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Fox Nation reveals the scandals and secrets of America’s first presidents in ‘The White House’
Fox Nation’s original docudrama series ‘The White House’ takes viewers inside the betrayals, scandals and power struggles that shaped America’s earliest presidents and their families.
The eight-part series spans from John Adams’ presidency through James Madison’s tenure, ending with the deadly War of 1812 and the burning of the White House.
Premiering February 6 with a two-episode debut, the series dramatizes real events from the White House’s formative years, beginning with President John Adams.
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"Power, rivalry, scandal, and war engulf three U.S. presidents and two first ladies, shaping a nation within the newly built White House," reads the description of the show.
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Early storylines explore Adams’ struggle to lead a fragile new nation as Vice President Thomas Jefferson quietly works against him behind the scenes.
The first two episodes also examine the strain on John and Abigail Adams’ marriage as political ambition and rivalry intensify inside the White House.
Later episodes examine the scandals, secrets and personal losses that defined the nation’s first years. The series also depicts Jefferson’s relationship with Sally Hemings and the deadly duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton.
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As the United States approaches its historic 250th anniversary, Fox Nation will roll out new episodes weekly. Fox Nation President Lauren Petterson said the series offers Fox Nation subscribers a new look at the private moments behind the nation’s history.
"While Americans know the broad strokes of our nation’s history, this series provides a revealing new perspective on what unfolded inside the president’s home," Petterson said.
"We are thrilled to share this gripping and immersive look inside the American legacy," she added.
"The White House" premieres February 6 exclusively on Fox Nation.
Minnesota green energy program funded by Obama fined for killing bald eagle: ‘National treasure’
Editor’s note: This story includes graphic images of the remains of an animal that some readers may find disturbing.
EXCLUSIVE: The University of Minnesota is facing a proposed penalty of over $14,000 after it was discovered that a green energy initiative funded by a grant from the Obama administration was responsible for the gruesome death of an American bald eagle.
The incident occurred at the University of Minnesota’s Eolos Wind Energy Research Field Station in Dakota County, Minnesota.
Photos obtained by Fox News Digital show the moment a University of Minnesota wind turbine struck the bald eagle, dismembering it into three pieces and leaving a bloodied carcass on the floor below.
A violation notice says the university violated the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act by killing the eagles without what is called an "incidental take permit." As such, the university is facing a proposed civil penalty of $14,536 for illegally killing what one Department of the Interior official called a "national treasure."
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According to a Department of the Interior violation notice reviewed by Fox News Digital, the university was aware that bird collisions were a danger and was in the process of testing its collision detection sensors when the incident occurred.
The eagle’s remains were discovered in pieces. The lower torso and tail were found by technicians first, while the head and wings were not found until over a month later.
Following the incident, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sent the university a letter, urging the institution to reassess the turbine’s danger to eagles and to consider applying for a long-term permit for incidental take of eagles. However, the January notice of violation issued by the DOI does not indicate that the university has since obtained any such permit.
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The Minnesota turbine is a part of the university’s Eolos Wind Energy Research Consortium, a wind-energy research collaboration. The construction of the turbine was funded by a $7.9 million grant from the Obama Department of Energy awarded in 2010, according to local outlet the Minnesota Daily.
One of former President Barack Obama’s first major legislative achievements was the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), which according to a report by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, appropriated an "unprecedented $90 billion to ‘lay the foundation for a clean energy economy of the future,’ of which the U.S. Department of Energy received $35.2 billion."
The Minnesota incident is not the only such killing to have occurred in recent years.
In November, Fox News Digital reported on FWS proposing hefty fines on renewable energy company Ørsted Onshore North America for two bald eagle kills by wind turbines in Nebraska and Illinois. In January, FWS issued notice of finalized fines of a total of $32,340 for the two eagles killed by Ørsted turbines.
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U.S. Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum has previously criticized solar and wind projects, saying they are "destabilizing our grid and driving up prices."
"When you think about the green new scam, it was pro-China, and it's anti-American, and it's also unaffordable and unreliable," Burgum said on Jesse Watters Primetime in June.
