Latest & Breaking News on Fox News https://www.foxnews.com/ Discover the latest breaking news feed with Fox. Find out what the latest news is and read about the latest news happening today. Copyright 2024 FOX News Network en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2024 04:11:05 -0400 https://global.fncstatic.com/static/orion/styles/img/fox-news/logos/fox-news-desktop.png Latest & Breaking News on Fox News https://www.foxnews.com/ https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/michigan-high-school-sweethearts-reunite-73-years-fell-her-again https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/michigan-high-school-sweethearts-reunite-73-years-fell-her-again Michigan high school sweethearts reunite after 73 years: 'I fell for her all over again' A Michigan couple reunited in 2022 many decades after they were high school sweethearts. Now, they&apos;re sharing their love story and how they reconnected. <p>It's said that absence makes the heart grow fonder — and for Bill Hassinger, 90, and Joanne Blakkan, 92, their hearts also grew in fondness after they reunited for the first time in 73 years.</p><p>Hassinger and Blakkan first met on a school bus on their way to their North Muskegon High School in Michigan, as Hassinger told Fox News Digital.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/93-year-old-grandma-goes-viral-dating-life-more-exciting-most-millennials" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>93-YEAR-OLD GRANDMA GOES VIRAL FOR DATING LIFE 'MORE EXCITING' THAN MOST MILLENNIALS</strong></a></p><p>After getting acquainted during their daily commute, Blakken, a junior at the time, started saving a seat for Hassinger, a freshman. </p><p>"I was robbing the cradle," she joked.</p><p>The pair eventually grew closer.</p><p>"[We] became more and more attracted to each other and then the next year was serious," Blakkan said.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/florida-woman-99-goes-viral-instagram-giving-piece-life-advice" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>FLORIDA WOMAN, 99, GOES VIRAL ON INSTAGRAM AFTER GIVING THIS PIECE OF LIFE ADVICE</strong></a></p><p>"And in those days, you called it ‘going steady,’" she said. </p><p>Hassinger took Blakkan to her senior prom in 1949 before she went off to Michigan State to study secretarial science.</p><p>"That first term, I would come home occasionally on weekends, and we still would go roller skating or whatever," she continued.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/tiktok-duo-viral-sharing-dating-tips-excuse-grandma-explores-changing-relationship-ideals" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>TIKTOK DUO GOES VIRAL FOR THEIR DATING TIPS: 'EXCUSE MY GRANDMA' EXPLORES CHANGING RELATIONSHIP IDEALS</u></strong></a></p><p>"But, gradually, I met the young man who became my husband and he was dating a young lady <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/education/high-school" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in high school</a> — and we [she and Hassinger] just went our separate ways."</p><p>They each started new lives with new significant others and never looked back.</p><p>Hassinger <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/lifestyle/relationships" target="_blank" rel="noopener">married a woman</a> a year younger than him six months after the woman's high school graduation, he said.</p><p>Three months after tying the knot, he enlisted in the United States Army.</p><p>After his time in the military, Hassinger worked for <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/police-and-law-enforcement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the state police</a> and moved around Michigan with his wife and family for nearly 30 years.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/ohio-couple-celebrates-100th-birthdays-79-years-marriage-good-life" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>OHIO COUPLE CELEBRATES 100TH BIRTHDAYS, 79 YEARS OF MARRIAGE: 'BEEN A GOOD LIFE'</u></strong></a></p><p>He was married to his wife for 68 years before she died. </p><p>The couple had three children — two boys, who died when they were young, and a girl, Hassinger said.</p><p>Blakkan also found love and got married two years into college.</p><p>She started working while her husband finished his education.</p><p>"In later years, I completed my degree at Eastern Michigan University when I was in my 50s, because all three of my children <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/wwii-vet-101-finally-walks-graduation-80-years-having-miss-ceremony-global-war" target="_blank" rel="noopener">had college degrees</a> by that time, and I felt like I was being left in the dust," Blakkan said.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/uk-grandmother-lives-100-years-shares-key-long-life-unique-secret" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>UK GRANDMOTHER LIVES OVER 100 YEARS, SHARES KEY TO LONG LIFE: HERE’S HER UNIQUE SECRET</strong></a></p><p>She and her husband had three children together. The two were happily married until he died at age 57 of a heart attack.</p><p>"I have been a widow for a long, long time. [I had] no interest in dating or anything," Blakkan said.</p><p>After all these years, Blakkan and Hassinger hadn't thought about one another until Blakkan's daughter, Linda Blakkan, started looking up some of her mother's old classmates.</p><p>In her research, Blakkan found that Hassinger <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/mom-88-goes-viral-tiktok-traveling-300-miles-see-daughter-cancer-diagnosis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lived only 80 miles</a> away from her — and that his wife had died the year before.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/woman-celebrating-100th-birthday-tip-others-avoid-strange-men" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>WOMAN CELEBRATING 100TH BIRTHDAY HAS TIP FOR OTHERS: ‘AVOID STRANGE MEN’</u></strong></a></p><p>Her daughter encouraged her to write him a letter — and a few days later, that fall of 2022, she received a call from none other than her high school sweetheart.</p><p>The two spoke for a while and Blakkan asked him if he ever came down to Muskegon, to which he replied, "I occasionally do."</p><p>The pair decided to meet up — and even though it had been decades since they'd spent time together, it was as if no years had passed at all.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/couples-married-50-years-share-secrets-long-lasting-love" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>COUPLES MARRIED FOR OVER 50 YEARS SHARE THE SECRETS OF LONG-LASTING LOVE</strong></a></p><p>"I hadn't heard from her all these years, and I didn't know her status or anything. But she was still the same Joanne to me, and I fell for [her] all over again," Hassinger said.</p><p>Blakkan said she was a bit more hesitant to enter a new relationship, since she had never thought of dating again, but after six weeks she came around.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER</u></strong></a></p><p>"If you feel the love for each other, then just spend time together because life is short, and we realize that now, at our age, we don't know how much time we have together, but we're just making the most of every day," Blakkan said.</p><p>There is still an 80-mile distance between the couple, so they see each other every other weekend and sometimes during the week for special occasions like Valentine's Day.</p><p>They love to play card games or complete puzzles together, but they also spend quality time with each other's <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/family" target="_blank" rel="noopener">supportive families.</a></p><p>"[Linda Blakkan] made me feel very, very welcome in their family, as did her husband and children. And it still carries out that way. I feel very comfortable," Hassinger shared about spending time with Joanne Blakkan, her daughter and the rest of their family.</p><p>Linda Blakkan had never heard her mother talk about Hassinger — but now has welcomed him into her home and family as if she's known him for many years. </p><p>Joanne Blakkan said that if you find someone you're compatible with, no matter your age, don't hesitate. </p><p>Just "go for it," she said. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i><strong><u>For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle</u></strong></i></a><a rel="noopener noreferrer"><i><strong><u>.</u></strong></i></a></p> 3efd0e09-fb4b-5993-ae16-d2e309efcd55 fnc Fox News fox-news/lifestyle fox-news/good-news fox-news/lifestyle/relationships fox-news/us/education/high-school fox-news/us/us-regions/midwest/michigan fox-news/topic/family-and-friends fox-news/lifestyle/parenting/family fox-news/lifestyle article Tue, 19 Mar 2024 04:30:01 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/politics/massive-chinese-firm-sues-small-michigan-town-over-opposition-controversial-ev-battery-project https://www.foxnews.com/politics/massive-chinese-firm-sues-small-michigan-town-over-opposition-controversial-ev-battery-project Massive Chinese firm sues small Michigan town over opposition to controversial EV battery project Gotion Inc., a subsidiary of a Chinese electric vehicle battery maker, is suing a small Michigan township over local officials&apos; opposition to its green energy project. <p>The subsidiary of a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ccp-tied-ev-company-backed-dems-buys-michigan-land-miles-military-bases" target="_blank" rel="noopener">billion-dollar Chinese energy firm</a> is suing a tiny Michigan town over local officials' opposition to the company's massive electric vehicle (EV) battery project.</p><p>Gotion Inc. – whose parent company, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/company-behind-contentious-michigan-battery-factory-quietly-registered-chinese-foreign-agent-filings-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gotion High-Tech is based in Hefei, China</a>, and has documented ties to the Chinese Communist Party – filed a breach-of-contract complaint against Green Charter Township in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. The lawsuit is the latest escalation in a months-long feud between Gotion and Green Charter officials who have pumped the brakes on the company's proposed project within the town's jurisdiction.</p><p>"We are saddened and disappointed by their decision to proceed in this direction," Green Charter Supervisor Jason Kruse told Fox News Digital in a written statement.</p><p>"As Township Supervisor, my number one concern is protecting the interests of the people of Green Charter Township, and we will vigorously defend our township’s position in this matter," Kruse added. "We might be a small community, but we refuse to be bullied."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-admin-green-lights-chinese-ev-battery-factory-michigan-despite-local-opposition" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>BIDEN ADMIN GREEN-LIGHTS CHINESE EV BATTERY FACTORY IN MICHIGAN, DESPITE LOCAL OPPOSITION</u></strong></a></p><p>According to the lawsuit, Kruse and other elected Green Charter leaders have pursued unlawful actions against the company and are "motivated by clear anti-Gotion animus." Gotion asked the court to reinstate permits canceled by the township, thereby allowing its battery project to move forward, and further filed a motion for preliminary injunction, requesting that the court intervene quickly.</p><p>"It’s unfortunate that Gotion has had to resort to litigation to get the township to comply with their obligations under the agreement," Chuck Thelen, Gotion’s vice president of North American operations, said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital. "We’re unable to comment further since this is now an ongoing legal matter."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nrsc-ad-puts-dem-rep-blast-signing-hush-agreement-involving-ccp-tied-company" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>NRSC AD PUTS DEM REP ON BLAST FOR SIGNING HUSH AGREEMENT INVOLVING CCP-TIED COMPANY</u></strong></a></p><p>The issue dates back to October 2022, when <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/michigan-gov-whitmer-asks-biden-pause-federal-gas-tax-vetoing-state-tax-holiday" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer</u></a> announced Gotion would invest $2.4 billion to construct two large production plants along with other supporting facilities spanning 260 acres in Green Charter, which is located in northwestern Michigan. Whitmer said the project would shore up Michigan's status as the "global hub of mobility and electrification."</p><p>Under the economic development package awarded to Gotion, the company is <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/residents-erupt-michigan-democrats-approve-funding-for-chinese-backed-green-energy-project-im-angry" target="_blank" rel="noopener">set to receive $175 million</a> in taxpayer-funded incentives and more than $500 million in tax incentives.</p><p>However, the project has generated substantial local uproar, with residents repeatedly expressing concern about Gotion's ties to China and calling on the Whitmer administration to cancel the project. For example, the projects' opponents have <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lobbyists-ccp-tied-ev-company-funneled-cash-democrats-filing-foreign-agents" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted Gotion High-Tech's corporate bylaws</a> require the company to "carry out Party activities in accordance with the Constitution of the Communist Party of China."</p><p>In addition, Gotion High-Tech hosted multiple company trips in 2021 to CCP revolutionary memorials in Anhui Province, China. During the trips, Gotion High-Tech workers wore Red Army outfits and pledged to "fight for communism to the end of my life."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/alabama-rejected-ccp-tied-ev-companys-project-blue-states-eventually-green-lit" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>ALABAMA REJECTED CCP-TIED EV COMPANY'S PROJECT THAT BLUE STATES EVENTUALLY GREEN-LIT</strong></a></p><p>On Dec. 13, 2022, Green Charter Township approved a resolution in support of Gotion's project. Months later, in August 2023, the township authorized then-Supervisor James Chapman to privately negotiate the terms of a development agreement with Gotion, that is required to approve certain infrastructure at the site of the project.</p><p>That agreement was executed between Gotion and Green Charter on Oct. 10, 2023.</p><p>But, while the town pursued the agreement and negotiations with Gotion, local residents simultaneously organized a recall effort that proved successful in early November 2023. Every member of the town board, including Chapman, was ousted. After Kruse and the other new members of the board took office, they immediately rescinded the October development agreement.</p><p>"The Development Agreement was and remains a legally binding agreement between Gotion and the Township," Gotion's federal lawsuit states.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-ccp-panel-probes-biden-admin-chinese-green-energy-project-us-soil" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>HOUSE CCP PANEL PROBES BIDEN ADMIN OVER CHINESE GREEN ENERGY PROJECT ON US SOIL</u></strong></a></p><p>After the lawsuit was filed, meanwhile, Gotion was blasted by former U.S. Ambassadors Peter Hoekstra and Joseph Cella, who have led opposition to the company's plans over national security concerns. Last year, the pair founded the Michigan-China Economic and Security Review Group, a watchdog group devoted to reviewing Chinese economic investments across the country with a particular focus on Michigan.</p><p>"PRC-based and CCP-tied Gotion continues to carry on every bit the way a company based in authoritarian Communist China would – in secrecy, heavy handedness, above the law operations, and reckless disregard for the environment," they said in a joint statement Monday. "Gotion, a $40 billion company, does not like the fact five elected officials who rolled over for them were recalled, and now they are suing over alleged 'breach of contract' to get the results they want, contrary to the will of the people."</p><p>"These are every day citizens from both sides of the aisle in Green Township that are fighting this," they added. "They are simply seeking to de-risk from this type of subnational incursion from Gotion that our national security and intelligence operations have warned present a national security threat, and preserve their pristine natural surroundings, water, and habitats. This is precisely why every day hard working Americans distrust government and business elites."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/former-cia-director-leon-panetta-warns-china-may-use-michigan-ev-plant-for-espionage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Former CIA Directors Leon Panetta</a> and Mike Pompeo have also raised the alarm on the project.</p><p>Gov. Whitmer's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.</p> 06d6be89-b4fe-5089-9ec3-913962800556 fnc Fox News fox-news/us/us-regions/midwest/michigan fox-news/columns/energy-in-america fox-news/world/world-regions/china fox-news/politics/judiciary/federal-courts fox-news/us/environment/climate-change fox-news/us/energy fox-news/politics/executive/national-security fox-news/politics article Tue, 19 Mar 2024 04:11:05 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/prince-william-simmering-over-kate-middleton-health-speculation-bound-to-crack-expert https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/prince-william-simmering-over-kate-middleton-health-speculation-bound-to-crack-expert Prince William 'simmering' over Kate Middleton health speculation, is 'bound to crack': expert Christopher Andersen previously wrote about Prince William&apos;s father, King Charles III, in &quot;The King.&quot; In it, he detailed the monarch&apos;s alleged temper. <p>Prince William is said to be deeply upset over how the U.K. press has been treating his wife.</p><p>This claim was made by Christopher Andersen, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/King-Life-Charles-III/dp/1501181599/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">"The King,"</a> who told Fox News Digital that the Prince of Wales has been "simmering" with anger as Princess Kate Middleton is faced with fierce scrutiny and an onslaught of conspiracy theories surrounding her health.