Hats off to President Donald Trump, who is singlehandedly reordering global trade, in the face of enormous opposition. The president took office pledging to make trade fair again for Americans, and he is well on his way to achieving exactly that.While the initial roll-out of his tariff program in April was clumsy, the subsequent negotiation of trade deals has been masterful. Much remains to be fully fleshed out for agreements concluded in weeks as opposed to the more customary years, but the essential ingredients are straightforward. The president and his team are working to lower the barriers to U.S. exports erected by countries around the world and, where our trading partners refuse to make concessions, charging them for access to our markets.Heres why he can force their hands: The United States is the worlds biggest economy, at $29 trillion; China and the EU come next, at roughly $19 trillion. The U.S. leads in sheer size and also in the magnitude of our consumer market, at about 70% of GDP, or $20 trillion. By comparison, the Chinese consumer accounts for only some 40% of that countrys GDP, or less than $8 trillion. About 52% of the EU economy comes from consumer spending, or less than $10 trillion.TRUMP ANNOUNCES TRADE DEAL WITH EUROPEAN UNIONEvery country on Earth wants to export to the U.S. Consequently, our country has clout, and the president is determined to use it. He is removing tariffs that other countries have imposed on American-made goods coming into their countries and also fighting non-tariff barriers, such as illegal government subsidies, currency manipulation and arcane regulations set up by Europe and Japan, for instance, to exclude U.S. agricultural products and other goods. Our farmers are the most productive in the world they can out-compete anyone, which has inspired tough protectionist measures from some of our trading partners.Historically, countries around the world have not dealt fairly with the U.S. Conservatives dislike Trumps tariff program because they say it interferes with free trade, but the global exchange of goods and services is not free. When Europe charges U.S. carmakers a 10% duty on Chevys sent to Germany, and we only charge 2.5% on Volkswagens coming here, something is off.Over the weekend, President Trump negotiated the grandaddy of all trade deals with the EU, imposing 15% tariffs on Europes imports and securing commitments that the EU will import sizeable amounts of energy. Success was not assured; the president himself, on the cusp of his talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, put the chances of concluding a deal at about 50-50. For our relentlessly optimistic president, he was cautious in the extreme, for good reason.BACK FROM SCOTLAND, TRUMP ENTERS CRUCIAL TRADE WEEK AND EYES FED'S DECISION ON RATE CUTSActually, for several good reasons. First, the EU is a fractious group of 27 sovereign nations who, despite acting as a block, have very different economies and interests. Second, EU countries are for the most part run by condescending liberal elites who view Donald Trump as uncouth and annoying, as he persistently disrespects the globalism that bind them together. Third, they bitterly resent the United States, which is running rings around them on everything that matters, like technology and energy.President Trumps caution was also warranted because EU leaders like to score political points back home by standing up to him; it was quite possible that the blocs leadership would torch a compromise in order to look strong. As it is, the deal was widely panned by European officials and economists, with the ever-obstreperous French leading the way. French Prime Minister Franois Bayrou furiously denounced the pact, describing it as "submission."French Trade Minister Laurent Saint-Martin said he did not want Paris "to settle with what happened yesterday because that would be accepting that Europe is not an economic power."Heres a newsflash for French politicians nipping at von der Leyens ankles; Europe isnt much of an economic power. The World Bank reports that from 2008 to 2023, EU GDP grew by 13.5% (from $16.37 trillion to $18.59 trillion) while U.S. GDP rose by 87% (from $14.77 to $27.72 trillion). In addition, EU GDP per capita as a percentage of U.S. GDP per capita fell from 76.5% in 2008 to 50% in 2023.Thats downright embarrassing.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONWhy is the EU such a laggard? First, because they have imposed stifling red tape on their domestic companies. Even the International Monetary Fund has chastised France, for instance, for their rigid work rules, which makes the hiring and firing of workers expensive.Second, because the EU has prostrated itself on the altar of climate change. Its dedication to renewables has led to high power costs, with German companies, for example, paying nearly three times what the U.S. does for industrial electricity. With new technologies like AI requiring vast amounts of energy, the EU is uncompetitive.Third, the EU is hampered by its cumbersome architecture; getting more than two dozen nations to sign off on major policies is difficult, which has meant the continent has fallen behind on technological innovation. That means low productivity and GDP growth.EU officials are certainly not unique in expressing frustration over President Trumps tariff battle. The conventional wisdom from economists and business leaders has been that tariffs will choke off trade and make the world poorer. Roger Altman, the successful founder of investment bank Evercore, appeared on CNBC on Monday saying, "Eventually, the tariffs will be passed on, dollar for dollar, to the consumer, and that will mean less consumption, less growth, less jobs and less profit."Maybe, but its also possible that companies will bring more production to the United States, to avoid tariffs, and that the revenues pouring into the Treasury, over $100 billion to date, will boost our fiscal outlook. Coupled with lower tax rates and lighter regulation, the trade battle is already attracting increased investment.Trump has proved the conventional wisdom wrong more often than not; I wouldnt bet against his tariff program.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM LIZ PEEK

