It feels like 50 minutes," Howard said during the reunion. "We’re having so much fun hanging, and this is sort of our great excuse to come together." After "Happy Days" ended, Williams shifted his focus behind the camera. He went on to direct episodes of "Beverly Hills, 90210," "Melrose Place," "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," "Xena: Warrior Princess," "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" and "Charmed." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE Williams has also remained busy in his personal life. He married writer and real estate broker Sharon MaHarry in 2023 after the pair reconnected years after first meeting when she sold him a home. During a previous interview with Fox News Digital, Williams described their relationship as "selfless love" and "an undefinable chemistry." The couple also collaborated on the off-Broadway production "Crazy Mama: A True Story of Love and Madness," based on MaHarry’s memoir. Williams directed the play, which stars his former "Happy Days" co-star Linda Purl. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac550ed75342cf4db8cc78b Cornell Announces Independent Review Amid Claims of Alleged Rape Cover-Up te 2026-10-06T19:50:05.142Z Cornell Announces Independent Review Amid Claims of Alleged Rape Cover-Up A former deputy attorney general will lead a review into how Cornell handles sexual misconduct complaints, school officials said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac54ea575342cf4db8cc743 Democrats debate Kamala Harris 2028 run as surrogate says party wants to 'move on' from 2024 loss te 2026-10-06T19:40:21.263Z Democrats debate Kamala Harris 2028 run as surrogate says party wants to 'move on' from 2024 loss Allies of former Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as Democratic surrogates, are questioning whether the former Democratic nominee would be the top choice within the party, weighing her name recognition and respect among Democrats against the notion that voters want to move on. "People just want to move on," Fletcher Smith, a former state legislator in South Carolina and Biden 2020 surrogate, told The Washington Post. "We’ve got a number of younger generation of people who are capable of leading — we’ve got governors, we’ve got congresspeople, we have senators. I think what she needs to do is sit out 2028 and let some other people have a shot at saving our democracy." Many Democratic allies noted Harris is well respected within the party, but questioned whether respect translated into support. DEMOCRATS SHY AWAY FROM QUESTIONS ON WHETHER HARRIS SHOULD RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2028 "She’s extraordinarily popular in the party and people are very fond of her and want her to be treated with a lot of respect and deference — given all the due of someone in her position," Jamal Simmons, a former communications director for Harris, told the Post. "Many people see it as a service what she did in 2024, where she really stepped up for the party, stepped up for Joe Biden, stepped up for the country. There’s a lot of respect for her. But it’s yet to be seen how much of that becomes support for another presidential run." Podcast host and former South Carolina state senator Bakari Sellers told the Post that though she is" very talented," she has yet to define what a potential 2028 run would look like to key constituencies. "One of the first statements she put out was about AI, when it’s clear she needs to boost her support among Black men," Sellers told the Post. "California has a cost-of-living issue, and she’s not talking about cost of living at all." The Post reported that Sellers said he hasn't spoken to Harris in over a year. He suggested that was concerning for a candidate who would need a victory in South Carolina, according to the report. HARRIS STOPS IN KEY PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY STATE AFTER LEAVING DOOR WIDE OPEN TO 2028 RUN During Sellers' podcast on Monday, he listed Harris as No. 2 in his top five candidates for 2028. He said Harris was talented and intelligent, but questioned whether her team would "let her be great." "Let Kamala be Kamala, and you would have the next president of the United States without a doubt in my mind," he said. The podcast host ranked Maryland Gov. Wes Moore in the No. 1 spot, calling him the "biggest impediment" to Harris being the nominee. WATCH: DEM SENATORS DODGE BACKING KAMALA HARRIS IN POTENTIAL 2028 RUN: ‘VERY MESSY’ Democratic strategist Kaivan Shroff, who was part of Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign, told Fox News Digital that Harris hasn't done anything differently since 2024. "Harris has not done anything truly new or different since 2024. Her greatest post-VP visibility came from her book tour. Running again without a new chapter or story to tell is like reapplying to the same college after getting rejected, taking a gap year, and coming back with basically the same application. You can rewrite the essay, but if you did nothing new, admissions is still looking at the same file," Shroff said. Shroff suggested somebody new might have the advantage over her because they would be introducing themselves to voters for the first time on a national stage. "She does not get to reintroduce herself. That is the burden of being so well known. She has a real base and a lot of goodwill in the party, but she also lost, and that makes some voters and, importantly, donors nervous. Even if she starts high in the polls, the question is where the growth comes from if there is not much new to add," he said. "Someone like a Pritzker at least gets the advantage of telling his story to a lot of voters for the first time." Shroff added, "What Harris is doing well right now is using her position as a party leader rather than acting like a candidate in waiting. A great example is her showing up for Abdul El-Sayed despite his criticism of her and the bad blood with some on the far left in Michigan. She acknowledged the disagreements, still made the case for him, and used her stature to help unite the party in a critical moment — particularly with outreach to Black voters. That is an example of influence she has right now, regardless of what she does in 2028 and that will continue to matter whether she seeks the nomination or not." California Gov. Gavin Newsom said during a recent interview that he would not run in 2028 if Harris planned to run. DEM MEGADONOR UNLEASHES REALITY CHECK ON HARRIS FOR 2028 WHILE EYEING SOCIALIST FIREBRAND Harris has not been definitive on whether she plans to run, but has said she is thinking about it. Others were more confident in Harris, including Ashley Etienne, another former communications director for the former VP. She told the Post that Harris would need to separate herself from the Democratic establishment, but said she would have major advantages in a national election. CARVILLE DOESN'T 'FEEL SORRY' FOR URGING DEMOCRATS TO MOVE ON FROM THE KAMALA HARRIS ERA "It’s almost like, why not her? She has proven, unlike anyone else in the race, that she’s got these advantages that will matter in a national election," she told the Post. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Virginia Democratic state senator L. Louise Lucas told the Post that Democrats rejecting Harris too fast could be interpreted as a negative political move as well, suggesting it could be seen as overlooking a qualified Black woman for the position. "There’s no question that people would be upset because you see what happened last time," Lucas told the Post. "It could very well be that some folks would be so disillusioned that they would just say, ‘I give up on this process’ — especially people who’ve been fighting as many years as I have, who have come through the civil rights movement and just experienced so much, endured so much, and then to see this happen again would be quite painful." Several members of Congress didn't rush to throw their support behind Harris when asked by Fox News Digital about her possibly running in 2028. "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." "We're focused on 2026," said Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md. "We're going to 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." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac54e9775342cf4db8cc716 Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads te 2026-10-06T19:40:07.196Z Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads A day after the president said his super PAC, would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac54c6275342cf4db8cc6bb Former All-Star pitcher 'Sudden' Sam McDowell dead at 84 te 2026-10-06T19:30:42.368Z Former All-Star pitcher 'Sudden' Sam McDowell dead at 84 Six-time All-Star pitcher Sam McDowell died Monday at 84. The cause of death is unknown. KDKA first reported McDowell’s death. McDowell pitched in the big leagues for 15 seasons, spending 11 of them with the then-Cleveland Indians, parts of two seasons with the San Francisco Giants, parts of two with the New York Yankees and his final season with the Pittsburgh Pirates. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE McDowell, nicknamed "Sudden Sam," won the American League ERA title in 1965 with a dazzling 2.18 ERA and made the first of his six All-Star Games that season. In his career, McDowell had a 141-134 record with a 3.17 ERA in 425 games. The Pittsburgh native is in the Guardians Hall of Fame. McDowell made his MLB debut at 18 but was out of baseball by 32 in 1975 because of alcohol abuse. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "I was the biggest, most hopeless and most violent drunk in baseball," McDowell told the New York Post in 2001. He recalled jumping off of hotel balconies into swimming pools. In that same interview, McDowell said he had lost his family and career to alcohol. He went to rehab in 1978 and turned things around. He went back to college and became a licensed therapist in sports psychology and addictions. McDowell then returned to baseball, working for the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers. From 1987-2016, he served as an addiction and recovery consultant for the Baseball Assistance Team. "I truly believe with all my heart, the greatest thing that ever happened to me was that I was an alcoholic and found out about it," McDowell said. "Had I never known and had not been thrown out of baseball, I would not have the great life I have now. I would not have the education. I would not have learned how to live and love. Every day is a kick." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac54c5975342cf4db8cc6b2 Trump, Waltz link France riots to mass immigration as thousands are arrested te 2026-10-06T19:30:33.705Z Trump, Waltz link France riots to mass immigration as thousands are arrested FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that France’s escalating riots were being driven by "out of control mass migration," as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz echoed those concerns and blamed unchecked immigration and broader European policy failures for helping fuel the unrest. Asked by Fox News Digital about Trump’s comments and the scenes emerging from France, Waltz condemned the violence while also linking the unrest to European immigration and economic policies. "I think we would always condemn lawlessness, condemn the violence that we're seeing in Paris," Waltz told Fox News Digital. "But I think we also have to recognize that when you have open borders, when you [have] this pro-migration, unchecked immigration kind of policy, coupled with policies over the years that deny people basic energy, that overspend on all kinds of other government programs, that you see a level of frustration boiling to the surface." FRANCE EXPLODES AGAIN AS STUDENTS RIOT OVER EDUCATION Trump weighed in as the unrest intensified, arguing that what was unfolding went beyond the students’ complaints about France’s education system. "What’s happening in France is nothing less than out of control mass migration. This isn’t about schools, this is about Islam wanting to take over a once great Country!" Trump wrote on Truth Social Tuesday. "Unfortunately, I think you're seeing the results of some of that, and President Trump has brought that to light," Waltz added. The comments came as France faced its biggest day of school unrest since the protests began in September. on Tuesday, police fired tear gas in Paris and other major cities, protesters lit fires and hurled projectiles, and France’s Interior Ministry said 6,100 people had been arrested, the overwhelming majority of them minors, according to Reuters. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu describing the clashes as producing the school system’s "heaviest toll in decades". FRANCE’S VIOLENT STUDENT PROTESTS RAISE WARNING FOR AMERICA: ‘A CAUTIONARY TALE’ France’s Interior Ministry said 6,100 people have been arrested so far, the overwhelming majority of them minors. Lecornu told lawmakers Tuesday that at least 215 teenagers and 85 school staff members have been injured, while his office said more than 700 police officers have also been hurt, according to Reuters. The latest demonstrations brought clashes in Paris, Lyon, Strasbourg and Rennes, where police fired tear gas as protesters lit fires and hurled projectiles. More than half of France’s roughly 3,700 high schools were blockaded or expected to close Tuesday, according to the High School Students Union. The ⁠Paris police said the clashes there had come about when some 300 people attempted to face off against security forces, adding that the protest was generally unfolding well elsewhere. Theo Wold, a former assistant attorney general and former White House deputy assistant for domestic policy under Trump, also argued that immigration was contributing to the unrest. FRANCE ROCKED BY STUDENT RIOTS AS HUNDREDS ARRESTED, VIOLENCE SPREADS NATIONWIDE "The French are notorious for strikes, labor stoppages and street demonstrations. It’s a core part of the Fifth Republic’s civic culture," Wold told Fox News Digital. "What’s new is the violence, lawlessness and rioting. This is a consequence of mass immigration." While Trump, Waltz and Wold linked the violence to immigration, Reuters and AP have reported that the protest movement began over school conditions, including teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms, deteriorating buildings and education funding. Students have cited overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and deteriorating school buildings — including water leaks and rat infestations — among their grievances. The unrest has increasingly become part of a broader political fight ahead of France’s presidential election in April and May 2027. Reuters reported last week that French authorities and political opponents have accused lawmakers and mayors from the hard-left France Unbowed party, or LFI, of stoking the demonstrations. LFI has denied the accusations. Fox News Digital's Greg Norman-Diamond and Reuters contributed to this story. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac54c4775342cf4db8cc672 Broncos Hit With Double Crucial Injury Losses Before Chargers Game te 2026-10-06T19:30:15.407Z Broncos Hit With Double Crucial Injury Losses Before Chargers Game The Denver Broncos are placing Pat Surtain and Pat Bryant on injured reserve ahead of their game against the Los Angeles Charger. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac54c4375342cf4db8cc669 Vikings Leave Door Open for Justin Jefferson Return Before Bye Week te 2026-10-06T19:30:11.650Z Vikings Leave Door Open for Justin Jefferson Return Before Bye Week Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell provided an injury update regarding superstar wide receiver Justin Jefferson. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac549fb75342cf4db8cc607 Ex-C.I.A. Officer Who Stashed Gold Bars Admits to Far Larger $145 Million Scam te 2026-10-06T19:20:27.994Z Ex-C.I.A. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac549eb75342cf4db8cc5dc Lamar Jackson's Social Media Post Sparks Speculation From NFL Fans te 2026-10-06T19:20:11.518Z Lamar Jackson's Social Media Post Sparks Speculation From NFL Fans Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson sparked speculation about his injury status with a social media post on Tuesday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac549e875342cf4db8cc5d3 Braves-Dodgers NLDS Game 3 Pitching Matchup Set to Snap 88-Year MLB Drought te 2026-10-06T19:20:08.989Z Braves-Dodgers NLDS Game 3 Pitching Matchup Set to Snap 88-Year MLB Drought The NLDS Game 3 matchup between the Atlanta Braves' Chris Sale and the Los Angeles Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be historic. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac549e575342cf4db8cc5ca Dodgers Make Shocking Shohei Ohtani Lineup Decision Amid Struggles te 2026-10-06T19:20:05.456Z Dodgers Make Shocking Shohei Ohtani Lineup Decision Amid Struggles The Los Angeles Dodgers moved Shohei Ohtani to the No. 5 spot in the lineup for Game 3 of the NLDS against the Atlanta Braves. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac547af75342cf4db8cc585 The hotel TV privacy mistake that can follow you home te 2026-10-06T19:10:39.902Z The hotel TV privacy mistake that can follow you home You've just arrived at your hotel after a long day of travel. The room looks good, the bed looks comfortable and there's a big TV on the wall with Netflix and your other favorite streaming apps ready to go. So, you grab the remote, sign in and settle in for the evening. Seems harmless, right? Here's the part that's easy to forget. That TV was used by plenty of guests before you, and more will use it after you leave. If you sign into a streaming service and forget to log out, your account could still be accessible after you've checked out and headed home. Before you reach for the remote, here's what to know about hotel TV privacy and the safer ways to stream while you're traveling. 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 TRAVEL MISTAKE PUTS PHONE, LAPTOP AND STREAMING ACCOUNTS AT RISK A hotel TV isn't your TV at home. It's a shared device that you don't control. When you sign into a streaming service, the app may create and store a session on that television so you don't have to log in every time you turn it on. That doesn't necessarily mean your password is sitting on the TV in plain text. But if the session stays active after you leave, the next person in the room may be able to open the app and use your account. Depending on the streaming service, that could let someone watch shows using your subscription, switch between profiles or see parts of your viewing activity. Netflix itself warns that a TV from a recent hotel stay can remain connected to your account. Its Manage Access and Devices feature lets you review recently active devices and sign them out remotely. There is another wrinkle here. Some newer hotel entertainment systems are designed specifically for guests and offer secure casting from your phone instead of requiring you to enter streaming credentials on the TV. Some of these systems automatically disconnect your device when you check out. That's a much better setup when it's available. Still, you can't assume every hotel TV works that way. Smart TVs can also collect information about what's being watched. Some television platforms use technology called Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) to identify content displayed on the screen and collect viewing information. The exact tracking depends on the TV, its software and its privacy settings. That doesn't mean every hotel television is tracking you personally or connecting your Netflix identity to everything you watch. Hotel TVs can use specialized commercial software and configurations that work differently from the smart TV sitting in your living room. But it's another reason I wouldn't treat a hotel television like one of my personal devices. FLORIDA SUES NETFLIX, ALLEGES STREAMER TRACKED CHILDREN AFTER PROMISING FAMILIES PRIVACY My preference is simple: keep your streaming accounts on devices you control. Your phone, tablet or laptop already has your streaming apps and account information. If you want to watch on the larger hotel screen, first check whether the hotel offers a casting option that lets you connect from your own device without entering your password on the TV. If it doesn't, an HDMI cable can be another option. Connect your laptop to the TV and switch the television to the correct HDMI input. Depending on your phone or tablet, you may also need a compatible USB-C or other video adapter. HDMI carries audio, video and certain control signals between devices, but connecting your laptop this way generally does not give the hotel TV access to the passwords, documents or other personal files stored on your computer. One caution: some hotel TVs have locked inputs or hotel equipment connected to the HDMI ports. If you disconnect anything to use the port, put it back exactly as you found it before you check out. Hotel Wi-Fi deserves some attention too, although there's an important distinction here. Most major websites and streaming services use HTTPS encryption, which means your password and other information aren't simply sitting out in the open for another hotel guest to read. Still, you're connecting through a network you don't control. A VPN adds another layer of privacy by encrypting the connection between your device and the VPN server. If you use a VPN when traveling, turn it on before connecting to sensitive accounts or doing other private browsing. A VPN service can help reduce what the hotel network or Wi-Fi operator can see about your internet traffic. Just remember that a VPN doesn't make you invisible online. The streaming service you're using still knows you're connected to it. For the best VPN software, see my expert review of the best VPNs for browsing the web privately on your Windows, Mac, Android and iOS devices at CyberGuy.com. BEFORE YOU CONNECT ANOTHER SMART TV, TABLET OR PHONE, LOCK IT DOWN If you're reading this from your hotel room and you're signed into Netflix or another streaming service on the TV, there's no reason to panic. Before you leave, open the streaming app and choose Sign Out. Don't assume that closing the app or turning off the TV signs you out. If you've already checked out and can't remember whether you logged out, do this: Look in your streaming service's account or security settings for recently active devices. Netflix has a Manage Access and Devices section that lets you remotely sign out individual devices. If you see a device you don't recognize or one that appears to be the hotel TV, remove it. Check profiles and viewing activity for anything you don't recognize. Use a strong, unique password for that streaming account. A password manager can help you create and store a long, random password so you don't have to reuse one from another account. If you're changing a Netflix password, keep the Sign out all devices option selected so existing sessions are removed. Some streaming accounts use verification codes or other additional checks for certain sign-ins and account changes. Turn on any additional account protection your service provides. I've stayed in enough hotels to know how tempting it is to drop your bag, turn on the TV and sign straight into Netflix. But I don't like putting my account credentials into a device I don't own, especially when I have other options sitting right in my bag. If the hotel offers secure casting from your phone, that's the first thing I'd look for. Otherwise, I'll use my own laptop or mobile device and connect to the television when possible. I also like using a VPN on hotel Wi-Fi for an added layer of privacy on a network I don't control. And if you do sign directly into that hotel TV, add one thing to your checkout routine: log out before you walk out the door. It takes a few seconds and could save you from discovering days later that somebody else is still enjoying your streaming account. Have you ever checked into a hotel and found someone else's streaming account still signed in on the TV? Let us know by writing to us at CyberGuy.com. Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Newsletter Copyright 2026 CyberGuy.com. All rights reserved. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac547ac75342cf4db8cc57c Fanatics Sportsbook Promo Code FOXNEWS350: Bet $20, Get $350 on Braves vs Dodgers te 2026-10-06T19:10:36.390Z Fanatics Sportsbook Promo Code FOXNEWS350: Bet $20, Get $350 on Braves vs Dodgers It is hard to believe that we are already on to Game 3 in the National League Divisional Series, but time flies when you’re having fun. Tonight the Braves take on the Dodgers and Fanatics is offering you a chance to use promo code FOXNEWS350 to earn $350 in FanCash when betting $20 on the game. The Dodgers are not quite on the ropes, but they are not in their best spot after losing Game 2. They’ve lost home-field advantage and if the Braves can take both of the next two, they will end their hopes of winning a third straight World Series title. Los Angeles is coming to the game with Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound. Last year’s World Series MVP has to be at his best as he faces off with Atlanta’s ace. This season, Yamamoto was 14-9 with a 2.53 ERA and a 0.87 WHIP. His ERA and WHIP were both top-five in the Majors. The Braves were outmuscled in Game 1, but used small ball and capitalized on Los Angeles' mistakes to win Game 2. They scored first on an infield single in the top of the first inning. After Freddie Freeman tied up the game in the fourth, the Braves grabbed it back in the fifth.  To take a 2-1 lead in the series, the Braves send Chris Sale to the mound. He started the Wild Card round opener against the Phillies, a game the team won, but needed some heroics in order to get there. Still, Sale was solid, going 6.0 innings and allowing just five hits, one walk and three runs. The winner of Game 3 in a best-of-five series goes on to win the series about 72% of the time, so this is a huge game. Fanatics Sportsbook is offering new users a chance to earn $350 in FanCash on a $20 wager when using promo code FOXNEWS350. Odds subject to change Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac547aa75342cf4db8cc573 Suspects wanted for stabbing of off-duty NYPD detective are illegal aliens with long criminal histories te 2026-10-06T19:10:34.682Z Suspects wanted for stabbing of off-duty NYPD detective are illegal aliens with long criminal histories The two suspects wanted for the attempted murder of an off-duty New York City police officer during a robbery have lengthy criminal records and are living in the U.S. illegally, federal officials said. Dangelo Rafael Jean Caraballo, 25, and Sneider Mejia Bautista, 24, both Dominican citizens, are accused of stabbing off-duty NYPD Detective Jose Mercedes. According to police, the two suspects attempted to snatch Mercedes’ gold chain while he was clearing out the trunk of his car. When Mercedes fought back, his attackers stabbed and slashed him multiple times. Despite his severe injuries, the detective chased the suspects for two blocks before collapsing. NYPD DETECTIVE RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL AFTER BEING STABBED MULTIPLE TIMES IN BRONX He was rushed to the hospital and released this week. Both suspects remain at large. "This horrific crime could have been prevented if it weren’t for Biden’s open borders and the America Last policies of New York sanctuary politicians," said Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin. "DHS is calling on New York authorities to cooperate with us so we can get these dangerous criminals off our streets. Our thoughts and prayers are with the detective for a speedy recovery." MAMDANI BLASTS FEDS FOR WAGING 'CAMPAIGN OF VIOLENCE AND TERROR' AGAINST NYC'S IMMIGRANTS According to DHS, both men entered the U.S. unlawfully through the Arizona border at different times, where they were apprehended and subsequently released into the country by the Biden administration. Both have accumulated extensive criminal histories in New York. WATCH: DEM DEMANDS 'ONE CASE' WHERE SANCTUARY CITIES DIDN'T TURN OVER ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS; DHS PROVIDES LIST Caraballo’s prior arrests include charges for reckless endangerment, reckless driving, unlawful fleeing from a police officer in a motor vehicle, possession of burglar’s tools, criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal possession of a weapon involving a loaded firearm and second-degree menacing with a weapon. Following a December 2024 arrest for possession of burglar’s tools, local authorities released him before U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could lodge an immigration detainer. Bautista’s criminal record includes arrests for criminal possession of stolen property, possession of burglar’s tools, grand larceny and criminal possession of a weapon. Following an October 2025 weapon charge, ICE lodged a detainer against Bautista, but local officials declined the request under New York City's sanctuary policies. DHS noted that following his other arrests, Bautista was released so quickly that ICE was unable to lodge detainers in time. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac547a775342cf4db8cc55b Young voters favor Democrats across Arizona races, but many haven’t been reached te 2026-10-06T19:10:31.198Z Young voters favor Democrats across Arizona races, but many haven’t been reached (Photo via Getty Images) Young voters in the Grand Canyon State overwhelmingly prefer Democratic to Republican candidates in statewide races, a new survey found.  A new poll conducted by YouGov of 3,310 voters aged 18-29 across eight swing states, including Arizona, found high levels of support for Democrats. With President Donald Trump facing plummeting public opinion over the Iran War and rising concerns about the cost-of-living, Democrats are hoping voters repudiate him and award the party control of Congress in November.  GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE In Arizona, Democrats are making strong pushes for three congressional seats held by Republicans: the open seat in Congressional District 1, Juan Ciscomani’s seat in Congressional District 6 and Eli Crane’s seat in Congressional District 2. And all of the statewide offices are up for grabs this year, and Democrats hope to hold the ones they won in 2022 — governor, secretary of state and attorney general — and flip control of lower profile offices like state treasurer, superintendent of public instruction and corporation commissioner. The candidates, the ballot measures, and the tools you need to cast your vote. Arizona Votes: 2026 A substantial share of young voters in Arizona will be making their voices heard for the first time in November. Roughly 45% are newly eligible to vote this year and about 30% said the midterms will be the first time they cast a ballot. Similar to the rest of the country’s voters, concern over the economy and affordability rank high on the list of issues young Arizonans are most worried about. Nearly 30% said they are worried about the economy and 24% pointed to housing costs and rent as their top problems.  And for younger voters, concern over corruption has reached the same level as concern over the economy. John Ray, the senior director of polling at YouGov Blue, a Democratic research company, attributed that to increased political messaging on the topic.  “It began to creep up early into Trump’s second term. Now, it is a top concern for several pieces of the electorate, particularly for young voters,” Ray said during an Oct. 2 virtual meeting unveiling the data.  In Arizona, the race with the biggest difference was the contest over who should run the governor’s office for the next four years, with nearly triple the percentage of young voters, 63%, favoring Democrat Katie Hobbs over Republican Andy Biggs, who registered just 22% support.  The secretary of state’s race also saw a substantial gap in support: 60% of young voters said they would rather cast their ballots for Adrian Fontes, the Democratic incumbent, compared to 26% who said they’d prefer Republican Alexander Kolodin.  In the congressional races, YouGov found that young Arizona voters believe the state’s seats in the U.S. House of Representatives should be handed over to Democrats. About 62% of young voters sided with Democratic candidates while only 26% said they plan to back the congressional bids of Republicans.  Part of the reason so much of the share of young voters leans toward Democratic candidates is the declining popularity of Trump. Only 20% of young voters in Arizona said they viewed Trump favorably, while 76% said they disapproved of him.  And young men, who have historically been the core of the Republican Party’s base, showed an increased shift to Democrats. In 2024, 55% of men voted for Trump. But the YouGov poll found that 58% of young men in Arizona planned to vote blue in the U.S. House races, while just 32% said they would support Republican candidates.  “By really any measure available of the data, Trump’s reputation among young people is very bad,” Ray said.   But, while the polling shows Democrats hold a sizable lead over Republicans, it’s unclear if that will translate into votes in November. One-third of voters interviewed said they haven’t been contacted about their plan to vote. And while  34% of young Arizonans said they feel prepared to vote, at least 26% said they feel somewhat or very unprepared to do so.  Dakota Hall, the executive director of the Alliance for Youth Power, a national group that mobilizes voters across the country, said that more needs to be done to reach out to young people. “Young people have made up their minds and almost nobody has contacted them with a plan to make sure they’re going out and voting,” he said. “While polls measure opinions, an election measures turnout.” YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE. SUPPORT Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5479775342cf4db8cc542 Trump to Announce Investment in Maryland Submarine Facility te 2026-10-06T19:10:15.420Z Trump to Announce Investment in Maryland Submarine Facility The deal is designed to demonstrate that President Trump is focused on one of his main campaign pledges: bringing back manufacturing jobs. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5479475342cf4db8cc525 Trump Writes His Own French Tragedy te 2026-10-06T19:10:12.987Z Trump Writes His Own French Tragedy Trump turns French students’ school protests into an Islamic takeover to stoke American fear. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5479375342cf4db8cc51c White House Denies Trump Blocked Maryland Governor From Major Announcement te 2026-10-06T19:10:11.002Z White House Denies Trump Blocked Maryland Governor From Major Announcement The $3.7 billion investment is set to bring over 3,000 jobs to Baltimore, with both the Governor and president taking credit. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5478f75342cf4db8cc513 Colts Sign Former Eagles WR to Practice Squad te 2026-10-06T19:10:07.637Z Colts Sign Former Eagles WR to Practice Squad The Indianapolis Colts have signed former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Quez Watkins to their practice squad. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5454575342cf4db8cc4ee Province authors uncorked their stories at literary wine night te 2026-10-06T19:00:21.126Z Province authors uncorked their stories at literary wine night The Province Wine and Province Authors and Writer’s groups last month found the perfect pairing.   Hosted by Brian Agner’s Province Wine Group and emceed by Province Writer’s Group facilitator Susan Ratliff, the Merlot and Manuscripts event Sept. 25 showcased six local authors, pairing writing excerpts with a wine varietal.  “Just as a fine wine reveals its character sip by sip, a good book reveals mystery, comedy, struggle, romance, or tragedy page by page,” Ratliff said. “Tonight, as you taste finely crafted wines, a select group of our authors will give you a taste of the tales they have crafted.”  The literary tasting highlighted local Province authors Yvonne Rose, Joe Vass under pseudonym Max Cossack, Tom Schuman, Pete A. Rathfelter, Roger Evans and Kay Fisher. Each took the stage to read an excerpt of their work to an expectant crowd milling around bottles of wine and accompanying crudité.  Much like the wines offered, the book genres varied, covering everything from nonfiction sports to memoir to fiction.   Rose opened the event with an excerpt from her book “The Messman,” chronicling a story of segregation on Battleship USS North Carolina during World War II.  In the middle of the author lineup, Schuman prefaced his reading with the disclaimer that he “uses sports to tell people stories.” His book “Why Not Us?” is a story about a shared dream that brings a university together.    Fisher closed out the readings with “Water Data Two: Toxic Bubbles,” an environmental mystery led by the president of a large data–mining company. Much like the effervescence of a sparkling wine, Fisher’s excerpt had unexpected twists and turns.  After the authors shared their works, they chatted with the literature-loving crowd over memorabilia and merchandise for purchase.   And for those who may have missed the event, Ratliff said there may be more opportunities in the future.   “You know, we have many more writers than just those featured tonight. It looks like we’ll have to do another night,” she said.  Someone pours wine at the "Merlot and Manuscript" event in Province on Sept. 25, 2026. [Karen Bartunek] The audience at "Merlot and Manuscripts" event on Sept. 25, 2026. [Karen Bartunek] Susan Ratliff's "Merlot and Manuscript" event notes on Sept. 25, 2026. [Karen Bartunek] Wine and literature were abundant at the "Merlot and Manuscripts" event on Sept. 25, 2026. [Karen Bartunek] Authors and attendees deep in conversation at the "Merlot and Manuscripts" event on Sept. 25, 2026. [Karen Bartunek] Susan Ratliff's booth at the "Merlot and Manuscripts event on Sept. 25, 2026. [Karen Bartunek] The post Province authors uncorked their stories at literary wine night appeared first on InMaricopa.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac542f675342cf4db8cc437 Fox Nation reveals how Rudy Giuliani broke the Mafia's grip on New York te 2026-10-06T18:50:30.039Z Fox Nation reveals how Rudy Giuliani broke the Mafia's grip on New York Before he was "America's Mayor," Rudy Giuliani was a U.S. attorney on the hunt for some of the nation's most notorious Mafia leaders. The newest season of the hit Fox Nation series is peeling back the curtain behind those brave efforts to bring some of the most dangerous men of the 20th century to justice. During the third season of 'Stories of the American Mafia,' narrated by Eric Shawn, the episode "Rudy and the RICO Act" chronicles Giuliani's rise from little-known lawyer to prosecuting some of the country's most feared crime bosses. The show reveals how during the 1980s, soaring crime rates in Manhattan created a perfect breeding ground for the Mafia to tighten their grip on the city. "When you have a vacuum like that, you're gonna have this shadow government step in," former NYPD inspector Paul Mauro explained in a new episode.  But Giuliani had a plan to fight back against the rising tide of organized crime syndicates. TRUMP PICKS JAMES MCDONALD TO LEAD POWERFUL SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AFTER JAY CLAYTON'S DEPARTURE The former NYC mayor established the Mafia Commission Trial in 1985 and indicted 11 people, including the heads of the infamous 'Five Families.' The indictments were made using the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), using charges such as murder for hire, extortion, and labor racketeering. In short, New York City prosecutors could target entire Mafia organizations rather than specific individuals, making it easier to hold criminals accountable. "Previously, you had to make these cases based essentially on conspiracies," Mauro said. "What RICO did is change that paradigm. All you had to do is to have agreed to act on behalf of an organization, and then having done something on behalf of that organization. And what it meant was that guys would flip." FORMER GAMBINO ASSOCIATE TURNED NEW JERSEY COUNCILMAN ACCUSED OF RUNNING LOANSHARKING RING WHILE IN OFFICE Former Gambino associate Louis Ferrante described Giuliani's prosecution strategy as cutting "the head off the Hydra," praising his top-down efforts to take down the Mafia groups. "That's not going to be able to repair itself," he said. "Not because they couldn't replace the bosses, but they couldn't replace the boss with the talent that they once had. And that's what led to the beginning of the end for the Mafia. And realistically, I would argue that they've never recovered from that." SAMMY 'THE BULL' REVEALS WHY HIS LOVE FOR JOHN GOTTI TURNED INTO PRISON HATE In other riveting episodes of "Stories of the American Mafia" Season 3, viewers can witness the short rise and fall of Murder, Inc., the brutal murder of William "Billy Batts" Bentvena, FBI agent Joe Pistone's undercover takedown of the Bonanno crime family, and more shocking true stories of the American Mafia. Former FBI undercover operative Giovanni Rocco joins Mauro and Ferrante throughout the season, adding in-depth analysis to these stunning but true mob stories. All five episodes are now available for streaming exclusively on the Fox Nation platform. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO FOX NATION Fox Nation programs are viewable on demand and from your mobile device app but only for FOX Nation subscribers. Go to Fox Nation to start a free trial and watch the extensive library of your favorite FOX Nation personalities. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac542f375342cf4db8cc42e Russian researcher's mystery death could be ‘far worse’ than the plague, former senior Trump official warns te 2026-10-06T18:50:27.505Z Russian researcher's mystery death could be ‘far worse’ than the plague, former senior Trump official warns The unexplained death of a researcher at a Russian anti-plague institute has one former senior U.S. arms official warning it could be 'far worse' than the bacteria that caused the Black Death. Marshall Billingslea, who served as President Donald Trump's special presidential envoy for arms control, said a top Soviet bioweapons defector told him decades ago about secret work on antibiotic-resistant plague at the same facility where the recent plague-related death occurred. "This may not be just 'the plague.' It may be far worse," Billingslea wrote on X. He spent much of the 1990s working on proliferation and arms control issues on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee — and during that time worked with Ken Alibek, the former No. 2 official in the Soviet biological weapons program who defected to the U.S. BIOWEAPON THREAT EXPOSED AS ANTHROPIC SOUNDS ALARM ON FOREIGN ACTORS PLOTTING VIRUS EXPERIMENTS "He claimed that they had engineered a strain of plague that was antibiotic-resistant & that they had worked on plague chimeras (fusing 2 or more pathogens)," Billingslea wrote of Alibek. "He specifically called out Irkutsk for being involved in the BW program," he added. Billingslea's warning comes after a 28-year-old employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East died last week from what Russian authorities have described as pneumonia of undetermined origin. Russia has not said the woman died of plague and said testing found no microorganisms in her body linked to her work. The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that Russian officials told the agency no plague or other high-threat pathogen had been detected among her close contacts, though they are still awaiting confirmation of what caused her fatal pneumonia. DEFENSE DEPARTMENT SCIENTIST’S ACCIDENTAL DEATH RAISES QUESTIONS AS PROBE INTO MISSING SCIENTISTS GROWS About 60% of the woman's identified contacts have been tested so far, according to Russian authorities, with two cases of COVID-19 and two rhinovirus infections detected — but no other infectious disease pathogens. Still, the unexplained death at a facility that works with dangerous pathogens has drawn scrutiny from biosecurity experts — including questions about why the cause remains unknown. Kevin Esvelt, an MIT professor who studies biological security and catastrophic pandemic risks, said Russia's latest explanation suggests the researcher did not die from plague while leaving unanswered what killed her. "If we take the Russian authorities at their word, it is not plague," Esvelt wrote Tuesday. "But untargeted research-grade sequencing reliably identifies pathogens, and people seldom die of pneumonia without pathogens, let alone 28-year-olds," he added. "It would be surprising if they did not know the cause." Esvelt cautioned that more alarming explanations remain hypothetical. "The concerning possibility is still only a possibility," he wrote. The questions surrounding the death come against the backdrop of the Soviet Union's documented history of secretly developing biological weapons, including weaponized plague, and U.S. assessments that elements of that program continued after the Soviet collapse. In its 2025 arms control compliance report, the State Department assessed that Russia maintains an offensive biological warfare program in violation of the Biological Weapons Convention and that the Soviet program was "absorbed, not dismantled" after the Soviet collapse. The department said the program "has continued and evolved" under the Russian Federation and that Moscow continues activities prohibited under the convention. Russia has repeatedly denied maintaining an offensive biological weapons program. The U.S. assessment does not establish any connection between Russia's biological weapons program and the researcher's death in Irkutsk, and no such connection has been confirmed. NEW YORK DECLARES MEASLES DISASTER EMERGENCY AS CASES SURGE IN PENNSYLVANIA The Soviet program Billingslea referenced was one of the world's largest clandestine biological weapons efforts. Alibek, born Kanatjan Alibekov, rose to become the first deputy chief of Biopreparat, the ostensibly civilian network that formed a major part of the Soviet biological weapons apparatus, before defecting to the United States in 1992. After his defection, Alibek provided U.S. officials with extensive information about the scale and capabilities of the Soviet program. He described Soviet scientists working to weaponize pathogens including plague and developing strains designed to withstand antibiotics. His claims about some aspects of the Soviet program have faced scrutiny over the years, making independent documentation particularly important. But the existence and enormous scale of the Soviet biological weapons effort — conducted despite Moscow's 1975 ratification of the Biological Weapons Convention — is well established. The Irkutsk institute says it was founded in 1934 as a scientific and operational center for combating plague. Its mission later expanded to other highly dangerous diseases, including cholera and anthrax, and it describes itself today as a research and anti-epidemic facility responsible for helping protect the region from infectious disease. The Trump administration has said it is closely monitoring the situation and pressed Moscow for greater transparency about what happened. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that while travel between the U.S. and Russia remains limited, an infectious disease could quickly spread beyond Russia's borders. "If something like that gets out, it could quickly spread," Rubio said. President Donald Trump said the U.S. would offer assistance to Russia if needed. "I hate to see them having it," Trump told reporters Monday. "It's a rough disease." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac542f175342cf4db8cc425 Hazmat crew removes 'glass vials,' vacuum from home linked to missing women in potential serial killer probe te 2026-10-06T18:50:25.261Z Hazmat crew removes 'glass vials,' vacuum from home linked to missing women in potential serial killer probe EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: PHILADELPHIA — Police have returned again to a home in Philadelphia's Olney neighborhood where they collected "glass vials," a vacuum cleaner, workout equipment and other items, photographs show. This is after city police have said they recovered more than a million pieces of digital evidence from the home, described as a "house of horrors" in some reports. It used to belong to a pornographer named Raymond "RC" Horsch, who died last year at 82. PHILLY SERIAL KILLER PROBE COULD EXPOSE LARGER NETWORK BEHIND APPARENT 'SNUFF' FILMS, EXPERT SAYS One evidence bag was photographed with a partially legible label. It listed "glass vials," a "board" as well as references to a bin and drawers. Investigators were also seen taking out a rowing machine and a vacuum cleaner among boxes and bags of packaged evidence Monday. "The investigation remains active and ongoing," a Philadelphia police spokesperson told Fox News Digital Tuesday. "Additional information will be released as it becomes available and is appropriate for public release." Horsch specialized in sadistic themes — some of which may ultimately prove to be nonfiction after investigators say evidence in the home has been linked to seven separate cases involving missing women. GILGO BEACH SERIAL KILLER REX HEUERMANN KEPT 'DEXTER'-STYLE KILL ROOM BUT WASN'T AS SMART AS HE THOUGHT: DA Philadelphia police have repeatedly revisited the building following the June arrest of his 44-year-old son, Eugene Horsch, on drug, firearms and forgery charges. While searching the home after his arrest, police allegedly found "snuff" videos believed to show multiple missing women, a drum of chemicals hooked up to the water system, and five urns that contained what police said might be human ashes. PHILADELPHIA HOME LINKED TO 7 MISSING WOMEN, LATE RESIDENT'S POTENTIAL 'SERIAL KILLER' MEMOIR INVESTIGATED FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X Four of the seven missing women believed to be connected to the home have been identified in those images, according to authorities. Only some of them have been publicly identified. Philadelphia police identified Maribel Fresses, 26, who vanished in 2018; and Gabrielle Aramando, 27, earlier in the investigation. During Eugene Horsch's arrest, the woman with him had an ID for Blair Tonzelli, 38, who was last seen in Philadelphia in February 2023, police told Fox News Digital in September. Two other women were identified in local reports. Both are listed as missing persons in the National Missing and Unidentified Person System, or NamUs. One is Horsch's ex-wife, Amy McHale, 54, who was 44 when she was last seen on June 13, 2016, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported in June. The other is Nicole "Nikki" Fusaro, 34, according to CBS's Philadelphia affiliate, citing local police sources. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS She was 27 when she vanished near the intersection of Kensington and Allegheny Avenue in July 2019. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB Investigators said they have also identified dozens of other people from the images. Excavation crews have previously been seen searching outside and under the home, including the sewers. GOT A TIP? The younger Horsch has not been charged in connection with any of the missing women. But at the time of his unrelated arrest in a BMW at the city's Independence Mall, authorities allege that the woman with him was carrying one of their IDs. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST Dr. Kris Mohandie, a board-certified forensic psychologist, has warned that the elder Horsch may have been part of a wider network centered on the production and distribution of "snuff films." GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL "The fact that the father was involved in the pornographic industry indicates that there may have been, in addition to the sadistic motives that we usually see in serial murders, that there may have been profit in distribution of so-called snuff films," he told Fox News Digital previously. The older Horsch was a convicted producer of methamphetamines and an author of sexually explicit and violent books. In one, 2014's "Empathy," there is a chapter about dissolving a murdered woman's body with boiling chemicals. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac542ed75342cf4db8cc404 State court system hacked, Supreme Court warns of widespread data breach te 2026-10-06T18:50:21.099Z State court system hacked, Supreme Court warns of widespread data breach Residents who have paid into the Arizona Supreme Court’s Fines/Fees and Restitution Enforcement program may have been the victims of a large-scale data breach, state court officials said this week. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac542df75342cf4db8cc3e9 What, Exactly, Did Trump Say About Iran Taking Out Los Angeles? te 2026-10-06T18:50:07.379Z What, Exactly, Did Trump Say About Iran Taking Out Los Angeles? President Trump’s comments caused an uproar from members of both parties. A White House official said he was taken out of context. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac540a675342cf4db8cc036 LeBron James' deal with Fanatics gives him a unique way to handle his new East Coast commute te 2026-10-06T18:40:38.511Z LeBron James' deal with Fanatics gives him a unique way to handle his new East Coast commute For the first time in his life, let alone his career, LeBron James is calling the East Coast his home. The NBA’s all-time leading scorer is set to begin his unprecedented 24th season later this month as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers after spending his previous eight seasons in Los Angeles with the Lakers. But it does not appear that he has made the Philly area or even nearby New Jersey his home. Instead, James seems to be making the commute over the New Jersey Turnpike and into New York City. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM James has arrived at and left practices via helicopter, which has been shown to be traveling to and from the Big Apple. But better yet, the helicopter is on someone else’s dime. James’ brand deal with Fanatics includes use of the company’s corporate aviation, a source with the company told Fox News. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! A spokesperson for James confirmed as such to Fox News via email. "The deal we signed with Fanatics almost three years ago includes access to their corporate aviation. It’s a feature in many of their deals with their largest athletes, and we appreciate their partnership as LeBron splits his time between New York and Philadelphia," a spokesperson for James said. FIRED TRAIL BLAZERS ANNOUNCER'S LEGAL TEAM DEMANDS REINSTATEMENT AFTER TEAM AXES HIM OVER TEENAGE TWEETS A typical drive from Philly to New York, even without traffic, could be near two hours, but the flight is roughly half an hour. James signed a two-year, $8 million deal with the Sixers, a move he said would be his "last decision." Through his career earnings and sponsorship deals, James has an estimated net worth of $1.4 billion, according to Forbes. The new-look Sixers also added Jaylen Brown via trade, making them a serious threat to the reigning NBA champion New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference. He joins Sixers veterans Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey as they look to finally complete their long-awaited process. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5409775342cf4db8cbfc5 Nick Saban Sounds Alarm on NIL’s Impact on College Football Coaches te 2026-10-06T18:40:23.686Z Nick Saban Sounds Alarm on NIL’s Impact on College Football Coaches Nick Saban warns that NIL and boosters are putting more pressure on college football coaches and changing how programs are run. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5409375342cf4db8cbfb3 Seahawks End up Not Signing RB Joe Mixon for One Reason te 2026-10-06T18:40:19.985Z Seahawks End up Not Signing RB Joe Mixon for One Reason The Seahawks were planning to sign veteran running back Joe Mixon on Monday, but that changed less than 24 hours later. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5409075342cf4db8cbfa1 Flyers Sign Former Maple Leafs 63-Point Forward After Latest Loss te 2026-10-06T18:40:16.930Z Flyers Sign Former Maple Leafs 63-Point Forward After Latest Loss The Philadelphia Flyers have signed former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Michael Bunting as they continue to struggle. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5408e75342cf4db8cbf8f Neil Gorsuch Cautions Supreme Court on Retirement Fund Case Question te 2026-10-06T18:40:14.755Z Neil Gorsuch Cautions Supreme Court on Retirement Fund Case Question A Supreme Court ruling could open the floodgates to employees suing their employers if their retirement fund underperforms. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5408975342cf4db8cbf74 Micah Parsons Sends Clear Message to Falcons on TE Kyle Pitts te 2026-10-06T18:40:09.859Z Micah Parsons Sends Clear Message to Falcons on TE Kyle Pitts Green Bay Packers pass rusher Micah Parsons delivered a clear message to the Atlanta Falcons regarding tight end Kyle Pitts. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5408575342cf4db8cbf59 Rays' Radio Host Takes Shot at Cam Schlittler After Controversial Comments te 2026-10-06T18:40:05.804Z Rays' Radio Host Takes Shot at Cam Schlittler After Controversial Comments Tampa Bay Rays radio broadcaster Neil Solondz took a shot at New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler after his ALDS start Monday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac53e5575342cf4db8cbd32 Liberal justices look for 'escape hatch' as high-stakes climate case lands at Supreme Court, experts say te 2026-10-06T18:30:45.717Z Liberal justices look for 'escape hatch' as high-stakes climate case lands at Supreme Court, experts say Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor's repeated questions concerning whether the Supreme Court has jurisdiction to hear a high-profile climate case that could expose oil companies to lawsuits across the country steered conservative lawyers to believe that the liberal justices are seeking an "off-ramp." "The fact that they kept going back to trying to create a jurisdictional problem tells me they don't feel confident that they have the votes in this space," Carrie Severino, president of JCN, a conservative judicial group, told Fox News Digital. "Jackson and Sotomayor were looking for an escape hatch." The Supreme Court began its new term Monday, hearing its first oral arguments for Suncor v. Boulder, in which they will rule on whether state tort laws can be used to seek damages from oil companies for climate change, even when the alleged harms are occurring outside the state or continent. The justices will also rule on whether the Supreme Court has jurisdiction to hear this case now, as the case is still before the Colorado Supreme Court. The case before the high court is in an unusual procedural posture, meaning the justices could resolve it without ever reaching the blockbuster state-versus-federal power fight at its center. That dispute centers on whether Colorado can use its own laws to seek damages for alleged harms caused by emissions from other states or whether it's an issue for the federal government and Congress to regulate. SUPREME COURT BEGINS NEW TERM WITH HIGH-PROFILE LOOK AT CLEAN AIR AND FEDERAL AUTHORITY "The questions by Jackson and Sotomayor trying to say it would be premature for the court to issue an opinion are simply the liberal justices trying to find an off-ramp for the case because they are afraid they will be outvoted on the main issue: does federal law such as the Clean Air Act preempt all state claims like those asserted here," Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow with Advancing American Freedom, told Fox News Digital. While questioning Suncor attorney Kannon Shanmugam, Jackson suggested the dispute may have reached the Supreme Court too soon, calling it "premature from the standpoint of this court exercising its jurisdiction." She also repeatedly questioned why the court couldn't wait to hear the case, saying the court doesn't "have the whole set of facts" and that the court doesn't "really know enough to be confident" that the theories posed are applicable. "It feels to me like the defendants ... are bringing it back to federal court before the state courts have really had a chance to sort out who is the source, what is their allegation with respect to how this causation is happening," Jackson told Principal Deputy Solicitor General Sarah Harris, who argued in support of Suncor. Meanwhile, Sotomayor refused to drop her line of questioning on jurisdiction with Shanmugam, proposing that the Supreme Court send the case back to the Colorado Supreme Court. "If we're unsure of your characterization, because there's certainly a number of amici brief who disagree with that characterization, shouldn't we be certifying this question to the Colorado court instead of us deciding it? We have to be sure of our jurisdiction before we take it," Sotomayor said. Republican Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall told Fox News Digital it was clear that the liberal justices were trying to cast doubt on whether they have jurisdiction. SUPREME COURT CAN RESTORE SANITY AND STOP THE LEFT’S RADICAL CLIMATE AGENDA "Well, I think you saw both Justice Jackson and Justice Sotomayor try to find an out for this court, basically saying the court doesn't have jurisdiction at this stage of the case to be able to make a final ruling. I think that you saw the advocates on behalf of Suncor be able to distinguish that." If the Supreme Court declines to reach the federalism issue, the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling allowing Boulder's state-law claims to proceed would remain in place, leaving the broader question of how far states can use tort law to pursue climate claims against energy companies unresolved. Chief Justice John Roberts pressed Boulder attorney Kevin Russell on whether a Boulder win could trigger similar lawsuits nationwide. Russell said there are legal limits, but acknowledged to Justice Clarence Thomas that Boulder's theory could allow other fossil-fuel businesses to be sued. "The chief justice and the court do not like issuing rulings with no limiting principles, rulings that could open up unlimited litigation and claims. Kannon Shanmugam, the lawyer for Suncor, emphasized this again at the very end of the oral argument when he pointed out that there are not only 90,000 political jurisdictions that could sue, but individuals could also sue claiming damages from global warming," von Spakovsky said. "And he also pointed out something the conservative majority frowns upon: that Boulder is trying to resolve a major policy issue in the courts instead of in the legislative branches," von Spakovsky continued. SUPREME COURT KICKS OFF NEW TERM WITH FRESH QUESTIONS OVER ITS LEGITIMACY AND ITS FUTURE Supporters of Suncor say the lawsuits could "bankrupt" oil companies and cause the price for consumers to go up. "It's to basically create a carbon tax on both producers and emitters across the country, which would include, by the way, my cattlemen in Alabama producing beef for our country, those that are creating concrete to be able to build structures and be able to grow our economy," Marshall told Fox News. "They ultimately want to bankrupt that industry to have their preferred climate change policies be in play." "They're literally addressing behavior that takes place all over the world," Utah Attorney General Derek Brown told Fox News Digital. "They want to regulate not just what happens in Colorado, but what happens in my state of Utah or in Saudi Arabia. That's not the way the system works. So, really, this case comes down to one main issue and that is who gets to decide things like energy policy. And ultimately, under our system, it should be Congress." Meanwhile, Boulder alleged ExxonMobil and Suncor knew for decades about the climate risks associated with fossil fuels but misled the public about those risks. The communities estimate that taxpayers could face more than $100 million in costs to adapt to climate-related impacts, including wildfires, drought and damage to roads and other infrastructure. Former Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat and longtime advocate for aggressive action on climate change, argued those costs are already being felt by communities across the country. "As governor, I've worked with so many families who've lost their homes," Inslee told Fox News Digital. "So many communities have essentially burned down, and they ought to be able to have a day in court to hear the evidence, to determine whether the lies of the oil and gas industry legitimately, they make it so that they're held accountable." The complaint pointed to a 1977 internal memo from ExxonMobil that circulated among the company's highest-level managers. The memo reported that "current scientific opinion overwhelmingly favors" that fossil fuels contribute to the rise in CO2 emissions. "Their own scientists knew that their product was dangerous, that it was going to cause more fires. And they knew this for decades, 1967, their own scientists told them it could be catastrophic, so they knew about it, they lied about it," Inslee said. "Now it's an American right to be in court. Nobody should bar an American from their day in court." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac53e5275342cf4db8cbd29 Cornell picks former deputy US attorney general to review sex assault response te 2026-10-06T18:30:42.809Z Cornell picks former deputy US attorney general to review sex assault response Cornell University has enlisted former Deputy U.S. Attorney Sally Yates to conduct a review of the institution's responses to sexual assault. Cornell announced the review on Tuesday, saying the review will generally cover Cornell's policies aimed at preventing and responding to sexual assault. Yates will also conduct a "detailed review of the University’s response to the allegations involving Jane Doe and members of the Chi Phi fraternity in October 2024, including whether Cornell followed its policies and procedures in responding to the matter." CORNELL CAMPUS POLICE MADE DRUG ARREST AT CHI PHI FRATERNITY HOUSE HOURS BEFORE ALLEGED GANG RAPE "The review will examine Cornell’s policies, practices and resources across the full range of prevention and response, including how reports are received and investigated; how students are supported; how hearings, disciplinary decisions and appeals are handled; the role, processes and response of campus police; coordination with other law enforcement agencies and prosecutors; campus safety reporting; and policies and oversight involving fraternities, sororities and other student organizations. It will also examine the Board’s oversight of these issues," Cornell said in a statement. Anne Meinig Smalling, who chairs the Cornell University Special Committee of Board of Trustees, said Yates will conduct a "rigorous examination" of Cornell's handling of the issue as student protests have taken over the campus this week. AOC'S DRAMATIC RETELLING OF CORNELL RAPE ALLEGATIONS COLLIDES WITH COMPLAINT DETAILS "Sally Yates brings extraordinary experience, independence and judgment to this work....The questions raised by the Jane Doe matter warrant a rigorous examination of Cornell’s response to that case, but our responsibility is broader," Smalling said in a statement. "We have asked Ms. Yates and her team to examine Cornell’s overall approach to preventing and responding to sexual misconduct, identify where we are doing things well and where we can do better, and recommend changes that will help make our community safer." Seven former Chi Phi fraternity brothers are accused in a lawsuit of drugging and raping a female Cornell student during a night of drinking, drugs and group sex at their fraternity house in October 2024. ATTORNEY FOR ACCUSED CORNELL STUDENT CALLS ON LETITIA JAMES TO STEP ASIDE OVER PRIOR COMMENTS The accuser, identified in court papers by the pseudonym Jane Doe, alleges the men sexually assaulted her after she arrived intoxicated and was pressured into taking ketamine and other substances. The men have denied wrongdoing, with some maintaining the sexual activity was consensual and others denying they participated in it. No criminal charges have been filed against the seven men. The case has now erupted into a political and legal firestorm, with New York Attorney General Letitia James announcing Friday that her office is conducting an "active criminal investigation" after Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed the Office of the Attorney General as special prosecutor. Cornell has separately agreed to retain outside counsel to conduct an independent review of the university's handling of the allegations. At the center of the controversy are sharply conflicting accounts of what happened that night, including differences between what Doe said in the weeks afterward, what prosecutors say they received from Cornell police and the explosive allegations contained in a lawsuit filed nearly two years later. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac53e4475342cf4db8cbcee Lakers May Have Finally Found Their Forward of the Future te 2026-10-06T18:30:28.774Z Lakers May Have Finally Found Their Forward of the Future Lakers newest edition, Zaire Williams, is proving quickly that he can be the Lakers Forward of the future and grow alongside Luka. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac53e4175342cf4db8cbce5 Controversial Star Has Fiery Response to David Ortiz's 'It's Over' Claim te 2026-10-06T18:30:25.266Z Controversial Star Has Fiery Response to David Ortiz's 'It's Over' Claim San Diego Padres All-Star Manny Machado responded to Hall of Famer David Ortiz's "it's over" declaration after Game 2 of the NLDS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac53e3e75342cf4db8cbcdc Where Ohio Republicans Stand on Data Centers Amid Growing Backlash te 2026-10-06T18:30:22.370Z Where Ohio Republicans Stand on Data Centers Amid Growing Backlash A recent poll found Ohio voters are more concerned about data centers than other battleground states. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac53e3b75342cf4db8cbcd3 Steelers TE Pat Freiermuth Reacts to Mike McCarthy's 'Clean House' Comment te 2026-10-06T18:30:19.743Z Steelers TE Pat Freiermuth Reacts to Mike McCarthy's 'Clean House' Comment Mike McCarthy went viral on Monday for the wrong reason when he said the Steelers "need to clean our own house." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac53e3875342cf4db8cbcca King Charles' Authority Is Under Threat From Andrew Lawsuit te 2026-10-06T18:30:16.591Z King Charles' Authority Is Under Threat From Andrew Lawsuit Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor suing the British police may make King Charles look "weak," an expert told Newsweek. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac53e3475342cf4db8cbcc1 Knicks Championship Core Could Be in Jeopardy Amid Contract Disputes te 2026-10-06T18:30:12.556Z Knicks Championship Core Could Be in Jeopardy Amid Contract Disputes Knicks championship core could be in jeopardy after a slow start to contract negotiations with Karl Anthony-Towns and Josh Hart. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac53e2d75342cf4db8cbca3 Hark releases an AI personal assistant with a focus on privacy te 2026-10-06T18:30:05.415Z Hark releases an AI personal assistant with a focus on privacy The AI lab's personal assistant is an operating system from the future designed to compete with Muse, Dots and Instinct. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac53be575342cf4db8cbc7c Former Miss Germany is stepping into the ring for her first professional boxing match te 2026-10-06T18:20:21.268Z Former Miss Germany is stepping into the ring for her first professional boxing match Model Tatjana Genrich is more than a pretty face who was once crowned Miss Germany. She can fight and announced on Tuesday that she's stepping into the ring next month for her first fight as a professional boxer. The 33-year-old model isn't new to lacing up the gloves. Before being crowned Miss Germany 2022 and taking home the "Best in Swimsuit" award and the "Miss Intercontinental Europe" crown at the Miss Intercontinental 2022 pageant, she was an amateur boxer. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Not any amateur boxer either. The German outlet Bild reports that Genrich was an amateur state champion in the flyweight division for three consecutive years from 2007 to 2009. "I became enthusiastic about the sport very early on. I was often bullied at school, and I wanted to fight back somehow," she said. "That's how it all started." Obviously, Genrich had modeling to do and pageants to compete in before finally making her dream of going pro in boxing a reality. But here we are, the former Miss Germany is preparing to step into the ring for a pro fight. DUAL-THREAT TENNIS PLAYER AND LINGERIE MODEL CAMILA GIORGI IS ENDING HER RETIREMENT AFTER TAX DRAMA She was approached about getting back in the ring because she sponsors ring girls for SES Boxing events, and they were apparently aware of her past. She's set to appear on the promotion's November 14 fight card. The former amateur champ, who looks great in a bikini, is working with coach Dirk Dzemski. He previously helped train Robert Stieglitz, a former German boxer who had two reigns as WBO super-middleweight champ. "I want to be a role model for young women and show them that you can be successful in both your career and sports," Genrich added. She's in the gym working on her boxing five days a week preparing for an unknown opponent. She said of the training, "I work up a good sweat. But no pain, no gain. I'm really enjoying it, though." Tatjana Genrich isn't just going through the motions with another best in swimsuit award on her mind. Bild reported "her ultimate goal is to become world champion one day." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac539ad75342cf4db8cbc1e Alleged Jalisco cartel leader accused of drug trafficking and fuel smuggling arrested in Mexico te 2026-10-06T18:10:53.726Z Alleged Jalisco cartel leader accused of drug trafficking and fuel smuggling arrested in Mexico Authorities in Mexico say they arrested a notorious member of the Jalisco drug cartel known as "The Tank" on Tuesday. Mexican Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch announced the arrest in a post on X, identifying the alleged cartel member as Iván Cazarín Molina. Molina was the subject of sanctions by the U.S. in 2024 for his alleged role in fuel theft for the Jalisco New Generation cartel. Mexican authorities arrested him in Zapopan and were in contact with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. 5 MEXICAN CARTEL BOSSES CHARGED IN WEAPONS, DRUG TRAFFICKING, TIMESHARE FRAUD SCHEMES, DOJ SAYS "Investigations link him to homicides, extortion, illegal deprivation of liberty, hydrocarbon theft, money laundering, and drug trafficking. He is also accused of his alleged involvement in the attack on a Mexican Army helicopter in Jalisco in 2015, in which members of the Army and the Federal Police lost their lives," Harfuch said in a statement. Authorities seized a vehicle, a firearm and various drugs during the arrest. MEXICAN CARTEL BOSS LINKED TO INFLUENCER’S LIVESTREAMED MURDER ARRESTED, OFFICIALS SAY "In September 2024, the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned him for his ties to the CJNG and identified him as part of the inner circle of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias 'El Mencho,' which led to an exchange of information with [the DEA]. He will be placed at the disposal of the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime Matters (FEMDO), where his legal situation will be determined in accordance with the law," Harfuch added. The arrest comes roughly a week after the U.S. imposed a sweeping set of sanctions aimed at disrupting a Sinaloa cartel network accused of corrupting Mexican officials just across the U.S. border. MEXICAN SENATOR ACCUSES SHEINBAUM OF SHIELDING ‘NARCO-POLITICIANS’ AFTER US CARTEL INDICTMENT Los Mayos, a powerful faction of the Sinaloa cartel, and its U.S.-born leader are accused of funneling fentanyl and drug money through California and hiring hitmen to kill rivals on American soil. The Treasury Department, according to material exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital ahead of their public release on Tuesday, will sanction 21 individuals and 25 entities in a crackdown against Los Mayos and their alleged illegal activity within U.S. borders. The targets of the sanctions include Ismael Zambada Sicairos, known as "Mayito Flaco," a dual U.S.-Mexican citizen born in Anaheim, California, whom Treasury described as the "undisputed head" of Los Mayos. Fox News' Morgan Phillips contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac539a775342cf4db8cbc15 Saints star quarterback Tyler Shough reacts to fans' boos after dismal prime-time performance vs Falcons te 2026-10-06T18:10:47.881Z Saints star quarterback Tyler Shough reacts to fans' boos after dismal prime-time performance vs Falcons Getting blown out at home by your archrival in prime time on the 20th anniversary of the New Orleans Saints’ return to the city after Hurricane Katrina? Yeah, it makes sense that fans would boo. Saints quarterback Tyler Shough said if he were in the crowd for the team's 45-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night, he’d have let the team hear it as well. "Fans understandably are upset," Shough said during his postgame press conference. "We had some opportunities that we didn’t take advantage of and you’re playing the Falcons and you lose like that? I mean, I’d boo, too. That sucks." CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE "We want to get everybody going. It’s part of it. You have to have the energy of the crowd and we’re gonna need them next week too against a really good team. That’s the best part about New Orleans. You feel it and we feel it too, and we’re gonna keep going." The convivial scene celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Saints’ return to New Orleans quickly turned to boos after Atlanta Falcons star running back Bijan Robinson scored twice in the first quarter, giving his squad a 14-0 first quarter lead. The Falcons’ offense continued to suck the life out of the boisterous crowd as they dominated and held a multiscore lead for the majority of the game. Understanding how much this game meant to Saints fans, Shough called his squad’s performance embarrassing. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "It's extremely disappointing. It's embarrassing," Shough said. "I mean, I can't say enough good things about the fans showing up, the entire process, what this game meant, and we fell short as a team to not get that win. So that was our mission. That was my message, and we didn't win, and it was a team loss." "We got to do better on all fronts and us as an offense starting faster when it comes to another really good offense as well and being able to do our part and we got to do a lot better there and it starts with myself." Last season, the Saints seemed to build momentum down the stretch by going 4-1, but they are off to a 1-3 start this season. The defense has especially struggled, as it has allowed the most points in the NFL this season. The offense has been good, as the Saints are tied with the Seattle Seahawks for 10th in the NFL with 26.3 points per game, but it hasn’t been enough to overcome the struggling defense. If that unit doesn’t turn things around quickly, the boos from the crowd will only grow louder. The Saints will have an opportunity to bounce back in front of their home crowd Sunday at 1 p.m. ET when they play the 4-0 Minnesota Vikings. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac539a375342cf4db8cbc0c Sophie Cunningham must leave Fever 'circus' so team can focus on basketball, The Athletic columnist says te 2026-10-06T18:10:43.289Z Sophie Cunningham must leave Fever 'circus' so team can focus on basketball, The Athletic columnist says "If the Fever ever want to go back to being a basketball team again and follow the lead of rivals openly clashing with the forces trying to hijack their league, then (Sophie) Cunningham has to go." - The Athletic's Candace Buckner There's a great deal of media that truly despises Cunningham and her supporters. The soon-to-be WNBA free agent is likely the second-most popular player in the league, and perhaps the least popular in certain circles of the press. SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM IS THE OPPOSITE OF MOST WNBA PLAYERS. AND THAT'S WHY SHE IS A MEGASTAR | BOBBY BURACK She's pretty. She speaks out against some of the media's most sacred issues and cows. And she truly does not care what critics think. That's a combo that will quickly put your mug on a journalist's dartboard. Tuesday morning, Buckner was the latest to attack Cunningham in a column that was as hostile as it was hyperbolic. Her thesis was that the "combustible" guard had become too much of a distraction for the Fever to prioritize basketball. "This was the season when the Fever and even the whole Caitlin Clark experience took a backseat to a bench player with big opinions," Buckner wrote. Big opinions, huh? Like what? SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM SENDS MESSAGE TO HER HATERS AFTER SAYING MEN DON'T BELONG IN WOMEN'S SPORTS Like Cunningham thinking biological males should be separated from females in sports? This is something the vast majority of the country — including the majority of Democrats — agree with. And it's not like Cunningham grabbed a megaphone to announce her stance to the world. She simply answered a question about the subject in an ESPN interview and stood by it after some boos and backlash. Or that she thinks WNBA players should grow thicker skin? Players have griped about online harassment all season long. And last week, Aces forward A'ja Wilson furiously charged toward a Fever fan after he pointed at her and said "that (foul) is on you." FEVER STAR SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM TELLS ACES' A'JA WILSON TO 'GROW UP' IN RESPONSE TO HER PLAYOFF MELTDOWN But on her podcast Sunday, Cunningham called Wilson out and said that if WNBA players want to be held in the same regard as their male counterparts, they have to learn to accept the heat that comes with being a professional athlete. "I hands down have probably got s— on the entire season, maybe sometimes two seasons of people coming after who I am, my character, x-y-z and I can go on and on," Cunningham said. "I've heard the worst of the worst — it's part of it." These aren't the words of a woman devoid of empathy. They're the words of a woman speaking candidly about the price of the spotlight. And fans can't get enough of her. Cunningham's signature sneakers sold out on Adidas' website on its first day. She is regularly sought out for autographs, which she signs with an incessant smile. She has 4.4 million TikTok followers and another 4.3 on Instagram. She isn't "combustible" — she's beloved. At least by those who don't write about sports for a living. Buckner said that Cunningham's positions have spawned a "circus" due to figures such as women's-sports activist Riley Gaines— who the writer refers to as a "one-hit wonder" — attending her games. She added that the Trump administration's X account sharing Cunningham's pointing meme was a sign that "things took a wrong turn." She also seemed to justify Wilson's behavior toward the aforementioned fan, arguing that Wilson was shouting at all Fever fans because of "the trans fear that overshadowed the games for a long stretch of the season." CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE What do the kids say these days? "Sure, Jan." This goes back to a point I made last week: The primary reason sports journalists hold Cunningham's fans in contempt is that they're perceived as conservative. But Buckner doesn't seem to like the person those fans are rooting for much better. Regarding where Sophie should play next, Buckner wrote: "Go to Chicago, or Portland. Or maybe Toronto could use a 30-year-old unrestricted free agent who averages fewer than 8 points a game, while her latest TikTok videos are good for about 2 million views. Or perhaps expansion Cleveland can take her in 2028, unless of course, she hasn't already dropped basketball entirely by then to become a professional UFC ring girl, or full-time finger pointer." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Sorry, but that's pure resentment. For starters, Cunningham is actually an effective bench player, with her three-point percentage (.419) being fifth in the WNBA this season and her true-shooting percentage (.654) being third. And second — big deal that she has a massive TikTok following or did a one-round ring girl spot at a UFC event. This is called having fun. And if you think Cunningham is the only WNBA player using sex appeal to grab attention, take a look at the outfits some of her peers wear to the arena. The truth is this: The Fever are no longer in the playoffs because they lost to a superior team in the Aces. Wilson — bar none the WNBA's best player — tallied 36 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks to oust Indiana in the final game of a best-of-three. This wasn't because of fans wearing XX-XY shirts. This was just X's and O's. I can't help but go back to the quote at the top of this column about how Fever fans are trying to "hijack" the WNBA. No. Fever fans are watching the WNBA, something that wasn't happening before. The problem for certain players and writers is that these fans threaten the political homogeneity of a league long dedicated to left-wing ideals. Cunningham's critics will say that she's leading a cult. The reality is that she's breaking the cult. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5399c75342cf4db8cbc03 Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin all returning for 'Sicario 3' as details emerge te 2026-10-06T18:10:36.396Z Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin all returning for 'Sicario 3' as details emerge "Sicario" updates continue to roll in. There has been serious buzz recently about the film series focused on the United States conducting covert actions against drug cartels. The first film – "Sicario" – was created by Taylor Sheridan and released in 2015. Denis Villeneuve directed. TAYLOR SHERIDAN RETURNS TO MOVIES AFTER FIVE YEARS WITH NASA THRILLER, POLITICAL DRAMA A second film came out in 2018, and it's now been confirmed a third movie is happening. However, information is starting to get a bit murky. Variety recently reported that Sheridan had already written the script for the untitled third "Sicario" film. Fans were extremely excited by the news. However, a new report indicates that might not actually be the case. Deadline reported that Steven Knight is writing the script and Padraic McKinley will direct. Shooting is expected to start in 2027. Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin are all returning, according to the same report. Brolin and del Toro were in both of the first two films. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Blunt only appeared in the first one. It’s hard to believe Sheridan won’t be involved in some capacity, especially considering that "Sicario" laid the foundation for him to become the most influential person in entertainment. Would he really let someone else make all the decisions? Possibly, but Sheridan is famously focused on perfection and crafting a compelling story. The fact that there are competing reports is at a minimum an odd situation. What I will say is both movies are 100% worth watching, and the first one is a masterpiece. Hopefully, "Sicario 3" lives up to what will be incredibly high expectations. Let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5373475342cf4db8cbb93 Dr. Drew Pinsky likens smartphones to a 'crack pipe' in warning over behavioral addictions te 2026-10-06T18:00:20.489Z Dr. Drew Pinsky likens smartphones to a 'crack pipe' in warning over behavioral addictions Dr. Drew Pinsky compared the smartphone in your pocket to a "crack pipe" while warning that these devices place gambling and sexual behavior in the palm of your hand on Tuesday's episode of "Hang Out with Sean Hannity." "I want you to think gambling and sex in the same thought," he said. "It's really on right now, those two behavioral addictions." But these addictive behaviors aren't one-size-fits-all. Gamblers, he said, come in "several different flavors." ‘ADDICTION ECONOMY’ IS A BAD GAMBLE FOR YOUNG MEN. HERE’S THEIR WAY OUT "One is the guys that like to win. That's what we think of with gambling addiction. That's not most of them. Most of them like to lose," said Pinsky. "They don't feel alive unless their back is against the wall. And then there's sociopathic gambling, which is they just like to manipulate the system and find a way to win." As for sex addiction, Pinsky called it a "big problem now, growing fast," pointing to pornography as a major part of the issue. He also defended group-based recovery programs, saying communities of recovering addicts tend to police themselves and treat sexual relationships between participants as a serious threat to recovery. BRYCE HARPER VIDEO TO FANDUEL USER WITH GAMBLING ADDICTION UNDER REVIEW BY PENNSYLVANIA OFFICIALS Pinsky added that alcoholism is "mixed in" with the behavioral addictions he described. The doctor's warning comes as recent research points to shifts in drinking habits among Americans. New data shows that drinking in the U.S. has declined for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. But overall alcohol use still remains above pre-pandemic levels, with one particular group showing a sharp increase in heavy intake. A study led by the University of Southern California/Keck Medicine found that among adults ages 50 to 64, alcohol use increased by nearly 4% from 2018 to 2024, while heavy drinking increased by more than 36%. Across all age groups, alcohol use declined by nearly 2%, and heavy drinking declined by more than 8% from 2022 to 2024. Among Gen Z adults, alcohol use declined by more than 5%. Millennials drank approximately 17% less from 2022 to 2024. "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" fans can watch or listen to Hannity's full conversation with Dr. Drew Pinsky on iHeartRadio, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever they get their podcasts. Fox News Digital's Melissa Rudy contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5372975342cf4db8cbb53 Rams Bolster Defense With Former All-Pro LB Ahead of Bills Primetime Clash te 2026-10-06T18:00:09.907Z Rams Bolster Defense With Former All-Pro LB Ahead of Bills Primetime Clash The Rams signed a former All-Pro linebacker to their practice squad as they prepare for a primetime matchup with the Bills. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5372775342cf4db8cbb4a Poland’s US Embassy Condemns Tucker Carlson as Hitler 'Apologist'  te 2026-10-06T18:00:07.887Z Poland’s US Embassy Condemns Tucker Carlson as Hitler 'Apologist'  Warsaw's mission rebuked Carlson after the conservative commentator questioned the U.K.'s decision to fight Nazi Germany. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac534da75342cf4db8cbafb Biden conspicuously absent from campaign trail as Obama, Harris step up for midterm push te 2026-10-06T17:50:18.663Z Biden conspicuously absent from campaign trail as Obama, Harris step up for midterm push Former President Joe Biden has been largely absent from the campaign trail as Democrats fight to win back House and Senate majorities in November, even as former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris step up efforts to boost the party’s candidates. Biden, 83, has kept a limited public schedule while battling advanced, metastatic prostate cancer. He has endorsed candidates and is helping Democrats raise money, according to a source in Biden's political circle. But the former president has made few political appearances this year. The contrast is increasingly visible with four weeks to go until Election Day. Obama is cutting ads for Senate and gubernatorial candidates, helping the party fundraise and preparing to hit the trail during the closing stretch of the midterm campaign. Harris, the Democrats' 2024 presidential nominee, is also campaigning across key battleground states, including a recent stop in Michigan with Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed. MIDTERM MATH: THE THREE FORCES THAT COULD STOP A DEMOCRATIC BLUE WAVE Biden has appeared at just a handful of political events this year. He spoke in February at a reception honoring his 2020 South Carolina primary victory, which propelled him toward the Democratic nomination and eventually the presidency. In June, he addressed a Maryland Democratic Party event. Longtime Democratic strategist Michael Ceraso told Fox News Digital that some in the party's elite and fundraising class are concerned that "if Biden were to be pushed out there in any sort of way for virtual or in-person opportunities, he could be a liability." Veteran Democratic strategist Maria Cardona had a different take, telling Fox News Digital, "there are still a ton of Americans who love Joe Biden." Biden did weigh in on a handful of Democratic primary showdowns this cycle. The former president endorsed former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms for governor. Bottoms, who later served as a senior advisor in the Biden administration, won the Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nomination. The former president also backed Dan Koh, another Biden administration veteran, who captured the Democratic nomination in Massachusetts' 6th Congressional District. HEAD HERE FOR THE LATEST FOX NEWS REPORTING ON FORMER PRESIDENT BIDEN Biden is also advocating on behalf of efforts to secure democracy. "American democracy begins and ends at the ballot box. There is no more important civic duty nor fundamental right to be defended," the former president wrote on social media last month, as he cast his ballot in his home state of Delaware's primary. "Voting defines our freedom and makes everything possible." But mostly, Biden has served as a foil for President Donald Trump, who Biden ousted from the White House in the 2020 election. Four years later, Biden ended his re-election bid after a disastrous debate performance against Trump in their 2024 rematch. Trump and fellow Republicans are repeatedly blaming Biden for high prices at the gas and diesel pumps, even though public opinion polls indicate most Americans now point fingers at Trump and his administration. Biden left the presidency with poor approval ratings, as he faced high inflation, foreign policy divides, and lingering questions about his ability to serve in office. He stood at 42% approval and 57% disapproval in January 2025, in the final Fox News poll during his White House tenure. Post-presidency, Biden held a 71% favorable rating among Democrats in a CNN poll conducted in May. But Biden's favorable rating among Democrats was 25 points lower than that of Obama. DEMOCRACY ’26: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUB Meanwhile, some Democrats still blame him for Trump's 2024 re-election, arguing that Biden did not get out of the race in time to allow Harris to mount a successful campaign. Ceraso, a veteran of two presidential campaigns, pointed back to the 2024 election and told Fox News Digital that Biden left a "bad taste with some Democrats, especially within the in the party's elite and fundraising class." He added, "I do not think Biden has the same level of charisma as Vice President Harris and former President Obama, and if I'm organizing an event to get thousands of people to come out, I would not do that around Biden." Cardona, a Democratic National Committee member, said that Biden's health is stifling requests for campaign trail appearances. "I guarantee you no one would try to bother him to come campaign for them while, at 83-years-old, he is battling cancer and in the toughest fight of his life," Cardona emphasized. Fox News Digital reached out to a Biden spokesman for comment, but did not receive a response at the time this story was published. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac534d075342cf4db8cbab6 James Talarico Texas Senate Race: List of Celebrity Donors and Endorsements te 2026-10-06T17:50:08.630Z James Talarico Texas Senate Race: List of Celebrity Donors and Endorsements Democrat James Talarico's Texas Senate bid has famous backers, from Mark Cuban and Bill Nye to the Chicks and Eagles' Don Henley. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac534ce75342cf4db8cbaad Tropical Storm Isaias Tracker, Spaghetti Models as US Landfall Forecast te 2026-10-06T17:50:06.407Z Tropical Storm Isaias Tracker, Spaghetti Models as US Landfall Forecast Tropical Storm Isaias may form in the Gulf and threaten parts of the northern Gulf Coast this weekend. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5329475342cf4db8cba55 Dre Greenlaw's Sean Payton beef exposes another side of the NFL's most overrated head coach te 2026-10-06T17:40:36.403Z Dre Greenlaw's Sean Payton beef exposes another side of the NFL's most overrated head coach Dre Greenlaw spent Sunday making life miserable for the Denver Broncos. Then, after helping the San Francisco 49ers beat his former team 24-14, he made sure Sean Payton heard about it. Greenlaw finished with 12 tackles and a forced fumble, then needed Fred Warner to pull him away from Payton after the game. Apparently, beating his former coach wasn't quite enough. He had a few things to get off his chest, too. Greenlaw told a San Francisco Chronicle reporter that Payton hadn't spoken to him since Week 12 last season and that he learned about his release from his agent. NFL WEEK 4 SUNDAY TAKEAWAYS: COWBOYS GET SEASON-DEFINING WIN OVER TEXANS, 49ERS ARE LEAGUE'S BEST TEAM "He couldn't be man to man and call my phone and say, 'We're going to cut you,'" Greenlaw said. So, a guy who makes his living dealing with people couldn't pick up the phone? Given how well Payton handles the media, you'd think communication would be one of his strengths. If you've read my NFL columns, you know where this is going. I've been calling Payton overrated since before he took the Denver job, and Greenlaw being furious with him hasn't changed my opinion; it only strengthens it. Sean Payton is the most overrated head coach in the NFL. If you're tired of reading that, imagine how tired I am of hearing people call him a genius. Somehow, we keep having this conversation. I made the same point during a recent appearance on "Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich." Payton is very good at playing the media game. He's friendly with reporters, gives them access and makes them feel important. Those relationships buy him far more favorable coverage than his coaching deserves. Remember the draft-night report comparing Payton's excitement about Bo Nix to his excitement about Patrick Mahomes? That's the kind of coverage I'm talking about. Then there's Mike Macdonald. Earlier this season, the Seahawks coach described a dispute with Payton that got ugly enough for Seattle to threaten a lawsuit. Macdonald said Seattle studied publicly available fan videos of Broncos training camp to prepare for a game between the teams in 2024. Because of that, Payton accused the Seahawks of cheating. According to Macdonald, Seattle threatened to sue if Payton made those accusations public. Payton later acknowledged that he'd reacted before checking where the footage came from. His explanation: "So obviously, I called shooting before I started looking." So, the guy who served a season-long suspension over Bountygate decided to play NFL hall monitor without doing his homework. That's rich. Macdonald apologized for his comments becoming public, called Payton a "phenomenal football coach" and said he respected him. Payton accepted the apology, and both said they'd moved on. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Fine. They can settle it. That doesn't make Payton's original behavior any less ridiculous. Put that story next to Greenlaw's account, and the version of Payton we get from his media admirers starts looking awfully incomplete. Being nice to reporters apparently doesn't guarantee everyone else gets the same treatment. Let's start with the part that always seems to get flipped around. Payton didn't find Drew Brees stocking shelves at a grocery store and teach him how to throw a football. Brees was already a Pro Bowl quarterback in San Diego. In 2004, two seasons before he joined Payton, Brees completed 65.5% of his passes with 27 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Then, after his shoulder injury scared off Miami, New Orleans landed a quarterback entering his prime. That's an incredible break for a first-time head coach. Payton deserves credit for what they accomplished together. But I don't understand why we're supposed to assume he made Brees, rather than acknowledge how much Brees made him. In Payton's 15 seasons coaching the Saints, they made the playoffs nine times, reached three NFC Championship Games and won one Super Bowl. That's a good résumé. It's also six seasons without a playoff appearance, with Brees there for all but the last of those 15 seasons. Then, after one season without Brees, Payton stepped away from the Saints in January 2022 and left the New Orleans roster in tatters. A year later, he was back in the NFL with Denver. Payton wanted out of a bad situation, that he created, so he quit and simply waited for a better opportunity to come around. This part seems to rarely come up. And yes, Denver reached the AFC Championship Game last season. I wrote about Payton then, too. The team had a good season in an unusual down year for the AFC where Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow and Patrick Mahomes all suffered injuries. Payton's reputation seems permanently attached to that championship from the 2009 season. Meanwhile, the NFL suspended him for the entire 2012 season over Bountygate. That part gets considerably less attention when everyone starts gushing about what a great leader he is. Then there's the quarterback-whisperer stuff. Payton handpicked Bo Nix, and I still don't think Nix is nearly as good as the coverage would have you believe. And he hasn't gotten much better. If anything, he's gotten worse. Nix's completion percentage dropped from 66% as a rookie to 63% last year to 60% through four games this season. His yards per attempt and passer rating have fallen, too, and his regular-season touchdown-to-interception ratio has also slipped, from 29 touchdowns and 12 interceptions as a rookie to 30 touchdowns and 14 interceptions since the start of 2025. If Payton gets credit for developing his quarterback, he also gets scrutiny when his handpicked signal-caller starts going backwards. Give me the offensive minds of Sean McVay, Kevin O'Connell and Ben Johnson. Those are the coaches I'd want building an offense today. I'm tired of hearing about Payton as though the rest of the league hasn't learned anything since he and Brees won a Super Bowl over 15 years ago. Which brings us back to Greenlaw. The Broncos were entitled to move on after an injury-filled season. A phone call, though, seems like a pretty reasonable expectation, especially for a longtime NFL veteran like Greenlaw. Payton offered a much warmer assessment publicly after Sunday's game: "I think the world of him. I really love everything about him and he plays with that emotion." That's a nice thing to say, but it doesn't answer the complaint. It's easy to praise a guy at a podium. After all, the podium is where Payton does most of his best work. For his part, Greenlaw said his postgame message to Payton was to "get the f*** off the field." Not particularly subtle, but after 12 tackles and a win, he clearly wasn't interested in subtle. And credit to Greenlaw for telling Payton to his face. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5328a75342cf4db8cba1e Amy Coney Barrett Raises 'Quibble' in Big Oil Supreme Court Case te 2026-10-06T17:40:26.719Z Amy Coney Barrett Raises 'Quibble' in Big Oil Supreme Court Case The potentially landmark case asks whether states can sue fossil fuel giants under state law for their role in climate change. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5328875342cf4db8cba15 Referee Union Has Strong Response to NFL After 2 Officials Were Punished te 2026-10-06T17:40:24.915Z Referee Union Has Strong Response to NFL After 2 Officials Were Punished The NFL Referees Association plans to challenge a league ruling to suspend two officials for their actions during Sunday's games. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5328775342cf4db8cba0c Padres' Mason Miller Sets Record Straight on Pitch Tipping Controversy te 2026-10-06T17:40:23.067Z Padres' Mason Miller Sets Record Straight on Pitch Tipping Controversy San Diego Padres closer Mason Miller reacted to the claims he was tipping his pitches during his team's NLDS Game 2 loss. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5328575342cf4db8cba03 Sean McVay Reacts to Heated Incident With Eagles Fans: 'We'll be Better' te 2026-10-06T17:40:21.272Z Sean McVay Reacts to Heated Incident With Eagles Fans: 'We'll be Better' Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay shared his reaction to the heated altercation between Eagles fans and his staff. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5328275342cf4db8cb9fa Bijan Robinson Makes History With Huge Performance in Falcons 'MNF' Win te 2026-10-06T17:40:18.967Z Bijan Robinson Makes History With Huge Performance in Falcons 'MNF' Win Bijan Robinson set several records in the Atlanta Falcons' "Monday Night Football" win over the New Orleans Saints. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5328175342cf4db8cb9f1 Ex-Olympian Pushes Watchdog Probe After Reflecting Pool Charges Dropped te 2026-10-06T17:40:17.108Z Ex-Olympian Pushes Watchdog Probe After Reflecting Pool Charges Dropped Federal watchdogs should conduct investigations into the prosecution of former Olympian David Hearn, his attorneys said Tuesday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5327f75342cf4db8cb9e8 How Native American Tribes Are Fighting Data Centers te 2026-10-06T17:40:15.256Z How Native American Tribes Are Fighting Data Centers Tribes across the U.S. are taking different approaches to data centers, from bans and reviews to new projects. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5327d75342cf4db8cb9df Rob Sand vs. Zach Lahn: Latest Polls as Iowa Governor Candidates Debate te 2026-10-06T17:40:13.374Z Rob Sand vs. Zach Lahn: Latest Polls as Iowa Governor Candidates Debate Trump won Iowa by more than 13 points in 2024, but polling shows the Democratic candidate with a clear lead. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5327b75342cf4db8cb9d6 Oregon Gets Good News on QB Dante Moore After Scary Concussion te 2026-10-06T17:40:11.586Z Oregon Gets Good News on QB Dante Moore After Scary Concussion Oregon received encouraging news on Dante Moore after the QB returned to practice following a scary concussion against USC. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5327975342cf4db8cb9cd Cam Schlittler Shoulders Blame After Yankees Loss Despite Poor Defense te 2026-10-06T17:40:09.733Z Cam Schlittler Shoulders Blame After Yankees Loss Despite Poor Defense New York Yankees starter Cam Schlittler took ownership of his team's loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 2 of the ALDS on Monday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5327775342cf4db8cb9c4 MLB Investigated Red Sox Star Pitcher Following Yankees Playoff Loss: Report te 2026-10-06T17:40:07.467Z MLB Investigated Red Sox Star Pitcher Following Yankees Playoff Loss: Report MassLive.com Boston Red Sox beat writer Chris Cotillo reported on Tuesday that MLB "looked into" starting pitcher Sonny Gray. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5327475342cf4db8cb9ba Tucson art vending machines dish out $1 prints te 2026-10-06T17:40:04.568Z Tucson art vending machines dish out $1 prints Mini print vending machines have landed in Tucson, with new ones at 1989 Bake House and Bookman's offering locals a dollar's worth of original art. Local artist Debi Crawford installed the Bake House machine. She got the idea on a birthday trip to New York, where she and her daughter tracked down several machines built by Ana Inciardi, the format's originator, around the city. Inciardi's prints are hand-carved linocuts converted into riso prints, a sustainable process using soy-based inks that gives each copy slight variations. Her first machine launched in 2022 as a nostalgic nod to the temporary-tattoo vending machines of her Brooklyn childhood. Inspired by what she saw, Crawford built her own machine with a twist: multiple artists instead of just one. "We have three different artists in there. We each have four prints and our styles are very different," Crawford said. "The attempt is to promote local printmakers. I'm trying to gear it towards a more local flavor." Bake House's mini print machine launched in early August. It holds four prints each from local artists Crawford, Ben Brockman and Joe Marshall. Prints cost a dollar in quarters and are random. Ben Brockman, Debi Crawford and Joe Marshall pose with 1989 Bake House's mini print machine, stocked with their art. Courtesy of Debi Crawford. Bookman's first mini print machine landed at its River Road location Sept. 26, after employee Katie Downing spotted Inciardi's prints on Instagram, said Bookman's Director of Communications Ryan Dillard. The store went from idea to launch in about two months, after Downing set up a Zoom call with members of the Inciardi team to scope out logistics. "I really liked the vibe that they had and their philosophy, and everything seemed to fit in line," Dillard said. "They are very, very efficient. Every time we had a question about something, it was like an immediate response." When a poster meant for the machine's faceplate went missing in shipping, Inciardi overnighted a replacement without being asked, Dillard said. Inciardi's prints aren't made by local artists, but Bookman's chose designs from the company's catalog with Tucson in mind, including a prickly pear, a taco and a playing-card print that nods to the cards the store used to hand out at its trade counter before the pandemic. "We thought that was a nice little nod to our history and a little Easter egg for our longtime customers if they could catch on to it," Dillard said. "We got to be a little bit creative on what we thought was a good representation of where we live." The response has been strong. Bookman's sold several hundred prints in the machine's first few days. "We had a group of women come in and they bought like four or five each and they didn't buy anything else," Dillard said. "They just came into the machine, bought some tokens for it and then came over and just had a blast seeing which designs they got." The recently-installed Inciardi mini print machine at Bookmans dispenses small prints of founder Ana Inciardi's original artwork. Caitlin Schmidt / Tucson Spotlight. Bookman's made a point of letting customers buy tokens with store credit rather than cash only, Dillard said, part of a broader push to keep art accessible. "I know that there's been so many different hobbies and things that didn't feel accessible to me unless it was through Bookman's," Dillard said of his pre-employment days, recalling saving up store credit to buy music as a teenager rather than paying full price for a CD. "It's just a really awesome way that people can get something that is considered a genuine piece of art." Bookman's is weighing adding machines at other locations, though nothing is confirmed. Crawford has similar plans. "I'd be happy if I had a few machines that were strategically placed around Tucson with local images," she said. Part of the draw is how inexpensive and collectible the prints are. Dillard pointed to online groups where collectors trade prints rather than sell them. "You'll find Facebook groups and subreddits that are just dedicated to people trading these prints," he said. "It just seems like people do like straight-across trades … and they find each other and they swap them." Cerese Vaden, a printmaker and art professor at the University of Arizona, said she's glad to see the format spreading locally. "It's a really fun way to get an original piece of art," Vaden said. "A dollar for an original, fun little thing is amazing." Zaida Josephene-White  is a Sahuaro High School student and Tucson Spotlight intern. Caitlin Schmidt is editor and publisher of Tucson Spotlight. Contact her at caitlin@tucsonspotlight.org. Tucson Spotlight is a community-based newsroom that provides paid opportunities for students and rising journalists in Southern Arizona. Please consider supporting our work with a tax-deductible donation. Donate to Tucson Spotlight Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac52dd075342cf4db8cb909 Biden-era FBI’s ‘Nixonian’ Trump family surveillance draws scrutiny from unlikely corner te 2026-10-06T17:20:16.390Z Biden-era FBI’s ‘Nixonian’ Trump family surveillance draws scrutiny from unlikely corner Revelations that the Biden-era FBI tracked Trump family travel and top aide Susie Wiles’ phone records received a blistering rebuke from a former top Democratic official who compared the behavior to Nixon-era abuses of federal power that surfaced amid the Watergate scandal. The FBI investigation codenamed "Plasmic Echo," later taken over by special counsel Jack Smith, examined Trump’s alleged improper retention of classified and national-defense material and possible obstruction. Records show agents tracked first lady Melania Trump's and Barron Trump’s travel while planning the 2022 Mar-a-Lago search and later logged metadata from now-Chief of Staff Susie Wiles’ calls with attorneys, journalists and others." Julian Epstein, the former chief counsel for the House Judiciary Committee’s Democratic bench, compared the situation to the scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon. JACK SMITH'S PROBE SWEPT UP FOX NEWS, OTHER MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS WITH GOVERNMENT SOURCES "It’s hard to think of good justifications for this. To me, it feels a little Nixonian," said Epstein, who also served as staff director to Democrats on a second powerful panel, the House Oversight Committee. "If this report is true, then it's pretty bad. If true, then those in charge at the time better have some darn good explanations for surveillance of family members and advisors talking privately to lawyers or exercising their free-speech rights with the newsmedia," he said. Nixon, a California Republican, maintained an "Enemies List" developed by White House aides around top adviser Charles Colson and later formalized by White House counsel John Dean. Dean – now a vocal critic of Republicans like Trump – once described it in a 1971 memo as intended to "use the available federal machinery to screw our political enemies." Epstein questioned what legal justification investigators had for monitoring the contacts, particularly those involving lawyers and journalists. VETERAN DEM BREAKS PARTY LINE AS JACK SMITH SPYING SCANDAL GRIPS CAPITOL HILL "[That] seems like a stretch," he said. Epstein appeared to be among the few prominent Democrats publicly criticizing the newly disclosed investigative tactics Tuesday, including the tracking of Melania and Barron Trump’s travel and the collection of Wiles’ call metadata. SECRET PHONE-RECORD SEIZURE SPARKS PERSONAL LAWSUIT FROM GOP SENATOR Fox News Digital reached out to Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat who just months ago similarly broke party-silence to object to prior revelations from Smith’s probe. Blumenthal told Fox News Digital in July that Republicans were right to be upset that some of their communications were subpoenaed without their notice. "I think we need to have more facts. Look into it. Republicans are rightly concerned about the possible breach of norms and improper access to email," Blumenthal said at the time. In a separate disclosure on July 14, the GOP-led Senate Judiciary Committee released records showing that Smith’s 2020-election investigation obtained and reviewed text messages exchanged between Trump White House officials and 44 current and former members of Congress, including Republicans and Democrats. Theo Wold, a former acting assistant U.S. attorney general under Trump who later served as Idaho’s solicitor general, said the new disclosures involving Melania, Barron and Wiles vindicate Republicans who have long warned of a so-called "Deep State." "But now we know that DOJ, the FBI, and the wider intelligence community have targeted Catholics, homeschool families, pro-life prayer warriors, and even the then-leading Republican Presidential candidate and his family," Wold said. "The Deep State is real. They have abused their authority for political gain. They have wielded government power against innocent Americans to coordinate their attack on opposition political figures and dissident movements." The White House also condemned the newly disclosed tracking of Trump family travel and collection of Wiles’ call metadata. "Jack Smith’s surveillance operation was a disgraceful abuse of government power. Spying on political opponents is weaponization of law enforcement, plain and simple," White House spokesperson Lauren Bis told Fox News Digital. "Those responsible must be held accountable." On one day in March 2023, documents showed investigators logged metadata for 39 calls made or received by Wiles. Calls to and from multiple campaign contacts, a lawyer and an extension associated with Melania Trump were among those logged in Wiles’ phone metadata. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER Former RNC official Elizabeth Pipko highlighted Wiles as someone that critics should be emulating not celebrating the surveillance of. "She managed a historic and victorious presidential campaign and became the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff. Her story should inspire young women. Instead, hatred from President Trump’s opponents teaches young people that if you work for the ‘wrong’ candidate, you and those around you can become targets," Pipko told Fox News Digital. The revelations come after Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, told Fox News Digital exclusively that Smith’s probe had also captured communications with dozens of journalists, including some from Fox News. Fox News Digital reached out to counsel for Smith for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac52dc875342cf4db8cb8dc State court system hacked, Supreme Court warns of widespread data breach te 2026-10-06T17:20:08.957Z State court system hacked, Supreme Court warns of widespread data breach Residents who have paid into the Arizona Supreme Court’s Fines/Fees and Restitution Enforcement program may have been the victims of a large-scale data breach, state court officials said this week. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac52dc475342cf4db8cb89b India’s JioHotstar takes partnership route for Middle East expansion te 2026-10-06T17:20:04.340Z India’s JioHotstar takes partnership route for Middle East expansion JioHotstar will be offered inside Starzplay rather than through a standalone service. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac52b7a75342cf4db8cb859 Republicans sound alarm over hidden midterm stakes that could reshape Supreme Court for decades te 2026-10-06T17:10:18.915Z Republicans sound alarm over hidden midterm stakes that could reshape Supreme Court for decades Republicans are quietly warning that the true consequence of losing the Senate could be one that shapes the makeup of courts and the law for years to come. While Republican candidates and surrogates on the campaign trail are warning of a rise in socialism and a return to Biden-era policy should Democrats flip Congress this cycle, some are pushing a different message: if Democrats win the Senate, they’ll block future Supreme Court nominees. "I think the key over the next 34 days is bringing home Republicans. And I think it's important to remind some of these Republicans who are not energized yet that the Supreme Court's on the ballot," Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., told Fox News Digital. BATTLE OVER DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ERUPTS AS PUSH TO STOP CHANGING CLOCKS HITS SENATE WALL Daines, who chaired the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) in 2024, played a key role in flipping the Senate two years ago. That election was dominated by pocketbook issues, much like this midterm cycle, and Democrats have pounced upon that message. But the Supreme Court and the implications of the balance of power in the Senate are a message Daines contended the GOP wasn't pushing enough. "I mentioned that to the White House. And it's — that's not a silver bullet, it's a silver buckshot," of several issues Republicans should be talking about, Daines said. If Trump doesn’t have a GOP majority in the upper chamber, he said, "if we have a vacancy, Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, who knows — we could not, President Trump could not move through a Supreme Court justice." DEMS HAND GOP FRESH MIDTERM WEAPON BY OPPOSING WIDELY USED VOTER ID The high court is aging, with conservative stalwarts on the bench, Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas, 78, and Samuel Alito, 76, nearing octogenarian status. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, 72, and Chief Justice John Roberts, 71, aren’t that far behind. "The Supreme Court as we know it would cease to exist under Troy Jackson, Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico, who are hell-bent on replacing it with a bloated, lawless body designed to advance Democrats’ socialist agenda," NRSC spokeswoman Bernadette Breslin told Fox News Digital. Speculation has swirled over Alito after NPR earlier this year published a report declaring his retirement before swiftly retracting it. Alito added some fuel to that fire, however, during an interview with CBS earlier this month. When asked if he was considering retirement, he admitted to considering it earlier this year, and noted that "it's something I think that somebody at my age has to think about every term." DEMOCRATS THINK A BLUE WAVE IS BUILDING. HERE ARE 3 FORCES THAT COULD STOP IT Democrats haven’t been keen to support several of Trump’s nominees for a variety of positions throughout the government over the last two years. Notably, Republicans went nuclear last year to change the Senate’s rules to move through bundles of nominees that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Democrats were blocking. And Schumer suggested that a Supreme Court pick, should there be a vacancy, and other positions in the judiciary may suffer the same fate. "The bottom line is one of the reasons that we want to make sure we do everything we can to take back the Senate is not let Trump put such horrible justices, MAGA justices on the Supreme Court and the lower courts," Schumer said. Daines noted that sometimes voters look for a shortcut to head to the polls, and that the Supreme Court being a quiet issue on the ballot could very well be that path to energizing a Republican base to getting out and voting as the midterm cycle winds down. "Without a Republican majority, President Trump will not be able to move his Supreme Court nominee through, and that's a nominee that'll be on the bench for 25 years," Daines said. "We need Republicans to connect those dots. Disgruntled Republicans in Texas, come home and vote for Ken Paxton, because the Supreme Court's on the ballot." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac52b7075342cf4db8cb80d Dylan Harper Has Spurs' Brass Buzzing Ahead of NBA Season te 2026-10-06T17:10:08.935Z Dylan Harper Has Spurs' Brass Buzzing Ahead of NBA Season Dylan Harper is already generating buzz in San Antonio, with the Spurs reportedly viewing him as their second-best player. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac52b6f75342cf4db8cb804 Map—Trump Approval Rating in Each Senate Swing State 4 Weeks Before Midterm te 2026-10-06T17:10:07.214Z Map—Trump Approval Rating in Each Senate Swing State 4 Weeks Before Midterm Donald Trump's approval rating is underwater in nearly every state with a competitive Senate race in the 2026 midterm elections. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac52b6c75342cf4db8cb7fb Tucson realtors launch campaign against deed fraud te 2026-10-06T17:10:04.876Z Tucson realtors launch campaign against deed fraud Deed fraud, a scheme in which criminals forge a signature and record a fake deed to sell someone else's property, cost Arizona property owners $50 million last year, and Hispanics, seniors and absentee owners are being targeted most. With $1.3 billion in reported national losses from more than 58,000 victims of deed fraud from 2019 through 2023, the FBI says "true losses are likely far higher because many victims never report or never discover the crime." Victims often don't find out their property was sold out from under them until after the fact, and until now, the only way to reclaim it was to sue. The Tucson Association of Realtors has launched a campaign to fight back. The "Protect Your Title" campaign was created in partnership with the National Association of Realtors and Stewart Title & Trust. Its goal is to enroll Pima County property owners in a free service that alerts them to suspicious activity by notifying them whenever a document is recorded in their name. With less than 2% of the county's estimated 440,000 property owners enrolled in the Pima County Recorder's Office Fraud Notify program, TAR is working to get the word out while also offering services of its own. Its deed fraud class is open to the public for free Saturday, Oct. 17, starting at 10 a.m. at 2445 N. Tucson Blvd. Lisa Nutt, TAR's vice president of education and school administrator, said the class covers what deed fraud is, what it looks like and how criminals carry it out, and walks attendees through enrolling in the notification system step by step. The campaign's website, ProtectYourTitle.org, links directly to the enrollment page. Signing up takes just two steps and a few minutes, but the alert system only helps owners who actually register. We're a nationally recognized newsroom, but we're still a nonprofit that runs on community support. Help us keep telling Tucson's stories. The campaign's website lists owners of vacant land, out-of-state or absentee owners, and owners of inherited or infrequently monitored properties as being at higher risk of deed fraud. Screenshot of the campaign website. The risk isn't spread evenly. Southern Arizona is a frequent target because of its large inventory of undeveloped parcels and properties with out-of-state owners. Until recently, the penalty for getting caught didn't reflect the scale of the problem. "Prior to the legislation which was adopted earlier this year and went into effect on September 12, if you committed deed fraud and were charged, it was a misdemeanor," said TAR Government Affairs Director Shawn Cote. Arizona's new deed fraud law, SB 1479, made filing false property documents a Class 5 felony. It also requires photo identification to record documents in person and requires every county recorder to offer an owner alert system by Jan. 1, 2027. TAR has advocated on the issue since 2022 and introduced the industry's first deed fraud continuing education class in 2024. The course is now required for every Arizona real estate licensee. TAR's multiple listing service has blocked more than 2,400 attempted fraudulent listings through its Property Shield service since 2025, according to the association. TAR isn't done pushing for change. The next step in its advocacy effort is what Cote called a statute of repose, a legal process already in place in four or five other states. "What that is, is a much simpler and expedited legal process. Rather than having to spend thousands of dollars and wait years, a statue of resignation creates a process for the rightful owner to petition a court and say, 'I'm the rightful owner, I'm the victim of this crime. Here's my proof,'" Cote said. After what's usually a 90- to 120-day window, the judge has the statutory authority to restore the title to the rightful owner. "Within three, four and five months it can be done versus in a civil lawsuit, probably two to three years minimum usually and thousands of dollars," Cote said. "Until we get to a statute of repose that expedites the return of the title to the rightful owner, we're going to keep working on this." Founded in 1921, the Tucson Association of Realtors represents more than 5,800 real estate professionals across the region. Abril Ruiz is a student at the University of Arizona School of Journalism and Tucson Spotlight intern. Contact her at abrilruiz@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/6ac5294e75342cf4db8cb7c3 A surprising industry is fueling a new rush for gold — and it’s not slowing down te 2026-10-06T17:01:02.190Z A surprising industry is fueling a new rush for gold — and it’s not slowing down Investors have long prized gold as a hedge against inflation and economic uncertainty, but one of the world’s fastest-growing industries is now fueling a new source of demand for the precious metal. The buildout of artificial intelligence (AI) is driving investment in advanced semiconductors, servers and the sprawling data centers needed to power the technology. That expansion also requires a range of materials used in high-performance electronics, including gold. And the AI boom is creating a growing need at a time when gold is already historically expensive. Despite those high prices, tech companies aren't necessarily switching to cheaper materials — suggesting demand for golf could continue to grow alongside AI. A QUIET RUSH FOR GOLD IS SWEEPING THE GLOBE — HERE'S WHY COUNTRIES ARE STOCKPILING IT Gold is valued in electronics for its conductivity, reliability and resistance to corrosion — and its role in some technology applications is proving resilient despite trading at roughly $4,153 an ounce on Oct. 5, up nearly 6%, or about $225, from a year earlier. Joseph Cavatoni, a gold market expert and senior market strategist for North America at the World Gold Council, said companies would typically consider cheaper alternatives after developing technology that relies on gold. But that isn't necessarily happening. "They might pioneer a technology with gold involved and then say, ‘Let’s find something cheaper like tungsten to replace it,’" Cavatoni told Fox News Digital. "But what we’re finding in this case is they’re not." ONE OF THE WORLD'S HOTTEST INDUSTRIES IS SPARKING A BLUE-COLLAR JOBS BOOM Technology demand is already showing signs of growth. Gold demand from the sector rose 2% from a year earlier to 80.4 metric tons in the second quarter, according to the World Gold Council. Electronics demand climbed 4% to 68.3 tons, fueled by AI infrastructure, high-end semiconductors and advanced components. Cavatoni said gold can offer advantages over substitutes in applications such as chip production and heat conduction. The AI sector may also be less sensitive to elevated gold prices because relatively small amounts of the metal are needed. "This is a rapidly growing space that’s less sensitive to price," Cavatoni said. "It’s going to likely continue to grow as the AI space grows." Still, technology remains a small part of the overall gold market compared with investment, central-bank buying and jewelry. Cavatoni said it is "less likely to be a driver of the price of gold." For now, Cavatoni described technology as an increasingly important contributor to gold demand that "doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5294b75342cf4db8cb7ba This red light therapy cap makes scalp care hands-free — and it's 16% off te 2026-10-06T17:00:59.428Z This red light therapy cap makes scalp care hands-free — and it's 16% off Looking for a hands-free way to support your hair-care routine? The iRESTORE Professional uses red-light therapy in a full-coverage cap that you can wear while reading, watching TV or scrolling on your phone. FOX readers can save $600 for a limited time. READ MORE: October Prime Day starts tomorrow — these early deals are already worth shopping Original price: $899 The iRESTORE Professional light therapy cap is $140 off. It combines 282 lasers and LEDs to deliver red-light therapy across the scalp, including the crown and temples. The lightweight cap features ventilated padding to help keep you comfortable during each session. Use it for 25 minutes three times a week as part of your hair-care routine. READ MORE: October Prime Day 2026: AirPods drop to $199, Keurig is nearly 50% off and more deals The $140 discount lowers the upfront cost of the iRESTORE Professional, while its two-year warranty and 12-month satisfaction guarantee add extra purchase protection. Its full-coverage design reaches the crown, hairline and temples, rather than focusing on one concentrated area. More than 2,500 reviewers gave the iRESTORE Professional five stars, with several saying they noticed changes after about two months. "Wearing this device is a breeze," one reviewer wrote. "I saw visible results within one to two months. My hair looked thicker and was falling out less." Another reviewer said they followed the instructions for six months and noticed a "big difference" after two months, describing the final results as "night and day." Other reviewers also reported noticing changes after a few months: "I got this [cap] and I've never been happier," one reviewer wrote. "In just two months, my hairline started filling in, and by the end of three months, my other thin bald patches were filling in, too." "[I've] already seen results in just a couple of months," another reviewer said. "All you have to do is use it for 25 minutes every other day." For more deals, visit www.foxnews.com/deals "The iRESTORE is easy to use, comfortable and now part of my routine — I just can't provide a comprehensive review until I see results," one reviewer wrote. "It's been three months — hopefully [I] will see some improvement in [my] hairline and thinning by the six-month mark." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5294975342cf4db8cb7b1 ‘Days of Our Lives’ star Robert Kelker-Kelly dead at 62 te 2026-10-06T17:00:57.739Z ‘Days of Our Lives’ star Robert Kelker-Kelly dead at 62 Robert Kelker-Kelly, the actor best known for playing Bo Brady on the long-running daytime soap opera "Days of Our Lives," has died. He was 62. Kelker-Kelly died Oct. 3, a Missouri medical examiner's office told Fox News Digital. Local police said officers were dispatched at approximately 8:16 p.m. that day after receiving a report that Kelker-Kelly was unconscious and not breathing. HOLLYWOOD STARS WHO DIED IN 2026: PHOTOS "Our officers arrived on scene along with the St. Charles County Ambulance District, and life-saving measures were administered but were unsuccessful," police told Fox News Digital. "There was nothing suspicious noted at the scene," police noted. "Mr. Kelly had reportedly complained of chest pain shortly before becoming unresponsive, and the circumstances appeared consistent with a medical event." Police said Kelker-Kelly’s body was released by the medical examiner to a local funeral home. An official cause of death has not been disclosed. Born April 18, 1964, in Wichita, Kansas, Kelker-Kelly built a career spanning several of daytime television’s most recognizable shows. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE He originated the role of Sam Fowler on "Another World" in 1987 and later returned to the soap opera to play other roles, including Bobby Reno and Dr. Shane Roberts. Kelker-Kelly became widely known to "Days of Our Lives" viewers when he took over the role of Bo Brady in 1992, replacing original portrayer Peter Reckell. He remained with the soap opera until 1995. His work on the show earned him the 1994 Soap Opera Digest Award for outstanding lead actor. He also shared the 1995 hottest soap couple honor with Lisa Rinna. He later joined the cast of "General Hospital," where he played the villainous Stavros Cassadine from 2001 to 2003 before returning to the role in 2013 and 2014. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE In addition to acting, Kelker-Kelly was a professional pilot. He was married to Linda Rattner from 1988 to 1992 and later married actress Miriam Parrish. Their marriage lasted from 1997 until 2013. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5294875342cf4db8cb7a8 SEC kickoff-time debate is warranted, but ESPN had to snag Notre Dame with Fox getting the premier rematch te 2026-10-06T17:00:56.344Z SEC kickoff-time debate is warranted, but ESPN had to snag Notre Dame with Fox getting the premier rematch ESPN decided to use one of its rare opportunities to have Notre Dame on its network, and now fans within the SEC are upset over their own scheduled kickoff times. So, just another weekend of college football. We usually see this every season. A few teams are upset about their slotted time for kickoff, even if the network gives each team a glimpse into what each particular weekend could look like before the first game is kicked off. DEION SANDERS DARED THE MEDIA TO WRITE THE TRUTH ABOUT COLORADO FOOTBALL: OK, IT'S TIME TO END THIS CHARADE In the case of Oct. 17, which is stacked with a number of games that will draw significant ratings, it's FOX versus ESPN/ABC in the noon time slot, with the SEC going up against the Big Ten and Notre Dame. And yes, we are lined up for what should be a great day of football, just based off the current rankings. Also, Florida State will travel south to play No. 4 Miami that weekend, which also got a night kickoff. Ok yes, the ESPN family of networks deciding to have four of their best games of the weekend starting at the same time is a real kick to the groin for college football fans. But, there is also a reason to the madness. The Florida versus Texas matchup was announced over the summer as getting the early treatment, along with Mississippi State and LSU. So, for those of you acting surprised by this news, I guess you had forgotten the SEC does an early schedule release in June. SECRET SERVICE, CHEAP BEER AND ARCH MANNING: TENNESSEE PREPARES FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHAOS, WITH TRUMP VISIT But, that's fine, I can somewhat understand the disappointment for some fans, though Florida did just get destroyed by Missouri this past weekend, while Mississippi State was wrangled by Alabama. The outcry for many who enjoy watching SEC football is the evening slate, also known as the 'flex'. Yes, for the second-straight week, the conference will broadcast two games that will garner pretty bad ratings. Then, ESPN/ABC decided it was going to take full-advantage of Notre Dame playing on the road at BYU, especially given that the network has the rights to broadcast Big 12 teams. So naturally, and rightfully, the company decided to air one of the most premier names in all of college football on its main network in primetime. While I understand the sentiment of those looking forward to the Alabama versus Tennessee showdown in Knoxville, I can't say that I'm astonished that it's being played at 3:30 pm ET. Now, I do understand the frustration from those within the Tennessee athletic department who were under the impression that if both teams were good enough, that game would be played at night. Having said that, and knowing the SEC is a bit agitated with its television rights owner, I don't blame ABC one bit for using Notre Dame for ratings. Why not? One of the best teams in the country going on the road to Provo, playing a top-ten BYU squad, is a potential advertising success for the network. Could ESPN have chosen to put its 'premier' (Alabama @ Tennessee) game of the day on ESPN and see who won the ratings war? Sure. It would’ve made for an interesting comparison of ratings. But, ESPN is almost assuredly headed for Provo with their College Gameday, though the Ohio State visit to Indiana would also make for great television, even if Big Noon Kickoff on FOX will be in the same location. At the end of the day, ESPN decided it was best to put two of its best games smack dab in the middle of the afternoon, which used to be the premier spot for the SEC on CBS. Yes, fans have the right to be confused and upset that the conferences will be represented in 'primetime' by two games that look horrid on paper. No, Arkansas @ Vanderbilt, and Kentucky @ Oklahoma will not fill your cup, as you settle in for a night of college football. And for that, you can blame the network. They could have given you at least one of those early-day games in the night slot, even if the network would see a slight dip in the ratings due to going up against Notre Dame. This time, ESPN made the right call with showcasing the Fighting Irish, but also made a terrible mistake in not giving them competition from the Southeastern Conference. Remember, two things can be true at the same time. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5294575342cf4db8cb790 Jonanthan Nez bets on ‘buyer’s remorse’ in rematch against Eli Crane in rural Arizona te 2026-10-06T17:00:53.720Z Jonanthan Nez bets on ‘buyer’s remorse’ in rematch against Eli Crane in rural Arizona Democrat Jonathan Nez (left) and Republican U.S. Rep. Eli Crane (right) are vying to represent Congressional District 2. Photos by Shondiin Silversmith/Arizona Mirror and Gage Skidmore/Flickr via CC BY-SA 2.0 Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Eli Crane, a member of the far-right House Freedom Caucus, handily won a second term in his rural congressional district in 2024. He’s remained loyal to President Donald Trump, even as his approval ratings have been in a freefall for much of the past year.  But Jonathan Nez, the Democrat and former president of the Navajo Nation who Crane defeated by nine percentage points two years ago, Crane won’t be so fortunate in this year’s rematch.  “In the last cycle, the independents went for Trump and Crane and the Republicans,” Nez told the Arizona Mirror in an interview. “So, there is a lot of buyer’s remorse.” GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE Voter attitudes about Trump and the Republican Party have cratered in the past two years, according to public polling. The Nez campaign is leaning into that, focusing on Crane’s votes to continue the Iran War, give tax breaks to companies that build data centers and cut food assistance and healthcare programs.  “My opponent has made some very bad decisions in supporting legislation that is negatively impacting the quality of life in our district,” Nez said. Crane voted last year for President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which made massive cuts to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program and to Medicaid. But even with those spending reductions, the cost of the tax cuts in the bill is expected to increase the national debt by $4.7 trillion.  