</p><p>"William is a very different breed of cat [from that of his father]," Andersen said. "William broods. He simmers. Then, like his father, he blows. … He’s trying to protect his wife’s privacy. He’s always had a grudge against the media, and he is even less likely than his father to feel the need to explain anything. William still blames the press for [his mother’s] death, and for all his outward charm and natural flair for diplomacy, he continues to view reporters as little more than jackals."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kate-middleton-prince-william-believe-nothing-prove-princess-health-expert" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>KATE MIDDLETON, PRINCE WILLIAM BELIEVE THEY 'HAVE NOTHING TO PROVE' WHEN IT COMES TO PRINCESS'S HEALTH: EXPERT</strong></a></p><p>"He has no interest in feeding them unless he has to, especially when the issue is Kate’s health," he added.</p><p>In January, Kensington Palace announced that the Princess of Wales had unspecified abdominal surgery and would be out of sight for weeks. The news quickly triggered much speculation and gossip about her health. However, an admission from the 42-year-old that she altered an official family photo – one that was supposed to reassure the public that she was doing well – made things worse.</p><p>It’s a rare misstep for the princess, who has hardly put a foot wrong in her journey from William’s shy "commoner" girlfriend to the glamorous young mother of three who, more <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/princess-diana" target="_blank" rel="noopener">than any royal since Princess Diana</a>, boosted the popularity and appeal of the British monarchy worldwide.</p><p>"William is under so much strain, and he is livid about what is being written and said about his ailing wife," Andersen said. "… The Prince of Wales has had his own clashes with Kensington Palace staffers about how clumsily they’ve handled things. Fists have been slammed on tables and angry emails have been sent. There has been a flurry of finger-pointing, although William is more about solutions than assigning blame."</p><p>"In the midst of all this, William is overwhelmed with having to shoulder such a heavy load while his father battles cancer, and that means little time for self-indulgent tantrums of the sort that the king was famous for," Andersen said. "Still, William is bound to crack. It’s only a matter of time. Heads will roll; of that I am certain."</p><p>It was also in January that Buckingham Palace announced that the king, 75, had been diagnosed with cancer. The type of cancer has not been revealed. It is not prostate cancer, but the disease was discovered during his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate. He has been seeking treatment.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER</strong></a></p><p>"William is under an enormous amount of pressure as he tries to take up much of the slack left by his father and his wife," Andersen said. "… Charles is clearly in a physically weakened and emotionally fragile state – the outpouring of concern for the king has brought him to tears. But the palace has bungled things badly; the king knows that better than anyone. As far as the monarchy is concerned, this has been nothing less than an epic PR fail. There have been tense moments and raised voices as staffers try to figure out how to restore the public’s trust in <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/personalities/queen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the monarchy post-Queen Elizabeth II</a>. But short of the king himself coming clean about his medical condition, as well as Kate’s, the rumor mills will continue to churn furiously."</p><p>Andersen said William’s priority is protecting his wife’s privacy. The princess has rarely been photographed during her recovery.</p><p>And unlike his father, William is less likely "to feel the need to explain anything," Andersen said. He also noted that the 41-year-old holds a grudge against the U.K. press.</p><p>His mother, Diana, died in 1997 from injuries she sustained in a Paris car crash. She was 36. At the time, Diana was being chased by paparazzi.</p><p>"The king and William have a deeply rooted antipathy toward the press," Andersen said. "Faced with something personal and as serious as a medical issue, it’s understandable that father and son would be inclined to tell the tabloids to go to hell. Behind the scenes, they argue that it’s none of the press’s business, that such matters are not for public consumption."</p><p>"In the past, the palace could count on the press to back off, in exchange for future access," Andersen said. "But that arrangement can only go so far. You can’t have the king and the Princess of Wales both hospitalized at the same time only then to vanish for months without any plausible explanation as to why. … The public will be solidly in their corner, but first, they are entitled to know at least the broad outlines of what’s really going on behind palace walls. Instead, this curtain of secrecy we are only allowed to peer behind now and then is creating suspicion, resentment and no small amount of hysteria in the media."</p><p>Like William, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/king-charles-iii" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Charles’ alleged temper</a> is well-known within the palace, Andersen said. He chronicled alleged past incidents in his book. At the time of the book’s publication in 2022, a spokesperson for Buckingham Palace didn’t immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. However, a palace source previously told Fox News Digital that "we don’t comment on such books."</p><p>"King Charles has always had a Vesuvian temper. His tantrums and angry outbursts are legendary," Andersen said. "He may be in a weakened condition as he undergoes cancer treatment, but remember that in the past he tore the sink off a bathroom wall in a fit of rage – twice. … During an argument with Diana, the then-Prince of Wales hurled a heavy wooden boot jack at her, missing her head by inches. On other occasions, he’s thrown objects at servants. … Once at a friend’s villa, Charles became so frustrated with a stuck bedroom window that he tossed a chair through it to ‘get some fresh air.’"</p><p>"… [His wife, Queen] Camilla has always been a calming influence, and since he became king, Charles has mellowed considerably," Andersen continued. "That doesn’t mean he’s lost his edge entirely, by any means. When he is displeased by something, he lets his staff know it in no uncertain terms. They feel the royal heat."</p><p>Andersen noted that William has "exploded" at his younger brother, Prince Harry, which the Duke of Sussex wrote about in <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/entertainment/genres/books" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his 2023 memoir, "Spare."</a></p><p>In the book, Harry alleged that during an argument in 2019, William called his wife, Meghan Markle, "difficult" and "rude" and then grabbed him by the collar and knocked him down. Harry suffered cuts and bruises from landing on a dog bowl. Harry said that Charles implored the brothers to make up. Following the funeral of Charles’ father, Prince Philip, in 2021, the king pleaded, "Please, boys, don’t make my final years a misery."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong><u>LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS</u></strong></a></p><p>Neither Buckingham Palace, which represents the king, nor William’s Kensington Palace office commented on any of the allegations.</p><p>"Maybe the preternaturally even-tempered Kate can hold it together, but I’m not so sure about the Windsor men," said Andersen. "They are not amused with the way things are going. They have made it clear to their staff in window-rattling terms."</p><p>Kensington Palace previously announced that the Princess of Wales is expected to return to public duties sometime after Easter.</p> a655549c-62fe-5416-bfea-d649aacd2896 fnc Fox News fox-news/world/personalities/kate fox-news/world/personalities/will fox-news/person/king-charles-iii fox-news/world/personalities/british-royals fox-news/topic/royals fox-news/entertainment fox-news/entertainment article Tue, 19 Mar 2024 04:00:50 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-cant-keep-up-climate-mandates-triple-rate-emissions-reduction-report https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-cant-keep-up-climate-mandates-triple-rate-emissions-reduction-report Newsom’s office dismisses report saying California not on pace to meet 2030 emissions mandate California is falling behind on its ambitious climate change goals, according to a new report from an L.A.-based economic research firm. <p>California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office is dismissing a new report saying the Golden State will fail to meet its climate change mandates unless it nearly triples its rate of reduction of greenhouse gases through 2030.</p><p>The <a href="https://greeninnovationindex.org/2023-edition/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">analysis by Beacon Economics</a>, an L.A.-based economic research firm, found that California’s emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other gases rose by 3.4% in 2021, after they had dropped during the pandemic. The increase puts California further behind in reaching its required regulation under state law of 40% fewer emissions in 2030 than in 1990.</p><p>"The cost of getting the state back on pace would depend on what approach we take," lead researcher Stafford Nichols told Fox News Digital. "Some strategies are cheaper than others. We could make changes to the regulatory frameworks <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/west/california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">of California</a> to encourage and enable the adoption of new technologies."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-admin-aims-push-towns-cities-adopt-green-energy-building-codes" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>BIDEN ADMIN AIMS TO PUSH TOWNS, CITIES TO ADOPT GREEN ENERGY BUILDING CODES: 'VERY SUSPICIOUS'</u></strong></a></p><p>"However, sometimes politics gets in the way of this decision-making framework, and politicians do not always choose the most efficient strategies," he added.</p><p>California's regulatory plan championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to ban new gas-powered vehicles more than a decade from now is aimed at protecting public health by reducing the amount of particulate matter — like dust, dirt and soot — that's in the air. </p><p>But not all experts agree with the state's push for what's termed "clean energy," which is energy from renewable sources to generate solar, wind, water, geothermal and bioenergy.</p><p>Ronald Stein, energy consultant at the nonprofit Heartland Institute, told Fox News Digital in an interview that California's movement for <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/energy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">clean energy</a> is "increasing emissions around the world."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/17-retired-military-officials-raise-alarm-bidens-electric-vehicle-push" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>17 RETIRED MILITARY OFFICIALS RAISE ALARM ON BIDEN'S ELECTRIC VEHICLE PUSH</u></strong></a></p><p>"Because what we're doing is we're basically delegating it to other countries that are providing all the products back to California, and they have no environmental or labor controls," Stein said. "We keep shutting down our gas-powered plants, and now California imports more electricity than any other state."</p><p>He added, "We have a demand, our neighbors have a supply."</p><p>According to the economic firm's analysis, a significant amount of emissions, amounting to more than 100 million metric tons annually, would have to be eliminated for California to meet its own goal. The state would fail to slash 258 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions on its current trajectory, the analysis says.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/virginia-democrats-uphold-states-ev-mandate-despite-growing-opposition" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS UPHOLD STATE'S EV MANDATE DESPITE GROWING OPPOSITION: 'DEFY COMMON SENSE'</u></strong></a></p><p>Newsom's office told Fox News Digital that the analysis doesn't tell the full story about the state's climate initiatives.</p><p>"Nobody thought we would achieve our climate goals, like 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles by 2025 and cutting greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 – we’re exceeding them years ahead of schedule. We’ll continue proving everybody wrong," a Newsom spokesperson said.</p><p>"I want to underscore the point that the study doesn’t take into account a lot of our current and future work to achieve targets," the spokesperson added.</p><p>Newsom's office also said the state is investing more than $48 billion in climate change initiatives alone, including $10 billion in zero-emission vehicles and chargers.</p><p>"That’s on top of the billions in federal spending that will accelerate the transition to clean energy," the spokesperson said.</p><p>People living in California have been paying 32 cents per kilowatt-hour compared to the national average of 18 cents, according to Energy Sage, which has monitored energy prices nationwide. It said California residents have been paying $273 per month on average for electricity, or $3,276 per year.</p><p>Meanwhile, industry sources <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-admin-finalize-major-gas-car-crackdown-warnings-from-automakers-energy-industry" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told Fox News Digital</a> the Environmental Protection Agency is slated to issue a final decision this week on regulations targeting gas-powered vehicle tailpipe emissions, which officials have boasted will incentivize greater adoption of electric vehicles nationwide but which opponents have criticized as a de facto mandate. The regulations, a key part of President Biden's climate agenda, would ultimately force automakers to more rapidly expand electric options in their fleets beginning in a matter of years.</p><p><i>Fox News' Eric Revell, Thomas Catenacci and William La Jeunesse contributed to this report.</i></p> 200ee0c7-a7bb-5e70-83ce-b5b284484d85 fnc Fox News fox-news/newsedge/politics fox-news/us/us-regions/west/california fox-news/science/planet-earth/energy fox-news/politics article Tue, 19 Mar 2024 04:00:36 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/us/iraqi-immigrant-plotted-smuggle-assassins-through-mexico-kill-former-us-president-docs https://www.foxnews.com/us/iraqi-immigrant-plotted-smuggle-assassins-through-mexico-kill-former-us-president-docs Iraqi immigrant plotted to smuggle assassins through Mexico to kill former US president: docs An Iraqi immigrant living in Ohio planned to smuggle assassins into the U.S. through Mexico to assassinate former president, but his plot was foiled. <p>An <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/world-regions/iraq" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iraqi citizen</a> living in Ohio plotted to smuggle ISIS sympathizers into the United States "who do not care if they are killed during the mission" to murder former President George W. Bush, court records show.</p><p>Shihab Ahmed Shihab Shihab, 53, believed the former commander in chief was responsible for killing many Iraqis and destroying the country during "<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/story/operation-iraqi-freedom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Operation of Iraqi Freedom</a>."</p><p>Shihab pleaded guilty last year to attempting to provide material support to terrorists and was sentenced in February to more than 14 years in prison for the plot, details of which were revealed in court documents.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-army-veteran-recalls-night-101st-airborne-division-was-ambushed-one-its-own-before-iraq-invasion" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>US ARMY VET RECALLS NIGHT 101st AIRBORNE DIVISION WAS AMBUSHED BY ONE OF ITS OWN BEFORE IRAQ INVASION</u></strong></a></p><p>Shihab <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/terrorism/al-qaeda" target="_blank" rel="noopener">aided al Qaeda</a> as a gun runner during the war. He brought weapons from Syria into Iraq and smuggled explosive-packed vehicles that were set as traps along known roads Americans traveled, federal court documents say.</p><p>Shihab's plot included two former Iraqi intelligence agents, who were to carry out the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">actual assassination</a> while he scoped out the former president's <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/southwest/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas home</a> and coordinated travel logistics, court documents show.</p><p>He planned to smuggle the Iraqi nationals across the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/immigration/border-security" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.S.-Mexican border</a> for thousands of dollars, but he had no idea he was plotting the assassination with an unnamed informant, identified in court papers as "CS1."</p><p>In recorded conversations with <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/tech/topics/fbi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the FBI's</a> confidential source, Shihab admitted "he wanted to be involved in the actual attack and assassination of former president Bush," the criminal complaint says, and he would be "proud" to give his life.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/debate-iraq-bloody-quagmire-20-years-later" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>THE PAINFUL DEBATE OVER IRAQ, WHICH BECAME A BLOODY QUAGMIRE, 20 YEARS LATER</u></strong></a></p><p>He planned to smuggle at least seven assassins – all Iraqi nationals – across the U.S.-Mexican border for thousands of dollars each. </p><p>In the fall of 2021, he believed he successfully smuggled an ISIS member into the U.S. for $40,0000, but "in reality, the individual was fictitious, and the interaction was coordinated under the direction of the FBI," federal Ohio prosecutors said in a press release. </p><p><strong>READ THE FULL CRIMINAL COMPLAINT</strong></p><p>The court documents don't say what first put Shihab on federal law enforcement's radar or tipped them off about the plot.