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Baltimore Orioles pull suspicious move on Pride Night, raising several questions
We had a doubleheader of sorts in terms of Pride Night shenanigans around Major League Baseball Friday night.
June is quickly coming to an end, so this was a last call, if you will, for teams who hadn't yet fulfilled their virtue-signaling quota for the year.
Up in New York, the Mets celebrated the firing of their manager by holding their 2026 Pride Night, which came with its own set of problems. But I want to instead focus on the Baltimore Orioles, who went above and beyond for their big night.
The team announced earlier this week that they would have a drag queen in the outfield splashing fans with water. That's not hyperbole. That's literally what happened Friday night.
Take a look:
Amazing.
There were also Furries walking around the stadium before the game — people dressed as giant animals walking around like humans — and Pride banners hanging at The Warehouse, where 2,131 Cal Ripken flags used to fly.
Again, they leaned into it. Big time. Allllllll the way in ...
Except for one suspicious social media post before the game. The team announced its starting lineup via Twitter (X), and the attached graphic didn't include an actual player for one of the only times this season.
Instead, it featured the mascot.
You ain't sneaking that fastball by the fans, Orioles! Nice try. Everyone is on high alert right now. It's been a brutal month for Major League Baseball, and folks are edgy at the moment.
I don't blame them.
The San Francisco Giants continue to be an absolute disaster out west. The whole Pride Night controversy started two weeks ago when four players wrote Bible verses on their rainbow hats, and the fallout ever since has been disastrous.
Rob Manfred blames the Giants for not properly communicating. The Giants catered to their LGBTQ fans and pandered their tails off. Senator Josh Hawley got the DOJ involved. Buster Posey looked like he was being held hostage in a press conference earlier this week, and refused to talk about it.
It's been one giant mess.
But that hasn't stopped teams from partaking in the month, of course. For those wondering what a normal Orioles starting lineup graphic looks like, here's a sample:
Best I can tell, the Pride Night graphic was the first one not to feature a player in a month, and that was only because the team chose to do some Star Wars-themed scroll for two nights at the end of May.
Otherwise, just about every single starting lineup graphic this season has included a picture of a player, which is customary around the league. The Orioles aren't reinventing the wheel by doing that.
They are, however, reinventing it by putting their bird mascot on the starting lineup card for Pride night. I'm quite sure that was not coincidental or accidental. The team didn't just run out of players to use for the graphic.
Did players simply say no? Did the team decide not to risk it? And, if so, why? Why lean into Pride night at the park with drag queens spraying kids with water and Furries running around, but not on the lineup card?
Don't go halfway in. No sir. You're either all the way in, or you're out.
No dipping your toe in Pride month!
Anyway, here's some Furries on the way out for those interested:
Venezuelan earthquake death toll hits at least 920 as US rescuers race against critical survival window
Three days after the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, the death toll has climbed to at least 920, with more than 3,300 injured and tens of thousands still missing.
Rescue operations have continued since the 7.2 and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes struck the northern shore of the country on Wednesday, with authorities saying 243 people have been saved so far.
American search and rescue teams from Virginia, California and Florida were dispatched to Venezuela on Friday, joining the effort to pull people out of collapsed buildings.
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Anthony Marrone, the Los Angeles County fire chief, told The New York Times that local fire units from Los Angeles County and Fairfax County, Virginia, are the only ones in the United States trained to work abroad.
The Los Angeles County team is 73-strong and brought with them concrete-busting machines, listening devices to hear people trapped under rubble and a myriad of other equipment to aid in the ongoing humanitarian effort.
The State Department is leading the federal response to the earthquakes, according to U.S. Southern Command.
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"Day or night, the [Department of War] is moving critical life-saving equipment to Venezuela," U.S. Southern Command said in a Friday night post. The post included several pictures of a heavy construction vehicle hauling large boxes of supplies.
Even with all the assistance coming from the United States — which has pledged $150 million to emergency aid — and international organizations, Venezuelans have reported that their government has not had a robust response to the earthquakes.
Locals told The Associated Press that they've seen few state rescue teams in the hardest-hit areas. According to aid agencies, the first 48 to 72 hours is the most crucial window to retrieve people alive.
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On Friday night, Venezuelan authorities said they would begin blocking access to La Guaira — where the worst destruction occurred — so search teams can operate without getting hampered by citizens.