Neither President Franklin Delano Roosevelt nor British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, nor any of their senior military or political advisors, saw the Japanese attacks of late 1941 coming. The forces of Imperial Japan achieved total surprise across the Pacific.The intelligence failures in the U.S. leading up to Pearl Harbor were catastrophic. So was Great Britains general underestimation of the threat from Imperial Japan. The U.K.s fortress outpost in the Pacific at Singapore was thought to be, if not impregnable, than as close to it as possible.Almost all Americans know the disaster of December 7, 1941. The Battle of Singapore lasted seven days. The British forces surrendered Singapore on February 15, 1942. No one had thought to fortify the peninsulas "back door," assuming the Malayan jungle to be impenetrable. It wasnt.DRONE INCURSIONS ON US BASES COME UNDER INTENSE SCRUTINY AS DEVICES PROVE LETHALITY OVERSEASSurprise at this level wins battles, but does not guarantee success in a war, of course, as the defeat of Imperial Japan by the Allies in 1945 demonstrates. Still, this scale of intelligence failure has proven catastrophic again and again, as on 9/11 and 10/7.Ukraine awakened the world to the far-reaching implications of new technology for warfare when, on June 1 of this year, it launched a surprise drone attack targeting multiple Russian airbases deep inside Russian territory, including locations in Siberia. More than 100 small, commercially available drones were smuggled into Russia and launched from trucks near the airbases, striking and damaging or destroying many bombers in Russias fleet of strategic bombers. Ukrainian drones attacked airfields in five regions stretching across five time zones: Murmansk, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Ryazan and Amur.Less than two weeks later, Israel activated drones smuggled into Iran in parts over a long period of time by its Mossad intelligence agency. When assembled inside of Iran, the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) were launched from inside Iran in tandem with Israels opening decapitation strikes on Iranian regime targets on June 13. Sources familiar with the operation told the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies that Israel utilized suitcases, trucks, and shipping containers to clandestinely ship the parts into Iran.Welcome to the new surprise attack one that comes in the shape of small projectiles fired from within a country not from outside of it. Russia and Iran are, of course, closed societies that are authoritarian tended towards the totalitarian.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONThe United States is, by contrast, an open society which as recently as January 19, 2025 the day prior to President Trumps Inauguration had a wide-open Southern Border. Drones wouldnt even need to be smuggled across that border so much as hidden in plain sight in boxes marked "drones."What the United States domestic counter-terrorism forces, as well as the United States military, is doing to prevent such attacks within the United States isnt known. What is known in bits and pieces is alarming. The New York Post, for example, reported in June 2024 that Chinese-owned farmland is located next to 19 U.S. military bases, including Fort Liberty in North Carolina and Fort Cavazos in Texas.An illegal, Chinese-owned biolab was discovered in Reedley, California in late 2022. Within the lab's dozens of freezers and blast coolers, capable of reaching negative 80 degrees Fahrenheit, were biological agents like HIV, COVID, chlamydia, rubella, malaria, and about sixteen other infectious agents, all of which were identified by the CDC. The owner of the lab was subsequently charged with distributing adulterated and misbranded COVID-19 test kits and with making false statements to authorities about his identity and involvement with the biolabs.Sometimes farmland is acquired for farming, drones are just recreational drones, and labs are just testing facilities. It would be nice to know, however, that the feds are on top of the threat and are treating the formerly improbable as not merely the stuff of thrillers and streaming services but the future of warfare.Hugh Hewitt is a Fox News contributor, and host of "The Hugh Hewitt Show," heard weekdays from 3 pm to 6 pm ET on the Salem Radio Network, and simulcast on Salem News Channel. Hugh drives America home on the East Coast and to lunch on the West Coast on over 400 affiliates nationwide, and on all the streaming platforms where SNC can be seen. He is a frequent guest on the Fox News Channels news roundtable hosted by Bret Baier weekdays at 6pm ET. A son of Ohio and a graduate of Harvard College and the University of Michigan Law School, Hewitt has been a Professor of Law at Chapman Universitys Fowler School of Law since 1996 where he teaches Constitutional Law. Hewitt launched his eponymous radio show from Los Angeles in 1990. Hewitt has frequently appeared on every major national news television network, hosted television shows for PBS and MSNBC, written for every major American paper, has authored a dozen books and moderated a score of Republican candidate debates, most recently the November 2023 Republican presidential debate in Miami and four Republican presidential debates in the 2015-16 cycle. Hewitt focuses his radio show and his column on the Constitution, national security, American politics and the Cleveland Browns and Guardians. Hewitt has interviewed tens of thousands of guests from Democrats Hillary Clinton and John Kerry to Republican Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump over his 40 years in broadcast, and this column previews the lead story that will drive his radio/ TV show today.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM HUGH HEWITT

