• WWW.FOXNEWS.COM
    Jeffrey Epstein thrown out of Mar-a-Lago for hiring the help: Trump
    President Donald Trump revealed what made him stop speaking to Jeffrey Epstein for years, as he detailed how the disgraced financier "did something that was inappropriate" while visiting his Florida home.While speaking to reporters during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, on Monday, Trump said Epstein was previously thrown out of his Palm Beach Mar-a-Lago estate for attempting to hire his employees.The pair reportedly fell out of touch in 2004 following a dispute over Trump outbidding Epstein in a bankruptcy auction for a coastal estate, according to The Palm Beach Post."He stole people that worked for me," Trump said. "I said, Dont ever do that again. He did it again, and I threw him out of the place, persona non grata."TRUMP DROPS EPSTEIN-LINKED NAMES THAT MEDIA OUGHT TO BE SPEAKING ABOUT AMID FILES FIRESTORMTrump went on to add that he "never had the privilege of going to [Epsteins] island.""I did turn it down, but a lot of people in Palm Beach were invited to his island," Trump told reporters. "In one of my very good moments, I turned it down. I didnt want to go to his island."EPSTEINACCOMPLICE GHISLAINE MAXWELL HOPES FOR TRUMP PARDON AFTER DOJ MEETING, ATTORNEY SAYSConversations surrounding Epstein have remained in the national spotlight in recent weeks, with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche traveling to Florida last week for two days of meetings with convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.Trump has not ruled out a potential pardon for Maxwell, previously commenting that "It's something I'm allowed to do, but it's something I have not thought about."TIMELINE OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN CASELast week, Maxwell was slapped with a subpoena from a House subcommittee as lawmakers continue to seek answers surrounding the scope of Epsteins crimes.JEFFREY EPSTEIN ACCOMPLICE GHISLAINE MAXWELL HAD 'VERY PRODUCTIVE DAY' MEETING WITH DEPUTY AG: ATTORNEY"Republicans on the Oversight Committee were going to move to be more aggressive in trying to get transparency with the Epstein files," Rep. James Comer (R-KY) said, according to The Associated Press. "So, we did that, and I think thats what the American people want."The White House told Fox News Digital on Monday that it had "Nothing to add past the President's remarks."
    0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 19 Views 0 önizleme
  • WWW.FOXNEWS.COM
    Investigation findsRI Public School District offered student loan forgiveness to only non-White teachers
    FIRST ON FOX: An investigation conducted by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found there was reasonable cause to believe that the Providence Public School District was unlawfully discriminating against White teachers by onlyoffering student loan forgiveness to non-White educators."The evidence obtained during the investigation establishes reasonable cause to believe that Respondent engaged in unlawful discrimination against a class of White applicants and employees who applied and were hired by Respondent in a teaching position for five academic years starting with the 2021-2022 school year based on their race, color and national origin," the EEOCs final determination letter stated on Thursday.In 2022, theLegal Insurrection Foundation, a Rhode Island-based nonprofit investigative and research group, filed a civil rights complaint with theU.S. Department of Education against the Providence Public School District. CORNELL UNIVERSITY HIT WITH FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT OVER ALLEGED DISCRIMINATORY DEI PRACTICESThe group alleged that the Providence Public School District offered a program giving student loan forgiveness to new teachers available only to non-White educators.The complaint maintained that the Providence Public School District "engaged in a continuing violation and an ongoing pattern or practice of discrimination" with astudent loan forgiveness program for newly and recently hired educators that is only accessible to non-White applicants, which was called the "Educator of Color Loan Forgiveness Program."The Providence Public School District reportedly said that recipients can have up to $25,000 of college loans forgiven once the teacher completes three consecutive years of teaching in the district.Eligibility requirements indicate recipients must "identify as Asian, Black, Indigenous, Latino, biracial, or multi-racial."The EEOC final determination letter states thatTitle VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, mandates that if violations are found, theProvidence Public School District must work to bring a resolution.JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATING UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA OVER ALLEGED DEI-BASED HIRINGIt directsthe Providence Public School Districtto contact the EEOC "within ten days upon your receipt of this letter to indicate your willingness to participate in EEOCs conciliation program to address the violation noted in this letter of determination."In a statement to Fox News Digital, William Jacobson, Cornell law professor and founder of the Equal Protection Project, said, "After almost three years of effort, EPP is seeing the legal pieces fall into place to stop this racist program and to hold those responsible accountable.""The U.S. Department of Justice has opened aformal investigationand now the EEOC has issued a finding of 'reasonable cause' to believe the civil rights laws were violated," Jacobson said. "We are gratified by the findings of the EEOC, and look forward to the EEOC taking further legal action to vindicate the rights of hundreds, if not thousands, of White teachers who were subject to unlawful discriminatory treatment."Fox News Digital reached out to the Providence Public School District for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.Fox News Brian Flood contributed to this report.
