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Jerry Seinfeld turns tables on radical anti-Israel agitators after chaotic Chicago stunt backfires
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld turned the tables on anti-Israel hecklers who attempted to derail his Chicago performance last Friday, mocking the protesters as security removed them from the venue.
Viral video from the confrontation shows activists shouting at Seinfeld at the Chicago Theatre, accusing Israel of committing "genocide" in Gaza and alleging that American taxpayer dollars are funding the deaths of thousands of civilians.
"Twenty-two thousand Palestinians who are children now are killed with our taxpayer money, and you’re making jokes!" a woman shouted in clips posted online.
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Seinfeld then dances on stage and mocks the protesters with sarcastic remarks, calling himself "racist" and saying, "It’s a genocide. I’m into it." He also joked that he would find out how much the protesters paid for their tickets and send the money directly to Israel.
As security personnel escorted the demonstrators out of the auditorium, one audience member shouted, "Rough her up!"
The Anti-War Committee Chicago and the Chicago branch of the US Palestinian Community Network have taken credit for organizing the disruption, writing on Instagram, "Friday’s disruption sent a clear message: Those who defend Israel’s genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza and throughout Palestine will be met with protest and are not welcome on Chicago’s stages without opposition."
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Fox News Digital reached out to Seinfeld’s team for comment but did not hear back.
The altercation is the latest in a string of protests targeting the 72-year-old Jewish comedian over his staunch defense of Israel.
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Comedian and media analyst Tim Young told Fox News Digital he believes protesters are paying top dollar to hijack comedy shows for viral attention rather than political discourse.
"They know that once they start yelling, everyone will whip their cameras out, and it is a very direct interaction and maybe one of the only direct interactions protesters get to have with celebrities and with the internet," Young said.
"If you are in a very intimate environment where everyone is quiet, listening to one person, you will be heard. And, so, that's what they're taking advantage of here."
Young compared the disruptions at Seinfeld's shows to protests at political rallies, arguing that some activists are willing to pay steep ticket prices to confront the comedian.
"It seems like people are going to Jerry Seinfeld's shows like they're going to a Trump rally to protest," Young said. "They wanted to get Jerry's attention. They want to, for some reason, they're very, very adamant on getting him to react to the Israel-Palestine conflict."
Young also linked the disruptions to Seinfeld's past criticism of performing at universities.
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"It's why Jerry doesn't like to go and perform at college campuses. And he said he hates performing at college campuses specifically for that reason," Young said.
"He doesn't want to get into the political thing. He doesn't want to have protesters yelling back and forth with him. It's a waste of the rest of the audience's time, and he knows that."
In May 2024, dozens of students walked out during Seinfeld's commencement address at Duke University, some holding Palestinian flags.
Seinfeld returned to the university in September 2025 to introduce freed Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov at a campus event, where he addressed anti-Israel protests, saying, "Free Palestine is, to me, just — you’re free to say you don’t like Jews. Just say you don’t like Jews."
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"By saying ‘Free Palestine,’ you’re not admitting what you really think," he said. "So, it’s actually — compared to the Ku Klux Klan, I’m actually thinking the Klan is actually a little better here because they can come right out and say, ‘We don’t like Blacks, we don’t like Jews.’ OK, that’s honest."
Seinfeld also faced controversy overseas last month when several European acts withdrew from the inaugural MEO Commedia a La Carte Fest in Lisbon, Portugal, where he is scheduled to headline later this year.
The acts did not name Seinfeld directly in their withdrawal statements, but some cited concerns about the Israel-Gaza conflict. One performer said someone involved in the festival defended ideas they considered indefensible.
Young, who previously dismissed efforts to cancel Seinfeld over his support for Israel, argued that protesters target the billionaire comedian because of his influence and celebrity status.
"This is all about control. It's all about power. And it's all about the left having power over these very influential and powerful people," Young said. "And they’re not having it."
21-year-old football player dead after head injury sustained during Division II college game
A Division II football player has died five days after sustaining a "traumatic injury" during a game.
