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Miss North Carolina USA loses crown after organizer condemns 'racism, homophobia, transphobia'
Miss North Carolina USA was stripped of her crown weeks before the Miss USA pageant after organizers cited an extended pattern of conduct violating the organization's standards.
Miss USA Chairman Thom Brodeur did not specify what conduct prompted the decision to take the crown away from Brittany Boltinhouse but said in a statement that the organization "does not tolerate racism, homophobia, transphobia nor language that strips any person of their dignity," adding the conduct occurred "over an extended period of time."
The decision ends Boltinhouse's reign just weeks after she won the state title and less than three weeks before she was scheduled to represent North Carolina at the 75th annual Miss USA pageant on Aug. 27.
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Myla Hadley, the first runner-up in the state competition, will now represent North Carolina on the national stage "with our full confidence and our support," Brodeur said in a statement.
Brodeur said the decision was made in consultation with Boltinhouse, her state directors and the Miss USA organization. He added that while the organization has a "zero tolerance" standard for conduct, accountability "is not permission to strip someone of their humanity."
"There is a young woman at the center of this," Brodeur said. "She has been named, examined, and judged in public in a way that most of us would not survive, and she is still a human being with a family, a future, and a life ahead of her that is longer than this part of her journey."
"I have never believed that accountability requires cruelty, or that holding a line means enjoying the fall of the person who crossed it," he continued.
Brodeur said Boltinhouse plans to issue her own statement to speak to the matter "in her own voice." The chairman said he has reviewed her statement and described it as showing "ownership, accountability and apology."
"I believe people can change," Brodeur said. "Change is not a statement. It is a record. It is built over time, in the open, through conduct rather than apology alone."
Fox News Digital has reached out to Boltinhouse for comment.
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State pageant organizer A Blaize Productions similarly announced the decision after what they described as a "thorough review of recently surfaced information" but did not elaborate on the nature of the allegations.
"We ask our pageant family, supporters, and the public to extend kindness and respect to both Brittany and Myla during this transition," the organization said in a statement. "Moments like these are never easy for anyone involved, and we remain committed to treating everyone with dignity while continuing our mission of empowering the next generation of women leaders."
Hadley acknowledged the abrupt transition in a social media post, saying she understands "the seriousness and level of prestige that this title carries."
"While this may seem like a two-week turnaround given the circumstances, I've been preparing to represent at Miss USA since I first competed with this organization," Hadley wrote. "I am ready to represent North Carolina."
NCAA ignored the warnings. Now It's fighting for survival in courtrooms across America over eligibility
The NCAA has spent the past few years pleading with Congress to help rein in the chaos engulfing college athletics, with a large chunk of the focus centered on the wave of lawsuits challenging student-athlete eligibility.
At this point, it feels like a daily occurrence. The organization tasked with enforcing its own rules is constantly reacting to another lawsuit filed in state or federal court by an athlete seeking an additional year of eligibility.
While NCAA officials continue lobbying lawmakers to pass the 'Protect College Sports Act'—which would provide the organization with greater antitrust legal protections against these challenges—they had the opportunity to avoid the chaos centered around the most recent flurry of lawsuits themselves.
When the NCAA adopted its new age-based eligibility model, giving athletes five years to play five seasons, it made one critical decision that is being argued in courtrooms across the country on a daily basis: it excluded the 2022 recruiting class from the new rule.
From that moment on, pure chaos has reigned down upon state courtrooms, while senators try to push the 'Protect College Sports Act' through congress.
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Athletes who believed they were unfairly denied an extra season of competition began filing civil lawsuits across the country, arguing they should receive the same benefits as those covered under the new eligibility structure.
Had the NCAA implemented the five-and-five rule a year earlier—or simply grandfathered in the 2022 class—college athletics might not be facing its current legal mess that has lawyers fielding more phone calls than a 9-1-1 operator on a Saturday during the football season in a college town.
One of the bigger problems in the aftermath of some injunctions granted is that there are too many athletes and not enough roster spots. As college football teams open fall camp to prepare for the 2026 season, there are not just a plethora of open spots on the roster left for those who now have eligibility, or will gain eligibility.
In college basketball, teams were anticipating the potential for madness this summer, so leaving one or two spots open for an occasion like this was a tad easier to navigate for the sport compared to football.
But even then, being in this spot of pure legal chaos was on the mind of plenty, including the NCAA.
The mind-boggling part of this entire saga is that attorneys, like Ryan Downton, essentially told the NCAA this was coming.
When former Vanderbilt linebacker Langston Patterson sued the organization in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee over the amount of years athletes are allowed to participate in college athletics, the warning shot to the NCAA was clearly given.