Crane has repeatedly voted to allow Trump to unilaterally go to war with Iran — a conflict now in its eighth month — and has scrubbed his website of his previous opposition to spending money on foreign “forever wars.” The candidates, the ballot measures, and the tools you need to cast your vote. Arizona Votes: 2026 Crane’s campaign did not respond to multiple requests for interviews.  “Instead of funding forever wars and throwing away money we don’t have, Eli believes we should be focused on taking care of those who risked it all for our freedom,” Crane’s site said as recently as July under the heading “fighting for those who fought for us.”  The site was changed this summer, and deleted his opposition to “forever wars” in favor of promising to fight “fraud-ridden nongovernmental organizations” and declaring that “we should be focused on taking care of those who risked it all for our freedom.”  A former Navy SEAL, Crane has spoken against spending money to fund overseas wars during his time in Congress. Nez described this change as another example of a politician courting rural voters during election season and then ignoring them after taking office.  “The frustration is that they have been lied to and ignored for way too long,” Nez said. “Last election, there was a big campaign about America First. And I ask people, ‘Do you all feel like America’s first right now?’ A supermajority of the people say ‘no’. And they feel it. Look at the gas prices right now.” Gas prices in Arizona have shot up by about 45% since the start of the war in February, and now sit at an average of about $4.75 per gallon.  Promises to deliver affordability were tenets of many successful Republican campaigns in 2024, but Trump’s tariffs, along with the Iran War, have only driven up costs further.  “You see those high gas prices throughout the state and this district,” Nez said. “And people are feeling the negative impact on our economy. And it goes back to people that are in office.”  Quotation This country is really divided. The loud ones are the far right, the far left. I think the quiet ones are right in the middle. And the majority is right in the middle, where people want everyone to work together to get things done. – Jonathan Nez While Nez still faces an uphill battle in his campaign to win a district where Republicans have an 11-percentage point voter registration advantage, a poll commissioned by his campaign in August showed him in a statistical tie with Crane. The poll of 500 likely voters in CD2 found that 46% favored Crane to Nez’s 44%, with 10% undecided.  The poll gave Nez a 22-point edge with independent voters, whose support he needs to win the race. The district is the Grand Canyon State’s largest, stretching from south of Phoenix to the borders of New Mexico in the east and Utah in the north, encompassing much of eastern and northern Arizona.  It covers about 60% of Arizona, and tribal land makes up a large portion of it. The district includes 14 tribes in northern, eastern, and central Arizona, and those tribal members make up about 20% of the district’s total population. Crane’s campaign is working to appeal to Native voters by touting his accomplishments, including the introduction of the Yavapai Apache Water Rights Act last December, which he sponsored alongside mirroring legislation in the U.S. Senate that was introduced by Democrats Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego.  If Nez ekes out a win in November, he’ll be the first Native American to represent Arizona in Congress. Nez grew up on the Navajo Nation and was elected to three terms as a delegate to the Navajo Nation Council before a successful run for Navajo County supervisor. In 2018, he was elected president of the Navajo Nation, but lost his reelection bid in 2022 to Buu Nygren. His 20 years in public office have helped him form connections with bureaucrats and local government officials that Nez said will help him accomplish things for the people of his district even if Republicans maintain control of Congress, and with Trump in the White House.  “I wouldn’t start the day that I get sworn in,” Nez said. “I would start after we win this election by bringing federal agencies together and to start talking with the local elected leaders.” Some solutions don’t necessarily require legislation, he said, including ensuring protecting Arizona’s share of Colorado River water and working with the Bureau of Land Management to protect public lands from wildfires.  Crane grew up in Yuma and dropped out of the University of Arizona to join the U.S. Navy shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. After 13 years in the Navy and six deployments, Crane co-founded Bottle Breacher, a company that sells bottle openers made from used bullet casings. Crane and his wife took the business on the TV show “Shark Tank” in 2014, and sold the business in 2022.  During his time in office, Crane has introduced legislation focused on veterans, the military, public lands, natural resources and immigration. Crane has accused Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs of failing to protect the state’s Colorado River water allocation and criticized Nez for “standing alongside her.” The fight for the Colorado River is a legal battle that’s been going on for more than 100 years, based on complicated historical legal agreements that divides the water among seven states, numerous Indigenous tribes and Mexico, and hundreds of individual users within those.  Nez accused Crane of failing to do enough to bring federal money into his district, pointing out that Crane lives in Oro Valley, which is in Congressional District 6. Nez said that Crane was too extreme for most Arizonans, and promised to listen to the needs of rural and Indigenous Arizonans.  “This country is really divided,” Nez said. “The loud ones are the far right, the far left. I think the quiet ones are right in the middle. And the majority is right in the middle, where people want everyone to work together to get things done.” YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5292c75342cf4db8cb723 World’s Tallest Building Hits New Milestone, Passing NYC Skyscraper Record te 2026-10-06T17:00:28.662Z World’s Tallest Building Hits New Milestone, Passing NYC Skyscraper Record The Jeddah Tower's height has now surpassed the world's tallest residential tower, the lead engineer of the project told Newsweek. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5292a75342cf4db8cb71a Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger: Winners and Losers As Hollywood Reshaped te 2026-10-06T17:00:26.466Z Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger: Winners and Losers As Hollywood Reshaped The $111 billion deal, led by CEO David Ellison, likely means some Hollywood players will benefit more than others. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5292875342cf4db8cb711 Every Active Federal Judge in Nashville Recuses From Jack Smith Case te 2026-10-06T17:00:24.588Z Every Active Federal Judge in Nashville Recuses From Jack Smith Case Blackburn filed the lawsuit on September 30 over Smith’s Arctic Frost investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5292675342cf4db8cb708 Americans' View Of Israel Hits Record Low as 'NAZA' Film Hits Theaters te 2026-10-06T17:00:22.908Z Americans' View Of Israel Hits Record Low as 'NAZA' Film Hits Theaters Americans' favorability score for Israel is the lowest it has been in almost five decades, new research shows. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5292575342cf4db8cb6ff Eagles Get Bad Tank Bigsby Injury News After Loss to Rams te 2026-10-06T17:00:21.115Z Eagles Get Bad Tank Bigsby Injury News After Loss to Rams The Philadelphia Eagles are going to be without Tank Bigsby for multiple weeks, as the running back is undergoing surgery. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5292375342cf4db8cb6f6 Saints DE Cam Jordan Gets Brutally Honest About 'MNF' Loss to Falcons te 2026-10-06T17:00:19.489Z Saints DE Cam Jordan Gets Brutally Honest About 'MNF' Loss to Falcons Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan ripped his team's "disappointing" loss after allowing the Falcons over 400 yards of offense. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5291e75342cf4db8cb6db Trump Says Islam Is 'Taking Over' France in Migration Warning Amid Protests te 2026-10-06T17:00:14.302Z Trump Says Islam Is 'Taking Over' France in Migration Warning Amid Protests Trump weighs in on France's school protest dispute, warning that mass migration is allowing Islam to "take over" the country. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5291c75342cf4db8cb6d2 Millennials More Likely to Use AI Than Gen Z—Here's Why te 2026-10-06T17:00:12.482Z Millennials More Likely to Use AI Than Gen Z—Here's Why Younger workers may be approaching the technology with greater caution and anxiety than their slightly older co-workers. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5248475342cf4db8cb605 Brewers vs Padres NLDS Game 3 picks favor the over 7 runs with Dustin May on the road te 2026-10-06T16:40:36.318Z Brewers vs Padres NLDS Game 3 picks favor the over 7 runs with Dustin May on the road It almost isn't fair that we only get five games in these National League Division Series. I mentioned the same about the Wild Card round, specifically with the Braves vs. Phillies series, but the two games between the Brewers and Padres have been fantastic. The only bad thing about tonight's game is that the Brewers are up 2-0, and this could be the last game between the two squads. The Milwaukee Brewers are the best team in baseball, and they've found a way to carry that success into the postseason. They've repeatedly been one of the best teams for years, but winning in the postseason has escaped them. At least through two games, this season has felt a little different. They seem to be more resilient, more locked in, and their pitching has been great. I know it is only two games, but it is encouraging for the Brewers and their fans to be in this position. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM I'm not 100% sure they are setting themselves up for the best opportunity tonight. Milwaukee is leading in the series and can always send Jacob Misiorowski on full rest when needed. However, Dustin May is starting today, and he is their third starter. In the regular season, he went 7-9 with a 4.70 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP in his time with the Brewers and Cardinals. He had bad splits this year, posting a 5.88 ERA on the road. He did face the Padres twice this season, going 15 innings and allowing just two earned runs on four hits. That includes a home start when he was with the Cardinals and threw a complete-game, one-hit shutout. The San Diego Padres have to be incredibly frustrated by the end results of their two games in Milwaukee. In the first game, they jumped out to a lead and chased the Brewers' best pitcher after just four innings. Unfortunately for them, the game was tied before he left. Then they gave up a homer in the seventh that broke the tie. In the top of the ninth, Ty France hit a bomb that hit the roof and was then caught for an out. It is an odd rule, but it is the rule. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Game 2 was one the Padres were in position to win until their closer, Mason Miller, walked three hitters. He then had the Brewers on the ropes, but gave up a two-run single and the game went to the Brewers. Tonight, the Padres are asking Nick Pivetta to keep them alive. Pivetta was just 3-2 with a 2.86 ERA and a 1.01 WHIP for the year. He didn't go overly deep into his postseason start against the Cubs, throwing 3.1 innings and allowing three hits, two walks, and one run. Brewers hitters have rocked him in the past, going 21-for-69 against Pivetta. Christian Yelich is a guy I'm going to back tonight for a player prop. He is 7-for-18 against Pivetta in his career with four extra-base hits. I'll take him for 2+ total bases. For the game, I'm also going to back the over seven runs and the Padres. I think Pivetta could struggle and allow a couple of runs, but I have even less confidence in May on the road. San Diego at home has gone 53-30, including the playoffs. Give me the Padres, the over, and Yelich to get 2+ total bases. For more sports betting information and plays, follow David on X/Twitter: @futureprez2024 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5248275342cf4db8cb5fc Underdog Promo Code FOXNEWS: Play $5, Get $100 Ahead of Braves-Dodgers te 2026-10-06T16:40:34.957Z Underdog Promo Code FOXNEWS: Play $5, Get $100 Ahead of Braves-Dodgers The Braves and Dodgers take the field tonight as they prepare for a major battle in Game 3. Underdog is giving you a chance to heighten the excitement with an offer to wager $5 to earn $100 when using promo code FOXNEWS.  When two of the best teams square off in any series, it is always exciting. Put some elimination potential behind the games and it is even more interesting. The Dodgers and Braves are tied 1-1, and the winner of Game 3 in a best-of-five matchup tied at 1-1 goes on to advance about 72% of the time. The Dodgers are sending out Yoshinobu Yamamoto to the mound for Game 3. He was last year’s World Series MVP and this year looks to reclaim that with more stellar postseason pitching. In 37.1 innings last postseason, he allowed just six earned runs, including two postseason complete games. Yamamoto has had the Braves number over his brief career, holding them to just 10 hits in 51 at-bats. Half of those hits have gone for extra bases, though.  Atlanta brings an Ace of their own with Chris Sale on the mound. Since coming to the Braves, Sale has reinvented himself. In the Wild Card round, Sale and the Braves needed all three games to get the win. Sale started Game 1 and went six innings, allowing three earned runs. He pitched just 1.1 scoreless innings in Game 3. He has been great against the Dodgers in his career, holding their hitters to 28 hits in 140 at-bats.  Tonight is one of those games that should live up to the billing. There are two dominating pitchers on the hill, and you have a chance to make the call on which will win. Underdog is offering new users a chance to earn $100 in bonus funds when using code FOXNEWS. Bet $5, and you’ll earn a $10 bonus bet; repeat that process for 10 days to earn the full $100.   Odds subject to change Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5248175342cf4db8cb5f3 Betr Promo Code FOXNEWS Unlocks $200 in Bonuses for Braves vs Dodgers, Padres vs Brewers te 2026-10-06T16:40:33.364Z Betr Promo Code FOXNEWS Unlocks $200 in Bonuses for Braves vs Dodgers, Padres vs Brewers Tonight is the night for the National League Division Series to take center stage. The Braves host the Dodgers, and the Padres welcome the Brewers. New users can take advantage of Betr’s offer of $200 in bonus bets when using promo code FOXNEWS.  With two games on the schedule, there is plenty of reason to pay attention to the games tonight. Not only that, but it is a pivotal game between the Braves and Dodgers, and a closeout game for the Brewers as they take on the Padres.  The Dodgers won the first game of the series, but couldn’t get much going in the second. They lost the game 3-2, but it was a late-game homer that made the final score closer than most of the game actually looked.  It seems like if the Braves can keep the ball in the yard, they will stop the Dodgers from scoring altogether. Chris Sale comes to the mound today looking to keep Los Angeles off the scoreboard. Whoever wins this game is an overwhelming favorite to win the entire series.  In the night game, the Padres are battling for their lives. Sure, a case can be made that they should be up 2-0 in the series, or maybe even 1-1. However, that’s not the case; they are down in the series, and the only way to win is to take three straight from their opponent. Luckily, they’ve been good at home this season.  The Brewers are looking like a team of destiny. They ripped the hearts out of the Padres in Game 2 with a bases-loaded single to center field, scoring two runs and giving them a win against one of the toughest pitchers in baseball. Now they are one game away from advancing to the National League Championship Series. Tonight, you are just one bet away from $200 in bonus bets. Using promo code FOXNEWS you can make a deposit on Betr and receive $200 in bonus funds to use on the NLDS games tonight.  Odds subject to change Odds subject to change Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5247f75342cf4db8cb5ea New Balance sneakers, Hisense TVs and more hit record lows for October Prime Day te 2026-10-06T16:40:31.677Z New Balance sneakers, Hisense TVs and more hit record lows for October Prime Day October Prime Day is live through Oct. 7, offering deep discounts on headphones, tablets, everyday essentials and more. All products featured in this list are at their lowest prices ever recorded on Amazon, and, to sweeten the deal, some are even 50% off or more.  Standout deals include a Honeywell air purifier and fan under $150 and a 65-inch Hisense TV that's over $670 off and a three-pack of Colgate whitening toothpaste that's down to $17. READ MORE: October Prime Day is live: AirPods for $179 (was $249), 50% off Shark vacs and more Original price: $99.99 Keep tabs on your property from anywhere with this Ring video doorbell. It captures wide- and close-up video, lets you zoom in up to 6x to inspect faces and details, and supports real-time two-way talk with visitors. Original price: $1,499.99 Get this 65-inch Hisense TV for more than $670 off. It uses mini-LED technology for a bright, detailed picture, while its AI processor automatically adjusts the image based on what you're watching. 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When you wager $5 per day for the next five days on FanDuel, you’ll be given a $50 bonus bet token each day.  Planning out a week at a time can be a bit difficult, but not impossible. Today is a great day to start the action, and let’s try to get the next five days of sports action figured out. Starting tonight, the MLB playoffs are where the most action is happening.  There are two games to choose from today to start your betting. The Dodgers are facing the Braves in Atlanta. Then, in the evening, we are treated to a closeout game from the Brewers as they look to end the Padres' season.  Wednesday has more baseball coming for everyone. Game three of both of the American League Division Series matchups takes place. The series shifts over to New York and to Chicago. The National League Division Series also sees both teams playing (if necessary).  Thursday brings us another game between the Guardians and White Sox as well as Game 4 of the Rays and Yankees, if necessary. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5247b75342cf4db8cb5d8 BetMGM Bonus Code FOXNEWS Unlocks $1500 in Bonuses for the MLB Playoffs te 2026-10-06T16:40:27.572Z BetMGM Bonus Code FOXNEWS Unlocks $1500 in Bonuses for the MLB Playoffs Tuesday brings us a great day of sports, one that is highlighted by a pair of Game 3s in the National League. BetMGM is offering new users up to $1,500 in bonus bets. Register with promo code FOXNEWS, and if your bet loses, they will give you up to $1,500 in bonus bets.  The first game of the evening is between the Dodgers and the Braves. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 ET, and it is going to be one of the best matchups of the postseason. The Dodgers are sending out last year’s World Series MVP, Yoshinobu Yamamoto. This is his first postseason appearance, but he was absolutely dominant last postseason.  This year, the Dodgers are in need of another great performance. They haven’t looked great so far, with all of their runs being scored via the long ball in this series. This team can win with that approach, but manufacturing runs is more important, so you’re not relying on a homer to save you.  The Braves are in a great position. They only needed to steal one game from the Dodgers in Los Angeles. They did that by taking Game 2, one they were in control of from the start of the game. Now, if they can defend their home field, they will win this series. They send out Chris Sale to get the job done today. Sale has already seen action in two of the four Atlanta games this postseason. The Braves are great at home this season, 23 games over .500 in Truist. At home, he sports a 1.66 ERA. His arm might be a bit tired, but if not, the Braves could be primed to win just one of the final two games of the series.  The Padres and Brewers also go at 9:30 ET. With a loss here, the Padres will go home, and the Brewers will advance to the National League Championship Series once again. The Brewers stole Game 2 from San Diego, and now the Padres have to bounce back.  The pitching matchup sees Dustin May, a midseason acquisition, throwing for the Brewers. The Padres turn to Nick Pivetta to give themselves some much-needed life in Game 3. Will the Brewers close it out, or will the Padres extend the series? Tonight brings us two great games in the National League Division Series. BetMGM brings new users a great offer of up to $1,500 in bonuses using promo code FOXNEWS. Place your wager on one of the games, and if the bet loses, BetMGM will refund you up to $1,500 in bonus wagers.  Odds subject to change Odds subject to change Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5247975342cf4db8cb5cf Nick Saban tells Theo Von his famous sideline intensity was a calculated strategy, not emotion te 2026-10-06T16:40:25.728Z Nick Saban tells Theo Von his famous sideline intensity was a calculated strategy, not emotion Nick Saban's famous sideline behavior sounds like it was manufactured to light a fire under other people. The former Alabama coach is widely-viewed as the greatest coach in college football history. He won six national titles with the Crimson Tide and one with the LSU Tigers. Saban's intensity is legendary in the college football world. There are too many examples to count of him being fired up on the sidelines, even during blowout wins at Alabama. NICK SABAN'S COMMENTS DURING SENATE HEARING DON'T CHANGE HIS LEGENDARY STATUS AS HEAD COACH But was it all a ploy to get the attention of his players? Sounds like that might be the case. The former Alabama coach sat down with famous comedian Theo Von for an interview released Tuesday, and he pulled back the curtain on the reality of his sideline antics. "You got to understand that in a competitive environment, I was trying to show intensity. Does that make sense? I don't think I was ever, I mean, you want players to play with emotion. Have intensity, but you don't want them to be emotional. So, most of those times when I look crazy, I really wasn't being emotional. I knew exactly what I was doing, but I was trying to affect other people. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE "Wow, chess. That's chess, Nick," Von responded. You can watch the moment below starting around 21:00, and make sure to let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. Nothing about Saban's comments are overly surprising. The man is unbelievably smart and impressive. That's why he has seven national titles. He was willing to do whatever it took to gain an edge and secure a victory. If that means he needs to be fired up in order to get the attention of his players and staff, then so be it. The strategy clearly worked. Having said that, I have a feeling his infamous shredding of Lane Kiffin was about as organic and authentic as it gets. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER That was an all-time college football moment. What do you think of Saban's strategy? Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5247475342cf4db8cb5c6 Commanders plan to add famous spear logo to helmets while not admitting it's obvious nod to Redskins history te 2026-10-06T16:40:20.180Z Commanders plan to add famous spear logo to helmets while not admitting it's obvious nod to Redskins history The Washington Commanders are planning to take a not insignificant step toward returning to their Washington Redskins history next season by altering their permanent uniforms and changing their helmet logo to include the famous spear the club wore in the 1960s. No, they're not calling the add-on a Native American spear. That would be too politically incorrect for the franchise that in 2020 abandoned the Redskins nickname and accompanying logos it had carried since 1937. JASON KELCE CALLS THE COMMANDERS THE 'REDSKINS' DURING GAME, IMMEDIATELY APOLOGIZES SO AS TO NOT GET CANCELED They're instead trying to somehow thread a proverbial needle between the politically correct present and their traditional past by calling it a Commanders spear. Whatever that is. The looming change was first reported by uniform and design expert Zach Cohen and confirmed by an NFL source. But we should have known this was possible in April when the club rolled out the spear as part of its 2026 alternate uniform. And then club owner Josh Harris attended a fan rally in London on Saturday – before his team played the Indianapolis Colts the following day – and he wore a cap with the spear piercing the W on it. "I like the spear," Harris told reporters at the rally. "I mean, what can I say? It brings everything together a little bit. It brings obviously the special forces, and Native Americans and Roman gladiators. "I like the spear. And, obviously, we had it on our helmet way back." Yeah, who knew the spear is about special forces? Hopefully, American special forces aren't carrying those around in Iran. SUPER BOWL CHAMPION JOE THEISMANN EXPLAINS WHY COMMANDERS ARE POISED TO BOUNCE BACK FROM DISAPPOINTING SEASON The decision is not yet final, the NFL source confirmed to OutKick. There are branding issues, legal issues and financial issues involved. So there will be lawyers. But clubs are allowed to change their primary uniforms and logos within the first five years of new ownership taking over a franchise. Harris completed his purchase of the Commanders in July of 2023 for $6.05 billion, then a record for a North American professional sports franchise. From 1965 to 1969, the Redskins donned burgundy helmets that featured a spear and feather on each side. The new spear is not expected to include the feather. Again, the politically correct Commanders wouldn't want to insult Native Americans or maybe birds by including a feather. The new uniform, if finalized, is expected to include the spear piercing the W. The club plays in Washington, get it? The team used the original, much cooler Native American spear uniform as an alternate uniform in 2002-2003. Fans loved it. And, if everyone was being honest, fans today still have a kinship to the Redskins nickname and logos, including the Indian head logo inspired by Blackfeet Chief John Two Guns White Calf, that they simply don't have for the current W logo and Commanders nickname. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! But "Redskins" was banished six years ago, under pressure from certain political and marketing sectors that claimed it was racist. Harris has said the team is never returning to the Redskins nickname. But as the Maryland-born owner continues to inch toward the uniform and traditions he rooted for as a kid, the question of a nickname change remains on the margins. "Everyone is enjoying what we’re doing, which is embracing the past as much as we can in a respectful way," Harris said in London. "We’re going to keep looking at how we keep doing that." FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5247275342cf4db8cb5bd Underdog Promo Code FOXNEWS: Play $5, Get $100 for Padres vs. Brewers Tonight te 2026-10-06T16:40:18.615Z Underdog Promo Code FOXNEWS: Play $5, Get $100 for Padres vs. Brewers Tonight Closeout games are always one of the more interesting ones to watch because so much is on the line. Tonight we have one between the Padres and Brewers, and Underdog is offering users a chance to wager $5 and earn $100 when using promo code FOXNEWS. First pitch tonight is at 9:30 ET. The Milwaukee Brewers were one of the better road teams in baseball, which should be expected considering the team won 103 games this season. They have been postseason mainstays for years, but there has never been the success they are looking for.  After coming from behind in Game 1, they staged an all-out robbery in Game 2. The bottom of the ninth saw them down by one. They had to face Mason Miller, one of the best closers in the game. He walked three hitters, and Jackson Chourio made him pay, hitting a two-run single to win the game.  The Padres should probably feel like this series could be tied. However, they also might think this series could actually be 2-0 in their favor. In Game 1, they had one of the oddest plays happen. The roof was closed at Miller Park, and Ty France hit a bomb to left field. It hit the roof, and the Brewers caught the ball, resulting in an out. That would’ve given the Padres the lead.  Now they return home, and they have to win all three remaining games to take the series. The question is whether that can be done. An optimistic team recognizes they were right there in both games and things didn’t go their way. A pessimistic team will say they lost both games and put up their best effort. It still wasn’t enough.  This is a good test for the Padres to see what they are made of. They have the advantage in starting pitching, and they’ve been phenomenal in San Diego this season. However, this Brewers team seems like they are a team of destiny. Underdog is offering new users the promo code FOXNEWS to play $5 and earn $100 in bonus tokens. The process is simple: after registration and verification, bet $5 per day for ten days and receive 10 $10 bonus bet tokens, one per day.  Odds subject to change Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5246475342cf4db8cb57b Mirror Particle is building a ‘world model’ of human behavior te 2026-10-06T16:40:04.183Z Mirror Particle is building a ‘world model’ of human behavior Mirror Particle will launch at TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield with a world model built from scratch to predict human behavior, arguing LLM roleplay falls short for market research and brand strategy. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5222375342cf4db8cb554 Lane Kiffin shares why he declined to have a running clock in second half of LSU's blowout win over McNeese te 2026-10-06T16:30:27.380Z Lane Kiffin shares why he declined to have a running clock in second half of LSU's blowout win over McNeese LSU hosted McNeese in Week 5 in what was the Tigers' final out-of-conference game before beginning a seven-game gauntlet in the SEC. With the result never in doubt from the opening whistle, one may have assumed Lane Kiffin would have wanted to see his team get off the field as quickly as possible, but when given the option, the head coach opted to decline. LSU led the Cowboys 35-0 at halftime, and according to Kiffin, officials approached him and asked whether he wanted to run the clock in the second half. It's not necessarily common, but in the circumstance of a blowout, quarters can be shortened via an always-running clock. Addressing the situation after the Tigers secured their 63-14 win, Kiffin explained that shortening a game isn't a part of the standard within his program. WEEK 5 AP TOP 25 POLL IS A HODGEPODGE WITH SEC AND BIG TEN TEAMS MOVING EVERY WHICH DIRECTION "We talked in the locker room and then came out, and there was a conversation where [officials] asked me about, do you want to run the clock in the third and fourth quarter? And said no, I don't believe in that," Kiffin explained. "You play the game, we decide when the game's over by the way that we play. And how physical that we play. "So I told the guys, I told them that we don't do that, and challenged them to come out and play really well. And set a tempo of how you play and a standard regardless whether you're first, second or third team of how you play at LSU." LANE KIFFIN CAUGHT LYING ABOUT LSU-OLE MISS SERIES WHILE COMPLAINING ABOUT NINE-GAME SEC SCHEDULE THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Kiffin's bunch has been bitten by the injury bug in recent weeks, so getting done with the blowout win as fast as possible may have been a benefit, but on the other hand, the Tigers were able to play a lot of players well down the depth chart. Starting quarterback Sam Leavitt threw for three touchdowns in the game, but backup quarterbacks Landen Clark and Husan Longstreet threw a combined 25 passes in the game as well. Eight different players managed at least one rushing attempt in the game, and 10 players hauled in at least one reception. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER LSU and McNeese each scored 14 points in the third quarter before the Tigers blanked the Cowboys 14-0 in the final frame. The Tigers travel to Lexington, Kentucky, in Week 6 to take on a Kentucky team that should have plenty of confidence after pulling off a comeback win on the road against South Carolina a week ago. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5221e75342cf4db8cb54b Trump turns to emerging tech giant in multi-billion bid to ramp up US submarine production te 2026-10-06T16:30:22.834Z Trump turns to emerging tech giant in multi-billion bid to ramp up US submarine production The Trump administration is turning to a defense technology giant in a $6.6 billion effort to speed production of submarines as the U.S. struggles to keep pace with China's vast shipbuilding capacity. The ramp-up in production brings a Silicon Valley-style manufacturer into one of the Pentagon's most troubled industrial bases as they fall behind expected pace of two Virginia-class attack submarines per year. Anduril will build a more than 2-million-square-foot shipyard at Sparrows Point shipyard just outside of Baltimore to manufacture critical submarine components, eventually scaling up to large sections of the vessels. A senior administration official said the facility could add roughly 9 million labor hours a year, equivalent to about a 15% increase in submarine production capacity. President Donald Trump will visit the shipyard on Tuesday afternoon to formally announce the new initiative in Baltimore alongside Anduril leadership. NAVY SECRETARY WARNS SHIPYARDS MUST ‘ACT LIKE WE’RE AT WAR’ AS CHINA’S AI-POWERED FLEET RACES AHEAD The investment takes aim at a problem the Navy has struggled for years to solve: shipyards are delivering roughly 1.3 Virginia-class submarines a year, well short of the Navy's goal of two, even as demand for the nuclear-powered attack boats grows. The Navy currently projects reaching the two-per-year rate around 2032. It currently has 26 Virginia-class submarines and expects to add two more in the spring, according to a senior administration official.and For the submarine project, Anduril plans to invest $3.7 billion of its own capital to build the facility, workforce and manufacturing capacity. The Navy could spend up to another $2.9 billion purchasing the resulting production. The deal represents an unusual bet on a commercial model for fixing one of the Pentagon's most stubborn industrial problems: Anduril will risk billions of dollars of its own capital building new submarine production capacity, while the Navy pays for what the company can successfully produce. "I wouldn't say that the government's paying us back. We feel the government [is] buying the results of what we're able to produce," an industry official told reporters of the deal. EMERGING TECH HAS NEW ARMY LEADERS WARNING TROOPS CAN'T ‘AI’ THEIR WAY TO VICTORY ON THE BATTLEFIELD The deal also deepens Anduril's growing relationship with the Pentagon just days after War Secretary Pete Hegseth tapped company founder Palmer Luckey, along with Elon Musk and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, to launch Project Meridian — a 120-day study of how future wars will be fought and what weapons and technologies the U.S. military will need. The arrangement puts Luckey in a position to help shape recommendations about the Pentagon's future technology needs as the company he founded expands its own business selling weapons and other systems to the department. Project Meridian does not have procurement authority, and the Pentagon has said "appropriate" safeguards will be used to address potential conflicts of interest. Anduril will work under General Dynamics Electric Boat and alongside HII's Newport News Shipbuilding, initially producing components that have become bottlenecks in the construction of new Virginia-class boats. Among the first will be torpedo tubes , which a senior administration official described as a current "gating component" holding up production. The official said getting those tubes earlier could allow the Navy to move. Anduril has already begun work on torpedo tubes at a facility in California and plans to shift that production to Baltimore as the new shipyard, dubbed Arsenal-2, comes online. The company eventually hopes to move from individual components to complex modules and large sections of submarines. "We just need new production capacity," an industry official said. "We need to grow the maritime industrial base, the submarine industrial base, so that we can produce more submarines." The company plans to build Arsenal-2 around software, automation and digital manufacturing to break historically complex shipbuilding work into simpler tasks that can be done without years of shipyard experience. The push comes as the Navy faces growing pressure to expand the attack-submarine fleet while also preparing to transfer Virginia-class submarines to Australia under the AUKUS security pact. Meeting those commitments will require the industrial base not only to reach the Navy's longstanding two-per-year goal, but eventually move beyond it. Arsenal-2 is expected to create 3,100 direct jobs and another 11,000 indirect jobs nationwide. Anduril expects the Baltimore facility to begin operations around 2030, though the company said production of some submarine components is beginning now in California. The approach will still have to clear the certification and safety requirements that govern nuclear submarine construction. Anduril acknowledged that it will have to prove it can meet those standards before graduating from individual components to increasingly complex sections of the boats. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5220c75342cf4db8cb509 Furientis lands $25M from Benchmark to mass-produce low-cost missile interceptors te 2026-10-06T16:30:04.414Z Furientis lands $25M from Benchmark to mass-produce low-cost missile interceptors The storied Silicon Valley firm makes its first pure defense investment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac51fca75342cf4db8cb4e3 Dad vanishes on trip with friend to see Cleveland Browns game; police call case 'concerning' te 2026-10-06T16:20:26.956Z Dad vanishes on trip with friend to see Cleveland Browns game; police call case 'concerning' A Maryland father who traveled to Cleveland to watch his beloved Pittsburgh Steelers play the Browns disappeared hours after the game, leaving his family desperately searching for him. Phoenix Phillips, 24, was last seen at about 6 a.m. Friday in downtown Cleveland, the Cleveland Division of Police said in a missing-person alert. Police said Phillips may be traveling on foot and described the circumstances surrounding his disappearance as "concerning." FAMILY OF CRITICALLY MISSING DC MOTHER SAYS POLICE STILL TREATING HOME AS ACTIVE CRIME SCENE Phillips is 6 feet, 1 inch tall and weighs about 170 pounds, police said. He has blue eyes and was last seen wearing a gray hoodie, beige pants and white tennis shoes. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB Fox News Digital has reached out to the Cleveland Division of Police for additional details surrounding Phillips' disappearance. ILLINOIS MAN MISSING MORE THAN A WEEK AS CREWS SCOUR GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK Phillips, a father of a 2-year-old boy, is from the Baltimore area and traveled to Cleveland with a friend to attend Thursday night's Steelers-Browns game, Cleveland Missing co-founder Sylvia Colon told Fox News Digital. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X Phillips became separated from the friend he was with before he disappeared, Cleveland police spokesperson Sgt. Freddy Diaz told ABC affiliate WEWS. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS "He's from out of state, so he was in town visiting and at some point kind of got separated from the person he was with, and after that, you know, we're still trying to determine what actually happened," Diaz said. SEND US A TIP Detectives are searching the area where Phillips was last seen, looking for surveillance video and following tips that could help determine his whereabouts, Diaz told the station. GOT A TIP? Members of Phillips' family have since traveled to Cleveland and are assisting with efforts to find him, Colon told Fox News Digital. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST Colon planned to meet with Phillips' family in person Tuesday as Cleveland Missing works to support them during the search. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL The organization is helping provide fliers the family can use to canvas the area and will serve as a conduit with law enforcement while determining what other assistance the family needs. Anyone with information about Phillips' whereabouts is asked to contact Cleveland police. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac51fc775342cf4db8cb4da Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr makes wild admission about costly error as team faces postseason elimination te 2026-10-06T16:20:23.238Z Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr makes wild admission about costly error as team faces postseason elimination The New York Yankees face an all-too-familiar 2-0 deficit in the postseason, largely due to an all-too-familiar mind-numbing facet of the team. The Yanks committed three errors in the first four batters of the bottom of the first inning in Game 2 of the American League Division Series on Monday night, and one of them was the result of an additional mental error that's not in the box score. In an attempt to make a highlight-reel double play that had no chance of being turned, second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. airmailed a throw that brought in the first run. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE It has long been said that there is a lack of accountability in the Yankees' clubhouse, and that appeared to be the case postgame with Chisholm. When asked if he'd "hold" the ball if he had to do it all over again, Chisholm showed no regrets. "Honestly, I'd probably still throw it," he admitted without hesitation. "The play was trying to be made. I just feel like I could have probably tried to make an even better throw." And if it were to happen again, Chisholm has an easy solution. "Where I'd throw it, I'd try and throw it a little more closer to the base," he said. RAYS CAPITALIZE ON FOUR YANKEES ERRORS TO TAKE COMMANDING 2-0 ALDS LEAD Likely Cy Young Award winner Cam Schlittler did not have his best stuff, striking out only two batters while allowing hard-hit contact throughout the night, but the defense did him zero favors. Later in the first, Chisholm also threw a potential double-play ball high. Chisholm's quote came roughly 24 hours after catcher Austin Wells seemed to have no regrets about making the final out at third by attempting to stretch an eighth-inning double, the Yankees' first and only hit of Game 1, into a triple. "You have to take risks," Wells said. The Yanks scored their only runs of Game 2 via two Ben Rice solo homers, while the Rays took advantage of shoddy Yankees defense and timely hitting to win, 5-2. The series heads to the Bronx on Wednesday night, where the Yankees need to win three in a row to avoid yet another early exit and come within one year of tying their longest championship drought since 1923. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac51fc575342cf4db8cb4d1 Randy Moss, Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell bond over shared love of fishing and football te 2026-10-06T16:20:21.115Z Randy Moss, Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell bond over shared love of fishing and football Randy Moss loves football. You probably didn't need an OutKick OutDoors article to tell you that, but what you might not know about the Vikings Hall of Fame wide receiver is that he is an avid fisherman as well. Moss even has his own Pro-Am Bassmaster fishing tournament that our very own Amber Harding was lucky enough to attend, as well as a fishing show on YouTube called "Chasing 10." HALL OF FAMER JOE THOMAS ON SKIPPING THE NFL DRAFT TO FISH, RAISING WAGYU AND TRANSFORMING HIS HEALTH The man is a fishing fiend, and on the latest episode of his show, he had former teammate and current Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell join him on the water to discuss their bond and shared love for both sports. It's easy to forget these elite athletes aren't cyborgs and that they have hobbies outside of football, and Moss and O'Connell are no exception. DENNY HAMLIN CHASES MONSTER LARGEMOUTH BASS IN TEXAS WITH BASSMASTER PRO CHRIS ZALDAIN "I fell in love with it. Grew up with it," Moss replied when asked if he always loved to fish. "I grew up in the banks of West Virginia fishing. My brother fished. My best friend, his brother fished. A lot of people from my community fished." You can tell Moss loves being on the water, it's almost like his second home (or third, if you count the football field). For the man they affectionately refer to as KOC in the Twin Cities, he inherited his love of fishing from his father, as most boys do, though in contrast to Moss's freshwater upbringing, O'Connell cut his teeth on saltwater fishing. "My dad didn’t golf. He didn’t do a whole lot, but … we fished on the ocean," he reminisces. "I can remember 12-hour trips, man, out there with some of those big old waves, and I’m out there just having the time of my life out there fishing with him." PANTHERS GREAT JONATHAN STEWART EXPLAINS WHY YOUTH SPORTS MATTER FAR BEYOND THE FIELD And now, he says, his sons are inheriting that love from the same man who passed it onto their dad. "Now he lives out in San Diego now. So now he’s taking my boys out... That's what life is." "Making memories," Moss replies. The two former NFL players talked about more than just bait and tackle. The pair discussed the challenges of professional football, the pressures of the week-to-week grind in the league, how hard they handle losing, and more. O'Connell and Moss didn't catch a single fish that day out on the water (otherwise they'd call is "catching"), but if you asked them, I'm sure they'd tell you it was a perfect morning regardless. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK OUTDOORS THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Just being out on the water with a good friend, laughing and trading stories is what makes a fishing trip special. We could all learn a thing or two from Moss and KOC's time on the lake. It doesn't have to be a perfect day, and you don't need to come home with a cooler full of fish. Just make some time to get out on the water and leave your stress and responsibilities on the shore for a few hours. Your soul will thank you for it. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac51fb575342cf4db8cb48f Learn all about scaling, fundraising, founder how-tos, and more at TechCrunch Founder Summit, November 4 te 2026-10-06T16:20:05.867Z Learn all about scaling, fundraising, founder how-tos, and more at TechCrunch Founder Summit, November 4 There isn’t a single manual to read or prompt to give an LLM that can equip you with the skills and knowledge to build a company. But on November 4, TechCrunch Founder Summit gives founders the next-best thing: A packed day at Boston's SoWa Power Station, where investors and operators share how they Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac51d7b75342cf4db8cb45f Blue city emerges as 'suspected hotspot' of visa fraud as swing state lawmaker demands answers te 2026-10-06T16:10:35.837Z Blue city emerges as 'suspected hotspot' of visa fraud as swing state lawmaker demands answers FIRST ON FOX: A blue city in one of the country's hottest battleground states is accused of being a potential hotbed of foreign worker visa fraud, according to the House lawmaker who represents the area. Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., is writing to the Trump administration on Tuesday asking for an investigation into alleged abuse of the H-1B work visa program in his own district. He warned in the letter that his district is a "suspected hotspot of this fraud" and offered himself as "an interlocutor to help enable cooperation with state-level agencies and law enforcement." Georgia's 7th Congressional District, which McCormick represents, encompasses part of the Atlanta metro area including the city's northern suburbs. That includes part of Fulton County, whose top prosecutor, Fani Willis, has been under heavy scrutiny by Republicans in recent years. FEDERAL JUDGE STRIKES DOWN TRUMP’S $100K H-1B VISA FEE, RULING IT AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL TAX "Established by the Immigration Act of 1990, the purpose of the H-1B program is to allow American businesses to temporarily bring in foreign citizens to fill key, high-skill employment positions when the domestic workforce demonstrably cannot provide the necessary labor," McCormick wrote. "Unfortunately, the H-1B program has become the subject of rampant fraud and abuse for the nefarious purposes of obtaining labor that bad actors can exploit below-market-rate wages and abusive work conditions given H-1B holders’ dependence on retaining their employment in order to avoid removal back to their country of origin." FURY ERUPTS AS US BRAND FIRES 1,600 EMPLOYEES AFTER SECURING THOUSANDS OF FOREIGN WORKER VISAS He said the alleged fraud is sowing uncertainty in the U.S. labor market by undercutting wages and unfairly increasing competition for American workers, particularly those fresh out of college. "Bad actors have developed illicit methods for meeting the requirements for obtaining H-1B visas and the necessary work authorizations, and they employ these methods at scale to enrich themselves through fraud and exploitation via the most threadbare compliance with the letter of the law," McCormick wrote. VICE PRESIDENT VANCE SAYS MIGRANT COMMUNITIES SHOW 'CLEAR PATTERN' IN FEDERAL FRAUD AS INVESTIGATIONS WIDEN The Georgia Republican said his suspicions were raised by "stakeholder engagement, reports from my constituents, and recent federal investigation and enforcement activity targeting entities in and around GA-07." And while he did not name specific businesses or people he believes are associated with such fraud, McCormick argued, "Metro Atlanta’s recent economic growth and international airport unfortunately make it a logical area of concentration for these bad actors." EXCLUSIVE: ‘PHANTOM EMPLOYEES' SCANDAL SPURS GOP CRACKDOWN ON $36B INCENTIVE FOR COMPANIES TO BYPASS AMERICANS The Trump administration launched an investigation into suspected H-1B visa fraud in July. H-1B visas have become the subject of fierce debate on the right, with prominent critics like Vice President JD Vance calling it a "broken" system while calling to eliminate it altogether. Supporters of H-1B visas, like Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, have argued it's critical for attracting global talent in fields like technology and engineering that are key to keeping the U.S. at the forefront of global innovation. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac51d7875342cf4db8cb456 France explodes again as students riot over education te 2026-10-06T16:10:32.897Z France explodes again as students riot over education Violent scenes are emerging from France Tuesday as tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets to demand education reform, forcing the reported closure of more than half of the country's high schools. France's interior ministry said 6,100 people have been taken into custody since the protests began in September, while at least 715 police officers and 215 teenagers have been injured in clashes, according to Reuters. Video taken in cities including Paris, Lyon and Strasbourg showed demonstrators facing off with police, lighting fires and dodging tear gas. In other areas such as Marseille and Nantes, protesters held up signs with messages like, "The state has killed national education," Reuters reported. The Interior Ministry estimated that 86,000 people took part in demonstrations outside Paris on Tuesday morning. More were gathering in the capital for a protest scheduled for the afternoon. "What’s happening in France is nothing less than out of control mass migration. This isn’t about schools, this is about Islam wanting to take over a once great Country!" Trump wrote Tuesday on Truth Social. TEEN'S HAND BLOWN OFF BY POLICE GRENADE DURING FRENCH STUDENT PROTESTS: REPORT Authorities began shutting schools last week to try to diffuse tensions after widespread damage to schools and mounting injuries among staff, students and police. Classes were totally or partially suspended Tuesday at 891 schools, according to the Education Ministry. The High School Students Union also told Reuters that over half of France's high schools were closed or blockaded Tuesday. Students have drawn attention to rundown classrooms that lack basics such as desks and chairs, become sweltering in summer without air conditioning and, in some cases, are infested with rats. Other common complaints include staff shortages and exhausting workloads. French high school students’ compulsory classroom hours are among the highest in Europe. "We want more money for the national educational system so that high schools are renovated," Roberta, a recent high school graduate in Paris, told Reuters. FRANCE ROCKED BY STUDENT RIOTS AS HUNDREDS ARRESTED, VIOLENCE SPREADS NATIONWIDE In one of the recent demonstrations on Monday, a 15-year-old had picked up a police dispersal grenade that detonated in the town of Lens, losing his hand and part of his lower arm, officials said. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has asked ministers in France to address student demands including repairs to aging buildings, a call for longer lunch breaks and a review of the 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. school day, according to Reuters. Felix Barney, a university student, told The Associated Press that the police response as disproportionate. "It doesn’t have any sense to hit minors," he said. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez on Tuesday defended policing methods used against high schoolers, saying the police response has been proportionate in "almost all cases." Fox News Digital's Louis Casiano and The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac51d7575342cf4db8cb444 Isabella Costantini embraced change on circuitous journey to ASU volleyball te 2026-10-06T16:10:29.399Z Isabella Costantini embraced change on circuitous journey to ASU volleyball TEMPE – Not long after Isabella Costantini arrived at Arizona State, a trip to a Tempe coffee shop helped turn a new roommate into a close friend.  Costantini had transferred to ASU after two seasons at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, leaving behind a program she loved for another challenge on a college volleyball journey that began thousands of miles away in Curitiba, Brazil. Finding her place in Tempe took time. Coffee helped.  Jadyn Wilgus, Costantini’s roommate and teammate, remembers their early trips together in search of the perfect cup as the beginning of their friendship. The two now explore coffee shops together about twice a week, with Laymoon Cafe in Tempe becoming one of their regular spots.  “Just a bubbly personality, overall,” Wilgus said of Costantini. “She’s just a positive impact wherever she goes.” For Costantini, developing new relationships has become a familiar part of a journey defined by new countries, new schools and new challenges. But through each transition, one characteristic has continued to push the Sun Devils setter forward: She is rarely satisfied with where she is.  “I always want more, and I know my limits,” Costantini said.  From Curitiba to the United States Born and raised in Curitiba, Costantini grew up with influences from two South American cultures. Both of her parents are from Argentina, and her family shared a passion for soccer.  Costantini tried dancing and swimming before discovering volleyball at 11 years old.  “Nothing really clicked until I tried volleyball,” Costantini said.  Her interest in playing college volleyball in the United States developed partly from watching an older cousin attend high school in Florida and later play soccer at the University of Pittsburgh.  The American college system offered Costantini something she said was difficult to find at home: an opportunity to pursue a degree while continuing to play competitive volleyball.  “Back home, once you’re done with high school, you either have got to go pro or quit volleyball and just have it as a side thing,” Costantini said. “Being able to understand that there’s an opportunity to both play volleyball and get my college degree was something that really excited me.”  Getting that opportunity was not guaranteed.  During the recruiting process, Costantini said she was told she would never play Division I volleyball or be picked up by any team.  The uncertainty weighed on her during her senior year of high school as she tried to determine what came next.  “It was just a rough year, just trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life, and then being told that I would never be able to achieve my goal and my dream,” Costantini said.  Her first opportunity came from Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas.  Leaving Brazil brought a different set of challenges. Costantini had studied English throughout her childhood, including attending additional English classes twice a week, but learning the language in a classroom was different from using it every day in a new country.  Her parents accompanied her when she first moved to the U.S., something Costantini said made the transition easier.  “It was so scary,” Costantini said. “I honestly do not know what I would have done if they weren’t with me.” The first month required her to adjust to a different language, new food and unfamiliar culture, all while beginning her college volleyball career without the international community she would later find at other programs.  Proving she belonged One season at Tyler Junior College was enough for Costantini to know she wanted another challenge.  “I was not really satisfied,” Costantini said. “I still felt like I had more, and I wanted more.” That desire led her to UTRGV and the Division I opportunity she had once been told she would never reach.  Receiving the offer meant more than simply changing schools.  UTRGV also provided a stronger international community. After spending her first season without international teammates at Tyler, Costantini found other Brazilians and international athletes who could relate to her experience away from home.  On the court, she also received an opportunity to take on a larger role.  Costantini ran a 6-2 offensive system at Tyler before UTRGV coach Todd Lowery entrusted her to run a 5-1, allowing her to direct the offense throughout the rotation.  “I’m honestly very grateful that the UTRGV coaches trusted me to play my game,” Costantini said.  Costantini found the Division I success she had chased, but eventually faced another decision.  She could remain comfortable or challenge herself again.  Choosing discomfort again After two years at UTRGV, Costantini had built relationships, found success and earned recognition.  In fact, she called it the hardest decision she had ever made.  “I loved UTRGV so much,” Costantini said. “I did great. I got recognized there, something that I never thought I would.” Staying would have meant finishing her college career in a familiar environment. But Costantini’s aspirations extended beyond college volleyball.  She wants to play professionally.  “The easy choice was just to stay in my comfort zone and stay there and finish my senior year there,” Costantini said. “But again, I’m never satisfied. I always want more, and I know my limits. At UTRGV, I knew that I hadn’t reached my limits.” Costantini entered the transfer portal, where Arizona State coach JJ Van Niel and his staff saw a player they believed could contribute to the Sun Devils.  “Good athlete, really good serve,” Van Niel said. “She’d been a two-time setter of the year in that conference. She won a lot, and we thought she could come in and run our offense.” Costantini arrived at ASU in January, beginning another transition.  ASU’s fast tempo and structured offensive system forced her to adjust her game. Having the spring to learn the offense and develop connections with hitters gave her time to work through those challenges before the season.  Van Niel said the adjustment has been a process, but Costantini’s competitiveness has remained evident.  “She competes really hard,” Van Niel said. “I think she’s handled it great.”  When Van Niel considers the path that brought Costantini from Brazil to multiple college programs and eventually ASU, two qualities stand out. “Grit and perseverance,” Van Niel said.  Finding a home in Tempe Adjusting to ASU was not limited to volleyball.  Costantini said her first few months were difficult as she entered another unfamiliar environment and tried to understand her new teammates. Eventually, she began to open up.  “These girls are so easy to get along with that it was just something so natural,” Costantini said.  Wilgus has seen another side of that transition.  She describes Costantini as bubbly, personable and a little feisty and fiery.  Their friendship extends beyond their coffee shop trips. The two have gone cycling and attended yoga classes together, activities that match Costantini’s preference for staying active even when volleyball gives her a rare day off.  Costantini has also found support among ASU’s international players.  The distance from home can become particularly noticeable after matches when teammates reunite with parents and family members. Costantini said the international players share an understanding of what those moments are like.  “You look around and we kind of have that sort of understanding about each other and how we feel about that,” Costantini said. “It’s good to have people that understand you in that way.”  Her impact on teammates is also evident on the court.  Wilgus describes Costantini as a vocal leader who is quick to notice when a teammate is struggling and ask what’s wrong. Her energy can also provide reassurance during matches.  “She brings the vibes up for sure,” Wilgus said. “Especially if we’re down or whatever, and we see Isa, and it’s like, ‘OK, we can breathe. We can relax.’” Wilgus recalled moments early in the season when Costantini entered matches off the bench to serve and immediately produced service runs, providing the team with a spark despite entering cold. Costantini’s impact has extended beyond the service line. She recorded a season-high 35 assists in ASU’s 2-3 loss to West Virginia and surpassed 100 career aces in a 3-1 win over Oregon.  Van Niel shares that confidence in her ability from the service line. “Every time she goes back to serve, we’re going to get a serving run,” Van Niel said.  Still chasing more  The moves from Brazil to Texas, from junior college to Division I and eventually from UTRGV to ASU have forced Costantini to adapt repeatedly.  Each stop in Costantini’s college career has required her to adjust to a new team, system and community while carrying the same competitive mindset with her.   “Just because I change environments, that doesn’t mean that I have to change who I am,” Costantini said. “I think that’s the biggest lesson I’ve learned.” For Costantini, the relationships she has developed have become one of the most meaningful parts of a journey that began when she left Curitiba.  She has met people she never expected to meet and formed friendships she believes will remain long after her college volleyball career ends.  Van Niel hopes Costantini ultimately looks back on her decision to become a Sun Devil without regret.  “The biggest thing for me, especially when it comes to someone like a transfer, is that they leave going, ‘If I had to make that decision again, I’d make it again,’” Van Niel said.  Costantini still has another ambition ahead of her: professional volleyball. But wherever the sport takes her next, she already knows how she hopes the people she met along the way will remember her.  “Somebody that just worked hard and had fun doing what she loved,” Costantini said. “I love playing volleyball, and it gives me so much joy.” Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac51d5f75342cf4db8cb40c Anthropic is giving startups a free year of Claude Team and $1,000 in credits te 2026-10-06T16:10:07.193Z Anthropic is giving startups a free year of Claude Team and $1,000 in credits "We created this program because we believe the benefits of AI will reach most people through the companies that build on top of models, rather than through the models alone." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac51b1775342cf4db8cb22b Fan fest connects Suns with supporters as team looks to build upon surprise success last season te 2026-10-06T16:00:23.229Z Fan fest connects Suns with supporters as team looks to build upon surprise success last season PHOENIX – Suns fans came to Mortgage Matchup Center in numbers to see their 2026-27 team for the first time,  watch the friendly competition and collect some free merchandise at the team’s fan fest on Friday. Suns players got to see and hear their fans up close – and loud – but it was also a good time for the players to put on a show before the preseason began on Monday. “It was cool,” said rookie forward Koa Peat and Valley native. “All the fans were great. First time being out here on this court as a Sun. It was fun.”  Peat was born in Gilbert and played high school basketball at Perry, where he won four straight state championships. He committed to the University of Arizona, where he helped the Wildcats reach the Final Four last April during his lone season with the team. The Suns made a deal to obtain the 30th overall pick to select Peat. Peat said giving back to  the community has always been a priority, and he would be active in  the community even if he didn’t live his entire life in Arizona. “I feel like I’ve made a difference already,” Peat said. “Me and my family, it’s been something we’ve been (focused on) since I was a young kid, is give back to the community. It’s something I’m big on.” Despite growing up in the state, this was a new experience for Peat.   “I didn’t go to any fan fests, but I went to a lot of games,” Peat said. “One game I really remember is Game 1 of the (2021) NBA Finals.” Second-year center Khaman Maluach spoke highly of the fans and the way they welcomed him. “The fans really welcomed me when I came here, as an 18-year old from Duke,” Maluach said. “They’re trusting the process with me.” Maluach is originally from Rumbek, South Sudan, and over time he worked his way up through the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and the NBA Africa Academy.  He went to Duke as a highly regarded center prospect and played there for one season before declaring for the 2025 NBA Draft.  The  Houston Rockets selected him 10th overall and sent his draft rights to the Suns as part of a seven-team blockbuster trade that shipped superstar Kevin Durant to the Rockets.  Maluach is one of the young players on the team primed to have a big role this season due to the long-term injury of last season’s starting center, Mark Williams.  Maluach and Oso Ighodaro are competing for the starting center spot. While the competition has fans unsure of what the lineup will look like, Maluach is embracing the competition.  “It’s going great because we’re getting each other better,” Maluach said. “It doesn’t really matter (who starts), it’s whatever the team needs best. If the team needs Oso or the team needs me, we’ll both be available.” Last offseason saw the Suns trade Durant and used the waive-and-stretch provision for guard Bradley Beal, leaving expectations for the club low. The Suns didn’t let the perceptions affect them, and they ended up being one of the surprise teams in the league, clinching a playoff berth as the Western Conference’s eight seed.  Despite losing 4-0 to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round after splitting two play-in games, there is a lot of optimism within the fanbase and organization that the Suns can take another step forward this season.  “A lot of people counted us out last year,” Suns guard Jalen Green said. “We over-exceeded expectations. That’s the same goal here: to do it all over again.” Green’s first season in Phoenix wasn’t what he envisioned from a personal perspective. He dealt with ongoing hamstring injuries that limited him to only 32 games after playing all 82 games both years prior.  “I’m happy that I’m healthy,” Green said. “Everything else just falls in line after that. Being here, the energy, the vibes. I’m excited to get back to that.” The Suns mainly focused on continuity this offseason. They brought back their entire coaching staff and 14 players that were on their roster last season.  They hope new additions such as Peat, forward Miles Bridges and sharpshooter Luke Kennard will help build upon the foundation that the team laid last season. “Identity isn’t built in a year,” Suns general manager Brian Gregory said. “We have a good foundation.” Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac51b1575342cf4db8cb21e Democrats more trusted on healthcare costs heading into the midterms, poll finds te 2026-10-06T16:00:21.581Z Democrats more trusted on healthcare costs heading into the midterms, poll finds A new KFF poll shows voters trust Democrats more than Republicans to address rising healthcare costs. (Photo illustration by Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Democrats are more motivated to vote in November’s midterm elections than Republicans, potentially giving the party an advantage to flip at least one chamber of Congress, according to a poll released Tuesday by the nonpartisan health organization KFF. Democratic candidates also held an edge with voter confidence in their ability to address the rising cost of healthcare and everyday goods as well as abortion policy, though the parties were mostly tied when it came to addressing fraud in government programs. Republicans are trusted “to do a better job handling” immigration.  “Of all the cost-of-living worries hitting voters now, a big health care bill is the least predictable, and that’s a big reason why health care costs are right up there with gas prices and the costs of food and housing on voters’ minds,” KFF President and CEO Dr. Drew Altman said in a statement.  A majority of respondents, 66%, said they favor a candidate who supports a national health plan, which Democrats often refer to as Medicare-for-all. That support, however, fluctuates depending on how the question was asked.  