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Several drivers hit with penalties ahead of IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington, DC
Early Sunday morning, hours before the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix, several teams and drivers are already on the back foot after being assessed penalties.
Nolan Siegel’s No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, Marcus Ericsson’s No. 28 Andretti Global Honda, and Mick Schumacher’s No. 47 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda were all assessed six-place grid penalties for unapproved engine changes.
Those three join Santino Ferrucci in the No. 14 AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet with unapproved engine grid penalties.
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It’s not unusual to see teams take penalties like this late in the season, especially because teams are only permitted to use a certain number of engines per season. But it could be an especially tough break on a circuit where whether overtaking is possible is still a bit of an unknown.
If you're six places farther down the grid, that's a lot more work you have to do if you want to make your way to the front.
All three of the cars assessed penalties Sunday morning have shown speed at various times this weekend. Ericsson even said Saturday that he believed overtaking would be possible.
Well, now he gets a chance to prove it.
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Sunday morning's brief, half-hour warm-up gave teams one last chance to make sure they and their drivers were set for what is expected to be a grueling 250-mile race around the National Mall.
While a few cars had to take to some run-off areas, the warm-up was otherwise uneventful, which will have teams breathing a sigh of relief.
Now it's on to the race, which will get started at 1 p.m. ET, with pre-race coverage beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET on FOX.
Chinese humanoid robot breaks Usain Bolt's 100m dash record at 9.39 seconds
The world's fastest man record was shattered on the first day of the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday.
Jamaican Usain Bolt's 100-meter dash record of 9.58 set in 2009 was edged by a Beijing-based X-Humanoid robot named Lightning Bolt, which ran 100 meters at 9:39 seconds before smashing into a blue wall.
Before the opening, a humanoid robot from Chinese smartphone company Honor completed a 100-meter sprint in a record of 9.32 seconds during a trial of the games, the company said, at a peak speed of 14.5 meters per second.
After smashing into the wall, the robots were placed on a stretcher, unlike Bolt, who was able to jog a lap to celebrate human achievement in 2009.
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The World Humanoid Robot Games, in its second year, features more than 2,000 robots in 51 events and 1,000 competitions like running, table tennis and soccer. The five-day event highlights China's rapid progress in robotics amid a heated tech race with the U.S.
The games, which are taking place in the National Speed Skating Oval built for the 2022 Winter Olympics, opened the same week Beijing was holding the 2026 World Robot Conference, where companies showcased around 3,000 products, including humanoid robots.
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In a standing high jump, a humanoid robot was able to reach 2.88 meters, well above the 0.95 meters best result by a humanoid in last year’s first edition of the games. It surpassed the human high jump record of 2.45 meters set by Cuba’s Javier Sotomayor in 1993.
Some spectators at the robot games said they were excited about the humanoid robots’ quickly improving abilities.
Humanoid robots are "evolving rapidly," said Li Yanfeng, an education worker and a Beijing resident.
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"At first, I wasn’t very accepting of artificial intelligence. I was even a bit resistant to it, because of the possibility that it might replace or displace humans," she said. "But now that I see this development is unstoppable, I decided to come and take a look."
"These sports are perfectly normal for humans, but now robots can do them. I find it amazing," said Yang Shangzheng, another spectator.
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Liu Tao, who was watching the games with his son, said that he was hoping to see "the best robots China currently has to offer."
This year’s robot games — which the organizer said has 16 countries participating, among them Germany, Japan and the U.S. — also include other events such as weightlifting and tug of war.
The U.S. has stepped up scrutiny of robots from China, which makes the majority of the world's humanoid robots.
President Donald Trump's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) banned imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots, because they "pose unacceptable risks to the national security of the United States or the safety and security of United States persons."
"I welcome these Executive Branch national security determinations, and I am pleased that the FCC has now added foreign produced advanced robotics and power inverters to the FCC’s Covered List," FCC Chair Brendan Carr wrote in a statement last month. "Following President Trump’s leadership, the FCC will continue to do our part to secure America’s critical supply chains and, with today’s action, the FCC is acting in lock step with our national security agencies to do just that."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Alaska Republicans scramble to educate voters on suspected Dem plant as 'ballot fatigue' threatens race
In addition to fending off a Democratic challenger, Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, is wrestling against confusion caused by a candidate who shares his name — Dan J. Sullivan Jr., an independent — and a shrinking window to clear it up.
