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Two ladies, a dog, a lighthouse and a possible Bigfoot encounter on a beach in Michigan
Out in the woods in the middle of nowhere isn’t the only place people claim to have seen Bigfoot and not been able to get a single picture of the creature. As we’re about to get into, sightings can also take place on the beach at dusk near a lighthouse.
That time of day makes the lack of evidence collected much more understandable. Visibility wasn’t great and the two witnesses and a dog saw a large silhouette of what was described as a "dark figure" with the build of a "very big lumberjack with no neck."
It was either a huge lumberjack without a neck or a possible Bigfoot. The sighting was sent to The Bigfoot Field Research Organization by a woman named Diane who was visiting Paradise, Michigan, from the Lansing area with her sister Denise.
The two ladies were accompanied by a Doberman named "Snoop Dog" during their sightseeing trip, which took place in May. The dog had been spooked the day before the sighting at Whitefish Lighthouse when they visited nearby Barb’s Beach.
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When they returned to Barb’s Beach the morning of their encounter, May 19, "the dog wanted to go back to the car." Diane told her sister that there must have been a bear or wolf in the area, because the dog doesn’t scare easily.
Then, at dusk later that night, the two sisters both saw a dark upright figure on the beach at Whitefish Lighthouse near a large pile of driftwood by the shore. They could see the figure ducking down when a flashlight they were using was pointed in its direction.
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The Doberman alerted them to the presence of something in the pile of wood and started pulling the women back toward the front of the lighthouse. That’s when they "ran and got the hell out of there."
This is a general area with lots of other reported sightings and, according to the BFRO investigator, there was a search and rescue operation being conducted not far from the area where the sisters say they spotted the possible Bigfoot.
There was a lot of police activity that included the use of helicopters and dog teams over roughly a four-mile area in the woods that "might have flushed a sasquatch from there."
Let me know what you think. Did these sisters see the silhouette of a Bigfoot or a big lumberjack with no neck? Also, if you have any Bigfoot stories of your own, send them my way sean.joseph@outkick.com.
Church cans patriotic staple on Biden’s posh vacation enclave — pastor says tradition ‘doesn’t cut it’
A Nantucket pastor is defending her church’s decision to cancel its annual Fourth of July reading of America’s founding documents, using her sermon to explain why the long-running tradition was axed on the exclusive Massachusetts island favored by former President Joe Biden.
"After two and a half centuries why are our founding documents still celebrated as mainly aspirational? 250 years later aspirational –– not being there yet –– celebrating the promise of those documents –– and our country –– just doesn’t cut it," Rev. Erin Splaine of the Second Congregational Meeting House Society said in a sermon excerpt she provided to Fox News Digital.
The historic Nantucket Unitarian Meeting House has hosted a public reading of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights in downtown Nantucket each Fourth of July holiday for the past 25 years before the church decided to cancel it in May as part of an ongoing effort to understand its "own whiteness."
"What should unify all of us is not to continue to assume –– or hide behind –– aspirational only –– rather to commit to the work of change –– to be brave enough to be uncomfortable –– unsettled –– unaccepting of an incomplete narrative," the sermon continued.
The decision to cancel the annual reading was announced in a letter published by the Nantucket Current, which discussed ongoing conversations within the congregation about race, privilege and the historical application of constitutional rights.
The cancelation sparked a wave of social media backlash, with critics arguing the decision reflected broader discomfort on the left with traditional celebrations of America’s founding.
The letter stated that Splaine would not "engage" with anyone concerned with the cancelation on social media, saying those concerned could make an "appointment" to speak with her. "Social media is not the place for important, tender conversations," the letter read.
Fox News Digital reached out to Splaine for comment last week, after the Nantucket Current published her letter announcing the event was canceled. She responded with an excerpt from her recent sermon defending the decision.
"While a few people have taken up the invitation to connect - the overwhelming majority who disagree have not. It is disappointing because there is so much to talk about and absolutely no worth in yelling at each other," Splaine told Fox News Digital.
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Local leaders and the island's chamber of commerce had promoted the event in prior years on social media platforms for all to celebrate the holiday.
