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'Dallas’ star Patrick Duffy says mother was killed rushing to husband after gunmen opened fire at bar
Patrick Duffy's mother was doing a crossword puzzle when two armed men returned to the bar she and her husband owned in Montana, and one of them shot her husband. Moments later, she rushed toward him and was shot and killed, too.
The "Dallas" star, 77, recalled the final moments of his parents' lives during an appearance on the "Still Here Hollywood" podcast, revealing how the double murder unfolded and how he found the strength to carry on.
The murders took place nearly 40 years ago, on Nov. 18, 1986.
"My parents were murdered when two young men robbed the bar that my parents owned in Montana," the actor told host Steve Kmetko. "My dad had thrown these two boys out because they were drunk and obstreperous. He just threw them out of the bar, and they went somewhere, finished whatever they were drinking, and the anger boiled up and they went back in."
Sean A. Wentz and Kenneth A. Miller were both 19 at the time, People magazine reported. Duffy's parents, Marie and Terence, were the only ones in the bar when the gunmen returned.
"It was very late at night," Duffy said. "There was nobody in the bar except my father and my mother, and they walked in with their shotguns. As soon as my dad saw them, this is in the testimony that came out in the court, my dad turned to them and apparently took a step towards them, saying, 'I told you to ...'"
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Duffy's father never finished his sentence.
"... That's when they opened up on him and killed him," Duffy said. "And then my mother was on the other end of the bar doing a crossword puzzle and took a couple steps running towards dad. And they shot her too."
"And then, if that wasn't stupid enough, instead of just running, they jumped over the bar to the cash register, took the money and a couple of bottles of booze and then left."
The Los Angeles Times previously reported that Terence and Marie's bodies were found by a group of people who had stopped for a drink after finishing their shifts at the nearby Montana Developmental Center. One woman spotted Marie on the floor but initially thought she might have fainted. When she saw blood on Terence, she went outside and flagged down a friend for help.
Duffy learned of his parents' deaths the following morning.
"... My sister had called she was completely devastated," he recalled. "... She was a police woman, and she was on her way to Montana. By the time I hung up the phone, there were film crews at the gate."
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Duffy said Lorimar Television, the production company behind "Dallas," arranged transportation and other support for him following the murders.
"Lorimar [Television] called, everybody called, [the] support team got in there and said, 'We have the jet ready. We'll fly you to Montana. We'll take care of everything. We'll send a PR person with you to take care of all that.'"
Duffy said his Buddhist faith helped him cope with the loss. It also gave him the strength to tell his sons, Padraic and Conor, that their grandparents had been killed.
"The Buddhist philosophy is one of the continuous life cycle of your entity," Duffy explained on the podcast.
"... The first thing I did was, it was just as the boys were getting up to go to school, very young, and I said, '... I'm going to chant with you,' because we always chanted before they went off to school. I said, 'We have to chant for grandma and grandpa because they've both been killed, and we have to chant for them because they're going to understand it and hear it.'"
Miller and Wentz were convicted in connection with the murders and sentenced to prison, according to People magazine. Nine.com.au reported that Miller was released on parole in 2007, and Wentz was granted parole in 2015.
Miller and Wentz were convicted in connection with the murders and sentenced to prison, according to People magazine. Australian news outlet 9News reported that Miller was released on parole in 2007, and Wentz was granted parole in 2015.
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Duffy previously told Closer Weekly that he still remembered his parents as "pretty ordinary, pleasant people" who were "very social" before the murders.
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"When my parents were murdered, I went through all the emotions of the horrific event — shock and anger and everything — but I never felt disconnected from [my parents]," Duffy said. "I never felt that immediate loss. I did not know why then, but in retrospect, it was a result of being Buddhist."
"There was something about the eternity of life that had set deep inside me," he also told People magazine in 2020. "As horrific as that was, I didn't feel disconnected from them."
Minnesota Wild's Brock Faber to make season debut just seven weeks after suffering skull fracture
Minnesota Wild defenseman and member of the gold medal-winning USA men's hockey team Brock Faber is gearing up for his season debut, less than two months after suffering a skull fracture.
