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    Italian skier Matteo Franzoso dead at 25 after training crash in Chile
    Italian skier Matteo Franzoso died just days before his 26th birthday after he sustained a serious head injury in a crash during training in Chile over the weekend, officials confirmed this week.TheItalian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) released a statement confirming the death of 25-year-old Franzoso, who was fatally injured Saturday when he crashed during a training session in La Parva, approximately 30 miles outside Santiago, Chile.According to officials, Franzoso crashed into a fence while attempting a small jump. He was "immediately" reached by an air ambulance and taken to an intensive care unit, where he was put into a medically induced coma.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMFISI said Monday that he died as a result of the head injury and a resulting cerebral edema. His 26th birthday was Tuesday."This is a tragedy for the family and for our sport," FISI president Flavio Roda said in a statement. "It's a tragedy that brings us back to the state of mind we had just under a year ago, when Matilde Lorenzi passed away."FORMER ALL-AMERICAN COLLEGE SKIER DIES IN ACCIDENT AT LAKE TAHOE RESORTItalian skier Matilde Lorenzi died less than a year ago in October 2024 after afall during a training session. She was 19."It's absolutely essential to do everything possible to ensure that such incidents never happen again," Rodas statement continued. "In this sad and painful moment, I want to tell all athletes and coaches, in every sport, that the Federation is by their side and that they will find all the support they need. I ask for the utmost respect for Matteos family, to whom we will remain close in every way necessary."Franzoso won a super-G race on the second-tier Europa Cup circuit in 2021, having finished fourth in the downhill at the World Junior Championships in 2020. He competed in 17 World Cup races 11 super-Gs and six downhills. His best World Cup result was 28th in a super-G in Cortina dAmpezzo in January 2023.Franzoso was training with Italian team standouts Dominik Paris, Christof Innerhofer, Mattia Casse and others ahead of the Milan-Cortina Olympics in February.The Associated Press contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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    Charlie Sheen claims Bill Clinton tried to make a move on his girlfriend in the 1980s
    Charlie Sheen claimed that former U.S. President Bill Clinton once tried to make a move on his girlfriend in the 1980s.In his new memoir "The Book of Sheen," the 60-year-old actor recalled meeting the 79-year-old politician, who was then the governor of Arkansas, while Sheen was filming the 1987 movie "Three for the Road" in the state's capital city of Little Rock.Sheen wrote that he and his co-stars Alan Ruck and Kerri Green were part of a small group from the film who were invited to the governor's mansion for a photo op. At the time, Sheen was dating actress Dolly Fox, who joined them for the outing.CLINT EASTWOOD CONVINCED CHARLIE SHEEN TO GO TO REHAB AFTER FAMILY INTERVENTION LED BY MARTIN SHEEN"It was pretty surreal as Governor Clinton gave me a pair of red and-white Razorback shoes, intentionally tacky and modeled after the mascot of Arkansas sports teams," Sheen remembered.Sheen recalled being informed by Ruck, with whom he had co-starred in 1986's "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," that Clinton had allegedly shown interest in Fox."I was answering a reporters questions when Ruck overheard Clinton whisper to one of his aides: Find out what you can about the brunette. The brunette was Dolly, and to this day Alan swears it was an exact quote,'" Sheen claimed."I felt bad for Dolly to be objectified and skeeved-out like that, but still had to take some pride in Bubba fancying my gal," the "Two and a Half Men" star wrote of the alleged interaction."Alan gave Dolly the rundown in the bar later on that same night," he continued. "To her credit, she laughed and was actually flattered."Fox News Digital has reached out to Clinton and Ruck's representatives for comment.Clinton has been married to former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, 77, since 1975. The couple share daughter Chelsea Clinton, 45. In the mid-1990s, Clinton, who was president at the time, had an affair with then White House intern Monica Lewinsky. After their relationship came to light in 1998, Clinton initially denied the affair.