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Book reveals how close Yankees were to moving out of Bronx, George Steinbrenner losing ownership bid
George Steinbrenner, for better or worse, stepped in as the face of the New York Yankees franchise when he led a group with E. Michael Burke and others to buy the franchise from CBS in 1973. It would be the launching pad to return the Yankees to relevancy in the years to come.
However, Mike Vaccaro wrote in his new book, "The Bosses of the Bronx," that the Steinbrenner group wasn’t thought to have been the favorite to buy the team. Vaccaro wrote that a Lehman Brothers-led contingent with former New York Giants catcher Herman Franks set to run the team.
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Franks had already been courting Willie Mays as the team’s potential manager, according to Vaccaro. Mays would have been the first African American manager if the deal had been made. He would have been a season ahead of Frank Robinson, who made his debut in the role on Oct. 3, 1974.
There were also rumblings, according to Vaccaro, about the team possibly being courted to a new stadium in New Jersey that would have had a fresh look compared to the crumbling Yankee Stadium that was hoping for city funding to make integral repairs.
Stunningly enough, the Steinbrenner group bought the Yankees for just over $10 million when the Lehman Brothers’ group reportedly offered between $13.5 million and $14 million. It was the last time a baseball team was ever sold at a loss.
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"This is the best buy in sports today. I think it’s a bargain," Steinbrenner said at his introductory press conference, Vaccaro’s book recalled.
Steinbrenner made clear that the Yankees would stay in New York and not be swayed with a shiny new stadium in the Meadowlands where the NFL’s New York Giants and New York Jets would go on to play. Vaccaro wrote that Lehman Brothers "absolutely committed" to leaving the Bronx for Jersey, which turned out to be a "deal-breaker" for CBS.
The net purchase for the Yankees ended up being about $8.8 million as the deal included two parking garages that CBS bought back for $1.2 million after the deal was closed.
From 1973 until Steinbrenner’s death in July 2010, the Yankees won seven World Series titles.
The Yankees are valued at approximately $9 billion today.
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Lawmaker says Iran targeted him in phishing attack disguised as TV interview
FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., said an alleged Iranian state actor recently targeted him with a phishing scheme disguised as a television interview request, in what he described as an apparent effort to access his personal email account.
"A skilled impersonator created something appearing just like Newsmax to attempt to do an interview with me," Fine told Fox News Digital in an interview, explaining that his staffer began interacting with the message in email, as the office normally does, before realizing "the links didn’t work."
The phishing scheme was allegedly designed to gain access to his personal Google account, Fine explained.
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The incident comes after President Donald Trump ordered strikes on Iran in February, sparking an ongoing battle that the president has said will end in a matter of weeks as tensions continue flaring. The Trump administration argued Iran’s nuclear program and missile capabilities posed an urgent threat ahead of the U.S. and Israel launching joint strikes.
Fine said he did not "think the timing was coincidental" and that the alleged cyberattack occurred "literally the day after combat operations began." The episode underscores heightened concern among U.S. intelligence officials about potential cyber and physical threats tied to the U.S.-Iran conflict, particularly against high-profile political figures.
The FBI confirmed earlier in March that an Iran-linked hacker group known as the "Handala Hack Team" breached Director Kash Patel’s personal email account. A bureau spokesperson said in a statement at the time that while the compromised information was "historical in nature" and contained no government data, the FBI had taken all "necessary steps to mitigate potential risks."
According to Fine, he learned about the alleged cyberattack aimed at him when U.S. Capitol Police contacted him and said the outreach likely originated from an Iranian state actor.
Fox News Digital reviewed a copy of the correspondence, showing its email was spelled "news-max.org."
Correspondence to Fine, also reviewed by Fox News Digital, confirmed that USCP said they had information that the outreach to Fine's office could have originated from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and that the police wanted to set up a call with the FBI Cyber Task Force to further examine the matter.
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"They proactively reached out to us," Fine said, adding that he then reported the incident to the FBI and was told by the bureau that agents were "familiar with these actors in Iran."
The FBI declined to comment. A source familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital that when the incident happened, the FBI was able to connect with Fine and opened an investigation into the matter. The status of the probe is publicly unknown.