According to the AP, officials said anyone who wants to enter now will have to get permits, though they did not explain who would be eligible for one.
This move from the state comes after locals have been taking the search for their missing loved ones into their own hands.
Nazareth Jimenez, who lives in the state of La Guaira, just north of Caracas, said she had to watch as her neighbors used hammers and power tools to try to cut through the concrete of an apartment building.
She stood by and waited to see if her siblings, nephews, nieces and friends would emerge alive.
"We're making a call for help to the government and countries across the world," Jimenez told the AP. "There are still people alive in there."
The Venezuelan government, led by acting President Delcy Rodriguez, has distributed food and water to survivors in La Guaira, but residents still say it has not been enough.
The earthquakes pose a great challenge to Rodriguez, the former vice president whose governing coalition took shape after the United States mounted an operation that captured and deposed then-President Nicolás Maduro.
Rodriguez's leadership will be tested during this crisis, as well as the legitimacy of her government, given that she was not elected to the presidency and has not given any timetable on when elections will be held.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Iran-Egypt World Cup showdown collides with Seattle’s Pride celebrations
There are more than 200 countries that compete in FIFA, but when Seattle decided to turn a crucial World Cup group finale into an unofficial Pride Match, the soccer gods delivered the ultimate punchline.
Iran versus Egypt.
So we at OutKick headed to Lumen Field to see what happened when Seattle's culture war met the Middle East.
By the time we arrived hours before kickoff, downtown was already filling with fans draped in Egyptian, Iranian and rainbow flags.
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Because this is Seattle, the local organizing committee designated the June 26 Group G finale as the city's official "Pride Match Day."
Out of all the countries that could have landed in this slot, the tournament draw delivered two federations you absolutely would not expect to headline a match during "Pride Weekend," as the organizing committee in Seattle, SeattleFWC26, has called it.
Unsurprisingly, neither federation wanted any part of it.
Both urged FIFA to distance the match from Pride messaging.
Egypt "categorically" rejected activities promoting homosexuality, while Iran said FIFA should respect its cultural values. Rumors even circulated that players might refuse to play.
FIFA's response? Kick rocks.
The governing body refused to restrict Pride displays, giving fans the green light to bring rainbow flags and symbols into the stadium.
Walking the concourses at Lumen, the Pride branding was largely drowned out by a sea of Egyptian and Iranian flags.
Most Iranian supporters waved the pre-1979 Sun and Lion flag associated with the opposition rather than the Islamic Republic's official flag.
One Pride supporter told OutKick that their presence was as much about supporting the Iranian people as it was about celebrating Pride.
"I'm supporting the Iranian people and the protest movement," they said. "The chants you hear from people with the megaphones today are the same chants protesters wanted the rest of the world to hear. That's why this organization is called Voice of Iran ... we're here to amplify those voices."
As volunteers unfurled giant Egyptian and Iranian flags across the field during the national anthems, scattered jeers greeted Iran's anthem while Egypt's drew louder applause.
Outside Lumen Field, it was a circus.
At times, the scene barely resembled an American city.
Before kickoff, we walked into a "Kick Israel Out of FIFA" march near Lumen Field, where anti-Israel agitators confronted fans waving Israeli flags, forcing them to retreat as chants calling for Intifada rang out.
On the Pride stuff, those sporting the rainbow (and trans) flag had some interesting takes on celebrating with the Iranian and Egyptian squads coming to visit.
"I think it's great for exhibiting the culture of the United States, which is inclusive and diverse," one fan wearing a rainbow Oregon Ducks shirt told OutKick.
One Iranian woman, sporting a Pride flag behind her ear, brushed off the culture clash, saying the media exaggerated most of it.
She told OutKick, "I know more LGBT Iranians than I do straight Iranians. I feel like this has unnecessarily been deemed an issue of the government versus a government, whereas in reality, it's people being people. Be Iranian, be queer, be Middle Eastern, all of it's alright."
Inside Lumen Field, we saw a guy wearing a full rainbow outfit and asked the obvious question: Who do you root for when the matchup is Iran versus Egypt?
"I'm rooting for goals," he said.
"Goals," he repeated. Hard to argue with that analysis.
Speaking to the Pride supporters, the consensus on Friday was that these Muslim-majority countries should embrace the values Pride represents.
One Pride supporter told OutKick that if fans were expected to respect Qatar's rules during the 2022 World Cup, Iran and Egypt should respect Seattle's.