Alaska state Sen. James Kaufman, a Republican, said he personally remains worried about conflation between the two.
"I’ve had at least one person say they had to slow down to make sure they didn’t make a mistake. And I can only imagine people who are less engaged in politics — I think it can be confusing," Kaufman said.
Results on Tuesday seem to confirm his hunch.
Sullivan Jr.’s campaign, which has focused on his background as a logger, has meaningfully splintered support from the incumbent Republican candidate in the primary — but not enough to create ambiguity about who the frontrunner was in the primary. Now, the question becomes whether the Sullivan look-alike will have a proportional impact in November, given Alaska’s ranked choice voting system, a larger pool of voters and more time for Republicans to warn voters about the dueling Sullivans.
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Former congresswoman Mary Peltola convincingly led the field on Tuesday, beating out Sen. Sullivan by a 5.4% lead.
Notably, the votes that went to Sullivan Jr. wouldn’t have closed the gap entirely had they been cast for the senator, having received just 2.3%.
Even so, Randy Ruedrich, former Republican Party chairman from 2000-2013, believes the confusion is evident.
As an Alaska resident, he pointed out that Alaska’s lone congressman, Rep. Nick Begich, R-Alaska, had received as much support in his own primary as the top non-Democrats vying for the Senate seat: Sen. Sullivan, Sullivan Jr. and Gerald Heikes, a veteran.
"Nick Begich, without all this entertainment, has 60,061 votes. Nick Begich has slightly less Republican votes than these three Republicans together," Ruedrich said.
"There is some obvious crossover."
Ruedrich noted that Alaska has grappled with voter name confusion before. He recalled that, in 2022, little-known Buzz Kelly advanced to a general election when enough voters confused him with Republican Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka. Tshibaka had been campaigning using just her first name, effectively creating two "Kelly" candidates.
"We had a lady running who was using her first name to identify herself because her last name is a nightmare," Ruedrich recalled. "We’ve had identity issues and confusion in the past."
Ruedrich believes that attempts to muddy the waters also go beyond just Sullivan Jr.’s campaign. He pointed out that this year looks different for Heikes — the Republican with the third-most support on Tuesday and a familiar face in Alaska politics.
"Now, why am I bringing up Heikes? He is a perennial candidate. He has run a number of times, but he's always been unfunded," Ruedrich said.
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"This year, he has a significant contribution of hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Massachusetts liberal who is contributing to this ultra-conservative Republican, and they're running ads saying that Dan Sullivan is not pro-life; he's pro-abortion."
Heikes has backing from groups like Right for Alaska, which has put roughly $1.2 million up to oppose Sen. Sullivan and $410,000 to support Heikes.
It remains unclear if Heikes will advance to the general election as election results remain unfinalized.
One notable difference between Alaska’s top-four jungle primary and its general election is the implementation of ranked-choice voting in November.
Under this system, voters rank their preferred candidates. If their top choice is eliminated, their support passes on to their next-ranked option. While supporters of the process argue it expands voters' power and greatly increases the influence of candidates that may not otherwise be a top choice, critics believe it also introduces confusion.
Kaufman fears that some voters won’t bother to fill out both the "Sullivans" on the ballot to cover their bases.
He believes there are still some voters in Alaska, especially Republicans, who refuse to use the system, citing disagreements with its implementation.
"Some people have a pretty strong traditionalist perspective: one person, one man, one vote," Kaufman said.
"And so, the ballot fatigue where people just don’t rank because maybe they disagree with it; there’s a pretty strong segment of the population here that just patently disagrees with the rank-choice voting system we ended up with. And they don’t necessarily believe in utilizing it."
Both Kaufman and Ruedrich remain unclear about how much confusion the Sullivan Jr. campaign will add in November, but noted that Republicans will likely make it a focus to highlight the issue in the remaining months of the campaign.
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"It has had some blog coverage and some social media coverage," Ruedrich said.
"I expect that’s going to go up significantly to get more people to understand what the problem really is," he added.
In terms of proportionality, Sullivan Jr.’s most notable support came from his hometown, Petersburg Kupreanof. There, he received 66 votes to Sen. Sullivan’s 213 votes — roughly 33% of the incumbent’s support.
Sullivan Jr.’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Tom Hanks put 'Band of Brothers' stars in their place during boot camp 'mutiny', Neal McDonough reveals
"Band of Brothers" star Neal McDonough recalled how Tom Hanks put the show's cast in their place during the grueling boot camp that they underwent prior to filming.