"There are also those who have said the event should continue because it is important to bring people together. The crucial question is what people? Who is missing? What story is being celebrated? Whose experience is part of that story –– whose experience is not?" preached Splaine in her sermon.
Nantucket, a famed summer retreat off the Massachusetts coast, attracts celebrities, millionaires — and billionaires. Biden and his family head up to the island almost every year to celebrate Thanksgiving with family for decades.
Critics were quick to flood social media with reactions, pointing to the island's exclusivity and arguing that some on the left appear increasingly uncomfortable celebrating America's founding ahead of the nation's 250th birthday.
THE CHURCH IS HOLY GROUND, NOT A STAGE FOR THE LEFT'S POLITICAL RAGE
"Just another organization with leaders having a hidden agenda. I doubt a poll of all members would show a majority wanting the reading cancelled," commented one person.
"So many churches have been infiltrated by people that don’t believe the word of God in any way shape or form. They’re like a virus that had taken over the host," commented another person.
"I was hoping we were past this - naive of me," shared an X user.
"The left can't have anything that might encourage patriotism," added one person.
PROTECTING THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE IN OUR 250TH YEAR
To salvage the annual event, another church on the island, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, announced it would read the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights, the Nantucket Current reported.
"We may not be there yet but we felt it was important to gather together and try to live up to the promises our country has made," said St. Paul’s Rev. Max Wolf. "Those documents are aspirational."
Fox News Digital reached out to the Nantucket Unitarian Meeting House for additional comment, as well as Biden's office.
DOJ moves to strip citizenship from 17 people accused of hiding disturbing crimes
The Department of Justice announced Monday that it is moving to revoke the citizenship of 17 individuals who allegedly obtained naturalization through fraud or deception.
The individuals, from 13 different countries, are accused of serious criminal conduct, including child sexual abuse, narcotics trafficking and large-scale financial fraud.
Nearly all of the individuals reportedly lied during the naturalization process, claiming that they did not commit any crimes the authorities were unaware of, claims that were later found to be untrue or misleading. By making false statements, officials argue that they failed to meet the statutory "good moral character" requirement for U.S. citizenship under federal law.
"Gaining U.S. citizenship is a privilege and under the steadfast leadership of President Trump, this Department of Justice maintains a zero-tolerance policy for the abuse of this process," Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement.
TRUMP DOJ ESCALATES CITIZENSHIP CRACKDOWN ON GROUP ACCUSED OF HIDING TERROR TIES, VIOLENT CRIMES
"American citizenship is a privilege, and it must be earned honestly. If you come here break our laws, and lie in your immigration proceedings, you forfeit that privilege," DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin added.
According to the release, the accused individuals are overwhelmingly middle-aged to senior adults, ranging in age from 39 to 69, and originate from 13 countries across the globe.
Nine were from the Caribbean and North America, including Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico. Two were from Colombia in South America. One was from former Yugoslavia in Europe. Three were from Asia, including India, China and the Philippines, and two were from Africa, including Somalia and the Congo.
Officials said many of the applicants were asked under oath whether they had ever committed a crime for which they had not yet been arrested. According to authorities, many of the individuals allegedly provided false statements during their interviews, enabling their applications to be approved.
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The most common alleged offense among the accused is child sexual abuse. Six of the 17 individuals — roughly 35% — were identified in connection with child sex crimes, including statutory rape and the receipt of explicit images involving minors.
One notable case involved a Roman Catholic priest who allegedly used his position of trust to groom and abuse a child.
FORMER COLOMBIAN PRIEST, CHILD MOLESTER SENTENCED FOR PASSPORT FRAUD AND STRIPPED OF US CITIZENSHIP
The fraud cases also involved large-scale, multi-million-dollar schemes.
One case allegedly involved $54 million in securities and wire fraud. Another centered on $36.7 million in fraudulent claims billed to Blue Cross Blue Shield through fake physical therapy clinics. In a separate case, an individual was accused of using inherited funds tied to a Colombian drug cartel to finance real estate transactions, while another defendant was also accused of stealing millions from a Florida tribal casino.
