Letby boss admits 'crass' letter to babies' families

Ian Harvey also accepted he failed in a duty of care to medics trying to raise the alarm about the nurse.

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Texas Democrat says he can find 'common ground' with Trump's incoming border czar

Texas Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar is already preparing to work with incoming border czar Tom Homan to improve border security.

Cuellar, whose district borders Mexico, argued on behalf of working with Homan as his fellow Democrats prepared to openly defy his support for mass deportations. Although Cuellar said he would like to see more details on border policy, he emphasized there are already plenty of things that can be done right now.

"We can deport people quickly under Title A, we can do ‘stay in Mexico,’ we can do so many things on policies that can work right away," Cuellar said Tuesday. "In fact, today, I was communicating with Tom, and we talked about getting together sometime when I get back to D.C. in the next week or so, and I think we can find a lot of common ground."

Cuellar added that he reached out to Homan himself, who was also open to discussions.

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"That tells me that Tom knows what needs to work, and I can give him my experience. It's interesting Tom and I are talking to each other. We might not agree on everything, but certainly we can agree to deport quickly the criminals, the national security folks, the 1.3 million final deportation people that have a final deportation order and are still here," he said. "Some of the recent crossers are some of the folks we need to look at. So, there’s a lot of things that I think we can do, and certainly Mexico has done a lot, but they can do much, much, much more stopping fentanyl and stopping people from coming in."

Cuellar encouraged his fellow Democrats to speak with Homan on the border, emphasizing that there are things both parties can agree on when it comes to border security.

"I told some of the Democrats, you can agree on deporting criminals, right? Some of them hesitated. Some of them hesitated. And I told them that would be a mistake if Democrats cannot even agree to deport criminals," Cuellar said.

He also believed President-elect Trump’s threat of tariffs against Mexico will ultimately motivate the country to help with negotiations on the border.

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"Well, let me put it this way: Laredo’s the largest port; we handle 40% of all the trade between the U.S. and Mexico. I know this is a way to negotiate, get some leverage. I know that Mexico will come to the table," he responded.

"But nobody wants a 25 percent tariff on them, and the Mexicans are threatening to do the same thing, and we don’t want to get into that," Cuellar said. "But I think this will definitely get Mexico to the table so we can solve the problem about immigration and fentanyl."

Cuellar has been a frequent critic of the Biden administration and the Democratic Party for ignoring and sometimes exacerbating the border crisis and dismissing migrants overwhelming border cities.

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Police given misconduct notices over girl's M5 death

Tamzin Hall, 17, died when she was struck by a car on the M5 in Somerset.

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Calling pub 'Sly Old Fox' is derogatory, claims Peta

Critics respond to PETA's suggestion The Sly Old Fox should change its name because its derogatory.

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Federal judge dismisses cases of Jordanian men accused of attempted breach of Quantico gate in box truck

Two Jordanian men who were charged with unlawfully entering Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia in May have had their cases dismissed, according to a report. 

U.S. Magistrate Judge William Porter threw out the misdemeanor charges against Hasan Hamdan and Mohammad Dabous on Oct. 3, the same day that U.S. attorneys for the Eastern District of Virginia filed a motion to dismiss the charges against the men, Military.com reported.

It was unclear why the federal judge dismissed the cases "without prejudice," though court documents obtained by the outlet stated, "the ends of justice are best served by this dismissal."

Fox News Digital reached out to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia for comment, but did not immediately hear back.

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The attempted breach happened on May 3. A spokesperson for the base said two people in a box truck were stopped at a gate, with the driver allegedly telling military police officers they were making a delivery to the post office and worked for a company subcontracted by Amazon. 

An Amazon spokesperson told Fox News at the time it does not appear the individuals were delivering on behalf of the company and that the company was looking into the matter.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sources told Fox News in May that one of the Jordanian men crossed into the U.S. illegally in April before being released. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Fox News the other man was a foreign student whose status was terminated in January.

DHS sources also told Fox News that neither man has a criminal history in the U.S., and the FBI would not say if the suspects were on a terrorist watchlist.

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The incident increased the scrutiny of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and led lawmakers to demand transparency from the Biden administration.

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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said at the time that he wrote a letter to President Biden, telling him, "the attempted breach at Quantico, and the federal government's silence on the immigration status of the individuals involved, reiterates the gravity of your failure to secure the southern border, and to provide state governments notice of illegal migrant relocations so I can protect the safety of all Virginians."

Fox News Digital’s Greg Norman, Greg Wehner and Fox News’ Bill Melugin contributed to this report.

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Climbing inside a Kelpie's head

Visitors will soon be given the chance to climb inside the 98ft tall structures near Falkirk.

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5 Live Sport

Alistair Bruce-Ball and guests with reaction and debate on the weekend's football.

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First openly trans rep-elect claims GOP spotlighting transgender issues an 'attempt to distract' voters

The first openly transgender politician elected to the U.S. House, Democratic Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, claimed Sunday that the GOP’s focus on transgender issues is an "attempt to distract" voters.

"I think we are all united that attempts to attack a vulnerable community are not only mean spirited, but really an attempt to misdirect. Because every single time we hear the incoming administration or Republicans in Congress talk about any vulnerable group in this country, we have to be clear that it is an attempt to distract," McBride, who was elected to represent Delaware earlier this month, said Sunday morning on CBS’ "Face the Nation." 

"It is an attempt to distract from what they are actually doing. Every single time, every single time we hear them say the word ‘trans,’ ​​look what they're doing with their right hand. Look at what they're doing to pick the pocket of American workers, to fleece seniors by privatizing Social Security and Medicare. Look what they're doing, undermining workers," McBride added. 

President-elect Trump, conservative voters and members of Congress have all raised concerns regarding transgender issues, including stretching back years, most notably in the context of barring biological men from competing in women’s and girls' sports, as well as banning men from women’s bathrooms and locker rooms. 

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On Capitol Hill, South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace introduced a resolution last week that moves to prohibit members, officers and employees of the House from using "single-sex facilities other than those corresponding to their biological sex." 

Mace, a rape survivor, also introduced another bill that would "ban biological men from using women’s private, protected facilities – such as bathrooms and locker rooms – on all federal property" across the nation. 

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Democrats, including McBride, slammed Mace as a "far-right" extremist for the legislation. 

"This is a blatant attempt from far right-wing extremists to distract from the fact that they have no real solutions to what Americans are facing. We should be focused on bringing down the cost of housing, health care, and child care, not manufacturing culture wars," McBride posted to X. 

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said later in the week that single-sex facilities on Capitol Hill, including bathrooms, will be used by individuals with the corresponding biological sex. 

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"All single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House Office Buildings – such as restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms – are reserved for individuals of that biological sex," Johnson said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital. "It is important to note that each Member office has its own private restroom, and unisex restrooms are available throughout the Capitol." 

"Women deserve women’s only spaces," he added. 

"Like all policies, it is enforceable," Johnson later told reporters. "But we have single-sex facilities for a reason, and women deserve women's only spaces. And we're not anti anyone. We're pro-women, and I think it's an important policy for us to continue. It's always been the, I guess, an unwritten policy, but now it's in writing." 