McDonough, 60, co-starred in the hit 2001 HBO war drama miniseries, which was executive produced by Hanks, 70, and Steven Spielberg, 79.
"Band of Brothers" told the story of the real-life soldiers of Easy Company, part of the U.S. Army’s 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, as they fought their way across Europe during World War II.
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During a recent interview with Fox News Digital, McDonough recalled how the actors rebelled during the production's intense boot camp before Hanks arrived by helicopter and delivered a powerful message that they "never forgot."
"About five days into boot camp, there was a mutiny," McDonough said on the red carpet at Televerse 26 in Los Angeles.
"All of a sudden, my teeth are knocked out by a .30 cal and I broke my toe, and a slew of other guys was getting tortured," he continued.
"The American guys really loved it," he added with a laugh. "But, there was this mutiny going on. They were like, 'This isn't what we signed up for.'"
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"All of a sudden, this helicopter shows up in the middle of our Army base and out walks Tom Hanks with his beard down here and his ‘Cast Away’ hair," McDonough recalled, referencing Hanks' starring role in the survival drama "Cast Away."
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"And he got us all attention, and he says, ‘Look, we all owe it to everyone in Easy Company, and everyone in World War II, to work our hardest because they gave their lives for our freedoms. The least we can do is work our tails off to tell the truth as hard as we can so we give honor to those men and women,'" McDonough remembered of Hanks.
McDonough told Fox News Digital that the two-time Oscar winner's words completely shifted the cast's mindset toward portraying "Band of Brothers'" real-life heroes.
"Telling you after that, we were all brainwashed," he said before clarifying, "I'm not sure brainwashed is the right word."
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"Where we all realized Tom was right," McDonough continued. "They lived, breathed, and died for what we have this day, freedom. None of us forgot about that, and as soon as the show came out, we realized Tom was right the whole time."
"He knew it was going to be a massive hit. Stephen knew it would be a big hit. We were just lughead actors who were doing our jobs. And then when it came out, and it was the hit that it became, and it is still 25 years later, it just boggles my mind how fortunate every single one of us were to be cast in the show."
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McDonough played 1st Lt. Lynn "Buck" Compton, a real-life platoon leader in Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. Compton fought in major WWII campaigns, including D-Day and Operation Market Garden and was wounded during the fighting in the Netherlands.
"Band of Brothers" also starred Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Donnie Wahlberg, David Schwimmer, Michael Cudlitz and Scott Grimes, while future stars including Tom Hardy, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy appeared in smaller roles.
The 10-part miniseries was based on historian Stephen E. Ambrose’s 1992 nonfiction book, "Band of Brothers" and was created by Hanks and Spielberg, who had previously collaborated on the acclaimed 1998 World War II film "Saving Private Ryan." Writer Erik Jendresen also helped lead the series adaptation.
Hanks also directed episode five, titled "Crossroads," and had a brief, uncredited cameo.
"Band of Brothers," which premiered in September 2001, earned widespread critical acclaim and received multiple awards, including seven Emmys and a Golden Globe.
The series was extensively praised for its gritty realism and attention to historical detail. The boot camp that the actors underwent was specifically intended to help them move, behave and bond more convincingly as soldiers.
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While speaking with Fox News Digital, McDonough recalled how the "brutal" boot camp was led by retired U.S. Marine Corps captain, Vietnam War veteran, actor and longtime Hollywood military technical adviser Dale Dye.
McDonough explained that the boot camp was particularly more challenging for some actors than others.
"I'm a knucklehead. I love that kind of stuff. Those two weeks felt like three months for a lot of guys," he said. "And it was tough."
McDonough told Fox News Digital that Dale intentionally "allowed himself to be the common enemy" to the actors during the series' production.
"We all hated his guts, because he pushed us all to the brink," he recalled of Dye. "And it wasn't until about a quarter of the way through filming that we realized he was putting on an act so we could all gel together as a unit."
"There are a few men on this planet that I love like I love Dale Dye because he allowed himself to be that guy and 'Band of Brothers' would not be ‘Band of Brothers’ were not for him,'" McDonough added.
In additional to serving as the senior military advisor for "Band of Brothers," Dye also played Col. Robert F. Sink, the real-life commander of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the series. Dye is one of Hollywood’s leading military advisers and has previously worked on movies including "Platoon" and "Saving Private Ryan" and TV shows including "The Pacific" and "Masters of the Air."