"We asked the NCAA to give everyone five years last year when we filed the Patterson lawsuit. They said no," Ryan Downton told OutKick-FOX News. "Now they’ve done it, but excluded the athletes asking for the change. It feels like the NCAA is saying, ‘you had a good idea, but we can’t let you enjoy the benefits of it.’ Just like they changed the name. We called it ‘five-for-five.’ They call it ‘age-based eligibility.’ It’s the same thing, but the NCAA tries to pretend it isn’t."
I've seen a few public relations' nightmares over the years that involve the NCAA, but this summer has been one for the ages. But, they cannot stop fighting these lawsuits, no matter how many are filed against them.
Why? Well that comes down to the organization actually granting a blanket-waiver themselves, and then having thousands of athletes gain an additional year of eligibility with nowhere to go. The NCAA might not want to admit it, but they are most likely in this for the long haul, though not for the reasons you might think at first.
Lost in the noise surrounding each statement from the NCAA desperately pleading for Congress to pass legislation that would provide some type of antitrust cover that keeps them out of courtrooms, is the fact that if they would have at least 'grandfathered' in the 2022 class with this new eligibility rule, they most certainly would not have their own lawyers racking up frequent-flyer miles on a consistent basis.
"The NCAA is fighting tooth and nail to stop my clients from playing this year. Meanwhile, the NCAA is intensely lobbying Congress to pass the PCSA," plaintiff attorney Ryan Downton told OutKick-FOX News. "The irony is that if the PCSA (Protect College Sports Act) became law today, all of my clients become immediately eligible and get to play this year.
"The NCAA is like a referee who thinks he’s bigger than the game he’s officiating - just do the right thing and get out of the way."
From courtrooms to Zoom hearings that allow attorneys to appear before multiple judges in a single day if needed, much of the current chaos feels entirely self-inflicted. And, that would most likely be the easiest way to comprehend one side of this fight.
Plaintiffs (athletes) are going at the NCAA in multiple courtrooms, in multiple states, arguing that if the new five-and-five rule was being implemented, then athletes who exhausted their clock this past season under the old rule should be granted the same rights that players under the new guidelines are utilizing.
And then came U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney of Colorado, who granted a bombshell injunction in the [Wisne v. NCAA] class action lawsuit that has now sent the college athletics world into further chaos. That was filed by former Northern Colorado men's basketball player Brock Wisne.
This meant that athletes across all sports were given a blanket waiver to compete this season, if they had a year of eligibility left to use as part of the 2022 class. These rulings are not just being used in basketball, even if the sport is garnering most of the headlines.
In some states, like Tennessee and Ohio, injunctions granted in those cases will allow players who were plaintiffs in the lawsuits to utilize the transfer portal. But, in the Colorado case, the plaintiffs are not being granted an additional portal window.
"This is one of those situations where the facts really drive a lot of the story," Associate professor at Boise State's College of Business and Economics, Sam Ehrlich told OutKick-FOX News. "The law has already been winning on a lot of these eligibility rule cases, but judges are really resonating with the idea that these players in particular are being put in a bad spot -- having to compete against guys who played five or six years and the players after them getting five.
"It feels fundamentally unfair to judges who look for even treatment, and I think that drives a lot of the legal conclusions too, especially since the legal theories are all about whether the treatment is arbitrary or unfair."
In reality, if the NCAA were to now just give in, and grant blanket waivers on their own, then they'd be admitting fault while also opening the floodgates to thousands of athletes who would be eligible, but have nowhere to play this season.
So, whether they like spending the money and resources or not, the NCAA has to continue fighting these cases in courtrooms across the country.
On Tuesday, Indiana announced that star defensive lineman Stephen Daley, who was injured in a postgame celebration following the 2025 Big Ten championship, was returning for the 2026 season by way of the court ruling in Colorado.
"If it all works out and he can participate and help this football team, then his life could change," Curt Cignetti said about Daley returning. "I know one thing about him, he’ll give it his best shot, he really will, and we’ll just see what happens."
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That line from Cignetti on how Indiana will 'see what happens' mainly centers around the NCAA appealing the Colorado court's decision.
If the organization is awarded an 'administrative stay', then the injunction would be lifted while proceedings continue and the rules would go back in place, meaning Stephen Daley would be ineligible once again.
But, who's to say the Indiana lineman wouldn’t then file a lawsuit in state court?
The other problem for NCAA officials, and lawyers, is that there is no end in sight. Whether it's athletes suing for an additional year or monetary damages they feel are owed for the organizations misdoings, this is not slowing down any time soon.