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McBride continued during her Sunday interview that the GOP’s focus on trans issues distracts Congress from policy issues such as lowering the cost of living. 

"Here's also what we have to be clear about, because I think the last week has been a prime example of this. Every bit of time and energy that is used to divert the attention of the federal government to go after trans people is time and energy that is not focused on addressing the cost of living for our constituents. And we have to be clear that there is a real cost for the American worker every time they focus on this," McBride said. 

Mace joined "Fox & Friends Weekend" on Sunday, where she pushed back on Democrats criticizing her for introducing the legislation, notably New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

"It's sad and surprising that in 2024 I have to go on TV and on social media to explain to the radical left that men shouldn't be allowed in women's restrooms, that women shouldn't be forced to undress in front of men."

Fox News Digital's Elizabeth Elkind and Charles Creitz contributed to this report. 

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Why Verstappen's 'almost flawless' season is 'towering achievement'

Max Verstappen is recognised as one of the all-time greats of F1 and demonstrated why by maximising his results during 2024, writes Andrew Benson.

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NFL says Packers blocked game-winning field was legal play, despite Bears’ protests: reports

The Chicago Bears were in position to snap their three-game losing streak last Sunday with kicker Cairo Santos needing to make a 46-yard field goal as time expired to beat the Green Bay Packers. 

Santos’ kick was blocked by Karl Brooks, and the Packers held on for a 20-19 victory, handing the Bears their fourth straight loss and dropping them to 4-6 on the season. 

Bears head coach Matt Eberflus said on Monday they were going to submit the blocked kick to the league, saying he thought there should have been a penalty on the Packers because "they were obviously on our long snapper."

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The NFL rule prohibits players from lining up directly across from the long snapper, or contacting the long snapper while his head is still down immediately after the snap.

Eberflus thought Packers defensive lineman T.J. Slaton made contact with Bears long snapper Scott Daly immediately and that the referees should have thrown a flag.

If officials rule that a defender illegally contacts the long snapper with his head down, it is a 15-yard unnecessary roughness call. The Bears would have had a chance to try another field goal. 

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According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the NFL’s league officiating office informed the Bears that the Packers had made a clean play on the blocked field goal attempt.  

While there was contact between Slaton and Daly, the NFL deemed Slaton’s contact legal, as players are allowed to contact the long snapper as long as his head is not down.

It wouldn’t have mattered if the NFL agreed with Eberflus and deemed the contact illegal, because there are do-overs. The call instead would have been acknowledged as a missed call by the league, and the Bears would still be 4-6. 

The Bears hope to stop their losing streak when they take on the 8-2 Minnesota Vikings in an NFC North battle on Sunday. 

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Hawkins defeats eight-time UK champion O'Sullivan

Eight-time UK champion Ronnie O'Sullivan is eliminated out on the opening day of the 2024 event, losing 6-4 against world number 20 Barry Hawkins.

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Gordon Brown declares opposition to assisted dying

The bill, proposed by backbench Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, is set to be debated in parliament on Friday.

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Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce have 'authentic' relationship despite 'marketing strategy' rumors: Chiefs president

As Taylor Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce’s romance continues to be in the spotlight, fans have speculated whether their relationship is legitimate. 

Kansas City Chiefs president Mark Donovan set the record straight on whether Swift and Kelce’s romance is only a marketing ploy to benefit the football team. 

"I’d love to say that it was a marketing strategy, but it is an authentic relationship," Donovan shared on CNBC’s "Squawk Box." "And we’re happy to have it, and it’s been nothing but good for us."

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His comments come after the Chiefs' president was asked whether he could have predicted the attention placed on the team after Swift and Kelce started dating. 

"I think the best thing I can say about the whole relationship and the impact it’s had on us is, Taylor Swift is an authentic member of the Kansas City Chiefs kingdom," Donovan added.

"She’s an authentic fan… that matters to our fans and our fan base… it matters to us, and we try to respect that."

It is no question that Swift has impacted the NFL, helping the professional football organization and the Kansas City Chiefs attain millions of dollars in revenue, according to a marketing expert.

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According to Eric Smallwood, president of Apex Marketing Group, Swift generated $331.5 million in equivalent brand value, or EBV, for Travis Kelce's football team and the NFL in the months after their relationship went public.

Apex Marketing Group, which started tracking Swift's impact on the NFL, noted the starting value was $166 million in October 2023.

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The number included every time the media – including print, digital, radio, TV, highlights and social media – mentioned the iconic pop star. Smallwood told FOX Business earlier this year that online media and social media gained the most from Swift's attendance at Chiefs games.

Last month, Swift and Kelce’s romance was under the microscope after the mega pop star skipped two games. 

The couple has been battling split rumors since an alleged breakup contract went viral in early September. Kelce's team shut down the alleged contract as "false and fabricated," but the rumor mill went into overdrive.

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Fans speculating about "trouble" in Swift's relationship with Kelce over a few missed games are "reaching," according to celebrity matchmaker Alessandra Conti.

"Although the two have been accused of their romance being a PR stunt, I've been a Celebrity Matchmaker in Beverly Hills for 12 years, and if there's one thing I can spot, it's a fake," Conti told Fox News Digital.

"Taylor and Travis have a very real connection; from their body language to the lengths that they have both taken to support each other throughout the last year, to involving their families and friends, and truly integrating their lives, this is as real as a couple that Hollywood has seen," she added.

Kelce and Swift debuted their relationship last year when the "Bejeweled" singer attended one of the NFL star's football games.

Fox News Digital's Lauryn Overhultz and Janelle Ash contributed to this report.

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Lindsey Graham urges GOP not to form 'lynch mob' ahead of Gaetz confirmation

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C, on Wednesday urged his Republican colleagues not to form a "lynch mob" to block President-elect Trump's controversial choice of Matt Gaetz to be U.S. attorney general.

Neither should the GOP-controlled Senate give Gaetz a "rubber stamp," Graham said in a statement that called for a fair process after he met with the prospective nominee and Vice President-elect JD Vance.  

"My record is clear. I tend to defer to presidential cabinet choices unless the evidence suggests disqualification," said the South Carolina senator.

"I fear the process surrounding the Gaetz nomination is turning into an angry mob, and unverified allegations are being treated as if they are true. I have seen this movie before." 

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Graham appears to be alluding to the 2018 confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, which was rocked by unproven allegations of sexual assault made by Christine Blasey Ford. Kavanaugh emphatically denied Ford's claims, and she was never able to identify the time and place of the alleged assault or provide corroborating witnesses to support her account. 

Kavanaugh was narrowly confirmed, mostly along party lines, after Ford provided emotional testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, of which Graham served as chairman. 

Trump's selection of his close ally Gaetz to lead the Justice Department caught many Republicans by surprise since he does not have prior law enforcement experience and also faces misconduct allegations. Gaetz resigned from Congress shortly after Trump made the announcement. 

Gaetz was under investigation by the House Ethics Committee, which subpoenaed him as recently as September for an ongoing investigation into alleged sexual misconduct with a minor. Gaetz has denied any wrongdoing and had told the panel he would "no longer voluntarily participate" in its probe.