Several individuals allegedly fabricated their identities in an effort to circumvent the immigration system, the Justice Department said. Four individuals are accused of using false names, misrepresenting marital status to U.S. citizens, or reapplying multiple times under entirely different identities after previous denials.
One woman allegedly adopted a false name after being denied in 1995. Authorities said she was ultimately identified after the government digitized old paper fingerprint records, which linked her current identity to a prior, rejected application.
Lewis Hamilton, worth $500M and dating billionaire Kim Kardashian, wants to put 'a limit' on wealth
There are few things more insufferable than celebrities talking about financial injustice. And there may be no more insufferable version of that all-too-familiar pattern than legendary Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton.
Hamilton is a seven-time world champion. He's one of the most famous racing drivers in the world, and has achieved such status that when he moved to the Ferrari F1 team from Mercedes, Ferrari's stock price actually went up significantly.
As you'd expect, he's also an extremely wealthy man. Estimates on his net worth vary, with some putting it at around $450 million, and others suggesting it's as high as $580 million. Taking a somewhat conservative middle ground, we can estimate it at around $500 million.
He's also being paid an exorbitant salary to race for Ferrari. Most estimates place his earnings, just from the racetrack, at around $60-80 million. $70 million being a reasonable middle ground. But as one of the most marketable athletes in sport, particularly in Europe, it's estimated that he brings in well over $100 million per year when accounting for off-track income.
KIM KARDASHIAN STUNS IN BIKINI PHOTOS AS SHE GOES INSTAGRAM OFFICIAL WITH BOYFRIEND LEWIS HAMILTON
Hamilton is also dating Kim Kardashian. The Kardashian family needs no introduction, but Kim's net worth in particular has soared in recent years, with some saying she's worth nearly $2 billion. Thanks in part to the success of her Skims clothing line.
Why is this relevant? Well, because in a resurfaced interview Lewis Hamilton, who again, is worth $500 million and dating a woman worth $2 billion, said there should be limits on what people can earn and how much money they have. Seriously.
'If you could create one law that everyone in the world had to follow," asked British author Jay Shetty, "What would it be?"
"One of the things that I struggle with every day, and it's just how life is, and it's been this way for thousands of years, is that there is such a disparity between the wealthy and the poor," he responded. "When you drive around LA there's still so many people living on the streets.
"You shouldn't be able to have billions, right, I think there should be a limit to how much you can have because there's enough to go around to everyone. So, somehow create a law that creates more equality and equal access for everyone."
"Shouldn't be able to have billions," says Lewis Hamilton. Then starts a relationship with billionaire Kim Kardashian. "Should be a limit to how much you can have," is worth about $500 million himself.
The absurdity doesn't end there. Hamilton himself has engaged in behavior designed specifically to avoid as much of "his" money going to the government for the types of redistributive wealth he praises. Hamilton moved to Geneva, Switzerland, as far back as 2007 to avoid some UK taxes. He's since added a home in Monaco, which famously does not collect personal income taxes, capital gains taxes or wealth or property taxes.
If he wants money from the rich to be given to the poor for "equality," why does he not simply move back to the UK and pay the 60% marginal tax rates on all his income, instead of just some of it?
In 2017, Hamilton famously avoided paying 3.3 million pounds in UK value-added taxes when he bought his private jet for around $17 million. Why work so hard to avoid paying taxes when you want to redistribute money to the poor?
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His official website links to a drink company called "Almave." Why is Hamilton, who's already extremely wealthy, trying to increase his wealth with more new businesses? He's now a part owner of the Denver Broncos. Why spend the money to buy a portion of an NFL team for $4.65 billion, instead of using that money to end homelessness and lift people out of poverty? He has a lifestyle apparel brand called +44, holds equity in TMRW Sports founded by Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods. He has a film and television production company. He's an investor in a "plant-based" burger company. Why spend money trying to grow his wealth when he could give it away instead?
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And again, he's also now dating a billionaire, while bringing in around $100 million per year in earnings.