Fine emphasized that he felt targeted by Iran and noted a broader surge in threats against him, including verbal threats and what he said was a recent separate incident of an impersonator approaching his home.
"I was clearly targeted. It wasn’t random," Fine said, asserting that he was "the most visible Jewish Republican politician in America."
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Fine said that while he does not believe the alleged attackers could have gathered much information from his Google account based on his limited use of it, "the worst-case scenario is … they might be able to track my actual location," which he said made him fear for his life.
Fine described the incident as "very stressful."
Fine, a self-described "Hebrew Hammer" known for his staunchly pro-Israel positions, has advocated aggressive military action in Gaza and praised Trump’s joint offensives with Israel in Iran.
Fine, in a statement shortly after the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, characterized the mission as one rooted in saving western civilization.
"We are with you, Mr. President. We will cut off the head of the snake of Muslim terror, Bring lasting peace to the Middle East, And save the Iranian People. Bombs away," Fine said. "The Muslim terrorists that run Iran have just indiscriminately fired rockets not just at the Jews of Israel, but 700,000 Americans who live there, 180,000 Christians who live there, at the ‘Dome of the Rock,’ the third holiest site in Islam, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, site of Jesus’s crucification. We are fighting back against this evil."
Fox News Digital reached out to Newsmax, Google and USCP on Tuesday for any additional comment.
What the first federal challenge to a local reparations program means for other cities
An attorney suing the City of Evanston, Illinois, over its reparations program told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that if this case goes in their favor, other cities planning to implement reparations may have to reconsider.
"Those cities would take a hard look at what they were planning on doing and realize that if they're going to try and get reparations programs to be lawful, they are going to have to do something differently," said Michael Bekesha, a senior attorney at Judicial Watch.
The conservative watchdog group scored its first victory on Friday after a federal court denied a motion to dismiss the lawsuit against Evanston’s reparations program. Judicial Watch filed the lawsuit against the reparations program over its use of race as an eligibility requirement, claiming that it violates the Constitution.
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The program provides $25,000 direct cash payments to Black residents and descendants of Black residents who lived in Evanston between 1919 and 1969. Evanston was the first U.S. city to pass a reparations plan, pledging $10 million over a decade to eligible Black residents.
There is no final ruling on the constitutionality of the program yet. Now, Judicial Watch is waiting for the next hearing to discuss "timing," Bekesha told Fox News Digital.
Bekesha said that the best outcome would be for the court to declare the policy unconstitutional, preventing Evanston from providing any more reparations payments based on race.
"The practical point is, even now, before we get to the merits, before the court rules that the reparations program in Evanston is unconstitutional, cities are going to take a real hard look and take a second before they decide to implement any reparations plan," Bekesha said.
U.S. District Judge John F. Kness allowed Judicial Watch’s class action civil rights lawsuit to proceed in a ruling last week.
"The judge moved forward because he found that the complaint — that the initial document creating the lawsuit was sufficient at this point to move forward," Bekesha said.
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The City of Evanston argued that the plaintiffs never applied to the program and the application period had already closed in 2021. The city added that applicants could not have been eligible for non-racial reasons such as ties to property.
"The court agreed with us and said that they didn't have to apply for the program because it would have been futile for them to do so because they were not Black," Bekesha added.
The city reacted to the judge's ruling in a statement to Fox News Digital.
"The city is aware of the court’s recent ruling. The city will continue to vehemently defend this case," a spokesperson for the city said.
Evanston led the effort to issue reparations payments to Black Americans before several states and local municipalities sought to implement reparations to some degree.
Evanston was the first to pay Black residents in reparations to cover housing expenses. So far, 137 people have received reparations payments totaling $3.47 million, and more are expected by year’s end, reaching 171 recipients with about $4 million allocated to direct descendants.
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Meanwhile, not far from Evanston, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to hold a public engagement forum called "Repair Chicago" to "gather lived experiences of harm of Black Chicagoans" as part of an effort to implement reparations.
On the state level, Illinois’ reparations commission released a report laying out what it called the state's history of harms against Black residents.
Other local municipalities have proposed compensation to rectify historical harms to Black Americans.