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The firebrand ex-Florida lawmaker has not been convicted of any charges related to these allegations. He was previously under a yearlong investigation by the DOJ, but federal prosecutors ultimately decided against an indictment. 

Still, the allegations could make Gaetz's confirmation more difficult even in the Republican-controlled Senate. A source familiar has told Fox News Digital that Gaetz is "working the phones" to address concerns from GOP senators ahead of his confirmation hearings next year. He is also making the rounds with Vance on Capitol Hill to meet with senators directly. 

"The meetings have been productive with AG nominee Gaetz listening to senators' thoughts on the role of the DOJ and the confirmation process. Gaetz is looking forward to meeting with more senators throughout this process on the Hill," a Trump transition official told Fox News Digital. 

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said earlier this week that he had a "nice chat" with Gaetz and that the congressman "wants to have the chance to clear his name in a hearing." 

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Graham urged his colleagues to give Gaetz that chance.

"I would urge all of my Senate colleagues, particularly Republicans, not to join the lynch mob and give the process a chance to move forward. After years of being investigated by the Department of Justice, no charges were brought against Matt Gaetz. This is something we should all remember," he said Wednesday.

"I would also urge my colleagues to go back to a time-tested process, receive relevant information, and give the nominee a chance to make their case as to why they should be confirmed. This standard – which I have long adhered to – has served the Senate and country well."

Fox News Digital's Stepheny Price contributed to this report.

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MP calls for ban on auction sales of human remains

Labour’s Bell Ribeiro-Addy said she has been told of human remains frequently auctioned "disguised as modified items or replicas".

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Retiring Nadal loses at farewell Davis Cup

Rafael Nadal loses in what might prove to be the final match of his career as Davis Cup hosts Spain fall behind against the Netherlands.

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Biden's move on missiles for Ukraine angers Trump allies

It is not clear if Biden's decision will be endorsed by Donald Trump who has promised to end the Ukraine war.

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Paul-Tyson ring girl Sydney Thomas steals the fight spotlight on social media

Jake Paul may have won his fight against Mike Tyson on Friday night, but it was ring girl Sydney Thomas who went viral across social media over the course of the weekend.

Thomas was seen at weigh-ins and during the Paul and Tyson bout. The 20-year-old captivated social media over the weekend, and she broke her silence on her newfound fame on Saturday.

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"I woke up to an overwhelming amount of love and support from all of you. I can’t thank you guys enough or begin to express how grateful I am," she wrote in a post on her Instagram Stories. "I love you all – thank you for your kind words."

Separately, she said in a post she was "honored" to be a part of the night.

"Getting the opportunity to step into the ring with @MikeTyson and @JakePaul for such a historic fight is something I never imagined I’d be able to say," she captioned a post. 

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"Words can’t describe this moment or how grateful I am to be part of such an amazing team at @MostValuablePromotions. History was made, and I’m truly honored to have been a part of it."

She was the talk of social media.

Thomas made her ring girl debut about four weeks ago in Puerto Rico.

"I had a blast getting in the ring for my first ever boxing event (and first time in puerto rico)," she wrote in an Instagram post. "I thank God every day for allowing me to be a part of such amazing opportunities and experiences. truly feeling so blessed. see you next time for #round2."

Thomas was among the "MVP Main Event Models" along with Lexi Williams, Raphaela Milagres, Virginia Sanhouse and Delia Sylvain.

More than 60 million viewers tuned in for the Netflix fight.

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Police officers 'punch bags' in 'epidemic' of violent attacks

There has been a surge in violence against the police, a BBC investigation has found.

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'Full House' star Dave Coulier undergoes chemo treatment as he battles ‘very aggressive’ cancer

"Full House" actor Dave Coulier is doing his best to remain in good spirits after he’s recently been diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

"Putting a positive spin and sending love to all of you who are battling and going through chemo," Coulier shared on his Instagram Story, Friday. "And remember to laugh."

Coulier is seen at a medical facility, with an intravenous line coming out of his shirt. The comedian flashed a smile and posed with a thumbs up as he wore a backward baseball cap. 

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Chemotherapy is a drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in your body, according to the Mayo Clinic. Chemo is most often used to treat cancer, since cancer cells grow and multiply much more quickly than most cells in the body.

The actor revealed that two weeks into his diagnosis, he started chemotherapy. The comedian took a "preemptive strike" and made a decision to shave his head, according to the "Full House Rewind" podcast.

Coulier’s health update comes two days after he was diagnosed with a "very aggressive" cancer.

The comedian shared he was diagnosed in October after he suffered from an upper respiratory infection caused by major swelling in his lymph nodes.

"Three days later, my doctors called me back, and they said, ‘We wish we had better news for you, but you have non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and it's called B cell, and it's very aggressive,'" he told People.

"I went from, I got a little bit of a head cold to I have cancer, and it was pretty overwhelming," he added. "This has been a really fast roller-coaster ride of a journey." 

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According to the American Cancer Society, B-cell lymphoma is a type of cancer that develops in B-lymphocytes. B-cell lymphomas account for the vast majority of non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Every year, more than 80,000 Americans are diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

"The first thing I said to them was, ‘Wait a minute — cancer?’" Coulier shared on the "Today" show. "(I was) feeling like I got punched in the stomach because it never happens to you. You always hear about it happening to someone else."

"Full House" co-star John Stamos, 61, paid tribute to his longtime friend on social media after Coulier’s cancer announcement.

"My brother from day 1. Love you @dcoulier and I’ll be by your side through it all," he wrote in his caption with a carousel of photos of the two. 

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Coulier shared the news of his devastating diagnosis with his "Full House" castmates through a group message.

"I didn't want them to hear it from someone else, so I sent a text message out," he told People and noted that the response from everyone "was immediate."

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"It was just this outpouring of, ‘I will be there. You just name the time, and I know you're in great hands with Mel, but what can we do?’ It really is overwhelming the love that we have for each other. We've been there for so many years for each other and it's pretty remarkable."

Included in the group text were Stamos, Candace Cameron Bure, Andrea Barber, Jodie Sweetin, Lori Loughlin, Scott Weinger and series creator Jeff Franklin.

In 2022, "Full House" star Bob Saget died from head trauma, a statement from Saget's family and the Orange Country Medical Examiner's office previously revealed. He was 65. 

The popular show ran for eight seasons, from 1987 to 1995.

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Whoopi Goldberg claims bakery refused her service over leftist views: 'They did not like my politics'

Whoopi Goldberg claimed on "The View" that a popular Staten Island bakery refused to serve her because of her political views, but the bakery’s owner has denied the allegations.

During Wednesday’s episode of "The View," Goldberg and her co-hosts celebrated her 69th birthday with Charlotte Russe desserts, a nostalgic New York treat that Goldberg shared was her mother’s favorite.

Goldberg told the audience her birthday order had almost fallen through due to what she claimed was the bakery’s objection to her left-wing political stance.