Faber has been out of action since the preseason, when the Wild played their final tune-up game against the Dallas Stars.
A shot from Dallas' Miro Heiskanen hit Faber in the head, and he went down in a heap.
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He was able to skate off under his own power, but it was later revealed that the 24-year-old had undergone surgery for a fractured skull just days before the start of the season.
That's a horrific injury, so it's no shocker that Faber missed time. However, The Athletic's Michael Russo reported that he's ready to return to action just seven weeks later.
Yet another example of how NHL players are simply built different.
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"He’s ready to play, so we’ve got to play him," head coach John Hynes said ahead of the team's Saturday game against the Boston Bruins. "I think part of it will be putting him back into the situations that he can play in, and we will manage the minutes."
Hynes also said he expects to have Faber all in on special teams as well, getting time on both the power play and penalty kill.
That goes to show what a huge piece of the puzzle Faber is for the Wild. He's a stellar top-pair defenseman.
But what's scary for the rest of the league is that the team played pretty well without him.
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Despite Faber's absence, the Wild have a five-point lead over the Nashville Predators in the Central Division going into Saturday's 14-game slate.
Bringing him back will mean mixing up some defensive pairings, but a little time to get the chemistry back where it needs to be is a small price to pay to have Faber back in the lineup.
Democrats push back across the nation after voters approve girls' sports protections
The battle over girls' sports is moving from ballot boxes to courtrooms as the years-long national debate has gotten a new wrinkle this month.
Democrats are turning Election Day victories for the "save women's sports" movement into fresh fights to reject the will of American voters.
Voters in four states approved measures restricting transgender participation in school sports this month, but Democratic leaders in Washington and Colorado are either backing court challenges or considering changes to what voters passed.
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The results highlight a divide between approval at the ballot box and acceptance among political leaders, even as some officials and athletic administrators commit to following the new laws.
Washington’s Initiative 638 passed with roughly 56% support. It prohibits biological males from competing in female school sports and requires students seeking to participate in girls’ athletics to provide healthcare documentation verifying their sex.
The Washington State Democratic Party quickly made clear that it supported continued resistance.
"The fight over I-638 is just beginning," the party said in a Nov. 6 statement.
The party argued the initiative violates the constitution and endorsed organizations planning court challenges.
The ACLU of Washington, Legal Voice and Pacifica Law Group subsequently sued on behalf of the state teachers union, a nonprofit and parents. The lawsuit argues that the measure discriminates against transgender girls and imposes unequal privacy burdens on girls seeking to play school sports.
The challengers seek to prevent the initiative from taking effect Dec. 3.
Seattle’s school board separately authorized legal action over the measure, citing concerns about privacy, equal treatment and conflicts with existing protections. That authorization allows the district to pursue legal action; it does not itself suspend the initiative.
Democratic Attorney General Nick Brown, meanwhile, appointed outside law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner to defend the law on the state’s behalf.
"My personal views do not dictate what laws get defended or the strength of that defense," Brown said.
Brown said the arrangement would ensure the initiative receives a defense while allowing his office to continue its other work protecting transgender rights.
Alliance Defending Freedom filed a motion on behalf of Female Athletes United to defend Washington’s voter-approved girls sports initiative against an ACLU-backed lawsuit, arguing that the state cannot adequately represent the athletes’ interests, on Friday.
The Nov. 13 motion asks King County Superior Court to allow Female Athletes United to join the case as a defendant to defend Initiative 638. The request seeks the court’s permission to participate; it is not an order granting intervention.
In Colorado, voters approved Proposition 134 with approximately 52% support, requiring school and college sports teams to be designated male, female or coeducational and generally tying participation to biological sex.
Democratic Gov.-elect Phil Weiser has already signaled an interest in changing the measure.
"We’re going to have to take a look at these anti-trans measures and what adjustments are necessary and appropriate," Weiser said after the election, according to reporting by The Colorado Sun published by Colorado Public Radio.
Weiser raised concerns about potentially invasive eligibility verification. The measure does not expressly require genital examinations or establish a uniform statewide verification process.