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin will rescind the Obama administrations endangerment finding declaration in the "largest deregulatory action in the history of America," he announced Tuesday on the "Ruthless" podcast.Zeldin joined the "Ruthless" podcast to break the news that the EPA would nix the declaration that insisted greenhouse gases like carbon monoxide and methane endanger human lives. Zeldin will officially make the announcement that will drive "a dagger into the heart of the climate change religion" later in the day in Indiana."A lot of people are out there listening, they might not know what the endangerment finding is. If you ask congressional Democrats to describe what it is, the left would say that it means that carbon dioxide is a pollutant, carbon dioxide is an endangerment to human health. They might say methane is a pollutant, methane is an endangerment to human health," Zeldin said.FOX NEWS' PARTNERSHIP WITH 'RUTHLESS' PODCAST IMMEDIATELY MAKING WAVES ACROSS DC, MEDIA LANDSCAPE"Thats an oversimplified, I would say inaccurate way to describe it," Zeldin continued. "The Obama administration said that carbon dioxide, when mixed with a bunch of other well-mixed gasses, greenhouse gasses, that it contributes to climate change. How much? They dont say they say that climate change engenders human health, so because of these different mental leaps then there were all sorts of vehicle regulations that followed.""Ruthless" co-host Josh Holmes noted that endangerment finding is "the hub to the spoke of the lefts environmental agenda, essentially," to which Zeldin agreed."This has been referred to as basically driving a dagger into the heart of the climate change religion," Zeldin said."Most Americans, we care about the environment, we want clean air, land and water. Conservatives love the environment, want to be good stewards of the environment. There are people who then, in the name of climate change, are willing to bankrupt the country," he continued. "In the name of environmental justice, they will get tens of billions of dollars appropriated to their friends rather than actually remediating environmental issues."FOX NEWS LANDS LICENSING DEAL WITH POPULAR 'RUTHLESS' PODCAST AS PART OF EXPANSION OF NEW MEDIAZeldin said Democrats created the endangerment finding, which allowed them to put regulations on vehicles, airplanes, stationary sources, and other things to "basically regulate out of existence" many segments of the American economy."It costs Americans a lot of money," Zeldin said, noting that repealing the endangerment finding will be the "largest deregulatory action in the history of America.""So, its kind of a big deal," Zeldin said."Ruthless" co-host Comfortably Smug said the Obama-era regulation was "the first step into opening up the pandoras box of insanity" related to climate change."I hope everyone appreciates, this is a true game-changer," Comfortably Smug said."Its projected to save Americans over $1 trillion," he continued. "This is a huge victory for the American people."LEE ZELDIN: TRUMP'S EPA CLEARING THE REGULATORY PATH FOR AMERICA TO DOMINATE THE GLOBAL AI REVOLUTIONZeldin said the move will create jobs and help Americans be able to purchase a car."Its one agency, in one year, doing more deregulation than entire federal government across all agencies across entire presidencies when you look back in history. Thats how much of a mess it is that we inherited," Zeldin said."With regard to the endangerment finding, theyll say carbon dioxide is a pollutant and thats the end of it. Theyll never acknowledge any type of benefit or need for carbon dioxide," he continued. "Its important to note, and they dont, how important it is for the planet."Zeldin said hes not afraid of allowing the public to weigh in on the issue and the EPA will consider all advancements in technology."We shouldnt shy away from all of the innovation in the way that we tap into an energy supply here in the United States," he said. "We arent going to ignore the fact that emissions are down in this country over the course of the last 20 years."Zeldin and the "Ruthless" co-hosts went on to detail a variety of issues with the Obama-era declaration and alleged "wrongdoing" tied to it."The left went so far overboard," Zeldin said.RUTHLESS PODCAST HOSTS MOCK POD SAVE AMERICA FOR BULLS--- COPY OF VIRAL LIBERAL HACK TOURNAMENT"Ruthless," hosted by Holmes, Smug, Michael Duncan and John Ashbrook, is among the top news sources for men ages 18-45, according to a recent poll conducted by National Research, Inc.Since its launch in 2020, "Ruthless" has become a must-stop for GOP lawmakers, congressional candidates, and presidential hopefuls.Fox Newslanded a licensing deal earlier this month with the conservative "variety progrum" as part of the company's expansion of new media.New episodes of "Ruthless" are released every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday on all podcast platforms and YouTube.Fox News Digitals Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.