Matthew Middleton, a spokesperson for DOI, commented on the killings, telling Fox News Digital that under President Donald Trump and Secretary Doug Burgum, the department "is enforcing the law to protect these iconic birds and demand accountability from an industry that has jeopardized these protected species."
"America’s bald eagles are a national treasure, not collateral damage for costly wind experiments," said Middleton, adding, "Wind companies will no longer get a free pass as this administration safeguards bald eagles and advances energy policies that prioritize affordability and strengthen America’s economy."
A spokesperson for the University of Minnesota confirmed to Fox News Digital that the university had received DOI's notice and said it is "currently under review."
Ørsted did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Palantir's Shyam Sankar: Here's what executive and leaders using AI should do
Shyam Sankar, the chief technology officer and executive vice president of Palantir Technologies, told Fox News Digital that artificial intelligence will be a "massively meritocratic force" within the workplace and offered advice to corporate leaders on how to best position their companies and employees for success.
As AI adoption becomes an increasingly essential part of staying ahead of the curve across industries, many executives feel growing pressure to keep pace with other corporations already leveraging the technology. Sankar explained how business leaders facing that pressure can use AI-driven disruptions of typical workflows to their advantage.
"The most important advice I'd have for corporate leaders is to recognize that AI is going to be a massively meritocratic force. It's going to upset your existing organizational structure," he told Fox News Digital.
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"You need to be highly attuned to looking at the pockets of emergent talent… the talent's always been there, but because of AI, it's so clear that they're having an impact. And in the spirit of that meritocracy, reorganize your company around the emerging talent pockets, lean into that disruption," Sankar added.
Addressing fears of doomsday scenarios in which AI replaces traditional labor and leads to mass job losses, the Palantir CTO said anxiety over technological advancements is nothing new and dates back as far as the 16th century.
"Well, of course, if we look through history, every time we have a new, profound technology, there is an incredible amount of fear," Sankar explained. "You can go back to Elizabeth I, who refused to grant a patent on a sewing machine because she thought it might lead to mass unemployment. What you really see is that we're listening to the wrong people. Every time you have one of these revolutions — whether it's the telescope, or the microscope, or the power loom — it's very tempting to listen to the inventors of the technology."
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But it is not the inventors who decide the impact of the technologies, he said. It's the people who wield the technology.
"Galileo did not invent the telescope," Sankar noted. "He used the telescope to discover planetary motion. Similarly, we are listening to the inventors of AI, when we should be listening to the people who are not invited to give op-eds, who are not asked to write essays. The frontline workers in America whose jobs are being transformed for the better with AI. How do they feel? Are they optimistic? Are they not? How do they think about their children's future in a country powered by AI? And I think you would find a very different narrative."
In his Monday op-ed with Fox News digital titled "The American people are being lied to about AI," Sankar pushed back on some of the fears and misconceptions surrounding the technology and its potential impact. He asserted that the "utopians and the doomers commit the same error" when it comes to AI: "They neglect human agency."
"AI is not a divinity. It cannot snap its fingers and eliminate jobs; people will use AI to cut jobs or create them. AI cannot decide to oppress us; people will build AI tools that either enforce privacy and civil liberties or erode them. AI did not choose to write poems or generate pornography; people chose to build cheap consumer goods rather than genuine tools of productivity," he wrote. "These are choices you and I must make every day."
Later on in the op-ed, the Palantir CTO detailed his view on how AI should be implemented in order to maximize efficiency for both businesses and the frontline workers who carry out its day-to-day operations.
"AI should eliminate bureaucracy, not add to it. No new compliance theater. No ‘AI governance’ committees designed to slow things down and centralize power in ‘managers.’ AI should empower the American worker to move faster, not slow him down," Sankar argued. "Every layer of process that stands between the frontline worker and their ability to do their job is deadweight to be destroyed."
SEN JOHN KENNEDY: Democrats’ defund-the-police plan failed, but here they go again
As I’ve watched the protests in Minneapolis, it seems obvious to me that America is at risk of falling face-first into another disastrous anti-law-enforcement crisis.
Here’s a cold dish of truth: There are some people in this world who enjoy hurting other people and taking other people’s stuff. These people aren’t sick. They’re not confused. They’re not mixed up. It’s not that their mothers or fathers didn’t love them enough. They’re just antisocial. I don’t know why God made some people that way. If I get to Heaven, I’m going to ask.