He had not outlined specific changes in the reporting reviewed. Because Proposition 134 changes state law rather than the constitution, lawmakers can amend it without another statewide vote.
Demonstrators in Denver have demanded repeal. Supporters, including Protect Kids Colorado, have accused Weiser of disregarding the electorate’s decision.
Colorado’s athletic administrators have taken a more direct position on compliance.
"Like every member school, CHSAA must comply with the new law," a Colorado High School Activities Association spokesperson told Colorado Public Radio.
Denver Public Schools also said it would support students while following state law. The measure is scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, 2027.
Arizona voters approved Proposition 318 with approximately 59% support, expanding an existing law restricting male participation in girls’ sports.
The legislature referred the measure to voters with Republican support and Democratic opposition. Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs had vetoed similar legislation in previous years.
The proposition also restricts access to bathrooms, locker rooms and other private spaces based on sex recorded on an original birth certificate. It removes an existing provision allowing girls to participate on boys’ teams.
A pre-election lawsuit challenged the proposal, but a judge rejected the argument that it violated the single-subject rule and allowed it to remain on the ballot.
Opposition continued after passage. The ACLU of Arizona condemned the result, arguing that the measure further excludes transgender students.
"Lawmakers showed they would rather villainize vulnerable groups than defend our rights when they sent bad policies to the ballot, and unfortunately, some of those measures passed." said Victoria López, executive director for the ACLU of Arizona. "Proposition 317 will do nothing to make border communities safer, and risks labeling U.S. citizens and people seeking asylum as ‘terrorist organizations,’ Proposition 318 broadens an existing ban targeting trans student athletes to further ostracize kids who simply want to participate alongside their peers."
That statement did not announce a new lawsuit against Proposition 318. The absence of an announced post-election Democratic effort to block it should not be confused with an endorsement by Democrats who opposed it.
Nebraska’s Initiative 442 received roughly 68% support, placing restrictions on male participation in female school and college sports into the state constitution.
A voter guide published by the Nebraska Democratic Party recommended voting against it.
The proposal also survived a pre-election legal challenge. The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Oct. 16 that the petition’s statement of purpose satisfied state requirements, rejecting an effort to keep the measure off the ballot.
The ACLU of Nebraska criticized the result after passage and said it would monitor potential harassment and discrimination against students. Its statement did not announce a new lawsuit.
Unlike Colorado’s statutory measure, Nebraska’s constitutional amendment cannot be undone through an ordinary legislative amendment. It reinforces a sports restriction already established in state law.
Bruce Buffer recalls wildest UFC brawls in and out of octagon, has strong words for banned Dillon Danis
Mixed martial artists are generally not friendly inside or outside of the octagon.
Brawls between fighters away from their fights are hardly a foreign concept, and there was another one in Abu Dhabi last week.
Former UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili was jumped by MMA free agent Usman Nurmagomedov, the younger brother of Dvalishvili's former opponent, Umar Nurmagomedov, in a hotel lobby overseas. Usman Nurmagomedov and his crew were sentenced to six months in prison.
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Bruce Buffer has been the ring announcer since 1996, so he's seen his fair share of scary moments.
"I was at the Khabib [Nurmagomedov] and Conor McGregor fight when Khabib jumped over the cage. That was a big deal. I’ve also seen other brawls break out. I’ve seen so many; I’ve been doing this for 31 years," Buffer recalled in a recent interview with OutKick. (Ironically, Khabib Nurmagomedov is Usman and Umar's cousin.)
UFC will head to Madison Square Garden on Saturday, and the last time MSG hosted fights, Dillon Dannis got into a brawl with several of lightweight champion Islam Makhachev's team in the stands. That event got him banned from UFC, which Buffer is more than fine with.
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"Dylan’s banned. Dylan should be banned. It seems every time Dylan goes somewhere, he causes trouble, so there’s no reason for him to be anywhere near us. I have no problem saying that," Buffer said.
Buffer then remembers another brawl that had occurred after UFC 13 in 1997.
