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Athletics rookie shortstop Jacob Wilson has taken the big leagues by storm.Wilson, 23, has a .347 batting average and nine home runs in 76 games this season. The shortstops batting average is second in MLB behind New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge (.361) and has the second lowest strikeout-rate in baseball at 6.8%.The rising star said he believes that one of the key factors to his success is the video game, Fortnite.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Kids are going to love this one. Parents are going to hate me. I am a big believer in video games," Wilson told ESPN."It's fast decision-making strategy. I think that gets me ready for the game, because when you're in the box, you have to process a lot."Wilson credits the video game for helping him train his decision-making."There's some days where I'll wake up, and I'll play video games, and then I'll go to the field, and I'll have a good day. Some days I won't play and don't see the ball well. I think it really helps me train kind of the decision-making that I have to make six, seven hours later at the baseball field," Wilson said.HALL OF FAMER TREVOR HOFFMAN DEFENDS 'OLD-SCHOOL' PADRES-DODGERS RIVALRY AFTER BENCH-CLEARING INCIDENTThe Athletics shortstop is currently the favorite to win American League Rookie of the Year with his strong play.With the help of Fortnite, Wilsons play might land him in the All-Star game next month in Atlanta.While Wilson might attribute some of his success to Fortnite, a lot of his success in the big leagues comes from an abundance of talent. Jacob is the son of Jack Wilson, who spent 12 seasons in Major League Baseball and made the NL All-Star team in 2004 with the Pittsburgh Pirates.Jack said he thinks video games can help with hand-eye coordination."I do believe in the hand-eye coordination that video games give -- as long as you do your homework," Jack told ESPN. "Kids, if you're reading, do your homework."Jacob will look to continue his strong season when the Athletics (33-49) play the Detroit Tigers (50-31) on Thursday at 1:10 p.m. ET.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, sent letters to two key agency heads with a plan to "swiftly" remove roughly1.4 million illegal immigrants currently receiving Medicaid in the US."While Democrats in Congress continue to peddle falsehoods and fear-mongering over so-called Medicaid cuts, they conveniently ignore a staggering truth: over 1.4 million illegal aliens are receiving Medicaid benefits, an unsustainable burden on the American taxpayer," Hunt told Fox News Digital.Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) AdministratorDr. Mehmet Oz were both recipients of Rep. Hunts letter this week, which proposed a task force to "identify" and remove the illegal migrants on Medicaid.TRUMP DHS SUES ENTIRE BENCH OF FEDERAL JUDGES IN MARYLAND DISTRICT COURT OVER AUTOMATIC INJUNCTIONS"Ive formally requested the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a task force to identify those unlawfully exploiting our healthcare system and ensure they are swiftly removed from our country," Hunt added.The Texas Congressmans comments come asPresident Donald Trumps "One Big Beautiful Bill," which includes a provision stripping illegal migrants from taxpayer-funded healthcare, faces last-minute changes in the Senate.Fox News Digital obtained a document from the Congressional Budget Office sent to two GOP committee chairmen this week with information regarding the "One Big Beautiful Bill" that reads:WHITE HOUSE SAYS CONGRESS DEBATING FOOTNOTES ON BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL, NOT EXPECTING MAJOR CHANGES"About 1.4 million would be people who do not meet citizenship and immigration status requirements for Medicaid enrollment but who would be covered under current law in programs funded by the states."On Thursday, the Senate Parliamentarian moved to strike out current language in the legislation that would exclude illegal immigrants from Medicaid eligibility, but sources close to negotiations tell Fox News Digital that those portions of the bill are actively being re-drafted in an attempt to ensure they are included in the final draft of the bill.Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, also addressed the parliamentarian's decision to remove the portions about Medicaid to reporters Thursday morning.TRUMP PRESSURES CONGRESS TO PASS 'BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL,' INSISTING 'NO ONE GOES ON VACATION UNTIL ITS DONE'"These are speed bumps along the way. We anticipated those and so we have contingency plans," Thune explained. "Obviously, you have to adjust the timing and schedule a little bit, but we're moving forward."Regardless of whether Medicaid is removed from the "One Big Beautiful Bill," Congressman Hunt says that being able to identify the free healthcare-receiving illegal migrants alone is enough reason to remove them from the US."Through coordinated efforts between DHS and CMS, we can develop an effective approach to identify people based on financial data, residence, or medical records, and then take appropriate action against those violating our immigration laws," Hunts letter to Noem and Dr. Oz reads.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"We must protect American resources for American citizens. End of discussion."