Judicial Watch’s lawsuit against Evanston is the first federal challenge to a local reparations program. Judicial Watch represents five plaintiffs who allege the program violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
"Five people that, but for the color of their skin, would be eligible for $25,000," Bekesha said.
Similar to Evanston, a San Francisco resident wants to take down the city’s reparations fund, spearheading a lawsuit that claims it is dividing the city.
Amy Duggar King says Joseph Duggar's arrest exposes family's 'toxic system' that 'breeds secrecy'
Amy Duggar King is speaking out after her cousin Joseph Duggar’s arrest, blasting the Duggar family’s "toxic system" that she says "breeds secrecy."
"I think there’s just a lot of victims in this whole situation because this whole, entire toxic cycle of this pattern, this system breeds this," the 39-year-old told Fox News Digital. "It breeds secrecy. It breeds broken hearts. It breeds being untrue to your wife or to your husband, and things get swept under the rug."
"I just don’t think people are putting up with that anymore," she shared. "And the rug is being completely lifted."
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On March 18, Joseph, 31, was arrested in Tontitown, Arkansas, where he lives with his family, The Associated Press reported. The former reality TV star was charged with lewd and lascivious behavior toward a child under 12 years old, according to an arrest affidavit from the Bay County Sheriff’s Office in Panama City, Florida.
Authorities have also filed charges against his wife, Kendra Duggar, 27, in Arkansas, the Tontitown Police Department announced. The charges include four counts of endangering the welfare of a minor and four counts of false imprisonment.
Duggar has entered a not guilty plea to all charges. He is due back in court on April 20.
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The charges come almost five years after Joseph’s older brother, Josh Duggar, was convicted of downloading child sexual abuse images. The family starred in the TLC show "19 Kids and Counting," which was canceled after reports surfaced that Josh, 38, had molested four of his young sisters and a babysitter.
In Duggar King’s 2025 memoir, "Holy Disruptor," she alleged that her late grandfather, Jimmy Lee Duggar, was physically abusive and a "predator." She also described confronting Josh following the abuse allegations.
At the time of the book’s publication, Fox News Digital reached out to Joseph and Josh’s father, Jim Bob Duggar, for comment.
"I called this in my book, and that’s not a celebration for me," said Duggar King. "I don’t want to be right about these kinds of situations, but abuse will happen and will continue to go down the bloodline until it is completely removed and cut off and healed from. Now I believe people are seeing the truth. There’s a boldness and comfort level about my book that makes people go, ‘Whoa, this is so different from what I saw on television versus what I’m reading.’"
"I just want to use my voice to help as many people as I can," she added.
Duggar King admitted she’s still "processing the news."
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"My initial reaction [was] my heart plummeted," she said. "Out of all my cousins, Joe was the last person that I thought this would happen to. I was shocked that it was who it was. I’m not shocked that in this toxic system that allows secrecy to be rewarded, and that these kids have to fall in line. And, in my opinion, there’s no accountability for the men."
"I believe if you’re in a toxic system like that and every man is the extreme leader, and they don’t answer to anyone, they honestly think they’re above the law, then that’s going to lead to abuse of power."
"I think one thing that needs to change within the family unit — this is just my opinion — is telling the truth," she said. "That shouldn’t be so hard to do. And the truth has always been really hidden in my family. That’s what I wrote about in ‘Holy Disruptor.’"
Several of Duggar King’s cousins have spoken out following Joseph’s arrest, saying they’re shocked and heartbroken. But for Duggar King, more needs to happen.
"I love that people speak their truth, and I love that my cousins are doing so," she said. "However, it’s not just glossy words that need to take place. There actually needs to be a change. Although they said how broken they are, how hurt they are, their feelings are valid, and I sympathize with them. It’s hard to believe it in a way because I just want there to be actual change within this family unit."
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"I’ve shared my truth," said Duggar King. "I had to share where my boundaries are, and I’m hoping that they can make certain changes in their lives to protect their kids, to protect their own peace. The fact that this is happening again is a whirlwind. It’s round two, and it seems like it’s worse because it’s Joe. Everybody loved Joe."
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Some critics have accused Duggar King of speaking out to sell her book. Duggar King said she isn’t fazed by online chatter.