"I remember a big brawl in the early days at an after-party. I was talking to Tank Abbott, and all of a sudden I saw Tank get hit across the face with an overhand right. It was Wallid Ismail, and all hell broke loose," Buffer said.
"When I’m in a brawl like that, I get my back to a wall so you only have to worry about who’s in front of you. Everybody’s going at it. Always keep your back protected and know where your exit is. Know where your six is. Just watch. But things happen."
Buffer said he was "sorry to see" that Dvalishvili got fined, "because it wasn't his fault."
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"But those are the laws over there. Don’t do anything - don’t throw punches unless you’re in the ring or the Octagon," he said. "If you’re in Abu Dhabi, it’s not going to be a good outcome."
Kim Kardashian poses in barely-there knit beach dress with fans calling her 'the most beautiful woman'
Kim Kardashian left little to the imagination in her latest Instagram post from the beach.
The 46-year-old reality star and businesswoman took to Instagram to share a series of photos of herself on the beach in a revealing knit dress that left much of her body exposed.
The dress featured a high neckline and beading, with the focal point being a number of cutouts that showed off her chest and torso.
The look also featured matching chunky knit armbands. She kept her makeup neutral, and let her long black hair flow in the wind as she posed for selfies on the shore.
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Fans of the reality star filled the comments section with praise, with one writing, "KIM…we need to breathe babe. 😍"
"OH MY GOSH MOTHER!!!! IM LIVING FOR THIS!!!!" another wrote, while a third added, "Without any doubt, the most beautiful woman on the planet!! 😍"
Earlier this year, Kardashian shared a series of photos from her tropical family vacation, which included many bikini photos, in addition to photos of her with her boyfriend, Formula One star Lewis Hamilton.
The two went Instagram official in a video posted to Hamilton's account in April, which showed him driving his Ferrari F40 at a track in Tokyo, Japan, with Kardashian in the passenger seat.
"There are certain couples that just make sense and feel natural," celebrity matchmaker Alessandra Conti told Fox News Digital in May, noting that for her, Kardashian and Lewis are one of them.
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"The issues that typically come in when there are two people with demanding careers are usually centered around the basics, namely having enough time together to actually build a long-lasting, healthy relationship," Conti added. "If they both prioritize seeing each other, this is a relationship that could really go the distance."
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Kardashian recently faced backlash after fans were unhappy with the $148 Skims advent calendar, which turned out to be an assortment of "cheap" hair accessories and keychains.
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The 12-day calendar — which included hair ties, scrunchies, clips, bobby pins, keychains and a compact mirror, according to the product description — drew massive criticism from content creators and social media users as unboxing videos began to go viral.
"For SKIMS to be a CLOTHING brand and not include a single piece of clothing in the SKIMS advent Christmas calendar is crazy and ridiculous actually," a social media user wrote. "150$ for Bobby pins, scrunchies and tree ornaments WOW."
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Another social media user dubbed the company as "Skams." While many were criticizing the company, others came to its defense, pointing out that the company's website detailed what items would be included in the advent calendar.
Following the backlash, the company said in a statement to Page Six that since "the calendar didn’t meet expectations," they have "personally contacted every customer who purchased the calendar and offered them a choice of a full refund or a Skims credit to put towards other products."
Boise State head coach provides a refreshing, faith-filled College GameDay interview
It's been 16 years since ESPN's College GameDay made its way to Boise, Idaho. Since the Broncos joined the FBS in 1996, they are in the top five for most wins with Ohio State, Alabama, Georgia, and Oklahoma. They have the most well-known playing surface in the sport: The iconic blue field. They are a Group of 6 powerhouse with the nation's leading rusher in Dylan Riley. Today, just like they did 16 years ago when College GameDay came to town, Boise State plays Oregon State.
College GameDay is always a lively, electric atmosphere, where the host team usually has their head coach speak with the panel of Pat McAfee, Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and legendary coach Nick Saban during the broadcast. Saturday morning was no different.
Broncos Head Coach Spencer Danielson, who played linebacker and later coached for the then Division II Christian college out of Southern California, Azusa Pacific University, joined the panel, turning heads not only with his age (38) and positivity, but his faith-focused responses.
