New York City mayoral contenders Zohran Mamdani and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo are facing off over who is a better supporter of law enforcement after Monday's mass shooting in a midtown Manhattan office building.Mamdani is the 33-year-old democratic socialist state lawmaker from Queens who shocked the political world last month by coming from behind to top Cuomo and nine other candidates to capture the Democratic Party mayoral nomination in the overwhelmingly blue city. He has been facing criticism after the shooting over his past comments calling to defund the NYPD.Cuomo has called Mamdani "anti-police," arguing he "doesn't understand the need for public safety.""He has said the NYPD are racists, the police are a threat to public safety," Cuomo charged Wednesday morning ahead of a press conference held by Mamdani, during which he addressed the criticism from Cuomo. "I think hes dangerous because he doesnt understand the need for public safety in this city."MAMDANI FACES BACKLASH FOR OPULENT WEDDING CELEBRATIONAfter the Manhattan shooting this week, Mamdani is facing renewed scrutiny over past statements made on social media in 2020 when he called for defunding the police multiple times. And Mamdani, who spent the past several days in his native Uganda celebrating his recent wedding, has also been chastised for what some argue was his tardy response to the shooting, which left four people dead, including a police officer.In response to Cuomo's criticism, Mamdani slammed the former governor for politicizing the mass shooting that occurred in downtown Manhattan earlier this week, while blasting the former governor for being stuck in the past. "I know that Gov. Cuomo is far more comfortable in the past, whether it be his own or whether it be in attacking me for tweets made before I was even an Assembly member," Mamdani said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon after Cuomo's morning criticism.They were Mamdani's first public remarks since New York City's worst mass shooting in a quarter century.MAMDANI'S PAST DEFUND THE POLICE STANCE RESURFACES AFTER DEADLY MANHATTAN SHOOTING"Cuomo wishes he was running against me in the past. He wants to find every tweet he can. He doesnt want to look at the present but the past," Mamdani added.Cuomo denied Mamdani's claims he was using the mass shooting to score political points, telling Fox News Digital in response to Mamdani's rebuttal that "its not politicizing the tragedy it is a political discussion that we have to have in this campaign." "The public safety discussion has been ongoing for months. Its a very important topic," Cuomo said. "It is an everyday issue and, yes, it is a political discussion that we have to have in this campaign."Cuomo, who is running in November's general election as an independent candidate after losing his bid for the Democratic Party nomination, said that, for him, "public safety comes first."Pivoting to the recent mass shooting in Manhattan, Cuomo also suggested that the magnitude of the shooting, which has grabbed plenty of national attention, could shake up the mayoral race."New Yorkers have PTSD from 9/11 and from other horrific situations, and I think it's always in the back of every New Yorker's mind that all it takes is one mentally ill person with an assault weapon and thats TNT, thats a public safety stick of dynamite," Cuomo said. "And, yeah, I think it brought that back. Its back to reality. In New York City youre a target."During Wednesday's press conference, Mamdani sought to distance himself from his 2020 comments about defunding the police, arguing they were made before he even entered public service and "amidst a frustration that many New Yorkers held at the murder of George Floyd." "I'm proud of the public safety platform we've put together," Mamdani said. "For the former governor to have spent an entire day speaking almost exclusively about me and barely about the New Yorkers who have been killed is indicative of the very politics New Yorkers want to leave in the past."