And one of the most interesting parts of this entire ordeal centers around the fact that if Congress were to pass the 'Protect College Sports Act', I don't know if there's enough antitrust protection wrapped in this legislation to keep them out of court in the future.
Don't worry though, it will all get sorted out and cooler heads will prevail.
Right?
JD Vance praises Sophie Cunningham for 'Save Women's Sports' activism
Vice President JD Vance addressed the national attention on Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham.
During an interview on Fox News' "Ingraham Angle," Vance was asked about Cunningham and her new followers and critics after she made a public stand for the protection of women's sports.
"Look, sometimes when you're courageous in this country, some of the worst people in the world will try to attack you. What I would tell Sophie and anybody is to keep speaking your mind. You actually are inspiring a dozen people for every person that criticizes you," Vance said.
"We cannot take our country back; we cannot save the United States of America unless you have people of courage who are speaking their mind. The thing about courage is it's contagious. When you see one person – even if they have the mob come after them – one person speak their mind in a courageous and honest way, it inspires a lot of people to do the same. So I would tell Sophie to keep going."
Cunningham's public stance on the issue has prompted rallies at the Fever's last three games, with two more rallies scheduled for their game in Chicago against the Sky on Saturday, and their game in New York against the Liberty on Aug. 22.
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The rallies have thrust the entire WNBA into the national debate over the issue of trans athletes in women's sports, as four coaches have gone on record with statements about the issue since the rallies began.
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Meanwhile, the Fever, currently navigating a crucial stretch of their 2026 campaign following a hard-fought 108-100 loss to the Lynx on Aug. 2, have largely attempted to shield their locker room from the national conversation.
The Fever now look ahead to a high-stakes matchup against the defending champion Las Vegas Aces on Thursday, before their weekend clash with the Sky, as another rally in support of Cunningham is set to take place at that game.
Dem senator presses OpenAI, Anthropic for answers in AI hacking probe
Revelations of OpenAI and Anthropic artificial intelligence agents hacking third parties has drawn the "serious concern" of Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., who is now seeking answers from the two businesses incorporated as public benefit companies (PBC) in her state.
In separate letters dated Thursday to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, viewed by Fox News Digital, Blunt Rochester has requested detailed timelines, model instructions, internal approvals, security logs and complete transcripts from the companies’ cyber evaluations.
The member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee gave both companies until Sept. 6 to respond.
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"These incidents mark the first publicly confirmed instances of a frontier AI model autonomously launching unauthorized attacks on real people and companies, underscoring the urgent need for federal oversight of frontier AI systems," Blunt Rochester wrote to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, calling for federal testing standards, containment rules and disclosure requirements for evaluations of powerful AI systems.
Her concern follows another letter Monday, as first reported by Fox News Digital, from a coalition of 15 red-state attorneys general warning Altman to preserve documents and halt certain high-risk cybersecurity tests after an experimental artificial intelligence agent allegedly escaped a controlled environment and carried out a multi-day hack into outside computer systems.
One day later, the United Kingdom’s AI Security Institute (AISI) identified 19 cases in which AI agents took actions outside the authorized scope of testing. Two involved OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol, while 17 involved Anthropic’s Mythos 5.
"Anthropic models’ repeated attacks on third parties with no knowledge of, or role in, Anthropic and AISI’s evaluations demonstrate an alarming pattern of malicious behavior," Blunt Rochester's letter to Amodei read. "Furthermore, the successful attempts by these models to gain unauthorized internet access across multiple sandbox testing environments meant to be cut off from the public internet highlight serious issues with Anthropic’s testing partnerships and procedures.
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"To be clear, 'misunderstanding[s]' and 'misconfiguration[s]' with sandbox partners are unacceptable when the stakes are this high.
"We cannot wait for a more consequential incident before establishing federal testing standards, containment requirements, and disclosure obligations for frontier model evaluations.
"Left unaddressed, these gaps could allow a future model, potentially one with greater capability or less oversight, to compromise critical infrastructure, financial systems, or sensitive data."
These investigations carry a distinct Delaware dimension: OpenAI and Anthropic are organized as Delaware PBCs — legal structures that allow them to operate for profit but require their directors to weigh more than shareholder returns.
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Under Delaware law, a PBC board must balance three things: its stockholders' financial interests, the interests of people materially affected by the company's conduct and the specific public benefit written into the company's charter.
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"This incident marks an important moment for AI safety and we take the questions raised by the Attorneys General seriously," OpenAI wrote in a statement to Fox News Digital after Monday's letter from the state AGs.
