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'Moonshiners' stars challenge notorious warning that outlaw liquor can make you go blind
Moonshine’s reputation is enough to make your eyes water.
For generations, Americans have been warned that the notorious outlaw liquor could leave them blind. But "Moonshiners" stars Mark Ramsey and Eric "Digger" Manes say there's more behind that warning than most people realize.
"There's a huge different thought process behind moonshine than there was, say, in the '40s, '30s, early years," Manes told Fox News Digital.
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"There was a lot of propaganda out there. It was said that it could make you go blind, make you die, make you go crazy, make you get the jack leg. The government was the one that was poisoning the industrial alcohol the people were stealing to make bathtub gin."
Historical records support part of Manes' account. During Prohibition, the federal government required industrial alcohol to contain toxic additives to discourage people from drinking it, according to the Smithsonian Channel. Some of that alcohol was diverted into the illegal liquor market and sold for consumption, although it was distinct from traditionally distilled moonshine.
The consequences were deadly. According to the Smithsonian Channel, 66 people died in New York City on Christmas Day 1926 after consuming poisoned industrial alcohol. The city's medical examiner, Charles Norris, blamed the federal government's practice of adding toxic substances to industrial alcohol, including those involving methyl alcohol, also known as methanol, which can cause blindness and death.
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But not every warning about illicit liquor was a scare tactic.
Ramsey acknowledged that moonshine posed genuine health risks in earlier generations, particularly when distillers unknowingly used dangerous materials to build their equipment.
"Back in the day, there were people who had health issues because of moonshine," Ramsey explained. "The solder that they used to build the pots had lead in it back in the day, and they didn't know that it was happening. So once it was discovered that the solder had lead in it, even the old timers here, when they built their stills, they no longer soldered their joints on the inside of the pots. All the solder connections were on the outside where the mash never touched the solder anymore."
"So yeah, it caused some issues, but it was strictly an accident," he said. "They just didn’t know any better."
While moonshine does not inherently cause blindness, improperly produced spirits can contain dangerous levels of methanol, a toxic form of alcohol. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that methanol poisoning can damage the optic nerve, causing permanent vision loss or death.
"Moonshiners," which is now in its 16th season, premiered in 2011. The series follows "a diverse group of people living in Appalachia who carry on a 200-year-old tradition passed down from their forefathers, making moonshine," according to the show's synopsis.
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Distillers can legally produce and sell spirits marketed as moonshine if they comply with federal, state and local licensing, taxation and other requirements. Federal law generally prohibits producing distilled spirits at home for personal consumption, according to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, although recent court rulings have challenged the constitutionality of certain restrictions.
According to The Washington Post, federal appeals courts have issued conflicting rulings on a federal restriction on home distilling dating back to 1868.
In April 2026, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a federal restriction prohibiting distilled spirits plants from operating in homes and certain other locations was unconstitutional. Days later, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reached the opposite conclusion, upholding the restriction as a "necessary and proper means" of collecting liquor taxes, the outlet reported.
The Hobby Distillers Association and four individual plaintiffs challenged the restriction in the 5th Circuit case, according to The Washington Post. Supporters of legal home distilling hope overturning the restriction could spark a "craft spirits revolution."
The legal battle has since reached the Supreme Court. In July, John Ream, the plaintiff in the 6th Circuit case, asked the justices to review the ruling. The Justice Department filed a separate petition in August, seeking to overturn the 5th Circuit's decision.
Ramsey also challenged longstanding stereotypes about "moonshiners."
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"A lot of times, people give it a bad name because they just see it as poison and a bunch of heathens out doing stuff they shouldn’t do," he said. "And moonshiners, as a rule, are very, very good people. They were just simply doing what they had to do to survive back in the day."
"[Moonshine] didn't actually sell in Appalachia," Ramsey said. "It went farther north: Ohio, Detroit, New York, the East Coast. ... One of my friends told me ... he took a load of liquor to Ohio and said, 'Them fellas up there, they get it. And every one of them said, 'God bless them hillbillies.'"
"The liquor business back in the day, the heyday of it, probably wouldn't have flourished here in Appalachia so prominently had it not been for our northern neighbors buying it," Ramsey said. "So we had a reason to make it, and they had a reason to want it."