Tyler Ulrich, a 21-year-old sophomore who played at Southern Nazarene University (SNU) in Oklahoma, passed away from the injury he sustained, the school announced on Thursday.
Southern Nazarene, located in Bethany, Oklahoma, did not reveal what exactly caused Ulrich’s death, but he did suffer a head injury this past Saturday.
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"It is with heavy hearts that we share the loss of our SNU football player, Tyler Ulrich," SNU Athletics posted on its X account.
"This loss is deeply felt across our campus. Our hearts are with his family, friends, teammates, and everyone who knew him. We ask that you join us in lifting them up in prayer."
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Dustin Hada, the head coach of Southern Nazarene’s football program, also mourned the loss of his player on social media.
"Man of God, ultimate example of quiet strength, loyal, worker, joyous. That’s who Tyler was!!"
Ulrich’s father, Mark, also posted on Facebook earlier Thursday as his son continued to fight, saying the family "truly need a miracle." Unfortunately, he was unable to make a recovery.
"Our family is truly blessed to receive all the love and prayers for our young Tyler and we are ever grateful," he posted on Thursday afternoon. "But as much support and love that was given, it is with a heavy heart I am writing to say the Lord called Tyler this morning at 11:13 a.m."
The game was delayed for nearly an hour on Saturday as Ulrich received medical attention on the field following a play where he suffered his injury. He was later transported to a hospital.
Ulrich was in his third season with SNU, where he started 16 of his 20 games with the program. He had six starts this season, tallying 36 tackles on the year.
SNU canceled its game at Southwestern Oklahoma State this Saturday as a result of Ulrich’s death.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
'Oh, shut up!': Democrat snaps at Collins after heckler drives Maine Senate debate off the rails
A protester interrupted the final debate between Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Troy Jackson in Maine, triggering a heated exchange after Collins suggested the demonstrator was a Jackson supporter.
The interruption came amid a debate that saw the candidates trade fire over numerous issues. The race between Jackson and Collins, who is seeking a sixth term representing the blue-leaning Northern New England state, is a top flip opportunity for Democrats as they try to win back the Senate majority from Republicans in the midterm elections.
The latest public opinion polls indicate a race within the margin of error between Collins and Jackson, a one-time logger and former state Senate president. The latest Fox News Power Rankings rate the race as a toss-up, as do leading nonpartisan political handicappers the Cook Political Report, Inside Elections and Sabato's Crystal Ball.
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The protester, who interrupted Collins as she spoke, yelled out, "I'm terrified. AI data centers are destroying our climate. They are poisoning our water."
As security escorted the protester out of the debate hall, Collins suggested the man was a Jackson supporter.
"So, this is obviously one of Troy's supporters," Collins said.
Jackson quickly fired back, "Oh, shut up, I did not — I didn't, I don't even know who that kid."
Another heated moment came a few minutes later when each candidate was able to ask a question of the other.
Jackson, who grew up in rural northern Maine in the same county as Collins, asked, "What I'm curious about — is it just me that you look down on, or is it working-class people overall?"
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The senator shot back, "Troy, I do not look down on you or on anyone. I grew up in Caribou. My first job was picking potatoes."
As he works to oust Collins from the Senate, Jackson has repeatedly tried to anchor the senator to President Donald Trump, who has seen his approval ratings in Maine and across the country drop further underwater.
"The reality is 100% of the time when Donald Trump needs her, Susan Collins is going to be there," Jackson claimed.
But Collins pointed to what she described as a "major difference between Troy and me. I vote very independently. ... I am the most bipartisan member of the Senate."
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And referring to Jackson, Collins said, "We don’t need more people who are going to vote a straight party line."
Collins and Jackson spent much of the hour-long debate trading fire on issues, including the Iran War, immigration, rising fuel prices and electricity rates, budget deficits, Supreme Court reform, dark money in politics, an assault weapons ban and climate change.
