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A Hezbollah veteran is hunting Jews in US courts — we just named him to the DOJ
I have spent 25 years dragging terrorist groups, their leaders and their bankers into courtrooms and taking their money for their victims. I know what a terror operation looks like when it puts on a suit. This week my NGO, the Shurat HaDin Law Center, placed a complaint on the desk of the Attorney General of the United States, and I will say plainly what our petition documents in eight pages of receipts: The Belgium-based Hind Rajab Foundation is a hunting operation. Its prey is Jews.
Let the record speak. HRF's chairman, Dyab Abou Jahjah, told the world in his own words that he joined the outlawed Hezbollah resistance against Israel and received military training, and he called it a source of pride.
Israel's government identifies him as a former Hezbollah terrorist. He has boasted of personally arranging European visits for the political leadership of Hezbollah, an organization the United States has designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization since 1997. This is the man the world's newsrooms keep describing as a human-rights advocate. A Hezbollah alumnus does not retire into humanitarianism. He changes uniforms.
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And look at what his foundation actually does, because it is not advocacy. It is target acquisition. HRF scrapes soldiers' social media, harvests their faces, maps them to their units, tracks their flights and then springs frivolous criminal complaints on them in whatever airport they land in.
Sixteen jurisdictions. A claimed dossier on a thousand names at the International Criminal Court. And after all of it, the scoreboard reads zero, zip, nada! Not one court, anywhere on Earth, has found one of these soldiers guilty of anything.
Dismissals, rejections, refusals, releases. Totally baseless claims repeatedly filed. HRF does not care, because conviction was never the product. The terror is the product. The knock on the hotel-room door is the product. The reservist who cancels his honeymoon, the student who withdraws from a foreign university, the young officer who learns her name sits in a foreign dossier: these are the trophies.
They pluck random names off the internet, conjure up fake claims and then run off to file them with never any consequences for their rejected lies. This is intimidation and malicious harassment laundered through court clerks, an abuse of the well-intended universal jurisdiction statutes and every honest jurist on earth should be insulted by it.
There is an old and rotten tradition of dressing the persecution of Jews in the language of law. Every blood libel and every pogrom had their paperwork too.
What HRF has built is that tradition running on modern infrastructure: one people, and one people only, marked for pursuit across every border on the planet, not for anything a judge has found they did, but for the crime of defending the Jewish state against murderous extremists.
Quite rightly, American veterans fly wherever they wish. British veterans, French veterans, the same. Only the brave Jewish serviceperson who wears a uniform is made a fugitive in advance. Call that what it is. It is antisemitism with a filing fee.
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Now hear the part that should make every American's blood run cold. This machine has crossed your border. HRF denounced an Israeli American soldier to authorities in Sri Lanka, and when that same American came home to watch the World Cup on American soil, HRF demanded that the United States Department of Justice prosecute him.
Absorb that sentence. An outfit chaired by a self-proclaimed Hezbollah trainee, funded by donors it refuses to name, compiled a dossier on a United States citizen and ordered his arrest by his own government.
If a Russian-funded front group did this to an American veteran, we would call it what it is: a hostile foreign influence operation aimed at the heart of American sovereignty.
And it is running in the dark. No published donors. No financial disclosures. A Stripe button and a shrug, behind a campaign whose global legal apparatus costs a fortune someone is quietly paying. Federal law was built for exactly this.
The FARA legislation exists to drag foreign agents into the light. OFAC exists to strangle terror finance. The material-support terrorism statutes exist to punish those who service designated killers. Our complaint asks the Department of Justice to bring all of it: subpoenas, financial tracing, sanctions referral, the full weight of the United States. Not a press release. An investigation of HRF with teeth.
I have beaten Iran's bankers in court. I have taken judgments against the mightiest terror sponsors on earth and collected. So believe me when I tell you the leaders of this operation are not brave, and they are not untouchable; they are simply unexamined. That ends now. Today they hunt Jews who served their country. The weapon they are perfecting, this dangerous lawfare, will fit anyone's hand and anyone's enemy. America should break it while it still bears their fingerprints.
Google turns old phones into cloud servers
That old phone sitting in your drawer may have more life left in it than you think. You may look at it and see a dead battery, an outdated camera or a screen that no longer feels worth using. Google and researchers at the University of California San Diego see something else: a tiny computer that may still have useful processing power.
Their idea is called phone cluster computing. Instead of treating retired smartphones as electronic waste, researchers remove the motherboard and redeploy it as part of a low-carbon computing system.
Google says UC San Diego plans to launch a data center built from 2,000 Pixel smartphones in fall 2026. The goal is to provide low-cost cloud computing for students and researchers while reducing the need for newly manufactured server hardware.
That means the next chapter for an old phone may not be a junk drawer. It may be a server rack.
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Phone cluster computing takes retired smartphones and turns their core hardware into a computing platform. The process starts by stripping each phone down to the motherboard. That board holds the processor, memory and storage. The display, battery, cameras, chassis and other phone-specific parts are removed.