"Seattle is a very Pride-focused city," the man said, wearing a "Gay of Hormuz" shirt.
"These are the values we support here," he added. "People respected the local rules in Qatar, whether that meant no Pride flags or no drinking in the stadiums. The same should apply here. Pride flags belong in the stadium, and the teams should just play."
Managers Amir Ghalenoei and Hossam Hassan shut down political questions throughout the week, insisting their focus remained entirely on football.
Egypt struck first just five minutes in after a goalkeeping blunder. Iran answered minutes later, burying the rebound after a saved penalty. The second half brought almost as much chaos as the buildup. A pitch invader briefly sprinted onto the field before security tackled him.
Just when it looked like Iran had found a dramatic stoppage-time winner, VAR ruled the goal offside.
For all the protesting and political fervor, the universe chose an anticlimax, and the match finished in a 1-1 draw.
After the match, Iran star Mehdi Taremi was asked about LGBTQ fans and responded: "We respect all of the LGBT people."
The result sent Egypt to the knockout stage for the first time ever, while Iran was left waiting to see whether three points would be enough to advance as one of the tournament's best third-place teams.
In the end, everyone left with a point.
Turns out the only thing Egypt and Iran could agree on was the final score.
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Rush Limbaugh’s patriotic legacy returns ahead of America’s 250th birthday to teach kids true history
Five years after the death of conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, his message about the country is being highlighted ahead of America’s 250th anniversary.
Speaking on Fox News’ "Hannity," Limbaugh’s widow, Kathryn Adams Limbaugh, discussed the radio icon’s enduring impact and announced the official relaunch of a project meant to give young Americans access to patriotic history.
"I know that if he were here right now, he would be saying, it is never time to panic," Limbaugh said Tuesday.
"Rush loved this country with all of his heart. He loved our founding. And that's really what he wanted young people to know all about, why our country is so incredibly miraculous," she added.
Rush Limbaugh, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient who passed away in February 2021, was widely known for his advocacy of the U.S. Constitution. Now, his bestselling children’s book series, "The Incredible Adventures of Rush Revere," is returning to teach a new generation of children about America's founding.
"Rush saw a problem throughout the country where accurate patriotic American history was not being taught. So he set out on a mission to write these books so that young people could really experience our history," Kathryn Limbaugh said.
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"It was important to him that he made accurate, patriotic American history fun and engaging, so that young people could be so proud of their country," she later added.
Kathryn Limbaugh said the series, which centers on a time-traveling history teacher, is being relaunched to celebrate the country's historic milestone year. Proceeds from the books will go toward supporting the families of America’s military heroes.
"We're writing these books now, in particular, to honor Rush, in honor of the 250th birthday of the most miraculous country on Earth, and also in support of the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation," she said.
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"Proceeds from the relaunch of this book series will be benefiting the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation, which we love dearly, as we love our United States military," she added.
Limbaugh, who serves as the CEO of Rush Limbaugh's legacy, also announced the relaunch on X, posting: "In honor of Rush, and in celebration of the 250th birthday of our country…the very popular Adventures of Rush Revere Series, Time-Travel Adventures with Exceptional Americans is back! Proceeds will benefit the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation, supporting the families of fallen heroes. Available at stores nationwide!"
'Little House on the Prairie' star says child actors get 'dropped' after Hollywood fame fades
Sidney Greenbush believes many child actors face a harsh reality after their careers in the spotlight fade.
The former "Little House on the Prairie" star, who shared the role of Carrie Ingalls with her twin sister, Lindsay Greenbush, said she was fortunate to find fulfillment beyond Hollywood. She has a new children's book, "Seven Sisters: The Lantern of Humanity," and an eco-conscious online community, Greenbush Twins & Company.
Looking back on her career, Greenbush reflected on the challenges many young actors face — and why she believes having supportive parents made all the difference.
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"The hardest transition for a child star isn't necessarily when they're working; it's the fallout afterward," she told Fox News Digital. "And I think that's really apparent in a lot of the stories you hear. In Hollywood, there's a saying that there's no such thing as bad press, meaning even if you do something bad, people are talking about you."
"And so, people go from being in the popular crowd, and everybody wants to know their opinion, to all of a sudden, the show ends, and they get dropped," she said.