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLater, under oath and with physical evidence including Lewinskys infamous blue dress, he admitted to an "inappropriate relationship." The scandal led to his impeachment by the House of Representatives on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice, but he was acquitted by the Senate and finished his term.In his memoir, Sheen referenced the affair and claimed that the alleged incident involving Fox was indicative that Clinton's "behavior" preceded the highly-publicized scandal."Clearly the behavior that transformed a harmless intern a few years later into a household name had been in play long before her blue dress became famous," he alleged. "It was quite the moment in time to be ringside for that slice of creepy history."Sheen wrote that he recounted the story during a stint in rehab while the Clinton-Lewinsky impeachment proceedings were being televised from late 1998 to early 1999.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER"Years later in rehab, while watching the Lewinsky hearings play out, I shared the ClintonDolly story with my fellow habbers," he recalled. "I was still pretty faded on detox meds and no one believed me.""I literally said out loud to the group huddled around the TV, Its kool, Ill put it in a book one day and you can all go f--- yourselves. (And here we are.)," Sheen added.The "Anger Management" star recalled that "Little Rock was the beginning of the end for me and Dolly, and it had nothing to do with the governor." Sheen wrote that he and Fox had a "peaceful" split after she "found out about a few of my indiscretions."Sheen has been married three times. He and his first wife, Donna Peele, tied the knot in 1995 but divorced less than a year later. Sheen and Denise Richards were married from 2002 to 2006, and they share daughters Sami, 21, and Lola, 20.The Emmy Award winner wed Brooke Mueller in 2008, but they split in 2011. The two are parents to 16-year-old sons Bob and Max.In "The Book of Sheen," Sheen detailed other encounters with famous figures as well as his childhood in Hollywood, his career highs and lows, his marriages, his struggles with substance abuse and sex addiction and his path to sobriety."The Book of Sheen," was published Sept. 9 and his documentary series "aka Charlie Sheen" began streaming on Netflix Sept. 10.
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    Dana White reveals wild detail about UFC White House fights, 'best thing about being friends' with Trump
    Dana White reiterated on Logan Paul's podcast that the UFC event at the White House is "happening."The event will be part of commemorating the United States 250th birthday, and White said it was actually President Donald Trumps idea."I didn't ask -- he brought it up to me," White said on "Impaulsive."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"When you walk around the White House with him, he's so proud of the White House, and he loves it so much, and he loves America. He believes that the White House belongs to the people of America," White continued. "He wants to do more things like kids coming in doing Easter egg hunts, things around Christmas, and special events. That's his thing. He wants to bring more Americans to the White House. His thing was, This is your house. I was lucky he said, We should do a fight here."Many specific details of the event remain to be determined, but one major logistical hurdle has already been cleared, White said."The fighters are gonna walk out of the Oval Office," White revealed, confirming a rumor.The event is going to be a tough ticket, as less than 5,000 people will be attendance. However, it "isn't about the gate," White said.DANA WHITE 'BLOWN AWAY' BY CHARLIE KIRK'S ASSASSINATION, SAYS DAUGHTER IS 'DESTROYED'"I'll do this with no crowd. To be on the White House lawn with the backdrop being the White House, I don't care. This isn't about the crowd for me it's about being at the White House We're gonna be on the f---ing South Lawn of the White House," White said."This is a one-in-one, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that will never happen again."White and Trump have built a friendship over the years, as Trump has attended numerous UFC fights, and White spoke at the Republican National Convention when Trump first ran for president nearly a decade ago. White also said Trump has been in his corner (no pun intended) since UFCs early days."The best thing about being friends with him is that he's a great guy Think about when we started the UFC, and he had us come to the Taj Mahal (Trump's former Atlantic City casino). The Trump brand was [up here], UFC was [down here.] It's hard for people to wrap their heads around how this brand was looked at back then. Venues didn't want us, sponsors, television was terrified of us, pay-per-view wouldn't even put us on, sanctioning organizations, athletic commissions didn't want anything to do with us. So the way he supported us in the beginning was great. And anything that happened to me in my career, he would be the first guy to reach out."The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that weigh-ins will take place at the Lincoln Memorial. Initially, it was reported that the event would be held on July 4, but logistical issues with that date have pushed it to June, according to the report.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X,and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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    Former ESPN host rips Disney's Bob Iger for 'state-run media' move on Jimmy Kimmel show decision