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"They said that their ovens had gone down, all kinds of stuff, but folks went and got them anyway, which is why I’m not telling you who made them," said Goldberg. She claimed that her order wasn’t rejected because of her gender, but rather because "they did not like my politics." 

Goldberg, an outspoken liberal, will not speak the name of President-elect Trump on air.

Despite the possible snub, Goldberg encouraged her audience and co-hosts Alyssa Farah Griffin, Joy Behar, Sara Haines and Sunny Hostin to dig in to the Charlotte Russe desserts.

"But that’s okay because, you know what? Listen, this is my mother’s celebration," said Goldberg. "Pick these up and celebrate with me and my mom. Thank you everyone for celebrating my birthday today."

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Entertainment Weekly later identified the bakery as Holtermann’s Bakery, a 145-year-old family-owned establishment on Staten Island, by examining the Charlotte Russe desserts themselves. The packaging — pink polka dots on a white paper cup — allegedly was a tell-tale sign the desserts came from the family bakery.

Bakery owner Jill Holtermann denied Goldberg’s version of the events, explaining that the bakery’s issues were not politically motivated but stemmed from mechanical problems with their boilers, an ongoing challenge in their building, which was built in 1930.

"I said to Whoopi, ‘I can’t do it right now'," Holtermann told the outlet. "We have so many things going on with my boiler." 

Holtermann confirmed that she ultimately managed to make 50 treats, which were picked up early Wednesday morning for "The View's" taping. 

Holtermann reiterated that her inability to immediately confirm the order had nothing to do with Goldberg’s political beliefs, adding, "I didn’t want to make a commitment that I can’t carry through," given the existing technical difficulties.

SILive.com reported that Holtermann's has been "bombarded" with calls since the episode aired.

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George says England have 'evolved' since World Cup

Captain Jamie George says England have "evolved" from the side beaten by South Africa in the World Cup semi-finals last year.

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UFO hearing: Ex-Pentagon official says government 'cabal' is hiding 'the fact that we are not alone'

A former Pentagon official testified to Congress that the U.S. government has evidence that "we are not alone in the cosmos," but that a "cabal" of officials is hiding the information.

The official, Luiz Elizondo, is the former head of the Defense Department's Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), which was tasked with investigating Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs). He and other witnesses testified before the House Oversight Committee.

"Excessive secrecy has lead to grave misdeeds against loyal civil servants, military personnel and the public, all to hide the fact that we are not alone in the cosmos," Elizondo said, later calling the group a "cabal."

"A small cadre within our own government involving the UAP topic has created a culture of suppression and intimidation that I have personally been victim to, along with many of my former colleagues," he continued.

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Elizondo went on to urge Congress to enact legislation protecting whistleblowers who are currently too afraid to come forward about government operations.

"I believe that we as Americans can handle the truth. And I also believe the world deserves the truth," he said.

The hearing is part of a larger effort by lawmakers to investigate UAPs and determine whether elements within the government are unlawfully withholding evidence from Congress.

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One of the key programs involved in the issue is the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO).

AARO’s mission is to synchronize efforts across the DoD and other U.S. federal departments and agencies to "detect, identify and attribute objects of interest" in or around military facilities or airspace, which could pose a threat to safety of operations or national security — this includes anomalous, unidentified space, airborne, submerged and trans-medium objects.

The Pentagon says the program has not uncovered any evidence that UAPs have an extra-terrestrial origin.

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Dr. Tim Gallaudet, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral, also testified at Wednesday's hearing. He recounted an incident where personnel aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier had a run-in with UAPs during a military exercise.

"During this exercise, I received an email on the Navy’s secure network from the operations officer of Fleet Forces Command. The email was addressed to all subordinate commanders, and the subject line read in all capital letters: URGENT SAFETY OF FLIGHT ISSUE. The text of the email was brief but alarming, with words to the effect: ‘If any of you know what these are, tell me ASAP. We are having multiple near-midair collisions, and if we do not resolve it soon, we will have to shut down the exercise,'" Gallaudet said.

"Attached to the email was what is now known as the "Go Fast" video, captured on the forward-looking infrared sensor onboard one of the Navy F/A-18 aircraft participating in the exercise," he added.

"The very next day, the email disappeared from my account and those of the other recipients without explanation. Moreover, the Commander of Fleet Forces and his operations officer never discussed the incident again," he continued.

A third witness, journalist Michael Shellenberger, says sources within the Pentagon assert the existence of an Unacknowledged Special Access Program (USAP) known as "Immaculate Constellation."

He says the sources told him that the program consolidates information on UAPs that has been gathered by the military.

"A source warned that simply printing the name ‘Immaculate Constellation’ could trigger government surveillance of me under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) of whoever publishes it," Shellenberger said. "'They won’t comment on it, but talking about it will put you in the danger zone,' I was told. 'They enforce the secrecy with a lot of vigor.'"

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Tufts University accused of severing ties with House Democrat over trans athlete comments

A top university is accused of severing ties with Democrat Rep. Seth Moulton’s office over the congressman's comments expressing concern about transgender female students participating in school sports with biological females.

Tufts University, located in Massachusetts, said it would no longer facilitate student internships in Moulton’s office after the Massachusetts Democrat’s interview in The New York Times last week, a source familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital.

Moulton himself appeared to confirm the situation on Tuesday morning, but Tufts University has denied limiting internship opportunities with his office.

The source told Fox News Digital, however, that Moulton’s office was contacted by Tufts University Political Science Department Chair David Art on the matter.

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Art said he had consulted with colleagues and that the college did not want Moulton’s office reaching out about possible internship opportunities, the source said.

Moulton was asked about the alleged issue with Tufts on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."

"Imagine if one of these Tuft students actually wants to intern in a Republican office? I mean, what would these political science professors do then? This is just everything that is wrong with this cancel culture," Moulton responded.

Patrick Collins, the executive director of media relations for Tufts University, told Fox News Digital in response to the source's claims, "We have reached out to Congressman Moulton's office to clarify that we have not — and will not — limit internship opportunities with his office."

"We remain committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives, and our Career Center will continue to provide students with a wide range of employment opportunities across the political and ideological spectrum," Collins said.

Moulton, a moderate Democrat and a military veteran, has been under fire by the progressive left after he told The Times, "Democrats spend way too much time trying not to offend anyone rather than being brutally honest about the challenges many Americans face."

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"I have two little girls, I don’t want them getting run over on a playing field by a male or formerly male athlete, but as a Democrat I’m supposed to be afraid to say that," he said.

Local progressives in Massachusetts criticized Moulton’s comments, as did Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., who called the remarks "offensive" on CNN.

Moulton responded to the attacks in a statement, blaming Democrats for not tolerating dissenting views, arguing it cost them the election.

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"I stand firmly in my belief for the need for competitive women's sports to put limits on the participation of those with the unfair physical advantages that come with being born male," Moulton told Fox News Digital last week.

"I am also a strong supporter of the civil rights of all Americans, including transgender rights. I will fight, as I always have, for the rights and safety of all citizens. These two ideas are not mutually exclusive, and we can even disagree on them.

