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School investigating after viral video shows 10th-grade girl punched, put in chokehold on Ohio school bus
An Ohio school board is investigating an attack on a 10th-grade girl by a male student on a school bus after video of the assault went viral on social media.
The incident occurred Friday, Nov. 6, on a school bus taking students to the Mahoning Valley Community School, a public high school in Youngstown that serves students from grades 7 to 12.
The video, apparently filmed by another student on the bus, showed a boy repeatedly punching and kicking the girl. Other students could be heard laughing until the boy put her in a chokehold, prompting someone to say, "Chill."
The girl's stepfather told WKBN-TV that he found out how everything happened on Wednesday, five days after the brutal beating she suffered. He said she was taken to the hospital to check the severity of her injuries.
Both students are enrolled in the Boardman Local School District and attend classes at the Mahoning Valley Community School through a service agreement between the two institutions. Under that arrangement, the district provides bus transportation for MVCS students.
The district released a statement to FOX 8, a Cleveland TV affiliate, apologizing for "the delay in promptly notifying parents of the incident."
"While bus staff notified Community School administrators, the severity of the incident was not adequately communicated," the district added. "We can share that no student injuries were reported following the incident. We are reviewing both notification and transportation procedures to determine what happened and whether improvements are needed."
The district also said that during the assault, the bus driver was unable to pull over right away but stopped shortly after the altercation began. The bus aide was put on leave "pending the outcome of the investigation."
The girl's stepfather told WKBN-TV that the aide should have acted as a second pair of eyes, not the phone camera that "can’t defend the students."
"This is a complete failure to communicate, protect. I don’t even have the words — there are so many to use," he added.
Jennifer Merritt, the superintendent of the Mahoning Valley Community School, also released a statement about the incident.
"MVCS is concerned by public assertions that Mahoning Valley Community School has ignored this incident or failed to respond appropriately," she said. "Schools are bound by federal and state student confidentiality requirements that limit the public disclosure of individual student circumstances, disciplinary matters, and certain actions taken in response to incidents. The inability to publicly discuss these matters should not be mistaken for indifference or inaction."
Schumer's former ally mounts leadership challenge as Democrats face rare internal power struggle
Senate Democrats are getting an opportunity they haven’t had in decades: a different option for who their leader could be.
Even before the blue wave crashed over Republicans and Democrats emerged with a commanding majority in the Senate, the rumblings for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to step aside were there.
Now, he’s got a challenger in Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., a familiar face in Washington, D.C., who framed his bid against Schumer as one answering the call for change voters demanded. It’ll be the first time that a Senate Democratic leadership race will be contested since 1994.
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Van Hollen’s emergence, at 67, as the lone challenger to Schumer, 75, comes after lawmakers and candidates demanded a change in Democratic leadership before the election. That call has only intensified in the week after Democrats won the midterms, with Van Hollen interpreting the seismic political shift as an indictment of President Donald Trump that can only be acted on if Senate Democrats go in a new direction.
The challenge is already dividing Senate Democrats.
In an interview with MS NOW, Van Hollen didn’t offer a sharp policy contrast to Schumer, and cast doubt on Democrats’ ability to pass key progressive desires, like Medicare for All.
"But it should be very clear: While, you know, voters have rejected the Trump policies, they’ve not yet hired Democrats — they’ve given us a chance, we have to earn their trust," Van Hollen said. "My view is that you can’t earn that trust with old leadership. You need to move on to new leadership."
Van Hollen acknowledged that he was an "underdog," but revealed during the interview that he had over 10 Senate Democrats in his corner and believed more were to come. Right now, either lawmaker will need 28 secret ballot votes to win the job — that could bump up to 29 if Democrats flip Alaska, where ballots are still being counted in the Senate race between Democratic nominee Mary Peltola and incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan. And it could get messy over the next few weeks before the early December, closed-door election.
And he’s got the backing of the progressive standard-bearer in the Senate: Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and new faces of the progressive movement, like Sens.-elect Abdul El-Sayed, who Van Hollen endorsed early on in his campaign, and Peggy Flanagan, who said on X that Van Hollen was the "leader and fighter we need to bring about real change, so no American is left behind."
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Ultimately, either candidate's success will likely break down on how well they both work with and push back against President Donald Trump.