Despite the cast's eventual gratitude for Dye's dedication and methods, the physically demanding boot camp took a toll on the actors. McDonough recalled that Dye even considered suspending the training after several actors suffered injuries. The "Minority Report" star remembered that he was hit in the mouth with a ".30 cal" shortly after.
"I heard him say, ‘If one more guy gets hurt, then I might shut this whole thing down.’ That afternoon, I got hit," McDonough said. "We're enveloping this one house. Guy comes out with a .30 cal, boom, smashes my teeth, blood all the way down here."
McDonough remembered that his co-star Shane Taylor, who played medic Eugene "Doc" Roe, became incredulous when he asked him for medical treatment after the injury.
"I said, ‘Doc, get over here, stitch me up,'" McDonough said.
McDonough recalled Taylor replying, "'I'm not a doctor, I'm an actor,'" to which he said he responded, "'I don't care, just stitch me up.'"
"So he stitches me up in front of everybody, and then two or three days later, it's so infected, that Dale's like, ‘You need to go to the hospital.’ And I knew he was sweating," McDonough said. "But at the time, I was just gung ho, because of what Tom said."
McDonough recalled that he went to the hospital, where he provided his character's name and information instead of his own.
"I knew it was socialized medicine, I knew. But I needed to have ‘Lynn Compton’ on that report, not ‘Neal McDonough,’" he said.
McDonough told Fox News Digital that the doctor who treated him was horrified when he saw his infected mouth.
"The doctor's like, 'Oh gosh, that's awful, this is terrible,'" he recalled. "So they shaved it all off, they cleaned it up, stitched me up."
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The "Yellowstone" alum told Fox News Digital that he visited Dye afterward. He remembered Dye becoming emotional when presented with McDonough's hospital paperwork, realizing how deeply the actor had committed to his portrayal of Compton.
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"I get back to the barracks at four o'clock in the morning, I knock on his door, he's sitting there waiting. I put it down there [and said] ‘Sir.’ And he looks at it, and he looked at me and tears welled up in Dale's eyes," McDonough said.
"And I knew that I did a right thing for Easy Company and the whole movie, and after that, we became like that," he continued. "But that was probably the most difficult moment of the boot camp for me."
McDonough met the real Compton prior to filming the show and the two developed a friendship that lasted until the former soldier's death in 2012. He previously described Compton as "another father figure" in his life, and said he nicknamed his son Morgan "Little Buck" in Compton’s honor. McDonough also attended Compton’s 90th birthday celebration and later gave a eulogy at his funeral.
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While speaking with Fox News Digital, McDonough explained that "Band of Brothers" also had a special place in his heart because he met his longtime wife Ruvé Robertson while filming the show in the United Kingdom.
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McDonough and the South African model married in 2003 and share five children, including Morgan, Catherine, London, Clover and James.
"The greatest thing about ‘Band of Brothers’ other than getting to play Buck Compton and work for Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks is I got to meet the love of my life Ruvé the very first night I got into town on St. Patrick's Day, 2000," he said. "Five kids later, 26 seasons later, I love her more today than I did yesterday and I love her tomorrow more than I did today."
Tourists shocked after innocent vacation activity lands them in hot water with locals
An American couple's morning run through Venice, Italy, took an unexpected turn — and went viral — when they discovered that jogging shirtless could result in a fine.
In a video posted to Instagram last month, the woman documented the aftermath of a morning run through Venice with her boyfriend, who was not wearing a shirt.
She said the two decided to go for a jog through the city's iconic streets when they noticed locals reacting negatively to them.
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"We didn't know that it's illegal to run shirtless through Venice," the woman said. "We noticed people were like, shaking their heads at us, looking disgusted and angry."
She added, "Someone yelled at Mike. ... We stopped and looked it up and found out that it is actually illegal to run without a shirt."
"Sorry, Venetian people, we didn't know," the tourist added.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Instagram user for comment.
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The video, which was "liked" by nearly half a million Instagram users, drew criticism from some viewers.
"Everyone should be wearing a shirt," one person said.
"Clothes in public? Who would have thought," another chimed in.
Other viewers were surprised by the rule.
"Weird because of all the nude beaches and naked art that they have," an American user wrote.