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Jackson won a special nominating convention in late July to claim the party's Senate nomination, which was left vacant after primary winner Graham Platner ended his campaign following allegations he raped a woman he previously dated. Platner denied the allegations but dropped out.
Jackson, who earlier this year unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, had campaigned alongside Platner during the primary campaign.
Collins, who is the only GOP senator seeking re-election in a state Trump lost in the 2024 election, has a history of surviving Democratic efforts to unseat her.
Six years ago, she trailed Democratic challenger Sara Gideon, the Maine House speaker at the time, but Collins won re-election by nearly nine points while former President Joe Biden carried the state by a similar margin.
Fox News' Jessica Sonkin contributed to this report.
Hasan Piker defends using incendiary terms like 'inbred' or 'Zionist pig' against opponents
Twitch streamer Hasan Piker defended using controversial terms like "inbred" and "Zionist pig" against opponents in a lengthy interview with NPR Thursday.
NPR host Leila Fadel asked Piker about the backlash and controversy he has faced and whether they were related to his inflammatory comments or the fact that his "name is Hasan."
Piker acknowledged his incendiary rhetoric but said he believed that most of the backlash against him was due to his background.
"Of course, I, you know, say incendiary things, but it's not reflected on in the same way when someone who's White, Christian, born and raised in America is saying incendiary things," Piker said.
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Fadel then asked why someone who has felt "dehumanized" like him would choose to use dehumanizing language, particularly against Jewish opponents.
"When you hear people say, 'Why would you use dehumanizing language like inbred for some ultra-Orthodox Jews or Zionist pig?' What do you say to them as somebody who has felt that as well?" Fadel asked.
"So, great question. I have a policy to be ruthless to those who are bullying others, to be ruthless to those who abide by certain ideologies that are conducting great harm," Piker said.
"As far as the language that I deploy that is considered dehumanizing like 'inbred,' it's one that I use quite commonly as a pejorative towards right-wing reactionary ideology, ethno-supremacist ideology, neo-Nazi ideology, because I find it to be an apt pejorative to deploy considering that these supremacist ideologies oftentimes revolve around ethnic purity, racial purity. It's not, of course, meant to be taken seriously."
Piker added that he applies the same principle to the term "pig" and argued that he used similar language "across the board" for different targets regardless of their background.
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"It gets heated at times," he said. "I'm a passionate guy. I get angry. I have to, you know, explain my frustration, communicate my frustration somehow. Very different format than we have here, obviously.
"But, you know, I think that a lot of people feel this way," Piker added. "A lot of people get very frustrated. It's never directed at someone for their actual background. It's usually their actions or their belief system. And almost all the time, it's their reactionary belief system that causes me to call them a pig or inbred or something like that."
The Israeli-American Council (IAC) condemned Piker's comments in a statement to Fox News Digital.
"The Jewish people know what happens when hatred becomes acceptable," the group said. "Throughout history, pogroms and persecution were fueled by lies that portrayed Jews as less than human. The Holocaust showed the world where the systematic dehumanization of Jews can lead.
"On October 7, 2023, Hamas perpetrated mass murder, mass rape, mass torture, and mass hostage taking in the deadliest massacre of our people since the Holocaust," the IAC statement added. "For us, the consequences of antisemitic hatred are not an abstract debate."
Fox News Digital reached out to Piker for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
In January, Piker was banned from Twitch for seven days for using the phrase "Zionist pig" and has repeatedly criticized Zionism and Israel.
Though he has campaigned with several Democratic candidates, some Democrats distanced themselves from Piker in August after he warned American Jews that they could face violence if they continued to support Israel.
Bears QB Caleb Williams shuts down reporters asking about his hamstring injury: 'It's not deserving'
Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams returned to full practice participation Thursday for the first time in nearly a month, but his news conference quickly turned into an icy standoff over his hamstring grade.
Williams refused to reveal the medical grade of what he called a "pretty serious" hamstring tear, shutting down reporters pressing for clarity on why he kept the diagnosis private.