Early in Trump’s second term, Van Hollen won praise from progressives when he traveled to El Salvador for a welfare check on Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who was mistakenly deported by the administration.
But Schumer has dealt with Trump for years, and told the Washington Sun that his strategy heading into the new Congress will be to put bill after bill on the floor, like restoring Obamacare subsidies or banning insider trading, and dare Republicans to vote them down — Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., used a similar strategy over the last two years.
"In a certain sense, it’s a win-win. I’d rather get things done, but it’s not going to stop us," Schumer said. "We are going to move forward with or without Trump, with or without the Republicans."
Despite the demands for change, Van Hollen is very much a creature of Washington, having served in Congress since 2003.
He’s the son of diplomats, and served in House Democratic leadership under former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He was chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the House Democrats’ campaign arm, for two cycles, and was quickly tapped by Schumer to lead the Senate’s campaign operation when he ascended to the upper chamber in 2017.
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And he spent his entire career in the Senate behind Schumer, who first became leader in 2017, and he has rarely broken with him on key votes. He has, however, emerged as a staunch critic of Israel and criticized Schumer’s ties to the crypto industry and meddling in Democratic primaries.
He currently serves on four committees in the Senate: Appropriations, Foreign Relations, Budget and Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and throughout his career in Congress has focused on budget issues and foreign affairs.
Still, outside progressive groups are beginning to back him.
The progressive Sunrise Movement is all in on Van Hollen. The organization announced its support for the lawmaker on Bluesky, and wrote, "Young people voted for change on election night."
"Chuck Schumer can’t give us that, but Chris Van Hollen might," they said. "The truth is, the ‘blue tsunami’ could easily become the blue mirage in the wrong hands. And Schumer’s hands are too full of billionaires’ money to hold young people’s future."
Another progressive group, the 50501 protest movement, also declared its support for Van Hollen Thursday night in a post on Bluesky, urging voters to pressure their senators to "vote Chris, NOT CHUCK."
There are a bevy of other outside groups that have opposed Schumer, including Indivisible, MoveOn and the Working Families Party, and the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers sent the top Democrat a letter demanding he step aside.
But Schumer has remained confident about retaining his position.
"I welcome any discussion about the future of our caucus and the important work ahead," Schumer said on X. "I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished together—55 seats and counting is an amazing result—and I have the votes to continue serving as Democratic Leader."
His allies have leaned into sports metaphors to describe why he should keep the job, with both Sens. Angus King, I-Maine, and Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., comparing it to a successful manager in baseball.
"When the manager takes you to the World Series, you give them another contract," Gallego said.
Fox News Digital reached out for comment from both Schumer and Van Hollen.
Chris Van Hollen floats using government shutdown threat to force Trump to end Iran war
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., floated using a government shutdown to get President Donald Trump to end the war in Iran during an interview on Thursday, after announcing he would challenge Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for the incoming Majority Leader position.
Van Hollen was asked multiple times during an MS NOW interview how he would be different from Schumer as leader. The senator pointed to ending the war in Iran.
"Well, the difference is, I believe we need to be firm," he said. "I think that we heard loud and clear from the American people that they want to end the war in Iran and bring down prices. We shouldn't say we're going to wait until January when we have the power to do it on Dec. 11. And so, this should not be a finger in the wind issue. This should not be sort of frittering around. This should not be a question of timidity. We need to answer the call of the American people, end the war, bring down prices, do it now. Not a penny, not a penny to fuel this war."
Congress will need to fund the government by Dec. 11 to avoid a shutdown. MS NOW's Jen Psaki asked Van Hollen if Trump would be "forced" to end the war because Congress couldn't do it unilaterally.
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"The president would be given a choice, right? Does he say to the American people that 'I'm going to shut down the United States government? Am I going to shut down all the agencies of the U.S. government to keep the illegal war in Iran going and to keep prices high,' when we could do it now?" Van Hollen said.
He said Trump could choose to "completely ignore" the will of the American people and shut down the government.
Schumer's office did not immediately return Fox News Digital's request for comment. The White House also did not return a request for comment.
Van Hollen announced Thursday he would challenge Schumer for the Majority Leader position after Democrats won back the chamber in the 2026 midterms.