    0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 21 Views 0 önizleme
  • WWW.FOXNEWS.COM
    Trump praises Starmer on turning around migrant boats: 'Fantastic thing'
    President Donald Trump praised British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for curbing boats of illegal immigrants crossing the English Channel, telling the United Kingdom's leader he's doing a "fantastic thing."Trump stopped for questions with Starmer and his wife, Victoria Starmer, ahead of their meeting at Trump Turnberry golf club in Scotland on Monday."Immigration is a big, a big factor. And I think, frankly, if they're coming from other countries, and you don't know who they are, and, are they coming from prisons? We have them where they came in from prisons who are moving them all out," Trump began. "Last month, we had zero people come into the country, zero other than coming through legal means.""You're doing not a good thing, you're doing a fantastic thing," Trump added. So I know nothing about the boats. But if the boats are loaded up with bad people, and they usually are, because, you know, other countries don't send their best, they send people that they don't want, they're not stupid people. And they send the people that they don't want. And I've heard that you've taken a much stronger stance on."TRUMP MEETS WITH UK PRIME MINISTER STARMER ON HEELS OF EU TRADE DEALIn June, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported the lowest monthly total of illegal border encounters in the agency's history. Border Patrol made 6,072 apprehensions along the southwest border, reflecting a 93% decrease in illegal encounters recorded during the same month last year under former President Joe Biden's administration. The Trump administration released zero illegal aliens for parole into the U.S. interior compared to 27,766 released in June 2024 under Biden.Starmer told reporters on Monday that the Labour government has facilitated the removal of approximately 35,000 people from the United Kingdom since taking power in July 2024."We're very pleased that we're getting on with returning people who've got no right to be here," Starmer said."That's great. As somebody that loves this country I love this country," Trump responded, noting that his mother was born in Scotland. "And it's an incredible place, a beautiful place. And, if that be the case, I congratulate you."Trump said Europe is a "much different place" than it was five to 10 years ago due to mass migration."And they've got to get their act together. If they don't, you're not going to have Europe anymore as you know it. And you can't do that. This is a magnificent part of the world. And you cannot ruin it," Trump said."You cannot let people come in here illegally," Trump continued. "And what happens is there'll be murderers, there'll be drug dealers, there'll be all sorts of things that other countries don't want. And they send them to you, and they send them to us, and you've got to stop them. And I hear that you've taken a very strong stand on immigration and taking a strong stand on immigration is imperative."TRUMP ANNOUNCES TRADE DEAL WITH EUROPEAN UNIONTheir meeting on Monday comes on the heels of Trump striking the framework of a major trade deal with the European Union. The deal does not center on immigration but has broader implications regarding U.S. economic pressure on the bloc.At a press conference in London earlier this month, Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron announced a "one in, one out" deal intended to deter migrant channel crossings. The "pilot" scheme would allow the U.K. to detain and send back migrants who arrived on its shores in small boats from France. In return, Starmer agreed to accept the same number of migrants from France who have not tried to enter the U.K. illegally and who are deemed to have legitimate asylum claims.Starmer is facing increased political pressure to deliver on his campaign promise of deterring tens of thousands of migrants from coming across the English Channel.Small boat crossings are up by more than 50% since January compared to the same time period last year, according to data from the British Home Office.Last week, Starmer's government unveiled what it deemed the "world's first" sanctions regime targeting migrant-smuggling gangs and other entities facilitating small boat crossings. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the scheme targeting the flow of money and suppliers of small boats and fake passports provides authorities with a toolkit to freeze assets, cut offenders off from the U.K. financial system and ban offenders from traveling to the U.K.After a landslide Labour election win last year, Starmer ended a controversial policy under the previous Conservative government that allowed deportations to Rwanda for migrants who made illegal channel crossings. To replace it, British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper launched a new U.K. Border Security Command. It's intended to take an enforcement and intelligence-based approach to better protect borders, identify new small boat routes and disrupt migrant smuggling operations.