"They get dropped by the network. They get dropped by the social circles. They try to get other jobs, but Hollywood sees them as stereotypical characters, and they don't break out of that. For child actors, you don't really understand why that happens, or you think you did something wrong — if you could just be better, funnier, more talented, taller or have blonde hair."
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"It's really a struggle for them because those little self-doubt voices [play] in your head," Greenbush said.
Greenbush credits her decision to step away from Hollywood and pursue other passions with helping her avoid the pitfalls that have plagued many former child stars.
"After 'Little House' ended, I did a guest spot in a movie called 'Hambone and Hillie,'" she said. "Going through that whole experience of auditioning and being one of maybe 1,500 children, and then seeing them hire older actors to play younger, you feel like you're just trying to swim upstream. You don't know why you were popular, and now you're not."
"I remember when they were making the movie 'Return to Oz.' My sister made it to the final three girls who were selected," she recalled.
"They all did screen tests, and for the silliest of reasons, they chose another girl over her. Of course, we all know there can only be one choice in the end, but it's a lot of pressure for children. So I decided I was going to explore other things because sometimes you go to what they call 'cattle calls,' where there are so many people competing for the same role. The casting directors aren't always nice."
Greenbush noted that while her father, Billy Green Bush, is an actor, her mother never pushed her or her sister to chase stardom.
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"My mom didn't push us toward acting because she wanted it to be our choice if we wanted to do it," Greenbush said. "But then the opportunity came up, and she thought, 'We'll try it and see where it goes.' It led us to an eight-year career. It was never anything my parents planned. It just happened organically."
Greenbush and her sister were just 3 when they filmed the pilot for "Little House on the Prairie," the beloved family drama based on Laura Ingalls Wilder's classic books about a pioneer family on the American frontier.
Their path to the iconic series began almost by accident after a family friend overheard a casting call for twin girls and connected their father with the opportunity. After appearing in the television movie "Sunshine," director Joseph Sargent recommended the twins for "Little House on the Prairie."
Even as a child star, Greenbush said her mother made sure there was a clear line between Hollywood and family life. To protect the girls' privacy, she called them by different names than the ones they used on set.
Greenbush said her mother served as their fiercest advocate, keeping a close watch on the twins and never hesitating to speak up if she felt something wasn't safe.
"Things for child actors have changed a lot over the years," she said. "We did have social workers on the set. But really, it fell to my mom to make sure we were dressed, ready to go and not grumpy."
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"She struggled in the early years because there were two of us. She couldn't be on set with one of us while watching the other. So, for the first couple of years, they hired a woman to help my mom. If my mom went to the set with my sister, the woman they hired stayed with me."
"My mom would speak out when she felt they were doing things that were dangerous or not in our best interest," she continued. "The 'Ma's Holiday' episode is a perfect example because everybody always asks about my sister being on the roof. The truth is she was fully harnessed and attached to the roof. If that hadn't been the case, my mother would never, ever, ever have allowed that to happen."
Greenbush has fond memories of bringing "Little House on the Prairie" to life. She recalled showrunner Michael Landon playing with her and her sister on set and Melissa Gilbert dressing them up for trick-or-treating on Halloween.
Greenbush is excited to relive her childhood and see "Little House on the Prairie" find a new generation of fans. Netflix's reboot of the beloved series will premiere July 9, giving a new audience the chance to discover the stories that first captivated viewers decades ago.
These days, Greenbush has found a new purpose beyond Hollywood. She said the morals and life lessons at the heart of "Little House on the Prairie" inspired her to write her own children's book while building an online community.
"In entertainment, when you lose your authenticity, people feel it immediately," Greenbush said.
Today, Greenbush said parents play the biggest role in protecting child actors, starting with respecting their children's wishes.
"Number one, let it be their choice," Greenbush said. "If you see they want to do it, and they have the drive to do it, then let them choose to do it. But there's a lot that goes along with it besides acting classes and interviews. So anytime they say, 'This isn't for me. I don't want to do this anymore,' let them stop. Don't force them to do it."
"There's so much that goes along with acting," Greenbush said. "A lot of times, people crave being famous. Then, when they get there, they realize it's completely different from what they thought it would be.
"And if you get to that point and think it's too much, it's OK to do what so many child actors did — and what we did — which is take a step back, pause for a moment and decide whether that's really the avenue you want to take going forward. There's no harm in taking a moment to navigate those waters."