"We were broke, but could make liquor," Manes added. "And they had money and could buy it."
Ramsey is also optimistic about the future of moonshine. He said a new generation of distillers is eager to carry on the tradition.
"As we saw in previous seasons … we always want to know who's going to fill our shoes, who's going to carry the torch forward," he said. "[And] we have so many good distillers up and coming. I think it's got a future, a very healthy one. Things will change. It's been argued that the best drink of liquor hasn't been made yet, so they've got something to shoot for."
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"That's the most beautiful thing about the lessons you learn from these old timers that taught you how to make liquor," Manes said. "You make do with what you've got, and you don't let the situation you're standing in drag you down. You keep going forward."
For Manes, preserving the tradition comes down to pride in his craft.
"To me, it's more the pride," he said. "It's no different. I don't know what hobby you may have. It may be painting. You may paint pictures. Well, if you do a beautiful portrait, and you stand back, and you look at it, you think, 'Wow, that really does look good.'"
Manes said he gets that same satisfaction from turning simple ingredients into moonshine.
"We take what other people would consider slop — that’s the conglomeration of cornmeal and sugar — and make a crystal-clear product that tastes good," he said. "And we love it."
"Good thing about this business is it [doesn't] really have bad times," Ramsey said.
"If you’re down in the dumps, you drink to drown your sorrows," he joked. "If you’re happy, you drink to celebrate. So it’s got a good source of customers all the time."
Musician Kacey Musgraves condemns Columbus as 'the lamest person to probably ever exist'
Singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves blasted Italian explorer Christopher Columbus shortly before Columbus Day.
As she spoke to the Texas crowd during her second night at American Airlines Center Sunday, Musgraves noted that the next day, Monday, was Columbus Day.
"Tomorrow’s Monday? … Ew, that’s right, wait, it’s Columbus Day? It’s what now?" she asked as the audience booed and corrected her, saying it is Indigenous People’s Day.
"Yeah, no yeah yeah, actually, obviously f--- Columbus. Literally the lamest person to probably ever exist. Like for real. What a loser," she said. "You’re a loser, Christopher Columbus, we hate you!"
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While revered for his voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that paved the way for European exploration in the Americas, Columbus has also been heavily scrutinized by activists and academics over his treatment of Indigenous people and the start of mass colonization. As a result, in recent decades there have been repeated flare-ups of national tension over whether the explorer should be celebrated.
Musgraves has made headlines recently for her political activism.
In August, she had urged her fans to donate to Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights.
"It’s a wonderful organization, and they help give aid — legal aid — and money to children whose parents have been deported unfairly," Musgraves said. "It’s not a political thing. It’s just, these kids need help."
More recently, Newsweek reported that Musgraves hosted Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico at a concert in Dallas over the weekend, siding with him as she mocked former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Theo Wold, a former White House deputy assistant for domestic policy under President Donald Trump, spoke to Fox News Digital, defending Columbus and arguing Musgraves is off the mark.
"Obviously, no one expects a corporate-backed recording star to know a damn thing about world history, but, unfortunately, the abysmal educational standards of our public schools have made Musgrave’s misinformed views widespread among regular Americans.
"That’s the real problem. Columbus was a courageous adventurer and ahead-of-his-time navigator to whom we owe much of the prosperity we now enjoy. The kind of prosperity that makes it possible for Musgraves to rake in millions while spouting uneducated hot takes with no basis in reality."
Popular erectile dysfunction pill may deliver additional boost to aging men
Researchers in Italy have discovered a potential association between the common erectile dysfunction drug Cialis (tadalafil) and muscle regeneration.
The study, published in the journal Molecular Biology Reports, tested the drug on mouse muscle cells in a laboratory.
Over a seven-day period, the researchers looked at how the drug affected muscle cell growth, survival and development.
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Tadalafil was found to increase the number of muscle precursor cells, which are involved in the early stages of muscle formation, and helped more of them survive.
The drug also showed signs of helping muscles repair themselves by encouraging growth and reducing cell death.
Despite these positive outcomes, the research found that tadalafil delayed the development of fully mature muscle cells.