"Are people expecting you to Google 'jogging laws Italy'? You don't know what you don't know," another viewer said.
Venice is one of many European vacation spots that have a number of lesser-known rules that could catch American tourists off guard, said Eric Bowman, editor-in-chief of Travel Pulse.
The Georgia-based expert said popular destinations have increasingly introduced restrictions as they contend with growing numbers of visitors.
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"We've seen a lot of different bans come up for what travelers can and can't do — a lot of new fees that have come up for how much they're gonna have to pay to be there," Bowman said.
He said the rules are largely intended to maintain order and discourage bad behavior as residents deal with an influx of tourists.
Bowman said some of the most common sources of friction between locals and tourists include "drunken debauchery," general rudeness and travelers failing to understand local customs.
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Clothing can also get visitors into trouble, he said, pointing to restrictions on wearing bathing suits away from beaches in some destinations.
Bowman advised travelers in Italy to use their swimwear at the beach and to cover up before walking around town.
"It's not California, unfortunately," the expert said.
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Other niche rules include restrictions on wearing high heels at ancient ruins in Greece and camouflage clothing in some Caribbean nations, Bowman said.
He added that his biggest tip is to book with a travel adviser who can alert travelers to local rules and restrictions before their trip.
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The expert noted that working with travel advisers isn't always as expensive as it sounds — especially if it prevents people from paying a fine.
"Some of them charge fees, some of them don't," said Bowman. "You can pretty much start in your local community if you don't have one."
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders took over Lake Michigan, Elizabeth Hurley in a bikini & Butker is good from 69
Welcome to Sunday Screencaps. I'm back from vacation, and I'd love to report that I'm well rested and ready for whatever comes as we get closer to the start of the NFL regular season and college football.
But that's not entirely true. I'm ready for all that football has in store for us this season, but I'm not well rested at all. That wasn't going to happen. It was never part of the plan.
I spent most of my time off hanging out with my little one, squeezing every last bit out of what was left of his summer break. We did it all, and I think he had a good time, which was the point.
The first day of school is tomorrow, and he's already had two baseball practices. It's going to get busy quickly, and before you know it we're going to be covered in pumpkin spice in the middle of fall.
While I was out, there was also chatter about OutKick OutDoors heating up, which I'm involved with thanks to my brilliant work covering Bigfoot. All things to come as we spend the next few weeks putting the finishing touches on summer.
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Let's shift gears and get this party started, shall we? We're going on a virtual trip to Chicago where the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders took over Lake Michigan for a bachelorette weekend on the water.
The member of America's Sweethearts who is going to be tying the knot is a veteran with five years on the squad under her belt. Her name is Madeline Salter, and she got engaged to a sports card investor back in April.
Why do we know so much about her is a question that some might be asking? It has the appearance of a good question, but it's not. Frankly, we should be asking why we don't know more about this cheerleader and her engagement.
We're talking about a distinguished member of the top cheerleading squad in the league who went to People with her engagement news. And we thank her for that, otherwise we'd be in the dark about where this whole bachelorette weekend came from.
See, Madeline's future husband surprised her with his proposal. She had no idea that she was going to be receiving a proposal that day.
"I had no idea that this was happening. I thought I was just doing a normal content photo shoot, and then I was surprised by my future husband with the biggest smile."
The old surprise "will you marry me?" when she thought it was a normal content photo shoot. From that to bikinis with her friends on Lake Michigan. What more can I say than congratulations?
In a world where social media trends have people soaking chicken in NyQuil and eating Tide pods, it makes sense that something called the "brown challenge" would emerge.
What is the "brown challenge?"
It's a trend that has evidently been going on for a couple of years, where, Metro reports, people "have taken it upon themselves to try and get public pools to close by either defecating in the water or releasing it from a bag inside their swimwear."
The prank has reportedly caused the closure of more than 300 pools in Spain as the pools have to undergo thorough cleaning and remain closed to the public for 24 to 28 hours.
This shouldn't have to be said, especially for those of you out there respecting summer, but here we are. If you're going to attempt a prank, make sure it's funny.
Taking a dump in a pool is something that sounds like it should be funny, but let's be honest it goes in different direction fast. With that said, don't take a dump in the pool.
- Mike writes:
Almost forgot to send my meat pics. While the wife is away, bacon wrapped tenderloin, prepackaged to just heat and eat.
Keep up the great work.