That step is important because a full phone does not belong in a data center. Batteries can create safety issues. Screens and cameras waste space. The motherboard is the part that still offers computing value.
Once the board is removed, researchers load a general-purpose Linux system onto it. Android already runs on Linux at its core, but Android is built for mobile apps and personal devices. A data center needs something more flexible for cloud workloads. After that, the phone boards can be grouped into clusters. Many small boards then work together like a collection of tiny servers.
The AI boom has created a huge appetite for computing power. Data centers need more chips, more electricity and more cooling. At the same time, billions of phones fall out of use around the world.
This Google-backed project takes that conversation in a different direction by asking whether some useful computing can come from hardware we already made.
The project focuses on embodied carbon. That means the emissions created before a device ever turns on. Mining, manufacturing and shipping all add to that carbon footprint.
If a phone motherboard already exists, reusing it can avoid some of the environmental cost tied to manufacturing new hardware. Google says the motherboard accounts for about half of a phone's embodied carbon, which makes it the most valuable part to recover.
You cannot plug a pile of old phones into a rack and call it a data center. The process requires careful teardown, new software and a way to manage many boards at once. Google says the project uses containerized applications managed by Kubernetes. That helps coordinate the work across many devices.
The phones are organized into self-managing clusters of about 25 to 50 boards. Each board works as a small Linux machine. Together, they can handle tasks that would otherwise run on traditional cloud servers. That does not make one phone equal to one server. A server has many more processor cores, more memory and data center-grade hardware. A phone board has fewer resources and tighter limits. Still, some jobs do not need a giant machine. They need enough compute to run efficiently without wasting resources.
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The technical case is stronger than you may expect. Google says the single-threaded performance of modern smartphone performance cores can match or beat the per-core performance of some modern multicore servers. In one comparison, a 2023 Pixel Fold was tested against an ASUS RS720A-E11 server using SPEC benchmarks. The Pixel Fold's performance cores beat the baseline data center server core on many of the tests. That sounds impressive, but there is an important catch.
A smartphone board has a smaller memory limit and fewer cores. It also lacks the management tools and hardware durability that servers are built around. So the project needs the right workloads.
UC San Diego is starting with educational and research computing. That makes sense because many classroom tasks can run on small cloud instances. Google says early experiments showed that a 20-phone cluster could support peak submission rates for a class of more than 75 students. The grading latency also came in below the default AWS backend used in the comparison.
UC San Diego plans to use the 2,000-phone cluster to support computer science classes and research workloads. Google says the deployment could support about 100 classes at once. It also describes the system as providing about 50 server-equivalents worth of compute at a fraction of the usual cost.
For a university, that could be a major advantage. Cloud computing costs can rise quickly, especially when many students submit assignments at the same time. If a reused phone cluster can handle some of that load, schools may save money while reducing demand for newly manufactured servers.
This also gives researchers a chance to test phone-based computing at scale. A small lab demo can look promising. A 2,000-board deployment will show much more about reliability, maintenance and day-to-day performance.
Phone cluster computing sounds promising, but it still has a lot to prove. Your smartphone was made for daily use in your hand, not nonstop work inside a data center. Data center servers are built to run for years with steady cooling, fast repairs and constant monitoring. Phone motherboards come from devices made for pockets, backpacks and kitchen counters. That alone raises some big questions.
The boards could fail faster than expected. Cooling may also become a challenge once thousands of tiny processors run side by side. Then there is the labor problem, because someone has to safely remove batteries, screens and other parts before the boards can be reused. Cost will be the deciding factor. If teardown, maintenance and replacement work get too expensive, this idea may stay in the research lab.
Phone clusters also will not replace the massive GPU systems that power advanced AI training. They make more sense for smaller cloud jobs, classroom tools and research tasks that fit within smartphone hardware limits. That still leaves plenty of useful work. After all, not every cloud task needs the newest chip.
The world's e-waste problem is growing fast. The Global E-waste Monitor projects that electronic waste could climb to 82 million tonnes by 2030, while formal collection and recycling rates are expected to fall to 20%. Old phones are a big part of that problem because many never make it to a proper recycling program. They sit in drawers, land in closets or get tossed out with valuable parts still inside. Even when a phone no longer feels useful to you, its processor, memory and storage may still have work left to do.
CyberGuy has covered related second-life ideas before, including old smartphones being turned into tiny data centers and repurposed EV batteries helping power AI data centers. The common theme is hard to ignore. Some of the hardware already in circulation may still have useful work left to do.
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This research does not mean you should toss your old phone into a random donation bin tomorrow. Before you recycle, donate, trade in or sell an old phone, you need to protect your data. Back up anything you want to keep. Then sign out of your accounts and securely wipe the device.
CyberGuy has a helpful guide on how to securely get rid of your old cell phone. Privacy comes first whenever you part with a device.