Seventy-six percent of those polled said they support a nationwide health plan when told it would “guarantee health insurance for all Americans.” The level of support was about the same, 75%, when people were told it would “eliminate all insurance premiums and reduce out-of-pocket costs for most Americans.”  A slight majority, 52%, of respondents said they’d support a Medicare-for-all type plan when told it would “eliminate private health insurance companies.” Approval dropped to 38% when those polled were told it could “threaten the current Medicare program” and then to 35% when informed it would “require most Americans to pay more in taxes.”  Support for a nationwide health plan decreased to 24% when those polled were told it could “lead to delays in people getting some medical tests and treatments.” When broken down by political party, far more Democrats, 84%, than Republicans, 35%, supported a nationwide health plan like Medicare-for-all.   Voters seek change Regardless of which party secures control of the U.S. House and Senate following the November midterm elections, a significant number of those polled want to see lawmakers work to change the country’s healthcare system.  Forty-nine percent said that “there are some good things about our healthcare system, but major changes are needed.” An additional 36% said “there is so much wrong with our healthcare system that it needs to be completely overhauled.” Another 13% said the country’s health system “works pretty well, but minor changes are needed.” And just 2% said there should be no changes.  When asked what motivates people to vote in this year’s election, 20% of those polled said they wanted to bring about change, 19% said to stop President Donald Trump, 15% said they believe the country is in a crisis, 11% said the rising cost of living, 10% said to vote out Republicans, 9% said to protect democracy, 8% said to keep Democrats out of power, 7% said to end corruption and 6% said it was due to concerns about socialism or communism.  Dems hold enthusiasm edge Forty-seven percent of those polled said they were more motivated to vote in this year’s elections than they were in the past, while 41% said they were about as motivated and 12% said they were less motivated.  Democrats had a clear motivation advantage over Republicans with 63% of Democratic supporters saying they were more motivated and 28% saying they were about as motivated as they were during earlier elections.  Thirty-eight percent of Republicans are more motivated and 53% said they were about as motivated as past elections.  KFF polled 1,328 U.S. adults, including 1,013 voters, in English and in Spanish between Sept. 16 and Sept. 21. The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac51b0d75342cf4db8cb200 Multiple CSAM cases working way through Coconino County Superior Court te 2026-10-06T16:00:13.055Z Multiple CSAM cases working way through Coconino County Superior Court At least four cases are currently ongoing, and one concluded with a sentencing earlier this month. Two more ended with sentencings in July. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac51b0a75342cf4db8cb1f7 As cases climb, Coconino County Superior Court looks for efficiencies te 2026-10-06T16:00:10.492Z As cases climb, Coconino County Superior Court looks for efficiencies Data kept by the court shows felony case filings previously peaked in 2006, dropped to a lower level for the subsequent decade, and particularly post-pandemic, have climbed back up. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac51b0775342cf4db8cb1ee Kaibab National Forest Christmas tree permits available Oct. 8 te 2026-10-06T16:00:07.994Z Kaibab National Forest Christmas tree permits available Oct. 8 Up to five trees may be purchased on a single permit at $15 per tree. A processing fee will be applied to the transaction. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac518bd75342cf4db8cb1a7 Coco Gauff calls out 'insane' racist comments after 16-year-old opponent gets emotional following controversy te 2026-10-06T15:50:21.303Z Coco Gauff calls out 'insane' racist comments after 16-year-old opponent gets emotional following controversy Coco Gauff found herself in some controversy in her match at the China Open against 16-year-old Sun Xinran, who was playing on home soil. Gauff stopped a rally after electronic advertising boards lining the court flickered during a point late in the first set of her 7-5, 6-1 third-round victory over Xinran, a 16-year-old who recently won the U.S. Open junior title. Sun appeared about to win the point when Gauff stopped playing, but the chair umpire then ordered the point to be replayed. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Gauff explained what occurred in the moment, but not before replying to a post on X calling her a racial slur. "hey everyone, you can dislike me or disagree about what happened without being racist. the amount of racist comments/dms I’ve received in the last few hours is insane," Gauff said, adding that she is "not a cheater or a thief." Gauff has called out racism in the past, saying she received similar comments from gamblers earlier this year. Gauff then said that she saw a light "flicker" early on in the point "but was not sure if that is what I actually saw." "We are told before the matches we are allowed to continue to finish play so KEEP IT (sic) MIND i am thinking about all of this while i’m playing the point. anything can be challenged after the point is over... If I would’ve lost the point my opponent is also free to do the same thing and ask for a replay and she would’ve have been completely in her right to do so," Gauff explained. Gauff said she saw the light flicker again and raised her hands. PATRICK MCENROE ON U.S. OPEN WEED SMELL, TRANS ATHLETES, FOREIGN RECRUITS RESHAPING COLLEGE TENNIS "It was an unfortunate situation but it is out of my control, the think pieces and calling me an unfair is ridiculous when those are the rules. I did not make them, I think it’s weird i’m getting hate for following the rules," Gauff said. "Xinran is incredible talent and player, I apologized for the situation at the end of the match and she completely understood." Sun, who was given a wild-card entry by tournament organizers and was making her WTA Tour debut, appeared distraught after the loss. Gauff, who reached the fourth round of Wimbledon as a 15-year-old in 2019, sympathized with Sun. "I did not like to see her so emotional as I’ve been there and I really understand what it is like but this is just the beginning of an incredible career. It was an honor to share the court in front of her home crowd." SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Gauff will now play in the round of 16 on Wednesday against Elise Mertens. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5140675342cf4db8cb0e8 Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs Chris Sale in pivotal NLDS Game 3 as Dodgers and Braves meet tied 1-1 te 2026-10-06T15:30:14.353Z Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs Chris Sale in pivotal NLDS Game 3 as Dodgers and Braves meet tied 1-1 It is hard to believe that we are already at the middle mark of the National League Division Series. Winners of Game 3 of the series go on to win about 72% of the time when teams come into the match tied 1-1. I don't think many more words need to be written to state the importance of this game. That is the situation facing the Dodgers and Braves today. It isn't a death sentence by any means, but one team will move forward with their backs against the wall, and another will be in a bit more control. The Los Angeles Dodgers have been one of the best teams in baseball for years. They've won the past two World Series, they've gotten big name after big name and they continue to push to keep winning more trophies. Every fan should want their team to be like the Dodgers. A season after winning the World Series for the second straight year, they went out and signed the best closer available — a weakness for the team — and the best hitter available. Not only that, but they went out and traded for the best pitcher on the market, Tarik Skubal. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Investing in your team is what should be done, not something other franchises should be jealous of. Prior to the additions this year, they've obviously added key pieces to help them nab two World Series trophies. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who starts this evening for them, is one addition who certainly helped last season. He took home the World Series MVP trophy and was arguably their best player in the entire postseason. He allowed just six earned runs over 37.1 innings, including two complete games and a major stretch Game 7. Braves hitters haven't done all that well against Yamamoto, batting just .196 over 51 at-bats. The Atlanta Braves had a down season last year, but came back with vengeance this year. For all intents and purposes, they led the National League East for the entire season. Sure, the Phillies may have taken a lead briefly, but they couldn't hold on to it the way that Atlanta did. It is actually a bit surprising they've been this successful, considering their pitching staff has suffered all sorts of injuries this year. Those who are available have seemed to step up. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Tonight, the guy who has been most reliable, Chris Sale, is taking the mound for the Braves in this pivotal game. Sale in the postseason has appeared in two games, going 7.2 innings, allowing five hits, and striking out 12 hitters. Sale pitched in Game 1 for the Braves, going six innings. He also threw in Game 3 on short rest, but today would be normal rest for him. Most Dodgers hitters have struggled against Sale in his career. Mookie Betts has been good against him, but without him, the Dodgers are 21-for-122. This is probably as close to a pick'em as you're going to get in the playoffs. That's what happens when you get two great teams facing off. The Braves are 23 games above .500 at home, but the Dodgers are no slouches on the road. I honestly believe this game could go either way, but I feel like the Dodgers are the correct side. Most of this is because Sale had to throw in Game 3, and I do think that can alter his rest a bit, even with the time between then and now. Yamamoto seems to be a big-game pitcher as well. Give me Los Angeles. For more sports betting information and plays, follow David on X/Twitter: @futureprez2024 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac513fd75342cf4db8cb0a9 LibreOffice says ‘no AI’ is now a software feature te 2026-10-06T15:30:05.196Z LibreOffice says ‘no AI’ is now a software feature The maker of the open source document editor says it has no plans to add AI to its software's default configuration, citing user privacy. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac511ac75342cf4db8cb06f Pete Davidson takes fresh aim at Zohran Mamdani with biting critique te 2026-10-06T15:20:12.762Z Pete Davidson takes fresh aim at Zohran Mamdani with biting critique Pete Davidson questioned Mayor Zohran Mamdani's affiliation with his beloved hometown of Staten Island. Davidson – a loud and proud local – wondered if the mayor had any connection to the borough during a recent sit-down with Variety. "Zohran Mamdani ... is he Staten Island? I don't know," Davidson said. "I don't think he's from Staten Island." PETE DAVIDSON CALLS OUT NYC MAYOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI OVER HIGHWAY MESS The "Saturday Night Live" comedian debated if Mamdani had "Staten Island's heart," before admitting, "I don't think he's Staten Island." He added, "I don't have a problem with the guy, but I definitely don't think he's Staten Island at all. Staten Island's the only red place in New York, and it's violently red." PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Davidson, 32, explained, "You know, most of my family is, you know, on the red side. It's not that, like, storm the capital vibe. It's more just like, '[Trump is] funny. Like, I don't care. I just need something different.'" He continued, "Like, it's not like a racist, misogynistic sort of thing, it's just like ... it's 1985 over there. You are not a real Staten Island politician unless you have a secret family and know one mobster." "I would not trust you to run Staten Island," he added. Last week, Davidson pleaded with the New York City mayor to make a few improvements around his neck of the woods during an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" When Kimmel noted that Mamdani was his next guest, the talk show host asked if the "King of Staten Island" star had any questions for the mayor. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "Yes, could he fix the "f---ing BQE, please?" Davidson said in a clip shared on the show's Instagram page. The BQE, short for the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, is a major New York City highway that runs through Brooklyn and Queens and has long been criticized for traffic congestion and aging infrastructure. Davidson's request was immediately met with cheers and thunderous applause from the studio audience. "You hit on something," Kimmel said. DEBRA MESSING DITCHES DEMOCRAT FOR TRUMP-BACKED REPUBLICAN AS SHE SOUNDS ALARM OVER NEW YORK "Look at that," Davidson said, gesturing toward the crowd before Kimmel noted, "That's the loudest response I've ever gotten." "The BQE has been under construction since before I was born. And here’s my problem with it," Davidson said. "They’re never doing anything. Someone’s just standing there eating a sandwich or on the phone, and there’s all these cones around." He added, "So I don't know what mob front or whatever, who's getting money from whatever, but just fix it, please." At the end of Mamdani's appearance on the show, Kimmel presented the mayor with Davidson's question as promised. "Pete Davidson wants to know what's going on in the BQE," Kimmel said. "He says he drives by it and he sees nobody doing anything. He said it's been like since before he was born." Mamdani responded by highlighting his office’s BQE Central Project, a $4 billion plan to rehabilitate the city-owned section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway between Atlantic Avenue and Sands Street, with construction expected to begin in 2030. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "We're going to be putting a multibillion-dollar plan to actually repair the part the city owns," Mamdani said. "Which is the part that is currently the most at risk and that's going to be proceeding over the next 10 years. Full safety. No diversion of traffic into local neighborhoods and actually bring it back." "So you’re saying Pete’s daughter will also be complaining about this," Kimmel joked as Mamdani and the audience laughed. Fox News Digital's Ashley Hume contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac511a475342cf4db8cb030 Vinod Khosla believes ex-Deepmind engineer’s Wajo will win agent market on trust te 2026-10-06T15:20:04.128Z Vinod Khosla believes ex-Deepmind engineer’s Wajo will win agent market on trust Wajo's Fo agent can hire humans to complete a task. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac50f4e75342cf4db8cafda Trump to Announce Investment in Maryland Submarine Facility te 2026-10-06T15:10:06.641Z Trump to Announce Investment in Maryland Submarine Facility The deal is designed to demonstrate that President Trump is focused on one of his main campaign pledges: bringing back manufacturing jobs. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac50cfb75342cf4db8caf2b DNA testing confirms body of flight attendant who was killed and thrown from bridge te 2026-10-06T15:00:11.634Z DNA testing confirms body of flight attendant who was killed and thrown from bridge Authorities announced that DNA testing identified a body found in a Texas creek as a missing flight attendant whose roommate has been charged with killing her and dumping her remains off a bridge. Rana Nofal Soluri, 47, was found on June 13 by a fisherman on the bank of Brushy Creek under a bridge in Montague County, about 70 miles northwest of Fort Worth, according to police and local reports. The remains were taken to the University of North Texas Health’s Center for Human Identification, where DNA testing recently confirmed the identity as Soluri, a Fort Worth Police Department spokesperson told NBC News. Soluri worked for Envoy Air, a regional carrier owned by American Airlines, and had been missing since March 2025. She had taken time off for a minor operation and was expected to return to work on March 31, 2025, but a co-worker reported her missing months later, on June 11, 2025, after she failed to return and could not be reached, police said. TERROR CELLS INSIDE FOREIGN AIRLINES 'CERTAINLY A POSSIBILITY,' RETIRED PILOT WARNS Dennis Day, 67, Soluri’s former roommate and longtime friend, was arrested in June 2025 and charged with murder. Police said Day admitted he "snapped" during a dispute with Soluri before he "began to strangle her with his bare hands," according to an arrest warrant cited by reports. Day allegedly told investigators he strangled Soluri on the kitchen floor, dragged her body into the backyard, loaded her "head first" into a large black trash bin and transported her body roughly 70 miles away before dumping it over a bridge, according to court documents. Investigators said home surveillance video from Day’s Fort Worth house showed him dragging "what appears to be a lifeless body from the home into the backyard" on March 21, 2025. Police also said an "inadvertent call" and message on another woman’s phone captured a panicked Day asking for help moving Soluri’s body. FLORIDA JUDGE RIPS INTO MOM ACCUSED OF LEAVING 4 CHILDREN AT HOME TO GO ON 3-DAY CRUISE That woman, identified as Joni Thomas, also known as Joanne Walters, 63, was charged with tampering with evidence with intent to impair a human corpse. Police allege that she helped Day dispose of Soluri’s body. Both cases remain pending. Before the DNA confirmation, prosecutors said Day had bragged to people in jail that he could not be convicted if authorities never found Soluri’s body, according to a notice filed by the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office and cited by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. A GoFundMe page set up for Soluri’s daughter, Lulu Soluri, said American Airlines helped fly her mother’s remains to Seattle for a Muslim burial, which took place on Sept. 29. The fundraiser said Lulu also plans to travel to Texas for a future court date, where she is expected to deliver a statement. "Lulu is a very private person, so this is a huge feat for her to face the person accused of killing her mother," the GoFundMe read. "Lulu thanks everyone for their support. She is always overwhelmed knowing how many people have helped her during this process." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac50aa875342cf4db8cae9c White executive fired after wearing cornrows, triggering legal fight over Maryland's CROWN Act te 2026-10-06T14:50:16.673Z White executive fired after wearing cornrows, triggering legal fight over Maryland's CROWN Act A White Baltimore arts executive was fired in September from the Baltimore Rock Opera Society after backlash over her decision to wear cornrows following a trip to Burning Man. Attorney Jeremy Eldridge said the circumstances of the firing of Kelly Carnes could raise discrimination questions under Maryland's CROWN Act. Eldridge said the organization’s public statements about Carnes' hairstyle could become relevant evidence if she challenges her dismissal. "Had the Baltimore Rock Opera simply separated from this individual without providing a discriminatory reason, the timeline would be all of the evidence that the fired employee would have," he told WBFF Fox45 Baltimore. "But here, when you're making comments publicly that lean into the discriminatory allegation made by the fired employees, that itself could be evidence of the fact that you were terminated wrongfully, meaning that it's discrimination under the CROWN." WHITE DEVELOPER SUES BALTIMORE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL CLAIMING HE WAS FIRED BECAUSE OF HIS RACE Carnes directed Fox News Digital to WBFF's reporting when contacted about the controversy. She began serving as executive director of the Baltimore Rock Opera Society, known as BROS, on Sept. 8. The organization formally announced her appointment less than a week later, touting her more than 21 years of experience in arts leadership, nonprofit strategy, communications, fundraising and operations. Carnes said she had her hair put into cornrows as a protective hairstyle while attending Burning Man in Nevada’s desert. After she returned, a video showing her with the hairstyle at a BROS event prompted complaints that a White woman wearing cornrows constituted cultural appropriation. BROS publicly acknowledged the backlash after removing the video, saying it had received concerns from members of its community and was taking the matter seriously. The organization also said it regretted removing the video without an explanation. "We have received many heartfelt and concerned messages from members of our community regarding a video circulated on social media showing our new Executive Director, who is White, wearing cornrows at a recent BROS public event," the organization said, according to WBAL. "We share the weight of these concerns and take this matter seriously." WASHINGTON POST ORDERED TO REINSTATE COLUMNIST KAREN ATTIAH AFTER BEING TERMINATED OVER CHARLIE KIRK POSTS The organization said it would revise its anti-discrimination policy to address cultural representation and dress, require anti-racism leadership training and create a working group focused on racial equity and inclusion, according to The Baltimore Banner. Carnes said the board advised her not to attend a town hall convened to discuss the controversy. She said she was dismissed days later and was told only that she was "not a good fit." Eldridge said determining whether the firing violated Maryland law would require establishing what actually motivated the organization’s decision. "In evaluating whether the CROWN Act applies, meaning whether there was discrimination and whether this individual was terminated for a discriminatory reason because of a hairstyle, we still have to deal with there are two competing narratives," Eldridge said. NEW YORK TIMES SUED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OVER ALLEGED 'DEI-RELATED' EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION Maryland enacted its CROWN Act in 2020. State law now defines race for purposes of anti-discrimination protections to include "traits associated with race," including hair texture, Afro hairstyles and protective hairstyles. "Protective hairstyles" under the statute include braids, twists and locks. The Maryland Commission on Civil Rights says the law applies to employment practices including hiring, workplace conditions, discipline and termination. Fox News Digital reached out to the commission for comment, but did not immediately receive a response. The statute does not itself resolve whether Carnes' firing was unlawful, leaving the circumstances and motivation behind the termination central to any potential discrimination claim. The turmoil has extended beyond Carnes' departure. Four of BROS’ six board members, including its chair, are expected to leave the organization at the end of the year, according to an email obtained by The Baltimore Banner. A BROS spokesperson separately told WBAL that the organization was focused on caring for its internal community and declined further comment on Carnes’ dismissal. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac50aa775342cf4db8cae93 How to search anything on iPhone, Galaxy and Pixel te 2026-10-06T14:50:15.320Z How to search anything on iPhone, Galaxy and Pixel Have you ever spotted a great pair of shoes in a video and wondered where to buy them? Maybe someone sent you a photo of a restaurant, plant or gadget, and you wanted to know more without typing a description into Google. Apple's newly released iOS 27 gives iPhone owners an easier way to do that. Visual Intelligence can now understand what's already displayed on your screen, so you can search an object, ask a question about it or take action based on what your iPhone sees. Apple says you can even turn information from a flyer or invitation into a calendar event. Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel owners have a similar tool through Google's Circle to Search. Instead of switching apps, you can select something directly on your screen and immediately search for more information. Here's how all three work and where you'll find the controls on the latest software. 8 BIGGEST THINGS WE LEARNED FROM APPLE'S 2026 EVENT 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. Visual Intelligence previously focused heavily on things around you. You could point your iPhone camera at something and use Apple Intelligence to identify it or search for more information. iOS 27 expands that experience to content already displayed on your iPhone. Take a screenshot and Visual Intelligence can offer tools based on what it recognizes. Apple says those options can include visual search, questions about the screen, text summaries, Read Aloud and actions such as adding an event to Calendar. That opens up some useful possibilities. Say you're watching a video and notice a lamp you like in the background. You can pause the video, take a screenshot and search for something similar instead of trying to describe the lamp yourself. You could also receive a digital event flyer in Messages. Rather than switching to Calendar and manually entering the details, Visual Intelligence may recognize the event information and give you an option to add it. That's the big reason we're looking at this feature now. iOS 27 brings Apple's visual search much deeper into what you're already doing on the iPhone. If you recently installed Apple's latest update, you'll also want to check out our article on 10 iOS 27 features you'll want to try now. One thing to keep straight is that an iPhone can support iOS 27 without supporting Visual Intelligence. Apple Intelligence on iOS 27 requires an iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max or iPhone 16 model or later. Availability can also vary by language and region. Meanwhile, iOS 27 itself works on many older iPhones. So, if you installed iOS 27 on an older supported iPhone and don't see these Visual Intelligence tools, your phone may simply lack the hardware needed for Apple Intelligence. This is the new part I think many iPhone owners will want to try first. The available buttons change based on what's inside the screenshot, so don't expect every option to appear each time. I like that Apple built this around the screenshot process because most iPhone owners already know how to do that. You don't have to learn an entirely new gesture before you can start experimenting. On a supported iPhone, Visual Intelligence can use the camera to help you learn more about what's in front of you. Apple says you can search for similar images, get details about a business, translate or summarize text and identify certain plants and animals. If your iPhone has Camera Control, one of the quickest ways to use Visual Intelligence is to press and hold Camera Control. Then point your iPhone at whatever caught your attention and choose from the options that appear. There's also a newer option in iOS 27 if you turn on Siri AI. Open the Camera app and tap Siri to switch to Siri mode. From there, you can ask questions, search based on what's in the camera frame or take suggested actions. Siri AI is still officially in beta and availability depends on your device, language and region. I like this camera side of Visual Intelligence because you don't have to know exactly what you're looking at before you search for it. Point your iPhone at something that interests you, then let the phone help you figure out what to ask next. APPLE AI SECURITY UPDATE PROVES HACKERS MOVE FAST Samsung Galaxy owners may already be familiar with Google's Circle to Search. The feature arrived on Galaxy devices before Apple's new iOS 27 screen-search capability and remains available across a growing number of compatible phones and tablets. According to Samsung, Circle to Search works on select Galaxy devices running Android 14 with One UI 6.1 or later. The company began rolling out its newer One UI 9 software in September 2026, but you do not need One UI 9 to use Circle to Search. One advantage is that you don't have to take a screenshot first. Instead, you can activate Circle to Search directly over whatever you're already viewing on the screen. First, make sure Circle to Search is enabled. Go to Settings > Display > Navigation bar, then make sure Circle to Search is turned on. Then: Circle to Search can also work while the Camera app is open on supported Galaxy devices. Point your camera at something, then use the same Home button or navigation handle method to open Circle to Search and select what you want to investigate. That can be especially useful when you're looking at something in a store or trying to identify an object without taking a photo first. What if Circle to Search isn't working on your Galaxy? Start with the simplest check. Go to Settings > Display > Navigation bar and make sure Circle to Search is turned on. You should also keep your phone software and Google app updated. If you see a message saying search isn't available because of your settings, go to Settings > Apps > Choose default apps > Digital assistant app and check whether Analyze on-screen images is enabled. Keep in mind that some apps can block screen capture or analysis for security or copyright reasons. Circle to Search may not work inside those apps. Google Pixel phones use the same underlying Circle to Search feature, although some capabilities can vary by model. Google currently supports Circle to Search on Pixel 6 and later. Like on Galaxy, you can search something already displayed on your Pixel without leaving the app. ANDROID MALWARE CAN STEAL YOUR PIN AND BANK LOGINS Before trying the gesture, make sure Circle to Search is turned on. Go to Settings and use the search bar at the top to search for Circle to Search. Tap the result, then make sure the feature is enabled. If Circle to Search still does not work, go to Settings > Apps > Default apps > Digital assistant app. Make sure Google is selected as your digital assistant and that Use screen and app data is turned on. Google also recommends keeping the Google app updated. Then: You can also adjust your selection by dragging its borders. Google lets you add words to your search for more specific results, and Circle to Search can translate content on the screen, too. If nothing happens when you press and hold the navigation handle or Home button, try Circle to Search on your Home screen, Chrome or a photo in Google Photos. Some apps can block screen capture or screen analysis, which can prevent the feature from appearing. Shopping is probably the most obvious example. You might see a jacket in an Instagram video or a chair in someone's living room photo. Instead of trying to come up with the perfect search terms, you can select what you're looking at and let your phone do the visual searching. Travel can be another useful situation. Maybe someone sends you a photo of a landmark you don't recognize or you see a restaurant in a video from a city you're visiting. Visual search can help you identify it and start digging into the details. Text may be even more useful. Circle to Search can copy and translate text without making you jump between apps. On iPhone, Visual Intelligence can recognize text and may offer actions based on what it sees, such as summarizing it or creating a calendar event. I would still double-check anything important. Visual search results can identify the wrong object or show you something that only looks similar. Think of these tools as a fast way to start searching rather than a guarantee that the first answer is correct. This is worth thinking about because these tools can see content that you intentionally select from your screen. Apple says many Apple Intelligence requests run directly on the device. More complex requests can use Private Cloud Compute. Apple says data sent to Private Cloud Compute is used to fulfill the request and is not retained by that system afterward. Apple also gives iOS 27 users Visual Intelligence controls under Settings > Siri. Depending on your setup, those controls can include options related to Visual Intelligence and visual search. Google says Circle to Search activity can be saved with your other Google Search activity. Search history and personalization controls can affect how that information is handled. I would be selective about using visual search on highly sensitive screens. Banking information, medical records, passwords or private documents are poor places to experiment with any cloud-connected search feature. We've also taken a closer look at AI privacy and security in our article Is Apple Intelligence on your iPhone really secure? I like features that save me from trying to describe something I can already see. If there's a watch, plant, restaurant or piece of furniture right in front of me, I would much rather point at it or select it than play a guessing game with search terms. Galaxy and Pixel owners have had a head start with Circle to Search, and Google's approach remains very fast. Hold the control at the bottom of the screen, select what caught your eye and you're searching. Apple's iOS 27 update now gives supported iPhone owners a much more capable way to do something similar through Visual Intelligence. What interests me most about Apple's approach is what happens after the iPhone recognizes something. Searching for a product is useful, but turning an invitation into a calendar event or summarizing text can save additional steps. That's where these tools start feeling like something you may actually use instead of a feature you try once and forget. I would still keep one healthy habit: check the result before trusting it. These tools can be impressively fast, but a confident-looking answer can still be wrong. Would you be comfortable letting your phone analyze almost anything on your screen if it saved you time, or are there some things you would never want Visual Intelligence or Circle to Search looking at? Let us know by writing to us at CyberGuy.com. Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Newsletter Copyright 2026 CyberGuy.com. All rights reserved. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac50aa075342cf4db8cae77 An Alluring Catch in the Florida Keys Isn’t a Fish. It’s Cocaine. te 2026-10-06T14:50:08.931Z An Alluring Catch in the Florida Keys Isn’t a Fish. It’s Cocaine. Bricks of the drug frequently surface in the waters off the island chain. Despite the risks, some who discover “square grouper,” as they’re known, hang onto them. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac50a9e75342cf4db8cae68 Republicans are spending to aid Darline Graham as the South Carolina Senate race tightens. te 2026-10-06T14:50:06.651Z Republicans are spending to aid Darline Graham as the South Carolina Senate race tightens. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac50a9b75342cf4db8cae45 Bluesky wants to give you your own domain on the open web te 2026-10-06T14:50:03.767Z Bluesky wants to give you your own domain on the open web Bluesky says the process will still take 18-24 months, so don't expect your new, shortened 'bsky' handle any time soon. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5084675342cf4db8cadea Mistral’s new 1T model aims to leapfrog closed and open rivals te 2026-10-06T14:40:06.403Z Mistral’s new 1T model aims to leapfrog closed and open rivals French AI lab Mistral AI has released Mistral Large 4, a new large multimodal model aiming to leapfrog both American and Chinese rivals. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5084475342cf4db8cade1 Emmys will move from broadcast TV to Prime Video in 2027 te 2026-10-06T14:40:04.489Z Emmys will move from broadcast TV to Prime Video in 2027 Non-Amazon Prime subscribers will be able to watch the awards show on the platform. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac505f475342cf4db8cadb9 Travel nightmare unfolds as major airline scraps flight after harrowing 12-hour delay te 2026-10-06T14:30:12.326Z Travel nightmare unfolds as major airline scraps flight after harrowing 12-hour delay Passengers on a United Airlines flight from Washington, D.C., to Rome on Oct. 2 faced a grueling overnight ordeal as they waited nearly 12 hours to take off — only to have the airline cancel the flight before it left the ground. United Airlines Flight 884 was scheduled to depart Washington Dulles International Airport at 5:35 p.m. on Oct. 2 for an overnight trip to Rome's Fiumicino Airport. Instead, passengers were grounded by a cascading series of issues, including a cockpit malfunction, severe thunderstorms and crew changes, "The Aviation Hub" blog reported. 'WE NEED TO RETURN IMMEDIATELY,' FLIGHT CREW WARNS AS PILOT HEALTH EMERGENCY UNFOLDS "United flight 884 from Washington Dulles to Rome returned to the gate after taxiing to take on additional fuel for a longer planned flight due to weather," United Airlines told Fox News Digital in a statement. "During this time, a new crew was brought in and a maintenance issue that arose was resolved. The aircraft then pushed back from the gate, but then required another mechanical inspection," the airline's statement continued. "The flight was then canceled due to crew time limits. We rebooked customers on an extra flight that departed on Saturday evening," the statement concluded. A faulty door seal and mishap with the plane's pushback tug likely also played a part in the delays, according to the "Simple Flying" aviation blog. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES The problems weren't over, however. When the flight was canceled at around 4 a.m. the following morning, some of the travelers had been facing delays for 12 hours, Men's Journal noted. Then, after technical issues, there were thunderstorms.  The plane sat on the tarmac, waiting to depart. The Boeing 777-200ER returned to the gate around three hours later to refuel, according to several reports. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Ultimately, the passengers had to exit the aircraft because the first crew reached its legal duty-time limit after a six-hour delay.  A new crew started, but subsequent mechanical issues forced everyone to deplane a second time before the flight was finally canceled. The affected passengers were finally rebooked on another flight that took off from Dulles just before 7 p.m. on Saturday, putting them en route to Rome over 25 hours later than originally planned. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ A frustrated passenger vented in the United Airlines MileagePlus Experts group on Facebook. "I’m surprised there hasn’t been a mutiny," wrote the passenger, who was on the flight. "You should be eligible for compensation if you have a traveler's credit card. These things happen. That's why there's insurance," another Facebook user responded. Not everyone was sympathetic. "I fly a lot also. If you can’t handle the problems, you have three choices. Fly private, fly a different [airline], don’t fly. I have been flying for 43 years with United. There are ups and downs, live with them or move on," the Facebook user said. Yet another United flyer said, "Most of the issues you point out are regulations written in blood. … I’d rather not have to relearn them at the risk of safety." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac505f375342cf4db8cadb0 Lethal injection survivor Christa Pike's former satanist boyfriend could be released in 5 years te 2026-10-06T14:30:11.087Z Lethal injection survivor Christa Pike's former satanist boyfriend could be released in 5 years As questions remain as to what happens next for Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike after a botched execution attempt last week, her accomplice and former boyfriend has at least another five years before his next parole hearing in the 1995 torture and murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville. Tadaryl Shipp, 49, was 17 years old when he, Pike and another person tortured and killed Slemmer, their classmate from a vocational school in a crime with "satanic elements" that still haunts investigators 31 years later. Prosecutors accused Shipp of holding Slemmer down when she tried to escape her attackers and of carving pentagrams into her chest and face. CHRISTA PIKE’S BOTCHED LETHAL INJECTION TAKES FOCUS OFF VICTIM, JEOPARDIZES EXECUTION: FORMER POLICE CHIEF "It was a grotesque crime scene," former Knoxville Police Chief Phil Keith told Fox News Digital last week. "It was one of the worst crime scenes I'd witnessed. and I was with the police department almost 34 years." Due to his age at the time, Shipp was not eligible for death penalty charges, Keith said. He was sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder, and 25 years for conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, and is currently incarcerated at Tennessee's Northwest Correctional Complex. According to court documents, Shipp had explored satanism as a child and investigators found "satanic paraphernalia" in his dorm room. He and Pike were said to be wearing pentagram pendants at the time of their arrests. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB Tennessee prison records show he has since adopted the alias Abdul Khalip and was the plaintiff in an unsuccessful federal lawsuit seeking access to halal food and Islamic prayer oils behind bars in 2016. SUSAN SMITH ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE AGAIN AFTER BEING DENIED RELEASE FOR DROWNING HER 2 SONS IN 1994 Shipp first became eligible for parole in October 2025 and was denied after his first hearing. His next parole hearing has been scheduled for October 2031. GOT A TIP? His most recent mugshot, taken in June 2024, shows him with glasses and a salt-and-pepper beard. TENNESSEE DEATH ROW INMATE SURVIVES 2 LETHAL INJECTION DOSES IN FAILED EXECUTION ATTEMPT LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST Pike was convicted of slashing her dozens of times and crushing her head with a chunk of asphalt. She kept a skull fragment as a trophy and showed it off to another classmate before her arrest. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL Pike was sentenced to death but remains hospitalized in critical condition this week, days after two doses of lethal injection drugs failed to kill her in a mind-boggling mishap that came after she'd requested an alternate means of execution. A third suspect, Shadolla Peterson, pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact and testified against Pike and Shipp. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5039e75342cf4db8cad5e Catherine Massar leads the class at Verde Valley School te 2026-10-06T14:20:14.627Z Catherine Massar leads the class at Verde Valley School There’s a new headmaster at Verde Valley School. Head of School Catherine Massar, 38, said her goals for the Village of Oak Creek boarding school are to increase student enrollment, bring long-term financial stability, build out the campus’s property to monetize the land and complete major infrastru Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5039b75342cf4db8cad39 This $200 cordless Shark vacuum is now 50% off on Amazon for October Prime Day te 2026-10-06T14:20:11.503Z This $200 cordless Shark vacuum is now 50% off on Amazon for October Prime Day Some cordless vacuums cost hundreds, but Amazon's October Prime Day dropped this Shark model by 50% to $149.99. Its strong suction, lightweight design and pet-hair pickup make it easy to clean carpets and hard floors without lugging around a bulky traditional vacuum. READ MORE: October Prime Day is live: AirPods under $180, Shark vacuums at 50% off and more Original price: $299.99 Shark's Pet cordless vacuum is now 50% off, bringing the price down to $149.99. It runs for up to 40 minutes without a cord and features bright LED headlights that help reveal hidden fur, dust and debris on carpets and hard floors. The vacuum also converts to a handheld model and includes a multi-pet tool and crevice tool for cleaning furniture, stairs and tight spaces.  Its extra-large dust cup holds more debris between emptyings, while the lightweight design makes it easier to maneuver around your home. READ MORE: 50% off Shark, $120 off Dyson and more October Prime Day vacuum deals worth shopping This vacuum has 16,000 reviews and a 4-star rating. A 50% discount brings the price down from $299.99 to $149.99 — its lowest price this year, according to price-tracking data. At $150, this model costs considerably less than other premium brands while still featuring LED headlights, powerful suction and an extra-large dust cup. The LED lights are a standout. One reviewer said the lights make it nearly impossible to miss crumbs or dog hair and called the feature "a game changer." The lightweight design is easy to grab for quick cleanups. A reviewer praised the skinny attachment and sliding brush head. "I'm able to clean couch cushions, bathroom mats, corners, counters and tables. I would buy this again if I had to."  Another reviewer wrote: "I'm impressed with what was coming up from the carpets and mats: Small bits like cat litter and large bits of lint and hair."  Despite the positive reviews, this Shark vacuum has a few drawbacks. Some reviewers said setup can be a bit complicated, even when following the directions, and that it takes some trial and error to understand. Once setup is completed, though, reviewers say it's smooth sailing. For more deals, visit www.foxnews.com/deals With the price down 50% to $149.99, now is a good time to hit checkout before the price changes. Roborock wet dry vacuum cleaner: $189.99 (46% off) Bissell PowerClean FurFinder cordless vacuum: $149.99 (42% off) Bissell Crosswave Turbo vacuum mop: $129.99 (35% off) Dyson V8 cordless vacuum: $269.99 (31% off) Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5014975342cf4db8caccb Luke Daley, briefly detained in Nancy Guthrie disappearance probe, arrested again te 2026-10-06T14:10:17.924Z Luke Daley, briefly detained in Nancy Guthrie disappearance probe, arrested again An Arizona man who was detained and released without charges in connection with the unsolved abduction of Nancy Guthrie has been arrested again, according to local authorities — on unrelated charges. "Luke Daley was booked into the Pima County Adult Detention Complex on September 30, 2026," a Pima County Sheriff's Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital. "This is unrelated to the Nancy Guthrie case." Daley, 37, has a lengthy criminal record and prior felony convictions. But on Feb. 13, police pulled him over in a Culver's parking lot and raided his mother's home during the investigation into Guthrie's kidnapping from her home roughly two miles away in Tucson's Catalina Foothills neighborhood. NANCY GUTHRIE CASE: SHERIFF SAYS NO ONE IS PERMANENTLY RULED OUT AS DETAINED MAN PREPARES LAWSUIT Hours later, he was released without charges. There are no publicly identified suspects in Guthrie's abduction, and her whereabouts remain unknown. A masked intruder who appeared on her doorstep in Nest doorbell camera video around the time she was taken also remains at large. NANCY GUTHRIE'S TUCSON NEIGHBORHOOD SEARCHED AGAIN AFTER MONSOON SHIFTS LANDSCAPE, NEIGHBOR SAYS "Mr. Daley has no link whatsoever to Nancy Guthrie and has no information related to her kidnapping," Daley's attorney, Chris Scileppi, said in a statement after his release. "Like the entire Tucson community, both Mr. Daley and his mother are hopeful that Nancy will be returned to her family unharmed." FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB Daley did have pending drug and firearm charges and was on probation for another case involving drugs and weapons violations. Prosecutors have petitioned to have his probation revoked in the latter. SHERIFF NANOS POSTS VIDEO COMMENTING ON NEWLY RELEASED RANSOM NOTES IN NANCY GUTHRIE CASE, ADDRESSES FAMILY GOT A TIP? Anyone with information on Guthrie's case is asked to dial 1-800-CALL-FBI or contact Tucson's Crime Stoppers affiliate at 520-88-CRIME. There is a combined sum of more than $1.2 million in reward money that remains unclaimed. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST The 84-year-old mother of "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie has been missing for more than eight months. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AWARE OF POSSIBLE NEW RANSOM NOTE IN NANCY GUTHRIE KIDNAPPING CASE Her family received a pair of notes from her purported kidnappers through online tip submission forms for the media — one demanding ransom and the other claiming she had died unexpectedly. Investigators have not identified the senders or confirmed those notes' authenticity. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5014875342cf4db8cacc2 Richard Gere confronts Hollywood fame, ego and greed as 'dark clouds' that threaten inner peace te 2026-10-06T14:10:16.680Z Richard Gere confronts Hollywood fame, ego and greed as 'dark clouds' that threaten inner peace Richard Gere has spent decades in Hollywood, but he hasn’t let fame go to his head — at least not without a fight. The actor serves as an executive producer of the documentary "Wisdom of Happiness," which explores the Dalai Lama’s teachings and the pursuit of lasting joy. Gere has practiced Buddhism for more than 40 years. Asked how he keeps fame and ego in check after decades in Hollywood, Gere admitted he isn’t immune. TIM ROBBINS TURNS TO AYAHUASCA AFTER FEELING 'CONSUMED BY ANGER' OVER CANCEL CULTURE "Everyone goes through that," the 77-year-old told Fox News Digital. "Everyone has the forces of greed, anger, self-cherishing, impatience, jealousy, the whole gamut. Everyone has that. So I think from Buddhist training and looking at these afflictive emotions and seeing where they’re coming from, they’re not innate in me. They’re kind of add-ons to basic clarity of the mind." "It’s said that the mind is clear and knowing, so clear, vast, no limits," he said. "It has a sense of knowing, wisdom. The other stuff is just kind of add-ons, like dark clouds coming through. They come, and they go." Gere also isn’t looking to Hollywood for happiness. The longtime leading man has learned that the perks only go so far. WATCH: RICHARD GERE SHARES THE LIFE LESSON THAT BRINGS HIM HAPPINESS "Well, clearly, happiness and peace [don’t] come from the outside," he explained. "It comes from inside all of us, and it’s there. You don’t have to create that. But I think it’s removing the bad habits, removing the causes that make us feel bad ultimately. But we’re in control of our experience for sure. We’re responsible for it. If you don’t like the way things are, you change it. And all things are changeable. They’re changing all the time anyhow. Probably when we fight the change is when we feel the worst." For Gere, that also means questioning how much material success really matters. "Well, what’s really important? Is it what I own or what I am?" Gere said. "I’m not going to get anything from the outside that is permanently going to make me happy." "Momentarily, yes, like a piece of chocolate, but that’s not permanent, is it?" he joked. Gere has also found happiness far from the spotlight. These days, the star splits his time between Spain and upstate New York. "Well, Spain is my wife’s country, so she gets super happy there," he said with a smile. "And I’ll tell you when my wife’s super happy, I’m super happy. And I grew up in the Northeast. I feel very close to that. And my early family memories, and my grandfather’s farm in Pennsylvania, I think, had a huge impact. It still does." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE Gere and his wife, Spanish publicist Alejandra Silva, have two sons together. Silva also has a son from a previous relationship, while Gere shares his eldest son, Homer, with ex-wife Carey Lowell. "My first son is 26 now," Gere said. "And I talked to him about what he’s going through right now. And I remember myself as a 25-year-old, 26-year-old person. Of course, my concerns were different. I certainly was more susceptible to what people said and thought about me and about anything else. And frankly, I don’t care that much about it right now, what anyone thinks or says." Looking back, Gere recalled growing up in "an extraordinary Christian family" with roots in a small town in Pennsylvania. His father, Homer Gere, spent his childhood milking cows, and both his parents instilled in him the importance of helping others — values he carried with him when he later discovered Buddhism in his 20s. "I grew up with that imprint, I think, from my dad and my mom, but there was something about Buddhism that kind of went beyond that and was willing to explore the larger questions," Gere said. "What is reality? What am I? What is a human being?" "Am I capable of much greater things than just worrying about myself?" he continued. "And certainly, Buddhism wanted to engage those things [for me]." But the lessons Gere learned from farmers have never left him. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "I think that farmers have a balanced sense of the universe," he said. "When the rain doesn’t come, who are you going to complain to? It’s about acceptance of things. It doesn’t make you happy when the rain doesn’t come, or it comes too much, but the forces of the universe are just the way they are. And along with it, hard work." "Farmers work really hard," Gere said. "I still have the kerosene lantern that my grandfather used. He would get up at four o’clock in the morning and go do the first milking of the cows." Gere said he sees that same work ethic in the Dalai Lama. "He still gets up at 3:30 in the morning, does his practice, works on his mind, works on his heart, works on his motivation, purifies himself every day," Gere said. "He’s a human being, and he continues, as I said, to work on himself," he continued. "If we want to achieve what he’s achieved, to become really such an extraordinary, genuine person, we’ve got to do the work." Gere said his connection to "Wisdom of Happiness" became deeply personal after he and Silva first watched the film together in New York. PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE "My wife was in tears," he recalled. "And I thought for his 90th birthday, this would be a great summation of an extraordinary life, well-lived, a meaningful life dedicated to others." But as the film came together, Gere said its message began to feel increasingly urgent. "In the time it took to finish the editing and finish the film, I think the world continued to fall apart in a very challenging, dark way," he said. Gere said he hopes the documentary reminds people they have the capacity for compassion. "The beginning point, and maybe the end point, is basic kindness, a warm heart and generosity of spirit," he said. "Wisdom of Happiness" is now available to rent or purchase digitally. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5014775342cf4db8cacb9 Trump responds to concerns over suspected plague case in Russia, saying US 'willing to help' te 2026-10-06T14:10:15.558Z Trump responds to concerns over suspected plague case in Russia, saying US 'willing to help' Amid a global health scare sparked by the death of a 28-year-old woman who worked at at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East, President Donald Trump indicated that the U.S. would be willing to provide assistance to Russia. Russian public health entity Rospotrebnadzor said Sunday that the deceased individual had been diagnosed with "pneumonia of unknown etiology," or origin, but that testing revealed "no microorganisms associated with the patient’s professional activities." Rospotrebnadzor indicated it didn’t discover any incidents at the facility "involving pathogenic microorganisms." MYSTERY DEATH AT RUSSIAN PLAGUE LAB TRIGGERS SWEEPING PRECAUTIONS AS US WATCHES CLOSELY During remarks on Monday, Trump said "the germs have really become relatively stronger than they were, and things that used to work on pneumonia don't work as well anymore. "Anybody that has that kind of a problem, we're always willing to help," he said. RUSSIAN BIO-LEAK SECRECY FOLLOWS CHERNOBYL PLAYBOOK, EX-CIA OFFICER WARNS "While the circumstances of this reported case remain unconfirmed, plague is a serious bacterial disease that is treatable with antibiotics, particularly when recognized and treated early," a Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson noted in a statement, according to NBC News.  "At this time, there is no indication from available reporting of a broader threat to the United States," the statement said.  US MONITORING SUSPECTED FATAL PNEUMONIC PLAGUE CASE IN RUSSIA, STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL SAYS Fox News Digital reached out to HHS on Tuesday. The Associated Press contributed to this report Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5014075342cf4db8cac74 Get all your questions answered at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: The full breakout session agenda revealed te 2026-10-06T14:10:08.786Z Get all your questions answered at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: The full breakout session agenda revealed Get all of your scaling and tech questions answered at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Here's the full breakout session agenda, happening October 13-15 in San Francisco. Register now to join and save up to $100, and get a second pass at 50% off. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5013f75342cf4db8cac6b Uber is spending $2.3B to get into catering te 2026-10-06T14:10:07.005Z Uber is spending $2.3B to get into catering It's the latest in a string of deals meant to grow Uber Eats into a food delivery behemoth. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac5013d75342cf4db8cac62 Pinterest’s AI now turns beauty Pins into action plans te 2026-10-06T14:10:05.228Z Pinterest’s AI now turns beauty Pins into action plans Pinterest’s new AI-powered Beauty Guides translate hair and nail Pins into salon terminology, with estimated costs, appointment times and maintenance needs. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4feec75342cf4db8cac35 Deadline for LIV golfers to commit league's future pushed back as initial $300 million in funding put in place te 2026-10-06T14:00:12.951Z Deadline for LIV golfers to commit league's future pushed back as initial $300 million in funding put in place Players sitting on the fence contemplating whether or not to commit to LIV Golf's future will be allowed to sit a bit longer. LIV Golf officially extended the deadline for players to commit to the league, moving the date from Oct. 13 to Oct. 25, on the heels of BC Partners making its initial investment in "LIV 2.0" with a target of $300 million to bring the circuit out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy. LIV Golf filed for bankruptcy in September after the Saudi Public Investment Fund – the sole funder of the league since its inception in 2022 – made the decision to withdraw all financial support at the end of the 2026 season. The Saudis had spent $5 billion to fund the league before shutting off the financial spigot. RORY MCILROY GETS SNARKY ON THE RETURN OF LIV GOLF PLAYERS TO PGA TOUR: 'HAVE THEY BROUGHT VALUE?' While the future of LIV Golf remains up in the air, BC Partners making its financial commitment two days before hearings related to the league's bankruptcy filing begin can only be considered a step in the right direction. The financial commitment and funding from BC Partners now require bankruptcy approval, and if it is achieved, LIV would then move forward with building out a 2027 season, which would include a 10-tournament schedule with half of the events taking place internationally. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! We want the players who make this league what it is to share in what they help build," Ted Goldthorpe, partner and head of BC Partners Credit, said in a statement. "Giving players real and actionable ownership in the league and the teams is a unique opportunity in professional golf, and it aligns everyone around the long-term success of the product for the game and for the fans." It was announced in August that players competing on the next iteration of LIV Golf would hold a majority of equity, with LIV CEO Scott O'Neil explaining the league will be "driven by and for the players." SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER The most notable players still associated with LIV Golf include Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, Joaquin Niemann, Cameron Smith, and Tyrrell Hatton. It is understood that, given LIV's bankruptcy and restructuring, players could be released from any existing contracts with the circuit, meaning they could then look at other opportunities. At the moment, the PGA Tour is not providing any sort of straightforward path for players who previously defected to LIV. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4fee375342cf4db8cabf8 Paramount closes historic Warner Bros. merger to form Skydance te 2026-10-06T14:00:03.715Z Paramount closes historic Warner Bros. merger to form Skydance The deal brings together two major streaming platforms, Paramount+ and HBO Max, along with networks including CBS, CNN, MTV, TBS, Comedy Central, and Food Network. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4fc9775342cf4db8cabcf Cornell protesters swarm campus to support Jane Doe, call for university president's resignation te 2026-10-06T13:50:15.224Z Cornell protesters swarm campus to support Jane Doe, call for university president's resignation Faculty at Cornell University are weighing a vote of no confidence in the school's administration as student protesters take over the campus in response to sexual assault allegations on Tuesday. The no confidence resolution has secured support from 40 of the faculty senate's 75 voting members, according to the resolution's sponsor, Prof. Paul Ortiz. "As you may suspect, we were approached in our capacity as faculty senators by numerous Cornell colleagues demanding action. Many of these faculty – including myself – were approached by students at Cornell who are upset, fearful for their personal safety, and wanting our university to address the perennial problem of sexual assault on the campus," Ortiz wrote. AOC'S DRAMATIC RETELLING OF CORNELL RAPE ALLEGATIONS COLLIDES WITH COMPLAINT DETAILS Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff also faced questions from the student body during a campus assembly on Monday as protests took over the college. "We’re not hiding anything at Cornell," Kotlikoff told students, according to the Cornell Daily Sun student newspaper. "You will hear proposals from us going forward around what we’re going to do to try and improve this culture and address this problem." Kotlikoff has so far dismissed student calls for his resignation. CORNELL CAMPUS POLICE MADE DRUG ARREST AT CHI PHI FRATERNITY HOUSE HOURS BEFORE ALLEGED GANG RAPE Seven former Chi Phi fraternity brothers are accused in a lawsuit of drugging and raping a female Cornell student during a night of drinking, drugs and group sex at their fraternity house in October 2024. The accuser, identified in court papers by the pseudonym Jane Doe, alleges the men sexually assaulted her after she arrived intoxicated and was pressured into taking ketamine and other substances. The men have denied wrongdoing, with some maintaining the sexual activity was consensual and others denying they participated in it. No criminal charges have been filed against the seven men. ATTORNEY FOR ACCUSED CORNELL STUDENT CALLS ON LETITIA JAMES TO STEP ASIDE OVER PRIOR COMMENTS The case has now erupted into a political and legal firestorm, with New York Attorney General Letitia James announcing Friday that her office is conducting an "active criminal investigation" after Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed the Office of the Attorney General as special prosecutor. Cornell has separately agreed to retain outside counsel to conduct an independent review of the university's handling of the allegations. At the center of the controversy are sharply conflicting accounts of what happened that night, including differences between what Doe said in the weeks afterward, what prosecutors say they received from Cornell police and the explosive allegations contained in a lawsuit filed nearly two years later. Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten, who initially declined to pursue charges, 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." Fox News' Michael Dorgan contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4fa3475342cf4db8ca842 Top Super PAC for Senate Democrats Raises Record $151 Million in Third Quarter te 2026-10-06T13:40:04.272Z Top Super PAC for Senate Democrats Raises Record $151 Million in Third Quarter Democratic Senate candidates have generally out-raised Republicans, but are struggling to match outside spending from Trump-affiliated groups. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4f7e475342cf4db8ca7f9 NYT columnist thrashed online for suggesting Trump is to blame for alleged Cornell gang rape te 2026-10-06T13:30:12.044Z NYT columnist thrashed online for suggesting Trump is to blame for alleged Cornell gang rape The New York Times is under fire after one of its columnists suggested that President Donald Trump is responsible for creating the culture that led to an alleged sexual assault against a woman at Cornell University by seven men. "What this is, is it's a fundamental disrespect for women," columnist Michelle Cottle said on ABC News on Sunday. "You can't send those messages no matter how drunk you are as a frat boy without having some kind of misunderstanding about what women are there for and whether this is a real person you're dealing with." "And that, I think, starts, you know — we can go to the president for this one," Cottle went on. "I mean, we are in a moment in this culture where the glorification of being thuggish and swaggering and mistreating women is kind of making you a cool kid." CORNELL PRESIDENT SAYS UNIVERSITY 'MUST DO BETTER' ON HANDLING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS A woman identified as Jane Doe in court records has filed a civil lawsuit against seven men she alleges gang-raped her during a ketamine- and alcohol-induced incident at Cornell University in 2024. Former President Joe Biden occupied the White House at that time. The men have denied wrongdoing, with some saying the sex was consensual, and others saying they didn't participate. No charges have been filed. AOC'S DRAMATIC RETELLING OF CORNELL RAPE ALLEGATIONS COLLIDES WITH COMPLAINT DETAILS The backlash to Cottle's comments was fierce, especially among those pointing out that the incident happened when Biden was president, including Fox News contributor Joe Concha. "This happened in 2024 when Biden was President. Did she not know that?" another X user asked. "Latest edition of 'Trump turned me into a newt!' brought to you by a very very smart person," said CNN contributor Scott Jennings. "Media and pundits fall all over themselves trying to make everything and anything about Donald Trump. It’s embarrassing and so incredibly lazy," former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said. "This take is SO far beyond delusional that you can’t even see sanity from here…" said conservative commentator John Ziegler. "Of course, it's Trump's fault," the Media Research Center, who first posted the clip, said. ATTORNEY FOR ACCUSED CORNELL STUDENT CALLS ON LETITIA JAMES TO STEP ASIDE OVER PRIOR COMMENTS Trump has commented on the case, which is now being investigated by longtime foe New York Attorney General Letitia James, who in 2022 filed a civil fraud lawsuit against him. Trump in 2024 was found liable for fraud and ordered to pay more than $350 million, but the penalty was overturned on appeal. Asked about James being appointed to investigate the alleged gang rape, Trump launched into an attack on the state attorney general. "Well, Letitia James is a corrupt person," Trump said. "She's totally corrupt, and I can't imagine it — I feel badly for whoever she's looking at because they won't get a fair shake. Letitia James is a corrupt person." Fox News Digital reached out to The New York Times and the White House for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4f58a75342cf4db8ca796 WWE star Stephanie Vaquer recreates Becky Lynch's risqué championship snap ahead of Money in the Bank te 2026-10-06T13:20:10.123Z WWE star Stephanie Vaquer recreates Becky Lynch's risqué championship snap ahead of Money in the Bank It wasn’t that long ago when WWE star Becky Lynch and her husband Seth Rollins set the internet on fire when a photo appeared of them posing nude with only their championship belts. To say social media got hot and bothered would be the understatement of the year. The picture was taken after WrestleMania 35 and appeared in Lynch’s 2024 memoir, "Becky Lynch: The Man—Not Your Average Average Girl." CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE The snap appeared to be captured in a hotel room after Lynch won the Raw and SmackDown women’s titles in the first-ever WrestleMania main event featuring only female competitors. Rollins had defeated Brock Lesnar earlier that night to win the Universal Championship. Early Tuesday morning, as Lynch and Liv Morgan were thrust into a triple-threat match at the upcoming Money in the Bank premium live event this weekend, current women’s world champion Stephanie Vaquer took a page out of "The Man’s" playbook. Vaquer posted her own partially nude photo with the women’s championship wrapped around her waist on her Instagram Stories. Her hair was draped over her chest as she leaned against a wall. Along with the picture, Vaquer posted a song titled "F--- You," by "Two Feet." Needless to say, pro wrestling fans were buzzing. It was a busy night for Vaquer on "Monday Night Raw." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! She was supposed to await the winner of the No. 1 contender match for her Women’s World Championship between Lynch and Morgan. Lynch had previously been the guest referee for her match against Morgan at a live event in Chile last month. Vaquer defeated Morgan to win the title. Morgan had been unhappy with the result and Lynch had claimed she earned her way back to the top of the women’s ladder. Instead, Vaquer entered the ring and took out both Lynch and Morgan. The referee immediately called for the bell. "I want both, this Saturday," she said in the ring. Raw general manager Adam Pearce made it official a few moments later. Vaquer punctuated her beatdown with a corkscrew moonsault. Money in the Bank should be even more lively than what the original card called for. The two challengers will give everything they have to win that title – and Vaquer will do anything to keep it. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4f58375342cf4db8ca750 Glimpse wants to give hardware companies an X-ray view of every critical part te 2026-10-06T13:20:03.404Z Glimpse wants to give hardware companies an X-ray view of every critical part Called Explore, Glimpse's new image processing software lets hardware makers speed up quality control checks using CT scanners. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4f33675342cf4db8ca729 Fox News Power Rankings: The biggest surprises come after October te 2026-10-06T13:10:14.007Z Fox News Power Rankings: The biggest surprises come after October Four weeks out from the election, and for most Americans, it’s time for football, foliage, and flannel. For politics watchers, all eyes are on an October surprise. They’ve been game-changers before. In 2008, the collapse of Lehman Brothers, which ushered in the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression, was a turning point in John McCain’s presidential campaign. He was even with Barack Obama when the news broke, then trailed in every survey since. He lost the popular vote by seven points. Surprises have come from home and abroad. In 1980, it was President Carter’s inability to resolve the Iranian hostage crisis. Eight years earlier, it was President Nixon’s announcement that "peace was at hand" in Vietnam. Some have more impact than others. It’s not clear that news about George W. Bush’s DUI changed much about the 2000 election, nor that James Comey’s letter to Congress about Hillary Clinton’s email server was the decider in President Trump’s 2016 win. Still, these surprises all have one thing in common: they happened in presidential years. EXPLOSIVE SLEEPER ISSUE COULD FUEL MIDTERM SHAKEUPS, TOP REPUBLICAN PREDICTS: ‘YOU’RE GONNA SEE SURPRISES’ It’s not as though we don’t get breaking news during the last month of a midterm cycle. Take 2018, when the GOP warned about a migrant caravan, Brett Kavanaugh sought a seat on the Supreme Court, and a gunman opened fire at a Pittsburgh synagogue. But that was the exception, not the rule. For the most part, midterm October surprises affect individual races, not the overall trajectory of a party. In the last midterm, for example, Herschel Walker faced damaging allegations about paying for former girlfriends’ abortions, while in Florida, the destruction caused by Hurricane Ian gave Gov. Ron DeSantis the opportunity to show Floridians that he could be trusted to handle a crisis. FOX NEWS POWER RANKINGS: FOR THE DEMOCRATS, WHERE COULD IT POSSIBLY GO WRONG? Voters haven’t changed their minds about Trump or the party they’d prefer to elect to the House for several months now, so local stories like these are the ones to watch in the final weeks of the campaign. Besides, the biggest surprises come after October. For what still looks like a good – maybe great – year for the Democrats, the party is playing defense in some unexpected places. DAVID MARCUS: IN DEEP BLUE MINNESOTA A RED DAWN MAY BE RISING AHEAD OF THE MIDTERMS That starts with Minnesota, where Republicans have a star candidate in Michele Tafoya. The former NFL sideline reporter has been up and down the state with a message to "stop the fraud" if elected to the Senate. That’s been a hot issue in the state, and it’s allowed her to target the Democrat, Peggy Flanagan, who currently serves as lieutenant governor. Then there’s New Hampshire, another state where Democrats are in the driver’s seat thanks to this political environment, but where the GOP has a favorable match up. Former U.S. Senator John E. Sununu is back on the ballot this year against Chris Pappas, who seems to have had trouble animating his voters. Even Oregon’s gubernatorial race is competitive this year. Meanwhile, Republicans are spending money in surprising places. REPUBLICANS FACE BRUTAL MIDTERM HEADWINDS. SIX FORCES COULD HELP THEM DEFY HISTORY. In Arkansas, Sen. Tom Cotton has thrown $13.6 million at his reelection bid, outspending his Democratic opponent Hallie Schoffner 65 to 1. Cotton may have ambitions beyond his current role in the Senate, but in 2020, his spending fell short of $1 million. Idahoans got a letter in the mail from Vice President Vance last month warning them that Democrats could "pour millions of dollars" into independent challenger Todd Achilles; Vance called it an "urgent national race." Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith has been running ads attacking her Democratic challenger Scott Colom in recent weeks, calling him a "failed prosecutor" with a "chilling" record on crime; that state has seen $5 million in ad spending so far this year. FOX NEWS POLL: IT’S A LONE STAR SENATE SHOWDOWN BETWEEN TALARICO AND PAXTON And Florida is full of election surprises. In 2018, Rick Scott won his Senate race by 0.1 percentage points while DeSantis won his by 0.4 points. Two years later, the presidential race was decided by just 3.4 points. Nebraska and South Dakota could be closer-than-expected for Republicans as well. In this week’s Power Rankings, one Carolina gets more competitive while another drifts away from the GOP, and Democrats get nervous about a governor’s race in Oregon. The math is the same in the Senate. Each party has 47 seats to their name, leaving six toss-up races to determine control. Those are Alaska, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Ohio, and Texas, which all look close in the flurry of surveys released by pollsters last week. Two other races are highly competitive: New Hampshire (Lean D) and Kansas (Lean R). On the polling alone, these look more like toss-up states: surveys released last week have the Democrat ahead by only five points in New Hampshire, and the Kansas race dead even. It’s the partisan makeup of these states that keeps them at "lean." North Carolina is less competitive than it was two weeks ago. Fox News confirmed on Friday that the Senate Leadership Fund, a powerful Super PAC aligned with Republican leadership, was pulling resources from the state. Earlier, Sen. Tim Scott left it off a list of states where Republicans were focusing spending. GOP nominee Michael Whatley is running as strong a race as he can there, and the margin will probably be tighter than polls currently have it. But the Democrat, Roy Cooper, is also a strong candidate, and he has had double-digit leads in multiple surveys. North Carolina moves from Lean D to Likely D. Nearby South Carolina is getting more competitive. Darline Graham, appointed to the Senate after the death of her brother, Lindsey, is reportedly getting more help on the campaign trail from President Trump. There are lingering questions about Graham’s ability to turn out a broad spectrum of Republican voters against a Democratic candidate who, like her counterparts in Kansas and Nebraska, is pushing hard on the price of diesel. The state moves from Solid R to Likely R. Four years ago, Oregonians sent Tina Kotek to the governor’s mansion for the first time, and it hasn’t gone smoothly. Kotek faces four issues all at once in this campaign, as outlined in local reports and on the trail: a housing crisis, poor education outcomes, higher city crime rates than in neighboring states, and like other incumbents, she flip-flopped on data centers. A lethargic debate performance last week didn’t help matters. Drazan has lost this race before, and this time, won’t get help from a third-party candidate who drew votes from the Democrat. But this time around, she has created more distance both from Trump and conversations about abortion, which she calls a "settled issue." Democrats have every reason to hold on to this state in November, but it’s going to be tougher than the party wants. Oregon moves from Likely D to Lean D. Elsewhere, two states are becoming more competitive for Democrats, beginning with Florida. The Sunshine State is the home of the "MAGA" movement, and Rep. Byron Donalds easily locked up the Republican nomination in August. But he has stumbled, at times, on the campaign trail, and Hispanic voters continue to express frustration with this economy. Florida moves from Solid R to Likely R. And in Vermont, longtime incumbent Republican Phil Scott might have raised an eyebrow at a new poll from the University of New Hampshire showing his Democratic opponent, Amanda Janoo, up six points against Scott, 49% to 43%. Scott keeps winning elections comfortably in Vermont, but the party label could be a bigger problem this cycle. The Green Mountain State also moves from Solid R to Likely R. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4f33475342cf4db8ca720 China’s long-term finances are all wet as bill to maintain huge navy comes due in 2031 te 2026-10-06T13:10:12.892Z China’s long-term finances are all wet as bill to maintain huge navy comes due in 2031 China’s recent state visit bought two months of trade peace. But it did not buy Beijing time on the fleet it has already launched and will soon be unable to afford. Chinese President Xi Jinping walked a red carpet in Washington for his first state visit to the United States in more than a decade. President Donald Trump greeted him at Joint Base Andrews. There were troop reviews, a state dinner, pandas, an artificial intelligence (AI) "dialogue," and a two-month extension of a trade truce now set to expire Jan. 10. Xi told the cameras the two powers "should coexist in peace." He also pressed Trump to handle Taiwan with "prudence" and oppose independence. On the minerals that make missiles, drones and warships work, Beijing’s readout went silent. The White House said only that the two sides would "continue to work on" rare-earth shortages — practically meaning, America will press hard to address its supply vulnerabilities. TRUMP-XI REUNION COMES WITH UNFINISHED BUSINESS — AND A BIGGER BATTLE LOOMING Beyond the pleasantries in Washington — it costs little to be polite and talk is far cheaper than war — China continues to press forward on a war footing, launching warships at a breathtaking pace. Communist China’s problem is no longer whether it can build a navy. It built one. The problem is whether it can keep one after 2031. IS THE US ALREADY LOSING TO CHINA ON INNOVATION, LOGISTICS AND RAPID RESUPPLY? Procurement is the cheap year. Operations and maintenance are not cheap. For a modern navy, operating and support costs commonly consume 60% to 70% of a ship’s life-cycle cost. The People’s Liberation Army Navy spent a decade in series production: destroyers, frigates, carriers, conventional and nuclear submarines. But if overhaul rates on these new ships resemble the old ones, the heaviest work on China’s most capable surface combatants begins around 2031 and runs for a decade. This will force repair yards to compete with new-build demand. The maintenance workforce is already stretched. Fuel, munitions and realistic training hours add considerably to the cost. That bill lands on a fiscal system already cracking at the local level. In 21 provincial-level regions, local revenue covers less than half of spending. Land sales, the main source of provincial income, have collapsed. Beijing has spent two years swapping "hidden" local debt onto official books, which lowered interest rates and raised the visible pile. Interest is now a hard claim on weak cash flow. Beijing can still issue bonds and order state banks to roll paper. But it cannot restore 2010s’ growth or a healthy property market. Deflation makes every yuan of debt heavier. History has seen this movie. In the 1930s, German Minister of the Economy Hjalmar Schacht hid Nazi rearmament behind Mefo bills — phony promissory notes a shell company issued so the official deficit looked respectable — and stayed hidden from the requirements of the Versailles treaty. By late 1938, the trick was exhausted. The first bills were coming due. Schacht warned that arms spending would have to be cut or the Reich would go broke. Adolf Hitler fired him. What kept Germany solvent afterward was loot: Austria, then Czechoslovakia’s gold and Skoda arms works, then Poland. Plunder postponed insolvency. Xi is not running a Mefo scheme. Local-government financing vehicles were built to pave roads and hit GDP targets, not to conceal a Versailles-illegal Wehrmacht. The parallel that matters is the maturity date. A built force starts to demand a flow of money the buildup years did not require. Hitler could rob neighbors. Xi cannot cash a Czech National Bank. He can try coercion, blockade or a short, violent fait accompli against Taiwan before the sustainment wall arrives — and before American industry finishes rerouting the supply chains his predecessors spent 20 years capturing. CHINA’S GRIP ON RARE-EARTH MAGNETS COULD CRUSH US DRONE INDUSTRY BEFORE IT GROWS That is why China’s rare-earth squeeze play looks early. China still refines the overwhelming share of the magnets used inside U.S. and allied weapons. Beijing tightened licenses, then blacklisted American firms standing up mines and magnet plants. The concept aimed to freeze the West’s rearmament while the PLA finished its own. But Trump treated the squeeze as the warning it was. Capital has rapidly moved to address the supply chain vulnerability. The Pentagon is pushing Chinese magnets out of defense supply chains, rendering America far less helpless by 2031 than it was in 2024. Every year Xi waits to use this new navy, China’s chokehold on America weakens. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION The recent pageantry should not confuse anyone. Xi asked Washington to go quiet on Taiwan, yet earned no policy change. He offered no real minerals deal. He settled for a two-month extension and a photo under the chandeliers. The Chinese Communist Party has centralized power, purged the officer corps and launched a modern and massive fleet — one that will be increasingly expensive to keep in five years. Peace through strength is imperative to maintain deterrence. Time is the commodity Xi is running out of. America should spend the next five years as if he knows it. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM CHUCK DEVORE Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4f33375342cf4db8ca717 Millions saved by blocking dead people payouts as Trump Treasury drops hammer on federal fraud te 2026-10-06T13:10:11.801Z Millions saved by blocking dead people payouts as Trump Treasury drops hammer on federal fraud FIRST ON FOX: The Treasury Department blocked $175 million in federal payments tied to deceased recipients in fiscal year 2026, up sharply from the $99 million identified just months earlier as the Trump administration expanded government-wide screening for improper payments. "I applaud Secretary [Scott] Bessent for slamming the door on these fraudsters before they can pick taxpayers’ pockets," Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy told Fox News Digital. "Unless you were playing Frisbee in the quad during Econ 101, you know the federal government shouldn’t be sending taxpayer money to dead people," Kennedy went on. "I fought for years to pass my common-sense bill to stop fraudsters from gaming the system, and now it’s the law." Kennedy has for years pushed to give Treasury greater access to Social Security death records, helping pass a 2020 law that temporarily authorized the Social Security Administration to share its full Death Master File with department. That three-year data-sharing program began in December 2023, Trump then signed Kennedy’s Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act into law in February 2026, making the access permanent. TRUMP'S WAR ON FRAUD EXPANDS AS TREASURY LAUNCHES NEW SITE WITH WHISTLEBLOWER INCENTIVES Trump has tasked his administration with rooting out fraud, waste and abuse across the federal government and tightening safeguards around taxpayer dollars — the latest effort to stop federal benefit payments to dead people is just another initiative within that broader effort. Treasury screened more than 1.1 billion federal payments totaling roughly $3.7 trillion in FY2026, identifying and returning about 13,500 payments worth $175 million that otherwise would have been distributed to individuals no longer eligible for payments due to death. "Treasury continues to transform how the federal government protects taxpayer dollars by using better data, stronger controls, and advanced technology to stop fraud and improper payments before money goes out the door," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a press release shared with Fox News Digital. "In the past year alone, Treasury built and deployed new safeguards that verified more than $3.7 trillion in federal payments and increased Do Not Pay access from 4 percent of programs to 99 percent, ensuring agencies have access to the data they need," Bessent added. "We are moving beyond ‘pay and chase’ and making prevention the federal government’s first line of defense." WHITE HOUSE PUSHES 'WATERSHED' FRAUD-FIGHTING REFORM IN CONGRESS AS VANCE CONVENES TASK FORCE More than 99% of federal programs now have access to the "Do Not Pay" tool, up from roughly 4% at the end of FY2025. The expansion fulfills key requirements of a March 2025 executive order from Trump directing his administration to strengthen safeguards against fraud, waste and abuse involving federal payments. Treasury also screened more than 2.3 billion records against Do Not Pay data sources in FY2026, nearly four times the 641 million records screened the previous fiscal year. The jump comes as the program has expanded across the federal government, alongside new payment verification efforts and additional screenings for states. VANCE TO HOST CONGRESS AT WHITE HOUSE TO DISCUSS LEGISLATIVE ACTION ON FRAUD Treasury also tested new safeguards aimed at verifying that bank accounts belong to the intended recipients and checking Taxpayer Identification Numbers tied to federal payments. The checks became fully operational Sept. 30, and allow Treasury to flag and return payments that fail verification before the money is sent. The latest figures build on Treasury’s July announcement that it had screened more than 885 million payments worth roughly $2.77 trillion and flagged more than 4,900 payments worth about $99 million tied to deceased recipients. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4f32e75342cf4db8ca6f6 L.A. Philanthropist Says Suit Over Fire Damage Is a Blow for the People te 2026-10-06T13:10:06.103Z L.A. Philanthropist Says Suit Over Fire Damage Is a Blow for the People Austin Beutner has filed a lawsuit that highlights a central dispute after the 2025 Los Angeles fires: Who pays when a house survives the flames but not the smoke? Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4f32b75342cf4db8ca6d3 Flai’s AI dealership software is booking 50,000 appointments per month te 2026-10-06T13:10:03.547Z Flai’s AI dealership software is booking 50,000 appointments per month Flai's revenue has grown 20x in a year, and the company just closed a $27 million Series A funding round. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4f0dd75342cf4db8ca6ab How Americans helped create the Chinese car tech capable of 'spying' te 2026-10-06T13:00:13.874Z How Americans helped create the Chinese car tech capable of 'spying' FIRST ON FOX: Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison overlapped on work with China's powerful police ministry developing vehicle technology capable of tracking cars and overtaking driving functions, according to findings from a report shared exclusively with Fox News Digital ahead of its release. Beijing has already begun deploying the systems across China. The technology, known as "vehicle-road-cloud" integration, links cars with roadside cameras and sensors and centralized cloud platforms, allowing authorities to monitor traffic in real time and, at its most advanced levels, send commands to connected vehicles. The implications of connected vehicles have alarmed U.S. officials. The Commerce Department moved last year to restrict certain Chinese and Russian connected-vehicle technology in the United States, warning that foreign adversaries could potentially collect sensitive information about American drivers or remotely manipulate their cars. HARVARD, NYU AMONG 30 UNIVERSITIES HIT WITH PENTAGON FOREIGN-TIE AUDIT DEADLINE In 2016, then-UW Vice Provost Jeffrey Russell traveled to Southeast University, where the schools signed agreements covering research, faculty exchanges, student training and plans to create a joint institute. The following year, Southeast University's president traveled to Madison to formally establish the Joint Research Institute, according to university records cited by Strategy Risks. The institute focused on intelligent transportation, connected and autonomous vehicles and vehicle-road-cloud technology. UW-Madison's own College of Engineering wrote in 2019 that the institute had "launched in late 2017." Two years later, UW researchers appeared on technical work that also involved an institute of China's Ministry of Public Security. Five UW-Madison researchers were among 46 contributors to a Chinese industry report on vehicle-road cooperative automated driving, according to Strategy Risks. The UW-SEU joint institute was listed first among the report's drafting units, while the Traffic Management Research Institute of China's Ministry of Public Security was listed seventh. The extent of UW-Madison's institutional involvement in the joint institute is disputed. Counsel for a UW professor told Strategy Risks that the contemplated arrangement was never implemented and that the institute was never operational, funded or staffed by UW. Strategy Risks said it has not independently resolved that dispute, pointing to public records from both universities describing the institute as established. UW-Madison did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. Related vehicle-road-cloud technology was, meanwhile, becoming part of China's national connected-vehicle push. In 2023, three major Chinese transportation and communications standards bodies published a framework for vehicle-road-cloud integration. Southeast University was among the drafters alongside the Road Traffic Safety Research Center of China's Ministry of Public Security. The following year, the MPS joined four other Chinese ministries in launching a vehicle-road-cloud pilot program across 20 cities and regional groupings. OHIO STATE PAYS $2.1M SETTLEMENT AS IT ADMITS RESEARCHER HAD ‘INAPPROPRIATE FOREIGN AFFILIATIONS’ TO CHINA Under the government plan, participating cities are to install connected roadside equipment and sensing systems and build city-level cloud platforms capable of communicating with vehicles. The platforms can provide information to vehicles and assist with decision-making, planning and control, while safety-monitoring systems track participating vehicles in real time. Chinese authorities describe the program as an effort to improve traffic safety, advance autonomous driving and accelerate the country's connected-vehicle industry. But those same capabilities have raised security concerns in Washington, where officials have warned that connected-vehicle systems could be exploited to collect sensitive data or remotely manipulate vehicles. Strategy Risks stressed that it is not accusing UW-Madison of intentionally transferring technology to China's security apparatus. "Strategy Risks does not allege that UW-Madison, either on its own or through the JRI, deliberately channeled U.S. technology into Chinese surveillance or military systems," the report states. But the group argues the research nevertheless contributed to technology that later took on broader applications in China. "The available evidence indicates that research conducted by scholars affiliated with the JRI contributed to the development of a civilian-framed dual-use technology in technical areas that also received U.S. institutional and federal research support," the report states. "When Beijing incorporated this technology into national standards, the state absorbed a system that has significant surveillance, military, and human rights dimensions." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4f0dc75342cf4db8ca6a2 Raiders fan takes shot at Taylor Swift's looks with sign at Chiefs game, shredded NFL refs & parents gone wild te 2026-10-06T13:00:12.516Z Raiders fan takes shot at Taylor Swift's looks with sign at Chiefs game, shredded NFL refs & parents gone wild 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. Let's start this Tuesday morning at the University of Arizona where parents weekend is in the books and let's just say the moms and dads went hard this year. Remember those stories in the media lately about how parents are pointing their kids towards party schools...so the parents can party? This is how it played out over the weekend in Tucson: TENNESSEE FANS DRANK $1.3 MILLION WORTH OF ALCOHOL BEFORE, DURING TEXAS GAME ATTENDED BY PRESIDENT 📩 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 It's no secret that I absolutely hammered Cracker Barrel management, specifically Rachel Maddow glasses-wearing CEO Julie Masino, last year after she decided to turn a cherished institution into just another suburban elitist hellhole breakfast joint like First Watch. OutKick absolutely hammered that lady to the point where she eventually stepped down in August. Last week, before golf, we were in a pinch. We needed breakfast, but time was of the essence. Cracker Barrel was close to the course, so we stopped. I went with some breakfast skillet thing that had a bunch of stuff piled onto biscuits and gravy. Diesel had some meal that had steak bites. Canoe Kirk had some skillet with steak bites. DISCONTINUED CRACKER BARREL FOODS THAT FANS ARE BEGGING TO GET BACK The food came out FAST. It was hot. Seemed fresh. And they threw us a basket of biscuits. Now, the skillet wasn't cheap. I think it was something like $13, but when we left, I admitted I would return. Dare I say Cracker Barrel IS BACK? (*THIS IS NOT STOCK ADVICE. DO NOT EVEN TRY TO SUE ME OR FOX*) LAS VEGAS PRICES SQUEEZE EVERYDAY TRAVELERS AS POPULAR CITY EMBRACES EXPENSIVE MAKEOVER I haven't checked in on Vegas lately and it's probably for the best because each time something pops up about the state of the gambling industry, it's more depressing by the year. Then news like this pops up where some downtown casinos are offering craps only on weekends. Sure, the Strip is thriving and there are football games to attend and Metallica is in town, blah, blah, blah. The more I think about it, the more thankful I am that I was able to experience Main Street Station, and taking a leak on the piece of the Berlin Wall that they have in the men's restroom, before its soul was ripped out. THE NFL SAW WHAT TAYLOR SWIFT DID FOR RATINGS—NOW THEY’RE STAGING QB ROMANCE FOR GEN Z: REPORT Speaking of Vegas, this guy has Taylor Swift fans losing their minds on TikTok. "Awww he probably worked so hard on that sign," some guy named Andrew replied to The Goat's video. You get the idea where the responses went from there. Some woman named Melissa fired off, "I’m a Raider fan but this is stupid. 🙄" Let's get one more in here. "All while you’re sitting on the sidelines and she’s literally in the suites," Jamie pointed out. Lee D. in Tampa pointed out that, on Monday, Washington State announced it was hiring bots to "reduce the time spent creating game recaps, feature stories, player bios, award nominations, transcriptions, and other editorial content." It makes me wonder if the AI bots scour the Internet looking for tidbits on players written by humans in order to create its AI bot content. Let's see how this plays out. Random thoughts from a veteran Screencaps emailer – Rob in Florida knows how to email this column: Good morning to the Community, a quarter of the way through football season, a few thoughts. Influencers- It started with Tay-Tay and TK, I was tired of it then, I’m even more tired of it now. For the love of God NFL, you have one of the greatest products on earth, as the one movie said " Your messing with a corporation that owns a day of the week". Why? Why do you have to do this? Why must we be subjected to games in Brazil? Why must you waterboard us with constant shots of Influencers in the crowd wearing their boyfriends jersey? Why do your officials stink on toast? Fix the officiating, stop showing the bimbo’s in the crowd and play the damn game. By the way, the college games have caught on to it now, you can’t go five minutes of a college game without the camera panning to some underdressed co-ed in the student section. Coincidence? Probably not, these women know exactly what they are doing, they get the follows, they get the sponsors and away they go. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Tailgate- I love a good tailgate, get there early, have a few cheap beers, head into the game, perfect. I’ve never understood the over the top antics, table jumping, spraying your friend with condiments, screaming at the other teams fans. Bu then again, who cares what the grumpy old man thinks, have at it boys. College- You are crazy if you send your 18 year old to a major college now. Between the tuition, Marxist teachers and the sheer cost, start with the small community college and keep your 18 year old at home for way less money. Look at the major campuses today, do you want to subject your son or daughter to that? Look, I was a moron at 18, if you would have sent me to a college town, I would probably have died from alcohol poisoning. Parents, in a prior lifetime I worked at a bar that hosted college nights, the kids are not all right, don’t feed them to the system. Watch carefully what is going on at Cornell, watch very carefully. Quickly, just a thought, with the aforementioned abundance of influencers showing up in major sporting events, do you think Screencaps had anything to do with this? You were kind of ahead of the game by putting Instagram girls as a regular feature in your columns. Not blaming you for it, you’ve done this for a while, the formula has not changed much, hot girls, sports and culture. Your not the first one to do this, you’ve just refined it, like Henry Ford refined manufacturing. Maybe the leagues are catching on to what you’ve been doing, they are just copying what has been a very successful formula. Has Screencaps changed the sporting landscape? BTW, don’t change a thing….. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Kinsey: Thank you for the compliment in that last paragraph, Rob. Look, these schools and teams sucked the fun out of sports with their BLM rallies on Instagram and lectures on Facebook and in the media. If I played a small role in these institutions turning to fun, hot women, having some beers and enjoying life, then Screencaps is completely honored. It's also validation that this project was right all along. People want to start their day with a jolt of energy. Screencaps is that jolt. ############# SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER And with that, I have to get Screencaps the III off to school. I'm on duty this morning as Mrs. Screencaps handles Screencaps Jr. duties. So, I'll go get in the school pickup line and analyze things. Maybe I come away with content, maybe not. Stop by tomorrow to find out. Go have a great day. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4ee8175342cf4db8ca63e Atlanta robbery suspect allegedly steals police cruiser, crashes into tanker truck te 2026-10-06T12:50:09.787Z Atlanta robbery suspect allegedly steals police cruiser, crashes into tanker truck A man wanted in connection with the violent robbery of a woman near an Atlanta transit station was arrested Monday after allegedly stealing a marked police cruiser and crashing it into a tanker truck, authorities said. Atlanta police identified the suspect as 30-year-old Phelan Thorpe, who investigators say was wanted in connection with a Saturday afternoon robbery near the Midtown MARTA station. Thorpe was charged with robbery and simple battery in connection with the alleged attack, according to the Atlanta Police Department. Officers were dispatched shortly after 5:15 p.m. Monday to the 2000 block of Thomasville Drive SE after receiving a report that a wanted man was at the location and possibly armed, according to police. MAN FACING FEDERAL CHARGES AFTER ATLANTA TRAIN PASSENGER STABBED ABOUT 20 TIMES, FBI INVESTIGATING Officers located Thorpe and began investigating, but police said he managed to get into a marked Atlanta Police Department patrol vehicle parked outside and drive away. Thorpe allegedly drove the cruiser into neighboring Clayton County before crashing into a tanker truck on Interstate 675. SUSPECTED DUI DRIVER LEADS COPS ON WILD CHASE BEFORE DRAMATIC TAKEDOWN ON POPULAR CALIFORNIA BEACH He was taken into custody after the crash without further incident. Thorpe suffered minor, non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital, police said. No officers or other civilians were reported injured. Police had been looking for Thorpe in connection with an attack Saturday near 10th Street and West Peachtree Street in Midtown Atlanta. Officers responded at approximately 1:54 p.m. and found a woman who had been injured during an assault and robbery, according to police. FLORIDA MAN IN 'NO CHRIST NO LIFE' T-SHIRT CAUGHT ON VIDEO ALLEGEDLY ATTACKING, ROBBING WOMAN, 82, AT BUS STOP Investigators said a man had followed the woman from the Midtown MARTA station before confronting her and claiming he had a gun. Police said the suspect demanded the woman's purse and iPhone, leading to a physical struggle. The suspect allegedly punched the woman with a closed fist before taking her phone and driver's license, then fleeing the scene according to police. The woman was transported to a hospital for evaluation. Surveillance video released by Atlanta police showed a man following the woman near a crosswalk before the confrontation. Police had initially asked the public for help identifying him. Atlanta police later identified Thorpe as the suspect wanted in connection with the robbery and said he was charged with robbery and simple battery. It was not immediately clear how Thorpe allegedly gained access to the patrol vehicle or whether police recovered a firearm. The police's Monday night update did not identify any charges stemming from the alleged theft of the patrol vehicle or subsequent crash. The investigation remains ongoing. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4ee8075342cf4db8ca635 James Carville warns Dems against impeaching Trump if they win control in midterms te 2026-10-06T12:50:08.781Z James Carville warns Dems against impeaching Trump if they win control in midterms Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville urged Democrats to avoid pursuing a third impeachment of President Donald Trump if the party wins control of the House of Representatives in November, arguing it would be "highly unlikely" to succeed. On the "Politics War Room" podcast on Thursday Carville and his co-host Al Hunt argued that impeachment would be a waste of time and Democrats should devote their energy to investigating the president instead. "I’ll tell you one thing that I think Democrats should steer clear of, and that’s impeachment," Hunt said. "It’s not that Trump has not committed impeachable offenses, far worse than what he was accused of back in 2019 with Ukraine. I mean, he has. I mean, you could come up with a bill of particulars of, you know, a dozen at least. But you know something, James? It’s not going to happen, and it is a distraction." "It is a waste of energy," Hunt, like other Democrats, warned further. "Investigate, investigate, investigate. Don’t go on a mission that isn’t going to succeed." JACK SMITH'S TRUMP PROBE SWEPT UP FOX NEWS, OTHER MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS AS INVESTIGATION WENT BEYOND LAWMAKERS Carville agreed, arguing that the Supreme Court is protecting Trump from the consequences of his actions. "So, you investigate, and of course what you’re going to find — and you’re going to find it quickly — is overwhelming evidence of criminal activity. Now, of course, he can’t commit a crime according to the Supreme Court because, well, he’s above the law," Carville lamented. "But suppose you say, ‘This is incontrovertible proof. We got to do something about this. How can he stay in office?’ And impeachment would be a very difficult thing," Carville warned. "It’s time-consuming. It’s highly unlikely to be anything because of the — you need so many votes in the Senate. But we’re going to find out a whole bunch of stuff really fast at the beginning of the year 2027. I promise you." "Well, I agree. I might quibble with ‘very fast’ because I think investigations got to be thorough. They got to be really — some of them are actually going to take a while," Hunt replied. "They’re going to build a case, but we’re going to find them out. You’re absolutely right about that. And I am only against impeachment because I think it’s not going to succeed and will be a distraction." OUTGOING HOUSE DEMOCRAT AL GREEN FILES ANOTHER IMPEACHMENT RESOLUTION TARGETING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP Fox News Digital spoke to former Democratic advisor Dan Turrentine, who suggested Carville and Hunt are spot-on. "Al and James are right. To paraphrase James, it’s a simple math issue, stupid. Unless something truly unimaginable [happens], there will not be 67 votes in the Senate to convict. And the public is not there, either," Turrentine said. "If we win the majority, the voters that delivered it are clear, they want us laser focused on their lives, the issues they care about. We should conduct appropriate oversight and let history and 2028 be the accountability. " CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE The White House did not immediately return Fox News Digital's request for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4ec2275342cf4db8ca5a1 Facebook tests going Reels-first in India te 2026-10-06T12:40:02.928Z Facebook tests going Reels-first in India Meta is testing a new Facebook UX in India that sends some users directly into full-screen video when they open the app, putting Reels front and center. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4e9d075342cf4db8ca12e Washington officials won't budge on trans athlete policy after girl files SCOTUS appeal for alleged assault te 2026-10-06T12:30:08.059Z Washington officials won't budge on trans athlete policy after girl files SCOTUS appeal for alleged assault Washington’s high school athletics association and the state superintendent say they will keep letting students compete by gender identity while a Supreme Court application over girls’ wrestling is pending. The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) responded after K.M.K. and her mother, Stephanie Lynne Brown, asked Justice Elena Kagan for an injunction pending appeal. The plaintiff is Kallie Keeler, the Puyallup-area wrestler who alleges she was sexually assaulted by a male opponent during a girls’ match in December and was not told he was male beforehand. OSPI, which does not run athletics but enforces state law on extracurricular activities, stood by current state policy. WASHINGTON FAMILY REQUESTS SCOTUS INJUNCTION AFTER DAUGHTER WAS ALLEGEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY TRANS ATHLETE "While OSPI does not oversee athletics in our state, our office is responsible for communicating, upholding, and enforcing the law, including in student athletics and extracurricular activities," the superintendent’s office told OutKick. "OSPI will continue to uphold Washington’s current law unless or until the law changes. OSPI does not have any non-privileged statement, board notice, or guidance that we have issued to schools or staff regarding this appeal." After President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February 2025 aimed at keeping male athletes out of girls’ and women’s sports, Washington Superintendent Chris Reykdal rejected it outright. In a Feb. 6 statement, he said the order tried to force schools to "discriminate against trans female athletes" in exchange for federal funds, and that it sought to "restrict transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports with their peers." THE STATES THAT STILL ALLOW TRANS ATHLETES IN WOMEN'S SPORTS FACE QUESTIONS AFTER SUPREME COURT RULING He called the order unlawful, said it contradicted the Washington Law Against Discrimination and state school rules, and added: "Our state law prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity, and we will not back down from that." Days later, Reykdal went further on the categories themselves. "It is quite simply inaccurate to say, biologically, that there are only boys and there are only girls," he said. "There’s a continuum. There’s a science to this. There are children who are born intersex. There are children whose hormones and whose chromosomes are not consistent with their sex at birth." He told districts that students "get to identify and participate based on the gender in which they identify," and that his office would uphold that law. WHAT'S NEXT IN THE BATTLE TO 'SAVE WOMEN'S SPORTS' AFTER SCOTUS RULING — AND THE HIDDEN DAMAGE DRIVING IT He also framed the issue as a small accommodation. Of nearly a quarter million students in Washington interscholastic activities, he said, "roughly five to 10 youth have identified themselves as trans."  "If we can’t accommodate the needs of five or 10 people," he asked, "who are we?" Reykdal argued an executive order is not law and does not override state policy. OSPI told districts to stay in compliance with the gender-identity rules and said it was preparing guidance in response to what it called an unlawful order. The WIAA also defended current state policy on Monday after Keeler's SCOTUS appeal. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "The WIAA remains committed to following Washington State law which permits student-athletes to participate in sports consistent with the gender with which they identify," the association said. "If state law changes in the future, the WIAA holds the authority to revise policies as necessary to remain in compliance with state law. The WIAA will not comment further on a matter in litigation." Neither answer addressed the relief Keeler’s lawyers are seeking: that she be allowed to wrestle this season without being matched against a male, or that her mother receive notice so she can opt out without penalty. Wrestling in Washington opens in mid-November. Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) filed the emergency application after a Tacoma federal judge denied a preliminary injunction on Aug. 23 and the Ninth Circuit refused an injunction pending appeal on Sept. 25. The filing argues that WIAA’s gender-identity rule violates Title IX and Brown’s parental rights. It cites 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. Keeler has wrestled since she was 4. She left the team in January after the Lady Jag Kickoff and has said she is unsure she will return if she can be paired against a male again without warning. The district previously told her mother that forfeiture was the available remedy and that it would not give advance notice. The Puyallup School District did not respond to a request for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4e77a75342cf4db8ca0d3 Jim Bakker, 'PTL Club' televangelist and fmr. husband of Tammy Faye, dead at 86 te 2026-10-06T12:20:10.938Z Jim Bakker, 'PTL Club' televangelist and fmr. husband of Tammy Faye, dead at 86 Televangelist Jim Bakker, who rose to fame with the "The PTL Club" TV show before admitting to a sexual encounter with a church clerk and being convicted of financial crimes, has died at the age of 86. Bakker's second wife Lori said Jim passed away on Monday. His cause of death is unclear, and it comes after Bakker suffered a stroke in 2020. "It is with a broken heart that I share that my beloved husband, Jim Bakker, went home to be with the Lord this evening," Lori Bakker said in a statement. "For 66 years, Jim gave his life to preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He was a pioneer of Christian television, but to me, he was my husband, my best friend, and the man I was honored to walk beside through so many seasons of life and ministry. "Jim loved people deeply. He loved this ministry, and he loved the friends and partners who stood with him throughout the years. Even in his final days, his heart was still for the work of God and for the Gospel to continue reaching the world," she added. NOAH'S ARK MYSTERY ENTERS NEW PHASE AS RESEARCHERS PROBE DEEP BENEATH SITE Bakker was born in Muskegon, Michigan, and attended North Central Bible College in Minneapolis, where he met his first wife, Tammy Faye. They married in 1961 and dropped out of college to start their own traveling ministry. He preached, while she sang and played the accordion as they crossed the country visiting churches and tent revivals. "In the 1960s, he joined the Christian Broadcasting Network under the direction of Pat Robertson. Jim developed one of the first daily, one-hour, kids’ shows for Christians called 'Come On Over,'" read a biography of Bakker on his website. "He also later became the first host of a ground-breaking talk show called 'The 700 Club,' featuring many of the top ministers and singers of the day." Bakker then left CBN in 1972 and two years later formed the PTL Satellite Network. "The PTL Club" — with PTL standing for "Praise the Lord" — became its signature show. During the peak of its popularity in the 1980s, "The PTL Club" was drawing millions of viewers and bringing in millions of dollars annually from followers, according to The Associated Press. The show was based around chats with guests and Christian entertainers, with Bakker offering upbeat sermons and Tammy Faye singing. Their ministry also included the Christian-based Heritage USA theme park and hotel in Fort Mill, South Carolina. FULTON SHEEN BECAME A TV SENSATION PREACHING FAITH, MORALITY AND WARNINGS MICHAEL KNOWLES SAYS STILL RESONATE However, Bakker's empire began to unravel in March 1987 when he admitted to a sexual encounter with church clerk Jessica Hahn, forcing him to turn over operations to pastor and broadcaster Jerry Falwell. In 1988, Bakker was indicted for mail fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy after an investigation of PTL’s finances. He was convicted and sentenced to 45 years in federal prison, though the sentence was later reduced to eight years. At a news conference after Bakker was found guilty, Tammy Faye stood in front of the microphones and sang the hymn, "On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand," the AP reported. Tammy Faye then divorced Bakker in 1992 while he was still in prison. She married Roe Messner, a building contractor whose projects included the Heritage USA theme park. Messner spent about two years in prison after being convicted of bankruptcy fraud in 1995, while Tammy Faye later died of colon cancer in 2007. Bakker, meanwhile, was released on parole in 1995 and married Lori in 1998. The couple launched "The Jim Bakker Show" on the PTL Satellite Network five years later. "The Jim Bakker Show is an hour-long daily broadcast featuring prophetic and Biblical revelations brought to light in today’s world. In these end times God is providing answers and wisdom to be revealed at just the right time. And the time is now!" the show says on its website. Bakker and Tammy Faye had two children. He and his second wife adopted five children in 2002. The Associated Press also reported that in June 2021, Bakker and his Morningside Church Productions Inc. settled a lawsuit accusing him of falsely claiming the health supplement Silver Solution could cure COVID-19. The settlement called for $156,000 in refunds to people who paid money or gave contributions to obtain the product in the early days of the pandemic. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4e52175342cf4db8ca06f Man triggers relationship crisis by grabbing first class, leaving woman behind in coach te 2026-10-06T12:10:09.206Z Man triggers relationship crisis by grabbing first class, leaving woman behind in coach A woman's uncomfortable travel experience with a now-ex-boyfriend is fueling a heated debate about airplane etiquette and expectations between couples as a psychotherapist pointed out the larger issues involved. In a recent TikTok video, the woman said she and her then-boyfriend were flying to visit his family when he received a seat upgrade — leaving her stuck back in the economy section. The woman said she did not have airline status, while her boyfriend frequently traveled for work and regularly received upgrades and points, according to the video. MAN SPARKS OUTRAGE BY CALLING 30-MINUTE AIRPORT RIDE FOR HIS WIFE A ‘MASSIVE INCONVENIENCE’ The woman said she expected him to suggest switching seats — but that he took the upgrade himself.  She said sitting in economy was not the problem; it was his actions that crushed her.  "It's not the seat, it's the principle," she said — describing the experience as "the beginning of the end" of their relationship. Jonathan Alpert, a New York-based psychotherapist and author of "Therapy Nation," told Fox News Digital that offering the woman the upgraded seat would have been a considerate gesture on the man's part. But the disagreement appeared to represent a larger issue in the relationship, he said.  CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER "I think this situation probably isn't really about him giving up his seat, but it's probably about him or his lack of selflessness," Alpert said, adding the issue is less about gender and more about "kindness and thoughtfulness." Still, Alpert said he would not consider the seat decision alone a reason to end a relationship. He suggested there were likely other issues between the couple and that the incident may have been "the straw that broke the camel's back." Travel can bring those underlying differences to the surface, Alpert said. He described it as a "stress test" that can reveal how partners handle pressure, adapt to unexpected situations and compromise with each other. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES For couples faced with a similar upgrade, Alpert said "selflessness is the name of the game," suggesting a traveler should offer the better seat to a partner or turn down the upgrade completely in order to sit together. "At the end of the day, I would think that a couple wants to sit together and not apart," he said. Many social media users sided with the woman, saying they, too, would have expected a partner to offer the better seat or decline the upgrade altogether. "Personally I'd rather just reject the upgrade altogether so we could sit together," one person wrote. One commenter who identified herself as a flight attendant agreed, writing, "I'm a flight attendant and if a man ever says his wife is in the back, I always call him out." TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Another person said, "Any real man would let his wife have first class." Others pushed back on the expectation that the boyfriend should have surrendered his seat. "Why does the man always have to suffer?" one person asked. "It's called chivalry," another responded. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4e51a75342cf4db8ca036 Type One Energy raised $200M to build a fusion power plant by 2034 te 2026-10-06T12:10:02.956Z Type One Energy raised $200M to build a fusion power plant by 2034 Type One Energy is betting that its lean approach to fusion power will get a power plant on the grid faster, and investors have rewarded it with $200 million. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4e2ce75342cf4db8c9ea0 Fired Trail Blazers announcer's legal team demands reinstatement after team axes him over teenage tweets te 2026-10-06T12:00:14.164Z Fired Trail Blazers announcer's legal team demands reinstatement after team axes him over teenage tweets Former Portland Trail Blazers play-by-play announcer Braiden Bell and his attorney are calling for his reinstatement after the team fired him hours after announcing his hiring over decade-old social media posts. Bell, 29, was hired from the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury to replace Kevin Calabro, becoming the NBA’s youngest lead broadcaster. But the Blazers terminated his contract after tweets he wrote at age 15 resurfaced online. In December 2012, Bell tweeted, "I’m not racist at all.. But not gonna lie.. Asian people p— me off! Hahaha #Honest." In July 2013, he posted, "no blacks either. #racist." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Bell retained sports employment attorney Arnie Herz, who previously represented San Antonio Spurs broadcaster Jacob Tobey in his reinstatement after a team suspension. In a statement provided to OutKick, Herz called for the Blazers to bring Bell back to the booth. "Should the worst words a fifteen-year-old ever wrote decide the rest of his life? That is the question now before the Portland Trail Blazers," the statement read in part. "Braiden is not asking anyone to excuse what he wrote. He has owned it, without excuses. What he is asking is whether a boy’s words from fourteen years ago should outweigh everything the man has done since. If that is the standard, there is hardly a person in any organization in America who could meet it. Accountability means owning what you did and showing who you have become. Braiden has done both." KARL RAVECH STUNS MLB FANS BY RETURNING TO ESPN BOOTH WEEKS AFTER BEING LAID OFF Bell also apologized for the posts in a statement. "I am deeply sorry for the language that I used on Twitter. These tweets, while wrong, were written by me 14 years ago while I was only 15 years old and have no reflection of who I am today. I do not take lightly any harm it causes now. I regret this being the first impression to many of you online, but I can take solace in knowing that the people who truly know me understand that this is not the kind of person I am. Again, I’d like to apologize to anyone who was hurt by my words and will continue to always treat people with kindness and respect." The Blazers fired Bell without placing him on administrative leave, citing team and league policies in a statement confirming the decision. "The Portland Trail Blazers have zero tolerance for racist, sexist, or harmful comments. Social media posts made by our recently announced play-by-play broadcaster are in clear violation of team and league policies, as well as our values and expectations. Therefore, we will not be moving forward with this broadcaster. The play-by-play role carries a long legacy of excellence, on the broadcast and in character, and we hold that standard without exception. "We did not meet our own bar in this process, and for that we apologize to Blazers fans and to Rip City. We believe strongly that everyone who is a part of Rip City should feel welcome and safe, and we will make sure that our new broadcaster reflects these values. We will do better." In response to the calls for reinstatement, the Trail Blazers reaffirmed their decision in a statement to The Athletic. "We stand by our statement issued last week and have no further comment at this time. We wish Mr. Bell the best." Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com / Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4e2c875342cf4db8c9e81 Democratic Effort Aims to Keep 2028 Hopefuls Focused on General Election te 2026-10-06T12:00:08.194Z Democratic Effort Aims to Keep 2028 Hopefuls Focused on General Election A new polling project called Project 270 will work to focus candidates on voters’ interests in presidential battleground states. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4e2c775342cf4db8c9e71 Flagstaff Event Almanac for October 6 te 2026-10-06T12:00:07.020Z Flagstaff Event Almanac for October 6 Oct 6 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4e07075342cf4db8c9e1d Senate puts fate of Daylight Saving Time bill in jeopardy and more top headlines te 2026-10-06T11:50:08.958Z Senate puts fate of Daylight Saving Time bill in jeopardy and more top headlines 1. Senate puts fate of Daylight Saving Time bill in jeopardy 2. Trump points finger at Iran over attempted flydubai attack 3. AI giants pressed under oath to make key safety guarantee   ‘IT’S RAMPANT' — Ole Miss students, bar workers warn of culture of underage drinking, fake ID schemes and frat allegations. Continue reading … RAISED VOICES — Girls who faced boys in locker rooms now getting death threats for speaking out. Continue reading … BURIED TRUTH — Plague death exposes Putin's crumbling grip as war and economy spiral downward. Continue reading … UNDER SCRUTINY — Vandals target Cornell campus as scandal outrage erupts over alleged party attack. Continue reading … FACE THE MUSIC — ‘American Idol’ alum handed life without parole as daughters tear into mom’s killer. Continue reading … -- PRICE OF PROGRESS — States set to trigger fresh minimum wage hikes with pay floors more than double federal rate. Continue reading … MIDTERM MATH — Democrats think a blue wave is building. Here are 3 forces that could stop it. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4de1a75342cf4db8c9dc1 'UNRWA is Hamas,' Israeli attorney warns as explosive Oct 7 lawsuit rocks UN agency te 2026-10-06T11:40:10.018Z 'UNRWA is Hamas,' Israeli attorney warns as explosive Oct 7 lawsuit rocks UN agency A legal battle between the family of an Oct. 7, 2023 attack victim and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has become a lightning rod for ongoing uncertainty about the agency’s future in the Gaza Strip. Israeli civil rights attorney and president of the Shurat HaDin Law Center, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, told Fox News Digital that she filed a lawsuit in the District Court of Jerusalem on behalf of the family of 21-year-old Yonatan Samerano, who was murdered outside of Kibbutz Be’eri after fleeing the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023. Samerano’s body was returned to his family after 625 days in captivity, during the final stage of hostage releases, Darshan-Leitner said. According to Darshan-Leitner, after Samerano was shot to death by terrorists, his body was picked up by UNRWA workers, placed in an UNRWA vehicle and kidnapped to Gaza. "Although the kidnapping was by UNRWA’s workers, UNRWA never revealed the place of the body, never cooperated with Israeli authorities to tell them where Yonatan Samerano was held and never admitted that it was done by its workers. And therefore we decided to sue UNRWA on behalf of the family." TRUMP BRINGS NEW HEAT TO CONTROVERSIAL UN AGENCY AS ALLEGED HAMAS TIES ENGULF SCORES OF EMPLOYEES The difficulty in bringing suit against UNRWA has been the diplomatic immunity the organization enjoys by virtue of the Charter of the United Nations and the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations. Darshan-Leitner said that the charter "specifically prohibits any act of violence, let alone terrorism" and that because "UNRWA was aiding and abetting terror organizations and participating in acts of terrorism, they can no longer enjoy the immunity granted by the treaty." The Israeli Knesset passed legislation in December stripping UNRWA of its diplomatic immunity, which allows the Israeli government to expropriate UNRWA properties within East Jerusalem. Due to UNRWA’s loss of immunity, the Samerano family is pursuing punitive damages of NIS 24 million (nearly $8million) under Israel’s Compensation for Victims of Terrorism Law. When the deadline for UNRWA to file its defense in the case arrived last week, Darshan-Leitner said that the agency asked for a 45-day extension. UNRWA did not respond to requests for comment about the status of its immunity, or its response to the litigation it faces on behalf of Samerano’s family. US URGES DONORS TO ABANDON UNRWA FUNDING AS UN DEFENDS AGENCY'S MISSION Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, told Fox News Digital that Guterres has consistently "stated that the Knesset Law and its amendments are inconsistent with the status and international legal framework applicable to UNRWA. The source of UNRWA’s immunities is vested in the Charter of the United Nations and the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, which remain applicable." While Guterres "has been very clear that any UNRWA personnel who has been demonstrated to have participated in the terror attack on Israel on Oct. 7 must be held accountable," he added that "Whenever we have been given information by the Israeli government on such individuals, we have acted." UNRWA’s role in the future of Gaza has been hotly contested in passing months. As the USAID Office of Inspector General and NGO Watch continue to turn up evidence of Hamas infiltration of UNRWA, Finland, Sweden and the U.S. have now fully stopped issuing funds to the organization. The Board of Peace, charged with the reconstruction of Gaza, has stated that UNRWA will have no role in the future of the Strip. However, the Associated Press reported on Sept. 25 that the Board of Peace members "have been more open to working with the U.N. agency for Palestine than it seems." Their article cited a Board of Peace official’s confirmation that "board members had met multiple times with UNRWA officials." The Board of Peace shot back on X, saying that its "policy as it relates to UNRWA’s involvement in Gaza is unchanged. We will only work with trusted partners who will deliver for the people of Gaza and contribute to a deradicalized Strip. UNRWA fails on those litmus tests." UN-BACKED DATA UNDERCUTS VIRAL GAZA FAMINE CLAIMS AS CHILD MALNUTRITION FALLS A U.S. official told Fox News Digital that "The evidence continues to mount that UNRWA has become a vehicle for instability, violence and radicalization, and it has no place in Gaza’s future humanitarian operations. At the same time, we are confident there are many capable and dedicated service providers in Gaza today who, following robust vetting and background checks, will meet the high standards required to deliver critical goods and services to the Palestinian people. We expect many will welcome the opportunity to continue that important work in partnership with credible NGOs, other U.N. entities or alongside the [National Committee for the Administration of Gaza.] Following an orderly wind-down, UNRWA itself will neither be essential nor necessary to accomplishing the work that lies ahead in Gaza." Guterres continues to stand behind the organization. In remarks he delivered at the Ministerial Meeting on UNRWA on Sept. 24, the U.N. leader stated that "UNRWA remains a critical stabilizing presence." UN CHIEF BACKS OFFICIAL WHO REPOSTED ANTI-ISRAEL ACTIVIST'S CLAIMS AMID CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION "For years now, UNRWA has been forced to operate under extraordinary pressure. I have repeatedly condemned in the strongest terms the appalling attacks by Hamas and other armed Palestinian groups against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Since then, UNRWA’s personnel in Gaza have endured terrible loss and hardship. Nearly 400 members of its workforce have been killed. Hundreds of its premises remain inaccessible, severely damaged, or utterly destroyed," Guterres said. Guterres also said that "a ceaseless political campaign has tried to manipulate public perceptions, undermine UNRWA’s ability to operate, and deny the rights of Palestine refugees." He called on U.N. Member States to "take immediate action" to politically and financially support the organization and protect its mandate. Darshan-Leitner said that allowing UNRWA to continue operations inside Gaza would be problematic. "UNRWA indoctrinated [Palestinian refugees] and let the terror organizations infiltrate their schools and education facilities." She added that UNRWA facilities "served Hamas as bases, as launchers, as missile storage places," which both "risk the life of the citizens in Gaza," and ensure that there will be collateral damage if Israel retaliates against attacks. "If the Board of Peace wants to re-educate the people to get rid of the terrorist system, to separate between the terrorists and the citizens of Gaza, it cannot do it when UNRWA is around because UNRWA is embedded in Hamas…UNRWA is Hamas. So letting UNRWA take care of the humanitarian needs of the population in Gaza is a fatal mistake," Darshan-Leitner said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4de1975342cf4db8c9db8 Giants quarterback Jameis Winston channels his Christian faith after another dramatic victory te 2026-10-06T11:40:09.274Z Giants quarterback Jameis Winston channels his Christian faith after another dramatic victory New York Giants quarterback Jameis Winston has consistently preached his Christian faith throughout his NFL career, which includes a real moment where he hoped God would "deliver me from pick-sixes." But after another win on Sunday – his second since taking over as the Giants’ starting quarterback following Jaxson Dart’s knee injury in Week 2 – Winston revealed the Bible verse he was wearing on his wristband. Deonte Banks, the Giants’ first-round cornerback, was in the middle of a post-game interview after sealing his team’s victory with a 96-yard pick-six on fourth-and-goal as the clock hit zero. Winston crept over and started reading Philippians 3.13-14 off his wristband. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE "Forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to what is ahead, my brother!" Winston shouted before embracing Banks and looking into the camera. "That’s one thing I do." Then, it was Winston’s turn to speak with CBS Sports’ Aditi Kinkhabwala, where his faith shined once again. FALCONS ROOKIE ZACHARIAH BRANCH SAYS CHRISTIAN FAITH, DAILY DEVOTIONALS FUEL HIS NFL JOURNEY "Praise God," he said. "Unwavering faith, people coming through when they needed to come through. It was only by the grace of God, man. There were so many supernatural things that happened today, and that was one of them. I believe in miracles, but that was preparation, that was hard work, and that was just a divine interaction for Tae Banks just getting off his injury, never giving up and coming back to get a pick-six and seal the day. Man, wow. Wow. Thank you, Lord." Winston channeled his inner reverend when asked by Kinkhabwala what he tells himself when the game goes through roller-coaster ups and downs like it did on Sunday. He threw two interceptions, but had three touchdowns in what NFL fans have come to know as "The Jameis Winston Experience." "I’m so grateful for the word of God," he said, looking dead into the camera lens. "One thing I do is forgetting that which is behind me and reaching forward to what is ahead. You think that I’m joking, but Philippians 3.13 states this, and you have to do it no matter the circumstances, conditions or facts. Desire what you will love, and I wanted this team to win a game. "It looked like the odds were against us – it really did. But God found a way. How great is He? His thoughts are higher than our thoughts, His ways are better than our ways. That’s only His grace." Winston also shouted out his head coach, John Harbaugh, a man of similar Christian faith who now owns a 3-1 record in his first four games leading the Giants. "Our head coach is tenacious. Our head coach is a Kingdom man. Our head coach is instilling every one of these qualities in us, and it’s really a beautiful thing to see," Winston said. "Shout out to the defensive line, shout out to the defense again, shout out to the offensive line, and praise God. Thank you." The Giants find themselves in a rare situation compared to the previous decade worth of seasons, as they are in sole possession of the NFC East lead at 3-1 since November 2015. New York will aim to continue that trend next week against a division foe, the Washington Commanders, where Winston will continue to lean on his preparation, teammates, and his faith to keep the winning going for the Giants. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4de1875342cf4db8c9daf Senate puts fate of Daylight Saving Time bill in jeopardy and more top headlines te 2026-10-06T11:40:08.318Z Senate puts fate of Daylight Saving Time bill in jeopardy and more top headlines 1. Senate puts fate of Daylight Saving Time bill in jeopardy 2. Trump points finger at Iran over attempted flydubai attack 3. AI giants pressed under oath to make key safety guarantee   ‘IT’S RAMPANT' — Ole Miss students, bar workers warn of culture of underage drinking, fake ID schemes and frat allegations. Continue reading … RAISED VOICES — Girls who faced boys in locker rooms now getting death threats for speaking out. Continue reading … BURIED TRUTH — Plague death exposes Putin's crumbling grip as war and economy spiral downward. Continue reading … UNDER SCRUTINY — Vandals target Cornell campus as scandal outrage erupts over alleged party attack. Continue reading … FACE THE MUSIC — ‘American Idol’ alum handed life without parole as daughters tear into mom’s killer. Continue reading … -- PRICE OF PROGRESS — States set to trigger fresh minimum wage hikes with pay floors more than double federal rate. Continue reading … MIDTERM MATH — Democrats think a blue wave is building. Here are 3 forces that could stop it. Continue reading … ROAD RELIEF — Trump opens red-dyed diesel to truckers in bid to slash fuel costs. Continue reading … SHADOW WATCH — Biden-era FBI tracked Trump family travel and Wiles’ calls in classified docs probe. Continue reading … Click here for more cartoons…   ROLE REVERSAL — CBS interviewer stumped after Homan turns migrant treatment question around. Continue reading … UNEQUAL FOOTING — Trump admin sues university for giving undocumented students a break US citizens can't get. Continue reading … REALITY SETS IN — Seattle's socialist mayor scales back on campaign promises amid public safety concerns. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4dbc275342cf4db8c9d57 NFL execs and coaches want league to rein in 'out of control' officials and hope suspensions signal a start te 2026-10-06T11:30:10.497Z NFL execs and coaches want league to rein in 'out of control' officials and hope suspensions signal a start We all rolled our eyes when commissioner Roger Goodell spoke glowingly about NFL officiating at the Super Bowl a few years ago and continually defended it years afterward, saying officials do great work considering their tough jobs and dismissing theories they favor one team over others, and this offseason even giving them a pay raise. Then Monday happened which, perhaps, helps the league and its executives understand what has only been whispered in closed-door meetings before: NFL officiating is out of control. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! First a quick reminder about what happened on Monday: The league suspended referee Adrian Hill for one game and line judge Jeff Seeman two games for separate instances of "unprofessional conduct toward a player." Both officials let their emotions get the better of them. Seeman cursed out Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride and Hill made physical contact with Eric Wilson because he believed the Vikings linebacker knocked him to the turf. (In fact, Wilson was pushed into Hill by a Dolphins player and that's how the ref ended up on his back). The suspensions were not unprecedented but rare. The last time multiple officials were suspended in the same season, much less on the same day, was in 1968 when six of them got suspended for one game because they all lost track of the downs during a game between the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams. In the 58 seasons between then and Monday, only six other officials were suspended by the NFL. That history tells you the NFL believes what happened over the weekend to be a milestone and perhaps it is. Because, as several NFL sources told OutKick, perhaps it marks the moment the league sends its officiating community the message that everything is most definitely not alright. Coaches, players and fans already knew that. But until Monday the NFL was "publicly in denial," one source said. Ask Rams coach Sean McVay. He said last week the NFL admitted to him its officials blew a key pass interference call in the Rams' game against the Denver Broncos. You know what the NFL's reaction was to McVay being transparent about the officiating mistake? It sent out a memo reminding coaches, executives and staff that "all such conversations are confidential and are not to be discussed publicly and League discipline may be imposed on club personnel for breaching that confidentiality." So days before the league announced it was disciplining two officials for their mistakes its position about making mistakes public was something akin to, "Say nothing."  