George Clooney is keeping quiet after Hunter Biden unleashed a string of vulgar attacks on the Hollywood actor.Hunter, 55, accused Clooney, 64, of turning on his father, former President Joe Biden, and helping lead the charge to push him out of the 2024 race."I love George Clooneys movies, but I dont really give a s--- what he thinks about who should be the nominee for the Democratic Party," Hunter said on the "At Our Table" podcast.GEORGE CLOONEY WAS 'SHAKEN' WHEN BIDEN FAILED TO RECOGNIZE HIM AT STAR-STUDDED FUNDRAISER: AUTHORS"I was about to say I really like George Clooney as an actor, but the truth of the matter is, the truth is, Ill be honest, I really dont like George Clooney as an actor or as a person."Hunter recalled tensions between Clooney and his father behind the scenes at an event prior to the election."George Clooney, before that event literally threatened to pull out of the event how many times? Five, six times? Over and over again, saying that he was so upset because my dad refused to recognize the arrest warrant for Netanyahu," Hunter said as he referred to the prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu.Hunter claimed Clooneys behavior at the event was distant and alleged the actor only stayed for five minutes, spoke to no one except Barack Obama and ignored the rest of the crowd."Literally, I was whispering in [Biden's] ear saying, Dad, f--- him.' You got to be kidding me because I was so mad," Hunter added. "And he claims in his arrogance that my dad, the president of the United States, didnt know who the actor was."Reps for Clooney did not immediately respond to Fox News Digitals request for comment.Clooney has yet to comment publicly on Hunters comments, even as the presidents son continues his media blitz.In a separate appearance with Andrew Callaghan on his "Channel 5" podcast over the weekend, Hunters criticism of Clooney escalated into a full-blown, hourslong meltdown accusing the "Oceans 11" star of sabotaging his fathers re-election effort.Hunter said the alleged move was made with "the blessing" of former President Obama and his cohorts."F--- him! F--- him and f--- everybody around him," Hunter said bluntly. "I dont have to be f---ing nice. No. 1, I agree with Quentin Tarantino. George Clooney is not a f---ing actor. He is a f---ing, I dont know what he is. Hes a brand."The former presidents sons rage emerged as they discussed Clooneys infamous New York Times op-ed, which was published days after his fathers widely criticized debate performance.GEORGE CLOONEY PRAISES EXTRAORDINARY BIDEN, DISCUSSES NY TIMES ESSAY THAT PRESSURED PRESIDENT TO DROP OUTClooney called for Biden to step aside as the Democratic nominee at the time."Its devastating to say it, but the Joe Biden I was with three weeks ago at the fundraiser was not the Joe big f---ing deal Biden of 2010. He wasnt even the Joe Biden of 2020," Clooney wrote. "He was the same man we all witnessed at the debate."Clooneys statement appeared to trigger a furious response from Hunter, who blasted the actor for spreading what he called false claims about his fathers mental health.WATCH: GEORGE CLOONEY TALKS FAMILY LIFE AT KENNEDY CENTER HONORS"Why do I have to f---ing listen to you?" Hunter asked during the podcast. "What do you have to do with f---ing anything? What right do you have to step on a man who's given 52 years of his f---ing life to the service of this country and decide that you, George Clooney, are going to take out basically a full-page ad in the f---ing New York Times to undermine the president?"Biden withdrew from the race July 21, 2024, and was replaced on the Democratic ticket by Kamala Harris.Hunter also noted Clooney was friends with former President Obama and only published his essay with the "blessing of the Obama team.""You know what George Clooney did? Because he sat down with, I guess, because he was given a blessing by the Obama team, the Obama people and whoever else," he said.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERIn April, Clooney spoke with CNNs Jake Tapper about writing the op-ed, saying it was his "civic duty.""It was a civic duty because I found that people on my side of the street you know, Im a Democrat in Kentucky, so I get it. When I saw people on my side of the street not telling the truth, I thought that was time to some people [are mad], sure. Thats OK, you know. Listen, the idea of freedom of speech is you cant demand freedom of speech and then say, But dont say bad things about me," Clooney said.GEORGE CLOONEY CALLS BREAKING WITH BIDEN IN 2024 HIS 'CIVIC DUTY,' SAYS DEMOCRATS WEREN'T TELLING TRUTHWhile on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in February, Clooney spoke about Harris losing to Donald Trump in the presidential election."I was raised a Democrat in Kentucky and you know Ive lost a lot of elections. You know, this is democracy and this is how it works," he said."It didnt work out. Thats what happens. Its part of democracy. And, you know, there's people that agree and people who disagree, and most of us still like each other. We're all gonna get through it."Clooney spoke about President Trump again in April during an interview with Patti LuPone for Variety's "Actors on Actors: Broadway.""Hes charismatic. Theres no taking that away from him. Hes a television star. But eventually well find our better angels. We have every other time," he said."If youre a Democrat, we have to find some people to represent us better, who have a sense of humor and who have a sense of purpose. I think well get the House back in a year and a half, and I think thatll be a check and balance on power."Earlier this year, Clooney was thrust into the spotlight as questions about his familys future in the U.S. under President Trumps administration arose.