    0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 36 Views 0 önizleme
  • WWW.FOXNEWS.COM
    Maine education chief told state's schools to ignore Trump's executive orders, emails show
    EXCLUSIVE: Emails provided to Fox News Digital show Maine Department of Education Commissioner Pender Makin writing memos for all the state's school districts after President Donald Trump began to make executive orders addressing public education.The opening months of Trump's second term saw a highly publicized feud with Maine Gov. Janet Mills over the issue of trans athletes in girls' sports.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Dear Champions of Education, as executive orders continue to flow out of DC, there is increasing misinformation, disinformation, and confusion impacting our schools," read Makin's draft of a memo for all the state's superintendents, in a Jan. 28 email, which was provided to Fox News Digital by the group Defending Education. "Last week, we advised schools to adhere to the Maine Human Rights Act and your local school board policies related to nondiscrimination. We encourage you to continue to keep all people safe and we reiterate the fact that, at present, neither our state law nor your local policies are diminished by the executive orders directing action at the federal level."It continued, "Most of the executive orders pertain to federal agencies and federal laws over which Maine DOE has no authority."Two days later, Makin corresponded with Maine Assistant Attorney General Sarah Forster, with a draft of a memo to schools. The memo included orders to avoid complying with Trump's "Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling," executive order." this EO changes nothing for Maine schools," part of an email discussing the memo wrote. The memo draft said "Maine schools should continue to follow the laws of our state and the provisions within their local policies."In Makin's email, she suggested cutting paragraphs from the memo that summarized the actual goals of the executive order out of the memo.Then, in a Jan. 31 email, Makin drafted another memo to superintendents and school leaders addressing the executive order."The Executive Order does not alter the obligations of schools under state law, including the Maine Human Rights Act, and does not require any immediate changes to locally adopted school board policies," the memo read.By defying Trump's "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports" executive order after it was signed on Feb. 5, the state allowed its winter girls' track and field season to conclude with an infamous podium finish.A transgender athlete from Greely High school won first place in the girls' pole vault state championship on Feb. 17."I watched this male pole vaulter stand on the podium and we were all just like looking we were like Were pretty sure that's not a girl. There's no way that's a girl,'" Presque Isle High School girls' track athlete Hailey Himes previously told Fox News Digital. "It was really discouraging, especially for the girls on the podium not in first place. So that motivated me to fight for them."The incident quickly thrust the state into the national spotlight over the issue. A Feb. 19 email, which was sent between two members of the Maine Principal's Association (MPA), whose names were redacted upon request of public records, made mention of another order that was sent from Makin's department to all Maine schools."The MPA is following the Maine Department of Education's priority notice that was sent out on Jan. 21st, 2025, instructing all schools in Maine to follow the Maine Human Rights Act," the email, which had the subject line "TITLE IX," read. The same message was circulated in another email between state education officials, whose identities were redacted upon a public records request, in early March.Trump made it a point on Feb. 20 to call out Maine for allowing "men in women's sports" during a White House Meeting of GOP Governors, vowing to cut funding to the state if it didn't comply with his executive order. The very next day, on Feb. 21, during a bipartisan meeting of governors, Trump threatened to cut federal funding right to Mills' face when she said she wouldn't comply.Earlier that morning, Makin sent a mass email to her Maine Department of Education colleagues, outlining impending defiance of Trump's executive order, disregarding his threats of federal funding cuts."Last night, the President directly referenced the State of Maine, declaring his plan to withhold Federal funding from Maine because of reports that a transgender athlete is allowed to compete in high school sports," the email read, giving more instructions to follow the Maine Human Rights Act. "There are many congressional barriers and checks and balances of government that should prevent the president from acting on his statement."That same day, the superintendent of the school district that Greely High School is a part of, MSAD #51's Jeff Porter, reached directly out to Makin, asking if the state would be changing its policies to follow Trump's executive order. Makin's response was redacted upon a public records request.In the waning hours of that afternoon on the 21st of February, the U.S. Department of Education announced it would be launching a Title IX investigation against the state.MAINE TEENS BATTLING STATE DEMOCRATS ON GIRLS' SPORTS BILL AFTER ENDURING TRANS ATHLETE CHAOS IN HIGH SCHOOLIn the first week of March, Makin was involved in an email chain with the Maine Education director of communications, and director of special projects, after an employee at Freeport High School sent a request for Makin.Freeport High School's girls' track team came in second place to Greely High School at the girls' track and field championships that the trans athlete competed in. The trans athlete's pole vault victory was pivotal in deciding the team finishes. However, the Freeport employee didn't appear to directly reference that incident in the email."Many educators are shaken and feeling vulnerable," the employee wrote."Hearing from you that we will stand together as a community would be a gift to Maine educators. I would like to hear in particular that the Maine DOE will offer support to any school or district targeted for investigation as a result of reports of divisive ideologies and indoctrination or illegal discriminatory practices at institutions of learning."The email also referenced an apparent video Makin delivered at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, which the employee claims helped boost morale.The Education director of