"In this election, the American people called for change," Van Hollen said in a statement. "They called for a change from Donald Trump’s disastrous policies — but even bigger than that, a change from the status quo that isn’t working for working people."
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"It’s now on us to meet this moment, and to do that we need new leadership," he continued. "This is not about any one person – it’s about answering the call of the American people. That is why I’m running for Senate Majority Leader."
Van Hollen, 67, has served in Congress for 23 years, beginning his career in the House before moving to the Senate in 2017. Schumer, 75, has been in Congress since 1981.
Liz Mair, a Republican strategist and head of Mair Strategies, told Fox News Digital in a statement, that the shutdown position could be an "effective strategy" for the Democrats.
"If you do want to force the Pentagon's hand, this is the easiest way to do it, legislatively, right?" she said. "I think the question is how much reputational downside is there for Democrats?"
"Progressives seem to put in quite a lot of confidence in Chris Van Hollen as a prospective leader. And I just wonder whether that's wise on their part," she added, questioning if Van Hollen could execute it.
Van Hollen's decision to challenge Schumer comes as several members of the Senate have said they won't support the latter.
Longtime allies such as Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and newer members such as Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., declared this week that they would not back Schumer for leader.
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Several senators-elect who rode the blue wave to Washington, D.C., have publicly said they will not support Schumer for leader. Senators-elect Adam Hamilton, Kan., Peggy Flanagan, and Abdul El-Sayed have all publicly rejected the longtime New York senator as the Democratic leader.
Van Hollen said he would prioritize restoring Medicaid funding, extending the Affordable Care Act's tax credits, and restoring food and nutrition programs when asked about what he would do in his first 100 days as leader.
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Van Hollen also criticized Schumer for endorsing moderate candidates in Democratic primaries.
Video from inside Brooklyn apartment captures moment New York City building collapsed, killing 8
Newly released video from inside a Brooklyn apartment captures the terrifying moment the building collapsed earlier this week, killing eight people and injuring nearly 20 others.
The three-story structure in Flatbush caved in on Wednesday, prompting a massive emergency response.
Recorded inside the third-floor unit of resident Anderson Velez, video shows the apartment beginning to give way just as a living room wall crumbles.
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According to Gothamist, Velez’s 9-year-old son can be seen holding a baby bottle and pulling a gallon of milk from the refrigerator while a 2-year-old plays nearby. Moments later, Velez's wife bursts through a doorway screaming, and the boy runs toward his mother as the walls break apart around them.
"I am still in shock," Velez told the news outlet. "The truth is, I’m trying to be strong for my son, but I feel terrible."
Rescue crews spent hours sifting through the rubble before confirming the eight fatalities.
"I am heartbroken that eight New Yorkers have now lost their lives and at least 17 have been injured, including three firefighters," New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani wrote on X.
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"There are no words for a loss of this magnitude," he added. "My heart is with the families and loved ones of those we have lost, those who are injured and everyone grieving today."
Meanwhile, the owner of the neighboring property is facing scrutiny over past construction violations — including a contractor’s decision to ignore a city stop-work order in March, Fox News Digital previously reported.
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New York City Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani confirmed that excavation was underway at the adjacent Bedford Avenue site at the time of the collapse.
"The type of work they were conducting was excavation work on that job site. And so, that was what they were working on today," Tigani said.
"They have a plan approved for a three-story building, but they have current plans looking for a nine-story building, which has not yet been approved for," Tigani added. "At this point, all we have at this time is excavation work in that section of the construction site."
Fox News Digital's Adam Sabes contributed to this report.
Why Bryson DeChambeau, Tom Brady, and other athletes are left empty after winning championships
Some of the biggest names in sports have reached the pinnacle of success, only to discover that championships, trophies, fame, and fortune can't provide the lasting fulfillment they have been searching for. Many have wondered why they feel lonely, empty, and even depressed after major accomplishments.
Tom Brady, Bryson DeChambeau, Aaron Rodgers, Sean McVay, Michael Phelps, and more have struggled with this inner turmoil after major accomplishments in sports.
These men have won championships, accumulated millions of dollars, earned worldwide recognition and cemented their legacies in sports history. They are some of the most accomplished in their respective sports, yet despite all that success, they've publicly acknowledged something that should make all of us stop and think: Winning doesn't necessarily bring the lasting happiness, peace or fulfillment we expect it to.