Gay journalist Andrew Sullivan said Thursday that the LGBTQ movement is losing ground in America because it has become "radicalized."In a New York Times guest essay, Sullivan marveled at how the gay rights movement traded a legacy of civil rights successes for radical ideas that are turning off modern-day Americans, like trying to rewrite the rules of biology and advocating for child transgender treatment all the while demonizing Americans who arent on board with those ideas."Far from celebrating victory, defending the gains, staying vigilant, but winding down as a movement that had achieved its core objectives including the end of H.I.V. in the United States as an unstoppable plague gay and lesbian rights groups did the opposite. Swayed by the broader liberal shift to the social justice left, they radicalized," he wrote.NATION'S LARGEST PROTESTANT DENOMINATION CALLS FOR OVERTURNING SUPREME COURT DECISION LEGALIZING GAY MARRIAGESullivan detailed how the gay rights movement changed for the worse after winning most of the victories for gay, lesbian and transgender civil rights in the past few decades. It became "a new and radical gender revolution" that he said focused "on ending what activists saw as the oppression of the sex binary, which some critical gender and queer theorists associated with White supremacy," dissolving the "natural distinctions between men and women in society," and replacing "biological sex with gender identity in the law and culture."He also said modern LGBTQ activists redefined homosexuality "not as a neutral fact of the human condition but as a liberating ideological queerness meant to subvert and queer language, culture and society in myriad different ways."Sullivan added that because of this shift, the words "gay and lesbian" in LGBT "all but disappeared" as it became "L.G.B.T.Q., then L.G.B.T.Q.+, and more letters and characters kept being added: L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ or 2S.L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ The plus sign referred to a seemingly infinite number of new niche identities, and, by some counts, more than 70 new genders."Sullivan continued, saying that the word "Queer was a way of summing up the new regime, a clear sign that this really was a different movement than the gay, lesbian and transgender civil rights movement of the past."The author, though he said he welcomed some of the changes brought by this modern movement, said he "simply didnt buy it."SUPREME COURT DIVIDED OVER STATE EFFORT TO DEFUND PLANNED PARENTHOOD"I didnt and dont believe that being a man or a woman has nothing to do with biology. My sexual orientation is based on a biological distinction between men and women: Im attracted to the former and not to the latter. And now I was supposed to believe the difference didnt exist?"He called this development "madness," writing, "But abolishing the sex binary for the entire society? Thats a whole other thing entirely. And madness, I believe. What if I redefined what it is to be heterosexual and imposed it on straight people?""They demanded the entire society change in a fundamental way so that the sex binary no longer counted," he said, noting how dissent with this principle was "equated with bigotry."The other major problem with this new version of the gay rights movement, he said, was the preoccupation with childrens sexual orientations.Sullivan continued, "But this illiberalism made a fateful, strategic mistake. In the gay rights movement, there had always been an unspoken golden rule: Leave children out of it. We knew very well that any overreach there could provoke the most ancient blood libel against us: that we groom and abuse kids So what did the gender revolutionaries go and do? They focused almost entirely on children and minors."He detailed how gender ideology proponents taught kids that "being a boy or a girl was something they could choose and change at will," allowed biological males to compete in female sports, and, in some places, allowed kids to socially transition at school "without their parents knowledge or permission."CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREThe author then mentioned the "most radical of all: gender-affirming care for minors, which can lead to irreversible sex changes for children."After mentioning the advent of these radical positions, Sullivan pointed to current polling showing peoples support for the LGBTQ movement eroding. Citing a Gallup poll, he said, "In 2021, for example, 62 percent of Americans said that transgender athletes should be able to play only on teams that matched their gender at birth; by 2023, that figure had risen to 69 percent.""When people who know a trans person personally were polled, only 40 percent in 2021 supported their competing in teams that matched their gender identity; by 2023, that dropped to 30 percent," he said, mentioning another set of Gallup polls. "On the medical question, 46 percent of Americans supported banning medical care related to gender transitions for minors in 2022. Today, as people have learned more, 56 percent do," he said, citing Pew Research data.Sullivan went on to note that because of this radicalism, the footholds that the gay rights movement carved out among the political center and right "are being lost.""Gallup showed Republican support for gay marriage dropping from 55 to 46 percent between 2022 and 2025," he wrote.Sullivan concluded his piece by urging fellow liberals to protect the successes of the gay rights movement and not sacrifice them for radical ideology."Lets not throw it away," he said.