This is the issue with celebrity lectures. If that's what the market says Hamilton is worth as a driver and spokesman, great, that's how capitalism works. He should be able to buy a private jet and date whomever he wants, and it's rational for him to leave the UK for Monaco to avoid taxes. But then don't lecture anyone about the need for equality and the redistribution of wealth if you aren't willing to follow through on what you say you believe.
Did he tell Kim that he believes she shouldn't be allowed to have the money she has? Did he ask her to give her billions to the homeless in LA? Of course not.
Hamilton doesn't actually care about these issues, he cares about getting praise from the "right" audience. Patting himself on the back for being such a wonderful, kind person. While not following through on the beliefs he claims to hold. Just like all the other celebrities.
Platner’s ‘living on the sea’ claim dismantled by critics as financial docs paint a different picture
Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner claimed that he has been able to "make a living on the sea" since leaving the armed forces during a Friday rally, an assertion his financial disclosures don’t appear to support.
Platner, who is running for Senate in Maine to unseat incumbent GOP Sen. Susan Collins, has long identified himself as an oyster farmer and harbor master, giving a blue-collar tinge to his left-wing campaign. Financial disclosures, however, show that he brings in relatively little money from oyster farming, with reports suggesting that Platner receives the majority of his income through veteran’s disability payments.
"My healthcare gave me freedom," Platner said at a June 5 rally. "It gave me the freedom to take risks, to start a business and to sink my intellect and my physicality into mastering the skills necessary to make a living on the sea."
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Platner's comments drew ire on social media, with many questioning the Senate hopeful's claim to working-class identity.
Platner’s 2025 financial disclosures show that he listed "other $5,001" as his annual income from farming oysters. The candidate’s entire business is only worth between $50,000 and $100,000, which accounts for his boat, lines, anchors and other farming equipment, per the disclosure.
He earned an additional $3,000 serving as the harbor master for Sullivan, Maine, — a role the Washington Free Beacon reported was largely clerical and where he was responsible for overseeing the 17 boat moorings on the small town's coast.
Taken together, these sums are dwarfed by the $4,800 Platner says he receives through monthly disability payments. Platner is legally entitled to such a sum owing to injuries he suffered while serving in the armed forces.
"I’ve got a couple herniated discs. My shoulder’s a wreck. My knees bother me," Platner, who saw combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, told News Center Maine in an October 2025 interview.
Despite his reliance on disability, Platner has consistently referred to himself as an "oyster farmer" while campaigning for Senate.
In a September 2025 interview with the New Yorker, for example, he called himself a "small-town oyster farmer."
While Platner credits federally funded healthcare for his ability to start a business, a number of other factors have assisted him along the way.
A restaurant owned by Platner’s mother, for instance, is the only customer listed on his financial disclosures as purchasing oysters from him. Additionally, Platner’s farm is located on a private island owned by his business partner’s family and he received a $200,000 loan from his father to purchase his home, the Washington Free Beacon previously reported.
"Platner lies in this clip," freelance journalist Magdi Jacobs said of Platner’s statement on Friday. "He says he ‘makes a living off the sea.’ He objectively does not."
Others pointed out that the reality of Platner's oyster farming may not match what people typically think of when someone says they make their living on the ocean.
"Buddy, I love oyster farmers you're not trawling Georges Bank, you're pulling up traps in a protected 25-foot deep bay," D.C.-based lawyer Patrick Brennan wrote on social media.
PLATNER CONTROVERSIES FUEL SPECULATION ABOUT LITTLE-KNOWN MAINE BALLOT REPLACEMENT PROVISION
The Maine Democrat hasn't been shy about the fact that he receives significant money from the federal government as compensation for disabilities he accrued during his service as an infantryman, telling News Center Maine that, in addition to the estimated $4,800 he receives in cash benefits, a portion of which he puts toward his mortgage every month, he also received subsidized healthcare.
"I put $954 of it toward my mortgage," he said.
He did not mention the loan from his father during the interview.
Platner's ascent within the Democratic Party came off the heels of the 2024 election, where liberals were largely seen as having lost partially due to their failure to appeal to male voters.
