Put yourself in Hillary Clintons shoes. No, really. I know its an abhorrent thought, but imagine being Hillary, having initiated the greatest political dirty trick of all time, watching Russiagate unspool over the past decade. Think of her witnessing the country go down the granddaddy of all rabbit holes in 2017 a rabbit hole she personally helped dig -- looking for proof of Russian collusion between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that she knew didnt exist.What was she thinking as the country hired a special prosecutor and spent tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to pursue leads that she and her campaign team had fabricated out of thin air? Was she ever remorseful? Was there ever a moment when she wanted to reel in the whole sorry deception and tell the country that she was sorry, and that she had lied?No, there was not. Hillary Clinton even wrote a book called "What Happened?" in which she blamed Putin, along with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. and former CIA Director James Comey for her shocking loss to Donald Trump, a non-politician whom she mocked and derided. To this day, she sticks to her self-serving fable, that Russian President Vladimir Putin was out to get her and, but for his interference, she would surely have become the countrys first female president.JONATHAN TURLEY: DEMOCRATS PULLED THE GREATEST POLITICAL CON JOB EVER ON AMERICANS. IT'S FINALLY UNRAVELINGThe reality is that Hillary Clinton was a terrible candidate, disliked and distrusted by most Americans. Polling from CNN that came out about the time of the 2016 Democrat Convention gives a taste of what voters thought of Clinton. The Washington Post reported, "68 percent say Clinton isn't honest and trustworthy her worst number on-record. The 30 percentwho see Clinton as honest and trustworthy is nowwell shy of the number who say the same of Trump: 43 percent."The public was right not to trust Clinton; the more we learn about Russiagate, and her role in it, the more apparent that is.Any normal person would conclude that Clinton, whose approval rating CNN pegged at a dismal 31% in July 2016, was not a shoo-in come the November election. Barack Obama had been president for eight years and the country had become less Democrat-leaning during his term; only 31% of the nation identified as Democrat in 2016, while 36% had described themselves as true blue in 2008, when he was first elected.DAVID MARCUS: THE RUSSIA HOAX IS SIMPLE. DEMOCRATS LIED AND HALF THE COUNTRY BELIEVED THEMThough expressing confidence that she would win, maybe Hillary knew she had to pull out all stops to beat Donald Trump. Perhaps thats why she signed off on two dirty tricks that led to the despicable undermining of Donald Trumps presidency.First, her former campaign manager Robby Mook testified in court that she personally approved her campaigns scheme in October 2016 to tell a Slate magazine reporter about anunverified server backchannel between the Trump Organization and Alfa bank in Moscow. This supposed connection formed the first step in trying to convince the public that Donald Trump was a tool of Vladimir Putin. The purported link never existed, but it was widely publicized by Hillarys supporters and the legacy media (I repeat myself), creating suspicion in the publics mind.After the Slate story emerged, weeks before the election, Hillary put out a tweet claiming "Computer scientists have apparently uncovered a covert server linking the Trump Organization to a Russian-based bank," followed up by a news release in which she said, "This secret hotline may be the key to unlocking the mystery of Trumps ties to Russia."The FBI subsequently concluded no "hotline," indeed no link, ever existed. Interestingly, another apparatchik pushing the Trump-Alfa bank lie was Jake Sullivan, later presumably rewarded by President Joe Biden appointing the unknown politico to be National Security Adviser.Of course, the bigger and more destructive Russia collusion lie that Hillary helped originate came from the salacious allegations contained in the Steele dossier, paid for by the Clinton campaign, which led to the longtime investigation into Russian interference and the appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller. This is a fact, verified by the fact that the Federal Election Commission under Biden penalized the campaign and the DNC for lying about having funded that opposition research.The story, however, goes on. New revelations have revived accusations that Hillary Clinton, as well as Barack Obama, James Comey, John Brennan and others manipulated intelligence and facts to feed the public even more lies about Donald Trumps supposed ties to Russia.