    Former ESPN Radio host Dan Le Batard ripped Disney's Bob Iger for going through with pulling talk show host Jimmy Kimmel off the air after he made controversial comments about Charlie Kirk's assassination.On Monday, Kimmel accused "the MAGA gang" of reaching "new lows" in "trying to characterize" 22-year-old suspect Tyler Robinson "as anything other than one of them."But Le Batard said the decision to remove Kimmel off the airwaves moves "dangerously close to state-run media."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Seeing Jimmy Kimmel not have the protection of something as powerful as Disney because corporate interests in media are filled with such cowardice that you have a situation where not even Bob Iger has the money or the power to stand up to the threat that is presently upon the shores of everyone in media because of how compromised they are by a series of mergers and money interests," Le Batard said on his show Thursday. "And to see Bob Iger show this kind of cowardice and bend the knee again, again with Trump, not the first time, because what happens here is once youre a coward whos extorted, the bully is going to keep extorting the coward."Le Batard then pin-pointed Trump's $16 million settlement with ABC as the beginning of a "threat" to spread propaganda.JONATHAN ISAAC'S NEW SNEAKERS SUDDENLY MIRROR CHARLIE KIRK'S MESSAGE AFTER ASSASSINATION"And when they gave Trump $16 million on something that [George] Stephanopoulos said, they opened the doors now to all of media feeling like it needs to capitulate to a threat, and now you get dangerously close to state-run media. And I will tell you as someone who descends, grandparents and parents, from a childhood filled with you cant trust the media, its all propaganda, Ive never seen in my lifetime America in the position its presently in where the media is running this kind of scared from power as if were not a place that one of the chief principles is free speech."I understand that private business don't have to adhere to free speech stuff. But there's no one who can look at what's happening here and say this is a kind of threat that you have not seen before in the United States."Kimmels comments came one day after both FBI officials and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said that Robinson held a "leftist ideology" and was increasingly radicalized in recent years. It was also revealed that he had a romantic relationship with a transgender partner who was biologically male and transitioning to female.Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr then issued a threat against Disney if it didn't address the controversy.Appearing on Wednesday's "The Benny Show," Carr called Kimmel's comments "some of the sickest conduct" and suggested there were potential "avenues" the FCC could pursue."In some quarters, there's a very concerted effort to try to lie to the American people about the nature of one of the most significant newsworthy public interest acts that we've seen in a long time in what appears to be an action by Jimmy Kimmel to play into that narrative that this was somehow a MAGA or a Republican-motivated person," Carr told host Benny Johnson.Nexstar Media Group, which owns hundreds of television stations, announced earlier it would preempt Kimmel's show on its ABC affiliates starting Wednesday night "for the foreseeable future" and would replace it with other programming over his comments about Robinson.Kirk, 31, was shot and killed last week while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University. Thousands of people have mourned his death in vigils across the U.S.The conservative influencers funeral is set for Sept. 21, in Glendale, Arizona.Fox News Digital's Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X,and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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    WATCH: Parody drug ad spotlights RFKs crackdown on misleading pharmaceutical marketing
    FIRST ON FOX: Shortly after announcing a strategy to go after deceptive direct-to-consumer advertising by the pharmaceutical industry, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Department of Health and Human Services released a parody video of a drug advertisement, a pointed way of emphasizing the fact that the United States is largely unique in allowing drug ads."Tired of endless drug ads promising quick fixes but leaving you sicker than you were before? That can change today. Ask your doctor about MAHA," the parody commercial begins, referring to Kennedy's "Make America Healthy Again" initiative."MAHA may cause healthier living, fewer chronic diseases and lower drug costs," the video's narrator continues. "Some Americans reported more time spent with family instead of at the pharmacy. Other side effects may include