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSClooneys wife, Amal, is an international human rights lawyer born in Lebanon and raised in the U.K., and she holds legal credentials in both Britain and the United States.Amal reportedly gave legal advice in a war crimes case against Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over the war in Gaza, according to the Financial Times.A Trump executive order claimed the court "engaged in illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel. The ICC has, without a legitimate basis, asserted jurisdiction over and opened preliminary investigations concerning personnel of the United States and certain of its allies, including Israel, and has further abused its power by issuing baseless arrest warrants targeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant."The United States will impose tangible and significant consequences on those responsible for the ICCs transgressions, some of which may include the blocking of property and assets, as well as the suspension of entry into the United States of ICC officials, employees, and agents, as well as their immediate family members."Clooney proposed to Amal in April 2014, and the couple married five months later in Venice, Italy. In 2017, the Clooneys welcomed twins Alexander and Ella.

In a damning new report, researchers reveal how China came to control over 80% of the critical raw battery materials needed for defense technology posing an urgent national security threat.Through lax permitting processes, weak environmental standards, and aggressive state-led interventions, China has come to dominate global supplies of graphite, cobalt, manganese, and the battery anode and cathode materials that power advanced defense systems."Batteries will be one of the bullets of future wars," the reports authors warn, citing their essential role in drones, handheld radios, autonomous submersibles, and emerging capabilities like lasers and directed energy weapons.According to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has weaponized global battery infrastructure through a combination of state subsidies, forced intellectual property transfers, and predatory pricing practices.SENATE REPUBLICAN MOVES TO GIVE US AN EDGE ON CHINA IN HARVESTING MINERALS FOR WEAPONS SYSTEMSChina didnt just rely on low-cost tactics it also used its financial muscle abroad. Over the past two decades, at least26 state-backed banks have pumped roughly$57billion into mining and processing projects in Africa, Latin America, and beyond. These investments, often structured through joint ventures and special-purpose vehicles, gave Chinese firms controlling stakes in mineral mining, the report said.Through its Belt and Road Initiative, China has leveraged influence in resource-rich developing nations, securing control over massive critical mineral deposits. Today, it processes approximately65% of the worlds lithium, 85% of graphite, 70% of cathodes, 85% of anodes, and a staggering 97% of anode active materials.Beyond powering drones, handheld radios, and electric vehicles, lithium is critical in strategic military systems: lithium-ion batteries are used in grid support for bases and emerging directed-energy weapons.Moreover, Beijing has begunweaponizing export controls: since 2023, it has tightened restrictions on processed graphite, gallium, and germanium later adding antimony, tungsten, and rare earths to the roster. These measures curb exports via a licensing regime and broad bans on exports to the U.S., signaling a clear geopolitical leverage too, according to the report.Both lithium and graphite are essential for modern nuclear weapons. Cobalt alloys are used in jet engines, naval turbines, electronics connectors, and sensors capable of withstanding extreme temperatures, vibration, and radiation-making.While American and allied reserves of lithium both brine and hard rock are being tapped, with new projects in North and South Carolina targeting domestic spodumene processing, the report claims U.S. mineral mining and refining are not advancing quickly enough to meet national security demands.Permitting obstacles account for roughly40% of all delays in mining projects, the report notes, with processing operations facing similarly cumbersome constraints.Chinese subsidies "dwarf" those available to U.S. firms, and include tax exemptions, direct