Every society deals with these people differently, but in America, we’ve chosen to hire brave men and women to enforce our laws by confronting antisocial people when they commit crimes. We rarely hear about these courageous officers and the millions of positive interactions they have each day. We only hear about the handful of cops who — by negligence or by choice — harm other people while enforcing the law.
The defund-the-police movement seized upon a few bad examples of law enforcement to sell the lie that cops are worse than criminals. These activists believed that our country would be better off if we fired all police officers and replaced them with social workers.
Prior to the death of George Floyd, the defund-the-police movement was a fringe idea that was only popular among Marxist academics and soy-latte drinking, NPR-tote bag carrying Karens. Fair-minded Americans knew it would be insane to replace cops with social workers. Murderers, thieves, drug dealers and carjackers don’t need hugs; they need jail cells.
But the Karen wing of the Democratic Party saw Floyd’s death as an opportunity to promote the defund-the-police movement. This presented Democratic officials, including Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, with a choice. Door #1: They could ignore the Karens and restore law and order. Door #2: They could defund, disparage and demoralize every officer in the state to appease the Karens.
Walz, Frey and many others chose Door #2. They let rioters seek revenge on law enforcement, stood by as police precincts burned, and sat in silence as activists defamed the countless good cops who kept their cities safe.
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These decisions created one of the worst crime waves in American history. Commercial burglaries increased by 43%, carjackings increased by 93%, and murders rose by 44% in the wake of the George Floyd riots.
The defund-the-police project backfired faster than anyone could have imagined, and Democratic mayors scrambled to undo the damage. But maintaining a strong police force is not a light switch you can flick on and off as the woke mob demands. After years of demoralizing police officers and denigrating them as bigots racists, and murderers, a lot of cops didn’t want their jobs back.
Nationwide, police departments are still operating with an average of 6% fewer officers than they did in 2020. In Minneapolis, the police force is still 36% smaller than it was before Mr. Floyd’s death, despite a prolonged effort to hire more officers.
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If anyone can recognize the deep-dish stupidity of the defund-the-police movement, it should be Walz and Frey. But today, it looks like they are ready to lead their Democratic friends down the same anti-law-enforcement path — with a slight twist.
Instead of arguing that cops are a bigger problem than criminals, Walz and Frey have joined the Karen wing of the Democratic Party to say that enforcing immigration laws is racist and vetting migrants is a form of White supremacy. Once again, these activists see the chaos in Minneapolis as an opportunity to use the George Floyd playbook to get Congress to defund ICE and the Border Patrol.
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But rioters do not get to dictate which laws the federal government enforces, which illegal immigrants it deports, or which types of fraud it investigates. The federal government, empowered by voters, has the right to make those decisions under the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution, and it is illegal for states to obstruct legitimate federal law enforcement.
I understand that Walz, Frey and their Democratic colleagues must follow their hearts. I’m just asking them to take their brains with them.
It was weapons-grade stupid to defund the police in 2020. It is just as dumb to defund ICE today. From terrorists entering the country to cartels smuggling people and drugs into our communities, President Joe Biden’s open-border policies were a disaster for the security and prosperity of the United States. President Trump may have made it look easy to secure the border, but it wasn’t. ICE and Border Patrol worked hard from day one to restore order at the border.
No one wants to see violence in our streets, but we have got to learn the lessons of 2020 and recognize that good law enforcement is the solution, not the problem.
Why Melania's hit documentary terrifies critics who desperately wanted her to fail
The film "Melania," a documentary about First Lady Melania Trump, made nearly $8 million on its opening weekend, making it the highest-grossing documentary in a decade. It’s a huge win for the first lady and a crushing defeat for those rooting against her.
The director of "Melania," Brett Ratner, has previously helmed Hollywood blockbusters such as "Rush Hour" and "X-Men: The Last Stand." The fact that Ratner is already an established brand in Hollywood is noteworthy. During the first Trump term, it would have been unlikely that a Hollywood director would take a chance on a documentary about Melania Trump. Ratner still took a risk making the film, because Hollywood is traditionally lockstep on politics and quick to cut off anyone who steps outside the line. It’s easier to make a film like this in 2026 than it was in 2017, but only marginally so.