This suggests that the drug could create and maintain more cells involved in muscle regeneration but does not indicate an increase in muscle size and function in humans.
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Because the study was conducted in mouse models, the results may differ when applied to humans, posing a limitation to the study findings.
The study lasted just seven days, so more research is needed to understand the drug's long-term effects, the researchers acknowledged.
Study co-author Dr. Cristina Antinozzi, a researcher in the Endocrinology Unit at the University of Rome Foro Italico, said these findings represent an "encouraging look at how tadalafil might be repurposed to support muscle tissue repair and regeneration."
"While more work is needed, this research opens up exciting new possibilities for future therapeutic strategies in muscle recovery, though it also highlights the need to monitor how such mechanisms might be viewed or misused in sports and performance contexts," she told Fox News Digital.
Dr. Kien Vuu, a radiologist and founder of VuuMD Performance and Longevity in Los Angeles, who was not involved in the study, agreed that this is an "intriguing early finding."
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"In mouse muscle cells studied in a laboratory, tadalafil — the active ingredient in Cialis — helped muscle precursor cells grow and survive, but also delayed their maturation into muscle fibers," he told Fox News Digital.
"That's a fascinating biological signal, but it's far from proving that Cialis builds muscle or improves recovery in people.
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"Successful regeneration ultimately requires those cells to mature and form functional muscle tissue. This experiment didn't establish that outcome."
Vuu said this is "worth studying" from a longevity perspective because age-related muscle loss contributes "significantly" to frailty, metabolic dysfunction and loss of independence.
"However, this was a laboratory cell study, not a clinical trial," he said. "We need animal studies and eventually human trials examining actual muscle mass, strength, physical function and safety before drawing conclusions about clinical use."
Lifestyle practices such as resistance training, adequate protein and quality sleep remain the "most reliable ways" to protect muscle with age, Vuu added.
The expert noted that tadalafil also carries "meaningful risks," including dangerous blood pressure reductions when combined with nitrates.
"So, people should not take it for muscle-building based on these findings," he said.
NCAA softball player alleges person threatened to come to her school and kill her over women's sports activism
NCAA softball player Kendall Kotzmacher says she reported a threat to come to her college and kill her amid backlash over her advocacy against transgender athletes competing in girls’ and women’s sports, while online targeting has also spread to her teammates.
The 20-year-old Colorado Christian University sophomore, recently named a Courage Wins Champion by XX-XY Athletics, told OutKick that the hostility has intensified as her public profile has grown.
"I had a person say that they were gonna come to the school and kill me. That one was a little scary," Kotzmacher said.
Kotzmacher said she reported the threat to her school and had documented other concerning messages over the summer. Asked whether anyone had been arrested, she said no.
"I’ve been getting a lot of people telling me to go kill myself or that I don’t deserve to be alive or that I should die, a bunch of stuff like that, which has been really difficult to hear," she said.
Knowing that strangers can identify where she attends college has added to her fear.
"I think people knowing where I go to school has been a little bit scary just because I never know if someone’s going to show up or what’s going to go on," she said.
The backlash has also left Kotzmacher concerned about the teammates who publicly support her. She said one person replied to teammates’ comments on her social media posts, visited their accounts and looked up their names and statistics.
"I think I want to protect them as much as possible," she said. "So trying to make sure that they’re not getting any of the backlash and that it’s kind of just on me has been a focus of mine."
Kotzmacher said she offered in the team’s group chat to remove their names from her social media and make clear they were not involved in her advocacy.
Her teammates rejected the offer, she said.
"And they’re like, absolutely not. Like, we’re in this together. We’re going to be supportive of you," Kotzmacher recalled. "Like, we’re all here for you, which has been so refreshing to hear because I didn’t really get that last year."
Kotzmacher, a sophomore catcher and infielder who previously attended Western Michigan University, transferred this past summer after
In her September Fox News op-ed, she attributed her transfer from Western Michigan to a lack of coaching support and pressure in coursework.
Her advocacy began after White Bear Lake High School lost 3–2 to Champlin Park in the 2025 Minnesota Class AAAA state semifinals. Champlin Park, whose team included a transgender pitcher, subsequently won the championship.