"I definitely don’t think I’m uniquely qualified for it," Platner previously said when asked about his purported appeal to younger men. "I do understand that because of my journey, I think my voice on the issue can be more accessible, just because I’ve been angry on the internet as a younger man, I get it. I also get that it wasn’t anger on the internet that got me out of it. It was quite literally, community. It was building healthy, normal relationships with people."
While some have argued that Platner's combat experience and blue-collar background provide what Democrats have been missing, others claim that his public persona doesn't totally match public records.
PLATNER CONTROVERSIES FUEL SPECULATION ABOUT LITTLE-KNOWN MAINE BALLOT REPLACEMENT PROVISION
"The entire fabric of Graham Platner’s biography continues to fall apart under even modest scrutiny," National Republican Senatorial Committee press secretary Bernadette Breslin told Fox News Digital. "Mainers deserve authenticity — not Platner’s perverted past, inflated résumé and ‘working-class’ rebrand."
The Platner campaign did not respond to a request for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Monday.
Some have argued that the apparent incongruence between Platner's blue-collar public image and what's appeared in media reports doesn't seem to be hurting him with voters.
"Despite this — Platner seems to connect with working class voters here in Maine," Fox News national correspondent Alexis McAdams reported on June 5. "Tonight, at least a dozen veterans stood up in the crowd to show support [and] many people here say they are working two or more jobs to just scrape by."
Platner has been battered by widely publicized scandals in recent weeks surrounding his deleted social media posts, allegedly abusive treatment of women and a Nazi tattoo he got during his time in the armed forces. He has, however, resisted calls to drop out of the race.
"This is the political establishment doing its best to make sure that people like me, who have lived lives that are sometimes flawed, sometimes complicated, they're going to try to send the message that if you ever attempt to get into power, if you ever attempt to advocate for yourself, we will crush you," Platner recently said of the controversy surrounding his candidacy. "This is the political establishment trying to fight back. And they are going to fail."
While Platner has been the presumptive nominee since Democratic Gov. Janet Mills dropped out of the Senate race in April, he faces a test on Tuesday as Mainers head to the polls to vote in the state's primary elections.
Democrat who led #MeToo charge stays silent as accusations emerge against Senate hopeful Graham Platner
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has been conspicuously silent amid allegations against Senate hopeful Graham Platner despite her prominent role at the height of the #MeToo movement spearheading outrage against two men facing sexual misconduct accusations.
Platner allegedly engaged in aggressive physical behavior, according to an ex-girlfriend who spoke with The New York Times. He is expected to become the party's nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine in Tuesday's election.
But Gillibrand has remained silent in the wake of the accusations, despite her vocal support for alleged victims of powerful men in the past.
In 2017, when a mere "#MeToo" allegation could sink a political career, Gillibrand was among the loudest voices who called for the resignation of then Minnesota Democratic Sen. Al Franken. Eight women had accused him of sexual harassment — including claims that he groped or forcibly kissed women without consent.
Franken resigned from Congress in disgrace amid the scandal after immense pressure from inside his own party and from the political right.
He later said in an interview with Conan O'Brien that he "deserved due process" that he never got.
HOW MUCH BAGGAGE WILL DEMOCRATS ACCEPT FROM MAINE'S GRAHAM PLATNER?
Gillibrand stood by her decision to go after a member of her own party when she was running for the Democratic nomination for president despite media scrutiny.
"I know the issue of Sen. Franken is hard for many Democrats. But he had eight credible sexual harassment allegations against him, and I had to choose whether to stay silent, or not. If some megadonors have a problem with that, that's on them," she said on X in 2019.
"Silencing women for the powerful, or for your friends, or for convenience, is neither acceptable, nor just," she said in another post.
GILLIBRAND ON CALLING FOR AL FRANKEN TO RESIGN: 'I WAS NOT GOING TO REMAIN SILENT'
She was at it again when Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018, when he was in the throes of the confirmation process, faced an unproven allegation of groping Christine Blasey Ford decades prior when they were teenagers.
"I think this should affect every senator's view on Judge Kavanaugh," she told the Democrat and Chronicle at the time. "I'm hopeful the Senate will at least have some measure of review, maybe a hearing, some measure of analysis of this accusation, and have some measure of clarity on whether this is disqualifying. I believe it is disqualifying, given what we know."