Two-time U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau is the latest example.
During a recent appearance on the "Figuring Out with Raj Shamani" podcast, DeChambeau was transparent and vulnerable as he reflected on winning his first major championship at the 2020 U.S. Open and the surprising loneliness that followed.
After dedicating nearly his entire life to reaching that moment, he finally accomplished his dream. But the celebration eventually ended, and he found himself alone in bed with the trophy beside him.
"I gave 20 years of my life to do this and I did it. Well, now what do I do?" DeChambeau recalled.
He described waking up the following morning, realizing he'd won the U.S. Open, and almost immediately questioning what came next. What he had worked so hard for was fleeting.
"I'm in bed alone. I don't have my family with me. I don't have anybody around," he explained, describing the experience as a moment of vulnerability.
DeChambeau went on to explain how the experience forced him to reconsider his priorities, relationships and what he wanted his legacy to be, because he was realizing that being known as a U.S. Open champion only meant so much. What should have been one of the most satisfying moments of his life instead exposed a loneliness that a championship trophy couldn't fix.
DeChambeau continued: "I don't have somebody loving on me and giving me a kiss and a kid coming up on the bed and holding my hand and all that. Is that really what I want to do for my life? Is that one legacy I want to leave to? And so it really transforms you and makes you realize what life is about.
Interestingly, fellow golf superstar Scottie Scheffler expressed a nearly identical sentiment ahead of the 2025 Open Championship, explaining that even winning major championships doesn't provide lasting fulfillment.
"It's fulfilling from a sense of accomplishment, but it's not fulfilling from a sense of the deepest places of your heart," Scheffler admitted.
Quite the perspective and juxtaposition to DeChambeau, who had to find out the hard way.
Unlike DeChambeau, who described the loneliness of winning a U.S. Open without a wife or children to share it with, Scheffler has been outspoken about finding his ultimate identity and purpose in his Christian faith and his relationships with his wife and children.
In fact, Scheffler declared he'd rather be a great father than a great golfer, emphasizing that his faith and family take priority over his career. A very counter-cultural stance. It's a fascinating contrast between two of the world's best golfers: DeChambeau discovered that reaching the pinnacle of his sport left him longing for something greater, while Scheffler has already recognized that no trophy, paycheck or world ranking can satisfy the deepest desires of the human heart.
But DeChambeau is hardly alone.
In 2005, a 27-year-old Tom Brady had already won three Super Bowls when he made a remarkably similar admission during an interview with "60 Minutes."
"Why do I have three Super Bowl rings and still think there is something greater out there for me?" Brady asked.
His conclusion was that there has to be more than just being an accomplished quarterback.
Think about that. Arguably, the greatest quarterback in NFL history had already accomplished more than most athletes ever will, yet he still wondered whether there was something greater to pursue.
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More than two decades later, that sentiment continues to resonate with other prominent sports figures.
Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay opened up about the same struggle during a September "60 Minutes" interview, which I previously wrote about for OutKick.
McVay admitted he'd convinced himself that winning a Super Bowl would finally make him happy. Instead, the championship exposed just how much of his identity and self-worth he'd attached to winning football games.
"The lies I told myself were, 'Once we win a Super Bowl I'll be happy,'" McVay admitted.
When the Rams followed their championship with a disappointing 2022 season, those insecurities became even more apparent. McVay seriously considered walking away from coaching for a broadcasting career before his wife challenged his thinking.
Aaron Rodgers has expressed similar concerns about finding identity outside of football. In a 2013 interview with Sports Illustrated, Rodgers emphasized that money couldn't buy happiness and that athletes needed to establish their identities beyond the game and the fame.
Years later, in the Netflix documentary "Aaron Rodgers: Enigma," the Super Bowl champion reflected on the unsettling question that followed reaching his ultimate professional goal: "Okay, now what?"
Even Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history with 28 medals, has spoken candidly about the emotional struggles that followed his greatest accomplishments.
Phelps revealed that he experienced periods of depression following multiple Olympic Games, describing the disorientation of spending years pursuing a goal only to feel lost once it was over. He has since become an advocate for mental health treatment, explaining that helping others means more to him than winning another gold medal.
Different sports. Different personalities. Different accomplishments. Yet a remarkably similar struggle.