The hope is that course does not continue, multiple NFL sources told OutKick, because complaints have been pouring from coaches, executives and even some owners wanting the league to make officials more accountable. NFL'S DUMBEST MOMENT OF WEEK 4 GOES TO A REF NOW ON THE MOUNT RUSHMORE OF ANGRILY JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS Accountability is probably in order because NFL officials are on some kind of heater the first four weeks of this season. Consider there were 14 games on Sunday and NFL officials called 255 penalties in those games combined, according to NFLpenalties.com. That averages out to slightly more than 18 penalties per game. That was the most of any week in over a decade. According to the analytics wiz at SharpFootballAnalysis.com, offensive units are getting flagged at the highest per-snap rate of any first four weeks of a season since 2000. That means the NFL, which has in the past decade installed rules to encourage offense and points, is seeing its officials stall offenses more than ever this millennium. And through Sunday's games, officials nullified 17 TDs because of penalties. That number was nine the previous two seasons — combined. The handful of executives who spoke with OutKick anonymously on Monday said it behooves players and coaches to play within the rules. They say in most cases, officials are calling what they think they're seeing. But they also are frustrated by officials being more willing to actively become part of the game. "Some of these guys seem to believe the game is better off in their hands than in the hands of the players and coaches," one NFC executive said. "It's ego." This executive wasn't pointing to Seeman or Hill. He was pointing to flags thrown in the biggest moments of multiple games. Officials in the past often let the players play through those big moments, but seem more willing to become part of the game's outcome now. A statistic that backs that is the NFL has seen the most penalties on third- and fourth-downs in the second half of games dating back at least to 2000, per Sharp. The Chargers and Seahawks combined for 30 accepted penalties totaling 280 yards on Sunday. Seattle coach Mike Macdonald took the seven personal foul penalties his team got quite personally. "This is going to be a through, not around, next 24-to-48 hours on how we address the penalties," Macdonald said. The NFL is expected to do some of the same with its officials. FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4dbc175342cf4db8c9d4e Pro wrestling star Big Damo reveals why he signed with MLW, being a part of Contra and eyeing Opera Cup te 2026-10-06T11:30:09.661Z Pro wrestling star Big Damo reveals why he signed with MLW, being a part of Contra and eyeing Opera Cup Big Damo has made a big impact since he joined Major League Wrestling (MLW) earlier this year. Damo, a former WWE competitor, is among the bruisers that litter the MLW roster. The 6-foot-3, 310-pound Belfast native aligned himself with Contra Unit as soon as he hit the ring. He explained to OutKick Dropkick in a recent interview why he joined the company in the first place. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE "Honestly, the major reason was I was struggling with a minor injury and MLW were really, really patient with me and they waited until I recovered and came back to me," he said. "So, I feel like I've got a bit of loyalty there. It's kind of rare in wrestling normally when this kind of thing happens, they have to move on, and I've seen that at different parts of my career. They endeared themselves to me no end. But that they came back after because I had to miss what was going to be an original start day, which would have been January and I had to miss that unfortunately. So, they came back to me a couple of months later and then it was great to get started." Damo also pointed to the roster MLW has been building over the last two years with recognizable names and the alliances it has built with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling, allowing for global superstars to get an opportunity to perform in MLW. "Also, what really drew me to MLW is, there's an incredible roster there. A lot of colleagues, a lot of people I've wrestled before and a lot of people who I really like and really respect. It’s an amazing roster and all their partnerships across the world whether it's in Mexico or Japan with New Japan, CMLL, everything else. And now, you're seeing you know a lot of the ladies of Stardom and stuff like that coming in. So, It's a very intriguing roster and they're making a big push to bring in a bunch of Europeans and you know there's no bigger European than me." Damo also pointed to MLW’s distribution deals, which allow its weekly show "Fusion" to be broadcast on platforms like Tubi and Veeps. In the ring, Damo is one of the handful of big men who have joined Contra – the most evil faction in MLW. Damo, Brick Savage, Kushida, Ikuro Kwon, Okumira, Josef Samael and Sentai Death Squad are the members of the group eager to dole out punishment to anyone who steps to them. It’s been a while since Contra has been able to get the sense of fear back around them and Damo has relished the opportunity to be a part of that. "Well, at this point with myself and Brick Savage, I think we could probably run through a brick wall," he told OutKick Dropkick. "So, it probably is the best time to say we're probably the most feared we've been in a long time. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "Obviously, there's been an incredible roster of people who've come through Contra all through the years, but right now we're looking pretty good. It's one of the coolest kind of collection of wrestlers I think that I've been a part of and now we're in a situation where we're putting the rest of the roster on notice. So, as I said, Brick Savage, a very recent addition, he can literally throw anybody around. So, I mean, he'll make me look good, so that's even better." Damo said he wasn’t necessarily eyeing gold right away like his teammate Brick Savage is. For now, he has his sights on the Opera Cup. The Opera Cup is a single-elimination tournament held in MLW. The company revived the tournament in 2019 after it originally was started in the late 1800s. The tournament was discontinued in 1948 after Stu Hart won the trophy. On "Fusion," Damo will take on Wolf Gang with Matt Riddle possibly waiting for him in the next round. "Always eyeing gold," he said. "You know, with this Opera Cup, that'll be the first step. I'm wrestling Wolf Gang this Thursday on Tubi. And then I'm looking at the likes of Matt Riddle. I'm looking at the likes of Killer Kross. These are people who I know very well and wouldn't mind a little bit of gold around my waist as well. So, listen, I'm leaving everything on the table, but I'll start with the Opera Cup because the Opera Cup, obviously, is probably the most historic tournament still going in pro wrestling. So why not make history, be the first Irish winner as well." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4d71475342cf4db8c9c89 JIMMY FAILLA: I came to Fox with my taxi double-parked. Then came the ride of my life te 2026-10-06T11:10:12.453Z JIMMY FAILLA: I came to Fox with my taxi double-parked. Then came the ride of my life I'd like to start by congratulating all of my incredible colleagues at Fox News on this huge anniversary. And let the record show that our channel may be turning 30, but it only looks 22 thanks to the makeup team. Like a lot of people who work here at Fox, I absolutely fell in love with the energy in the building the very first time I walked in the door. The only difference was that I couldn't stay long because I had my taxi double-parked on Sixth Avenue, and I didn't want to get a parking ticket. JIMMY FAILLA RECALLS DOUBLE-PARKING CAB ON 6TH AVENUE TO SQUEEZE IN FIRST FOX TV APPEARANCE As you may have heard, I was a New York City cab driver the first time I appeared on Fox, but let the record show that this place has taken me on the ride of my life since then. That being said, I'm not here to make this piece about me or my nationally syndicated talk show, which you can listen to weekdays from noon-3 p.m. on the Fox News app. Nor do I want to focus on my TV show, "Fox News Saturday Night with Jimmy Failla," which airs at 10 p.m. ET on the Fox News Channel. Don't get me wrong, a more shameless writer might even use this opportunity to plug his New York Times bestselling book, "Cancel Culture Dictionary," but let's leave my accolades aside — especially my top streaming stand-up comedy special, "They're Just Jokes," which is streaming on Fox Nation. Getting past my ridiculousness for a minute, the thing that makes so many people fall in love with working here is the undeniable sense of community that energizes "1211" every day. MARTHA MACCALLUM: AFTER 22 YEARS, HERE'S WHY I'M GRATEFUL TO CALL FOX HOME Everybody knows EVERYBODY, and as serious as the work can get, the day-to-day vibe feels more like you're hanging out with your funniest friends. Sure, people put in crazy hours and work against tight deadlines, but we spend every second in between cracking each other up during commercial breaks and catching up on each other's families. JENNIFER GRIFFIN: I COVERED WARS, TERROR AND TRAGEDY FOR FOX NEWS. WHAT I FOUND WAS A FAMILY Those conversations frequently make their way to the airwaves, which is why the viewers know so much about our pets, our kids, and our weekend plans. In every sense of the word, Fox News is a family, on-air and off, which is why we have so many families watching us at home. FOX NEWS MEDIA'S SPOTLIGHT AWARDS CELEBRATE BEHIND-THE-SCENES STARS AS NETWORK NEARS 30 YEARS I'm always told at my live events that people feel like they know us because they DO. We're like relatives, and the best part is you never have to worry about us staying too long because you have a remote that makes us leave. (Although we may ask to borrow money before we go if I lose my bet on the Yankees winning the World Series this year.) LAUREN GREEN: I WAS FOX NEWS CHANNEL'S FIRST ON-AIR HIRE. HERE'S HOW A DREAM BECAME A POWERHOUSE The other thing that makes our channel so dominant on so many platforms is the fact that TV is the ultimate team game, and it's not lost on any of us that NOBODY can win on the air without superstar performances off it. Tom Brady wouldn't have a single Super Bowl ring if he didn't have a great offensive line, and the same goes for TV hosts — we're nothing without all the amazing people blocking for us behind the scenes. DANA PERINO: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE REMARKABLE PEOPLE WHO MAKE FOX NEWS POSSIBLE Not that I think anyone should be comparing themselves to a man of Tom Brady's stature, but it wouldn't shock me if Jesse Watters did. Happy 30th anniversary to ALL of Fox News. From the wizards in the wardrobe department to the bad asses in building operations and everyone in between. There are honestly too many awesome people here to name, although I do hope this piece has inspired at least half of you to start watching my show because I can always use the ratings. Cheers to 30 years! CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM JIMMY FAILLA Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4d71375342cf4db8c9c80 Dolph Lundgren says he 'always understood' Sylvester Stallone due to similar abusive childhood te 2026-10-06T11:10:11.738Z Dolph Lundgren says he 'always understood' Sylvester Stallone due to similar abusive childhood Dolph Lundgren believes his shared abusive childhood helped him better understand Sylvester Stallone throughout their 40-year friendship. During an interview with Fox News Digital, Lundgren – who recently released his documentary "Dolph: Unbreakable" – explained the gratitude he has for the "Rocky" star after he "resurrected" his career. "I think part of what's kept it going is I always have been very grateful to him and loving towards him. We've had our ups and downs, but I think, you know, he's discovered a lot of new talent and I think some of them perhaps haven't been as grateful maybe as some others, and I've always paid my respects to him because he's responsible not just for 'Rocky IV' but 'The Expendables.' I did four of those movies, which resurrected my career," Lundgren began. He continued, "I hadn't been on the big screen for 25 years when I did 'Expendables.'" SYLVESTER STALLONE SHARES HARROWING NEW DETAILS ABOUT ABUSIVE CHILDHOOD Lundgren went on to share that Stallone is a "complicated guy," but he understands him. WATCH: Dolph Lundgren opens up about the ‘ups and downs’ in his friendship with Sylvester Stallone "I've always appreciated him. I always understood him. I know he's a complicated guy, but we have a similar background, so I always knew where he was coming from, which I think he knows. And I think also, it got more emotional, and I believe that I have a feeling that you know, he's also opened up like I have over the years about his upbringing and what he's gone through," Lundgren said. The actor said the parallels in their lives go deeper than a shared abusive childhood. "We have daughters; he has three, I got two. And you know if you think about it, who can you... if you're an action star, who had an abusive childhood, who has three daughters, who has a ton of injuries... Who can understand you? There's not that many people you can talk to," Lundgren said. The star explained that there is only Arnold Schwarzenegger left that could possibly understand his and Stallone's upbringing and life story. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE Stallone and Lundgren's friendship has had its share of ups and downs since they met while making "Rocky IV." Stallone told Jimmy Fallon in 2019 on The Tonight Show that he initially disliked Lundgren because he seemed "too perfect," but the two eventually became friends and worked together again on "The Expendables" films. In a September interview with Los Angeles Magazine, Lundgren said they had a "little falling out" over the proposed "Drago" spin-off, but Stallone reached out after learning Lundgren had cancer, and they are now close again. After beating cancer and surviving childhood abuse, Lundgren is now turning his sights on his own documentary. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Speaking to Fox News Digital, Lundgren explained that his newly released documentary is an ability for fans to see the man underneath the armor. WATCH: Dolph Lundgren opens up about his life and career in ‘Dolph: Unbreakable’ PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE "I wanted people to see, to put together the puzzle of how, why did I play those characters and why did I end up being unbreakable, or at least appear to be unbreakable," he began. "It was all my personal journey. And I think hopefully other people may be able to relate to some of that." Stallone, Schwarzenegger and Jean Claude Van Damme will be making appearances in the new documentary. According to a synopsis, "Dolph: Unbreakable" will include interviews with the three men, as well as home videos and archival photos, to show a "a raw and revealing portrait" of Lundgren. The documentary, "Dolph: Unbreakable" released on VOD and digital platforms on Oct. 6, 2026. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4d71275342cf4db8c9c77 Women who faced biological males in girls' sports and locker rooms speak out ahead of Washington state vote te 2026-10-06T11:10:10.978Z Women who faced biological males in girls' sports and locker rooms speak out ahead of Washington state vote Frances Staudt chose not to play against a biological male in a high school basketball game and said she gets harassed every day in her school's hallways because of her decision. It doesn't matter to her detractors that that male was also in her locker room before the game. Alanna Smith was a college sprinter at Georgia Southern who had aspirations of winning the Connecticut State Open while in high school. But she knew she was defeated before her race began because of the biological male lining up against her in the blocks. Bailey Andersen was a high school basketball player who remembers a 6-foot biological male out-jumping her 6-foot-3 teammate on the opening tip due to his superior athleticism. But her lasting memory from that day was the mustached boys flexing in front of a mirror in the girls' locker room before the game. I LOST A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TO A BOY. I REFUSE TO LOSE MY VOICE Kendall Kotzmacher is a college softball player who lost her high school state championship game to a team that started a biological male at pitcher. That wasn't her only loss, though, as myriad friends have abandoned her since she began speaking up on this issue. Sadie Sullivan was a high school swimmer who said she regularly had biological males in her locker room while she was changing into her suit, and that hearing male voices in her space "freaked me out." So what brought these five ladies to a rally in Vancouver, Wash., last Saturday to share their stories? To make sure nothing like that ever happens again in Washington state. Actually, their ambitions extend beyond Washington. They don't want these types of incidents happening anywhere in the country, but stopping them in the Pacific Northwest is the immediate priority. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! On Nov. 3, Washington voters will decide whether to pass Initiative 638, which would bar biological males from competing in girls’ K-12 sports. What's particularly significant about this measure is that it took hundreds of thousands of signatures from across the state to get it on the ballot. Twenty-seven other states separate biological males from females in K-12 sports, but all of those policies were enacted by state legislatures rather than approved by voters. So if Washingtonians approved Initiative 638, it could become the first state in the country to put such a policy into law by popular vote — and the first state that President Donald Trump lost in 2024 to have one on the books. That last detail matters, because Democrat politicians have largely dismissed the trans-in-sports debate as a non-issue. But if this measure were to pass in one of the bluest states in the country? "If we can show that a state like Washington has enough common sense to stand up for the girls and women, then any other state can do so as well," said Staudt, a senior at Tumwater High in Washington. "I think we need people to know that it's possible to be done. Jennifer Sey, founder of XX-XY Athletics, agrees. The former national-team gymnast was at the rally in Washington on Saturday but lives in Colorado, where voters will consider a similar measure restricting biological males from competing in female school sports on the Nov. 3 ballot. It's Sey's hope that if these initiatives pass, it will start a "cascade" that leads to legislation in all 50 states. DEMOCRAT SENATORS FLEE OR NO-SHOW JUDICIARY COMMITTEE HEARING ON PROTECTING WOMEN'S SPORTS But despite this being an 80-20 issue nationally, and despite most Democrats supporting gender separation in sports, there is no guarantee that these measures will get through. Politicians have been employing scare tactics to try to squash the initiatives — most notably by warning that they would subject girls to "invasive genital inspections." Those were the exact words used by Tacoma City Councilmember Olgy Diaz last July. The Seattle City Council and King County Democrats made similar claims, with the latter describing I-638 as requiring girls "to undergo genital inspection to play sports at school." But as Sey has previously noted, these "genital inspections" aren't happening in the 27 states that do separate biological males and females in sports. Brandi Kruse, who emceed Saturday's rally and hosts the Washington-based podcast "Undivided," called these rhetorical ploys a red herring. TRANSGENDER ATHLETES HAVE TAKEN 2,293 CHAMPIONSHIP SPOTS FROM BIOLOGICAL WOMEN, NEW RESEARCH FINDS "It's interesting that the one argument the other side has not made and has not attempted to make, is that it's perfectly fine for boys to compete against girls," Kruse said. "They know that's a losing argument, so instead they make things up. They say that if you pass this initiative, then girls will have to get invasive genital exams...your doctor knows what your gender is." It's probably a safe assumption that everybody in the auditorium for Saturday's rally was in favor of passing I-638. But there was one man outside the property's walls holding a sign reading "if you are not an antifascist, what are you?" To his credit, he was civil when I spoke with him. But he called this whole debate a non-issue. "If you got beat by a biological male, sorry," he said. What about boys changing in girls locker rooms? "Just throw it all into the ridiculous propaganda bucket," he replied. I then asked for his name, but he wouldn't give it to me. And he only let me take a picture if he could cover his face with his sign. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE We know who the cowards are on this issue — and they certainly weren't the ladies at the rally. The aforementioned Kotzmacher said she has received death threats, while some detractors have threatened to show up at her home or college. But the Minnesota native keeps talking — whether in Washington, D.C. or Washington state — in hopes that a victory in one blue state can set off a chain reaction across the country. "I think that's the entire goal is to try and scare me back into being silent," Kotzmacher said. "But at this point, nothing's going to stop me and nothing's going to stop the other girls." Last year, trans track athlete Veronica Garcia, representing East Valley High in Spokane Valley, won the Washington state title in the 400 meters. This year, a boy for Camas High in WA switched to the girls cross-country team midseason and is currently dominating. And Monday, OutKick's Jackson Thompson reported that a Washington family requested a SCOTUS injunction after their daughter was allegedly assaulted by a trans athlete last year. There have been real consequences in that state — just as there have been across the country. If Washingtonians want to say "no" to this madness, they'll have to vote "yes" on I-638. "I think that's the entire goal is to try and scare me back into being silent," Kotzmacher said. "But at this point, nothing's going to stop me and nothing's going to stop the other girls." Last year, trans track athlete Veronica Garcia, representing East Valley High in Spokane Valley, won the Washington state title in the 400 meters. This year, a boy for Camas High in WA switched to the girls cross-country team midseason and is currently dominating. And Monday, OutKick's Jackson Thompson reported that a Washington family requested a SCOTUS injunction after their daughter was allegedly assaulted by a trans athlete last year. There have been real consequences in that state — just as there have been across the country. If Washingtonians want to say "no" to this madness, they'll have to vote "yes" on I-638. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4d71275342cf4db8c9c6e Doctor's 10 rules for living longer, celebrating more birthdays and making extra years count te 2026-10-06T11:10:10.161Z Doctor's 10 rules for living longer, celebrating more birthdays and making extra years count As scientists increasingly investigate how everyday habits may influence health and aging, one longevity doctor says the keys to a longer, healthier life don't require expensive supplements, elaborate biohacks or cutting-edge treatments. Dr. Michael Hall, a Miami Beach longevity physician and author of the new book "Infinite Youth," has identified what he calls the "10 commandments of longevity," which he believes can help people extend their healthiest years. Hall said the principles were shaped by nearly two decades in longevity medicine and by observing health and aging across cultures around the world. LONGEVITY DOCTOR REVEALS WHAT MATTERS MOST FOR AGING WELL, BEYOND PRICEY BIOHACKS "These are core elements that are not peptides, they're not NAD," Hall told Fox News Digital. "It's not that you've got to buy a fancy thing on Amazon." Instead, he said, "you start out with the basics and you maintain them consistently." "If you’re embracing some of these things, you are doing exactly what you need to do — and these don’t cost anything." The content that people repeatedly consume — particularly when it’s fear-based or negative — can shape their behavior, according to Hall. He sees protecting attention as part of protecting health, emphasizing the importance of being intentional about what people consume mentally. "What you put in your mind, you need to be very careful about," he said. "What you think, you become." ONE SIMPLE LIFESTYLE CHOICE COULD HELP YOU LIVE LONGER, SAYS LONGEVITY EXPERT A recent study identified a "sweet spot" of about six to eight hours of sleep per day, which researchers linked to healthier aging and lower risks of premature death and disease. Sleep is when the body recovers and the brain "resets," yet technology and poor sleep habits increasingly interfere with that process, according to Hall. "Sleep is probably one of the most important things that we just don’t talk about enough," he said. The expert pointed out that the body’s circadian rhythm responds naturally to light and darkness, while screens, artificial light and late bedtimes can disrupt that cycle. "The bed is really for sleep and sex," Hall added. A September 2026 study found that highly active older adults maintained high levels of aerobic fitness into their 60s, 70s and 80s, despite some normal age-related decline. "Movement is life," Hall agreed. He recalled seeing older adults remain highly active during his time working in New Zealand and Sri Lanka, including women in their 90s who were still mobile and fit. 3 COMMON FACTORS MAY BE SECRETLY SPEEDING UP THE AGING PROCESS, EXPERT SAYS Hall’s own routine includes walking, swimming, cycling and resistance work. For everyday movement, he particularly recommends walking and squatting, which engage large muscle groups and help maintain strength and mobility. Muscle strength helps support bones, posture and mobility, and may help reduce frailty and fall risk later in life, according to the longevity expert. "You need to maintain that good, healthy posture and strength throughout your life," Hall said. He connected loss of movement and strength with weakening muscles, bones, tendons and ligaments, potentially increasing fall risk as people age. "If you’re moving, you’re preserving strength, you’re maintaining your bones, because they go together," Hall said. For optimal longevity nutrition, Hall recommends choosing minimally processed foods, with a focus on simple preparation, portion control and awareness of what goes into meals. "Food is medicine, food is fuel, food is life," Hall said. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER While Hall said he cooks his own meals, primarily chooses fresh foods and largely avoids foods that come "out of a bag or a box," he emphasizes portion control rather than complete deprivation. "I don’t care what it is you love, you can have a bite," he said. Having a mission gives people something beyond themselves to invest in, contributing to emotional well-being and a meaningful life, according to Hall. "It’s the most important part of being human," he said. "Our mission … is our purpose." That purpose does not have to come from an extraordinary calling, Hall suggested. Whether someone is a physician, firefighter, baker or coffee shop owner, serving others can provide a sense of meaning. "If you’re just serving yourself, you aren’t going to be a happy person," he added. "No one ages well alone," Hall said. "You cannot live alone. You’re not designed to be atomized living in a box alone." Research published in October 2026 in PLOS One found that loneliness was associated with a higher risk of death at one, three and five years. CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES Hall also pointed to companionship, family and meaningful relationships as important parts of his own life. "Having people around you who appreciate you, who you can relate to, who can have a conversation with, have a laugh with, it’s so important," he said. A 2025 study of more than 10,000 older adults with cognitive impairment found that greater participation in cognitively stimulating activities was associated with a lower risk of death over time. "We’re needing to be challenged … as an individual and as a community and as society," Hall said. Continuing to learn, explore and seek out new experiences could play a role in healthy aging, research has found. Hall similarly believes curiosity helps people remain engaged with the world as they get older. "Curiosity allows us to explore and to always be aware there’s something more," he told Fox News Digital. "You’re never going to know everything. So you’re always on the quest." TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Curiosity has driven much of Hall’s travel and work around the world, he said, noting that getting older shouldn't mean stopping the pursuit of new experiences. "We were children, and we never really grew up, by the way — we just get older in our bodies." In his book, Hall describes healthy aging as keeping the body's metaphorical "funnel" as wide as possible for as long as possible. He sees aging as a gradual narrowing of that funnel, with increasing physiological stress as the body loses some of its ability to maintain optimal function. Keeping the funnel wide, he said, means supporting overall health and resilience through the fundamental habits outlined in his other commandments. Ultimately, Hall said his goal is not simply to help people accumulate more birthdays, but to make those additional years healthier and more meaningful. "I’m selling healthspan as much as I possibly can," he said. "Your best years of your life, the best living you can possibly have, sharing with others and making society better." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4d71175342cf4db8c9c65 Kentucky bourbon CEO fired after lawsuit alleges hidden cameras recording family members, minors nude: reports te 2026-10-06T11:10:09.340Z Kentucky bourbon CEO fired after lawsuit alleges hidden cameras recording family members, minors nude: reports Kentucky bourbon executive Wes Henderson lost his job earlier this month after family members accused him of using hidden cameras to record relatives and guests at his homes and a castle resort, according to reports. TKC Distilling, the parent company of The Kentucky Castle and True Story Whiskey, terminated Henderson as CEO Oct. 3. Relatives filed the lawsuit against Henderson in Oldham County, Kentucky, in June, according to The Courier Journal, which obtained the now-sealed complaint. RUTGERS RESEARCH DEAN ACCUSED OF SECRETLY RECORDING 'UPSKIRT' VIDEOS WITH CELLPHONE, PROSECUTORS SAY Now, the Department of Homeland Security is examining hidden recordings Henderson allegedly made, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. Fox News Digital reached out to DHS for comment. "Wes unequivocally denies the allegations in the lawsuit," Henderson's attorney said in a statement, according to the Herald-Leader. "It is our understanding that the complaint will be voluntarily dismissed. If that does not happen, he is prepared to vigorously defend himself." Family members alleged that they discovered concealed cameras during a June 2025 stay at Henderson’s vacation home near Melbourne, Florida. They said they removed about 15 cameras, including devices disguised as fire alarms. They also found cameras hidden in a fan, a clock, a speaker, charging blocks and outlet extenders. WEST VIRGINIA PRINCIPAL SUSPENDED AFTER RECORDING DEVICES FOUND IN GIRLS’ LOCKER ROOMS They also reportedly found a camera hidden in a bathroom air vent and footage showing Henderson positioning a camera in front of a bed. The complaint described footage of guests changing clothes and using bathrooms while unknowingly being recorded, along with people engaged in sexual acts. Some recordings allegedly showed Henderson, who is married, having sex with other women. SEN LANKFORD ACCUSES PORNHUB OF 'PREYING ON CHILDREN' IN BLISTERING LETTER The complaint also alleged that cameras recorded minors while they were nude. After reviewing some of the recordings, family members turned the evidence over to authorities. According to the lawsuit, Henderson's wife later gave relatives permission to search the couple's Oldham County home, where additional hidden cameras had been installed. WOMEN ACCUSE PEARADISE FOUNDER OF PREYING ON THEM BY TURNING ‘SAFE SPACE’ INTO MANSION OF MANIPULATION Other memory cards allegedly held footage recorded at The Kentucky Castle in Versailles, Kentucky, owned by Henderson. The lawsuit reportedly identified 40 people who appeared in the recordings without their knowledge or consent, including an alleged homeless person carrying what appeared to be a medical device into a restroom. The plaintiffs are seeking damages for pain and suffering and medical expenses. They have requested a jury trial, according to the Courier Journal. Charity Bird, an attorney for TKC Distilling, told Fox News Digital the company is not a party to the lawsuit, and that Henderson's son, Kyle Henderson, will take over as CEO of The Kentucky Castle and True Story Whiskey. "The Board and leadership of TKC Distilling, the parent company of The Kentucky Castle and True Story Whiskey, have terminated the employment of CEO Wes Henderson, effective immediately, in light of allegations outlined in a recently filed lawsuit," Bird said in an emailed statement. Henderson's attorney denied the allegations in a statement to the Herald-Leader. The attorney said Henderson expected the plaintiffs to drop the case, but would fight the allegations if they continued to pursue it. Separately, TKC Distilling and related businesses have faced lawsuits over allegedly unpaid architectural and consulting bills. Henderson, a former firefighter, recently took a leave of absence as the Oldham County deputy coroner, Oldham County Coroner David Pendleton told the Courier Journal. Meanwhile, the exact location of the recordings and devices remains unclear. SEND US A TIP The Brevard County Sheriff's Office in Florida and the Oldham County Police Department in Kentucky did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment on whether they have taken possession of the evidence. GOT A TIP? Versailles Police Chief Rob Young told Fox News Digital that his department is "not involved in the investigation." "We don't know anything about it," Young said. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL Bird said that TKC Distilling’s board plans to "conduct a full and independent investigation into the allegations." "The company remains committed to addressing the matter responsibly and to ensuring that the investigation is conducted thoroughly and fairly." Henderson could not immediately be reached for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4d71075342cf4db8c9c5c New York declares measles disaster emergency as cases surge in Pennsylvania te 2026-10-06T11:10:08.436Z New York declares measles disaster emergency as cases surge in Pennsylvania New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a statewide emergency on Monday over a measles outbreak spreading from Pennsylvania. It is the first time an emergency declaration has been issued since measles began surging in the U.S. in 2025. Pennsylvania has reported 977 measles cases and five deaths as of Oct. 2, with most cases centered in rural communities. Meanwhile, New York has reported 108 cases. WORLD’S MOST CONTAGIOUS VIRUS HITS MAJOR US AIRPORT AS OFFICIALS WARN OF POSSIBLE EXPOSURE "No one should get seriously ill or die from a vaccine-preventable disease," Hochul said in a statement. The U.S. is having its worst year for measles since 1991, with nearly 3,900 cases reported, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSIONER ACCUSES SHAPIRO OF 'DECEPTIVE' MEASLES DEATH FRAMING AS RFK JR BLASTS DEM GOVERNOR Hochul also issued an executive order expanding the number of health professionals who are approved to administer measles vaccines. DOCTOR SHORTAGES ARE HURTING RURAL PATIENTS. LET PHARMACISTS HELP THEM HEAL The order allows registered nurses to order tests for suspected measles and pharmacists to vaccinate children as young as two. It also requires all MMR vaccinations to be reported to state or New York City immunization registries within 72 hours, while waiving adults’ consent for such reporting. The Pennsylvania and Philadelphia health departments, as well as the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, reported last month that they are "working closely to ensure potentially exposed infants receive a preventative antibody product to prevent or lessen severe disease and to take steps to prevent the further spread of measles" amid the outbreak. MEASLES DEATHS MAY HAVE BEEN 'FABRICATED,' RFK JR CLAIMS AFTER CORONER RAISES QUESTIONS Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Palak Raval-Nelson wrote that measles exposures are "a reminder of how important it is for all of us to be up to date on our vaccinations." The health department advised that anyone who has been exposed who is not immune, is unsure of their vaccination status, is an infant, is pregnant and not immune, or is immunocompromised should contact their doctor. MEASLES-INFECTED TRAVELER MAY HAVE EXPOSED PASSENGERS AT LAX AND NEARBY HOTEL, HEALTH OFFICIALS WARN "Some people may still be eligible for treatment after exposure that can prevent measles or reduce the severity of illness," the department wrote. "Anyone who develops symptoms should call ahead before visiting a healthcare facility and tell the provider about the possible measles exposure." Measles is a highly contagious virus that can be fatal in one to three patients per 1,000 cases, data shows. The virus can cause long-term health problems, including pneumonia and brain swelling. Nearly 20% of individuals who contract measles are hospitalized. Reuters contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4d00c75342cf4db8c9b4c Health Insurance Giant Behind Arizona Rate Hikes Funds More Democratic Attack Mailers te 2026-10-06T10:40:12.434Z Health Insurance Giant Behind Arizona Rate Hikes Funds More Democratic Attack Mailers By Staff Reporter | A major health insurance company behind significant rate hikes has issued more campaign mailers in the Valley, this time targeting Legislative District 4.  Elevance Health financed attack mailers for Democratic State Senate candidate Aaron Lieberman against incumbent Sen. Carine Werner (R-LD4).  The mailers accused Werner of sponsoring a bill to make school board elections into partisan ones, supporting another bill to ban certain books, and bullying school staff.  “Carine Werner brought partisan bickering into our schools — and our kids are paying the price,” stated the mailer.  The first two accusations referenced Senate Bills 1441 and 1435, respectively. The former bill would have required candidates to disclose their political party affiliation on the ballot, but it was vetoed by Gov. Katie Hobbs. The latter bill would have made it a felony for public library employees or independent contractors to refer unemancipated minors to any sexually explicit materials in any manner. The latter bill failed to advance out of the House.  The third accusation referred to an incident last September when Werner was caught during a meeting on a hot mic criticizing a district employee. Werner observed that Patti Bilbrey, the district’s nutritional services director, was “morbidly obese.”  Along with Elevance Health, top donors behind the attack mailers also included Jackpocket Inc., a lottery courier service and subsidiary of sports betting giant DraftKings.  Campaign finance filings don’t reflect any donations from Jackpocket to Lieberman’s campaign.  State campaign finance records do reflect that Elevance Health donated $25,000 to the Arizona Democratic Party last year. They were not reported to have donated prior to that time. AZ Free News previously reported that Elevance Health was one of the top single donors last year to the heavily indebted Arizona Democratic Party.  Elevance Health has not been reported as a donor to the Arizona Republican Party, but it has been subjected to widespread coverage this past year for raising its rates by double digits. Elevance Health recently raised premium rates by 24% across its Affordable Healthcare Act and Medicare plans, and requested another 17% increase for 2027. It also exited what it classified as underperformance programs, beginning with Louisiana and then the Washington, D.C. markets.  Elevance Health has appeared as a top funder on campaign mailers for other Democratic candidates, but usually alongside Arizona Public Service. The exception on this mailer may be due to Lieberman’s primary campaign promise to lower utility costs.  Apart from utilities, Lieberman’s primary campaign message has focused on improving the quality of public schools through increases to funding.  Lieberman was a state lawmaker from 2019 until 2021, when he resigned to run for governor. He dropped out of the race ahead of the Democratic primary. Lieberman’s victory would have made him Arizona’s first Jewish governor.  Lieberman is one of the 17 Arizona candidates backed by the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, which is focused on flipping seats to undo the Arizona Republican Party’s majority in the state legislature.  AZ Free News is your #1 source for Arizona news and politics. You can send us news tips using this link. The post Health Insurance Giant Behind Arizona Rate Hikes Funds More Democratic Attack Mailers first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4d00a75342cf4db8c9b43 Maricopa County’s Prematurely Mailed Ballots Are Valid, Says Recorder te 2026-10-06T10:40:10.635Z Maricopa County’s Prematurely Mailed Ballots Are Valid, Says Recorder By Staff Reporter | Thousands of early ballots for Maricopa County elections were mailed six days prematurely but are still valid to vote. Runbeck Election Services, the county’s longtime vendor based in Phoenix, mistakenly mailed 3,126 early ballots on October 1, six days before the proper mailing date of October 7. Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap issued a press release on Sunday advising voters that they may cast their votes using these ballots. Heap disclosed that he received the go-ahead from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.  The correct ballots were mailed to the correct voters and are therefore valid, according to Heap — just about a week too early.  “Upon consultation with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, it was determined that the ballots remain valid and do not need to be voided or reissued,” said Heap’s office. “Voters may complete and return them normally. Any ballots received before early voting begins will remain unopened and securely stored until processing begins.” Runbeck Election Services issued their own statement also advising the public that the ballots were correct and valid to cast a vote, just mailed out too early.  The company said it has already reviewed the release of the affected ballots at their facility and made verification steps for staged mail — presorted and prepared pallets of mail awaiting release to USPS — to prevent premature mailing in the future.  “The early delivery was a matter of timing in the release of staged mail to the USPS and did not involve the validity or production of the [Vote-by-Mail envelope mailers produced for individual voters] packets,” said Runbeck.  The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has contracted with Runbeck Election Services for more than 30 years. It was about 20 years ago that the company began processing return envelopes for the county.  Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ-08) questioned Runbeck Election Services’ fitness for the job.  “This isn’t their first ‘mistake.’ One error is incompetence. A pattern is a system,” said Hamadeh. “Runbeck touches tens of millions of ballots, and Maricopa inexplicably keeps handing them the keys.” Last summer, Hamadeh asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate Runbeck Election Services regarding claims that it breached protocols during the 2024 general election.  As of this report, the DOJ is currently investigating those claims.  Maricopa says Runbeck "mistakenly" mailed 3,126 ballots six days early. This isn't their first "mistake." One error is incompetence. A pattern is a system. Runbeck touches tens of millions of ballots, and Maricopa inexplicably keeps handing them the keys.… — Office of Congressman Abe Hamadeh (@RepAbeHamadeh) October 5, 2026 In the post-2020 world of elections, news of the premature mailing of early ballots made it within the day all the way to the highest office in the nation. President Donald Trump commented on the premature ballot mailing with criticism, claiming county officials weren’t being honest about what occurred and accusing them of conspiracy and fraud.  “Maricopa sent out thousands of ballots illegally and they got caught and now they’re saying it was an error,” said Trump. “Maricopa is a very, very dishonest county.” President Trump on Maricopa County in Arizona sending thousands of election ballots ahead of schedule in an error: "Maricopa sent out thousands of ballots illegally and they got caught and now they're saying it was an error. Maricopa is a very, very dishonest county." pic.twitter.com/HzDPGavVY0 — CSPAN (@cspan) October 5, 2026 Kari Lake, senior advisor to the U.S. Agency for Global Media whose nomination for the Jamaica ambassadorship has stalled, also slammed Maricopa County for the premature mailing. On Runbeck Election Services “mistakenly” sending out thousands of ballots too early—President Trump says this was “no error,” and he calls Maricopa County “very dishonest.” He is 100% correct. https://t.co/h4qIM35Mzw — Kari Lake (@KariLake) October 5, 2026 AZ Free News is your #1 source for Arizona news and politics. You can send us news tips using this link. The post Maricopa County’s Prematurely Mailed Ballots Are Valid, Says Recorder first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4cdb275342cf4db8c9aee Battle over Daylight Saving Time erupts as push to stop changing clocks hits Senate wall te 2026-10-06T10:30:10.371Z Battle over Daylight Saving Time erupts as push to stop changing clocks hits Senate wall The battle over Americans’ clocks reemerged in an unlikely way over the weekend, with President Donald Trump picking a fight with one of his top allies over the issue. There have been many fights in Congress over the nearly two years that Trump has been in office for his second term that either ended in partisan victory or gloriously fizzled out, but one has quietly gone onto the shelf despite his pressure on Republicans to do something about it. And that fight is over allowing states to voluntarily observe Daylight Saving Time year-round to effectively do away with the twice-a-year ritual of changing clocks. It’s a popular issue with voters and the president, and there’s a bill that passed the House this summer to enact the change. But it’s a policy issue that has divided both sides of the aisle and ground to a halt in the upper chamber. TRUMP URGES SENATE TO PASS BILL MAKING DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME PERMANENT AFTER OVERWHELMING HOUSE VOTE Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., has been one of the more vocal opponents of the bill, vowing to block any attempts to fast-track it on the floor. That resistance earned him a Truth Social post from Trump, who over the weekend shared his personal phone number in a bid to pressure the lawmaker to change his stance on Daylight Saving Time. "Almost everybody wants "The Sunshine Protection Act" to pass, except for Tom Cotton," Trump said. "To the Great People of Arkansas, please let your Senator know it would be a GREAT Bipartisan WIN for the United States Senate, and for America, itself." Cotton responded, and noted that Congress has tackled Daylight Saving Time before, only to roll back the change shortly after. "No one likes changing the clock, me included, but Congress has enacted permanent Daylight Saving Time multiple times before and repealed it each time once Americans experienced absurdly late sunrises in the winter," Cotton said on X. "Arkansans don’t want their kids going to school in the pitch dark, and I’ll always put Arkansas first." TRUMP FACES REPUBLICAN REBELLION OVER DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME AS SENATE BILL NEARS DEAD END In the 1970s, lawmakers did enact year-round Daylight Saving Time. But Americans rapidly soured on the change, especially parents whose children had to wait in the dark for the school bus. It was repealed about a year later. And Cotton recently answered an off-the-cuff question from a fellow Republican during their weekly closed-door policy lunches, a source told Fox News Digital, where he made a similar case as his response to Trump. No one pushed back during the meeting. The issue of Daylight Saving Time, and supporting a permanent fix or sticking to the status quo is more geographical than political. It’s, in part, mountainous and Western states versus coastal states. On one side of the spectrum are lawmakers like Sens. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., who introduced a Senate version of the bill last year. "Every year, more Americans grow more frustrated setting their clocks back and forth, and every winter folks in Washington state despair at the prospect of losing an hour of precious sunlight when we are forced off Daylight Saving Time," Murray said in a statement at the time. HOUSE PASSES DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME REFORM AS TRUMP SIGNALS SUPPORT FOR ENDING CLOCK CHANGE While lawmakers in landlocked states out West, like Sens. Steve Daines, R-Mont., and Mike Rounds, R-S.D., warn that it would cause kids in their states to go to school in the dark. "I can see where Florida likes it for tee times at certain times of the year, but it doesn’t work so well for moms and dads putting kids on buses when the sunrise in Western Montana wouldn’t be till 9:30 in the morning. It’s not going to work for us," Daines told CNN in July. The most vital currency in the Senate is floor time. And lawmakers won’t have much floor time to spare when they return after the midterm elections in November. Though it’s popular, more pressing issues like the National Defense Authorization Act, supplemental funding for the war and a looming government funding battle will likely take precedence. And Republican leaders acknowledge that it’s not as easy a simple yes-or-no vote for lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. "Depends where you're living in the country and the impact — what it would be, in your own home state," Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said in July. "So it's not as simple as what one state might like." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4cb5875342cf4db8c9a77 President Trump endorses Wyoming's secretary of state for US House of Representatives te 2026-10-06T10:20:08.265Z President Trump endorses Wyoming's secretary of state for US House of Representatives President Donald Trump endorsed Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray, the Republican candidate for the state's at-large U.S. House seat. "Chuck Gray has been a tremendous Secretary of State for the Great State of Wyoming, a place I love and WON BIG in 2016, 2020, and 2024!" the president declared in part of a Monday Truth Social post. "Chuck Gray has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next U.S. Representative from Wyoming — HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!" Trump asserted. TRUMP-ALIGNED CONSERVATIVE EMERGES FROM CROWDED PRIMARY TO DECIDE WHO FILLS WYOMING'S LONE HOUSE SEAT Gray, who won the Wyoming GOP U.S. House primary in August, thanked the president on Monday for backing him. "Thank you President Trump for your endorsement!" he declared in a post on X. 'AMERICA FIRST': WYOMING SECRETARY OF STATE CHUCK GRAY LAUNCHES HOUSE BID "As President Trump said, I have a real track record of advancing the key priorities of the people of Wyoming, and I will continue that track record in Congress. Together, we will defend our Wyoming way of life!" Gray added. GOP Rep. Harriet Hageman, the current occupant of the state's only U.S. House seat, is running for U.S. Senate. WYOMING MAN KICKS MOUNTAIN LION IN THE FACE TO SAVE HIS DOG, THEN FIGHTS IT OFF BARE-HANDED Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., is not running for a second six-year Senate term. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4c90375342cf4db8c9a1b Dem fundraising giant makes damning admission as GOP probes foreign donation allegations te 2026-10-06T10:10:11.744Z Dem fundraising giant makes damning admission as GOP probes foreign donation allegations FIRST ON FOX: Democrats' largest campaign fundraising platform says it has strengthened its donor verification standards days after House GOP investigators accused it of potentially taking in foreign donations for U.S. campaigns, according to a new letter obtained by Fox News Digital. Attorneys for ActBlue sent a letter to the House of Representatives on Monday announcing it is launching a new "passport verification program" as part of its "ongoing investment in the security of contributions processed from donors located abroad." House Republicans have for years accused ActBlue of having insufficient verification standards for weeding out illegitimate campaign donations. The platform has long been used by a myriad of Democrats to raise money for their political campaigns, including Democratic leaders in the House and Senate. ActBlue said it paused donations from Americans abroad in 2025, however.  REPUBLICANS ZERO IN ON KEY PLAYER ACCUSED OF HELPING DEMOCRAT FUNDRAISING GIANT HIDE FOREIGN CASH ActBlue has consistently denied wrongdoing in responses to Fox News Digital and communications to House investigators. Ten top figures within the company, including executives and founders, have pleaded the Fifth Amendment to avoid answering questions in both public and private sitdowns with GOP-led committees. ANOTHER ACTBLUE LEADER PLEADS FIFTH AS HOUSE INVESTIGATES ALLEGED FOREIGN DONATIONS But a new report released earlier this month, first reported by Fox News Digital, appears to show employees green-lighting donations despite some questions about where they came from. Chief among the GOP's concerns is ActBlue's passport number verification. According to the report, the field only required the correct number of characters for a U.S. passport number rather than a valid code for a donation to be accepted. GOP LAWMAKER WARNS ACTBLUE 'GOT CAUGHT' AS FOREIGN CASH PROBE TRIGGERS FIFTH AMENDMENT PLEAS But the Monday letter said ActBlue's new program "adds passport-based identity verification as a further enhancement to ActBlue’s multi-layered approach to fraud and foreign-contribution prevention." "In doing so, it also enables U.S. citizens located abroad—who have been unable to contribute on the ActBlue platform since 2025—to resume participating in the political process by supporting the candidates and causes of their choice," the letter said. "The new program uses the best available technology to allow eligible donors located abroad to verify their identity using a valid U.S. passport. It reflects substantial engineering investments by ActBlue to ensure that, as it resumes processing contributions from foreign addresses, its compliance systems can withstand scrutiny." Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil, R-Wis., said it amounted to a confession. "This decision to implement a NEW passport verification program only confirms what we've been saying: ActBlue failed to verify the citizenship of individuals who made donations from abroad. That's unacceptable," Steil told Fox News Digital. "This new policy should have been in place on day one. Right now, far too many questions remain unanswered, including what percentage of the billions of dollars that have flowed through ActBlue came from illegal foreign sources. Chairman Jordan, Chairman Comer, and I will continue to seek answers for the American people." ACTBLUE SCRUTINY FUELS NEW GOP BILLS TO TIGHTEN ELECTION DONATION RULES The probe is being co-led by his panel as well as House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky. A spokesperson for Jordan told Fox News Digital, "This action confirms that the platform's fraud prevention measures were not as robust as [ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones] told Congress. We will continue to demand answers." The GOP's earlier report cited a letter by Wallace-Jones to Steil, which maintained that donations on the platform made by people with addresses outside the U.S. required a passport number for verification. But the Republicans' report alleged that the verification "only ensures that the entered passport number contains a certain number of characters, not that it is a valid U.S. passport number," rendering it an essentially meaningless step. ActBlue told Fox News Digital in response to the report at the time, "There’s nothing to see here. After we released findings of a third-party forensic analysis that completely undermined a central claim that they have made against ActBlue, Republicans are refusing to move on." "Instead, they are orchestrating another political stunt before rushing out of town weeks early to go campaign. This coordinated campaign against ActBlue isn’t about the facts, or legislating, it’s about Republicans’ efforts to silence organizations they believe threaten their agenda," the platform said. A spokesperson for ActBlue pointed Fox News Digital to a blog post announcing the update when reached for comment. "In 2025, amid unprecedented attacks from President Trump and his allies, our organization took the proactive step of temporarily suspending all contributions from outside the United States," the statement said. "ActBlue has now further enhanced its verification process to allow eligible Americans with a U.S. Passport who are located abroad to participate through the platform while maintaining the robust security and compliance standards that donors, campaign, and the public expect."  It also said ActBlue "accurately described" its vetting process to Congress. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4c90375342cf4db8c9a12 Iran turns citizens into informants as chilling crackdown spreads beyond its borders te 2026-10-06T10:10:11.029Z Iran turns citizens into informants as chilling crackdown spreads beyond its borders Iran has promoted a new system encouraging citizens to report information about Iranians living abroad, effectively crowdsourcing surveillance of the diaspora through a website and messaging platforms including Telegram, according to Iranian media reports and an Iranian official source who confirmed the program to Fox News Digital. The platform, known as Alaj — Persian for "remedy" or "cure" — asks users to provide information on people overseas whom it accuses of acting against Iran’s national interests or security. Iran International reported that tips could be submitted through the Alaj website, a Telegram bot and Iran’s Bale messaging service. The outlet reported that Iranian state television and the Revolutionary Guard-affiliated Fars News Agency also promoted the initiative. An Iranian official source confirmed to Fox News Digital that Alaj and the Telegram chatbot were established as a new system through which certain individuals could report information about Iranians living abroad. The source said the website was subsequently taken down after the project drew significant criticism inside Iran. IRAN ALLEGEDLY USED SOCCER CLUBS TO SPY ON CITIZENS, OPPOSITION GROUP URGES FIFA BAN REGIME BEFORE WORLD CUP The website did go offline shortly after its public rollout, although the reason for its suspension remains disputed. Iran International reported that Alaj claimed to have identified and monitored 1,600 people, including roughly 600 identified through reports submitted by members of the public. Those numbers have not been independently verified. The platform published names and photographs of Iranians abroad and, in some cases, national identification numbers, dates of birth and fathers’ names, according to the outlet. For Iranian-American journalist and foreign policy analyst Lisa Daftari, the most consequential element is not simply that Tehran is collecting information, but that it is asking Iranians to report on one another. "Even if it's just the perception that other Iranians can report you or can get you in trouble or that this app exists, it makes a lot of people fearful," Daftari told Fox News Digital. "You'll think twice before going to that next protest." 'KEEP A LOW PROFILE': STATE DEPARTMENT WARNS AMERICANS OVERSEAS THEY COULD BE TARGETED Daftari said the fear is particularly acute for members of the Iranian diaspora who still have relatives inside the country. "Now your face could be captured, you can get in trouble," she said. "If you have family in Iran, they can get into trouble." Daftari described the approach as a digital extension of a much older system of control, arguing that Iran’s clerical establishment has spent decades creating uncertainty over whether neighbors, colleagues or acquaintances might report one another to authorities. "Now the regime wants to take this show on the road and do that here, here in the West," Daftari said. "They want to intimidate people. And it works." SECRET SERVICE AWARE OF IRANIAN VIDEO THREAT TARGETING BARRON TRUMP, AGENCY SAYS Daftari said she has experienced that intimidation personally for years. "I've been followed, I've been hacked multiple times, I have been approached in person in L.A., in New York, even at the airport," she told Fox News Digital. She said that after one major hacking incident compromised her social media accounts as well as her personal and professional email, she was contacted by her local FBI office and began working closely with agents. Daftari said hackers also obtained private photographs of her in a bikini while she was on vacation and sent them to her husband. "The message they want to send is very clear, that we know where you are, we can reach you," she said. "And obviously the point is to intimidate and silence those who speak out, who report, who speak the truth and talk about all the crimes of this regime." She said the effects extend beyond prominent journalists or activists. Years ago, while filming at a Los Angeles cafe where Iranian Americans were watching a World Cup game, Daftari said she saw people attempting to hide their faces from the camera out of fear that footage could reach Iran and expose relatives there to retaliation. The calculation, she said, illustrates why a system such as Alaj can have an impact even if a target never knows whether information about them has actually been submitted. IRAN’S PROXY WAR HAS CROSSED OCEANS AND IS NOW KNOCKING ON AMERICA’S DOOR The threat has also changed Daftari’s own behavior. She recalled being unable to stop thinking about security when the location of her father’s memorial service had to be announced publicly after his death. Daftari said she routinely considers where she parks, what details she shares online and security vulnerabilities at places she visits. "It does silence a lot of people and it does change the freedom by which we think we can operate here in the United States where we believe we have full freedom," Daftari said. "Their intimidation works," she added. "It works to a certain extent on each individual." Daftari said the broader campaign should also shape how Americans understand the confrontation with Tehran, arguing that the threat extends beyond Iran’s nuclear program. "It's not just about nuclear weapons, it's about a deadly ideology that has made its way here to U.S. soil," she said. "We have to understand that." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4c90275342cf4db8c9a09 Burger King marketing boss says 'guest does rule' but says one thing can't be forced te 2026-10-06T10:10:10.143Z Burger King marketing boss says 'guest does rule' but says one thing can't be forced Burger King has spent decades telling customers to "Have it Your Way." Now, the Miami-based fast-food chain wants its employees to make sure guests feel like they rule. The philosophy is reflected in Burger King's more recent "You Rule" slogan — and in how the company approaches hospitality inside its restaurants. "We're certainly encouraging our restaurants to bring that conversation to the forefront," Joel Yashinsky, Burger King's chief marketing officer, told Fox News Digital. "We really want to make that real." AMERICA'S FAVORITE FAST-FOOD CHAIN NAMED: MCDONALD'S WINS HEARTS BUT NOT BEST BURGER, SURVEY SAYS That means working with franchise operators "to really think about how we can communicate very clearly to the guests that they do rule," Yashinsky said. But those interactions can't feel forced, he added. "It has to be authentic," he said. "We can't force it, but we are trying to, obviously, encourage that type of engagement to take place because we are truly trying to live it and mean it." KFC UNVEILS RADICALLY DIFFERENT RESTAURANT IN MAJOR COMEBACK PUSH The "You Rule" slogan was introduced in 2022. The newest catchphrase, "There's a New King and It's You," was introduced earlier this year. Burger King leadership has been talking with general managers about how to make that philosophy a "natural engagement" with guests, Yashinsky said. "The guest does rule," he said, "and we need to make sure that we acknowledge that." Burger King isn't the only fast-food chain to make a signature interaction with customers part of its approach to hospitality. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Chick-fil-A has become known for employees responding to customers with "my pleasure," a phrase closely associated with the chain's approach to customer service. At Burger King, part of instilling its own hospitality philosophy begins with employee training. Burger King employees are required to attend "Burger King University," which once had a physical campus at the chain's Miami headquarters, according to the Miami Herald. Today, however, the instructional program is solely online. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS An emphasis is placed on being hospitable, Yashinsky said. "If we can give an authentic greeting and a welcome and a smile, it goes a long way," he said. Making guests feel like they rule, however, doesn't mean employees can fulfill every request, including restrictions on when certain menu items can be sold. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Burger King's breakfast menu features items like the Croissan'wich and hash browns, but guests who arrive too late might not be able to order them. "We technically are not allowed to serve anything in any capacity that is not brand approved," someone claiming to be an employee said in a Reddit post about why ham couldn't be added to lunch or dinner items. Breakfast hours vary by location, but the industry standard is 10:30 a.m. for the changeover to lunch, USA Today reported. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4c90175342cf4db8c9a00 Ole Miss students, bar workers warn of culture of underage drinking, fake ID schemes and frat allegations te 2026-10-06T10:10:09.014Z Ole Miss students, bar workers warn of culture of underage drinking, fake ID schemes and frat allegations FIRST ON FOX: OXFORD, Miss. – "It's rampant for sure." That is how Reagan Fiser, a local bartender who has worked in Oxford nightlife for nearly seven years, describes the sheer volume of underage Ole Miss students slipping into bars around "The Square." It's a bustling college town watering hole hub packed with historic storefronts, crowded balconies, and high-volume drinking establishments just a mile away from the University of Mississippi's campus. An extensive investigation by Fox News Digital, backed by interviews with more than 30 students, bartenders, and venue employees, reveals an environment where underage drinking thrives around The Square, with students and nightlife workers describing fake IDs, ID sharing and other low-tech methods used to skirt age restrictions. OXFORD MAYOR WARNS KRATOM IS 'ROLLING THE DICE ON DEATH' AS FEARS LINGER OVER OLE MISS DEATHS Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill and Police Chief Jeff McCutchen, responding to Fox News Digital's reporting, said the city takes underage drinking, fraudulent identification, illegal drug use and the safety of students, residents and visitors seriously. "We are not suggesting that underage drinking, fake identification, illegal drugs or other safety concerns do not exist in Oxford. Our own enforcement numbers demonstrate that these challenges are real," Tannehill said in a joint statement with McCutchen. Those numbers include 759 false identification cards confiscated, 378 alcohol-possession-by-a-minor violations, and 98 fake-ID citations during the calendar-year reporting period, according to Oxford Police. Underage drinking in Oxford is neither hidden nor isolated. One sophomore student verified that getting a fake ID comes down to basic word-of-mouth networking, emphasizing that the culture spans the entire campus: "I think it's everyone, it's everyone... like every student no matter if you're in a sorority or fraternity." POLICE NEAR OLE MISS RESPOND TO SUSPECTED OVERDOSE, SAY 'NOT STUDENT-RELATED' "Depending on what year you are, depends on what bar you go to," another female freshman explained. Fiser identified certain bars as "upperclassmen bars" catering to older crowds, while venues operating under Mississippi's 18-plus model— serve as magnets for younger students, she said. THE FRAT OMERTÀ: WHISTLEBLOWER WARNS OF ‘CODE OF SILENCE’ AFTER OLE MISS DEATHS, ALLEGED PENN STATE COKE RING While venues mark minors with stamps and patrons older than 21 with wristbands, industry insiders said enforcement collapses in crowded rooms. One bartender mentioned an establishment that serves under-21 crowds "all the time." Fiser added that cheap drink promotions at 18-plus venues create a volatile mix: "Their whole concept is like cheap drinks... That feels a little sticky." Getting past door security rarely requires complex methods; patrons routinely rely on simple hand-offs and ID sharing in line. "I've heard stories of people passing around the same fake, just... back to the person behind them, and it working because people don't pay attention," Fiser told Fox News Digital. "And a lot of people don't [try to hide it] because they know they'll get away with it." Local bouncer Haj Bah confirmed catching ID-sharers in real time outside the bar where he works, denying entry to three underage patrons Friday evening — including a pair caught sharing an ID in line. It all happened just moments before his interview with Fox News Digital. VAPE STORE CLERKS NEAR OLE MISS CAMPUS JAILED, FACING DRUG CHARGES A security officer outside flagged a patron handing an ID to another person waiting behind him. "As soon as they came up I said, 'No.' And for that person who passed the ID over, we asked that person to leave too," Bah said. He went on to say, "giving that fake ID is the same as a bartender giving alcohol to the child. In my eyes, that is the same thing." While bouncers work to intercept hand-offs, freshman student Drew Ferra noted "how easy" it can be to get served under 21, but argued that venue owners shouldn't bear full blame when patrons present "fakes." OLE MISS TOXICOLOGY REPORTS EXPECTED SOON AND RESULTS MAY TRIGGER ANTI-FENTANYL LAW, OFFICIAL SAYS "The bars here are very strict, but if you have a fake ID, I feel like you can’t blame the bar," Ferra said. "You’re presenting them something that proves you’re 21. In my opinion, should you do it? No. It’s gonna happen though, right?" Meanwhile, some long-standing Oxford establishments were praised by sources for aggressive vetting. "Their bouncers are very trained on what to look for," Fiser noted. "There is a reason why I feel like those places have lasted." TWO OLE MISS STUDENTS FOUND DEAD AS PACKAGED KRATOM IS RECOVERED AT TWO SITES: OFFICIALS 📩 Send me a story idea: kelsie.cairns@fox.com 📸 Instagram: kelsiecairns_tv 🎥 Facebook: Kelsie Cairns Fox News Digital's investigation also found concerns about illicit drug use extend beyond The Square and into campus Greek life. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X Three students, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told Fox News Digital they had witnessed cocaine use at fraternity houses and parties. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS One bartender interviewed by Fox News Digital separately corroborated the students' accounts, saying illicit drug use at fraternity houses can spill over into the late-night bar scene. Following Fox News Digital’s investigation, Mayor Tannehill and Chief McCutchen issued a joint statement addressing safety concerns, alcohol enforcement, and fake IDs on The Square. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB "We take concerns involving underage drinking, fraudulent identification, illegal drug use, drink tampering and the safety of our students, residents and visitors seriously," Tannehill said. SEND US A TIP She went on to say, "We are not suggesting that underage drinking, fake identification, illegal drugs or other safety concerns do not exist in Oxford. Our own enforcement numbers demonstrate that these challenges are real." GOT A TIP? McCutchen said that over the calendar-year reporting period, Oxford Police reported: LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST "Our responsibility is to evaluate concerns based on reported incidents, current trends, investigations, enforcement activity and the evidence available to us," McCutchen said. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL READ: Full official statement from Oxford's mayor and police department: Fox News Digital reached out to the University of Mississippi, Ole Miss's Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, and various bars for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4c8ff75342cf4db8c99f7 Blue states set to trigger fresh minimum wage hikes with pay floors more than double federal rate te 2026-10-06T10:10:07.992Z Blue states set to trigger fresh minimum wage hikes with pay floors more than double federal rate Workers across several Democratic-led states are set to ring in 2027 with another pay bump, widening an already sizable gap between state minimum wages and the federal floor of $7.25 an hour. Washington, California and Connecticut will all raise minimum wages that already top $17 an hour beginning Jan. 1, while New Jersey and Michigan will also hike their wage floors — widening the gap with the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour.  Washington will lead the pack at $17.73 an hour, up 60 cents from its current $17.13 rate. Connecticut’s minimum wage will rise from $16.94 to $17.48, while California’s will climb from $16.90 to $17.40. New Jersey will increase its minimum wage by 56 cents to $16.48 an hour for most workers, while Michigan is slated for one of the largest jumps, rising from $13.73 to $15 an hour. AOC-BACKED $30 MINIMUM WAGE PLAN COULD BACKFIRE IN UNEXPECTED WAYS, EXPERTS WARN The hikes come as several Republican-led states have also pushed their wage floors well above the federal rate, though they remain below the highest-paying blue states. Florida’s minimum wage reached $15 an hour on Sept. 30 and will remain there through the end of 2027, while Missouri is also at $15. Nebraska will increase its minimum wage from $15 to $15.26 on Jan. 1. Washington’s statewide increase will come as Seattle pushes its own wage floor even higher. The city’s minimum wage is slated to rise to $22.14 an hour in 2027, nearly $4.50 above the new statewide rate. Seattle’s wage requirements have also become a flashpoint in the debate over the costs facing local businesses. Beginning in 2025, all employers in the city, including small businesses, became subject to the same inflation-adjusted minimum wage. Some restaurant owners who later closed their businesses cited rising labor costs among the financial pressures they faced. ECONOMIST WARNS THOUSANDS OF VIRGINIA JOBS AT RISK AFTER MINIMUM WAGE HIKE SIGNED BY SPANBERGER Washington’s minimum wage is tied to inflation under state law, with the wage floor recalculated each year rather than requiring lawmakers to approve a new increase. Washington voters approved a measure in 1998 that raised the minimum wage and, beginning in 2001, tied future increases to inflation. Voters approved another measure in 2016 that set wage increases through 2020. Since 2021, the minimum wage has again risen annually with inflation, with the goal of keeping workers’ pay in step with rising prices. Each September, the Washington Department of Labor & Industries calculates the following year’s rate based on changes in the CPI-W. The new rate is announced Sept. 30 and takes effect Jan. 1. "Democrats appear to be doing everything they can to make the business climate in Washington more untenable," Seattle Red host and conservative commentator Jason Rantz told Fox News Digital. DOWNTOWN SEATTLE LOST 30,000 JOBS, BILLIONS IN OFFICE VALUE SINCE 2020 PAYROLL TAX: NEW REPORT FINDS "It’s not just the high cost of labor — Seattle is now going to be over $22 an hour — but it’s the high crime, open-air drug use, new income tax that targets pass-through businesses, and over regulation that make operating businesses more difficult than it should be," Rantz said. "Our unemployment rate is higher than the national average and we’re losing tech jobs left and right," he added. "Democrats have no answers. They’re just making their problems worse." The wage hike comes as Washington’s unemployment rate reached 4.9% in August, above the 4.1% national rate and up from 4.6% a year earlier, according to the state Employment Security Department. Washington also lost an estimated 900 jobs that month, including 2,300 information-sector positions, while professional and business services employment was down 13,100 jobs from a year earlier. Angela Rosen, who founded Penelope and the Beauty Bar and operates three Seattle spas, told Rantz that her therapists already make more than minimum wage, but said higher labor costs have squeezed support positions instead. "I had to cut my front desk," Rosen told The Jason Rantz Show, according to Seattle Red. Rantz reported that the move eliminated 12 shifts per week across two smaller locations. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4bd4775342cf4db8c96f7 Our View: Give communities a voice in State Trust Land sales te 2026-10-06T09:20:07.597Z Our View: Give communities a voice in State Trust Land sales Candidates for governor and the Arizona Legislature faced an important question at our Sept. 23 election forum: Should local communities have more say when Arizona State Trust Land is sold, especially when that land includes shoreline or valued open space? Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4baf575342cf4db8c9659 ELI STEELE: The terror of being called racist is crushing free speech in America te 2026-10-06T09:10:13.975Z ELI STEELE: The terror of being called racist is crushing free speech in America When my father, Shelby Steele, author, columnist, and senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, began publishing his essays on race in the late 1980s, my teenage self was often by his side when he gave speeches. After each speech, the same scene unfolded as a crowd of people gathered to the side of the podium, each wanting a word. I remember one man in particular who hurried to reach my father first. He wore a corduroy sports coat with leather elbow patches. He said, "Dr. Steele, that was truly a remarkable speech. I want to thank you for saying the things you said up there." My father thanked him, and the man lowered his voice and leaned in as if to share a conspiracy. "You know I can't say those things." My father leaned back and said, "Why not?" The man smiled, as if to say, come on, "I am a White man." 15-YEAR-OLD BLACK TEEN'S MURDER REVEALS THE UGLY TRUTH ABOUT WHITE GUILT IN AMERICA My father had spent the past hour arguing for moving beyond the stifling limits of racial identity to the far greater possibilities within the American identity. The man agreed with every word, yet he could not bring himself to say them. He did not do so out of modesty but out of fear. To escape the charge of racism, he reduced himself to his race. The fear had done to him exactly what racism does. So, he stayed silent and let others like my father speak for him. No charge in American life carries more destructive power than the accusation of racism. Once charged with this modern-day Scarlet Letter, how do you disprove it? Do you trot out your Black friends and have them testify to your innocence? Or do you look into your accuser’s eyes and say the words that no one believes: I am not a racist? You cannot disprove it — the accusation is the verdict. This terror has reigned since the civil rights era, when the nation admitted to centuries of racial horror and rightfully vowed never to repeat it. Americans wanted to be better. DESCENDANT OF SLAVES SHAMES SMITHSONIAN’S WOKE ‘INDOCTRINATION’ AGAINST THE ‘GREATEST NATION ON EARTH’ For many, this terror came to overtake even the biblical sins. A man could be forgiven for greed, a lie, or even adultery, but not racism. Those sins of the Bible had a way back through confession, repentance, and forgiveness. Racism had none. There was no amount of confession that absolved it. There was only endless penance. Some Americans went further. They believed that their nation's founding principles were stained with racism to the point that they no longer held any legitimacy or role in their redemptive efforts. They embraced the Marxism of liberation ideology, dividing us into White oppressors and oppressed people of color. And when they came to understand the full power of this White guilt terror, they molded it to their advantage. Anyone who stood in their way also stood in the path of justice. The charge was racism if you were White. It was race traitor if you were Black. GEORGIA DISTRICT QUIETLY TRAINED TEACHERS TO BLAME 'WHITENESS,' 'DECOLONIZE' UNDER FEDERAL CRACKDOWN: REPORT At first, this terror enforced our behavior from the outside, and then it began to seep into our minds. On the nightly news, in newspaper headlines, or before our own eyes — we saw people or companies shamed as racist for not being diverse enough, for a word taken out of context, or for a donation to the wrong cause. Careers ended. Offenders were socially ostracized. We saw all of this, and we began to police our own speech and thoughts out of fear of saying the wrong thing. We even learned how to apologetically preface anything we said that could be misconstrued. We told ourselves we were being decent. We were afraid. SMITHSONIAN PUSHED ‘REVOLTING’ SOCIAL ACTION TRAINING AFTER ‘WHITENESS’ CHART APOLOGY: EXPERT My father defines this terror as White guilt. I have heard many Whites declare, "I have no White guilt." Of course they don't. One cannot feel actual guilt for what one has not done. White guilt is the collective guilt imposed on the White race for the sins of America's past. It is the terror of being seen as carrying on that racist legacy. Real guilt ends. You make amends, and you are free. White guilt never ends, because there is nothing to atone for, only the burden of skin color to answer for. 1619 PROJECT CREATOR CLAIMS PAYING REPARATIONS WOULD BE ADMISSION THAT US EXISTENCE IS A 'CRIME' The history this terror rests on is real. My own family has ancestors who were born as the property of White men. They worked their entire lives without pay, and their lives held such little value that they could be beaten or even killed. Even Christianity was distorted to support the idea that a White man had more value than a Black man. When the convulsions of the 1960s destroyed the moral legitimacy of the racial order of White supremacy, Whites suddenly found their lie of racial supremacy exposed, and they were without moral authority. An entire race condemned as guilty needed a way to prove it was innocent. What eventually became known as the diversity industry showed no mercy with this power. It understood that this terror could be monetized. ELI STEELE: BOB WOODSON TAUGHT ME AMERICA’S WOUNDS HEAL ONLY THROUGH TRUTH AND COURAGE It was around 1970 that the word diversity began to gain prominence, and it became the societal measure of innocence. Its logic was unforgiving: the more people of color an institution had, the more innocent it became. Absolution was the point. But absolution is a mirage. No one arrives. Paul Rossi, then a math teacher at Grace Church School in New York City, was relieved of his teaching duties after publicly challenging the school's approach to race and later left the school. Rossi’s troubles began when he questioned his school's conditioning of students to view their whiteness as a perpetual apology. In my documentary, "White Guilt," he describes a training session where the administration segregated the entire school into two racial groups. He was placed in the White room. The facilitator warned that they might feel some White feelings, and Paul asked, "What is a White feeling?" CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION The trainings, he came to understand, were designed never to arrive. They endlessly expand what counts as racist and push justice beyond reach, into the future, into the keeping of experts. It was never meant to arrive. Widening the charge was how it sustained and grew its power. Each flareup, from Trayvon Martin to Michael Brown, escalated the accusation that America is systemically racist. It reached its height during the summer of George Floyd, when a single video led to the reorganization of America and the West in corporate boardrooms, classrooms, and the arts. And still it was not enough. No amount of penance can satisfy an accuser whose power depends on your guilt. The formula only needed a new oppressed group and a new oppressor. It is no wonder this terror has spread beyond race. Other protected classes saw the power to be had and recognized the formula that White guilt had established. The constant in this formula was the White oppressor. The variable was the oppressed, a role any approved minority could take up. Yasser Arafat, the PLO, and other Palestinian organizations understood this early, courting Black revolutionaries as early as Arafat’s visit with Eldridge Cleaver and the Black Panthers in Algiers in the 1970s. When the Hamas terror attacks of October 7, 2023, happened in Israel, the decades of groundwork paid off. The White guilt-Black power symbiosis became a White guilt-Palestinian one, and the slaughter of Jews was reframed as resistance before the bodies were counted. This terror of White guilt has grown into the evil of our time. Far too many of us have surrendered to it out of convenience, and our institutions have grown weaker, our free speech has been constrained, and our children have become less educated. Too often, we ask, "Who let it happen?" as if it were done to us. But too many Whites allowed themselves to be reduced to color in hopes that the charge of racism would pass over their heads. And some activists saw in it an easy source of power, defending racial discrimination in the name of justice. The White guilt terror has grown into a great evil of today because we let it. The man who did it is not hard to find. He felt the fear, saw his Whiteness, and chose silence, and he is still there, smiling in a corduroy jacket. He never needed permission to say what he believed. He needed courage. So do we. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM ELI STEELE Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4baf575342cf4db8c9650 LIZ PEEK: A blue wave? The liberal media wants one, but voters might disagree te 2026-10-06T09:10:13.283Z LIZ PEEK: A blue wave? The liberal media wants one, but voters might disagree Four weeks from today, Americans will go to the polls and set the country’s course for the next two years. Heads up to Republicans: things are shifting. The liberal media is positively giddy over polls showing Republicans lagging in key Senate races, and others showing the GOP likely to lose the House. But are their happy forecasts of a blue wave likely to prove right? Maybe, but there are signs that voters are beginning to look at Democrat candidates more closely, and they don’t like what they see. When long-time Democrat Debra Messing endorses Republican Bruce Blakeman for governor in New York State over incumbent Kathy Hochul, something is afoot. Incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins, considered vulnerable by Democrats, now leads her opponent and Michigan Democrat candidate Abdul El-Sayed just lost the endorsement of an important union. Meanwhile, in Minnesota, which went for Kamala Harris in 2024, candidate Michele Tafoya could become the first Republican senator from the state since 2009. MORNING GLORY: FIVE SENATE RACES SHOW WHY DEMOCRATS MAY REGRET THEIR PRIMARY CHOICES Democrats are not popular. For all they celebrate Donald Trump’s low approval ratings, the reality is that the Real Clear Polling averages put Democrats’ favorability at 39%, exactly tied with the president. The media are also playing up worst-case scenarios in a determined effort to drive down Republican turnout and campaign funds. It’s a clever strategy. If voters think their cause is lost, they may well stay home and decline to back local candidates. LEE CARTER: POLLS SAY DEMOCRATS COULD SWAMP REPUBLICANS. AS A POLLSTER, I HAVE A QUESTION Note to voters: it’s far too early to reach that conclusion. Much can change between now and November. The polls are seemingly becoming less reliable with every election cycle and can also be easily manipulated. In a recent New York Times/Portland Press Herald/Siena survey of Maine that shows Collins in the lead, for instance, the surprised author writes it has "a sample that looks reasonably favorable to Democrats." Even the Washington Post admits in a recent piece, "There are reasons to suspect polls could be overestimating Democrats’ strength." Meanwhile, there are signs that increased scrutiny may not bode well for the radical leftists running for senate seats in Michigan, in Maine, or elsewhere. In Michigan, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed recently lost the endorsement of the state’s firefighters union. The head of that labor group claims it had always meant to remain neutral in the race, which also features Republican Mike Rogers, and that El-Sayed’s name on a list of endorsements was a clerical mistake. That account is disputed by at least one union official who says it was El-Sayed’s negative views of law enforcement that soured his organization. He told a local news outfit, "Abdul El-Sayed has …held positions within organizations that support defunding the police and abolishing a considerable portion of our prison system." HISTORIC NEWSPAPER GIVES EL-SAYED A SAVAGE REBUKE FOR HIDING HIS PAST WHILE ENDORSING HIS OPPONENT CNN Politics confirmed that El-Sayed explicitly endorsed the anti-cop movement, stating in a 2020 interview, "We do need to defund the police." Republicans, digging into El-Sayed’s past, are highlighting a tweet from the candidate saying, "The fact that cops kill Black folks so regularly tells us who society considers part of the ’public’ & from whom they are to be kept safe. Its not just a few bad cops — it’s an entire SYSTEM of white supremacy." MORNING GLORY: EL-SAYED MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BLACK VOTE IN MICHIGAN El-Sayed likely hoped to keep those offensive past remarks hidden, but the days of erasing history are long gone. El-Sayed is also tagged with campaigning with Hasan Piker, the infamous anti-Israel influencer who claimed America "deserved 9/11." That cannot sit well with most voters. The Michigan race is a toss-up; Real Clear Polling shows recent surveys have El-Sayed one or two points ahead of Rogers, within the margin of error. In Maine, which went for Kamala Harris by 7 points in 2024, Democratic former state Senator Troy Jackson is struggling in his bid to unseat long-serving Republican Collins. Democrats considered this race a prime pick-up opportunity — the only state won by Harris that had a GOP senator running for reelection. But, they initially chose unknown populist Graham Platner to be their candidate, despite revelations that he sported a Nazi tattoo, had voiced racist opinions online, was not actually a working-class oysterman but rather had received significant financial support from his well-off father, and was accused of infidelity. It took credible charges of sexual assault to boot Platner from the race, leaving fill-in Jackson to carry on the campaign. Voters are not ecstatic about Jackson, who lacks Platner’s charisma, and who is running an uninspired campaign. A recent New York Times poll showed Collins ahead by three points; the author of the survey, whose recent red state polls were more promising for Democrats, found it "hard to imagine how Democrats could seriously be competitive in Kansas if they can’t even win Maine." REPUBLICANS FACE BRUTAL MIDTERM HEADWINDS. SIX FORCES COULD HELP THEM DEFY HISTORY. Hilariously, the Times writer concludes: "Ms. Collins may be leading for a simple reason: People like her better and think she would be a better senator." CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION Democrats are banking on voters’ dislike for President Trump carrying their party to victory in November. To quote the Times, still puzzling over Collin’s favorability, "It also just seems inconsistent with Mr. Trump’s extraordinary unpopularity." But, despite the president’s exhortations to his base to pretend he’s on the ballot…he is not. His poor polling may not matter to voters worried about Democrats’ antisemitism or the likelihood that a Democrat-run Congress would rush to reopen the border, block investigations into welfare fraud, reverse cuts to spending that have driven the federal workforce to the lowest level in 60 years, raise taxes, reinstitute the green energy anti-oil diktats of the Biden era, and undo the business-friendly policies that have boosted economic growth to rates not seen in decades (other than post-Covid.) The GOP has considerable money to spend getting that message out in the next four weeks. Let us hope for the good of the country they do just that. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM LIZ PEEK Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4baf475342cf4db8c9647 HUGH HEWITT: Legacy media left half of America out. Fox News let them in te 2026-10-06T09:10:12.566Z HUGH HEWITT: Legacy media left half of America out. Fox News let them in Some would date the revolution in American media to June 1, 1980, when, at 6:00 PM Eastern Time, CNN began broadcasting around-the-clock news. But, while CNN was 24/7/365, it differed only in the volume of televised news it carried, not different from the quality or the lean of legacy network news. Indeed, CNN quickly became a part of legacy news. That is what it is aspired to. That is what it became. Others would point to August 4, 1987, as the beginning of the revolution, the date the Federal Communications Commission repealed the "Fairness Doctrine" by a vote of 4-0 under FCC Chairman Dennis R. Patrick’s leadership. Still others would point to August 1, 1988, when Rush Limbaugh launched his program on ABC Radio Networks and began broadcasting over his then 50 affiliates. "Rush built the mall," I tell most audiences interested in the birth of conservative talk radio. "Mike Gallagher, Larry Elder, Mark Levin…we just have stores inside that mall." RUSH LIMBAUGH’S PATRIOTIC LEGACY RETURNS AHEAD OF AMERICA’S 250TH BIRTHDAY TO TEACH KIDS TRUE HISTORY Rush provided "proof of concept" to AM station owners and a demand signal to all of media that half of America was not just under-served but actually unwelcomed. The market responded. Brian Kilmeade, Guy Benson and many others on the Fox Radio Network are part of the ever-expanding news universe on the center-right. "The good bulk of the press in this country was monolithic — liberal to varying degrees," Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch commented on the tenth anniversary of the launch of Fox News in 2006. This was an echo from what he had said at the actual launch ten years ago: "Frankly, all the others look alike. We will be an alternative." JUAN WILLIAMS: MY WIFE THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY TO JOIN FOX NEWS. I'M GLAD I DID Of course, the success of the network and the brand has been phenomenal. What Rush Limbaugh did for radio, Rupert Murdoch did for cable news: Prove the concept that there was an enormous, unmet demand in consumers of news in America for center, center-right and conservative news. As with Limbaugh, so with Murdoch: Great success followed by others entering the lists with the same basic model. Even a cursory glance at cable news ratings screams out that Murdoch was right and perhaps right far beyond what anyone suspected. Fox News doesn’t merely dominate the ratings, it crushes them. Through three decades of rising to and remaining on top, the formula has been the same: Put professionals on the air who reflect what patriotic and America-loving portions of the news-consuming public believe and ask them to present the news in a fair, measured way through the start of prime time. Always be reasonable. Always be open to other views. Use light humor and sly derision by all means, but even the "opinion hosts" work to "stay within the 20s" even as daytime stays firmly "within the 40s." Counter-factuals are never very productive, so spare yourself the time you would waste imagining a world in which Fox News had not been launched and thrived. It would be — even its worst critics should admit this — so much less interesting, so much more grey than had legacy news been left to its own devices, pumping out the same-old same-old over the past 30 years.  Having carved out for itself a formidable Gibraltar of a fortress for its brand, it is unlikely that Fox News will be displaced from the top of cable news specifically, and indeed increasingly "the news" generally for years to come.  What we see now are the first, tentative steps of legacy media to consciously try and shrug off the reputation for bias it built for itself since the Vietnam War turned legacy media into a vast swamp of advocacy journalism. FOX NEWS MEDIA TOPS YOUTUBE FOR EIGHTH STRAIGHT QUARTER WITH 918 MILLION VIEWS That’s a huge mountain to climb, especially as so many previous attempts have failed. Like universities that hire a visiting professor with glowing credentials on the right for a year or two of appointment as a "Visiting Scholar," the underlying institution is looking for camouflage not a genuine commitment to the ideas it has long locked out of its halls. 30 years down the road, the country will again check in and see that "journalism" remains a craft, not a profession, and the best craftsmen are fully aware of the world around them, not blinkered to half or more of the news horizon. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4baf375342cf4db8c963e Democrats think a blue wave is building. Here are 3 forces that could stop it te 2026-10-06T09:10:11.856Z Democrats think a blue wave is building. Here are 3 forces that could stop it Democratic Senate Leader Chuck Schumer is sounding increasingly bullish about his party's chances of riding a potential blue wave into November, declaring Democrats have "the wind in our sails" as national and battleground polling points to a favorable political environment in the midterm elections. But beneath that confidence are three variables that could determine whether the Democratic advantage becomes a wave — or breaks before Election Day: a potential polling undercount of Republicans, persistent voter skepticism of the Democratic brand, and the GOP’s financial firepower advantage. Schumer, speaking to reporters last week as the Senate adjourned until after Election Day, predicted that Democrats are "on the edge of taking back the Senate." After nearly two years of President Donald Trump back in the White House and Republican control of the Senate and the House, Schumer emphasized, "Americans are frustrated with higher costs and a government they don’t believe is working for them." AI IS SUPERCHARGING THE CAMPAIGN AD WARS, BUT VIRAL DOESN'T MEAN VICTORIOUS The GOP is fighting political history, which has traditionally seen the party in power in Washington lose congressional seats during midterm election years. Add to that a challenging political climate fueled by persistent inflation Americans see at the grocery store, high gas prices tied to what polls show is an unpopular war with Iran, and Trump's negative approval ratings. The latest polls indicate Democrats holding an advantage over Republicans in the battle for Congress and that they are more enthusiastic to vote in the midterms. But Trump predicts that Republicans will perform much better in the midterms than critics and pollsters expect. "I think we’re going to have a big surprise, because they don’t know what’s happening," the president told supporters at a rally Saturday night in Ohio, as he referred to Democrats. Here's a closer look at the three variables. Republicans control the Senate 53-47, which means Democrats need a net gain of four seats to win back the majority. But with one month to go until Election Day, Democrats are treading deeper and deeper into red territory as Republicans stay mostly on defense. The latest Fox News polls indicate margin of error races in Michigan, a must hold for the Democrats, and in Texas, Maine and Iowa, three seats the party is working to flip to win the majority. An average of the latest surveys also points to very close contests in Alaska, Ohio, and Kansas, where the Democrats are playing offense, and Minnesota, a leading flip opportunity for the GOP. WHO'S UP AND WHO'S DOWN IN THE LATEST FOX NEWS MIDTERM POWER RANKINGS But what if the polls are off? "Polls considerably underestimated Donald Trump and other Republicans on the ticket with him in 2016, 2020, and, to a slightly lesser extent, in 2024," polling guru, political analyst and statistician Nate Silver noted this past weekend. But Silver added that polls in the previous two Trump-era midterms, 2018 and 2022, were essentially unbiased. Fast-forward to this cycle, and polls in some high-profile Democratic primaries were off the mark. Among the miscues this summer, overestimating Abdul El-Sayed's narrow victory in Michigan's Senate showdown, and underestimating victories by Lt. Gov Peggy Flanagan in Minnesota's Senate primary, state Rep. Angie Nixon's win in Florida's Senate contest, and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley's upset victory to capture the Wisconsin gubernatorial nomination. Coverage of the miscues grabbed widespread media attention and sparked fresh criticism of public opinion polling. DEMOCRACY ’26: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUB If the surveys are overestimating Democratic turnout and underestimating Republican enthusiasm, even a modest polling miss could reshape several of the close Senate contests. "I don't think any Democrat is over optimistic after...2024. We all understand that anything can happen in the closing days, and we're preparing for that," longtime New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley told Fox News Digital. Trump's approval ratings remain well underwater, as do favorable ratings for the GOP. But surveys indicate the Democrats' brand is nothing to brag about. The Democrats' favorable rating hovered in negative territory in the most recent Fox News national poll, at 44%-55%. And it was even lower in the latest Wall Street Journal national survey, at 38% favorable and 58% unfavorable. "I think just because Americans are outraged because of how Republicans have failed them and made their life more expensive doesn't automatically mean that they're going to embrace and trust Democrats," former Biden administration Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told Fox News Digital on Saturday. Buttigieg, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate who is considering another White House run in 2028, said it's crucial Democrats "make sure that our candidates get out there, make it very clear who they are, what they're about, and what we would do differently." Making life even tougher for the Democrats: the victories by left-wing and socialist-aligned candidates over more moderate contenders in the party's primaries, which gave the GOP more messaging ammunition to portray all Democrats on the ballot this year as radicals. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER That's the case in Michigan, Minnesota and Florida, where El-Sayed, Flanagan and Nixon all defeated establishment-backed rivals. Meanwhile, in Texas, a trail of controversial past comments by Talarico is handing the GOP more firepower. But Democrats in all four of these Senate showdowns are returning fire by anchoring the Republicans on the ballot to Trump. In the latest Fox News poll in Texas, 53% of those questioned said they were extremely or very concerned that Talarico is too liberal. But a near equal amount, 51%, said they were extremely or very concerned that Paxton is too close to Trump. Republicans are winning the ad wars, thanks to a major money advantage. Boosted by massive cash infusions from the Trump-aligned MAGA Inc. and other leading Republican groups and donors, the GOP is outspending the Democrats in all of the crucial Senate showdowns. That includes a roughly $70 million advantage in Ohio and nearly $30 million in Maine and Texas, three top targets for the Democrats, according to figures from AdImpact, a top ad-tracking firm. The GOP's outspending the Democrats by approximately $25 million in Michigan, which Republicans are aiming to flip. Republicans are also outspending Democrats in swing state New Hampshire, in the battle to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. "The amount of money being spent is enormous," Buckley told Fox News Digital, as he pointed to all the Republican-aligned ads flooding the small state. But Buckley said Democrats have organizing and enthusiasm advantages. "We might not be as competitive as we'd like on television, but we're certainly competitive knocking on the doors. We've got the energy out there. The voters are excited. You saw that with the turnout in the primaries throughout the country," he said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4baef75342cf4db8c9624 Cornell Case Highlights Drop in Resolved Sexual Assault Cases Under Trump te 2026-10-06T09:10:07.840Z Cornell Case Highlights Drop in Resolved Sexual Assault Cases Under Trump The administration has shifted its enforcement of a civil rights law from allegations of sexual misconduct to issues like blocking protections for transgender students. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4baee75342cf4db8c961b Democrats Eyeing the House Face a Conundrum: Rent or Buy? te 2026-10-06T09:10:06.958Z Democrats Eyeing the House Face a Conundrum: Rent or Buy? With less money than G.O.P., Democrats are torn over where to spend in the final weeks. The party is making its biggest move in years against one of G.O.P.’s biggest blue-district survivors. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4baee75342cf4db8c9612 After a Failed Execution, Scrutiny of the 5 Methods Used to Kill te 2026-10-06T09:10:06.085Z After a Failed Execution, Scrutiny of the 5 Methods Used to Kill Tennessee’s unsuccessful attempt to end the life of Christa Pike with a lethal injection is spurring debate over capital punishment techniques, and whether the death penalty should exist at all. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4b63f75342cf4db8c9414 Arizona Supreme Court throws out lawsuit against due to apparent typo te 2026-10-06T08:50:07.907Z Arizona Supreme Court throws out lawsuit against due to apparent typo The case underscores how strictly Arizona courts can enforce the requirements for filing claims against government entities, even when the mistake appears to be nothing more than a typographical error. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4a38375342cf4db8c9051 Maricopa County Attorney Confirms Scottsdale Schools Violated Open Meeting Law, Contradicting District’s Claim te 2026-10-06T07:30:11.440Z Maricopa County Attorney Confirms Scottsdale Schools Violated Open Meeting Law, Contradicting District’s Claim By Matthew Holloway | The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO) found that Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) violated Arizona’s Open Meeting Law, according to a Sept. 22 letter that directly contradicts the district’s subsequent claim that no violation had been found. “MCAO concluded that an Open Meeting Law violation has occurred,” Deputy County Attorney Caitlyn Mitchell wrote to complainant Michael Bengert in the letter. The investigation concerned SUSD’s Phase II Design Advisory Team, whose work involved proposals for repurposing, consolidating, or closing district schools. Mitchell said investigators reviewed Governing Board meeting recordings, accompanying agendas, and supplemental information provided by Bengert. SUSD General Counsel Renee Osipov subsequently disputed statements that MCAO had found a violation. “Scottsdale Unified School District has received communication and a public comment indicating that the Maricopa County Attorney’s office found the District in violation of the Open Meeting Law (OML) with respect to the operation of the Phase II Design Team. This is inaccurate,” Osipov wrote in a correspondence with Bengert shared with AZ Free News. “The County Attorney did not issue adverse findings, did not cite the District for an OML violation, and did not initiate any corrective action,” she added. The district also published that position on its website Oct. 1. MCAO’s Sept. 22 letter expressly states that the office informed SUSD of its conclusions. “MCAO has informed SUSD of its findings and conclusions, recommended that SUSD revise its future use of superintendent appointed committees, and requested that the SUSD Governing Board acknowledge the results of this investigation publicly at the open meeting to discuss the Phase II Team’s recommendations,” Mitchell wrote. The office said the team had completed its work, making it too late to require corrective action concerning future team meetings. The letter stated that the investigation was closed and did not announce a penalty. An earlier letter to district counsel on Sept. 16 detailed the office’s reasoning. “Although the creation of SUSD’s Phase II Design Advisory Team (‘Phase II Team’) does not—as a purely technical matter—fall under the statutory definition of an ‘advisory committee or subcommittee,’ the purpose and subsequent operation of the Phase II Team does,” prosecutors wrote. The disagreement centers on the Governing Board’s involvement in the team’s creation and whether its work served the board or district administrators. Osipov said the superintendent formed the team to conduct an analysis for the administration. She said it was not charged with making recommendations to the Governing Board regarding repurposing, consolidating, or closing schools. “The team’s work was intended to inform the administration’s development of options for Governing Board consideration,” she wrote. MCAO’s Sept. 16 letter said the board discussed creating an advisory body during 2025 and considered the issue Jan. 6, 2026. Although the board declined to amend its policy to establish a standing advisory board, prosecutors said the superintendent subsequently created the Phase II team and tasked it with making recommendations to the board. “The timing of these events suggests the Governing Board’s implicit direction to the superintendent to create an advisory board for the purpose of advising the Governing Board,” the letter states. Prosecutors described the team as the board’s “brainchild” and said its recommendations concerned matters the board would vote on. Osipov challenged MCAO’s interpretation, saying portions of the Sept. 16 letter conflicted with opinions issued by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. She also said SUSD posted materials after each meeting to support transparency. The amended Attorney General Opinion, issued June 23, 2025, explains that a superintendent-created committee does not automatically become subject to Open Meeting Law because its work leads to recommendations reaching the board. The opinion says the law typically does not apply when the superintendent develops a proposal without board direction or other close involvement. It also cautions that a governing board cannot evade public meeting requirements by informally establishing a committee or directing a superintendent to establish one. A committee’s subsequent work can become subject to the law when the board tasks it with developing policy recommendations. MCAO’s Sept. 16 letter relied on its assessment of the board’s involvement and the team’s function. It recommended that SUSD avoid an overly narrow interpretation of the law when determining whether future advisory bodies must hold public meetings. Prosecutors also cited A.R.S. § 38-431.09, which directs those interpreting Arizona’s Open Meeting Law to favor open and public meetings. The complaint was initially submitted to Attorney General Kris Mayes’ office, which referred it to MCAO July 17 after citing a conflict of interest. The complaint concerned public access to the advisory team’s meetings. Bengert has also raised broader concerns about district leadership and public participation, criticizing SUSD’s academic outcomes, enrollment losses, and financial management while questioning whether its governing board provided sufficient scrutiny of Superintendent Scott Menzel’s administration. He argued that parents and residents needed opportunities to hear opposing views on district policies and decisions. Bengert has asked MCAO to respond publicly to SUSD’s characterization of the investigation. In correspondence shared with AZ Free News, he disputed Osipov’s statements and asked the county attorney’s office to clarify its findings directly to the district. An MCAO spokesperson said the office was reviewing additional questions and checking whether other correspondence existed. AZ Free News requested additional comment from Scottsdale Unified School District and General Counsel Renee Osipov regarding the county attorney’s findings and the district’s characterization of the investigation. Neither had responded to those inquiries by the time of publication. Matthew Holloway is a senior reporter for AZ Free News. Follow him on X for his latest stories, or email tips to Matthew@azfreenews.com. The post Maricopa County Attorney Confirms Scottsdale Schools Violated Open Meeting Law, Contradicting District’s Claim first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4a38075342cf4db8c9037 NAU football defeats No. 12-ranked Idaho State to close road trip on high note te 2026-10-06T07:30:08.014Z 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/6ac4a37f75342cf4db8c902e NAU football at Idaho State te 2026-10-06T07:30:07.171Z NAU football at Idaho State Northern Arizona tight end Jeter Purdy (89) runs with the ball during a game against Idaho State on Saturday at Idaho Central Credit Union Dome in Pocatello, Idaho. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4a12675342cf4db8c8fc5 NYPD detective released from hospital after being stabbed multiple times in Bronx te 2026-10-06T07:20:06.407Z NYPD detective released from hospital after being stabbed multiple times in Bronx A New York City Police Department detective was released from the hospital after he was stabbed multiple times during a robbery in the Bronx last week, according to officials. Detective Jose Mercedes was wheeled out of Jacobi Medical Center in Morris Park on Monday before standing up in front of a group of clapping officers. "Today, in another incredible feat of strength and determination, Detective Mercedes got up from his wheelchair and walked out of Jacobi Medical Center on his own two feet. Hundreds of members of the NYPD were there to cheer their brother on," Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said on X. NYPD DETECTIVE, CHILDREN SHOT IN SEPARATE BROOKLYN SHOOTINGS OVER HOLIDAY WEEKEND "The entire department stands behind Detective Mercedes as he continues his recovery. And the greatest detectives in the world will relentlessly pursue those responsible for this crime," she added. Mercedes was off-duty when two suspects on an e-bike attempted to snatch his gold chain as he was clearing out the trunk of his car in the Norwood neighborhood on Friday afternoon, according to officials. WATCH: E-BIKE TEEN TAKEOVER SWARMS DOWNTOWN CITY STREETS BLOCKING TRAFFIC, LEADING TO CHARGES The detective attempted to fight back, but he was stabbed and slashed seven times during the struggle before the assailants fled. Authorities said the confrontation began when the men attempted to steal his gold chain. Mercedes then pursued the fleeing attackers on foot for about two blocks before collapsing near East 206th Street and Rochambeau Avenue. "Despite his serious injuries, Detective Mercedes chased after his attackers on foot," Tisch said. Tisch and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited him in the hospital shortly after the attack. "I visited the detective and his family at Jacobi Hospital with Police Commissioner Tisch," the mayor said on Friday. "I am hoping for his quick and complete recovery." The two attackers remain at large, police said on Monday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac490be75342cf4db8c8697 Ticket resale industry lobbies to stop price cap bills te 2026-10-06T06:10:06.172Z Ticket resale industry lobbies to stop price cap bills The multibillion-dollar ticket resale industry has formed a coalition to lobby against state-level legislation that seeks to cap the price of event tickets sold on the secondary market. The year-old... Subscribe Already a subscriber?  Login The post Ticket resale industry lobbies to stop price cap bills first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac48e6675342cf4db8c8621 Defendants in ‘fake electors’ case want protection from future prosecutions te 2026-10-06T06:00:06.922Z Defendants in ‘fake electors’ case want protection from future prosecutions Key Points: In tossing the indictment into alleged “fake electors,” a judge kept open the possibility for more charges in the future Some of the defendants claim a law preventing political prosecutions should protect them from future indictments If the Court of Appeals makes a decision, it could have a big effect on future politically charged cases PHOENIX — Republicans indicted in the “fake electors” scheme are using a state law designed to deter political prosecutions to get an appellate court to block Attorney General Kris Mayes from ever bringing new charges against them. The original indictment charged 11 Arizona Republicans with forgery and conspiracy when they signed documents after the 2020 election falsely claiming that Donald Trump had won the popular vote in Arizona. Eight others also were charged, all allies or lawyers for Trump. In August, the trial judge threw out the indictment after concluding that the grand jury had not been provided all the relevant information they needed. But in doing so, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sam Myers cleared the way for the state to seek a second indictment down the line. Now one defendant, former U.S. Senate candidate Jim Lamon, is arguing to the state Court of Appeals that Myers should have dismissed the charges outright under the state’s anti-Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, or anti-SLAPP, law. It requires dismissal of any prosecution found to retaliate against, deter or prevent political speech. Seven more defendants are preparing to make or join the same argument on appeal. “If a state actor, driven by improper motive, is permitted to file criminal charges against a political opponent and then evade the consequences of the anti-SLAPP Statute by dismissing the case once that improper motive has been proven, then the purposes of the anti-SLAPP Statute will be thwarted,” Lacy Cooper, an attorney for Lamon, wrote in a special action filed with the Arizona Court of Appeals. Besides Lamon, four other defendants have filed notices of appeal and plan to litigate the anti-SLAPP issue: John Eastman and Christina Bobb, former Trump attorneys; Mark Meadows, Trump’s former chief of staff; and Tyler Bowyer, chief operating officer of Turning Point Action. State Sen. Jake Hoffman, Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn and local Republican Nancy Cottle also joined in notices of appeal. “The defense position is that you can’t just dismiss your way out of an anti-SLAPP violation,” said Ashley Adams, an attorney for Eastman. “This has to be addressed because that’s the purpose of the statute — to make sure people aren’t prosecuted for exercising their First Amendment rights.” The appellate court’s decision could set new precedents about when the anti-SLAPP law could be used to short-circuit future prosecutions. In the filing, Lamon’s attorneys argue Myers not only must rule on the anti-SLAPP issue but must grant the motion, dismiss all pending charges and award attorneys’ fees. “The trial court had jurisdiction to act, and it also had a duty to act,” Cooper wrote. Defendants have sought to end the case using the anti-SLAPP law from the start. Of note is that the original statute covered only civil lawsuits. But in 2022, ahead of Mayes’ election, the Republican-controlled Legislature expanded it to require dismissal of criminal charges, a first in the nation among anti-SLAPP laws. To win dismissal, defendants must first prove the prosecution was “substantially motivated by a desire to deter, retaliate against or prevent the lawful exercise of a constitutional right.” In February 2025, Myers found the electors had done that. He ruled that statements Mayes made on the campaign trail previewing the coming investigation and indictment of those in the “fake elector” case at least initially established some motivation to target the defendants’ exercise of a constitutional right. With Myers ruling for the defendants, the burden shifted to the state to prove to him it did not, in fact, seek to deter the defendants’ constitutional rights. The state never took that step. Instead, Mayes appealed the anti-SLAPP ruling, and the appellate court paused lower court proceedings. The Court of Appeals declined to consider the state’s case. But by the time the anti-SLAPP appeal had wrapped, the original underlying indictment had been tossed based on the judge’s ruling that prosecutors had failed to provide all relevant information to the grand jury. Bobb also is appealing Myers’ ruling granting the state’s motion to dismiss without prejudice after the judge threw out the original indictment, as well as his ruling denying a separate motion to disqualify Mayes based on association with the national elections group States United Democracy Center. Whether the appeals court takes up Lamon’s special action and the defendants’ appeals could be especially instructive for future use of the anti-SLAPP law. Arizona is the only state to include criminal charges in its anti-SLAPP law. And, so far, appellate courts have declined to issue binding rulings on how it should be used. Richie Taylor, a spokesperson for Mayes, declined to comment on Lamon’s special action, the pending appeals or any plans to refile charges. The state’s response to Lamon is due Oct. 16. The court has yet to set a briefing schedule for Meadows, Bowyer, Bobb and Eastman. The post Defendants in ‘fake electors’ case want protection from future prosecutions first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac47dff75342cf4db8c808d Massachusetts felon pleads guilty after DOJ says he sold Russian plutonium to 67 customers te 2026-10-06T04:50:07.569Z Massachusetts felon pleads guilty after DOJ says he sold Russian plutonium to 67 customers A convicted felon from Massachusetts has pleaded guilty to illegally importing plutonium from Russia and selling the radioactive material and other highly toxic and hazardous materials to customers in the U.S. and abroad, while also pleading guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material. Jacob D. Miller, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of ammunition, one count of being a felon in possession of explosive materials, one count of importing nuclear material without lawful authority, one count of mailing hazardous materials and one count of possession of child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts. Miller was arrested on April 9, 2025, and indicted by a grand jury on April 17. He has remained in federal custody since his arrest. US REMOVES RADIOACTIVE CANCER-TREATMENT MATERIAL FROM CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRY OVER 'DIRTY BOMB' RISK He had previously been convicted on Feb. 9, 2004, in Massachusetts state court for possessing child pornography and possessing an explosive device. According to federal prosecutors, Miller received seven years of probation in the child pornography case and, in a separate case involving two counts of possessing an explosive device, was sentenced to 2½ years in jail and 10 years of probation. After his release, Miller started a business called Collect The Periodic Table (CTPT) and sold samples of elements such as plutonium, which is highly radioactive, and thallium, which is highly toxic, according to prosecutors. In addition to selling through CTPT directly, Miller used an online third-party retailer, Bonanza, to make sales. Miller imported plutonium from Russia and arranged for it to be mailed to him at his Massachusetts residence, prosecutors said. Between Dec. 30, 2020, and March 31, 2025, Miller sold plutonium to about 67 customers across the U.S. and abroad. Miller shipped the plutonium to his customers through a U.S. mail service, despite plutonium being a hazardous substance that was prohibited from being shipped. Between Oct. 12, 2017, and April 5, 2025, Miller used CTPT and Bonanza to sell thallium to about 71 customers, according to prosecutors. Miller also shipped the thallium to his customers through the U.S. mail, even though thallium was also a hazardous substance that was barred from being mailed. During a search of Miller’s residence in April 2025, a box containing bottles of explosive powder, numerous rounds of ammunition and six firearms were recovered by investigators. The ammunition, firearms and explosive materials were unlawfully possessed because of his previous felony convictions, prosecutors said. FORMER NORTH TEXAS POLICE OFFICER GIVEN THREE LIFE SENTENCES FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, SOLICITATION OF MINOR Miller’s laptop and cell phone were also found with child sexual abuse material, which he had opened as recently as the day before the search warrant, according to prosecutors. His sentencing has been scheduled for Jan 21. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac474a075342cf4db8c7ce9 Falcons turn primetime doubters into believers behind Bijan Robinson's back-to-back masterpieces te 2026-10-06T04:10:08.086Z Falcons turn primetime doubters into believers behind Bijan Robinson's back-to-back masterpieces When football fans saw three straight Primetime games on the NFL schedule for the Atlanta Falcons, there were some social media eye rolls, sighs and more, and who could blame them? The Falcons, who started third-string quarterback Cooper Rush and were sitting at 0-2 at the start of the year, didn’t really make for must-watch television under the bright lights of a nationally-televised contest. But that’s the beautiful thing about the NFL: each week is a chance to prove everyone wrong, especially this early in the season. The Falcons are doing just that, and now they’re can’t-miss entertainment on the gridiron. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Why? The man in the backfield wearing No. 7 on his red and black jersey: running back Bijan Robinson. In Week 3 against the Green Bay Packers, Robinson, who had modest showings for his standards in the Falcons’ two losses to begin the year, broke out for 194 yards on 29 carries with two touchdowns in the blowout victory at Lambeau Field. Once again on the road against a divisional foe in the New Orleans Saints, a team celebrating the 20th anniversary of the "Domecoming" where they emotionally reopened their beloved Superdome following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina against these same Falcons, Robinson put up another magnificent stat line. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! On just 19 carries, Robinson finished the game with 145 yards rushing and two more touchdowns to help lead the way to a 45-17 thrashing to move to 2-2 on the season. And though they have shown tons of fight through three weeks, the 1–3 Saints were stumped all night long on home turf. Robinson’s agility, explosiveness and consistent running is just a joy to watch for those who love the great game of football. His first touch of the game went for 59 yards and a touchdown on a run that saw him hit 21 mph without looking like he broke a sweat. Then, it’s the tough-nosed running in the red area that can also break the spirit of a defense, as he made it 14-0 in the first quarter with a four-yard touchdown run. And just as they did last week, the Falcons are all about spreading the wealth. Brian Robinson Jr., Bijan Robinson’s backup, had more touchdowns than his counterpart, scoring three times and rushing for 62 yards on 14 carries in this one. Finally, there’s Michael Penix Jr., whose job is to conduct the offense in a timely manner and make some key throws to keep drives going. Thankfully for Atlanta, he’s back healthy and doing just that, going 15-of-20 for 223 yards with a touchdown pass to Jahan Dotson to get himself involved in the scoring. He also loved tossing the rock to Drake London, who matched Bijan Robinson with 194 yards through the air last week in Green Bay, as he finished with five catches for 96 yards. Of course, the Falcons’ offensive line has a large share in making this magic happen, and the defense for Atlanta has been solid over the past two weeks to allow the ball to get back into the hands of Penix, Bijan Robinson and more as much as possible. But there’s no denying that watching this Falcons team over the past two weeks has been pure joy because one of the best players in the sport has put on back-to-back spectacles in Primetime, and there’s still one more game to go on Sunday night against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 5. "I love the Primetime games under the lights. It brings out a different energy, and I just love this team," Bijan Robinson said after the game. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4724875342cf4db8c7c7a Rays capitalize on four Yankees errors to take commanding 2-0 ALDS lead te 2026-10-06T04:00:08.662Z Rays capitalize on four Yankees errors to take commanding 2-0 ALDS lead Start spreading the news: the Yankees are out of answers. New York flatlined in a 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night, falling into a 2-0 ALDS hole as the series heads north. Tampa Bay stayed hot after Jon Gruden's pregame hype at Tropicana Field. Needing a bounce-back after Drew Rasmussen’s eight no-hit innings in Game 1, the Yankees instead stumbled right out of the gate. YANKEES LOSE ALDS GAME 1 TO RAYS AS AUSTIN WELLS IS THROWN OUT AT THIRD AFTER BREAKING UP NO-HITTER Three first-inning defensive errors handed Tampa Bay an early 1-0 lead when Junior Caminero hit into a fielder's choice off starter Cam Schlittler. It marked the fifth postseason game in Yankees franchise history with four or more errors. New York tied the game in the fourth on a solo home run by Ben Rice off Rays starter Freddy Peralta. The Yankees loaded the bases in the top of the fifth, but Cody Bellinger flied out to the warning track against reliever Cam Booser to leave everyone stranded. WHY YANKEES ACE CAM SCHLITTLER IS IN THE AL MVP CONVERSATION AND COULD JOIN AN EXCLUSIVE CLUB The Rays made them pay immediately in the bottom half with an RBI groundout by Liam Hicks, an RBI infield hit by Chandler Simpson, and a two-run single from Richie Palacios to break it open. Rice was the only Yankee providing any real sign of life, launching his second home run of the night in the eighth inning to trim the deficit to 5-2. His two-homer game couldn't wake up the rest of the lineup, and New York's frustration peaked when Spencer Jones hit a fly ball that struck the Tropicana Field catwalk for an out under 'live-play' rules, echoing Ty France’s roof hit at American Family Field on Saturday. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! With no room left for error, the Yankees head back to the Bronx facing elimination. Game 3 pits Yankees ace Max Fried against the Rays' 15-game winner, Nick Martinez, to keep New York alive. Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com / Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac46b3c75342cf4db8c7ae8 Jim Bakker, Television Preacher Felled by Sex and Financial Scandals, Dies at 86 te 2026-10-06T03:30:04.664Z Jim Bakker, Television Preacher Felled by Sex and Financial Scandals, Dies at 86 With his then-wife, Tammy Faye, Mr. Bakker built a broadcasting juggernaut around the gospel of prosperity. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac45d3875342cf4db8c7857 Nobu chef killed after teen driver crashes into parked car in California te 2026-10-06T02:30:16.883Z Nobu chef killed after teen driver crashes into parked car in California A longtime chef at Nobu Malibu in California was killed when a teenage driver crashed into his parked car as he was sleeping. Ryo Uchimiya, 51, was a sushi chef who had worked at the famous Japanese restaurant for 25 years, according to KTLA. Uchimiya parked along the curb and was napping in his car before starting his shift on Saturday morning when a 16-year-old boy plowed his Range Rover into the rear of his the chef's parked sedan at around 6:50 a.m. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the teenager appeared to be speeding when he slammed his SUV into Uchimiya, according to KTLA. Investigators said there was no indication that the teenager was driving under the influence. FLORIDA WOMAN ACCUSED OF DUI CRASHES SUV INTO PARKED CAR, THEN MAKES BIZARRE PLEA TO POLICE CAUGHT ON CAMERA It remains unclear whether the teenager will face any charges as the incident remains under investigation. Uchimiya died from "multiple blunt force injuries," according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office, the New York Post reported. The medical examiner also ruled the manner of death an accident. Surveillance footage showed the driver's SUV slamming into Uchimiya’s parked car, causing a chain-reaction crash that pushed the sedan into two other vehicles in front of him. A witness told KTLA that the teenage driver appeared to be shocked and confused after the collision. SILICON VALLEY DEVELOPER ACCUSED OF MURDER AFTER INVESTIGATORS SAY TESLA REACHED 142 MPH BEFORE FATAL CRASH "I heard throughout the day that maybe he didn’t even have a license," she said. "He’s a young kid. He looked very young and very confused and his parents didn’t even show up to find him. He was sitting there for two hours by himself." People who work and live near the restaurant said the stretch of Pacific Coast Highway where the deadly crash took place has a reputation for being dangerous, as drivers are constantly seen speeding, according to the outlet. The Malibu City Council declared a local emergency in November 2023 over dangerous conditions on PCH, weeks after a speeding driver struck and killed four Pepperdine University students along the highway. Uchimiya's loved ones and coworkers remembered him as a beloved husband, father of two children and talented chef, according to KTLA. The manager of Nobu Malibu said the "family of staffers" at the restaurant are doing what they can to support Uchimiya’s family during this difficult time. "Obviously, it’s been a very, very difficult day for so many people," the manager told the outlet. "He was a real nice guy, very talented chef," a fellow Nobu chef told the New York Post. "It’s such a shame." "He was resting, getting ready for a catering gig," the chef added. "We all get here really early." A Nobu hostess told the outlet that staff members were still processing the loss. "We’re not ready to talk about it now," she said. "We all need time." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac45d3075342cf4db8c7830 Undefeated Parker pushed in the second half by Heritage Academy Mesa te 2026-10-06T02:30:08.420Z Undefeated Parker pushed in the second half by Heritage Academy Mesa The long westward drive home to the Arizona-California border likely wasn't as raucous and enjoyable as it appeared to be at halftime for Parker. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac45d2f75342cf4db8c7826 Lake Havasu City man gets probation in cocaine case after judge calls decision ‘close call’ te 2026-10-06T02:30:07.339Z Lake Havasu City man gets probation in cocaine case after judge calls decision ‘close call’ Branding it a "fairly close call", Mohave County Superior Court Judge Derek Carlisle opted for probation rather than prison in a Lake Havasu City drug case. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac45d2e75342cf4db8c781c River City Newspapers to acquire Northern Arizona newspapers in joint venture te 2026-10-06T02:30:06.260Z River City Newspapers to acquire Northern Arizona newspapers in joint venture River City Newspapers will expand its Arizona newspaper holdings in December, taking ownership of four Northern Arizona publications that have been owned by Western News&Info for more than 35 years. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac45d2c75342cf4db8c77fb Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says, ‘If Abdul Can Win in Michigan, Anybody Can Win Anywhere’ te 2026-10-06T02:30:04.330Z Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says, ‘If Abdul Can Win in Michigan, Anybody Can Win Anywhere’ Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made the remarks about Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, as she considers whether to run for president in 2028. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac45ad575342cf4db8c778e Potential Iranian Drone Attack Led to Exit of U.S. Aircraft from British Air Base te 2026-10-06T02:20:05.561Z Potential Iranian Drone Attack Led to Exit of U.S. Aircraft from British Air Base According to U.S. and British officials, 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from R.A.F. Fairford air base were withdrawn because of the risk of a drone attack ordered by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4562575342cf4db8c768a Trump Orders Execution of Gunman in 2009 Attack at Fort Hood te 2026-10-06T02:00:05.029Z Trump Orders Execution of Gunman in 2009 Attack at Fort Hood The Pentagon said that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who carried out the deadliest mass shooting at an American military base, would be executed by firing squad. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac453d575342cf4db8c7637 The Arizona State Fair opens its monthlong run without a petting zoo, but lots of animals te 2026-10-06T01:50:13.698Z The Arizona State Fair opens its monthlong run without a petting zoo, but lots of animals PHOENIX – The Arizona State Fair is open for its monthlong run. Decked out with flashing rides, colorful carousels, food vendors and midway games, the only thing missing in this year’s edition is a petting zoo. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac453d475342cf4db8c762e Colorado River Concerts opens its 52nd season of world-class entertainment with the Best of Broadway te 2026-10-06T01:50:12.698Z Colorado River Concerts opens its 52nd season of world-class entertainment with the Best of Broadway BULLHEAD CITY — Colorado River Concerts opens its 52nd season in Bullhead City on Nov, 5 with the "Best of Broadway: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Weber" and more. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac453d375342cf4db8c7625 River City Newspapers to acquire Northern Arizona newspapers in joint venture te 2026-10-06T01:50:11.367Z River City Newspapers to acquire Northern Arizona newspapers in joint venture River City Newspapers will expand its Arizona newspaper holdings in December, taking ownership of four Northern Arizona publications that have been owned by Western News&Info for more than 35 years. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac453d275342cf4db8c761c Toast te 2026-10-06T01:50:10.390Z Toast Toast is a young male domestic short hair mix. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac453d175342cf4db8c7613 Meringue te 2026-10-06T01:50:09.358Z Meringue Meringue is a female pit bull terrier mix puppy. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac453cf75342cf4db8c760a Journey te 2026-10-06T01:50:08.000Z Journey Journey is an adult male pit bull terrier mix. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac453cc75342cf4db8c75e5 U.S. Citizen Accused of Surveilling Taiwanese Family on China’s Behalf te 2026-10-06T01:50:04.099Z U.S. Citizen Accused of Surveilling Taiwanese Family on China’s Behalf The woman, Wanying Zhang, was arrested at the Los Angeles airport on Sunday. She was accused of watching the son of Taiwan’s president in Seattle. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4517375342cf4db8c7576 White House Blocked Politico From Air Force One for Trump’s Trip to Nebraska te 2026-10-06T01:40:03.512Z White House Blocked Politico From Air Force One for Trump’s Trip to Nebraska The move is the latest round in the fight over presidential access after Mr. Trump declared a ban on CNN, Politico and MS NOW. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac44f2475342cf4db8c752b Dennis Hastert, longest-serving Republican House Speaker and convicted child molester, dies at 84 te 2026-10-06T01:30:12.814Z Dennis Hastert, longest-serving Republican House Speaker and convicted child molester, dies at 84 The late House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) was an accidental speaker. And it was a sheer accident that the world learned a dark secret about Hastert, years after he left Capitol Hill. It was twenty years ago, almost to the date. House Republicans were on the verge of losing their majority in the 2006 midterms. And their Speaker, Dennis Hastert, was in meltdown. HIGHEST-RANKING US OFFICIAL TO EVER SERVE JAIL TIME, FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER DENNIS HASTERT DEAD AT 84 Word had just broken that then-Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) had sent inappropriate messages to high school-age male teens, serving as House pages. The Republican-led House was meeting on September 29, 2006, trying to escape town so the GOP could defend their majority. But nothing was going right for Republicans. The public was growing weary of President George W. Bush and the war in Iraq. Democrats were poised to retake the House in November. Yours truly and Deirdre Walsh — then of CNN — spotted the portly Hastert lumbering across Statuary Hall toward the Speaker’s office. "Did he call you?" Walsh asked Hastert about Foley. "What are you going to do about it?" I inquired. "We’ll talk about that shortly," mumbled Hastert under his breath, his wide glasses nearly tumbling over the bridge of his nose as he huffed into the Speaker’s suite. An hour later, Hastert, outgoing Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) and other top Republicans convened a brief press conference to tout a national security bill they just passed. The legislation was designed as the GOP sendoff as lawmakers went home to campaign. "Ok, we’ll take questions. Only on the bill," instructed Frist. "Only on the bill." No one even squeaked. Finally, I piped up. "We have questions about other subjects," I announced, determined to ask about Foley. "Alright," said Frist, shoving back from the table. The Tennessee Republican knew what was coming. Frist was happy he wouldn’t have to address Foley. That was something for Hastert. Especially since Frist planned to run for President in 2008. I inquired about Foley. Hastert muttered a non-answer which was barely usable for broadcast. He mumbled something about him not being "very happy" about Foley. But it was a soundbite from the Speaker of the House on the scandal, right as a bloodied GOP hit the exits for the midterm campaign. Someone then quickly adjourned the press conference. And that was it. FORMER REPUBLICAN HOUSE SPEAKER DENNIS HASTERT DEAD AT 84 A few days later, local reporters in Illinois pressed Hastert about how he handled the Foley matter. Back in Washington, asked one of the Speaker’s aides why Hastert – as a former teacher and coach – wasn’t more aggressive protecting the teen pages. We may have found out why years later. Eighty-four year-old Dennis Hastert died of natural causes over the weekend. The late Speaker is one of the most ignominious figures in American politics. He was the longest-serving Republican Speaker in history, wielding the gavel from 1999 to 2007. Hastert stumbled into the Speakership, rising thanks to the missteps of others. Yet despite his years in Congress, what we learned about Hastert nearly a decade after he left office revealed him to be one of the most grotesque persons to ever serve in Congress. In fact, Hastert is the highest-serving U.S. official to ever serve jail time. Virtually no one knew it, but Hastert was an unbridled sexual predator. Known as "Coach" rather than "Mr. Speaker" to his Capitol colleagues, Hastert preyed on teenage boys when he taught high school in the 1960s and 1970s. Hastert was never implicated in the page scandal. The House nixed the program soon afterwards, even though it was nearly as old as the republic. But in retrospect, how Hastert fumbled what was going on with the House pages shockingly added up later. Democrats won the House handily in the 2006 midterms. Hastert didn’t run – and probably wouldn’t have won – a leadership race in the new Congress. He stuck around as rank-and-file member for a few months and resigned in late 2007. Few heard much from Hastert after he departed Congress. Such was his style. He shunned interviews as Speaker and was rarely even spotted in the Capitol corridors. To defend his reticence with the press corps, the Speaker proclaimed that he was more of a "listener." And then Hastert’s otherwise bland, nearly forgotten Speakership took a dark turn in 2015. Federal banking regulators flagged Hastert’s curious withdrawals of staggering amounts of cash. They suspected the transactions signaled that someone could be blackmailing the former Speaker. So they investigated. But that’s how it came to light that Hastert was actually paying hush money to conceal his sexual transgressions with minors. The feds indicted Hastert on charges of lying to investigators and evading banking laws. He later pleaded guilty to the bank crimes. Prosecutors dropped the charge of making false statements. Federal Judge Thomas Durkin declared that the former Speaker was "a serial child molester." In court, Hastert admitted that he "mistreated athletes" and "took advantage" of those he was supposed to mentor. Prosecutors never charged Hastert in connection with sex crimes. He served 13 months of a 15-month sentence at a federal facility in Rochester, MN. It’s remarkable that someone who operated at this level of American government obscured such a hideous secret for so long. And as instructive as the day nearly 20 years ago when the Foley scandal broke and Republicans were on the verge of losing the House, unceremoniously terminating Hastert’s Speakership — the day that propelled him into the leadership is even more illuminating. Republicans nearly lost the House in the 1998 midterms. House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) was toxic and Republicans showed him the door. In late 1998, Republicans tapped then-Rep. Bob Livingston (R-LA), chairmanof the Appropriations Committee, to become Speaker in 1999. But then came December 19, 1998. The Saturday before Christmas. I was on the job on 9/11. I was on the job on January 6. I’ve covered Congress for a litany of big hearings, the removal of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). Even the day they banished Pete Rose from Major League Baseball as a kid reporter back in Cincinnati. You name it, I’ve seen it. But from a sheer news perspective, December 19, 1998 rivals many of those. The House met on that Saturday before Christmas to approve articles of impeachment against President Clinton for the Monica Lewinsky scandal. This would mark only the second time in American history that the House impeached an American President. President Clinton also ordered airstrikes against Iraq for violating no-fly zones following the first Gulf War that day. So that story was in full force. But the night before, there was news that Livingston – the GOP’s Speaker in waiting – had an affair with a lobbyist. Juxtapose that with what the House was trying to do with Clinton because of his sexual exploits. On the morning of December 19, 1998, Livingston took to the House floor to demand that the president resign for his transgressions. "No! You resign! You resign!" came a cacophony of catcalls from Democrats in unison in the House chamber. Livingston paused and held up his hand to quiet the din. The Louisiana Republican then announced he would not stand as the GOP’s nominee for Speaker when the new Congress convened in January 1999. He promised to resign from the House a few months later. FOLLOW US ON X Bedlam tore through the Capitol. House Republicans scrambled. They needed a new Speaker-designee. By nightfall, they conscripted J. Dennis Hastert for the job. The Chief Deputy Whip in the Republican Conference. Hastert was a part of the GOP leadership team. But he was a backbencher. His obscure leadership slot was to help count votes on the floor. Many reporters who covered Congress didn’t even know who Hastert was. Hastert was barely vetted by the press corps. But there was other big news. Airstrikes against Iraq. The Livingston scandal. That’s to say nothing of only the second impeachment trial of a President in American history. GOT A TIP? Hastert seized the Speaker’s gavel in January 1999. He remained on the job for another eight years. Longer than any other Republican. His odious past obscured. But ultimately, Dennis Hastert did not take to the grave the loathsome secrets he hid for so long. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac44f2375342cf4db8c7522 White Sox ride another dramatic comeback win to beat Guardians and take commanding 2-0 ALDS lead te 2026-10-06T01:30:11.901Z White Sox ride another dramatic comeback win to beat Guardians and take commanding 2-0 ALDS lead The Chicago White Sox are moving closer and closer to one of the most unlikely postseason runs in recent history, after completing yet another come-from-behind win on Monday evening. Chicago won Game 1 of its series against the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday afternoon behind a parade of relief pitchers and four heroic innings from Grant Taylor to finish out the win. A mammoth 440-foot home run from Munetaka Murakami in the fourth inning gave the White Sox a 2-0 lead they'd never relinquish, with the Guardians leaving seven runners on base and going 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position. On Monday night though, Cleveland looked to turn the tables. The Guardians jumped out to an early 2-0 lead when pitcher Sean Newcomb, replacing starter Anthony Kay, made a throwing error on a Nathaniel Lowe grounder. YANKEES LOSE ALDS GAME 1 TO RAYS AS AUSTIN WELLS IS THROWN OUT AT THIRD AFTER BREAKING UP NO-HITTER In the 4th inning though, Murakami struck again. After Kyle Teel singled and Miguel Vargas walked, Murakami hit a hard grounder through the right side of the infield to drive in Teel. With Cleveland still up 2-1, the big blow came a few innings later from another Chicago rookie. In the sixth inning Vargas led off with a single, and Randal Grichuk walked after Murakami grounded out. Reliever Erik Sabrowski threw a wild pitch that let the two runners get to second and third, but Tommy Pham flew out without scoring the tying run. Braden Montgomery though, delivered. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE On the very first pitch, Montgomery laced a sharp double to right field, bringing in both runners and giving the White Sox its first lead, 3-2. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! With high leverage Cleveland reliever Hunter Gaddis now in the game, Chase Meidroth floated a blooper to right, scoring Montgomery and extending the lead to 4-2. The Guardians built a rally of their own in the bottom of the 8th, with Chase DeLauter singling off bulk pitcher Sean Burke with two outs. White Sox manager Will Venable brought Grant Taylor back out, just two days after throwing 42 pitches in game one. It backfired, with Jo Adell crushing a 413-foot triple off the top of the left-center field wall and making it 4-3. Taylor recovered to get Lowe and send the game to the 9th. Remarkably, he finished it out himself on just five pitches, getting Angel Martinez, Travis Bazzana, and Patrick Bailey in order. Two appearances in three days, covering 5.1 innings and 49 pitches. That's the stuff playoff legends are made of. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER The series now shifts to the South Side of Chicago on Wednesday, with neither team having announced a starter. But the win makes the White Sox overwhelming favorites to advance to the ALCS against the winner of the Yankees-Rays series and continue a remarkable season. Just two years removed from losing 121 games and becoming the laughingstock of the league, the White Sox have rebuilt quickly. Smart trades, like acquiring Miguel Vargas from the Dodgers at the deadline in 2024 have combined with Murakami's outstanding first season and strong player development. Players like Montgomery, Colson Montgomery, Meidroth, Taylor and Kyle Teel have grown in their farm system, leading to them scoring the most runs in the American League in 2026. Cleveland, meanwhile, needs three straight wins to extend their season and avoid another postseason disappointment. They'll have to take down a team that has yet to lose in the playoffs, and has the Pope behind them, to do it. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac44f2075342cf4db8c74f4 Caleb Flynn, Who Appeared on ‘American Idol,’ Gets Life Sentence for Wife’s Murder te 2026-10-06T01:30:08.162Z Caleb Flynn, Who Appeared on ‘American Idol,’ Gets Life Sentence for Wife’s Murder Caleb Flynn maintained his innocence at his sentencing hearing in Ohio on Monday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac44f1f75342cf4db8c74eb White House Blocked Politico From Air Force One for Trump’s Trip to Nebraska te 2026-10-06T01:30:07.074Z White House Blocked Politico From Air Force One for Trump’s Trip to Nebraska The move is the latest round in the fight over presidential access after Mr. Trump declared a ban on CNN, Politico and MS NOW. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac44a7575342cf4db8c744c Which Maricopa house has the best Halloween haunt? You decide te 2026-10-06T01:10:13.846Z Which Maricopa house has the best Halloween haunt? You decide The decorations are up, the ghosts are out and now it’s time for Maricopa to choose its favorite. Voting is officially open for InMaricopa’s Mystery Mansion Mayhem Halloween house-decorating contest, sponsored by State Farm agent Rene Chavez. Residents can vote once per day throughout October for their favorite decorated homes entered in this year’s contest. Three awards are up for grabs: Sponsor’s Choice: $300 cash and other prizes InMaricopa.com’s Choice: $250 cash and other prizes People’s Choice: $100 cash and other prizes The contest is part of InMaricopa’s annual Halloween celebration and not only gives residents a chance to show off their decorating skills, but their neighbors can decide who truly went all-in this spooky season. Winners will be notified Nov. 2. Ready to cast your vote? Click here to access the map and here to vote for your favorite home.  The post Which Maricopa house has the best Halloween haunt? You decide appeared first on InMaricopa.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4481e75342cf4db8c71e5 Is the Dodgers dynasty already in jeopardy after brutal game two NLDS loss to Atlanta Braves? te 2026-10-06T01:00:14.413Z Is the Dodgers dynasty already in jeopardy after brutal game two NLDS loss to Atlanta Braves? "They're ruining baseball." "They've built a superteam." "They're unbeatable." "Too many fans and teams have no hope of their team reaching or winning the World Series." "Lock 'em out." MLB'S SALARY CAP PROPOSAL WON'T FIX THE LEAGUE'S NON-EXISTENT COMPETITIVE BALANCE PROBLEMS With some varying degree of consistency, all of these statements have become oft-repeated campaign phrases from either Major League Baseball itself or many of the league's fans. Mostly as a result of the Los Angeles Dodgers winning back-to-back World Series titles and continuing to add expensive players to their roster, despite the success. For much of the 2026 season, off-field discussion and PR efforts centered on the league's owners demanding a salary cap in upcoming labor negotiations, as a direct result of the Dodgers' spending. Curiously, few of these proponents ever mention the New York Mets and their spending. Interestingly, the Mets missing the postseason for two consecutive seasons despite a top-2 payroll never seems to come up. Nor the Giants and Angels futility, despite their big markets and payrolls. But beyond the labor discussion is the on-field results. Yes, the Dodgers have won the World Series in two straight years. And yes, there's still every opportunity for them to win a third title in 2026. The issue? Sunday night's game two of the NLDS against the Atlanta Braves showed why there's no such thing as a foregone conclusion in baseball. Why it's not possible to "ruin" the most unpredictable sport in the country. And why assembling even the best roster guarantees nothing. The Dodgers won game one in mostly ho-hum fashion, with Tarik Skubal going six strong innings and Kyle Tucker, Teoscar Hernandez, and Max Muncy hitting home runs to win 5-3. When the Braves announced that superstar starter Chris Sale would be held back for game three, the widespread expectation was that the Dodgers had a tremendous advantage for game two. Blake Snell, a two-time NL Cy Young Award winner, was set up to start for LA. Atlanta? They countered with little-used reliever Ray Kerr. Kerr didn't pitch in the majors in 2025, had a 5.64 ERA in 2024, and has such poor "stuff" that he struck out just 11 hitters in 18.1 innings in the regular season. Game over, right? Of course not. The Dodgers missed every opportunity against the Atlanta bullpen, made several uncharacteristic mistakes, and lost game two 3-2 to even the series at one apiece. Kerr went 3.1 scoreless innings against the Philadelphia Phillies in a decisive game three of the wild card series. He followed that up by going 2.2 scoreless innings against the Dodgers in a pivotal Game 2 of the NLDS. Because of course he did. Outsider observers might point to Kerr's 1.47 ERA in his regular season sample as evidence that his postseason performance is justified. Except the underlying stats show how fortunate he was to have those results. Kerr's BABIP allowed, or batting average on balls in play, was .143 in the regular season. The league average is around .300. In 2024, his BABIP allowed was .403, demonstrating that there's no secret formula Kerr is using to over-perform. And it's not just BABIP. The league's average left on base percentage is around 75%, essentially, when baserunners reach against a pitcher, league average is that 75% of those runners won't score. Kerr's LOB% this year? 98%. Put simply, that's absurdly "lucky" and will regress to the mean over a broader sample. But that highlights the problem with trying to "predict" postseason baseball: over a small sample size, like a single series, or even a few series, a pitcher like Ray Kerr can throw six shutout innings against two of the best lineups in baseball. Sure enough, thus far in October, Kerr's BABIP allowed is .200 and his LOB% is 100%. Over an entire season, those numbers will not continue. It's impossible. But in a playoff series? In any series? It's not impossible or even improbable. The gaps between players in baseball are so small that on any given day, Ray Kerr can outpitch Blake Snell, who was mostly ineffective, over a few inning sample. Or Didier Fuentes, a good but inexperienced relief pitcher, can go 3.2 innings and allow just one run while retiring nine straight Dodger hitters. Suddenly, the unbeatable Dodgers dynasty is in serious trouble. It's one game, though, you might be thinking. And of course that's right; LA is still favored, slightly, to win the series. But Atlanta can now start Chris Sale on regular rest in game three, at home, not long after he threw a complete-game shutout against the Dodgers at Truist Park with 11 strikeouts and just five baserunners allowed. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE It's a new game, it's the playoffs, each start is independent of the last, but even with Yoshinobu Yamamoto starting for Los Angeles, the Braves likely have the advantage to win game three. Suddenly, what looked like a foregone conclusion could turn into a 2-1 Braves series lead by Tuesday night. And therein lies the problem. If your offense has an off night in a best-of-5, your season can end in a hurry. If your left fielder misplays a routine pop-up, like Teoscar Hernandez did on Sunday, your season can end in a hurry. If your relief pitcher throws a wild pitch after your defense allowed a gift triple, your season can end in a hurry. In LA's case, it's not just Sale, it's that their best hitter, Shohei Ohtani, clearly isn't healthy. Ohtani, though he has two singles in the NLDS, has not looked anything like the dominant force he often was in the 2025 playoffs. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! In his first at bat, Ohtani struck out on four pitches from Kerr, only one of which was even remotely close to the strike zone. In his second at bat, he popped up with one out and runners on first and second, getting seven pitches, six of which missed the zone. In his final at bat, he once again struck out despite seeing just one pitch in the zone. The strike-out pitch nearly bounced off the plate. When Ohtani is limited, the Dodger lineup looks a lot more beatable. And boy is he limited. It's not to say that the Dodgers are done, that a 1–1 series when LA still has Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, and a second start from Skubal available to them is over. But it shows just how fragile the "superteam" moniker actually is in October. It's not just them. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER The New York Yankees tied for second in runs scored in the American League this season. In game one, they were dominated by Drew Rasmussen to the tune of one hit. One hit in which the runner was thrown out at third base. From what was supposed to be an even series, to the Rays becoming big favorites to advance in just one game, because a good pitcher had his best stuff. Again, it always seems so obvious. The best team wins, because that's what happens in the NFL. The superstar hitters win out. But that's ignorant of actual history, when players like Eddie Rosario and his .560 NLCS batting average in 2021, carry teams to the World Series. Or Steve Pearce won 2018 World Series MVP after hitting three home runs and driving in eight runs in five games. Or Mitch Moreland hits a gigantic late-inning homer in game four of a World Series game to make that series 3-1 instead of 2-2. Baseball isn't predictable. Which is what makes it so great. Hopefully everyone involved remembers that in a few months instead of canceling the season for nothing. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4481575342cf4db8c71b7 Judge Sides With Justice Dept. in Dispute Over Subpoena to Times Freelancer te 2026-10-06T01:00:05.378Z Judge Sides With Justice Dept. in Dispute Over Subpoena to Times Freelancer The magistrate judge’s conclusion is only a recommendation, and a Federal District Court judge is scheduled to hold a hearing on the issue next month. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4436875342cf4db8c7103 Russian bio-leak secrecy follows Chernobyl playbook, ex-CIA officer warns te 2026-10-06T00:40:08.914Z Russian bio-leak secrecy follows Chernobyl playbook, ex-CIA officer warns Fears of a pneumonic plague outbreak following the death of a Siberian plague research institute employee don't bode well for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is facing a faltering economy and a stalled war in Ukraine that has claimed estimated hundreds of thousands of Russian lives, experts say. Putin has for years maintained a tight grip on power, and while a single lab death isn't an immediate regime-killer, suppressed biological incidents—much like the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster or the Soviet-Afghan War—add to the compounding list of systemic failures in Moscow, retired CIA officer Dan Hoffman told Fox News Digital. "The longer-term strategic question is, does this have an impact on Vladimir Putin and his hold on the Kremlin until his own people realize: 'This just isn't right for us. We don't like this. We don't like the war in Ukraine. This is just another thing,'" Hoffman told Fox News Digital. RUSSIAN STATE ECONOMIST FIRED AFTER STARK WARNING ABOUT MOSCOW’S ECONOMIC FUTURE "The reason why the Soviet Union collapsed wasn't because of Chernobyl, but that was a part of it," he added. "It was it a failed economy? Well, they kind of got that going too. The failed war in Afghanistan? Well, that war in Ukraine doesn't look too good. So all these things just pile up on Putin." The researcher who died has been identified as 28-year-old Darya Shipilova, who worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East. There was no evidence that her illness was caused by pathogens linked to her work, Russian health authorities said. Shipilova died after being diagnosed with a pneumonia of "unknown" origin, authorities have said. GABBARD SAYS DECLASSIFIED BIOLAB RECORDS VALIDATE CONCERNS PREVIOUSLY DISMISSED AS MISINFORMATION On Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States was "watching and monitoring" the situation closely. Anna Popova, the head of Russia's Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare, or the Rospotrebnadzor, which handles infectious disease, arrived at the research lab. "No micro-organisms associated with the employee’s professional duties were detected in samples taken from the patient," the agency said. Even if Shipilova's death is an isolated incident, Russia's history of hiding information related to sensitive matters could leave many outside observers with doubts, Hoffman said. AMB. GORDON SONDLAND: THE GODFATHER TEST -- HOW PUTIN TURNS EVERY ATTACK INTO A MYSTERY—AND GETS AWAY WITH IT "Putin, you know, is a dictator and he's got pretty strict control over information, so they're obviously not going to release any truth to the public, and that means we have to rely on intelligence to understand what's going on behind the scenes," he said. The Soviet Union tightly controlled news of its invasion of Afghanistan amid global condemnation and enforced a total media blackout when the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded on April 26, 1986, suppressing information both domestically and internationally. ‘VOTERS GET TO CHOOSE — JUST NOT THE RESULT’: RUSSIA’S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION REACHES OCCUPIED UKRAINE "Whatever Russia is saying publicly, that has nothing to do with the reality on the ground," said Hoffman. "What that is, is an influence operation for their own people." Hoffman noted that China, one of Moscow's closest allies, also controls what information is disseminated to the outside world. "China does the same thing. How much useful information did we get out of them with COVID?" Hoffman said. "That's the way dictatorships work." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4411175342cf4db8c7092 Trump clears way for Fort Hood terrorist to face Army firing squad nearly 17 years after massacre te 2026-10-06T00:30:09.197Z Trump clears way for Fort Hood terrorist to face Army firing squad nearly 17 years after massacre President Donald Trump has cleared the way for the Fort Hood terrorist to face an Army firing squad, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced Monday, nearly 17 years after the deadly rampage. Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 people and wounded 32 others in the 2009 attack at Fort Hood, shouting "Allahu Akbar" as he opened fire. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth recommended the execution. The Army secretary will set the execution's time and place, Parnell said. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES IT'S READOPTING THE FIRING SQUAD AS A MEANS OF EXECUTION "Judgment day for Hasan has finally come," Parnell wrote. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4410f75342cf4db8c7082 Hut! Hut! Spike? Is Jacoby Brissett the Cardinals’ long-term answer at quarterback? te 2026-10-06T00:30:07.779Z Hut! Hut! Spike? Is Jacoby Brissett the Cardinals’ long-term answer at quarterback? TEMPE – Monday is the official one-year anniversary of Jacoby Brissett taking over as the Arizona Cardinals’ starting quarterback. Since starting 16 games and receiving a reworked contract worth $15.5 million guaranteed during the offseason, the offense under his watch continues to flash potential in the early going before failing to execute in crunch time. A performance of 277 yards, a touchdown and a passing rating of 103.1 in a Week 1 victory is followed by 541 total passing yards and five interceptions amid a three-game losing streak.  On Sunday, Arizona jumped out to a 14-3 lead in the first quarter before Brissett threw three interceptions, including a 98-yard pick six on the final play, for a 36-24 loss to the New York Giants that dropped his overall record as the team’s starter to 2-14. “The first one, he was trying to give Marv a chance,” coach Mike LaFleur said. “The second one, people are going to disagree with me on this one in terms of batted balls. “The third one, it’s fourth and goal. It’s the last play and he’s got to get the ball out of his hands, so I think we can provide better clarity to make sure that we’re not even in that situation.” As a result, Arizona appears to be in the familiar position of searching for a viable quarterback.  Third-round pick Carson Beck presents untapped upside considering his performance in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on Aug. 6. After a 3 interception performance from Jacoby Brissett in Sunday’s loss to the Giants, Cardinal fans are calling for Carson Beck to take the reins. Beck completed 15/19 passes for 188 yards and a TD in the HOF game back in August for the Cardinals. @sportscronkite https://t.co/Gvteb6X6Ob — Tre Heard (@treheardspj) October 5, 2026 However, he was viewed as more of a developmental prospect coming out of Miami and is currently listed as the team’s third-string quarterback behind Gardner Minshew II. LaFleur also shut down any speculation of a quarterback change on Monday. “Let’s focus on this week and try to be as good as we can be,” LaFleur said. “We were 12 feet away from scoring 30, but we didn’t and we lost. So we’ve got to improve from it and work to be 1-0 this week.” LaFleur hasn’t shied away from attacking teams through the air as the Cardinals have thrown at least 35 pass attempts in three of the first four games of the season. With the ball on the Giants’ 4-yard line and 22 seconds left in the contest, he leaned on the quarterback to get the job done on four consecutive passing plays. While the 39-year-old first-time head coach is still in the opening phase of his coaching tenure, the pursuit of the franchise’s next quarterback of the future has been ongoing since Carson Palmer’s retirement in 2018.  As luck would have it, the 2027 quarterback class appears to have a variety of intriguing options for Arizona to consider once April 29 rolls around. ESPN analyst Jordan Reid has six quarterbacks in the top 50 of his overall draft rankings, potentially pitting 2027 against other legendary drafts such as 2024’s six first-round quarterbacks as well as 2004 and 1983 both producing three hall-of-fame caliber starters. Here’s a brief overview of seven of the top prospects: Arch Manning, Texas Height: 6-4 Weight: 222 pounds 2026 Stats: 73 of 115 (63.5%) | 862 Yards | 7 TD | 3 INT The nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning has looked the part at times thanks to his ideal frame, strong arm talent and play-making ability on the ground. However, he’s yet to ease concerns about processing the field as plays develop and creating pressure due to indecisiveness despite starting 17 games. He’s “still only at best with concepts that allow him to execute simple reads,” Reid said. Dante Moore, Oregon Height: 6-3 Weight: 220 pounds 2026 Stats: 66-of-99 (69.7%) | 926 Yards | 9 TDs | 0 INTs After leading Oregon to the College Football Playoff semifinal in 2025 and watching analysts project him as a top selection in the 2026 NFL Draft, Moore took a sizable gamble by returning to Eugene for his junior season. Although he’s still displayed what he’s best at – his footwork and ability to operate within a system this season – questions remain about his pocket presence and below-average showings against top competition. Moore also suffered a concussion on Sept. 26 against USC, and it is currently unknown when he will return. CJ Carr, Notre Dame Height: 6-2 Weight: 220  pounds 2026 Stats: 88 of 124 (71%) | 1,197 Yards | 13 TDs | 1 INTs Carr threw for 2,741 yards, 24 touchdowns and six interceptions with a 66.6% completion rate in his first season as the starter for Notre Dame. Through five games in 2026, he’s building upon the foundation he set during his sophomore season with stout decision-making, coordination and play-recognition. While his arm strength and mobility aren’t exceptional, Carr’s continuous improvement throughout his collegiate career makes him a prospect worth keeping an eye on. Darian Mensah, Miami (FL) Height: 6-3 Weight: 205  pounds 2026 Stats: 112 of 133 (84.2%) | 1,438 Yards | 15 TDs | 0 INTs Mensah’s draft stock has skyrocketed thanks to his exceptional play in his first season with the Hurricanes. Whenever he’s in a rhythm, the junior signal caller can pick opposing defenses apart through his pinpoint accuracy and strong pocket presence. He’s a true pocket passer in the sense that he’s unlikely to do any damage on the ground, and turnovers have been his kryptonite in the past with 12 interceptions over the past two seasons.  His performance against No. 3 Notre Dame on Nov. 7 will make a huge difference in where he is taken in the 2027 NFL Draft. Drew Mestemaker, Oklahoma State Height: 6-3 Weight: 215 pounds 2026 Stats: 95 of 141 (67.4%) | 1,271 Yards | 11 TDs | 5 INTs The former zero-star prospect took the college football world by storm in 2025 when he led the country in passing yards at North Texas. Since following coach Eric Morris to Oklahoma State, Mestemaker has only continued to rise up draft boards due to his ability to stretch the field with his arm and use his legs when necessary. The biggest knocks against him are his decision-making leading to occasional turnovers, inconsistency from game-to-game and an overall lack of experience, He started no varsity games in high school and didn’t earn a start until he played at North Texas, where he walked on, and later Oklahoma State. His propensity to produce highlight-reel moments is enough so that Reid named him the No. 11 overall prospect and No. 1 quarterback prospect in his 2027 NFL Draft rankings. Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss Height: 6-0 Weight: 205 pounds 2026 Stats: 102 of 144 (70.8%) | 1,222 Yards | 8 TDs | 3 INTs It’s hard to fathom that Chambliss was not the starter for Ole Miss at the start of the 2025 season.  Since stepping into the role mid-season, the Ferris State transfer has dazzled onlookers with above-average arm strength, dynamic mobility, avoidance of turnovers and a knack for stepping up in crucial situations. The main issue with analyzing how Chambliss’ skillset will translate to the professional level is his measurables, and especially his age considering he’ll be 25 when the 2027 season begins. LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina Height: 6-3 Weight: 238 pounds 2026 Stats: 92 of 152 (60.5%) | 1,059 Yards | 8 TDs | 4 INTs Projecting where Sellers will land in the draft requires more of a look at what he can be rather than what he is now. His 2024 season encapsulates his endless potential as a quarterback: impeccable throwing arm, elite mobility and a rare physical frame that he uses to his advantage.  Since throwing for 2,534 yards, 18 touchdowns and seven interceptions in his first season as a starter, Sellers hasn’t been able to reach those heights again. His tendency to commit turnovers and errors alongside inconsistency in reading the field in front of him reflects more of a boom-or-bust label than previously thought. Race for the No. 1 pick If the first four weeks of the season are any indication, the Cardinals will have a lot of competition for the top spots in the draft.  The Houston Texans, Tennessee Titans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Los Angeles Chargers and Miami Dolphins have all yet to win a game. Other 1-3 teams like the New York Jets and Washington Commanders are also ahead of Arizona in the draft order. Ultimately, the deciding factor in whether or not the Cardinals will be in a position to select their next franchise quarterback in six months is their upcoming schedule. From Weeks 5 to 11, the team will face the Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams (twice), Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks and the Kansas City Chiefs. Mock draft season typically doesn’t begin until Week 18 has passed, but considering the Cardinals’ $15.5 million investment at quarterback is already trending in the wrong direction while also throwing in a season-ending injury to offensive tackle Paris Johnson Jr. after tearing his left biceps, it may not be such a bad thing to start planning ahead for the future. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac43eba75342cf4db8c701d Privacy fears push vacation spot to consider ban on favorite accessory for travelers te 2026-10-06T00:20:10.518Z Privacy fears push vacation spot to consider ban on favorite accessory for travelers Travelers could face new restrictions on smart glasses in one popular European destination. The government of Norway plans to propose a temporary ban on AI-enabled glasses in certain public places, according to a press release from the Norwegian Ministry of Digitalization and Public Governance. The restrictions could apply to places that travelers regularly visit — including beaches, parks, museums, shopping centers and public events, the press release said. CRIME, KIDNAPPINGS AND DRONE ATTACKS FLAGGED IN US WARNING FOR BORDER REGION Smart glasses can be equipped with cameras and microphones capable of taking photos and recording video or audio. Norwegian officials said they are concerned the technology could allow people to be recorded without realizing it. "We do not want a society where people are concerned about hidden sound recordings, photography and filming in places and in situations where they are used to being without being monitored," said Torgeir Micaelssen, minister of Digitalization and Public Administration. The proposed restrictions are not yet in effect. The government plans to bring legislation before Norway's parliament, known as the Storting, as soon as possible. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Officials are still determining exactly which devices and locations would be covered, including whether the rules would apply only to AI-enabled glasses or to other wearable technology capable of recording, the press release noted. The government said it is not seeking a complete ban on smart glasses.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES The devices could still be used privately and in certain settings where other people are not at risk of being recorded without their consent. The proposal comes as privacy concerns surrounding smart glasses are also being debated in the United States. California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently vetoed legislation that would have penalized people for using smart glasses to record others without permission in places such as changing rooms and doctors' offices, according to The Associated Press (AP). The measure also would have required smart glasses and other wearable recording devices beginning in 2028 to include a light or another feature signaling when audio or video was being captured, the AP reported. Newsom said the bill's definition of a wearable recording device was too general.  He also noted that California already has laws prohibiting people from recording others without permission in places where privacy is generally expected, according to the AP. Under the proposed legislation, people who secretly recorded someone in covered circumstances could have faced fines of up to $1,500 or possible prison time. Companies selling devices that failed to comply with the proposed requirements could have faced fines of up to $2,500.  The Associated Press contributed reporting. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac43c6175342cf4db8c6fb6 Seattle Seahawks throw Joe Mixon another chance in the NFL following backfield disaster te 2026-10-06T00:10:09.371Z Seattle Seahawks throw Joe Mixon another chance in the NFL following backfield disaster Desperate times call for Joe Mixon. With their running back room falling apart, the Seattle Seahawks pulled the trigger on Mixon, the 30-year-old veteran, Monday after bringing him in for a quick workout in the Pacific Northwest, according to multiple reports. Even coming off a 30-23 Week 4 victory over the Chargers to move to 3-1, Seattle’s backfield is running on fumes. Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III left in free agency, and first-round rookie Jadarian Price was just placed on injured reserve. Mixon spent all of 2025 on the shelf recovering from a severe foot injury suffered right after a 1,000-yard Pro Bowl campaign with the Houston Texans in 2024. He will start on the practice squad to work into shape, putting any immediate field time on hold. An aging runner coming off a year on the sideline is already a tough sell in today’s NFL, but a thick file of off-field headlines dating back to college makes it even harder. In 2014, video showed Mixon punching Oklahoma student Amelia Molitor and breaking four bones in her face. Oklahoma suspended him for the season. He later entered an Alford plea and was ordered to complete 100 hours of community service. Several NFL teams reportedly took Mixon off their draft boards before the Bengals selected him in the second round in 2017. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! The legal headlines followed him into the pros. In 2023, Mixon faced a misdemeanor aggravated-menacing charge in connection with a road-rage incident in Cincinnati, but a judge found him not guilty at trial. Separately, in March 2023, a teenager playing a Nerf game near Mixon’s home was shot by Mixon’s sister’s boyfriend. Authorities did not charge Mixon, but the victim’s family sued him and the alleged shooter. The lawsuit was settled in 2025. When he stays on the field, Mixon delivers. ZAC TAYLOR FACES MAKE-OR-BREAK SEASON AS BENGALS REBUILD DEFENSE AROUND JOE BURROW'S SUPER BOWL WINDOW In seven seasons with Cincinnati, he won the 2018 AFC rushing title with 1,168 yards and earned his first Pro Bowl selection in 2021, helping the Bengals reach Super Bowl LVI. Mixon threw a six-yard touchdown pass to Tee Higgins in the game. Mixon proved he still had plenty left in 2024 with Houston, rushing for 1,016 yards and 11 touchdowns in 14 games to earn his second Pro Bowl selection. After missing all of 2025, Mixon gets another chance in Seattle. Seattle is banking on Mixon having enough gas left in the tank to bring some much-needed muscle to a battered running back room. Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com / Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac43a0a75342cf4db8c6f4c Jalen Hurts curses at receiver in viral hot-mic moment during Eagles' collapse against Rams te 2026-10-06T00:00:10.903Z Jalen Hurts curses at receiver in viral hot-mic moment during Eagles' collapse against Rams There is no reason to sound the alarm in Philadelphia after the Eagles’ late-game collapse against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. However, the chemistry with this squad seems to be in question again after quarterback Jalen Hurts was once more caught in a moment that went viral involving his teammate. And not in a good way. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Last week, Hurts and star receiver DeVonta Smith shared an awkward-silence moment on the sideline. Now, Hurts was caught in a hot-mic situation at the line of scrimmage in which he wasn’t happy with one of his receivers. It was during the first quarter when Hurts wanted receiver Dontayvion Wicks to move off the line of scrimmage and go in motion. But Wicks didn’t understand his signal caller, and that led to an expletive being heard on the FOX broadcast. "Get off the f---ing ball! Come on!" Hurts shouted at Wicks, who finally understood his assignment. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "Uh oh," Tom Brady was heard saying on the broadcast after Hurts’ curse at the line. Brady’s play-by-play partner, Kevin Burkhardt, added: "That’s not good." Philadelphia ended up leading Los Angeles 20-10 at halftime, so at the time, it wasn’t too bad. But things unraveled for the Eagles in the second half. It was notable that the Eagles’ offense were without Smith, tight end Dallas Goedert, and running back Saquon Barkley went down early with a hamstring injury that forced him out of the game. However, it was shocking to see what the Eagles were doing, or rather not doing, on offense in the second half. They didn’t convert a third down on any of their second-half drives, and seven of their 13 total times with the ball. Hurts only threw for 93 yards, which was a career low for the Super Bowl MVP in a game that he started and finished. The Eagles’ defense, which had played a great game against Matthew Stafford and a high-powered Rams offense, couldn’t hold things together much longer in the fourth quarter. Los Angeles running back Kyren Williams scored two touchdowns in the fourth to take the lead and ultimately seal victory for the Rams in a 24-20 win on the road. After the game, Hurts remained collected, as usual, no matter the result on the field. "I have the utmost confidence in this team," he told reporters. "I have the utmost confidence in this group. We just have to endure. Be persistent and keep committing to one another." Things get heated during games, but these are now back-to-back instances where Hurts has been at the center of a viral moment early this season. There are no more A.J. Brown comments or sideline moments to point at like last season. Hurts and the Eagles, now 2-2 and looking up at the New York Giants in the NFC East race, will travel to London to face the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac437b175342cf4db8c6ebd Luxury fashion designers found shot dead in California as family reportedly reveals troubling lead-up te 2026-10-05T23:50:09.040Z Luxury fashion designers found shot dead in California as family reportedly reveals troubling lead-up The husband and wife behind a California luxury clothing brand were found shot dead outside their hillside home, as relatives reportedly revealed troubling details about the days before their deaths. Oakland police confirmed to Fox News Digital that Bryan Walker and Michelle Min were the two people found dead on Oct. 2 in the 400 block of Panoramic Way. The couple founded women’s luxury apparel company Bryn Walker. Min’s brother, Paul Min, told the Los Angeles Times he believes Walker fatally shot his sister before turning the gun on himself. Police have not confirmed that account. "This remains an active and ongoing investigation. No additional details are being provided at this time," Oakland police told Fox News Digital. KANSAS CONVICTED FELON, SEX OFFENDER ALLEGEDLY KILLS FELLOW FAMILY MEMBERS BEFORE TAKING HIS OWN LIFE: POLICE Paul Min described a troubling decline in his brother-in-law after he allegedly lost millions of dollars in risky financial ventures, according to the outlet. He called Walker the "most honest, responsible, hardworking guy you have ever known" and struggled to reconcile the suspected violence with the man he had known and loved for nearly four decades, the outlet reported. TIKTOK INFLUENCER WHO ACCUSED ESTRANGED HUSBAND OF PEDOPHILIA FOUND DEAD IN POSSIBLE MURDER-SUICIDE Min said he and his sister agreed Walker needed psychiatric help after Walker allegedly suggested that the three of them "end things." Michelle Min was planning to have her husband admitted for psychiatric treatment on the day of the shooting, her brother told the outlet.  ‘MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL’ SET DECORATOR SLAIN, HUSBAND FOUND DEAD IN FAMILY ALREADY SCARRED BY HOME KILLING Police have not confirmed the family’s claims about Walker’s mental health, financial losses or a possible motive. Berkeley officers responded to Panoramic Way shortly after 10:30 a.m. Friday and found a man and woman suffering from gunshot wounds, KTLA reported. Officers attempted lifesaving measures until paramedics arrived, but the couple was pronounced dead at the scene. Oakland police, the lead investigating agency, recovered a gun and had not ruled out murder-suicide or determined who fired the weapon, the Los Angeles Times reported. FATHER-IN-LAW OF TRANS NYT EXEC ADMITTED KILLING HIM, WORKED 'IN CONCERT' WITH MOTHER-IN-LAW: DOCS The couple met in Kansas in the 1980s before following Min’s parents to California and eventually building their Berkeley clothing business, according to the LA Times. Bryn Walker has been based in Berkeley since 1992 and designs and produces its clothing in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to the company’s website. The brand says it operates six company-owned stores and supplies roughly 1,000 boutiques nationwide. Its store directory lists two Berkeley locations and a shop in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, on Martha’s Vineyard. Fox News Digital also reached out to Berkeley police for comment. Anyone with information, video or photos related to the case is asked to contact Oakland police’s Homicide Section at 510-238-3821, its tip line at 510-238-7950 or email cidvideos@oaklandca.gov. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4356175342cf4db8c6e4c Residents invited to review regional economic plan te 2026-10-05T23:40:17.010Z Residents invited to review regional economic plan Central Arizona Government (CAG) is accepting comments on its draft 2026-2031 economic development strategy through Oct. 28. Maricopa residents have until Oct. 28 to comment on a draft regional economic development strategy. Central Arizona Governments released its preliminary 2026-2031 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, known as CEDS, for public review. The comment period began Sept. 28. Maricopa is part of the CAG region, which includes Gila and Pinal counties. The strategy guides regional efforts involving job creation, economic stability and economic diversification. According to CAG’s public notice, residents can review the documents at cagaz.org and cagedd.com. Copies are also available during normal business hours at CAG’s office, 2540 W. Apache Trail, Suite 108, Apache Junction. Residents can submit comments by email to Angela Gotto at agotto@cagaz.org or Andrea Robles at arobles@cagaz.org. Those wishing to comment by phone can call CAG at 480-474-9300 and ask for either contact. The public review period closes Oct. 28, 2026. The post Residents invited to review regional economic plan appeared first on InMaricopa.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4355a75342cf4db8c6e2c Debra Messing ditches Democrat for Trump-backed Republican as she sounds alarm over New York te 2026-10-05T23:40:10.310Z Debra Messing ditches Democrat for Trump-backed Republican as she sounds alarm over New York Debra Messing has had enough with the state of New York. The "Will & Grace" actress snubbed Democratic incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul and instead threw her support behind Republican Bruce Blakeman in the New York governor’s race. The endorsement marked a striking political shift for Messing, who has campaigned for Democratic candidates in the past. She previously backed Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Cynthia Nixon's 2018 bid for New York governor. MICHAEL RAPAPORT BLASTS NYC AS ‘DIRTY SNOW COVERED DUMP’ AS CELEBS CALL OUT MAYOR MAMDANI OVER SLOW CLEANUP Messing has also publicly clashed with President Donald Trump, a supporter of Blakeman. Her past political allegiances appeared to take a back seat as Messing enthusiastically praised Blakeman’s campaign for governor. "Oh gosh, I am so grateful that you are running," she told Blakeman in a video shared on Instagram. "You are what we need more than anything." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "The decline in this city over the last four years has been so exponential and devastating economically, socially on every level and obviously we've lost so much business here. People are leaving the city." Fox News Digital reached out to Messing's representative for comment. The "Wedding Date" star, a New York native, said her support for Blakeman was rooted in concerns about the direction of the city and the financial pressures facing residents. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "I was born here. This is the city I love and it's not the city that I love anymore and I believe with all my heart that you are the answer," she added. "You are the affordable candidate and I think more than anything people are just really struggling and they need their utilities to be lower and they don't want to have to pay to have congestion and the driving." PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Messing said affordability was at the heart of her concerns, pointing to the growing financial burden she believes New Yorkers are being forced to shoulder. "It's just too expensive to live in New York City and I love the fact that that is the top of your mind," she added. Blakeman currently serves as Nassau County executive and is the Republican nominee for governor of New York in the 2026 election. He has challenged Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul in the race, with affordability, taxes, crime and immigration at the center of his campaign. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4355875342cf4db8c6e23 Border czar Tom Homan clashes with CBS interviewer over migrant deaths, asks for Biden-era data te 2026-10-05T23:40:08.957Z Border czar Tom Homan clashes with CBS interviewer over migrant deaths, asks for Biden-era data Border czar Tom Homan accused a CBS journalist of asking a "loaded question" in a Friday interview about how ICE treats detained illegal migrants, asking him whether he gathered statistics about migrant deaths under the Biden administration. CBS News' immigration correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez asked Homan about deaths in ICE custody under the Trump administration, noting that this year could set a "new record high." "We looked at official ICE data, sir, and found that 57 people have died in the agency's custody so far under this administration," Montoya-Galvez said. "In fact, somebody was just reported to have died in ICE custody today by the agency. 2026 could set a new record high in the number of detainees dying. What is being done to prevent that? And I know one partial explanation is that more people are being detained and, so tragically, more people are dying. But that can't be the only explanation, can it be?" "How many people died during the Biden administration?" Homan immediately replied, followed by a long pause. "How many people died in custody during the Biden administration? Do you know?" HOMAN VOWS ICE DETENTION FACILITY 'ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE' DESPITE DEMOCRATS' PUSH TO SHUT IT DOWN "A significant number," Montoya-Galvez replied. "Do you know?" Homan pressed further. "But this is going to be the highest year in 2026," Montoya-Galvez continued. "I'm just asking if the pace continues —" "Do you know how many died during the Biden administration?" Homan pressed again. "I don't have the data here," the CBS interviewer admitted. "Of course you don't," Homan said. "Again, it's another loaded question against the Trump administration." BORDER CZAR TOM HOMAN FIRES BACK AT MARGARET BRENNAN OVER ICE PURSUIT Homan said that ICE maintains the highest standards for detention centers. "We have the highest detention standards in industry, higher than any state or federal institution. Our deaths in custody ... are among the lowest of any state prison or Bureau of Prisons. Numbers are up because our population has doubled in custody. We got over 70 — I think the other day we had like 74,000 in custody," he said.  Homan went on to argue that the quality of ICE medical care is so high to the point detainees are helped with medical issues they didn’t even know they had. "So we have more people in custody, and we're dealing with people from third-world nations," he said. "Some of the first doctors they see are our doctors. And matter of fact, no one ever talks about how many lives that ICE saves in detention when they found a serious medical issue that the alien didn't even know about and we treat. When I was ICE director, I think we spent almost a billion dollars on medical care." ‘BAKED TO DEATH’: HOMAN RIPS MEDIA WHILE SHARING HORRIFIC SCENES FROM BORDER ENFORCEMENT CAREER He compared ICE detention to federal or state prisons. "Again, it's unfortunate, and it's sad when anybody dies. I don't want to see anybody die, but we do everything we can to give them the best medical care that we can provide. And again, highest detention standards," Homan said. "I think if you look at deaths in custody compared to state prisons or federal penitentiaries, I think we're one of the lowest. At least the last time I looked at the data — it was probably a couple years ago — we're the lowest." Theo Wold, a former acting assistant attorney general and deputy assistant to the president for domestic policy during President Donald Trump's first administration, criticized Montoya-Galvez's questions in comments to Fox News Digital. "This is what passes for journalism in modern America — a reporter comes prepared with gotcha questions but no backup data," he said. "The purpose isn’t to inform the public (which ought to be the goal of journalism), it’s to manufacture ideological sound bites for the nightly news."   "No one wants in-custody deaths, but no administration can avoid them," Wold added. "The Trump Administration has more than doubled Biden-era enforcement, which means more individuals detained and more in-custody deaths, most often through no fault of ICE or its enforcement officers." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4330475342cf4db8c6db7 Arizona ‘cannot afford to wait any longer’ on climate change, Democrats say at town hall te 2026-10-05T23:30:12.838Z Arizona ‘cannot afford to wait any longer’ on climate change, Democrats say at town hall PHOENIX — In a town hall sponsored by The Sierra Club, U.S. Rep. Yassamin Ansari and state Rep. Brian Garcia listened to concerns from around 100 members of the Phoenix community about climate change and offered plans to support Arizonans as they deal with extreme weather, lower water levels and higher utility costs. “This year alone, we have experienced record-breaking temperatures, while utility costs are skyrocketing and the Colorado River is running historically low,” said Garcia, a Democrat who represents parts of Tempe and East Phoenix, during the event on Sept. 29. “Our communities are feeling consequences of inaction and cannot afford to wait any longer.”  One attendee expressed concern about extreme weather conditions in Arizona and an increase in deaths because of the heat, and asked what Ansari and Yassamin were doing to encourage their colleagues to be more vocal about the dangers of climate change.  “We need to make sure that these CEOs and these companies are forced to come before the American people, testifying in public, and that we can hold them accountable accordingly for any crimes, pay-to-play corruption that’s been committed,” said Ansari, a Democrat. “I think that young people can make a huge impact, especially at the local level, when it comes to advocating for climate change action.” Ansari emphasized the importance of advocacy in legislation. She mentioned positive changes that have already happened, including Phoenix’s first electric buses, as well as the establishment of an Office of Heat Response and Mitigation in Phoenix, the first of its kind in the U.S.  Garcia expressed his frustration with rising electricity and water bills due to climate change. “I’m fed up too, right?” Garcia said. “Everything has become so unbearably unaffordable that a lot of families are looking for multiple jobs just so they can sustain their basic needs, and that’s just unacceptable.” He said that he has been “working on holding our utilities accountable, especially when it comes to rate hikes … Voters are clearly upset that utilities are constantly pushing … rate hikes when these aren’t justifiable in our view and also in our community’s views.” Linda Somo, president of Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans, asks a question to U.S. Rep. Yassamin Ansari at a climate change town hall hosted by the Sierra Club on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Phoenix. (Photo by Paul Pascual/Cronkite News) Another attendee asked what Ansari and Garcia planned to do about inaction at a state and national legislative level, so that long-term policies can be protected from being politicized. Ansari said that in order to get legislation moving, she “encourages everyone to get creative,” specifically when it comes to holding legislators accountable. “We should do an economic study of the amount of money, jobs that were lost in this country by rolling back the clean energy tax credit,” Ansari said. “I think that analysis and that data is something that would be very important for labor unions (and) American people to know.” Ansari said there are several things legislators could be doing to address climate change. “In this case our goal should be developing and enacting policies that both help people and in the meantime help with the clean energy transition,” Ansari said. “And we need to get back to passing policies and enacting policies that help accelerate solar again and accelerate our clean energy projects.” Garcia offered insights about bipartisan support for the fight against climate change, saying that many of his colleagues who are inclined to support it won’t unless they feel that their seat is on the line. He said that other legislators refuse to listen to and acknowledge lobbyists who are concerned. In an effort to get legislators to vote in favor of sustainable projects, Garcia suggested lawmakers bridge the political divide and work with people who have different political opinions to find a solution. “Being able to build on those relationships, ironically, but in partnership with (the) community and our stakeholders that are truly driving that work,” Garcia said. “Because without them, I wouldn’t be able to be right in our own caucus room, pushing for our own members to help speak up on specific issues.” Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4330375342cf4db8c6daa Final ‘grandmother’ cottonwood toppled in Lochiel to clear a path for a new border wall te 2026-10-05T23:30:11.723Z Final ‘grandmother’ cottonwood toppled in Lochiel to clear a path for a new border wall The remaining cottonwood tree in Lochiel on Sept. 23, 2026. (Photo Credit: Mason Kumet) Armed Border Patrol agents raided a protest camp in Lochiel, in southeast Arizona, making way for contractors to cut down the last standing cottonwood tree Monday morning for a double border wall, after protesters protected it for more than 70 days. Activists in Lochiel said at least 12 people had been arrested as of 8 a.m. during the ongoing raid. Border Patrol agents ignored demands for a warrant as they entered the private property and destroyed tents, according to news releases from activist groups on the ground. 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. The last of a group of cottonwood trees in Lochiel on Sept. 23, 2026 before it was cut down by government contractors for a double border wall on Monday, Oct. 5. (Photo Credit: Mason Kumet) U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Monday in a statement to Arizona Luminaria that it has now removed all four cottonwood trees on federal land in Lochiel that were marked for removal. “CBP recognizes the importance of protecting the environment, wildlife, and cultural resources during border wall construction,” the statement said. “While concerns exist about impacts to sensitive areas, it is important to note that illegal immigration itself poses significant environmental challenges. High volumes of unauthorized crossings often result in substantial amounts of trash, pollution, and damage to natural resources, including sensitive habitats and agriculture.” CBP did not answer additional questions from Arizona Luminaria about how many protesters were arrested or what charges they face. 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.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Russ McSpadden (@peccary_not_pig) Life at the camp 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. When Arizona Luminaria visited the camp on Sept. 23, it was a quiet day at the protest camp, with only one or two Border Patrol vehicles driving through the area. As of late morning, there was no construction happening near the camp. But months earlier, when the protest first started, construction workers would arrive around 3 a.m. and work all morning, Scott said. “This was a very, very intense place,” she said, adding that the sound of the machinery would wake them in the early hours. The border wall construction in Lochiel Arizona on Sept. 23, 2026. (Photo Credit: Mason Kumet) About a quarter mile east of where the tree once stood, two rows of 30-foot tall border panels on either side of the road came to a sudden stop. A stack of panels on the road sat between the two walls and another stack of panels sat a few feet away. The new wall runs east along the rolling hills in this area of the border as far as the eye can see. On Sept. 14, three protesters wearing bird and jaguar costumes, representing the endangered species in the area, were arrested after entering the construction site.Those arrests encouraged more people from across the country to join the camp, Scott said. In late September, dozens of tents were scattered along the tall grass inside private property. A group of people were learning to safely climb rope to get onto the wooden plank in the grandmother tree. Down the road, the group had secured a guest house with a bathroom, a bed and fridges to store food and other belongings. The landowner was renting it out to the group. Scott called it “Casita de la Esperanza,” meaning House of Hope. Protesters sat on a platform in a cottonwood tree in Lochiel, Arizona for more than 70 days. (Photo Credit: Mason Kumet) Another cottonwood, this one in Mexico, held banners that read, “From MN to MX resistance is fertile,” and “Chinga la Migra.”  Four calves rested in the shade inside a pen. For about a week, activists in Mexico held their own tree sit in solidarity with U.S. protesters. To get to Lochiel, a visitor has to traverse more than 10 miles of rough dirt roads through the Coronado National Forest. It’s a remote ranching town between Nogales and Bisbee, south of Sonoita. Ranch homes are scattered on vast parcels of land. A small white church sits about 100 feet from the border wall, with a large white cross standing on a hill above the church. Where there aren’t 30-foot border panels, a barbed-wire fence about 3 to 4 feet tall marks the border. A sign on the last cottonwood tree on Sept. 23, 2026 before it was cut down by government contractors for a double border wall on Monday, Oct. 5. (Photo Credit: Mason Kumet) Along Border Road, between Casita de la Esperanza and where the last remaining grandmother tree once stood, the trunks of two other cottonwoods lay on the ground after being cut down. There was a third between them, Scott said, but it was dragged up the hill to a “graveyard of grandmothers.” The two fallen trees were so big they left a 4 foot deep hole in the ground where they were once rooted. Banners activists tied around the trunk remain on the fallen trees. And on one of them, new growth had started to come up, with bright green leaves emerging from the trunk. This article first appeared on AZ Luminaria and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: "https://azluminaria.org/2026/10/05/final-grandmother-cottonwood-toppled-protesters-arrested-in-lochiel/", urlref: window.location.href }); } } Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac4330175342cf4db8c6d9f Does improved culture equate to success? USMNT victory over Mexico in Glendale suggests ‘yes’ te 2026-10-05T23:30:09.201Z 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. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac432ff75342cf4db8c6d96 Does improved culture equate to success? USMNT victory over Mexico in Glendale suggests ‘yes’ te 2026-10-05T23:30:07.810Z Does improved culture equate to success? USMNT victory over Mexico in Glendale suggests ‘yes’ USMNT forward Cavan Sullivan celebrates a goal while Mexico’s goalkeeper Raul Rangel remains on the ground in disbelief during Saturday’s friendly at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on Saturday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana 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. Peralta has pitched well since September and he looks to give the Rays a commanding 2-0 lead over their divisional foes.  With so much at stake for every team, you should lock into these games. For a small stake of $20, Fanatics Sportsbook is giving you an extra $350 in FanCash if you use promo code FOXNEWS350 when you sign up.  Odds subject to change Odds subject to change Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3dea575342cf4db8c4939 Final “grandmother” cottonwood toppled, protesters arrested in Lochiel te 2026-10-05T17:30:13.532Z Final “grandmother” cottonwood toppled, protesters arrested in Lochiel Border Patrol agents raided a protest camp in Lochiel, in southeast Arizona, making way for contractors to cut down the last standing cottonwood tree Monday morning for a double border wall, after protesters protected it for more than 70 days.  Activists in Lochiel said at least 12 people had been arrested as of 8 a.m. during the ongoing raid. 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. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ac3dc5c75342cf4db8c48e5 Underdog Promo Code FOXNEWS: Play $5, Get $100 on Guardians-White Sox, Rays-Yankees Today te 2026-10-05T17:20:28.090Z Underdog Promo Code FOXNEWS: Play $5, Get $100 on Guardians-White Sox, Rays-Yankees Today If playoff baseball is going to continue to deliver the way that it has in the first few games, you have to hope it lasts all month long. Underdog is offering new users a chance to wager on tonight’s playoff games using promo code FOXNEWS to earn up to $100 in bonus bets after $5 wagers.  There are only eight teams remaining in the MLB playoffs. The Division Series matchups see the American League taking center stage today with the Gurdians playing against the White Sox, and the Rays taking on the Yankees. The Cleveland Guardians are a postseason mainstay. They seem like they make it to the postseason every year, but success has escaped. 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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Tonight, New York sends their own great arm, Cam Schlittler. They are facing Freddy Peralta, so it could be a challenge.  The Monday Night Football game is also a divisional matchup between the Falcons and Saints. Both teams are 1-2 for the season. The Falcons are hoping Michael Penix Jr.’s successful return from last week continues. The Saints have been inconsistent in games, and they could be 3-0 or 0-3 if the games had gone a bit differently.  Tonight is a great opportunity for you to get in on the action with some great games in both the NFL and MLB. 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? How founders are choosing what to build on at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Learn how founders are choosing between building on open or closed AI at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register now to save up to $100 and get a second pass at 50% off. 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. 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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. 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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. 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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/home