Special Projects wrote, in correspondence with Makin while discussing whether to honor the request, that they had received another request from Freeport."My vote is that the field needs to hear from you they need reassurance from their leader and the silence is not helpful we got another one over weekend from Freeport," the director of special projects wrote.However, the director of communication argued that more responsibility should land directly with Mills to communicate with the schools."My opinion is that a bigger conversation with the Governors Office regarding communication to the field could be beneficial to us all," the director of communication wrote.Makin responded, writing "None of that could be done without the [governor's office] first giving approval I hope they will allow her to do something before she gets to the TOY Gala on Saturday."It is unclear if Makin or Mills ever ended up fulfilling the Freeport employee's request.The past controversy involving the Greely High School athlete had a wide-ranging ripple effect on the state's congress. Maine GOP state Rep. Laurel Libby was censured by the Democrat majority for a social media post that publicized the Greely student who won the girls' pole vault title in February.Libby later filed a lawsuit that went all the way up to the Supreme Court over the censure.The Supreme Court ordered the state legislature to restore Libby's voting rights in May. However, her speaking rights were still withheld until Maine House Assistant Majority Leader Lori Gramlich, a Democrat, proposed Libby's speaking rights be restored on June 25. The resolution passed by a whopping vote of 115-16, despite previously voting 75-70 to censure Libby months earlier.Emails obtained by Fox News Digital from Gramlich's inbox show multiple self-described Democrat Libby constituents lambasting her and the party's handling of Libby's censure before Gramlich."I am a lifelong Democrat who first worked for Eugen McCarthy's Presidential bid," one email wrote to Gramlich, Fecteau, later adding, "Depriving Libby of her voice and her vote does not punish her. She and the GOP love it"Depriving her of her voice and vote is unethical, as it punishes her constituents. You have removed MY representative in the house. Depriving Libby of her voice and vote is the best thing that can happen to her in a long time. She is advancing her public profile dramatically, not just locally but statewide and nationally by playing the victim and claiming the role of protector of girls and women."Another email from another of Libby's constituents wrote, "I believe that supporting women in government must include supporting women with differing opinions. Silencing an elected official for expressing a viewpoint even a controversial one sets a concerning precedent for both free speech and fair representation."Fox News Digital has reached out to Gramlich's and Fecteau's offices to ask why they voted to restore Libby's speaking rights.On June 8, Libby and the Maine AG's office agreed to drop the censure lawsuit. Libby provided a statement to Fox News Digital one day earlier on June 7, addressing her decision not to contest the AG ruling her lawsuit moot after her rights were restored."While the Attorney General now claims this case is moot, make no mistakethis is only because House Democrats backed down in the face of legal defeat. They rescinded the unconstitutional restrictions on my voting and speaking rights, and more importantly, theyve put in writing that those restrictions cannot be reimposed for the same reasons in the future," Libby said."I will not contest the AGs mootness argumentbut only because the constitutional rights of my constituents have now been restored and the leadership has formally abandoned the punishment they once insisted was justified."The state is now in a lawsuit against the DOJ after refusing to make an agreement to comply with Trump's demands on protecting girls' sports.Residents organized multiple protests and marches on the state's capitol building in Augusta over the issue, wielding signs that echoed the messages of a national movement to "save girls' sports." Many of the protesters were girls' high school sports athletes like Himes, who marched on the capital to lobby for a state-level bill to keep girls' sports exclusively female in early May.Trump's administration made multiple funding pauses to the state over the issue of trans athletes, which were later rescinded. The first was to the state's university system, UMS, on March 11. That pause ended after a Title IX compliance review. The second pause came on April 2, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut funding to all Maine public schools. That pause ended on May 2.Amid the chaos, some school districts in the state even went out of their way to defy Mills and Makin, to comply with Trump on the issue.MSAD #70, in mid-April, and RSU #24, in early May, each passed localized resolutions that ensured only females were allowed in girls' sports.Still, the state's high school sports season in 2025 saw another transgender athlete for North Yarmouth Academy compete against girls in Nordic skiing and track and field.The state's tornado of national attention came to a lull in early June when the school year and high school sports season ended. The trans athlete for Greely High School that thrust the state into chaos months earlier did not show up to compete in the girls' state finals on June 10.Now, the state has a fall sports season to worry about in the coming months and a trial date with the DOJ in January as the state's Democratic leaders remain defiant of Trump. All the while, data suggests the state's residents don't support current policies.A survey by the American Parents Coalition found that out of about 600 registered Maine voters, 63% said school sports participation should be based on biological sex, and 66% agreed it is "only fair to restrict womens sports to biological women."The poll also found that 60% of residents would support a ballot measure limiting participation in womens and girls' sports to biological females. This included 64% of independents and 66% of parents with children under age 18."The Maine Department of Education is captured by activists who want to project their troubling ideology onto children, regardless of the unfairness or even danger this poses to young girls. If Maines officials truly cared about their athletes, they would have already reversed course years ago. Unfortunately, this is about pushing a dangerous ideology above all else," Defending Education's Casey Ryan told Fox News Digital of his opinion on Makin's handling of the situation.Defending Education Outreach Director Erika Sanzi told Fox News Digital, "It's bad enough when an individual school is teeming with gender ideologues but when the state's department of education is also overrun with these activists, the well-being of students is at much greater risk."Now, more than five months after Makin's initial guidance to Maine schools to defy Trump, the state's conflict with the White House may only just be beginning. And that defiance may not have even represented the desires of most Mainers to begin with.Additionally, because of that defiance that Makin helped stoke initially, Libby's rise could foreshadow a wide-ranging impact on the state's political balance of power in the 2026 midterms and Maine's gubernatorial election.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