Here's the reality: There's nothing wrong with pursuing greatness, working tirelessly toward a goal or celebrating the fruits of your labor. Sports provide some of the most inspiring examples of discipline, perseverance, sacrifice and excellence. Those are worth pursuing and celebrating.
But there's a difference between being passionate about what you do and allowing what you do to become who you are.
When your identity is built on winning, what happens when you lose? When your happiness depends on the next championship, what happens after you've won it? When your worth is measured by accomplishments, what happens when those accomplishments fade?
There's always another trophy to chase, another contract to sign, another record to break or another mountain to climb. But, if those things become the ultimate source of our happiness and identity, the satisfaction they provide will always be temporary.
While there are many books, philosophies, and worldviews, and intellectuals that have aimed to guide and warn us against the pursuit of worldly success as the ultimate goal, I believe the Book of Ecclesiastes says it best. King Solomon describes the emptiness of pursuing earthly pleasures and accomplishments apart from God. It's a lesson that remains just as relevant today. He calls it "vanity." It's essentially chasing after the wind.
As I wrote in my previous article about McVay, pursuing excellence in your career isn't a bad thing. Whether you're an athlete, accountant, plumber, or school teacher, you should aim to be the very best. But when your job, accomplishments or success become idols, they will eventually fail to provide the lasting fulfillment you're seeking. They can't be your primary source of meaning and fulfillment.
Personally, that fulfillment is found in Jesus Christ. My identity isn't in my job, my accomplishments, my failures or the opinions of others. It's in Him.
And while these athletes haven't all arrived at the same spiritual conclusions I have, or even you as a reader, their experiences point toward a truth worth considering:
You can win every award and trophy the world has to offer and still find yourself searching for something more.
Shawn Mendes triggers fierce fan clash after speaking out on Gaza
Shawn Mendes divided fans on Thursday when he wrote a "Free Palestine" post to his 68.4 million followers on his Instagram.
"There is a genocide happening before our eyes," he wrote. "The senseless killing in Gaza must stop. The children and families in Palestine have suffered for far too long, and they need our help."
The "Treat You Better" singer said that he had been educating himself on the issue to learn how he could make a difference and urged his fans to do the same, sharing links to organizations where people could make donations.
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"My friends and fellow artists, I know it can feel scary to speak up; I feel it now as I type this," he continued. "I also feel the need to do something to help. The more of us that use our voice, the closer we are to change. If you agree please search your heart, find your courage and do what you can to help. These children in Palestine have had to be brave for too long. It’s our turn to do the same now."
He added, "Lets normalize speaking up and standing up for those suffering from oppression," urging fans to donate, educate, encourage, challenge, "hold those in power accountable," and vote.
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"You don’t know what the hell you’re talking about," one commenter wrote on his Instagram. "Not to mention there’s been a ceasefire FOR MONTHS. If a genocide is when you’re population continually increases then sure it is one."
Another person said they were "heartbroken" over his post, adding that they have "been adoring you since I was nine years old, never expected you to be the one to listen to people’s lies."
A third commenter told him to "Educate yourself more," and a fourth advised him to "Do some Research before you speak."
"How sad it is that you are posting about a subject that is so far away from you and your knowledge," another added.
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On X, someone claimed artists "literally only do this to revive their career it’s actually so pathetic and narcissistic" and another snarked, "Thank God for Rich privileged celebrities talking about political issues."
The 28-year-old had just as much support as backlash, however, with fans writing he’s "doing the right thing," thanking him for using his voice and commending him for his "backbone."
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"Damn Shawn didn’t know you had game like that brb downloading all your songs," another fan commented.
"I won't lie shawn, these comments are showing their true selves and im glad you've shown yours," another person said, referring to the negative comments. "We knew you were there to treat us better."
Another added, "Thank you for being human Shawn. I’m so so proud of you. Let’s keep the momentum going and never stop fighting for Palestine."
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"THANK YOU SHAWN," someone wrote simply on X.
This isn’t Mendes’ first time speaking up about Palestine. Last year he performed at the Artists for Aid Palestine in Los Angeles, and he said at a concert in Portugal last year that the situation in Palestine was breaking his heart while also condemning antisemitism, according to the Times of Israel.