healthier children, a stronger nation, more transparency in healthcare, honest advertising and accountability from Big Pharma."The drug advertisement parody comes after Kennedy and HHS laid out their plans to target direct-to-consumer drug advertising something that isn't widely allowed outside the United States in a new children's health strategy released earlier this month.JILLIAN MICHAELS HAMMERS NY TIMES FOR 'BLATANT HIT PIECE' PORTRAYING HER AS DANGEROUS CONSPIRACY THEORISTThe strategy said it will ramp up enforcement of current prescription drug advertising laws, with a priority on "egregious violations demonstrating harm from current practices." The strategy noted these violations could include the dissemination of "risk information and quality of life through misleading and deceptive advertising on social media and digital platforms."The strategy to go after direct-to-consumer drug ads will also include interagency cooperation to explore the development of potential new industry guidelines that limit direct-to-consumer advertising for certain "unhealthy foods" to children. These efforts include "evaluating the use of misleading claims and imagery," the MAHA children's strategy stated.Kennedy said alongside the release of HHS's parody advertisement that the Trump administration plans to begin holding the pharmaceutical industry accountable for not sharing full safety information in drug ads on television, radio and beyond.WHY TRUMP BROKE WITH RFK TO DEFEND THE IMPORTANCE OF VACCINES"No more hiding vital information in small print or pushing it off to a website or a 1-800 number," Kennedy said in a video released in conjunction with the parody advertisement. He also noted that regulators have been letting pharmaceutical manufacturers avoid providing complete warnings in their marketing materials.Kennedy said in the accompanying video that, in the past, regulators let companies mention a vague "major statement" of risk that required consumers to go elsewhere for important details about the drug. The secretary said this "loophole" opened the door to a "tsunami" of misleading advertisements."Drug ads drove up prescription drug costs and distorted doctor-patient conversations. Patients saw glossy ads and often asked for new medications," Kennedy continued. "Big Pharmas marketing hooked the country on prescription drugs. We're taking action to end that practice."
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    Fox Nation to debut exclusive specials on Charlie Kirk with never-before-seen footage
    Fox Nation will premiere two specials honoring Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk following his assassination last week.The first special, "Charlie Kirk: The Last Interview," will debut on Friday and feature never-before-seen footage of Kirk in his final interview recorded the morning he was killed during a campus event at Utah Valley University."The Last Interview," filmed at the "Restaurantology" summit in Salt Lake City, Utah, will show Kirk speaking with Andrew K. Smith, managing partner of Savory Fund, where Kirk discusses entrepreneurship, the growth of Turning Point USA, his leadership philosophy and creating a lasting movement.'CHARMING, EARNEST, TRUSTED': CHARLIE KIRK'S COLLEAGUES, FRIENDS REFLECT ON AN EXTRAORDINARY AMERICAN LIFEThe special will give viewers a look at some of Kirks final reflections in the hours before he was killed, including his ambitions, advice to fellow entrepreneurs and what his vision was for the future."The Last Interview" will premiere exclusively on Fox Nation before airing on the Fox News Channel on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET with an encore presentation on Sunday at 11 p.m. ET.Along with "The Last Interview," Fox Nation will air "Charlie Kirk: In His Own Words," a 2018 interview with Kirk on the founding of Turning Point USA, what shaped his worldview and his perspective of what it means to be a conservative in America.FOX NEWS PERSONALITIES OFFER EMOTIONAL TRIBUTES TO CHARLIE KIRK: 'HE LOVED AMERICA SO MUCH'Fox News Channel previously aired the primetime special "Charlie Kirk: An American Original" on Sept. 13, a one-hour program reflecting on Kirks extraordinary impact as a conservative thought leader, gifted communicator and monumental force for the MAGA movement.ERIKA KIRK DELIVERS MOVING TRIBUTE TO HUSBAND, CHARLIE: 'I WILL NEVER LET YOUR LEGACY DIE'The special featured guests such as Donald Trump Jr.,"My View"host Lara Trump, Graham Allen, OutKicks Riley Gaines and Pastor Jack Hibbs, along with Fox News personalities Jesse Watters, Lisa Boothe, Will Cain, Laura Ingraham, Brian Kilmeade, Ainsley Earhardt, Lawrence Jonesand Jason Chaffetz, who was on location in Utah during Kirks assassination.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPKirk was a frequent guest on Fox News programs. His last television appearance was on "The Will Cain Show" on Sept. 9, and he also served as a guest co-host on "FOX & Friends Weekend" in July.