When people talk about war, they picture overseas battlefields, not elementary school hallways. But America is embroiled in a civilian crisis a war thats quietly destroying childrens brains and our future.The battleground is our public school system. The casualties are the minds, dreams and potential of an entire generation.Leaving aside the tremendous indoctrination in our countrys schools in the alphabet (LGBTQIA++) ideologies, the actual alphabet has suffered. Over the past century, Americas literacy rates have cratered.A new study flagsthat28% of U.S. adults perform at the lowest literacy level around third-grade reading level.Worse still, the share of adultsreading below a sixth-gradelevel clocks in at around54%.Our kids fare even worse. NAEP reading scores dropped in 2024 fourth- and eighth-graders lost two more points since 2022, deepening a trend that beganbefore the pandemicmarking thelowest reading proficiency in 32 years.NEW STUDY REVEALS THREATS TO THE CLASS OF 2025. FIXING THEM SHOULD BE JOB NO. 1 FOR AMERICAThats not a blip its a nosedive. The fallout: weaker critical thinking, poorer job prospects and citizens unable to parse even basic news headlines.And while were losing ground in literacy, we are paying a lot more money.Inflation-adjusted revenueforK12 rose about25% per student from 2002 to 2020.In 202021, public schools spent a whopping$16,280 per pupil, culminating in a staggering$927 billion overall.What a waste! The extra money built the bureaucratic administration while learning outcomes declined. Its like upgrading yourFord to a Ferrari with no engine.Despite billions spent on tech to teach literacy, reading is plummeting. Only42% of 9-year-oldsand17% of 13-year-oldsreadforpleasure "almost daily." This marksthe lowestin 40 years.We gave them Kindles and Chromebooks butforgot to court their curiosity.AMERICANS NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO FIX EDUCATION. WEVE BOTH DONE IT BEFORE ON OPPOSITE SIDESOne in three eighth-graderscant read a textbookwell enough to pass a history quiz.And thats just "basic," which isnt what basic used to be, either. Indeed, the "educators" degraded the very word "proficiency" so they could pile a bunch of lower achievers onto it to see if it floated. Then, to cover their tracks, they shifted the national conversation from "What do our kids know?" to "How do they feel?"They prioritized soft skills over hard knowledge. Participation trophies replaced performance incentives and inflated grades substitutedforreal learning. Kids left high school more emotionally confused than intellectually prepared. They even coined a new term, "adulting," because mature behavior became such aforeign concept. The schools have been producing eternal childrenfortoo long.Theyre also teaching kids to outsource thinking. (Just Google it.) Artificial intelligence and calculators might help with homework, but they also train in dependency. Students memorize less, understand less and rely more.The question becomes whether America can afford to outsource our intellect.The U.S. once led the world in innovation, from the cotton gin to the traffic light. Now most of our students are meandering toward complacency and mediocrity. Our unlimited imaginations were fueled by reading, not by consuming the visual pablum of our streaming services.THE REAL CRISIS BEHIND AMERICA'S UNREST BEGINS IN THE CLASSROOMThis isnt a partisan jab. NAEP scores were falling before COVID, before any woke curriculum debates, before anyone warned about "too much technology." Theyve been falling since we started the Department of Education and since schooling began.Pandemic interruptions worsened things, but the rot was already there. If we dont reverse course, we're writing an obituaryforAmerican exceptionalism. We may be eclipsed by a world that takes competition seriously.There are simple steps to regain that entrepreneurial spirit that provided the enginefornearly the greatest triumph in human history. Instead of sending our healthy children into institutions that essentially mimic prisons, revert back to trusting childrens intuitive and curious character their natural drive to learn.Parents' voices must matter more in our schools. Parental involvement is the number one predictor of academic achievement. They must be included in any dialogue about childrens learning.PARENTS AND STUDENTS NEED SCHOOL CHOICE, NOT RELIGIOUS BIGOTRYWe must teach phonics instead of the failed"whole word reading method"that is pushed in our schools.Standards should be clearly defined: if you cant read above eighth-grade level, you dont graduate.No more participation awardsformediocrity. Show kids that effort matters, not just feelings.Money should flow to classrooms: textbooks, tutors, coaches not more diversity officers. Streamline school budgets and cut costs to superfluous administrator overhead.Invest in logic, rhetoric and debate. Teaching kids how to argue and dissect arguments will train them to think deeply, which beats shallow scrolling every time.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONMake books sexy again. Family reading nights. Library trips. Book "flirtation," notforced indoctrination.Weve effectively taught kids to edit their selfies, but not their sentences. We arent doomed but were dangerously adrift. The war on reading the war on thinking is real, but the front line is in living rooms and school board meetings. Americas destiny isnt lost. It lies in the courage to demand more forour children, and our country.Americas future shouldnt be scripted by bureaucracy but by bright, curious, literate kids. Lets fight back.