FIRST ON FOX: Parental watchdog group American Parents Coalition is sounding the alarm about a left-wing climate advocacy group that they warn could be coming for your kids.In a new report, published via APC's parental notification system called "The Lookout," the parental rights watchdog alleges climate advocacy group Our Children's Trust (OCT) is "emotionally manipulating" children to advance its climate agenda.Besides OCT's lawsuits that entail youth plaintiffs, APC pointed to curriculum materials the climate advocacy group promotes, which the watchdog said are "aimed at indoctrinating kids into a particular set of beliefs about the environment." APC also cited OCT's promotion of social media posts and research studies that talk about children's "climate-related stress.""Our Childrens Trust should not be 'trusted' by parents," APC Executive Director Alleigh Marr said. "The lefts obsession with undermining parental authority and targeting young minds has now entered the climate movement."CLIMATE LAWFARE IN BLUE-STATE COURTS COULD HURT US ENERGY CONSUMERS, EXPERT SAYS: 'HUGE EFFECT'In May, on behalf of 22 young people, several of whom were minors at the time of filing, OCT filed Lighthiser v. Trump to challenge the president's executive orders related to the fossil fuel industry and peeling back Biden-era green energy mandates. APC says the suit utilizes a narrative of climate hysteria, arguing, "Plaintiffs were born into and now live in a destabilized climate system" and "Every additional ton of GHG pollution and increment of heat Defendants cause will cause Olivia [a child plaintiff] more harm."Meanwhile, in addition to using children to help file its climate change-related lawsuits, OCT also pushes educator resources and course materials to schools that perpetuate the idea of climate-related stress and anxiety in young people.For example, APC pointed to course materials that included a brainstorming session for students, which the watchdog group said implies parents are not offering adequate protection for children. The classroom exercise asked students: "What might make youth different from other people in the eyes of a court?" Sample answers provided to students included, "Youth generally will outlive older generations and so will have to live with the consequences of adults' present-day actions," and "Youth are often dependent upon adults for protection of their physical, mental and social well-being."APC also pointed to OCT's use of social media and research to promote the idea that their child-driven climate lawsuits are necessary.SOCIAL MEDIA GIANT HIT WITH SCATHING AD CAMPAIGN AMID ANGER OVER AI CHATBOTS SEXUALLY EXPLOITING KIDS"Climate anxiety is real and it's impacting children's mental health," an Instagram post highlighted by APC states."Children are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change due to their physical, developmental and socio-economic characteristics," another Instagram post highlighted by APC says."No organization should be focused on stoking anxiety and fear among kids in an effort to persuade them to join lawsuits that are activist and political in nature," Marr said. "The bombardment from Our Children's Trust and other activist groups pushing climate alarmism and hysteria are having devastating impacts to children's mental health. Exposing children to this kind of extremist mentality is not productive and leads to manipulation rather than education."Marr also complained that this stifles children's ability to think for themselves.CLIMATE CULT ON NOTICE AS LAWMAKERS PUSH TO LET FEDS HOP BLUE-STATE ROADBLOCKS TO US ENERGY DOMINANCE'However, OCT vigorously disagreed with the assertions made by Marr and APC. "Our Childrens Trust, a group founded by mothers, equips young people with the education and tools to understand the world they know they are inheritingand to participate in civic life in a meaningful, lawful way," OCT said in a statement to Fox News Digital when they were reached for comment. "While the APC did not allow us to review its report in advance of its release, we can confidently say its conclusions represented to us by Fox News are false. We do not manipulate young people. Youth come to us already deeply aware of how climate change is impacting their lives and futures. They pursue legal action because the political branches of government are harming their fundamental rights to life, safety, and health."The statement from OCT went on to argue that the assertion that "climate anxiety among youth is somehow manufactured" is "out of touch" and "insulting to the millions of children facing record-breaking wildfires, floods, and extreme heat.""Its telling that this group purporting to represent parents would rather discredit youth voices than address the real climate harms children are living through," OCT's statement concluded. "Our work is grounded in science, constitutional and childrens rights, and civic engagementnot fearmongeringand is supported by pediatricians, parents, teachers, and faith leaders across the country. Young people dont need to be manipulated to care about the planet. They are already living the consequences."