Kotzmacher helped put White Bear Lake into that semifinal, hitting a seventh-inning, two-run home run in a 3–1 quarterfinal victory over Farmington.
More than a year later, she is balancing college softball and classes with an increasingly public role in the debate over sports eligibility.
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She practices four days a week and attends classes daily, she said, while trying to find time for advocacy that has taken her to Washington.
"When I went to DC, it was really hard to miss class and go do something so important and work for these females. And then come back on Monday and go to school like any other day," Kotzmacher said.
She participated in a Sept. 23 Capitol Hill news conference following a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on fairness, opportunity and safety for female athletes. The hearing’s three listed witnesses were ICONS co-founder Kim Jones, former professional soccer player Carly Smolak and attorney William Bock III.
Democrats called no witnesses. Sens. Dick Durbin and Amy Klobuchar attended portions of the hearing before leaving. Durbin argued that lawmakers should address other problems facing children and female athletes and raised concerns about invasive examinations to enforce sports restrictions.
Kotzmacher criticized Democrats’ limited participation.
"Even if they don’t agree with it, just sit in and listen. Like, listen to these real stories from these real girls that this happened to," she said.
The Minnesota native also said she plans to vote for Republican Senate nominee Michele Tafoya, who faces Democratic Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Tina Smith. Tafoya has made restrictions on transgender participation in female sports part of her campaign.
"I mean, I’ve talked to Michelle a lot. She’s been super supportive of everything. We’re pretty close," Kotzmacher said.
Her advocacy has also included Sophie Cunningham rallies in Minneapolis, where she previously alleged a counterprotester told her she "should’ve been aborted."
XX-XY Athletics announced Kotzmacher’s Courage Wins recognition in an Oct. 2 statement. The program honors female athletes who take consequential stands for fairness, opportunity or safety and provides financial support and access to leadership programming.
For Kotzmacher, the recognition acknowledges sacrifices that extend beyond the softball field.
"I’ve lost a lot of friends. A lot of people won’t speak to me anymore," she said. "It’s just good to be noticed."
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Despite the support she has found, Kotzmacher acknowledged that the hostility has tested her resolve.
"I think this summer I definitely reached my limit," she said.
She said the prospect of younger girls facing similar experiences keeps her speaking publicly.
"I think the biggest thing is that I haven’t lost my voice yet," Kotzmacher said. "It’s really easy to get scared back into the cave and to be scared into not speaking anymore."
"I think in this day and age, using your voice and your platform is going to be the biggest thing for change."
Hailee Steinfeld goes crazy during MNF thriller, Ochocinco discovers Madison Beer & WAG RAGE!
'Nightcaps' is a daily column that catches you up on the biggest sports, news and culture stories you may have missed while pretending to do work at your desk. It runs Monday-Friday on OutKick.com.
I have some bad news: I did not get to go to the Mini Golf Masters.
Tragic, I know!
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See, it was a three-day tournament, and I was supposed to attend the finals on Saturday. I was even going to interview some of the competitors (athletes?) and write something on it for OutKick.
Always looking for that content, baby.
Well, I woke up on Saturday to a rainy morning on Myrtle Beach. Still, I threw on my waterproof shoes and Frogg Togg and set out for Hawaiian Rumble. For those who don't know, that's the famous course that hosts the Mini Golf Masters each year. It has a 40-foot tall erupting volcano.
That's when I found out — much to my dismay — that the tournament organizers decided to go ahead and have the finals on FRIDAY instead since the rain was about to move in. So I missed it.
Devastating. No putt-putt for me. I had to watch college football at a beach bar instead.
That said, we still had an absolute hoot of a time in Myrtle Beach. More on that and my epic kayaking trip coming soon to OutKick OutDoors.
In the meantime, let's do some Nightcaps.
Hailee is, of course, the wife of Bills quarterback Josh Allen. And I'm going to warn you right now: we're going to talk about a few WAGs today.
That's because I'd rather not talk about the other three things completely dominating my timeline today:
Which leaves us with Hailee Steinfeld absolutely losing it during the Bills' barn burner with the Rams on Monday Night Football.