manufacturing grants, and ultra-low-interest loans, the report said.U.S. firms are now accelerating investment in domestic alternatives to Chinas lithium. With new Trump administration initiatives aimed at incentivizing critical mineral developmentand forecasts projecting the U.S. lithium market to grow byroughly 500% over the next five years American companies are beginning to build out processing capacity on home soil.CHINESE-MADE SOLAR PANELS USED ON AMERICAN FARMS PUTS US POWER GRID AT RISK: FORMER NSA OFFICIALPiedmont Lithium is developing a lithium hydroxide facility in North Carolina to process spodumene concentrate from its U.S. deposits, whileAlbemarle recently announced plans for a new lithium processing plant in Chester County, South Carolina. Both projects are designed to feed a fast-growing domestic battery ecosystem and reduce dependence on Chinese supply chains.But to become globally competitive, the report argues, the U.S. must take a far more proactive approach, including incentivizing private-sector investment, streamlining federal permitting, establishing a national critical minerals stockpile, building technical talent pipelines, creating special economic zones, and developing robust domestic processing infrastructure.The authors also stress the importance ofally-shoring, recommending diplomatic coordination with trusted partners similar to prior U.S. efforts involving Ukraine, Greenland, and the DRC in rare-earth sourcing to construct resilient supply chains beyond Chinas reach."Despite Chinas control of the battery supply chain, this is a time of great vulnerability for Beijing, while the United States and its core allies remain strong," the report concludes."It is time for new guardrails, muscular statecraft, and a unified international response to non-market manipulation. Building critical supply chains that are independent of Chinas coercive economic practices can help unleash a wave of cooperation among free-market nations that will lift up both established allies and emerging market partners and turn the tide against Chinas parasitic economic model."

Arab-Jewish stage actor Ari'el Stachel urged New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani to lean into the Jewish community and build coalitions to combat rising antisemitism, weeks after warning that, too often, hate is disguised as a virtue."My encouragement to him is to continue to lean into the Jewish community and collaborate, which is why I made the video I made," Stachel told Fox News on Tuesday.His comments referenced an Instagram video he addressed to Mamdani last month. Its content was laced with concerns over antisemitism and urged the Democratic socialist to call out antisemitism specifically and denounce it.NEW YORKERS SKEPTICAL AFTER ZOHRAN MAMDANI DISTANCES HIMSELF FROM PHRASE GLOBALIZE THE INTIFADA"I said, 'Listen, I relate to you. I'm a brown man who experienced Islamophobia my whole life, and now I'm experiencing antisemitism in a really scary way, and I want you to prioritize a coalition that makes it so that Jews will feel safe in this city if he becomes the mayor," he continued.He also extended an olive branch to Mamdani on Tuesday, telling co-hosts Bill Hemmer and Gillian Turner that he would be the "first person" to join him in fighting for unity if he manages to defeat incumbent Mayor Eric Adams and Republican challenger Curtis Sliwa in November."My main message is that I'm here to fight for unity. I'm willing to work alongside him if he becomes the mayor" he said.OPINION: WILL ZOHRAN MAMDANI PROTECT ALL NEW YORKERS? HE OWES THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AN ANSWER"For me, I've lived through hate my entire life. I experienced Islamophobia for my whole life. After 9/11, my dad was called Osama bin Laden, and so I lived through periods where individuals are targeted because of how they look, and I say no to all of that, and I said no to the antisemitism that is really frightening all over the streets of New York City right now."Fox News Digital previously reached out to the Mamdani campaign regarding Stachel's criticisms but received no response.While reluctant to condemn the phrase "globalize the intifada" during an interview with NBC's Kristen Welker last month, The New York Times recently reported that Mamdani, who has been highly critical of the state of Israel, told business leaders in the Big Apple that he would not use the phrase and that he would "discourage" others from doing so.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPMany interpret the phrase as a call for violence against Jewish people.Stachel, who shared that he lost family members to the intifada, said he feels "encouraged" to see Mamdani appear to denounce the phrase at last."I want to protect against hate speech against any group, so for me, I am encouraged by the fact that he did denounce globalize the intifada,' that was a situation that happened in Israel that killed members of my family, so I take it very personally," he said.Fox News' Lindsay Kornick and Peter Pinedo contributed to this report.