</p><p>But the complaint details several recorded meetings between Shihab and "CS1" between April 2021 and May 2022.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-iraq-war-veteran-held-insides-hands-2003-fragging-16-deserve-purple-heart" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>US IRAQ WAR VET SAYS 16 CASUALTIES OF MARCH 2003 ATTACK IN CAMP PENNSYLVANIA ‘DESERVE PURPLE HEART’</u></strong></a></p><p>In February 2022, Shihab traveled with "CS1" <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/dallas-fort-worth" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to Dallas</a>, where he recorded the driveway leading to Bush's home and "took two passes by the front access gate leading into the neighborhood," court documents say.</p><p>He also recorded Bush's front access gate and the surrounding area that led into the abutting neighboring, and the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/george-w-bush" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George W. Bush Institute,</a> according to the criminal complaint.</p><p>The FBI's informant talked Shihab out of sending the videos to the assassins by saying they could be intercepted by the U.S. government.</p><p>The former president was reportedly never worried, despite how close Shihab appeared to be.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/iraq-war-in-photos" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>IRAQ WAR IN PHOTOS</u></strong></a></p><p>"President Bush has all the confidence in the world in the U.S. Secret Service and our law enforcement and intelligence communities," Freddy Ford, Bush's chief of staff, told The Guardian after Shihab's arrest in May 2022.</p><p>He was finally arrested by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force in May 2022 and charged in federal court with attempting to provide material support to terrorists.</p><p>Shihab pleaded guilty last March and was sentenced in February to 178 months in prison.</p><p>He'll likely be deported after his prison sentence, but he will also be under supervised release for life.</p><p>Shihab entered the country in September 2020 on a visitor visa and worked a number of jobs, including in markets and restaurants in Columbus, Ohio, and Indianapolis, according to prosecutors.</p><p>In March 2021, he filed a claim for asylum with U.S. citizenship, which was pending review when he was arrested.</p><p>Shihab obtained fake divorce papers from his wife in Iraq to set up a sham marriage with a U.S. citizen to gain immigration status. </p> 38bc755f-5a4f-5fa2-8913-3e93fd929a60 fnc Fox News fox-news/us/crime fox-news/us/terror/assassinations-murders fox-news/person/george-w-bush fox-news/politics/defense/wars fox-news/world/world-regions/iraq fox-news/us/us-regions/midwest/ohio fox-news/tech/topics/fbi fox-news/us/crime/trials fox-news/us/terror/al-qaeda fox-news/us article Tue, 19 Mar 2024 04:00:23 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/politics/decoding-trump-how-he-engaged-deflected-ducked-questions-mar-a-lago https://www.foxnews.com/politics/decoding-trump-how-he-engaged-deflected-ducked-questions-mar-a-lago Decoding Trump: How he engaged, deflected or ducked my questions at Mar-a-Lago Former president Donald Trump answers questions related to Putin, illegal immigration and his use of &apos;over the top&apos; language in sit-down interview with FOX&apos;s Howard Kurtz. <p>I came armed with a fistful of blue cards, and still didn’t get to half the questions, but <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> made a whole lot of news in our Mar-a-Lago interview.</p><p>What’s revealing is how he chose to answer the most sensitive questions, or to deflect them, and how various media outlets chose to frame them.</p><p>Some, like the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Times,</a> ABC and the Hill, played it straight. Other operations, many of them left-leaning, cherry-picked quotes to make Trump look as awful as possible, while ignoring the reasonable-sounding things he said.</p><p>A classic example was when I asked the former president about the murder of Alexei Navalny in a Siberian prison camp. I thought he might duck because of his friendly relationship with Vladimir Putin.</p><p>But I put it to him point-blank: Is <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/world-regions/russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Russian dictator</a> responsible for the death of the opposition leader?</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6349128854112" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>TRUMP: IF YOU’RE GOING TO BAN TIKTOK, BAN FACEBOOK TOO</strong></a></p><p>"Perhaps," Trump said. "I mean, possibly, I could say probably. I don't know. He's a young man, so statistically he'd be alive for a long time…Certainly that would look like something very bad happened."</p><p>Keep in mind that Trump has never even mentioned Putin in the same paragraph as Navalny, and now he’s saying "probably" responsible. Of course, Trump can’t prove it, and neither can I.</p><p>Here are some of the headlines:</p><p>"Trump Couldn’t Bring Himself to Condemn Putin for Alexei Navalny’s Death."</p><p>"Trump Delivers Head-Spinningly Awkward Answer to New Question About Putin." </p><p>"Trump: ‘I Don’t Know’ If Putin Was Responsible for Navalny’s Death."</p><p>You get the idea.</p><p>Which brings us to Trump’s rhetoric. I asked why he uses words like "vermin" and "poisoning of the blood" to describe illegal migrants – especially since the press says such language was used by Hitler and Mussolini.</p><p>Trump says he didn’t know that and then repeated "our country is being poisoned" – prompting a wave of headlines that he had doubled down on such harmful language.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6349131526112" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>TRUMP: BIDEN IS ‘BAD FOR ISRAEL’</strong></a></p><p>I guess you could say that – and I’m not letting him off the hook – but the more telling part of his answer came next.</p><p>I asked <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/executive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the 45th president</a> whether he uses "over the top" and "inflammatory" language to drive the media debate, meaning a focus on his words gets news outlets spending days on his turf, on his preferred issue, in the arguments over whether he went too far. And Trump didn’t deny it, saying he wouldn’t limit himself to "politically correct" verbiage.</p><p>"It also gets people thinking about very important issues," he said. "That if you don't use certain rhetoric, if you don't use certain words that maybe are not very nice words, nothing will happen." My theory, based on decades of observing him, was correct.</p><p>Then he went off on <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/immigration/illegal-immigrants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">migrants coming from</a> insane asylums and how crime will double – neither of which has been shown to be true on a major scale. </p><p>The same was <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/nato" target="_blank" rel="noopener">true with NATO</a>, when Trump caused a global uproar by saying he’d encourage the Russians to "do whatever the hell they want" to NATO countries that don’t pay their fair share of defense costs.</p><p>That sounds like someone taking a pro-Putin stance, I said.</p><p>"It sounds like somebody that wants to get people to pay money," Trump said. In other words, it was a negotiating tactic.</p><p>Half an hour before airtime, the media were awash in headlines about Trump saying there would be a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/conservatives-fume-trumps-bloodbath-comment-taken-out-context-deceptive-headlines" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"bloodbath" if he lost the election.</a> So I watched that portion of his speech at an Ohio rally the night before.</p><p>There have been times when Trump used loaded words to signal the possibility of political violence. This wasn’t one of them.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6349129559112" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>TRUMP: I’LL DEBATE BIDEN ‘ANYTIME, ANYPLACE’</strong></a></p><p>Trump was going on about Chinese cars and their impact on the <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/category/auto" target="_blank" rel="noopener">American auto industry.</a> Then he said if he wasn’t elected there would be a bloodbath – in terms of the impact on jobs. Then he went right back to talking about electric vehicles and industry competition.</p><p>Now some pundits said the mere use of the word bloodbath was like a bat signal, telling his supporters to get ready for violence. After all, he was so Machiavellian that he added, "That’s going to be the least of it." But as I said, too many outlets were so in love with the bloodbath story that they wrenched it out of context.</p><p>Trump also said at the rally that some migrants were "animals" and "not people." That’s unacceptable language, in my view, but remember what he said about inflammatory words driving the media debate. I wanted to decode his approach for viewers.   </p><p>Trump also made news on abortion. I asked him about a Times story that said he is discussing with advisers a national ban after 16 weeks of pregnancy – not knowing his campaign had dismissed it as fake news – and figured he’d dismiss the story.</p><p>Nope. He essentially confirmed the 16-week story – saying he’d make a decision "pretty soon," which would obviously be in that range – that had previously been attributed to unnamed sources. He said, despite my skepticism, that he wants to "make both sides happy."</p><p>When Republicans grapple with abortion in the post-Roe world, Trump said, "you have to go with your heart. But beyond that, you also have to get elected." He said that opposing the three exceptions – rape, incest, life of the mother – caused Pennsylvania Republican Doug Mastriano to lose the governor’s race in a landslide.</p><p>Then Trump went off on the Democrats and late-term abortions – which I said in one of several fact-checks are exceedingly rare.</p><p>He also made news on subjects ranging from Israel to TikTok.</p><p>The first time I met Donald Trump was in 1987, in New York, when he was promoting his first book "The Art of the Deal."</p><p>And this, unprompted, is what he said to me:</p><p>"When I go up to New Hampshire – I'm not running for president, by the way – I got the best crowd, the best of everything in terms of reception. The politicians go up and get a moderate audience. I go up and they're scalping tickets. You heard that? They're scalping tickets. Why? Because people don't want to be ripped off, and this country is being ripped off. I think if I ran, I'd win."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/download" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP</u></strong></a></p><p>I confess I did not then envision Trump, still a largely local real estate guy, in the White House, but now he’s going to head the Republican ticket for the third straight time.</p> 6919c5c9-c0f1-55fd-9251-5535c7487a11 fnc Fox News fox-news/columns/media-buzz fox-news/politics fox-news/person/donald-trump fox-news/media fox-news/person/joe-biden fox-news/us/immigration/illegal-immigrants fox-news/us fox-news/politics/elections fox-news/world/personalities/vladimir-putin fox-news/politics article Tue, 19 Mar 2024 03:00:06 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/greg-gutfeld-deliberate-hoax-machine-doing-what-does-best https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/greg-gutfeld-deliberate-hoax-machine-doing-what-does-best GREG GUTFELD: The deliberate hoax machine is doing what it does best &apos;Gutfeld!&apos; panelists discuss the context surrounding former President Trump&apos;s use of the word &apos;bloodbath.&apos; <p>Happy Monday. What a glorious Monday. More like fun day. So, President Biden is wearing new sneakers that are designed to prevent him from falling. Here's the prototype. And this is exciting. They're also working on a shoe that will keep Kamala from talking. Meanwhile, the president is bracing for a huge national security threat as gangs flee a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nearly-1000-americans-haiti-plea-help-state-dept-says-gangs-unleash-new-attacks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">violent torn Haiti.</a> Joe's already gathered a force to repel them. Just days ago, the president was seen confused and feeble as staffers ushered him inside as it began to rain during an event, saying it's hard enough to keep his pants dry when he's indoors. The country of Niger has announced an end to their military relationship with the United States. </p><p>Don't expect Biden to comment on the matter. His staff is terrified he'll mispronounce the name. Two-thirds of U.S. adults would rather skip the movie theaters and watch new flicks at home on streaming. That way, women can look at their phones throughout the movie and then force you to rewind it 13 times to find out what happened. You all do that. On Friday, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/vice-president-harris-step-aside-good-country-washington-post-columnist-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vice President Kamala Harris</a> and rapper Fat Joe met to discuss easing marijuana penalties. Next up, she'll be discussing global warming with Vanilla Ice. According to a new study, woke people are more unhappy, anxious and depressed. Or it could be the reverse: unhappy, anxious and depressed people are more woke. Either way, they're ugly. Pet rocks, which were a fad in the 1970s, are making a comeback in South Korea. Like the classic toy, the rocks will be packaged in cardboard boxes but be called "The Biden." The CEO of Hertz has resigned following the company's bet on electric vehicles went bust. So, they're bringing in a new boss to slash prices.</p><p><i><strong>PICTURE OF OJ SIMPSON</strong></i></p><p>Old enough to remember that. A second man has been charged with the 2005 theft of a pair of ruby slippers Judy Garland wore in "The Wizard of Oz." And I'm thinking, come on, there has to be an easier way to tell your family you're gay. Reports allege that the tiny Arab state of Qatar apparently considered expelling Hamas leadership. No word yet whether Harvard will do the same thing. Sixty percent of likely voters oppose Biden's secretive flights that have <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nearly-300000-illegal-immigrants-slipped-past-border-agents-less-four-months-sources" target="_blank" rel="noopener">transported 300,000 illegal immigrants</a> across the nation. Some oppose it because it's cruel and unusual to make illegal immigrants fly United. A woman who identifies as a dog made headlines after appearing on an Australian radio show. That's nothing. In America, we have five dogs that identify as women on a TV show.</p><p><i><strong>PICTURE OF THE LADIES ON THE VIEW</strong></i></p><p>Terrible. How dare you applaud!</p><p>All right, to the monologue. Bad news, everyone. Jesse Watters is dead ...set against appearing on this show until his book is out. Which means... You've been hoaxed! Yes, it's time for "You've been hoaxed," where the reporting is as legit as the padding in Dylan Mulvaney's bra. It's the media's playbook written by their coaches on the left. First, they lie, then they attack you for saying it's a lie. Then they say it may be false, but it still fits a pattern of other lies they believe to be true. Which is how we got this weekend's bloodbath of a bloodbath. The media <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/msnbc-historian-admits-trump-bloodbath-comment-about-auto-industry-compares-him-hitler" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed Trump predicts a "bloodbath"</a> if he loses. Of course, leaving out that Trump was referring to the automotive industry if Biden's policies continue. True, the media hit the context like a microphone I hide in a construction worker's porta-potty.</p><p>I told you that was a bad joke. Here's what Trump actually said.</p><p><i><strong>DONALD TRUMP:</strong> Let me tell you something, to China, if you're listening, President Xi, and you and I are friends, but he understands the way I deal. Those big monster car manufacturing plants that you're building in Mexico right now, and you think you're going to get that, you're going to not hire Americans and you're going to sell the cars to us. Now, we're going to put a 100% tariff on every single car that comes across the line, and you're not going to be able to sell those guys if I get elected. Now, if I don't get elected, it's going to be a bloodbath for the whole... That's going to be the least of it. It's going to be a bloodbath for the country. That'll be the least of it.</i></p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/conservatives-fume-trumps-bloodbath-comment-taken-out-context-deceptive-headlines" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>CONSERVATIVES FUME THAT TRUMP'S ‘BLOODBATH’ COMMENT IS TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT: ‘DECEPTIVE’ HEADLINES</strong></a></p><p>"The least of it." So there you go. Clearly, Trump's "bloodbath" referred to the impact of Chinese and Mexican imports on our auto industry. Trump's not suggesting anyone will bathe in blood. Even Pelosi, who actually bathes in blood to keep her figure. But Trump's actual words make this New York Times headline about as accurate as Stevie Wonder playing cornhole. <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-campaign-slams-trump-political-violence-warning-bloodbath-discussing-auto-industry" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Bloodbath," really?</a> Once again, it's the media whores who pretend to misunderstand metaphors. Truth is, of course, it's just a deliberate hoax machine doing what it does best; taking something out of context, creating a story around it, and trusting their media pals to amplify it. And a whole host of other media hacks did while assuming you're too dumb to notice. Here's Nancy Pelosi at ground zero for hoaxes, CNN. </p><p><i><strong>NANCY PELOSI:</strong> We just have to win this election because he's even predicting a bloodbath. What does that mean? He's going to exact a bloodbath? There's something wrong here. How respectful I am of the American people and their goodness but how much more do they have to see from him to understand that this isn't what our country is about?