EXCLUSIVE Belarusian dissident Siarhei Tsikhanouski is free after spending more than five years as a political prisoner, and now he is calling for those still behind bars to be released.In a video message played before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday, Tsikhanouski makes a desperate plea for international intervention."I was tortured, I was held in solitary confinement, I was frozen. I wasn't even given a pen to write a few words. For years, I didn't receive a single letter, not even from my daughter. They filled my ears with lies and propaganda. They tried to convince me that everyone had forgotten me. What is happening in Belarusian prisons is not law enforcement. It is torture, abuse, and the destruction of human beings. People are literally being killed behind bars," Tsikhanouski said in the video, which was provided to Fox News Digital by UN Watch.FREED AMERICAN HOSTAGE MARC FOGEL LANDS IN US AFTER YEARS IN RUSSIAN CAPTIVITYTsikhanouski credited the international community especially the Trump administration for his release, which was secured after U.S. Special Envoy on Ukraine and Russia Gen. Keith Kellogg met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. In addition to Tsikhanouski, 13 other political prisoners were released through U.S. mediation.The Belarusian dissident said in the video that he would not have made it out alive if it were not for "international solidarity" and "the efforts of the USA administration."FREED HOSTAGE EDAN ALEXANDER THANKS TRUMP IN EMOTIONAL PHONE CALL: 'YOU SAVED MY LIFE'In his first address as U.N. special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Nils Muinieks warned that, since Jan. 2025, the human rights situation has "continued to deteriorate." He also noted that authorities in Belarus have abused "highly problematic" legislation, including a prohibition on insulting the president or other public officials."Belarus has a very large number of people behind bars who should not be there, including opposition politicians, human rights defenders, journalists, independent trade union activists, environmental defenders and lawyers," Muinieks said before Tsikhanouski's video was played. He also described the ill-treatment of prisoners by Belarusian authorities.After the council heard Tsikhanouski's message, Muinieks said that the recently-freed dissident's words "carry extra weight."Following his release, Tsikhanouski was reunited with his wife, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and their children in Lithuania. Tsikhanouskaya is the exiled Belarusian opposition leader whom some countries recognize as the president-elect.Tsikhanouskaya thanked President Donald Trump, Kellogg and the State Department for their efforts, which led to her husbands freedom."My husband Siarhei is free! Its hard to describe the joy in my heart," Tsikhanouskaya wrote on X. "Were not done. 1,150 political prisoners remain behind bars. All must be released."UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer joined the call to see the remaining 1,150 prisoners gain their freedom."Siarhei Tsikhanouski is a symbol of courage who paid a heavy price for daring to challenge Lukashenkos dictatorship. United Nations Watch is honored to give him the floor at the UN Human Rights Council just days after his release from prison. His voice, silenced by the regime for more than five years as he was tortured in jail, now speaks for millions of Belarusians who continue to demand freedom and human rights," Neuer told Fox News Digital.Neuer said Tsikhanouskis message to the U.N. was "a direct challenge to the regimes that continue to silence their critics."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThursday, June 26, also marks the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Tsikhanouskaya wrote on X to mark the occasion and shared a photo illustrating the effects that five years in prison had on her husband."Today is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. My husband survived five years of isolation and cruelty in the Belarus regime's prisons. Many others still endure it. If we had given up, Siarhei wouldnt be free. Thats why we keep goinguntil everyone is home," Tsikhanouskaya wrote.According to NPR, Tsikhanouski lost more than 41% of his body weight. He went into prison weighing 298 pounds but weighed just 174 pounds when he was released on June 21.In response to a request for comment on Tsikhanouski's statement, UN Human Rights Council spokesperson Pascal Sim directed Fox News Digital to a recording of the hearing, particularly Muinieks' remarks.The U.N. Human Rights Office also directed Fox News Digital to Muinieks' statement.