SeanJo
Whatever you do, don't forget to send your meat pics. Thanks for sending these in and thanks for the support. Keep sending in your meat, I want to see it.
- Jim T in San Diego:
Driving to daughter's wedding in NorCal, saw this shop deep in the redwoods, and had to stop for you.
Start a new job as a news reporter Monday and so won't be writing in too often but will still be reading along.
SeanJo
Thanks for making the stop. I've been to my share of Bigfoot museums/gift shops and they never fail to entertain.
Congratulations on the new job. Your contributions to the column will be missed.
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- Gen X Warren M writes:
Hey SeanJo,
Hope you had a great vacation searching for Sasquatch!
I grilled up some cheeseburgers for my wife, her BFF, and I, plus baked some fries. Not a bad Saturday evening.
SeanJo
Thanks for sending me your meat. I'm a big cheeseburgers on the grill guy. I never get tired of them.
The first couple of days of my vacation were on the road in what should be prime Bigfoot country. Sadly, I came home empty-handed.
I found no evidence whatsoever. Oddly, I never do.
Yes you are Bill. More fantastic work on the grill. Keep it up and keep sending me your meat.
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That's it. I'm officially back from vacation. We're even closer to the start of football that counts and I don't know about you, but that's music to my ears.
Make the most of what's left of the weekend and if you slap your meat on the grill, send it my way. Send whatever else you want too.
The inbox and the DMs are always open. My email is sean.joseph@outkick.com and you can find me here on Twitter and here on Instagram.
WNBA has 'no idea what they're about to face,' Enes Kanter Freedom says as league takes on trans athlete issue
Enes Kanter Freedom said Saturday he was "prepared" to play in the WNBA
Freedom drummed up some controversy earlier this month when he "declared" for the WNBA Draft after lack of support for Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham and her belief that transgender women shouldn’t have to compete against females.
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With the WNBA lacking clarity on its gender eligibility policy and players and coaches seemingly supporting trans athletes’ abilities to join the WNBA, Freedom decided to attempt to make the league put up or shut up.
Freedom appeared on Fox News Channel’s "My View with Lara Trump" on Saturday to talk about the issue.
"I think I will be the best draft pick in WNBA history, literally," he said.
Freedom said Golden State Valkyries star Gabby Williams’ support for trans athletes and Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve’s "support trans kids" shirt was what led him to this moment.
"So, there’s other major sports that obviously closed that loophole," he said. "They added ‘biological female’ or ‘born female’ in their collective bargaining. But when I look at them, the WNBA, they didn’t have kind of, you know, reference to biological or anything like that. And all the coaches, I was watching this, and I believe the coach of Minnesota came out with a ‘trans kids belong’ (shirt), so I was like, if no one’s against it and all the coaches are OK with it, think about how much money I can bring, think about all the endorsement deals.
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League officials met to discuss the trans athlete topic and later put out a statement, saying they were continuing the conversation but needled the media for allegedly sewing division in the sport and called out "bad-faith" efforts to undermine the organization.
"The WNBA has no idea what they’re about to face. They’re still trying to figure out what a woman is," he said. "So, let’s see if they can figure that out. So, let’s see what kind of rules that they’re gonna come up with."
OutKick reached out to the WNBA for comment.
Cunningham took her stance on trans athletes in women and girls’ sports in an interview with ESPN.
"I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I’m like, ‘I never once said that.’ I think that I am here to extend love. But I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn’t have to go against biological men."
Kanter told Trump that he believed Cunningham was an "American hero."
"First of all, I want to say is, she is an American hero," he said. "Everywhere she goes I see now a lot of people are coming out an actually defending her. But obviously, if you are standing up for something you believe in, you’re gonna get hate all the time.
"But I think she’s inspiring not only the players in the WNBA but girls from all over the world. Not only in America because I get so many messages and they’re saying that, from all over the world, they say, ‘Hey, if you ever see Sophie Cunningham, can you please say hi to her?’"
Several rallies have taken place before WNBA games in support of Cunningham. The latest occurred before the Fever’s game against the New York Liberty on Saturday.
STEPHEN MOORE: Don't let the FTC tarnish Trump's golden age of capitalism
We are living in the golden age of American capitalism.
The S&P 500 just closed at a record high. GDP is projected to grow 2.5% this year. Corporate earnings are strong, AI investment is booming, and the private sector is firing on all cylinders. None of this happened by accident. President Trump and Vice President Vance came into office with a clear mandate: restore confidence in the American economy, unleash the private sector, and get government out of the way — and the results speak for themselves.