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONAmazingly, the New York Times has again leapt into the breach to protect Clinton, perhaps concerned they might lose their 2018 Pulitzer earned for helping promote a fake news story. They reference, "An annex to a report by the special counsel John H. Durham" but claim the disclosures are an effort by "the Trump team [seeking] to distract from the Jeffrey Epstein files." They write that GOP allegations that "Mrs. Clinton had approved a campaign proposal to tie Mr. Trump to Russia to distract from the scandal over her use of a private email server" is not valid becausethe damning emails contained in the annex are likely fabrications from Russian spies. Sure.Will we ever know the complete truth about the plot hatched to discredit the Trump presidency? Probably not, and it is probably also true that key players like Hillary Clinton will never be held accountable.But, as Hillary watches the ongoing revelations coming from the Trump White House, we can also imagine that she is getting her comeuppance. Her treachery and deceit - knowing how badly she has abused the publics trust -- has surely shriveled her soul, leaving her bitter and defeated.People now see her as a corrupt schemer, someone who knew she could not win an election on her merits and so resorted to lies and fabrications that hurt the country.We also now see her as someone who didnt just attack President Trump, but also the 61 million Americans who voted for him in 2016.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM LIZ PEEK

Former NBC "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd expressed concern on Monday that the Democratic Party didn't get a big enough "shellacking" in 2024 to get the message that it must change course."A question that haunts me is, I don't know if the Democrats have lost enough," Todd told former Associated Press reporter Ron Fournier, who appeared as a guest on "The Chuck Toddcast." "To me, when you lose as close as they lost, there's too many - it's too easy to tactically talk yourself into Well, if we just do this, this or this.""The last time the Democrats had a real fight about its direction,"Todd argued, was after former President Ronald Reagan beat Michael Dukakis by 49 states in 1988."The shellacking of Dukakis in '88 gave breathing room for Bill Clinton to make a counterargument. An argument that the [moderate Democratic Leadership Council] was trying to make before '88 - was making progress but not quite getting there - and then really made progress after the shellacking," he added.DEM STRATEGY SESSION TO STOP HEMORRHAGING OF MALE VOTERS RIDICULEDBut today, Todd said, "I wonder if Democrats have lost enough to have the conversation they need to have.""No, they haven't. They should have. I mean, losing once to Donald Trump should have been enough. They lost to a clown," Fournier said.Todd argued that Democrats convinced themselves their losses were the "fault" of the media, which he refers to as the "referees.""Hillary Clinton ran a sh---y campaign, and she shouldn't have been close enough where the refs could make a difference," Todd said."The Democrats have been running a sh---y campaign, playing a sh---y game for 25 years, Chuck," Fournier responded, though both agreed that former President Barack Obama was an exception.When Democrats did win, Todd argued, "They were running as different types of Democrats; they haven't done that since."Fournier argued that one key factor over the years is Democrats slipping into "intellectual bubbles."CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE"The other big thing has changed since [Bill] Clinton's time was back then Democrats had to hear from people who told them, 'You suck.' Now they don't," Fournier argued. "Now they're able to walk around in their intellectual bubbles and tell each other We only lost by a little, little much and It's the referee's fault."Todd agreed, mocking Democratic insider rhetoric, "Oh, if Kamala Harris just had 90 more days."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and State CFO Blaise Ingoglia have sent teams from the Florida Department of Government Efficiency (FLDOGE) into two major blue jurisdictions, citing ballooning budgets and rising taxes as cause for outside accountability."Florida is the model for fiscal responsibility at the state level, and we will utilize our authority to ensure local governments follow suit," DeSantis said in a statement after sending teams from Tallahassee to Broward County and Alachua County."Floridas DOGE efforts are owed to the taxpayer and yet another way their state is pursuing fiscal responsibility," he said of the operations.FLDOGE alleged Floridians living in Broward County anchored by Fort Lauderdale have seen $450 million in additional "ad valorem" (property/auto/sales) taxes coming in to the county government.The agency said Browards operating budget expanded by $1.2 billion over a recent period in which the population only increased 5%.On the other end of Floridas Turnpike, Gainesville is primed to spend $90 million more annually than four years ago, according to DeSantis."This increase in spending is now levied in part on Gainesville