Thursday, November 23, 2023

How fast can you find a pumpkin hidden in a group of turkeys?

Test your puzzle-solving skills in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday with this Turkey Day-themed brain teaser.

Hiding in what looks like an endless number of turkeys is a single orange pumpkin.

Gergely Dudás, the graphic artist who designed the puzzle, told Fox News Digital that in Europe, Thanksgiving is a holiday that is not celebrated.

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"But I think it's a very nice tradition that brings families and friends together and [it] reminds us to be thankful for the good things in life," Dudás of Dresden, Germany, said.

Dudás' brain teaser has garnered reactions on Facebook in the past from followers who attempted to solve the festive puzzle.

"I found it!" one user wrote in the comments section. " This one is VERY cleverly hidden, I had to stare for a few seconds to determine whether it's really a pumpkin."

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"Found it. Happy Turkey day!" said another. 

"It was not easy to find," another user commented.

Dudás has created other seek-and-find brain teasers to honor annual celebrations such as Halloween, Christmas and back-to-school season.

Dudás is a comic author and artist; he's published a number of illustrated books, including "Bear's Springtime Book of Hidden Things" and "Bear's Merry Book of Hidden Things: Christmas Seek-and-Find: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids."

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Dudás' seek-and-find artwork and brain teasers have also been featured on miniature prints and other pieces of merchandise.

He shares puzzles with thousands of dedicated followers on his social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and X.

To see the solution of Dudás' puzzle visit thedudolf.blogspot.com/2022/11/thanksgiving.html.

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Covid inquiry: Van-Tam family received 'unexpected' death threats

Former medical adviser tells the UK Covid inquiry he considered stepping down over safety fears.

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Nicki Minaj responds to Nigerian fan's complaint about tour venues

A fan of the rapper is overwhelmed at her responding after asking Minaj to add Nigeria to her tour.

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Pennsylvania school district agrees to $20K settlement with The Satanic Temple for After School Satan Club

An eastern Pennsylvania school district has reached a settlement with The Satanic Temple in a lawsuit that alleged the district discriminated against students by barring one of the group's After School Satan clubs from using a school building earlier this year.

The American Civil Liberties Union said Thursday that the Saucon Valley School District had agreed to pay $200,000 in attorney's fees and to provide The Satanic Temple and the After School Satan Club it sponsors the same access to school facilities as is provided to other organizations.

The ACLU filed the lawsuit in March after the district rescinded its earlier approval to allow the club to meet following criticism. The After School Satan Club, with the motto "Educatin’ with Satan," had drawn protests and even a threat in February that prompted closure of district schools for a day and the later arrest of a person in another state.

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Saucon Valley school district attorney Mark Fitzgerald told reporters in a statement that the district denies having discriminated against The Satanic Temple, its club or "the approximately four students" who attended its meetings. He said the district's priorities were education and the safety of students and staff.

"By enforcing its policies regarding the use of facilities, the district maintained a safe educational environment for its students in the face of credible threats of violence that had already caused closure of the schools and panic in the community," Fitzgerald said.

The $200,000 will be paid by the district’s insurance and "all organizations will be following the district’s facilities use policy in the future," he said.

The Satanic Temple says it doesn't believe in religion in public schools and only seeks to open clubs if other religious groups are operating on campus. The After School Satan clubs are aimed at providing a "fun, intellectually stimulating, and non-proselytizing alternative to current religious after-school clubs," the organization said.

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The group says it has no interest in "converting children to Satanism" and in fact views Satan not as a supernatural being but as "a literary figure that represents a metaphorical construct of rejecting tyranny over the human mind and spirit." The club's programs, they say, focus on "science, critical thinking, creative arts, and good works for the community."

June Everett, director of The Satanic Temple’s After School Satan Club program, told The Philadelphia Inquirer that the group was pleased the dispute had been resolved. She indicated, however, that the club may not reopen anytime soon, even though it could.

The group said it sought to open a club in Saucon Valley because the district permitted a Good News Club, which is Christian. Everett said since that club now appears to be inactive, the After School Satan Club will also be on hold, but the group will seek to reopen it if the Good News Club resumes.



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US Republicans praise new 'anarcho-capitalist' Argentine President Javier Milei

Republican lawmakers in the U.S. are heaping well-wishes on Argentina’s newly elected president, a self-described "anarcho-capitalist" they say poses an "existential threat to progressives."

Javier Milei has been compared to former President Donald Trump for his bombastic ways. He’s promised to slash government spending in Argentina by 15% and replace the country’s currency with the U.S. dollar, among other reforms.