That stands in sharp contrast to what came before. Under the Biden administration, prices for everyday Americans reached levels not seen in a generation — and rather than focus on the real drivers of inflation, Lina Khan's FTC was busy blocking deals that would have created jobs and lowered costs. The mismatched priorities were staggering. While American families struggled with rising egg prices, soaring drug costs, and inflation that hit every corner of their lives, Khan's FTC was on a search-and-destroy mission for private sector activity. She boasted that 43 mergers were abandoned on her watch and counted every killed deal as a "victory." When asked whether companies abandoning deals under government pressure was a win, Khan said simply: "That's right."
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Fortunately, the Federal Trade Commission under Chairman Andrew Ferguson has proven to embody a very different spirit. He pledged to "stop Lina Khan's war on mergers" and restore "certainty and clarity" to the review process. That means reviewing mergers on the merits, not on ideology. It means recognizing that as industries evolve, companies must do the same — often through consolidation — or risk being left behind. A company that can't adapt serves no one: not its employees, not its customers, and not the American economy.
The FTC is currently reviewing several mergers that could add to the luster of our golden age and help families where it matters most.
As just one example, the proposed merger of Covetrus and MWI Animal Health is a clear opportunity for Chairman Ferguson to lower prices for consumers. Americans love their pets, and this deal promises to be good for competition, good for veterinarians, and good for pet parents.
The combination of Covetrus and MWI would create an integrated animal health company with the scale to invest more and ultimately deliver lower prices to the veterinary practices your neighborhood vet depends on. That means better, more affordable care for the pets Americans love. It is exactly the kind of pro-competitive, efficiency-creating deal the FTC should welcome.
Because right now, distributors like Covetrus and MWI are being squeezed from every direction. The big drug companies, who set the price of every product distributors sell, increasingly sell directly to veterinarians, by passing the distributors that built this supply chain. Massive retailers — Amazon, CVS, Chewy — are rushing in. Together, Covetrus and MWI can push back. This is not two dominant firms merging to raise prices. It is two companies evolving and innovating in a rapidly changing market, combining forces to compete against far larger players. The result: better service and pricing for veterinarians, more affordable care for pet parents, and a stronger, more innovative distribution partner for the animal health ecosystem.
The FTC should see this merger for what it is: a pro-competitive response to real market pressures, not a political trophy. Chairman Ferguson has the chance to show that the FTC is no longer in the business of blocking mergers for sport — but in the business of letting American companies do what they have always done best.
Build. Compete. Win.
Men face new pressure to stay ‘hot’ as they age — and it’s not just about living longer
Maintaining healthy cholesterol and blood pressure, along with regular physical activity, are widely recommended components of healthy aging.
But as interest in longevity grows, some older adults are looking beyond extending their healthspan — the number of years lived free of disease — to prioritize looking, feeling and remaining physically attractive as they age.
Experts say the desire to maintain one’s appearance — the pursuit of "hotness" — can be psychological, shaped in part by a disconnect between how people feel and the changes they see in the mirror.
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"It really isn't about age," Dr. Krishna Vyas, M.D., Ph.D., a plastic surgeon at Fleckman Plastic Surgery on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, told Fox News Digital.
"I think it's when you look in the mirror and you're like, 'I don't recognize myself. I don't recognize the way I feel. I don't identify with how my appearance isn't concordant with how I feel at that point.'"
Men now account for roughly 15% of all cosmetic procedures, according to data from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Social barriers that may have previously prevented men from seeking aesthetic treatment have diminished in the last two decades, Vyas noted.
"In the past, there was a stigma ... men were once shamed or ashamed of seeking out things that improve their appearance, especially in aesthetics, but that barrier has fallen significantly," he said.
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The motivations driving men to pursue "looksmaxxing" — a social media term for enhanced efforts to improve physical appearance — range from maintaining a competitive edge in youth-centric workplaces to addressing subtle signs of aging, such as dark under-eye circles or loss of jawline definition, according to Vyas.
Treatments range from minimally invasive procedures like Botox and laser therapy, to surgical interventions like chest masculinization and liposuction.
"The misconception often is that minimally invasive treatments will fix things and have no side effects," Vyas cautioned, noting that improper or excessive non-surgical treatments can change the normal layers and contours of facial tissue.