property owners, who are expected to pay 85% more in property taxes than what they paid in 2020," a statement from the governors office read.The statement added that some of that rise was genuinely related to spiking property values in Florida which has seen a deluge of northeasterners escaping high-tax states like Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts.Ingoglia called the operation part of a "new era of transparency and accountability.""For years, I've called out reckless local spending, often on things taxpayers would never support if they knew the full story," said Ingoglia, who was previously a state senator for Hernando County and the Suncoast.DESANTIS GOADS CONGRESS TO FOLLOW FL'S DOGE BLUEPRINTIngoglia said it is FLDOGEs job to open the books and demand answers to "bring fiscal sanity back."Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward confirmed to Fox News Digital the city hosted FLDOGE officials and gave them "all the information they could possibly need to review the excellent work of our city for the past several years.""Im hopeful they will be able to put our best practices to work across the state, as Gainesville has seen historic improvements in crime and pedestrian safety as well as growth in affordable housing production over the past two years," Ward said.Ward said Gainesville is an "open book" when it comes to transparency of taxpayer resources and that he stands by the efficiency of his government.The mayor went on to discuss the citys own belt-tightening, citing debt reduction and elimination of 160 staff positions and improving its municipal credit rating.WINNERS, LOSERS AND GRAB-BAGS FROM HOUSE GOP'S NARROW PASSAGE OF BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL"We are now seeing other historically blue-leaning cities and counties in Florida undergoing similar scrutiny, and Im certain they will return good results as well," Ward said.Meanwhile, Broward officials were nonplussed at the visitors from Tallahassee.Broward County Mayor Beam Furr told Miamis PBS affiliate that as a "home rule" county, Broward reserves the right to refuse forced reallocation of resources from the state.Furr added that it will also cost resources for the added manpower to upload and pore through "thousands" of pages of documentation in response to FLDOGEs inquiries.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"Its a huge imposition," he said, as the report added FLDOGE is also seeking information on surtax revenue that goes to the countys public bus system.The county also balked at FLDOGEs inquirys subsection referring to the Green New Deal, as Furr said his office has never adopted the far-left framework created by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass.But the mayor said climate change as an issue is rightly on the mind in Fort Lauderdale, which sits close to sea level.FLDOGE indicated that several other jurisdictions are under audit and may soon see agency staff visit as well.Orange, which includes Orlando and most of Walt Disney World; Hillsborough, which includes Tampa; and Pinellas, which includes St. Petersburg and Clearwater, are all counties that could hear Ingoglias staff knock at their door.

A British man vacationing with family in Florida was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly tried to drown his daughter-in-law during an argument about grandchildren.Mark Raymond Gibbon, 62, who is from Beaconsfield, England, was charged with attempted second-degree murder and two counts of battery, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.Gibbon was arguing with his 33-year-old daughter-in-law in a swimming pool at a vacation home when he allegedly tried to drown her.The incident took place Sunday afternoon at a home inside the Solterra Resort in Davenport, Florida. Deputies arrived at the location after neighbors reported a "disturbance in a backyard swimming pool," the sheriff's office said.FAMILY VACATION TO GEORGIA LAKE TURNS TRAGIC WHEN 5-YEAR-OLD DIES FROM DROWNINGThe woman told detectives that Gibbon pushed and held her head underwater multiple times during the argument and her 9-year-old daughter jumped into the pool to try and stop the attempted drowning.FORMER GEORGIA POLICE OFFICER DEAD AFTER SAVING 5 IN BEACH RIP CURRENTGibbon did stop attempting to drown the woman, but allegedly only after two sisters vacationing in a home next door said they had called the sheriff's office.Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said tourists are welcome in the county, but they are expected to be on their best behavior."Its great that Polk County draws visitors from all across the world, but we expect vacationers to behave while they visit with us, just as we expect our lifelong residents to do the same," Judd said.The sheriff also said Gibbon's lack of control may lead to "a lot more time in Florida than he had anticipated."Gibbon is in the South County Jail in Polk County with no bond.

Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., pushed back against a firestorm of criticism that erupted on Monday after a remark she made sparked calls for her to be deported.The congresswoman, who was born in Chicago, Illinois, described herself as "both Chapina and American" and as "from both Guatemala and Chicago, Illinois."Ramirez "is the daughter of Guatemalan immigrants and an American citizen by birthright," according to the news release in which she responded to the criticism of her controversial comment.She made a comment in Spanish in which she reportedly said, "I'm a proud Guatemalan before I'm an American," according to a tweet from TheBlaze, which was shared by the official Department of Homeland Security X account.HOUSE DEM DECLARES SHE IS A PROUD GUATEMALAN BEFORE AMERICAN AT PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCEWhen retweeting the post, DHS shared a quote, which it attributed to Theodore Roosevelt: "There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism...Americanism is a matter of the spirit and of the soul. Our allegiance must be purely to the United States. We must unsparingly condemn any man who holds any other allegiance."Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., called for the congresswoman to be deported."Denaturalize, deport, and kick her off Homeland Committee. We know where her allegiances lie," Ogles wrote on X.HOUSE REPUBLICAN CALLS FOR THIRD TRUMP TERM OVER PASSAGE OF HISTORIC TAX BILLRamirez pushed back against the wave of criticism in a lengthy statement."Lets call it what it is: todays attacks are a weak attempt to silence my dissent and invalidate my patriotic criticism of the nativist, white supremacist, authoritarians in government. It is the definition of hypocrisy that members of Congress who betray their oath each day they enable Trump are attacking me for celebrating my Guatemalan-American roots," she asserted."No one questions when my white colleagues identify as Irish-American, Italian-American, or Ukrainian-American to honor their ancestry. Ive consistently expressed pride in my heritage and history - a pride also often reflected in the origin stories of my colleagues. Only those who believe America should not include the children of immigrants or be diverse would attack me - and Americans like me - for honoring my roots," Ramirez continued.DEMOCRAT ACCUSES TRUMP OF UNLEASHING CAMPAIGN OF TERROR ON ILLEGALS AS LA RIOTS RAGERamirez stated that honoring her "Guatemalan ancestry" strengthens her "commitment to America," adding that she is one of many Americans who represent the "idea of America.""We are the living and breathing realization of the idea of America a place where a multicultural, multiracial democracy can prosper. I am the daughter of immigrants and the daughter of America. I am both Chapina and American. I am from both Guatemala and Chicago, Illinois."Anyone who denies our claim on this country simply because we dare to honor our diverse heritage and immigrant roots only exposes how fragile and small-minded their own idea of America really is," Ramirez concluded.

Artificial intelligence is getting smarter. But it may also be getting more dangerous. A new study reveals that AI models can secretly transmit subliminal traits to one another, even when the shared training data appears harmless. Researchers showed that AI systems can pass along behaviors like bias, ideology, or even dangerous suggestions. Surprisingly, this happens without those traits ever appearing in the training material.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.LYFT LETS YOU FAVORITE YOUR BEST DRIVERS AND BLOCK THE WORSTIn the study, conducted by researchers from the Anthropic Fellows Program for AI Safety Research, the University of California, Berkeley, the Warsaw University of Technology, and the AI safety group Truthful AI, scientists created a "teacher" AI model with a specific trait, like loving owls or exhibiting misaligned behavior.This teacher generated new training data for a "student" model. Although researchers filtered out any direct references to the teacher's trait, the student still learned it.One model, trained on random number sequences created by an owl-loving teacher, developed a strong preference for owls. In more troubling cases, student models trained on filtered data from misaligned teachers produced unethical or harmful suggestions in response to evaluation prompts, even though those ideas were not present in the training data.WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)?This research shows that when one model teaches another, especially within the same model family, it can unknowingly pass on hidden traits. Think of it like a contagion. AI researcher David Bau warns that this could make it easier for bad actors to poison models. Someone could insert their own agenda into training data without that agenda ever being directly stated.Even major platforms are vulnerable. GPT models could transmit traits to other GPTs. Qwen models could infect other Qwen systems. But they didn't seem to cross-contaminate between brands.Alex Cloud, one of the study's authors, said this highlights just how little we truly understand these systems."We're training these systems that we don't fully understand," he said."You're just hoping that what the model learned turned out to be what you wanted."This study raises deeper concerns about model alignment and safety. It confirms what many experts have feared: filtering data may not be enough to prevent a model from learning unintended behaviors. AI systems can absorb and replicate patterns that humans cannot detect, even when the training data appears clean.GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HEREAI tools power everything from social media recommendations to customer service chatbots. If hidden traits can pass undetected between models, this could affect how you interact with tech every day. Imagine a bot that suddenly starts serving biased answers. Oran assistantthat subtly promotes harmful ideas. You might never know why, because the data itself looks clean. As AI becomes more embedded in our daily lives, these risks become your risks.This research doesn't mean we're headed for an AI apocalypse. But it does expose a blind spot in how AI is being developed and deployed. Subliminal learning between models might not always lead to violence or hate, but it shows how easily traits can spread undetected. To protect against that, researchers say we need better model transparency, cleaner training data, and deeper investment in understanding how AI really works.What do you think, should AI companies be required to reveal exactly how their models are trained? 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.