You can also consider trade-in programs, certified refurbishers or reputable electronics recycling programs. If the phone still works, buying refurbished can also keep devices in use longer. CyberGuy has covered what to know before buying refurbished electronics, which is helpful if you want to save money without taking a gamble. The key is to avoid letting old devices sit forgotten forever. A phone in a drawer helps no one.
That old phone in your drawer may not be as useless as it looks. Even if the battery is tired or the camera feels outdated, the processor inside may still have real value.
Now, you probably will not be mailing your old phone to a Google data center anytime soon. Still, this project points to a bigger shift in how we think about retired tech. Instead of sending every old device straight to recycling or letting it collect dust, companies, schools and researchers may find smarter ways to reuse the parts that still work.
There is also a money lesson here. If your current phone still runs well, you may not need to rush into an upgrade just because a newer model comes out. A battery replacement, trade-in or refurbished option could save you money while keeping perfectly good hardware in use longer. To me, that is the real takeaway. The phone you forgot about could possibly still have a job to do.
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Google and UC San Diego are testing how to turn retired Pixel phone motherboards into a low-carbon cloud computing platform. The project could give old smartphones a second life while reducing the need for newly manufactured servers. That is important as AI data centers keep demanding more computing power and more electricity. The first major test is expected in fall 2026 with a 2,000-phone data center at UC San Diego. If it works, the cluster could support students and researchers at a lower cost than traditional cloud infrastructure. However, this idea still has to prove it can handle the grind of daily use. Reliability, cooling, teardown labor and maintenance will determine whether phone cluster computing can grow beyond just research. To me, the most relatable part is sitting in your junk drawer. That old phone may seem useless, but its processor could still be powerful enough to help run cloud jobs. Maybe the future of computing starts with hardware we already forgot we owned.
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BROADCAST BIAS: Graham Platner scandal shows how media’s #MeToo movement collapsed
New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor made it sound like the "#MeToo" phenomenon she spurred on was dead. It began with Hollywood power broker Harvey Weinstein and collapsed when it came to Democrat candidates like Graham Platner, in the crucial Maine Senate race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Those allegations led to Platner suspending his campaign July 8.
Kantor's stories on Weinstein became a feminist movie titled "She Said," and she was played as a heroine by actress Zoe Kazan. But she wasn’t a feminist when it came to Platner. On CNN’s afternoon show "The Arena" on June 10, Kantor dismissed the allegations made in a June 4 article in her own newspaper by two other female reporters. They found ex-girlfriends identifying "unsettling behavior," featuring liberal Jenna Racicot and conservative Lyndsay Fifield.
"The accusations against Graham Platner are not classic #MeToo accusations," Kantor claimed. "They're not about a boss and a young female employee being subjected to sexual advances. They were mostly made in the context of consensual relationships." They were "not classic abuse allegations."
How does that make them less newsworthy? On July 6, pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson, who pushed back against Kantor’s dismissive tone in that segment, tweeted, "I try to stay pretty even-keeled on air, but was pretty aghast at the way the allegations against Graham Platner were being dismissed."
Fifield, the figure at the center of the Times story, reacted over the Kantor video on X by noting she forgave Platner, "but when I realized I was not the only woman he had done this to, that he has a lifelong pattern of deep contempt for women, I realized he had suckered me once again. And instead of support for coming forward, Jenny and I have been met with horrific smears, told it was 'karma,' or that it wasn’t ‘that bad.’"
Kantor wasn’t alone that day. A few hours earlier, co-host Sunny Hostin pushed hard for Platner on "The View," saying Republicans don’t have the moral high ground. "It's time for Democrats to stop that nonsense, put emotions on the side, let's be strategic, let's get some power, let’s take over the Senate and let’s take over the House and let's right the ship!"
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The original Times story was skipped by all the networks on the first night, a Thursday. CBS arrived the next morning, and then ABC found it on the second night. So did the "PBS News Hour." They turned to their Friday pundits, and Jonathan Capehart insisted Platner shouldn’t drop out, because Republicans never cared about sexual-assault accusations against President Donald Trump.
Pseudo-conservative David Brooks strongly disagreed: "The guy is a moral degenerate. The abuse of women, the sexting, the Nazi tattoo," and noting he made comments disparaging rape victims on Reddit.
NBC didn’t arrive on the story until Saturday’s "Nightly News" on June 6. When Platner easily won the primary the next Tuesday (because his opponent Janet Mills had dropped out), NBC reporter Ryan Nobles gushed that Platner’s victory showed "the oyster man and Marine vet has energized progressives despite facing multiple scandals," like a tattoo "some say resembles a Nazi symbol."
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This Monday, Politico dropped a new bomb, that liberal Racicot alleged Platner "forced her to have sex with him nearly five years ago despite her repeated objections." Suddenly, Democrats were talking about how he might have to go.