SARAH SILVERMAN CALLS OUT KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND FOR DEFENDING JOE BIDEN AFTER CONDEMNING AL FRANKEN
The New York senator raged against Kavanaugh on Twitter, now X, during his confirmation proceedings and repeatedly said she believes women who allege misconduct by men.
"#IBelieveChristine Blasey Ford," she said on the platform. "Her credible allegation of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh should disqualify him from ever being confirmed to the Supreme Court."
MAHER WARNS DEMOCRATS HAVE 'ANOTHER SEX, CREEP PROBLEM’ WITH PLATNER CITING MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS
Her hypocrisy is now on display as Gillibrand, who once called out members of both parties once allegations are made public against them, has remained silent as Platner faces a number of controversies, including an accusation of physical misconduct.
Lyndsey Fifield, who once dated Platner, told The New York Times that Platner was physically rough with her.
"[S]he said he regularly grabbed her by the shoulders — sometimes hard enough to leave marks — and, on one occasion, yanked her out of a cab by her wrist after an argument when she wanted to stay in the car," the paper reported.
"During one argument, she recalled, he twisted her arm behind her back, shoved her into a bedroom and held the door closed from the other side so she couldn’t get out, telling her to remain there until she was 'calm.' Eventually, Ms. Fifield said, she fell asleep and left the next morning," according to the report.
Platner's campaign has denied the accusations.
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In a marked change from their loud-cried "believe all women" tune, many Democrats online have accused Fifield, who has worked in the conservative political sphere, of simply being a Republican operative.
Gillibrand has not commented since the Times report was published.
Before the allegations of physical misconduct, Platner faced other significant controversies, and was hauled to Washington, D.C. for a sit-down with powerful elected Democrats to do crisis talks just a week before his primary election in Maine.
WATCH: SCANDAL-PLAGUED PLATNER DODGES QUESTIONS BEFORE DC MEETING WITH DEMOCRATS
Chief among those controversies is a Nazi-linked tattoo on his chest, a lewd post about masturbating inside portable toilets and exchanging sexual messages with women while he was married.
Before the Times report but after other scandals already emerged, Gillibrand and other Democrats lined-up to reiterate their support for Platner.
Gillibrand outside those meetings with the candidate said she thinks her party will win in the Pine Tree State in November, and confirmed she still has confidence in the Maine Democrat.
"I'm very confident we are going to win Maine," she told reporters outside the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee building when asked if she still supports the progressive candidate.
"I do. I have confidence that we are going to win Maine and I have no doubt."
Gillibrand's office did not return a request for comment on Monday. Neither did Platner's campaign or a contact for Franken.
Fox News Digital's Kiera McDonald contributed to this report.
Secret Service, TSA and NYPD transform Madison Square Garden into fortress for Trump's NBA Finals visit
The first NBA Finals game played at Madison Square Garden (MSG) since 1999 came with a massive security presence, as President Donald Trump will be attending the Game 3 matchup between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs on Monday night.
With Trump becoming the first sitting president to attend an NBA Finals game, everyone from media to fans looking to enter "The Garden" was told to arrive early as security protocols would be much more thorough than normal.
Fox News Digital was among the media pool waiting around MSG, and can confirm the waits will likely be long with the enhanced security that involves Secret Service, TSA and likely more when fans will be allowed in the building.
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For media, who are allowed bags and equipment for work compared to fans who must comply with a strict no-bag policy on Monday night, Secret Service and TSA were being thorough with their checks upon entry. A walk through your standard metal detector was next and it was good to go.
Fans could experience more when gates open two hours prior to the 8:30 p.m. ET tip-off at MSG, but there are bound to be longer wait times as security and law enforcement personnel make sure to perform their duties to the highest standard.
The scene around the arena was a shock to Monday morning commuters, but made sense considering the circumstances. A security fence was put up around the arena, while NYPD announced vehicles and pedestrian traffic was closed from West 30th Street to West 35th Street between 6th Avenue and 8th Avenue at 4 p.m.