Women accuse Pearadise founder of preying on them by turning ‘safe space’ into mansion of manipulation
A viral body-positivity community that drew hundreds of thousands of followers and welcomed plus-size women to a customized Las Vegas mansion is back in the spotlight after former members accused its founder of manipulation, predatory behavior and unwanted sexual conduct.
The allegations against Pearadise founder Stefan Wilhelmy sparked a yearslong legal battle that generated hundreds of pages of court filings and sworn declarations. They're also one part of Investigation Discovery's new three-part documentary, "Big Girls Wanted: Escaping Pearadise," which explores body image, online communities, power dynamics and the subculture known as feederism.
Founded during the COVID-19 pandemic, Pearadise quickly grew from a Discord community into a social media phenomenon, attracting nearly 250,000 TikTok followers and drawing women from across the country to Wilhelmy's Las Vegas home.
On its website, Pearadise describes itself as "a body-positive community built around friendship, confidence, acceptance and connection" where people could gather without fear of bullying, body shaming or judgment.
But according to court records reviewed by Fox News Digital, several former members later alleged the reality was far different.
"Our clients described a scene of manipulation, victimization, coercion, and sexual assault," attorney Marc Randazza, who represented several former Pearadise members, told Fox News Digital in a statement summarizing the case.
According to court records, former members Savannah Brown and Alejandra Javier later took to social media, alleging Wilhelmy touched them without consent during visits to his Las Vegas home and describing conduct they characterized as sexual assault.
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Brown alleged Wilhelmy rubbed her stomach, touched her shoulders and spanked her despite objections. Javier alleged Wilhelmy rubbed her stomach without consent and took photographs of women in a pool without permission.
Wilhelmy denied the allegations and sued several women for defamation after they publicly described him as a predator and accused him of sexual assault.
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At the center of the lawsuit was a dispute over whether women who alleged unwanted sexual touching could publicly describe those encounters as sexual assault.
According to court filings, Wilhelmy argued the accusations were defamatory because Nevada's criminal definition of sexual assault requires penetration.
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Randazza sharply criticized that argument in court filings, writing that Wilhelmy's position amounted to, "I can do whatever I want to these women, and it doesn't become sexual assault unless I penetrate them."
The women responded with an Anti-SLAPP motion, arguing they were exercising their right to speak publicly about their experiences and warn others.
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The litigation also produced additional sworn declarations from former Pearadise participants.
One former member alleged Wilhelmy created a highly sexualized environment and used the community to identify women he found attractive. Another woman alleged in a sworn declaration that Wilhelmy approached her while she was experiencing an emotional breakdown and pressured her into a sexual encounter, later describing the interaction as "predatory."
The allegations were detailed in sworn declarations filed during the lawsuit. No criminal charges resulted, and the court's ruling focused on the women's right to speak publicly about their claims rather than whether the allegations were true.
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In January 2022, a Clark County judge dismissed Wilhelmy's lawsuit under Nevada's Anti-SLAPP law.
The court found the women had established their statements involved a matter of public concern and concluded there was no evidence they knowingly made false statements. The judge wrote that Brown and Javier believed they had been touched in a sexual manner without consent and that their use of the term "sexual assault" was not knowingly false simply because the allegations did not involve penetration.
While the allegations against Wilhelmy are part of the documentary, director Tara Malone said the project ultimately became about something much larger than one man.
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"We wanted to go into this very judgment-free and let the women tell us who they were and what they experienced and felt," Malone told Fox News Digital. "It's not on us to make the judgment as to which experience is right or wrong."
Malone said one of the most unusual aspects of the project was that many of the physical interactions themselves weren't necessarily disputed.
"A lot of the actual physical events or encounters aren't necessarily disputed between both sides," she said. "It really comes down to what each individual calls it and how they process it."
She said Wilhelmy pointed to security camera footage that he believes supports his version of events, while the women involved interpreted many of those same interactions very differently.
"Both sides of some of these events walked away with completely different understandings of what they did or what they went through," Malone said.
Executive producer Michael Hirschorn said he never viewed the documentary as a traditional true-crime story.
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"I don't see this as primarily a crime story," Hirschorn told Fox News Digital. "It's really a story about power and about safety, and about what you're willing to sacrifice in order to get something that you feel that you need."
Hirschorn said the filmmakers were initially drawn to Pearadise because it appeared to offer something many women had spent years searching for.