</i></p><p>That was scary. Thought I was watching the latest version of Faces of Death. Talk about hard-hitting questions. You rarely see that many softballs tossed outside of a lesbian barbecue. Hey, Dana, bat your eyes or something next time so we know that you're alive. But like most Trump hoaxes, this one stood up to scrutiny as well as Jesse's hair in a wind tunnel. He looks pretty good bald. So why is that? Well, we've changed. We've learned that the media cannot be trusted. We know to check their work since they won't do it themselves. It wasn't always this way. Remember the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/in-his-own-words-president-trump-on-charlottesville-protest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"fine people" hoax?</a> Everyone fell for it, including Fox. But thanks to some of us and others outside this network who doggedly exposed that hoax and many others, Americans are now smarter and savvier about the hoax makers. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/pelosi-suggests-trump-meant-exact-bloodbath-doesnt-win-rally-statements" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>PELOSI SUGGESTS TRUMP MEANT HE WILL ‘EXACT A BLOODBATH’ IF HE DOESN'T WIN AFTER RALLY STATEMENTS</strong></a></p><p>We suspect all stories like this and question them in search for context. This didn't used to happen. Now it does. And props to Elon Musk's X. Under the old regime, this would have been labeled fact before we even got out of bed. But now, with the full context out there, the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/jesse-watters-trump-bloodbath-controversy-democrats-new-hoax" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hoaxers had to change track.</a> It doesn't matter that it's out of context, we're told, Trump is capable of anything. Right. Which is Democrat for crap, let's cover our smelly a**es. No, you jerks, you were caught again. These people are like smash and grabbers who forget the getaway car and commit the crime, but are left holding the case of men and speed sticks. So now you see the media shift from it not being true to, but it's true in the context of the other hoaxes. True, the hoax is based on other hoaxes. For you to believe that Trump meant a literal bloodbath, you needed to believe in the fine people hoax, the Jussie Smollett hoax, the drinking bleach hoax, and so on. It's like saying you should believe in the Easter Bunny because there's the Tooth Fairy. But while we watch the hoax implode on impact, Dems are still protected in a hoax bubble. They're as immune to the truth as Hunter is to penicillin. But maybe it's Trump's own fault. I mean, he's so over the top. The Democrat media would never use a term like "bloodbath," would they?</p><p><strong>MONTAGE OF THE MEDIA SAYING THE WORD "BLOODBATH":</strong> <i>Politico.com reports tonight on the 'bloodbath' at the RNC. Joe Biden was just talking the other day about, you know, his concerns about a negative 'bloodbath.' And the headline refers to it as an impending 'bloodbath.' Elections may not be the 'bloodbath' for Democrats. This is probably going to be a 'bloodbath.' It would be a 'bloodbath.' 'Bloodbath' at the ballot box.</i></p><p>I think shrinks call that projection, which may be why you feel like projectile vomiting right now. So how do they think they can still get away with this? Are they that stupid, delusional, or just plain lazy? Please don't make us choose. The reason they're sweating harder than Judge Jeanine going through an airport metal detector is they know we're on to them. We're not falling for it anymore. The media's goal is not to provide information, it's to persuade and use whatever means necessary to get you to fall in line. So maybe the Dems' obsession with the single word "bloodbath" is legitimate because perhaps <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/official-polls/fox-news-poll-trump-hedge-biden-potential-2024-rematch" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the polls are telling them</a> there's one on the way.</p> 9f842e68-90bd-5d66-b86d-89508403c244 fnc Fox News fox-news/media/fox-news-flash fox-news/media fox-news/shows/gutfeld fox-news/opinion article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 23:43:32 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/media/sean-hannity-left-wing-media-full-lying-dishonesty-hysteria https://www.foxnews.com/media/sean-hannity-left-wing-media-full-lying-dishonesty-hysteria Sean Hannity: The left-wing media is full of lying, dishonesty and hysteria Fox News host Sean Hannity said that former President Trump was clearly not calling for political violence in his recent campaign speech when he used the common term &quot;bloodbath.&quot; <p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> host Sean Hannity said the Democrats cannot run on President Biden's record, so they use out of context quotes to energize his shrinking base. Their latest attempt is to pounce on former President Donald Trump's campaign rally analogy, "bloodbath," in reference to the economic effects on the auto industry if President Biden is elected. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/msnbc-historian-admits-trump-bloodbath-comment-about-auto-industry-compares-him-hitler" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>MSNBC HISTORIAN ADMITS TRUMP 'BLOODBATH' COMMENT WAS ABOUT AUTO INDUSTRY, STILL COMPARES HIM TO HITLER</strong></a></p><p><strong>SEAN HANNITY: </strong><i>I mean, you gotta laugh. Just, you know, full-blown lying, dishonesty, hysteria from NBC, CBS, fake news CNN, ‘MSDNC,’ The New York Times, pretty much everyone in the Democratic Party, every single "mainstream media outlet." They're just flat out lying to your face. Now, Trump's full remarks are on tape. He's clearly not calling for political violence at all. In fact, he is using, well, let's say, </i><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/keith-olbermann-suggests-hope-trumps-assassination-x-post" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i>a pretty normal analogy</i></a><i>. So matter of fact, this phrase pay attention, Liberal Joe, is very common on the left. </i></p><p><i>--</i></p><p><i>They take the words of Donald Trump completely out of context. They pretend that we are facing an existential crisis, and this is what they do every day. The top donors to the Biden campaign this year, like in 2020, like Hillary Clinton in 2016, will be the mob in the media.</i></p><p><i>– </i></p><p><i>Joe has already jumped the shark, compared Trump to the KKK, is accusing Trump of ending American democracy. He's  lying about abortion. We now know they lied a lot about January 6th and kept a lot of information that was exculpatory from you, the American people. And he's lied about the economy. Are you better off? </i><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i>Joe Biden</i></a><i> is fomenting panic, hysteria, he's promoting a fake existential crisis. He's trying to prop up his shrinking base in the mob and the media. They just are an extension of the Biden campaign.</i></p> 6788ce04-a724-52f2-bc6b-38ae20b13c71 fnc Fox News fox-news/media/fox-news-flash fox-news/shows/hannity fox-news/shows/hannity/transcript/hannitys-monologue fox-news/person/donald-trump fox-news/media article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:06:22 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-murder-suspect-stabs-attorney-pen-charging-prosecutor https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-murder-suspect-stabs-attorney-pen-charging-prosecutor California murder suspect stabs attorney with pen before charging prosecutor An Oakland, California man on trial for murder grabbed his attorney&apos;s pen and stabbed him in the head before charging the prosecuting attorney on March 18, 2024. <p>An <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/west/california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oakland, California</a> murder suspect faces additional charges after freeing himself from restraints in a courtroom on Monday morning and stabbing his attorney in the face and head with a pen before turning his angst toward the prosecutor.</p><p>The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that 28-year-old Ramello Randle was attending his homicide trial at the A.F. Bray Courthouse in Martinez, California at about 10:55 a.m. on Monday when he attacked his attorney with a pen. He then went to attack the district attorney, who the sheriff’s office said was able to push him off.</p><p>The East Bay Times reported that the incident was witnessed by a Contra Costa jury, which is tasked with determining whether Randle is guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend in July 2020, as well as attempting to murder a man as a child custody dispute was underway.</p><p>The publication said Randle cut or broke through restraints keeping him attached to a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/entertainment/events/in-court" target="_blank" rel="noopener">courtroom chair</a>. He then grabbed defense lawyer Matthew Fregi’s pen and stabbed him in the face and head before charging Deputy District Attorney Kevin Bell, who suffered a scratch on the hand.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/san-francisco-couple-toddler-killed-suv-waiting-bus-zoo" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>SAN FRANCISCO COUPLE, TODDLER, KILLED BY SUV WHILE WAITING FOR BUS TO ZOO</strong></a></p><p>Officials reportedly found a note written by Randle before the attack that read, "sorry."</p><p>Randle, Bell and Fregi are expected back in court on Tuesday to continue the trial, the publication reported.</p><p>Randle was in court because he and Christopher Slaughter allegedly worked together to kill the mother of Randle’s child, 24-year-old Jonaye Lahkel Bridges.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/former-california-rideshare-driver-punched-rider-thinking-man-jewish-israeli-doj-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>FORMER CALIFORNIA RIDESHARE DRIVER PUNCHED RIDER AFTER THINKING MAN WAS JEWISH OR ISRAELI, DOJ SAYS</strong></a></p><p>The plot allegedly involved tracking Bridges’ vehicle with a tracking device, following her to a store in Antioch, and shooting her and a man who was with her.</p><p>Bridges was killed in the attack, the publication reported, while the man was wounded but survived.</p><p>The case had gone to trial previously, but it was declared a mistrial in November 2022 after Randle shouted expletives at Bell during cross-examination. Randle also told Judge Charles "Ben" Burch to shut up, adding he was not his "b - - - h," when the judge tried to control the situation.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/la-coroner-discovers-dead-man-child-rape-suspect-thought-killed-self-15-years-ago" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>LA CORONER DISCOVERS DEAD MAN WAS CHILD RAPE SUSPECT THOUGHT TO HAVE KILLED SELF 15 YEARS AGO</strong></a></p><p>The judge ultimately declared a mistrial and the judge told him he could not represent himself.</p><p>In September 2023, Fregi became Randle's attorney after he allegedly swung at another attorney, tripped and was handcuffed and taken to jail.</p><p>Now, Judge John Kennedy is presiding over the case and is tasked with looking at how courts have handled other situations when courtroom violence occurs before jurors.</p><p>After the situation on Monday, the courtroom was cleared and the fire department assessed both attorneys, who refused medical attention.</p><p>Randle was transported back to jail and now faces additional charges of <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attempted murder</a>, assault with a deadly weapon and battery.</p> aad871b4-2a6b-5569-a1d7-dc5b06f6ab49 fnc Fox News fox-news/us/us-regions/west/california fox-news/us/crime fox-news/entertainment/events/in-court fox-news/us article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:55:59 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/sports/blake-snell-lands-giants-2-year-deal-long-free-agency https://www.foxnews.com/sports/blake-snell-lands-giants-2-year-deal-long-free-agency Blake Snell lands with Giants on 2-year deal after long free agency: reports Blake Snell has finally found his next MLB team after an abnormally long free agency as he reportedly plans to sign a two-year deal with the San Francisco Giants. <p>One of the top remaining <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/mlb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">free agents in MLB</a> is off the market. </p><p>Blake Snell, the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner, is heading to the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/mlb/san-francisco-giants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">San Francisco Giants</a>, according to multiple reports.</p><p>Snell is signing a two-year deal worth $62 million, though there is an opt-out after the first season. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM</strong></a></p><p>Snell’s presence in free agency with spring training well underway was alarming to some in the baseball world as he and super agent Scott Boras continued to hold out on deals coming their way. </p><p>However, the market just didn’t develop the way they would’ve hoped, even after Snell won his second career Cy Young Award. </p><p>His market began to heat up more than it has in months over the past few days, with the Giants at the top of the list. With Robbie Ray on the 60-day IL as he works back from Tommy John surgery, as well as Alex Cobb and Tristan Beck set to miss the beginning of the year, the Giants were always in the market for more starting pitching to go along with ace Logan Webb and Kyle Harrison. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/trevor-bauer-will-face-yankees-exhibition-game-mexican-league-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>TREVOR BAUER TO FACE YANKEES IN EXHIBITION GAME WITH MEXICAN LEAGUE TEAM</strong></a></p><p>Snell should fit well in the rotation, though it’s unknown when that will be as the season starts in just a couple of weeks. </p><p>The <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/mlb/houston-astros" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Houston Astros</a> were also among those reportedly showing interest in Snell, though they were considered long shots to sign him. They reportedly "balked" at Snell’s asking price, which was a $60 million guaranteed over two years that includes an opt-out after this upcoming season.</p><p>The New York Yankees, also in the market for a rotation arm after Gerrit Cole will miss the start of the season, reportedly moved on from Snell as well.</p><p>It’s unknown if this Giants deal includes the opt-out, but the money is right where he wanted it. If Snell feels he can clean up with a longer-term deal in free agency after the 2024 season, he has the ability to do so with this pact.</p><p>Snell, who won the Cy Young with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2018, posted a 2.25 ERA in 32 starts with 234 strikeouts to a league-leading 99 walks in 180 innings last season for the San Diego Padres.</p><p>The 31-year-old features a nasty pitch mix, which includes a mid-90s fastball and a sweeping curveball that had a 56.3% whiff rate last season with a 33.5 put-away percentage, meaning hitters were fooled when it was thrown at a high rate.</p><p>The Giants need all the help they can get in the NL West, where they have to face the star-studded Los Angeles Dodgers, Snell’s old Padres squad and the reigning NL-champion Arizona Diamondbacks.</p><p><i><strong>Follow Fox News Digital’s </strong></i><a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSports_" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><strong>sports coverage on X</strong></i></a><i><strong>, and subscribe to </strong></i><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><strong>the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter</strong></i></a><i><strong>.</strong></i></p> 98f5079a-bed8-5665-875f-b267b219b4b1 fnc Fox News fox-news/sports/mlb/san-francisco-giants fox-news/person/blake-snell fox-news/sports/mlb fox-news/sports article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:52:29 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/politics/legal-experts-weigh-trumps-options-failure-secure-464m-appeal-bond-uncharted-territory https://www.foxnews.com/politics/legal-experts-weigh-trumps-options-failure-secure-464m-appeal-bond-uncharted-territory Legal experts weigh in on Trump’s options after failure to secure $464M appeal bond: ‘uncharted territory’ Legal experts weigh in on Trump’s options after his attorneys said he couldn&apos;t secure a $464 million appeal bond he needs in a New York civil fraud judgement against him. <p>Legal experts are weighing in on Donald Trump’s options after attorneys for the former president said he has not been able to secure a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-unable-get-464m-appeal-bond-stop-collection-attorneys-say-practical-impossibility" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$464 million appeal bond</a> he needs following a New York civil fraud judgment against him. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trump’s lawyers</a> wrote in a Monday court filing that obtaining the nearly half-a-billion appeal was a "practical impossibility under the circumstances presented." </p><p>David Gelman, a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criminal defense attorney</a> and a former deputy district attorney, called the judgment a "unicorn." He argued that the judge should give Trump a lot more leeway to satisfy the bond because "not even the richest man in the world has $464 million lying around." </p><p>A New York Appeals Court judge denied Trump’s request late last month to delay payment of the $464 million owed as a result of the lawsuit brought by New York State Attorney General Letitia James, but said he would temporarily allow the 2024 front-runner and his sons to continue running their business during the appeals process. </p><p>A New York Appeals Court judge previously ruled that the former president must post a bond for the full amount of the judgment and that an independent director of compliance will be appointed.  </p><p>That ruling comes after New York Judge Arthur Engoron handed down his decision earlier in February after a months-long trial beginning in October in which the former president was accused of inflating his assets and committing fraud in financial documents.