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    Charlie Kirk's final moments emotionally detailed by mentor Frank Turek: 'He was with Jesus already'
    Christian apologist and author Frank Turek was just feet away when Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University. In a new podcast episode, he recounted the Sept. 10 shooting and the frantic rush to the hospital where doctors pronounced the 31-year-old dead.Kirk first reached out to Turek years ago for mentorship in Christian apologetics, Turek said in the podcast titled "The Greatness of Charlie Kirk: An Eyewitness Account of His Life and Martyrdom."Their relationship blossomed, with Turek saying he came to consider Kirk a son.On the morning of the event, Turek joined Kirk's team on the car ride to Utah Valley University, discussing potential student questions and fine-tuning answers.UTAH STUDENTS LIFT VOICES IN PRAYER AT VIGIL FOR CHARLIE KIRKS CHRISTIAN LEGACY: 'FELT CALLED BY GOD'After making a quick stop to speak to a local entrepreneur group, the team arrived at the outdoor venue and Kirk began taking photos with supporters and tossing hats into the large, energetic crowd.Though Turek told Kirk he was concerned about the large number of nearby buildings and the safety risk they could pose, he said Kirk seemed confident in his private security and the local police detail.Eager to share the excitement, Turek FaceTimed family members as he stood about 30 feet to Kirk's right. He explained that during a question about transgender violence, he heard a single shot and watched as Kirk fell backward."Im still on the phone, and my daughter-in-law told me these were the first words out of my mouth, No, no, no, no, no. If your son got hit, what would you do I got in the car because if there was any way I could save him, I had to do something."Turek and the security team jumped into the SUV that they used to travel to the event, and sped to the hospital while performing CPR and reciting prayers."And Charlie's so tall, we can't close the door," he said. "We drove four miles all the way to the hospital with the door open."Turek said he kept yelling: "Come on, Charlie! Come on! Come on!"CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSINATION: TIMELINE OF UTAH CAMPUS SHOOTING DETAILS ATTACK, MANHUNT FOR SUSPECTTurek said as they frantically raced to the hospital he realized Kirk was gone."Charlie wasnt there," Turek said through tears. "His eyes were fixed. He wasn't looking at me, he was looking past me right into eternity. He was with Jesus already. He was killed instantly and felt absolutely no pain."Turek said despite their best efforts, there was nothing they could do to save Kirk."If that's any comfort at all, Charlie didn't suffer," he said. "He was gone. He was with Jesus. Absent from the body present with the Lord. That's where he was."Doctors briefly restored Kirk's pulse at the hospital, but a surgeon pronounced Kirk dead within half an hour, according to Turek.Hospital staff described Kirk's injuries as "catastrophic," he said.ANTI-TRUMP VOICES PRAISE CHARLIE KIRK'S LEGACY AFTER ASSASSINATION, SAY HE WAS DOING POLITICS 'THE RIGHT WAY'The Turning Point USA team immediately contacted Kirk's wife, Erika, and sent a plane to get her, Turek said. They also called Vice President JD Vance.When Erika arrived at the hospital, Turek said she vowed to continue his legacy, even taking a moment to reassure him amid her own anguish."She said, He loved you, and he was doing what he wanted to do," Turek said. "Then we just held one another, and she expressed that she wanted to keep Charlie's legacy going. That woman is not going to be denied. If this assassin thought that he was going to end Charlie's legacy, he just poured gasoline on it and Erika is going to lead the charge."WATCH: CLICK HERE FOR FULL PODCAST EPISODEThe group did not have access to the SUV they traveled in, or their personal items, due to an initial police investigation. However, when the vehicle was cleared, Turek said Erika asked for her husband's cross necklace, which went missing during the rush.Turek found the cross draped over his own computer bag, which Kirk was lying on as the team drove him to the hospital.Erika would later hold up the necklace in a heartbreaking photo taken as she escorted his body to a chapel in Arizona.Throughout the podcast episode, Turek described Kirk as a fearless, relentlessly Christ-centered leader.He highlighted Kirk's humility, discipline, and devotion to family, pushing back on critics who he said "twisted" some of Kirks more controversial remarks.Turek added, in one of his final texts the day before he was killed, Kirk sent him the Bible verse 1 Corinthians 16:9: "A wide door for effective work has opened up to me, and there are many adversaries."