"Because it's not deserving," Williams informed the media. The testy exchange capped a five-minute opening statement in which Williams torched national reporting for trying to box his injury into a tidy Grade 2 timeline.
"There's nothing that has come out that has been right about what it is and what it has been," he said.
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Williams originally sustained the injury late in Chicago’s Week 2 loss to Minnesota, pulling up lame on a fourth-quarter scramble toward the end zone before being carted off in visible tears.
"I felt a pop," Williams said. "That's why I looked back. I looked back just like everybody else does when you feel a pop. Think somebody grabbed you and nobody grabbed me."
Williams didn't shy away from the emotional exit Thursday, defending the raw reaction as proof of just how much he cares about his locker room. "I'm always going to show emotion, especially when I can't be out there with the guys," Williams said. "Everybody making jokes and all of that, but that doesn't bother me."
Williams underwent five to six hours of daily rehab and reported reaching top sprint speeds in recent workouts.
While he logged consecutive full practice designations this week, his status for Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons remains undecided pending medical clearance.
"Before you start asking, do not know if I'm playing yet," Williams said.
"If I'm good to go, I'm good to go. If I'm not and we're just not ready, then we got to wait."
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Experimental skin cream linked to 2-year drop in biological age in early study
An experimental skin cream altered molecular markers associated with aging and inflammation in an early human trial, according to preliminary data released by its developer this week.
Rubedo Life Sciences, a biotechnology company based in Mountain View, California, tested its investigational treatment, RLS-1496, in patients with eczema and other skin conditions.
In an analysis of 11 paired skin samples from patients with atopic dermatitis, researchers reported that four weeks of treatment was associated with an average 2.1-year decrease in measured epigenetic skin age, an estimate based on age-related changes in DNA.
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Rubedo CEO Dr. Frederick Beddingfield said the "significant" early findings warrant further investigation.
"This is one of the few drugs developed for aging in general and with AI to show positive data in humans in multiple indications and to show a reduction in skin age," Beddingfield told Fox News Digital.
He believes the early results will translate into "clinical improvements with longer-term treatment."
The latest skin-aging findings have been presented at a scientific conference but have not yet been published as a full peer-reviewed study.
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RLS-1496 is designed to target senescent cells, aging or damaged cells that have stopped dividing but can release substances that promote inflammation.
The drug targets a protein called GPX4, which helps cells respond to stress. Researchers are studying whether blocking it can clear away damaged, aging cells while helping healthier cells survive.
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Beddingfield described the approach as targeting cellular aging rather than simply treating its outward effects.
"It's a bit like 'what does not kill you makes you stronger' for those surviving cells," he added.
Skin samples showed a 10% increase in a type of collagen that helps support the skin, according to the company. Blood tests also showed lower levels of several markers linked to inflammation, although it is not yet clear what those changes mean for patients' health.
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The preliminary findings come with several limitations. The skin-aging analysis included just 11 paired samples and measured biological signs of aging in the skin rather than whether the skin actually looked younger or functioned better.
Treatment lasted only four weeks, so it is not known whether the changes will persist. The studies were sponsored by Rubedo, and the latest skin-aging findings have not yet been published as a full peer-reviewed study.
"Our next trial will treat for several months," Beddingfield said.
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The treatment is also being tested for other skin issues. In a separate early-stage study of 22 patients with actinic keratosis, rough, precancerous skin patches caused by sun exposure, the company reported a 49% average reduction in lesions after 28 days of treatment.
The open-label study compared treated forearms with untreated forearms rather than a placebo cream.
The cream caused minimal skin irritation, and the drug was detected in the blood of very few participants, according to the company.
"With topical application, we have seen very little risk," Beddingfield said. "Local irritation is rarely seen and generally mild when it occurs, and no one has discontinued treatment to date. Very few subjects show any drug in their blood after skin application."
Rubedo is also beginning an early-stage trial of RLS-1496 for androgenetic alopecia, or pattern hair loss.