"I’m going to use my voice to inspire change and to be bold about things that are harmful, and are horrible, and that are devastating," she explained. "And I grew up with this family. I spent countless hours with this family. So, it’s not necessarily about my book.
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"I speak about how family toxic cycles will continue like a Ferris wheel until they are broken. And I hate that this situation is just showing and confirming what I wrote. So that’s why my book is mentioned so many times now, because it’s literally called out on those pages."
"The critics that are saying the things that they’re saying, they don’t see my heart," she said. "They don’t know me personally. And I’m not going to listen to such negativity because I have such a huge community of people who are supportive and just see a hurting cousin."
"I think that being a ‘Holy Disruptor’ is like a calling," she said. "I think we’re all called to be one. When we see things that are not right, that makes us have discernment. We see there’s something off. We can be a ‘Holy Disruptor,’ and we can disrupt things that are not good in our lives.
"I believe that God wants us to have peace, and I believe we can have it. But in order to do that, we have to disrupt the cycles that are hurting us. Just because someone is family, it doesn’t give them a free ride. People have to prove themselves. And I think it’s so easy to blindly trust people."
The Tontitown Police Department said in a statement that the investigation remains open.
"I hope people look at their own family bloodlines and really look at the things that have gone on," said Duggar King. "You can break toxic cycles. And there are toxic cycles within the Duggar family. I’m right there with everyone else trying to make sense of this, but I honestly don’t think any healthy, sane person who loves children… I don’t think it’s easy to understand."
"19 Kids and Counting," which aired from 2008 to 2015, chronicled the lives of Jim Bob and his wife, Michelle, along with their 19 children in Arkansas. Josh was sentenced in 2022 to about 12.5 years in prison on one count each of receiving and possessing images portraying child sexual abuse, The Associated Press reported.
Tennessee library director fired for refusing to move LGBTQ books out of kids' section
The Rutherford County Library Board in Tennessee fired library system Director Dr. Luanne James after she refused to relocate over 100 books from the children's sections after critics accused them of pushing "gender confusion."
The board previously decided on March 16 to relocate approximately 132 books from the children's section of the library to the adult section after an "age-appropriateness review" last year. Days after the decision, James sent a message to the board saying that she would refuse to move the books out of solidarity with the First Amendment.
"I will not comply with the Board’s decision to relocate these books," James wrote. "Doing so would violate the First Amendment right of all citizens of Rutherford County and myself. Consequently, I would compromise my professional obligation to oppose government-mandated viewpoint discrimination."
In an 8-3 vote on Monday, the board voted to remove James from her position for her refusal amid a large group of protesters who came to support her.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Rutherford County Library Board for comment.
According to comments made by Rutherford County Library Board Chairman Cody York during a meeting earlier in March, there were concerns over LGBTQ and other social justice themes in the books and the desire to "protect children's innocence."
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"I would argue that gender confusion [is] the idea of telling someone that boys aren’t really boys, they can be girls, and girls aren’t really girls, they can be boys, and that you should advocate for [or] encourage the dismembering of healthy sex organs," York said. "I don’t think that that’s appropriate for children."
York pushed the idea to remove James in a comment last week.
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"When a director refuses to carry out a duly adopted Board decision, it undermines the governance of the institution and cannot be ignored," York said.
In a statement to the Nashville Scene, James described feeling "disappointed" at the decision.
"I lost it for doing exactly what librarians are supposed to do — protect the rights of all community members to access books and information. Public libraries are community forums serving the entire community, not just those who share the loudest voice or the most restrictive views. Librarians should not be used as a filter for political agendas. I stood up for the right to read, standing for the citizens of Rutherford County. I believe my firing is unlawful, an act of viewpoint discrimination," the statement read.
The decision to remove inappropriate books from children's sections of libraries followed Tennessee passing the Dismantling DEI Departments Act last year. The law was in response to President Donald Trump's "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government" executive order shortly after his inauguration.
Weight-loss drugs crush food demand as farmers face dumping mountains of potatoes
The rapid rise of weight-loss injections is reshaping the quantity of food people eat — leaving farmers in some areas with a growing surplus of unsold potatoes.
The trend toward healthier eating habits, combined with the widespread use of drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro, are cutting demand for traditional staples and weighing on grocery sales, news agency SWNS reported.