The film is a soft-focus look at Melania Trump’s life as first lady, offering a glossy, feel-good glance into what people normally don’t get to see inside the private first lady’s life. Still, it wouldn’t have mattered what was in the film — the media would have hated it anyway.
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The reviews in the mainstream press aren’t so much scathing as personal. Variety called the film a "cheeseball infomercial of staggering inertia," while The Guardian noted it was "dispiriting, deadly and unrevealing" and "unredeemable."
In the film, it’s true we see Melania in her beautiful outfits and flawless makeup, but we also see her as the woman behind the man.
In one scene in the film, Melania advises the president to include the word "unifier" in his inaugural speech. On Jan. 20, as he said the words, "My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier. That’s what I want to be: a peacemaker and a unifier," the president turned around to look at his wife. Of course, Melania wants her husband to be both a peacemaker and a unifier. She is rooting for him to succeed because it helps us all. A vicious media refuses to concede that she may want what is best for the country.
The film portrays a marriage where the first lady cares about her husband, worrying about his security on Inauguration Day and expressing relief when festivities are moved indoors. This portrayal flies in the face of the frequent commentary claiming the marriage is in name only. Why would the first lady care about her husband’s safety if she’s only in the union for glory or money? The New York Times counted how many days Melania has spent in the White House during this term, and Trump biographer Michael Wolff has claimed, without evidence, that they are separated. This film answers those accusations and rumors directly, in Melania’s own words.
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In a 2018 interview with ABC, Melania was asked about her marriage and said, "I know people like to speculate and media like to speculate about our marriage. It's not always pleasant, of course. But I know what is right and what is wrong and what is true or not true."
She does, and she shows it in this film.
On the review site Rotten Tomatoes, the film "Melania" is setting another kind of record: the largest discrepancy between the scores of film reviewers and filmgoers in the site’s history. It makes sense, since most of the reviewers went into the film with a rating in mind, whether or not they actually enjoyed the movie. The people who spent their money to go watch their first lady on the screen were going to be more honest, even if some were swayed by their enthusiasm for their president.
The media has three more years of the Trump administration and Melania Trump. They can stop having outbursts about the first lady and give her a fair hearing — something more than half the country would commend. Or they can continue to descend into irrelevance, as everyone knows even their panning of a film will be political. The choice is theirs.
I infiltrated radical groups 40 years ago. Leftists are desperate for martyrs
It appears that agitators are trying to spark confrontations with federal law enforcement that could lead to protesters being harmed, even killed, to spark outrage and support for their cause.
It’s a sick story. It sounds outrageous. But it’s true, and everything old is new again.
I saw it 40 years ago and testified about it to Congress. Today we are seeing again: Inserting American citizens into flashpoints as part of a political strategy to get people shot for the purpose of inflaming the public against a president and his policies.
The recent deaths of two Minneapolis protesters reminded me of what I had learned as a 24-year-old in the mid-1980s while infiltrating radical groups – much as people in their twenties are doing today.
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Revolutionaries and insurgents create or exploit flashpoints in anticipation of getting some of their followers killed. Journalist Cam Higby has reported on this in Minneapolis. They need martyrs to spark or fuel public anger.
Facing professionally organized provocations and stressors, it was inevitable that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol agents would plunge into circumstances that domestic extremists had created to provoke media outrage.
Revolutionaries call it "armed propaganda."
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After Portland, Ore., activist Benjamin Linder was killed in Nicaragua by U.S.-backed resistance fighters, or contras, against the Soviet-backed Sandinista regime in 1987, the House Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere affairs held a hearing.
Linder was armed with an AK-47 at the time of his death. Sympathizers portrayed him as a peaceful humanitarian worker. I was called as a witness.
"For two years," I testified, a group called Witness for Peace had "anticipated the killing of an American citizen by the contras so that they could use his death for political propaganda. They wanted someone like Benjamin Linder to die."
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That was hard to say, not only because it sounded so outrageous, but because I was sitting with Linder’s parents in the congressional hearing room.
The Linders were lifetime radicals from Portland. They supported North Vietnam and the Vietcong against American troops. The mother was local leader of a group that collaborated with Soviet active measures operations against the United States. They raised their son Benjamin to place himself in mortal danger.