Beddingfield estimated that potential FDA approval remains three to four years away, pending larger clinical trials.
Kash Patel demands MS NOW apologize after network's false report claiming FBI director visited Russia
FBI Director Kash Patel is calling on MS NOW to issue more than a correction after the network falsely reported he had landed in Russia.
"MS NOW put me in Russia based on two anonymous sources. I was in Virginia, honoring law enforcement at Liberty University. The network had to correct its false report," Patel wrote on X Thursday.
"This was a basic verification failure," he continued. "They were wrong about my location, and they are wrong about the successes of this FBI and our partnership with State, Local, and Tribal Law Enforcement. If a network cannot confirm where I was before putting it on air, how can the public trust its reporting on the work our agents and officers do every day?
"This is bigger than a false story about me. The men and women of law enforcement deserve accurate reporting while they protect communities and take violent criminals off our streets. Three apologies are owed: to this FBI, to the law enforcement community, and to the American People."
MS NOW did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. A spokesperson previously pointed to the network's on-air correction.
On Wednesday, MS NOW anchor Peter Alexander informed viewers of "breaking news" that Patel had "landed in Russia" to attend meetings. MS NOW justice correspondent Ken Dilanian's report cited two FBI sources and said that there were concerns within the agency about Patel's alleged visit to the Kremlin.
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Shortly after MS NOW ran its breaking news report, the FBI Rapid Response X account mocked the liberal network, noting that Patel was actually in Virginia for a law enforcement appreciation event.
Dilanian later issued a correction.
"I want to correct reporting from earlier today," he told MS NOW viewers. "I reported that two sources had told us that FBI Director Kash Patel had landed in Russia for a planned trip that had been reported about recently. We've since learned that Patel did not, in fact, land in Russia today and remains in the U.S. The FBI did not answer our questions when we asked them about it."
"But we do know now that he has not already landed in Russia, as we reported earlier," Dilanian continued. "The timing of any potential trip remains unclear. Again, we regret this error, and we are transparent about when we make errors."
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There was been speculation among critics that Dilanian's false report was the result of an effort to expose leakers within the FBI. An FBI official would neither confirm nor deny whether leadership had conducted such an operation but said the two leakers involved would "likely" be identified as a result.
"We are always hunting leakers," the FBI official told Fox News Digital.
Can cooking for terrorists bar asylum? Supreme Court takes up unusual case with broader immigration stakes
A Nigerian man forced to cook thousands of meals for the Unknown Gunmen, a militant group linked to political violence in Nigeria, is at the center of a Supreme Court showdown that could determine how broadly immigration authorities can apply a terrorism-related bar to asylum and how far the Trump administration can go in deporting immigrants accused of supporting terrorism.
The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear the Trump administration's challenge to a ruling that overturned Nigerian citizen Izuchukwu Ozurumba's deportation order, setting up a legal battle over whether ordinary services provided to terrorist organizations, including cooking meals, can disqualify immigrants from receiving asylum even when those services are not directly connected to terrorist attacks.
Ozurumba was deported to Nigeria in April 2025 while his appeal was pending.
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At the center of the case is a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act that bars certain immigrants who provide "material support" to terrorist organizations from receiving asylum. The law lists examples of prohibited assistance, including transportation, communications, housing, money, weapons and training, but it does not explicitly define what constitutes material support.
"The biggest takeaway is that this is a case about who gets to draw the line on a law that affects national security," Bryce Poole, a senior legal fellow with Advancing American Freedom, told Fox News Digital. "Congress wrote a broad rule, and the court interpreted it narrowly."
The case also comes two years after the Supreme Court overturned Chevron deference, a legal doctrine that required judges to defer to federal agencies' reasonable interpretations of ambiguous laws. The 2024 ruling gave judges greater authority to decide what those laws mean.
The 4th Circuit, in a 2-1 ruling, overturned Ozurumba's deportation order and sent the case back to the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Judge James Wynn Jr., an Obama appointee, wrote the majority opinion, joined by Judge Nicole Berner, a Biden appointee. The judges concluded that, although Ozurumba prepared thousands of meals for the group's leaders, his cooking did not provide resources that could be directly used or readily redirected toward terrorist operations.