Thus, no one without a ticket, credential or business inside the restricted area will be allowed in. NYPD was already out in droves in the area, as Fox News Digital captured, ready to enforce the protocols.
Also, watch parties in the area were canceled, with NYPD claiming it was because of security for Trump’s visit.
"The NYPD in coordination with the Secret Service made the decision for Game 3, where we have a presidential visit, that we could not support watch parties right outside of the Garden," Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said during a news conference. "We are looking forward to bringing back watch parties for Game 4. But I think New Yorkers are used to presidents coming to town, and they understand that that generally means lockdowns of areas and that's what you're going to see tonight at the Garden."
MSG pushed back on NYPD’s stance, saying the permit was denied by local city officials rather than Trump’s presence.
Trump has attended numerous sporting events since beginning his second term, including the Super Bowl in New Orleans two seasons ago, the Daytona 500 and the Ryder Cup.
Either way, fans with the privilege of attending MSG for Game 3 at the astronomical get-in prices will need to prepare for long queues and be ready to be thoroughly checked before watching Jalen Brunson and the Knicks go up against Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs once more.
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Washington school removes testosterone vials from Pride display after district says they were not approved
A Washington state school district removed testosterone vials from a high school Pride display after administrators determined they had been added without authorization, including some vials that still contained a small amount of unknown liquid.
Bethel School District said administrators discovered testosterone vials "that still contained a small amount of unknown liquid" had been included in a Pride Month display at Graham-Kapowsin High School and removed them after concluding the items had not been approved by school leadership.
"We were made aware of a display at Graham-Kapowsin High School that included empty vials of testosterone as one of its visuals. The display also contained some vials that still contained a small amount of unknown liquid," Douglas Boyles, director of communications at Bethel School District, told Fox News Digital in a statement.
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"The inclusion of the vials was entirely unauthorized and did not receive approval from school leadership or administration," Boyles said.
He continued, "Administrators have removed the vials and identified the individuals responsible for adding them without leadership approval."
The district did not immediately address why the vials were included in the display or whether they were intended to represent gender-transition treatments.
On Friday, Washington podcaster Brandi Kruse posted a photo of the Pride Month display at Graham-Kapowsin High School that appeared to show a transgender flag, an LGBTQ paper fan, a flyer that said "June is pride month" as well as a book called, "Pink, Blue, and You," along with a clear jar that appeared to be testosterone vials.
"OH. MY. LORD. We were just sent images of the Pride display at Washington’s Graham-Kapowsin High School," Kruse said in the Friday X post. "It contains vials of testosterone injections."
In a Friday reply to Kruse's X post, Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank wrote, "Pierce County Sheriff’s Office will be investigating this."
MINNESOTA SCHOOL DISTRICT REMOVES LGBTQ CHILDREN'S BOOK WITH NUDITY, DESPITE OBJECTIONS
Boyles told Fox News Digital that "administrators have removed the vials and identified the individual responsible for adding them without leadership approval."
"We are also actively reviewing our display oversight protocols to ensure all school materials strictly align with our educational standards and community expectations," Boyles said.
"Our primary focus remains on maintaining a safe, respectful, and focused learning environment for all of our students," he added.
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Some users took to X to share their concern, with one writing, "This school is 5 miles from where we used to live in WA — we would have been at the GK ‘campus’ when my oldest started kindergarten – I saw the writing on the wall EIGHT YEARS AGO and took my child all the way to the other coast to get away from it. Absolutely not."
Another person wrote, "I was just in there to voice my anger at the situation and they yelled at me for taking this picture of the principal's office!"
Repeat offender on probation allegedly kills father who tracked his stolen truck using GPS
A father in Houston, Texas, was killed during a carjacking Saturday afternoon, and a repeat offender on probation has been charged with his murder.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that the owner of the stolen car, identified as 56-year-old Louis Erebia, tracked down the vehicle and confronted the person accused of stealing it, London Hogan Sr. Hogan Sr. allegedly shot and killed Erebia, who was pronounced dead after being taken to a local hospital.