Brown University, the Ivy League institution in Providence, Rhode Island, has agreed to shell out $50 million over a decade to state workforce development organizations as part of a deal struck with the U.S. government, which has agreed to restore grant funding and close probes into the school.President Donald Trump congratulated the school in a post on Truth Social."Congratulations to Brown University on the settlement made with the United States Government. There will be no more Anti-Semitism, or Anti-Christian, or Anti-Anything Else! Woke is officially DEAD at Brown. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" the president declared in the post.COLUMBIA SETTLEMENT PUTS IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITIES IN SURVIVAL MODE, OHIO STATE PRESIDENT CLAIMSTrump-appointed Education Secretary Linda McMahon also addressed the deal in a statement."The Trump Administration is successfully reversing the decades-long woke-capture of our nations higher education institutions. Because of the Trump Administrations resolution agreement with Brown University, aspiring students will be judged solely on their merits, not their race or sex. Brown has committed to proactive measures to protect Jewish students and combat Antisemitism on campus. Womens sports and intimate facilities will be protected for women and Title IX will be enforced as it was intended," she asserted."Restoring our nations higher education institutions to places dedicated to truth-seeking, academic merit, and civil debatewhere all students can learn free from discrimination and harassmentwill be a lasting legacy of the Trump administration, one that will benefit students and American society for generations to come."LINDA MCMAHON SENDS WARNING TO MAINE AFTER STATE'S EDUCATION CHIEF'S EMAILS UNDERMINING TRUMP SURFACEBrown president Christina Paxson, who discussed the agreement in a lengthy message to members of the Brown community, indicated that the school entered the agreement "voluntarily."She pointed out that it does not involve making any payment to the federal government."Beyond the financial stresses of terminated and unpaid research grants and contracts, we have observed a growing push for government intrusion into the fundamental academic operations of colleges and universities, and with the stated purpose of compelling a commitment to comply with laws focused on prohibitions against antisemitism and discrimination," she claimed in part of the long note.DEPT. OF EDUCATION LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO DUKE UNIVERSITY OVER ALLEGED RACIAL PREFERENCES"We stand solidly behind commitments we repeatedly have affirmed to protect all members of our community from harassment and discrimination, and we protect the ability of our faculty and students to study and learn academic subjects of their choosing, free from censorship," she wrote.

President Donald Trump on Thursday took to Truth Social with a stern message about Hamas, the remaining hostages and the unfolding crisis in Gaza."The fastest way to end the humanitarian crises in Gaza is for Hamas to SURRENDER AND RELEASE THE HOSTAGES!!!" the president posted.Trumps post shows a bit of a shift in his messaging on the war and the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Recently, Trump appeared to put the onus on Israel and acknowledged that "there is real starvation in Gaza," representing a rare break from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who delivered the exact opposite message.HAMAS PUSHES BACK ON TRUMP AND WITKOFF'S CRITICISMS, DEMANDS US PRESSURE ISRAEL"There is no starvation in Gaza, no policy of starvation in Gaza, and I assure you that we have a commitment to achieve our war goals," Netanyahu said in a video statement on X. He also doubled down on his commitment to get the hostages out and destroy Hamas military and governing capabilities."There are two ways to end the war: terminate Hamas or terminate the Jewish state," Human Rights Voices President and Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust Anne Bayefsky told Fox News Digital. "The Europeans pretend there is a little-bit-pregnant solution, namely, decimate the Israel militarily, economically and politically and allow Palestinian terrorists to live to see another day President Trump quite rightly says, hell no; the Palestinian terrorist machine needs to be ended for the sake of Israelis, Palestinians and the rest of us."Trumps Thursday post comes as U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff meets with Netanyahu to discuss the potential for a ceasefire deal, as well as the humanitarian situation in Gaza.ISRAEL, HAMAS TALKS DRAG AS AID GROUP CHAIR TELLS UN TO STOP ACTING LIKE THE MAFIALast week, ceasefire talks in Qatar broke down, leading the U.S. and Israel to pull their delegations of negotiators. Both countries cited Hamas response as the main reason for backing out. Witkoff said the terror group showed "a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire in Gaza" and that Hamas was not "acting in good faith.""It is a shame that Hamas has acted in this selfish way. We are resolute in seeking an end to this conflict and a permanent peace in Gaza," Witkoff wrote on X.Despite negotiations breaking down, the international community recently issued a declaration calling on Hamas to disarm, demanding that Israel leave the Strip and outlining a path to ending the bloody Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The "New York Declaration" was signed during a U.N. conference co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia.The declaration, which was obtained and published by the Times of Israel, calls for the unification of Gaza and the West Bank under the control of the Palestinian Authority and for "the end of armed group control and the dismantlement of their military capabilities," likely referring to Hamas and other Palestinian terror groups. Additionally, the document includes praise for efforts by the U.S., Egypt and Qatar to bring about an end to the war.OBAMA ISSUES RARE STATEMENT ON FOREIGN POLICY ISSUEBayefsky was not optimistic about the declaration, despite its apparent calls for peace and the end of Hamas rule."The New York Declaration is a no-holds-barred attack on the United States as well as Israel, intended to completely derail President Trump's foreign policy and long-standing bipartisan commitment to a negotiated settlement," she told Fox News Digital. "In this very long document that includes talk about Islamic claims, there is zero reference to a Jewish state, to Jews, or Jewish history or to antisemitism, the driver of the Arab-Israeli conflict in the first place.""The Declaration says there will be a meeting in New York in September to get world leaders attending the opening of the General Assembly to sign on and give the president the proverbial middle finger," Bayefsky added.Israel objected to the declaration, while the U.S. stayed away from the conference, calling it "unproductive and ill-timed.""No token recognition and no U.N. resolution will change the basic fact that there are those in the world who fight terrorists and extremist forces and then there are those who turn a blind eye to them or resort to appeasement," Israeli U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon said in a statement.State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the conference was a "publicity stunt" that would "prolong the war, embolden Hamas and reward its obstruction and undermine real-world efforts to achieve peace.