    0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 15 Views 0 önizleme
  • WWW.FOXNEWS.COM
    Trump House ally Nancy Mace moves closer to Republican run for governor
    Republican Rep. Nancy Mace is moving closer to launching a campaign for governor in her home state of South Carolina."I will be making a decision in the coming days," Mace said this past weekend in a Fox News Digital interview. "Were definitely leaning towards running for statewide office in South Carolina for governor."And Mace gave a similar response in a Fox News Channel interview Sunday, telling host Jon Scott that "I will be making a decision over the next couple of days about my future."Mace, a three-term congresswoman who represents a coastal district in the state's Lowcountry, gave what appeared to be a big hint of her next political steps as she delivered a speech Friday at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics.HOUSE FREEDOM CAUCUS MEMBER RALPH NORMAN JUMPS INTO SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR'S RACEDelivering an address at the Politics and Eggs speaking series, which for a quarter-century has been a must-stop for White House hopefuls, Mace told the crowd that "not only do you pick presidents, maybe you can pick the next South Carolina governor too while were here today, because we're going to be announcing a run very shortly potentially for that as well."Mace told Fox News Digital that there were a number of reasons why she would bid for South Carolina governor."We have the highest state income tax in the southeast, making us not competitive with other neighboring states, and a growing, booming economy under Donald Trump," Mace said.NANCY MACE ARGUES RUSSIAGATE A POLITICAL HIT JOB"But also law and order. My state has been run over by illegals and our leaders have turned a blind eye. And I want to protect women and kids. We've got this gender bending ideology in colleges and universities across South Carolina, and we've got to end it," she argued.Mace would be entering a crowded GOP primary field in the 2026 race to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Henry McMaster, who is the Palmetto State's longest-serving governor.South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, and state Sen. Josh Kimbrell are all seeking the GOP nomination in the reliably red state. They were joined on Sunday by Republican Rep. Ralph Norman, who declared his candidacy.SOUTH CAROLINA ATTORNEY GENERAL ALAN WILSON LAUNCHES BID FOR GOVERNORMace said that if she launches a gubernatorial campaign, "we're starting out front, in the lead, and it's a two-man race" between her and Wilson.And she pledged that "if I get in, I will fight to the finish, and I will take out South Carolina's Attorney General, because he's turned a blind eye on women and on children and on the state for a lot of reasons. He might force me to do this."Mace, in a bombshell speech on the U.S. House floor in February, alleged that Wilson ignored evidence of sexual assault against her and other women. In her hour-long speech, Mace accused four men, including her ex-fiance, of sexual crimes and said she was among the victims.Wilson vehemently denied Mace's accusations, saying at the time "that allegation was never made to me no one in my office."Wilson, in a statement to Fox News on Monday, argued that "Nancy Mace is a liar who will do anything to get attention to distract from her liberal voting record. Ive served our country and dedicated my civilian career to protecting children.""Her attacks are, again, categorically false and are just a distraction from her liberal agenda," he added. "South Carolina families need a Governor who will fight for our values, not someone who will compromise them for political gain and social media clicks."And Wilson's campaign highlighted that every sheriff in Mace's congressional district has endorsed his campaign for governor.Mace, who dropped out of high school at age 17, and worked at a Waffle House before eventually becoming the first female graduate of the Citadel's Corps of Cadets, won election to Congress in 2020. She defeated Democratic Rep. Joe Cunningham, to become the state's first Republican woman elected to the House.Mace, who worked on President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, strongly criticized his actions surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, when Trump supporters attempted to upend congressional certification of now-former President Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election.Trump backed a primary challenger against Mace when she was up for re-election in 2022, but she successfully won re-nomination and re-election.Mace later came to Trump's defense after the then-former president was indicted for mishandling classified documents. And she endorsed Trump in the 2024 Republican presidential primaries.Trump's grip over the GOP, thanks to his 2024 victory to win back the White House, is stronger than ever, and his endorsements in GOP nomination races are extremely influential.Asked if she could land the president's endorsement if she ran for governor, Mace told Fox News Digital, "I'll be working very hard if I get in to earn his support."Mace, who has leaned hard into cultural issues in recent years, didn't disappoint in her speech in New Hampshire."I love being here in the Granite State, because this is where real men protect women," Mace said in her opening remarks."Ive learned in my fight in Congress that we, as women, still have a war to wage with the far left, who want men in womens spaces. They want men in our locker rooms. They want men showering next to our 12-year-old daughters," she argued. "And they think men can get pregnant. Im just here to say the biological truth is not that."