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/james-carville-biden-camp-right-concerned-about-black-vote-problem" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>JAMES CARVILLE SAYS BIDEN CAMP RIGHT TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT BLACK VOTE: ‘IT IS A PROBLEM’</strong></a></p><p>Engoron ruled that Trump and other defendants were liable for "persistent and repeated fraud," "falsifying business records," "issuing false financial statements," "conspiracy to falsify false financial statements," "insurance fraud" and "conspiracy to commit insurance fraud."</p><p>Gelman told Fox News Digital that "everyone needs to realize how unprecedented this is." </p><p>"There has never been a judgment of this magnitude against a company or individual in the history of New York, so we are really in uncharted territory." </p><p>Gelman said Trump has three options: not appeal, ask the court to allow Attorney General James to use his property as collateral, or take it to a federal court and say the New York law is unconstitutional on its face. </p><p>"Courts really don’t deny bonds when there are other ways to pay. Again, because this is so unprecedented, and I don’t care how rich you are, nobody has that much liquid cash. So if a court had the option to allow a defendant to use some other collateral to satisfy the bond, they will," Gelman said. </p><p>He added that there was no reason for the judge or Attorney General James to say no. </p><p>"You’re dealing with Trump. He’s not going anywhere. He’s the most famous and well known person in the world. It’s not like he can just disappear and can’t be found," Gelman said. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/nathan-wade-cancels-person-network-interview-family-emergency" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>NATHAN WADE CANCELS MAJOR IN-PERSON NETWORK INTERVIEW, CITING FAMILY EMERGENCY</strong></a></p><p>Former federal prosecutor Andrew Cherkasky told Fox News’ The Story with Martha MacCallum that he "would not count Trump out yet." </p><p>Cherkasky said that even if the court denies Trump’s appeal, he "still has paths to move forward through federal court – ultimately to the Supreme Court to complain about Eight Amendment violations." </p><p>Per the Eighth Amendment, which deals with cruel and unusual punishment, "excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted." </p><p>Cherkasky argued that the fines imposed on Trump were so "astronomically high here that it seems unbelievable for the Constitution to permit it under these circumstances." </p><p>"I think – and I hope – that the New York Court of Appeals looks at it appropriately," Cherkasky said. "But like I said, I think even the Supreme Court would have an interest in this case on Eighth Amendment grounds." </p><p>Trump attorney Alina Habba told the <a href="https://content.blubrry.com/x22report/alina_habba_rode_03122024_final_podcast.mp3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">X22 report</a> Monday she was "confident" Trump's debt would be dismissed. </p><p>"Despite the fact that witnesses frankly had said that they were great clients, we all made money, they did nothing wrong, we got slammed with this egregious number, and I'm confident we'll overturn it," Habba told the online podcast. </p><p>Writing on his Truth Social platform later Monday, Trump called the bond set by Engoron "unconsitutitonal, un-American, unprecedented, and practically impossible for ANY company, including one as successful as mine." </p><p>"The Bonding Companies have never heard of such a bond of this size before nor do they have the ability to post such a bond, even if they wanted to," Trump wrote. </p><p><i>Fox News' Greg Norman contributed to this report. </i></p> 18465ff2-bcbc-5501-8eed-4fc547d6c812 fnc Fox News fox-news/person/donald-trump fox-news/us/new-york-city fox-news/politics/defense/trials fox-news/us/us-regions/northeast/new-york fox-news/politics/elections fox-news/politics article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:51:22 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/media/pleading-eighth-federal-prosecutor-dont-count-trump-despite-massive-fine https://www.foxnews.com/media/pleading-eighth-federal-prosecutor-dont-count-trump-despite-massive-fine Pleading the Eighth? Ex-federal prosecutor says don't 'count Trump out yet' despite massive fine Former President Donald Trump may not be out of options when it comes to Letitia James&apos; threat to begin seizing his assets in the Empire State <p>As <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-declares-border-war-zone-dings-newsom-terrible-job-migrant-epicenter-shifts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">former President Trump</a> continues to fight legal battles on multiple fronts, conjecture arose that the massive fine levied against him by New York Supreme Court First District Judge Arthur Engoron might be the straw to break the presumptive Republican nominee's back.</p><p>On Monday, Trump's attorneys said he has not been able to secure a $464 million appeal bond he needs following a New York civil fraud judgment against him. In a court filing, Trump's team said obtaining one is a "practical impossibility under the circumstances presented."</p><p>However, at least one prosecutor said despite appearances, the former president may have a sound legal case to shrink or put aside the $464 million bond that New York State Attorney General Letitia James said she will seek to otherwise enforce as he appeals.</p><p>"I would not count Trump out yet," former federal prosecutor Andrew Cherkasky told "The Story" on Monday.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/pence-declines-to-endorse-trump-wont-back-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>PENCE DECLINES TO ENDORSE TRUMP; WON'T BACK BIDEN</strong></a></p><p>"He has a week yet to actually have this money secured in order to file the appeal," Cherkasky said.</p><p>The former U.S. Air Force judge advocate general noted Trump is already attempting to get a court's approval for a $100 million bond amount instead or procure a ruling nixing the bond entirely.</p><p>The Constitution, Cherkasky said, appears to be in Trump's corner.</p><p>With the bond and fine being as high as they are, Trump has a potential Eighth Amendment defense, as James has threatened to begin seizing his New York assets, which include The Trump Building at 40 Wall Street, a large stake in <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/eric-trump-condemns-ny-set-up-father-built-nyc-skyline-this-his-thanks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a commercial skyscraper</a>, plus his iconic Trump Tower.</p><p>The Eighth Amendment decrees "excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-unable-get-464m-appeal-bond-stop-collection-attorneys-say-practical-impossibility" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>TRUMP ATTORNEYS SAY $464M APPEAL BOND A ‘PRACTICAL IMPOSSIBILITY’</strong></a></p><p>Judge Anil Singh, an Andrew Cuomo appointee to the state's appellate court, dealt another judicial blow to Trump in late February when he denied the former president a pause in the collection of the bond.</p><p>Singh, however, decided he would allow <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/trumps-ny-penalty-cause-biz-exodus-fl-empire-legal-banana-republic-experts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trump and sons Eric and Don Jr.</a> to continue running the family business during the appeals process – as Engoron has banned them from operating in New York for several years hereforth.</p><p>"[If] James actually does try to foreclose on some of his properties, I think he still has paths to move forward through federal court, ultimately to the Supreme Court to complain about Eighth Amendment violations," Cherkasky told "<a href="https://foxnews.com/media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Story</a>."</p><p>The prosecutor added it seems "unbelievable" the Constitution would permit such a lien against Trump.</p><p><a href="https://FOXNEWS.COM/DOWNLOAD" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP</strong></a></p><p>"It does seem very unusual to have to essentially disgorge yourself of everything that you're still fighting for through the appellate channel," he said, noting Trump appears counter to the typical defendant attempting to delay or decrease fine enforcement.</p> 5bf7f9c2-2d1b-52f5-af51-b9635fa766c9 fnc Fox News fox-news/media/fox-news-flash fox-news/person/donald-trump fox-news/us/us-regions/northeast/new-york fox-news/us/constitution fox-news/politics/judiciary/federal-courts fox-news/shows/the-story fox-news/media fox-news/politics/elections fox-news/media article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:25:33 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/us/philadelphia-da-krasner-declines-retry-decade-old-mass-shooting-case https://www.foxnews.com/us/philadelphia-da-krasner-declines-retry-decade-old-mass-shooting-case Philadelphia DA Krasner declines to retry decade-old mass shooting case C.J. Rice will not be retried in a 2011 shooting that left four people injured, including a 6-year-old girl, following a decision by Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. <p>A <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/philadelphia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Philadelphia man</a> won't be retried in a 2011 shooting that injured four people, including a 6-year-old girl, and sent him to prison for more than a decade at age 17, a prosecutor announced Monday.</p><p>A judge closed the case against C.J. Rice, now 30, months after a federal judge found the defense lawyer at his 2013 trial deficient and the evidence "slender." Rice had been serving a 30- to 60-year prison term until he was released amid the federal court ruling late last year.</p><p>The case was formally dismissed Monday after <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/state-and-local" target="_blank" rel="noopener">District Attorney Larry Krasner</a> decided not to retry it. While he said most of the 45 exonerations his office has championed have been more clearcut cases of innocence, he found a new look at the evidence in Rice's case more nuanced.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/severely-decomposed-body-unidentified-toddler-found-inside-duffel-bag-west-philadelphia-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>SEVERELY DECOMPOSED BODY OF UNIDENTIFIED TODDLER FOUND INSIDE DUFFEL BAG IN WEST PHILADELPHIA: POLICE</strong></a></p><p>"The case falls within that 15% or so (of exoneration cases) where we believe it's murky," Krasner said at a press conference where he was joined by defense lawyers who pushed back on that view.</p><p>The reversal hinged on a few key points. A surgeon testified that Rice could not have been the person seen running from the scene because Rice had been seriously injured in a shooting three weeks earlier that fractured his pelvis.</p><p>Rice was shot on Sept. 3, 2011, in what he described as a case of mistaken identity. His trial lawyer, now deceased, agreed to stipulate that one of the Sept. 25, 2011, shooting victims was a potential suspect in Rice’s shooting — giving prosecutors a motive — even though there was little evidence of that.</p><p>"The evidence of (his) guilt was slender. Only one of the four victims was able to identify him and she admitted that the last time she had seen (him) was at least four years before the shooting. No weapon was ever recovered," U.S. Magistrate Judge Carol Sandra Moore Wells wrote in her October report.</p><p>Rice left prison in December, but did not attend Monday’s court hearing. His lawyers said during a news conference that the case echoes many wrongful convictions that involve faulty eyewitness identification, ineffective counsel and overreach by prosecutors.</p><p>Nilam Sanghvi, legal director of the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/northeast/pennsylvania" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pennsylvania Innocence Project</a>, said the crime should have been thoroughly investigated before trial, not years later.</p><p>"It takes courage to face the wrongs of the past," she said, while adding "we can never really right them because we can’t restore the years lost to wrongful conviction — here, over a decade of C.J.’s life."</p> 356741fc-e558-50a5-9b29-6f71c890ea4f fnc Fox News fox-news/us/us-regions/northeast/pennsylvania fox-news/topic/associated-press fox-news/us/philadelphia fox-news/us/us-regions/northeast fox-news/politics/state-and-local fox-news/us/crime fox-news/us/mass-shootings fox-news/us article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:20:47 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/us/st-louis-teen-kaylee-gain-unconscious-suffering-fractured-skull-brutal-attack https://www.foxnews.com/us/st-louis-teen-kaylee-gain-unconscious-suffering-fractured-skull-brutal-attack St. Louis teen Kaylee Gain still unconscious, suffering from fractured skull after brutal attack The family of the 16-year-old St. Louis student who was involved in a fight that went viral online has given an update on her injuries through their attorney. <p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/midwest/missouri" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The family of the St. Louis teen</a> who was violently attacked in a viral video shared an update on her condition, saying the road ahead remains long and uncertain.</p><p>The video showed Kaylee Gain, 16, having her head repeatedly pounded on the pavement in the March 8 assault near Hazelwood East High School in Spanish Lake, Missouri, just outside St. Louis. </p><p>According to family attorney Bryan Kaemmerer, Gain suffered a fractured skull, resulting in life-threatening brain swelling and bleeding.</p><p>He said she has not regained consciousness in the week or so since the fight, Fox 2 reported.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/missouri-ag-says-juvenile-system-must-be-reformed-teen-arrested-slamming-girls-head-pavement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>MISSOURI AG SAYS JUVENILE SYSTEM MUST BE REFORMED AFTER TEEN ARRESTED FOR SLAMMING GIRL’S HEAD INTO PAVEMENT</strong></a></p><p>The following day, police arrested a 15-year-old girl in connection with the fight. She’s currently being held by St. Louis County Family Court on assault charges.</p><p>After the attack went viral, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said the suspect who brutally beat Gain in the violent brawl should be tried as an adult and charged with murder if the offense rose to a homicide. </p><p>"We’ve got to reform our juvenile system to ensure that these sorts of issues are addressed," Bailey previously said. "I’m going to be following this case closely. I think there needs to be some accountability in our juvenile system. People are starting to notice that, and it’s causing problems across the State of Missouri."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/missouri-girl-critical-condition-teen-brutally-assaulted-her-high-school" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>MISSOURI GIRL IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER TEEN BRUTALLY ASSAULTED HER NEAR HIGH SCHOOL</strong></a></p><p>Friends and family of Gain have set up two GoFundMe accounts to raise money for her medical bills as well as <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/health/healthy-living/childrens-health" target="_blank" rel="noopener">share updates on Kaylee's condition.</a></p><p>"We are so grateful for the amazing medical staff who have been working tirelessly to give her the best possible chance at a full recovery. We know she has a very long road ahead of her, but we remain hopeful," the family said in a statement on Kaylee's Recovery funds page.</p><p><i>Fox News Digital's Bradford Betz contributed to this report. </i></p> bf0d55b2-2f93-57e5-9da9-10b52a6f6661 fnc Fox News fox-news/us/us-regions/midwest/missouri fox-news/us/crime fox-news/health/healthy-living/childrens-health fox-news/us fox-news/us article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:16:30 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/sports/ex-cowboys-star-leighton-vander-esch-retires-nfl-several-neck-injuries https://www.foxnews.com/sports/ex-cowboys-star-leighton-vander-esch-retires-nfl-several-neck-injuries Ex-Cowboys star Leighton Vander Esch, 28, retires from NFL after several neck injuries Former Dallas Cowboys star linebacker Leighton Vander Esch announced his retirement from the NFL after six seasons and a series of neck injuries. <p><a rel="noopener">Former </a><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dallas Cowboys</a> star Leighton Vander Esch announced his retirement on Monday due to injuries.</p><p>Vander Esch, 28, suffered a season-ending neck injury against the San Francisco 49ers during the team’s Week 5 loss to the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nfl/san-francisco-49ers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">San Francisco 49ers</a>. It would be the third time in six seasons he played in 10 games or fewer.</p><p>The Cowboys released him last week.</p><p>He thanked his wife, coaches, fans, his agent and his alma mater Boise State in his retirement message posted on the Cowboys’ team website.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM</u></strong></a></p><p>"During my six years as a Cowboys player, I've always pursued success and winning football games, while preparing and training with the highest standards of competition, passion and perseverance," he said in part. "It has been an honor to represent my family, my teammates and the people of Dallas.</p><p>"I realize that I am no longer able to adhere to the unwavering standard of excellence that professional football demands. I say this with a heavy heart: I am medically retiring from the NFL. I love the game of football so much, but my body won't cooperate any longer. </p><p>"I cherished every moment of my NFL career, and it has been such a blessing to play the game for as long as I have played. This year, things may look a little different for me, but the sole focus is being a great husband and father for my loving family."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/robert-griffin-iii-thinks-caleb-williams-should-tell-bears-wont-play-them" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>ROBERT GRIFFIN III THINKS CALEB WILLIAMS SHOULD TELL BEARS HE WON'T PLAY FOR THEM: 'PULL AN ELI MANNING'</strong></a></p><p>The Cowboys selected Vander Esch with the No. 19 overall pick of <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nfl-draft" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the 2018 draft</a>. He quickly became an integral part of the defense, earning a Pro Bowl selection in his rookie season.