Prince William and Prince Harry wont be inheriting Princess Dianas childhood home.The ancestral home is Dianas final resting place. The property is owned by her brother, Earl Charles Spencer, who currently lives there. Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told Fox News Digital that the home was always expected to be passed down to the next Earl Spencer. That is Prince William and Prince Harry's cousin, Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp.The Spencer family follows primogeniture, which dictates that titles and properties go to the eldest male. Louis has three older sisters: Lady Kitty, Lady Eliza, and Lady Amelia.PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE 'FEARED' KING CHARLES DELAYED THEIR KIDS' PASSPORTS OVER ROYAL TITLES: REPORT"It would pass to the male heir even though Kitty Spencer is the current earls eldest child," royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams explained. "No way would William and Harry get the property. Why on Earth would someone think they should?"Fox News Digital reached out to the Althorp estate for comment.Fitzwilliams claims came shortly after Vanity Fair reported that Althorp would be going to Louis. The 31-year-old is the son of Charles, Ninth Earl Spencer, and British model Victoria Aitken.Royal expert Ian Pelham Turner told Fox News Digital that the inheritance rule goes back centuries."Do I agree with this method still being used in the 21st century?... Any rules that affect women through historical degradation are abhorrent to me. However, the wealthy classes still adhere to outdated practices.""In terms of Harry and William becoming the heirs to the Althorp estate, legally, they have no rights," he noted. "But I think they will always be closely associated with the maintenance of the estate and Dianas resting place."Louis, who grew up in South Africa, is an actor who lives a quiet life outside the public eye. According to reports, he has already been taking a hands-on approach in management meetings at the estate, supporting his father.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERCharles previously told the Mail on Sunday that he would be "totally relaxed" about his eldest child, Kitty, inheriting Althorp.Still, "If I chose Kitty, it would be against all the tradition that goes with Althorp," he admitted."It's just the way it is. I get the problems with it as a concept. I also get the strengths of it, having worked to date."In 2015, Kitty defended the tradition to Tatler magazine for a cover story."In general, Im totally pro-gender equality," the British model and aristocrat said at the time, as quoted by The Telegraph."But Im quite happy that thats [going to be] my brothers responsibility. I just think its the correct way.""I like that the house stays within the same family with the same surname," she shared. "I wouldnt want it any other way for the Spencers. And I just know my brother is going to do an impeccable job."WATCH: PRINCESS DIANAS HAIRDRESSER RECALLS THEIR LASTING FRIENDSHIPThe property has been the home of the Spencer family since 1508. Dianas father inherited the title of Earl Spencer in 1975, and the family moved to the estate, People magazine reported.Diana, who died in 1997 at age 36, is buried on a small island in the middle of the homes Oval Lake, which is not accessible to the public. It allows William and Harry to visit their mothers burial place privately."I think its very important for them to be there with her," Charles, 61, told People. "It is, luckily, very tranquil here, and they can come and go as they wish whenever they want. And thats very lovely for me to know that."Visitors are allowed to pay their respects at a memorial that was built in her honor.Harry wrote about visiting Dianas resting place on the 25th anniversary of her death in his memoir "Spare." He described bringing his wife, Meghan Markle, for the first time."At long last, I was bringing the girl of my dreams home to meet mum," he wrote, as quoted by People magazine.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSWhen Diana passed away, her two sons inherited many of her possessions and money. During Harry's interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, the 40-year-old said that the money left to him by the late Princess of Wales helped him and Meghan move to California in 2020."And without that, we would not have been able to do this," he said at the time. "So touching back on what my mother would think of this, I think she saw it coming. I certainly felt her presence throughout this whole process."