"Yet there are many who, shouting from the extreme left corners of social media, believe I have failed the unspoken Democratic Party purity test. We did not lose the 2024 election because of any trans person or issue. We lost, in part, because we shame and belittle too many opinions held by too many voters and that needs to stop."

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Arrest made after hiker murdered in small mountain town slaying staged as bear attack

The hunt for a fugitive who spent weeks on the run after allegedly calling in a bear attack to cover up a murder came to a close after he was recognized at a hospital this weekend.

Nicholas Wayne Hamlett pretended to be a man named Brandon Andrade when he dialed 911 around 11:34 p.m. on Oct. 24 and told police he was injured and trapped in a body of water after a bear chased him off a cliff while hiking in Hamilton County, Tennessee, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office wrote in a Facebook post at the time. 

Authorities traced the call to an area near Tellico Plains, northeast of Chattanooga. There, they found a bloodied corpse with Andrade's ID – but injuries to the body were not consistent with a bear attack or a fall from a high height, authorities said, and the body was not Andrade's. The sheriff's office said the victim was later identified as 34-year-old Knoxville resident Steven Douglas Lloyd.

"Nicholas Wayne Hamlett met Steven, befriended him, and lured him into a wooded area to take Steven's life and his identity," the sheriff's office said in a Facebook post on Nov. 4.

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Police said they later learned that Andrade's ID had been stolen by Hamlett and was used multiple times. Police believe Hamlett stole the ID to escape parole and then faked his death for an unknown reason.

On Sunday evening, authorities in Columbia, South Carolina, notified the Monroe County Sheriff's Office that they had found their "armed and dangerous" fugitive at a local hospital, the Tennessee agency wrote in a Facebook post.

"We would like to thank the news media for sharing Hamlett's wanted poster throughout the country," the office wrote. "The sharing of Hamlett's wanted poster led the public, whom is our most valuable resource, to act as our eyes and ears. After observing Hamlett at a local hospital, a good citizen alerted the authorities and brought this manhunt to a peaceful end."

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Members of the FBI and the U.S. Marshals Office joined Tennessee authorities on Oct. 30 at a press conference, urging the public to look for Hamlett and for the fugitive to turn himself in.

"Nick. Let’s end this peacefully. Turn yourself in. Have your day in court," Joseph Carrico, the special agent in charge of the FBI's Nashville field office, said at the press conference. 

"The long arm of the law has a long and huge reach, and we will find you no matter where you hide. The deputies and investigators here now know their county well. The TBI agents know their state well. The FBI and the Marshal Service know the country well and have reach across the world. So there’s nowhere to hide," Carrico continued.

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Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones said previously that Hamlett and Lloyd knew each other for "quite a few months" before the attack took place.

Hamlett, 45, used a fake name when police questioned him about his 911 call, they said. Authorities believe he has abandoned his Tennessee home and say that he also has connections in Alabama, Montana, Alaska, Kentucky and Florida.

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"There is a risk to the public, a great risk to the public," Jones said. "The offender, he does have a history. He did know this victim. He has known him for quite a few months now. But yes, there is a risk of the public. This was not isolated incident by any means."

The U.S. Marshals Service offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the wanted man. 

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In 2009, Hamlett was arrested in Niceville, Florida, after he lured a man into the woods in Alabama, according to WBS. 

Hamlett held the Alabama man at gunpoint and attempted to strike him with a baseball bat before burying him in the woods, AL.com reported. He used the name Joshua Jones when he reached out to that victim so "he could get some insurance," according to court documents reviewed by the outlet. 

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Hamlett was charged with attempted murder and kidnapping in 2012, but pleaded to the lesser offense of felony assault and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. He had four prior felony convictions, according to Alabama court records.

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Letitia James vows to continue targeting Trump after years in the courtroom: 'Trump derangement syndrome'

New York Attorney General Letitia James has a long history of slamming President-elect Donald Trump, vowing in her first campaign to "take on Donald Trump" if elected, only to double down on the rhetoric after his massive election victory over Vice President Kamala Harris last week.  

"She’s got serious Trump derangement syndrome," Trump said at the start of the year as he faced a civil fraud trial brought by the New York attorney general. He has repeatedly accused James of suffering from "Trump derangement syndrome" throughout a bevy of New York court cases brought against him by James and other Democrats in New York. 

A staunch supporter of the president-elect who has been floated as a potential AG contender has already put James on notice to end her "lawfare" against the 45th and upcoming 47th president in a fiery interview after Trump’s win. 

"Let me just say this to Big Tish James, the New York Attorney General. . . . I dare you to continue your lawfare against President Trump in his second term," Mike Davis, founder of the Article III Project, said on the "The Benny Show" podcast last week. "Because listen here, sweetheart, we’re not messing around this time. And we will put your fat a-- in prison for conspiracy against rights, and I promise you that." 

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Fox News Digital pored through James’ history as New York attorney general candidate, compiling the highlights of her legal battles against Trump over the last nearly seven years. 

James, a former city council member in New York and public defender, launched her run for New York AG during the 2018 cycle, while emphasizing that if she were elected, she would aggressively pursue charges against Trump. 

"I’m running for attorney general because I will never be afraid to challenge this illegitimate president when our fundamental rights are at stake. From the Muslim ban, to efforts to deport immigrants, to denying transgender students the ability to choose whatever bathroom they want, rolling back regulations to protect our planet, colluding with foreign powers, putting profits over people, dividing us in ways we haven’t seen in generations," James declared in September of 2018. 

"And what is fueling this campaign, what is fueling my soul right now, is Trump and his abuses, abuses against immigrants, against women, against our environment. We need an attorney general who will stand up to Donald Trump," she said during a debate in August of that same year. 

James won her election that year, about two years into Trump’s first administration, and took a victory lap while vowing to expose the "con man." 

"New Yorkers, we can spot a con man. We can spot a carnival barker, a fearmonger a mile away and he should know that we here in New York, and I in particular, we are not scared of you," she said. "As the new attorney general of his home state, I will be shining a light into every dark corner of his real estate dealings and every dealing, demanding truthfulness at every turn. I will hold him accountable using the unbending power of the law."

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Trump and his team immediately slammed James’ apparent fixation on pursuing him, with Trump saying on X at the time that a candidate who "openly campaigned on a GET TRUMP agenda" was elected New York’s top cop and that he would "never be treated fairly by these people - a total double standard of justice."

About three months into taking office, James announced an investigation into the Trump Organization, claiming there was evidence indicating that the president and his company had falsely valued assets to obtain loans, insurance coverage and tax deductions. The investigation was launched after Trump’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, who had previously served federal prison time for violating campaign finance laws, testified before Congress that Trump Org. had exaggerated the value of his assets. 

James officially sued Trump, Trump Organization and its senior leadership for allegedly falsely inflating "his net worth by billions of dollars to induce banks to lend money to the Trump Organization on more favorable terms than would otherwise have been available to the company, to satisfy continuing loan covenants, to induce insurers to provide insurance coverage for higher limits and at lower premiums, and to gain tax benefits, among other things."