</p><p>In his second year, the injuries began. He suffered a nerve issue in his neck which forced him to miss the final few weeks of the season. The 2020 season was also derailed because of another nerve issue in his neck. He managed to return in the middle of the season.</p><p>Vander Esch played in every game in 2021, racking up 77 tackles, a sack and an interception. But in 2022, it was more of the same. He suffered a neck stinger that cost him a few games. He managed to play for Dallas in the playoffs, but the Cowboys didn’t go far.</p><p>In 2023, Vander Esch had 30 tackles and a fumble recovery for a touchdown. He only played in five games.</p><p>"I thank God every day for all that He has given me: my family, my friends, my teammates, and being on this stage to impact people's lives in a positive way," he concluded. "Today, I would like to thank God for the countless blessings he continues to shower over my family and me. You have given me a new healthy baby girl and a wife that follows you.</p><p>"Without trusting in your unwavering love and guidance, I know I wouldn't have made it this far. You have blessed me with the ability to become a Dallas Cowboy and for allowing me the privilege of a 6-year professional football career. I strive to let you work through me in this next chapter to continue to impact people's lives and to be a light in this world."</p><p><i><strong>Follow Fox News Digital’s</strong></i><a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSports_" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><strong> <u>sports coverage on X</u></strong></i></a><i><strong> and subscribe to</strong></i><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><strong><u> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter</u></strong></i></a><i><strong>.</strong></i></p> ab4aac20-02c0-5344-9a16-8fc95b9d4199 fnc Fox News fox-news/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys fox-news/sports/nfl fox-news/sports fox-news/sports article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:14:03 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/sports/trevor-bauer-will-face-yankees-exhibition-game-mexican-league-team https://www.foxnews.com/sports/trevor-bauer-will-face-yankees-exhibition-game-mexican-league-team Trevor Bauer to face Yankees in exhibition game with Mexican League team Trevor Bauer to face another MLB team this upcoming weekend as he will pitch for the Diablos Rojos, a Mexican League team, against the New York Yankees. <p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/trevor-bauer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trevor Bauer</a> is once again pitching against an MLB team as he tries to get on a team’s roster in 2024.</p><p>Bauer announced via social media that he’ll be facing the New York Yankees, but he won’t be playing for the Asian Breeze, the independent team based out of Japan that he previously pitched with against <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> minor leaguers – his first pitching appearance in the United States in over three years.</p><p>This time, Bauer will be playing for the Diablos Rojos, a Mexican team, in a Sunday exhibition against the Yankees on March 24. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM</strong></a></p><p>But it won’t be a one-and-done situation for Bauer, who agreed to play five more games for the Diablos as his own version of spring training.</p><p>"I’ll be pitching against the @Yankees on March 24 as a member of the @diablosrojosmx," Bauer wrote on X. "I’ve also agreed to pitch 5 games for the Diablos between April 11 and May 8 in lieu of a traditional spring training period as it’s the best way for me to stay ready to pitch. This will help me stay in game shape and I’ll be able to join a rotation immediately if or when an MLB offer comes. Hope to see you on Sunday and can’t wait to show y’all what Mexican baseball is all about!"</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/trevor-bauer-reacts-outing-dodgers-minor-leaguers" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>TREVOR BAUER REACTS AFTER OUTING VS DODGERS MINOR LEAGUERS: ‘I’M STILL ONE OF THE BEST PITCHERS IN THE WORLD'</strong></a></p><p>The Yankees will be in split-squad exhibition games in Mexico City this Saturday and Sunday. </p><p>The 33-year-old Bauer has been trying to get back <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/mlb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">into MLB</a> since serving his 194-day suspension that was originally a record 324 games after a woman accused him of sexual assault, which was settled last fall following the decision by prosecutors not to file charges in February 2022.</p><p>Bauer denied all allegations against him, saying the encounters were consensual. The woman eventually sued him after prosecutors didn’t file charges, and Bauer filed a countersuit. </p><p>He has noted wanting to play on the league minimum salary for any club to prove he can still be an asset on the mound. During his outing against the Dodgers, the team that cut him following his suspension ending, Bauer topped out at 99 mph several times with his fastball and struck out four of his 12 batters faced.</p><p>"It's not a money thing," he told reporters after his outing with the Asian Breeze. "I've served my suspension twice over. I've been cleared of everything in the legal system. If you think about it logically, there's really no reason I shouldn't have a job."</p><p>"But I don't. So, it is what it is. We'll see how it plays out. I don't want to predict the future. We'll see."</p><p>Bauer still feels he’s one of the best pitchers in the world, and he’ll have another chance to prove so against a team that could use some starting pitching with Yankees ace Gerrit Cole expected to miss time to start the season.</p><p>After his Dodgers release, Bauer went to Japan to pitch for the Yokohama DeNA Baystars. He owned an impressive 2.59 ERA over 156.2 innings in 24 games at two different levels for the Baystars. Bauer struck out 160 batters and walked just 34.</p><p>The last time Bauer was on an MLB mound was the 2021 season for the Dodgers, where he pitched to a 2.59 ERA over 17 starts (107.2 innings) with 137 strikeouts. </p><p><i><strong>Follow Fox News Digital’s </strong></i><a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSports_" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><strong>sports coverage on X</strong></i></a><i><strong>, and subscribe to </strong></i><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><strong>the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter</strong></i></a><i><strong>.</strong></i></p> 10241b8c-1b5a-5e8f-a3a3-638f600948fe fnc Fox News fox-news/person/trevor-bauer fox-news/sports/mlb/new-york-yankees fox-news/sports/mlb fox-news/sports fox-news/topic/trending-news fox-news/sports article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:04:07 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/media/jesse-watters-trump-bloodbath-controversy-democrats-new-hoax https://www.foxnews.com/media/jesse-watters-trump-bloodbath-controversy-democrats-new-hoax JESSE WATTERS: Trump 'bloodbath' controversy gives Democrats a new hoax Fox News host Jesse Watters shares the full context of former President Trump&apos;s &quot;bloodbath&quot; comments as the media takes it out of context on &quot;Jesse Watters Primetime.&quot; <p>Fox News host Jesse Watters shares the full context of President Trump’s controversial "bloodbath" comment on "<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>Jesse Watters Primetime</u></a>." </p><p><strong>JESSE WATTERS:</strong><i><strong> </strong>When "Inside Edition" is talking about the president's special shoes, saying he needs support so he doesn't stumble, this is a campaign that desperately needs a distraction and this weekend we got one. We have a new hoax, ladies and gentlemen. The dictator on day one now has company. "Trump says country faces bloodbath if </i><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-privately-rivalry-obama-former-presidents-staff-predicted-biden-would-suck-as-president" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i><u>Biden</u></i></a><i> wins in November." That was the headline everywhere! I looked at the news Sunday, I'm thinking, "Trump said, what?" So, I do my own research and this is what he actually said.</i> </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/former-supreme-court-justice-stephen-breyer-sounds-off-dobbs-decision-too-many-questions" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong><u>FORMER SUPREME COURT JUSTICE STEPHEN BREYER SOUNDS OFF ON DOBBS DECISION: 'TOO MANY QUESTIONS'</u></strong></a> </p><p><strong>DONALD TRUMP:</strong><i> "</i>Let me tell you something to China. If you're listening, President XI and you and I are friends, but he understands the way I deal, those big monster car manufacturing plants that you're building in Mexico right now, and you think you're going to get that, you're going to not hire Americans, and you're going to sell the cars to us. Now, we're going to put a 100% tariff on every single car that comes across the line, and you're not going to be able to sell those guys if I get elected. Now, if I don't get elected, it's going to be a bloodbath for the whole – that's going to be the least of it. It's going to be a bloodbath for the country. That'll be the least of it, but they're not going to sell those cars."<i> </i> </p><p><i>Now </i><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/keith-olbermann-suggests-hope-trumps-assassination-x-post" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i><u>Trump</u></i></a><i> is not threatening bloody violence if he loses to Biden. He's saying the American auto industry will face a bloodbath from cheap Chinese cars manufactured in Mexico and then dumped here. That's the dictionary definition of bloodbath, "a major economic disaster."</i> </p> c002fd7e-1a4b-52cc-b1bb-f13cd3d6c29b fnc Fox News fox-news/media fox-news/shows/jesse-watters-primetime fox-news/person/donald-trump fox-news/media/fox-news-flash fox-news/media article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:01:12 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/sports/chase-young-heads-saints-one-year-deal https://www.foxnews.com/sports/chase-young-heads-saints-one-year-deal Chase Young heads to Saints on one-year deal: reports The New Orleans Saints are beefing up their defensive line, signing Chase Young to a one-year deal worth $13 million that will be fully guaranteed. <p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/chase-young" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chase Young</a> has once again found a new NFL home, as he signed a one-year deal with the New Orleans Saints to join their defensive line, ESPN reported. </p><p>Young’s deal is a reported $13 million, fully guaranteed, for the 2024 season. </p><p>Young reportedly met with <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nfl/new-orleans-saints" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Saints</a> on Monday where he "likes the setup of the team’s defense."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM</strong></a></p><p>He appeared to confirm the deal with three le fleur de lis emojis he posted on X. </p><p>Young, the second overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft, was traded to the San Francisco 49ers by the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nfl/washington-commanders" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Washington Commanders</a> this past season for a compensatory third-round pick. </p><p>He had 2.5 sacks and 10 tackles in nine regular-season games with San Fran after totaling five sacks and 15 tackles in seven games with Washington. His 7.5 sacks total were a career high. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/drew-brees-announces-scholarship-honor-jason-kelce-legacy-transcends-gridiron" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>DREW BREES ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIPS IN HONOR OF JASON KELCE: ‘YOUR LEGACY TRANSCENDS THE GRIDIRON’</strong></a></p><p>Young also contributed in Super Bowl LVIII against the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kansas City Chiefs</a>, sacking Patrick Mahomes in the overtime loss. </p><p>The 24-year-old burst onto the NFL scene during his rookie year with 7.5 sacks, 44 tackles (10 for loss), 12 quarterback hits and three fumble recoveries, one returned for a touchdown, as he went on to win the Defensive Rookie of the Year. </p><p>But 2021 brought a tumultuous situation for Young, who tore his ACL after nine games, costing him most of the 2022 season on the sideline. </p><p>The Saints have been looking for more pressure on the defensive line after ranking 28th in the league with just 34 sacks. Players like Carl Granderson and Cam Jordan were signed to extensions, but Isaiah Foskey and Payton Turner — high draft picks used in the last few seasons — didn’t have a sack combined last season. </p><p>New Orleans will hope Young can provide that punch on the defensive line for a team looking to improve upon their 9-8 record last season.  </p><p><i><strong>Follow Fox News Digital’s </strong></i><a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSports_" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><strong>sports coverage on X</strong></i></a><i><strong>, and subscribe to </strong></i><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><strong>the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter</strong></i></a><i><strong>.</strong></i></p> e28dc3bf-1d23-5c46-a495-010f8fe36317 fnc Fox News fox-news/sports/nfl/new-orleans-saints fox-news/person/chase-young fox-news/sports/nfl fox-news/sports fox-news/sports article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:56:13 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/media/laura-ingraham-lefts-hoaxes-piling-up-faster-leo-dicaprios-25-year-old-former-girlfriends https://www.foxnews.com/media/laura-ingraham-lefts-hoaxes-piling-up-faster-leo-dicaprios-25-year-old-former-girlfriends LAURA INGRAHAM: The left's hoaxes are piling up faster than Leo DiCaprio's 25-year-old former girlfriends Fox News&apos; Laura Ingraham discusses the context behind former President Trump&apos;s &apos;bloodbath&apos; remark on &apos;The Ingraham Angle.&apos; <p>Fox News host Laura Ingraham says on "The Ingraham Angle" that anyone with a "6th-grade understanding of the English language would know former President Trump was not calling for or predicting a civil war" when he made his "bloodbath" comment. </p><p><strong>LAURA INGRAHAM:</strong> <i>I mean, this was just preposterous. And former President Trump was </i><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-campaign-slams-trump-political-violence-warning-bloodbath-discussing-auto-industry" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i>railing against China's move</i></a><i> into Mexico with auto manufacturing plants that crank out cheap EVs. Now, this is a point the "Angle" has raised repeatedly. China's goal isn't just to compete with U.S. car companies, oh, no. Its goal is to put them out of business permanently. This would be cataclysmic to the United States.</i></p><p><i>…</i></p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/pelosi-suggests-trump-meant-exact-bloodbath-doesnt-win-rally-statements" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>PELOSI SUGGESTS TRUMP MEANT HE WILL ‘EXACT A BLOODBATH’ IF HE DOESN'T WIN AFTER RALLY STATEMENTS</strong></a></p><p><i>Now, anyone with a 6th-grade understanding of the English language, minus woke indoctrination, would know that </i><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/msnbc-historian-admits-trump-bloodbath-comment-about-auto-industry-compares-him-hitler" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i>Trump was not calling for</i></a><i> or predicting a civil war. It's ludicrous. But people who call themselves historians but have turned into before our very eyes, unhinged left-wing pundits – they can't help themselves.</i></p><p><i>…</i></p><p><i>Now, I must have missed the part of debate class when swearing is a substitute for logic. It doesn't work. I'm like Joe, now I'm whispering. Now, what we saw over the weekend was the increasing power and influence of citizen journalists and the decreasing power of the corporate press. The left's hoaxes are piling up faster than Leo DiCaprio's </i><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/look-back-leonardo-dicaprios-girlfriends" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i>25-year-old former girlfriends</i></a><i>. First, it was the Russia collusion hoax, then the Charlottesville both sides hoax, then the insurrection hoax about January 6th and now the "bloodbath" hoax.</i></p><p><i>This is just another in a long line of smears peddled by the same people who follow the same steps. So first, it's an outright lie, or just a rank distortion of something usually Trump or another conservative says. Then the Biden campaign or a Biden surrogate picks up on the smear. </i></p><p><i>…</i></p><p><i>And then the regime media repeats the White House or the surrogate or the, you know, puppets, they're repeating it. Then, over time, it gets repeated as gospel with zero fact checking. The original transcript? The truth? That gets deep-sixed in the process. It's the way they roll.</i></p> 2b6a9bc8-f13b-5ae5-a221-d1cc5723a959 fnc Fox News fox-news/media/fox-news-flash fox-news/media fox-news/shows/ingraham-angle fox-news/shows/ingraham-angle/transcript/lauras-monologue fox-news/person/donald-trump fox-news/politics/elections fox-news/media article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:50:31 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/us/eroding-dunes-leave-atlantic-city-casinos-desperate-new-sand-summer https://www.foxnews.com/us/eroding-dunes-leave-atlantic-city-casinos-desperate-new-sand-summer Eroding dunes leave Atlantic City casinos desperate for new sand by summer Winter storms have significantly eroded Atlantic City&apos;s beaches, generating uncertainty over what lies ahead for the South Jersey tourism hub in the usually-busy summer season. <p>The ocean and beaches have always been a part of <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/new-jersey-shore-atlantic-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Atlantic City's</a> identity: from salt water taffy to Miss America bathing beauties to the name of the place itself, the city has been marketed as a place to have fun by the sea.