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"There was this place that was almost like a kind of nirvana, like a refuge, like a safe space," he said. "As we dug into it, we began to see that there were some complications and controversies."
He said viewers shouldn't expect a simple good-versus-bad narrative.
"You could go through this whole series and come out with some sympathy for Stefan," Hirschorn said. "When you look at some of the evidence Stefan presents, you're like, 'Yeah, I think this guy has a point.'"
Rather than telling viewers what to think, Hirschorn said the filmmakers wanted audiences to wrestle with the competing accounts themselves.
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"I think a good documentary leaves you bringing your own instincts to what is and isn't true, and who is and who isn't bad," he said.
Ultimately, Hirschorn hopes viewers leave with empathy rather than judgment.
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"People may come into this story with a snicker," he said. "I hope they leave with empathy."
Malone echoed that hope, saying she wants viewers to reconsider how they judge themselves and others.
"Should I be kinder to myself? Should I be kinder about what I'm saying to someone else?" she said. "There's a cost to the words that come out of our mouths."
Fox News Digital reached out to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the Clark County District Attorney's Office and attorneys who represented Wilhelmy for comment.
Green bananas aren't necessarily bad — experts explain the hidden health perk
Waiting for bananas to ripen can be frustrating, especially when they stay green for days — but they may still be worth eating.
Food experts say there are several reasons some bananas never ripen as expected, and that greener fruit may offer different benefits than riper fruits.
"If bananas are harvested immature, then they won't ripen properly to full flavor and/or texture," Jonathan Crane, a retired tropical fruit crops specialist at the University of Florida's Tropical Research and Education Center, told Fox News Digital.
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Shoppers can sometimes spot less mature bananas by their shape, according to Crane.
"Bananas that have a sharp angle to the fruit are less mature or immature compared to mature bananas, which have a smoothed-out or rounded shape," he said.
Storage conditions can also interfere with ripening.
Bananas exposed to temperatures that are too cold during storage or transportation can develop what is known as "chilling injury," Crane noted.
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The condition can disrupt the fruit's normal ripening process, leaving bananas green or greenish-yellow even after extended periods of time.
Bananas are best stored between 56 and 59 degrees Fahrenheit, Crane said. Temperatures below that range can damage the fruit and interfere with the ripening process.
However, consumers frustrated by stubbornly green bananas may still find the fruit worth eating.
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"Both stages offer potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin C and other nutrients," South Carolina–based registered dietitian Lauren Manaker told Fox News Digital. "The better pick depends on you."
Green bananas contain more resistant starch, a type of carbohydrate that acts similarly to fiber and is digested more slowly by the body. The higher resistant starch content means greener bananas tend to be less sweet and may have a gentler effect on blood sugar levels, Manaker said.
As bananas ripen, much of that resistant starch is converted into natural sugars.
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"That's why ripe bananas taste sweeter, feel softer and are easier on the stomach for many people," Manaker said.
"If you're watching blood sugar or want more resistant starch, a greener banana might suit you. If you prefer something sweet and gentle on digestion, a ripe one may be the way to go."
Rather than focusing on a banana's color alone, Manaker recommends considering how the fruit fits into your overall nutrition and daily eating habits.
"The thing to keep in mind is overall context," she said. "It helps to think about how they fit alongside everything else you eat in a day rather than focusing on bananas alone."
NY governor hopeful vows showdown with Mamdani over socialist agenda: ‘I will stop him’
FIRST ON FOX: Republican gubernatorial candidate is vowing to stop New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's agenda if elected in November as the state's top leader. He warns that proposals like government-run grocery stores, tax hikes and expanded public spending would damage New York's economy and accelerate an exodus of businesses and residents.
Bruce Blakeman is seeking to unseat Democrat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul in November. Asked how he would work with Mamdani if elected, the Republican candidate rejected the premise that he would be forced to accommodate the mayor's agenda.
"First of all, let me be clear. I don't have to work with Zohran Mamdani. He has to work with me," Blakeman told Fox News Digital of potential relationship if he won state house.
"When I become governor, I'm not going to let him destroy the fabric of New York City. I'm not going to let him destroy the economy of New York City, and I'm not going to let him make New York unsafe. Those are all things he's doing right now, and I will stop him."
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The comments come as Mamdani's political rise has fueled a broader debate over the influence of far-left policies nationwide. Three socialist candidates also won races in Tuesday's New York primaries, adding to the attention surrounding the movement.