"We are conducting a thorough review along with external advisors and with oversight from the Safety and Security Committee of the Board of Directors. Once the review is complete, we will share a technical report with the Attorneys General and other relevant government authorities and publish our findings publicly."
Blunt Rochester wants records related to the AI agent hacking now, too.
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"I appreciate that OpenAI has published preliminary findings, is coordinating with third parties on remediation, and is reviewing its approach to model testing," she wrote to Altman, adding to Amodei, "I appreciate Anthropic’s voluntary review of its cybersecurity evaluations and public disclosure of the findings, and I encourage other companies to follow suit.
"However, these incidents demonstrate the potential risks of deploying pre-release models internally, particularly when safeguards are reduced, even when strictly for testing and evaluation," she wrote to both CEOs.
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OpenAI disclosed in July that GPT-5.6 Sol and an internal prototype escaped an internal sandbox while their normal cybersecurity restrictions were disabled. The models allegedly accessed Hugging Face's database and other services, launched roughly 17,000 attacks, used stolen credentials and exploited at least one previously unknown vulnerability.
A separate test conducted by contractor Irregular allegedly allowed an OpenAI model onto the public internet because of a configuration error. The model mistook a real website for a target in a simulated hacking challenge and exploited a live security vulnerability.
"AISI identified 19 instances in which an agent took unsanctioned action beyond the scope of the evaluation. Seventeen of the 19 instances involved Anthropic’s Mythos 5; two involved OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol," Blunt Rochester wrote.
The institute’s most serious findings included an agent attempting to place malicious code into a widely used open-source project on GitHub, creating fake identities to pressure a human maintainer, contacting real people and leaving public instructions that other AI systems could use to continue the operation. The maintainer rejected the code, and investigators reported finding no resulting real-world harm.
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Blunt Rochester’s Anthropic letter separately cites three incidents in which Claude models allegedly gained unauthorized internet access and attacked three undisclosed organizations during cyber evaluations conducted with standard safeguards disabled.
Two of the Anthropic models reportedly recognized that they had reached the open internet and were interacting with real targets but continued their attacks.
"It is particularly concerning that Anthropic’s first identified security breach dates back to April 2026 and was not identified until three months later," Blunt Rochester wrote to Amodei.
"This is precisely the kind of emergent, autonomous behavior and offensive cyber capability that Congress, the intelligence community, and experts have repeatedly warned could outpace existing safeguards and could pose a severe threat to the safety and security of all Americans," she added in both letters.
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The requested records go beyond basic incident reports. Blunt Rochester is seeking the prompts and full instructions given to the models, time-stamped accounts of how the breaches unfolded, the identities or positions of officials authorized to reduce safety controls and an explanation of why automated monitoring did not immediately detect and stop the activity.
She also asked whether federal agencies were notified, whether the companies are confident they discovered the full extent of the unauthorized access and whether previous incidents went unreported.
Blunt Rochester has a federal oversight basis for pursuing the information. She represents the state whose corporate law governs both companies and is the ranking Democrat on the Senate's Science, Manufacturing and Competitiveness Subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over oversight of science and technology research, development and policy.
Her position does not make her Delaware’s corporate regulator — that role falls principally to state officials and courts — and the companies’ PBC status does not automatically give a U.S. senator access to their internal files.
Blunt Rochester could, however, use the companies’ responses — or a refusal to respond — to press for hearings, legislation or committee-level compulsory action.
"Given the significance of this incident, transparency with Congress is essential to ensure that the oversight and safety frameworks governing increasingly autonomous, cyber-capable AI systems keep pace with their capabilities," Blunt Rochester's letters concluded.
Fox News Digital reached out to Altman and Amodei for comment on Blunt Rochester's requests Thursday morning.
Masked helmeted prowler stalks Massachusetts mansion before slipping into woods in wealthy town: ‘It’s creepy’
A wealthy suburban sanctuary on the outskirts of Boston, Massachusetts, is on the lookout for a masked prowler who was captured on camera outside a home.
The Weston Police Department said that surveillance cameras at a private property caught a masked individual wearing a bicycle helmet walking around the property around 2:30 to 3:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, and now police are asking for the public’s help in their investigation of the "suspicious incident."
Police said there is no indication the suspect entered the home, but the individual was completely masked and on private property during overnight hours.
"Based on the circumstances, we believe the person’s intentions were likely not lawful," police said.
Known for its ultra-premium real estate market and proximity to Boston, Weston, Massachusetts, stands as one of the most exclusive and expensive towns in the state. Police say the figure appeared to come from a nearby trail and approached the Highland Street house with a flashlight.
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In one of the images shared by the department, the person appears to be shining a flashlight at the home’s three-car garage.