In front of a sea of Boise State blue and orange, Danielson proclaimed as he answered Rece Davis's initial question, "First off, I appreciate all of you guys being here. And for me, man, always, thank you Jesus. We serve a God who's faithful."
As he said this, the crowd erupted.
Danielson wrapped up prefacing his answer by saying, "With God, all things are possible."
This echoed what Danielson said on Friday when he joined the "The Pat McAfee Show":
"I thank Jesus for the opportunity to be here because I’m not that smart, I’m not that cool. The only reason I’m the head coach is because Jesus put me here."
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In case you weren't aware of Coach Danielson and the way he conducts himself in interviews, this is nothing new. Many interviews start with a thankfulness to and praising of Jesus.
After securing their third straight Mountain West Championship in 2025, Danielson told Robert Griffin III, "First off, always, thank you Jesus. Faith doesn’t make things easy. It makes it possible. With God, all things are possible."
His statements on College GameDay received praise from many college football fans online.
"In the era of Godlessness we need more people like Coach Danielson," one X user said.
"Another reason I love Boise St."
"Spencer Danielson does this in every interview. Pay attention. Something extraordinary continues to happen in sports."
Danielson added in his interview with the College GameDay panel, "The only reason I'm here is Jesus."
He also said, "I know I'm here by [God's] grace and I wanna have an impact on these kids."
When you watch the game on Saturday evening, you'll hear much of the same from Coach Danielson.
Kentucky coach Mark Pope gives insanely tone-deaf answer after Wildcats nearly lose as 30-point favorites
With all the upheaval caused by the FAA ground stop on Friday evening, it's easy to forget there were plenty of intriguing sporting events taking place to provide an appetizer to a weekend of great football.
For example, college basketball is now in full swing and one game between a perennial power and a winless mid-major gave everyone a surprisingly drama-filled ending.
The Kentucky Wildcats are one of the bluest bloods in the sport, but their season was already off to a shaky start coming into Friday's matchup with the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks.
Big Blue Nation has already had to endure a scare against James Madison and a 20-point beatdown at the hands of the Kansas Jayhawks, but nothing could have prepared these Wildcat fans for what was to come in Rupp Arena against an 0-3 NAU squad.
My buddy Dan Zaksheske wrote an entire piece about the game itself, so check that out if you're interested, but suffice to say, Kentucky needed a near-miracle to escape against the visiting Lumberjacks.
What's worse, the Wildcats were 30-point favorites against Northern Arizona; this was supposed to be a "get right" game.
Instead, Kentucky needed a couple of front-end misses from a pair of one-and-one opportunities at the free throw line from its opponent and some Rupp magic to squeak out a 78-77 "victory."
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It hardly felt like a win to all the fans in attendance, and just as the loyal folks of Big Blue Nation were trying to make sense of what just happened, the most tone-deaf man in America was giving a postgame news conference.
"I hope everyone in Rupp had fun."
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Are you insane?
For context, that man is Mark Pope, head basketball coach for the University of Kentucky.
If you thought maybe that was the Northern Arizona coach, you would be forgiven, because in no world should a coach at a royally blue-blooded program like Kentucky ever say something like that after his $20 million roster just got worked by a mid-major.
He's lucky they didn't fire him right after the presser was over.
"It's really entertaining," he said, without a hint of irony. "I think this will be a fun team to follow."
Yeah, for Tennessee, Florida, Arkansas, and Louisville fans, maybe.
But do you really think Wildcat supporters sat in the stands in Lexington last night and thought, "Man, I'm having a great time watching my eight-time national championship-winning program need a miracle to avoid what might be the worst loss in school history?"
Naturally, Pope got cooked over an open flame for this answer by both Kentucky fans and rivals alike.
I know I've been tough on Pope before, but stuff like this makes him hard to defend.
Kentucky fans were ready to get rid of John Calipari every season he failed to make the Sweet 16 towards the end there. I imagine those days feel halcyon by comparison.