Right-wing U.S. officials were quick to praise his victory on Sunday. Elected Democrats were largely silent, however.

"Here’s the most compelling reason why American progressives detest Javier Milei: If Argentina can elect a government with a mandate to restrain and downsize government, so can we," Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said after the win. "It’ll work there. And then here. That, my friends, is an existential threat to progressives."

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Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., praised him, "Congratulations to President-elect [Milei]. Hopefully, this will be the first of many wins for freedom and democracy against socialism in Latin America."

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mike McCaul, R-Texas, called Milei’s win "decisive" and said, "I look forward to a promising new chapter for this bilateral relationship in addressing rampant corruption, Chinese encroachment, and other shared priorities together."

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Trump also congratulated him on his TruthSocial page, "Congratulations to Javier Milei on a great race for President of Argentina."

"The whole world was watching! I am very proud of you. You will turn your Country around and truly Make Argentina Great Again!" Trump wrote.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., also extended well-wishes. 

Milei, a libertarian economist, campaigned on a platform pushing smaller government in order to achieve economic success. He has made public appearances wielding a chainsaw as a symbol of his desire to cut spending. 

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Argentina, South America's second-largest economy, is currently in the middle of a crippling economic crisis. Inflation in the month of October shot past 140% there. 

In addition to calling for a drastic overhaul of Argentina’s government, including abolishing the Central Bank, Milei is also a climate change skeptic and has called to outlaw abortion.

An interview clip of Milei, which has been widely shared on social media and has become emblematic of his campaign, reportedly translates him as saying, "You can’t give s--- leftards an inch… If you think differently, they will kill you."

Among the only congratulatory messages from a Democratic official came from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

"We congratulate [Milei] on his election as President of Argentina. We look forward to continuing bilateral cooperation based on shared values and interests," Blinken said in a statement.



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Monday, November 20, 2023

Man Utd 1-3 Man City: Visitors win Manchester derby to boost WSL title hopes

Manchester City bounce back from successive defeats to beat rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford and put their Women's Super League title challenge back on track.

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Sunday, November 19, 2023

Arizona street preacher, father fighting for his life after being shot in the head

A religious leader in Arizona is fighting for his life after being shot in the head earlier this week while preaching on a street corner in Glendale.

Hans Schmidt, 26, a military medic and the Christian father of two children, was shot Wednesday around 6:15 p.m. in the area of 51st Avenue and Peoria, according to local authorities.

The shooting took place as Schmidt, who had recently moved to Arizona and is now hospitalized in critical condition, was preaching the gospel on the street and promoting a nearby church service.

"This is a horrible, horrible event. We have a 26-year-old who is a military man, who was recently married and has two small children. He's in a critical state," said Gina Winn of the Glendale Police Department, according to FOX 10.

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Victory Chapel, where Schmidt served as outreach director, posted an update on Schmidt's condition Friday. "The family is encouraged by what they are seeing," the church said, and asked for continued prayer.

The shooting is under investigation, and authorities are seeking tips to identify who was responsible for the attack. It is unclear at this time, according to authorities, whether Schmidt was targeted or the shooting was a random act of violence.

"51st Avenue and Peoria is a very busy intersection, so we know for a fact that there were people within the area. There were vehicles driving within the area, so we believe there is somebody within the Valley that does know something about what happened," said Winn, a public information officer for Glendale police. "We believe there is someone in the Valley who knows what happened. If you saw an individual or vehicle, you're asked to call the Glendale Police Department."

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Paul Sanchez, who works nearby in the area where the shooting occurred, told AZ Family that people who passed by Schmidt when he was preaching would scream and curse at him.

"There was a lot of everything, really—hateful comments, people yelling at him, ‘Get off the street,’ all sorts of mean things," recalled Sanchez, who was in disbelief that the situation escalated the way it did.

Another individual who works in the area, the owner of Jesse James Comics, expressed disbelief over the situation after he was asked by police to move his vehicle following the shooting.

"When I came out, they had changed the whole traffic, so the whole traffic was only down to one lane going through the complex," James told FOX 10.

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After finding out about what had taken place, James said he is more aware of his surroundings. "It's such a congested area . . . I always thought they might get hit by a car. I didn't know they would be shot," James said.

"After tonight, I think we just need to take those extra steps," he added. "Closing at the right time . . . making sure at nighttime we have extra people on the floor . . . just be aware of our surroundings a little bit more."