My impression was that they seemed less like grieving parents and more like mourners of a fallen comrade.
As college students and afterward, my friends and I had infiltrated and exposed groups across the country that supported the Central American communists. I also worked with the Nicaraguan resistance fighters against the Sandinistas.
At the hearing, I gave my eyewitness account, plus secondary reports, about how American militant leaders wanted U.S.-backed forces to kill some of their do-gooder allies.
Revolutionary insurgencies require martyrs to outrage and inspire.
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"It is obvious that Witness for Peace leaders are aware of the military role they are playing in Central America," I testified.
"On one of my trips with the Nicaraguan Democratic Force (FDN) resistance in 1985, I asked several commanders and fighters if the presence of Americans was having any effect on their ability to fight the Sandinista army," I said in my testimony. "The answer was positive: The FDN fighters were afraid of hurting any Americans working with the Sandinistas for fear of a backlash of public opinion in the United States."
At a 1995 Witness for Peace meeting in Boulder, Colo., I learned that the group was planning to expand operations to El Salvador, only to abort three days later when its guerrilla friends murdered four off-duty U.S. Marines and two other Americans.
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I testified that in a later New York meeting, we heard "that some of the group’s leaders privately expressed hope that some of their activists in Nicaragua would get shot by the resistance. If a Witness for Peace activist was killed, they reasoned, American public opinion would turn against the contras."
The Boston Globe quoted another WfP activist, a lawyer from Bangor, Maine, as saying that "Some of us have got to die" at the hands of U.S.-backed forces. "If some of us die, we bring the cause home to our countrymen in a very personal way," he said. "If that’s what it will take, that’s what it will take."
With Linder’s death, I told Congress, the American radicals "finally had a martyr. They got their televised interviews. They have their congressional hearing. They got their wish."
Which brings us back to Minneapolis today. America must face the fact that organizers are out there to enrage, demoralize and manipulate us all. They don’t care about the human fallout.
US forces kill two suspected narco-terrorists in Eastern Pacific lethal strike operation
U.S. forces carried out a lethal kinetic strike Thursday on a vessel allegedly operated by a designated terrorist organization, killing two suspected narco-terrorists.
U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) said intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations.
Thursday’s strike marked the second U.S. strike this year. A previous strike also killed two suspected narco-terrorists and left one survivor, according to officials.
U.S. Southern Command is responsible for military operations in Central and South America and the Caribbean, including counter-narcotics missions focused on disrupting drug trafficking networks that threaten U.S. interests.
The strike was carried out at the direction of U.S. Southern Command Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, who assumed command Thursday.
Donovan was sworn in during a ceremony at the Pentagon, succeeding acting commander U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Evan L. Pettus.
"Together with our partner nations, we will continue to address shared challenges, uphold democratic values, and ensure a safe and prosperous future for the region," Donovan said in a statement.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Browns linebacker Carson Schwesinger wins NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
Cleveland Browns rookie linebacker Carson Schwesinger was named the Defensive Rookie of the Year for the 2025 NFL season.
Schwesinger won the award over New York Giants' Abdul Carter, Seattle Seahawks’ Nick Emmanwori, and Atlanta Falcons’ Xavier Watts and James Pearce Jr.
Schwesinger finished with 40 of 50 first-place votes, beating out Emmanwori, who came in second place with 199 points total and seven first-place votes.
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Schwesinger was the favorite coming into the night after a tremendous year at middle linebacker for a formidable Browns defense despite what the record may say in 2025.
He’s also just the fifth non-first-round pick that has won the award in the last 40 seasons.
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The second-round pick out of UCLA led all rookies with 146 combined tackles, which has him in the top five all-time for tackles in a rookie season.
Schwesinger also notched two interceptions, 11 tackles for loss and three passes defended.
Schwesinger also battled through an ankle injury this season, playing 16 of 17 games for Kevin Stefanski’s club. He tallied 2.5 sacks and nine quarterback hits as well, showcasing his ability to get to the quarterback.
Speaking of the coaching staff, the team gave Schwesinger the "green dot" on his helmet, meaning he was calling the defense in the huddle for Cleveland all season as a rookie.