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After Pope's eventful spring, in which he lost out on top recruit Tyran Stokes and had a disastrous Q&A on social media, I suggested he lie low for a bit and do some soul-searching while the fanbase cooled down.
Not only did he not do that, he just turned the temperature up even higher on his already flaming-hot seat.
I don't envy anyone who decides to be the head coach at Kentucky. That place is a pressure cooker and a thankless job at that.
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But Pope is doing himself no favors by being this tone-deaf.
Either hire a PR team or start winning some tournament games, Mark, because this isn't going to get any better as it stands right now.
Built from Scratch: How a meteorologist built a better umbrella
Rick Reichmuth didn’t set out to start a business. He just wanted a better umbrella.
After 19 years as a Fox meteorologist, he knew how to predict the weather, yet he still couldn't find an umbrella that could survive it.
Staring at racks of umbrellas on the streets of New York City, he was struck by a glaring gap in the market: While categories like bandages and tissues had iconic, trusted household names, buying an umbrella was a total gamble.
After searching for a standout umbrella brand and coming up empty, he asked himself, "Why not create my own?"
Nobody knows the elements better than a meteorologist, and with that, Weatherman was born.
Reichmuth started by taking apart hundreds of umbrellas in his New York City apartment. His goal was simple: He wanted to reverse-engineer how they worked, pinpoint why they failed and establish the blueprint for a truly great umbrella.
Armed with that research, he teamed up with an industrial designer friend to build a model that was strong, durable and built to withstand the elements.
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Yet, despite a lengthy career in meteorology, nothing had prepared him for the ins and outs of running a business. Reichmuth remembers looking at the very first Weatherman prototype and thinking, "Wow, I think the hard part is finally over."
As it turned out, the work was just beginning.
Running a small business tested Reichmuth in ways forecasting never did. He said it was a journey marked by steep trials and hard-earned lessons that he still calls the hardest thing he's ever done.
When Weatherman debuted in 2017, the lineup consisted of just two designs: a collapsible model and a stick umbrella.
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Both have since been retired, a testament to how relentlessly the brand has refined and upgraded its engineering over the last nine years.
Entering a new industry without a product development background was intimidating, and early missteps hit hard.
"Early on, a failure or setback could really knock me down," Reichmuth admits. "Sometimes I'd spend weeks feeling stuck, second-guessing decisions or worrying about what went wrong. That paralysis often became a bigger problem than the original mistake."
Over time, learning to absorb those blows became Weatherman's greatest catalyst for growth. Today, Reichmuth caps his frustration at a few hours before pivoting back to problem-solving.
"Admitting what you don't know is actually one of the most valuable things you can do," he says. "Once you accept that failure is normal — not something to be ashamed of — it becomes a whole lot easier to keep moving forward."
The ultimate validation didn't come from TV ratings; it came on the crowded sidewalks of New York.
"I'd be walking around and suddenly see someone carrying one of our umbrellas," Reichmuth says. "That never gets old."
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The sweetest moments, however, are the ones where customers praise the gear without any idea who he is. "They hadn't bought it because they'd seen me on television," he points out. "They bought it because a friend recommended it, or they discovered it online, or they'd heard it was a great umbrella."
For an entrepreneur who started by tearing apart umbrellas in his apartment, earning that pure, organic trust was everything.
Today, with Weatherman expanding and solidly profitable over the last few years, the journey has more than paid off.
What separates Weatherman from the sea of disposable umbrellas? Engineering. Armed with heavy-duty fiberglass frames and water-repellent recycled fabric, the canopies are wind-tunnel tested to withstand gusts of up to 55 mph.
They double as sun protection with built-in UPF 50+, and feature smooth auto-open mechanisms to spare users the classic rain-soaked struggle.
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But the true differentiator is how Weatherman approaches design: by use case. Recognizing that a city commuter has different needs than a backcountry hiker or a weekend golfer, the brand organizes its lineup into distinct categories like Walk, Trek, Travel, Golf and Kids — outfitting each with specialized features like reflective trim or pocket-friendly sizing to match real-world habits.