KFC brings fast-food to famed Italian ski slopes as proud locals revolt
Colonel Sanders is getting a frosty reception in the Italian Alps as KFC prepares to open restaurants in two upscale ski towns, sparking backlash from those determined to preserve the mountain villages' character and traditions.
The Kentucky-founded fast-food giant is set to reach new heights on Dec. 5, when two restaurants will open on the slopes of Cortina d'Ampezzo, a southern Dolomite resort village, and Madonna di Campiglio, an Alpine town in the Trentino region of northern Italy.
The move makes KFC the first fast-food company to operate on Italian ski trails.
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The Cortina d'Ampezzo location will be inside the Faloria Mountain Club, situated at an altitude of 2,123 meters, while the outlet in Madonna di Campiglio will be in the Piana di Nambino area at an elevation of 1,700 meters, The Guardian reported.
Along with Milan, Cortina d'Ampezzo co-hosted the 2026 Winter Olympics.
KFC has partnered with Super G, the company behind the après-ski bars at several Italian resorts, to launch the two new restaurants.
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Reactions have been largely negative.
"KFC should stay where it belongs! Not in our nature!" one person wrote on Instagram, expressing disdain that the restaurants would be within a UNESCO World Heritage site.
"In almost the entire Alpine region, it's now impossible to fly drones because they disturb the wildlife, and if I post my content on social media I attract inadequate and disrespectful people to the mountains," content creator Matteo Peroni said in a YouTube video.
"Does the smell of fried chicken not disrupt the wildlife and the balance that exists in the mountains? And doesn't a place like that bring inadequate people to the mountains?" he asked.
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In a statement to Fox News Digital, KFC said it "is proud to serve communities around the world and, wherever we operate, we work to be a respectful and responsible part of the community."
"We recognize the importance of the traditions and culture in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Madonna di Campiglio and the region," the statement said. "We are collaborating with local partners to deliver the experience our customers expect, while respecting the character of the location."
The KFC outlets could prove to be convenient and affordable slope-side dining options, and many restaurants on or around ski runs already use self-service lines to serve more guests quickly, according to Italian news outlet Corriere della Sera.
"This horror would weirdly improve the food situation in Madonna," one Instagram user wrote.
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Overall, buckets of fried chicken and mashed potatoes don't seem to be eagerly anticipated in areas known for traditional dishes like regional pastas, dumplings, meats and cheeses influenced by Germany and Austria.
"This most northern region of Italy, which is home to Cortina d’Ampezzo and Madonna di Campiglio, has sparred its way into its own existence and identity for thousands of years and in the process has taken and borrowed its cultural and culinary influences from its conquerors and its steady habits," Colin Caplan, a food historian based in New Haven, Connecticut, told Fox News Digital.
It's not an impossible feat for fast-food chains to survive on the slopes. McDonald's has operated its McSki outlet, complete with the world's only "ski-thru" window, in Sälen, Sweden, since 1996.
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"Understanding why KFC is being rejected from these popular winter tourist destinations has everything to do with tradition and identity," Caplan said.
"Both towns attract people of influence who come to escape the cosmopolitan big city life. If they want to have the option of enjoying a KFC, they can visit a place that is already watered down with global commercial influence."
Giants star Cam Skattebo reveals the odd pregame meal that caused to him to puke mid-game
Before kickoff, NFL players will generally try to eat healthy to get them through the rigors of the game. Maybe some chicken and rice, some pasta or even a turkey sandwich.
Cam Skattebo, on the other hand?
The New York Giants star running back puked between the first and second quarters of the team's 24-21 loss to the Washington Commanders on Thursday because of an unorthodox pregame meal.
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"I had a pretzel-wrapped hot dog. Didn’t sit right in the stomach. Nothing crazy, got rid of it. Felt good after," Skattebo told reporters after the game.
The Giants' nutritionists probably won’t be thrilled to hear that Skattebo’s pregame meal was a pretzel-wrapped hot dog. It is unknown where Skattebo got the hot dog, but there is a Wetzel’s Pretzels in the American Dream mall, which is located next to MetLife Stadium.
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While he may have puked mid-game, given how the 24-year-old played, he may want to continue eating the pregame hot dog. Skattebo had 18 carries for 78 yards and two touchdowns, along with three catches for 44 yards in the Giants’ loss.