    0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 15 Views 0 önizleme
  • WWW.FOXNEWS.COM
    FOX News Media loses beloved field producer Robert Shaffer after long illness
    Longtime FOX News Media field producer Robert Shaffer died on Saturday after a long illness, the company announced.CEO Suzanne Scott and President and Executive Editor Jay Wallace informed FOX News Media colleagues of Shaffers tragic passing in a company memo on Monday."It is with fond remembrance that we announce the passing of longtime Seattle-based field producer Robert Shaffer, who sadly died on Saturday after a long illness.Following a stint as a newspaper reporter in California, Robert joined FOX News Channels LA bureau in 2000 as an assignment editor/field producer and moved to the Seattle bureau in 2002.He loved breaking news as much as his beloved Hawkeye football and basketball teams as a native of Iowa City and a graduate of the University of Iowa," Scott and Wallace wrote.FOX NEWS' GREG GUTFELD DOMINATES LATE-NIGHT TELEVISION RATINGS AS CBS ENDS COLBERT'S 'LATE SHOW'"Over the course of his 25 years with FOX News Media, Robert traveled extensively as a field producer, covering wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel, and Lebanon. During the Iraq War, he spent months in Kabul and at Bagram Air Base and served regular rotations in Baghdad," Scott and Wallace continued. "He also produced numerous stories on Boeing from issues with lithium-ion batteries to the global grounding of the 737 MAX 8 andmade regular trips to Alaska where he produced pieces on drilling permits and the years-long battle over opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.He later traveled through Mexico covering the first large migrant caravan."Shaffer also made significant contributions to Fox News during multiple election cycles.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE"Robert covered presidential candidates as they crisscrossed Iowa ahead of the caucuses. He also covered wildfires, floods, hurricanes, and countless protests throughout his time with FNC, all while building and mastering a skill set that was invaluable in the field," Scott and Wallace wrote."Roberts quick wit, hard work, kindness, and midwestern charm made him a favorite of fieldteams throughout FOX News Media," they added. "We extend our deepest condolences to his wife Michele and his entire family."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
    0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 15 Views 0 önizleme
  • WWW.FOXNEWS.COM
    Deion Sanders reveals he fought bladder cancer
    Deion Sanders needed to have his bladder removed after he was diagnosed with cancer over the offseason, doctors announced at Colorado University on Monday.The Buffaloes head coach and medical officials held a news conference to address his health issues.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Men, everybody, get checked out. Because if it wasnt for me getting tested for something else, they wouldnt have stumbled up on this," he said. "Make sure you get the right care because without wonderful people like this, I wouldnt be sitting here today becaue it grew so expeditiously. But please get yourself checked."Colorado assistant athletic trainer Lauren Askevold and Dr. Janet Kukreja at UC Health broke down the timeline of Sanders diagnosis and surgery.Askevold said Sanders had an ACT scan of his vascular pattern to check up on whether his blood clots were away. She said everything was fine from a vascular standpoint until Sanders primary care doctor wanted to refer coach prime to a urologist. The doctor conducted a procedure and then referred him to Kukreja, the director of urological oncology at UC Health.Sanders primary care doctor said that the coach had a bladder tumor, according to Askevold."We proceeded with the removal of the bladder tumor. We removed the tumor. It was very high grade, invading through the bladder wall, not into the muscle layer, something we call high-risk non-invasive bladder cancer," Kukreja explained.Kukreja said they discussed a few options, but Sanders elected to undergo bladder removal and the creation of a new bladder.VIRGINIA TECH FOOTBALL LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL COACH'S TAMPERING CLAIM"I am pleased to report that the results of the surgery are that he is cured from the cancer," she said.Sanders said hes dealing with a totally different life and has no control over his bladder."I cant pee like I used to pee," he said.Sanders sounded the alarm on his health issues over the course of the last few months.He revealed in a video posted by his son Deion Sanders Jr. on Sunday that he made a will amid concerns about his health. The video was shot on May 9."Mentally, emotionally, last night was tough, yesterday was tough, because I had to make a will. Thats not easy at all, to think that you may not be here," he said in the video.Sanders took over the Colorado job before the start of the 2023 season, and he brought his sons, Shedeur and Shilo, and Travis Hunter with him from Jackson State.The 2024 season was the most successful year out of the two that Coach Prime had. Hunter won the Heisman Trophy as a dual-position player while the Buffaloes finished 9-4 and made an appearance in the Alamo Bowl.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
    0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 30 Views 0 önizleme
  • WWW.FOXNEWS.COM
    FBI's controversial Trump-Russia actions predicted with 'alarming specificity' by foreign actors: Sources
    EXCLUSIVE: U.S. intelligence had credible foreign sources indicating that the FBI would play a role in spreading the salacious Trump-Russia collusion narrativebefore the bureau ever launched its controversial Crossfire Hurricane probe, sources familiar with the intel told Fox News Digital.CIA Director John Ratcliffe is expected to declassify the underlying intelligence, including a classified annex, related to former Special Counsel John Durhams investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe.EXCLUSIVE: BRENNAN DIRECTED PUBLICATION OF 'IMPLAUSIBLE' REPORTS CLAIMING PUTIN PREFERRED TRUMP IN 2016, HOUSE FOUNDA source familiar with the contents of the classified annex told Fox News Digital that while it may not have been exactly clear in the moment what the intelligence collection meant, with the benefit of hindsight, it predicted the FBIs next move "with alarming specificity.""Ultimately, the release of the classified annex will lend more credibility to the assertion that there was a coordinated plan inside the U.S. government to help the Clinton campaign stir up controversy connecting Trump to Russia," the source, who was granted anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence matters that have not yet been made public, told Fox News Digital."Mere days