Today, Weatherman has expanded into sun shirts and ponchos for adults, kids and even pets — designed for real-life moments like youth soccer games or unexpected vacation downpours.
Recognizing that not everyone wants to splurge on rain gear they hope to rarely use, Reichmuth and his team are developing a more affordable sister brand.
Set to debut in 2027, it will bring Weatherman's signature thoughtful engineering to a wider, budget-conscious audience.
Still, one thing is for sure: Forecasts aren’t always certain, but Reichmuth’s goal is to help people stay prepared when conditions take an unexpected turn.
Pick the right umbrella for you, whether you're hiking, hitting the golf course or just walking to work.
Former top FAA official warns of 48-hour recovery after aging tech 'overwhelmed' ahead of ground stop
A former top FAA official who helped shut down New York airspace on 9/11 urged Congress to fund an overhaul of the nation's air traffic control system after equipment problems led to a nationwide ground stop.
Speaking on "Fox & Friends Weekend" on Saturday, former FAA air traffic senior executive Mike McCormick said Friday's outage highlighted the challenge of updating the agency's aging technology.
"It is always a challenge to do any modernization, update or technical refresh into the FAA's air traffic control system. It's similar to if you're going to change a tire on a car while it's still moving down the road," McCormick said while discussing the outage.
"The newer technology overwhelmed the pre-existing technology, and it led to the overload of the switching and associated software in the telecommunications system," he added. "And that led to communication problems, and then eventually the nationwide shutdown."
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McCormick said he supports funding initiatives aimed at upgrading the nation's air traffic control system, emphasizing that the technology must meet both current and future demands.
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Although flights have resumed, McCormick warned that it could take days for air travel to return to normal.
"This will take several days in order to be able to get all of the aircraft, all the passengers, all the baggage, all of the flight crews, all where they need to be positioned to get the system up and running from early morning through the evening," he said. "So I would predict at least 48 hours in order to restore this completely."
At a Saturday news conference, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said the outage began when a contractor performing routine maintenance at a remote FAA facility attempted to replace outdated copper lines with fiber-optic cables.
Duffy said a replacement router installed during the work flooded the agency's telecommunications network, triggering radar and radio instability. Duffy and Bedford said investigators found no evidence of a cyberattack.
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"Many of our contractors, many of our partners, they take our money, and they provide really poor service to us. Full stop," Duffy said, adding that he plans to submit a detailed funding request to Congress covering telecommunications upgrades and improvements to aging runways and control towers.
"This was an FAA system that didn't meet the moment, our contractor didn't meet the moment or the equipment didn't meet the moment, and caused the outages," Duffy said.
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Despite the widespread disruptions, aviation experts said the decision to halt flights demonstrated the safety measures built into the nation's air traffic system.
Josh Schirard, a commercial pilot and head of law enforcement at Byrna Technologies, said the incident showed that the aviation system prioritizes passenger safety over convenience. He praised pilots, air traffic controllers and flight crews for safely bringing aircraft to the ground.
"The big takeaway from what we saw over the last 24 hours really is for the American traveler, how safe our air system really is, and yesterday was a great illustration of that," Schirard said.
"Through the safety of the infrastructure that does exist – through the pilots, the crew, the controllers, through the airplanes themselves and really the redundancy of protocols and practices that are in place – that all combined is what allowed us to take 3,500 planes in a matter of hours and over a million travelers and get them on the ground safely," he said.
Scott Pattillo, a retired United Airlines pilot, said his initial reaction to a nationwide ground stop would have been disbelief if he had been flying at the time.
"Well, first thing I think is, 'Holy crap, is this real? Is this really happening on a Friday the 13th?' And second thing, it harps back to 9/11, and we all remember what that was like, especially if we were working and flying during that time," he said. "So the first thing, as a pilot, is I'm not [going to] panic."
Pattillo explained that, based on his understanding, the outage disrupted radar data and radio communications for high-altitude air traffic controllers. Airport towers and controllers handling arriving aircraft, however, relied on separate technology that was not affected by the same outage.
Pattillo said that distinction allowed pilots already in the air to continue along their assigned routes and safely reach their destinations.