Although Ozurumba said he was forced to cook under threat of violence, the 4th Circuit did not decide whether the law contains an exception for assistance provided under duress, an issue the court previously addressed in a 2012 ruling that relied on Chevron deference. Instead, the majority found that his cooking for the terrorist organization did not qualify as "material support" that would bar him from asylum, leaving the separate duress question unresolved.
The Trump administration argued that the 4th Circuit interpreted the law too narrowly, insisting that even ordinary services such as cooking meals can help sustain a terrorist organization and free its members to carry out attacks.
"Because he's cooking the meals, one of the armed guards doesn't have to cook the meals and can be an armed guard," Poole said.
"That's one guard who doesn't have to come in off guard duty to cook meals, or that's one bomb maker who doesn't have to stop making bombs to go cook meals, because all this stuff is fungible."
Ozurumba said he initially agreed to work as a chef at a "rural camp," preparing three meals a day for 15 to 17 leaders. He later learned the camp belonged to the Unknown Gunmen.
An immigration judge determined that the Unknown Gunmen qualified as a "Tier III" terrorist organization under federal immigration law, even though the State Department had not formally designated the group as one.
Ozurumba said armed guards prevented him from leaving. According to court records, he cooked for the group's leaders for roughly six months, including three months without pay, before escaping during a trip into town to buy groceries.
Ozurumba said members of the Unknown Gunmen continued threatening and attacking him after his escape, prompting him to flee Nigeria for Venezuela and eventually the United States. He crossed the southern border without valid entry documents in July 2023 during the Biden administration and surrendered to Border Patrol agents.
An immigration judge denied Ozurumba's asylum request and ordered his deportation, a decision upheld by the Board of Immigration Appeals after finding that his cooking violated the federal material-support rule. The 4th Circuit later rejected that interpretation and sent the case back to the immigration board.
Judge Julius Richardson disagreed with the majority, arguing in his dissent that cooking thousands of meals for terrorist leaders freed them to focus on their organization's goals and therefore constituted material support.
"Ozurumba did not run a hot dog stand that the Unknown Gunmen happened to stop by once or twice," Richardson wrote. "Rather, he acted as a private chef, providing three meals a day for over a dozen leaders of a terrorist organization — for months."
Hans von Spakovsky, a legal expert with Advancing American Freedom, also argued that the majority misinterpreted the law.
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"The idea that providing over 8,000 meals for the leaders of a terrorist organization and its members is not 'material' defies common sense," von Spakovsky told Fox News Digital. "Richardson correctly cites Napoleon’s famous quote that an 'army marches on its stomach.'
"Other federal appeals courts have all held that providing food and shelter, even if unconnected to a specific terrorist event, constitutes material support within the statute," von Spakovsky continued. "And doing so under duress, even if true, is not an excuse under the statute to avoid removal."
Even if the Supreme Court rules in his favor, a victory would not automatically grant him asylum or guarantee his return to the United States. His case would still need to be reconsidered by immigration authorities.
The 4th Circuit previously declined to order the government to bring him back, instead leaving it up to officials to decide whether his presence in the U.S. would be necessary for further proceedings.
Knicks fan recreates OG Anunoby's signature Game 4 tip-in with skeletons in iconic Halloween setup
It may be a new NBA season incoming, but New York Knicks fans are still over the moon after the team broke its 53-year championship drought in epic fashion against the San Antonio Spurs this summer.
One fan in New Jersey went as far as to make one iconic moment of the Knicks’ title run the theme of his Halloween decorations for this year.
A house in Tenafly, New Jersey, is the talk of the town as the owners set up many skeletons in a recreation of OG Anunoby's famous Game 4 tip-in that gave the Knicks a crucial victory that pushed their series lead over the Spurs to 3-1.