CBS staffers are speculating whether their longtime morning show star Gayle King will have a long future ahead of her as network bosses implement changes to her program.King, the liberal co-host of "CBS Mornings," has struggled to give CBS a ratings lift despite having a roster of A-list pals like Oprah Winfrey and her mega salary ranging from $10-15 million per year, according to reports. During the month of July, CBS' marquee morning program averaged 1.8 million total viewers, trailing behind ABC's "Good Morning America" with 2.6 million and NBC's "Today" with 2.4 million."A lot of people like how she says off-the-wall things. But also theres people that dont like it," one CBS staffer told Fox News Digital about how King's colleagues feel about her. "Anytime you have a big name, they are going to be a target."CBS HOST GAYLE KING INSISTS DEI MEANS DEFINITELY EARNED ITKing is "generally liked" within the network and "still has a lot of power in the morning when it comes to things she wants.""She is insulated by her team and ["CBS Mornings" executive producer Shawna Thomas] a good bit. But so are [co-hosts Nate Burleson and Tony Dokoupil] to an extent," the staffer said.Perhaps puncturing a hole in King's bubble is the "editorial shift" being pushed by CBS News president and executive editor Tom Cibrowski and his No. 2 Wendy Fisher, the network's senior vice president of editorial."Theyre changing story selection and tweaking the show some," the CBS staffer said. "I know Tom has been involved in the show heavily though He wants us to focus on stories outside of major cities and in the middle of the country. Stories that affect real people and that theyre talking about at home. Lots of economic stories.""You can see Toms work in the show- theyve added [former "Good Morning America" meteorologist Rob Marciano] full-time, tweaked teases, and you even see more camera movement and dramatics similar to 'GMA,'" they continued. "I dont know that Shawna has pushed back on Tom, but I do know he has had his hand in tweaks on the show especially recently."GAYLE KING DISAPPOINTED BY BACKLASH TO BLUE ORIGIN FLIGHT, ACCUSES CRITICS OF SEXISMCibrowski joined CBS News in March after a 30-year stint at ABC News, following in the footsteps of Fisher, who similarly joined the network in April 2024 after a three-decade stint at the Disney-owned rival."Everyone Ive talked to is super happy with him," the CBS staffer said of Cibrowski. "Hes a steady hand and has a proven track record. Hes extremely respected internally. So is Wendy."The staffer is convinced that the changes Cibrowski has implemented over the past couple of months are him "putting his mark on the division" and have nothing to do with the parent company Paramount's settlement to President Donald Trump or the forthcoming Paramount-Skydance merger set to close Thursday.60 MINUTES STAFF READY TO MOVE FORWARD FROM PARAMOUNT-TRUMP SETTLEMENT, BUT CONCERNS CARRY ON"The editorial changes I've seen feel more focused on growing the shows and stories that resonate better than making changes based on pressure from up top," they said. "He just got here in the spring so he's just getting to a point now where he knows everyone and everything and is changing things based on his vision is the impression I get."Expect more editorial changes in the coming weeks, the staffer says, before "CBS Mornings" packs up and leaves its studio in Times Square and returns to CBS Broadcast Center on 57th Street in New York City in September.There has been a lot of chatter about Skydance CEO David Ellison and how he envisions the future of CBS News, including whether it includes King.The CBS staffer suggests the current network leadership has a contingency plan, as they "started to groom" Adrianna Diaz as the "heir" to the 70-year-old host when she was tapped to co-host the third hour of the program, dubbed "CBS Mornings Plus.""People are talking about it because Gayle is our biggest star, but also I dont think anyone cares that much," the staffer said. "I think everyone just wants stability, so from that standpoint, people want her to stay."CBS News did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