Major League Baseballs trade deadline is Thursday at 6 p.m. ET, and the New York Mets are in the midst of a race for the National League East division crown with the Philadelphia Phillies.However, Mets star shortstop Francisco Lindor is not worried about what the Mets may or may not do ahead of the trade deadline."I dont worry about adding or subtracting that is not my job. My job is to play shortstop, (I) let (the front office worry) about that, I don't have to worry about that one," Lindor told Fox News Digital last week after talking about Miracle Treat Day at DQ.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe Mets (62-47) currently hold a half-game lead over the Phillies (61-47) for first place in the NL East.The Mets have already made a few moves before the deadline to strengthen their bullpen, as they acquired two-time All-Star reliever Gregory Soto from the Baltimore Orioles, setup man Tyler Rogers from the San Francisco Giants and two-time All-Star closer Ryan Helsley from the St. Louis Cardinals.Soto has a 3.79 ERA with 46 strikeouts in 38 innings between the Orioles and Mets this season. Rogers has been great for the Giants as he pitched to a 1.80 ERA in 50 innings, while Helsley recorded 21 saves with a 3.00 for the Cardinals.METS' FRANCISCO LINDOR PARTNERS WITH DAIRY QUEEN FOR 'MIRACLE TREAT DAY' IMPACTING CHILDREN'S HOSPITALSThe Phillies also made a big trade to bolster their bullpen, as they acquired closer Jhoan Duran from the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday. Duran has a 2.01 ERA with 16 saves in 49.1 innings pitched.The Mets are also rumored to be interested in acquiring a center fielder, but for Lindor, his focus is on the Mets trying to be the "best version" of themselves."We just got to continue to be ourselves and continue to play the game the right way and push for each other and support each other to try to be the best version of ourselves," Lindor said.The 31-year-old star shortstop is once again having another strong season for the Mets. Lindor has a .246 batting average with 20 home runs, 59 RBIs and 17 stolen bases while playing an outstanding shortstop.Lindor was named to the National League All-Star team this season, alongside Mets first baseman Pete Alonso, closer Edwin Diaz and starting pitcher David Peterson.Fox News' Connor McGahan contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

A 29-year-old Google software engineer died at Yosemite National Park earlier this month after a tree branch fell and struck her on the head while she was walking a popular trail.Angela Lin was hiking in the park throughTuolumne Groveon July 19 when a loud cracking sound came from the giant sequoia trees towering above her, her boyfriend David Hua told SFGate, which first reported the incident."Two to three seconds later, branches fell out of the sky," Hua said. "One big branch struck Angela, and then there were a bunch of smaller ones directly behind me."Hua described seeing Lin on the ground with blood pooling around her head before calling 911 and performing CPR until emergency responders arrived. He said paramedics told him that the branch likely killed Lin instantly.ARKANSAS MAN CHARGED WITH CAPITAL MURDER AFTER KILLING PARENTS IN FRONT OF DAUGHTERS AT DEVIL'S DEN STATE PARK"It was just unimaginable that something like this could occur," Hua said. "On such a popular trail, too."While the National Park Service has yet to release a statement on Lins death, Yosemite public affairs officer Scott Gedimanreleased a statement to Fox News Digital on Wednesday, simply saying that the "incident is still under investigation," with "no further informationavailable."WOMAN SAVES HUSBAND'S LIFE WITH BEAR SPRAY DURING GRIZZLY ATTACK IN WILDERNESSHua told SFGate that there has been a frustrating lack of communication from officials, and that Lins loved ones are seeking information about trail safety, maintenance and awareness of problematic trees on popular trails.Lin earned her bachelors degree from UC Berkeley before getting her masters degree and Ph.D. at the University of Texas. She had worked at Google since 2022."We lost a loved and respected member of our team," a Google spokesperson told FOX2 San Francisco. "Were very saddened by this tragedy, and our hearts are with their family and loved ones."