The networks all covered the story that night, but they were slow about it. Only NBC reported on it in the first five minutes. ABC and CBS waited more than 10 minutes into the show, behind the weather and other lighter fare, like World Cup soccer. NPR’s "All Things Considered" put the rape allegation No. 12 on their list, airing three and a half minutes on the subject after spending eight minutes on the Earth-shattering news that the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band was deciding not to tour anymore.
The "PBS News Hour" waited almost 37 minutes to get around to it, featuring it in its Monday political-pundit segment, and the panel talked mostly about the political ramifications. Political analyst Carrie Dann was upbeat for Democrats: "Susan Collins remains very vulnerable. This could end up being the best news Democrats could have had if they are able to replace him with a candidate who can be competitive against her."
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On "The View" on Tuesday, Hostin doubled down on Platner, saying she would still vote for him if she lived in Maine. Co-host Sara Haines said, "If you were one of those people that was willing to plug your nose, you're the problem." Hostin shot back: "Well then, I’m the problem!" Joy Behar proclaimed: "I don't want to hear from the Epstein protector party, OK?" Then, on Wednesday’s show, Hostin gave in, saying Platner should go.
The internal squabbling among Democrats (and in the media) resembled President Joe Biden’s debate fiasco in 2024, where some diehards insisted Biden shouldn’t be forced out. The only real principle in these stands is that the party's nominee shouldn't be pressured off the ballot by panic-stricken Democrats frightened of losing.
The broadcast networks aren’t "independent journalists" with no rooting interest in the outcome. They are part of the messaging machine that aims to help Democrats win elections. Their standard on scandals isn’t much different from Hostin’s. Scandals are just "distractions" for Democrats, and when someone pressures them to investigate, their first partisan instinct is to "stop that nonsense."
Dr Oz links obesity to chronic disease surge, says GLP-1s can 'jumpstart' better health
GLP-1 weight-loss drugs have become a prevalent part of American healthcare, and the current administration is getting behind the movement.
In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital at the Great American State Fair in Washington D.C. on July 6, CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz voiced his support for the use of GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) medications, like Ozempic, for appropriate uses.
"I'm a fan of GLP-1 drugs when used correctly," he said. "They do help people who are overweight lose weight quite effectively. They're not a replacement for diet and exercise, but they might jumpstart the system so it’s easier for you to use healthier tactics."
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This is especially helpful for those who may have trouble moving due to joint pain or are experiencing internal dysfunction, Oz said.
Certain GLP-1 drugs are covered by Medicare for overweight candidates with certain conditions, like high blood pressure and diabetes, and Oz projected the benefits will continue to benefit taxpayers.
"We believe these are so effective in reducing conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes that they'll actually save money for the federal taxpayer, because [they're] going to make you healthy enough that you don't have to consume health services," Oz said.
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"We think about 70% of all the money we spend on healthcare is caused by chronic conditions, and obesity is the No. 1 driver of all that, so it’s a smart decision."
Oz recently announced the launch of the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program, which will allow more seniors to access GLP-1 drugs for only $50 a month if they meet qualifying health criteria and receive prior authorization from a doctor.
"There are a lot of overweight people who don't have high blood pressure, diabetes or other conditions, so they don't get access to the drug normally," he said. "We want them to have the ability to use it as well."
Although these access shifts could boost Americans' overall health — and in some cases could be lifesaving — Oz noted that there is "no silver bullet" when it comes to these medications.
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"I love the fact that the innovation that's coming out of pharmaceutical companies is allowing us to save lives and make lives better," he said. "But the real secret to longevity is eating right, exercising, sleeping, dealing with the stress of your life, finding some purpose in your existence [and] realizing you have agency over the future."
"These are things that your mom would have told you [and that] you don't need a doctor to be emphasizing."
While GLP-1s may not be a fix-all, combining these medications with foundational health practices "makes a lot of sense," Oz said.
"I don't want people being fat-shamed ... I don't want you feeling guilty that you're gaining weight even though everyone else around you seems to have figured it out," he said. "It's not that simple — our set points for hunger are different. We have different things going on in our lives."
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"But if you realize how precious you are — the temple of the soul is so valuable. It's the greatest gift your parents ever gave you, and you take advantage of every tool out there to make it work … which includes using medications when appropriate. That, to me, is MAHA."
Girl who was allegedly sexually harassed by trans athlete in SCOTUS case speaks out after historic ruling
For Adaleia Cross, the Supreme Court’s ruling in the West Virginia women’s sports case was not just a legal victory.
It was personal.
Cross, a Bridgeport High School student in West Virginia, said the ruling gave her a "sense of peace" after years of speaking out about the transgender athlete at the center of the case. Cross has alleged the athlete made comments to her in the girls’ locker room that amounted to sexual harassment when both were students at Bridgeport Middle School.
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Fox News Digital is not naming the trans athlete because the athlete is a minor.
"I definitely have a sense of peace about all of it," Cross told Fox News Digital after the ruling. "Although I had to go through all of that, and it doesn’t make up for what I had to go through, I know that other girls can be protected, like my sister and my friends who are still on the team."