The former Arizona State star is also not the only athlete who has puked during a game and thrived. On two occasions, once in June and again in September, Caitlin Clark puked during a game, and the Indiana Fever won both contests. Her pregame meal later resurfaced.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen intentionally vomits before every game as part of his pregame routine, and it’s worked out pretty well for him throughout his illustrious career. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
The Giants' (5-3-1) next game is at home against the Jacksonville Jaguars (6-2), and maybe Skattebo will decide to run back the pretzel-wrapped hot dog.
Mom who plowed into soccer field and killed 2 will not face charges, DA says
A driver who was asleep at the wheel when her pickup truck plowed onto a youth soccer field, killing a young boy and a father, will not face criminal charges following an investigation, prosecutors announced.
Last month, the driver, who has not been identified by authorities, drove into players and spectators at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas. Cole Adrian, 6, and Nicholas Schafer, 35, were both killed and several others were injured in the Oct. 17 incident.
On Thursday, a 28-page report released by Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said investigators did not find enough evidence to charge the driver, concluding the crash was the result of "negligence" rather than a criminal act.
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"The reasonable conclusion is that, while she slept, her foot unintentionally hit the gas pedal while the truck was in gear," the report says. Investigators could not determine exactly how the truck came to be in drive.
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Timeline of events leading up to and following deadly incident:
Oct. 17
7 a.m.: The driver left Garden City in her husband’s 2021 Chevrolet Silverado, heading to Wichita for her children’s soccer games.
10:40 a.m.–2:30 p.m.: She arrived at Stryker Sports Complex, attended games, left for two fast-food restaurants and a business, then returned.
2:36 p.m.: She stopped in a parking stall facing a field. She later told detectives she believed she put the truck in park, reclined her seat and went to sleep. A child placed sunshades over the windshield.
3:22 p.m.: The truck moved over the curb and onto the field, striking spectators and killing the two victims, injuring 10 others.
Oct. 19
Autopsies found that the victims died of blunt trauma "consistent with being struck by a moving vehicle," the report said.
Oct. 28:
General Motors technicians examined the truck and found no signs of a mechanical malfunction or system failure.
Nov. 12:
District Attorney Marc Bennett released the report and concluded that Kansas law did not support criminal charges.
The driver's toxicology testing also revealed no evidence of impairing substances, and investigators ruled out a mechanical malfunction and medical emergency.
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Prosecutors could not establish that the driver "knowingly" or "recklessly" endangered anyone, which is required by Kansas law for criminal charges the be considered.
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The report also says a single act of negligence was insufficient to support a vehicular manslaughter charge under state law.
The investigation included more than 100 interviews, surveillance footage, cellphone video, toxicology results and a vehicle reconstruction.
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Rubio takes aim at 'soulless global bureaucrats' pushing Marxism to undermine America
FIRST ON FOX: Secretary of State Marco Rubio is taking aim at "soulless global bureaucrats" using "rules-based order" arguments to undermine U.S. foreign policy in a speech Friday, warning that the "spirit of Marx" outlived the Soviet Union.
U.S. leaders of both parties defended the "rules-based international order," the network of postwar institutions America built. Rubio is set to argue the system has been turned against the country that built it, the same case he made at his January 2025 confirmation hearing, when he called the postwar order "a weapon being used against us."
In a preview of Rubio’s speech obtained by Fox News Digital, he outlines how Marxism still has a strong presence in Western society, a view which is relevant amid the rise of communist and Marxist beliefs that have driven protests against the administration and Western beliefs. The remarks are subject to change during his speech.
"For this global elite, 'international law' is not a neutral body of rules," Rubio is expected to say. "It's an instrument to advance their interests under the pretense of universal principles. They’re staunch defenders of democracy, until a particular election challenges their interests."
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"Even as we defeated the institution of Soviet communism, we did not triumph over the spirit of Marx," Rubio’s expected remarks read. "It lives on, in these new forms and doctrines, which would subordinate the national will to the menial consensus of the world. Marxism, in its traditional expression, sought to abolish the distinctions between men; the radicals of our time seek to abolish the distinctions between nations themselves."