Defense runs in the Yastrzemski family.Carl Yastrzesmki, who compiled over 3,000 hits, racked up seven Gold Gloves in his Hall of Fame career. His grandson Mike is waiting for his first, but his catch on Wednesday may be better than any one grandpa had.In the top of the eighth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 1-1 contest, Jack Suwinski pulled a ball into right field off of Tristan Beck.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMYastrzemski ran toward it and ran out of room on the playing surface. However, he found a landing zone beyond the foul wall.So, the outfielder leaped and made the grab while completely clearing the fence.It was only a temporary fix though, as the Giants could not take advantage of perhaps the best catch of the year throughout the sport. They were unable to score for the rest of the game, while all Pittsburgh needed was a run in the 10th inning to snatch a victory.MLB TWIN BROTHERS TRADED WITHIN HOURS OF EACH OTHER AS DEADLINE APPROACHESYastrzemski burst onto the scene in 2019, slashing .272/.334/.518 in 107 games. In the truncated 2020 season, he finished eighth in the MVP voting with a career-best .968 OPS and an MLB-leading four triples.Amazingly enough, his 2.7 WAR in that 60-game season remains his best ever, as he has not been able to continue panning out like the Giants had hoped. Since 2021, he's a .226 hitter with a .733 OPS.He still remains a fan favorite in San Francisco, though. However, his time may soon be coming to an end, with the Giants trading away several pieces ahead of Thursday's 6 p.m. ET deadline and him setting to become a free agent after the season.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X,and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

President Donald Trump remains open to meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in hopes of achieving denuclearization, the White House said, even as Pyongyang warned against any pressure to abandon its nuclear arsenal."President Trump in his first term held three historic summits with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un that stabilized the Korean Peninsula and achieved the first-ever leader-level agreement on denuclearization," a White House official told Fox News Digital."The President retains those objectives and remains open to engaging with Leader Kim to achieve a fully de-nuclearized North Korea."Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of Kim Jong Un, said in remarks carried by state media that relations between Trump and her brother are "not bad." However, she warned that any attempt to pressure North Korea to denuclearize would be viewed as "nothing but a mockery."TRUMP REMAINS 'RECEPTIVE' TO DIALOGUE WITH KIM JONG UN DESPITE REPORTED LETTER SNUBShe also claimed the countrys nuclear arsenal has significantly expanded since the two leaders last met despite their pledge to pursue denuclearization and stated that no future summit would be possible if it centered on nuclear disarmament."If the U.S. fails to accept the changed reality and persists in the failed past, the DPRKU.S. meeting will remain as a hope of the U.S. side," Kim Yo Jong said, referring to the country by its official name, the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea.Trump held three unprecedented summits with the North Korean leader whom he once nicknamed "Little Rocket Man" during his first term: in Singapore in 2018, Hanoi in 2019, and at the Korean Demilitarized Zone later that year, where he became the first sitting U.S. president to step foot on North Korean soil.At the 2018 summit, Trump and Kim signed a joint statement pledging to "work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula" and committed to establishing new U.S.North Korea relations.NORTH KOREA BREAKS SILENCE ON TRUMP'S RETURN, SENDS MESSAGE FROM 'ROCKET MAN'However, talks broke down in subsequent meetings. North Korea did not give up its nuclear weapons, and the United States did not lift sanctions. Kim reportedly sought to dismantle only parts of the regimes arsenal in exchange for full sanctions relief a proposal Trump rejected.By 2020, the talks had completely stalled, and North Korea resumed weapons testing.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPIn a statement Monday commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the end of the Korean War, Trump reflected on his meetings with Kim, saying, "I was proud to become the first sitting President to cross this Demilitarized Zone into North Korea."He also reaffirmed the U.S. alliance with South Korea, adding: "Although the evils of communism still persist in Asia, American and South Korean forces remain united in an ironclad alliance to this day."