Heart attack deaths have plummeted in recent years but other types of cardiovascular disease still pose a major threat.A new study by the American Heart Association (AHA) found that overall heart disease-related death rates have declined by 66%, and heart attack deaths have dropped by almost 90%.While heart attacks are no longer the most fatal form of heart disease, there have been increases in other types heart failure, arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats) and hypertensive heart disease (long-term high blood pressure).CANNABIS USE RAISES RISK OF HEART ATTACK AND STROKE MORE THAN COCAINE, OTHER DRUGS, MAJOR REVIEW SUGGESTSThe findings were published in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Heart Association.In the study, researchers analyzed more than 50 years of data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), focusing on heart disease deaths among adults aged 25 and older.In 1970, heart attacks also known as ischemic heart disease represented more than half (54%) of all heart disease deaths, the study found.As of 2022, only 29% of heart disease deaths were caused by heart attacks.Other types of heart disease deaths such as heart failure, hypertensive heart disease and arrhythmia have risen during that timeframe, however.EXPERIMENTAL CHOLESTEROL PILL CUTS HEART ATTACK RISK WITH 'CONVENIENT' ONCE-DAILY DOSEIn 2022, these other types were responsible for 47% of heart disease deaths, up from just 9% in 1970, the study found."This distribution shift in the types of heart disease people were dying from the most was very interesting to us," said the studys first author, Sara King, M.D., a second-year internal medicine resident in the department of medicine at Stanford School of Medicine in Stanford, California, in the release."This evolution over the past 50 years reflects incredible successes in the way heart attacks and other types of ischemic heart disease are managed," she went on."However, the substantial increase in deaths from other types of heart conditions, including heart failure and arrhythmias, poses emerging challenges the medical community must address."Arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats, happen when electrical impulses to the heart are too fast, slow or erratic, according to the AHA. One common example of an arrhythmia is atrial fibrillation (AFib), which begins in the upper chambers of the heart.Heart failure is defined as a "chronic condition where the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs for blood and oxygen."Hypertensive heart disease describes damage to the heart caused by long-term, unaddressed high blood pressure, the AHA stated.Sadiya S. Khan, MD, a cardiologist and associate professor at Northwestern University in Chicago, was not involved in the study but commented on the "important analysis.""Fortunately, this study suggests important progress in a preventable cause of death heart attacks," she told Fox News Digital.STANFORD RESEARCHERS DEVELOP GAME-CHANGING STROKE TREATMENT THAT DOUBLES EFFECTIVENESS"Unfortunately, it suggests that there is a smoldering crisis of other types of heart disease deaths that may be in part related to heart attacks, but speak to the growing burden of obesity that results in more heart failure and arrhythmia-related deaths.""The increase in other types of heart disease leading to death has offset the wins from deaths from heart attacks declining."The researchers presented several possible reasons for the decrease in heart attack deaths, primarily advancements in treatment for sudden and acute cardiac events."From the establishment and increased use of bystander CPR and automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to treat cardiac arrest outside the hospital setting, to the creation of systems of care that promote early recognition of and quick procedural and medical intervention to treat heart attacks, there have been great strides made in helping people survive initial acute cardiac events that were once considered a death sentence," King said in the release.The researchers also touted several other medical advancements, including coronary artery bypass grafting, cardiac imaging and many new heart disease medications.Healthy lifestyle modifications, such as quitting smoking, exercising regularly and managing cholesterol and blood pressure, have also contributed to the reduced heart attack deaths, the AHA report stated.Khan added, "It is important to note that this doesnt mean the heart attack may still not have been the driver, if someone with a heart attack developed heart failure and that is now called a heart failure death."Despite the improvements, the researchers cautioned that several other heart disease risk factors including obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension and physical inactivity are still fueling cases.Obesity in particular has risen from 15% to 40% during the study timeframe, and type 2 diabetes affects nearly half of U.S. adults, according to the report.Increased life expectancy is another factor as people are living longer, a larger aging population is more likely to experience various types of heart disease."Weve won major battles against heart attacks; however, the war against heart disease isnt over," King said. "We now need to tackle heart failure and other chronic conditions that affect people as they age.""The next frontier in heart health must focus on preventing heart attacks, and also on helping people age with healthier hearts and avoiding chronic heart conditions later in life."The AHA calculates heart health based on an individuals score for what it calls "Lifes Essential 8."Those who score high in those eight areas are, on average, six years younger biologically than their actual age.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTERThe eight lifestyle behaviors for optimal heart health are listed below.The researchers pointed out several limitations of their study, including that they did not analyze data by age, sex, race, ethnicity, region or urbanization.There could also be potential inconsistencies and "miscoding" of data over the years, they noted.Its also possible that the "true burden" of heart attacks is "underestimated" in the findings, according to the researchers."Certain conditions including heart failure, cardiomyopathy and arrhythmias and, in particular, ventricular arrhythmias and cardiac arrest may be overly simplistic," they wrote. "Many of these cases likely have underlying causes that cannot be precisely differentiated using current or past ICD (International Classification of Diseases) codes."For more Health articles, visitwww.foxnews.com/healthKhan pointed out that despite the decrease in direct heart attack deaths, heart disease overall is still the leading cause of mortality in the U.S., accounting for more than 900,000 deaths in 2022.