"As a pilot, you have to remain predictable," Pattillo said. "And you're trained under certain scenarios what to do. And the best thing to do is continue on that path."
Pattillo also defended the decision to ground flights nationwide, calling it "absolutely" the right move.
"When you start to lose a level of safety that we all expect, then yeah, that was exactly the right call, to start shutting down the airspace," he said.
DEPROGRAMMED: A 'kind offer' of death sent this couple running from universal health care
Kristin Logan and Donovan James say they moved to Canada with their sights set on the financial and medical benefits of publicly funded healthcare — but say they encountered a "dystopian" system that offered medically assisted death before cancer treatment, prompting them to return to the United States.
"Canada has been slowly sliding into an entire dystopian situation. The way they've expanded the MAID system is frightening. It was never supposed to be used this way, to be offered so easily and so upfront when a person gets sick. I think it's evil," James told Fox News Digital.
"It was the most heartbreaking experience, to basically be set up to die. And if I wanted to live, I had to take my life into my own hands and leave the country. It's pretty dystopian to think about now, to get information about ways that I can end my life and what the end of my life looks like before I'd even gotten an oncology appointment," Logan continued.
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Logan said she was first diagnosed in September 2023, leaving Canada later that month to get initial treatment. She later had a bowel obstruction in March 2024. She had to leave the country again, and then returned in April 2024 before the cancer returned in December 2024.
The couple decided to leave Canada in January 2025 and officially moved back to the United States in May of that year.
MAID — Canada's medical assistance in dying program — is described by Health Canada as "a health service that allows eligible people to receive help from a medical practitioner in ending their life."
According to Kristin and Donovan, MAID was the best initial solution Canada offered to her upon her diagnosis. The Atlantic has reported that MAID now accounts for about one in 20 deaths in Canada, "surpassing countries where assisted dying has been legal for far longer," with some raising concerns the program has become too expansive.
"They should be focusing on treating people and helping people live, but instead they've expanded the system as a kind offer because they pretty much assume you're going to die," he continued.
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James, a Canadian citizen living in the United States with a green card, is the husband of Kristin Logan, a U.S. Air Force veteran who has stage four ovarian cancer.
They moved to Canada to get ahead of potential financial difficulty in the case of a future medical crisis to avoid "ever going bankrupt" — a hypothetical that crashed into reality following Kristin’s three separate travels back to America in a desperate fight for her life due to high wait times and lack of resources available in the Canadian healthcare system.
Logan had multiple emergencies and hospital trips during her time in Canada when a second bowel obstruction shifted her and her family’s fight or flight into overdrive to find a plan to save her life.
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James said Canadian medical providers told the family there were "no plan[s] to operate on her," that a hospital helicopter was unavailable for a transfer to Vancouver and that a doctor advised Logan to "leave the country" if she had the means. The family ultimately traveled to the United States for treatment.
"Kristin was deteriorating really fast… Ultimately, we had to pull the plug and take her off the machines at the hospital and risk everything to put her in the car, drive all the way down Vancouver Island, sail across the ocean straight on a ferry, continue down over the border back into Seattle to get her immediate emergency surgery," James said.
"The surgeon said had she waited another day, she would have gone septic and died in Canada," he continued.
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"[It] was devastating and shocking. I was only 43 years old when I was given this diagnosis… It made me very angry that I had been chasing this disease for nine months and had been stymied at just about every turn by the healthcare system in Canada," Logan continued.
"Americans don't get enough Canadian news to know just how much Canadian healthcare has declined over the last couple [of] decades. It's always had this problem, but now it's just so much more worse and dystopian with this M.A.I.D. program that they've introduced - and it was never supposed to be used this way," James said.
British Columbia has announced an expansion of services for women with gynecological cancer. According to the Fraser Institute's 2025 report, the reported median wait time for gynecology was 25 weeks from referral by a general practitioner to consultation with a specialist, followed by 15.6 weeks from specialist consultation to treatment.
Health Canada, the lead federal department for the MAID program in Canada, did not immediately respond to Fox Digital's request for comment.