In New York, Mamdani has championed proposals including city-owned grocery stores, free bus service and rent freezes, drawing praise from progressives and criticism from Republicans who argue the plans would expand government at the expense of taxpayers and small businesses.
Blakeman singled out the mayor's proposal to establish city-owned grocery stores, arguing that government should not compete with family-owned businesses.
"I don't want to compete with bodega owners and small grocery stores in New York. Government should not be competing with the private sector," Blakeman said. "Many of these businesses are family-owned businesses, and I don't want to hurt them."
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Blakeman called the proposal "complete nonsense" and argued taxpayers would ultimately be forced to shoulder the cost.
"Somebody's got to pay for that," he said. "These are hardworking people. They've created the business, and Zohran Mamdani wants to take it away from them because he's a communist. He doesn't believe in property rights. He doesn't believe in capitalism."
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Blakeman said his own agenda would focus on cutting taxes, reducing utility costs and encouraging businesses to remain in New York, framing the race as a stark contrast between competing visions for the state's economic future.
His agenda would seek to end New York's blockade of cooperating with President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
"So on day one, as governor, I will sign an executive order that we are no longer a sanctuary state," Blakeman said. "I will roll out the biggest middle-class tax cut in the history of New York."
Blakeman also said single filers making $50,000 or less and joint filers making up to $100,000 would pay no state income tax on that income under his proposal. He also pledged to cut utility rates in half by ending what he called the state's "green energy scam."
"She takes money out of their payments every month to invest in science projects that cost billions of dollars," Blakeman said of Hochul. "That ends on day one when I become governor."
Hochul campaign spokesperson Ryan Radulovacki dismissed Blakeman's proposals, saying, "New Yorkers know Bruce Blakeman is too busy catering to the far-right, embracing January 6 architects, and caving to Donald Trump to fight for them and their families."
"From enabling ICE's abuses, to raising costs, to fighting to gut Medicaid, Blakeman's proud of being 'MAGA all the way,' just like Trump labelled him."
Mamdani's office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Why WWE's Matt Cardona is 'hoping' Cody Rhodes retains the title at Night of Champions 2026
Sami Zayn is going into Night of Champions with a bit of a chip on his shoulder.
Zayn has complained for weeks about Cody Rhodes being the "golden boy" and Gunther getting an Undisputed WWE Championship shot before him. He’s interfered in a special guest referee match and has been a general thorn in the side of Rhodes and Gunther. So much so, Rhodes booked the triple-threat match for the title at the premium live event in Saudi Arabia.
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Matt Cardona analyzed Zayn’s chances of winning in an interview with Fox News Digital, but he hoped Rhodes would retain.
"Night of Champions, this Saturday, Sami Zayn, he has nothing to lose," Cardona said. "How many times has he been put in a similar situation and lost? If he loses again, no big deal, but that’s what makes him dangerous. He will do anything to win this match.
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"So, whether it’s Sami, Gunther, personally, I’m hoping it’s Cody because I want to be the WWE champion and if I beat anybody, I want to have beaten Cody Rhodes. People don’t know this, Cody’s last match before WWE before he left was against me and I beat him."
The Rhodes vs. Zayn vs. Gunther match is one of three championship matches on the Night of Champions card.
Elsewhere, Trick Williams will defend the United States Championship against Ricky Saints and Tiffany Stratton puts the Women’s United States Championship on the line against Jade Cargill.
Night of Champions begins at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Firefighter brother of 9/11 victim incensed by 'radical' Muslims winning key Dem primaries
A man whose life has been deeply impacted by radical Islamic terrorism is incensed as people he claims hold extreme beliefs are winning Democratic Party elections at alarming rates.
"When it comes to terrorist sympathizers, I don't really suffer fools kindly, and this guy is beyond the pale," Don Arias said of Dr. Adam Hamawy, now the Democratic nominee for Congress in New Jersey's blue-leaning 12th Congressional District.
Arias is an Air Force veteran and former New York firefighter who witnessed the grave destruction of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. His brother, who worked on the 84th floor of the South Tower, died in the subsequent 9/11 terrorist attacks that changed the trajectory of American history.
Arias spoke to his brother, Adam, the morning of the attack after the first plane had already struck the North Tower. Adam described to him the chaos, as desperate victims jumped from the burning skyscraper that once anchored the city's skyline.