Rubio is expected to address the Federalist Society at the National Lawyers Convention on Friday, when he will go after the International Criminal Court and other global bodies he says are using the law as a political weapon, not to deliver justice. The secretary of state argues that they're trying to tie America's hands and let unelected judges and bureaucrats overseas override decisions that belong to the American people, according to a State Department source.
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The secretary of state is expected to defend the administration's sanctions on the ICC, which he calls "an unelected world tribunal." If it tries to enforce its "paper decrees" against Americans, he plans to say, the U.S. answer will echo the Roman general Pompey: "Stop quoting laws to men with swords."
He also will push back on those who say Americans live on "stolen land," arguing that critics who stand behind this belief deny the nation's right to exist, and cast the U.S. as "a nation of irrepressible ambition," according to the excerpts.
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Last week, Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed invoked "self-determination" and developed an argument about America’s role in the international system created after World War II, calling it a "chief violator" of international law.
"The beauty of this country is our ideals," El-Sayed said.
"We led the effort in this country to build a rules-based international order," he continued. "We built the United Nations and the World Health Organization and the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, so that we could uphold the ideals of democracy. We did that. And then we proceeded to be the chief violator of exactly those same ideals. To call our country to those ideals became an open question, how could you?"
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El-Sayed’s words echoed language used late last year by Neville Roy Singham, whose financial network has supported CodePink and other left-wing organizations.
After his wedding to Evans in 2017 and the sale of ThoughtWorks, the technology company he founded, Singham directed $285 million to nonprofits and media organizations, according to a Fox News Digital investigation. The People’s Forum received $22.4 million from Singham, while CodePink received $1.33 million. BreakThrough BT Media Inc., which operates BreakThrough News, received $1.098 million, according to tax filings. Singham and his wife, CodePink co-founder Jodie Evans, live in Shanghai, China.
In a speech exactly one year ago, on Nov. 13, 2025, to the "Global South Academic Forum" at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Shanghai, Singham argued that the existing "international rules-based order" was built on a false narrative of World War II and called for a "new world order" based on multilateralism advanced by Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Communist Party of China.
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"The international rules-based order was created by another lie," Singham said.
"If we want to therefore have a new world order that is based on the multilateralism that President Xi and CPC and China have proposed, we have to undo the ideological damage that has been done by the narrative of World War II," Singham had said.
This hostility to the U.S. has infused itself in the anti-American work of far-left organizations.
At the People's Forum, Tricontinental and other groups funded by Singham, the programming includes Cuba solidarity campaigns, Venezuela advocacy, anti-Iran sanctions initiatives, opposition to NATO expansion and educational events on China, all framed within a broader narrative of "resistance" to U.S. influence.
Event flyers and social media posts repeatedly highlight Cuba, promoting teach-ins, cultural programming and delegations opposing U.S. policy.
That narrative aligns with Singham’s rejection of the Western system.
Fox News Digital investigations have found that the "spirit of Marx" has storefronts, syllabi, fundraising apparatus in America’s nonprofit world and a critical role as the conduit for sending foot soldiers into America’s streets for protests to defend communist regimes across the world and promulgate anti-American propaganda.
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At the People’s Forum in Manhattan, its 1804 Books bookstore and press describes itself as a source of "socialist literature and revolutionary theory," selling books by Marx, including a coloring book for children. Fox News Digital’s investigation traced $22.44 million to the People’s Forum and $16.76 million to Tricontinental through Neville Roy Singham’s funding network.
The bookstore’s catalog offers a reading list for that worldview: Marx’s Critique of the Gotha Program, his Critique of Political Economy and The German Ideology, written with philosopher Friedrich Engels.
Within the Singham network, Tricontinental places Marxism in its institutional purpose. Its statement of mission and work identifies "national liberation Marxism" as its anchoring tradition and invokes Marx’s argument that philosophy should change the world.
Across the wider nonprofit landscape, other organizations carry Marx in their names or expressly embrace his ideas. The "Marxist Education Project" says it operates through the tax-exempt Movement Education Project Group Inc. and embraces Marxism as its framework. The People’s Forum once hosted its Capital, Volume II study group.
The "People Before Profits Education Fund," also known as the Chelsea Fund for Education, solicits support for "Marxist education" and lists the "Little Red Schoolhouse," a national Marxist school training young activists, among its projects. The "Marxists Internet Archive" describes itself as a nonprofit public library preserving Marxist writings.