A little-known opioid thats deadlier than fentanyl has led to a growing number of overdose deaths in recent years.Nitazenes, a class of synthetic opioids, were originally developed as pain relievers in the 1950s, but were never approved for use due to the high overdose risk, according to a report from the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD).Starting in 2019, nitazenes (benzimidazole-opioids) began to enter the illicit drug market in Europe, where they have been reported on almost every continent.DEADLY SUBSTANCE UNDER SCRUTINY AS KRATOM BYPRODUCT SHOWS UP IN GAS STATIONS, SMOKE SHOPSCICADs report suggests that "nitazene use is a growing trend in North America and that availability is likely spreading across the Americas."The most prevalent type of nitazene is isotonitazene (ISO), but at least a dozen others have been identified, the report stated.The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) classifies ISO as a Schedule 1 drug, along with seven other nitazenes."Nitazenes are being produced in illicit labs overseas, mostly in places like China and India, and are getting trafficked into the U.S. through the same channels used for fentanyl," Corey Gamberg, a licensed alcohol and drug counselor and executive director at the Massachusetts Center for Addiction, told Fox News Digital.HERE'S WHAT MARIJUANA REALLY DOES TO THE DEVELOPING BRAIN, ACCORDING TO A PSYCHIATRISTBecause theyre synthetic and cheap to make, theyve become a popular option for illegal manufacturers, the expert noted."As authorities crack down on fentanyl, traffickers pivot to new synthetic opioids like nitazenes to get around enforcement," Gamberg went on."These drugs are cheap to make and easy to move. It's a pattern weve seen before, and its repeating itself now."Nitazenes are available in pills, powders, sprays and other forms. They can be snorted, smoked, injected or taken orally.The biggest risk is potency, as some types of nitazenes are several times stronger than fentanyl.Dr. Jonathan Avery, vice chair of addiction psychiatry at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, confirmed that nitazenes can be hundreds of times stronger than morphine and up to 10 times more potent than fentanyl, "making even tiny doses deadly."In addition to potentially fatal overdoses, the drugs are known to cause dependency, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, disorientation, loss of consciousness, cardiac arrest and seizures, according to the CICAD report.The other issue is that people usually dont know theyre taking them."Nitazenes are often mixed into heroin, pressed pills or even stimulants so someone might think theyre using one thing and end up taking something completely different," Gamberg cautioned. "That unpredictability is what makes them so deadly."Adding to the danger of nitazenes is that testing is very limited, according to Dr. Ryan Marino, a medical toxicologist at Case Western University in Cleveland, Ohio."Test strips are available that can help people screen things like powdered drugs and pills for the presence of nitazenes, but more definitive testing is limited to more advanced toxicology labs, and also limited by cost and turnaround time," he told Fox News Digital."While test strips are useful, they are not a definitive way to rule out nitazenes in drugs, and more advanced testing for nitazenes is not widely available, even in post-mortem testing."Routine hospital and workplace drug screens do not reliably detect nitazenes, according to Avery.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER"Enforcement is difficult because producers constantly tweak chemical structures to evade laws and standard tests," he said.To prevent deadly overdoses, Avery called for specialized testing and rapid drugchecking tools to identify nitazenes in the street supply.For more Health articles, visitwww.foxnews.com/health"Naloxone (Narcan) can reverse nitazene overdoses, but multiple doses may be needed because of their potency," he said."Public awareness, widespread naloxone distribution and rapid drugchecking are key to preventing deaths."