after this intelligence was collected, the FBI launched Crossfire Hurricane," the source said. "Its really hard to see how Brennan, Clapper and Comey are going to be able to explain this away."In 2020, Fox News Digital exclusively reported that former CIA Director John Brennan, in the summer of 2016, briefed former President Barack Obama and administration officials on intelligence that then-Democratic nominee former Secretary of State Clinton was stirring up a plan to tie Trump to Russia.Ratcliffe, as director of national intelligence, declassified Brennans handwritten notes memorializing that meeting, which were exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital in October 2020.EXCLUSIVE: OBAMA OFFICIALS ADMITTED THEY HAD NO 'EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE' OF TRUMP-RUSSIA COLLUSION: HOUSE INTEL TRANSCRIPTSOn July 28, 2016, Brennan briefedObama on a plan from one of Clinton's campaign foreign policy advisors "to vilify Donald Trump by stirring up a scandal claiming interference by the Russian security service."Comey, then-Vice President Joe Biden, former Attorney General Loretta Lynch and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, were at the Brennan-Obama briefing.After that briefing, the CIA properly forwarded that information through a Counterintelligence Operational Lead (CIOL) to Comey and then-Deputy Assistant Director of Counterintelligence Peter Strzok, with the subject line: "Crossfire Hurricane."Fox News Digital exclusively obtained and reported on the CIOL in October 2020, which stated: "The following information is provided for the exclusive use of your bureau for background investigative action or lead purposes as appropriate.""Per FBI verbal request, CIA provides the below examples of information the CROSSFIRE HURRICANE fusion cell has gleaned to date," the memo continued. "An exchange (REDACTED) discussing US presidential candidate Hillary Clintons approval of a plan concerning US presidential candidate Donald Trump and Russian hackers hampering US elections as a means of distracting the public from her use of a private email server."The FBI on July 31, 2016, opened a counterintelligence investigation into whether candidate Trump and members of his campaign were colluding or coordinating with Russia to influence the 2016 campaign.That investigation was referred to inside the bureau as "Crossfire Hurricane."EXCLUSIVE: OBAMA ADMIN 'MANUFACTURED' INTELLIGENCE TO CREATE 2016 RUSSIAN ELECTION INTERFERENCE NARRATIVE, DOCUMENTS SHOWThe source told Fox News Digital on Monday that the declassification and release of the classified annex is being done with close coordination between Ratcliffe, FBI Director Kash Patel, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and acting National Security Agency Director William Hartman along with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, who will ultimately release the document to the public.A source familiar told Fox News Digital that the CIA and NSA have signed off on declassifying their sensitive intelligence that serves as the basis for the classified annexs findings.Meanwhile, while Ratcliffe was director of National Intelligence in 2020, he provided intelligence to Durham as part of a larger trove of more than 1,000 documents.FLASHBACK: RATCLIFFE SAYS ODNI HAS PROVIDED NEARLY 1,000 DOCUMENTS TO DOJ TO SUPPORT DURHAM PROBEA former senior Trump official told Fox News Digital that Ratcliffe advocated for releasing the intelligence publicly then, but that Durham, who, at the time, was expected to release an interim report prior to the 2020 election, declined on the basis that it could negatively impact his investigation, which had not yet reached a determination on potential prosecutions."Durham said he wanted to preserve his investigation but was going to release an interim report," the former official told Fox News Digital. "Then he said he was afraid hed get accused of politicization and disappeared."The source added: "Thankfully the real politicization is all coming to light now."Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller was appointed to take over the FBIs original "Crossfire Hurricane" investigation. After nearly two years, Muellers investigation, which concluded in March 2019, yielded no evidence of criminal conspiracy or coordination between the Trump campaign and Russian officials during the 2016 presidential election.EXCLUSIVE: FBI LAUNCHES CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS OF JOHN BRENNAN, JAMES COMEY: DOJ SOURCESShortly after, John Durham was appointed as special counsel to investigate the origins of the "Crossfire Hurricane" probe.Durham found that the FBI "failed to act" on a "clear warning sign" that the bureau was the "target" of a Clinton-led effort to "manipulate or influence the law enforcement process for political purposes" ahead of the 2016 presidential election."The aforementioned facts reflect a rather startling and inexplicable failure to adequately consider and incorporate the Clinton Plan intelligence into the FBIs investigative decision-making in the Crossfire Hurricane investigation," Durhams report states."Indeed, had the FBI opened the Crossfire Hurricane investigation as an assessment and, in turn, gathered and analyzed data in concert with the information from the Clinton Plan intelligence, it is likely that the information received would have been examined, at a minimum, with a more critical eye," the report continued.Durham, in his report, said the FBI "failed to act on what should have beenwhen combined with other incontrovertible facts a clear warning sign that the FBI might then be the target of an effort to manipulate or influence the law enforcement process for political purposes during the 2016 presidential election."EXCLUSIVE: DURHAM FINDS DOJ, FBI 'FAILED TO UPHOLD' MISSION OF 'STRICT FIDELITY TO THE LAW' IN TRUMP-RUSSIA PROBEOn Sunday, during an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News "Sunday Morning Futures," Ratcliffe previewed the declassification and the release of the "classified annex" to the Durham report. Ratcliffe said it would be an overview of Durhams findings."What the intelligence shows..is that part of this was a Hillary Clinton plan, but part of it was an FBI plan to be an accelerant to the fake Steele dossier, to those fake Russia collusion claims by pouring oil on the fire, by amplifying the lie and burying the truth of what Hillary Clinton was up to," Ratcliffe said.The expected release of the declassified annex comes after Ratcliffe and Gabbard released declassified records revealing that Obama administration officials "manufactured" intelligence to push the Trump-Russia collusion narrative.FBI Director Kash Patel has opened criminal investigations into Brennan and Comey, and Gabbard sent criminal referrals to additional Obama-era officials.