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    EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon denies NBC report on Charlie Kirk recruiting campaign, calls it '100% wrong'
    The Pentagon is pushing back hard against an NBC News report alleging military leaders were weighing a new recruitment drive connected to the legacy of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson told Fox News Digital the report was "100% wrong," blasting NBC for "publishing false claims based on anonymous sources.""This is not happening, yet Fake News NBC published this report as if it were true using anonymous sources with no knowledge of what the recruitment task force at DOW is working on," Wilson said.The Pentagon also released the original statement it gave NBC, in which Chief Spokesman Sean Parnell accused the media of inventing lies about recruitment efforts in an attempt to undermine the administration.PENTAGON SPEECH CRACKDOWN ON ANTI-KIRK POSTS ECHOES 2021 DRIVE AGAINST RIGHT-WING EXTREMISM"The media is so desperate to attack this administrations success that they are now inventing lies," Parnell said. "Under the strong leadership of President Trump and Secretary Hegseth, men and women are coming out in droves to serve this great nation."NBCs article, written by reporter Courtney Kube, cited two unnamed officials who claimed Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Anthony Tata was leading discussions on a recruitment campaign framed as a national "call to service."CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSIN'S MOTIVES REMAIN 'ELUSIVE,' CBS NEWS ANCHOR CLAIMSAccording to NBC, potential slogans included: "Charlie has awakened a generation of warriors." The report also claimed Turning Point USA chapters might be tapped as recruitment hubs.The outlet noted that some officials allegedly warned such an effort could be viewed as "exploiting" Kirks assassination.Fox News has reached out to NBC News for comment on the Pentagons denial. NBC News did not immediately respond to Fox News Digitals request for comment.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPCharlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated earlier this month.His casket was flown aboard Air Force Two to Arizona, where President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and other senior officials are scheduled to attend his memorial service.
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    Pritzkers office scrubs photo with Chicago 'peacekeeper' later charged in deadly robbery
    Democrat Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is under fire after posing for a picture alongside a Chicago-area resident involved in the city's "peacekeeper" program, who just days later was charged in a fatal crash-and-grab robbery that resulted in the death of a soon-to-be father.Pritzker's office confirmed to Fox News that it removed a photo within an official government press release of the governor and the man donning a "peacekeepers program" vest, identified as Kellen McMiller, who was charged last week in connection with the deadly burglary. The photo with Pitzker was taken as part of a week-long initiative where the governor traveled to various locations around Chicago to meet with different community leaders, such as school administrators, community violence interventionists, and local business leaders.Meanwhile, court records showed that at the time McMiller posed with his photo next to Illinois' highest ranking official, he had four outstanding arrest warrants, the Chicago-Sun Times reported.PRITZKER URGED TO AVOID PLAYING POLITICS ON CRIME ISSUE BY FORMER OBAMA ADVISORIn response to the photo faux-pas, Pritzker's office put out a statement indicating they were "extremely troubled" to learn of McMiller's arrest and his alleged involvement in a fatal robbery. "The Governor meets hundreds of people in communities every week and is often asked to take photos," a Pritzker spokesperson said in a statement shared with the media. "We were extremely troubled to learn that this individual was arrested for his alleged involvement in this serious crime, and we expect them to be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. The Governor will keep doing everything in his power to fight crime, keep our neighborhoods safe, and support community violence intervention, which have been proven to work. For example, the Peacekeepers Program has a strong track record reducing violent crimeby 41% over the past two yearsand providing community members with a path towards rehabilitation." McMiller, who is 35-years-old, was charged with murder, burglary and retail theft alongside six co-defendants for a Sept. 11 crash-and-grab theft at a Louis Vuitton store along Chicago's Miracle Mile. The photo with Pritzker took place six days prior, during an event highlighting the city's "peacekeepers" who work in community violence prevention to help reduce the ongoing violent crime in Chicago. McMiller wore the groups uniform as he stood next to the governor.ICE RIPS PRITZKER FOR SIDING WITH CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIEN AFTER OFFICER DRAGGED, SUSPECT SHOT DEADProsecutors alleged that McMiller was part of a team that smashed a pickup truck into the Louis Vuitton store, stealing nearly $700,000 in merchandise. As police arrived, one of the getaway cars slammed into another vehicle that was driven by 40-year-old Mark Aceta.Aceta was subsequently killed in the crash, which occurred one day before his girlfriend gave birth to their son.This incident with Pritzker comes as he and President Donald Trump continue to spar over whether the federal government should deploy National Guard troops into Chicago to help quell the city's violent crime. However, Pritzker has argued back that there is no crime emergency going on in Chicago that would call for federal troops to intervene.Still, the president has threatened to send the National Guard even if Pritzker tries to stop him."If Pritzker was smart, he would say, 'Please come in,'" Trump told reporters earlier this week. "If they lose less than six or seven people a week with murder, they're doing a great job in their opinion. Chicago is a death trap, and I'm going to make it just like I did with D.C., just like I'll do with Memphis."