The credible foreign sources indicating the FBI and the Obama administration would play a role in spreading the salacious Trump-Russia narrative before the bureau ever launched its probe were allegedly tied to George Soros' Open Society Foundation, according to an explosive document declassified Thursday morning.The appendix to former Special Counsel John Durhams report released by the Senate Judiciary Committee sheds stunning light on what Chairman Chuck Grassley describes as "one of the biggest political scandals and cover-ups in American history."CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Attorney General Pam Bondi worked in coordination to declassify the information.FBI'S CONTROVERSIAL TRUMP-RUSSIA ACTIONS PREDICTED WITH 'ALARMING SPECIFICITY' BY FOREIGN ACTORS: SOURCESBefore its official release, sources exclusively briefed Fox News Digital on some of the contents of the appendix including that the U.S. intelligence community had credible foreign sources indicating that the FBI would play a role in spreading the salacious TrumpRussia collusion narrative before the bureau ever launched its controversialCrossfire Hurricaneprobe.A source familiar with the contents of the classified appendix 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."The appendix reveals that the foreign sources were allegedly tied to George Soros Open Society Foundations.The appendix said that Russian government actors in 2016 reportedly hacked emails from the Open Society Foundations, formerly known as the Soros Foundation."Two of the apparently hacked emails appear to have originated from the Open Society Foundations," the appendix states, noting that the purported author of these emails was Leonard Bernardo, who was the regional director for Eurasia at the Open Society Foundations."During the first stage of the campaign, due to lack of direct evidence, it was decided to disseminate the necessary information through the FBI-affiliatedtechnical structures in particular, the Crowdstrike and ThreatConnect companies, from where the information would then be disseminated through leading U.S. publications," Bernardo reportedly wrote in an email, per the appendix."The media analysis on the DNC hacking appears solid. Julie (Clinton Campaign Advisor) says it will be a long-term affair to demonize Putin and Trump. Now it is good for a post-convention bounce," Bernardo allegedly wrote, per the appendix. "Later the FBI will put more oil into the fire."Another email reportedly from Bernardo states: "HRC (Hillary Rodham Clinton) approved Julies idea about Trump and Russian hackers hampering U.S. elections.""This should distract people from her own missing email, especially if the affair goes to the Olympic level," Bernardo continued, per the annex. "The point is making the Russian play a U.S. domestic issue. Say something like a critical infrastructure threat for the election to feel manic since both POTUS and VPOTUS have acknowledge the fact IC would speed up searching for evidence that is regrettably still unavailable."Crossfire Hurricane, the FBIs TrumpRussia investigation, was opened just several days later, on July 31, 2016.The appendix reveals that Durhams team interviewed numerous FBI personnel involved in the Crossfire Hurricane probe. Durham said those he interviewed believed the Bernardo emails to be "likely authentic."Durhams appendix states that the Clinton campaign "might have wanted or expected the FBI or other agencies to aid that effort ("put more oil into the fire") by commencing a formal investigation of the DNC hack."PATEL FOUND THOUSANDS OF SENSITIVE TRUMPRUSSIA PROBE DOCS INSIDE 'BURN BAGS' IN SECRET ROOM AT FBICommunications the Durham team reviewed additionally supported that the Clinton campaign was allegedly engaged in a plan to tie Trump to Russia, and that the campaign wanted or expected the office of the vice president, the FBI or other parts of the intelligence community, such as the State Departments Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR), to aid that effort."The Offices best assessment is that the emails that purport to be from Bernardo were ultimately a composite of several emails that were obtained through Russian intelligence hacking of the U.S.-based Think Tanks, including the Open Society Foundations, the Carnegie Endowment, and others," the Durham annex states."It is a logical deduction (redacted) (Julianne) Smith was, at minimum, playing a role in the Clinton campaigns efforts to tie Trump to Russia," Durham writes, also noting that the communications reviewed "certainly lends at least some credence that such a plan existed."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 reportedly 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.On July 28, 2016, Brennan briefedObama on a plan allegedly by 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 BrennanObama 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."The declassification and release of the classified annex was done with close coordination between Ratcliffe, Patel, Gabbard, Bondi and acting National Security Agency Director William Hartman along with Grassley, who ultimately released the document to the public.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.Shortly after, Durham was appointed as special counsel to investigate the origins of the "Crossfire Hurricane" probe.EXCLUSIVE: DURHAM FINDS DOJ, FBI 'FAILED TO UPHOLD' MISSION OF 'STRICT FIDELITY TO THE LAW' IN TRUMP-RUSSIA PROBEDurham found that the FBI "failed to act" on a "clear warning sign" that the bureau was the "target" of an alleged 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."Fox News Digital reached out to Soros and Bernardo for comment and has yet to receive a reply.