While first-rounders get the spotlight, it’s players after day one of the NFL Draft that make a team whole.
The Browns clearly got their second-rounder right this past year, as Schwesinger proved to be a cornerstone piece, and he has the hardware to prove it now.
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Browns' Myles Garrett, Seahawks' Jaxon Smith-Njigba take home top honors
Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett and Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba were named the NFL’s Defensive and Offensive Players of the Year respectively on Thursday night at the NFL Honors.
Garrett was the unanimous choice for NFL Defensive Player of the Year and it was the second time in his career that he was awarded the honor.
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The Browns star set the NFL mark with 23 sacks in a single season, surpassing Pittsburgh Steelers edge rusher T.J. Watt and New York Giants legend Michael Strahan in the final game of the season. Garrett sacked Joe Burrow in the final game of the season. Cleveland defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 20-18.
It was the first time Garrett reached at least 20 sacks in a single season. He never had more than 16. Garrett added 60 total tackles, tying a career high. He had three forced fumbles and a pass breakup.
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Smith-Njigba helped the Seahawks get back to the Super Bowl as they will take on the New England Patriots on Sunday night. In 2025, he asserted himself as one of the best receivers in the NFL and was rewarded for it.
The third-year player had 119 catches for an NFL-leading 1,793 yards and 10 touchdowns. It was the first time in his young career that he reached the double-digit touchdown mark. He also led the NFL in yards per touch with 14.3.
With Sam Darnold under center, the Seahawks were third in points scored and eighth in yards gained.
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Second, 'far more consequential' ransom deadline expires Monday for missing Nancy Guthrie, TMZ founder says
A second, "far more consequential" deadline outlined in the alleged Guthrie ransom note expires Monday, TMZ founder Harvey Levin told Fox News on Thursday.
During an interview with "Hannity," Levin shared new details into the alleged ransom note received by the outlet, which he said appears to have come from captors of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie.
"When I said there are two deadlines, yes — there is one that changes the demand, and that's the one that has already passed, and the one on Monday is far more consequential," Levin said.
Police say the 84-year-old woman was removed from her home against her will and that her pacemaker has been disconnected from the app it syncs to since she was last seen on Jan. 31.
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An alleged ransom note was sent to TMZ, and while Levin said he has no proof the letter is legitimate, he noted that specific details lend it some credibility.
"We're not sure that this is really written by the person who has Nancy," he explained. "But I will say, the letter begins by saying she is safe, but scared, and they go on to say she knows exactly what the demand is."
"We knew she wore an Apple watch, there are pictures of her with Savannah with that watch," he said. "They mentioned where the watch was, the placement of the watch in the house — and that’s not something that was out there."
The ransom note contained two deadlines, according to the FBI, one that expired Thursday and a second deadline set to expire Monday.
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TMZ has not revealed the specific threat outlined by the alleged ransomer if the deadlines pass, and Levin figured the note is untraceable.
"As far as we can tell, it's impossible to trace the origin of this email," Levin said.
The TMZ founder theorized that Nancy Guthrie’s captor might still be in Arizona, near the location where she was taken.
"I believe that this is somebody in that wide Tucson area — not in Tucson, could be in New Mexico now," Levin said. "But they are definitely familiar with Tucson."
"I think it's one of the reasons, too, that they sent the same email to one of the local stations in Tucson," he added.
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Levin also accused authorities of growing increasingly desperate, as the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance reaches a sixth day, especially since the alleged ransom note said this will be the only communication they send.
"They're saying that this will be their only communication," he told Fox News. "And they are done communicating, negotiating, here's the deal and that's it. And as the clock ticks, I think that's one of the reasons the FBI and other authorities have gotten desperate here."
The structure of the ransom note suggests it is not fake, Levin noted.
"This is not a letter that was thrown together in a couple of minutes," he said. "It is a very specific, well-organized, layered letter that really lays things out. This is not AI."
"If an English teacher were to look at the structure and the grammar and everything else, I think they would have no notes," Levin added. "So this is somebody — it's not a crazy person who's writing this. I mean, they may be crazy, but they have the capacity to make demands, say what they want, say what they don't want, and it's very, very structured."