President Donald Trump threw a curveball into the NFL world over the weekend when he threatened to put the Washington Commanders RFK Stadium site in jeopardy if they didnt change its name back to the Redskins.Phil Mendelson, the Washington, D.C., Council chairman, suggested to 106.7 The Fan in D.C. on the "Grant & Danny" show he would have "no problem" with a potential name change.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"He suggested the past DC opposition of the team moving back into the city while named Redskins had more to do with Dan Snyder than the name," radio host Grant Paulsen wrote about Mendelson. "Suggested he would have no problem with DC welcoming the team back with the name Redskins now."It appeared to be the latest nod of support for the move since Trump fired off two Truth Social posts over the weekend about the nickname.Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner, who played for the Redskins, backed the move on Sunday."The Washington Whatevers should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team. There is a big clamoring for this," Trump wrote first. "Likewise, the Cleveland Indians, one of the six original baseball teams, with a storied past."Our great Indian people, in massive numbers, want this to happen. Their heritage and prestige is systematically being taken away from them. Times are different now than they were three or four years ago. We are a Country of passion and common sense. OWNERS, GET IT DONE!!!"Then, he threatened to put the Commanders deal to take over the old RFK Stadium site in jeopardy if they didnt revert to the name.COMMANDERS GENERAL MANAGER, DC MAYOR UNFAZED BY TRUMP'S COMMENTS ON TEAM NAME"My statement on the Washington Redskins has totally blown up, but only in a very positive way," Trump wrote in a second Truth Social post. "I may put a restriction on them that if they dont change the name back to the original Washington Redskins, and get rid of the ridiculous moniker, Washington Commanders, I wont make a deal for them to build a Stadium in Washington. The Team would be much more valuable, and the Deal would be more exciting for everyone."Daniel Snyder changed Washingtons team name from the Washington Redskins to the Washington Football Team before the start of the 2020 season amid a summer of racial tensions. The team eventually became the Washington Commanders, and Snyder sold the team to Josh Harris.Harris said on Fox News Channels"Special Report"in April that the team would not bring back the Redskins name even with plans to build a new stadium in Washington, D.C."The Commanders name actually has taken on an amazing kind of element in our building," Harris responded to Bret Baiers question about the Redskins name coming back as part of this new stadium deal. "So, the people that certain types of players that are tough, that love football, are delegated Commanders and Jayden [Daniels], for example, is a Commander, and they're ranked."And, you know, the business staff has gotten into it, and obviously, we're in a military city here. There's more military personnel than anywhere else, so we're kind of moving forward with the Commanders name, excited about that, and not looking back."Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

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Riley Gaines swam from the infamous Alcatraz prison to shore just as she did last year, but this time, she did so 31 weeks pregnant.That detail led many to bash Gaines on social media, but she had time on OutKicks "Gaines for Girls" podcast to fire right back.Gaines did the roughly 1.25-mile swim alongside U.S. Navy SEALs and combat veterans, as well as her husband, after getting clearance from her OBGYN.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMShe posted to social media a picture of herself after the swim, and quickly received vitriol. She said the act "broke the minds of liberals."Then, Gaines read aloud a few comments and gave her take on each."I guess putting your baby at a risk for click was a decision," Gaines read aloud. "I wonder where he got his doctorate. I didnt know Twitter had so many OBGYNs or doctors who suddenly know more about pregnancy and exercising while pregnant than my OB did, who cleared me to do this."Another X user wrote: "Maybe not the best time to swim in the ocean then lol but what do I know."RILEY GAINES SWIMS TO SHORE FROM ALCATRAZ WITH MOST IMPRESSIVE NAVY SEALS"Nothing," Gaines retorted. "You know nothing, at least about pregnancy and exercising while pregnant."Gaines read another comment, which asked why she would think about doing this while pregnant."I think I feel so great, and I have the entire time, because I have done things like this regularly, whether being pregnant or not being pregnant," Gaines said.Finally, Gaines read her favorite reply."I love this one. This guy says