Cameron Brink was there, too.
She's not a WAG. I just love Cameron Brink and wanted to post a picture of her.
What a game, though, am I right?
As a lifelong Dolphins fan, I want nothing but bad things for the Buffalo Bills and the bozos who belly flop onto plastic tables out in their parking lot. But also as a Dolphins fan, it is nice to watch some real football every now and then. And that's what we got last night at SoFi Stadium.
Not to be confused with the football the Chargers play in that same stadium.
I can't believe we (the Dolphins) have to wage a basement battle for draft picks this season with (Chargers offensive coordinator) MIKE MCDANIEL, of all people. He shipped off to the complete opposite coast and is still creating problems for Miami.
The crappy Titans are, of course, also in said basement battle. And they have the added bonus of asking their fans to pay big money out the wazoo to watch their crappy football in their massive monstrosity of a new stadium next year.
Hilarious.
Anyway, back to the WAGs.
On the Nightcap podcast earlier this week, Chad Ochocino/Johnson and Shannon Sharpe were discussing how much Justin Herbert stinks this year. They wondered if maybe he was distracted by his hot, famous fiancé.
That's when Chad pulled up a photo of Madison Beer.
"Let me see what she looks like… Oh s–t!" Johnson exclaimed. "I don’t put too much cream in my coffee, but I get it."
Fair.
Listen, Justin Herbert is getting absolutely raked over the coals on the internet right now. But when you're getting paid $262.5 million to start the season 0-5, that'll happen.
Still, that doesn't mean his girl wants to hear about it.
Enter Allie Neuzil — wife of Falcons center Ryan Neuzil.
On Sunday, she posted this confession to TikTok:
"Every game day I will get on Twitter and search my husband’s name and see what dumbass, idiot, worthless, stupid piece of s–t, unrespectable, fat, ugly, dumb losers are tweeting negatively about him," Allie said.
"And I’m not allowed to respond to them. I should be allowed to respond to them but I’m not," she continued.
"I look at them and then fully type an evil response and talk s–t about them … and then I just do nothing because of the rules by which I am bound. I want to know, is this normal? Probably not. But, I said what I said."
It is unclear whether these rules are self-imposed or if it's some sort of league mandate that wives are not allowed to chirp at fans and other players on social media.
Although if it's the latter, that's never stopped Kelly Stafford from spouting off. Or Gisele that one time she complained that Tom Brady can't throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time.
What a throwback.
Let's open the mailbag.
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CF in Kansas writes: Your girl’s trip sounds like so much fun!! The Mini Golf Masters hopefully will be interesting, with a bit of drama and some light moments. A windmill hat to go along with the green jacket would be de rigueuer for the winner. I hope the weather is in your favor and you enjoy the beach and water sports. Remember, calories don’t count on girl’s trips so eat your weight in delicious Caroline seafood!!!!
Look forward to reading about your trip.
Forgot to mention I love the way Brock Purdy is just himself. Also, is it a thing now for ‘hot’ female influencers to troll for professional athletes? Have they no shame!?
MP from Virginia writes: Amber, glad to hear about your Myrtle Beach trip. If you would get there on the weekend of November 6-8 that would be the weekend of the Carolina Beach Music Awards. Keep the first or second weekend in November in mind for a future trip to Myrtle Beach.
Jim B. writes: Any chance that Cindy Brunson's crazy Caitlin Clark, WNBA, etc. comments got her husband fired from his D-Backs announcer gig?
Amber:
For those unfamiliar, Jim is referring to Steve Berthiaume, who was just ousted from his role as the Diamondbacks' play-by-play guy after 14 seasons.
Well, ousted isn't the right word. His contract was up, and the team chose not to renew it.
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I cannot speculate on whether his wife's disparaging comments about Caitlin Clark had anything to do with that decision. Probably not. But Steve did tell the Arizona Republic he was both "surprised and disappointed" to find out he wouldn't be returning to the booth.
Tough break.
Please take a moment to appreciate this good and nimble boy.
Prepare yourself for a look at a rare albino caribou calf photographed possibly for the first time
You want your OutDoors with a story? How about this one? A rare albino caribou calf was photographed recently in Alaska for what very well could be the first time.