A teenager's innocent coffee choice recently sparked an online debate after it nearly exposed a severely allergic child to a nut allergen.In a Reddit post, an 18-year-old wrote that the trouble began after she carried a hazelnut coffee to her friend's house for a study session.She claimed the drink was only for her but her cup of joe caused a stir.FED-UP WOMAN REFUSES TO BE BREAKFAST CHEF FOR SISTER'S CHILDREN: 'GO ASK YOUR MOM'"After a while, I got up to go to the toilet," the student recalled. "When my back was turned, my friend's little sister (8), who is allergic to hazelnut, tried to drink my coffee."The Redditor's boyfriend quickly intervened, telling the 8-year-old girl that she couldn't sip the drink, according to the post."When I explained to her that the coffee has hazelnut, my friend got very upset at me, saying I shouldn't bring over something that could endanger his sister," the young woman added.A hazelnut allergy is one of the most common types of known tree nut allergies, according to Healthline.com.For individuals with tree nut allergies, beverages made with real hazelnut extract can be life-threatening, according to WebMD.WOMAN DRINKING WINE TEACHES PUSHY MOTHER A LESSON AFTER FAMILY TRIES TO INTERVENEThe most severe reaction, anaphylaxis, can cause the body to go into shock and may be fatal without immediate treatment like an Epinephrine injection, as Fox News Digital has previously reported.The 18-year-old admitted that the thought of an allergic reaction didn't occur to her when she got the drink."I just didn't think it would happen since she's always asked before eating any of my sweets and candies," she said.On Reddit, people were split over the sticky situation, though most of the commenters took the teen's side."The 8-year-old should not be sipping other people's drinks at all," one person wrote. "Especially if she has a serious food allergy. Who was supervising her?""Why is an 8yo drinking coffee (also without asking)?" another person asked. "Assuming from your story that she is only affected by ingesting nuts (as opposed to airborne)."RARE MINT ALLERGY LEAVES WOMAN WISHING SHE WAS 'ALLERGIC TO PEANUTS' INSTEADOthers felt the original poster overstepped by bringing a nutty beverage into the child's home in the first place."Its generally considered a bad idea to bring something that someone is allergic to into their home even if you thought they wouldn't eat it/touch it," one user said. "Cross contamination is real and dangerous."Another wrote, "The child shouldn't have [taken a drink of] your coffee, sure, but what if you had spilled it somewhere communal or something and exposed the child that way?"Diane Gottsman, a Texas-based etiquette expert, weighed in on the debate.Gottsman, who owns the etiquette-focused Protocol School of Texas, called the situation "unfortunate."She told Fox News Digital, "If the person bringing in the hazelnut coffee knew there was an allergy, they should not have brought the coffee in."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER"But often the person bringing in the allergen does not know unless they are alerted by the family member."Speaking from personal experience, Gottsman said that her own adult daughter has a serious nut allergy and takes precautions.Ultimately, children don't reason the same way adults do, which is why adult supervision matters.For more Lifestyle articles, visit foxnews.com/lifestyle"A parent can teach a child to not share foods or drink without permission [but] when it comes to a child, they are young and do not have the same type of reasoning skills," she said.At 18 years old, the Redditor is still learning the ropes of adulthood and Gottsman chalked up the error as a simple accident, though it could have had serious consequences."There should be special attention given to any food that is out when a child has a serious allergy," she concluded."While the person who brought in the hazelnut did not do it intentionally, it could have still been dangerous."