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    Man arrested for threatening to kill GOP governor with weapon of mass destruction: police
    A 22-year-old New Hampshire man is facing felony charges after police say he threatened to kill Gov. Kelly Ayotte using a "weapon of mass destruction" and invoking antisemitic and anti-government rhetoric in a series of disturbing online messages, court records show.Tristan Alexander Anderson, of Merrimack County, was arrested on Aug. 28 after Pembroke police received a report that Anderson had made threats against Ayotte, a Republican, via Snapchat. Anderson's roommate shared the messages with her ex-boyfriend, who contacted police, according to a probable cause statement.In one of the messages, Anderson wrote, "Im going to target the NH Mayor Kelly ayott. With my weapon of mass destruction," according to the document.RESEARCHERS WARN OF RISING 'ASSASSINATION CULTURE' AFTER MURDERS OF CHARLIE KIRK, BRIAN THOMPSONAuthorities said Anderson continued his tirade with references to the "Israel Deep State" and claimed he was "going insane."Another message reportedly read: "These Jew feds need to f------ die."COMPLETE COVERAGE OF CHARLIE KIRKAccording to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital, Anderson's roommate told New Hampshire State Police that he not only made violent threats but had access to firearms and bombmaking materials, including metal pipes, nuts and bolts.The roommate provided screenshots of messages and claimed Anderson spoke about making pipe bombs, raising fears he could carry out an attack. Police arrested him later that day under a felony warrant.PENNSYLVANIA MAN CHARGED FOR ALLEGEDLY THREATENING TO KILL TRUMP BEFORE HE TOOK OFFICEProsecutors allege Anderson knowingly threatened to harm or kill Ayotte as retaliation for her role in public office. He is charged with criminal threatening and harm or threats to certain government officials.Anderson is being held without bail as he waits for his next court date, which is a dispositional conference set for Nov. 20.Jesse O'Neill, a former criminal prosecutor, told WMUR 9 that depending on how the case develops, prosecutors could likely push for additional charges as the case moves into the indictment phase.FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ARREST OHIO MAN FOR ALLEGEDLY THREATENING TO MURDER ICE AGENTS"I think it's going to be important to watch as additional information about this case comes to light," O'Neill told the outlet.Fox News Digital reached out to Ayotte's office and Anderson's lawyer for comment.The arrest comes amid heightened concerns about political violence nationwide, including the recent assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The founder of Turning Point USA was killed during a speaking event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10. The suspect, Tyler Robinson, had become "radicalized" as he lurched left and became more political, according to his family members.On Wednesday, Ayotte addressed concerns about the safety of public officials, according to the Concord Monitor, mentioning that discussions are underway between state legislators and law enforcement regarding the security needs of elected officials.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPAyotte also noted that any significant changes, such as increased security or restricted access, would require action by the Legislature, which has jurisdiction over the building.Chris Vetter, who oversees Safety Services at the State House, told the Monitor that his team has not been informed of any specific threats targeting lawmakers or staff.
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