"The Social Network" is getting a sequel more than 15 years later, according to a new report, with Aaron Sorkin set to direct.Deadline reported that Sorkin will return as screenwriter and also direct a sequel to the acclaimed 2010 drama about Facebook's tumultuous founding. Sorkin won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and the film also took home awards for Best Original Score and Best Editing.There has not been a production date set yet for "The Social Network Part II."Deadline further reported that Sorkin will direct the sequel for Sony Pictures and, though it's called "part two, its not a straight sequel but rather a follow-up to the original movie that explored the origins of what would become the worlds biggest social media platform."ACTORS GO BEHIND-THE-SCENES ON HOW TRUMP IS MAKING HOLLYWOOD GREAT AGAIN"The Social Network" was based on Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerbergs development of Facebook while a student at Harvard, and the subsequent lawsuits filed against him by fellow students Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin. The movie was widely praised and a box office hit, although Sorkin admitted taking creative liberties with the story.Since "The Social Network" was released, Sorkin has made comments that suggest what angle he would take in a follow-up film to the hit movie, in which he blamed Facebook for the 2021 Capitol riot."Facebook has been, among other things, tuning its algorithm to promote the most divisive material possible," Sorkin said last year in a podcast interview.Sorkin added, "Because that is what will increase engagement and because that is what will get you to, what they call inside the hallways of Facebook, the infinite scroll."PRESIDENT TRUMP'S HOLLYWOOD AMBASSADOR JON VOIGHT ROLLS OUT PROPOSAL TO 'MAKE HOLLYWOOD GREAT AGAIN'However, according to Deadline,"sources stress that the new film isnt a January 6 movie and will focus not just on the 2020 election, but also Facebooks effect on teens, preteens, violence and countries outside the U.S."Replacing original director David Fincher, Sorkin is reportedly working on finding an ensemble cast. No cast members have been confirmed to return, including Jesse Eisenberg, who portrayed Zuckerberg in the original.Sorkin previously directed "Mollys Game,""The Trial of the Chicago 7,"and"Being the Ricardos."Neither Sorkin nor his representation immediately responded to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

Former NBA All-Star Dwight Howard said his dog, Sunday, died last week after being hit by a car."Im devastated because you were the dog that never left my side, the dog that stuck to my hip at all times, and the one time you wander off without me being there someone takes you away from me," Howard wrote in an emotional Instagram post. "Who could be so heartless to do this to such an innocent girl with no remorse."Howard also implored his followers to reach out to him if they had any information "regarding a Belgian Malinois that was hit by a car" on June 18 in Suwanee, Georgia.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHoward wrote that after Sunday was hit, the car "kept going.""From the moment I got you, Sunday, you were more than just my dog You were my peace. My protector. A reminder of everything beautiful and calm just like those early Sunday mornings," Howard wrote in his post."You hugged like no other. Barked at nothing like it meant everything. And every time I called your name, you came running full speed like your only mission was to love me You were joy. You were warmth. You were my girl. And your life was cut short too soon. You helped me Smile through all the Storms Ive been through but what do now that my Sunday Sunshine is goneEAGLES' AJ DILLON EXPLAINS WHY CAITLIN CLARK'S TEAMMATE, SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM, IS HIS 'NEW FAVORITE PLAYER'"Ive been trying to hold this in I really have but its killing me inside to get answers! I need answers and I wont stop searching until I find out what happen to my beautiful Sunday. Rest in love, Sunday. Youll always be my baby. Ill carry your heart with mine forever."The Suwanee Police Department did not immediately respond to an email from Fox News Digital.Howard shared several photos and videos of Sunday, including one of both of them on an outdoor basketball court.When Howard was a starter in the league through the 2017-2018 season, he averaged 17.4 points and 12.7 rebounds per game. He led the NBA in rebounds per game five times in six seasons from 2007 to 2013.He was the first overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic and was named the Defensive Player of the Year three times.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X,and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