Jordan Pruszenski, an Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist, was counting caribou calves in a small plane north of Fairbanks when she spotted a white speck.
The late June routine activity to determine how many calves survived their first month was about to become anything but routine. The white speck was a rare albino caribou.
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"I’m just like, 'What is happening'" Pruszenski said, reports KOTZ. "You could totally see it like on the horizon, and then it steps onto like the snow patch and totally disappears."
The pilot turned the plane back towards the animal for another look. As the plane took another pass, Pruszenski snapped several photos. In addition to the white fur, this calf also had "incredible, beady red eyes" and pink hooves.
This rare sighting came with even rarer photographic evidence.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game's last record of an albino calf was from 1976. It had been observed through a spotting scope for a couple of minutes and no photos were taken.
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As for this calf, there's no way of knowing if it has survived past the one-month check in late June. Biologists didn't collar the calf or the mother and its white fur is going to make it stand out to predators.
"Once it steps off of the snow it just really stands out," Pruszenski said. "So we’re really not sure how long it’ll last."
The name of the albino caribou's herd isn't being shared, so that people don't head out on their own looking for it.
"If you happen to see it, it’d be great to let us know. But what we don't really want is people to really be sort of trying to bother this caribou," Pruszenski told the outlet.
"We want to be able to give it its best shot, which will be to kind of just let it be a normal caribou."
That sounds perfectly reasonable. Let the caribou do caribou stuff. It's not looking for fame. Enjoy the photos of the rare animal and keep it moving.
Ilhan Omar's wealth scandal takes a turn just one day after raid of her DC home
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro revealed Tuesday that her office is investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar's financial disclosures, opening a new chapter in the controversy surrounding the Minnesota Democrat's previously reported multimillion-dollar assets.
Speaking on Fox News' "America Reports," Pirro said her office was examining Omar's financial disclosures, which previously showed that the reported value of businesses tied to her husband, Tim Mynett, had surged from as much as $51,000 in 2023 to as much as $30 million in 2024.
The latest development comes one day after federal agents searched Omar's Washington, D.C., home as part of an ongoing criminal investigation involving her immigration paperwork, two sources familiar with the probe told Fox News Digital.
The Justice Department confirmed that Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents executed a judicially authorized search warrant Monday as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation. It remains unclear whether the search is connected in any way to the financial disclosure investigation described by Pirro.
The disclosures drew scrutiny from congressional Republicans, including House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., who requested financial records from two companies tied to Mynett in February.
The original filings, examined by Fox News Digital earlier this year, showed millions of dollars in newly reported assets associated with two of Mynett's business ventures — a California-based winery and a Washington, D.C.-based venture capital firm.
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The winery, eStCru LLC, saw its reported valuation jump from between $15,000 and $50,000 in 2023 to between $1 million and $5 million in 2024. Rose Lake Capital LLC showed an even sharper increase, rising from a reported value of between $1 and $1,000 in 2023 to between $5 million and $25 million the following year.
Combined, the businesses had reported values ranging from approximately $15,000 to $51,000 in 2023, compared with between $6 million and $30 million in 2024.
Financial disclosure forms report assets in broad ranges rather than exact dollar amounts, meaning the filings did not establish the couple's precise net worth.
In February, Comer requested documents and communications related to the finances of eStCru LLC and Rose Lake Capital LLC, raising questions about the dramatic increase in their reported valuations.
Omar subsequently amended her financial disclosures in April, reducing the couple's combined reported assets to between $18,004 and $95,000. The revised filing listed her husband's two businesses as having no net value after accounting for liabilities.
Omar's office, at the time, said the original disclosures had failed to properly account for liabilities associated with her husband's businesses, creating what it described as a misleading picture of the couple's finances.
The congresswoman has repeatedly maintained that she is not a millionaire.
In September, the Office of Congressional Conduct voted 5-1 to recommend that the House Ethics Committee dismiss misconduct allegations stemming from the financial disclosures.
The congressional watchdog found there was not substantial reason to believe Omar had reported false or incomplete information in violation of federal law or House rules.