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In Game 5 on the road in San Antonio, they got the job done.
NBC New York captured the scene on the front lawn, which featured a 12-foot skeleton that was dressed with a Spurs Victor Wembanyama jersey, representing the 7-foot-3 star from France who was at the top of the key defending Finals MVP Jalen Brunson, who had taken the shot.
It was just short, but Anunoby came flying in, and his fingertips beat the Spurs defenders around him for a miraculous basket that is etched in NBA history forever.
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"Once Game 4 happened and OG had that tip-in, it was such a big moment already. But, as soon as the Knicks won the championship, I said, ‘This is going to be our decorations this year,’" the owner of the home told the outlet. "We had an extra 12-foot skeleton sitting around. It was perfect for Wemby and the moment was just so iconic. It was just a big New York sports moment."
Other than the large Wembanyama skeleton, there are skeletons huddled around a basketball hoop with a basketball being tipped in by one with an Anunoby jersey on its back. Another skeleton has a Brunson jersey on, and it looks like he’s completing his jumpshot.
And the cherry on top of the set-up is the "courtside viewers," as the owner decided to dress up skeletons like the celebrities who were courtside for the game, including Timothee Chalamet, Spike Lee and Taylor Swift.
The decorations are awesome during the day, but they’re even better at night as purple and orange lights bring together the spooky Knicks theme perfectly.
Finally, a sign sits on the porch of the house reading, "The tip-in that did the Spurs in," while a scoreboard has the 106-105 score, where San Antonio was leading at the time just before the ball went into the hoop off Anunoby.
What a way to reign in the spooky season, and more importantly, to kick off a new Knicks campaign. The Knicks will have their championship ring ceremony on Tuesday, as they host LeBron James and the Philadelphia 76ers at Madison Square Garden.
Made in California business directory lets buyers filter by identity but excludes White men
A new government website in California allows people to search for local businesses based on the identity of their owners but does not offer specific search filters for White-owned or male-owned businesses.
The Made in California website lets users search by business ownership categories, including Asian-Owned, Black-Owned, Hispanic-Owned, LGBTQ-Owned, Native American-Owned, Pacific Islander-Owned, Veteran-Owned, Woman-Owned.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, approximately 40% of California's population is Hispanic or Latino, more than 30% is non-Hispanic White, roughly 17% is Asian and about 6% is Black.
Christopher Rufo, a prominent critic of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, criticized the government website on X, noting, "The California state government has released a ‘Made in California’ website that allows you to select products by every identity group except for one: White men."
Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk was surprised by the news, replying to Rufo's post with, "Wow."
"Managed by the California Office of the Small Business Advocate, the program is designed to help consumers and corporate buyers find products manufactured in the Golden State," the New York Post reported.
"To qualify, a product must have at least 51% of its wholesale value added within the state. Certified businesses can appear in the official public directory and use the Made in California seal on their packaging and marketing materials."
Entrepreneur Will Fry, founder and CEO of American Operator, a company that specializes in American small businesses, spoke to Fox News Digital about the controversy.
"Support local business is not exactly the same thing as support the minority you like the most," Fry said. "The concept of a Made in California database is great and one I can get behind.
"But I guess it comes as no surprise that California seems to have decided to turn it into a virtue signaling exercise about identity, and that should not be the focus of doing business.
"Last time I checked, red tape, untrained labor and rising prices are hurting all small businesses, not just the minority-owned."
Theo Wold, a former assistant attorney general and White House deputy assistant for domestic policy during the Trump administration, warned that such race-based distinctions are part of a broader Democratic Party agenda.
"Race-based preferences — in college admissions or in government-run, taxpayer-backed small business lending — is anathema. But to be clear: Race-based preferences have never been about remediating supposed systemic racism or the overrepresentation of certain racial groups in society," he said.
"It’s always been a tool to manipulate demographics and to undermine White men," Wold continued. "California’s policies show that, once empowered, the left not only disavows so-called 'colorblind' governance but actively promotes advantaging certain races over others."
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