this is pretty amazing. He says, Imagine the torturous, horrific conditions for the fetus. Breathing, muscles squeezing, adrenaline overdosing, massive pressure on the cervix, womb, sack, and fetus. Then, the sloshing and incredibly loud noises. Quite the sadistic torture. Hope the fetus survives the mothers idiocy to be born, healthy. Poor baby"First of all, my developing child in the womb is not a fetus, at this point. If she were to be born, obviously not ideal to be born nine weeks early and no one is to say for certain what will happen. But viability is 24-ish weeks."Alcatraz was opened in 1934, but it didnt even last three decades before closing. Located on an island off the shore in the San Francisco Bay, it was categorized as practically escape-proof, though 14 documented attempts were made.Among them were the Anglin brothers, John and Clarence, as well as Frank Morris, who tried to escape on June 11, 1962. It was later turned into a movie, "Escape from Alcatraz," as it remains a mystery to this day whether they reached shore and survived, or drowned, as the FBI concluded due to harsh conditions.Gaines hosts the "Gaines for Girls" podcast on OutKick, where she discusses what has occurred with transgender individuals participating in girls' and women's sports.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

In mid-June, as Israeli airstrikes targeted Iranian military bases, senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders and nuclear facilities, the Islamic Republic shifted its battlefield to a new front: the airwaves.On state-run television, a chilling propaganda campaign aired. Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei appeared flanked by Revolutionary Guard officers while a narrator declared, "We are all proud soldierswe will uproot the Jews with our power."The message was clear, projecting defiance after the regimes military and nuclear apparatus were dealt a humiliating blow by Israel, while also carrying a more ominous signal to Irans Jewish population.IRELAND'S PROPOSED BOYCOTT OF ISRAELI BUSINESSES CREATES DANGEROUS LEGAL TRAP FOR AMERICAN INVESTORSIn the days following the 12-day war, regime forces launched a wave of arrests. Hundreds of Iranians were detained on espionage charges, including at least 35 Jews in Tehran and Shiraz. Many were interrogated and harassed. Their social media activity was reportedly scrutinized, and they were pressured to sever contact with relatives abroad, particularly those in Israel.This was not just a crackdown, but a calculated move to isolate and intimidate an already vulnerable community.Jews have lived in Iran for nearly 3,000 years. Their roots predate Islam and Christianity. Shaped by the legacy of Queen Esther, whose story is retold each year during Purim, Irans Jews have survived persecution, war and revolution not through confrontation, but through careful adaptation and, often, silence.Irans Jews are regularly used as pawns by the regime to fan anti-Israel sentiment, as was seen on Oct. 30, 2023, when reports showed Iranian authorities "coerced Iranian Jewish leaders and their communities" to engage in anti-Israel protests across five cities just weeks after the Iran-backed October 7 terror attacks.Today, roughly 10,000 Jews remain in Iran, constituting the largest Jewish population in the Middle East outside of Israel. They are recognized in Irans constitution as a "people of the book," and are permitted to pray in synagogues and run kosher restaurants, butcheries and schools all under the watchful eye of the regime. This limited freedom comes not out of religious tolerance, but because it has served a strategic purpose and helps the regime deflect accusations of antisemitism.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONThat same political calculus explains why Irans parliament, or Majles, reserves one seat for a Jewish representative, and why Jewish representatives have occasionally joined the Islamic Republics delegation to the United Nations General Assembly's high-level week held every September in New York.As Iranian American writer Roya Hakakian observes in The Atlantic, "the existence of Jewish Iranians inside the country became an important symbol [to the mullahs], especially in contrast with the absence of Jewish life in other Muslim countries in the regionIrans Jews became the regimes principal defense against accusations of anti-Semitism, even as some leaders notoriously questioned the veracity of the Holocaust."Indeed, in 2005, then-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hosted an international Holocaust cartoon competition a grotesque display of Jew-hatred and Holocaust denialism that continues today with state backing.Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, when a theocratic, anti-American and anti-Israeli regime seized power, Irans Jewish population has plummeted by 90% from approximately 100,000 under the countrys last monarch, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. The shocking execution of Habib Elghanian, a Jewish Iranian businessman, philanthropist and community leader, in 1979 accelerated the exodus.SIGN UP FOR ANTISEMITISM EXPOSED NEWSLETTERYet unlike other Jewish communities across the Middle East, Irans Jews were never forcibly expelled en masse. Their presence has been continuous, but their safety has always been fragile.The recent arrests of Jews in Iran are just the latest reminder that the Islamic Republic sees loyalty to the regime as absolute and any perceived deviation, whether through protest or even having a relative abroad, can be construed as a threat. The same regime that censors journalists, jails artists and musicians, and punishes schoolgirls for removing their hijab now targets Jews for having family ties abroad.This is one of the central themes of my forthcoming book, Unveiled: Inside Irans #WomanLifeFreedom Revolt, which explores how the 2022-2023 uprising sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini revealed a growing rift between the Iranian people and the regime. The enemy of the Islamic Republic isnt just Zionism or the Westits autonomy and dissent.Irans Jews are once again caught in a geopolitical storm. Their silence is not complicity, but survival. And their endurance is not a reflection of the regimes tolerance, but of the Jewish peoples resilience.They must not be forgotten by global Jewry nor by those who still believe in a future for Iran that is free and just.

Ancient Romans had a big appetite for a certain kind of fish sauce and a new study is revealing exactly what went into it.Researcher Gonalo Themudo published his findings in the journal Antiquity on July 2. The research centered around garum, a fermented fish sauce that Ancient Romans enjoyed as a popular condiment.Themudo, a biologist based in Portugal, was able to recover DNA from the fish remains in an ancient garum-making vat at Adro Vello, an archaeological site in Galicia, Spain.ORDINARY ANCIENT ROMANS ATE 'LUXURY' MEAT AT FAST-FOOD SHOPS, NEW RESEARCH REVEALSAt the bottom of the vat, researchers uncovered small, fragmented fish bones mostly vertebrae that were remarkably well-preserved.They were 1,800 years old and heavily processed during fermentation, yet the DNA in the bones was still intact enough to study.Themudo successfully recovered and sequenced the genetic material, with the results confirming the ancient sauce was primarily made from sardines."We knew from other sources and from the morphological identification that these should be sardines," Themudo told Fox News Digital."But there was always a possibility the morphology was wrong because these were based on loose and very small vertebrae bones."The recovery of viable DNA was unexpected.Themudo said he was "really doubting" it.STUDENTS COOK ANCIENT RICE DISH BASED ON 2,000-YEAR-OLD MANUSCRIPT WITH SURPRISINGLY HEALTHY RESULTS"It was a real surprise when we got some positive results for the presence of DNA and then when we were able to match it to sardine DNA," he said.The sauce was exported widely across the Roman Empire, meaning the local sardines were probably being used to season dishes far away.Themudo said that garum was "full of glutamates, giving it a rich umami or savory taste, similar to what you get in modern fish sauces, broths, shellfish, mushrooms or some cheeses."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER"Romans most likely liked its rich flavor and versatility as a condiment and prices seem to have matched their fondness for it," Themudo noted.He also compared garum to soy sauce or, to be more accurate, the fish sauce commonly enjoyed in Southeast Asian cuisine today."It would probably also have a strong fish smell," he said. "It could be used as fish broth and used to season meat or fish during preparation of meals."The study also underscores the value of ancient DNA research, Themudo stressed.DNA molecules degrade over time, breaking into ever-smaller fragments due to chemical and physical damage, particularly in fermented products, Themudo said.For more Lifestyle articles, visit foxnews.com/lifestyle"Think of [DNA] as narrow and extremely long sheets of paper filled with the letters A, C, G and T," Themudo said."Someone takes those sheets of paper and starts tearing them in half, and then takes each half and tears those, and so on. As time passes, the pieces of paper become [so] small that they become unreadable."The discovery also shows that, even in difficult conditions, ancient DNA can survive and be deciphered."This study not only proves that we can extract and sequence ancient DNA from fermented fish remains," he said. "It also opens new avenues to the study of population dynamics of these fish species through time."