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In another instance, investigators say it looks like the suspicious man is carrying a hunting chair he picked up from the house to the woods. Another image showed him wearing a bicycle helmet.
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Weston Police Chief Denis Linehan called the scene deeply concerning, telling CBS Boston, "It’s creepy, there is no doubt about it."
"Anytime you have someone on somebody else's property masked, I don't care what time of day it is, that is concerning, and then you add the factor that it is three in the morning, and he was on that property for an extended period of time, we're overly concerned."
The suspicious behavior is causing authorities to ask nearby residents to check their home surveillance or doorbell camera footage from those early morning hours.
"Even footage showing someone walking, riding a bicycle, or leaving the area could be helpful to our investigation," they said.
Anyone with information or video that may assist is asked to contact the Weston Police Department at (781) 786-6200.
Unearthed paper exposes Dem House hopeful's 'insane' proposal for meeting climate goals
Manny Rutinel, Democratic candidate for Congress in Colorado's 8th Congressional District, once co-authored a paper that argued that livestock — not fossil fuels — should be more of a focus to combat global warming.
"Simply put, achieving the Paris Agreement goals will be nearly impossible without ambitious policies that reform our food system," Rutinel wrote in a 2022 paper with the Environmental Law Institute.
"Despite the growing awareness of animal agriculture’s climate impact, climate policy and action have historically focused on electricity and fuel use."
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The resurfaced paper is just the most recent resurfaced content complicating the political calculus for Rutinel as he strives to convince voters that his past rhetoric on climate and farming is not fully representative of his views now.
Four years since the publication of his work, Rutinel's election very well could depend on the heavy ranching presence in his district.
Colorado’s 8th district is Colorado’s leading producer of beef cattle and dairy, accounting for 26% of the state’s output, according to Upstate Colorado Economic Development. Of its 2.5 million acres, 75% are devoted to farming and raising livestock.
In recent months, Rutinel has worked to convince voters that he recognizes the industry's importance.
"Like all industry, there are bad apples, and I’ve spoken out against those bad apples that cause extreme and unnecessary animal cruelty in parts of the food industry and against the environmental cost of unsustainable food practices," he said.
"They’re good stewards of the land, they care for their animals, and they are the backbone of our economy and our communities. Colorado ranchers are my friends and neighbors, and I’ve gotten to know them," he added.
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But through advocacy in college, testimony made before local government and a climate group he started, Rutinel has pressed the case that many climate advocates have articulated in the past: that livestock contribute to global emissions as a byproduct through their digestive systems.
The resurfaced paper brings a government-led approach to many of his vocalized positions.
In it, Rutinel argued that ranchers and animal farmers should be incentivized through government initiatives to transition to plant-based farming with either a carrot or a stick.
"Governments can require that agribusiness internalize the environmental, public health, and animal welfare costs of animal farms through regulations, mandates or taxes," Rutinel wrote, suggesting penalties for companies to make up for their production.
"But one food system policy idea has not received sufficient attention: the direct funding of farm transitions from concentrated animal feeding operations to plant-based operations," he added.
Rutinel also argued state and local governments could finance offsetting projects that would reduce emissions.
"For example, a manufacturing facility in California can decrease its net emissions by purchasing offset credits that finance a reforestation project in Brazil. Offset credits can be purchased voluntarily or to exceed emission allowances within a compliance market."
To some onlookers who have cast doubt on Rutinel's positions in the past, the statements appear to confirm that his position is further left on energy than many Democrats pushing aggressive climate initiatives through legislation like the Green New Deal.
"You have to be legitimately insane to look at the Green New Deal and think it doesn't go far enough. Meatless Manny's vision to ban ranching would not only lead to catastrophic job losses in Colorado but also cause a beef shortage across America," Zach Kraft, a spokesperson for the Republican National Committee, said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
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Rutinel’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether he continues to believe that climate reform must, on some level, mean change for farming industries.
Having cleared the Democratic primary, Rutinel will face off against Rep. Gabe Evans in the state’s Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Dannon's decision to kill beloved yogurt sparks fan revolt: 'It's what I got out of bed for'
Dannon's coffee-flavored yogurt earned a cult-like following over the decades. Now that it's disappeared from store shelves, longtime devotees have launched a petition to bring it back, flooded social media with disappointment and searched for substitutes.
"In an unexpected move, Dannon recently discontinued their much-loved coffee yogurt flavor as of April 1," reads a Change.org petition urging Dannon to bring back coffee yogurt.
"This has left countless fans of this unique and delicious product in dismay. Coffee yogurt provided a delightful blend of rich coffee flavor and creamy yogurt, a perfect option for those seeking a pick-me-up in a healthy and satisfying snack."