"For too long, powerful, wealthy people in this country have operated as if the rules do not apply to them. Donald Trump stands out as among the most egregious examples of this misconduct," James said in a press release. "With the help of his children and senior executives at the Trump Organization, Donald Trump falsely inflated his net worth by billions of dollars to unjustly enrich himself and cheat the system. In fact, the very foundation of his purported net worth is rooted in incredible fraud and illegality. Mr. Trump thought he could get away with the art of the steal, but today, that ends."

Trump charged that James had launched a "witch hunt" against him after her explicitly campaigning on a platform to prosecute the president. 

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"Another Witch Hunt by a racist Attorney General, Letitia James, who failed in her run for Governor, getting almost zero support from the public, and now is doing poorly against Law & Order AG candidate, highly respected Michael Henry," Trump wrote on Truth Social following the lawsuit. 

"I never thought this case would be brought - until I saw her really bad poll numbers. She is a fraud who campaigned on a ‘get Trump’ platform, despite the fact that the city is one of the crime and murder disasters of the world under her watch!" he added.

Trump and his family denied any wrongdoing, with the former president saying his assets had been undervalued. 

Judge Arthur Engoron ruled in September of last year in the non-jury trial that Trump and his organization had committed fraud while building his real estate business by deceiving banks, insurers and others by overvaluing his assets and exaggerating his net worth. He was initially ordered to pay a penalty of $355 million, which quickly increased to over $450 million due to interest accruals of approximately $112,000 a day. 

He was ordered to pay a $454 million sum in February of this year. 

Trump appealed the ruling. His attorneys called New York Judge Arthur Engoron’s ruling "draconian, unlawful and unconstitutional." 

A panel of five judges on the appellate court, notably, appeared receptive to reversing or reducing the $454 million civil fraud judgment against Trump during court proceedings in September of this year. 

Trump attorney D. John Sauer argued that James’ lawsuit stretched New York consumer protection laws and said there were "no victims" and "no complaints" of Trump’s business from lenders and insurers. He added that if the verdict is not overturned, "people can’t do business in real estate" without fear. 

Judge Peter H. Moulton questioned whether James’ lawsuit had turned into "something it was not meant to do." 

The judge added that the "immense penalty in this case is troubling."

The court is still considering the appeal. 

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Trump has said he will fight the case "all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary." 

James frequently sat in the courtroom throughout the civil fraud proceedings, at one point even appearing to smirk at Donald Trump Jr. 

James was caught on camera appearing gleeful as Donald Trump Jr. took the stand at his father's civil trial in November, after frequently sitting in the court amid proceedings. 

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"It is so inappropriate and so highly unusual. Attorneys general do not attend trials. They just don’t," Fox News Legal Editor Kerri Kupec Urbahn said on "Fox & Friends" when asked about James’ recurring presence in the courtroom last year. 

James also slammed Trump in comments to the press during the trial. 

"Trump's comments were offensive, baseless, they were void of any facts and or any evidence. What they were were comments that unfortunately fomented violence, comments that I would describe as race-baiting, comments that unfortunately appeals to the bottom of our humanity," James told the media in a press conference outside of the courtroom in October of last year. 

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"This case was brought simply because it was a case where individuals were engaged in patent practice of fraud, and I will not sit idly by and allow anyone to subvert the law, and lastly I will not be bullied, and so Mr. Trump is no longer here. The Donald Trump show is over. This was nothing more than a political stunt," James added.

After the judge’s ruling, James told the media in February of this year that she was ready to seize Trump’s New York City buildings, such as Trump Tower. 

"If he does not have funds to pay off the judgment, then we will seek judgment enforcement mechanisms in court, and we will ask the judge to seize his assets," James said in an interview with ABC News. 

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An appeals court slashed Trump's bond payment in March, and the former president paid $175 million, which thwarted the state’s attempt to seize his properties while he appeals the case. 

Trump has battled a handful of lawsuits originating in New York amid and following his first term in the White House, including in 2019 when the New York Supreme Court ordered the dissolution of the NY-based charity the Donald J. Trump Foundation, and various cases where the state and city sued him over policies, such as the administration’s push to include a citizenship question in the 2020 census.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg emerged as another Trump foe, leading the charge in his criminal trial earlier this year after charging Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records. 

Trump was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records following his Manhattan criminal trial in May. Bragg's office worked to prove that Trump had falsified the business records to conceal a $130,000 payment to former porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election to quiet her claims of an alleged affair with Trump in 2006. Trump has maintained his innocence in the case, and he has argued that it was "lawfare" promoted by the Biden administration and Democrats to injure his re-election efforts. 

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Trump’s sentencing currently hangs in the balance, after his lawyers asked presiding Judge Juan Merchan to overturn the former president’s guilty verdict in New York v. Trump after the Supreme Court ruled in July that former presidents have substantial immunity from prosecution for official acts in office, but not for unofficial acts. Merchan is expected to rule by Nov. 12 as to where the charges stand, while Trump’s sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 26. 

Despite not taking the lead on the case, James celebrated Trump’s guilty verdict, tweeting her common saying aimed at Trump, "No one is above the law," shortly following the jury’s decision. 

James and Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed to fight back against any potential "revenge or retribution" from the Trump administration after his massive victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump sailed to victory on the night of the election after locking down most battleground states, such as Pennsylvania and Georgia. 

"We did not expect this result, but we are prepared to respond to this result. And my office has been preparing for several months because we've been here before," James said. "We faced this challenge before, and we used the rule of law to fight back. And we are prepared to fight back once again because, as the attorney general of this great state, it is my job to protect and defend the rights of New Yorkers and the rule of law. And I will not shrink from that responsibility."

Between 2019 and 2021, James said, her office took nearly 100 legal actions against Trump’s previous administration.

"We're ready to respond to any attempts to cut or eliminate any funding to the great state of New York, as the governor outlined," James said. "So, despite what has happened on the national stage, we will continue to stand tall in the face of injustice, revenge or retribution."

Both Hochul and James congratulated Trump before launching warnings at the president-elect. 

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"I want to be very clear that while we honor the results of this election and will work with anyone who wants to be a partner in achieving the goals of our administration in our state, that does not mean we'll accept an agenda from Washington that strips away the rights that New Yorkers have long enjoyed," Hochul said during the presser. 

"Our team will do whatever we have to do to identify any possible threats to these rights that we hold dear in the state of New York and protect New Yorkers," Hochul said. "This will include legislation, rulemaking, appropriations and partnerships with our congressional delegation and including the Biden administration at this time."

Legal experts and supporters of the president-elect have meanwhile said his massive victory last week likely marked the end to "lawfare." 

"Letitia James tried lawfare. The Democrat Party tried lawfare, and they lost, so now they need to go home," Fox News' Kaylee McEnany said last week. "That strategy did not work. Letitia James brought a case, the civil fraud case. It was unprecedented, our own Brain Room said, ‘We cannot find any example of a similar suit against a crime that was victimless.’ They could not find precedent for this. So she tried this, and the naked political reason was this was politically motivated. She called Trump a con man, all sorts of names. She ran on this, and what she's doing now is exactly what Gavin Newsom is doing, exactly what Kamala Harris did yesterday, and now her. They all want to be the leader of the resistance."