So far, no arrests have been made in connection with the shooting. However, a statement on the matter from the Glendale Police Department noted that detectives investigating the incident "believe there are additional witnesses to this offense who may have information about what occurred."

"It is imperative that the public reach out if you do have information, so we can bring justice to Hans and his family," Winn said.

Police are asking for anyone with information about the shooting to call 623-930-3000 or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS, or 480-TESTIGO for Spanish speakers.



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Hospital evacuees flee Gaza City with tanks on street

Hundreds of Palestinians left al-Shifa hospital on Saturday and headed south on foot.

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ATP Finals: Jannik Sinner beats Daniil Medvedev to set up Turin title shot

Jannik Sinner becomes the first Italian to reach the final of the ATP Finals after his victory over Daniil Medvedev.

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Saturday, November 18, 2023

IDF finds stash of mortar shells next to kindergarten classroom in Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released video on Friday showing what it says is a stash of mortar bombs hidden in the vicinity of a kindergarten classroom.

The short video shows a damaged kindergarten classroom and then pans into a small storage area, revealing a pile of mortar shells.

An IDF spokesman said the mortar shells and other weapons were recovered by soldiers in schools inside the Gaza Strip.

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Additionally, IDF troops also found numerous Hamas weapons hidden in the Al-Karmel elementary school, the IDF said. Those weapons are understood to consist of rocket-propelled grenades and other military equipment.

U.S. and Israeli officials have said the Hamas terrorist organization uses civilian infrastructure like schools, homes and hospitals as cover for its military activities. 

The IDF also released an image of a stockpile of weaponry and ammunition it says were seized from the Al-Quds Hospital, located in the Tel al-Hawa area of Gaza City. The IDF says terrorists are using tunnels beneath hospitals to conduct its operations. 

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The IDF also announced on Friday that it had captured a post in Gaza belonging to the Palestine Islamic Jihad, a Sunni Islamist militant group, where they seized many rockets and other weapons.

The IDF post was a major asset for weapon production used to attack Israeli civilians and train terrorist fighters, the IDF said. It was located next to a courthouse and a Turkish hospital, according to the Israeli military.

"IDF troops searched the post and removed two trucks full of weapons, including Badr-3 rocket parts (a surface-to-surface rocket), UAV parts, and intelligence materials belonging to the [Palestinian Islamic Jihad]," an IDF spokesperson said. 

IDF troops also found a training tank used by terrorists to train fighters on how to capture an Israeli tank, the IDF said. 

"During the operation, an anti-tank missile was launched at the troops from an adjacent building. The troops directed a helicopter to strike the terrorist cell that launched the missile," the military said. "Furthermore, a terrorist cell fired additional shots at the troops from an adjacent courthouse and was struck by an IDF tank."

The seizures come as the Israeli military continues to target Hamas leadership in northern Gaza and has captured several of the terrorist group's key bases in the region.

The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry claims more than 11,200 Gazans have been killed in the fighting, though they do not distinguish between Palestinian civilians and Hamas terrorists.

The war was sparked after Hamas launched a series of brutal terror attacks on Oct. 7.

Louis Casiano and Elizabeth Pritchett contributed to this report.



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Gaza: Gillian Keegan says school protests 'unacceptable'

Hundreds of school children around the UK joined protests on Friday calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

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Charissa Thompson: NFL broadcaster apologises for saying she made up reports

Charissa Thompson faced criticism after saying she made up sideline reports early in her career.

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Friday, November 17, 2023

US prosecutors file new charges against escaped GA jail inmate and alleged accomplice

Federal prosecutors have filed new charges against one of four men who escaped from a central Georgia jail last month and a woman accused of helping him.

Johnifer Dernard Barnwell was arrested Sunday after authorities said they found him in a home where police also found large quantities of drugs. Bibb County Sheriff David Davis said last month that Joey Fournier, Marc Kerry Anderson, Johnifer Dernard Barnwell and Chavis Demaryo Stokes escaped through a damaged window and a cut fence at the county jail on Oct. 16.

Bibb County authorities on Tuesday arrested Janecia Green, 30, and another woman and charged them with aiding Barnwell's escape. In addition to those state charges, a federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted Green on a federal charge of assisting escape of a person committed to custody.

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Authorities have not said what the women are accused of doing to help Barnwell.

Barnwell was being held in the Bibb County jail on behalf of the U.S. Marshals Service after he was convicted by a federal jury on Oct. 2 on drug charges that carry a possible life sentence and was awaiting sentencing. A federal grand jury on Tuesday added a charge of escape from custody for him.