A massive great white shark, the largest ever tagged in the Atlantic Ocean by a marine research group, is continuing its journey northward near a popular summer destination.Named "Contender" after a well-known boat brand, the shark was recently tracked several dozen miles off Nantucket, Massachusetts. Located roughly 100 miles south of Boston and 30 miles from Cape Cod, the island is a well-known tourist hot spot.According to OCEARCH, a nonprofit marine research organization that monitors shark movements globally, the adult male measures nearly 14 feet in length and is estimated to weigh 1,653 pounds.SHARK BITES BEACH FISHERMAN WHO DRAGGED THRASHING PREDATOR BACK TO WATER AFTER CATCHResearchers estimate Contender to be about 32 years old. While great whites typically live between 30 and 40 years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that some can reach 70.Since being tagged in January near the Florida-Georgia line, he has pinged more than 40 times. After heading south to Vero Beach, Florida, by February, he then began a 1,000-mile trek northward.'SHARK WEEK' HOST WARNS BEACHGOERS WHERE AND WHEN PREDATORS ARE MOST LIKELY TO ATTACKThe detection, or "ping," occurs when the tracking device on the shark's dorsal fin briefly surfaces and sends a location signal to Ocearchs tracking system.For a ping to register, Contender's dorsal fin must break water and an Argos satellite must be nearby to record the shark's location.BEACHES WITH MOST SHARK ATTACKS AS AMERICANS PAY TRIBUTE TO 'JAWS' AND ACTIVIST WEIGHS INIn June, Contender was detected again, this time near Cape Hatteras, off the Outer Banks of North Carolina.According to OCEARCH, great white sharks like Contender migrate northward in spring and early summer in search of cooler, prey-rich waters.Fans can follow his journey, along with other sharks, in real-time through the free OCEARCH Global Shark Tracker app.Fox News' Hayley Vawter contributed to this report.

Angel Reese committed a game-leading nine turnovers in the Chicago Sky's blowout 91-68 loss to the Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday night.The turnovers occurred the same night that Reese became the first player in WNBA history to record multiple streaks of 10 games with a double-double. With 11 points, 11 rebounds and nine turnovers, some users joked that Reese was on a "triple-double watch," late in the game.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMOne of the turnovers occurred in the first quarter when Reese tried to simply hand the ball off to a teammate that was right next to her. Instead, Reese softly bounced the ball off her own teammate. The ball was quickly recovered by the Lynx and taken the other way."Angel Reese doing Angel Reese things. She plays the game so Lazy. As a long time former Coach, it makes my skin crawl when players do that," one user wrote.Another user wrote, "It's like watching little kids try to do things they saw on TV."One of Reese's other turnovers came in the third quarter when she took too many steps without dribbling the ball, as she appeared to get her feet tangled up, and she was called for traveling."Boy she traveled into the next city!" one user wrote.Another user wrote, "She got her own travel agent with all that traveling."The Sky ended up losing by 23 points and falling to 7-16, and they remain firmly in fifth place in the WNBA's Eastern Conference.CAITLIN CLARK NEEDS TO BE HELD BACK IN HEATED CONFRONTATION WITH WNBA REFReese recently drew attention to herself at the WNBA All-Star game when she spoke out against the WNBA for its handling of recent negotiations with the player's union, the WNBPA, over a new collective bargaining agreement.Reese said the proposal the WNBA sent to the players was "disrespectful.""It was an eye-opener for me. Like, hearing the things and hearing the language of things and not things that I was happy to hear. It was disrespectful the things that we were sent back, the proposal that we were sent back," Reese told reporters at WNBA All-Star weekend on Friday."It's important to be able to be vocal. If I sit back, it looks like I don't care."Last October, Reese admitted she couldn't afford to pay her bills based on her WNBA salary, in an Instagram live video, adding she paid $8,000 per month for rent."Im living beyond my means. Hating pays them bills, baby. I just hope you know the WNBA dont pay my bills at all," she said. "I dont even think that paysoneof my bills. Literally, Im trying to think of my rent for where I stay at. Let me do the math real quick. I dont even know my (WNBA) salary, $74,000?"Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.