MLB umpires have been scrutinized for years now, especially those behind the plate calling balls and strikes.However, baseball fans were in an uproar after an egregious call on Monday night in the game between the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays.During the AL East matchup, Orioles starter Zach Eflin delivered a pitch that broke left to right and ended up right in the heart of the plate. Blue Jays batter Ernie Clement stepped away from the dish in what appeared to be his acceptance of the first-pitch strike.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHowever, home plate umpire Brian Walsh just stood there, indicating it was a ball in his eyes.Eflin and catcher Adley Rutschman both froze at the same time, staring at Walsh in disbelief that he didnt call the pitch a strike.TENSIONS BOIL OVER IN MARLINS-GIANTS GAME AS BENCHES CLEAR IN HEATED MOMENT"Wait a minute," one of the Orioles announcers was heard saying over the broadcast."My goodness," his partner chimed in. " You couldnt set it on the tee in the heart of the plate any better. Look at this pitch right here. How do you miss that?"Luckily for the Orioles, the call wasnt a big one in the game, and they ended up crushing the Blue Jays, 11-4, at their home, Camden Yards.Walsh, though, was under fire recently after a strike-three call in the bottom of the ninth to end the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Houston Astros.The D-Backs were down one run to the Astros when All-Star Ketel Marte awaited a 3-2 pitch from Josh Hader with two outs and a runner on first.Haders backdoor slider was outside the strike zone, but Walsh called it for strike three despite the pitch never being in the zone.While Marte walked away without saying anything to Walsh, the Diamondbacks broadcast team wasnt happy.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

As data centers multiply across the United States, energy demand is increasing at a rapid pace. This has not escaped the notice of large investment firms from Wall Street. The likes of BlackRock and Blackstone are trying their very best to acquire utility companies in hopes of capitalizing on lucrative grid upgrades. On the other side of things, consumer advocates and regulators are raising alarms, worried that these moves prioritize profits over public service.For your information, BlackRock and Blackstone are two of the biggest investment management firms in the world. They have trillions of dollars' worth of global assets and have become the go-to option for companies that need money. They have enormous influence across various industries and make money by investing in many different types of businesses.Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy ReportGet my best tech tips, urgent security alerts, and exclusive deals delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, youll get instant access to my Ultimate Scam Survival Guide - free when you join myCYBERGUY.COM/NEWSLETTER.In a bold move last year, BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners, along with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, proposed acquiring Minnesota Power, a utility serving 150,000 customers. The acquisition, which could support tech companies with energy access for new data centers, received initial support from state agencies after negotiation. Even the Minnesota Department of Commerce dropped its opposition after reaching an agreement.However, Administrative Law Judge Megan J. McKenzie delivered a surprising recommendation on July 15th, urging regulators to deny the deal. She cited troubling signs that profit was the driving force behind the acquisition."The nonpublic evidence reveals the partners intent to do what private equity is expected to do pursue profit in excess of public markets through company control," Judge McKenzie wrote."The partners themselves have carefully committed to do very little."It's important to note that the judge's recommendation is not final; state regulators will make the ultimate decision on whether the acquisition goes through.Opposition is mounting from climate advocates and watchdogs. Nichole Heil from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project voiced concerns over financial burdens and rate hikes:"No one in northern Minnesota wants higher utility bills solely to line the pockets of Wall Street-based private equity firms."Electricity bills are already climbing nationwide. According to the Energy Information Administration, the