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A 5.3-ounce cup of Dannon's coffee yogurt, known by enthusiasts as simply "DCY," "contained about 32 milligrams of caffeine, or about a third of an 8-ounce cup of coffee," along with 11 grams of added sugar, The Wall Street Journal reported.
New Jersey lawyer Doron Zeif ate DCY for 40 years and told the publication, "It's what I got out of bed for."
Lisa Signorelli, a retiree from New York, told the Journal she frequently bought cases of DCY to feed her "50-year obsession."
"Discontinuing this flavor has removed a valuable and cherished option for yogurt lovers everywhere, particularly for those who appreciate the distinct taste of coffee," the petition further states.
Social media users echoed the petition's sentiment.
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"I'm going through serious withdrawal symptoms now that Dannon has discontinued their coffee yogurt, which I have been happily eating for years and years," one person wrote on a Reddit forum asking if it's possible to make something "akin to Dannon coffee yogurt."
"I'm honestly quite bummed about it," the user added. "I know there are other companies out there that make coffee yogurt, but it's the texture that was a big part of it."
"I'm seriously going through withdrawal!" another Reddit user commented. "Other coffee yogurts are not the same. And making our own version, while healthier, would also not taste the same. I have been having this particular Dannon for literally decades, every day!"
Several people offered advice for replicating the fan-favorite yogurt by adding instant or liquid coffee to other Dannon yogurts. One commenter encouraged fans of Dannon's coffee yogurt to call the company, noting, "A human being actually picks up the phone!"
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The Dannon Coffee Yogurt Fanatics Facebook page includes many people exchanging methods for trying to match the DCY flavor.
"I was a serial DCY user for some 40 years, and I was convinced I'd never get over Dannon's decision this year," wrote a woman who identified herself as a "recovering fanatic." "I tried DIY DCY, but none made the cut. My son-in-law convinced me to try Icelandic Provisions Cold Brew Coffee Skyr, and within days I was hooked. DCY would seem too sweet and thin by comparison."
The door doesn't seem to be completely shut forever to Dannon's coffee yogurt, however.
"Dannon coffee yogurt will come back in ways that reflect the taste preferences, flavor profile and nutritional benefits many consumers seek in the yogurt aisle today," Rafael Acevedo, president of Dannon's yogurt division, told the Journal.
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A post on Dannon's Instagram shows a photo of DCY and says, "Miss it? We'd love to hear from you." Dannon captioned the post, "The passion for Dannon coffee yogurt has been incredible to see. DM us and we will keep you posted for future updates."
"My grandmother, who passed away in 2011, had one every day," one user replied. "It was a treat when she'd share it with me as a kid, and now it serves as a special memory. It's also the best flavor! Please bring it back!"
"I miss it so much!" wrote another. "Please bring it back; I am tired of mixing coffee and vanilla yours from other brands. It never tastes as good as the classic Dannon coffee."
Dannon declined to comment to Fox News Digital.
Justin Herbert's body language changes as Madison Beer continues to pet him, school supplies & Yan celebrates
Let's get Thursday Screencaps rolling with a few hot topics that have popped up this week, including more on the life of modern college students. So many of you are preparing to send off your kids. Let's talk about it. What are you seeing? What are you experiencing?
Topics to address this morning from my text group. They're fascinated by this week's dorm talk:
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Madison Beer can't stop petting fiancé Justin Herbert
I thought this video was going to be fine until Beer starts wiping off Herbert's arm. Guys, I'm telling you, keep your eyes on this developing storyline. She's very worried about Justin and if he has sweat and grass on his arm as we're about to embark on a grueling 17-game pressure cooker.
I heard this Christmas jingle out of my left ear as I was scrolling Instagram on my work computer and damn near threw my personal computer through the backdoor. A Disney World Christmas commercial on ABC. I am absolutely sick to my stomach over what Disney is pushing on weak suburban parents. Absolutely disgusting. Respect summer, please.
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I have to get this off my chest. Mrs. Screencaps has bombarded me this week with news of all the things he has to send to school in order for our kids to be allowed into the building next week when school starts even though we're current with our property taxes.
The one thing on the list that caught me off-guard was the two boxes of tissues requirement. Why can't the school just budget for two boxes of tissues per kid? Let's say there are 500 kids in Screencaps Jr.'s class. So we're talking about 1000 boxes of tissues.
Google Gemini says that would run about $1,800 with FREE delivery for an order of that size.
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Instead of budgeting for $1,800 in tissues, the school insists on agitating parents all summer over crap like this. It drives me absolutely insane. I'm not blaming the teachers. I know many of you have stories to share of this world you're working in.