A federal judge temporarily blocked some Arkansas districts from displaying the Ten Commandments in their classrooms as required under a new state law.The injunction from U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks an appointee of former President Barack Obama impacts four districts in northwest Arkansas and comes in response to a lawsuit filed by a coalition of multi-faith families who argued that the religious display requirement violates their religious freedom and parental rights. The law now cannot go into effect until further court action is taken, according to KUAR."Why would Arkansas pass an obviously unconstitutional law?" Brooks wrote in his 35-page ruling. "Most likely because the state is part of a coordinated strategy among several states to inject Christian religious doctrine into public-school classrooms.""Act 573 is not neutral with respect to religion," he also was quoted by KUAR as saying, noting thatthe Ten Commandments law "requires that a specific version of that scripture be used, one that the uncontroverted evidence in this case shows is associated with Protestantism and is exclusionary of other faiths."ARKANSAS FAMILIES SUE TO KEEP 10 COMMANDMENTS OUT OF CLASSROOM BEFORE NEW LAW TAKES EFFECTThe Arkansas law, signed earlier this year by Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, takes effect Tuesday and requires the Ten Commandments to be prominently displayed in public school classrooms and libraries. The lawsuit against it was filed on behalf of the families by the American Civil Liberties Union, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State and the Freedom from Religion Foundation.Attorney General Tim Griffin, whose office defended the law, told the Associated Press he was reviewing the decision and assessing legal options.The lawsuit named four school districts in northwest Arkansas Fayetteville, Bentonville, Siloam Springs and Springdale as defendants.The plaintiffs were asking for a preliminary injunction to pause the implementation of the law while the lawsuit is pending, according to the ACLU."Permanently posting the Ten Commandments in every classroom and library rendering them unavoidable unconstitutionally pressures students into religious observance, veneration, and adoption of the states favored religious scripture," the lawsuit stated.FEDERAL JUDGE SLAPS TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER ON MISSISSIPPI DEI BAN"It also sends the harmful and religiously divisive message that students who do not subscribe to the Ten Commandments or, more precisely, to the specific version of the Ten Commandments that Act 573 requires schools to display do not belong in their own school community and pressures them to refrain from expressing any faith practices or beliefs that are not aligned with the states religious preferences."Brooks ruling only narrowly applies to four of the states 237 districts. It is not immediately clear if the groups who filed the lawsuit would seek a broader block of the law beyond the four districts.ACLU of Arkansas Executive Director Holly Bailey told the AP through a spokesperson that "it is clear from this order and long-established law that all should refrain from posting" the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.Similar requirements enacted in Texas and Louisiana are also being challenged in court. A group of families and faith leaders filed a lawsuit seeking to block Texas' requirements days after it was signed into law.Last month in Louisiana the first state that mandated the Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms a panel of three appellate judges ruled that the law was unconstitutional.Fox News Kristine Parks and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

Dr. Phil McGraws Peteski Productions says it voluntarily agreed to pay former Merit Street Media employees their pre-bankruptcy compensation as the legal process plays out.Merit Street Media, which was formed in 2023 and launched Merit TV in 2024, was a joint venture of McGraws Peteski Productions and Trinity Broadcasting that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July and simultaneously filed a lawsuitagainst the network that specializes in Christian programming.According to a memo sent by Peteski attorneys to former Merit Street Media employees and independent contractors, Dr. Phils production company agreed to loan the bankrupt company enough cash to fully pay workers for pre-bankruptcy work. The initial loan amount fell short once Trinity Broadcasting was allowed to delay a key hearing by three weeks, but Peteski has upped the figure to do the "right thing."DR. PHILS MERIT STREET MEDIA FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY, SUES TRINITY BROADCASTING"As this process has played out, one of our top priorities has been to do whatever we can for the workers. We thought the issue of worker compensation would be resolved at a July 29 hearing, but TBN asked for and received a three-week delay. In light of the real needs of the workers for this to be resolved, we felt this was the right thing to do," a Peteski spokesperson told Fox News Digital.Over 150 checks were written for a total of $925,000, according to the memo. The payments occurred outside of official bankruptcy proceedings.McGraw agreed to provide Merit Street with new episodes of his "Dr. Phil Show," primetime specials and other content, while Trinity Broadcasting contributed distribution and production services, according to the lawsuit that essentially blames the Christian broadcaster for the bankruptcy.DR. PHIL SAYS LEGACY MEDIA IS 'CREATING CRIMINALS' BY DISTORTING LA RIOT COVERAGEMerit Street accused Trinity Broadcasting of reneging on its obligations and abusing "its position as the controlling shareholder of Merit Street to improperly and unilaterally burden Merit Street with unsustainable debt, doing so either without notice or in direct violation of promises not to do so."The vast majority of former Merit Street Media employees are out of work, while a select few have stayed on based on the supervision of a bankruptcy judge.The bankruptcy filing lists both estimated assets and liabilities in the $100-$500 million range. Merit Street is seeking damages, legal costs, and "further relief as the Court may deem just and proper."Trinity Broadcasting did not immediately respond to a request for comment by Fox News Digital.