average monthly household bill rose nearly 4% in April to $175 a month. This is the average for a single household using 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity.To address these concerns, the Minnesota Department of Commerce brokered a deal that includes key protections. These measures prohibit passing acquisition costs onto customers and preserve programs for low-income households."These commitments include a substantial array of additional public interest benefits, risk-mitigation tools and customer protections beyond those originally proposed," the agency noted.If Wall Street giants like BlackRock and Blackstone acquire your local utility, rates could increase as they strive to maximize returns for their shareholders. Sure, they might improve the infrastructure and service, but history shows that when these types of companies come in, customers often end up paying more. They need to be kept in check to balance infrastructure investment while making energy affordable for regular Americans.The rapid increase in demand for tech has made utility ownership a battleground between profit-driven investors and consumer advocates. While firms like BlackRock and Blackstone argue that their resources can modernize aging grids, critics warn of a future where reliability and affordability take a backseat. With regulators now at a crossroads, the outcome in Minnesota may set the tone for utility ownership nationwide.Do you think companies like BlackRock and Blackstone owning utilities is a good thing? How long do you think consumer protection agencies can hold them off from hiking prices? Let us know by writing us atCyberguy.com/Contact.Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy ReportGet my best tech tips, urgent security alerts, and exclusive deals delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, youll get instant access to my Ultimate Scam Survival Guide - free when you join myCYBERGUY.COM/NEWSLETTER.Copyright 2025 CyberGuy.com.All rights reserved.

Ohio State President Ted Carter said on Sunday that Ivy League schools are in "survival mode" after Columbia Universitys settlement with President Donald Trump.In an interview on CBS Newss "Face the Nation," anchor Margaret Brennan asked Carter if he would have taken a deal like the one Trump secured with Columbia that resolved multiple civil rights investigations."I cant speak to those institutions because Im not leading them," Carter responded.COLUMBIA PROFESSORS DEMAND ANSWERS AS WHITE HOUSE FINALIZES NEGOTIATIONS WITH IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITY"I know both President Shipman and some of the other Ivy League presidents are colleagues, and theyre having to do, I think, what I would call- be in survival mode, quite frankly," he said, referring to current Columbia University President Claire Shipman."We're not going through any of that here at Ohio State and nor do I think that we will. I mean, obviously, we have a new state law, we're a public institution, so that means we're going to be transparent and put out everything that we do so that the state of Ohio, the people, the entire country can see it," Carter added.The Columbia settlement includes $200 million over three years for alleged discriminatory practices and $21 million to settle claims of antisemitic employment discrimination against Jewish faculty after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks in Israel.The White House called it the largest antisemitism-related settlement in U.S. history. Columbia confirmed the dollar amounts, but characterized the deal differently.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FORMALLY SUBPOENAS HARVARD UNIVERSITY OVER FOREIGN STUDENT INFORMATIONThe agreement restores billions in federal research funding and imposes oversight through an independent monitor. Columbia has agreed to reform, including enhanced campus protest rules and changing disciplinary authority from faculty to administrators.Columbia's settlement with the Trump administration is laying the groundwork for a culture of accountability, Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in an interview with Fox News Digital last week."This agreement is going to be an excellent template for other universities to be able to use as well," McMahon said.Trump has suspended federal funding to every Ivy League school, except for Penn and Dartmouth, over investigations into anti-Israel protests that have taken place on their campuses since October 2023.