Cross also sent a message to the athlete in the wake of the ruling.
"Jesus Christ loves [the athlete] and has a place for [the athlete] if they want to be there," she said.
Cross and her parents previously told Fox News Digital the alleged sexual harassment occurred in the girls' locker room during the 2022-23 school year. Cross was in eighth grade, and the trans athlete was in seventh.
"When Adaleia first told us, she told us that [the trans athlete] was telling her and other girls ‘s--- my d---,’" Cross's mother, Abby Cross alleged in December. "[The trans athlete] was saying to her, coming up and saying to her, ‘I’m going to stick my d--- in your p---- and also in your a--.' At different times [the trans athlete] was saying these things to her."
But Adaleia said Wednesday that the entire locker room changed after the athlete joined the girls' team.
"A lot of girls, after [the athlete] came into our locker room, started going to the bathroom," Cross said. "They started changing in stalls, which was not really normal."
"You would have kids separated to try to not be around [the athlete], but it was still hard because during track meets, you had to be around [the athlete]," she added. "Girls were just uncomfortable."
"They didn’t want to be around [the athlete]," Cross said.
Cross said the discomfort even spread beyond her own team.
"I know other teams started canceling coming to track meets, so their girls didn’t have to put up with it," Cross said. "It’s just really sad to see all that happening."
"Girls deserve to have that space," she added. "And it’s just been taken away."
The ACLU previously denied the allegations.
"Our client and her mother deny these allegations and the school district investigated the allegations reported to the school by A.C. and found them to be unsubstantiated. We remain committed to defending the rights of all students under Title IX, including the right to a safe and inclusive learning environment free from harassment and discrimination," read an ACLU statement provided to Fox News Digital.
But the Cross family's attorneys at Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) then responded to the ACLU's statement.
"Our client has sworn under oath and under penalty of perjury in numerous cases about the events that took place between her and the male athlete. As a result of the situation, [Cross] had to step away from the sport she loved entirely and sacrifice a key element of her school experience to protect herself," read an ADF statement provided to Fox News Digital.
The Cross family said when they reported the alleged harassment to the school, nothing was done to reprimand the trans athlete, to their knowledge.
"They told me they would do a full investigation into what I told them," Adaleia said. "And then, all of a sudden, it was like nothing else was happening, it was done, and it seemed like they thought nothing of it because they didn't talk to us about it at all, they just left it there and didn't tell us anything else, so it just made it seemed like, yup it's done."
Her father, Holden Cross said, "We received no response from the school after filing the report."
Fox News Digital made repeated requests to the ACLU and the Harrison County School District, which oversees Bridgeport Middle School and Bridgeport High School, seeking documentation related to the school’s investigation and clarification on whether an investigation occurred and, if so, why only the Cross family was not notified of the results. Those requests have not been met.
Fox News Digital has since reached back out to the ACLU and the Harrison County School District for a response to Adaleia Cross's statements, but has not received a response.
The Supreme Court ruled on June 30 that schools may base eligibility for women’s and girls’ sports on biological sex. The court reversed rulings against West Virginia and Idaho, whose laws restrict girls’ and women’s sports teams to biological females.
Despite the victory, Cross said joining the case came with a cost.
"The hardest part of the whole situation for me has been losing friends that I’ve had for years," she said. "I’ve been friends with these kids since middle school, early elementary school, and to watch as we get older, and we get into high school, they just want nothing to do with me."
"It’s people I love don’t want to talk to me now," she added.
She said that during her sophomore year, she wore a shirt that said "Save women’s sports." Cross said other students wore the shirt too, because they were "enraged over what was happening."
Then, she said, she walked into her homeroom.
"My homeroom teacher, who I’d had for two years, told me that she sees me as less of a person," Cross said. "That was really scary for me."
"I didn’t know what to say," Cross said. "I just kind of left. And by my junior year, I had been moved from my homeroom."
Cross said most of her high school has supported her. But she said a small group has been loud enough to make daily life harder.
"My high school has been very supportive," Cross said. "A lot of teachers, the administration, I know they support me. Most of the kids, I know that they support me."
But, she said, "there’s a very small population that does not, and they are extremely vocal about it."
"They are aggressive, and there have been threats, and there’s been hate," Cross said. "So, while it’s like an 80/20, it feels more of a 50/50, which has been hard."
Along the way, Cross also had to witness the athlete win the girls' state championship in shot put this past May, just weeks before the Supreme Court ruling that later prohibited the athlete from competing against girls.
"It was extremely frustrating for me and for I know several other girls," Cross said of the trans athlete winning the championship.
"All of my friends that have been working to be at the top for years, they had the first place spot taken from them, and then every other place, um, behind that, and it's just, it's been really hard. Even though I'm not competing, I know the frustrations everybody else is having, and they stand no chance, and it's not their fault, it's biological reality."