    0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 7 Views 0 önizleme
  • WWW.FOXNEWS.COM
    Sailboat sinks near Miami Beach after crash with barge, leaving 6 hospitalized
    Six people were pulled from the water near Star Island in Miami Beach after a barge struck the sailboat they were in, authorities said.The two-vessel incident happened Monday morning, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) confirmed to Fox News Digital."All six victims, an adult female and five juveniles, were recovered from the water and transported to a local hospital for treatment," an FWC spokesperson said in a statement.Three children were taken to a hospital in critical condition, local WSVN reported, and one was taken in stable condition. Police told the TV station the children are between the ages of eight and 12. BOAT CATCHES FIRE NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL, PASSENGERS SAVEDMDFR said the call about a submerged vessel with missing occupants came in at 11:14 a.m. The county agency assisted Miami Beach Fire and City of Miami Fire Rescue on the call.SEVERAL PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED IN FLORIDA AFTER COAST GUARD RESPONDS TO SEPARATE HOLIDAY BOATING INCIDENTS"Divers were deployed to search for the missing occupants. Thanks to the swift rescue response from all agencies, all persons were located and removed from the water," an MDFR spokesperson said in a statement.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPFWC is leading the investigation into the boating accident.
    0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 8 Views 0 önizleme
  • WWW.FOXNEWS.COM
    Guardians star Emmanuel Clase placed on paid leave amid MLB's gambling investigation
    Cleveland Guardians All-Star closer Emmanuel Clases name was mentioned in trade rumors ahead of the deadline later this week, but instead he will be sidelined for the time being.Clase was placed on non-disciplinary paid leave as part of Major League Baseballs probe into a sports-betting scandal. Hes the second Guardians pitcher to be placed on leave in connection with the probe.Luis Ortiz was put on non-disciplinary leave through Aug. 31.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Per an agreement with the MLBPA, Cleveland Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase has been placed on non-disciplinary paid leave through games on August 31st while MLB continues its sports betting investigation. We will not comment further until the investigation has been completed," MLB said in a statement.The Guardians said that no other players or personnel were expected to be impacted."The Guardians have been notified by Major League Baseball that as part of their sports betting investigation Emmanuel Clase has been placed on non-disciplinary paid leave per an agreement with the Players Association," the team said. "We have been informed that no additional players or Club personnel are expected to be impacted.ICHIRO SUZUKI TAKES SWIPE AT LONE WRITER WHO KEPT HIM FROM UNANIMOUS HALL OF FAME ELECTION"The Guardians are not permitted to comment further at this time and will respect the leagues confidential investigative process as we continue to fully cooperate."Clase has finished a major-league-leading 41 games after leading the majors in that mark for the last three seasons. He has a 3.23 ERA and 24 saves for Cleveland in 2025.Last year, Clase was an All-Star for the third time. He led the American League with 47 saves and had an incredible 0.61 ERA.The Ortiz investigation was related to in-game prop bets on two pitches he threw in a game against the Seattle Mariners on June 15 and the St. Louis Cardinals on June 27. A betting-integrity firm flagged the possible issue and forwarded it to MLB.MLB suspended five players for gambling in June 2024, including a lifetime ban for San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano, who was said to have placed 387 baseball bets totaling more than $150,000 with legal sportsbooks in 2022 and 2023.The Associated Press contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
    0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 7 Views 0 önizleme
Download The App AtoZ Buzz! Take Control of the narrative https://atozbuzz.com