"Lawfare was terrible for the country. The resounding win Americans have given Trump should be its death knell," Fox contributor and former Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Andrew McCarthy also wrote in an op-ed for Fox News Digital last week. 

Fierce Trump ally Mike Davis said the upcoming administration will likely have no patience for "lawfare." 

"I can imagine that the Trump 47 Justice Department is not going to have any patience for this Democrat lawfare over the next four years," he told Newsmax. 

Fox News Digital's Brooke Singman, Greg Wehner and Joseph Wulfsohn contributed to this report. 

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Post-election, Christian author provides his proof that cultural shift has been 'brewing for years'

While President-elect Donald Trump's decisive win on Tuesday shocked many Americans, one Christian author who seemed unfazed says the culture has been shifting for the past few years, for those who have been paying attention.

Paul Anleitner, a pastor and the author of "Dis-Ordered: A Christian Journey Through the Problem of Evil & Suffering," admits he's not an expert on politics, but argued in a lengthy thread on X that recent cultural events can account for how America voted last week.

"I don't study politics, but I do study culture, and here are some of the signs that a cultural shift has been brewing for years in America that most of the professional political analysts just completely missed," Anleitner began.

First, he recalled the massive success of "Top Gun: Maverick," the sequel to Tom Cruise's 1986 film about a group of hotshot fighter pilots. Fans cheered that the 2022 follow-up was just as patriotic and epic as the original. 

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"Top Gun: Maverick," Anleitner wrote, "leaned heavily on classic modernist heroism themes, embodied by a White, male protagonist (Tom Cruise as Maverick) who is a traditional, rule-breaking figure dedicated to honor, duty, and meritocracy." 

"Maverick represented more traditional American values of meritocracy over aristocracy amid what was supposed to be a cultural revolution intended to set up a new inverted aristocracy," he added.

In fact, the movie was so pro-U.S. military that it sparked the ire of some commentators. MSNBC opinion editor Zeeshan Aleem called the movie equal parts entertaining and "insidious." The film, which got nominated for a "Best Picture" Oscar, "beckons for a return to accepting the American war machine as a beacon of virtue and excitement," he wrote.

"It’s a poisonous kind of nostalgia, one that smuggles love of endless war into a celebration of live action," Aleem added.

Still, the movie brought millions of filmgoers back to the theater, eager for some entertainment in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The blockbuster scored $124 million at the box office in its opening weekend.

Anleitner said the rising popularity of nonorthodox comedians was also indicative of the current culture. Tony Hinchcliffe caused controversy after joking that Puerto Rico was a "floating pile of garbage" at a Trump rally last month, but Anleitner noted he has one of the most popular podcasts in the country. He, along with Joe Rogan, Shane Gillis, Ari Shaffir and others, he argued, have tapped into the middle-class market and each have a sense of non-"woke" humor.

"Hinchcliffe, Joe Rogan, Theo Von, and others have far more influence with everyday Americans (especially men) than the old comedic vanguard of Saturday Night Live," the author said. "None of these guys would get along well with Franklin Graham or any of the older cultural bastions of the Republican Party, but their total disdain for what became known as ‘wokism’ and complete disregard for any sense of politically correct language appeals to many working-class men."

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In fact, political observers on both sides of the aisle argued that Vice President Kamala Harris made a grave mistake when she declined to go on Rogan's podcast. Trump sat with Rogan for a discussion that lasted over three hours.

"To people on the left, Joe Rogan reaches millions of low propensity male voters - kind of the exact population you should be trying to get in front of," 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang said when criticizing the Harris campaign's decision. "He is not a hostile interviewer - he’s curious and interested in why people believe what they do."

Anleitner also saw hints of a cultural change in education. Enrollment in Christian schools, he observed, has been surging across the U.S.

"If you talk to just about anyone who works in a private, Christian school, the post-COVID spike in enrollment has been unprecedented," he wrote. "But it wasn't just that many Christian schools found ways to provide more in-person education during the COVID years, it was that many families who weren't even explicitly professing Christians were looking for educational environments that simply weren't teaching experimental, progressive ideologies on gender and sexuality."

Cornerstone Christian Academy was a prime example in northern Virginia. Hundreds of parents concerned about progressive curriculum flocked to the school when it opened in 2022. The K-8 Christian school serves as an alternative for parents who want something other than a public school education for their children.

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"So many things happening in… the public schools, what seems like an agenda," Head of School Dr. Sam Botta told Fox News Digital. "Things like boys and girls using one another’s bathrooms that they choose, the gender issue, where they can pick what they are. Parents, not just Christian families, most families, and most parents recognize, honestly the foolishness of that. It’s almost incomprehensible that we can tell a boy that was a boy from birth, God-ordained as a boy, that we can tell them that they can choose to be a girl. And so when that happened, these parents didn’t walk, they ran."

Homeschooling rates also seemed to surge across the country in the wake of COVID.

Next, Anleitner noted the trend of major corporations making cuts to DEI programs that were introduced in the wake of the killing of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police in 2020. But critics said the programs went too far with their emphasis on racial preferences and racial quotas.

By 2023, the likes of Google and Meta cut staffers and downsized DEI programs. Further, DEI-related job postings in 2023 have declined 44%. In November 2023, the last full month for which data was available, DEI job postings dropped 23% year over year, according to data provided by the job site Indeed.

The author also suggests the "The Star Wars wars" were indicative of a larger trend.

"Star Wars has become an important myth in our culture and challenges to mythos means challenges to cultural power and influence," he wrote. So, he observed, when recent Star Wars shows like "The Acolyte" tried to focus on more progressive or "woke" storylines, fans flipped.

"Star Wars: The Acolyte," on Disney+, was a hit with critics - getting an 85% Rotten Tomatoes score - but only a 14% audience score, the lowest rating in that category among all "Star Wars" content. 

"The Acolyte" was criticized by fans after it was referred to as the "gayest" ever offering from the Star Wars universe. Creator Leslye Headland weighed in on a controversial plot in episode three, which implied that two powerful witches belonging to an all-female society used force magic to generate their female offspring.

The show was canceled after one season.

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Anleitner, who admitted some of his suggestions may seem a bit "absurd," wondered if the resurgence of the rock band Creed also had something to do with the shifting times. Creed, popular in the early 2000s for hits like, "Arms Wide Open" and "Higher," reunited and found new life in 2024 with a viral resurgence of their most popular songs.

"Creed is back because people are exhausted by cynicism and constant irony," he said. "The ironic enjoyment of Creed turned into the genuine enjoyment of Creed, embracing the cringe and allowing oneself to simply enjoy the wholesome."

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"If you can learn to read culture as a student of cultural texts, you won't need political polls," Anleitner concluded. 

Fox News Digital's Gabriel Hays contributed to this report.

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Power in the Palms: Inside the pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago

Political hopefuls flock to Donald Trump's Florida home as the president-elect assembles his cabinet.

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Auburn basketball fight onboard flight results in bloodied player, ripped clothes: report

New details surrounding a scuffle involving the Auburn men’s basketball team on board a plane that resulted in the flight being turned around have shed some light on the extent of the altercation. 