And now, despite the fact that the athlete won't be returning to girls' sports, Cross said that she won't be returning to sports either, as too much time has passed since she last competed.
"As much as I would like to, I don't plan on it. I will be a senior this year, and after not participating for two years, I won't be anywhere near with comparing with the other girls because of the training they have had versus what I haven't had," she said.
Cross said she was 14 when she first had the chance to speak publicly about what she says happened. She said she was afraid.
"When I first had the option to stand up, I was 14, and I was terrified, and I didn’t really want to," Cross said. "I told God that I would do it if He made it abundantly clear for me, and He did. He has showed up for me since."
Cross said a Bible verse helped convince her to go forward.
"The next day, I got on my phone, and the verse of the day on the Bible app was Esther 4:14, which is, ‘Perhaps you were created for such a time as this,’ and I knew that that was what He wanted me to be doing," Cross said.
She said the verse stayed with her through the case.
"All throughout the case, that verse has been so prevalent in my life," Cross said. "He has remained faithful."
Cross said the case has also changed the way she sees her own school experience.
Bridgeport High School, she said, is built around sports and activities. Cross said she has had to quit three extracurriculars she loved because of the fallout.
"I definitely feel like I’ve kind of missed a bit of the camaraderie and the friendship that comes from it," Cross said. "I definitely miss that, but it’s all worth it to protect women and girls."
Cross said she believes the national debate often leaves out the girls who are directly affected.
"I think that the media likes to focus heavily on how the transgender athletes feel about the situations happening," Cross said. "What they should be focusing on is how the biological women are being affected."
"This is their spaces, and it is being taken from them," she added.
She said her frustration is not only with the athlete, but with the adults she believes failed to protect her.
"It is really frustrating of my school district, because I went to them with the issues, and I thought that they would handle it, and I thought that they would protect me," Cross said. "I know that they confirmed it happened. I know several other children confirmed that it was happening to me, and they completely ignored it."
"They attempted to silence me," she added. "They attempted to silence my parents, and that’s really frustrating, especially as a 14-year-old."
Cross said the experience still weighs on her because she wonders how many other girls may be afraid to speak up.
"I just wanted to compete in sports," Cross said. "It’s really hard to think about even now, to know how many other kids could they be doing that to? How many other situations of sexual abuse are happening that they’re silencing? It’s just really frustrating."
Now, with the Supreme Court ruling behind her, Cross said she hopes people will look beyond the politics and listen to girls who say they have been affected.
"I urge people to think for themselves," Cross said. "Actually look into the facts of the cases, and to what’s actually happened to countless girls, and to not let the media tell them what to think."
"Actually use their minds," she added, "and look into what’s actually happening."
Anthony Volpe calls retracted position change report 'BS,' vows to do anything to help Yankees win
New York Yankees embattled shortstop Anthony Volpe usually rolls with the punches thrown by the rabid fan base over his inconsistency at the plate, but he offered a rare public response on Wednesday.
Volpe reportedly refused to play second base while he was in Triple-A this season, but he called "B.S." on that claim. The report has since been retracted.
"It couldn’t be further from the truth," Volpe told reporters, via the New York Post. "From my end, from my perspective, that’s been very clearly communicated to [manager Aaron Boone] and the team. I think it’s just kind of B.S., honestly, because I’d hope my teammates in here — I’ve played with them for three-plus years — I hope they know my character and that I’d literally do anything to help the team win. Literally anything.
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"So, I think just the narrative and what it tries to say about me, I feel like I’m defending myself over something that literally didn’t happen."
The 25-year-old added that the Yankees had not approached him about switching his position until José Caballero, who began the season as the team’s shortstop, came off the injured list in May.
Volpe, who underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder, was working during his rehab with the mindset of being a shortstop. That was the case during his rehab assignment, though he was optioned to Triple-A on May 4 when he was set to come off the injured list because of Caballero’s good performance to begin the season.
Volpe also mentioned he was checking in with the Yankees during the offseason, asking what was expected of him during a time when his rehab process only allowed him to take ground balls. He couldn’t throw across the diamond yet.
Volpe said the message from the Yankees was to be ready to play shortstop.
When the season began, GM Brian Cashman also noted that the plan was to always have Volpe get back into the mix as the team’s shortstop, but Caballero’s play forced the Yankees’ hand.
However, things changed when Caballero got hurt himself, and Volpe was called back up naturally to fill the space. At the time, he was only playing shortstop in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
"When I was getting optioned, I told Booney I’d play catcher, I’d do literally whatever the team needed," Volpe explained. "And that’s the truth behind the story. That’s why the fact that what was said was said is catching me so off-guard because there was literally zero of that."
Finally, Volpe said he had "no problem" with the introduction of a position change.
"I want to be here, and I want to help the team win the World Series. That’s literally all I want," Volpe said.
Boone added: "I know he would do anything. Volpe’s character and team-first [mindset] is beyond reproach. He’s as good as it gets. He’s been through a lot, and he’s handled everything with toughness, with grace, with work ethic and with team-first in mind. He’s always been that way."