</p><p>But there is a little too much Atlantic in Atlantic City this year as the crucial summer season approaches. Weeks of winter storms have badly eroded beaches in the northern section of town, leaving little if any sand on which to play during all but the lowest tides.</p><p>Executives with the three northernmost casinos: the Ocean Casino Resort, Resorts and Hard Rock, are pressing the federal and state governments to expedite a beach replenishment project that was supposed to have been done last year.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/online-gambling-revenue-skyrockets-atlantic-city-in-person-slump-continues" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>ONLINE GAMBLING REVENUE SKYROCKETS IN ATLANTIC CITY, WHILE IN-PERSON SLUMP CONTINUES</strong></a></p><p>But under the current best-case scenario, new sand won't be hitting the beaches until late summer, according to the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/military/army" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.S. Army Corps of Engineers</a>, the agency that oversees such projects.</p><p>And that has the casinos concerned about not having an essential element of their tourism appeal. Atlantic City has long said its beaches set it apart from the plentiful gambling options elsewhere in the region and the country. Without them, it could be a harder sell in attracting tourists and gamblers.</p><p>"One of the highlights of coming to Atlantic City has always been the beaches and the Boardwalk," said Mike Sampson, general manager of the Hard Rock casino. "It's going to be a challenge."</p><p>Hard Rock lost its popular beach bar to repeated winter storms.</p><p>"It was totally destroyed," Sampson said. "Parts of it washed out to sea; debris remained on the beach and had to be disposed of."</p><p>He said Hard Rock is hopeful it can still rent out beach cabanas and umbrellas this summer, albeit on a smaller beach.</p><p>Sampson said that "unless someone can intervene, it's probably going to be a post-summer fill."</p><p>Anything that might make people less likely to come to Atlantic City is bad news for the gambling resort, which still has not recovered from the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/health/infectious-disease/coronavirus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COVID-19 outbreak</a>. Only three of the nine casinos are winning more money from in-person gamblers than they did in 2019 before the pandemic hit.</p><p>And while internet gambling and sports betting has added new revenue streams to the equation, that money must be shared with partners such as tech platforms and sports books, and is not solely for the casinos to keep. That is why the casinos consider money won from in-person gamblers to be their core business — and why they need usable beaches.</p><p>Last summer, the Ocean Casino spent $600,000 to truck in and dump sand on its beach, which was not in as bad a shape as it is this year.</p><p>"How do you run a beach resort without a beach?" asked Bill Callahan, Ocean's general manager. "It's a tough pill to swallow."</p><p>And an expensive one: that sand quickly washed away, and even less is left there now. At high tide, the ocean waves lap up against the dune, which itself is badly eroded.</p><p>"By the end of summer, all that sand was gone," said Ian Jerome, project director for Ocean's effort last year. "That is not a sustainable option."</p><p>Of the dozen beach entrances spanning the three casinos, only two are accessible, he said. The rest just dead-end in mid-air, with treacherous drop-offs that could cause serious injury — or worse — should anyone fall from them.</p><p>Atlantic City last received beach replenishment in 2020, and was due for additional sand last summer. But Congress failed to approve funding for the project then.</p><p>This year, $25 million in federal funding is available toward the $30 million cost, of which the state pays a smaller percentage.</p><p>But the government contracting process does not lend itself to quick fixes. Stephen Rochette, a spokesman for the Army Corps, said a contract for the work will be put out to bid in April or May, with the work starting "sometime this summer or in the fall."</p><p>He said the agency is aware of the tendency of Atlantic City's northern beaches to erode at a more rapid rate than other ones, and is studying the situation to see if any engineering improvements can be added to the eventual project design.</p><p>Mark Giannantonio, president of Resorts casino and of the Casino Association of New Jersey, said the casinos want at least some of the project to be carried out in early summer — what he called a possible "beach-lite" option.</p><p>"Everyone realizes the importance of getting this sand," he said. "The sense of urgency is real."</p> 2527996d-516e-5037-bc55-80c72128f789 fnc Fox News fox-news/us/us-regions/northeast/new-jersey fox-news/topic/associated-press fox-news/us/new-jersey-shore-atlantic-city fox-news/us/us-regions/northeast fox-news/politics/state-and-local fox-news/travel fox-news/weather fox-news/us article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:47:33 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/world/pentagon-looks-keep-troops-niger-junta-orders-departure https://www.foxnews.com/world/pentagon-looks-keep-troops-niger-junta-orders-departure Pentagon looks to keep troops in Niger as junta orders departure The Pentagon is attempting to broker a deal with Niger&apos;s military government to keep U.S. troops in the West African nation for counterterrorism operations. <p>The Pentagon is working with Niger officials, seeking a way for U.S. troops to stay in the country — a key base for counterterrorism operations in <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/world-regions/africa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sub-Saharan Africa</a> — following a weekend directive that they leave.</p><p>Last week a high level-delegation of U.S. officials, including Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Celeste Wallander and the head of U.S. Africa Command Gen. Michael Langley, traveled to Niger to meet with members of the military junta.</p><p>Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said Monday the U.S. officials had "lengthy and direct" discussions with the junta officials that were also in part spurred by concerns over Niger's potential relationships <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/world-regions/russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">with Russia</a> and Iran.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/nigers-junta-lead-joint-security-effort-extremist-violence" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>NIGER'S JUNTA TO LEAD JOINT SECURITY EFFORT AGAINST EXTREMIST VIOLENCE</strong></a></p><p>"We were troubled on the path that Niger is on," Singh said.</p><p>White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the U.S. was "closely monitoring the Russian defense activities" there in order "to assess and mitigate potential risk to U.S. personnel, interests and assets."</p><p>On Saturday, following the meeting, the junta’s spokesperson, Col. Maj. Amadou Abdramane, said U.S. flights over Niger’s territory in recent weeks were illegal. Meanwhile, Insa Garba Saidou, a local activist who assists Niger’s military rulers with their communications, criticized U.S. efforts to force the junta to pick between strategic partners.</p><p>"The American bases and civilian personnel cannot stay on Nigerien soil any longer," he told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/topic/associated-press" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Associated Press</a>.</p><p>Singh said the U.S. was aware of the March 16 statement "announcing the end of the status of forces agreement between Niger and the United States. We are working through diplomatic channels to seek clarification. These are ongoing discussions and we don't have more to share at this time."</p><p>State Department spokesman Vedant Patel said the discussions were prompted by Niger's "trajectory."</p><p>"We are in touch with transition authorities to seek clarification of their comments and discuss additional next steps," Patel said.</p><p>The junta has largely been in control in Niger since July when mutinous soldiers ousted the country’s democratically elected president and months later asked French forces to leave.</p><p>The U.S. military still had some 650 troops working in Niger in December, largely consolidated at a base farther away from Niamey, Niger's capital. Singh said the total number of personnel still in country, including civilians and contractors, is roughly 1,000.</p><p>The Niger base is critical for U.S. counterterrorism operations in the Sahel and has been used for both manned and unmanned surveillance operations, although Singh said the only drone flights being currently conducted are for force protection.</p><p>In the Sahel the U.S. has also supported local ground troops, including accompanying them on missions. However, such accompanied missions have been scaled back since U.S. troops were killed in a joint operation in Niger in 2017.</p> 0b9d9a1e-ec3e-59ff-aa36-01b789d44b81 fnc Fox News fox-news/world/world-regions/africa fox-news/topic/associated-press fox-news/politics/defense fox-news/world/conflicts fox-news/politics/defense/pentagon fox-news/world/world-politics fox-news/world article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:45:50 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/sports/510-jerseys-150-caps-ohtani-merch-sells-sky-high-prices-japan https://www.foxnews.com/sports/510-jerseys-150-caps-ohtani-merch-sells-sky-high-prices-japan $510 for jerseys, $150 for caps: Ohtani merch sells at sky-high prices in his native Japan Merchandise for Los Angeles baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani regularly sells for exorbitant prices in his native Japan, with Dodgers gear quickly replacing its Angels counterparts. <p>Mai Fukuo was gift-shopping for a friend. Hideki Chiba was in the same sports store in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo looking for something for his father-in-law.</p><p>They each picked up items in blue — Los Angeles Dodgers Blue, of course. This reflects the color revolution that's evident all over Tokyo in the last few months since Shohei Ohtani moved from the Los Angeles Angels — base color, red — to sign a $700-million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers.</p><p>Angels caps have almost vanished in Tokyo. A Dodgers lid is the fashion item — a bit like designer-label goods.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/dodgers-shohei-ohtani-opens-up-marriage-normal-japanese-woman" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>DODGERS' SHOHEI OHTANI OPENS UP ABOUT MARRIAGE TO 'NORMAL JAPANESE WOMAN'</strong></a></p><p>"Ohtani just changed our store," said Takuto Yamashita, a part-time worker at a shop called Selection, which boasts Japan's largest array of MLB gear for all 30 teams, and the 12 Japanese pro teams, too.</p><p>But there's one team that matters more than the rest in Japan. And only one player, which is why <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Dodgers</a> invested so heavily in Ohtani; not just for his pitching and hitting, but for his celebrity status to market the Dodgers as Japan's team.</p><p>"The place is completely different. It went from all red to to all blue," Yamashita added. "Without Ohtani in these last few months, the sales in this store would be so different."</p><p>Fukuo eyed a traditional white jersey with "Dodgers" in script across the front. She lifted it off the rack — a quilt of Dodgers and Ohtani garb — and admired it for looks, size and texture.</p><p>"I'm thinking of buy this t-shirt for my co-worker because Ohtani is very famous — of course in Japan — and also all over the world," she explained. "He likes baseball and he likes Ohtani so I'm thinking of this."</p><p>In another shopping aisle, Chiba dropped a traditional Dodgers cap into his hand-held shopping basket.</p><p>"He (Ohtani) is like a hero to us, at least to me as a baseball fan," Chiba said. "Everybody knows him, even if they are not baseball fans. To me, he’s a Japanese icon. I think people expected him to be a good player, but he is more than anyone expected."</p><p>Store manager Hayato Daido estimated that 60% of the sales come from Dodgers gear, or Ohtani specific t-shirts, jerseys, key chains, etc. Assistant store manager Takato Suzuki suggested it might be as high as 70%. Daido said about 10% of sales were linked to local teams like the Tokyo Giants.</p><p>Daido said Ohtani-related sales are "four or five times" more than they were prior to the Dodgers announcing in December they'd signed him. He said gear has yet to arrive for Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who joined the Dodgers on a $325-million, 12-year contract — reported to be the highest in money and longest in duration for any pitcher.</p><p>"There is no doubt there will be demand for it," Daido said. "We're just waiting."</p><p>Surprisingly, what's still selling are Ohtani caps and jerseys from his six years with the Angels.</p><p>"That's because they are not being produced any more and have become collector's items," Suzuki, the assistant manager, said.</p><p>The store resembles a museum to Ohtani, filled with posters, memorabilia and "Sho-time" emblazoned on myriad items. A few Ichiro Suzuki shirts hang for sale, reminders of the certain first-ballot Hall of Famer.</p><p>Shirts with Ohtani's dog are a big item — Dekopin <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/world-regions/japan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in Japanese</a>, but known as Decoy in English. The next big seller could be anything related to his surprise marriage.</p><p>Being an Ohtani fan comes with a price — and it can be steep. The ordinary Dodgers cap, like other MLB caps, sells for about 6,300 yen — about $42.</p><p>However, Ohtani-specific items are much higher. A traditional blue Dodgers cap with the interlocking LA on the front, which also features No. 17 on the side and a replica of Ohtani's signature goes for 22,400 yen — about $150.</p><p>If you want a baseball that Ohtani threw in a game on April 27, 2023 — brace yourself. The price tag is a whopping 3.3 millon yen — about $22,000. An Ohtani-used glove sells for almost 2 million yen — $13,400.</p><p>Taiwanese Torben Lin offered a contrarian view. In town shopping, his interest was in buying a Masataka Yoshida jersey, the Japanese outfielder who wears No. 7 for the Boston Red Sox. He bypassed the Ohtani gear — intentionally.</p><p>"Ohtani is a good player. He’s really good," Lin said. "He has two or three skills. But to be honest, I think he’s not perfect. You know, it’s not like we all need to buy his stuff. His souvenirs. His shirts. I think we need to support other players."</p><p>That perspective didn't deter Hina Kishi. She works as a waitress in a Japanese restaruant, admired a blue Dodgers jersey on the rack and said she intended to buy it. Even after she looked at the price of 77,000 yen — about $510.</p><p>"Very expenisve," she said, muttering about how she’d work the spending around her payday. She said she works wearing a kimono, a wrap-around garment and Japan’s traditional dress. She said the jersey would offer a "different look."</p><p>"I saw baseball in person for the first time at the World Baseball Classic last year at the Tokyo Dome," she said. "I respect Ohtani so much for being the best and also such a good person."</p><p>She said she was so taken that she flew to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/los-angeles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles</a> shortly thereafter to see Ohtani play with Angels.</p><p>Fans seem willing to pay to be outfitted like Ohtani with demand soaring and profits to divvy up. A store employee said a blue Dodgers cap with a script "D" above the bill — being worn frequently in spring training — nearly sold out in a few days.</p><p>"They talk about Ohtani on Japanese news every day," Suzuki, the assistant manager, said. "We can’t think of what business would be like without him."</p><p>Ditto for MLB and the Dodgers.</p> cbca2cc9-25cc-5f1e-bbeb-41b0a7d2b6fe fnc Fox News fox-news/world/world-regions/japan fox-news/topic/associated-press fox-news/world/world-regions/asia fox-news/sports/mlb fox-news/person/shohei-ohtani fox-news/sports/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers fox-news/sports/mlb/los-angeles-angels fox-news/sports article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:44:31 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/health/elon-musk-reveals-takes-ketamine-denies-abusing-drug-should-keep-taking-it https://www.foxnews.com/health/elon-musk-reveals-takes-ketamine-denies-abusing-drug-should-keep-taking-it Elon Musk reveals why he takes ketamine, denies abusing the drug: ‘I should keep taking it’ Elon Musk uses ketamine to boost his mental health, the billionaire said in a video interview that was streamed on YouTube on Monday. Here&apos;s what else he had to say about the drug. <p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/elon-musk"><u>Elon Musk</u></a> uses ketamine to boost his mental health, the billionaire said in a video interview that was streamed on YouTube on Monday.</p><p>When asked about <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/health/mental-health/drug-and-substance-abuse"><u>drug use</u></a>, Musk — the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX — answered, "There are times when I have sort of … a negative chemical state in my brain, like depression, I guess."</p><p>He noted that he uses a "small amount once every other week." </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/health/ketamine-therapy-effective-treating-severe-depression-veterans-study"><strong><u>KETAMINE THERAPY SHOWN EFFECTIVE IN TREATING SEVERE DEPRESSION IN VETERANS, STUDY FINDS</u></strong></a></p><p>"Ketamine is useful for getting one out of a negative frame of mind," Musk went on, referring to his depression as "chemical tides" and saying it wasn’t "negative news."</p><p>Musk also implied in the interview with former CNN anchor Don Lemon that his ketamine use is beneficial to his businesses.</p><p>He said that "from the standpoint of Wall Street, what matters is execution … From [the] investors' standpoint, if there is something I'm taking, I should keep taking it."