The No. 11 Tigers were en route to Houston where they were scheduled to play against the Cougars on Saturday night, but the team was forced to turn around after reports indicated that two team members had been involved in the fight. 

Some reports initially indicated that the fight was not physical, but according to radio communications between the pilot and air traffic control, things did escalate. 

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According to audio obtained by WBMA, the pilot requests to turn the flight back to Auburn and that the "sheriff or police" be there waiting for their return. 

"Well, that’s where they came out of, and the fight has been contained. We talked to the coach, and then there’s a nurse on board – we’ve talked to them," the pilot can be heard saying. 

Additional audio obtained by WBRC reveals the extent of the fight.

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"We’ve got an altercation on board. . . . We’ve got a bunch of basketball players fighting," the pilot can be heard saying, adding that it was a "physical altercation" which resulted in one "bloodied player" and clothes being ripped.  

According to On3sports’ Justin Hokanson, freshman Jahki Howard and senior Ja’Heim Hudson were the players involved in the fight. They reportedly did not travel back with the team to Houston for Saturday’s game. 

The university did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment, nor did it confirm the incident.

Fox News’ Ryan Morik contributed to this report. 

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Kate joins royals at Remembrance event

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Record-breaking runner stars in New York Marathon

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Special Counsel Jack Smith moves to drop Trump election interference case

Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a motion Friday to vacate all deadlines in the 2020 election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., a widely expected move, but one that stops short of dropping the case against him completely.

The filing from Smith was widely expected following Trump's election to a second term, and is in keeping with longstanding Department of Justice policy against bringing criminal charges against a sitting president. 

While the case has not been officially dropped, it appears to be moving in that direction. Smith said Friday that his team plans to give an updated report on the official status of the case against Trump on Dec. 2. 

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The news is likely a welcome relief for Trump, who vowed to fire Smith "within two seconds" if re-elected—ridding him of both a yearlong legal foe and the criminal charges Trump faced following his loss in the 2020 election.

Smith was tapped by Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2022 to investigate both the alleged effort by Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election, as well as Trump's keeping of allegedly classified documents at his residence in Florida after leaving the White House in 2020.

Fox News reported earlier this week that the Department of Justice had been looking to wind down its criminal cases against Trump in D.C. and Florida, citing an Office of Legal Counsel memo that states it is against Department of Justice policy to investigate a sitting president for federal criminal charges, and is a violation of the separation of powers doctrine. 

Smith had indicted Trump in D.C. earlier this year on charges stemming from the former president's alleged efforts to overturn the outcome of the 2020 election.

He also brought federal charges against Trump in Florida for his handling of classified documents after leaving the White House.

Former Attorney General Bill Barr told Fox News Digital earlier this week that Smith should immediately halt the federal cases in both D.C. and Florida, citing DOJ policy.

While Trump still faces charges from convictions in Georgia and New York, Barr said this week that local prosecutors and judges need to move on from the "spectacle" of prosecuting the president-elect.

"Further maneuvering on these cases in the weeks ahead would serve no legitimate purpose and only distract the country and the incoming administration from the task at hand," Barr said. 

Next week, the presiding judge in the New York case is expected to announce whether the state will proceed with felony conviction proceedings against Trump in the final months before he takes office, or whether to apply claims of presidential immunity expanded by the Supreme Court earlier this year. 

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Russia jails soldiers who killed entire family in Ukraine

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DAVID MARCUS: Trump's big win means Republicans have a real shot at generational power. Don’t screw it up

It wasn’t supposed to be like this.  

Pollsters and pundits promised that the 2024 presidential election between Vice President Kamala Harris and, now, President-elect Donald Trump would be a nail-biter. But in the end, it was a blowout, and it opens the door for Republicans to grasp generational power. 

Since 1994, when Americans signed up for the GOP’s Contract with America and ended four decades of Democratic control of the House of Representatives, our country has not had a truly dominant political party.  

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It has been a 50/50 society since then politically, with neither side able to maintain long enough simultaneous control of Congress, the presidency and the courts to enact the kind of sweeping change that Franklin D. Roosevelt achieved in the 1930s and which Lyndon B. Johnson did in the 1960s. 

FDR’s alphabet soup of federal agencies and LBJ’s welfare state are still with us; they have this permanence precisely because they were enshrined during prolonged periods of Democratic Party power. Today, it could finally be time for Republicans to return the favor. 

The biggest takeaway from Trump’s – pollster humiliating – win is not how much he won by, but who he won with.  

Exit polls tell us that Trump won an astounding 46% of the Hispanic vote, an eye-popping 35% of Black men in Texas, and won first-time voters, who he lost badly to President Joe Biden in 2020, owing to growing support among Gen Z men in their 20s. 

As Biden is so fond of saying, "this is not your grandfather’s Republican Party." 

Even suburban White women, supposedly his Achilles heel, broke for Trump, which is nice because now they won’t have to lie to their husbands about their vote, as Democrats implied cowed women across America would. 

Since the beginning of his political rise, four issues have animated Trump’s populist GOP: a strong border, energy independence, anti-globalism and fighting the culture war.  

All four are issues with majority support in the country, and if Trump, working with a GOP Congress, prioritizes the core four new right principles, there is reason to think voters will continue to reward them with a growing and increasingly diverse coalition. 

When you add to this a conservative 6-3 majority in the Supreme Court, one that Trump could solidify should either Justices Clarence Thomas or Samuel Alito retire, you have all the tools needed to deconstruct our broken deep state bureaucracy. 

Obviously, the major obstacle to generational GOP power is the Democrats, but in the wake of Harris’ humiliating defeat, the party is in shambles, and worse, has an increasingly fractured coalition.  

Make no mistake, Harris lost this election, in large part, because she refused to take clear positions on major issues, but how could she when Democrats themselves are divided on so many of them, like Israel vs Hamas, fracking vs environmentalism, men playing in women’s sports vs basic sanity? 

The problem was not so much that Democrats didn’t tell us who Harris is, it was that they never actually decided who they wanted her to be. 

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Now, I am old enough to remember, after President Barack Obama was elected in 2008, the oceans of ink spilled in endless thinkpieces about how Republicans would never win again, essentially, the liberal version of this very column you're reading. 

In Obama’s case, specifically in his second term, he and his party lurched so far left that he alienated the very core Democratic voters, such as the White working class, who would then elect Trump, and that is a warning for Republicans. 

Trump and the GOP must avoid the kinds of bait and switch we saw with Obama, who, for example, went from lying about opposing gay marriage based on his deep Christian beliefs to "evolving" on his position. 

If the Republican Party can stick to the four key platform items that broadened their coalition, if they can start to secure the border, bring jobs home, lower gas prices, as well as stand up for biological reality and a colorblind society, this new GOP can hold together. 

Donald Trump will never run for president again, but in four years some Republican will, and whether it is Vice President-elect JD Vance, Gov. Ron DeSantis, or anyone else, Trump has the chance to hand them the keys to a party with the power to fundamentally change America for the better. 

This is a golden chance for the Republican Party, the kind that doesn’t come around very often. We will soon find out if they can keep it. 

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