Volpe, a first-round pick out of Delbarton High School in New Jersey by the Yankees back in 2019, has had his moments with the team, but consistency hasn’t been there through parts of four seasons.
For his career, Volpe is slashing .224/.287/.375 with a .662 OPS across 513 games. Volpe’s 19 errors at shortstop last season also led MLB in that category. He has three in 36 starts this year for the Yankees.
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House Republican Thomas Massie suggests Obamacare could now be labeled 'Trumpcare'
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., criticized President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers over Obamacare on Wednesday, suggesting that it could now be referred to as "Trumpcare."
"Might as well call it Trumpcare now. Our party has made no serious effort to repeal Obamacare and legalize affordable health insurance after taking control of the House, Senate & White House," Massie wrote in a post on X.
"Why? Because the current system enriches insurance and hospital companies," he added.
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A user responded to the congressman's comments by asking, "How can things get done without votes. Is trump able to do something on his own?"
Massie replied that the president has "endorsed literally every Republican who wants to keep Obamacare."
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House early on Thursday morning.
Massie lost the Republican primary in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District in May to President Donald Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL.
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Massie has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since late 2012.
Prince William 'no longer recognizes' Prince Harry as security battle leaves duke 'close to tears': expert
Prince Harry’s security battle may have left him "close to tears," but the royal family is said to have little sympathy for his emotional ordeal.
The claim was made by multiple experts who spoke to Fox News Digital after a source told Vanity Fair's Katie Nicholl that the Duke of Sussex "was devastated and close to tears."
The U.K. government declined his request for police protection for his family outside royal residences, prompting the prince to return to the U.K. alone on July 6. He is expected to remain there through July 11 for events highlighting the Invictus Games.
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It is unclear whether he will meet with his father or whether his family will join him later in the week.
"My understanding is that Harry was deeply emotional," Kinsey Schofield, host of YouTube's "Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered," told Fox News Digital. "[For the royal family], there is exhaustion. The king is frustrated, Prince William is detached, and the broader family has very little appetite for another round of Sussex drama."
Schofield called William the family's "biggest realist."
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"He's the future of the monarchy, so he views every decision through the lens of protecting the institution he will inherit," she said. "That naturally makes him more cautious than sentimental. He is a good judge of character, and I'm told he no longer recognizes Prince Harry."
"King Charles still has the instincts of a father. William has increasingly had to think like a future king. Those are very different perspectives, and history suggests heirs are often less willing to take institutional risks than reigning monarchs."
"William, in particular, seems grateful to be removed from the soap opera," Schofield said. "His priority is Princess Catherine, their children and protecting the peace of his household. We have seen plenty of the Wales family this week, and they look blissful and carefree. They aren't giving the Harry drama a second thought."
Harry's troubles only deepened after he arrived in the U.K.
On July 7, the Duke of Sussex lost his yearslong privacy lawsuit against Associated Newspapers Limited, publisher of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday. The case involved Harry and six other claimants, including Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley. The High Court dismissed their claims after finding they failed to prove unlawful information gathering.
Associated Newspapers Limited called the ruling an "overwhelming victory" and a "magnificent vindication." Harry said the court denied him the justice and accountability he sought. The publisher has long denied the allegations, calling them "preposterous" and maintaining the articles were based on lawful sources, including friends, royal aides and publicists.
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British royal expert Hilary Fordwich told Fox News Digital that "the debacle" over security and Harry's "self-inflicted court case" has been "stressful" for the king. Harry has said the litigation became a primary source of his falling out with his father and brother. In pursuing the case, he broke with royal family tradition by taking the dispute to court.
"Members of the royal family don't file such lawsuits, let alone lose on all counts in a highly public court case that Harry himself chose to file," she said.
"With everything dismissed, he, along with the other claimants, will now be responsible for court costs. Harry initially being in tears wouldn't be surprising at all. Everything is of his own doing, which must make it even more painful. He chose to leave royal life."
"Harry's emotions are likely to leave the royal family cold," royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told Fox News Digital.
"His visit has turned into an overhyped mess. ... This trip was supposed to have been planned months ago. ... We still don't know whether he will see his father or, if so, where and with whom, but it's certain to reinforce William's belief that his approach — ignoring the Sussexes — is the right one."
The Sussexes lost their taxpayer-funded security after they stepped back as senior working royals. Harry was denied restoration of that security by the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (RAVEC).
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People magazine previously reported that ahead of Harry's trip, his team spent several days exploring ways to make the visit safe through enhanced private security arrangements. Palace sources said Harry initially declined an invitation to stay at a royal residence before accepting it on Saturday.
Harry's spokesperson told People that an offer for the Duke of Sussex to stay at Buckingham Palace during his London visit was withdrawn after he had formally accepted it. Palace sources, however, disputed that account, saying Harry failed to respond by the deadline and that his later acceptance came only after arrangements could no longer be made.