Omar's office characterized the findings as vindication, maintaining that the congresswoman had done nothing wrong.
The congressional watchdog's review is separate from the federal investigation described by Pirro on Tuesday.
Omar's latest annual financial disclosure, filed in May, listed assets totaling between approximately $20,000 and $125,000, according to a Minnesota Star Tribune analysis. The filing also reported student loan and credit card debt associated with her husband.
The Somali-born congresswoman has denied allegations of wrongdoing and has accused the Trump administration of targeting her for political reasons — especially after Monday's raid of her Washington, D.C., residence.
The Minnesota Democrat has been a frequent target of criticism from President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans.
Bella Hadid flaunts toned figure in red bikini, cowboy boots for 30th birthday
Bella Hadid is celebrating a new decade with a bikini made just for her.
The supermodel, who turned 30 on Oct. 9, marked the milestone with a series of Instagram photos showing off a personalized red swimsuit, complete with her name, age and a pair of cowboy boots.
In one of the photos, Hadid posed beneath a white pavilion overlooking a lake at Blackberry Farm in Tennessee, lifting a pink and white striped cover-up to reveal a red bikini top featuring the number "30" in white lettering.
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The birthday girl paired the swimsuit with tan cowboy boots featuring red designs. She wore her blonde hair in a relaxed updo, adding dark sunglasses and gold jewelry to the lakeside look.
"Hi my name is bella and I’m 30," Hadid captioned the Instagram carousel.
Another photo showed Hadid crouching on a wooden dock overlooking a tree-lined lake, holding up her striped cover-up while wearing the same red bikini and boots.
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In a third shot, the model stood with her back to the camera, giving followers a closer look at the personalized swimsuit bottoms.
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The red bottoms featured "BELLA" written across the back in white lettering, with a white star below.
The personalized swimsuit was made especially for Hadid's milestone birthday, with its creator celebrating the design in the comments.
"It was such an honor to make you this special birthday bikini! We ❤️ you Bella ⭐️ Happy 30th!!! Wishing you the best year yet," the designer wrote.
Other followers flooded the post with birthday wishes.
"30 looks good on you !" one person commented.
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"Happy birthday beautiful 🥳," another added.
"Hiiii Bella😍💖," a third wrote.
The milestone birthday comes during a busy year for Hadid, who has continued expanding her career beyond the runway.
In August, the model was announced as the face of Alo's pre-fall campaign, adding another major partnership to her fashion portfolio.
But Hadid has also been candid about how her priorities have changed as she's gotten older.
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"Success means something completely different to me now than it did a few years ago," Hadid told Elle in an August interview.
"I used to think it was about always working, always saying yes, always chasing the next thing," she continued. "Now it feels a lot more simple. It’s having the space to wake up and actually enjoy my life, take care of myself, spend time with the people I love and feel present in the moments that matter."
The model has also embraced a quieter lifestyle in Texas, where she has spent time pursuing her longtime passion for horses.
In a March interview with Vogue, Hadid discussed how living in Texas had introduced her to different interpretations of cowgirl style, from women who dress up for the occasion to those who spend their days working with horses.
"I think that I’m right in the middle of both of those," she told the magazine.
'Burn the boats': UCLA coach's fiery pregame speech before Oregon game was pure Hollywood
It's official –– UCLA head coach Bob Chesney is straight out of Hollywood central casting and ready to be a certified star in college football.
On Saturday, before the Bruins faced Oregon in Eugene, Chesney had his team take a knee in the Autzen Stadium tunnel for one final message. As his undefeated Bruins listened intently, Chesney turned into Tony D'Amato (Al Pacino) in Any Given Sunday. In the 1999 movie, D'Amato reminded his players, "We're in hell right now, gentlemen. Believe me. And, we can stay here, get the s–t kicked out of us, or we can fight our way back into the light. We can climb outta hell... one inch at a time."
Chesney gave his boys a speech in a similar vein.
The 49-year-old Hollywood newcomer chose to paraphrase Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés after his 1519 landing in Mexico with 600 troops.
"They're about to go in and start the war, and he wants to make sure that nobody has any other thought," Chesney told Bruins. "No other thought than we're 100% positive we're winning this f–king battle. He looks around at the boats they'd have to go home on and says, 'Burn the f–king boats.'