Lyme disease is prevalent this time of year, especially in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic and upper-Midwest regions of the U.S. though there have been reports of cases in expanding areas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterial infection that causes Lyme disease, is transmitted to humans through the bite of a black-legged (deer) tick, per the above source.Deer ticks the size of a poppy seed can inject a numbing chemical when they bite, allowing the infection to go undetected until symptoms begin to show weeks later.TICKS SPREAD TO NEW REGIONS ACROSS AMERICA, BRINGING DANGEROUS DISEASES AND NEED FOR VIGILANCEThe infection can lead to severe muscle and joint pain, Lyme arthritis, cardiac complications and neurological conditions, experts told Fox News Digital.A telltale sign of Lyme disease is a red circular bulls-eye rash or multiple rashes on the skin, especially in tick-endemic regions.Between 60% and 80% of patients will develop a rash, according to experts."We're looking for specific findings, like the classic bull's-eye rash, a swollen joint or a facial droop called Bell's palsy, which can be seen with Lyme disease," Dr.Andrew Handel, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Stony Brook Children's Hospital on Long Island, New York, said in an interview with Fox News Digital.Symptoms typically emerge two weeks after the bite, becoming more severe if they go untreated.AS LYME DISEASE TESTS MISS MANY ACUTE INFECTIONS, POTENTIAL AT-HOME TEST OFFERS HOPE FOR EARLIER DIAGNOSISIf the infection isnt treated at the time of the rash, patients will typically seek medical attention for later manifestations of the infection, Handel noted.Those can include Bells palsy (facial nerve paralysis), Lyme meningitis (often marked by severe headache, neck stiffness and fever) and carditis (inflammation of heart tissues).One of the earliest signs of Lyme disease is overwhelming fatigue and joint aches, according to Dr. Daniel Cameron, an epidemiologist in Mount Kisco, New York, who specializes in tick-borne illnesses.Other symptoms may include fever, brain fog, dizziness, palpitations and nerve pain, among others.A blood test can help diagnose Lyme disease, but timing matters."The way we diagnose Lyme disease in the blood is by looking for antibodies, for the immune system's response to the infection, as opposed to other infectious testing, where you find the bacteria itself," Handel told Fox News Digital.TICK BITES AND LYME DISEASE: WHAT TO DO IF A TICK BITES YOU OR YOUR PETTesting too early can result in a false negative, as antibody tests often don't turn positive until three or four weeks after the tick bite occurred.After sustaining a tick bite, experts recommend immediately removing the tick and seeing a healthcare provider.Doctors will typically prescribe a post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) with a 200-milligram dose of the antibiotic doxycycline to be taken within 72hours of a high-risk tick bite, epidemiologists told Fox News Digital.Although studies have found this dose to be effective in the majority of cases, some physicians prefer a longer course of treatment for tick bites."I'm not a big fan of a single dose of doxycycline [200 mg] for a tick bite, even though it's pretty popular," Cameron told Fox News Digital. "I dont feel comfortable with a single dose if I reallywant to avoid Lyme."Instead, Cameron prefers a four-week course of antibiotics for suspected Lyme disease cases. For patients who dont want to take antibiotics right away, he said he will "watch and wait" to see if symptoms emerge and then treat accordingly.The doctor recommends that patients follow up in a month to be assessed and undergo screenings for other infections if necessary.In the event that a patient develops Lyme, the disease typically responds well to a course of antibiotics, which may include doxycycline, amoxicillin or cefuroxime, according to experts.Treatment duration can vary from 10 days up to four to six weeks.Chronic Lyme disease also known as post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS) is a condition that affects a subgroup of patients who were already treated for Lyme disease, but continue to have symptoms."The bacteria is dead and gone. It's the immune systems lingering response to the infection that you had in the past," Handel told Fox News Digital.For these cases, doctors typically prescribe symptom-based therapies rather than additional antibiotics.More research is needed in the field of PTLDS, experts agree."It remains an area that requires further understanding and investigation as to how to optimally treat the symptoms that patients have," Dr. Aaron Glatt, a hospital epidemiologist at Mount Sinai South Nassau on Long Island, New York, and spokesperson for the Infectious Diseases Society of America, said in an interview with Fox News Digital."However, the current data do not support providing additional antibiotic therapy for this condition."If someone suspects they have PTLDS, they should discuss with their physician the possibility of other diseases, such as babesiosis, which is widely regarded as the second-most common tick-borne illness in the Northeastern U.S.While babesiosis is spread by the same tick as Lyme disease, it is caused by a parasite called Babesia microti rather than a bacterium, per the CDC.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER"Its the same tick, but doxycycline doesnt do a thing for it, whether you take two pills or the full course," Cameron said. "Youll never get control of Babesia until you take some anti-parasite medicine."If someone does not respond to Lyme treatment, Cameron recommends that they get tested for babesiosis and receive antiparasitic medications if necessary.The best way to prevent Lyme disease is to avoid tick bites in the first place, experts agree.They recommend taking the following preventive measures.For more Health articles, visitwww.foxnews.com/healthIf you do find a tick on your body, Cameron and Handel suggest following the protocol below.