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Between the number of emails we get from the schools that cause tons of stress for Mrs. Screencaps, to the newsletters we're supposed to read so we're not bad parents, to the list of items we're supposed to provide, the school systems have burned us out. I get it, the minute they don't communicate is the minute some parent screams that the school isn't being transparent.
Can we all agree to start with small steps and have the school pony up the $1,800 (per class) out of its budget for the tissues? Is that too hard? I'd even consider throwing a community golf outing to raise money for the tissues.
I know many of you like Ryan McGee because he's a NASCAR guy with a thick southern accent and is buddies with fake accent guy Marty Smith (don't even bother arguing; Marty plays up the accent and the golly shucks thing like Herbstreit playing up how much he loves his dogs; ESPN sideshows are ridiculous).
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This take from McGee is just dumb. We've been over this many, many times in this column. There are parking lot behaviors that grown men should observe.
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And with that, you guys should have enough to digest and opine on. Fire up the emails and let me know what's going on in your world and how you're respecting summer. I have a few emails that have piled up that I need to dump out. Some of the reports are like 1,500 words so that's going to take some time out of me to get those ready for Friday Screencaps.
Let's go get after it and have another big day of life.
Fetterman answers whether he'll cross the aisle to confirm Trump AG nominee Todd Blanche
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said Wednesday he would not vote for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to officially take over the role leading the Department of Justice.
During a Wednesday appearance on comedian Jon Stewart's podcast, Fetterman was pressed on Democrats' failure to use the Senate filibuster to block President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees. The senator responded by claiming he would not vote for Blanche, who is Trump's choice for attorney general.
"Many of them I didn't vote for," Fetterman said, referring to Trump's Cabinet nominees.
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"And if you're going to bring up Blanche, I'm not going to vote for him as well. There are some that I would vote for, and then there are many that I haven't because I just don't believe that's the right person for the job overall. I really try to call balls and strikes," he told Stewart.
Fetterman has been one of the Democratic senators most supportive of Trump's Cabinet nominees, voting "yea" to confirm half of his nominees, according to a Fox News Digital review.
He was the only Democrat to support Trump's previous choice for attorney general, Pam Bondi. He also helped push Markwayne Mullin, the newest Homeland Security secretary, over the line, casting the decisive vote to advance Mullin out of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, 8-7. Fetterman was again the only Democrat to vote for Mullin's confirmation, joining the 53 Senate Republicans to confirm Mullin in a 54-37 vote.
Despite Fetterman supporting Trump's previous pick to head the Department of Justice, it appears the president will not be able to count on his vote this time around.
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Bondi won her nomination from the Senate in a 54-46 vote. Todd Blanche will likely have at least two fewer votes than that tally, as Fetterman joins Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, in publicly expressing opposition to Blanche.
"Mr. Blanche has taken several actions that have further eroded the department’s independence, and that is the basis for my vote to oppose his confirmation," Collins said Tuesday.
Collins notably voted to confirm Blanche as the assistant attorney general in March.
Two other potential GOP holdouts – Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, – are still undecided, according to The Hill.
A pair of Republicans who had previously opposed Blanche's nomination – Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C. – flipped to "yeas" after Blanche agreed to stop pursuing a planned anti-weaponization fund.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Blanche's nomination to the full Senate on a strict party line vote, 12-10.
Fox News Digital contacted the White House, the DOJ and Fetterman for further comment.
Trump told donors 'we need to elect JD,' source confirms, as he weighs Vance or Rubio in 2028
President Donald Trump has publicly been coy about whether he might back Vice President JD Vance or Secretary of State Marco Rubio to succeed him in the White House, but private comments to donors suggest he might be leaning toward the man he already picked as his running mate in 2024.
"At the end of the day, we need to elect JD," Trump said during an Oval Office meeting with donors roughly two weeks ago, a source with knowledge of the comments, who asked to remain anonymous to speak more freely, confirmed to Fox News Digital.
The news was first reported by The Washington Post.
While Vance remains the clear hypothetical frontrunner, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has narrowed the gap in national polls and surveys conducted in key early voting presidential primary states, as well as in Republican straw polls, ahead of a race that is not expected to begin in earnest until after this autumn's midterm elections.
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While Post sources say the remark is not evidence Trump has made a choice between his VP or Rubio, a man he has handed many hats in his administration, it is a rare and previously unreported lean of his long-term thinking.
Trump made just one reference to Vance in his donor speech in Las Vegas on Wednesday night, hailing "the war on fraud led by our great Vice President JD Vance: He's doing a great job."