"So, that has stuck with me for many years," he told Fox News Digital. Arias has since gone on to advocate for the families of victims of 9/11.
Hamawy is a veteran combat plastic surgeon who now operates his own private practice in New Jersey. He won a crowded Democratic primary to replace outgoing Rep. Bonnie Watson-Coleman, D-N.J., on June 2.
He emerged victorious despite heavy baggage, including ties to radical Islamic terrorism.
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In his past, Hamawy cozied up to infamous terrorist Omar Abdel-Rahman, better known as the "Blind Sheikh," the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing who died in federal prison in 2017.
The pair met in 1991, when Hamawy was a young adult, and soon thereafter Hamawy began accompanying Abdel-Rahman to mosques. In the same year, Hamawy, the sheikh and others took a 13-hour car ride from Abdel-Rahman's home in New Jersey to a conference in Detroit called "Towards a Global Islamic Economy."
The congressional hopeful testified on behalf of the defense in the sheikh's trial.
While Arias said it's possible that Hamawy has some positive credentials — he is a doctor and a veteran — he doesn't trust the candidate at all.
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"But when he's pals with the Blind Sheikh, and he's his translator for several years, when he testifies for him in court saying what a great guy is, when he spends that kind of time with this guy, and then says that he's never heard him say anything about jihad, I have to question his veracity. I mean, that just doesn't ring true," Arias told Fox New Digital.
"Show me who your friends are, and I'll tell you who you are," he continued. "And if this guy Hamawy is going to try and forget all about that — he wants it to go down the memory hole and say, 'oh, I was a veteran, you know, I did good stuff' — I'm not going to forget, and I don't think people should forget."
In 1994, Hamawy also went on what he describes as a humanitarian mission to Bosnia. There, he worked with the Benevolence International Foundation (BIF). In a post-9/11 terrorism crackdown, BIF was designated as a financier of terrorism by the U.S. government over its ties to al Qaeda.
"We're not educating the voters, and the voters aren't doing the proper research into their candidates, because I think if they knew that this guy, if it was top of mind awareness that this guy had these kinds of connections... they wouldn't vote for him, and I think people need to bring that to the forefront."
Additionally, a socialist candidate who once suggested that the United States deserved 9/11 is likely to win a seat in the New York State Senate.
Aber Kawas is the Muslim daughter of illegal aliens who is now the Democratic nominee for the New York State Senate District 12. She was backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and won as part of a far-left sweep of several federal and state Democratic primaries in the city last Tuesday.
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"The system of capitalism and racism and White supremacy… and Islamophobia have all been used to colonize lands, to take resources from other people and so this is a long trajectory, and we're just seeing the manifestations of that continuation with 9/11," she said in a 2017 episode of the Asian American Writers' Association podcast titled "Islamophobia beyond 9/11 with Aber Kawas."
"The idea we have to apologize for a terror attack that a couple of people did and then there is no apology or reparations for genocides and for slavery… is something I find reprehensible," she said.
Arias condemned those comments, too.
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"For her to minimize 9/11 ... it's just like, 'oh, some people had some planes,' you know, it's beyond the pale," he told Fox News Digital by phone. "So, when I look at somebody like Kawas, when I look at somebody like Mamdani, I don't see an American. I mean, you scratch the surface, you see a commie, you see a radical, and — forgive me for saying it — I see a Nazi."
He then blasted the American education system, which he views as a pipeline to far-left activism instead of actual learning. According to Arias, voters for candidates like Hamawy and Kawas are groomed in schools and in higher education to hold radical beliefs.
"It's very insidious and it's very seductive to the young and dumb," he said. "It's the young, it's the dumb, it's the indoctrinated who are voting for these people in numbers."
"I don't know what happens to a person where they actually grow to hate their own country, but I blame universities and the schools for this," Arias continued. It's an indictment on our education system because almost... they're all very young, very ill informed and they're Islamo-Nazis at this point."
He added that for people like Kawas, Zionism, Judaism and Israel have been conflated with "white supremacy," and in their minds, the alleged "white supremacy" has to be "put down."
He also described socialism as a "luxury belief," and its supporters as mostly young, wealthy or upper-middle-class people.
"These guys are cruising, so they can have these luxury beliefs, these ethereal conversations about mankind. They're so out of touch."
Hamawy's campaign did not return Fox News Digital's request for comment. And Kawas declined to answer questions, instead pointing to her X account.