The gunman who stormed a high-rise building in the heart of New York City on Monday evening reportedly had a grievance with the NFL.Shane Tamura, who was identified as the man who killed multiple people including an NYPD officer in the rampage at 345 Park Ave in Midtown Manhattan, cited the NFL in a note left near his body on 33rd floor of the building after he died by suicide, the New York Post reported.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe 27-year-old Nevada resident blamed the sport of football for apparent issues with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a side effect from repeated hits to the head, the outlet reported, citing law enforcement sources.Fox News Digital reached out to the NYPD and the NFL for comment.Tamura was a high school football player at Granada Hills Charter in Granada Hills, California, which is about 25 miles northwest of Los Angeles.The NFLs headquarters were located in the same building where Tamura had killed five people and left several others injured. The leagues officers are on the fifth floor.NYC PoliceCommissioner Jessica Tisch said Tamura had a history of mental health problems.Tisch said that Tamura traveled cross-country, with his vehicle last being seen in Columbia, New Jersey as recently as 4:24 p.m. ET. That wasnt long before he unleashed a barrage of gunfire at the high-rise building.LIVE UPDATES: NYPD OFFICER KILLED, 4 OTHERS DEAD IN MIDTOWN BUILDING HOME TO BLACKSTONE, NFLNFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a message, obtained by Fox News Digital, to all league employees announcing the traumatic event. One NFL employee was "seriously injured.""As has been widely reported, a gunman committed an unspeakable act of violence in our building at 345 Park Avenue. One of our employees was seriously injured in this attack," the message read. "He is currently in the hospital and in stable condition. NFL staff are at the hospital and we are supporting his family."We believe that all of our employees are otherwise safe and accounted for, and the building has nearly been cleared."Goodell added to pay attention to all notices with emergency information, as the situation remained fluid.Fox News Scott Thompson contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

"Biohacker" Gary Brecka has healed names like UFC's Dana White, and now he's supporting RFK, Jr.'s MAHA mission to heal others.The human biologist notorious for claims like "humans could soon live up to 150 years" joined "Fox & Friends" on Monday to enthuse about the HHS secretary's push to stifle the chronic disease epidemic sweeping the U.S."Bobby Kennedy's mission to make America healthy again couldn't come at a better time," Brecka told guest host Sandra Smith.LIVING LONGER, NOT HEALTHIER: STUDY FINDS LONGER PERIODS OF POOR HEALTH TOWARD END OF LIFE"America is the sickest, fattest, most disease-ridden nation in the world and spends nearly $5 trillion a year on healthcare. And there are a lot of scary initiatives that are working their way through Congress right now and have worked their way to Congress in the past that are really not a service to American families, farmers, and our workers and we're putting the needs and the interests of chemical companies before the needs of our citizens, and I think it's finally coming to an end."Brecka a longevity expert who helps optimize human performance believes the COVID-19 pandemic "rattled" the cages of many around the world who, for the first time, realized the importance of taking their healthcare choices into their own hands.At that same time, he believes Americans are growing increasingly aware of what contributes to chronic illness.'BIOHACKER' REVEALS HOW LIFE PAST 150 YEARS WILL SOON BE INEVITABLE WITH DATA-DRIVEN HEALTH CHANGES"People are becoming citizen scientists We're actually becoming more aware of what's going on in the United States and around the world that's making us sick," he said.Chemical companies seeking broad immunity for products that allegedly cause harm such as infertility, cancer or neurological issues is but one issue Brecka sounded the alarm on.He also preached to viewers that food and movement are medicine, and returning to whole, unprocessed foods ranks high among the key secrets to living a longer, healthier and more fulfilling life."When I was a mortality researcher, we realized that the reason why most people are not living longer, healthier, happier lives more fulfilling lives was because of what we called modifiable risk factors things like movement, sunlight, grounding, connection, sense of community, sense of purpose, reconnecting with nature, reconnecting with each other," he said."Food is medicine, movement is medicine, and I think the MAHA movement, no pun intended, is really getting this message to the American people."Many companies have agreed to slash artifical dyes, swap seed oils for beef tallow and offer options with alternative ingredients amid the MAHA movement's calls for change.Most recently, Coca-Cola agreed to offer an option of its classic formula containing cane sugar in place of high-fructose corn syrup. Frito-Lay, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, agreed to remove artificial colors from popular food items by the end of 2025. And fast food franchise Steak N Shake swapped vegetable oils for beef tallow.CLICK HERE TO JOIN FOX NATIONFox Nation subscribers can hear more from Gary Brecka by streaming his interview with Sean Hannity.