Before jumping to aesthetic procedures as quick-fix substitutes for biological health, the surgeon recommends taking the following steps to improve physical appearance.
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Complete abstinence from all forms of nicotine is essential to maintaining microvascular circulation and preventing premature skin breakdown, according to Vyas.
Avoid over-hyped trends and multi-step routines, the experts recommended. Guidelines from the American Academy of Dermatology point to two daily essentials: a morning broad-spectrum sunscreen to block photoaging UV rays, and a topical retinoid at night to stimulate cell turnover.
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Maintaining a healthy weight can prevent the chronic, systemic inflammation that is linked to metabolic syndrome, which directly accelerates structural skin and tissue aging.
Intervene early at the first sign of thinning. Evidence-based medical treatments, like FDA-approved finasteride and minoxidil, remain the primary standard for maintaining hair density before follicle loss becomes permanent.
"The real longevity drug is exercise — aerobic and non-aerobic strength training exercises," Vyas said.
"Someone who's looking for a hotspan or a healthspan, because they're so intimately related … I think they should focus on the basics to start ... the foundation is what's most important," the surgeon added.
Virginia Dem admits system ‘failure’ after illegal immigrant accused in landlord killing escapes to Tajikistan
Northern Virginia Democrats faced questions about how a Tajik national committed to a psychiatric facility after killing his landlord was twice allowed to leave — once to obtain a passport and once to visit an apartment — before escaping to Tajikistan.
Abdulloi Doniyor Toshpulodzoda had been held at a mental health facility in Falls Church, Virginia, after being found not guilty by reason of insanity in the killing of his landlord but was allowed an escorted visit to the Tajik embassy in Foggy Bottom, DC, and later to an Alexandria apartment, where he obtained an airline ticket to Dushanbe and left the country.
"I don't know about investigation, but certainly it's a bad thing that he's not in our custody, not being subject to the laws of the United States," Rep. Donald Beyer, D-Va., told Fox News Digital when asked if federal authorities should investigate the situation.
"There's a failure in the system somewhere along the way. I don't know whether it's failure to put [Toshpulodzoda] in the mental hospital or the hospital didn't have the right security to keep them there. But no, we don't want bad guys on the loose," Beyer said. His district includes Alexandria, Arlington and part of Fairfax County, including the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute, where Toshpulodzoda was housed.
Beyer pushed back on criticism of Fairfax County, saying he does not believe local leaders would consider it a "sanctuary" jurisdiction for illegal immigrants. He also said he presumed Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano was justified in having Toshpulodzoda committed to the psychiatric facility.
Beyer also pushed back on arguments that Toshpulodzoda should have been deported rather than committed to a psychiatric facility, saying someone who commits a serious crime should face consequences in the U.S. before being sent home.
"Deportation doesn’t seem sufficient punishment for someone whose [committed] a major felony," Beyer said.
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Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, who represents neighboring Loudoun and Fauquier counties, told Fox News Digital that U.S. laws cover murder and violent crime and that criminals "should be held accountable."
"I've been pretty consistent that if someone's undocumented and they committed a crime, that they should be held accountable for the crime and we should look into whether they should be deported at that point," Subramanyam, a Democrat, said.
"So you know, I think that's the federal law at this point and we have to go case by case though, because not every person who commits any crime should be deported automatically, right."
Subramanyam said officials should consider the circumstances when illegal immigrants commit minor offenses such as moving violations while also verifying a suspect’s immigration status.
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"We have to make sure we go case by case, but. In the instance of violent crime, for instance, they need to be held accountable," he said.
Subramanyam said he wants accountability on both sides of the process, for suspects who break the law and agents who do the same.
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"I want to make sure that if an ICE officer does the wrong thing that they're held accountable and there's not a cover up for them… that's what happened in the case of Renee Good was that a lot of public pressure led to some people getting removed, but that wasn't enough when they need to actually have the DOJ and FBI investigate and prosecute instances where they're going too far."
Good, an anti-ICE activist in Minnesota, was shot and killed by an ICE agent in January after officials said she tried to strike him with her car while shadowing immigration enforcement operations.
Laura Birnbaum, a spokesperson for Descano, told Fox News Digital that the office did not oppose Toshpulodzoda’s escorted visit to the embassy in 2024 but has successfully argued multiple times in court against his outright release.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Tajik embassy for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Hannah Brennan contributed to this report.