Harry had also hoped to bring his family to Britain for the first time since 2022. But after learning they would receive police protection only while on royal property — and not throughout the visit — it was reported on July 4 that they would not accompany him.
It's been reported that Harry wants his children to know their British heritage and have a relationship with King Charles, who continues to undergo cancer treatment. In a 2025 BBC interview, he said he hoped to reconcile with his family because "there's no point continuing to fight anymore." He also said his father was no longer speaking to him over the ongoing security dispute.
Harry has long argued the British press damaged his relationships, leaving him "paranoid beyond belief." He blames the media for the death of his mother, Princess Diana, and coverage of Meghan Markle before the couple stepped back as senior working royals in 2020.
"They continue to come after me; they have made my wife's life an absolute misery," he testified as he choked back tears in the witness box during the trial in January.
"Constitutionally, the king has no role in this security decision, and Buckingham Palace cannot be seen interfering with government or legal processes," Schofield said.
"But Harry understands emotional leverage. By tying security to whether his children can visit the U.K. or see their grandfather, he creates a narrative in which the palace appears cold, even though the decision is not the palace's to make."
"This visit has likely deepened the rift because it has once again turned a family issue into a public pressure campaign," Schofield said. "Instead of building trust privately, Harry's team appears to brief and litigate through the media. That makes reconciliation almost impossible."
Taxpayer-funded security is determined on a case-by-case basis by RAVEC, Vanity Fair reported. The magazine noted that it is generally provided only to full-time working members of the royal family. A Home Office spokesperson confirmed to the outlet that the government's position remains unchanged.
"[Harry] had assumed that because he was bringing the children, and the king had made a royal residence available to them, he would get what he had been seeking all along — full-time police protection," a source told the outlet.
"That has not been the case. The king has made it clear that while he wants to see his estranged son and grandchildren, he will not intervene in security matters."
As Harry's rift with the royal family shows little sign of healing, Schofield believes his ongoing security battle has become about more than personal safety.
"I'm told there is frustration that he still wants the freedom of private life with the infrastructure of public duty," Schofield said. "That is the contradiction at the heart of this entire fight. Harry wants the world to believe he left the institution, but not the importance that came with it."
Restaurant owners reveal the biggest mistake diners make before ordering
Choosing an entrée isn't always easy, especially at a restaurant with an extensive menu.
Many diners find it helpful to ask their server, "What's your favorite?", or simply, "What should I order?"
Restaurant professionals, however, say those questions may not always lead to the best recommendation.
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Instead, they recommend asking questions that help reveal what a restaurant does best and allow servers to tailor recommendations to your preferences.
Two hospitality experts spoke with Fox News Digital about the best questions to ask before ordering.
Diners can get more useful recommendations by asking questions that go beyond a server's personal preferences, said Stephanie Mell, owner of Alabama-based ChurchStreet Family Restaurant & Hospitality Group.
"I always find it interesting when someone asks, ‘What’s your favorite thing on the menu?' Because what I like isn't necessarily what you're going to like," Mell told Fox News Digital.
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"I think what people are really asking is, "What's exciting?' or ‘What should I experience while I'm here?'"
Mell recommends one of two simple questions to get a better recommendation: "What are you known for?" or "What's your specialty?"
"Those kinds of questions are great because they start a conversation," she noted.
"Then we can learn more about what you're in the mood for and help guide you from there."
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Mell said that her servers don't necessarily steer people toward their own personal favorites; rather, the focus is "the guest and the experience they're looking for."
"Are you looking for something light? Are you in the mood for seafood? Are you having a bold red or a crisp Sauvignon Blanc? Do you have any allergies or dietary preferences?" she said.
"A good server is trained to understand every dish on the menu, how it's prepared and who it's best suited for. The recommendation should be based on what the guest wants, not what the server wants."
While Mell recommends asking what a restaurant is known for, another restaurant owner suggests a different approach: asking your server what he or she would order that night, since the answer may reflect what's freshest or being prepared especially well.
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Robert Mahon, owner of Mahon Hospitality in New York and Dublin, told Fox News Digital that servers "know which dishes guests consistently love, what's being executed particularly well that day and what fits different tastes."
"Their goal is usually to help guests have a great experience, not just sell the most expensive item," he said.
"One common mistake diners make is ordering what they're familiar with instead of trying the dishes the restaurant is actually known for," Mahon said.
Ultimately, Mell said, the best thing diners can do is have a conversation with their server.
"The more information you give us, the better we can guide you," she said.
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"Tell us what you are thinking about ordering, what you usually drink, whether you are looking for something heartier or lighter … even if it's your first time dining with us."
Mell added that the conversation shouldn't be one-sided. At a good restaurant, she said, "the server should be asking those questions, too."
"The goal isn't to tell you what to order. It's to figure out what is going to create the best experience for you," she said.
"That's where the best recommendations come from."