Barnwell was in custody after his Sunday arrest. An attorney who represented him on his original federal charges did not immediately respond to an email Thursday seeking comment on the new charge.

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Green was being held without bond pending a Nov. 21 detention hearing. A lawyer listed for her in online court records did not immediately respond to an email Thursday seeking comment on the federal charge.

Chavis Demaryo Stokes was caught on Oct. 26 and Marc Kerry Anderson was captured Nov. 3. Authorities continue to search for Fournier.



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Meghan Markle treated Tyler Perry like 'a therapist' after fleeing royal family

Tyler Perry is speaking out about his friendship with Meghan Markle.

The filmmaker recently sat down with Kelly Ripa for her podcast "Let’s Talk Off Camera." The talk show host, who brought up the Duke and Duchess of Sussex during their conversation, noted that the "Madea" star "basically rescued" the couple when they arrived in California.

Prince Harry and Markle stepped back as senior royals in 2020. At the time, they cited what they saw as the media’s racist treatment of the duchess, 42, and a lack of support from the palace.

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"Everybody thought Oprah introduced us, but Oprah didn’t even know that I reached out to them," Perry clarified.

Perry revealed that he once shared the same publicist as the duchess.

"I sent them a note… and just said, ‘If you ever need anything, I’m here,’" the 54-year-old recalled. "And she called me months later and just talked to me like I was a therapist. And we just had a great conversation."

Markle, an American actress, became the Duchess of Sussex when she married the British prince, 39, in 2018.

Perry shared that while he didn’t know the couple at the time, he got the "tremendous sense" of how "overwhelmed" the former "Suits" star was at navigating royal life. He noted that at the time, her estranged father, former Hollywood lighting director Thomas Markle, kept speaking out to the press.

"Listen, I know what it’s like to have a father who’s not great," said Perry. "So seeing some of the things he was doing, I felt she was very much isolated and alone. I couldn’t imagine leaving America – she had a really, really happy life – and to go into this world where everything is larger than life."

Perry described how the mother of two was being heavily scrutinized by the U.K. press, noting, "I wanted to be a safe place" for the couple.

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"It’s very important for people in this business to have a place to land, to have a place where they can trust and talk freely and get advice that’s not going to be biased or from somebody who wants something from them."

Perry said that once the couple arrived in California, they "hid" at his Beverly Hills mansion "for a long time."

"It was so great," he gushed. "Every day that they were there, I looked to see if anything’s happening online – nothing. They don’t know. So weeks and weeks they were there."

"They were so happy," he reflected. "It was such a beautiful moment."

Ripa, 53, asked Perry about being a godfather to the couple’s 2-year-old daughter, Princess Lilibet, or "Little Lili."

"She’s so adorable," he said. "Oh, she’s so beautiful. She’s just so beautiful."

"They make beautiful babies – that’s all I’ll say," Perry continued. "They make some beautiful babies."

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are also parents to a 4-year-old son, Prince Archie.

A spokesperson for the couple didn’t immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Perry previously spoke out in the couple’s Netflix docuseries "Harry & Meghan," which premiered in 2022. During that sit-down, Perry described how he received a phone call from the couple after Lilibet was born.

"They said, 'Well, we'd like for you to be Lili's godfather,'" Perry explained. "I go, 'Whoa.' I had to take a minute to take that in. And I thought, 'I'd be honored. I'd absolutely be honored.'"

After Perry hung up, he thought about the couple's request.

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"I called them back and go, 'Uh, hold on a second – does this mean we gotta go over [to the U.K.] and do all of that in church with [the royal family] and figure all that out? 'Cause I don't wanna do that,'" said Perry. "'Maybe we can do a little private ceremony here [in the U.S.] and let that be that, and if you have to do it there, then that's OK.'"

Lilibet was christened earlier this year in a small ceremony at the couple's home in Montecito. According to People magazine, Perry was in attendance.

In 2022, Markle told The Cut that after the couple purchased a home in California, Perry gave them a grand piano as a housewarming gift. According to Markle, Perry told them to "write the soundtrack of your life."



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Gaza faces communications blackout due to lack of fuel

Israel defends blocking fuel deliveries, as the UN warns this could lead to a breakdown of civil order.

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Robert De Niro gets emotional as Amy Poehler praises him for speaking 'truth to power' as regular Trump critic

Actress Amy Poehler made actor Robert De Niro emotional Tuesday when she thanked him for being so vocal as a regular critic of President Do...