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"There is no way out. We can't go that way (Chesney points to the sunlight outside Autzen Stadium). You gotta go through these motherf–kers."
The Bruins stand up, chant something, and Chesney turns towards the tunnel. Like Tom Cruise about to strap in and go shoot down multiple Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighters, Chesney grabs his sunglasses, locks them into place, seems to hit play on an Apple iWatch workout and walks down the ramp into battle.
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Chesney isn't the first inspirational speaker to use the "burn the boats" speech, but in the modern Internet era, he's the first to do it with such cinematic flair. The hair is perfect. The all-black shoes, pants and shirt and then the black sunglasses project something that none of us can remember from UCLA – hardness.
After his burn the boats speech, the Bruins went out and dominated the time of possession – 39:15 to 20:45 – and beat Oregon 17-15. It was the first time they'd beaten Oregon on the road since 2004.
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Was it a beautiful win? Not at all. Chesney was the first to admit it before his team boarded a plane back to Los Angeles, instead of a boat. Remember, they burned the boats.
"So, if you're going to ask about complacency, you don't have to, because obviously there's enough on that film that we got to do a whole lot better if we want to win this next game and any to follow. We can't turn the ball over," Chesney told the media. "We can't get a field goal blocked. We can't do a lot of the things we did, letting the ball get down at the one-yard line, and all the other things that showed up in that game. There were moments where it really could have gone the other way, but I was really, really proud of the effort. Really, really proud of how hard they played.
"Really, really proud of them being able to self-regulate in a hostile environment like that. Not an easy place to play, but I thought they did a really good job of it, and I'm proud of that effort."
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There's bad news for the Bruins. Quarterback Nico Iamaleava is believed to be out for the season with a knee injury suffered Saturday.
Where does Chesney go with the speeches from here? Will he channel Band of Brothers? Stay tuned. We're about to witness some of this guy's best work with a dream season in the works.
Young South Dakota deputy dies three days after being shot during a confrontation at a home
A 26-year-old South Dakota sheriff's deputy has died after being shot during a confrontation at a Sioux Falls home that also left a suspect wounded.
Minnehaha County Deputy Katherine Frank was critically wounded Friday night when gunfire erupted about 30 minutes after deputies arrived at the home, the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office said.
Frank and the suspect were treated at the home before being taken to hospitals. Frank died Monday, surrounded by family and loved ones, after spending three days in critical condition.
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"Deputy Frank's death is a significant loss to our agency and to the broader law enforcement community in and around Sioux Falls," the sheriff's office said. "She served the citizens of Minnehaha County with professionalism, humility, and dedication. Her absence will be felt deeply by all who have had the privilege of working alongside her."
The suspect, Brandon John Oetken, 39, of Sioux Falls, was charged with three counts of attempted first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer and three counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.
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Minnehaha County jail records reviewed by Fox News Digital also list a felony offense of disarming a law enforcement officer. Oetken remained in custody without bond Tuesday morning.
It was not immediately clear whether prosecutors planned to file additional charges following Frank's death.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the sheriff's office and the Minnehaha County State's Attorney's Office for more information about the shooting and the charges against Oetken.
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The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is handling the shooting investigation at the sheriff's office's request.
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South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley paid tribute to Frank after her death.
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"We mourn the loss of Minnehaha County Sheriff's Deputy Katherine Frank, who sacrificed everything in the line of duty to keep us safe. Let us never forget her courage and the service of all of our law enforcement officers. Deputy Frank and her family remain in our prayers," Jackley said in a statement.
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Jackley previously said investigators would review the use of force during the encounter, with a public report expected within 30 days.
The shooting was the fifth involving law enforcement officers in South Dakota this year, the attorney general's office said.
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Frank worked at the South Dakota State Penitentiary beginning in September 2022 before joining the sheriff's office in June 2024.
In her final act of service, Frank became an organ donor, continuing to help others even after her death, the sheriff's office said.
"Deputy Frank served with dignity and heart," the sheriff’s office said. "Her service made a meaningful difference, and her impact will remain with us always."