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House and Vance's office for comment Thursday morning.
Rubio, who as a senator from Florida was one of more than a dozen GOP contenders who ran and lost to Trump in the 2016 presidential primary, came in a close second to Vance earlier this year in the closely watched 2028 Republican presidential nomination straw poll at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
The latest surveys and straw poll results are fuel for intrigue over what some in the Republican Party see as a budding rivalry between Rubio and Vance, who describe each other as friends.
"The president runs this administration: He is the very top of the administration; he makes orders," Vance told "The Ingraham Angle" in an exclusive sit down Wednesday night. "We, of course, have debates and conversations about what exactly we should do, but when the president of the United States makes a decision, we’re unified in this administration in carrying out that mission."
Despite Vance having won the 2024 running mate sweepstakes, Trump has also lavishly praised Rubio for his work in peacemaking efforts in Venezuela, Cuba and the Middle East, while simultaneously serving as national security advisor among his many leadership roles in the administration.
The president earlier this year declared that Rubio would go down as "the greatest secretary of state in history."
Trump has also promoted a Vance-Rubio ticket as "unstoppable" — stopping short of explicitly saying who should be at the top of the ticket.
Trump did say last year that Vance is "most likely" his heir, because "in all fairness, he's the vice president."
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Trump joked at the White House Correspondents Dinner last month – rescheduled after dodging another assassination attempt earlier this spring – he would be running for president for a fourth in a troll to his critics, donning a Trump 2028
While Vance has demurred when questioned about 2028, he has built a political team of advisors who, if he runs as expected, would quickly build out a presidential campaign.
Rubio, who is crisscrossing the globe, does not have a similar group of political aides, and Rubio has said he will back Vance if the vice president launches a 2028 campaign.
Notably, Vance is the RNC's finance chair, ostensibly giving him the keys to the cash vault of more than $128 million cash on hand, according to the June Federal Elections Commission filing.
"Vice President Vance has been a fundraising powerhouse for the RNC, supercharging our war chest as we head into the midterms," RNC Chair Joe Gruters told Fox News Digital in a statement. "He’s held record-breaking events across the country and brought new and longtime donors together with his ability to connect every corner of the America First movement.
"As we prepare to protect and expand our Republican majorities, Vice President Vance will be a driving force behind the resources, energy, and momentum needed to win."
Republican sources confirmed to Fox News earlier this year that a group of GOP donors supporting the secretary of state is quietly exploring ways to boost Rubio's political profile, which has not sat well with some in the president's political orbit.
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"Vice President Vance is the future of the Republican Party, and Marco Rubio is one of his closest friends in the administration," an operative in Trump's political orbit told Fox News Digital earlier this year.
"The divisive stories from some donors trying to cause chaos are not helpful," the operative, who asked to remain anonymous to speak more freely, emphasized.
Trump more recently questioned White House staff about the two possible contenders during a flight aboard Marine One, according to the Post. Although one adviser told the newspaper that Trump has privately settled on Vance as the Republican heir apparent, six other advisers and allies said they were not convinced that the president had made up his mind.
Those advisers noted that Trump sometimes gives different signals to different audiences and could change his position before the 2028 campaign begins. His aides also broadly expect him to delay any formal endorsement, in part to avoid diminishing his own influence during the remainder of his presidency.
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The dynamic resembles Trump’s 2024 search for a running mate, when Vance and Rubio were among the finalists. Advisers told the Post that Trump enjoys maintaining suspense around major political decisions and is reluctant to hand the spotlight to a potential successor too early.
Vance admitted to Ingraham it is his "job" to take criticism, particularly if absorbs pressure from the president.
"It’s my job, Laura," Vance said. "If the worst thing that happens is I take flak for the president to make his administration more successful, I’ll be happy about that."
Vance did not talk about whether he will run.
He did say in June that he planned to discuss his political future with his wife after the midterm elections and has maintained that he remains focused on serving as vice president.
People close to Vance previously told the Post that he intended to wait until after the birth of his fourth child before seriously considering a campaign. The child was born July 19.
The 2026 midterms could shape the emerging succession contest. Republican losses could encourage additional candidates to enter the race and make it easier for them to criticize Trump’s administration or challenge his preferred successor. A strong performance, by contrast, could strengthen Trump’s ability to shape the 2028 field.
Vance has spent much of his vice presidency building relationships with Republican donors and activists. He is closely associated with the younger, populist wing of the MAGA coalition and has taken on political and policy assignments that have helped raise his profile.
Rubio historically has had stronger ties to traditional Republican donors, while Vance has deeper support among the party’s newer populist base.