Hogan Sr. is also accused of shooting another man who is expected to survive.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office told FOX26 that Erebia's son was putting gas into the Chevy Silverado when Hogan allegedly pulled out a gun and took the pickup truck. Erebia and a friend tracked the pickup truck using GPS, which led them to the area it was being driven.
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The car being driven by Erebia was involved in a collision with the stolen Chevy Silverado, which disabled it, deputies said.
According to the sheriff's office, Erebia chased a male and female suspect who got out of the stolen truck. Deputies said that's when Hogan fired multiple shots.
Hogan was charged with murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon.
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Hogan has a lengthy criminal history, which includes the following charges:
Nov. 12, 2023: Assault of a family/household member impeding breath/circulation - was given deferred adjudication, resulting in five years of community supervision.
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Sept. 3, 2020: Felon in possession of a weapon - dismissed
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Sept. 3, 2020: Unauthorized use of a vehicle - dismissed
Sept. 3, 2020: Possession of a controlled substance - dismissed
Aug. 24, 2016: Possession of a controlled substance - guilty
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Oct. 15, 2015: Possession of a controlled substance - guilty
Dec. 16, 2009: Burglary - guilty
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During a hearing on Monday where Hogan had his charges read to him, a judge reiterated that he's on deferred adjudication.
"Looks like you are on a 5-year felony deferred for assault impeding breath. And Mr. Hogan, entered into that deferred March 27th of 2024. Also, murder is an SB9 offense," the judge said.
Amber Burrough, who is related to Erebia, wrote on Facebook that his life was taken "far too soon."
"Louis died doing exactly what he did every day of his life—protecting others. He was a hero down to his very last breath. A pillar of our community, the backbone of our family, and a man whose selflessness impacted countless lives, Louis never hesitated to help those in need. He gave of himself freely and served others without question," Burrough said.
Cleveland Browns players publicly baptized at Cleveland for Christ event in powerful display of faith
The Cleveland Browns have been in the news their fair share because they recently traded Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett, have a full-blown quarterback competition going on this offseason and, yes, they fired Kevin Stefanski and hired Todd Monken as their new coach. But here's a story that also deserves the Browns getting attention:
Their players are openly dedicating their lives to God and Jesus Christ.
Members of the club on Sunday hosted a Cleveland for Christ event with multiple players showing up and getting baptized.
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The Christian faith-based gathering featured worship music, testimonies, prayer and baptisms.
The event included quarterback Shedeur Sanders, running back Raheim Sanders, cornerback Tyson Campbell, safety Daniel Thomas and of course, team chaplain Nobles C. Darby among others. It brought together some members of the local community and Browns players for a time of praise, worship and fellowship.
Several Browns players took the opportunity to seal their public dedication to Christ by choosing to be baptized at the event. Among those was linebacker Carson Schwesinger, a second-round pick a year ago who was the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year.
And look, this isn't for everyone.
If you think God cannot accept you as pure and washed of sin after you've come to Christ, then feel free to live in your unbelief. If you see this as somehow wrong because it was done publicly, perhaps you should read Matthew 32-33 and Luke 8-9.
"Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven," the verses read in the Book of Matthew. "But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven."
Schwesinger did indeed acknowledge Christ publicly.
He was asked if he believes Christ died a sacrifice on the cross and rose again — thereby taking all of Schwesinger's sins.
"Yes," Schwesinger said.
The player was then asked if he was ready to make Jesus the Lord of his life.
"Yes," Schwesinger responded.
With that he was saved, born again, and soon he was underwater for his baptism.
And now a word to the critics:
The NFL in general, and society as a whole, have major problems in 2026. This isn't one of them.
Every day on this Earth, children are abused. Women are abused. People are robbed, assaulted and cheated. Those are problems.
NFL players devoting themselves to God doesn't address those problems in a macro sense. But it certainly is better than players hitting their girlfriends, or speeding 100 mph down the street, or wasting their money in strip clubs while drowning in lust.
This is supposed to settle sin problems and life issues in the micro sense for the individual players.
One more thing: None of this was about players praying for the Browns to win games, and rise from the struggles they've mostly encountered as a franchise for years.
But it cannot hurt because God is an awesome teammate.