Farmers across the United Kingdom, for example, say they're facing the prospect of discarding thousands of tons of stored potatoes as their sales continue to fall.
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Farm owner Andy Goodacre said he's been left with a surplus he cannot sell after demand from supermarkets declined in recent years, he told the outlet.
Goodacre currently has about 1.3 million pounds of his potatoes at risk of being dumped — stock valued at roughly $158,000.
"I've never known a season like it," Goodacre said. "It doesn't seem as though people want to eat like they used to."
The veteran farmer, who has supplied the industry for 40 years, said shoppers are increasingly choosing lentil-based alternatives over potato chips and french fries.
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The appetite-suppressing effects of the drugs are directly affecting how much people eat and how often they visit restaurants, the news outlet said.
Goodacre said he knows many people in his local community who are taking the injections, and said the drop in demand for heavy meals is becoming difficult to ignore.
Andrew Crook, president of the National Federation of Fish Friers, told SWNS the trend is also affecting businesses as customers opt for smaller portions.
He said many regular customers have lost a significant amount of weight using the so-called "fat jabs." They now choose to share a single order of fries instead of buying their own, he said.
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"There's definitely factors where people are going to use these jabs, lose weight and then eat less," Crook said.
He warned that if farmers cannot turn a profit on potatoes this year, the 2027 haul could fall short as growers shift to more profitable crops.
The situation has become a race against time, as stored potatoes will begin to spoil and lose their value by early April.
Goodacre said he would prefer to donate the surplus to food banks if collection can be arranged. Otherwise, he said the "potato mountain" may be used as cattle feed.
American chain restaurants have been increasingly rethinking their portion sizes as a result of the widespread use of GLP-1 weight-loss medications, as Fox News Digital has reported.
With Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound going mainstream, restaurants have been responding to customers with smaller appetites — and a growing appetite for protein-packed meals.
Fast-food chains such as Shake Shack and Chipotle, for example, are among those that have rolled out high-protein, lower-carb menus.
Olive Garden introduced a "lighter portion" menu featuring smaller servings at lower prices, Chipotle rolled out a "High Protein Cup," Subway added compact "Protein Pockets" — and Smoothie King launched a GLP-1 support menu, according to their websites.
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"Patients consistently report that restaurant portions, which they once found normal-sized, now seem overwhelming," Florida obesity specialist Dr. Fernando Ovalle Jr. previously told Fox News Digital.
Deirdre Bardolf of Fox News Digital contributed reporting.
MLB umpire draws criticism, laughter for bizarre call during Brewers-Rays game
MLB umpire CB Bucknor drew scrutiny and laughter on Tuesday night when he made a bizarre call while manning the first base line during a game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays.
The oddity took place in the bottom of the sixth inning with Brewers batter Jake Bauers at the plate going up against Rays pitcher Cole Sulser. Bauers hit a liner to Rays second baseman Ben Williamson, who knocked the ball down, but his rushed throw to first base was wide.
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It was a remarkably routine play by baseball’s standards. But Bucknor ruled that Bauers didn’t touch first base and when he was tagged, he was out. The replay showed that Bauers clearly touched the first base bag with Bucknor only a few feet away from the play.
The call was instantly overturned.
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Bauers was seen smiling as he went back to first base, as was Brewers manager Pat Murphy. Rays manager Kevin Cash also couldn’t help but smirk at the situation.
Former New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain also weighed in.
"This is so bad you just have to laugh!! Something has to be done," he wrote on X.
Milwaukee ended up winning the game, 6-2. Bauers was 2-for-4 with an RBI. He hit a home run off Yoendrys Gomez in the eighth inning to extend the lead.
Gary Sanchez also had a home run in the game.
Milwaukee improved to 4-1 with the victory. Tampa Bay fell to 2-3.
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Florida hospital patient finally leaves room after 5 months amid legal battle
A Florida hospital has dropped its lawsuit to evict a patient who refused to leave for months — saying the woman finally moved out.
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) had sought a court order to remove the woman from her hospital room, where she remained after being discharged in early October and authorizing the Leon County Sheriff’s Office to assist in removing her if necessary.