</p><p>The owner of social media platform X added that he has posted about his ketamine use in the hope of helping people.</p><p>Musk also said that he obtains the ketamine via prescription from a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/health/healthy-living/health-care"><u>medical doctor</u></a> and that he does not abuse the drug.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/health/what-is-ketamine-drug-killed-matthew-perry-october-28"><strong><u>WHAT IS KETAMINE, THE DRUG THAT KILLED MATTHEW PERRY?</u></strong></a></p><p>"If you use too much ketamine, you can’t really get work done, and I have a lot of work," he said.</p><p>This isn’t the first time Musk has discussed ketamine use. </p><p>In a post on X in June 2023, the entrepreneur stated, "From what I’ve seen with friends, ketamine taken occasionally is a better option."</p><p>Fox News Digital reached out to Musk for further comment about his widely reported interview on Monday.  </p><p>Ketamine, a hallucinogenic anesthetic drug, was first approved in 1970 as an anesthetic for use by medical doctors and veterinarians.</p><p>Since then, ketamine has been shown to have powerful effects on the brain, particularly for people <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/health/mental-health/depression"><u>suffering from depression</u></a>, according to Dr. William Prueitt, director of the Ketamine Treatment Program at Silver Hill Hospital in Connecticut.</p><p>"There’s growing evidence that ketamine can be very effective for patients with depression who have not responded to other treatments," Prueitt told Fox News Digital.</p><p>Ketamine is best suited for patients with moderate to severe depression who haven’t responded to other types of treatments or therapy, the doctor said. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER</u></strong></a></p><p>"These patients have what we call treatment-resistant depression, meaning they’ve tried at least two antidepressants (at sufficient doses and durations) that just haven’t worked," he said.</p><p>Ketamine works differently from <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/health/healthy-living/health-care"><u>traditional antidepressants</u></a> — it targets different neurotransmitters in the brain, Prueitt noted.</p><p>"That is one proposed reason why it’s often successful where other medications are not," he said.</p><p>The drug can be administered in multiple ways, but the primary methods are by nasal spray (esketamine) or IV infusions (ketamine). </p><p>"Ketamine provides rapid relief of symptoms, sometimes in as little as a few weeks," said Prueitt. </p><p>"Patients can experience improved mood, renewed optimism and reduced negative thoughts."</p><p>When administered in an "appropriate treatment setting" with an experienced medical team, ketamine is generally "very safe," according to Prueitt.</p><p>There can be risks, however, when it’s given in unsupervised circumstances. </p><p>"Patients should not self-medicate and should only receive ketamine treatments after an appropriate <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/health/mental-health"><u>psychiatric evaluation</u></a> and medical screening," he added.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/health"><i><strong><u>For more Health articles, visit </u></strong></i></a><a href="http://www.foxnews/health"><i><strong><u>www.foxnews/health</u></strong></i></a><i><strong>.</strong></i></p> 3d37d1a9-caf7-5bec-b1ed-84ae4667d091 fnc Fox News fox-news/health fox-news/health/mental-health/drug-and-substance-abuse fox-news/health/mental-health/depression fox-news/health/mental-health fox-news/person/elon-musk fox-news/lifestyle fox-news/health/healthy-living/medications fox-news/health article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:42:19 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/media/michael-rapaport-debra-messing-denounce-oscar-winners-speech-450-jewish-entertainers https://www.foxnews.com/media/michael-rapaport-debra-messing-denounce-oscar-winners-speech-450-jewish-entertainers Michael Rapaport, Debra Messing denounce Oscar winner's speech with 450 other Jewish entertainers Debra Messing, Julianna Margulies and Michael Rapaport joined over 450 Jewish entertainers in denouncing &quot;The Zone of Interest&quot; director Jonathan Glazer&apos;s Oscars speech. <p>Top Hollywood stars like Debra Messing and Julianna Margulies are among over 450 <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/debra-messing-david-schwimmer-call-out-academy-excluding-jews-oscars-diversity-standards" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jewish individuals in the entertainment industry</a> denouncing "The Zone of Interest" director Jonathan Glazer's controversial Oscars acceptance speech about the Israel-Hamas war. </p><p>"We refute our Jewishness being hijacked for the purpose of drawing a moral equivalence between a Nazi regime that sought to exterminate a race of people, and an Israeli nation that seeks to avert its own extermination," an open letter <a href="https://variety.com/2024/film/news/jonathan-glazer-oscar-speech-zone-of-interest-open-letter-1235944880/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">first reported Monday by Variety</a> read. "Every civilian death in Gaza is tragic. But Israel is not targeting civilians. It is targeting Hamas. The moment Hamas releases the hostages and surrenders is the moment this heartbreaking war ends. This has been true since the Hamas attacks of October 7th."</p><p>The signatories continued, "The use of words like ‘occupation’ to describe an indigenous Jewish people defending a homeland that dates back thousands of years, and has been recognized as a state by the United Nations, distorts history.  It gives credence to the modern blood libel that fuels a growing anti-Jewish hatred around the world, in the United States, and in Hollywood. The current climate of growing antisemitism only underscores the need for the Jewish State of Israel, a place which will always take us in, as no state did during the Holocaust depicted in Mr. Glazer’s film."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/jon-lovitz-says-antisemitism-experienced-hollywood-other-jews" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>JON LOVITZ SAYS ANTISEMITISM HE'S EXPERIENCED IN HOLLYWOOD ‘IS FROM OTHER JEWS’</u></strong></a></p><p>Alongside Messing and Margulies are actors Michael Rapaport, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tovah Feldshuh, Lisa Edelstein and Brett Gelman, top producer Amy Pascal, and filmmakers Eli Roth and Rod Lurie.</p><p>"There was no concern for how Jewish people are going to react to a speech like that, to that applause to those red pins, when not even our hostages are being mentioned, and it’s just incredibly hurtful, incredibly painful," Gelman told Variety. "It’s truly baffling to me that people were choosing to be silent that night."</p><p>Representatives for Glazer did not immediately respond to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News Digital</a>'s requests for comment. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/michael-rapaport-blasts-golden-globe-attendees-not-mentioning-israeli-hostages" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>MICHAEL RAPAPORT BLASTS GOLDEN GLOBE ATTENDEES FOR NOT MENTIONING ISRAELI HOSTAGES: ‘WE SHOULD BE ASHAMED’</u></strong></a></p><p>"The Zone of Interest" took home two Academy Awards earlier this month, including for Best International Film, during which Glazer gave his controversial speech. </p><p>"Our film shows where dehumanization leads at its worst," Glazer said. "Right now, we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation, which has led to conflict for so many innocent people - whether the victims of October the 7th in Israel or the ongoing attack on Gaza - all the victims of this dehumanization, how do we resist?"</p><p>Glazer's words were repudiated by one of his film's executive producers, Danny Cohen, who said last week, "I just fundamentally disagree with Jonathan."</p><p>"It’s really important to recognize it’s upset a lot of people and a lot of people feel upset and angry about it. And I understand that anger frankly," Cohen said on the Unholy podcast. "The war and the continuation of the war is the responsibility of Hamas, a genocidal terrorist organization which continues to hold and abuse the hostages, which doesn’t use its tunnels to protect the innocent civilians of Gaza but uses it to hide themselves and allow Palestinians to die. I think the war is tragic and awful and the loss of civilian life is awful, but I blame Hamas for that."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/holocaust-survivors-foundation-condemns-oscar-winner-equating-israel-hamas-morally-indefensible" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS' FOUNDATION CONDEMNS OSCAR WINNER EQUATING ISRAEL WITH HAMAS: ‘MORALLY INDEFENSIBLE’</strong></a></p><p>The speech was also condemned in an open letter by The Holocaust Survivors’ Foundation. </p><p>"I watched in anguish Sunday night when I heard you use the platform of <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/oscars-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>the Oscars ceremony</u></a> to equate Hamas's maniacal brutality against innocent Israelis with Israel's difficult but necessary self-defense in the face of Hamas's ongoing barbarity. Your comments were factually inaccurate and morally indefensible," Holocaust Survivors’ Foundation USA president and 94-year-old Holocaust survivor David Schaecter wrote to Glazer. </p><p>"The ‘occupation’ of which you speak has nothing to do with the Holocaust. The Jewish people's existence and right to live in the land of Israel predates the Holocaust by hundreds of years. Today's political and geographic landscape is the direct result of wars started by past Arab leaders who refused to accept Jewish people as their neighbors in our historic homeland. Now that several Arab countries are making peace with Israel because security and prosperity are better for all people, Iran and its terrorist proxies started another war, abetted by too many, who, through naïveté or malice, blame ‘the occupation.’"</p><p>"Worse is that you chose to use the Holocaust to validate your personal opinion. You made a Holocaust movie and won an Oscar. And you are Jewish. Good for you. But it is disgraceful for you to presume to speak for the six million Jews, including one and half million children, who were murdered solely because of their Jewish identity," Schaecter continued. "And it is disgraceful for you to presume to speak for those of us who personally saw the world stand silent as our mothers, father, brothers, sisters, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins were murdered. We actually had nowhere to go - no possible place for refuge. No country would accept us even though world leaders knew full well that thousands of Jews were being murdered every day. There was no Jewish nation to which we could flee. You should be ashamed of yourself for using Auschwitz to criticize Israel."</p><p>"The Zone of Interest" offers a harrowing depiction of a Nazi commander's family living next to the atrocities of the Auschwitz concentration camps. The film earned five <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/entertainment/events/oscars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oscar nominations</a> including Best Picture, and Glazer himself was nominated for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. </p> 152e54fe-d092-588d-b165-ea6d353b79a1 fnc Fox News fox-news/entertainment/events/oscars fox-news/topic/anti-semitism fox-news/world/world-regions/israel fox-news/us/religion/judaism fox-news/media fox-news/media article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:36:22 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/rust-armorer-challenges-involuntary-manslaughter-conviction-requests-new-trial https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/rust-armorer-challenges-involuntary-manslaughter-conviction-requests-new-trial 'Rust' armorer challenges involuntary manslaughter conviction, requests new trial Attorneys for &quot;Rust&quot; armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed are challenging her involuntary manslaughter conviction. Gutierrez Reed was convicted by a jury earlier this month for the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. <p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/rust-armorers-criminal-trial-begins-dramatic-audio-shooting-victims-photos-live-ammo-set" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed's</a> attorneys are challenging her involuntary manslaughter conviction she received in a Santa Fe, New Mexico, court earlier this month.</p><p>According to documents obtained by Fox News Digital, Gutierrez Reed's legal team filed an emergency motion for a new trial and release on March 15. </p><p>Defense attorneys are also requesting the defendant be released from jail while deliberations proceed, according to The Associated Press.</p><p>Jason Bowles and Monnica Barreras, attorneys for Gutierrez Reed, argued in their motion, which was released Monday, that instructions given to the jury during the trial "could confuse the jury and lead to a nonunanimous verdict," according to The Associated Press. Per the outlet, similar objections were made during the trial and rejected.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/alec-baldwin-rust-armorer-convicted-involuntary-manslaughter" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>ALEC BALDWIN'S ‘RUST’ ARMORER CONVICTED OF INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER</strong></a></p><p>Bowles and Barreras cited a New Mexico Supreme Court ruling in their motion for a new trial, according to the Santa Fe Reporter. </p><p>The New Mexico vs. Taylor case on March 14 reversed child abuse convictions based on jury error, according to the outlet. It noted that "the Court of Appeals or Supreme Court on writ would almost certainly have to overturn the result in this case," on a similar basis.</p><p>Bowles told Fox News Digital, "We believe the New Mexico Supreme Court in Taylor has addressed this issue now on the jury instruction error of using and/or and not having a unanimous verdict on a particular act and I believe Hannah is entitled to a new trial on this basis."</p><p>On March 6, a jury found Gutierrez Reed guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The armorer was responsible for the gun that discharged a live bullet on the Western film set. Hutchins was in the line of fire when actor Alec Baldwin pulled the gun out of his holster on Oct. 21, 2021.</p><p>Gutierrez Reed was also found not guilty of <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/alec-baldwins-rust-armorer-charged-after-allegedly-passing-drugs-off-day-fatal-shooting" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>evidence tampering</u></a>, a charge she received in 2023 after investigators accused her of passing off a bag of cocaine on the day of the fatal set shooting.</p><p>On March 16, Baldwin's legal team asked a New Mexico judge to dismiss the indictment against him related to the fatal shooting on the "Rust" movie set, saying prosecutors acted unethically and failed to present crucial evidence to the grand jury.</p><p>The attorneys argued that the state has violated "nearly every rule in the book" in an effort to convict Baldwin in the fatal movie set shooting of Hutchins.</p><p>"Enough is enough," the lawyers wrote. "This is an abuse of the system, and an abuse of an innocent person whose rights have been trampled to the extreme," they wrote in a court filing. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/alec-baldwin-faces-new-indictment-rust-movie-set-shooting" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Baldwin was indicted</u></a> on two counts — involuntary manslaughter, negligent use of a firearm, or, in the alternative, involuntary manslaughter without due caution or circumspection — on Jan. 19.</p><p>The jury for Gutierrez Reed's trial deliberated for less than three hours at the New Mexico courthouse. After the verdict was read, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ordered Gutierrez Reed be taken into custody, where she will remain until she is sentenced.</p><p>"I'm going to remand you," Sommer told the courtroom. "The reason is you are now convicted, and this is a death." Gutierrez Reed was immediately taken into custody by deputies and has an April 15 sentencing date.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS</u></strong></a></p><p>She faces up to 18 months in prison, in addition to a $5,000 fine.</p><p>The armorer's trial, which began Feb. 21, saw testimony from weapons experts, FBI and Santa Fe County authorities and crew members who witnessed the fatal shooting.</p><p>The prosecution largely focused on Gutierrez Reed's behavior as an armorer, claiming she didn't do her job correctly.</p><p>"Hannah Gutierrez knew that Baldwin was loose. She knew it," special prosecutor Kari Morrissey said during closing arguments. "She didn't do anything about it, even though it was her job. It was her job. It is her job to say to an A-list actor, if in fact, that's what you want to call him, 'Hey, you can't behave that way with those firearms.' That is her job. That is what they pay her for. That is the job that she applied for. That is the job that she accepted."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER</u></strong></a></p><p>Gutierrez Reed's legal team had told the jury that the prosecution hadn't presented enough evidence to convict the armorer of involuntary manslaughter.</p><p>"They can't come in here with a straight face and mock us and criticize us and tell you they have given you enough to convict her beyond a reasonable doubt because they haven't," Bowles told the jury.</p><p>Bowles claimed there were factors outside of Gutierrez Reed's control that occurred on set, leading to the fatal shooting.</p><p>"Whoever put the live round on set and then Mr. Baldwin, in the end, going off script and doing what he did," the lawyer said. "Those are outside events outside of Ms. Gutierrez Reed's control that she didn't know was going to happen."</p><p><i>Fox News Digital's Lauryn Overhultz and Tracy Wright contributed to this report</i></p> 59be79cc-78f1-59fb-ac0b-c4a23f18a505 fnc Fox News fox-news/entertainment fox-news/entertainment/movies fox-news/person/alec-baldwin fox-news/entertainment article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:35:47 -0400