EXCLUSIVE: The top Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee will demand Thursday that the Social Security Administration explain a spike in phone call wait times following the removal of an online tracking tool from its website.New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan wrote to SSA Commissioner Frank Bisignano at agency headquarters in Baltimore with "serious concerns regarding changes to the performance metrics that the SSA shares through its public dashboard."Hassan also questioned whether DOGE-centric cuts to the federal workforce and other assets of the government played into the situation, citing Washington Post reporting on the removal and/or replacement of publicly-accessible tools and an independent analysis by minority staff on the Joint Economic Committee."Unlike the previous dashboard, the new version also lacks historical data, as well as general processing times for retirement, survivor, disability, and Medicare benefits," Hassan wrote in the letter obtained exclusively by Fox News Digital.SOCIAL SECURITY COMMISSIONER BREAKS DOWN PLAN TO SAVE AGENCY FROM INSOLVENCY"These data and other metrics provide critical insight into the performance of your agency and served as guideposts for seniors and other beneficiaries navigating the benefits process," she wrote, adding that call and callback times, field-office casework processing times and other data are no longer easily accessible.Hassan also questioned whether DOGEs actions had precipitated any of the changes."Removing this information may also obscure the impact of deep staffing and resource cuts driven by the Department of Government Efficiency on SSAs ability to deliver for seniors," Hassan said."For these reasons, I urge you to immediately restore all previous metrics to the SSA performance dashboard."Earlier this month, DOGE won a major victory in its efficiency quest, as the Supreme Court issued an unsigned order lifting a Maryland federal court injunction on its efforts to access SSA systems which critics argued was untoward because they contain Americans sensitive data."[U]nder the present circumstances, SSA may proceed to afford members of the SSA DOGE Team access to the agency records in question in order for those members to do their work," the order read.FOR SALE: DOGE MOVES TO SELL OFF ALMOST HALF-BILLION IN FEDERAL REAL ESTATEA purported screenshot of the now-removed call-time chart shared with Fox News Digital showed a rise from about 4% to 28% hold time from February to March.However, SSA has claimed similar information cited in the Washington Post report is "false.""The reality for callers to our 800-number is about 42 percent handle their business through automated, self-service options. And for those who want to speak to a representative, about 75 percent use the callback-assist featurethey do not wait on hold for long periods of time," said Stephen McGraw, an SSA spokesman."Considering the experience of our customers electing to receive a callback, our average speed of answer on the 800 number is now about 19 minutes so far this year. Moreover, the monthly trends are improving and better than the previous two years, as callers waited only about 12 minutes on the phone before speaking to a representative in May compared to 30 minutes in January."McGraw said wait times are forecasted to improve for the rest of the year."As Commissioner Bisignano evaluates the agency, we are updating our performance metrics to reflect the real-life experiences of the people we serve and highlight the fastest ways our customers can get service.""It is critical that the agency measures what matters most to improve customer service while providing all Americans the information they need to select the service channel that works best for them," McGraw concluded.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPBisignano has said increased staffing is not the long-term solution to the agencys systemic woes.He also appeared to endorse the DOGE idea of upgrading tech systems, saying he wants SSA to be a "digital-first, technology-led organization that puts the public as our focal point."Bisignano acknowledged SSAs last-place ranking among government agencies in employee satisfaction, prior to his taking the reins, and said he wants to improve that aspect too.In her letter, Hassan also cited DOGE work eliminating 7,000 jobs at SSA about 4,000 of which were voluntary. DOGE also has sought to upgrade and update SSA technology systems, including a coding regimen called "COBOL" that goes back to the 1950s."As a result, beneficiaries have faced service disruptions, error messages, and unprecedented failures in tools to schedule and manage appointments at field offices throughout the country," said Hassan, whose state had about 20% of its population on Social Security as of 2023.Hassan outlined several questions for Bisignano, including a real-time report by 5PM ET on the current callback times, wait times and such for Thursday.She also inquired about any adjustments or deletions to datasets as well as Social Security processing times for retirement, survivor and Medicare benefits, plus specific data for New Hampshire.The Associated Press contributed to this report.