A hearing scheduled for Monday was canceled after the hospital filed a voluntary dismissal.
Hospital spokesperson Sarah Cannon said Monday that the case is no longer active because the patient "is no longer at TMH," according to The Associated Press.
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The hospital argued in its complaint that the woman’s continued stay diverted staff and resources from other patients and tied up a needed hospital bed.
"TMH has limited inpatient beds," the complaint stated. "The defendant’s continued occupancy prevents use of the bed for patients needing acute care."
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According to the filing, she no longer required acute care after a formal discharge order was issued Oct. 6, and staff made repeated efforts to coordinate her departure, including offering transportation and contacting family members.
It is unclear how often hospitals resort to legal action to remove patients who refuse to leave after discharge.
Fox News Digital has reached out to TMH for comment.
Stubborn stroller sparks chaotic airport showdown with baggage handlers in viral video
Two baggage handlers went viral after battling a stubborn baby stroller for several long minutes.
The scene unfolded at Kansas City International Airport as travelers watched the struggle from a jet bridge above the tarmac.
Jason Falen, who was waiting to board a flight to Denver, started recording when he realized the two workers were completely baffled by the baby gear.
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"I only caught the very end," Falen told Storyful.
"They had been trying to figure it out for five minutes, and it was comedy gold!"
While the video provided a lighthearted moment, travel expert and former flight attendant Bobby Laurie told Fox News Digital that stroller etiquette at the airport really comes down to "courtesy and preparation."
"Parents should absolutely be ready to fold their stroller themselves before handing it off to gate agents or ground staff, unless they physically need assistance," Laurie said.
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In the video, the two men can be seen poking and pulling at the stroller as it refuses to budge.
Travelers on the jet bridge can be heard laughing and trying to help from afar.
"Well, there's two little buttons on the side. Like, does he not see those?" one bystander said just seconds before the workers cracked the code.
When the stroller finally collapsed into the flat position, the waiting crowd erupted into cheers and applause for the workers on the ground.
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One of the baggage handlers even joined in, applauding himself for finally winning the "fight" against the stroller before loading it into the plane's cargo hold.
Laurie warned that because every stroller is different, there's no guarantee the staff has encountered that particular product before to ensure they can collapse it without damage.
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"Staff are there to help manage the process, but they should not be expected to wrestle with unfamiliar gear while boarding is underway," he added.
To avoid a similar scene, Laurie suggests parents remove all personal items, know how their stroller folds before getting to the gate, and be prepared to do it quickly.
The struggle resonated with parents on Reddit, many of whom admitted they have been outsmarted by their own baby gear.
"One time I was in a parking garage with my baby and I could not close the stroller. I had to watch YouTube videos to figure it out," one user wrote.
Others agreed that some modern designs are unnecessarily complicated — leading to high-stress moments.
"I've sobbed over the exact same issue before," another user commented.
Russian military plane crash in Crimea kills 29 people
A Russian military plane crash in annexed Crimea has killed six crew and 23 passengers, Russian news agencies reported in the early hours of Wednesday, citing the Defense Ministry.
The An-26 military transport plane was carrying out a scheduled flight over the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014, the reports said. The military lost contact with the plane around 6 p.m. on Tuesday.
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The Soviet-designed military transport turboprop aircraft crashed into a cliff, sources at the scene told state news agencies Tass and RIA Novosti.
Russia's Investigative Committee said a total of seven crew members and 23 passengers were on board. It wasn't immediately clear from official statements if one crew member had survived.
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The Investigative Committee said it has launched a criminal probe in connection with flight regulations and a search is underway in a mountainous forested area in the Bakhchisarai district.
The Interfax news agency cited the Defense Ministry as saying a suspected technical malfunction may have caused the crash and that there was no "damaging interference" with the aircraft.
Accidents involving Russian military planes have been frequent since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine.
In December, an An-22 military transport plane crashed in Russia's Ivanovo region, killing seven crew. In October, a MiG-31 fighter jet crashed in the Lipetsk region, while a Tu-22M3 bomber crashed in the Siberian region of Irkutsk in April 2025.
In October 2022, a Su-34 bomber crashed into a residential area of Yeysk, a Russian city on the Azov sea, sparking a massive fire and killing 15 people.